ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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ACRL honors outstanding contributions to 
academic librarianship

Drake named winner of Atkinson 
award
Miriam A. D rake, d e a n  a n d  director o f libraries 
at the G eorgia Institute o f T echnology is the 
recipient o f th e H ugh C. A tkinson Memorial 
Award. T he aw ard is for outstanding accom ­
plishments o f an aca­
demic librarian w ho 
has w o rk e d  in  the 
areas o f library au­
tom ation o r library 
m a n a g e m e n t a n d  
has m ade contribu­
tions (including risk 
taking) tow ards the 
im provem ent o f li­
brary services, o r tc 
library developm ent 
or research.

Miriam Drake“M iria m  D ra k e  
has b e e n  in th e  forefront o f the m ovem ent to 
change the w ay  in w hich users interact w ith 
the inform ation resources o f the library an d  the 
cam pus,” said Michelle D alehite, chair H ugh 
Atkinson Memorial A ward Jury. “T hrough the 
G eorgia T ech Electronic Library (GTEL), she 
took a bold direction that has served as a m odel 
and inspiration for others in th e  field. I am  par­
ticularly pleased to  chair the com m ittee th e year 
that the first w om an recipient is to b e  h o n o red .”

D rake will receive this aw ard (a cash prize 
o f $2,000 an d  a citation) during th e ALA An­
nual C onference in San Francisco at the LITA 
P resident’s Program  o n  Monday, Ju n e  29, 1992.

The H ugh C. A tkinson M em orial A ward is 
jointly sp o n so red  b y  ACRL, th e  A ssociation for 
Library C o llectio n s a n d  T e c h n ic a l S ervices 
(ALCTS), th e Library A dm inistration an d  Man­
agem ent A ssociation (LAMA), a n d  the Library 
and Information T echnology Association (LITA), 
four divisions o f th e  A m erican Library Associa­
tion. The aw ard is fu n d e d  b y  a n  en d o w m en t 
created by division, individual, a n d  v en d o r co n ­
tr ib u t io n s  g iv e n  in  m e m o r y  o f  H u g h  C. 
Atkinson.

Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship 
aw arded to Rosie Albritton
Rosie L. Albritton, Ph.D. candidate at th e Uni­
versity o f Illinois-Urbana School o f Library an d  
Inform ation Science, has b e e n  c h o sen  to  re­
ceive th e ACRL/ISI D octoral D issertation Fel­
low ship. A lbritton’s
p r o p o s e d  d is s e rta ­
t i o n  is e n t i t l e d  
“T r a n s f o r m a t io n a l 
v s. T r a n s a c t i o n a l  
L eadership in  U ni­
v ersity  Libraries: A 
Field Study fo r th e 
M odel a n d  Its Rela­
t i o n s h i p  to  P e r ­
c e i v e d  O r g a n i z a ­
tional E ffectiveness 
an d  Selected D em o­

Rosie Albrittong raphics.”
“Ms. Albritton’s research is tim ely an d  sig­

nificant in that transform ational an d  charismatic 
leadership studies are o f current interest w ithin 
the profession a n d  are o n  the cutting ed g e of 
research having to  d o  w ith leadership,” said 
R oger W. D urbin, chair o f th e aw ard jury. “H er 
topic has a strong academ ic library focus an d  
h e r a p p ro a c h  is original th ro u g h  applying a 
m odel from  social science research to library 
m anagem ent. T he aw ard, $1,000 an d  a plaque, 
is d o n a te d  by the Institute for Scientific Infor­
m a tio n  a n d  w ill b e  p r e s e n te d  at th e  ACRL 
P resident’s Program  in San Francisco, M onday, 
Ju n e  29, 1992.

Baker named Dudley Bibliographic 
Instruction Librarian
Betsy K. B aker, h e a d  o f th e Reference D epart­
m en t at N orthw estern University Library, is the 
recip ien t o f ACRL’s B ibliographic Instruction 
Section’s Miriam D udley Bibliographic Instruc­
tio n  Librarian Award.

The aw ard is for contribution to  the advance­
m en t o f bibliographic instruction that has an

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im pact o n  concepts an d  m ethods o f teaching 
bibliography an d  bibliographic instruction.

B aker will receive a $1,000 aw ard an d  a 
p laq u e d o n ated  by M ountainside Publishing 
C om pany o n  behalf 
o f their journal Re­
search Strategies.

“B e ts y  B a k e r ’s 
ground-breaking re­
search explores cog­
nitive ap proaches to 
te a c h in g . S he h a s 
r a i s e d  a w a r e n e s s  
t h r o u g h o u t  th e  
h i g h e r  e d u c a t i o n  
c o m m u n ity  o f  th e  
critical im p o rta n c e  

Betsy Bakero f inform ation skills 
to student’s personal and academ ic success. H er 
career accom plishm ents in teaching in librar­
ies are a m odel o f success for an individual still 
relatively young in the profession,” said Betsy 
W ilson, chair o f th e aw ard jury. “Betsy’s great­
est contribution may be in h er unselfish mentoring 
and teaching of the next generation of bibliographic 
instruction librarians.”

The award and plaque will b e presented at the 
ACRL Bibliographic Instruction Section program on 
Sunday, June 28, 1992, in San Francisco.

