ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 1994–95 Annual Report A SSSOCI ATI ON O f C O L L E G E & R ESEARCH L i b r a r i e s A D I V I S I O N O F T H E A M E R I C A N L I B R A R Y A S S O C I A T I O N C h a r t in g N e w D i r e c t io n s f o r ACRL 7 92/C&RL News Message from the President S u s a n K. M a r t i n ACRL's 56t h P r e s i d e n t I n 1994– 95 ACRL and its m em bers achieved several goals that will enable the organization to address the critical issues of library and inform ation services in acad institutions in the late 20th century, and will position ACRL to cope w ith the challenges of the 21st century. ACRL leaders and m em bership worked diligently during the past three years to replace the form er five-year strategic plan (1987– 92) with a new m ission, vision, and strategic directions for ARCL for 1996–2001. In June 1995 the ACRL Board of D irectors adopted the new Strategic Plan, and intends that its elem ents be used throughout the association's sections, com m it­ tees, and roundtables to further the role of aca­ dem ic libraries and librarians in m eeting the rapidly changing inform ation needs of college and university communities. The ACRL vision places the organization Susan K. Martin in a strong position to provide inform ation ser­ vices and resources and, in particular, suggests that academ ic librarians need to play a larger role in higher education and within the legislative process. To this end, at the M idw inter M eeting in 1995 the ACRL Board of Directors voted to support A LA ’s Goal 2000 by donating $50,000 toward the $1 m illion goal; and the ACRL publication Choice m atched that am ount, allow ing ACRL as a whole to provide ALA with a significant inauguration of one of the m ost innovative and foresightful program s in its history. W hen the Board announced its decision to Elizabeth M artinez, Executive Director of ALA, it did so w ith the provision that the ACRL contribution should go tow ard im proved representation of academ ic libraries in W ashington (a priority of A C R L 's m em bership) and added focus on inform ation policy and the role of library and inform ation technologies in this country. The creation of this vision and the strategic plan is due to the hard w ork of the ACRL leadership during the past three years— the section officers, com m ittee chairs, chapters council, and Board of Directors. M eeting and discussing issues and priorities for half a day prior to each ALA M id w in ter M eeting and A nnu al C on feren ce, this group has come to understand and m utually agree upon the direction of the em ic D ecem ber 1 9 9 5 / 7 9 3 Message from the President association. It is critical that this com m unication process continue; therefore, the leadership m eetings at Annual Conferences and M id­ w inter M eetings will continue in an effort to assess the strategic plan and its im pact on ACRL activities, and ultim ately to begin to generate the next strategic plan. ACRL in the future is likely to be different from ACRL today. The im petus to w ork m ore closely w ith other organizations involved with higher education, and the changing role of librarians on college and university cam puses will contribute to m aking the organization more professional, m ore stream lined, and a force to be reckoned w ith in the arena of higher education. M em bers and staff alike are critically im portant in ensuring A C RL's success. W e are m oving in the right direction, and I thank all of you for playing a role in steering ACRL such that it makes a difference in the world. A C R L M e m b e r s h i p S t a t is t ic s ACRU Personal Organizational/ Aug. 1995 Aug. 1994 % increase/ Sections Special Total Total decrease ACRL 9,638 1,077 10,715 10,379 3.23% AAMES 397 71 468 468 0.00% AFAS 239 24 263 251 4.78% ANSS 529 84 613 590 3.89% ARTS 819 112 931 940 -0.95% CJCLS 884 262 1,146 1,112 3.05% CLS 1,886 341 2,227 2,167 2.76% EALS 263 6 269 12 0.00% EBSS 1,147 197 1,344 1,379 -2.53% ECLSS 698 43 741 610 21.47% IS 3,799 466 4,265 4,126 3.36% LPSS 676 114 790 789 0.12% RBMS 1,622 194 1,816 1,879 -3.35% SEES 247 59 306 313 -2.23% STS 1,599 244 1,843 1,820 1.26% ULS 5,666 351 6,017 5,991 0.43% WESS 695 58 753 768 -1.95% WSS 847 68 915 926 -1.18% 7 9 4 /C&RL News Message from the Vice-President P a t r i c i a S e n n B r e i v i k V i c e - P r e s i d e n t /P r e s i d e n t - E l e c t T here is a great sense of urgency am ong AC RL Board m em bers and m yself this year. W ith the AC RL strategic plan hot off the press, w e are conscious of the need to produce som e outcom es from the plan that are observable and m ean­ ingful to m em bership; and, on the other hand, we also know that m ost strategic plans fall far short of the hopes they engender, because organiza­ tions cannot or w ill not restructure their opera­ tions to support the new directions. Since our s t r a t e g i c p la n is s o lid ly b a s e d in A C R L m em bership's priorities and gives clear guid­ ance for the future, the challenge for my year as ACRL president is to expedite progress on both fronts. To that end, here are som e of the