ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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Manuscripts, and O ther Special Collections.
CÒ RL News, March 1990. 5p. $1.00.

• Guidelines on Manuscripts and Archives.
Policy statements on: Appraisal of Gifts; Legal 
Title; Reproduction of Manuscripts and Archives 
for Noncommercial/Commercial Purposes; and 
Universal Gift Form and Instructions. 1977. lip . 
$ 1.00.

• Guidelines on the Selection o f General 
Collection Materials for Transfer to Special 
Collections. C &RL News, September 1987. 4p. 
$ 1.00.

• Guidelines Regarding Thefts in Libraries. 
C &RL News, March 1988. 4p. $1.00.

• Joint Statement on Access to Original 
Research Materials. C &RLN ews, April 1979.2p. 
$ 1.00.

• Relator Terms for Rare Book, Manuscript, 
and Special Collections Libraries. C òR L N ew s, 
October 1987. 5p. $1.00.

• Standards fo r Ethical Conduct for Rare 
Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections 
Librarians. C ò R L  News, March 1987.2p. $1.00.

How to become an ACRL author

Questions and answers on submission procedures.

Are you …
• interested in collecting information/data of 

interest to others in the profession?
• finding answers to some questions you have 

been asking?
• ready to share your ideas about academic 

librarianship with others in the field?

ACRL wants to publish practical and timely 
information of interest to academic and research li­
brarians. Review the following information to see 
where your idea will best fit into the ACRL publi­
cations program.

Who can submit materials for publication by 
ACRL?

Any individual or ACRL unit. Typically, units 
within AGRL sections seek approval of the Section 
Executive Committee before submitting a pro­
posal.

What kind o f m aterial does ACRL publish?
ACRL will consider any publication pro­

posal on a topic of interest to academic librarians. 
Proposals may be for a print or non-print format.

Typical ACRL publications include reports 
of data collection (e.g., ACRL University Library 
Statistics— in both print and diskette format), com­
pilations of policies and procedures (e.g., CLIP 
Notes: Collection Development Policies f o r  College

Libraries, Perform ance Appraisal in Academ ic L i­
braries), technical materials (e.g, Type Evidence: 
Thesaurus f o r  Use in Rare Books and Manuscripts 
Collections), directories (e.g., Directory o f  Cur­
riculum Materials Centers), conference proceed­
ings (e.g., Western European Studies: Current 
R esearch Trends an d Library Resources), scholarly 
monographs (e.g., Publications in Librarianship), 
pamphlets (e.g., Evaluating Inform ation Sources), 
posters (e.g., G reat Minds series) and bibliogra­
phies.

What a re  the criteria for selection?
• Im portance. Is your topic significant and 

timely?
• Interest. Will your topic appeal to the in­

tended audience?
• Uniqueness. Does your topic make a unique 

contribution to the literature? How does it relate to 
existing works?

• Intellectual quality. Have you adequately 
described and documented theory and/or prac­
tice?

• Technical quality. Is your proposal well con­
ceived and executed? Is your writing clear and easy 
to understand and well organized?

• Author’s qualifications. Do you have the 
experience, training, or research information to 
write on this topic?



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Publishing opportunites

New Publications Advisory Board
• coordinates ACRL’s non-periodical publish­

ing program
• evaluates proposals for works o f any length or 

format
• sends on request a “Preliminary Publication 

Information” form and ACRL publishing proce­
dures

Contact: Mary Ellen Davis, Director of Com­
munications, ACRL, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL  
60611, (800) 545-2433 x2515 or (312) 280-2515.

ACRL Periodicals

ACRL’s active periodical publishing program 
welcomes the submission of manuscripts.

• College & R esearch L ibraries— ACRL’s bi­
monthly, scholarly journal

• College & R esearch Libraries News— ACRL’s 
monthly news magazine

• Rare B ooks and Manuscripts Librarian ship—  
journal of theory and practice covering special 
collections librarianship

• C h o ic e— book review journal for under­
graduate libraries

• Section newsletters— 14 library sections pub­

lish newsletters of particular interest to their 
membership

Contact: Please check a recent issue of the peri­
odical you are interested in for current editor/ 
contact person and submission procedures.

C L IP  Notes

College Library Information Packet Notes, 
administered by ACRL’s College Libraries Sec­
tion, provides ideas for managing academic library 
programs and services through reporting data and 
providing sample documents on current topics. 
The CLIP Notes Committee accepts and evaluates 
proposals and works with authors.