St. Petersburg Junior College 
collection development program 
recognized
T he Library Collection D evelopm ent Commit­
tee at St. P etersburg Ju n io r College, St. Peters­
burg, Florida, is th e recipient o f th e EBSCO

C o m m u n ity  C o lle g e  L e a rn in g  R e s o u rc e s  
A chievem ent A ward for Program  Developm ent. 
The m em bers o f th e com m ittee are: G lenda 
Alvin, M elissa R. G re e n fie ld , Lora H u n ter, 
D o n n a  Kelly, D ave L ichtenfels, M ary Ja n e  
M arden, and Susan A nderson.

O ver a period o f o n e school year, 1990-91, 
the Collection D evelopm ent C omm ittee co o p ­
eratively designed pro ced u res for the im ple­
m entation of an  innovative collection develop­
m ent policy to  m eet the need s of the college 
com m unity. The com m ittee shared a draft o f 
its proposals w ith academ ic departm ents, ad ­
ministrators, an d  student representatives, and 
w elcom ed their suggestions. “This is an  out­
standing collection dev elo p m en t policy,” said 
Marilyn M cDonald, chair o f th e aw ard jury. “A 
great deal o f thought an d  w ork w en t into this 
policies an d  p rocedures m anual for collection 
developm ent. It will have universal application 
to m ost library o p erations.”

T he $500 aw ard d o n a te d  by EBSCO Sub­
scription Services will b e p resen ted  at ACRL’s 
C om m unity & Ju n io r College Libraries Section's 
(CJCLS) an n u al business m eeting in San Fran­
cisco, Saturday, Ju n e  27, 1992.

Dumont gets aw ard for leadership in 
community colleges
Paul E. D um ont, director o f technical services, 
D allas C ounty C om m unity C ollege District, 
Dallas, Texas, is the recipient o f the EBSCO 
C o m m u n ity  C o lle g e  L e a rn in g  R e s o u rc e s  
A chievem ent A ward for Leadership.

D um ont is a long-tim e advocate ofneeds o f 
learning resource centers. “Paul has a long and

Members o f the St. Petersburg Junior College Library Collection Development Committee are 
(l  to r): Donna Kelly, Melissa Greenfield, Susan Anderson, Dave Lichtenfels, Lora Hunter, Mary 
Jane Marden, and Glenda Alvin.



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distinguished history o f leadership an d  service 
to th e library com m unity,” said aw ard jury chair 
Marilyn M cD onald.“ The committee is proud to 
present this award to such a deserving individual.” 

“In his role as di­
rector o f tech n ical 
serv ices, P au l has 
led our district learn­
ing research centers 
through tw o genera­
tions o f au to m ated  
services,” said Pam­
ela Q uinn, director/ 
e d u c a t i o n a l  t e l e ­
c o m m u n i c a t i o n s , 
Dallas County Com­
munity College Dis­

Paul Dumont
trict, in  h e r  le tte r 
nominating Dumont. “Paul is a frequent speaker 
at library conferences an d  has published of sev­
eral articles. His view s are representative o f the 
comm unity colleges throughout the nation.”

The $500 aw ard d o n a te d  by EBSCO Sub­
scription Services will b e  presented at the CJCLS 
annual business m eeting in San Francisco, Sat­
urday, Ju n e 27, 1992.

Exhibition catalogs recognized by 
Leab awards
The Katharine Kyes Leab and Daniel J. Leab 
A m erican Book Prices C urrent Exhibition Cata­
logue Awards have b e e n  a n n o u n c e d  b y  the

From “Katherine Anne Porter at One 
Hundred: New Perspectives,” McKeldin 
Library, University o f Maryland

Rare B ooks a n d  Manuscripts Section (RBMS) 
o f ACRL. First place w inners in the three divi­
sions—expensive, moderate, and inexpensive— 
an d  institutions subm itting the catalogues were: 
“Katharine Anne Porter at O ne H undred: New 
Perspectives,” subm itted by Special Collections, 
McKeldin Library, University o f Maryland (first 
division); “Eric Gill: His Life an d  Art,” subm it­
ted  by the Thom as Fisher Rare Book Library, 
University o f T oronto (second division); and 
“From Palm to Pine: Rudyard Kipling, 1865- 
1936,” subm itted by Special Collections, Uni­
versity of Virginia Library (third division). H on­
orable m entions w ere given for “A Spirit o f Joy,” 
subm itted b y  the Bruce Peel Special Collections 
Library, University of Alberta Libraries (first di­
vision) an d  “W. B. Yeats an d  the Irish Renais­
sance,” subm itted by the D epartm ent o f Spe­
cial Collections, Stanford University Libraries 
(second division). “This year 69 catalogs w ere 
subm itted and they reflect the excellent exhi­
bitions an d  fine research that is d o n e in their 
institutions,” said Marvin J. Taylor, chair o f the 
aw ard jury. Printed citations will b e  presented 
to  the aw ard w inners at the RBMS program  in 
San Francisco o n  Ju n e 28, 1992. ■

“Eric Gill: His Life and Art,” Thomas Fisher 
Rare Book Library, University o f Toronto