ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 72 / C&RL News In th e News February is a month for celebrating and for preparing for celebrations. February is desig­ nated African American History Month and I hope you have exciting plans for participating in this national event. Gerald Holmes shares with us activities he has successfully used at the University of Cin­ cinnati (page 93) and reminds us that African American History Month is an opportunity for libraries to help society as a w hole recognize and celebrate the many contributions made by African Americans. In honor o f this celebration this m onth’s cover is an 1846 illustration by African Ameri­ can educator, antislavery activist, and artist Sa­ rah Mapps Douglass, from the Library Com­ p a n y o f P h ila d e lp h ia ’s A fro -A m e ric a n a Collection. While celebrating this event now, you should have plans under way for your library’s Na­ tional Library W eek (NLW) activities. Linda K. Wallace, PIO, shares with us the theme of this year’s event and suggests easy activities to in­ clude in your plans (page 78). ALA President Betty Turock urges our support of the advo­ cacy campaign “Equity on the Information Su­ perhighway,” and encourages us to participate in “Log on @ the Library Day” on Tuesday, April 16 (page 80). Participating in African American History Month and NLW are great opportunities to in­ crease your library’s visibility on campus. Please share with me photos and brief stories o f your library’s celebrations that I can then share with readers of C&RL News. In this issue our Internet series continues with two lists: 1) a look at resources on Ameri­ can history prepared by Stanley Nash, Miles Yoshimura, and William Vincenti (page 82); and 2) a list examining resources supporting the liberal view point prep ared by Rod and Roxann Bustos (page 86), to balance our ear­ lier resource list on conservatives. —Mary Ellen K. Davis Editor & Publisher mary.ellen.davis@ala.org mailto:mary.ellen.davis@ala.org