steps already taken. Patricia Senn Breivik PROGRAM EFFORTS • In keeping w ith its goal a people and practice, the ACRL President's Program this year w ill provide a m ultifaceted learning opportunity for conference partici­ pants and will also be packaged for use by chapters, library staffs, and other groups. The incom ing president, Bill M iller, is already w orking w ith the AC RL P rofessional Education C om m ittee to establish a m echa­ nism to annually capture the best of ACRL program m ing at both the national (and chapter) levels for broader distribution. • The P resid ent's Program them e for this year addresses profes­ sional developm ent for the type of beyond-library-w alls leadership necessary to accom plish A C R L 's goals as partner advocate and player. • A process has been identified for biannually w orking w ith other national organizations to identify key areas of m utual concern for the type of collaborative efforts to w hich goal as partner is directed. This will be tied into the new ly restructured C ouncil o f Liaisons. CHANGES IN OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES All of the follow ing changes address to som e degree A C R L 's goal as an effective organization. Som e also address other goals as well. • The ACRL Board is now taking responsibility for the planning process, and the Planning C om m ittee has been elim inated. The Execu­ tive C om m ittee had a m eeting in O ctober to w restle w ith how to realign s developer of D ecem ber 1 9 9 5 / 7 9 5 the planning process to drive budgeting in order to direct resources (financial, staff, and membership volunteers) toward the goals and strategic directions in the plan. • All ACRL committees have been asked to re-examine their charges and make-ups in keeping with the Strategic Plan. Besides the elimination of the Planning Com m ittee, the M embership and Profes­ sional Liaison Committees have already been com pletely restructured. Others are in the process of change; e.g., the Professional Education Committee is in the process of changing its focus to continuing profes­ sional education in keeping with ACRL's goal as developer of people. • Since effective coordinated lobbying at the state and national levels is crucial to ACRL's goal as player and advocate, a taskforce— chaired by Tom Kirk and made up of leadership from the Chapters Council and the Governmental Relations Com m ittee— has been estab­ lished. THE FUTURE There is so much more to be done and so m any questions to be asked. How, for example, should ACRL and its chapters best complement each other's efforts in the four goal areas? How can the appointment procedure be modified so as to capture the best leadership from the chapters? How, in fact, can we maximize our limited human and financial resources to achieve the common good for the broadest number of our members in the priority (goals) areas identified by our members? Hopefully, people across ACRL are already asking these ques­ tions and will seriously continue to do so at M idwinter. In this way, grass­ A CRL’ s M ission roots efforts can com bine with Board efforts so progress can be expedited. he Association o f College and Re­ The Board is also committed to search Libraries (ACRL) provides expanding normal communication ef­ _________ leadership for developmen tion, and improvement o f academic and research forts so that all concerned members, lib T rary resources and services to facilitate learn­as w ell as ACRL unit and chapter lead­ ing, research, and the scholarly communication ers, will have the opportunity to be process. ACRL promotes the highest level o f pro­ easily informed as progress is made fessional excellence for librarians and library per­ and as operational changes are im ple­ sonnel in order to serve the users o f academic and mented. However, the key word is research libraries. opportunity. We need your help in that com m unication process. Please, during this transition time read C&RL News in a tim ely fashion and keep up with your e-mail! If you have questions or concerns, don't w ait until you are at M idw inter or Annual Conference, let the ACRL staff or me know. This year is the first step forward into AC RL's future. Be an active participant! t, promo­ 7 9 6 /C&RL News Letter from the Executive Director A l t h e a H . J e n k i n s E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r A s our ACRL officers have observed, there are m any chal­lenges and opportunities facing both ACRL and the academ ic library com m unity it serves. Changes in the way inform ation is created, valued, shared, controlled, transmitted, pro­ tected, distributed, and exchanged have created new requirem ents for the library and inform ation profes­ sion. To position academ ic librarians and libraries to be responsive in a changing inform ation environm ent and to choose their own destiny, ACRL undertook an ag­ gressive planning process involving the entire associa­ tion leadership: section chairs and vice-chairs, com m it­ tee chairs, Chapters Council chair and vice-chair, the Planning Com m ittee, and the Board of Directors. At various stages of