ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


C&RL News ■ Decem ber 1998/853

1997-98 Annual Report

ACRL's M ission

T he Association o f College and Re­
search Libraries (ACRL) provides 

 leadership fo r development, promo­
tion, and improvement o f academic and research 
ibrary resources and services to facilitate learn­
ng, research, and the scholarly communication 
rocess. ACRL promotes the highest level o f pro­

essional excellence fo r librarians and library per­
onnel in order to serve the users o f academic and 
esearch libraries.

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M essage from  th e  P resid ent

W. L e e  H isle
ACRL's 5 9 t h  P r esid en t

L et me say first what an honor and privilege it was to serve as 
the 59th President of the Association of College and Research 

 Libraries during the past year. Members and ACRL leaders 
worked hard and accomplished a great deal. Highlights include:

• A year-long focus on the values of librarianship
Many members focused on the values of librarianship and the challenges 
to those values in an electronic information age. Values were considered 

during my chapter visits, in Midwinter discussions, 
in articles and editorials in C&RL News and C&RL, 
and culminated in the President's Program at ALA 
Annual Conference. The program, "The Value of Val­
ues: Changes and Continuities as We Face the New 
M illen n iu m ," w as very su ccessfu l; the keynote 
speaker, William Gass, inspired all who attended. 
(Video copies of the program are available for inter- 
library loan from the ALA Library.)

• The Association's new emphasis on legislative 
and public policy advocacy
For the first time, an ACRL staff member was assigned 
responsibility to coordinate legislative advocacy. In 

.   Lee Hisle
addition, the ACRL Board adopted the first ACRL 
Legislative Agenda in January. At the ALA Legisla­

tive Day in May, the first coordinated activity specifically for academic 
librarians was held. Improved communication between ACRL, the As­
sociation of Research Libraries, and the ALA Washington Office helped 
highlight legislative concerns of common interest to academic librarians. 
Finally, a successful preconference on "Advocacy Training for Academic 
Librarians" was held at the ALA Annual Conference. Plans are being 
completed now for a Midwinter Meeting caucus and additional activi­
ties during ALA Legislative Day next spring.

• The continued development of professional education activities to 
meet member needs
The first ACRL Regional Institute, focusing on leadership, was success­
fully held in the spring. Another first, the ACRL/ American Association 
of Higher Education (AAHE) Higher Education Issues Forum was held 
during AAHE's National Conference in March. Twenty-one provosts at­
tended the highly praised session. One of the most important actions of 
the year was ACRL's support for the Institute for Information Literacy 
(IJL), funding its Advisory Committee to plan the initiatives and initial

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M e s s a g e  fro m  th e  P re s id e n t

programs. At the ALA Annual Conference, three preconferences were 
offered along w ith 18 conference programs, reflecting the variety of in­
terests of our membership.

• ACRL's sound fiscal situation
Significant funds were added to the ACRL and CHOICE endowments 
during the year. In addition, two alternative revenue sources were iden­
tified: the Friends of ACRL, to be launched in 1998, and a new publica­
tion, Academic Libraries: Trends and Statistics. Finally, revenues for the year 
were significantly more than expected, while expenses were significantly 
less. ACRL will have the resources to continue serving its members in 
the near and long-term future.

The year of my presidency passed quickly and I value all the asso­
ciations I made. I offer my thanks to the members and ACRL leaders, 
and especially to the ACRL staff, who helped make this year so enrich­
ing for our membership.

ACRL M e m b e r s h i p  S t a t i s t i c s

A C R L Personal Organizational/ Aug. 1998 Aug. 1997 %increase/
Sections Special Total Total decrease

ACRL 9,634 982 10,616 10,779 -1.51%

AAMES 368 65 433 444 -2.48%

AFAS 249 26 275 290 -5.17%

ANSS 501 73 574 621 -7.57%

ARTS 780 96 876 889 -1.46%

CJCLS 895 229 1,124 1,133 -0.79%

CLS 1,898 294 2,192 2,284 -4.03%

EALS 616 14 630 621 1.45%

EBSS 1,061 186 1,247 1,317 -5.32%

DLS 1,019 57 1,076 947 13.62%

IS 3,773 422 4,195 4,253 -1.36%

LPSS 639 89 728 755 -3.58%

RBMS 1,618 170 1,788 1,804 -0.89%

SEES 225 53 278 288 -3.47%

STS 1,657 212 1,869 1,872 -0.16%

ULS 5,633 318 5,951 6,009 -0.97%

WESS 638 55 693 724 -4.28%

WSS 758 62 820 896 -8.48%



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M e ssa g e from  th e  V ic e -P re s id e n t

M a u r e e n  S u l l i v a n

V i c e - P r e s i d e n t  / P r e s i d e n t - E l e c t

A s the millennium approaches and academic library leaders and their colleagues seek ways to address the complex is-  sues brought about by the rapid changes in technology, the 
exponential growth of information, and changing organi­

zational structures, librarians will continue to search for strategies 
and solutions that will improve the products and services they de­
liver to enhance learning, teaching, and research. As a result, an im­

portant component will be training and professional 
development.

Academic librarians look to organizations such 
as ACRL to provide leadership and to establish frame­
w orks where continuous learning can take place. 
They will also expect these organizations to develop 
activities that help them acquire the skills and knowl­
edge needed.

In 1998-99, ACRL will have professional de­
velopment as its area of focus. Legislative advocacy 
for issues affecting academic librarians and higher 
education and collaboration with other professional 
organizations will continue to be important elements 

Maureen Sullivan of our program activities for the year. The theme for 
my presidency, "Leadership and Learning," will pro­

vide a framework for consideration of the role of academic librarians 
as campus leaders. A variety of activities planned throughout the year 
will give us opportunities to reflect upon what leadership means in 
our work and in our relationships with constituents and colleagues, 
as well as an opportunity to consider how and what we learn.

The Professional D evelopm ent Com m ittee will provide the 
framework and guidance for the creation of an ACRL professional 
development plan. Their work will begin with the identification of 
the various activities already underway, as well as the critical ele­
ments of a comprehensive program. With the ACRL National Confer­
ence, an activity in place since 1978, and other existing programs such 
as preconferences and Annual Conference programs, ACRL's profes­
sional development program has continued to expand. With the re­
cent focus on leadership, ACRL has developed a Leadership Institute 
for middle managers, and this year will include the professional de­
velopment program to include the ACRL/Harvard Leadership Insti­
tute for senior level academic library leaders, the Institute for Infor­
mation Literacy's (IIL) Immersion '99 Program, an intensive training 
and education session for instruction librarians, and a series of 
audioseminars on such topics as outsourcing, licensing, and negoti­



M essage from  th e  V ic e -P re s id e n t

ating contracts. The ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute and the IJL's 
Immersion '99 Program will be presented in July 1999.

The 1999 Annual Conference in New Orleans will feature 16 pro­
grams presented by ACRL sections and committees. The keynote speaker 
for the ACRL President's Program will be Margaret J. Wheatley, presi­
dent of the Berkana Institute and the author of Leadership and the New 
Science. W heatley's exploration of new science principles as they relate 
to leadership and organizational change offers a new lens through which 
to view organizational experience and development.

James J. O'Donnell, professor of classical studies and vice provost 
for information systems and computing at the University of Pennsylva­
nia, will lead the President's Program discussion group at Midwinter. 
O'Donnell is the author of the recently published Avatars o f the Word: 
From Papyrus to Cyberspace.

The ACRL Strategic Plan will be reviewed and revised this year 
through engagement of ACRL leaders and the general membership. A 
planning retreat at the Midwinter Meeting will produce key elements 
for an ACRL vision for 2005 and a set of proposed strategic directions.

I look forward to seeing many of you throughout the year as I visit 
with your chapters and libraries. I also hope to see you at the ALA Mid­
winter Meeting in Philadelphia. I am certain that I will see, if not all of 
you, most of you at our 9th National Conference in Detroit in April. The 
National Conference Program Committee has put together a first-rate 
program consisting of keynote, concurrent, and invited speakers ses­
sions along with many networking and fun activities such as poster ses­
sions, table topics, receptions, and lunches.



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Letter from  the
E xecu tive D irector

A l t h e a  H . J e n k i n s
E x e c u t i v e  D i r e c t o r

I n a climate of shifting paradigms and values within the li­brary and higher education communities, we must prepare 
 for new models of leadership, service, learning, teaching, and 

research. Nowhere is this shift more vividly played out than in libraries 
on campuses across the United States.

Throughout the year, ACRL President W. Lee Hisle 
focused the attention of the Association on how change 
may be affecting the values of our profession. To ad­
dress his theme, "Facing the Millennium: Values for the 
Electronic Information A ge," Hisle engaged members 
in programs, discussion sessions, articles, editorials, and 
focus groups as they explored their personal values and 
those of the profession. Hisle emphasized that to re­
spond adequately to the current issues, librarians needed 
to understand the relationship between traditional val­
ues and current conditions.

To facilitate the many discussions about values, 
Althea H. Jenkins ACRL provided publications, the M idwinter discus­

sions, Annual Conference programs, and chapter affili­
ate meetings to inspire colleagues to explore personal 

and professional values such as service, intellectual freedom, equity, ac­
cess, and information literacy.

