ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries ISSN 0099-0086 C O L L E G E & R E S E A R C H ws L I B R A R I E S NO. 7 • JULY/AUGUST In this issue: Annual Report of the President 1976-77 191 Yale Center for British Art O p e n e d .....................................193 L e t t e r s ...........................................194 ACRL C h a p t e r s .............................196 News from the Field . . . ..........198 P e o p l e ...........................................212 Publications .................................214 Classified Advertising . . . . ..........219 ne Association of College and Research Libraries: Annual Report of the President 1976-77 This past year has been one of substantial change and significant accomplishment for the Association of College and Research Libraries. Major changes include the resignation of the executive secretary and the appointment of her replacement, the resignation of the editor of Choice, and the establishment of a new section. Among many important accomplishments were the publication of several guidelines statements and the addition of two new chapters. In January, Executive Secretary Beverly P. Lynch left ACRL to become university librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle. Under her dynamic leadership, ACRL was able to expand and improve its programs in spite of increasingly severe budgetary constraints. The association will be forever indebted to her. A search committee was appointed to assume the difficult task of finding a successor who could maintain the high standards ACRL members have come to expect. At the Midwinter Meet­ ing, Julie A. Virgo, director of education at the Medical Library Association, received the unan­ imous and enthusiastic endorsement of the search committee. She assumed her new posi­ tion as ACRL executive secretary on April 4. At midyear, Richard K. Gardner announced his resignation as editor of Choice‚ effective June 1, to accept a full professorship at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at UCLA. In January, a committee chaired by Beverly Lynch was appointed to search for a successor. Dr. Gardner served as editor of Choice for two separate terms totaling eight years. During his tenure he developed Choice into a very important review journal, highly respected and valued not only by aca­ demic librarians but also by those in all other areas of librarianship. His contribution to the profession through Choice is outstanding. At the recommendation of the ACRL Biblio­ graphic Instruction Task Force and in response to mounting membership interest, the ACRL Bibliographic Instruction Section was estab­ lished at Midwinter. In order to make prelim­ inary plans and to develop a temporary organi­ zational structure without delay, a steering committee— headed by Mimi Dudley, associate librarian, College Library, UCLA— was ap­ pointed immediately after Midwinter. The com­ mittee was charged with determining the organizational structure of the section, appoint­ ing a nominating committee to nominate candi­ dates for the 1978 elections, establishing pro­ visional committees, and providing for the smooth operation of the section during its first year of existence. The section will replace the Bibliographic Instruction Task Force and will be responsible for, among other things, the de­ velopment of policy statements on bibliographic instruction, the sponsorship of programs at con­ ferences, and cooperation with other groups in areas of mutual interest. ACRL publications continue to be among the division’s most important and appreciated pro­ grams. Under the expert guidance of Editor Richard D. Johnson, College & Research Li­ braries has continued to make a significant con­ News issue ( A ) and ( B ) o f C ollege and Research Libraries, vol. 38, no. 4 192 tribution to academic librarianship. For A L A ’s centennial celebration, the 1976 issues o f C & RL included a series o f articles which treated all major developments o f college and university libraries during the 100 years since A L A s founding. The articles are being collected and published as a monograph in the A C R L Publi­ cations in Librarianship series. W ith the Janu­ ary 1977 issue o f C ollege & Research Libraries N ew s, John V. Crowley, assistant director o f li­ braries, State University College, Oneonta, N ew York, became editor, succeeding Mary Frances Collins, assistant director o f libraries for tech­ nical services, State University o f N ew York at Albany. During the past year, the association ap­ proved several policy statements and guide­ lines: “ Guidelines for Bibliographic Instruction in A cadem ic Libraries” ( C &R L News, April 1 9 7 7 ); “ Statement on Access to Original R e­ search Materials in Libraries, Archives, and Manuscript Repositories” ( C &R L News, N o­ vem ber 1 9 7 6 ); “ Statement on the Reproduction o f Manuscripts and Archives for Noncommer­ cial Purposes” ( C &RL New s, November 19 7 6); and “ Statement on the Reproduction o f Manu­ scripts and Archives for Commercial Purposes” ( C &RL New s, M ay 1977). Draft guidelines and procedures for the screening and appoint­ ment o f academic librarians have been de­ veloped and published; and committees are working on the development o f standards for university libraries and quantitative standards to accom pany the “ Guidelines for Two-Year C ollege Learning Resources Programs.” A C R L this past year com pleted a major sur­ vey o f the salaries o f academic librarians. The results of the survey, which was funded b y the Council on Library Resources and conducted for A C R L b y Richard Talbot and Ann von der Lippe, were published in August 1976 as Sal­ ary Structures o f Librarians in H igher Educa­ tion for the Academ ic Year 1975-76. W hen A C R L expressed its desire to assume full responsibility for Choice, A L A Executive Director Robert W edge worth appointed an ad hoc committee to study the question. The study team, chaired b y Thomas J. Galvin, dean, Graduate School o f Library and Information Science, University o f Pittsburgh, presented a masterfully written report recommending that A C R L be assigned managerial, fiscal, and edi­ torial