ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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ACRL Board Moves
Due to pressures at the Detroit meeting of 

the ACRL Board of Directors, several items 
did not reach the Board docket for action. As 
action was needed on these items prior to the 
Midwinter meetings, the ACRL Executive Com­
mittee requested that the ACRL Executive Sec­
retary submit to the Board by mail the items 
below for mail vote. (Ballots were due in the 
ACRL office by October 1, 1970. All six mo­
tions were approved by the Board.)

I. A motion submitted by Marcia Miller, past 
chairman of the Subject Specialist Section, 
that Otto Gara be approved as chairman of 
the Law and Political Science Subsection 
1970/71 to replace Iris Wildman who has 
resigned. This action has been approved by 
the Executive Committee of the Law and 
Political Science Subsection.
“Iris Wildman, the duly elected vice- 
chairman and chairman-elect of the Law 
and Political Sciences Subsection, Subject 
Specialists Section, having resigned, the 
Executive Committee of the Subsection at 
its Midwinter meeting appointed Otto Gara 
to serve in Miss Wildman’s place. On be­
half of the Executive Committees of the 
Subsection and the Subject Specialists Sec­
tion, I move that the Board approve this 
appointment.”

II. A motion by Robert T. Grazier, Chairman, 
ACRL Publications Committee, that the 
Board adopt official guidelines defining 
editorial and production functions vis-à- 
vis ACRL publications and ALA Publish­
ing Department.
“At its June 29, 1970 meeting the Publica­
tions Committee recommended that the 
Board of Directors of ACRL adopt the 
following guidelines to define the editorial 
and production functions vis-à-vis ACRL 
publications and ALA publishing depart­
ment. The proposal reads as follows:

“All aspects of a publication that can be 
observed by a reader or that can con­
ceivably affect its intellectual and aes­
thetic content are the legitimate con­
cern of its editor. These aspects include 
choice printer, acceptance of advertis­
ing, etc., in addition to the content and 
style of articles, reviews, and the like. 
Therefore, no proposed change which 
may effect the editorial content (as de­
fined, by implication, above) of an 
ACRL publication should be imple­
mented unless it is approved of by its 
editor and by the Executive Secretary 
of ACRL.”

III. A motion by Robert T. Grazier, Chairman, 
ACRL Publications Committee, that the 
Board adopt a proposal redefining the 
scope of the AC R L Monograph Series: 
“A t its June 29, 1970, meeting the Publi­
cations Committee recommended that the 
Board of Directors of ACRL adopt the 
following proposal concerning the ACRL 
Monograph Series. This proposal was sub­
mitted by Edward Holley, editor, and was 
approved by Mr. Holley’s editorial board. 
The proposal, as amended, is as follows:

“ACRL Monographs shall drop the title 
‘Monographs’ and broaden its base 
somewhat along the lines of the best 
university press series, e.g., Columbia 
University Studies in Library Service, 
Illinois Contributions to Librarianship, 
University of California Publications in 
Librarianship. Thus it might become the 
ACRL Publications (original statement 
reads “Studies” ) in Librarianship. Ex­
cept for California, the above-mentioned 
series have been hard cover books, 
though they have covered a wide va­
riety of subject matter. This up-grading 
of the monograph series would envision 
books along the lines of Charles H. 
Brown’s Scientific Serials, No. 16, though 
I think Irene Braden’s recent mono­
graph would certainly fit into this cate­
gory. Format might or might not be im­
portant under these circumstances.”

IV. A motion from Anne Edmonds, Chairman 
of the ACRL Executive Committee, that 
the AASL/ACRL Committee on Instruc­
tion and Use be dissolved. Such action has 
been approved by the AASL. “On the rec­
ommendation of James Govan, chairman of 
the AASL/ACRL Committee on Instruc­
tion in Use of Libraries, I move that the 
AASL/ACRL Committee on Instruction in 
Use of Libraries be discontinued. The 
AASL approved the discontinuance of this 
committee in Detroit, July 1970.”

V. A motion by Edmon Low to change the 
structure of the AAJC/ACRL Joint Com­
mittee on Junior College Libraries.
“At a meeting of the ALA/AAJC (ACRL) 
Committee on Junior College Libraries held 
in Detroit, June 26, 1970, the Joint Com­
mittee voted unanimously to reorganize 
the committee as proposed in the attached 
draft statement. I therefore move th at the 
ACRL Board of Directors approve this 
proposed plan for reorganization.

“The ALA/AAJC Joint Committee was 
established to facilitate communication



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and cooperation between the two associa­
tions. In recent years it has served as a 
vehicle for sharing information on such ac­
tivities as formulation of the proposed 
Demonstration Library Project; compila­
tion of Books for Junior College Libraries, 
edited by James Pirie and recently pu b ­
lished by ALA; and establishment of the 
Library Microform Project now entering 
Phase II at AAJC.

“Representation from board, membership, 
and staff of both associations has helped 
to make the committee effective. The 
work of the various ALA committees, in­
cluding the Junior College Library Section, 
and the relevant AAJC projects have been 
incorporated into the committee’s discus­
sions.

