ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 324 / C&RL News ■ M ay 2003 C o l l e g e & R e s e a r c h L i b r a r i e s news ACRL honors the 2003 award winners The final installment of ACRL award winners by Stephanie Sherrod T h is y e a r ’s A t k in s o n w in n e r a n n o u n ce d W e n d y P r a d t L o u g e e , u n iv e rs ity lib ra ria n a n d M c K n ig h t p r e s i d e n t i a l p r o f e s s o r a t t h e U n i ­ v e r s i t y o f M i n n e s o t a , h a s b e e n n a m e d t h e 2 0 0 3 w i n n e r o f t h e H u g h C. A tk in s o n M e ­ m o ria l A w a rd . L o u g e e w ill re c e iv e $2,000 a n d a c i t a t i o n d u r i n g t h e ALA A n n u a l C o n f e r ­ e n c e in T o r o n to a t t h e A s s o c ia tio n fo r L ib ra ry C olle c tio n s a n d T e c h n i­ W endy Pradt Lougee c a l S e r v i c e s (A L C T S) P re sid e n t’s Program , J u n e 23, 2003, at 9:30 a.m . N a m e d i n h o n o r o f o n e o f t h e p i o n e e r s o f lib r a r y a u to m a ti o n , t h e A tk in s o n A w a r d r e c ­ o g n iz e s a n a c a d e m ic l ib ra ria n w h o h a s m a d e sig n ific a n t c o n tr ib u tio n s in t h e a r e a o f lib ra ry a u to m a tio n o r m a n a g e m e n t, a n d h a s m a d e n o ­ t a b l e i m p r o v e m e n t s in lib ra ry s e r v ic e s o r r e ­ search. “W en d y P ra d t L ougee e m b o d ie s m a n y o f th e essential characteristics m o st v a lu e d b y librarians: a c o m m itm e n t to in fo rm a tio n acc ess, p re s e rv a ­ t io n o f c o lle c tio n s , a n d s e rv ic e t o u s e rs , c o m ­ b in e d w ith a tale n t fo r collaboration. But, it is h e r ability to m igrate th e s e p rin cip les in to th e digital a ren a th at m ak e s h e r su c h a n ideal recipient o f the A tk in s o n A w a r d ,” s a id c o m m itte e c h a i r J a n e t S w a n Hill. “P r o j e c t s s u c h a s JS T O R , f o r w h i c h s h e s e r v e d a s p r i n c i p a l i n v e s ti g a to r f o r t h e p i lo t e ffo rt, a n d t h e U n iv e rs ity o f M ic h ig a n ’s D ig i­ tal L ib ra ry P ro g ra m , w h i c h s h e h e a d e d , h a v e sig n ific a n tly c h a n g e d t h e v is io n a n d d ire c tio n o f re s e a r c h lib ra rie s b y e n h a n c in g th e ir a b ility t o p r o v id e e x p a n d e d a c c e s s t o i n fo rm a tio n .” L o u g e e e a r n e d a B .A . i n E n g li s h f r o m L a w re n c e U n iv e rsity in 1968 a n d a n MLS fro m t h e U n iv e rsity o f W is c o n s in -M a d is o n in 1973- A d d itio n a lly , s h e r e c e iv e d a n M.A. in P s y c h o l­ o g y fro m th e U n iv e rs ity o f M in n e s o ta -M in n e ­ a p o lis in 1977. H e r p u b lic a tio n s in c lu d e “A R e p o rt o n th e PEAK E x p e r im e n t: U s a g e a n d E c o n o m ic B e ­ h a v i o r ” (1 9 9 9 , h t t p : / / w w w . d l i b . o r g ); “T h e U n i v e r s i ty o f M i c h ig a n D i g i ta l L ib ra ry P r o ­ gram : A R e tro sp ec tiv e o n C o lla b o ra tio n W ithin t h e A c a d e m y ” (1 9 9 8 ); a n d “T h e JS T O R S o lu ­ t io n : A c c e s s in g a n d P r e s e r v i n g t h e P a s t ” (1 9 9 7 ). L o u g e e is a n a c t