Contact: C LIP Notes Committee Chair, Jon­
athan Lauer, Director, Messiah College, Murray 
Learning Resources Center, Grantham, PA 17027; 
(717) 691-6006.

ACRL Publications in Librarianship 
This series, published by ALA, solicits mono­

graphs pertinent to all aspects of academic and 
research librarianship.

Contact: Jonathan Lindsey, Dir., Corp. & Fdn. 
Development, Baylor University Library, B.U. Box 
7026, Waco, TX 76798-7026; (817) 755-2561.

C hoice Bibliographic Essays
This series, published by C hoice magazine, is for



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bibliographies on selected topics of interest to 
academic and research librarians.

Contact: Patricia E. Sabosik, C hoice Magazine, 
100 Riverview Center, Middletown, CT 06457; 
(203) 347-6933.

Procedures

• Identify a topic.
• Develop an outline for a publication.
• Review written guidelines, selection criteria, 

and procedures for ACRL publications.
• Submit a proposal or manuscript to the appro­

priate person for consideration. Include a com­
pleted Preliminary Publication Proposal Form

(available upon request from ACRL Headquar­
ters).

• Wait 6 -8  weeks to receive one of four possible 
responses:

• acceptance of proposed publication;
• acceptance, with recommendations for 
modifications;
• return, with recommendations for change 
and/or resubmission to other ACRL pro­
gram; or
• return, with regrets.

Questions about ACRL publishing may be ad­
dressed to: Mary Ellen Davis, director of commu­
nications, (800) 545-2433 x2515 or (312) 280- 
2515. ■  ■

Summer study in Britain 1991

The 19th annual International Graduate Studies 
School will be held June 29-August 10 at the 
University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales, 
U.K. This year there will be two sessions, each 
three weeks long. From June 29 to July 20, courses 
will be offered on audiovisual studies, computers 
and automation, and library management. Be­
tween July 20 and August 10, courses will cover 
library development planning, information man­
agement, and management of change. Students 
will continue to be able to take two courses over six 
weeks, or can take just one course in either session. 
IG ISS is organized by the Department of Informa­

tion and Library Studies at the University College 
o f Wales in association with the University of Pitts­
burgh School of Library and Information Science. 
Courses carry graduate academic credits, and 
qualified students may use them as part of their 
MLS or advanced programs in most graduate 
schools in the U.S. and Canada. The comprehen­
sive fee, which includes all tuition, accommoda­
tion, and meals, is £1,800 for six weeks or £900 for 
three weeks. Details: Department of Information 
& Library Studies, University College of Wales, 
Llanbadam Fawr, Aberystwyth, Dyfed, SY23 3AS, 
Wales, Great Britain. ■  ■

ACRL board votes to withdraw 6th national conference 
from Phoenix

The 1991 ACRL Board o f Directors unani­
mously passed a resolution Sunday, January 13, to 
move its 6th national conference from Phoenix, 
Arizona, due to the state’s refusal to recognize the 
national holiday in honor of the late Dr. Martin 
Luther King, Jr. The conference was originally 
scheduled to be held in Phoenix on April 1-4,1992. 
The resolution states: “When Martin Luther King, 
Jr. Day becomes a state holiday in Arizona, ACRL 
will schedule its next available national conference 
in Phoenix.”

The ACRL board met at the Chicago Hilton and 
Towers during the ALA Midwinter Meeting at­
tended by some 7,000 librarians and exhibitors.

ACRL president Barbara J. Ford thanked the 
Arizona State Library Association for its coopera­
tion and said that the ACRL Board looks forward to 
working with them in the future.“We withdrew 
from Phoenix to show our support for those in

Arizona who want to recognize Dr. King’s birthday 
with a paid holiday,” said Shelley Phipps, ACRL 
board member and librarian at the University of 
Arizona, Tucson.

The action comes after the Black Caucus of ALA 
(BCALA) passed a resolution January 11 urging the 
ACRL National Conference Planning Committee 
to reconsider the Phoenix site.

“I f  we stay in Phoenix, we lose the trust of our 
colleagues,” said Sherrie Bergman, a member of 
the ACRL National Conference Executive Com­
mittee.

“Deciding not to hold our conference in Phoenix 
is the only decision we can make— ethically, politi­
cally, and morally,” said ACRL board member 
Evan F arber.

The board is investigating other options for the 
6th national conference. Plans will be announced 
in an upcoming issue o f C &R L  News. ■  ■