ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries April 1989 / 271 Letter m ate ly 70 stu d e n t em ployees (g rad u a te assistants, tu to rs, receptionists, a n d d a ta e n try clerks). T he C e n te r’s professional sta ff m em bers p a rtic ip a te in a n u m b e r of university program s in clu d in g student re c ru itm e n t, fresh m an o rien tatio n , a n d new fac­ u lty orien tatio n . T h e d irec to r serves on several u n i­ versity com m ittees in cluding th e C om m itte e for D isabled Students a n d th e A dult R eentry C o m m it­ tee. T hough th e in stru ctio n al b u d g e t fo r th e C e n te r is se p a ra te from th e general funds allocated to the G en eral L ib ra ry , lib ra ry policies and procedures ap p ly to th e exp en d itu re of a ll funds. S tudent a nd sta ff e m ploym ent is h a n d le d by th e lib ra ry ’s p e r­ sonnel specialist. T h e C e n te r m ain tain s a sm all c a t­ alogued collection o f study skills m aterials w hich a re selected by th e d ire c to r. Som e C e n te r sta ff m em bers have b een tra in e d as substitutes on th e G eneral Reference a n d G o v e rn m en t Publications R eference desks. A description of C e n te r services is in cluded in m ost lib ra ry tours fo r u n d e rg ra d u a te students. Plans fo r th e fu tu re in clu d e term p a p e r workshops c o n ducted by C e n te r staff a n d R efer­ ence D e p a rtm e n t lib ra rian s, g ra d u a te level lib ra ry skills courses, a n d expanded p a p e rw ritin g services offered th ro u g h th e C e n te r’s W ritin g L ab. T h e d i­ rector is c u rre n tly c h a ir o f th e L ib ra ry In stru c tio n C om m itte e w h ic h is com posed of representatives from each p u b lic service a re a a n d b ra n c h lib ra ry in th e G e n era l L ib ra ry system . T he C e n te r has be­ com e a n in tegral p a r t of th e G eneral L ib ra ry . T h e follow ing assertions can b e m a d e to support th e presence of th e tu to ria l p ro g ram in th e library: th e G eneral L ib ra ry is th e only college o n cam pus m a n d a te d to serve th e needs of all students; out-of­ classroom lea rn in g is th e h a llm a rk of th e lib ra ry le a rn in g experience; a n d th e C e n te r’s services a n d policies are based u p o n a philosophy of a d u lt edu­ c ation w h ich is consistent w ith th e lib ra ry ’s philos­ ophy of developing lifelong learners. T h ough often referred to as th e “h e a rt” of th e university, libraries a re too o ften view ed as b e ing a d ju n c t to th e e d u ca tio n a l process. T his m ay be d u e in p a r t to a lack of u n d e rsta n d in g on th e p a r t of tea ch in g fa cu lty concerning th e complexities of li­ b ra ry operations and reference services. F o r the m ost p a rt, m em bers o f th e tea ch in g facu lty u n d e r­ sta n d th e com plexities of stu d e n t lea rn in g b e tte r th a n th ey u n d e rsta n d th e com plexities of lib ra ry services. T u to ria l assistance as a lib ra ry service p ro ­ vides a tan g ib le link b e tw ee n lib ra ria n s a n d te a c h ­ ing faculty. I n A lliance f o r E xcellence, th e follow ing recom ­ m en d atio n s a re m ade: • W e reco m m e n d th a t lib ra ries a ccep t th e ir cen­ tra l role in th e L e a rn in g Society as valid lea rn in g centers. F u rth e r, w e recom m end th a t these centers be staffed w ith user-oriented professionals w h o n ot only u n d e rsta n d c o m m unity needs b u t also know l e a r n in g re s o u rc e s . T h e s e “ l e a r n e r s ” a d v is e rs w o u ld h elp p a tro n s to gain th e in fo rm a tio n a nd skills to fu n c tio n successfully in th e L ea rn in g Soci­ e ty .1 • C o lle g e a n d u n iv e rs ity lib ra rie s sh o u ld be staffed w ith stro n g advisers to le a d students to w a rd ad v an ced le a rn in g skills.2 T u to ria l assistance program s a re one m eans of im p le m e n tin g these recom m endations. ■ ■ 1U .S. D e p a rtm e n t of E d u c a tio n , A llia n c e f o r Excellence: L ibrarians R esp o n d to a N a tion a t Risk (W ashington D .C .: G o v e rn m en t P rin tin g Office, 1984), 28. 2A llia n ce f o r E xcellence, 29. In fo T ra c T o th e E ditor: W e w ere pleased to fin d “Users’ R eaction to I n ­ fo T ra c in a n U n d e rg ra d u a te L ib ra ry ” by E llen P. F ly n n in th e J a n u a ry 1989 issue. Palo Alto College recently c o n ducted a user survey on I n fo T ra c using th e sam e questionnaire. O u r results w e re very sim i­ lar. T h e 39 users w h o responded w ere 35 students, 3 fa cu lty m em bers, a n d 3 business persons (tw o stu ­ dents doubled as business persons). W e received 31 overall positive responses, no negative rem arks, a n d 8 no com m ents. All respondents gave In fo T ra c h igh ratin g s in th e survey. T hanks to E llen F lynn a n d C ír R L N e w s for v a lid a tin g th e results of our su rv e y .— C am ille Fiorillo, L ibrarian, Palo A lto College, San A n to n io , Texas. ■ ■ Applications invited for C&RL editor N om inations a n d a pplications a re in vited for th e position o f e d ito r of College ir Research L i ­ braries. T h e e d ito r is ap p o in te d for a three-year term w h ich m ay be renew ed fo r a n a d d itional th re e years. A pplicants m ust b e m em bers of ALA a n d A C R L . Q ualifications in clude experi­ ence in academ ic libraries, evidence of research a n d e d itin g a ctivity, a n d a b ro a d know ledge of th e issues c o n fro n tin g a ca d em ic lib ra ries. A sm all h o n o ra riu m fo r th e e d ito r a n d fu nding a rra n g e m e n ts fo r e d itorial assistance are avail­ able. N om inations or resum es w ith nam es of th r e e re fe re n c e s m a y b e s e n t to: C . B rig id W elch, C h a ir, College a n d R esearch Libraries S e a rc h C o m m itte e , C e n tr a l U n iv e rsity L i ­ b ra ry , C -075-R, U niversity of C alifornia, San D iego, L a Jolla, CA 92093. T h e d eadline for applications is M ay 1, 1989.