i v e m e m b e r o f ALA, t h e A m e ric a n S o c iety fo r In fo rm a tio n S c ien c e, th e M in n e s o ta L ibrary A sso c ia tio n , a n d t h e M ichi­ g a n L ibrary A sso c ia tio n , w h ic h h o n o r e d h e r in 2001 w i t h t h e W a lte r H . K a is e r A w a rd , g iv e n in r e c o g n i ti o n o f i n n o v a t i o n a n d c re a tiv ity in t h e lib ra ry field . T h e H u g h C. A t k i n s o n A w a r d is j o i n t l y s p o n s o r e d b y f o u r d iv is io n s o f ALA, in c lu d in g ACRL, t h e L ib ra ry A d m i n is tr a t io n a n d M a n ­ a g e m e n t A s s o c ia tio n , t h e L ib ra ry a n d I n f o r ­ m a tio n T e c h n o lo g y A s so c ia tio n , a n d ALCTS. About the author Stephanie S h e rro d is ACRL p ro g ra m assistant; e-m ail: ssherrod@ ala.org http://www.dlib.org mailto:ssherrod@ala.org C&RL News ■ May 2003 1 325 E lm b o rg nam ed IS P ublication A w ard w in n e r Jam es K. Elmborg, assistant professor at the School o f Library a n d Inform ation Science at the U niver­ sity o f Iowa, h as b e e n c h o se n as this year’s w in n e r o f th e ACRL In stru c tio n Section (IS) P ub lica tio n A w ard. A b b ie L o o m is a n d K ristin S tro h m e y e r, IS a w a rd c o m m itte e chairs, sa id E lm b o rg ’s article, “T eaching at th e Desk: T o w ard a Reference P eda­ gogy,” reminds “public services librarians w h o w ork at th e reference d e sk that teaching isn’t just so m e ­ thing that h a p p e n s in th e classroom . It c a n — a n d s h o u ld — h a p p e n at th e re fe re n c e d e sk , as w ell. U sing constructivist learning th eo ry a n d d raw ing u p o n the close connections betw een teaching com ­ p o sitio n th e o ry a n d tea ch in g re sea rc h strategies, E lm borg d e v e lo p s a p e d a g o g y fo r th e re fe re n ce desk. H e e n co u ra g es librarians to resist th e te m p ­ tation o f sim ply d o in g stu d e n ts’ w o rk for th e m at the reference d e sk and, instead, to take advantage o f th e ‘tea ch a b le m o m e n ts’ reference transactions o ften p ro v id e .” E lm borg will receive a citation during th e ALA A n n u a l C o n fe re n c e at th e IS d in n e r o n Friday, J u n e 20. Leab E x h ib itio n A w ard w in n e rs named T here are four w inners, tw o ho n o ra b le m entions, a n d o n e a w a rd o f special c o m m e n d a tio n for th e 2003 K a th a rin e K y es L ea b a n d D a n ie l J. L eab Awards. In D iv isio n O n e (e x p e n s iv e ), th e w i n n e r is Devices o f W onder From th e World in a B o x to Im ages o n a Screen b y Barbara Maria Stafford a n d Frances T eipak, subm itted b y the G etty R esearch Institute. ACRL’s R are B o o k s a n d M a n u sc rip ts S ection (RBMS) a w ard s c om m ittee chair, Claudia F unke, said o f th e pub lic a tio n , “T h e com m itte e se lec te d Devices o f W onder fo r its scholarly impact, defining, as it d o e s, a d istin c t g e n re o f sp e c ia l colle ctio n s m aterial from a b ro a d selection o f seem ingly h e t­ erogeneous three-dimensional objects. It w a s th e fe e lin g o f th e c o m m itte e th a t a n y fu tu re re s e a r c h o n th e t o