ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


March 1984 /  131

Seattle ’84
Spring is the season w hen Seattle is at its best. 

The entire city seems to blossom. Visitors to the 
ACRL T hird N ational Conference will not only 
have the opportunity to attend an exciting confer­
ence, b u t will see Seattle at its loveliest. Those who 
live in cold, snowy climates will especially appreci­
ate the fresh green, m ild clim ate, blue w ater, and 
variety of color th a t characterizes Seattle in April.

T em peratures in Seattle in the spring can vary a 
great deal, even in one day. A cool, rainy m orning 
m ay be w arm  and sunny by noon, and cool in the 
evening. Most Seattlites are m asters at layered 
dressing, a practice visitors m ay w an t to adopt to 
rem ain com fortable throughout their stay. An u m ­
brella is an essential layer on a spring day. Plan for 
tem peratures ranging from 40-70 degrees in a day. 
Since the boat trip to K iana is in the evening, the 
ride back will be cold, unless one stays inside the 
boat. Anyone planning to go out on deck to w atch 
the skyline on the retu rn  trip should be w arm ly 
dressed.

The arrival point for m any conference attendees 
will be the H enry M. Jackson International A irport 
(SeaTac). The G rayline dow ntow n airporter buses 
provide service betw een th e a irp o rt and m ajor 
d o w n to w n  hotels, in c lu d in g  th e  S h erato n , th e 
C row n Plaza, the Four Seasons O lym pic, and the 
W estin Hotels. These buses leave from the baggage 
claim level of the m ain term inal at the airport.

T he A irporter buses d e p a rt every 30 m inutes 
from 6:10 a.m . to 12:30 a.m . Using the special dis­
count coupon reprinted on p. 133 of this issue, con­
ference attendees will receive a $4.00 rate for the 
A irporter. Anyone staying at the YMCA or the P a­
cific Plaza will need to get off of the A irporter at the 
F our Seasons Olympic; those staying at the Vance 
or the M ayflower Park should get off at the W estin.

After checking into the hotel, the next step will 
be to get to the Seattle C enter to register. T he M on­
orail is the fastest and easiest w ay to get to the Seat­
tle C en ter from  d o w ntow n. T he M onorail runs 
every 15 m inutes. The ninety second ride costs 50c;

Ferry to Kiana

Shuttle buses will be available to take con­
ferees to and from the Sheraton and the ferry 
pier, Pier 56 on the accom panying m ap. B oard­
ing tim e for the buses leaving the Sheraton to 
the pier will be 4:45 p.m . on Friday, April 6. 
Ferries will leave prom ptly at 5:45. For those 
who wish to w alk dow n to the pier, it is located 
betw een University and Seneca Streets, about a 
20-m inute walk from the Sheraton. The retu rn  
trip  will be signaled by the ferries’ whistles, the 
first one leaving at 10:00 p.m . Buses will be at 
Pier 56 for th e retu rn  trip to the Sheraton.

a cashier will m ake change if needed. The dow n­
tow n m onorail term inal is a short w alk from the 
Sheraton and other conference hotels. Check the 
m ap of dow ntow n Seattle published in this issue for 
the exact locations. Registration at the Seattle C en­
ter O pera House will open at 9:00 a.m . on W ednes­
day, April 4.

Another easy w ay to get around in Seattle is to 
ta k e  th e  bus. T h e M etro T ra n s it system has a 
“Magic C a rp e t” or Free Ride zone around dow n­
tow n w here all of the buses are free. O utside of the 
free ride zone, w ithin the city limits, fares are 60<t 
during peak hours (6:00-8:30 a.m . and 2:30-5:30 
p .m .) weekdays, and 50c at other times. T he Hos­
p itality desks will have selected bus schedules and 
tra n s it m aps for c o n su lta tio n . E x act ch an g e is 
needed for the bus. Taxis are also available, b u t are 
not regulated in Seattle, so fares vary from cab to 
cab. G enerally, the most reliable and lowest cost 
taxis are Yellow, G raytop and F ar West.