Members used the pages of C&RL News to explore and share in­
sights. John Collins identified a "third w ave" where he shared his view 
on the values of libraries as the embodiment of the democratic ideal. 
Frances Maloy wrote about the Internet and censorship and compared 
filtering to knowingly excluding relevant primary and secondary refer­
ence source material from users. Katherine Branch addressed the value 
of reading and reminded academic librarians that reading is within our 
purview. Stan Campbell reminded us of our love for the book as "ob­
ject."

A Midwinter discussion session entitled: "Enduring Values for the 
New Millennium" provided an opportunity for more than 80 partici­
pants to identify and prioritize their values. The Annual Conference 
President's Program theme: "The Value of Values: Changes and Conti­
nuities as We Face the New Millennium," was addressed by keynoter 
William H. Gass, who observed that "the information highway has no 
destination," and that "m isinform ation alley" is an apt term for the In­
ternet.

In addition to our focus on values, ACRL members and staff have 
focused on other important issues and topics for our mission.

ACRL has worked during the past months to position itself as a 
strategic partner with higher education associations. ACRL brings to this

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E x e c u tiv e  D ire c to r

partnership an expert know ledge about library and inform ation issues 
and an ability to address them . Identifying and sharing the roles that 
libraries and librarians play in accom plishing cam pus m issions is at the 
heart of the w ork ACRL does w ith the higher education organizations. 
We are m ost proud of being active partners w ith AAHE, UCEA, AECT, 
and ARL / SPARC as dem onstrated through our w ork on their com m is­
sions, boards, w orking groups, and conference program s.

Librarians are expected to provide access, select tools, structure in­
formation, and instruct users. In response to this part of its mission, ACRL 
established the Institute for Inform ation Literacy, w hich has throughout 
the year involved faculty, adm inistrators, and cam pus leaders in  its plan­
ning process. The ACRL Council of Liaisons has several m em bers serv­
ing on com m issions, councils, and Boards of D irectors of higher educa­
tion to share ideas and inform ation about how  librarians can be helpful 
to their missions.

AC RL used the 1 997-98 ACRL Priorities to establish perform ance 
indicators for the year. The perform ance indicators and a sum m ary of 
im p lem en tation  are on the A C RL Web site at http://w w w .ala.org/ 
acrl.html.

AC RL has identified four priority areas on w hich to focus our w ork 
and initiatives for 1998-99. They are:

• updating the strategic plan,
• providing professional developm ent,
• building relationships w ith higher education,
• developing legislative and policy advocacy role.
I w ant to celebrate our volunteer leadership as epitom ized by thei

service on ACRL's Board of Directors, com m ittees, sections, and discus­
sion groups. I also w ant to recognize the chapter chairs, vice chairs, and 
m any others w ho provide support for these offices. W ithout the dedica­
tion and com m itm ent of all of our m em bers, staff, and supporters across 
the country, this organization could not flourish.

Finally, I w ant to express my gratitude to all o f our donors who 
sponsored program s, special events, and awards. We are especially ap­
preciative of your generosity. By contributing to ACRL, you have helped 
us support the enhancem ent of academ ic librarians' ability to provide 
excellent resources and services to their constituents.

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Y ear in R eview

A CRL conducted its third membership needs survey in fall 1997. Previous surveys were administered in 1989 and 1993. Objec- tives identified for the survey were: 1) to develop a demo­
graphic profile of ACRL's membership; 2) to evaluate association pro­
grams and activities; and 3) to identify areas for developing new pro­
grams and services.

Key findings of the survey indicated that: 1) ACRL's membership 
is aging; 2) the number of interest sections members participate in has 
decreased; 3) the ACRL National Conference and Chapters programs 
are the preferred method of delivery for continuing education; 4) print 
format is preferred for ACRL publications; and 5) keeping abreast of 
technological change is the most critical issue facing librarians.

Professional development
Providing professional development activities so that academic librar­
ians and other information professionals can enhance their ability to do 
their jobs remains at the core of ACRL's strategic goals. During 1997-98, 
entry-level, mid-career, and senior-level library personnel participated 
in more than 57 preconferences, conference programs, workshops, and 
institutes sponsored by ACRL and its chapter affiliates. In addition, op­
portunities for learning were available through two videotapes of ACRL 
programs presented at the 1997 ALA Annual Conference. These video­
tapes circulated 43 times through interlibrary loan from the ALA head­
quarters Library and Research Center.

In stitu tes an d  p ro g ram s
The question of leadership among academic librarians occupied an im­
portant spot on the ACRL agenda. Acting on the assumption that good 
leadership results from learned behaviors, practices, and adopted prin­
ciples ACRL engaged its members in education activities designed to 
strengthen their leadership skills, whether conducting the work of the 
association or carrying out the activities in their libraries in support of 
campus missions.

• At both the Midwinter Meeting and the Annual Conference 
Leadership Council, planning sessions were sponsored by the ACRL 
Board for the purpose of engaging all ACRL leaders in discussions about 
the future of the association, the current strategic plan, and how the work 
their units are doing can support the plan.

• Orientation for new leaders was another important leadership 
development activity in ACRL. A two and one-half hour session designed 
to provide a conceptual framework of leadership in ACRL was held for 
newly elected section vice chairs, committee chairs, and board members 
during the 1998 ALA Annual Conference.

• ACRL values members who have served the association in lead­
ership roles. As an expression of appreciation, and to take advantage of 
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Y e ar in R e view

established the ACRL Fellows. Under the leadership of the ACRL's im ­
mediate past president, members of the group will meet during the year 
to define a role and identify activities or issues it can undertake in sup­
port of ACRL's mission.

• To help librarians acquire the skills that will enable them to as­
sume leadership roles on their campuses, ACRL established two leader­
ship initiatives. The ACRL Leadership Toolkit Insti­
tute was developed to provide practical advice to aca­ A C R L Leadership 
demic librarians on selected topics in leadership, such Institute
as m anaging change, team -building, presentation 
skills, negotiations, and managing meetings. The first Attendees enjoyed ACRL's first 
institute was held in Boston in the spring of 1998 and Leadership Institute,",Build Your 
had an attendance of 147. Leadership Toolkit" which took 

• The ACRL / Harvard Leadership Institute is place April 30-M ay 1,1998. Here 
designed to support the development of leadership are some o f their comments:
skills among librarians who hold senior management ■  "One o f the best professional 
positions in academic libraries. The Institute's cur­ m eetin gs I've been to in 
riculum is currently being developed and plans for years."
a July 1999 four-day session are being completed. ■  "Overall a very useful experi­

The higher education community is beginning ence: it gave me ideas about 
to recognize that for a world in which the informa­ leadership and how I can lead 
tion base is more than doubling every six months, it from my nonmanagerial posi­
is not enough to simply put a computer at every tion. "
student's fingertips. Students must be able to prob- ■  "A good topic—these topics 
lem-solve and think critically in their chosen areas are not covered in any other 
of study. Librarians will be the group expected to library forum."
provide the link between an expanding knowledge 

■  “Excellent! Please do it again."base, technology, and learning. ACRL's Institute for 
Information Literacy is addressing this imperative.
During the last year the advisory group developed its mission and goals 
and identified initiatives that it would carry out over the next three years 
as follows:

Professional development fo r  librarians is an intensive im mersion pro­
gram that provides two tracks for intensive training and education. One 
track is for new librarians and librarians new to teaching. The other is 
for mid-career instruction librarians who will assume a leadership role 
in information literacy in their institutions or communities. The first Im­
m ersion Program  is being held July 2 3 -2 8 , 1999, on the cam pus of 
Plattsburgh State University of New York.

Institutional Strategies: "Best Practices" is a program designed to as­
sist individual institutions in developing strategies for developing and 
implementing effective information literacy programs. Institutions with 
best practices will be identified and campus teams will be established to 
evaluate literacy programs against these newly identified practices.

The Community Partnerships Program provides opportunities for a com­
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and public, etc.) to work toward instituting community-based information 
literacy programs.

N a t i o n a l  C o n fe r e n c e
One of the busiest schedules ever has been developed for ACRL's 9th Na­
tional Conference in Detroit, April 8-11,1999. A full array of speakers, re­
search, panels, networking opportunities, and special events will keep at­
tendees learning and networking the entire time they are in Detroit. New 
additions to the program include a "conference-within-a-conference" that 
encourages librarians, faculty, and academic administrators to attend as 
teams and focus on student learning in an information age. Papers devel­
oped by six leaders in higher education will be posted on the Web prior to 
the conference so discussion of issues, such as scholarly communication, 
distance learning, the economics of information, and changes in higher 
education, can begin before the first attendee arrives in Detroit. Nine 
preconferences have been developed on leadership, instruction, networks, 
patents, and learning to give librarians an opportunity for more in-depth 
learning.