the planning process, the entire m em­ bership was given the opportunity to review and com ­ ment on planning documents. A t its final m eeting for 1994– 95 the ACRL Board of D irectors approved the Strategic Plan, a “w ork in progress.” Although the strategic planning process was a key focus for the year, the ACRL m em bership was successful in focusing on other priority areas as well. On the pages that follow we will provide a glim pse of the year's programs and activities, but two activities deserve special m ention on this page. First, the National Conferences are m ajor contributors to A CRL's visibility and status in the library and higher education communities. The conferences contribute to AC RL's reputation, financial good health, and professional developm ent effectiveness. They have becom e stron­ ger and m ore far-reaching with each conference. This year ACRL sponsored a very successful Seventh National Conference in Pitts­ burgh from March 29 through April 1, 1995. Second, as ACRL carried out its strategic planning process, it developed an am bitious agenda to identify allies and partners and to utilize the pow er of connections. To this end, several partnering initiatives w ere launched throughout the year including: the inform a­ tion literacy study with six regional accrediting agencies, the Equal Access to Softw are Inform ation (EASI) w orkshop with the American Association for H igher Education (AAHE), and the Building C om m u­ nity Inform ation Organizations (CIO) initiative w ith the University of Illinois at Chicago. Althea H. Jenkins D ecem ber 1 9 9 5 / 7 9 7 As with all annual reports, this one is only a snapshot of the association's activities and program s that took place throughout the year. I am pleased to present to you this look into the life of ACRL in 1 9 9 4 – 9 5 . It is the strength of member commitment that drives the associa­ tion and brings the success that we all can celebrate. ACRL expresses appreciation and thanks to its m embers, leaders, sponsors, and dedi­ cated staff for the support, enthusiasm, and creativity they brought to its programs and services. 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The strategic planning process provided opportunities for the m em bership to rethink roles and structures, and focus on the future. The ACRL Board of D irectors approved a Strategic Plan that consists of a m ission and vision statem ent, a set of goals and strategic directions designed to guide the association's decisions, program s, and activities. Top priorities fo r A C R L — The ACRL Strategic Plan is a "w o rk in F Y 1995 progress." The Board will keep abreast of trends affecting the academ ic library profession and ■ To provide leadership for the ACRL, and update the Strategic Plan in response. higher education community on ACRL responded to its priority to "provide library and information issues. leadership for the higher education com m unity on ■ To strengthen the association's library and inform ation issues." Recognizing that commitment to diversity. if academ ic libraries w ere to be considered agen­ ■ To identify programs and de­ cies essential to the educational, social, cultural, livery mechanisms that will enhance the ability o f academic and econom ic life of higher education, the librar­ librarians serving the informa­ ians w ho direct and m anage their resources and tion needs o f the higher educa­ services m ust be perceived as leaders. Tw o pro­ tion community. gram s during the year focused on “Librarians As ■ To use the information obtained Leaders.” A t the ALA M idw inter M eeting in Phila­ from the membership survey delphia, ACRL sponsored a discussion session and the Midwinter planning ses­ focusing on leadership in the library profession.sion to update the Strategic Plan. A preconference at the N ational C onference ■ To increase the association's elec­ in Pittsburgh on M arch 28,1995, called "Librarians tronic communication capabili­ As Cam pus Leaders," gave librarians a view of ties. their expanded leadership roles by having them talk with librarians who were recognized cam pus leaders and to hear from their academic adm inistrators w hat it was that m ade these librarians cam pus leaders. The Board of D irectors established the "A C RL Leadership Cen­ ter" w hich will serve as a clearinghouse for inform ation on leadership, and centralize and coordinate activities and program s that focus on academ ic librarians as leaders. D ecem ber 1 9 9 5 / 7 9 9 The Year in Review D e v e l o p i n g t h e P r o f e s s i o n M any ACRL members participated in activities of com m it­tees, sections, chapters, special task forces, and discussion groups. As new member units were established in 1995, some member units were eliminated or altered to facilitate the accomplishm ent of the mission, vision, and goals of the Strategic Plan. Current concerns within academia regarding the increasing use and integration of information technology into the teaching/learning process have led to the establishment of special focus groups by a number of national associations. Academic librarians have been recog­ nized as a group that is w ell versed in issues and trends of scholarly communication and information technology and are being invited to participate. In keeping with ALA Goal 2000 and the new ACRL Strategic Plan, ACRL established a new discussion group, “Alliances for New Directions in Teaching/Learning,” to provide a forum for discussion of issues and trends and to share information from discus­ sions among the new special focus groups. The charges and compositions for the M embership and Profes­ sional Liaison Committees were revised and updated. The Profes­ sional Liaison Committee became the Council of Liaisons. Two advi­ sory committees and one task force were appointed. The Bibliographic Instruction Section membership voted a name change to the Instruc­ tion Section. A second discussion group, "Electronic Reserves in Libraries" was also established. The Bibliographic Instruction Section repackaged materials from its 1994 preconference, "Integrating Active Learning into Library In­ struction: Practical Information for Immediate Use," and made them available to state library associations, library schools, clearinghouses, and individual librarians on request. The College Libraries Section, through a grant from the Council on Library Resources, completed a third year of its "College Library Directors" mentor program. The 1995 program had 15 mentees and 15 mentors. The program was designed to enhance the leadership capa­ bilities of newly appointed college library directors. The Science and Technology Section received approval by the Standards Development Committee of NISO for its proposal to de­ velop an American National Standard for “Title Page Information for Conference Proceedings.” 8 0 0 /C&RL News ACRL continued its long-standing tradition of recognizing out­ standing achievem ent am ong academ ic librarians and supporting research and publication through its awards program. One new award, the Marta Lange/CQ award recognizing achievem ent in law and political science librarianship, was approved. The award is adm inis­ tered by the LPSS. The most prestigious award presented to an aca­ dem ic librarian is ACRL’s A cadem ic/Research Librarian of the Year Award. The 1995 award was presented to Joseph A. Boissé, University A C R L A w ar ■ A cadem ic/R esearch Librarian o f the Year A w ard (Donor: Baker & Taylor Books) Joseph Boissé, University o f California- Santa Barbara ■ ACRL/ALCTS/LAMA/LITA Hugh C. A tkin son M em orial A w ard Nancy L. Eaton, Iowa State University ■ K. G. Sanr A w ard fo r B est C&RL Ar­ ticle Charles A. Scìπυartz, Rice University ■ M iriam D u d ley B ib lio g r a p h ic In ­ struction Librarian o f the Year (Donor: Mountainside Publishing Co.) Lizabeth (Betsy) Wilson, University of Washington ■ The K ath arin e K yes L eah and D aniel J. L eab American Book Prices Cur­ rent E xhibition C atalog u e A w ards Expensive: "History in Deed: Medieval Society and the Law in England, 1100– 1600,” Harvard Law School Library; In­ expensive: “Eric Gill: The Cell o f Good Living,” Houghton Library, Harvard University. Honorable Mention, divi­ sion one: “J. K. Lilly Jr.: Bibliophile,” Lilly Library, Indiana University. Spe­ cial Award of Merit: "The Last Best Hope o f Earth: Abraham Lincoln and the Prom­ ise o f America," Huntington Library ■ O berly A w ard fo r B ib lio g r a p h y in the A gricultural Sciences “Guide to the Zoological Literature: The Animal Kingdom,” George H. Bell and Diane B. Rhodes ■ EBSCO Com m unity C ollege L earn ­ ing R esou rces A ch iev em en t A w ards d W inners, 1995 (Donor: EBSCO Subscription Services) Leadership or Community Service: W. Lee Hisle, Austin Community Col­ lege; Program Development: Derrie B. Roark, Hillsborough Community Col lege ■ Sam uel L azerow F ello w s h ip fo r R e­ search in A cqu isition s or T echnical Services (Donor: Institute for Scientific Information) Karen A. Schmidt, University o f Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ■ M a rtin u sN ijh offW estE u rop ean Spe­ c ia lis ts Study G rant Barbara Halporn, Harvard College ■ D istinguished E ducation and B eh av ­ io r a l Sciences L ibrarian A w ard Hannelore B. Rader, Cleveland State University ■ D o c t o r a l D is s e r ta tio n F e llo w s h ip (Donor: Institute for Scientific Informa­ tion) Danuta Nitecki, University o f Maryland ■ In stru ction S ection P u b lic a tio n o f the Year Frances F. Jacobson, University Labora­ tory High School Library at the Univer­ sity o f Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Michael J. Jacobson, Vanderbilt Uni­ versity ■ Instruction S ection In n ov a tio n in In ­ struction A w ard UWired Freshman Interest Groups (FIGS), University of Washington, Seattle ■ R are B o o k s & M anuscripts L ib r a ri­ an ship A w ard f o r B es t A rticle Richard Oram, University o f Texas D ecem ber 1 9 9 5 / 8 0 1 1995 Annual Conference Programs and Preconferences Anthropology and Sociology (ANSS)— "Publishing the Social Text: Issues in Sociology and Anthropology Publication and Reineiving” Arts (ARTS)— ”Diverse Images o f Chicago Dance: From Cooperative Preservation to Cutting