ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 728 / C&RL News ■ N o v e m b e r 2002 ACRL NATIONAL CONFERENCE Charlotte “revs up” for ACRL Tours and activities in the 2003 ACRL National Conference city by Barbara T ie rney T h e ACRL Local Arrange m ents C om m ittee invites you to en jo y the rem ark a b ly v aried o ffe rin g s o f Charlotte, “Q u e en City o f the Southeast,” w hile you are in tow n fo r th e 11th ACRL N ational C o n fe r e n c e , April 1 0 -1 3 , 2003. T o u rs f o r m a n y ta s te s Tours and activities have been created for many tastes. W h e th er you opt to head for W estern N orth C a ro lin a's b re a th ta k in g B lu e Ridge M ountains, o r rem ain in the Q u e e n City, w e pro m ise you ex citin g tou ring op p ortu nities. (Final details regarding p rices and tim es will ap p ear in the ACRL co n fe re n ce program and on the W eb site.) • L o w e ’s M o to r S p e e d w a y (http:// w w w.low esm otorspeedw ay.com /). B oard an air-conditioned m otor c o a c h for a 30-m inute drive to Low e’s Motor Speedw ay in Concord, North Carolina. C onstru cted in I9 6 0 , L ow e’s Motor Speedway is the leading promoter, mar k e te r, and s p o n s o r o f m o to r sp o rts in the U nited States and is c o n s id e re d th e h u b o f NASCAR in the Southeast. G et a beh in d -th e- scenes look at the Speedway grounds— includ ing Pit Row, garages, infield hospital, touring to w er, dirt track, W in n ers C ircle, and m ore. You w ill participate in an im pressive tour o f the track, a lap around th e Sp eedw ay, and a b u ffet lunch in the p o p u lar Sp eedw ay Club, w h ich ov erloo k s the track. M any ra ce sh op s are lo ca te d in the track vicinity. Features in clude round-trip transportation via deluxe m o to r c o a c h , g u id ed to u r o f th e Sp e e d w a y grounds, bu ffet lunch at the Sp eedw ay Club, and a lap around the Speedway Track. • B iltm o r e E sta te , G a rd en s, a n d W in e r y ( http://w w w .biltm ore.com /). Travel to George Vanderbilt’s legendary 8,000-acre Blue Ridge Mountain estate in Asheville, North Caro lina. B illed as the largest and m ost exq u isite private hom e in America, the Biltm ore Estate w a s bu ilt in 1 895 and fe a tu re s a 2 5 0 -ro o m m ansion w ith 3 4 m aster be d ro om s, 4 3 b a th rooms, 65 fireplaces, 3 kitchens, and an indoor swimming pool. T he m ansion is filled with ar tistic trea su res, in clu d in g w o rk s by R enoir, Chippendale, and W edgewood. Your tour will include the mansion, the estate winery, and the gardens. A self-guided tour through the winery’s produ ction facility will co nclu d e with a w ine tasting. T h e gard ens are o n e o f the m ost n o table achievements o f America’s foremost land s c a p e a rch ite c t, F re d e ric k Law O lm stead . Travel time is 130 minutes ea ch way. Features inclu de round-trip transportation via d elu xe About the author Barbara Tierney is librarian in reference services a t the J. Murrey Atkins Library, University o f North Carolina-Charlotte and a member o f the ACRL National Conference 2003 Local Arrangement Committee, e-mail: bgtierne@email.uncc.edu http://www.lowesmotorspeedway.com/ http://www.biltmore.com/ mailto:bgtierne@email.uncc.edu C&RL News ■ Novem ber 2002 / 729 B iltm ore Estate, G ardens, and W in ery: G eo V a n d e r b ilt's le g e n d a ry 8 ,0 0 0 -a cre B lu e R id Mountain estate in Asheville, North Carolina. motor coach; self-guided tours of the Biltmore mansion, winery, and gardens; and buffet lunch at Biltmore’s Deer Park Restaurant • C h a rlo tte City an d A cad em ic L b r a r y T o u r ( http://w w w .charlottecvb. org/). This tour includes delightful Center City Charlotte, a drive through Charlotte’s tree-lined historic neighborhoods, and tours of selected Charlotte-area academic librar ies. More banks are headquartered in Char lotte than in any other U.S. city, except New York. You will see the headquarters of Bank of America and Wachovia. Founders Hall, one of Charlotte’s most sophisticated spe cial event venues, is connected to the Bank of America Corporate Center. You will also enjoy motoring through sev eral historic neighborhoods of Charlotte, in cluding one designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (designer of New York City’s Central Park and Asheville’s Biltmore Estate). Ericsson Stadium, the $18 million state-of-the-art home of the Carolina Panthers football team, is also fea tured on the tour. Visits to Charlotte-area aca demic libraries are included. Features include round-trip transportation via deluxe motor coach and a picnic lunch. P refe r to u rin g o n y o u r ow n? Here are a few suggestions for budget-conscious, time-sensitive academic librarians. For public art, try the self-guided Uptown Charlotte Public Art Walking Tour (http:// www.artsandscience.org/walkingtour.asp). And for Charlotte history, try the self-guid- ed C h arlo tte U ptow n H isto rical Walk ing Tour (http://he.net/%7Ebrumley/tour/ history/walkingtour.htm). i C h a rlo tte 's arch itectural treasures