ACRL AWARD WINNERS 1998

■ A C R L  A c a d e m ic  o r  R ese a rc h  L ib r a r ­
ia n  o f  th e Year A w a rd  (Donor: Baker & 
Taylor Books)
Allen B. Veaner, University o f  Arizona

•  A C R L /A L C T S /L A M A /L IT A  H u g h  
A tk in s o n  M e m o r ia l A w a rd  
Arnold Hirshon, Lehigh University

■ D o c t o r a l  D i s s e r t a t i o n  F e l l o w s h i p  
(Donor: Institute fo r  Scientific Information) 
j eanine M. Williamson, University o f  North 
Carolina-Chapel Hill

■ S am u el L a z e r o w  F e llo w s h ip  f o r  R e­
s e a r c h  in A c q u is itio n s  o r  T ech n ical 
S erv ices in an A c a d em ic  o r  R ese a rc h  
L ib ra ry  (Donor: Institute fo r  Scientific 
Information)
Dilys E. Morris, Iowa State University

■ K. G. Sau r A w a rd  f o r  b e s t C&RL a r ­
tic le  (Donor: R. R. Bowker)
Jane P. Kleiner, Louisiana State Univer­
sity & Charles A. Hamaker, University 
o f  North Carolina

■ EB S C O  C om m u n ity C o lleg e Learn in g 
R eso u r c es L e a d e r s h ip  A w a rd  (Donor: 
EBSCO Subscription Services) 
Leadership: Bernard Fradkin, College o f  
DuPage
Program: Oakton Community College, 
Internet Training Program

■ D istin g u is h ed  E d u ca tio n  a n d  B e h a v ­
i o r a l S cien ces L ib ra ria n  A w ard
Eva L. Kiewitt, Regent University

■ M iria m  D u dley In s tru ctio n  L ib ra ria n  
A w a rd  (Donor: JA I Press)
Lori Arp, University o f  Colorado

■ IS In n o v a tio n  in In stru ction  A w a rd
"Health Sciences Information Tools 2000," 
Wayne State University

■ LPSS M a rta  L an ge/ CQ Aw a rd  (Donor: 
Congressional Quarterly)
Laura N. Gasaway, University o f  North 
Carolina-Chapel Hill

■ K a t h a r i n e  K y e s  L e a b  a n d  D a n ie l J. 
L e a b  A m e r ic a n  B o o k  P r ic e s  C u rrent 
E x h ib it io n  C a t a lo g u e  A w a r d s  
Expensive: "T he R eform ation  o f  the 
B ible, The B ible o f  the R eform ation ,"  
Southern M ethodist University; Mod­
erate: “K ehillat H a-K odesh: C reatin g 
the Sacred Com m unity: The Roles o f  the 
Rabbi, Cantor, M ohel and Shohet in Jew ­
ish C om m unal Life," The Jew ish Theo­
logical Sem inary o f  A m erica; Inexpen­
sive: "For Love o f  R uth," U niversity o f  
A rizona Library

■ M artin u s N ij h o f f W est E u rop ean  S p e­
c i a li s t s  S tu dy G ran t
Jeffrey Garrett, Northwestern University



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Year in Review

Advancing the Profession
A w ards and Recognition
ACRL continued a tradition of recognizing and rewarding outstanding 
achievement and distinguished service in academic librarianship as well 
as exemplary research and publication. A total of fifteen librarians and 
their libraries were 1997-98 award recipients. The most prestigious award 
presented to an academic librarian, "The Academic Librarian of the Year 
Award" celebrated its twentieth year anniversary with the 1998 award 
presented to Allen B. Veaner, adjunct assistant professor in the School of 
Library Science at the University of Arizona. In choosing Veaner for the 
award, colleagues cited his success as an administra­
tor, author, editor, speaker, consultant, and educator. A C R L Journals

The ACRL Board honored ACRL past-president 
Joseph A. Boisse on his retirement as a university li­ ■ Choice—Book review jour­
brarian, an outstanding leader in ACRL, and an ac­ nal of ACRL; 11 issues per 

year (July/August com­tive member of the American Library Association with 
bined), http:/ / www.ala.org/ 

a citation and an honorary membership in ACRL. acrl / choice/home.html

Standards and Guidelines ■ College & Research Librar­
ie s — O fficia l jo u rn a l of Throughout the year, we continued to review and re­
ACRL; six bimonthly is­

align standards and guidelines for the profession. The sues per year, http: / / www. 
ACRL Media Resources Committee made extensive ala.org / acrl / c&rl.html
revisions to the 1987 "Guidelines for Audio-Visual Ser­

■ College & Research Libraries vices in Academic Libraries" now titled "Guidelines 
News—Official news maga­

for Media Resources in Academic Libraries." The Dis­ zine of ACRL; 11 issues per 
tance Learning Section revised its "Guidelines for Ex­ year (July/August com­
tended Academic Library Services." All Standards and bined), http:/ / www.ala.org/ 
Guidelines promulgated and maintained by ACRL acrl / c&rlnew2.html
members can be accessed on the ACRL's Web site at ■ Rare Books & Manuscripts 
http: / / www.ala.org/ acrl.html. Librarianship—A journal of 

An ad hoc committee, Library Outcomes Assess­ theory and practice cover­
ment, appointed by the Board in 1996-97, was charged ing all aspects of special col­
to develop a philosophical framework for assessing lections librarianship; two 

issues per year, h ttp :/ / libraries in terms of desired campus outcomes; to de­
w w w . a l a . o r g /  a c r l /  velop prototypes for assessment, and to develop a rec­
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ommendation for one or more processes for implemen­
tation of the former. The committee completed its work and the Board ap­
proved the report submitted which contained the following policy:

The Association o f College and Research Libraries recognizes the assessment 
o f outcomes as an integral means o f determining the adequacy and quality o f li­
braries and their programs. The association directs its constituent bodies to incor­
porate this concept into their various activities and policies, including the drafting 
o f  ACRL standards and guidelines.

R esearch and P ublications
While ACRL publications provide some of the best professional develop­
ment opportunities for academic librarians, they also serve to share in-

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formation throughout the profession. As the only national membership 
o rganization in N orth A m erica representing all types of academ ic 
libraries, ACRL publishes m any specialized titles that m ight not oth­
erw ise appear in print. In 1 9 9 7 -9 8  ACRL m aintained its vigorous 
publications program , publishing four journ als and six m onographic 
titles. In addition:

• A C R L  p a rtic ip a te d , a lo n g  w ith  24 o th er d is c ip lin a ry  a s s o ­
cia tio n s  in a stu d y  co n d u cte d  by the 
S y r a c u s e  U n iv e r s ity  C e n te r fo r In ­

N ew  Titles from  A C R L in 1998 s tru c tio n a l D ev elo p m en t. T h e stu d y  
w as d esig n e d  to ex ten d  the ran g e of 

H Restructuring Academic Libraries: fa cu lty  a c tiv itie s  th a t are rew ard ed  
Organizational Change in the Wake t h r o u g h  p r o m o t i o n , t e n u r e , an d  
o f  Technological Change, PIL#49, m e r it. A n a d v is o r y  c o m m itte e  a p ­Charles A. Schartz, editor

p o in te d  b y  th e B o a rd  d e v e lo p e d  a 
■  Choices ’s Outstanding Academic s t a te m e n t fo r a c a d e m ic  lib r a r ia n s  

Books 1992-1997 (the first case e n t it le d : " A c a d e m ic  L ib r a r ia n s h ip  
bound book published by ACRL) an d  R e d e f in in g  S c h o l a r s h i p ."  T h e 
Rebecca A. Bartlett Board app roved  the statem en t, w hich 

A C RL p u b lish ed  and d istrib u te d .
■  Academic Library Centrality: User • In co o p e ra tio n  w ith  th e N a ­

Success Through Service, Access, 
tio n al Forum  on In fo rm a tio n  L iteracy  and Tradition, PIL #50 
A C R L  p u b lis h e d  an u p d a te  o f the Deborah J. Grimes
1989 A LA  R ep o rt on In fo rm a tio n  L it­

■  Designs fo r  Active Learning: A e ra cy  A P r o g r e s s  R e p o r t  on  I n fo r m a t io n  
Sourcebook o f  Classroom Strategies L it e r a c y .
fo r  Information Education • A C R L 's  C o lle g e  L ib r a r ie s  
Gail Gradowski, Loanne Snavely, S e c tio n  a ls o  p ro d u c e d  a v id e o ta p e  
Paula Dempsey, editors e n title d , "H o t Top ics in C o lle g e L i­

b ra ry  M a n a g e m e n t."■  Criteria fo r  Promotion and Tenure 
C h o ic e  p u b lish ed  a sp ecia l issue, fo r  College Librarians, CLIP Note 

#26 W E B II, a seq u el to the h ig h ly  su cce ss­
Virginia Vesper, Gloria Kelley, fu l s p e c ia l is s u e  on th e W eb p u b ­
compilers lish ed  in  A u g u st 1997. Th e is su e co n ­

ta in s 48 2  re v ie w s o f w eb re so u rc es 
■  ACRL University Library Statistics, p lu s s e v e ra l o r ig in a l fe a tu r e s . T h e 

1996-97 "W eb is s u e " w as d is trib u te d  free to 
Library Research Center, Graduate cu rre n t s u b s c rib e rs , and m ore th an  
School of Library and Information 

360 a d d itio n a l co p ies w ere sold .Science, University of Illinois at 
Urbana-Champaign, compiler C h o i c e  e n te r e d  an a g r e e m e n t 

w ith  D oo d y  P u b lis h in g  of O ak P ark, 
I l l i n o i s ,  f o r  a b e t a - t e s t  o f C h o i c e  
O n l in e . O n e h u n d re d  a c a d e m ic  l i ­

b ra rie s v o lu n te ere d  to p a rtic ip a te  and 125 p o litic a l sc ie n c e  fa c ­
u lty  w ere s elec te d  by th e A m e rica n  P o litic a l S cie n ce  A sso c ia tio n . 
T h e b e ta -te s t w ill end in  D ece m b er 1998, and C h o ic e  O n lin e  w ill 
b e la u n ch e d  Ja n u a ry  1999.