“Now it seems wise to take stock of our 
present position and to evaluate the struc­
ture of the committee in view of the work 
to be done. We would like to propose that 
the committee structure be altered as fol­
lows:
Committee structure
1. From ALA—on rotating three-year terms, 

except Chairman of JCLS who will 
serve for a one-year term.
a. Chairman of the Junior College Li­

brary Section ( and member of 
ACRL Board)

b. General representative
c. General representative
d. General representative
e. Staff representative

2. From AAJC—on rotating three-year 
terms
a. Member of AAJC Board
b. Member of AAJC Commission on In ­

struction
c. General representative
d. General representative
e. Staff representative

3. ALA/AAJC Joint Committee officers—- 
appointed by alternate associations, bi­
ennially
a. Chairman
b. Secretary

The present structure is as follows:
1. ACRL

a. General representative
b. General representative
c. General representative
d. ALA representative
e. Chairman JCLS (ex-officio)
f. Staff representative

2. AAJC
a. General representative
b. General representative
c. General representative
d. General representative
e. General representative

f. Staff representative
3. Instructional Representatives
4. Two members of teaching faculty from 

a junior college.”
VI. A motion from Robert J. Adelsperger, past 

chairman, Rare Book Section, th at a 
change be made in the officers of the sec­
tion and that an Executive Committee for 
the section be established.
“At its membership meeting on Monday, 
June 29, 1970, in Detroit, the Rare Book 
Section adopted the following proposal for 
which it requests the approval of the 
ACRL Board of Directors:

“T he ACRL Rare Book Section shall 
revise its slate of elected officers to pro­
vide a two-year term for the office of 
secretary, and shall establish elective 
office for three members-at-large for a 
term of three years each.

“The vice-chairman (chairman-elect) 
shall continue to be elected annually for 
a one-year term, and the secretary shall 
be elected in alternate years for a two- 
year term. The chairman, vice chairman, 
past chairman, secretary, and three mem­
bers-at-large shall constitute the Execu­
tive Committee of the Section.

“If possible, these changes shall take 
effect in the election to be held in the 
spring of 1971. At th at time, in addition 
to the vice-chairman (chairman-elect), 
three members-at-large shall be elected 
for one-, two-, and three-year terms re­
spectively, and the secretary for a two- 
year term.”

At a meeting of the Academic Status Com­
mittee held in Chicago in November 1970, the 
committee requested th at the ACRL Executive 
Secretary submit to the ACRL Board of Di­
rectors by mail the resolutions below for their 
approval. (The ballots were due in the ACRL 
office by December 8, 1970. All resolutions 
were approved by the Board.)

I. Resolution in Support of the Restoration of 
Faculty Status to the Librarians of the 
State Colleges of New Jersey:

W hereas, the status of the librarians of 
the State Colleges of New Jersey has de­
teriorated seriously as a result of recom­
mendations by a management firm not qual­
ified to determine the academic policies of 
the State Colleges of New Jersey, and 
W hereas, academic decisions are clearly 
within the domain of the faculty of such 
institutions,
Therefore, be it resolved the Association 
of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 
requests the restoration of full faculty



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status to the librarians of the State Col­
leges of New Jersey, including all privi­
leges and perquisites of all other faculty 
in accordance with the standards developed 
and approved by the ACRL Committee 
on Academic Status for librarians as cited 
in the October 1970 issue of College & Re­
search Libraries News.

II. Resolution in Support of the Library De­
partm ent of Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, 
New York:

W hereas, the president of Brooklyn Col­
lege in his unilateral action demanding the 
dismissal of certain librarians and his 
corresponding action of instituting a 
change in working conditions of other li­
brarians, has apparently been in violation 
of the Legislative Conference agreement 
of the City University of New York, and 
W hereas, this is a violation of academic 
due process as provided for by the Legis­
lative Conference,
T herefore, be it  resolved that the As­
sociation of College and Research Libraries 
urges the president of Brooklyn College to 
resolve differences with the Library De­

partment as with other academic depart­
ments.

III. Resolution for Restoration of Funds for 
Doctoral Study under Title II, Part B, 
Higher Education Act of 1965:

W hereas, the Office of Education of the 
Department of Health, Education and Wel­
fare has seen fit to phase out doctoral fel­
lowships in Librarianship under Title II, 
Part B, of the Higher Education Act of 
1965, and
W hereas, the demand for the doctoral de­
gree in the profession of librarianship is 
demonstrably increasing for library school 
faculty and in other areas of higher educa­
tion, and
W hereas, the Title II-B is the only na­
tionally funded program for support for 
doctoral study in librarianship,
Be it resolved that the Association of Col­
lege and Research Libraries of the Ameri­
can Library Association urges the Office of 
Education to restore funds for the financial 
support of doctoral candidates in librarian- 
ship under Title II, Part B, of Higher 
Education Act of 1965. ■ ■