ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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A ctions: ACRL Board of 
D irectors, Ja n u a ry  1 9 9 6

Highlights o f the ACRL Board of 
Directors’ Midwinter meetings

Programs and preconference actions 
A p p roved  p ro p o sa ls fo r 1 9 9 7  p re c o n fe r­
ences for Rare Books & Manuscripts Section, 
Instruction Section, and Western European Spe­
cialists Section.

A pp roved  co sp o n so rsh ip  o f  Office fo r Lit­
eracy and Outreach Service’s (OLOS) 25th an­
niversary program for the ALA Annual Confer­
ence in New York in name only.

A greed  to  c o n s id e r jo in t ACRL/LITA Na­
tional Conference in 1999 and asked staff to 
inform the Board of what it would mean to 
undertake such an arrangement.

ACRL Strategic Plan
Received a req u est fro m  th e ACRL Publica­
tions Committee asking that the Strategic Plan 
b e modified to include a strategic direction 
under Goal 1 “that promotes study, research, 
and publications relevant to academic and re­
search librarianship”; asked that the Executive 
Committee develop a process to facilitate mak­
ing changes to the Strategic Plan, and that the 
Publications Committee request be placed on 
the Board’s agenda for consideration at Annual 
Conference 1996.

Reviewed th e crite ria  fo r track in g  p ro g ress 
and measuring success in implementing the 
ACRL Strategic Plan. The Board asked Frances 
Maloy and Carol Pfieffer to further refine by 
March 1 the six criteria which now include: 
member satisfaction; quality programs; address­
ing higher education issues; working with Wash­
ington officials; providing fiscal stability for the 
division; and working effectively with sections 
and chapters. The second draft document will 
b e ready for an Executive Committee discus­

sion during the spring Executive Committee 
meeting.

R eviewed d raft d o cu m e n t identifying in ­
centives to recognize activities and programs 
that are aligned with the Strategic Plan.

ACRL governance
A pproved th e new  ch arg e and stru ctu re fo r 
the Government Relations Committee as rec­
ommended by the Government Relations/Chap­
ters Task Force that uses chapter representa­
tives to form a national network for addressing 
legislative issues.

R eceived reco m m en d ed  ch an g e in ch arg es 
from the ACRL International Relations and Pro­
fessional Education Committees.

A pp roved  a ch an g e to  Article XI, Rules o f 
Order, o f the ACRL Bylaws from R oberts Rules 
o f  O rder to Sturgis Standard Code o f Parliamen­
tary Procedure in order to conform to the ALA 
change.

A pproved ch an g es to  th e W om en ’s Studies 
Section (WSS) Bylaws, Article II, Section 1, Pur­
pose and Section 2, Specific Responsibilities. 
The proposed change will appear on the spring 
1996 WSS ballot.

Financial actions
A pproved fundraising guidelines fo r ACRL. 

A pproved th e tra n sfe r o f  $ 1 0 ,0 0 0  fro m  th e 
ACRL fund balance to the ACRL endowment to 
be designated for the Vision for the Future Ini­
tiative. This comes out o f the commitment the 
Board made to the Pittsburgh National Confer­
ence Executive Committee to match the rev­
enue generated by the silent auction.

A p p ro v ed  in c re a s e  fu n d in g o f  $ 5 ,3 2 3  to 
support implementation o f Membership Pro­
motion and Retention Plan.



March 1 9 9 6 / 1 4 9

A p p ro v e d  in c r e a s e d  e x p e n d itu r e s  f o r  th e  
CHOICE budget in 1996 to expand the use of 
technology.

A pp roved  1 9 9 7  N ational C o n feren ce re v ­
enue target at 10% over expenses.

A p p ro v e d  r e q u e s t f r o m  th e  B u d g et a n d  F i­
nance Committee that policies for funding di­
vision Annual Conference programs as part of 
the ACRL operating budget be established.

V o ted  n o t to  p u r s u e  a m e m b e r s h ip  d u e s in ­
crease in 1996.

V o ted  to  e s ta b lis h  a  p u r p o s e  s ta te m e n t f o r  
how income from ACRL endowments, estab­
lished in 1990– 91, will be used.

V o ted  t o  d e te r m in e  a  m e c h a n i s m  t h a t  w ill 
allow members to contribute on a continuing 
basis to the ACRL Endowments.

ACRL nominations
E n d o r s e d  th e  U n iv e rs ity  L ib ra rie s  S e c tio n ’s 
(ULS) nomination o f Hannelore Rader for a 
second term as ALA’s representative to the IFLA

Section o f the University Libraries and Other 
General Research Libraries.

E n d o r s e d  th e  R a r e  B o o k s  a n d  M a n u s c rip ts  
Section’s nomination of Henry Snyder for a sec­
ond term as ALA’s representative to the IFLA 
Section for Rare and Precious Books and Manu­
scripts.

Liaison and publication actions 
V o ted  to  r e m o v e  AAUP f r o m  lis t o f  o r g a ­
nizations constituting the ACRL Council of Liai­
sons.

E n d o r s e d  t h e  ACRL I n te lle c tu a l F r e e d o m  
Committee (IFC) draft document “Electronic 
Access Interpretation o f the L ib ra ry  B ill o f  
R ights” and approved the Board’s transmittal 
letter to the IFC stating concerns and reserva­
tions.

E n d o r s e d  th e  re s o lu tio n  f r o m  th e  C o lleg e 
Libraries Section (CLS) that ALA Editions inves­
tigate publishing the fourth edition o f B o o k s f o r  
C ollege L ib raries and that ALA Editions explore 
expanding the scope to include all formats and 
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