ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


April 1983 /  105

Seattle, cont’d

Seattle is surrounded by mountains and water. 
The Olympic and the Cascades Mountains, Lake 
Washington, and the Puget Sound all contribute to 
the beauty of this area. The Conference Executive 
Committee is planning events which will empha­
size Pacific Northwest themes. A boat trip on the 
Puget Sound and a salmon banquet will be among 
the special events offered to conference partici­
pants. T he dinner w ill feature steamed clams 
served on the beach, fresh salmon barbequed over 
green alder coals, and a performance by the Cape 
Fox Indian Dancers. ACRL members may want to 
consider a vacation in conjunction with conference 
attendance.

Meetings will be at the Seattle Center and the 
new Sheraton Hotel in downtown Seattle. The Se­
attle Center was the site of the 1964 Seattle World’s 
Fair, and is the home of the Space Needle, Seattle’s 
best known landmark. Also at the Center is the Se­
attle Repertory Theater and a branch of the Seattle 
Art Museum. The Seattle Center is five minutes by 
monorail to the center of downtown Seattle. Con­

f e r e n c e  h o t e l s  a r e  w i t h i n  s h o r t  w a l k i n g  d i s t a n c e  o f  

t h e  m o n o r a i l  t e r m i n a l  a n d  d o w n t o w n  d e p a r t m e n t  
S t o r e s ,  t h e a t e r s  a n d  r e s t a u r a n t s .

From many suggestions the Conference Execu­
tive Committee chose “Academic Libraries: Myths 
and Realities” as the theme for the 1984 confer­
ence. The theme was suggested by Ward Shaw, 
Colorado Alliance of Research L ib raries. Five 
theme sessions plus a wrap-up session are planned.

Contributed papers and exhibits will again be 
important features of the conference. The call for 
contributed papers was published in the March is­
sue of C & R L  N ew s. The Conference Executive 
Committee is exploring the possibility of publish­
ing the papers at a lower cost and providing regis­
trants with a copy of the proceedings as part of 
their registration.

T h e Conference Executive Com m ittee wel­
comes suggestions regarding the conference. Sug­
gestions should be sent to: Gary L. Menges, Chair, 
ACRL National Conference Executive Commit­
tee, Suzzallo Library, FM -25, University of Wash­
ington Libraries, Seattle, WA 98195. ■  ■

Standards and Guidelines 

Relating to A cadem ic Libraries

Many of the inquiries received by the ACRL O f­
fice are concerned with or can be answered by cer­
tain standards or guidelines developed by ALA, its 
divisions, or other professional organizations. The 
following list was compiled with the help of the 
ACRL Standards and Accreditation Committee. 
Unless otherwise noted, all materials are available 
from various offices and divisions of ALA, 50 E. 
Huron Street, Chicago, IL  60611.

I. S t a n d a r d s

ACRL/AECT G u id elin es f o r  T w o-Y ear C o lleg e 
L ea r n in g  R esou rces P rogram s (C &R L  N ew s, 
January and February 1982, pp. 5 -1 0 , 45-49). 
Offprint free to ACRL members, non-members 
$1, from ACRL Office.

A C R L S ta n d a rd s f o r  C o lle g e L ib r a r ie s  (C &R L  
N ew s, October 1975, pp. 2 7 5 -7 9 ,2 9 0 -3 0 1 ). O ff­
print free to ACRL members, non-members $1, 
from ACRL Office.

ACRL Standards f o r  University L ib ra ries  (C &R L  
N ew s, April 1979, pp. 101-10). Offprint free to 
ACRL members, non-members $1, from ACRL 
Office.

II. G u i d e l i n e s

ACRL Access Policy G u idelin es (C & R L  N ew s, No­
vem ber 1975, pp. 3 2 2 -2 3 ). O ffprint free to

ACRL members, non-members $1, from ACRL 
Office.

ACRL G u idelin es a n d  P rocedures f o r  th e Screen­
ing a n d  A p p oin tm en t o f  A cad em ic L ibrarian s 
(C &R L  N ew s, September 1977, pp. 231-33). 
Offprint free to ACRL members, non-members 
$1, from ACRL Office.

ACRL G u idelin es f o r  A udio-V isual Services in A c­
a d e m ic  L i b r a r i e s  (1 9 6 8 ). 24p. $ 1 .5 0 , from 
ACRL Office.