Even on foot, Seattle is a com pact city offering 
lots to see and do w ithin a small geographic area. 
The Pike Place M arket, the W aterfront, the A quar­
iu m , a n d  P io n eer S q u are are all special sights 
w ithin w alking distance of dow ntow n. The more 
adventurous m ay w a n t to w alk to the ferry te rm i­
nal and take a trip  across Puget Sound on a W ash­
ington State ferry. Five specially prin ted  guides 
w ill help  co n feren ce atten d ees fin d  th e ir w ay  
around. These guides are: Fitness and Recreation; 
Restaurants; Shopping; Libraries, Bookstores, and 
M useums; and 20 Things to do in Seattle. The 
guides, along w ith other inform ational m aterial on 
Seattle will be available at the H ospitality desks.

For assistance in getting around during the con­
ference, ask at the H ospitality desks, or look for 
someone w ith a volunteer ribbon attached to their 
badge. If the volunteer can’t answer a question di­
rectly, they will know w here to go to get the infor­
m ation needed.

One w ay to prepare for a visit to Seattle is to con­
sult some of the previous Seattle ’84 columns. The 
colum ns h av e a p p e a re d  in C & R L  N ew s since 
M arch 1983. T he May colum n focused on Seattle, 
th e June colum n on vacatio n in g  in th e Pacific 
N orthw est, the October colum n on readings about 
the Pacific N orthw est, the D ecem ber colum n on

Column Contributors

The following people have w ritten for the Se­
a ttle  ’84 c o lu m n  in C & R L  News-. E le a n o r 
Chase, D avid Fraley, Sandra K roupa, Carolyn 
M ateer, G ary Menges, and C arla Rickerson (all 
from  th e  U niversity of W ash in g to n ); John 
Backes (Shoreline C om m unity College); and 
Phyllis Reeve (University of British C olum bia).



132 /  C & R L N ew s

V an co u v er, B ritish C o lu m b ia, an d  th e  Ja n u a ry  
1984 issue described th e C onference program  and 
Seattle.

C om e to Seattle and enjoy an exciting conference 
program  an d  b eautiful Seattle spring! ■ ■

BI Liaison Update

Carolyn K irkendall 
Project L O E X

It is gratifying at this tim e to rep o rt on a n u m b er 
of p o tential opportunities for lib rarian s’ involve­
m ent w ith  other associations and th eir meetings.

V aldosta State College recently issued a call for 
papers for its F o u rth  A nnual C onference on the 
Im provem ent of Freshm an-L evel Instruction. L i­
b rarian s m ight w a n t to think about po ten tial a p ­
p ro p ria te  o p p o rtu n itie s for involvem ent a t th e 
F ifth  A nnual m eeting. These conferences present 
suggestions an d  m odels for p ra c tic a l classroom  
techniques to address com m on teaching problem s 
in English C om position and other courses. Presen­
tations are based on inform al papers designed to 
c o n v e y  p r a c t i c a l  in f o r m a tio n  fo r use in  th e  
classroom —papers of abstract theories and philos­
ophies are excluded.

Steve M a rq u a rd t, director of libraries at th e U ni­
versity of W isconsin at E au  C laire, contacted the 
ACRL BI Liaison Project to suggest th a t a good op­
p o rtu n ity  to carry our message to an o th er audience 
of interested classroom faculty m ight be to look at 
th e regional m eetings of th e N ational Association of 
F o re ig n  S tu d e n t A dvisors. T h e  U n iv e rs ity  of 
W isconsin-E au C laire cam pus foreign student a d ­
visor spoke on “D esigning a Successful O rien tatio n  
Program  for In tern atio n al S tudents.” L ibrarians 
who have considered involvem ent in this area are 
encouraged to contact me.