When the American Institute of Archi Credit: tects’ National Convention came to Charlotte in May 2002, the C h a rlotte O bserver interviewed visiting architects and quizzed them on Charlotte’s best J.Valentine architectural treasures. The “Architects’ Best Place Nominations” included:1 • Bank of America Corporate Center (Uptown at Trade & Tryon Streets) • Charlotte’s old “Streetcar Neigh rge borhoods”: Dilworth (1 mile south of g e Uptown), Eastover-Myers Park (2 -3 miles south/southeast of Uptown), and Queens Road area • St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (115 W. 7th St.) • Old City Hall (Uptown, 600 E. Trade St.) • St. Mary’s Chapel (just past 1-277 southeast of Uptown, between Third and Fourth St.) • McColl Center for Visual Art (Uptown, 721 N. Tryon St.) • Top of the Interstate Tower Building (Up town, 121 W. Trade St.) • Carillon Building (Uptown, 227 W. Trade St.) • Pink Tower— The Arlington (1 mile southwest of Uptown at South Blvd. and Ar lington Ave.) C h a rlo tte 's b est The Atlanta Joum al-C onstitution recommended the following “Charlotte Bests” in its “Bank on Fun in Charlotte” travel article.2 Most rom antic spots • Go for drinks at the Mimosa Grill, First Union Plaza (327 S. Tryon St.). If the weather’s mild, lounge on the patio and enjoy the view of the plaza and fountains. • As evening falls, head to Phillips Place (near SouthPark on Fairview Road). Sip a cappuccino on Dean & Delucca’s patio or a glass of wine in the Wine Room. B estp laces to walk • RibbonWalk (4601 Nevin Rd,, in north Charlotte). This walk offers 150 acres of hard woods just a few minutes from Uptown; trails take you past ponds, gardens, and a glen filled with ancient beeches. • McMillan G reenhouse (University of North Carolina-Charlotte’s botanical gardens). This greenhouse boasts one o f the largest or- http://www.charlottecvb http://www.artsandscience.org/walkingtour.asp http://he.net/%7Ebrumley/tour/ 730 / C&RL News ■ N ov e m b e r 2002 chid collections o f any public garden in the South. The peak season is February through April. Nearby is the seven-acre VanLandingham G len, with 3 ,0 0 0 hy brid rh od od end rons, 1,000 trees, and the largest c o lle c tio n o f native plants in the region. Bestp laces to go with kids • D isc o v ery P la c e (301 N. Tryon St.). H an d s-o n s c ie n c e m u seu m and O m nimax theater. A e ria l v ie w o f Lowe's M o to r Speedway, c o n s id e re d t h e h u b o f NASCAR in t h e S o u th e a s t.• New M useum o f th e South (200 E. S e v en th St.). • C h a rlo tte T ro lle y (2 1 0 0 South Blvd.). Take the family for a 30-minute ride o n a fully restored 1930s streetcar. Board the trolley b e hind the Southend Brewery (2100 South Blvd.). Call (7 0 4 ) 3 7 5 -0 8 5 0 . G e ttin g a ro u n d C h a rlo tte U ptow n (C e n te r City) C harlotte is a visitor- friendly, compact locale— set within tree-cano- pied plazas and streets— and is easy and safe to e x p lo r e o n foo t. If y ou are a fan o f p u b lic tran sp o rtation , y ou w ill b e d elig h ted w ith C h a rlo tte ’s fre e T r o lle y C a r b u s e s , w h ich provide 43 stops o n a round-tow n loop, with free p ick up at ea ch stop, every seven to eight minutes. Notes 1 . “Towers, trees and more: Charlottes’s best, w o rst,” C harlotte Observer, 9 May 2002, sec. A16. 2. Pat B ord en Gubbins, “B a n k o n Fun in Charlotte” AtlantaJ oum al-C onstitution, 4 Au gust 2 0 0 2 , s e c K8. ■ ( “Top issues... ” continuedf rom p age 715) co m p en sate for the already low pay o f librar ians, as well as the rising costs o f materials and technology. T he question asked is, “H ow can libraries provide access to the information stu d ents and faculty n e e d w h e n the c o s t o f re sources is rising so precipitously?” In addition, librarians must face the challenge o f com peti tio n from o th e r o rg an izatio n al units during these times o f scarce resources. W h a t's n e x t The task force sees this list as the first iteration o f an ongoing effort; plans are being m ade to institutionalize the data collection and report ing fo r a reg u la r fea tu re in C&RL News. In addition, the task force, due to disband after the 200 3 ALA Annual C on feren ce, is m aking recom mendations for an “ACRL ho m e” for this effort. It will also m ake recom m endations on using the information collected in association programming. The task force will present a program at the ACRL National C o nferen ce in Charlotte: “F o cu s o n th e Future: B ig Issu es for A cad em ic Librarians,” involving the execu tive directors o f ACRL, ARL, CNI, and CLIR. T h e y w ill speak about their percep tions o f the real and ideal roles their associations will play in deal ing w ith the big issues in front o f us. T h e ta sk fo rc e h o p e s this first list o f top issues will g enerate reaction and discussion, b oth positive and negative. Ideally, libraries, associations, and individuals will look to their actions o n ho w to resp on d to the issues pre sented. 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