ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


772 /  C&RL News ■ October 2000

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Like your job but need a new challenge? 
Consider the benefits of volunteering for work 
in your professional association—ACRL. When 
you serve on an ACRL committee or section 
committee you get the chance to try out some 
leadership and project management skills that 
you may not have the opportunity to try at 
work. You also benefit by meeting colleagues 
from around the country who share your pro­
fessional interests. So check out the commit­
tee volunteer information on pages 814-819 
and send in that completed volunteer form 
before December 4, 2000.

If you have a job at a great place to work, 
think about nominating your library for ACRL’s 
Excellence in Academic Libraries Award. Com­
mittee Chair Gloriana St. Clair describes the 
award and how to apply/nominate a library 
on page 812.

As you think about stretching your job or 
looking for new challenges, Bill Miller and Paul

Studdard share some things they have done 
outside the usual library job description. Bill 
describes Florida Atlantic University Libraries’ 
role in making a documentary film about the 
w ooden synagogues in Europe (page 777). 
(Thanks to Bill for providing the cover for this 
m onth’s issue.)

Paul Studdard suggests that librarians con­
sider serving as academic advisors so that they 
can help students map out their educational 
and career strategies (page 781).

In this issue we also bring you reports from 
two conferences. Larry Hardesty describes the 
experience of the ACRL/Harvard Leadership 
Institute (page 805). Hannelore Rader’s impres­
sions of the IFLA conference in Jerusalem 
(along with a photo of Hannelore and her 
camel) can be found on page 809.

—Mary Ellen K. Davis 
Editor-in-chief 

medavis@ala.org

mailto:medavis@ala.org