ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


July/A ugust 1 9 9 2 / 4 6 7

R are B ooks a n d  M a n u s c rip ts  Section
Viœ-Chair/Chair-Elect:JackieM . D o o le y  (220); 

Jennifer B. Lee (216).
Member-at-Large (three-year term): C harles B. 

McNamara (371); write-in (9).

Science a n d  T e c h n o lo g y  Section
Adoption of P roposed Bylaws Change: Yes: 

352; No: 13.
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Jan et S. Fore (259); 

Helen E. Gbala (128).
Secretary: J a n et C hism an  (249); Barbara J. 

DeFelice (146).

Slavic a n d  East E uro p e a n  Section
Vice-Chair/ Chair-Elect: Leena Siegelbaum  (55); 

write-in (1).
Member-at-Large: Tatiana G o e m e r  Barr (51); 

Ruth Wallach (11).

U n iv e rs ity  L ib raries Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: N o reen  S. A lldredge

(988); Jo h n  W. Collins III (552). 
Member-at-Large (three-year term): K ent H.

H en d rick so n  (830); Sarah E. How  (678). 
Member-at-Large (three-year term): Beverlee

A. F ren ch  (864); Hiram L. Davis (684).

W e s te rn  E uro p e a n  Specialist Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: J am es H enry Spohrer 

(146); Richard Hacken (49).
Secretary: T hom as M. Izbicki (105); Charles 

G. Spetland (82).
Member-at-Large: Craig S. L ik n ess (102); 

Catharine M. E. Halls (88).

W o m e n 's  Studies Section
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Betty Glass (216); write- 

in (4).
Secretary: K ristine J. A n d erso n  (148); Nancy 

M. Stanley (78).
Member-at-Large: RitaM. P ellen  (145); Mila C. 

Su (82).
*D eterm ined by lot. ■

G et some better lo o kin g lib ra ria n s (and other 
suggestions from students)

In the February 1992 issue o f C&R1 News 
we ran a story about library suggestion books 
and the cute, witty, angry, constructive, and 
sometimes w eird things students have to say 
in writing. We also asked readers to send in 
examples from their ow n libraries’ suggestion 
books and got several responses. What follows 
is a sampling of the suggestions w e found m ost 
entertaining.

Andrew Golub, director of library and in­
formation services at the University o f New 
England, subm itted this gem:

“Why do esn ’t the library stay o p en  more? It 
is too loud to stud [sic] in the dorm s.” Reply: 
“Not if you are doing it right.”

Barbara Love o f Saint Lawrence College sub­
mitted these:

“It might be worthwhile to install a noise 
detector that sounds a loud buzzer for 3 sec­
onds if the noise level goes above a certain 
preset point. It could be used just to remind 
people that it is a library—no t a social centre.” 
Reply: “Now that w ould be non-intrusive.”

“Dear Folks, My latest estimate indicates that 
this library contains no more than 6 w orks of 
science fiction. Obviously a) I am missing some

w ell-secreted trove of these works, o r b) you 
are clinging to outdated imperialist bourgeois 
dogma by ignoring significant intelligentsia, … and 
engaging in cultural repression against works 
that will ceteris paribus encourage the devel­
opm ent of higher faculties of consciousness. 
Which is it? Signed, Cultural Ambassador of the 
Klingon Empire” Reply: “Dear Mr. Ambassador, 
 … you should try your local public library, the 
source o f all true and non-specific knowledge. 
Our budget does not really perm it us to en ­
courage the developm ent of higher faculties of 
consciousness.”

“Get some better looking librarians. From Zeb.” 
Follow-up suggestion: “Don’t put up ‘suggestions’ 
from jerks like Zeb. Sexism is one ‘suggestion’ we 
get enough of. Emma Goldman.”

“Could y o u  p le ase p ro v id e the sem inar 
rooms w ith curtains for the w indow s and locks 
on the insides of the doors? This I feel will aid 
me in becom ing more intimate with my stud­
ies.” Reply: “It sounds to us like yo u ’re more 
interested in becom ing intimate with the stu­
dents than w ith the studies.”

And: “Ju st re m e m b e r sex  an d  v io le n ce 
count.” Reply: “W e’ll try.”