Edge” Asian, African, and Middle Eastern (AAMES), Afro-American Studies Librarians (AFAS), Anthropology and Sociology (ANSS), ACRL International Relations Committee, and ALCTS Committee on Cataloging Asian and African Materials— “Africa at the Field Museum: Perspectives on the New Permanent Africa Exhibit” Association o f College and Research Libraries (ACRL)— “Toward the Digital Library: Academic Library Futures” Bibliographic Instruction (BIS), ACRL Research Committee, and ALA Library Instruction Round Table— “Measuring Up! Improving Instruction Through Evaluation” College Libraries (CLS) and University Libraries (ULS)— “Run Ragged by Riches! Technol­ ogy and Changing Communications for the Library” Community and Junior College Libraries (CJCLS)— “Lyman Shepard as Frank Lloyd Wright: A Dramatic Presentation” and “Stepping Towards the Virtual Library: Planning, Practice, and Dreams” Copyright Committee, ALA Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Copyright, and LITA— “Copyright ABC's—Sources of Copyright Information” Education and Behavioral Sciences (EBSS)— “Distance Education in the 21st Century: Removing Campus Walls” English and American Literature (EALS)— “The Humanist and the Librarian: Creating a Collaborative Partnership” Extended Campus Library Services (ECLS)— “Can This Marriage Be Saved? Academic and Public Librarians Working Together to Support Extended-Campus Students” Law and Political Science (LPSS)— “The United Nations at 50: Information Services, Policies, and Documentation” Media Resources Committee— “The Great Media Convergence: Evolving Relationships Between Campus Media and Information Systems and Services” President's Program— “The Life o f the Mind in the 21st Century” Rare Books and Manuscripts (RBMS)— “The Age of Anxiety: Balancing Scholarly Needs for Primary Research Materials and Electronic Information” and “Collecting Cultures: The Politics and Practice o f Building Special Collections,” the 36th RBMS Preconference Science and Technology (STS), ALCTS Preservation and Reformatting Section, and ALCTS Collection Development and Management Section— “Preserving the Record o f Science and Technology: A Call to Action” Slavic and East European Section (SEES)— “Librarians Riding the Bear: Keeping Pace with Russian Publishing” University Libraries (ULS) and College Libraries (CLS)— “But What About Me? The Human Face of Organizational Change” Western European Specialists ( WESS)— “European Connections: Electronic Resources for Western Europe” Women's Studies (WSS)— “New Feminist Research in Library and Information Science: Implications for Librarianship” 8 0 2 /C&RL News Librarian, University of California, Santa Barbara. In choosing Boissé for this award, the committee cited "his contribution to academic librarianship through his service, publication, and public presenta­ tions, and his role in creating m odel programs in library instruction and library diversity." ACRL held its Seventh National Conference, "Continuity and Transformation: The Prom ise of C onfluence," March 29 –April 1 , 1995, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The conference chair was Joanne Euster, University Librarian, University of California, Irvine. The conference attracted 2,721 participants and set a num ber of records. Nearly 1,800 librarians registered, representing all 50 states and eight foreign coun­ tries. More than 300 attendees shared ideas in 31 roundtable discus­ sions, a new program offered at the National Conference. ACRL introduced its first Silent Auction with 62 items ranging from getaway weekends to books describing regional lifestyles. The N ational Confer­ ence was program m atically and financially successful. The Rare Books and M anuscripts Section (RBMS) held its 36th preconference. "Collecting Cultures: The Politics and Practice of Build­ ing Special C ollections" was held at Indiana University, Bloomington, from June 20 to 23, and attracted 210 participants, 10 of whom were students. The preconference was program m atically and financially successful. AC RL's com m ittees and sections presented 20 programs at the 1995 ALA Annual Conference. A variety of topics were covered rang­ ing from "The Life of the M ind in the 21st C entury" to "Preserving the Record of Science and Technology." The Law and Political Science Section celebrated its 35th anniversary in 1995. ACRL chapters provide program s and maintain an ACRL pres­ ence at the local level. Chapters held m ore than 34 program s in 1994– 95. Several chapters developed strategic plans and explored ways to reinforce their link with ACRL national. D ecem ber 1995 / 803 The Year in Review S e t t i n g t h e S t a n d a r d U pdating and disseminating standards and guidelines that assist library staffs in delivering good services continued to be a key activity for some of ACRL's sections. Three ACRL official documents were revised: “Standards for Com­ munity, Junior, and Technical College Learning Re­ ACRL Official sources Programs,” published in C&RL News in Octo­ Documents Published in ber 1994; “Standards for College Libraries,” published 1994– 95in April 1995; and "G uidelines Regarding Thefts in Libraries," published in November 1994. ■ Standards for College Li­ ACRL units produced and distributed several braries, prepared by advisory lists to the academic community in 1995. ACRL/CLS Standards Most notable among them were: Committee • "Faculty Status Consultants: Database of Ex­ ■ Standards for Community, perts," developed by the Academic Status Committee; Junior, and Technical Col­ • "Resource List of Regional Accreditation Ad­ lege Learning Resources visors Resource People," developed by the Standards Programs, prepared by a joint committee of ACRL and Accreditation Committee. and AECTThe College Libraries and Extended Campus Libraries Sections developed research agendas for their ■ G uidelin es Regarding Thefts in Libraries, pre­respective audiences. pared by the ACRL/ ACRL staff handled more than 15,000 inquiries RBMS Security Commit­ from membership and the academic library and higher tee education communities covering a variety of topics. The information contained in the 25 published official ACRL docu­ ments in the form of standards, guidelines, and statements is useful in responding to a majority of the questions staff receive. ACRL maintained a presence on the ALA gopher posting such documents as the Guide to Policies and Procedures, awards, conference announcements, and standards. ACRL added two new listservs in 1995 to facilitate the joint work of the Board and the Planning Committee: ACRL-BD and ACRL-Plan. The ACRL Nashville National Conference Executive Committee set up a homepage, as did several other ACRL units. ACRL commented on the "fair proceedings of the fair use guide­ lines for higher education" through its Copyright Committee chair who attended the conference sponsored by the Patents and Trademark Office. 8 0 4 /C&RL News The Year in Review B u i l d i n g P a r t n e r s h i p s I nfluencing information policy developm ent and partnering with higher education associations to achieve mutual interests received high priority in ACRL as the planning process developed. Several program s and activities w ere either completed or initiated in 1994– 95. The ACRL Board of D irectors enthusiastically endorsed a resolu­ tion supporting the ALA Goal 2000 Initiative, including the proposed 1996 ALA dues increase. To exhibit its enthusiasm for the ALA Goal 2000, the Board announced a pledge to the Fund for A m erica's Libraries in support of the ALA A C R L 's Key Partnering O ffice for Inform ation Technology Policy. O rganizations AC RL cosponsored "S o a rin g to E xcel­ lence," a series of ten teleconferences for library ■ National Forum on Information technical assistants m ade possible by a $125,000 Literacy grant from the U.S. Departm ent of Education's ■ American Association of Library Education and Human Resources De­Higher Education velopm ent Program. The teleconferences were ■ American Council on Education broadcast by satellite from February to June ■ Association o f American 1995 by the National Institute for Library Per­ Colleges and Universities sonnel at the College of DuPage (COD), Glen ■ American Association of Ellyn, Illinois. The interactive teleconferences Community Colleges w ere designed to provide library technical assis­ ■ Council o f Independent tants with a basic understanding of practices, Colleges issues, and concerns being faced in today's li­ ■ National University Continu­ braries. The teleconferences attracted m ore than ing Education Association 10,000 library assistants at 412 viewer sites in the ■ American Association of 50 states, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin University Professors Islands. ■ National Association o f State ACRL, in cooperation w ith the M iddle Universities and Land-Grant States Association of Colleges and Schools, the Colleges W estern A ccrediting Com m ission for Senior Colleges and Universities, and the American Association of Higher Education (AAHE), engaged in an Information Literacy Data Collection Project to document the practices of schools in integrating inform ation resources and technologies into higher educa­ tion curricula across the United States. M ore than 800 institutions responded to the survey and two regional symposia were held in Philadelphia and Rochester for institutions that were known to have m ade progress toward institutionalizing inform ation literacy. The M iddle States A ssociation prepared a report of the results for distribu­ tion. D ecem ber 1 9 9 5 / 8 0 5 ACRL established the Community Information Organizations (CIO) Initiative with the University of Illinois at Chicago, which proposes to develop structured training modules and workshops across the United States on accessing public information. The project proposes to place librarians in leadership roles working directly with government agencies, public organizations, local businesses, and other community groups to assure the promise of an equitable distribution of public information and services. An advisory committee was ap­ pointed to support the work of CIO. The committee began developing the framework for the initiative. ACRL engaged in a