ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries N o v em b er 1 9 9 2 / 6 4 7 R ecruitment to the P rofession: Attracting the best and the brightest 1991-92 A nnual R eport A ssociation O f C o l l e g e & Research L i b r a r i e s A D I V I S I O N O F T H E A M E R IC A N L IB R A R Y A S S O C IA T IO N 6 4 8 / C&RL N ew s Mission T he mission of the Associa­tion of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is to foster the profession of academic and research librarianship and to enhance the ability of academic and research libraries to serve effectively the library and information needs of current and potential library users. N o v em b er 1 9 9 2 / 6 4 9 Message from the President A n n e K . B eau bien A C R L 's 5 3 rd P resident A CRL leaders, m embers, and staff have every reason to be proud of their efforts during 1 9 9 1 -9 2 .1 would like to highlight some of the year's accom plishments and thank those involved for their creativity, enthusiasm, and hard work. O ur Sixth N ational C onference w as held in Salt L ake C ity on A pril 1 2 -1 4 with an attend ance o f 2,241, including 581 ex­ hibitors. T he program w as an im portant forum for d iscussing a w ide range of issues affecting higher education in our inform ation-rich society as w ell as a financial success. The y ear's them e, "R ecru itm ent to the P rofes­ sio n ," inspired great enthusiasm and m any activities including a project to interest m inority un dergrad u­ ates in the field of library and inform ation science w hich w as funded b y the A LA P resid ent's D ance Fund. A nother m ajor effort was m ade to update the librarian profiles in tw o C D -RO M career guidance system s used in career counseling. A large research project w as undertaken to validate factors un derlying Anne K. Beaubien the Strong V ocational Interest Inventory. T hanks to year-end m oney from A LA , A C R L w as able to design and print a recru itm ent brochu re for w id e d issem in a­ tion. Tw o sessions at A L A 's A nnual C onference in San Francisco focused on recruitm ent, several issu es of C & R L News carried articles on the them e, and a Task Force on Im age is identifying areas in w hich academ ic librarianship is m isund erstood and w ill suggest w ays to cou nteract these im pressions. A nother ad hoc group, the Task Force on Social Issues, w as created to help guid e A C R L 's response to difficu lt m odern problem s. The Task Force on P rofessional D evelop m en t subm itted a report on w hat A C R L 's role should be in this area. AC RL supported A L A 's them e, "Y o u r Right to K n o w ," and collaborated w ith other units on num erous m atters such as accred itation and federal legislation. A s presid ent I attem pted to m ake A C R L 's planning process m ore responsive to the m em bership and to changes in higher education. The A C R L Board o f D irectors took part in planning retreats b efo re the Salt Lake C ity and San Francisco conferences at w hich they exam ined the strategic plan, looked at how the planning p ro cess can b e m ore effec­ tive, and set priorities. C hanges w ill b e im plem ented in the next year that w ill involve m ore of the elected lead ership in setting priorities and 6 5 0 / C&RL N ew s Message from the President I hope the momentum and changes started will benefit members in the years to come. These are just a few of A C RL's achievem ents last year. Feel free to contact me or the ACRL office to learn more about them or about the many other projects I do not have space to mention, none of which would have been successful without the able guidance of executive director Althea Jenkins and her excellent staff or without the energy and dedication of hundreds of members. And thank you all for a wonderful year! A C R L M embership Statistics AC R L/ Personal Organizational/ Aug. 1992 Aug. 1991 % Increase Sections Special Total Total decrease ACRL 9,594 1,143 10,737 10,693 0.41% AAS 418 88 506 486 4.12% AFAS 185 21 206 192 7.29% ANSS 492 99 591 581 1.72% ARTS 840 123 963 886 8.69% BIS 3,707 490 4,197 4,168 0.70% CJCLS 857 268 1,125 1,099 2.37% CLS 1,890 366 2,256 2,207 2.22% EBSS 1,260 236 1,496 1,535 -2.54% ECLSS 408 28 436 241 80.91% LPSS 716 123 839 870 -3.56% RBMS 1,740 214 1,954 1,953 0.50% SEES 266 69 335 314 6.69% STS 1,628 279 1,907 1,876 1.65% ULS 5,901 396 6,297 6,372 -1.18% W ESS 724 70 794 798 -0.50% W SS 828 76 904 848 6.60% N ovem ber 1992 / 651 Message from the Vice-President Jacquelyn A . M cC oy V ice- P resident / P resident-E lect T hree rapidly emerging trends in the 1990s— new