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Year in Review

In tern et activities
Our 1997 member survey showed that most ACRL members use the 
Internet as part of their daily work. This trend fits well with ACRL's move 
toward a virtual association. During the year, ACRL monitored 13 discus­
sion lists on the ALA server and members from various ACRL units moni­
tored 17 discussion lists that are mounted on servers of various institu­
tions. Web pages were also maintained by sections, chapters, and selected 
committees and linked to the ACRL Web page. ACRL's web page, now in 
its 3rd year, was redesigned and expanded during 1997-98 to include a 
legislative page, Institute for Information Literacy page, and important 
reports on the issues and topics page. ACRL's web site is among the most 
often accessed on the ALA server, averaging more 
than 43,000 "hits" each month. Especially popu­ Internet Resource topics 
lar is the C&RL NewsNet job classified ads, which 

in C&RL News
members use to advertise jobs as well as search 

■  theater and performance (9/97)for the latest openings in the profession.
■  health statistics (10/97)

Addressing the issues ■  career development (11/97)
■  biotechnology resources (12/97)Governm ent Relations

locating public domain images The ACRL Government Relations and Informa­ ■  
(1/98)tion Policy initiative was established by the ACRL 

■  investments and personal finance Board in 1997-98 for the stated purpose of influ­
(2/98)encing legislation and public policy affecting aca­

■  gateways to social work/welfare demic libraries and higher education. ACRL staff 
(3/98)

was assigned to this responsibility and given au­
■  nutrition and vegetarianism 

thority to design a program for monitoring activi­ (4/98)
ties in this area, preparing analyses of and re­ ■  distance education (5/98)
sponses to proposed information policies, exam­

■  cruising for travel information 
ining issues that reflect the interests of academic (6/98)
librarians, and developing positions for ACRL. ■  East Asian studies (7-8/98)

Activities in 1997-98 included:
• Development of ACRL's first legislative / 

public policy agenda by the ACRL Government Relations Committee, 
which was approved by the ACRL Board. The agenda included the follow­
ing topics: copyright, NGI/Internet II, Title 44, digitization and preserva­
tion, National Agricultural Library (NAL), National Endowment for the 
Humanities (NEH), and appropriations.

• Creation of an ACRL legislative website with links to key govern­
ment relations and legislative sites of other higher education and informa- 
tion-related organizations.

• Establishment of a legislative network consisting of representa­
tives from each of the 42 ACRL chapters charged with responsibility for 
developing grass root support and ensuring response to ALA action alerts. 
In the first six months of activity, more than 80 librarians responded to 
calls for action and contacted their congressional representatives.

• Adoption of a resolution by the ACRL Board from the Copyright 
Committee in support of the Ashcroft/Campbell "Digital Copyright Clari­



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Year in Review

fication and Technology Act" (H.R. 3048). ACRL President W. Lee Hisle 
wrote a letter to eight higher education organizations, and 2,331 members 
who are deans or library directors encouraging support of the Boucher/ 
Campbell copyright proposals.

• Appointment of an ACRL member, Lee Wisel, to the Inter-Asso­
ciation Working Group on Title 44 Revision. The Group was charged to 
work with congressional staff on draft legislation to revise Chapter 19 on 
government information dissemination.

• Monitoring and providing support for the 

A C R L Council o f Liaisons passage of The Higher Education ACT (HEA) with 
special attention given to Title VI, International 

■ Programs which includes the Foreign Periodicals American Association o f Com­
Program.munity Colleges

■ • A letter writing campaign by ACRL mem­American Association o f Higher 
bers in support of increased funding for the Na­Education

■ tional Agricultural Library (NAL).American Council on Education
• Offering the first ACRL Advocacy Precon­■ Association o f  American Col­

ference to instruct librarians on how to advocate leges and Universities
legislative issues on their campuses, as well as on ■ Association o f Educational and 
the national and state level.Communications Technology

■ Council o f Independent Colleges
Partnerships and Collaborations 

■ National Association o f  State During the year we have continued to strengthen 
University and Land Grant Col­

relationships and information exchanges with leges
higher education and information-related organi­

■ National Forum on Information 
zations. This has served to increase ACRL's vis­Literacy
ibility as a resource for information about librar­

■ University Continuing Educa­
ies and information sources and services.tion Association

During 1997-98, ACRL and its members carried 
out the following activities:

• As a member of the National Forum on Information Literacy, 
ACRL produced A Progress Report on Information Literacy: An Update on the 
ALA Presidential Committee on Information Literacy; Final Report.

• ACRL and the American Association of Higher Education (AAHE) 
held the first in a series of Higher Education Issues Forums that brought 
librarians and provosts together to discuss topics of mutual interest.

• ACRL members participated in the development of, and the Board 
endorsed, a white paper, "Higher Education Policies for the Digital Age" 
produced by the Higher Education Alliance for Information Technology 
and spearheaded by the National Association of State Universities and 
Land-Grant Colleges.

• ACRL members continued to share information on libraries and 
technology with the higher education community through programs pre­
sented at the national conferences of the Middle States Association, West­
ern Association, North Central Association, American Association for 
Higher Education, and the University Continuing Education Association.



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Year in Review

• At the invitation of the American Council on Education (ACE), 
the ACRL Board endorsed A CE's statem ent "O n  the Importance of D i­
versity in Higher Education." This statement, endorsed by fifty other 
organizations, was published in the February 13, 1998, issue of the 
C hronicle o f  H igher Education.

• The Task Force on Institutional Priorities and Faculty Rewards, 
which participated in a study sponsored by Syracuse University, pub­
lished its report "Academ ic Librarianship and Redefining Scholarship: 
A Report from the ACRL Task Force on Institutional Priorities and Fac­
ulty Rew ards."

• ACRL's Standards and Accreditation Committee surveyed the 
six regional accrediting agencies to determine procedures employed in 
selecting academic librarians as peer evaluators on regional accredit­
ing teams. The survey results were reported in C & R L N ew s so that li­
brarians with appropriate qualifications may apply to becom e peer 
evaluators.

ACRL feels strongly that the challenge of long-term equitable ac­
cess to scholarly research, especially in the fields of science, technol­
ogy, and medicine, is a major issue confronting all academic libraries 
and welcomes the ARL / SPARC initiative as a positive and practical 
strategy to address some of the complex and difficult issues. SPARC is 
a newly formed alliance of libraries that aims to foster expanded com­
petition in scholarly communication. The ACRL Board enthusiastically 
endorsed the SPARC initiative and committed $5,000 to support its 
work. ACRL intends to w ork closely with ARL to advance the goals 
and projects of SPARC among academic libraries.

Governing the Association
The governing body of ACRL is the Board of Directors, w hich has an 
obligation to represent the membership in directing the business of the 
association. The primary functions of the Board of Directors include: 
clarifying ACRL's mission, establishing both short- and long-range ob­
jectives, establishing operating policies, and controlling budgets and 
fiscal policy.

In addition to carrying out the business of the association in 1997— 
98, the following activities received special attention by the Board:

• Revision of the Association's Bylaws and ratification by the 
membership.

• Allocation of $35,000 in the 1998-99 budget for awarding schol­
arships to minority and entry-level librarians to increase their partici­
pation in ACRL's professional development activities.

• Review of previous y ear's programs and activities, establish­
ment of priorities for 1998-99, and performance indicators for program 
assessment of the y ea r's activities.

• Establishment of a fram ework and schedule for updating the 
strategic plan.



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Year in Review

1998 A nnual Conference Program s and Preconferences

■  ACRL preconference—“Advocacy Training fo r  Academic Librarians: From Ivory Towers 
to Halls o f  Power”

■  ACRL President’s Program— “The Value o f  Values: Changes and Continuities as We Face
the New Millennium ”

■  ACRL Anthropology & Sociology Section— “Research 2001: Learned Societies 
Facilitating Information Awareness and Dissemination in Sociology and Anthropology”

■  ACRL Arts Section— “Local Traditions in the Global Village: Are Regional Artistic and 
Cultural Traditions Threatened by the Development o f  a Global Information 
Network?”

■  ACRL Asian, African and Middle Eastern Section; Women’s Studies Section;
International Relations Committee—“A World in Motion: Refugees and Resources”

■  ACRL College Libraries Section— “When Education Becomes a Business, What Happens 
to Traditional Library Values?”