ACRL G uidelin es f o r  B ib lio g ra p h ic Instruction in 
A ca d em ic L ib ra ries  (C &R L  N ew s, April 1977, 
p. 92). Offprint free to ACRL members, non- 
members $1, from ACRL Office.

ACRL G u idelin es f o r  B ran ch L ib ra ries in C olleges 
a n d  Universities (C & R L  N ew s, October 1975, 
pp. 281-83). Offprint free to ACRL members, 
non-members $1, from ACRL Office.

ACRL G u idelin es f o r  E x ten d ed  C am pu s L ib ra ry  
Services (C &R L  N ews, March 1982, pp. 86-88). 
Offprint free to ACRL members, non-members 
$1, from ACRL Office.

A CRL G u idelin es f o r  the Security o f  R are B ook, 
M a n u scrip t, a n d  O th er S p e c ia l C o lle c tio n s . 
(C &R L  N ew s, March 1982, pp. 90-93).

ACRL G uidelin es on M anuscripts a n d  A rchives 
(1977). Free to ACRL members, non-members 
$1, from ACRL Office.



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ACRL/AAUP/AAC Jo in t S ta tem en t on F acu lty 
S tatus of  C o lle g e  a n d  U niversity L ib ra r ia n s 
(C &R L  N ew s, February 1974, p. 26). Offprint 
free to ACRL members, non-members $1, from 
ACRL Office.

A C R L  R e la t o r  T erm s f o r  R a r e  B o o k s . M an u ­
s c r ip ts , a n d  S p e c ia l C o lle c tio n s  C a ta lo g in g  
(C &R L  N ew s. October 1981, pp. 322-25). O ff­
print free to ACRL members, non-members $1, 
from ACRL Office.

ACRL Standards f o r  Faculty Status f o r  C o lleg e 
a n d  University L ibrarian s (C &R L  N ews, May 
1974, pp. 112-13). Offprint free to ACRL mem­
bers, non-members $1, from ACRL Office.

ALA F re ed o m  to R ea d  Statem ent (Am erican L i ­
braries, March 1979, pp. 253-54). Offprint free 
with SASE, from O ffice of Intellectual Free­
dom.

ALA G u idelines f o r  L ib rary  A ffirm a tiv e Action 
Plans (American L ib raries, July/August 1976, 
pp. 4 5 1 -5 3 ). Offprint free with SASE, from 
OLPR Office.

ALA L ib ra ry  Bill o f  Rights (Am erican L ibraries, 
D ecem ber 1979, p. 663). O ffprint free with 
SASE, from Office of Intellectual Freedom.

ALA L ib ra ry  B ill o f  Rights Interpretation s (avail­
able free with SASE, from Office of Intellectual 
Freedom):

Challenged Materials (Am erican L ib ra r ies‚ 
September 1981, p. 492).

Evaluating Library Collections (Am erican L i­
braries, September 1981, p. 492).

Exhibit Spaces and Meeting Rooms (American 
L ibraries, June 1981, p. 334).

Expurgation of Library Materials (American 
L ib raries. June 1981, p. 334).

Intellectual Freedom Statement (A m erican 
L ibraries. September 1971, pp. 831-33).

Restricted Access to Library Materials (A m er­
ican L ib raries. September 1981, pp. 495-96).

Statement on Labeling (Am erican L ib ra ries‚ 
September 1981, p. 495).

ALA Policy on C onfiden tiality o f  L ib ra r y  R ecords 
(1971). Free with SASE, from Office of Intellec­
tual Freedom.

ALA Standards f o r  A ccreditation (1972). Free with 
SASE, from Committee on Accreditation Office.

ARL N etw ork D ev elop m en t in R esearch  L ibraries: 
S om e Guiding Principles (1980). Check with the 
Association o f Research Libraries, 1527 New 
Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036, 
for availability.

ASIS C o d e o f  E thics (1972). Free with SASE, from 
American Societv for Information Science, 1010 
16 St., NW, Washington, DC 20036.

G O D O R T State D ocu m en t G u idelines (1982). In­
cludes: Guidelines for Minimum State Servicing 
of State Documents; Guidelines for State Docu­
ments Checklists; Guidelines for Inputting State 
Documents into Data Bases; Guidelines for State 
Publications Depository Legislation; Guidelines 
for State Distribution Center Activities. Free.

from Karen Smith, Documents Department, 
Lockwood Memorial Library, SUNY at Buffalo, 
Buffalo, NY 14260.

