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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