p ic o f ‘a rtfu l e y e m a ­ c h in e s’ w o u ld h a v e to re c k o n w ith this extensive exam ination. Th e catalog w a s also ad m ired for its stu n n in g d e sig n a n d p ro duction: th e m a n y high- quality c o lo r re p ro d u c tio n s, th e legible text, a n d th e pleasingly sm aller-th an-coffee-table-book di­ m ensions.” J o h a n n e s Lebek: T he A r tis t a s a W itn e ss o f H is Time, b y R onald Salter, from Stanford U niversity Libraries D e p a rtm e n t o f Special C ollections h a s b e e n a w a rd e d a n h o n o ra b le m en tio n in th e Divi­ sion O n e category. “T h e com m ittee ch o se to give an honorable m ention to J o h a n n e s Lebek for d e m ­ onstrating the continued viability o f a finely printed catalog,” F u n k e said. T h e w in n e r in D ivision T w o (m o d era te ly e x ­ pen siv e) is th e College o f th e H oly Cross, Iris & B. G erald C an to r Art Gallery, a n d th e A m erican An­ tiq u a ria n Society fo r th e ir p ie c e e n title d S a c re d Spaces: Building a n d Remembering Sites o f Worship in the N ineteenth Century, b y G eotgia Barnhill, Will­ iam D. M o o re , L ouis N e lso n , V irginia C hieffo Raguin, a n d Dell Upton. “Sacred Spaces a th o ro u g h tre a tm e n t o f a n e g le c te d to p ic u sin g a w id e variety o f special collections m aterials,” said Funke. “It also re p re se n ts a successful co llab o ra­ tion b etw een professional scholars a n d undergradu­ a te stu d e n ts.” In Division T hree (inexpensive), the N ew York Public Library’s G raphic D esign D epartm ent’s Vic­ torians, M oderns, Beats: N ew in the Berg Collection, 1 9 9 4 -2 0 0 1 , by Isaac Gewirtz is the w inner. Funke com m ented, “ Victorians, M oderns, B eats is a m odel sh o rt ex h ib itio n catalog, w ith b rief b u t th o ro u g h biblio g ra p h ic citations a n d a first-rate essay. T he latter e lo q u e n tly in te rp rets a n im p o rta n t special c o llectio n ’s acquisitions in ta n d e m w ith th e liter­ ary m o v e m e n ts in o n e la n g u a g e o n t w o c o n ti­ nents, o v e r th e p a st tw o c e n tu rie s.” In D iv isio n F o u r (b ro c h u re s ), th e w in n e r is Virginia Roots Music: Creating a n d Conserving Tradi­ tion, b y G re g g D. K im ball, fro m th e L ibrary o f Virginia. O f th e w in n in g b ro c h u re , F u n k e said, “ V irginia R oots M u s ic is a n enticing in troduction to a fascin a tin g subject, th e in d ig e n o u s m usical trad itio n o f th e state. T h e b ro c h u re is o n e o f th e b est ex am p les th e com m ittee h as se e n o f a publi­ c ation w ith K -12 a p p e a l, y e t e n o u g h sophistica­ tio n to satisfy t h e e d u c a te d e x h ib itio n -g o e r. It in c lu d e s ‘S u g g e ste d Activities fo r T e a c h e rs,’ b u t also a n informative text, bibliography, a n d discog­ raphy. O n e c o u ld as easily p ictu re th e u n fo ld e d b ro c h u re — w ith its attractive m a p a n d im ages— m o u n te d o n a n enthusiast’s h o m e wall, as [well as] o n a classroom bulletin b o a rd .” A Division F our H o n o ra b le M ention has b e e n a w a r d e d to th e P ie rp o n t M o