technolo­gies, a changing econom ic climate, and increasing diversity in both staff and user populations— are changing the way academ ic libraries go about serving their faculties, their students, and their communities. M any of us will be, in the very near future, operating the virtual library in w hich m any m aterials are accessed electronically. Our challenge for this year, and for at least a decade to come, will be to equip both our profes­ sional organization and ourselves as librarians to ad­ dress the issues raised b y technological innovations, changing resource allocations, and greater ethnic, ra­ cial, academ ic, and socio-econom ic diversity among our users and our personnel. By this report and by separate com munications with each ACRL section, chapter, and com mittee, I am asking these units to provide ACRL with an inventory of innovative ideas as well as recom m endations as to how the profession may respond creatively to the multiple challenges outlined above. My concern is that w e ac­ Jacquelyn A . M cC o y tively, indeed aggressively, involve our rank-and-file members in helping shape our ACRL organizational response to these changes. This involvem ent will, I hope, com e through special meetings, workshops, brainstorm ing sessions and perhaps even w ritten polls of the membership of various ACRL units. At the national level we will be review ing the ACRL organiza­ tional structure in paralleling the overall ALA organizational evalua­ tion called for by Marilyn Miller, in an effort to provide a more effective and more responsive organization for our members. W e will also be assessing the status of our ACRL strategic plan, now entering its sixth year, with a view toward determ ining if there are w ays to clarify, amplify, enhance, or m ake m ore effective that critical document. M y challenge to the m em bership is to suggest very specific and concrete w ays w hich we as a professional organization can help smooth the transition we are m aking toward the virtual library, can help academ ic libraries cope creatively with a changing econom ic climate and reduced resources, and can im prove the services we offer to the users and staff who represent such varied backgrounds, interests, and aspirations. M y plan is to have presentations of these ideas and recom ­ mendations during the ALA Annual M eeting in N ew O rleans next June. 6 5 2 / C&RL News Letter from the Executive Director A lthea H . Jenkins E xecutive D irector A lthough academic libraries faced extraordinary economic and political challenges during the past year, the range of activities of our members continues to demonstrate a com­ mitment and dedication to the library profession. The accomplishments of the ACRL committees, sections, and discussion groups summarized throughout this report demonstrate the enthusiasm members hold for academic librarianship. All who participate recognize that ACRL's diverse mem­ bership requires the work of the association primarily to address the complex issues our profession faces. We ap­ preciate the continuing support of ACRL's 11,000 mem­ bers in meeting our goals. ACRL was fortunate this year to have the ALA Minority Fellow, Sheila Delacroix, assigned to the divi­ sion to carry out her work in the area of recruitment in conjunction with the ACRL president's theme. Althea H . Jenkins In a d d itio n to the p ro je cts su p p o rtin g the president's theme and the programs detailed on the following pages of this report, ACRL in 1991-92 joined other ALA units and library organizations to: • Call for a total revision of the ALA Code of Ethics • Endorse the revised ALA Accreditation Standards • Support the top three priority action issues of the White House Conference on Library and Information Services • Endorse the 1991 Improvement of Information Act • Discourage copyright and use royalties for the ERIC Database. As I look to the year ahead, it is clear that academic librarians cannot conduct their business in isolation. Changing agendas in higher education, information technology, and education in general present major challenges. Important accomplishments were made in network­ ing and establishing linkages with other library and information-based organizations, higher education associations, and government agencies in FY1992. ACRL leaders, members, and staff will need to continue solidifying and strengthening relationships with associations in the information and higher education professions. In an era of shrinking resources and escalating demands, the strength of ACRL and the extent to which it is able to impact