ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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ALA/ACRL Representatives 
At Academic Ceremonies and Meetings

Throughout the year, the American Library 
Association and the Association of College and 
Research Libraries receive invitations to a vari­
ety of academic ceremonies and meetings. Dur­
ing the past year, members of ACRL have rep­
resented the association at inaugurations of col­
lege presidents, dedications of new libraries, an­
niversary celebrations, and annual meetings.

On September 22, 1972, John B. Thomas, di­
rector of the Learning Resources Center at 
Davidson County Community College, in Lex­
ington, North Carolina, attended the inaugura­
tion of John Edgar Weems as the sixth presi­
dent of Meredith College, in Raleigh. Mary 
Lou Harkness, director of libraries at the Uni­
versity of South Florida, in Tampa, represented 
ACRL on October 6, at the inauguration of 
Dr. B. D. Owens as the sixth president of the 
University of Tampa. Raymond V. Dunmire, 
director of the Library and Learning Resources 
Center at Augustana College, in Sioux Falls, 
South Dakota, attended the December 1st in­

auguration of Dr. Francis Gordon Foster as the 
twelfth president of Dakota State College, in 
Madison.

On December 16, Donald C. Anthony, asso­
ciate director of libraries at Columbia Univer­
sity, attended the dedication ceremony of the 
Elmer Bobst Library and Study Center at New 
York University.

On January 25, 1973, Wilson D. Snodgrass, 
assistant director of libraries for Processing 
Services at Southern Methodist University, in 
Dallas, attended the Centennial Convocation 
commemorating the founding of Texas Chris­
tian University, in Fort Worth. Arthur T. Ham­
lin, director of libraries at Temple University, 
and Brother Thomas Warner, director of li­
brary services at La Salle College, both in Phil­
adelphia, represented ACRL at the 77th An­
nual Meeting of the American Academy of Po­
litical and Social Science, held in Philadelphia 
on April 13 and 14.

Preliminary Draft of Guidelines 
for NCATE by AASL

The American Association of School L i­
brarians has prepared a preliminary draft of 
guidelines for use of the National Council for 
Accreditation of Teacher Education. The draft 
deals with curricula, faculty, students, evalua­
tions, and “Resources and Facilities for Basic 
Programs.” The latter topic is of special inter­
est to A C R L ’s Education and Behavioral Sci­
ences Section. Comments and suggestions from 
our members are welcomed, and may be ad­
dressed to Robert N. Broadus, Department of 
Library Science, Northern Illinois University, 
DeKalb, IL  6Ö115 for consolidation and for­
warding.

The text of part 4 of the draft is reprinted 
here by permission of AASL:

4. Resources and Facilities for Basic Programs
In a unified media program, the system of re­

sources and facilities supports every phase of 
activity within the institution. Coordinated ser­
vices, accessibility, and the absence of restric­
tive regulations typify good programs, and 
achievements should be measured in services 
to faculty and students.

The media program is subject to change as 
technological advances occur and information

storage and retrieval becomes more automated. 
The operational efficiency of the media pro­
gram and the quality of the collection must 
parallel the overall growth of the institution so 
as to fulfill the individual needs and aspirations 
of the student body.
4.1 Library

The library is the information storehouse of 
the institution and its services center around ef­
ficient storage and ready retrieval. In the past, 
it housed mostly print materials with stress on 
the permanent forms.

Today the library should meet Association 
of College and Research Libraries standards. 
It should encompass all media and be an active 
facility in carrying out the media program. It 
should be as attentive to contemporary and 
temporary sources as those in more permanent 
form. The library must also provide multi ser­
vices such as individual study areas, electronic 
equipment, rooms for seminars and discussions, 
and inexpensive copying facilities.

Guideline: The print and nonprint collection, 
supporting all disciplines and providing strong 
coverage in pedagogical practice, is sufficiently 
large and contemporary, and the staff sufficient-