LAMA Personnel P erfo rm an ce A ppraisal: A G uide 
f o r  L ib ra ries an d a B ibliog rap h y (1979). 14p. 
Free, plus $1.50 postage, from LAMA Office.

OLPR G u idelines f o r  L ib ra r y  A ffirm ativ e Action 
P la n s (1 9 7 6 ). F re e , plus 4 0 c postage, from 
OLPR Office.

RASD A C o m m itm en t to Inform ation  Services: 
D ev elop m en tal G u idelines (RQ, Fall 1979, pp. 
29-30). Offprint free, plus 30c postage, from 
RASD Office.

RASD G uidelines f o r  Establishing L o c a l History 
C ollection s (RQ. Spring 1979, pp. 29-30). Off­
print free, plus 30c postage, from RASD Office.

RASD G uidelines f o r  th e Preparation o f  a B ibliog ­
raphy (RQ. Fall 1982, pp. 31-32). Free, plus 30c 
postage, from RASD Office.

RASD/IFLA Interlibrary L oan  C odes, 1980; Inter­
n ation al L en d in g  P rin ciples an d  G u idelin es, 
1978 (1981). 16p. ISBN 0-8389-5587-8. $2, from 
ALA Order Department.

RTSD G u id e to C ollection  Evaluation through Use 
a n d  U ser S tu d ie s (1 9 8 3 ). F o rth co m in g  in 
October-December 1983 L ib rary  R esources ò  
T ec h n ic a l Services. Offprints to be available 
from RTSD Office.

RTSD G u id e to C o o rd in a ted  an d  C o o p era tiv e C o l­
lection D ev elop m en t a m on g  L ib ra ries (1983). 
Forthcoming in October-Decem ber 1983 L i­
brary R esources ò  T ech n ical Services. Offprints 
to be available from RTSD Office.

RTSD G u idelines f o r  B ook C atalogs (1977). 32p. 
ISBN 0-8389-3190-1. $5, from ALA Order De­
partment.

R TSD  G u id elin es f o r  C o lle c tio n  D ev e lo p m en t 
(1979). 84p. ISBN 0-8389-3231-2. $6, from ALA 
Order Department.

RTSD G u idelines f o r  H andling L ib ra ry  Orders fo r  
In -P rin t M o n o g r a p h ic  P u b lic a t io n s  (1973). 
Free, plus 35c postage, from RTSD Office.

RTSD G uidelines f o r  H andling L ib ra ry  Orders f o r  
M icroform s (1977). Free, plus 35c postage, from 
RTSD Office.

RTSD G u idelines f o r  H andling L ib rary  O rders fo r  
Serials a n d  P erio d ica ls (1974). 16p. ISBN 0- 
8389-3158-8. $3, from ALA Order Department.

RTSD G u idelines f o r  th e Su bject Analysis o f  Au­
diovisual M aterials (1978). 2p. Free, plus 35c 
postage, from RTSD Office.

RTSD G u idelines f o r  Union C atalogu es o f  Serials 
(1st Draft, 1981). $10, from RTSD Office.

III. R e l a t e d  M a t e r i a l s

ACRL C o lleg e L ib ra ry  Standards: Questions an d 
A nsw ers (C & R L  N ew s. November 1974, pp. 
249-50). Offprint free to ACRL members, non- 
members $1, from ACRL Office.

ACRL An E valuative C hecklist f o r  R eview in g a 
C o lle g e  L ib ra r y  P rog ram . B ased  on th e 1975 
Standards f o r  C o lleg e L ib ra ries (C & R L  News.



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November 1979, pp. 305-16). Offprint free to 
ACRL members, non-members $1, from ACRL 
Office.

ACRL Guide to M ethods o f  L ibrary Evaluation 
(C &R L  News‚ October 1968, pp. 293-99). Off­
print free to ACRL members, non-members $1, 
from ACRL Office.

ACRL/SAA Join t Statement on Access to Original 
R esearch M aterials (C &R L  News, April 1979, 
pp. 111-12). Offprint free to ACRL members, 
non-members $1, from ACRL Office.

ACRL The Mission o f  an Undergraduate L ibrary 
(M odel Statem ent) (C &R L  N ews, November 
1979, pp. 317-19). Offprint free to ACRL mem­
bers, non-members $1, from ACRL Office.