the information and higher education environment will to a large extent be determined by how well priorities are identified and strategies defined. The ACRL Board of Directors effectively used a retreat to begin a planning process for the 90s and beyond. The Board clarified values, stated assumptions, identified strengths and weaknesses, as well as ovem ber 1 992 / 653N Letter from the Executive Director internal and external environm ental factors that im pact ACRL. Follow­ ing the retreat, the Board was able to set these priorities w hich will guide program decisions for FY 1993: 1. C om m u nications w ith m em bers (two-way). A C RL should provide m eans and media for the sharing of pro­ fessional ideas, concerns, and activities of aca­ A C R L Staff dem ic librarians and libraries and increase com ­ munication within ACRL regarding association Call us toll free at 1-800-545-2433 ext. XXXX or call us direct at 312-280-XXXX. ■ Althea H. Jenkins, Executive Director - 3248 ■ Cathleen Bourdon, Deputy Ex­ ecutive Director - 2517 ■ Mary Ellen K. Davis, Editor & Publisher, C&RL News - 2511 ■ Mary C. Taylor, Program Of­ ficer, Publications/Standards/ Statistics - 2515 ■ Pam Spiegel, Assistant Edi­ tor, C&RL News - 2524 ■ Merri Monks, Administrative Assistant - 2522 ■ Reginald Prim, Editorial As­ sistant, C&RL News - 2514 ■ Cynthia Taylor, Administra­ tive Secretary - 2521 ■ Beverley M. Washington, Ad­ ministrative Assistant - 2516 ■ Patricia Sabosik, Editor/Pub- lisher, Choice, 100 Riverview C en ter, M id d letow n , CT 06457, (203) 347-6933 Association o f College and Research Libraries (ACRL), A Division o f the American Library Association, 50 East Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795. fax: 312-280-2520 goals, priorities, and activities. 2. P rofessio n al d evelopm ent and learn ­ ing o f our m em bers. ACRL should play a leader­ ship role in providing professional developm ent and learning opportunities for its members. 3. F orum for discussion and debate of issues. ACRL should ensure that appropriate forums exist for thorough discussion and informed debate of key issues facing academic libraries and librarians. 4. R ecog n itio n in the h ig h er education com m unity. ACRL should gain recognition within the higher education com m unity as representing the interests of academ ic librarians and playing a key role in developing relevant national policy. 5. C om m u nication w ith the h ig h er edu­ ca tio n com m u n ity , p ro fe ss io n a l a sso ciatio n s. ACRL should increase com m unication and col­ laboration w ith other professional associations within the higher education com m unity to estab­ lish partnerships w ith our academ ic colleagues in furthering the goals of higher education. The year brought challenges to ACRL head­ quarters as well. The ACRL staff was reduced from 12 to 8.5 FTE. M y first year was one of learning and discovery. ACRL experienced a decline in revenue for the third consecutive year, while member de­ mands for programs and services continued to in­ crease. The ACRL Sixth National Conference held in Salt Lake City was successful programmatically and financially thanks to the commitment of dedicated members and the ACRL staff. I am grateful for the support and encouragem ent that members of the Board have given me in m y first year, especially ACRL President Anne Beaubien, who w as not only a seasoned and savvy leader, but also caring and thoughtful. I am also grateful for the generosity of the Choice and ACRL staff in giving beyond the call of duty. I look forward eagerly to the year ahead. 6 5 4 / C&RL News The Year in Review G oal 1. C ontribute to the total P professional development of rofessional D evelopment. academic and research librarians. A total of 2,241 people attended the ACRL Sixth National Conference, "A cadem ic Libraries: Achieving Excellence in Higher Education," April 12-14,1992, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The conference chair was Joseph A. Boisse', university librarian, Uni­ versity of California, Santa Barbara. Conference attendees rated the conference 3.85 on a 5-point scale with 5 being excellent. This is the highest evaluation an ACRL N ational Conference has ever received. The general session speakers included civil rights activist Julian Bond, futurist Paul Saffo, w om en's studies scholar Catharine Stimpson, and the president of the Council of Library Resources W. David Penniman. In addition to the general session speakers, there were 52 contributed papers, 37 panel presentations, and 31 poster sessions on all