ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries January 1987 / 19 ACRL President’s letter 1986—A C R L ’s year in review. D e a r ACRL Colleagues: The time has come once again for the annual as­ sessment of our Association’s activities by its Presi­ dent. This open letter will review for you several o u ts ta n d in g acco m ­ plishm ents of our dy­ namic Association in the hope of en c o u ra g in g even more support from all of you in 1987. D u rin g my first six months as ACRL Presi­ dent, I have been privi­ leged to attend a num ­ ber of chapter and other academic library meet­ ings and found to my dismay that many aca­ Hannelore B. Rader demic librarians are not aware of the full range of activities sponsored by ACRL sections, commit­ tees, task forces, chapters and discussion groups. I hope this letter will serve to inform more academic librarians about ACRL’s timely and, exciting en­ deavors. Our Association continues to grow; membership is currently at 9,897. The Association’s revenues for 1986/87 are pro­ jected at $666,687; expenditures are projected at $718,463, resulting in a deficit of $51,776, which will have to be covered by reserve funds. The in­ crease in projected expenses demonstrates the ag­ gressive growth in activities by membership. F und­ ing for our 14 sections has tripled since 1984/85 and funding for the 38 chapters has almost doubled, while funding for the more than 48 committees and task forces has decreased by approximately 5 % . Here are some highlights from 1986: •A CRL honored Millicent (Penny) Abell for her ten years of service on the ACRL Roard. •F ive new ACRL Task Forces were established: Libraries and Computer Centers, Library Access, Librarians as Instructors, Fundraising, and C hap­ ter Guidelines. • T h e ACRL W o m en ’s Studies D iscussion Group became the Women’s Studies Section. •V irginia Tiefel, Ohio State University, was named the Miriam Dudley Bibliographic Instruc­ tion Librarian of the year 1986. •M a rg a re t Beckman, University of Guelph, was named 1986 Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. • ACRL staff and the ACRL Planning Commit­ tee are working on ACRL’s first Annual Operating Plan for 1987/88 based on our new Strategic Plan. Publications • Eleven of the fourteen sections published a newsletter, an increase of 275% since 1985. • Energies for Transition, the proceedings from ACRL’s F ourth National Conference, has been published. • ACRL’s new journal, Rare Books & M anu­ scripts Librarianship, made its debut in April. • Charles Martell was reappointed as editor of College and Research Libraries for 1987-1990. • Revised “Guidelines for Audiovisual Services in Academic Libraries” were published in the May 1986 issue of C&RL News. • The ACRL publications program, identified as membership’s num ber one priority, continued to grow in strength and quality. Continuing education • The ACRL Fourth National Conference in Baltimore, A pril 9-12, 1986, was a tremendous success. 2,309 participants from 48 states and 29 foreign countries enjoyed six them e sessions, 60 contributed papers, a variety of appropriate ex­ 20 / C&RL News hibits and various social events. • Sharon Hogan, Past ACRL President, was ap­ pointed chair of ACRL’s Fifth National Confer­ ence to be held in Cincinnati in 1989. This event will also celebrate ACRL’s 100th anniversary. • More than 500 people participated in ACRL’s 18 Continuing Education courses. ACRL’s two Humanities Programming W ork­ shops funded by NEH were attended by 90 persons. • I n addition to the ACRL President’s Program, Sections, Committees and Discussion Groups spon­ sored 22 programs during the ALA Annual Confer­ ence in New York, June 28-July 3, 1986. •M ost of the 38 ACRL Chapters also sponsored programs throughout the United States to provide their membership with relevant professional devel­ opment opportunities. Standards • The Academic Library Statistics Committee was established. •T h e 1986 “College Library Standards” were approved and published. Liaisons Many ACRL members participated actively in more than 30 non-library professional organiza­ tions. The Professional Liaison Committee is com- Recruitment open for editor of ACRL Publications in Librarianship ACRL’s monographic series, A R C L Publica­ tions in Librarianship, will require a new edi­ tor to serve on a volunteer basis when Arthur Young completes his term of service. The in­ coming editor will serve as associate editor from September 1987 to June 1988 and will assume full editorship for a 5-year period in July 1988. Resides ACRL m em b ersh ip , ca n d id a te s should have a background of service in aca­ demic or research librarianship; experience in research, editing, and bibliographical activi­ ties; a concern w ith publication as a means of professional communication; and an ability to analyze m an u scrip ts for co n te n t, research methods, form, structure, or style. Together w ith the four- to six-member edito­ rial board, the editor is charged with encourag­ ing research and w riting that may be appropri­ ate for the monographic series, soliciting topics and suggesting them to appropriate authors, and editing and refereeing manuscripts. Persons wishing to be considered for the five- year term as editor should communicate their interest, accompanied by a statem ent of quali­ fications and names of references, to: Ruth Per­ son, C hair, ACRL Publications C om m ittee, College of Library Science, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, PA 16214. pleting a survey to assess the extent of this involve­ ment. Preliminary findings indicate that at least six librarians were speakers at non-library meetings last year. Following are examples of some profes­ sional associations to which ACRL members be­ long: American Association of Higher Education American Historical Association American Association of State Colleges and Uni­ versities American Association of University Professors American Psychological Association American Sociological Association American Educational Research Association American Marketing Association American Society for Public Administrators American Statistical Association Association of Educational Communication and Technology American Chemical Society American Association for the Advancement of Science College English Association Economic History Association National W omen’s Studies Association Society for History of Technology Articles by non-librarians are beginning to ap­ pear in ACRL publications, and there has also been a slight increase in the num ber of articles by librari­ ans in the non-library higher education literature. Chapters Two new chapters were established, in Alabama and New Mexico. A new Task Force on C hapter Guidelines is considering the relationship between ACRL and its chapters, especially in regards to le­ gal and fiscal responsibility. I have attem pted to highlight several of the Asso­ ciation’s 1986 accomplishments and activities to demonstrate the dynamic quality of ACRL. In the next few years, we will need our professional Asso­ ciation more than ever for our own development and education as we forge tow ard new horizons in librarianship caused by newly emerging technolo­ gies and the need for new approaches to service. Hannelore B. Rader A C R L President ■ ■ Chapter corrections The following are corrections to the list of ACRL chapter chairs th at appeared in C ò R L News, October 1986, pp. 596-98: Kansas Chapter-. Rachel R. Vukas, Refer­ ence Services L ib r a r ia n , M abee L ib ra r y , W ashburn University, Topeka, KS 66621. Michigan Chapter: Sandra Yee, Center of Educational Resources, Eastern Michigan Uni­ versity, Ypsilanti, MI 48197.