ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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ACRL New England Chapter:
First Election

At a business session held in conjunction 
with the Conference on Writing and Publish­
ing sponsored by the ACRL New England 
Chapter at Brandeis University on April 4, 
1975, results of the first election of chapter of­
ficers were announced. Elected were:

George R. Parks, dean, University Libraries, 
University of Rhode Island, as president for the 
remainder of 1975;

Diane Lutz, assistant librarian, New Hamp­
shire College, as president-elect for the re­
mainder of 1975 and president for 1976;

Elizabeth P. Mitchell, editorial librarian, 
Harvard University Libraries, as secretary for 
1975 and 1976; and 

Anne M. Conway, cataloger, MCLP Project, 
University of Massachusetts, Amherst Library, 
as treasurer for 1975 and 1976.

Since its establishment by action of the 
ACRL Board of Directors on June 29, 1972, the 
New England Chapter has been directed by a

Steering Committee consisting of Thomas H. 
Cahalan of Northeastern University, Mary D. 
McFeely of Smith College, Richard A. Olsen 
of Rhode Island College, and Roger J. Poulin 
of Vermont Technical College.

The chapter has sponsored programs on stan­
dards for academic librarians, collection devel­
opment, and bibliographic instruction and co­
sponsored a meeting with the Connecticut L i­
brary Association College and University Sec­
tion on the ARL Management Review and 
Analysis Program (M RA P). A Chapter Bylaws 
Committee, established to assist in organiza­
tional development and planning, includes Anne 
C. Edmonds of Mount Holyoke College (chair­
person), Doris R. Brown of the University of 
Connecticut, Joseph H. Doherty of Providence 
College, Diane Lutz of New Hampshire Col­
lege, Joseph T. Popecki of St. Michael’s Col­
lege, Winooski, Vermont, and one person to be 
appointed from Maine. ■■

ACRL and ALA Representatives 
at Academic Ceremonies and Meetings
The Association of College and Research L i­

braries and the American Library Association 
regularly receive invitations to send representa­
tives to a variety of academic ceremonies and 
meetings. During the past year, members of 
ACRL have represented the association at the 
100-year anniversary celebrations of two uni­
versities, at the inaugurations of college and 
university presidents, at the dedication of a new 
university library building, and at the annual 
meetings of other associations.

In June 1974, Dr. Harry Robinson, Jr., di­
rector of learning resources services at Alabama 
State University, Montgomery, served as ALA’s 
and ACRL’s representative on the 100-year 
celebration day of that university. The Centen­
nial Convocation of the University of Nevada, 
Reno, held on October 12, was attended by 
Gordon P. Martin, university librarian at Cali­
fornia State University, Sacramento.

David E. Estes, assistant university librarian 
for special collections at Emory University, rep­
resented the association at the June 1974 in­

auguration of Marvin Banks Perry, Jr., as presi­
dent of Agnes Scott College. On September 26, 
Dr. James K. Zink, director of university li­
braries at the University of Oklahoma, attend­
ed the inauguration of J. Terry Johnson as third 
president of Oklahoma Christian College. The 
inauguration of Thomas Bonner as president of 
Union College, Schenectady, New York, and 
chancellor of Union University, Albany, held 
on October 5, was attended by E. J. Josey, 
chief, Bureau of Academic and Research L i­
braries in the New York State Education D e­
partment. Dr. Billy R. Wilkinson, staff rela­
tions officer for the New York Public Library, 
served as the association’s representative at the 
inauguration of Harold Proshanksy as second 
president of the Graduate School and Univer­
sity Center of the City University of New York, 
on October 10, 1974. Gordon P. Martin, uni­
versity librarian at California State University, 
Sacramento, attended the inauguration of Max 
Milam as president of the University of Ne­
vada, Reno, held on October 12 in conjunction