ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


90 / C&RL News ■ February 2002

I n  t h e  news

This is an exciting time to be a librarian 
and an equally important time to be part of 
ACRL. I am very pleased to be able to contrib­
ute my part as editor of C&RL News. The News 
has been a valuable resource to me from my 
days as a library student through my time in 
the profession, and I am committed to con­
tinuing to bring our readers the important up­
dates and enlightening articles they have come 
to expect.

The Web has become one of the primary 
means of disseminating information in nearly 
all avenues of life, leading students and other 
library users to expect more from Web-based 
services. Many libraries already offer online 
tutorials to instruct students in the use of li­
brary resources. Doug Suarez borrows some 
concepts from social learning theory and ap­
plies them to the use of graphics in tutorials as 
a way to increase learning and retention (p. 
95). Finding effective ways to handle reference

e-mail can be trickier than you’d think. Mary 
Margaret Bell tells us about one archives’ evolv­
ing practices that satisfy patrons’ need to know, 
while easing the strain on staff (p. 99).

At a time when recruiting into the profes­
sion is a key issue, it is also important to en­
sure that current library students get the sup­
port they need to productively contribute to 
the field after graduation. In “Five steps to an 
effective internship program” (p. 109), Barbara 
Quarton describes a well-planned and success­
ful program for reference interns that benefits 
both students and the library.

Take some time to read the statements by 
ACRL vice-president/president-elect candidates 
Tyrone H. Cannon and John Popko (p. 124), 
and be an informed voter this spring.

— Stephanie Orphan 
Editor-in-chief 

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