areas of academic librarianship. RBMS Preconference ACRL's Rare Books and Manuscripts Section presented a successful three-day conference program at the University of California-Santa Cruz in June 1992. The conference theme for the 33rd RBMS Conference, "Scholarly Communication and the Future of Special Collections," provided opportunities for several speakers and presenters to explore issues of electronic publishing, preservation, and information technol­ ogy with more than 300 attendees. Annual Conference Programs Topics such as recruitment, the virtual library, learning at a distance, accessing African American information resources, medical anthropol­ ogy, and political correctness were among the 20 programs offered at the ALA Annual Conference. The program "Guts, Brains and Sensitivity or the Ability to Stoop, Lift, and Reach to High Places: What Makes a Good Librarian" reported on current research on career guidance packages and vocational interest inventories. The program "The Virtual Library: The Florida Community C ollege" reported on the creation of a state­ wide centralized automation project. The Bibliographic Instruction Section and the ALA Library Instruction Round Table sponsored the "15th anniversary of information literacy in ALA— a day-long celebra­ tion." (See the next page for a complete list of programs.) N ovem ber 1 9 9 2 / 6 5 5 The Year in Review 1992 A n n u a l Conference Programs ■ Afro-American Studies Librarians (AFAS)— "Accessing African American Information Resources" ■ Anthropology and Sociology (ANSS)— "Medical Anthropology: Choices and Challenges" ■ Arts (ARTS)— “Redefining the Arts: Implications for Libraries" ■ Bibliographic Instruction (BIS)— "Bulletins from the Recruits: Sharing Information Expertise in the Global Learning Commu­ nity" ■ College Libraries (CLS)— "Alternatives to Collection Ownership: College Library Implications and Applications” ■ Community and Junior College Libraries (CJCLS)— "The Virtual Library: The Florida Community College Experience" ■ Copyright Committee— “Developing and Implementing a Copy­ right Policy: Institutional Issues for Academic Librarians" ■ Education and Behavioral Sciences (EBSS)— “Brief Encounters: Using Techniques from Psychology and Education to Improve the Effectiveness o f Reference Service" ■ Extended Campus Library Services (ECLSS)— “The Right to Know and Learning at a Distance" ■ Law and Political Science (LPSS)— “Voluntary Action, Philan­ thropy and the Nonprofit Sector: Overview and Resources" ■ President's Program— "Prospecting for the Future: How You Can Influence Career Decisions" ■ Racial and Ethnic Diversity Committee— "Getting Back to Ba­ sics” ■ Rare Books and Manuscripts (RBMS)— “Today's Libraries Face Tomorrow's Scholars: Faults and Fissures" ■ Research Committee— “Mentoring and Academic Library Re­ search" ■ Slavic and East European (SEES)— "Is There Censorship in the Former Soviet Union?" ■ Science and Technology (STS)— "Issues in Sci-Tech Information: Librarians' Right to Know" ■ University Libraries (ULS)— "Views from Across the Quad: The University's Expectations for the Library o f the 21st Century" ■ Vocational Interest Inventories Task Force— “Guts, Brains and Sensitivity or the Ability to Stoop, Lift and Reach to High Places: What Makes a Good Librarian?" ■ Western European Specialists (WESS)— “Cinema Paradiso: Mov­ ies, Libraries, and European Culture" ■ Women's Studies (WSS)— "Is the 'Political Correctness' Back­ lash Controlling Women's Right to Know: Information Suppres­ sion in the Information Age" 6 5 6 / C&RL N ew s The Year in Review G oal 2. E n h a n c e the capability of Enhancing a ca d em ic a n d research librar­ Service C apability. ies to serve th e needs o f users. A s colleges and universities w ere faced w ith reducing bud ­gets, libraries becam e prim e targets for their institutions' budget reduction plans. M any librarians holding faculty and academ ic status w ere threatened w ith the elim ination of these em ploym ent conditions. The A C RL Board ap­ proved the revised Standards fo r Faculty Status A C R L A W A R D fo r C ollege and University Librarians (C&RL News, W IN N E R S , 1992 M ay 1992) and the M odel Statement fo r the Screen­ ing and Appointm ent o f A cadem ic Librarians Using ■ Academic or Research Librar­ a Search C om m ittee (elsew here in this issue). This ian of the Year Award (do­ year ACRL corresponded with six college and nated by Baker & Taylor Books) university presidents outlining A L A 's position Carla Stoffle, director o f librar­ on faculty status for academ ic