rg a n L ibrary f o r A Love Af f a ir w ith Line: D r a w in g s b y A l Hirschfeld, b y F re d ric W o o d b r id g e W ils o n a n d J e n n i f e r T o n k o v ic h . A L o v e A f f a i r w i th L i n e is a n e l ­ e g a n t e x a m p le o f th e b ro c h u re gen re. T h e w ell- w r i t t e n i n t r o d u c t i o n , t h e d e t a i l e d c h e c k lis t, th e b o ld prim ary colors, a n d th e d e sig n er’s g o o d 3 2 6 / C&RL News ■ May 2003 s e n s e t o s ta y o u t o f t h e w a y o f H i r s c h f e l d ’s m a s te rfu l g ra p h ic s, all m a k e th is p u b lic a tio n a fin e e x h ib itio n s o u v e n i r ,” s a id F u n k e . Finally, o n e Special C o m m e n d a tio n for Elec­ tro n ic E x h ib itio n s h a s b e e n a w a r d e d to th e B a n cro ft L ibrary a t th e U n iversity o f C alifornia- B erkeley for Im a g e s o f N a tiv e A m e r ic a n s ( h ttp :// bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exliibits/nativeam ericans/). “T he committee chose to com m end Im ages o f Native A m e r i c a n s fo r th e su c c e ssfu l w a y in w h ic h it c h ronicled a m ajor library acquisition (th e evalua­ tion, p u rc h a s e , a n d c o n se rv a tio n o f J a m e s O tto L ew is’s A b o r ig in a l P o rt Folio, 1835-1836) in the c o n te x t o f re la te d library h o ld in g s ,” sa id F u n k e . “T h e c om m ittee a lso fo u n d th e electronic exhibi­ tio n t o h a v e e x c e lle n t n a v ig a tio n a n d b e lie v e d th a t it w o u l d h a v e e n d u r in g v a lu e as a s u b je c t resource.” C e rtific a te s w ill b e p r e s e n t e d to e a c h w i n ­ n e r d u r in g th e ALA A n n u a l C o n fe re n c e a t th e RBMS P ro g ra m . K. G. S a u r A w a rd T h e U n i v e r s i ty o f M a r y la n d L ib r a r ie s ’ Lila F a u lk n e r, e le c tro n ic p u b lic a tio n s g ra d u a te a s­ s i s t a n t, a n d K a rla H a h n , m a n a g e m e n t t e a m le a d e r, w ill re c e iv e th e 2003 K. G. S a u r A w a rd f o r t h e m o s t o u t s t a n d i n g a r tic le in C o lle g e & R esearch Libraries. T h e i r a r ti c l e “E v a l u a t i v e U s a g e - B a s e d M e tric s f o r t h e S e l e c t io n o f E - J o u r n a l s ,” a p ­ p e a r e d in t h e M ay 2 0 0 2 i s s u e o f C&RL. “T h is a r tic le is r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f m a n y o f t h e b e s t a rtic le s th is y e a r, m a n y o f w h i c h f o ­ c u s e d o n t h e u s e o f W e b a n d e l e c t r o n i c r e ­ so u rc e s ,” sa id s e lec tio n c o m m itte e c h a ir N o rm a K o b z in a . “It is w e ll-th o u g h t- o u t, d e m o n s tr a t ­ in g a lo t o f in te lle c tu a l rig o r, a n d is e x tre m e ly w e ll w r i t te n . It is r e l e v a n t to t h e i s s u e o f s e ­ le c tio n o f d a ta b a s e s w ith in th e e c o n o m ic c o n ­ stra in ts th a t all lib ra rie s a r e fa c in g . T h e a u th o rs p re s e n t a n inn o v ativ e a p p ro a c h to m a k in g s e le c tio n d e c is io n s a b o u t e le c tro n ic jo u rn a ls, a s k in g sp e c ific a lly w h a t is a n a c c e p t­ a b le cost. M u c h th o u g h t a n d a n