■  ACRL Copyright Committee— “Fair Use—A Value in the Digital Age?”
■  ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section; ALA Committee on Legislation, Task 

Force on America Reads; U.S. Department o f  Education; National Library  o f  
Education—“Equity in Education in the Electronic Age”

■  ACRL English and American Literature Section; Rare Books and Manuscripts Section; 
Electronic Text Centers Discussion Group— “Re-Imag(in)ing the Text: The Literary Text 
in the Electronic Age ”

■  ACRL Extended Campus Library Services Section; Community and Junior College 
Libraries Section; ACRL Copyright Committee—“Library Services to Distant Students: 
Values, Ethics and Cooperation ”

■  ACRL Instruction Section, preconference—“Learning to Teach: Workshops on Instruc­
tion ” and “Research with a Small r: Approaches fo r  the Instruction Practitioner”

■  ACRL Intellectual Freedom Committee— “Internet Policy and Your Academic Library”
■  ACRL Law and Political Science Section—“Bridging an Understanding: The U.S. and 

the Middle East”
■  ACRL Leadership Development Committee— “Enhancing Your Leadership Toolkit”
■  ACRL Professional Enhancement Committee— “The Power to Shape our Future: 

Advocacy and Leadership Skills fo r  Academic Librarians”
■  ACRL Racial and Ethnic Diversity Committee—“Diversity and Demographics: Are We 

Ready fo r  the 21st Century?”
■  ACRL Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, preconference—“Getting Ready fo r  the 19th 

Century: Strategies and Solutions fo r  Rare Book and Special Collections Librarians"
■  ACRL Slavic and East European Section— “The Future o f  Area Studies Librarianship ”
■  ACRL Technology and the Arts Subcommittee; LITA Arts Committee— “Performing Arts 

Across the Country: The Digital Stage”
■ ACRL University Libraries Section; Science and Technology Section—“Engineering the 

Future: A New Look at Organizational Thinking and Hyper-Learning ”
■  ACRL Western European Specialists Section; Arts Section— “Digitizing a Continent: 

National-Level Planning fo r  Western European Libraries”

 



C&RL News ■  D e c e m b e r 1998 /  869

ACRL Board of Directors, 1997-98

(I to  r): (back ro w ) Linda M u ro i, Carol P feiffer, Helen Spalding, Jill Fatzer, John 
Sheridan, V icto ria  M o n ta v o n , Bernard Fradkin; ( fr o n t ro w ) W illia m  M iller, A lth e a  
Jenkins, W. Lee Hisle, M aureen Sullivan, and Ray English. N o t pictured: M ary Reichel.

A C R L  B oa rd  o f D irectors, 19 9 7 -9 8

President:
W. Lee Hisle, Austin Comm unity College
Vice-President/President-Elect:
M aureen Sullivan, Organizational Developm ent Consultant
Past-President:
William Miller, Florida A tlantic University
Budget & Finance Committee Chair:
Ray English, Oberlin College
ACRL Councilor:
Helen Spalding, University o f  M issouri-Kansas City
Directors-at-Large:
Jill B. Fatzer, University o f  New Orleans
Bernard Fradkin, College o f  DuPage
Victoria M ontavon, W right State University
Linda S. M uroi, San Diego State University
Carol M. Pfeiffer, University o f  Virginia
M ary Reichel, A ppalachian State University
John Sheridan, Colorado College
Executive Director (ex-officio):
Althea H. Jenkins, ACRL/ALA



870 /  C&RL News ■  Decem ber 1998

Financial Report

R a y  E n g l i s h  
B u d g e t  a n d  F i n a n c e  C o m m i t t e e  C h a i r

A CRL had an exceptionally strong budget performance dur­ing the İ9 9 7 -9 8  fiscal year and the association's financial condition remains very healthy.
The 1997-98 ACRL budget called for expenditures to­

taling $367,838 above revenues, reflecting the costs of new initia­
tives and the need to incur expenses in advance of the Detroit Na­

tional Conference. A combination of strong revenues 
(particularly from publication advertising) and cost 
efficiencies resulted in actual spending that was only 
$77,622 above revenues. As a result, the ACRL fund 
balance finished the year at $1,295,731, more than 
$290,000 above the anticipated level. The Choice bud­
get finished the year with a surplus of $119,249, al­
most $230,000 above budget.

1997-98 budget highlights
A C R L 's re v en u es (n o t in c lu d in g  C h o ice) w ere 
$202,531 more than budgeted for the year. Classi­
fied and product advertising revenues, especially 
from College &Research Libraries News‚ were $118,336 

Ray English
above budgeted levels, accounted for most of the 
revenue gain. Revenues from preconference and in­

stitute registration fees were $34,012 more than budget, and dona­
tions accounted for over $20,000 additional revenues. Subscription 
revenues for College & Research Libraries and C&RL News were $12,971 
and $5,184 above budget respectively. ACRL membership dues rev­
enues remained stable.

As has been the case in recent years, ACRL realized substan­
tial cost containment in several areas. ACRL's total expenses (again 
not including Choice) were $87,685 less than budget, with a substan­
tial portion of the savings coming in staff costs.

Choice's budget performance in 1997-98 was especially strong. 
Total Choice revenues were $75,231 above budget and expenses were 
$155,370 below budget. Choice's revenue exceeded budget in all cat­
egories, except for royalties and miscellaneous sales; advertising sales 
were $77,189 more than budget. Savings in Choice expenses resulted 
from reduced staff costs and a revised way of accounting for the Un­
related Business Income Tax (or UBIT), which had negatively im ­
pacted the budget in the previous fiscal year.

ACRL asset management
ACRL's long-term investment portfolio includes the ACRL general 
endowment, the Choice endowment, and three awards endowments



C&RL News ■  D e ce m b e r 1998 /  877

Financial Report

(Oberly, L e a b , and Atkinson). At the end of the 1997-98 fiscal year, the 
total portfolio value of all ACRL endow m ent funds was $628,174, an 
increase of $278,866 (or 79.8%) above the total value at the end of 19 9 6 - 
97. Values for each of the endow m ents as of A ugust 31, 1998, were as 
follow s: ACRL endow m ent, $277,106; O berly award, $17,045; Leab 
award, $23,750; A tkinson award, $96,853; C hoice endow ment, $214,418.

The im plem entation of the first phases of ACRL's new approach 
to managing its financial assets occurred in 1997-98. D uring the year, 
$200,000 was transferred from the ACRL operating fund balance into 
the ACRL general endow m ent, and $100,000 w as transferred from the 
C hoice fund balance into the C h oice endow m ent. Sim ilar transfers are 
planned for the 1998-99 budget year.

I am very pleased to report that a join t task force of representa­
tives from the divisions and the ALA Budget Analysis and Review Com­
mittee (BARC) has reached agreem ent on a new set of guidelines for 
transfers and w ithdrawals from  division fund balances and division 
endowments. These new  guidelines will perm it ACRL to draw on a 
portion of the appreciation of its unrestricted endow m ents to carry out 
strategic initiatives. Coupled with the transfers described above, the 
new guidelines will enable ACRL to realize the twin goals of its new 
asset m anagem ent strategy: continuing to build the association's finan­
cial resources through long-term  investm ent growth, w hile also having 
the flexibility to use a portion of investm ent incom e and capital appre­
ciation to carry out the association's m ost im portant strategic initia­
tives.

1998-99 ACRL budget
The ACRL Board, follow ing a recom m endation from the Budget and 
Finance Com m ittee, has approved a 1998-99 ACRL budget with rev­
enues that exceed expenses by $172,126 and a C h oice budget w ith ex­
penditures that are $88,163 above revenues. N et revenues from  the D e­
troit N ational Conference account for a substantial portion of the an­
ticipated 1998-99 ACRL net revenue gain. The 1998-99 budget includes 
projected revenues, expenses, and fund balances as follows:

ACRL Choice
beginning fund balance $1,295,731 beginning fund balance $1,042,981
total revenues $2,315,000 total revenues $1,931,350
total expenses $2,142,875 total expenses $2,019,513
net ($172,126) net ($88,163)
endowment transfers $200,000 endowment transfers $100,000
ending fund balance $1,267,857 ending fund balance $854,818

Thanks
I w ish to express thanks to the ACRL Budget and Finance Com m ittee 
and particularly the ACRL staff for all their w ork in realizing such ex­
cellent budget results for the 1997-98 year and for their continuing ef-



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Financial Report

forts to build ACRL's financial resources, which are essential for carry­
ing out the association's objectives. Members of the Budget and Finance 
Committee were: Nancy Allen, Katherine Branch (intern), David Brink, 
Rena Fowler, Cathy Henderson, Janice Kemp, John Popko, Gloriana St. 
Clair, Lynn Sutton, Sharon Walbridge, Elizabeth Wood (intern), and 
Juana Young, as well as ex-officio members Maureen Sullivan and Althea 
Jenkins.

I concluded last year's report by saying that everyone involved 
w ith ACRL can feel ju stifiably proud of our association's financial 
strength, its superb budget performance, and ACRL's increased ability 
to carry out its highest priorities. Those same words hold true today.



