ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries O ctober 1 9 9 7 / 641 ACRL w a n ts y o u ! Reap the m a n y benefits o f volunteerism N o w is a g o o d tim e to increase y o u r in­volvem ent in ACRL by volunteering to serve o n a division o r section com m ittee. p re s id e n t M aureen Sullivan invites all ACRL m em bers to contact th e A ppointm ents Com ­ m ittee ab o u t serving o n o n e o f ACRL’s 20 com ­ m ittees for next year. M em bers m ay also co n ­ tact o n e o f th e section vice-chairs regarding service o n o n e o f th e m any section com m it­ tees. ACRL has recently a d o p te d a n e w Strategic P lan (a v a ila b le at h tt p ://w w w .a la .o r g /a c r l/ stratpla.htm l), an d during the next few years com m ittee m em bers will have a n oppo rtu n ity to h elp im plem ent this plan, resh ap e th e asso­ ciation, a n d influence the direction o f academ ic an d research librarianship. You benefit by volunteering V olunteers not only give to the association, they get back from th e association: • Build ties w ith academ ic a n d research li­ brarians a ro u n d the country. • E nhance your leadership abilities through consensus building an d persuasion. • Share yo u r expertise w ith colleagues. • G ain a d d itio n al ex p ertise— learn m ore a b o u t a n e w area o f academ ic librarianship o r pick u p n e w ideas for y o u r current area. Appointments: The process A ppointm ents are m ade at b o th the section an d division levels. T he ACRL p resid en t is re sp o n ­ sible for th e com m ittee ap p o in tm en ts at the division level for th e y ear h e or she serves as president. Likewise, section chairs are responsible for committee appointments in their respective sec­ tions the year they serve as chair. Committee slates are usually completed shortly after the Midwinter Meeting during the year in which the individual serves as president-elect or chair-elect. The ACRL Appointments Committee assists the president-elect in this process in an advisory capacity. V Factors influencing appointment A lth o u g h th e e m p h a s is in th e a p p o in tm e n t m ay v a ry fro m y e a r to y e a r a c c o rd in g to th e p re ro g a tiv e s o f th e p re s id e n t- e le c t a n d s e c ­ tio n ch airs, th e sa m e facto rs a re c o n sid e re d . T h e y in clu d e: • E v i d e n c e o f p o t e n t i a l c o m m i t t e e icmee- m b e r ’s i n t e r e s t : H ave yo u a tte n d e d the m eetings an d in tro d u c e d y o u rse lf to th e chair? D o y o u h a v e p re v io u s e x p e rie n c e th a t r e ­ lates to th e w o rk o f th e co m m ittee? H ave y o u in d ic a te d y o u r in terest o n th e v o lu n teer form? • D e m o g r a p h i c s a n d c o m p o s i t i o n o f c o m m i t t e e : A b alan c e is so u g h t w ith respect to ty p e o f library (com m unity college, college, o r university), g eo g rap h ic rep resen tatio n , e th ­ nic diversity, an d gender. • T h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n o f t h e c u r r e n t c o m m i t t e e c h a ir : Current com m ittee chairs are a sk ed to suggest potential m em bers. Al­ th o u g h all o f th e s e facto rs a re c o n sid e re d , th e final a p p o in tm e n ts a re th e p re ro g a tiv e o f th e ACRL p re s id e n t- e le c t a n d th e s e c tio n c h a ir-e le c ts. How to apply 1 ) S e l e c t t h e c o m m i t t e e s t h a t i n t e r e s t y o u . T he ALA H a n d b o o k o f O rg a n iza tio n lists all o f ACRL’s com m ittees an d their charges. (£ ć/. note: T h e H a n d b o o k will b e p u b lish e d as a special issue o f A m e r ic a n Libraries an d will autom atically b e m ailed to all ALA m em bers in m id-N ovem ber.) A ttend th e com m ittee’s m eet­ ings at th e M idwinter M eeting an d Annual C on­ ference to h elp you d e c id e if th o se are th e ac­ tivities that interest you. 2 ) I n t r o d u c e y o u r s e l f . Talk w ith com m it­ tee m em bers. Express y o u r interest to th e com ­ m ittee chair. Explain h o w you might contrib­ u te to th e w o rk o f th e com m ittee. 