ACRL M odel Statem ent o f  C riteria an d P roce­
dures fo r  Appointm ent, Prom otion in A cadem ic 
Rank, and Tenure f o r  C ollege an d University L i­
brarians (C&R L  News, September and October 
1973, pp. 192-95, 2 43-47). Offprint free to 
ACRL members, non-members $1, from ACRL 
Office.

ACRL Organizing an d Managing a L ibrary In­
struction P rogram : C hecklists (1979). $3 for 
ACRL members, $4 for non-members, from 
ACRL Office.

ACRL Statement on C ollective Bargaining (1975). 
Free to ACRL members, non-members $1, from 
ACRL Office.

ACRL Statement on Quantitative Standards fo r  
T w o -Y ea r L e a r n in g  R e so u r c es P ro g r a m s 
(C&R L  News, March 1979, pp. 69-73). Offprint 
free to ACRL members, non-members $1, from 
ACRL Office.

ACRL Statement on the Terminal Professional D e­
gree fo r  A cadem ic Librarians (1975). Free to 
ACRL members, non-members $1, from ACRL 
Office.

ALA M odel Policy Concerning C ollege and Uni­
versity Photocopying f o r  Classroom, Research 
and L ibrary Reserve Use (C&R L  News, April 
1982, pp. 1 2 7 -3 1 ). Included in L ib r a r ia n ’s 
Copyright Kit 1982. ISBN 0-8389-3276-2. $15, 
from ALA Order Department.

ALA Thirty Questions Librarians Ask abou t Tap­
ing C opyrighted Television Programs f o r  E duca­
tional Use: Interpreting the Guidelines f o r  Off- 
Air R ecording (1982). 20p. ISBN 0-8389-3274-6. 
$2, from ALA Order Department. Also included 
in the ALA L ib ra ria n s Copyright Kit 1982 ($15, 
from ALA Order Department).

ARL Access to Original R esearch M aterials in L i­
braries, Archives, an d Manuscript Repositories; 
R eproduction o f  Manuscripts and Archives fo r  
N on-C om m ercial Purposes (1974). Free, from 
the Association of Research Libraries, 1527 New 
Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036.

ARL/ACRL “Report of the ARL/ACRL Joint 
Committee on University Library Standards,” 
Appendix (1975) in John Vasi, Budget Allocation 
Systems f o r  Research Libraries (1983), OMS Oc­
casional Paper #1. For historical purposes only. 
Free to ARL library members, others $8, from 
ARL/OMS (address above).

ASCLA Techniques f o r  L ibrary Service to the D ea f 
an d H ard o f  Hearing (In terfa ce‚ Fall 1981, pp. 
2 -3). Offprint free with SASE, from ASCLA Of­
fice.



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O LPR  L ib ra r y  E d u ca tion  an d  P erson n el Utiliza­
tion: A S tatem en t o f  P olicy (1970). 8p. Free with 
SASE, from O LPR Office.

RASD T h e L ib r a r y ’s R espon sibility to th e Aging 
(RQ, Fall 1981, p. 27). Free, plus 30¢ postage, 
from RASD Office.

RASD O nline Training Sessions: Suggested G u id e­
lines (RQ , Summer 1981, pp. 3 5 3 -5 7 ). ISBN 0- 
8389-6541-5. Offprint $1, from ALA Order D e­
partment.

IV . A N S C  S t a n d a r d s

The American National Standards Committee 
Z39: Library and Information Sciences and Re­
lated Publishing Practices develops technical stan­
dards for both products and services in the library 
profession. The following standards are available 
from ANSC Z39, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
National Bureau of Standards, L ib rary E -1 0 6 , 
Washington, D C  20234.
A b b r e v ia t io n  o f  T itles o f  P e r io d ic a ls . Z 3 9 .5 - 

1969(R1974). $4.
B asic C riteria  f o r  Indexes. Z 39.4-1968(R1974). $4. 
B ib lio g r a p h ic  In fo rm a tio n  In terch a n g e on M ag­

n etic T a p e. Z 39.2-1979. $4.
B ib lio g ra p h ic  R e fer en ce s. Z 39.29-1977. $12.75. 
B o o k  N u m berin g. Z 39.21-1980. $3.50.
B o o k  Spine F orm a ts. Z 39.41-1979. $3.50.
C riteria f o r  P rice Indexes f o r  L ib r a r y  M aterials.

Z 39.20-1974. $4.
D ev elo p m en t o f  Id en tifica tio n  C o d es f o r  Use b y  

th e  B ib lio g r a p h ic  C o m m u n ity . Z 3 9 .33-1977. 
$3.50.