C&RL News ■  D ecem ber 1998 /  873

Financial Report

Executive Summary 1997-98

FY1998 FY1998 PERCENT LAST YEAR 
SOURCES OF REVENUE BUDGET ACTUAL OF BUDGET ACTUAL

Ending Reserve
Operating Fund (ACRL) $1,190,604 $1,295,731 109% $1,573,649
Endowments (ACRL) 196,273 414,756 211% 228,708
Operating Fund (CHOICE) 845,352 1,042,918 123% 1,024,306
Endowment (CHOICE) 99,524 213,418 214% 120,598

Subtotal $2,331,753 $2,966,823 127% $2,947,261

Membership dues and other
Dues $352,935 $359,060 102% $354,066
Other 7,000 9,525 136% 13,286
Awards 4,900 5,600 0% 4,450
Sec. Newsletters 0 2,750 0% 1,750

Subtotal $364,835 $376,935 103% $373,552

Publications
CHOICE $1,833,915 $1,909,146 104% $1,768,231
C&RL 146,332 166,518 114% 154,877
C&RL News 322,553 420,909 130% 359,615
RBML 27,780 28,938 104% 29,259
Nonperiodical Pubs. 146,500 168,170 115% 113,852

Subtotal $2,477,080 $2,693,681 109% $2,425,834

Education
Regional Institute $30,975 $36,515 118% $0
National 0 500 0% 988,315
Pre-& Postconferences 57,326 100,347 175% 89,123

Subtotal $88,301 $137,362 156% $1,077,438

Total Revenue $2,930,216 $3,207,978 109% $3,876,824
CHOICE Revenue $1,833,915 $1,909,146 104% $1,768,231

Total Rev. W/O Choice $1,096,301 $1,298,832 118% $2,108,593

National Conference Rev. $0 $500 0% $988,315

Total Revenue $1,096,301 $1,298,332 118% $1,120,278
w/o Natl. Conf.



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Financial Report

FY1998 FY1998 PERCENT LAST YEAR 
OBJECT OF EXPENSE BUDGET ACTUAL OF BUDGET ACTUAL
Membership Activities
Membership Servs. $98,451 $74,668 76% $57,066
Exec. Comm. & Board 98,919 93,172 94% 73,125
Statistics 11,483 11,209 98% 0
Advisory 12,097 -18,154 -150% 15,032
Standards distrib. 5,263 4,298 82% 5,132
Discussion Groups 3,222 2,854 89% 2,504
Awards 33,588 23,125 69% 20,645
Chapters 60,055 50,015 83% 46,846
Committees 43,679 39,180 90% 36,059
Sections 66,082 60,298 91% 55,576
Section Newsletters 26,352 26,223 100% 25,051
Chapter Topics 5,916 3,957 67% 3,498
C&RL 19,235 0 0% 0
C&RL News 1,229 0 0% 0
Council of Liaisons 69,220 48,282 70% 38,261

Subtotal $554,791 $419,127 76% $378,795

Publications
CHOICE $1,944,537 $1,789,167 92% $1,772,962
C&RL 146,332 154,531 106% 143,658
C&RL News 322,553 326,867 101% 282,357
RBML 27,163 33,803 124% 27,385
Nonperiodical Pubs. 129,585 140,806 109% 112,124

Subtotal $2,570,170 $2,445,174 95% $2,338,486

Education
Pre & Postconferences $65,189 $101,272 155% $88,519
National (95,97) 155,785 125,659 81% 563,168
Leadership Institute 30,108 34,233 114% 0
IIL 32,633 40,156 123% 0

Subtotal $283,715 $301,320 106% $651,687

UNALLOCATED ADMIN. 0 $0 0% $0
TOTAL EXPENSES $3,408,676 $3,165,621 93% $3,368,968
CHOICE EXPENSES $1,944,537 $1,789,897 92% $1,772,962
CHOICE Net ($110,622) $119,249 -108% ($4,731)
CHOICE ENDOW. TRANSFER $100,000 $100,000 $0 $100,000

OTAL EXP. W/O CHOICE $1,464,139 $1,376,454 94% $1,596,006

Net w/o CHOICE ($367,838) ($77,622) 21% $512,587
Net w/o Natl. Conference ($212,053) $48,037 -23% $557,110
A C R L  ENDOW. TRANSFER $200,000 $200,000 $0

T



C&RL News ■  D ecem ber 1998 /  8 7 5

Meet the ACRL Staff

Many of you have had phone and/or e-mail contact with ACRL's staff, of which there are 12.95 
ALA-approved FTE positions at headquarters. Here's your chance to put a face with that voice or 
e-mail signature. On these pages, we present current ACRL staff (including two of ACRL's Choice 
22.4 FTE staff) with information about their responsibilities. Take a minute to "meet the staff!" 
We're looking forward to hearing from you.

With several vacant positions in ACRL, we reviewed and made changes in the distribution 
of duties and responsibilities, some of which should result in higher grade levels and promotions 
for existing employees. New ACRL and Choice staff in 1998 include: Margaret Sutton, professional 
development assistant (ACRL); Gail Skamarack, general manager (Choice); Susanne Bjorner, spe­
cial projects editor (Choice); Helena Tench, social sciences editor (Choice); Sharon Coleman, distri­
bution assistant (Choice).

JACK BRIODY, design/pro­
duction assistant, manages 
C&RL production; develops 
and m aintains ACRL W eb 
pages; coordinates the awards 
program; designs and produces 
section newsletters; maintains 
ACRL lists on the ALA servers; 
and produces and maintains 
ACRL standards, guidelines, 
and model statements. Phone: 

(312) 280-2516; e-mail: jbriody@ala.org.

MARY ELLEN K. DAVIS, senior 
associate executive director, is 
editor of C&RL News; coordi­
nates professional development 
activities including National 
Conference program and meet­
ing logistics, institutes, precon­
ferences, workshops; manages 
day-to-day operations of ACRL; 
and is the official contact in the 
absence of the executive direc­
tor. Phone (312) 280-2511; e-mail: medavLs@ala.org.

FRANCINE GRAF, manag­
ing editor o f Choice, man­
ages all editorial aspects of 
the magazine, reviews-on- 
cards, and electronic data­
bases; coordinates the work 
o f C h o ic e ’s editorial staff; 
plans the editorial calendar; 
and handles Choice's busi­
ness and economics sections. 
Phone: (860) 347-6933; e- 
mail  fgraf@ala-choice.org.

DARLENA DAVIS, administrative 
secretary, prepares slates and bal­
lots and chapter and section ros­
ters; prepares members’ requests 
for reimbursements; prepares all 
Annual Conference speakers let­
ters o f agreem ent; m aintains 
member services files and ar­
chives; and assists with member 
services activities Phone: (312) 
280-2519; e-mail: ddavis@ala.org.

mailto:jbriody@ala.org
mailto:medavLs@ala.org
mailto:fgraf@ala-choice.org
mailto:ddavis@ala.org


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Meet the ACRL Staff

MICHAEL GODOW, program 
officer/special assistant to the 
executive director, coordinates 
legislative/public policy initia­
tive, Friends of ACRL, and di­
visional appointments; pre­
pares and distributes committee 
rosters and annual report of 
units’ activities; conducts envi­
ronmental scan and prepares 
report. Phone: (312) 280-2510; 
e-m ail:mgodow@ala.org.

JACK HELBIG, classified ad 
manager, maintains ACRL job 
ads on the Web; manages 
and sells ad space in C&RL 
News fo r library jo b  a n ­
nouncements. P h on e: (312) 
280-2513; fa x : (312) 280- 
7663; e-m ail: jhelbig@ala. 
org.

ALTHEA JENKINS, executive di­
rector, is responsible for staff op­
erations for ACRL and Choice; co­
ordinates strategic planning; co­
ordinates relationships between 
ACRL and other higher education 
organizations; oversees financial 
management; coordinates profes­
sional standards. Phon e: (312) 
280-3248; e-mail: ajenkins@ala.org.

TANGA MORRIS, administra­
tive secretary for publications 
and professional develop­
ment, maintains and distrib­
utes ACRL standards; man­
ages database of manuscript 
submissions; provides sup­
port for day-to-day operations 
for serial publications; pre­
pares C&RL News copy for 
posting to Internet. Phone: 
( 312)  280-2514;  e-m ail: 
tmorris@ala.org.

mailto:mgodow@ala.org
mailto:ajenkins@ala.org
mailto:tmorris@ala.org


C&RL News ■  D ecem ber 1998 /  877

Meet the ACRL Staff

MARGOT SUTTON, profes­
sional development assistant, 
handles ACRL special events 
planning for Midwinter Meet­
ings and Annual Confer­
ences; ACRL preconferences, 
National Conferences, and 
institute planning; and main­
tains the speaker agreement 
file. Phone: (312) 280-2522; 
e-mail: msutton@ala.org.

HUGH THOMPSON, director 
o f p u b lic a tio n s , h an d les 
monographic publications and 
the production and distribu­
tion of C&RL and RBML; Aca­
demic Libraries Statistics and 
Trends; coordinates activities 
of members and staff on ALA 
Website; and produces Na­
tional Conference documents. 
Phone: (312) 2802517; e-mail: 
hthompson@ala.org.

IRVING ROCKWOOD, editor 
of Choice, is responsible for 
Choice and other product ad­
vertising sales, subscription 
services, and marketing and 
prom otions. Phone: (860) 
347-6933; e-mail: irockwood@ 
ala-choice.org.

