ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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ACRL President’s letter

1984—ACRL s year in review.

D e a r  ACRL Colleagues:

This is the time of year when many of us asses: 
th e p ast year and m ake plans to invest—anc 
reinvest—in a selection of personal and prof es 
sional activities. This letter will review some of th‹ 
events of the past year to enlist your support for th‹ 
dynamic professional association that ACRL is.

•  ACRL is a healthy, m atu re association o 
8,835 members.

•  The Association’s revenues for 1984-85 ar‹ 
projected at $1,786,517. W ith expenditures ai 
$1,825,816, we will end the year with a fund bal 
ance of $426,436.

•  Dr. Jo An Segal was selected as Executive Di

rector and began her service to the Association in 
September.

•  Patricia E. Sabosik became the editor and 
publisher of Choice in August.

•  Outreach to subject discipline and higher edu­
cation professional associations became a funded 
program of the Association with the appointment 
of the Professional Association Liaison Committee.

•  New section newsletters were issued by the 
Bibliographic Instruction Section and the Rare 
Books and Manuscripts Section.

•  The successful National Conference in Seattle 
serves as a springboard for a National Conference 
in Baltimore in 1986. Joanne H arrar is chairing the

Sharon Rogers, A C R L ’s 47th President.



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conference planning com mittee. O ther key roles 
will be played by: D an u ta Nitecki (contributed p a ­
pers); Suzanne Hill (local arrangem ents and hospi­
tality); Bonita Perry (program); C harm aine Yo- 
chim (publicity); D iana S. C unningham  (special 
events); Sandy W hiteley (exhibits); C a th le e n Bour­
don (staff liaison).

•  Charles M artell, beginning his editorship of 
College and Research Libraries, has announced 
plans for reorganization of the journal.

•  Activities at th e C h a p te r level continue to 
thrive and expand. Association-funded visits by 
ACRL officers to six chapter meetings has solidified 
the ties betw een the national and regional levels of 
the association.

•  ACRL will support a five-year project to de­
velop perform ance measures under the leadership 
of V irginia Tiefel.

•  A w ards for professional service w ere p re ­
sented to Richard D. Johnson (ACRL’s Academic/ 
R esearch L ib ra ria n  of th e  Y ear, sponsored by 
Baker and Taylor) and Tom Kirk (Bibliographic 
Instruction L ibrarian of the Year, sponsored by 
M ountainside Press).

•  A wide variety of continuing education pro ­
grams enhance m em bers’ skills. New form ats are 
being developed to deliver continuing education at 
the regional level.

This list is only a sam pling of the m any initiatives 
ow visible w ithin ACRL. In fact, there are so 
any horizons open to association members th a t 

w o final highlights will be used to focus the pro ­
rams of the Association:

•  The 1985 President’s Program  provides oppor­
unity for association members to state their prefer­
nces for priorities am ong possible association ac­
ivities. A survey of 600 members was sent out in 

ovember (if you haven’t returned yours, please 
o!). T he results of the survey will be presented at 
he ACRL annual m eeting w here attending m em ­
ers will participate in the final priority-setting ac­
ivity.

•  A Strategic Planning Task Force, chaired by 
usan Klingberg, will use m em bership priority in­
orm ation as the first stage in developing a long- 
ange plan of ACRL activities.

Please join me in active support of ACRL activi­
ies. The Association serves you in m any ways— 
ontinuing education, developm ent of leadership 
kills, professional advancem ent. You m ay contrib­
te to the Association and to your profession by 
hoosing to invest in ACRL.

Sharon J. Rogers 
A C R L  President

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