ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 131 Education for Bibliographic Instruction Committee at Midwinter The recently established Bibliographic Instruc­ tion Section set an ambitious agenda of priorities and projects at the Midwinter Meeting. Building on the foundation estab lish ed by the B ib lio ­ graphic Instruction Task Force, the section s five standing com m ittees met for the first tim e in January to begin the work of the section. The fol­ lowing represent only the highlights of areas to be pursued in instruction and are noted to give some idea o f the intent of the section. T he S te e rin g C om m ittee, ch aired by Mimi D u dley, su b m itte d an ap p licatio n for the J. Morris Jones Award in which Project L O E X (Li­ brary Orientation/Instruction Exchange) has re­ quested to become an agency of ALA as Project L O E X , th e A C R L B ib lio g ra p h ic In stru c tio n Clearinghouse for Bibliographic Instruction. Proj­ ect L O EX , located at Eastern Michigan Univer­ sity, has become a vital link between instruction programs and currently has 1,600 m embers. It has been financed from its conception by funds from the Council on Library Resources which come to an end in Ju n e 1978. T h e J. M orris Jones Award would enable L O E X to continue to provide this valuable service while the Biblio­ graphic Instruction Section studies it and pre­ pares a recommendation to the ACRL Board re­ garding the advisability of incorporating it into ACRL. The Conference Planning Committee has been active since the last Annual Conference in D e­ troit preparing a program for this Ju n e’s meeting. The program entitled “The Politics of Library In­ struction’’ will be held Tuesday, June 27, 1978, from 2 to 6 p.m . T h e program will featu re a panel co n sistin g o f university ad m inistrators, library administrators, and faculty members in­ volved in instruction. Following the panel discus­ sion, there will be round table discussions by li­ brarians from similar types and sizes of libraries followed by a question and discussion session. T he E ducation for Bibliographic Instruction Committee is pursuing its charge, “To explore, encourage, and foster the development and ex­ pansion of the study of bibliographic instruction in library schools,” by surveying the extent of bibliographic instruction as it now exists. This state of the art will be published and used as a basis for encouraging cooperation between librar­ ians and library schools by identifying the need for bibliographic instruction in library school cur­ ricula and identifying resource people available to this end. The Research Committee developed a plan to identify research in progress through increased awareness o f the importance of informing the pro­ fession o f ongoing research through existing agen­ cies like Project L O E X rather than establishing an independent research clearinghouse. O ther organizations in ALA with interests in research will be approached to aid the committee and ap­ propriate agencies in this endeavor. T he iden­ tification o f areas where research is needed and the encouragement, coordination, and promotion o f th e s e e ffo rts w ill b e based on th e A C R L G u id elin es f o r B ib lio g r a p h ic In s tru ctio n and is being pursued by the Research Committee. The Committee on Cooperation has the two­ fold task of working in the area of clearinghouses on all levels and promoting the importance of bibliographic instruction with appropriate groups in the profession and nonlibrary professional organizations. F re e b ie s The Somerville Public Library, Somerville, MA 02143, has the following items available at the requesting library’s expense. ALA B u lletin : vols. 3 - 6 3 (1 909-69) (the set only) A t la n tic M o n t h ly : vols. 1 0 5 -1 1 ( 1 9 1 0 -1 3 ) Bound B o o k R eview D igest: 1936-61 Bound B ooklist: vols. 3 -1 7 , 19-57, 5 9 -6 0 (two copies each of 23, 24, 2 7 -3 1 , 35- 4 9, 53, 59, 60) Bound C u m u lativ e B o o k In d ex : 1 9 1 8 -2 1 , 1 9 2 8 -3 1 , 1953-54, 1953-73 Bound H a r p er’s M agazine: vols. 1-14, 16-17, 19-20, 24—26, 2 8 -4 1 , 4 3 -5 4 , 5 6 -5 7 , 6 0 -7 6 , 78, 82, 84, 8 6 , 8 8 , 9 0 - 1 0 0 (two co p ie s 9 2 , 99), 102-103, 105, 109-23, 125-27, 128-34, 143 (the set only) Bound L ib ra r ies : vols. 3 1 -3 6 (1926-31) L i b r a r y o f t h e W o r l d ’s B e s t L i t e r a t u r e , memorial edition de luxe, 1902: vols. 1-12, 14—18, 2 0 -2 5 , 2 7 -4 6 (the set only) M unicipal Y ear B o o k : vols. 15-20, 2 2 -2 4 , 26, 28 -3 5 , 37 Public L ib ra r ies : 1897-1925 Bound S u b s c r ip t i o n B o o k s B u lle tin : vols. 1 - 2 7 (1930-56) W ilson L ib r a r y Bulletin: vols. 4—47 (1929-73) (the set only) Please contact Margaret Jones, Periodicals, for information and arrangements; (617) 6 2 3 - 5000. 