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You’ll fi nd the ACRL Annual Report for fi scal 
year 2005 in this issue. We’ve reorganized 
the report to follow the structure of ACRL’s 
new strategic plan, which the association 
began implementing in 2004–05. The An­
nual Report provides an overview of ACRL’s 
accomplishments for the year, in addition to 
a year­end financial report and a list of ACRL 
staff and their duties. 

Some major achievements in fi scal 2005 
were the highly successful 12th National 
Conference, “Currents and Convergence: 
Navigating the Rivers of Change,” which for 
the first time featured a virtual component, 
and Choice’s partnership with R.R. Bowker 
to produce Resources for College Libraries, 
an online successor to the popular Books for 
College Libraries, which was last published 
in 1988. For a more complete look at what 
ACRL was working on in 2004–05, make a 
point to turn to page 797. 

Two of this month’s articles deal with in­
formation sharing within and among libraries. 

“Something wiki this way comes” (page 775) 
explores how the use of wiki technology can 
enhance information sharing among librar­
ians. Ohio University’s library has put wiki 
to work to keep those staffi ng the informa­
tion desk up­to­date on crucial information. 
“Reaching out: The Pennsylvania State System 
of Higher Education librarians take stock of 
accomodative services” (page 792) provides 
an example of one library system’s approach 
to keeping informed on options for providing 
accommodative services. 

The focus of this issue’s Internet Resources 
article is music. In it you’ll find a host of 
online materials covering pop, jazz, folk, 
opera, and more. 

To help you get started with planning your 
schedule for the Midwinter Meeting, a list of 
ACRL events and meetings in San Antonio is 
include in this issue on page 782. 

—Stephanie Orphan, Editor­in­chief 
sorphan@ala.org 

December 2005  769 C&RL News 

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