ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


752

In the News
It is a useful exercise to periodically take 

stock of where we have been and where we 
are going. In this issue, ACRL’s annual report 
gives us a chance to do just that.

During 1996-97, ACRL offered numerous 
professional development opportunities for aca­
demic and research librarians— including its 
record-setting 8th National Conference— and 
continued its extensive publications program. 
And, as Bill Miller said, much progress was 
made around ACRL’s goal to collaborate with 
other professional organizations in higher edu­
cation to promote mutual interests: “ACRL re­
sumed a level of interaction with nonlibrary 
associations not seen since the BI Liaison Project 
of the 1970s.” Take a few moments to read just 
how much you helped ACRL accomplish (page 
779).

ACRL President Lee Hisle initiates a new 
column in this issue— “Values for the Electronic

Information Age”—where he shares with us de­
tails about his presidential theme. Be sure to 
join him for a discussion about values at ALA’s 
Midwinter Conference. Details are given on 
page 765.

Also in this issue are two conference reports. 
Gabriela Sonntag tells us about a conference 
on teaching information competencies that she 
attended (page 770), and Daniel Blewett de­
scribes the conference, “Envisioning the Future: 
Creating the Humanities Classroom of the 21st 
Century” (page 773).

Speaking of conferences, be sure to check 
out the announcement of ACRL’s first Leader­
ship Institute on page 778. This institute, 
“Building your Leadership Toolkit,” offers 
thought-provoking and veiy practical instruc­
tions for enhancing your leadership skills.

— Mary Ellen K. Davis
Editor, medavis@ala.org

mailto:medavis@ala.org