ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


3 8 0  /  C&RL News

In th e  News
Not wanting to be completely left out of 

m ainstream  trends, C&RL N ew s this month 
m atches the H ollyw ood trend o f releasing 
blockbuster disaster movies in the summer. 
Turn to page 403 and find out how you can 
connect to a disaster near you. Linda Musser 
and Lisa Recupero have prepared this month’s 
Internet resources list which includes informa­
tion on twisters, backdrafts, volcanoes, out­
breaks, and other disasters at your local Web 
site. Even asteroid impacts are covered. Remem­
ber that all o f C&RL N ew s’ Internet resources 
articles are posted on ACRL’s W eb site with 
hypertext links provided for the reviewed re­
sources (http://www.ala.org/acrl/resrces.html). 
Because o f the popularity o f these articles, we 
also provide an index to topics covered in the 
last year on page 406.

This issue also contains the first o f a two-
part report on the many programs offered at 
ACRL’s 8th National Conference in Nashville 
(page 386). A preliminary look at conference

evaluations shows that attendees found the ses­
sions energizing with lots o f ideas to take home. 
My thanks to the many volunteers who pro­
vided summaries o f the programs.

ACRL members have been actively working 
on ACRL’s goal to “collaborate with other pro­
fessional organizations and associations o f 
higher education in order to promote mutual 
interests.” A report o f the liaison work being 
carried out appears on page 394.

Status for librarians is one o f those timeless 
issues on which the debate never truly ends. 
ACRL’s Institutional Priorities and Faculty Re­
wards Task Force, chaired by W. Bede Mitch­
ell, shares its draft report on defining scholar­
ship for librarians (p ag e 4 1 4 ). Send your 
comments to Bede and/or attend the hearings 
in San Francisco.

— Mary Ellen K. Davis
E d itor & P u b lish er

medavis@ala.org

mailto:medavis@ala.org