ANN-CHRISTE YOUNG,
production editor of ACRL 
journals, coordinates pro­
duction and copyedits C&RL 
News and RBML; manages 
page layout and writes col­
umns for C&RL News; main­
tains C&RL NewsNet Web 
page; and copyedits ACRL 
p ro m o tio n a l m ate rials. 
Phone: (312) 280-2524; e- 
mail: ayoung@ala. org.

mailto:msutton@ala.org
mailto:hthompson@ala.org


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	Structure Bookmarks
	C&RL News ■ December 1998/853
	C&RL News ■ December 1998/853
	1997-98 Annual Report
	ACRL's MissionThe Association of College and Re­search Libraries (ACRL) provides  leadership for development, promo­tion, and improvement of academic and research ibrary resources and services to facilitate learn­ng, research, and the scholarly communication rocess. ACRL promotes the highest level of pro­essional excellence for librarians and library per­onnel in order to serve the users of academic and esearch libraries.lipfsr
	Values for the ElectronicInformation Agehttp: / / www.ala.org/acrl.html
	854 / C&RL News ■ December 1998
	Message from the PresidentW. Lee HisleACRL's 59th President
	Let me say first what an honor and privilege it was to serve as the 59th President of the Association of College and Research  Libraries during the past year. Members and ACRL leaders worked hard and accomplished a great deal. Highlights include:• A year-long focus on the values of librarianshipMany members focused on the values of librarianship and the challenges to those values in an electronic information age. Values were considered during my chapter visits, in Midwinter discussions, in articles and edit
	C&RL. News ■ December 1998/855
	Message from the Presidentprograms. At the ALA Annual Conference, three preconferences were offered along with 18 conference programs, reflecting the variety of in­terests of our membership.• ACRL's sound fiscal situationSignificant funds were added to the ACRL and CHOICE endowments during the year. In addition, two alternative revenue sources were iden­tified: the Friends of ACRL, to be launched in 1998, and a new publica­tion, Academic Libraries: Trends and Statistics. Finally, revenues for the year were 
	ACRL Membership StatisticsACRL PersonalOrganizational/Aug. 1998 Aug. 1997 %increase/SectionsSpecialTotalTotaldecreaseACRL9,63498210,61610,779-1.51%AAMES36865433444-2.48%AFAS24926275290-5.17%ANSS50173574621-7.57%ARTS78096876889-1.46%CJCLS8952291,1241,133-0.79%CLS1,8982942,1922,284-4.03%EALS616146306211.45%EBSS1,0611861,2471,317-5.32%DLS1,019571,07694713.62%IS3,7734224,1954,253-1.36%LPSS63989728755-3.58%RBMS1,6181701,7881,804-0.89%SEES22553278288-3.47%STS1,6572121,8691,872-0.16%ULS5,6333185,9516,009-0.97%WESS
	856 / C&RL News ■ December 1998
	Message from the Vice-PresidentMaureen SullivanVice-President / President-Elect
	As the millennium approaches and academic library leaders and their colleagues seek ways to address the complex is-  sues brought about by the rapid changes in technology, the exponential growth of information, and changing organi­zational structures, librarians will continue to search for strategies and solutions that will improve the products and services they de­liver to enhance learning, teaching, and research. As a result, an im­portant component will be training and professional development.Academic l
	Message from the Vice-Presidentating contracts. The ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute and the IJL's Immersion '99 Program will be presented in July 1999.The 1999 Annual Conference in New Orleans will feature 16 pro­grams presented by ACRL sections and committees. The keynote speaker for the ACRL President's Program will be Margaret J. Wheatley, presi­dent of the Berkana Institute and the author of Leadership and the New Science. Wheatley's exploration of new science principles as they relate to leadership an
	858 / C&RL News ■ December 199
	Letter from theExecutive DirectorAlthea H. JenkinsExecutive Director
	In a climate of shifting paradigms and values within the li­brary and higher education communities, we must prepare  for new models of leadership, service, learning, teaching, and research. Nowhere is this shift more vividly played out than in libraries on campuses across the United States.Throughout the year, ACRL President W. Lee Hisle focused the attention of the Association on how change may be affecting the values of our profession. To ad­dress his theme, "Facing the Millennium: Values for the Electron
	C&RL News ■ December 1998 / 859
	Letter from theExecutive Directorpartnership an expert knowledge about library and information issues and an ability to address them. Identifying and sharing the roles that libraries and librarians play in accomplishing campus missions is at the heart of the work ACRL does with the higher education organizations. We are most proud of being active partners with AAHE, UCEA, AECT, and ARL / SPARC as demonstrated through our work on their commis­sions, boards, working groups, and conference programs.Librarians 
	860 / C&RL News ■ December 1998
	Year in ReviewACRL conducted its third membership needs survey in fall 1997. Previous surveys were administered in 1989 and 1993. Objec- tives identified for the survey were: 1) to develop a demo­graphic profile of ACRL's membership; 2) to evaluate association pro­grams and activities; and 3) to identify areas for developing new pro­grams and services.Key findings of the survey indicated that: 1) ACRL's membership is aging; 2) the number of interest sections members participate in has decreased; 3) the ACRL
	C&RL News ■ December 1998/861
	Year in Review
	established the ACRL Fellows. Under the leadership of the ACRL's im­mediate past president, members of the group will meet during the year to define a role and identify activities or issues it can undertake in sup­port of ACRL's mission.• To help librarians acquire the skills that will enable them to as­sume leadership roles on their campuses, ACRL established two leader­ship initiatives. The ACRL Leadership Toolkit Insti­tute was developed to provide practical advice to aca­ACRL Leadership demic librarians
	862 / C&RL News ■ December 1998
	Year in Review
	and public, etc.) to work toward instituting community-based information literacy programs.National ConferenceOne of the busiest schedules ever has been developed for ACRL's 9th Na­tional Conference in Detroit, April 8-11,1999. A full array of speakers, re­search, panels, networking opportunities, and special events will keep at­tendees learning and networking the entire time they are in Detroit. New additions to the program include a "conference-within-a-conference" that encourages librarians, faculty, and
	ACRL AWARD WINNERS 1998
	■ ACRL Academic or Research Librar­ian of the Year Award (Donor: Baker & Taylor Books)Allen B. Veaner, University of Arizona• ACRL/ALCTS/LAMA/LITA Hugh Atkinson Memorial Award Arnold Hirshon, Lehigh University■ Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (Donor: Institute for Scientific Information) jeanine M. Williamson, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill■ Samuel Lazerow Fellowship for Re­search in Acquisitions or Technical Services in an Academic or Research Library (Donor: Institute for Scientific Information
	■ Distinguished Education and Behav­ioral Sciences Librarian AwardEva L. Kiewitt, Regent University■ Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award (Donor: JAI Press)Lori Arp, University of Colorado■ IS Innovation in Instruction Award"Health Sciences Information Tools 2000," Wayne State University■ LPSS Marta Lange/CQ Award (Donor: Congressional Quarterly)Laura N. Gasaway, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill■ Katharine Kyes Leab and Daniel J. Leab American Book Prices Current Exhibition Catalogue Awards Exp
	C&RL News ■ December 1998 / 863
	Year in Review
	Advancing the ProfessionAwards and RecognitionACRL continued a tradition of recognizing and rewarding outstanding achievement and distinguished service in academic librarianship as well as exemplary research and publication. A total of fifteen librarians and their libraries were 1997-98 award recipients. The most prestigious award presented to an academic librarian, "The Academic Librarian of the Year Award" celebrated its twentieth year anniversary with the 1998 award presented to Allen B. Veaner, adjunct 
	864 / C&RL News ■ December 1998
	Year in Reviewformation throughout the profession. As the only national membership organization in North America representing all types of academic libraries, ACRL publishes many specialized titles that might not oth­erwise appear in print. In 1997-98 ACRL maintained its vigorous publications program, publishing four journals and six monographic titles. In addition:• ACRL participated, along with 24 other disciplinary asso­ciations in a study conducted by the Syracuse University Center for In­New Titles fro
	C&RL News ■ December 1998 / 865
	Year in Review
	Internet activitiesOur 1997 member survey showed that most ACRL members use the Internet as part of their daily work. This trend fits well with ACRL's move toward a virtual association. During the year, ACRL monitored 13 discus­sion lists on the ALA server and members from various ACRL units moni­tored 17 discussion lists that are mounted on servers of various institu­tions. Web pages were also maintained by sections, chapters, and selected committees and linked to the ACRL Web page. ACRL's web page, now in
	866 / C&RL News ■ December 1998
	Year in Review
