ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


4 / C&RL N e w s ■ Ja n u a ry  2003

I n t h e wens 

If  y o u ’ve b e e n  thinking abo u t attending 
ACRL’s 11th National Conference in Charlotte 
this year but haven’t registered, you’ll want to 
note that early-bird registration is available 
through February 7. Meeting this deadline will 
save you nearly 30 percent on your conference 
registration fee.

This year’s conference, “Learning to Make a 
Difference,” offers the unique opportunity to ex­
plore the key issues facing academic and research 
librarians and learn about new trends in the field. 
More than 200 conference programs are being of­
fered, which will emphasize the need for academic 
and research librarians to anticipate and prepare 
for transformations in the profession and will en­
courage innovative ways to create and implement 
change.

Programs will address a host o f issues facing 
librarians in the 21st century, with theme tracks in 
the areas o f assessment and accountability, col­
laborations and competition, innovations in aca­

demic librarianship, teaching and learning, techni­
cal and access services, and the library as people 
and place. The conference sessions will focus on 
active participation and learning so participants 
can return to their institutions reenergized and 
with an enhanced sense o f purpose.

To help you plan your schedule for the confer­
ence, a complete preliminary program is included 
in this issue (page C -l). Additional information is 
available on the conference Web site at http:// 
www.acrl.oig/charlotte, where you can register, 
reserve your hotel room, and develop an itinerary 
based on your interests.

This issue also contains a draft o f the Institute 
for Information Literacy’s “Characteristics o f pro­
grams o f information literacy that illustrate best 
practice” (page 32). The document will be dis­
cussed at a hearing during the ALA Midwinter 
Meeting in Philadelphia this month.

— Stephanie Orphan, Editor-in-chief 
sorphan@ala.org

University of Oklahoma Libraries 
presents

Improved Access to Information: Portals, Content Selection 
and Digital Information

March 6-7, 2003 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Speakers:
J o s e p h  J .  Branin • O h io  State University Libraries 

Lorcan D e m p s e y  • O nline  C o m p u te r Library C e n te r 
B arbara I. D e w e y  • Unive rsity of T e n n e s s e e  Libraries 
M a ry E . J a c k s o n  • Association o f R esearch Libraries 

Ja m e s  Michalko • R e search Libraries G ro u p , Inc.
Alice P rochaska • Y a le  University Library 

B ernard Reilly • T h e  C e n te r for R esearch Libraries 
C h a rle s  E . S h re e v e s  • University of Iowa Libraries 

B etsy W ilson • University of W ashington

R E G I S T R A T I O N  D E A D L I N E : Fe b ru a ry  21, 200 3

http://libraries.ou.edu/conference

C o n ta c t for In form atio n: R h o n d a  C a n n o n , U n iv e rs ity  of O k la h o m a  L ib ra rie s, 
N o rm a n , O K  73 019-6030 P h o n e : 405-325-2611

http://www.acrl.oig/charlotte
mailto:sorphan@ala.org
http://libraries.ou.edu/conference