alysis w e n t in to t h e u s a g e m e tr ic s a n d b e n c h m a r k s . W ith a n in te re s tin g u s e o f p ric e m o d e ls , th is a rtic le in ­ v ite s a d a p t a t i o n a n d re fin e m e n t b y o t h e r s .” F a u l k n e r a n d H a h n w ill r e c e iv e $50 0 a n d p l a q u e s , d o n a t e d b y K. G . S a u r P u b l i s h i n g C o m p a n y , a n im p rin t o f th e G a le G ro u p , d u r ­ in g t h e ALA A n n u a l C o n f e r e n c e a t th e ACRL P r e s i d e n t ’s P ro g ra m , M o n d a y , J u n e 23, 2003, a t 1:30 p .m . Lila Faulkner and Karla Hahn R o ck m a n n a m e d E B S S D is t in g u is h e d L ib r a r ia n I l e n e R o c k m a n , m a n a g e r o f t h e i n f o r m a t io n c o m p e te n c e initiative, sy s te m -w id e lib ra ry ini­ tia tiv e s a t th e U n iv e rs ity o f C a lifo rn ia -B e rk e ­ ley, h a s b e e n c h o s e n to re c e iv e th e 2003 ACRL E d u c a ti o n a n d B e h a v i o r a l S c i e n c e s S e c tio n (EBSS) D i s t in g u is h e d L ib ra ria n A w ard . “R o c k m a n ’s ré s u m é c learly s h o w s h e r lo n g ­ s t a n d in g c o m m itm e n t t o s e rv ic e a n d s c h o la r ­ s h ip in th e a r e a s o f e d u c a ti o n a n d th e b e h a v ­ io ral sc ie n c e s , w ith p a rtic u la r e m p h a s is o n in ­ s t r u c ti o n , in f o r m a t io n lite ra c y , r e f e r e n c e r e ­ s o u rc e s , a n d a d m in is tr a tio n ,” s a id c o m m itte e c h a ir C h a rle s T h u rs to n . R ockm an will b e p re se n te d w ith h e r a w a rd ci­ ta tio n d u rin g th e ALA A n n u a l C o n fe re n c e a t th e EBSS Program , Saturday, J u n e 21, at 1:30 p.m . STS O b e rly A w a rd g o e s to F ro d in D a v id G . F ro d in , h o n o r a r y r e s e a r c h a s s o c ia te o f t h e R o y a l B o t a n i c G a r d e n s in t h e U n i t e d K in g d o m , is t h is y e a r ’s w i n n e r o f t h e ACRL Science a n d T e c h n o lo g y S ectio n ’s (STS) O b e rly A w a rd fo r B ib lio g ra p h y in t h e A g ric u ltu ra l o r N a tu ra l S c ien c es. “T h e b ib lio g ra p h y is in te rn a tio n a l in s c o p e a n d is a n e x c e lle n t r e s o u r c e t h a t is i m p o r ta n t fo r a ll lib ra rie s th a t h a v e c o lle c tio n s in b o ta n y a n d n a tu ra l h is to ry ,” s a id s e le c tio n c o m m itte e c h a ir K a th y F e sc e m y e r. A p la q u e a n d c a s h p riz e w ill b e a w a r d e d to F ro d in , a n d h e w ill b e r e c o g n i z e d d u r i n g th e STS P r o g r a m a t t h e u p c o m i n g ALA A n n u a l C o n fe re n c e , M o n d a y , J u n e 23, a t 8:30 a.m . O lso n w in s C o u t ts N ijh o f f S t u d y G rant M ic h a e l P. O ls o n , l ib ra ria n fo r G e r m a n ic c o l ­ l e c t io n s a t H a r v a r d U n iv e rs ity , h a s b e e n s e ­ bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exliibits/nativeamericans/ C&RL News ■ May 2003 / 327 l e c t e d t o b e r e c e iv e t h e 2 0 0 3 C o u tts N ijh o ff I n t e r n a tio n a l W est E u r o p e a n S p e c ia lis t S tu d y G ra n t. T h is g r a n t c o v e r s a ir f a r e to a n d fro m E u ro p e , tra