D irecto ries o f  L ib r a r ie s a n d  In fo rm a tio n  Centers.
Z 39.10-1971(R1977). $4.

G u id elin es f o r  T hesaurus Structure, C onstruction, 
a n d  Use. Z 39.19-1980. $5.

In tern a tio n a l S ta n d a rd  S erial N u m berin g. Z39.9- 
1979. $3.50.

L ib r a r y  Statistics. Z39.7-1968(R1974). $6.50. 
O rder F orm  f o r  Single T itles o f  L ib ra r y  M aterials 

in 3 -inch b y  5 -inch F o rm a t. Z 39.30-1982. $6. 
P e r io d ic a ls : F o r m a t  a n d  A r ra n g e m e n t. Z 3 9 .1 - 

1977. $4.50.
P erm a n en t a n d  D u ra b le L ib ra r y  C a ta lo g  Cards.

Z 8 5 .1-1980. $3.50.
Serial H oldin gs Statem en ts at th e S u m m ary L e v e l.

Z 39.42-1980. $5.50.
Structure f o r  th e Id en tifica tio n  o f  Coun tries o f  the 

W orld  f o r  In fo rm a tio n  E x ch an g e. Z 3 9 .27-1976. 
$2 .

System  f o r  th e R o m a n iza tion  o f  A ra b ic. Z39.12- 
1972(R1978). $3.50.

S y stem  f o r  t h e  R o m a n i z a t i o n  o f  A r m e n ia n .
Z 39.37-1979. $3.50.

System  f o r  th e R o m a n iza tion  o f  H eb r ew . Z39.25- 
1975. $4.50.

System f o r  th e R o m a n iza tion  o f  J a p a n es e . Z 3 9 .l l -  
1972(R1978). $4.

System f o r  th e R o m a n iza tion  o f  L a o . K h m er, a n d  
Pali. Z 39.35-1979. $4.50.

System  f o r  th e  R o m a n iz a tio n  o f  S lav ic C y rillic
C h a racters. Z 39.24-1976. $4.

V .  S e t t i n g  S t a n d a r d s

Setting S tandards f o r  L ib ra r ies  (1982) reprints 
the papers presented at a program sponsored by the 
ALA Standards Committee at Annual Conference 
in 1981. This 34-page monograph contains many 
helpful suggestions on selecting a standards com­
mittee, conducting research, writing, implement­
ing, prom oting, validating, and revising stan ­
dards. It costs $4 and may be ordered from the 
ALA Executive Office.

The following ACRL units are directly involved 
in developing standards and guidelines: Standards 
and Accreditation Committee, Patricia Ann Sacks, 
Chair; Academic Status Committee, D . Kaye G a­
pen, Chair; Ad Hoc College Library Standards 
Committee, Jacquelyn M. Morris, Chair; EBSS 
Committee on Standards for Education Library 
Services, Betty P. Cleaver, Chair; RBM S Ad Hoc 
Committee on Developing Guidelines for Profes­
sional Ethics, Terry Belanger, Chair; RBMS Ad 
Hoc Committee on Developing Guidelines on the 
Selection  o f G eneral C o lle ctio n  M aterials for 
T ran sfer to Sp ecial C o llections, Sam uel Allen 
Streit, Chair; RBMS Security Committee, Peter E. 
Hanff, Chair; and RBMS Standards Committee, 
John Lancaster, Chair. ■  ■

Status Seekers 
Take Note

The A C R L office gets many inquiries from li­
brarians about types of appointments, criteria 
for promotion and tenure, benefits, govern­
ance, number o f hours in the work week, terms 
of appointment, etc. An A C R L publication 
which addresses all these issues and more is the 
A c a d e m ic  Status Survey. As part of the ACRL 
100 L ib rary p roject, 126 libraries w ere sur­
veyed on these issues. Their responses are sum­
marized in this book and appropriate docu­
ments from 31 institutions are included in their 
entirety. T he documents include faculty hand­
books, evaluation forms for librarians, person­
nel plans, guidelines for promotion and tenure 
committees, faculty constitutions, professional 
staff manuals, and policy manuals. T he Aca­
demic Status Survey is very much like an ACRL 
C L IP  Note except community colleges and uni­
versity libraries were surveyed along with col­
lege libraries. Copies of this 340-page book are 
available from A CRL at $12 for A C R L mem­
bers, $17 for non-members (prepaid).



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