3 ) S u b m it a v o l u n t e e r fo r m . C om plete the v o lu n teer form included w ith this article. (Ed. note: This form is also available o n ACRL’s h o m e p a g e a t h t t p : / / w w w . a l a . o r g / a c r l / com call.htm l.) Be sure to cover all o f the items ask ed for in back g ro u n d inform ation. If you have attended com m ittee m eetings or programs, http://www.ala.org/acrl/ http://www.ala.org/acrl/ 6 4 2 / C & R L New s o u t o n e form fo r ACRL division co m m ittees a n d a d ifferen t form fo r e a c h ACRL s e c tio n y o u vol­ u n te e r to serv e o n a co m m ittee for. S en d th e ACRL co m m ittee v o lu n te e r fo rm to M ary J a n e S cherdin at th e ad d re ss o n th e b o tto m o f th e v o lu n te e r form ; s e n d th e s e c tio n v o lu n te e r form s to th e a p p ro p r ia te se c tio n ch air-elects (s e e list o f a d d re s se s b elo w ). 4 ) V o l u n t e e r a g a i n … a n d a g a i n . If yo u are n o t successful in b e in g a p p o in te d o n e year, v o lu n te e r a g ain th e n e x t y e a r … a n d th e next. R em em b er th a t a m u ltitu d e o f factors— n u m ­ b e r o f a p p o in tm e n ts m a d e , n u m b e r o f v o lu n ­ teers fo r e a c h co m m ittee, n u m b e r o f v o lu n te e rs from y o u r ty p e o f library o r y o u r g e o g ra p h ic a rea— d e te rm in e th e actual a p p o in tm e n t, a n d th e s e factors c h a n g e from y e a r to year. ACRL section appointments ACRL h a s 17 sectio n s (listed b e lo w ). Y ou will find a d esc rip tio n o f th e ir areas o f re sp o n sib il­ ity in th e ALA H a n d b o o k, o f O r g a n iz a tio n , 1 9 9 7 -9 8 . M any o f ACRL’s sectio n s h av e d e ­ v e lo p e d n e w h o m e p a g e s th a t a re lin k e d to ACRL’s; c h e c k o u t h t t p : / / w w w . a l a . o r g / a c rl.h tm l. T h e c h a ir - e le c t o f a s e c tio n a p ­ p o in ts th e c h a ir a n d m e m b e rs o f all s e c tio n c o m m itte e s . M ost o f th e s e a p p o in t m e n t s a re m a d e in th e s p r in g fo r te rm s b e g in n in g im ­ m e d ia te ly a fte r th e ALA A n n u a l C o n fe re n c e . If y o u w o u ld lik e to b e c o n s i d e r e d f o r a p ­ p o in t m e n t as a c h a ir o r m e m b e r o f a s e c tio n c o m m itte e , fill o u t th e ACRL C o m m itte e V ol­ u n te e r F o rm a n d m ail it to th e c h a ir -e le c t o f th e a p p r o p r ia t e s e c tio n lis te d b e lo w b e fo r e D e c e m b e r 5, 1997. A fr ica n -A m er ica n S tu d ie s L ib rarian s S e c tio n . Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Sylvema V. Ford, Director, Library Services a n d Inform ation Technology, M ankato State University. Preferred address-. 23 Partridge Pl., North Mankato, MN 56003; e-mail: sylvem a_ford@ m sl.m ankato.m sus.edu. A n t h r o p o l o g y a n d S o c i o l o g y S e c t i o n . Vice- C hair/C hair-Elect: J. C hristina Smith, R eference Librarian B ibliographer, B oston U niversity. Pre­ fe r r e d address: 135 W a sh in g to n St., M alden, MA 02148-3720; e-m ail: jchris@ bu.edu. A r t s S e c t i o n . V ic e -C h a ir/C h a ir-E le c t: J u d y H a rv e y S ah ak , L ibrarian, A ssistan t D irecto r, C larem o n t C olleges, D e n iso n Library. P referred address: 2301 T ulsa Ave., C larem ont, CA 91711- 1666; e-mail: jharveysahak@rocky.claremont.edu. A s ia n , A f r i c a n a n d M id d le E a s t e r n S e c t i o n . V ice-Chair/Chair-Elect: D avid Hirsh, M iddle East