cooperative project with AAHE to jointly sponsor a three-week online workshop with its Equal Access to Soft­ ware and Information (EASI) Unit. An ACRL/EASI Advisory Commit­ tee developed an outline for the project, a proposal to seek funding, and defined the content of the workshops. The ACRL Instruction Section (IS) Emerging Technologies Com­ mittee cooperated with the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) to conduct a study on "U ser Education for the Internet." A report with recommendations was accepted by the Board of Directors. ACRL identified nine key higher education organizations with which it will share ideas and implement programs in areas of mutual interest. These organizations will be assigned ACRL member liaisons who will make up the ACRL Council of Liaisons. ACRL accepted an invitation for membership in the Library of Congress' Network Advisory Committee (NAC). 80 6 /C&RL News The Year in Review P u b l i c a t i o n s A CRL maintained its vigorous publications program and con­tinued its expansion into electronic publishing and com m unication. Total sales for books and net revenues for advertis­ ing and books for 1994–95 have been excellent. Significant additional sales and revenue have been realized by marketing ACRL titles through the ALA approval plans. Distribution through both the ACRL and ALA approval plans has resulted in guaranteed sales in the range of 300 to 400 copies. A major project was the publication of Vocational and Technical Resources fo r Community Col­ ACRL Journals lege Libraries as a joint venture with Choice magazine. Edited by M ary Ann Laun and produced at Choice, ■ Choice— Book review this 622-page publication has been well received— journal of ACRL; 11 reviews have been positive and sales brisk. Another issues per year (July/ August combined). significant title was Continuity and Transformation: The Prom ise o f Confluence: Proceedings o f ACRL's 7th N a­ ■ C olleg e & R esearch tional Conference, edited by Richard AmRhein. L ib r a r ie s — O ff ic ia l Upon a recom m endation of the Publications journal of ACRL; six Committee, ACRL staff took over production of Col­bimonthly issues per year. lege & Research Libraries last summer. The first issue from ACRL, which included some graphic redesign, ■ C olleg e & R esearch was published in Septem ber 1995. After a nationwide Libraries News—Offi­ cial news magazine of search by a mem ber search committee, Donald E. ACRL; 11 issues per Riggs was named C&RL editor to succeed Gloriana St. year (Ju ly / A u gu st Clair when her term expires in July 1996. combined). In the e lectro n ic p u b lish in g aren a, C&RL NewsNet, the abbreviated electronic version of C&RL ■ Rare Books and Manu­ scripts Librarianship— News, was expanded to include the series of articles on A journal of theory Internet resources that has been running monthly in and practice covering the News. all aspects of special collections librarian­ ship; two issues per C H O IC E year. This was a year of significant change for Choice, con­ tinuing progress with office automation and technol­ ogy, and m ajor accomplishments with two special publications. Subscriptions to the m agazine and Reviews on Cards remains stable, with combined subscriptions rem aining just under 5,000. Site licenses to Choice's SilverPlatter CD-ROM and the reviews database with the CARL Corp., as well as royalties from the Bowker Books in Print Plus publication, continue to be a small but growing source of revenue for Choice. In addition, m ore third parties are expressing interest in D ecem ber 1 9 9 5 / 8 0 7 licensing Choice reviews, resulting in ongoing evaluation and negotia­ tion of new proposals. The much-awaited publication of a major new book was com ­ pleted during the year. W ork concluded on the 11th edition of the Guide to Reference Books, edited by Robert Balay while on N ew Titles from A CRL in 1995 leave from his regular responsibilities as Choice Reference Editor. Choice's second ■ Managing Student Workers in Col­ special project, Vocational and Technical lege L ib r arie s, CLIP N ote #22, Resources fo r Community College Libraries, is Michael Kathman and Jane McGurn described on the previous page. Kathman, comps. Choice's electronic publishing system ■ Discovering Librarians: Profiles o f a continues to advance and this year it was Profession, Mary Jane Scherdin, ed. enhanced by the development of a pub­ ■ Library Services for Non-Affiliated lisher database, which automated several Patrons, CLIP Note #21, Eugene S. key procedures: maintaining and updat­ Mitchell, comp. ing information on relevant publishers; ■ Science and Engineering Conference Proceedings: A Guide to Sources for mailing review copies to publishers; and Identification and Verification, Bar­generating special mailings and other mar­ bara DeFelice, ed. keting activities. ■ Vocational and Technical Resources The Advertising Department was an­ for Community College Libraries, other area of m ajor change. Art Beck, Ad­ Mary Ann Laun, ed. vertising Sales M anager for Choice as well ■ Internet Resources: A Subject Guide, as Booklist and Book Links, left