librarians. A C R L's ies at the University o f Arizona ■ Doctoral Dissertation Fel­ Academ ic Status C om m ittee sponsored a think lowship (donated by the In­ tank on faculty status at the ALA M idwinter stitute for Scientific Informa­ M eeting to explore issues relating to the present tion) and future of faculty status for academ ic librar­ Rosie L. Albritton, research as­ ians. sistant at the University o f Illi­ A C RL has over 25 published official docu­nois-Urbana m ents in the form of standards, guidelines, and ■ Samuel Lazerow Fellowship (donated by the Institute for Sci­ statements. Standards are policies that describe entific Information) shared values and principles o f perform ance for Eric A. Johnson, senior Soviet a library serving a Carnegie-classified institu­ exchange specialist for the Ex­ tion. Guidelines consist of procedures that will change and Gift Division o f the prove useful in m eeting the standards. State­ Library o f Congress in Wash­ m ents articulate a policy statem ent, or serve as a ington, D.C. ■ K.G. Saur Award fo r Best checklist or a model. All official docum ents are C&RL Article published in C&RL News. O ver 1,000 reprints Ronald J. Heckart, librarian at w ere distributed during FY92. the Institute o f Governmental Studies Library at the Univer­ Awards sity o f California, Berkeley ACRL provides a num ber of opportunities for ■ M iria m D u d ley B ib lio ­ graphic Instruction Librar­ m em bers to b e honored and recognized by col­ ian of the Year leagues for their w ork in the profession. The Betsy Baker, head o f the Refer­ ence Department at Northwest­ ern U n iv ersity L ib rary in Evanston, Illinois N o v em b er 1 9 9 2 / 6 5 7 The Year in Review A C RL Aw ards program recognizes special achievem ents and outstand ­ ing publications and fosters professional developm en t in academ ic and research librarianship. This year Award winners continued12 a w a r d s w e re p r e s e n te d . M em ber com m ittees review all ■ The Katharine Kyes Leab and Daniel J. Leab American Book P ric e s C u rre n t E x h ib itio n Catalogue Award Expensive: “Katherine Anne Porter at One Hundred: New Perspectives," submitted by Special Collections, McKeldin Library, University of Maryland; Moderate: “Eric Gill: His Life and Art," submitted by the Tho­ mas Fisher Rare Book Library, Uni­ versity of Toronto; Honorable Men­ tion: “From Palm to Pine: Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936," submitted by Special Collections, University of Vir­ ginia Library ■ M artinusNijhofflnternational W est E u ro p ea n S p e c ia lis t Study Grant Martin Antonetti, librarian o f The Grolier Club in New York ■ Community College Learning R e s o u rc e s A ch ie v e m e n t A w a rd s (don ated by EBSCO Subscription Services) Leadership or Community Ser­ vice: Paul E. Dumont, director o f technical services at the Dallas County Community College Dis­ trict in Texas; Program Devel­ opment: The Library Collection Development Committee at St. Petersburg (Florida) Junior Col­ lege for the design o f procedures fo r a collection development policy ■ A C R L /A L C T S / L A M A / L ITA Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award Miriam A. Drake, dean, director o f libraries, and professor at the Georgia Institute o f Technology in Atlanta aw ard nom inations and select the winners. The m ost prestigious rec­ ognition a librarian m ay receive in the acad em ic library profes­ sion is the A cadem ic or Research L ibrarian of the Y ear Aw ard. T he 1992 aw ard w ent to Carla Stoffle, d ean of libraries at the U niversity o f A rizona, Tucson. In c h o o s in g S to ffle fo r th is aw ard, the com m ittee noted that "th e program s she had b een as­ sociated w ith d istinguished her in m any areas o f the library p ro­ fession, b u t also earned the re­ sp ect and ad m iratio n o f h er p e e r s .. . The A C RL Board of D i­ rectors p resen ted W illiam A. M offett (director o f the H un­ tington Library) w ith a resolu­ tion com m ending him for his d edication and com m itm ent to the library profession. This was m ost recently exhibited in his courageous act o f opening to s c h o l a r s th e H u n tin g to n L ib rary 's collection o f photo­ graphs of the D ead Sea Scrolls. 