n s p o rta tio n in E u ro p e , a n d lo d g in g a n d b o a r d fo r u p to 14 d ays. T h e p rim a ry c rite­ rio n fo r a w a rd in g th e g ra n t is t h e sig n ific a n c e a n d u tility o f t h e p r o p o s e d p ro je c t as a c o n tri­ b u t io n to th e s tu d y o f t h e a c q u is itio n , o r g a n i­ z a tio n , o r u s e o f lib ra ry m a te ria ls fro m o r r e ­ la tin g t o W e s te rn E u ro p e . “T h e C o u tts - N ijh o f f A w a r d J u r y b e l i e v e s t h a t O l s o n ’s p ro je c t, a b o o k - l e n g t h s t u d y e n ­ t itle d : “T w o L ib r a r ie s , T w o P e o p l e s : D ie D e u tsc h e B ib lio th e k a n d D ie S taatsbibibliothek z u B e rlin s in c e G e r m a n R e u n ific a tio n ” w ill b e a v e ry tim ely a n d u se fu l stu d y o f th e so cial a n d h isto ric a l re a litie s o f th e a m a lg a m a tio n o f E ast a n d W est G e rm a n y , a s e x p r e s s e d in th e w o rld o f th e lib ra ry ,” s a id ju ry c h a ir B a rb ara W alden. O lso n will receive his p la q u e a n d u p to 4,500 E uros d u rin g th e ALA A n nual C o n fe ren c e at th e WESS m ee tin g , M onday, J u n e 23, at 8:30 a.m . C a rr a n d B ato n R o u g e C o m m u n ity C o lle g e w in C JC L S a w a rd s M ary C arr, d e a n o f in s tr u c tio n a l s e rv ic e s a n d t e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s a n d d i r e c t o r o f c o ll e g e d e v e lo p m e n t a t S p o k a n e C o m m u n ity C ollege, h a s b e e n s e l e c t e d a s t h e 2 0 0 3 w i n n e r o f t h e C o m m u n ity a n d J u n i o r C o lle g e L ib ra rie s S ec­ t i o n (CJCLS) E B S C O C o m m u n i t y C o lle g e L ea rn in g R e so u rc e s A w ard . T h e a w a rd h o n o rs s i g n i f ic a n t a c h i e v e m e n t in t h e a d v o c a c y o f le a rn in g re so u rc e s, as w e ll as le a d e rs h ip in p ro ­ f e s s io n a l o r g a n iz a t i o n s t h a t s u p p o r t t h e m is ­ s io n s o f c o m m u n ity , ju n io r, a n d te c h n ic a l c o l­ leges. “M a ry ’s c o n trib u tio n s a n d a c h ie v e m e n ts in a d v o c a c y f o r c o m m u n ity c o lle g e lib ra ries, a n d h e r le a d e rs h ip in p ro fessio n al associations, su c h as th e N a tio n a l C o u n c il o f L earn in g R e so u rc es, h a v e h a d n a tio n a l im p a c t,” said c o m m itte e c hair P a u la A sch . “I n p a r tic u la r , h e r ro ll in t h e fo r ­ m u la tio n — a n d a d o p ti o n b y th e A m e ric a n A s­ s o c ia tio n o f C o m m u n ity C o lle g e s— o f th e P o ­ s itio n S ta te m e n t o n L ib ra ry a n d L e a rn in g R e­ s o u r c e C e n te r P ro g ra m s m a d e M ary th e c le a r a n d u n a n im o u s c h o ic e o f th e c o m m itte e .” B a to n R o u g e C o m m u n ity C o lle g e h a s b e e n c h o s e n to re c e iv e th e CJCLS/EBSCO C o m m u ­ n i ty C o lle g e L e a r n in g R e s o u r c e s P r o g r a m A c h ie v e m e n t A w ard . “T h e c o m m i t t e e w a s i m p r e s s e d w i t h t h e library’s ‘w h o le p a c k a g e ’ a p p r o a c h fo r c o lla b o ­ ra tio n b e tw e e n facu lty a n d lib ra ry /le a rn in