ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


3 4 4 /C & RL News

M ore ACRL ev e n ts in N ew  York
The May 1996 issue of C&RL News con­

tained an insert listing ACRL programs, meet­
ings, and special events taking place at the 
ALA Annual Conference in New York. This 
brief list adds to those already published.

ACRL Anthropology and Sociology Sec­
tion (ANSS) Twenty-fifth A nniversary Cel­
e b r a t i o n / R e c e p t i o n . M onday, Ju ly  8, 
6:00-7:30 p.m. at the John Jay College of 
Criminal Justice, 899 Tenth Ave., New York.

ANSS Tour o f  th e Am erican Museum o f 
Natural H istory Library. Tuesday, July 9, 
10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon. The tour will include 
the reference area, rare book room, archives, 
art and memorabilia collection, and conser­
vation laboratory, as well as storage areas and 
the digitization project for collection manage­
ment in the Anthropology Department. The 
tour, which will be followed by a reception, 
is limited to the first 60 participants who ad­
vance register. To register send $5 (checks 
made payable to Maija Lutz) to Maija M. Lutz, 
Tozzer Library, Harvard University, 21 Divin­
ity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138.

ACRL Instruction  Section and LIRT to 
h o n o r Martin Raish. Monday, July 8, 9:30 
a.m. Martin Raish, creator and moderator of 
the BI-L listserv, will receive a special certifi­
cate of recognition and appreciation at the

joint IS/LIRT meeting. The certificate recog­
nizes Raish’s critical contributions to more than 
2,300 BI-L listserv subscribers. The focus of 
BI-L is on library instruction, with substantive 
discussions, requests for advice and handouts, 
and reports on activities, new programs, and 
classrooms.

ACRL In ternation al Relations. Saturday, 
July 6, 9:00 a.m. Guests are welcome to the 
committee-led discussion on international li­
brarianship that will look at questions such 
as: How can American librarians understand 
and make use of the experience of librarians 
in other countries? What is the “political cul­
ture” of libraries? How does the planned Glo­
bal Information Infrastructure affect American 
and other librarians?

ACRL Science and T echnology Section 
General Discussion Group. Sunday, July 7, 
2:00–4:00 p.m. Julie Arnott, SOLINET Preser­
vation Services Manager, and Tom Clareson, 
AMIGOS Preservation Services Manager, will 
join the group.

ACRL W estern  E u ro p e a n  Specialists 
Section Scandinavian D iscussion Group. 
Sunday, July 7, 4:30– 5:30 p.m. Will discuss 
grant-funded, collaborative access and pres­
ervation projects focusing on the work at 
Cornell’s Fiske Icelandic Collection.

in the May issue of College & Re­
sea rch  Libraries, written by Carla 
J. Stoffle, Robert Renaud, and 
Jerilyn R. Veldof. The article and 
commentaries on it (provided by 
Susan Lee, Bonnie Jeuergens, and 
Richard Hume Werking) appear in 
an interactive form on the ACRL 
8th National Conference Homep­
age at http://www.ala.org/acrl. 
html.

“Choosing Our Futures” is the 
theme of the ACRL 8th National 
Conference, to be held in Nash­
ville, April 11– 14, 1997. Confer­
ence organizers would like your 
input on the future of libraries. Visit 
the conference homepage and fol­
low the instructions for posting 
your comments and opinions. ■

Patricia Senn Breivik (1) and William Miller (r ) enjoy the gala 
for the ALA Washington Office with Ralph Russell (center), 
ACRL’s 1996 Academic/Research Librarian o f the Year.

http://www.ala.org/acrl