132 T he com m ittee divided into sub­ committees to pursue the charges. Additional in­ formation will be gathered on clearinghouses to be used as a basis for future projects, such as the networking of clearinghouses, the continuation of P ro je c t L O E X , id e n tify in g areas n e e d in g additional clearinghouse services, standards, pro­ cedures, and funding of clearinghouse services. The second subcommittee will identify nonlibrary organizations that currently require bibliography courses for accredidation and develop a plan of action to promote bibliographic instruction in those that do not. T he Continuing Education Com m ittee is in­ terested in developing a model program that can be taken into the “ fie ld .” T h ey will develop guidelines and strategies for all aspects of instruc­ tion programs in the form of a “kit” that could be used on any level, along with a nationwide direc­ tory o f resource people who would be called upon in conjunction with the program. By giving both the essential elements and the steps to fol­ low in establishing or improving an instruction program, many institutions will be better equip­ ped to implement instruction in their college or university communities. Presently, the committee plans to present the program as a preconference at the Annual Convention in Dallas in 1979. The Policy and Planning Committee is continu­ ing the work of the Bibliographic Instruction Task force and plans to p re p a re a co m p reh en siv e document on bibliographic instruction that will include a glossary, the guidelines that have been approved by ACRL, organizational considerations such as facilities and staffing, statements of goals and ob jectives, tim etables for implem entation, teaching methods and techniques, and a bib li­ ography. Other planned projects include a direc­ tory of available consultants and a document ar­ ticulating the responsibilities of various types of libraries in developing library use skills in their users and the relationship between the efforts of all libraries. T his agenda ind icates the in te re s t and e n ­ thusiasm for instruction in the profession, and the section extends thanks to all those who have helped get the Bibliographic Instruction Section off to such a good start. The membership m eeting for the section will be held before the program begins on June 27; the new officers will b e intro du ced and the bylaws will be approved.— C a ro ly n D u sen bu ry (Univ. o f Utah), A cting S ecreta r y , A C R L B ib lio ­ g ra p h ic Instruction S ection. ■■ ACRL Southern California Chapter Meets Approximately 100 librarians attended the sec­ ond dinner m eeting of the Southern California Chapter o f the Association o f College and R e­ search Libraries, held at the Golden Dragon Res­ taurant in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening, March 7, with Joseph Becker, president, Becker and H ayes, I n c ., speaking on “ L ib ra ry N e t­ works.” Becker, who has long been involved in the planning o f network activities nationally and a member o f the National Commission on Libraries and Inform ation S cien ce, talked about library networks today and tomorrow, noting the mar­ riage between the computer and communications; the need for standardization such as provided by Omission C o rre c te d The Alabama Library Association, College, Universities and Special Library Division, at its annual meeting on April 4, 1974, endorsed the “Joint Statem ent on Faculty Statu s.” It was omitted from the recent listing. MARC; and various kinds of networks: geograph­ ical (such as state, multi-state, and regional) and subject ones (such as M E D L A RS). T he W hite House C o nferen ce will help to encourage the federal government to take a more active role in the development of networking activities. The program was planned by Douglas Davis, Cal S ta te , N o rth rid g e; Ed H e ss, U S C ; and George Gibbs, UCLA. Bylaws o f the organization were developed by Judy Corin, UCLA; Norman T anis, C al S ta te , N o rth rid g e; and L o rra in e M atheis, U C LA . Nominees w ere selected by Judy H arv ey , T h e C la rem o n t C o lle g e s ; B ill Grainger, Pasadena City College; and Mimi Dud­ ley, UCLA. New officers for the c h a p te r are: Douglas Davis, president; Judy Corin, vice-president; and Philip O’Brien, secretary/treasurer, W hittier Col­ lege. All current members of ACRL are automat­ ically considered members of the chapter. Others who wish to become members o f the chapter may jo in upon paym ent o f $5 to A C R L , Southern California Chapter, mailed to Philip M. O’Brien, Librarian, W hittier College, 7031 Founders Hill Rd., W hittier, CA 90608. ■■