g re ­ so u rc e s staff fo r a p ro g ra m th a t e n c o m p a s s e s in fo rm a tio n literacy, in stru c tio n a l te c h n o lo g y , a n d c o u rs e c o n te n t d e s ig n ,” sa id A sch. “T h e lib ra ry h a s ta k e n th e initiative in re a c h in g o u t to fa cu lty fo r th is c o lla b o ra tio n .” A c it a ti o n a n d $ 5 0 0 , d o n a t e d b y E B SC O In fo rm a tio n Services, w ill b e p re s e n te d to e a c h r e c i p ie n t d u r i n g th e ALA A n n u a l C o n fe re n c e a t t h e CJCLS M e m b e r s h ip M e e tin g , S u n d a y , J u n e 22, a t 8 :0 0 a .m . U n iversity o f M ich igan w in s IS In n ovation in In stru ction Aw ard T h e I n s tru c to r C o lle g e T a s k F o rc e a t th e U n i­ v e r s i ty o f M i c h ig a n L ib ra ry , c o n s i s t i n g o f Laurie A lexander, J o y C ichew icz, K aren D o w n ­ ing, Laurie Sutch, a n d Patricia Y ocum , h a s b e e n c h o s e n t o r e c e iv e th e 2003 ACRL I n s tr u c tio n S e c tio n I n n o v a ti o n in I n s t r u c ti o n A w a r d fo r e ffo rts in s tre n g th e n in g th e in stru c tio n a l skills o f lib r a r y staff. S p o n s o re d b y Lexis-Nexis, th e a w a rd re c o g ­ n izes librarians w h o h a v e d e v e lo p e d innovative a p p ro a c h e s to info rm a tio n literacy th a t s u p p o rt b e st practices in e d u c a tio n a t th eir institutions o r in their com m unities. “T h e In stru c to r C o lle g e is a c o m p re h e n s iv e a n d f o c u s e d s ta ff d e v e l o p m e n t p r o g r a m d e ­ s ig n e d t o s t r e n g th e n th e in s tru c tio n a l sk ills o f library staff th ro u g h a n o n g o in g , in -h o u se p r o ­ fe ssio n a l d e v e lo p m e n t p ro g ra m ,” sa id c o m m it­ t e e c h a i r s A b b i e L o o m i s a n d K r i s t i n S tro h m e y e r. “G r o u n d e d in a n o n g o i n g n e e d s a sse ss m e n t p ro c ess, th e In stru c to r C ollege p ro ­ vides p rogram s a n d w o rk sh o p s d e sig n ed to m eet th e sp e c ific c o n tin u in g e d u c a tio n n e e d s o f th e u n iv e rs ity lib ra ry ’s in s tru c tio n staff. T h e p r o ­ g ra m m a k e s e ffic ie n t u s e o f r e s o u rc e s b y t a p ­ p i n g in to in - h o u s e a n d o n - c a m p u s e x p e r tis e a n d b y d e v e lo p in g a n o n g o in g , s y s te m a tiz e d , i n - h o u s e c u r r i c u lu m fo r a ll i n s t r u c t i o n staff. T h e p ro g ra m n o t o n ly is a n inv alu a b le re so u rc e fo r lib ra ry staff, b u t it a ls o s e n d s a s tro n g m e s ­ s a g e to t h e w h o l e c a m p u s th a t lib ra ria n s c a re a b o u t t e a c h in g . T h e p r o g r a m c a n s e r v e as a m o d e l fo r o t h e r lib ra rie s , in c l u d i n g r e g io n a l c o n s o rtia o f libraries. C o m p o n e n ts o f th e p r o ­ g ra m c a n s e rv e as m o d e ls fo r lib ra rie s o f a n y s iz e .” A p riz e o f $3,000 a n d a p la q u e w ill b e p r e ­ s e n t e d t o t h e ta s k f o r c e m e m b e r s d u r i n g th e ALA A n n u a l C o n f e r e n c e a t t h e IS P ro g r a m , S u n d a y , J u n e 22, a t 1:30 p .m . ■ 328 / C&RL News ■ M ay 2003