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individual, a group, a firm, or other organiza­
tion.

I f possible, nominations should be accom­
panied by photocopies of reviews evaluating 
the works nominated and statements from the 
nominee about why the work should be con­
sidered.

Nominations should be sent to Professor 
Thomas P. Stevens, Chairperson, Dartmouth 
Medal Committee, Reference and Adult Ser­
vices Division, c/o School of Library Science, 
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.

Nominations should be submitted by January 
16, 1978, so that they may be screened when

the Dartmouth Medal Committee meets during 
Midwinter. The final deadline for receiving 
nominations, however, will be March 15,1 9 7 8 .

The award will be presented at ALA’s An­
nual Conference in Chicago in 1978. In  the 
case of shared responsibility for creation of a 
work, duplicate awards will be presented.

This award is made possible by Dartmouth 
College in Hanover, New Hampshire. The 
medal was designed by Rudolph Ruzicka, the 
celebrated graphic artist. The modeling for the 
dies was made by Joseph DiLorenzo, and the 
medal was struck by the Metalic Art Company 
of Danbury, Connecticut. ■ ■

ACRL at the 1977 Annual Conference
More than twenty program sessions were 

sponsored by ACRL and its various units dur­
ing the 1977 ALA Annual Conference in De­
troit. A CRL’s principal program was a speech 
delivered by Stephen K. Bailey, acting presi­
dent of the American Council on Education. 
Dr. Bailey’s address, “The Future of College 
and Research Libraries: A Washington Perspec­
tive,” will be published in C olleg e & R esearch  
Libraries.

ACRL section programs afforded opportuni­
ties for members to update their knowledge of 
all aspects o f academic and research librarian­
ship: collection development, bibliographic in­
struction, reference service, communication and 
cooperation, coping with change, national bib­
liography, statistics, and rare books and manu­
scripts. A CRL’s discussion groups provided a

forum for communication among librarians with 
specialized interests. Tours sponsored by ACRL 
units included visits to the Henry Ford Mu­
seum and Greenfield Village, a view of Slavic 
collections and sights in the Detroit area, and 
an architectural tour of Detroit buildings.

ACRL President Connie R. Dunlap presided 
at A CRL’s membership meeting, at which 
ACRL’s newly elected officers were introduced. 
George R. Parks, conference chair for A C R L’s 
1978 National Conference in Boston, an­
nounced the conference theme, “New Horizons 
for Academic Libraries,” and urged all mem­
bers to contribute papers for the conference. 
ACRL members approved the proposed amend­
ment to the ACRL Constitution and Bylaws to 
provide for the publications programs of ACRL.

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S tep h en  K. B ailey  an d  C onnie R. Dunlap.