At the August 1984 A nnual M eeting of the A m er­
ican Sociological Association in San A ntonio, a 
tw o -h o u r w orkshop on L ib rary  User Skills has been 
scheduled. T he w orkshop is free. Leaders include 
R ichard W erking, lib rary  director at T rin ity  U ni­
versity, V aughan G risham , sociologist a t th e U ni­
versity of Mississippi, and M ark Sandler of th e U ni­
versity of M ichigan’s School of L ib rary  Science.

An inform al, w alk-in inform ation clinic will be 
held in M arch at th e A cadem y of C rim in al Justice 
m eeting in Chicago. Several crim inal justice li­
b rarian s will be in atten d an ce to offer help on spe­
cific research problem s th a t p a rtic ip a n ts  m ig h t 
have. O th er librarians w ho have sponsored a sim i­
lar session at discipline organizations’ conferences 
should send details to the ACRL BI Liaison Project 
P rogram  Officer.

“Is th e Cost of Your L ib rary  Justified?” is th e ti­
tle of a session proposed by our Project for th e D en ­
ver 1984 m eeting of th e A m erican C ouncil on E d u ­
c a tio n . P a r t i c i p a n t s  in c lu d e  A la n  G u s k in ,

c h a n c e llo r  o f th e  U n iv e rs ity  of W isc o n s in - 
Parkside, P atricia Breivik, director of A uraria L i­
braries, and Colonel C arl W . Reddel, professor 
an d  h ead  of th e  D e p a rtm e n t of H istory a t th e 
U nited States Air Force Academ y. If accepted, the 
panel will address problem s of cam puses utilizing 
lib rary  services to th eir greatest p otential. W e’re 
hoping this im p o rta n t o p p o rtu n ity  for academ ic li­
b rarian s to broaden an aw areness of our services 
will becom e a reality.

Discussion and cooperation w ith  the A m erican 
Political Science Association continues. W hile our 
Project was not successful in locating a lib ra ria n  
w ho was w illing to p rep are a form al p ap er for the 
1984 APS A m eeting, w e are continuing to investi­
gate th e possibility of our Project co o rdinating a 
colum n on using ap p ro p riate lib rary  m aterials in 
the APSA new sletter, N ew s fo r  Teachers o f Politi­
cal Science, w ith  T erry Link of M ichigan State 
University editing the articles. W ork also continues 
in a rra n g in g  a jointly-sponsored m eetin g , w ith  
T erry and Jane Rosenberg currently investigating 
this option.

O u r Project is not able to rep eat last y ear’s dis­
play at th e A m erican Association of H igher E d u c a ­
tio n ’s an n u al m eeting, as this Id ea Exchange ex­
h i b i t  f o r m a t h a s b e e n  c a n c e lle d . L i b r a r i a n s  
atten d in g  th e M arch AAHE m eeting from  th e C h i­
cago area are encouraged to rep o rt back on th e p re ­
sentations relatin g  to school/college partnerships, 
to ways inform ation technology can increase the 
effectiveness of in s tru c tio n , a n d  th e  M a rc h  15 
Position-Based R oundtable session scheduled for 
deans and directors of libraries.

L ast N o v em b er’s issue of th e E nglish Journal 
published an announcem ent th a t th e M arch 1984 
C onvention of th e C onference on College C om po­
sition and C om m unication, to be held in New York 
C ity, includes a n u m b er of sessions dealing w ith  
th e concerns of high school teachers: w ritin g  p ro ­
gram s for n o n -trad itio n al students, ways of w o rk ­
ing w ith  unskilled “basic” w riters, and helping stu ­
dents to bridge th e gap betw een high school and 
college. T he announcem ent says th a t “th e new  in ­
terest” in fostering cooperation across levels of e d u ­
cation to im prove teaching an d  learn in g  makes it 
im p o rta n t for all teachers to seek opportunities to 
talk w ith th eir co u n terp arts at other levels of ed u ­
c a tio n .” C ertainly librarians involved in user ed u ­
cation could qualify as counterparts! Please let m e 
know if any of you w ill be atten d in g  any of these 
C C C C  sessions.