responsibility for Choice. The report, w hich stipulates that an adequate reserve fund be created to accom modate fluctuations in in­ com e and expenses and that deficit financing be avoided, provides a general policy frame­ work for the administrative and fiscal manage­ ment o f the magazine. A t the 1977 Midwinter Meeting, tw o new A C R L chapters were given official recognition b y the Board o f Directors: the Academ ic and Research Libraries Division o f the Maryland Library Association and the Southern Cali­ fornia Association o f College and Research L i­ braries. T o celebrate its fortieth anniversary, A C R L w ill join with its N ew England chapter to host a national professional conference in Boston in Novem ber 1978. The conference will give aca­ dem ic librarians an opportunity to discuss issues and problems without the distraction o f busi­ ness and committee meetings. The conference theme is “ N ew Horizons for Academ ic Librar­ ies.” G eorge R. Parks, dean o f university li­ braries, University o f Rhode Island is serving as conference chairperson. T w o major programs were planned as part o f the 1977 A L A Annual Conference in Detroit. Th e division’s general program featured à major address b y Stephen K. Bailey, acting president o f the American Council on E duca­ tion, entitled “ The Future o f College and R e­ search Libraries: A Washington Perspective.” His talk emphasized econom ic trends and their impact on libraries. The A C R L Rare Books and Manuscripts preconference was held in Toronto, June 14-17. The preconference theme was “ Book Selling and Book Buying: Aspects o f the Nineteenth-Century British and North American Book Trades.” Special exhibi­ tions to complement the preconference theme were presented in a number o f local libraries. Numerous A C R L section and discussion-group programs also were planned for the Detroit Conference. News item s fo r inclusion in C&RL News should be sent to John V. Crow ley, Assistant D ire c to r of L ibraries, M iln e L ib ra ry , State U n ive rsity C o lle g e , O ne o n ta , NY 13820. A d v e rtis in g (in c lu d in g classi­ fie d ads) should be sent to Leona Swiech, A d ­ v e rtis in g O ffic e , A m e ric a n L ib ra ry Asso ciatio n, 50 E. Hu ron St., C h ic a g o , IL 60611. Produ ction and c irc u la tio n m atters are h a n dled by A L A C e n tra l Produ ction Unit, a t the a bo ve address. News e d ito r: John V. 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Second-class postage p a id a t Fulton, M issouri 65251. (g) A m e ric a n L ib ra ry A sso ciatio n 1977. A ll m a te ria l in this jo u rn a l subje ct to c o p y rig h t b y the A m e ri­ can L ib ra ry Asso cia tio n may be p h o to c o p ie d fo r th e n o n com m ercial purpose o f s c ie n tific o r e du ca­ tio n a l adva ncem ent. 193 T h e A C R L Subcom m ittee on Goals, Pri­ orities, and Structures, chaired b y L e M oyne W . Anderson, director o f libraries, C olorad o State University, is com pleting a m onumental three-year study w h ich has attempted to d e ­ v e lo p an organizational structure for A C R L that can respond b oth to the w elfare o f the profes­ sion and to the issues o f library services in the changing environm ent o f academ ic libraries. T h e subcom m ittee’s semifinal draft report pro­ poses a radical restructuring o f the association, better to m eet changing needs. D uring the co m ­ ing year, the report w ill b e given careful study. Implementation o f any or all o f the report’s recom m endations will b e subject to A C R L Board approval. In an attempt to increase m em bership in the association, the chairperson o f A C R L ’s M em ­ bership Com m ittee, Thom as H. Cahalan, as­ sistant librarian for acquisitions, Northeastern University, has d e v elop ed a prom otional net­ w ork com prising regional and state representa­ tives throughout the U nited States and Can­ ada. It is h o p e d that w orkin g through regional groups and chapters will stimulate increased in­ terest in A C R L and its programs. Special b ro ­ chures have been dev eloped for use in state and regional meetings, and their effectiveness w ill b e evaluated to determine the best ways to reach potential members. T h e specialized interests o f A C R L ’s com m it­ tees and sections are so diverse and w ide-ran g­ ing that space does not permit adequate report­ ing o f all o f them. A ll have served their constituencies w ell and have con tin ued to make im portant contributions to their areas o f special interest as w ell as to the association. T h e suc­ cess o f A C R L ’s programs and their im pact on the profession are directly attributable to the com bin ed energy, talent, and dedication o f A C R L officers and com m ittee members. Th e association m ourned the tragic loss o f its im m ediate past president, Louise Giles. She had been an unusually active and productive participant in A C R L and A L A affairs, and her absence w ill b e keenly felt fo r m any years. C on n ie R. Dunlap President, A C R L ■ ■ Yale Center for British Art Opened A n ew museum and study center— the Yale C enter fo r British Art— was officially open ed to the pu b lic A pril 19 in N ew Haven. T h e gift o f Paul M ellon (Y a le class o f 1 9 2 9 ), the center w ill house M ellon ’s unrivaled co lle c­ tion o f British paintings, drawings, prints, and rare books. T h e center w ill offer reference m a­ terial for advan ced research in the field o f Brit­ ish art; classrooms; and other facilities fo r a broad program o f activities in British studies. T h e addition o f the M ellon collection to the university’s already extensive holdings o f E n g ­ lish books and autograph letters makes Yale a leading institution fo r the study o f British art and culture outside o f England. T h e center is the final b uildin g designed b y the late Louis I. Kahn ( 1 9 0 1 - 7 4 ) , internation­ ally distinguished architect, w h o also designed the Yale University Art Gallery ( 1 9 5 1 - 5 3 ) and the Kimbell M useum in Fort W orth, Texas T h e r e feren ce library is located on th e secon d floor, w ith a p h oto­ graphic archive and storage stacks housed on th e m ezzanine above.