6 5 8 / C&RL News The Year in Review G oal 3. P romote a nd speak for the A dvocacy and Liaison. INTERESTS OF ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRARIANSHIP. T he challenge of recruiting outstanding persons to the field of librarianship and retaining them in the profession can and must be addressed on many fronts. Each year thou­ sands of persons are guided in their selection of a career by the professional profiles drawn in interest inventories and career guid­ ance packages such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), the Strong Interest Inventory (SII), and the SIGI PLUS career guidance system. The Vocational Interest Inventories Task Force investigated the profiles of librarians found in these instruments. Each profile was seen as inadequate and/or negative. By updating the information found in these widely used sys­ tems, the task force has made it possible for more persons to get a realistic, dynamic picture of modern librarianship. By negotiating with the publishers of these instruments and interacting with the counselors and advisors who use them, the role of librarians and librarianship is enhanced in the minds of other groups of profession­ als. We are recruiting tomorrow's librarians today, but we are not in this alone. Many others are in a position to recruit the best and the brightest for us if they are provided the right information. Thanks to the ACRL Vocational Interest Inventories Task Force more people will know that it takes "guts, brains, and sensitivity" to be a good librarian, and fewer will think we need only the ability to "stoop, lift and reach to high places." Since 1989 the ACRL WHCLIS (White House Conference on Library and Information Services) Task Force has actively engaged in discussions and activities. These discussions ensured that academic librarians' interests were included in the recommendations that formed the national agenda addressing issues of all types of libraries. In addition to the development of a position paper, the chair of the task force participated in two public forums sponsored by NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) to discuss the recommendations and to discuss the National Research and Education Network (NREN). N ovem ber 1 9 9 2 / 6 5 9 The Year in Review G oal 4. P rom ote study, research, R esearch & P ublication. a n d pu blication relevant T O ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRARIANSHIP. T he ACRL University Library Statistics, 1990-91 w as released at A C R L 's Sixth N ational Conference in April. This publication reports the results of a survey of 120 U.S. libraries at institu­ tions designated as Research Universities I and II and D octorate G rant­ ing Colleges and Universities I and II according to the Carnegie classification and to five C anadian aca­ A C R L Journals ■ Choice Book review journal of ACRL. Eleven is­ sues per year (July/ August combined). ■ College & Research Li­ braries O ffic ia l jo u rn a l o f ACRL. Six bimonthly issues per year. ■ College & Research Li­ braries News Official news maga­ zine of ACRL. Eleven issues per year (July/ August combined). ■ Rare Books and Manu­ scripts Librarianship A journal of theory and practice covering all aspects of special collections librarian- ship. Two issues per year. dem ic libraries w ith sim ilar scope. The categories of data collected include: collections, personnel, expen­ ditures, and interlibrary loan. The institutional data elem ents reported include degrees offered, enroll­ m ent size, and faculty size. The Evolving Educational M ission o f the Library, published in early spring, w as sponsored b y the Bib­ liographic Instruction Section and identifies strategic issues w hich challenge the developm ent of instruc­ tional program s in academ ic libraries and suggests roles for librarians in the educational processes of their parent institutions. Women's Studies Collection D evelopm ent Policies w as developed b y the W om en's Studies Section Col­ lection D evelopm ent and Bibliography Com m ittee. This unique tool identifies issues and provides m od­ els of existing policies. Com plete policy statem ents from 16 university libraries illustrate the range of issues and provide a variety o f m odels. The RLG C onspectus: Women's Studies Supplem ental G uideline included as an appendix, identifies issues unique to w o m en's studies and describes materials and sources. R eaders of College & Research Libraries N ews have been enthusiastic about the redesign of the m aga­ zine. Beginning with the April 1992 issue the m agazine has a new, inviting form at w hich readers have called "lively, bold , and easy to read ." O ther com m ents include: "A t last the m agazine has gotten some real style . . . It makes getting the m agazine a real treat." "Everything from cover to content is appealing. I read it cover to cover as soon as it arrives." A