B ib lio g ra p h e r , U n iv e rs ity R e se a rc h Library, U niversity o f California at Los A ngeles. P referred address: 1751 S. Barrington Ave., Apt. 3, Los Ange­ les, CA 90025-4064; e-mail: dhirsch@library.ucla.edu. C o l l e g e L ib r a r ie s S e c t i o n . V ice-C hair/C hair- E lect: C a ro ly n A. S h e e h y , C la re a n d L ucy O e ste rle D irecto r o f Library Services, O esterle Library, 320 E. School Ave., Naperville, IL 60540; e-m ail: cas@ noctrl.edu. C o m m u n i t y a n d J u n i o r C o l l e g e L ib r a r ie s S e c t i o n . V ice-C hair/C hair-E lect: Cary Sow ell, H e a d Librarian, N o rthridge L earning R esource C enter, A ustin C o m m unity C ollege. P referred address: 1018 H erm itag e Dr., A ustin, TX 78753- 5864; e-m ail: cary@ austin.cc.tx.us. E d u c a t i o n a n d B e h a v i o r a l S c i e n c e s S e c t io n . V ice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Ja n ic e M. W ilson, Librar­ ian, C alifornia School o f P rofessional P sychol­ o g y . P r e fe r r e d a d d re s s: 1180 E. P a lm St., A l t a d e n a , CA 9 1 0 0 1 - 1 7 2 0 ; e - m a il : jw ilcspp@ class.org. E n g l i s h a n d A m e r i c a n L ite r a tu r e S e c t i o n . Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Robert W. Melton, Publica­ tions Coordinator, University o f Kansas. Preferred address: 2711 W. 24th Terrace, Lawrence, KS 66047- 2822; e-mail: rmelton@ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu E x t e n d e d C a m p u s L ib r a r y S e r v ic e s S e c t io n . V ice-C hair/C hair-Elect: R obert P. M orrison, Ref­ e re n c e Librarian, C o o rd in a to r o f D istan ce E du­ c atio n Service, Merrill Library, U tah State U ni­ v e r s i t y , L o g a n , U T 8 4 3 2 2 - 3 0 0 0 ; e - m a il : ro b m o r@ cc.u su .ed u . I n s t r u c t i o n S e c t i o n . V ice-C hair/C hair-E lect: M ary J a n e P e tro w s k i, C ase L ibrary, C o lg ate U niversity. P referred address: 3347 B ishop Hill R d ., M a d i s o n , NY 1 3 4 0 2 - 9 7 2 4 ; e - m a il : m p etro w sk i@ cen ter. C o lg ate.ed u . L a w a n d P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e S e c t i o n . V ice- C hair/C hair-Elect: P aula J. P o p m a, O rra d re Li­ brary, Santa Clara U niversity, Santa Clara, CA 95053; e-m ail: p p o p m a @ sc u a c c .sc u .e d u . R a r e B o o k s a n d M a n u s c r i p t s S e c t i o n . Vice- C hair/C hair-Elect: R ichard W. O ram , Librarian, H arry Ransom H um anities R esearch C enter, Uni­ versity o f Texas at Austin, P.O. Box 7219, Austin, http://www.ala.org/ mailto:sylvema_ford@msl.mankato.msus.edu mailto:jchris@bu.edu mailto:jharveysahak@rocky.claremont.edu mailto:dhirsch@library.ucla.edu mailto:cas@noctrl.edu mailto:cary@austin.cc.tx.us mailto:jwilcspp@class.org mailto:rmelton@ukanvm.cc.ukans.edu mailto:robmor@cc.usu.edu Colgate.edu mailto:ppopma@scuacc.scu.edu O c to b e r 1 9 9 7 / 6 4 3 TX 78713-7219; e-mail: roram@mail.utexas.edu. S c i e n c e a n d T e c h n o l o g y S e c t i o n . V ice- Chair/C hair-Elect: Billie Jo y R einhart, C leveland State U niversity Library. P referred address: 1514 B urlington Rd., C leveland H eights, O H 44118; e-m ail: b .rein h art@ csu o h io .ed u . S l a v i c a n d E a s t E u r o p e a n S e c t i o n . V ice- C hair/C hair-Elect: T atiana G o e rn e r Barr, O rigi­ nal a n d Special M aterials C ataloger, C olum bia U niversity Libraries. P referred address: 560 Riv­ ersid e Dr., Apt. 10M, N ew Y ork, NY 10027- 3241; e-m ail: tb l0 3 @ c o lu m b ia .e d u . U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r i e s S e c t i o n . V ic e -C h a ir/ Chair-Elect: M aureen P astine, U niversity Librar­ ian, Paley Library, T e m p le University, 13 B erks Mall 017-00, P h ilad elp h ia, PA 17122; fax: (215) 204-5201. W e s t e r n E u r o p e a n S p e c i a li s t s S e c t io n . Vice- Chair/Chair-Elect: Stephen Lehmann, Humanities Bibliographer, University of Pennsylvania Library. Preferred address: 300 Harvard Ave., Swarthmore, PA 19081; e-mail: lehm ann@ pobox.upenn.edu. W o m e n ’s S t u d i e s S e c t i o n . V ice-C hair/C hair- Elect: Kristin H. G erh ard , Io w a State U niver­ sity, 204 P arks Library, A m es, IA 50011; e-m ail k g erh ard @ iastate. e d u . ACRL divisional committee appointments ACRL h as 20 sta n d in g co m m ittees to w h ic h a p ­ p o in tm e n ts m ay b e m a d e fo r 1998-99- A list a p p e a rs o n th e v o lu n te e r form at th e e n d of this article. Y ou will find th e co m m ittees listed w ith a d escrip tio n o f th e ir ch arg es in th e ALA H a n d b o o k o f O rg a n iza tio n . A p p o in tm en ts to ACRL sta n d in g com m ittees are m a d e in th e sp rin g fo r term s b e g in n in g im ­ m ediately after th e ALA A nnual C onference. T he A p p o in tm en ts C om m ittee re c o m m e n d s to th e p re s id e n t-e le c t o f ACRL th e n a m e s o f m em b ers w h o m ight fill th e vacancies. T h e p re s id e n t­ elect m a k e s th e final ap p o in tm e n ts. If y o u are in terested in b e in g c o n sid e re d fo r a n a p p o in t­ m e n t to a n ACRL com m ittee, y o u s h o u ld co m ­ p lete th e C o m m ittee V o lu n te e r F orm a n d se n d it to Mary J a n e S cherdin at th e ad d re ss given o n th e form b e fo re D e c e m b e r 5, 1997. Editorial boards ACRL has editorial b o a rd s fo r th e s e six p u b li­ cations: Choice-, College & R esearch Libraries; College & R esearch Libraries News-, N ew P ubli­ cations; P u b lica tio n s in Librarianship, a n d Rare B ooks & M a n u scrip ts Librarianship. A p p o i n t m e n t s to e d i t o r i a l b o a r d s a r e m a d e a t th e M id w in te r M e e tin g fo r te rm s th a t b e g in im m e d ia te ly a fte r th e ALA A n n u al C o n ­ f e r e n c e . T h e e d ito r s r e c o m m e n d th e n a m e o f a p e r s o n to fill th e v a c a n c y . T h e P u b lic a ­ tio n s C o m m itte e m u s t a p p r o v e th e r e c o m ­ m e n d a tio n , a n d th e p r e s id e n t o f ACRL m a k e s th e a p p o in tm e n t. If y o u w o u ld like to b e c o n sid e re d fo r a p ­ p o in tm e n t to a n editorial b o a rd , c o n ta c t th e e d ito r o f th e editorial b o a rd early in th e fall. C hoice editor: liv in g R ockw ood, Choice, 100 R iv e rv ie w C e n te r, M id d le to w n , CT 06457; e-m ail: iro ck w o o d @ ala-ch o ice.o rg . College & R esearch Libraries editor: D o n ald E. Riggs, N ova S o u th e a ste rn U niversity, Fort L au d erd ale, FL 33314-7796; e-m ail: driggs® n s u . a c a s t. n o v a . e d u . College & R esearch L ibraries N ew s ed ito r: Mary Ellen D avis, C&RL News, ACRL/ALA, 50 E. H u ro n St., C hicago, IL 60611-2795; e-mail: m edavis@ ala.org. N ew p u b lic a tio n s ed ito r: H u g h T h o m p s o n , ACRL/ALA, 50 E. H u r o n St., C h ic a g o , IL 60611-2795; e-m ail: h th o m p s o n @ a la .o rg . P u b lic a tio n s in L ib ra ria n sh ip editor: J o h n B udd, 304 W est Blvd. N, Colum bia, MO 65203; e-mail: libsjm b@ show m e.m issouri.edu. R a r e B o o k s & M a n u s c r ip ts L ib r a r ia n s h ip e d ito r: S id n e y E. B e rg e r, U n iv e rs ity o f C ali­ fo rn ia, U n iv ersity Library, P .O . B ox 5900, Riv­ e r s i d e , CA 9 2 5 1 7 - 5 9 0 0 ; e - m a i l : S id n e y . b e r g e r @ u c r .e d u . Feature your collection on the cover of C&RL News C&RL N ew s w a n ts to featu re aesthetically p leasin g p h o to s o f item s from library collec­ tio n s o n its covers. If yo u h av e m aterial in y o u r lib ra ry ’s c o lle c tio n s th a t y o u