ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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In th e News
ACRL has just com pleted a successful Na­ Susan Jurist offers us the second  part o f her 

 guide to using type and obtaining fonts (page 
­ 324).
l This issue also includes the final version o f 
, the “ACRL G uidelines for University U nder­
 graduate Libraries,” approved by both the ACRL 
. Board o f Directors and the ALA Standards Com­
l mittee (p age 330).

Take a few  mom ents to celebrate the ac­
l com plishm ents o f ACRL’s fifteen award win­
­ ners listed on pages 337—41. T h ese awards will 
 b e  presented at various events during the ALA 
 Annual Conference in San Francisco.
 ACRL depends on a cadre o f active indi

viduals to provide its many conferences, pro­
­ grams, publications, and other activities. Strong 
t leaders are always sought. If you are interested 
 in filling a leadership role in ACRL ch e ck  out 

“The Time to Lead” on page 335 and see how 
 your talents might best fit with these opportu­
 nities.

­ — Mary Ellen K. Davis
 Editor and Publisher

m edavis@ ala.org

tional C onference in Nashville that offered ten
p reconferences, m ore than 175 program ses
sions, and m ore than 200 exhibits. A specia
thanks to the many individuals, organizations
and corporations w ho w orked so hard to m ake
this con feren ce a success appears on page 323
A full report o f the conference activities wil
appear in the Ju n e  issue.

ACRL is again read y to  o ffe r you a ful
com plem ent o f professional developm ent ac
tivities at the ALA Annual C onference in San
Francisco. A special program insert is included
in this issue to help you plan your conference
schedule.

In this issue w e continue our Internet re
sources series with a lo o k  at information abou
grants and fo u n d ation s provided  b y Hilary
Sternberg (p age 314).

D on Frank and his colleagues at Georgia
T ech  relate how  they provided library services
throughout the 1996 Summer Olym pics— de
spite the fact that their campus had b ee n  taken
over by the Olym pic Village (p age 319).

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