	fication and Technology Act" (H.R. 3048). ACRL President W. Lee Hisle wrote a letter to eight higher education organizations, and 2,331 members who are deans or library directors encouraging support of the Boucher/ Campbell copyright proposals.• Appointment of an ACRL member, Lee Wisel, to the Inter-Asso­ciation Working Group on Title 44 Revision. The Group was charged to work with congressional staff on draft legislation to revise Chapter 19 on government information dissemination.• Monitoring and providin
	C&RL News ■ December 1998 / 867
	Year in Review• At the invitation of the American Council on Education (ACE), the ACRL Board endorsed ACE's statement "On the Importance of Di­versity in Higher Education." This statement, endorsed by fifty other organizations, was published in the February 13, 1998, issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education.• The Task Force on Institutional Priorities and Faculty Rewards, which participated in a study sponsored by Syracuse University, pub­lished its report "Academic Librarianship and Redefining Scholarshi
	868 / C&RL News ■ December 1998
	Year in Review1998 Annual Conference Programs and Preconferences■ ACRL preconference—“Advocacy Training for Academic Librarians: From Ivory Towers to Halls of Power”■ ACRL President’s Program—“The Value of Values: Changes and Continuities as We Facethe New Millennium ”■ ACRL Anthropology & Sociology Section—“Research 2001: Learned Societies Facilitating Information Awareness and Dissemination in Sociology and Anthropology”■ ACRL Arts Section—“Local Traditions in the Global Village: Are Regional Artistic and
	C&RL News ■ December 1998 / 869
	ACRL Board of Directors, 1997-98
	(I to r): (back row) Linda Muroi, Carol Pfeiffer, Helen Spalding, Jill Fatzer, John Sheridan, Victoria Montavon, Bernard Fradkin; (front row) William Miller, Althea Jenkins, W. Lee Hisle, Maureen Sullivan, and Ray English. Not pictured: Mary Reichel.
	ACRL Board of Directors, 1997-98President:W. Lee Hisle, Austin Community CollegeVice-President/President-Elect:Maureen Sullivan, Organizational Development ConsultantPast-President:William Miller, Florida Atlantic UniversityBudget & Finance Committee Chair:Ray English, Oberlin CollegeACRL Councilor:Helen Spalding, University of Missouri-Kansas CityDirectors-at-Large:Jill B. Fatzer, University of New OrleansBernard Fradkin, College of DuPageVictoria Montavon, Wright State UniversityLinda S. Muroi, San Diego 
	870 / C&RL News ■ December 1998
	Financial ReportRay English Budget and Finance Committee Chair
	ACRL had an exceptionally strong budget performance dur­ing the İ997-98 fiscal year and the association's financial condition remains very healthy.The 1997-98 ACRL budget called for expenditures to­taling $367,838 above revenues, reflecting the costs of new initia­tives and the need to incur expenses in advance of the Detroit Na­tional Conference. A combination of strong revenues (particularly from publication advertising) and cost efficiencies resulted in actual spending that was only $77,622 above revenue
	C&RL News ■ December 1998 / 877
	Financial Report
	(Oberly, Leab, and Atkinson). At the end of the 1997-98 fiscal year, the total portfolio value of all ACRL endowment funds was $628,174, an increase of $278,866 (or 79.8%) above the total value at the end of 1996- 97. Values for each of the endowments as of August 31, 1998, were as follows: ACRL endowment, $277,106; Oberly award, $17,045; Leab award, $23,750; Atkinson award, $96,853; Choice endowment, $214,418.The implementation of the first phases of ACRL's new approach to managing its financial assets occ
	872 / C&RL News ■ December 1998
	Financial Report
	forts to build ACRL's financial resources, which are essential for carry­ing out the association's objectives. Members of the Budget and Finance Committee were: Nancy Allen, Katherine Branch (intern), David Brink, Rena Fowler, Cathy Henderson, Janice Kemp, John Popko, Gloriana St. Clair, Lynn Sutton, Sharon Walbridge, Elizabeth Wood (intern), and Juana Young, as well as ex-officio members Maureen Sullivan and Althea Jenkins.I concluded last year's report by saying that everyone involved with ACRL can feel j
	C&RL News ■ December 1998 / 873
	Financial ReportExecutive Summary 1997-98
	FY1998 FY1998 PERCENT LAST YEAR SOURCES OF REVENUEBUDGETACTUALOF BUDGETACTUALEnding ReserveOperating Fund (ACRL)$1,190,604$1,295,731109%$1,573,649Endowments (ACRL)196,273414,756211%228,708Operating Fund (CHOICE)845,3521,042,918123%1,024,306Endowment (CHOICE)99,524213,418214%120,598Subtotal$2,331,753$2,966,823127%$2,947,261Membership dues and otherDues$352,935$359,060102%$354,066Other7,0009,525136%13,286Awards4,9005,6000%4,450Sec. Newsletters02,7500%1,750Subtotal$364,835$376,935103%$373,552PublicationsCHOICE
	874 / C&RL News ■ December 1998
	Financial Report
	FY1998 FY1998 PERCENT LAST YEAR OBJECT OF EXPENSEBUDGETACTUALOF BUDGETACTUALMembership ActivitiesMembership Servs.$98,451$74,66876%$57,066Exec. Comm. & Board98,91993,17294%73,125Statistics11,48311,20998%0Advisory12,097-18,154-150%15,032Standards distrib.5,2634,29882%5,132Discussion Groups3,2222,85489%2,504Awards33,58823,12569%20,645Chapters60,05550,01583%46,846Committees43,67939,18090%36,059Sections66,08260,29891%55,576Section Newsletters26,35226,223100%25,051Chapter Topics5,9163,95767%3,498C&RL19,23500%0C&
	C&RL News ■ December 1998 / 875
	Meet the ACRL Staff
	Many of you have had phone and/or e-mail contact with ACRL's staff, of which there are 12.95 ALA-approved FTE positions at headquarters. Here's your chance to put a face with that voice or e-mail signature. On these pages, we present current ACRL staff (including two of ACRL's Choice 22.4 FTE staff) with information about their responsibilities. Take a minute to "meet the staff!" We're looking forward to hearing from you.With several vacant positions in ACRL, we reviewed and made changes in the distribution
	JACK BRIODY, design/pro­duction assistant, manages C&RL production; develops and maintains ACRL Web pages; coordinates the awards program; designs and produces section newsletters; maintains ACRL lists on the ALA servers; and produces and maintains ACRL standards, guidelines, and model statements. Phone: (312) 280-2516; e-mail: jbriody@ala.org.
	MARY ELLEN K. DAVIS, senior associate executive director, is editor of C&RL News; coordi­nates professional development activities including National Conference program and meet­ing logistics, institutes, precon­ferences, workshops; manages day-to-day operations of ACRL; and is the official contact in the absence of the executive direc­tor. Phone (312) 280-2511; e-mail: medavLs@ala.org.
	FRANCINE GRAF, manag­ing editor of Choice, man­ages all editorial aspects of the magazine, reviews-on- cards, and electronic data­bases; coordinates the work of Choice’s editorial staff; plans the editorial calendar; and handles Choice's busi­ness and economics sections. Phone: (860) 347-6933; e- mail fgraf@ala-choice.org.
	DARLENA DAVIS, administrative secretary, prepares slates and bal­lots and chapter and section ros­ters; prepares members’ requests for reimbursements; prepares all Annual Conference speakers let­ters of agreement; maintains member services files and ar­chives; and assists with member services activities Phone: (312) 280-2519; e-mail: ddavis@ala.org.
	876/C&RL News ■ December 1998
	Meet the ACRL Staff
	MICHAEL GODOW, program officer/special assistant to the executive director, coordinates legislative/public policy initia­tive, Friends of ACRL, and di­visional appointments; pre­pares and distributes committee rosters and annual report of units’ activities; conducts envi­ronmental scan and prepares report. Phone: (312) 280-2510; e-mail:mgodow@ala.org.
	JACK HELBIG, classified ad manager, maintains ACRL job ads on the Web; manages and sells ad space in C&RL News for library job an­nouncements. Phone: (312) 280-2513; fax: (312) 280- 7663; e-mail: jhelbig@ala. org.
	ALTHEA JENKINS, executive di­rector, is responsible for staff op­erations for ACRL and Choice; co­ordinates strategic planning; co­ordinates relationships between ACRL and other higher education organizations; oversees financial management; coordinates profes­sional standards. Phone: (312) 280-3248; e-mail: ajenkins@ala.org.
	TANGA MORRIS, administra­tive secretary for publications and professional develop­ment, maintains and distrib­utes ACRL standards; man­ages database of manuscript submissions; provides sup­port for day-to-day operations for serial publications; pre­pares C&RL News copy for posting to Internet. Phone: (312) 280-2514; e-mail: tmorris@ala.org.
	C&RL News ■ December 1998 / 877
	Meet the ACRL Staff
	MARGOT SUTTON, profes­sional development assistant, handles ACRL special events planning for Midwinter Meet­ings and Annual Confer­ences; ACRL preconferences, National Conferences, and institute planning; and main­tains the speaker agreement file. Phone: (312) 280-2522; e-mail: msutton@ala.org.
	HUGH THOMPSON, director of publications, handles monographic publications and the production and distribu­tion of C&RL and RBML; Aca­demic Libraries Statistics and Trends; coordinates activities of members and staff on ALA Website; and produces Na­tional Conference documents. Phone: (312) 2802517; e-mail: hthompson@ala.org.
	IRVING ROCKWOOD, editor of Choice, is responsible for Choice and other product ad­vertising sales, subscription services, and marketing and promotions. Phone: (860) 347-6933; e-mail: irockwood@ ala-choice.org.
	ANN-CHRISTE YOUNG,production editor of ACRL journals, coordinates pro­duction and copyedits C&RL News and RBML; manages page layout and writes col­umns for C&RL News; main­tains C&RL NewsNet Web page; and copyedits ACRL promotional materials. Phone: (312) 280-2524; e- mail: ayoung@ala. org.
	878 / C&RL News ■ December 1998