ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 678 / C&RL News ■ September 2000 newsC o l l e g e & R e s e a r c h L i b r a r i e s A C R L B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s ’ a c t i o n s , J u l y 2 0 0 0 H ig h lig h ts o f th e B o a r d ’s A n n u a l C o n fe re n c e m e e tin g s D uring the 2000 ALA Conference in Chicago, the ACRL Board of Directors met on July 8 and 11 and took the following actions. ACRL structure Resci nded the action to establish the Aca demic or Research Librarian of the Year Award Nominations Committee. Created the Scholarly Communications Task Force with charge and composition. Disbanded the Professional Enhancement Committee. Approved extending invitations to former Board members and others identified by the ACRL President and immediate Past- President for participation in the ACRL Fel­ lows Program. ACRL governance Adopted revised policies for implement­ ing the Strategic Plan. Upon recommendation from the Profes­ sional Development Committee approved a revised charge for the committee. Extended the life of the Information Literacy Competency Standards Task Force with a revised charge to develop a plan for marketing the Standards to the higher education community and for seeking en­ dorsement of the Standards among higher education discipline organizations. By consent, voted to establish the Infor­ mation Literacy Advisory Committee and its charge and composition. Finances Voted to establish a task force to review the Initiative Fund situation for Chapters and suggest other means for supporting the pro­ fessional development efforts of Chapters. Approved a $1,500 allocation to each section to be used in 2000-01 for implement­ ing activities that support the new Strategic Plan. Sections are encouraged to be innovative and experimental in the use of these funds. Adopted FY 2000-01 budgets for ACRL revenues of $2,764,811 and expenses of $2,728,344 and CHOICE revenues of $2,440,061 and expenses of $2,417,020. Approved the revised Financial Plan for 2001 with changes in the amount of funds being transferred from the ACRL Operating Fund Balance in 2002 and 2003 from $500,000 to $300,000 and from the CHOICE Operating Fund Balance to $100,000 for 2002 and 2003. Government relations Endorsed upon recommendation of the Government Relations Committee the follow­ ing resolutions: C & R L N e w s ■ S e p t e m b e r 2 0 0 0 / 6 7 9 A C R L B oard 1 9 99-2000 (I to r): (b ack) Larry Hardesty, Paul E. D u m o n t, M ary Lee Sw eat, Lois C h erep o n , R o b ert F. Rose, W illia m E. B row n , Jo h n P o p ko , M au reen S u lliv a n ; (fro n t) Helen H. S p a ld in g , Betsy W ilso n , B arb ara B axter Je n k in s, Th eresa S. Byrd, D a n a C. Rooks. N o t p ictured; A lth e a H. Jen kin s. • T o e n c o u r a g e l ib r a r ie s a n d m e m b e r s to stud y issu e s o f p riv acy a n d e d u c a te staff a n d p a tro n s, a n d to s u p p o rt th e ALA O ffic e fo r In fo rm a tio n T e c h n o lo g y p o lic y initiatives to e n h a n c e a n d re c la im privacy. • T h a t s t a t e A C R L C h a p t e r s b e a l e r t e d to th e e x i s t e n c e o f t h e U n ifo rm C o m p u te r In fo rm a tio n T r a n s a c tio n s A ct (U C IT A ); th at s ta te c h a p te r s n o tify th e W a s h in g to n O ffic e if th e ir s ta te b e g in s to t a k e a c tio n o n UCITA ; a n d th a t s ta te c h a p te r s e d u c a te th e ir state h o u s e r e p re s e n ta tiv e o n th is is s u e a n d w o rk a g a in s t th e a d o p tio n o f U C ITA in th e ir re ­ s p e c tiv e sta tes. • T h a t t h e A C R L B o a r d , t h r o u g h t h e C o u n cil o f Liaiso ns, u rge th e h ig h e r e d u c a ­ tio n co m m u n ity to p r o m o te c o n s id e ra tio n o f th e p r o p o s e d le g is la tio n fo r d is ta n c e e d u c a ­ tio n fa ir u s e e x e m p tio n o f th e D igital M illen­ n iu m C o p yright Act. H o n o r s B y c o n s e n t , v o t e d t o s u b m i t t h e R e s o l u ­ t i o n o f A p p r e c i a t i o n f o r R i c h a r d M. D o u g h e r t y t o t h e ALA C o u n c il f o r e n d o r s e ­ m e n t. In t e lle c t u a l f r e e d o m B y c o n s e n t , v o t e d t o a c c e p t t h e r e c o m ­ m e n d a tio n fro m th e ACRL In te lle c tu a l F r e e ­ d o m C o m m itte e to ta k e th e In te lle ctu a l F r e e ­ d o m P rin cip les fo r A c a d e m ic Libraries to ALA C o u n cil fo r fo rm a l a d o p tio n a s a n in terp reta ­ tio n o f th e Library B ill o f Rights. E n d o r s e d t h e p r o p o s e d c h a n g e s t o t h e In te lle c tu a l F re e d o m p o lic ie s a n d th e In te l­ le ctu a l F re e d o m m a n u a l a s p r o p o s e d b y th e ALA In te lle c tu a l F re e d o m C o m m ittee u p o n re c o m m e n d a tio n o f th e In te lle c tu a l F re e d o m C o m m ittee. P a r t n e r s h ip s V o te d t o f o r m a p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h t h e TLT G ro u p (T e a c h in g , Learnin g, a n d T e c h n o lo g y ) to a d v a n ce th e N ew (V ) TLTC— Virtual T e a c h ­ ing, L ea rn in g, a n d T e c h n o lo g y C en ters. V o te d t o c o n t i n u e its s u p p o r t f o r A C R L’s lia is o n a ctiv ities w ith h ig h e r e d u c a tio n org a ­ n ization s. P r o f e s s io n a l d e v e lo p m e n t A d o p t e d t h e S t a t e m e n t o n P r o f e s s i o n a l D e v e l o p m e n t u p o n r e c o m m e n d a tio n o f the P r o f e s s io n a l D e v e l o p m e n t C o m m itt e e . A p p r o v e d p r o g r a m s f r o m 1 8 A C R L u n i ts fo r p re s e n ta tio n d u rin g th e ALA A nn ual C o n ­ f e r e n c e in S a n F ra n c is c o . 6 8 0 / C & R L N e w s ■ S e p t e m b e r 2 0 0 0 A C R L B o a rd 2 0 00-2001 (I to r): (b a ck) A lth e a H. Je n k in s, B arb ara B a xte r Je n k in s, M ary Lee Sw eat, Robert F. Rose, Lois C h ep eron , W illia m E. Brow n , D eb orah D ancik, Paul E. D u m on t, Theresa S. Byrd; (fro n t) M ary L. Reich el, Larry Hardesty, Betsy W ilso n , H elen H. S p a ld in g , Jo h n Po p ko . A c c e p t e d t h e A LA B u s i n e s s P l a n f o r t h e W e b -b a s e d CE P ro g ra m s a n d a p p r o v e d fu n d ­ in g to s u p p o r t th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f c o u r s e c o n te n t. A c c e p t e d t h e f i n a l r e p o r t f r o m t h e A A S L / ACRL T a s k F o r c e o n th e E d u c a tio n a l R o le o f L ib ra ries a n d r e q u e s te d th at it b e p o s te d o n th e ACRL W e b site. S c h o l a r s h i p s A d o p t e d t h e p r o p o s e d p o l i c y f o r i m p l e m e n t i n g A C R L ’s S c h o l a r s h i p P r o ­ g r a m . ■