ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


6 1 6  / C & R L  News

In  th e  News
I have alw ays loved K atharine H ep b u rn  an

S pencer Tracy m ovies, a n d  w as rem in d ed  b
A rlene R odda Q uaratiello o f w h at a terrific ref
e ren ce librarian K atharine H ep b u rn  p lay ed  i
th e old m ovie Desk Set (page 625). A rlene take
th e  them es from that m ovie a n d  applies them
to ou r current technology revolution— yes, tech
nology is w onderful as a n  assistant b u t not as 
replacem ent for librarians a n d  libraries.

Libraries an d  librarians are m ore th an  read
to assist to d ay ’s users in searching for, evaluat
ing, an d  using a w id e variety o f inform atio
w ith b o th  traditional m eans an d  th e  latest tech
nology. In this issue, Mark B entley shares w it
us th e user-education program  in place at Ne
Y ork Public Library’s n ew  Science, Industry
a n d  Business Library (p ag e 633). In “N ews fro
th e  F ield” y o u  can re a d  a b o u t W ayne Stat
U niversity’s n e w  u n d erg rad u ate library, w hic
o p e n e d  w ith 700 installed w orkstations an d  ha
co nnections for an o th er 700.

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Carol Pfeiffer articulates the n e e d  for k e e p ­
ing u p  w ith rapid changes as sh e discusses the 
them es of ACRL’s 9th National Conference, “Rac­
ing to w ard  T o m orrow ” (p a g e  637). Save the 
dates April 8-11, 1999, so that you can attend 
the co nference in Detroit.

Also in this issue w e  continue o u r Internet 
series w ith a look at health statistics th an k s to 
Kristin Stoklosa an d  J o h n  A uditore (p ag e 627).

Finally, ACRL w ants you! ACRL d e p e n d s o n  
its m em b er volunteers to  carry o u t the w ork o f 
the association. T here are nu m ero u s o p enings 
available at th e section an d  division level an d  
th e s e  o p p o rtu n itie s give yo u  th e  c h a n c e  to  
e n h a n c e  y o u r le a d e rs h ip  a n d  m a n a g e m e n t 
skills. T ake a m om ent to review  th e  article o n  
p ag e 641 a n d  v o lu n teer y o u r time an d  e x p e r­
tise to  ACRL.

— Mary Ellen K. Davis 
Editor & Publisher 
medavis@ala.org

mailto:medavis@ala.org