C R L 's sections have led the w ay in electronic publishing. The Science and Technology Section (STS), the first section involved in electronic publishing, now issues tw o electronic publications. Electronic 660 / C&RL News T h e Y e a r in R e v ie w Update appears tw o w eeks before ALA m eetings to provide confer­ ence-specific information. Issues in Science and Technology Librarian- ship is STS's electronic journal covering a range of topics such as access, serials pricing, cultural diversity, and virtual libraries. The Afro-A m erican Studies Librarians Section (AFAS), Extended C am ­ pus Library Services Section (ECLSS), and Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS) have all New Titles from ACR L in 1992 ■ ACRL University Library Statistics, 1990-91, com­ piled by the Library Re­ search Center at the Uni­ versity of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign ■ The Evolving Educational M ission o f the L ibrary , Betsy Baker and M ary Ellen Litzinger, eds. ■ Women's Studies Collection D evelopm ent P olicies, a project of the Collection Development and Bibli­ ography Committee set up electronic listservs on the Internet. Choice Production is the them e that char­ acterized the year for Choice. This was the first year fully operational w ith the STA R publishing system. All page production was brought in-house and page layout for the m agazine and cards is now com ­ pleted electronically on a sophisti­ cated M acintosh desktop publish­ ing system. The m agazine was re­ designed to reflect the new pub­ lishing v en ture and to enhance readability. The Choice reviews database ended pilot projects w ith CARL System s and Carnegie M ellon U ni­ versity and will be com m ercially available for license at the start of the new fiscal year. M ore than 26,000 reviews, representing four volum e years, are available in electronic format. An Internet account was opened through Princeton U niversity's JvNCN et. Planned use of the netw ork is for review er /editor com m u­ nication and receipt of reviews. The supplem ent to the 10th edition of the Guide to Reference Books was published on schedule and announced at A C R L 's national conference. Editorial w ork began on the 11th edition. Continuing our publication efforts, Choice launched a new series called Ethnic Studies Reviews draw ing on titles of an interdisci­ plinary nature identified in the reviews database. African and African American Studies is the first of the series. In production are Latino Studies, Native American Studies, and Asian American Studies. W ork began on an editorial and publishing plan for Books fo r Community College Libraries , a w ork that has not been updated since 1969. N ovem ber 1 9 9 2 / 661 ACRL Board of Directors, 1991-92 Back row: Ray E. Metz, Barbara J. Wittkopf, Rochelle Sager, Eileen Dubin, Evan Ira Farber, Shelley E. Phipps. Front row: Leslie A. Manning, Barbara J. Ford, Jacquelyn A. McCoy, Anne K. Beaubien, Althea Jenkins, Karin E. Begg. Not shown: Linda Phillips. A C R L Board of Directors, 1991-92 ■ President: Anne K. Beaubien, University o f Michigan ■ Vice-President/President-Elect: Jacquelyn A. McCoy, Occidental College ■ Past-President: Barbara J. Ford, Virginia Commonwealth University ■ Budget & Finance Committee Chair: Leslie A. Manning, University o f Colorado at Colorado Springs ■ Executive Director (ex-officio): Althea H. Jenkins, ACRL I ALA ■ ACRL Councilor: Rochelle Sager, Fashion Institute o f Technology Directors-at-Large: ■ Karin E. Begg, Boston College ■ Eileen Dubin, Case Western Reserve University ■ Evan Ira Farber, Earlham College ■ Ray E. Metz, Case Western Reserve University ■ Linda L. Phillips, University o f Tennessee ■ Shelley E. Phipps, University o f Arizona ■ Barbara J. Wittkopf, Louisiana State University 6 6 2 / C&RL N ew s Financial Report L eslie A . M a n n in g Bu dget a n d F in a n c e C ommittee C h a ir F or the fiscal year ending A ugust 31, 1992, operating rev­enues were $1,334,033 and expenditures were $1,141,362. M em ber dues provided approxim ately 28 percent of A C RL's total operating revenue, 33 percent from publication sales, 2 percent from preconferences, and 37 percent from the N ational Conference. A C R L ad m inisters five end ow m ent accounts. Three endowm ents— H ugh A tkinson M emorial, Oberly, and Leab— support the awards named. A fourth endow­ m ent w as approved b y the ACRL Board and established b y ALA in D ecem ber 1991. The Board w ill determ ine annually how the incom e from this endow m ent will be used. On A ugust 31,1992, the principle in these