th in k w o u ld m ak e an attractive C&RL N ew s cover, p le a se se n d us a p h o to g ra p h o r a co lo r p h o ­ to c o p y a n d a b rief d esc rip tio n o f th e item a n d th e co llectio n . P h o to s m ay b e e ith e r c o lo r o r b lack -an d -w h ite a n d s h o u ld b e 5" x 7" o r 8" x 10". Illustrations w ith a vertical o rie n ta tio n w o rk best. S end to: C&RL N ew s Covers, 50 E. H u ro n St., C hicago, IL 6O 6ll. mailto:roram@mail.utexas.edu mailto:b.reinhart@csuohio.edu mailto:tbl03@columbia.edu mailto:lehmann@pobox.upenn.edu mailto:irockwood@ala-choice.org mailto:medavis@ala.org mailto:hthompson@ala.org mailto:libsjmb@showme.missouri.edu mailto:berger@ucr.edu 6 4 4 / C & R L N ew s ACRL c o m m itte e v o lu n te e r fo rm Background information The following divisionwide committees On a separate single sheet of paper briefly have vacancies annually. Please indicate your summarize your background and activities in first three choices by marking “1,” “2,” and “3” the following areas: 1) ALA professional ac­ on the corresponding lines. tivities; 2) ACRL professional activities; 3) state and regional offices held and committee ap­ pointments; 4) educational background and/ or other experience that will assist the com­ mittee in the appointment process; 5) publi­ cations. Please include in your application an expres­ sion of your professional concerns and the co n trib u tio n th a t you can make tow ard strengthening ACRL. Division committees Note: By accepting an appointment, I agree that all To volunteer for a division committee, com­ working papers and final products o f the group are plete this form and return it to: the sole property o f ACRL and are not to be used for Mary Jane Scherdin any personal projects unless written permission has been obtained from the appropriate governing body. Edgewood College I also certify that it does not represent a conflict of 859 Woodrow Street interest. I understand that failure to attend two meet­ Madison, Wl 53711 ings without an explanation acceptable to the chair e-mail: scherdin@edgewood.edu constitutes grounds fo r removal. Forms must be returned by December 5, 1997. Membership in ALA and ACRL is required. Attendance at Midwinter Meeting and Annual Conference is required. mailto:scherdin@edgewood.edu O c to b er 1 9 9 7 / 6 4 5 S ection c o m m itte e v o lu n te e r fo rm B ack g ro u n d in fo rm a tio n fo r se c tio n c o m m itte e s P rovide a s ep arate sh e e t of inform ation a b o u t yo u rse lf follow in g th e instructions given o n th e A C R L com m ittee volun teer form (previous page) u n der background inform ation. T o in d ic a te you r particular interest in serving on a com m ittee in one o f A C R L ’s 17 sections, w rite th e com m itte e nam e(s) ne xt to th e section below . R etu rn fo rm to: Note: By accepting an appointment, I agree that all R eturn this com p le te d form to the ap prop riate section working papers and final products o f the group are v ic e -c h a ir/c h a ir-e le c t as indica ted in the a c c o m p a n y ­ the sole property o f ACRL and are not to be used for ing a rticle . (U se d u p lic a te fo rm s if y o u are inte reste d any personal projects unless written permission has in m o re tha n on e sec tio n .) Y ou m u st be a m e m b e r of been obtained from the appropriate governing body. th e se c tio n to be c o n s id e re d fo r ap po in tm e n t. I also certify that it does not represent a conflict of interest. I understand that failure to attend two meet­ ings without an explanation acceptable to the chair F o rm s m ust be retu rn ed by D e c e m b e r s , 1997. constitutes grounds for removal. M em bership in ALA and ACRL is required. Attendance a t M idw inter Meeting and A nnual Conference is required.