ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


C&RL News ■ July/August 1999 /  541

•  J u s tific a tio n . It is pretty well established 
that the effectiveness of resources such as elec­
tronic indexes, databases, an d  the Internet are 
best taught w ith a hands-on approach.

W e m e n tio n e d  this c o n c e p t in planning 
docum ents in 1994 an d  1996, a n d  by the time 
w e advocated getting a share o f state funds for 
the facility, this w as a generally accepted con­
cept— ev en  w ith  th o se  unfam iliar w ith o u r 
project o r th e  w o rk  o f th e  library.

Con clu sion
O ne sem ester’s ex p erien ce o f using o u r n ew  
library lab /electronic classroom leads us to b e ­
lieve w e m ad e th e right decisions in building 
this com bination facility. T he fiscal problem s 
o f the past w ere overcome, an d  w e have found 
that o u r in -h o u se solutions for this m odest, 
asymmetrical space have w o rk ed  well.

Librarians an d  on-cam pus technical and fa­
cilities personnel all had more than enough ex­
p erien ce an d  expertise to  m ake this h a p p e n  
w ithout a vast expenditure o f monies.

Notes
1. Anita Lowry. “T he Inform ation A rcade 

at the University o f Iow a,” Cause-Effect 17 (Fall 
1994): 38-44.

Jo h n  Vasi a n d  Cheryl LaGuardia. “Creat­
ing a Library Electronic Classroom,” O nline 18 
(Septem ber-October 1994): 75-84.

D avid N utty. “R en o v atin g  fo r T e c h n o l­
ogy: P a rtn e rsh ip s P ro d u c e  Q u ick  R esu lts,” 
College & R esearch L ib ra ries N ew s (Ju n e 
1998): 414-416.

Royal Van H orn. “Electronic Classrooms: 
Design and Use,” Phi Delta Kappan 19 (Novem­
ber 1997): 254-255.

Jam es Estrada. “Electronic C lassroom  D e­
sign: A Case Study,” p a p e r p resen ted  to  the 
ACRL N ew  E ngland C hapter/B ibliographic 
Instruction Section, W orkshop, Ju n e  12, 1998, 
Yale University.

2. C. William Day. “T echnology for O lder 
Schools,” A m erican School & University 69 (June 
1997).

3. Ibid.

The authors w ould like to thank RU’s Fa­
cilities m anagers an d  staff, Media Services—  
especially Pete Gregg, Edward Corrado, and 
S h a ro n  Y ang o f M o o re  L ib rary  fo r th e i r  
h e lp  a n d  in f o r m a tio n  o n  th is  p r o je c t a n d  
p a p e r . ■

( “Observations …” cont, fr o m  p a g e525) 
s o u rc e s fro m  th e  w o rld  o f m a n a g e m e n t at 
large.

• T aeo ck  Kim an d  Frederick Isaac. “Key 
W ords for New M anagers” (ERIC ED304143).

This p a p e r w as p resen ted  at th e  July 1988 
m e e tin g  o f th e  Library A d m in istratio n  a n d  
M a n a g e m e n t A sso c ia tio n  (LAMA) a t th e  
ALA A n n u al C o n v en tio n . It in c lu d e s a b ib ­
lio g ra p h y  o f re le v a n t articles.

• LAMA M iddle M anagem ent D iscussion 
G roup. “Y o u ’ll M anage: B ecom e a B oss …  
B est T ip s” (C hicago: A m erican  Library As­
sociation, 1980) (ERIC ED322904). This p u b ­
lic a tio n  c o n ta in s c o m m e n ts a n d  a n e c d o ta l 
m aterial from  practicin g  library ad m in istra­
tors. T he bibliography draw s chiefly o n  n o n ­
library sources.

• A n n e M cG reer. “R eflec tio n s o n  My 
First Y ear as a Library M iddle M a n a g e r,” 
L ib ra ry A d m in is tr a tio n  & M a n a g e m e n t 1/4 
(S e p te m b e r 1987): 131-133- D iscu sses th e  
routines, hurdles, a n d  accom plishm ents o f a 
n ew  su pervisor in th e  technical services unit 
o f a large acad em ic library.

• Linda W ain sco tt. “I’m  in h e a v e n  n o w  
o r six m o n th s  in  hell: H o w  to  th riv e  as a 
n ew  departm ent head ,” U nabashed Librarian 
101 (1996): 27-28. ■

Letter to the editor

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I t h i n k  m y  n o te  to  G re g o ry  A n d e r­
so n , a u th o r  o f “C y b e rp la g ia rism ” in th e  
M ay 1999 is s u e , w a s  p r e t ty  c o n c is e , 
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