accounts totaled $89,801. The fifth endow m ent for Choice has a principle of $20,641. Among expenditures in the general fund, member services comprised 33 percent of ACRL's total expenses. Other expenses include publications (37 percent), the National Conference (28 percent), and preconferences (2 Leslie A . Manning percent). Revenue was less than budgeted by $58,382, but due to excellent cost containm ent b y staff, expenses were $194,721 less than budgeted, leaving a balance of $192,671 in revenues above expenses. At the close of the fiscal year, the "O perating Fund Balance" stood at $614,036 which will fully cover the "m andated reserve" as well as provide necessary planning dollars for the Seventh N ational Conference in Pittsburgh. Choice ended the year with $37,425 in net revenue. The Choice "O perating Fund Balance" stood at $764,662 at the third close. The com bined ACRL and Choice net revenue for FY 1992 w as $230,096. The combined "O perating Fund Balance" was $1,378,698 at the third ALA close. Novem ber 1992 / 663 Financial Report Executive Summary 1991-92 FY1992 FY1992 P E R C E N T L A S T Y E A R S O U R C E S O F R E V E N U E B U D G E T A C T U A L O F B U D G E T A C T U A L E nd ing R ese rv e A ug. 31: O p. Fund $4 10,938 $614,036 149.42% $516,586 A ug. 31: E n d o w m e n t $80,275 $89,801 111.87% $67,783 A ug. 31: C h o ic e $7 11,999 $764,662 107.40% $795,581 S ub total $1 ,203 ,212 $1 ,468 ,499 122.05% $1 ,379 ,950 M e m b e rs h ip d u e s a n d o th e r $400,095 $3 53,184 88.28% $351,262 O th er $600 $1 2,16 5 2027.5 0% $4,930 A d v is o ry $500 $0 0.0 0% $0 A w ards $1,500 $1,160 77.33% $650 Jobline $3,350 $1,201 35.85% $3,260 S ub total $406,045 $367,710 90 .56% $360,102 P u b lication s C hoice $1,587,965 $1,455,913 91 .68% $1,418,488 C & R L $134,831 $1 17,038 86 .80% $121,451 C & R L N e w s $237,326 $2 23,970 94 .37% $223,323 R B M L $20,460 $24,031 117.45% $1 8,33 0 S ec. N e w s le tte rs $50 $16 32 .00% $18 N o n p e rio d ic a i P ubs. $64,500 $69,381 107.57% $8 2,32 0 BCL $3,500 $2,932 83 .77% $12,375 C h a p te r T o p ic s $0 $0 0.00% $0 S ub total $2 ,048 ,632 $1,893,281 92.42% $1 ,876 ,305 E du cation C o n tin u in g Ed. $0 $285 $17,689 N a tio n a l (89, 92) $4 67,9 63 $487,489 104.17% $0 P re-& P o s tc o n fe re n c e s $51,308 $33,892 66.06% $51,405 S ub total $519,271 $521,666 100.46% $69,094 F u n d ed P ro je c ts N E H /H B C U P ro je c t $6,432 $0 0.00% $9,212 H B C U S ta tis tic s (M ellon) $0 $7,289 113.32% $0 S ub total $6,432 $7,289 113.32% $9,212 T O T A L R E V E N U E $2 ,980 ,380 $ 2 ,789 ,946 93.61% $2 ,314 ,713 C h o ic e R ev e n u e $1 ,587 ,965 $1 ,455 ,913 91.68% $1,418,488 T O T A L R E V. W /O C H O IC E $1 ,392 ,415 $ 1 ,334 ,033 95.81% $8 96,225 6 6 4 / C&RL News Financial Report FY1992 FY1992 P ER C E N T L A S T Y E A R O B J E C T O F E X P E N S E B U D G ET A C TU A L O F B U D G E T A C TU A L M e m b ers h ip A ctivitie s M e m b e rsh ip Svcs. $55,277 $41,939 75.87% $40,433 Exec. C om m . & Board $83,797 $71,950 85.86% $64,437 S tatistics $13,803 $13,303 96.38% $3,191 A dvisory $24,835 $21,837 87.93% $32,130 S tand ard s distrib. $7,247 $4,595 63.41% $4,626 D iscussion G ro ups $4,812 $4,266 88.65% $3,734 A w ards $11,218 $10,027 89.38% $15,802 C hapters $58,588 $44,454 75.88% $41,314 C om m ittees $71,439 $54,574 76.39% $50,685 S ections $64,461 $59,039 91.59% $43,490 Jobline $2,564 $2,251 87.79% $4,038 S ection N ew slette rs $37,032 $30,050 81.15% $33,575 C h a p te r T o pics $5,134 $5,125 99.82% $4,523 C & R LN ew s $21,370 $14,977 70.08% $63,267 S ubtotal $461,577 $378,387 81.98% $405,245 P ublications Choice $1,563,203 $1,418,488 90.74% $1,550,610 C & R L $134,741 $109,338 81.15% $112,751 C & R L N e w s $237,326 $223,970 94.37% $286,590 RBML $20,703 $16,055 77.55% $23,573 N o np erio dical Pubs. $52,103 $67,381 129.32% $39,018 BCL $2,879 $520 18.06% $2,955 S ubtotal $2,010,955 $1,835,752 91.29% $2,015,497 S pecial P ro jects O utput M e asures $0 $0 0.00% $1,855 S pecial G rants Funds $0 $0 0.00% $11,138 S ubtotal $0 $0 0.00% $12,993 E ducation C o ntin uing Ed. $0 $362 0.00% $49,955 N ation al (8 9 ,9 2 ) $364,469 $312,955 85.87% $63,584 P re-& P ostcon fere nces $55,853 $25,105 44.95% $52,207 S ubtotal $420,322 $338,422 80.51% $165,746 F u nd ed P rojects H BCU S tatistics (M ellon) $6,432 $7,289 113.32% $0 Subtotal $6,432 $7,289 113.32% $0 T O TA L E XP E N S E S $2,899,286 $2,559,850 88.29% $2,599,481 C hoice E xpenses $1,563,203 $1,418,488 90.74% $1,550,610 T O T A L E XP. 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