to becom e an reprinted from C&RL News, Hugh independent sales representative, and con­ A. Thompson, comp. tinues to represent Booklist and Book Links. ■ Continuity and Transformation: The Art, who was with Choice for m ore than 14 Promise of Confluence: Proceedings of years, was instrum ental to Choice's finan­ ACRL's 7th National Conference, cial success; we certainly miss him, but we Richard AmRhein, ed. wish him much success in his new venture. Stuart Foster was appointed new Advertising Sales Manager for Choice in June 1995. Over the past four years he successfully managed advertising sales for other ACRL and ALA division journals at Choice's Connecticut location. In his new position he continues to manage advertising sales for all ACRL journals in addition to Choice. 8 0 8 /C&RL News ACRL Board of Directors, 1994–95 Back row: Lee Hisle, Althea Jenkins, Linda Phillips, Helen Spalding, Jill Fatzer, Frances Maloy, Victoria Montavon, Ray Metz, Bernard Fradkin; front row: Sandra Ready, Thomas Kirk, Susan Martin, Patricia Breivik, Mary Reichel ACRL Board o f D irectors, 1994– 95 ■ P resid en t: Susan K. Martin, Georgetown University ■ V ice-P resid en t/P resid en t-E lect: Patricia Senn Breivik, Wayne State University ■ P ast-P resid en t: Thomas G. Kirk, Earlham College ■ B udget & Finance C om m ittee Chair: Helen Spalding, University o f Missouri, Kansas City ■ ACRL C ouncilor: W. Lee Hisle, Austin Community College D irecto rs-at-L arg e: ■ Jill B. Fatzer, University o f New Orleans ■ Bernard Fradkin, College o f DuPage ■ Frances J. Maloy, Emory University ■ Ray E. Metz, Case Western Reserve University ■ Victoria A. Montavon, Saint Joseph's University ■ Linda L. Phillips, University o f Tennessee ■ Mary Reichel, Appalachian State University ■ Planning C om tnittee C hair (ex -o fficio): Sandra Ready, Mankato State University ■ Executive D irector (ex -o fficio): Althea H. Jenkins, ACRL /ALA D ecember 1 9 9 5 / 8 0 9 Financial Report H e l e n S p a l d in g B u d g e t a n d F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e C h a i r he ACRL 1995 fiscal year began on September 1,1994, and ended on August 31, 1995, with positive operating fund balances in both the ACRL and Choice budgets. • The actual ACRL revenues totalled $1,829,950, which ex­ ceeded by $196,913 what had been budgeted for 1995. (Sources of revenues are membership dues, publications, and edu­ cation programs.) • A C R L 's a ctu a l e x p e n se s fo r 1995 w ere $1,501,254, which was $48,758 less than budget. • Although the revenues for Choice were $23,904 less than budget, the expenses also were less than budget, resulting in net revenue for 1995 of $89,045. • The "Ending Reserve" categories at the top of the accompanying revenue spreadsheet represent funds available to the association in its major accounts at the end of the fiscal year. • The ACRL Operating Fund balance at the end of FY95 is $1,146,057, and will be used to fund the 1996 Mandated Operating Reserve and the projected 1996 Helen Spalding budget deficit. (The Mandated Operating Reserve is 40% of average of the previous three completed fiscal years' total expenses, and is required by ALA to cover unexpected budget reverses.) • The Choice Operating Fund balance is $994,569. • The ACRL Endowments now total $158,087, and include the following funds: ACRL, $51,057; Hugh Atkinson Award, $77,060; Leab Award, $17,170; and Oberly Award, $12,800. • The Choice Endowment principal is $61,460. The success of the 1995 budget is due to several factors: 1) Staff costs and operating expenses being monitored by staff were lower than what had been budgeted. 2) Book sales revenues for 1995 were $93,491 more than budget, and can be attributed in part to ACRL's participation in the ALA approval plan. Since the late 1980s, ACRL has had its own approval plan, currently consisting of approximately 140 purchasers. Since joining the ALA Approval Plan in 1994, pre-sales for each new ACRL title are approximately 350. 3) A steady increase in classified ads in C&RL News may be due to the more positive condition of academic library staffing, positive 8 1 0 / C&RL News results for libraries from advertising in the N ews, and the electronic connection to job ads through C&RL NewsNet. 4) Product advertising and subscription revenues for C&RL News and for RBML were $29,820 m ore than budget, although both types of revenues were less than budget for C&RL, and expenses for overall publications exceeded budget. 5) The National Conference in Pittsburgh was w ell attended and both registration and exhibit space rental revenues exceeded budget. The net revenue after the three-year planning and im plem entation of the conference totalled $120,396. 6) Although Choice product advertising revenues were $112,800 less than budget, subscription, royalties, pam phlet sales revenues exceeded budget, and Choice operating expenses w ere $171,115 less than budget. The association's im plem entation of the new Strategic Plan and new m em bership recruitm ent plan, exam ination of long-term financial trends and m eans to strengthen revenue sources, and developm ent of exciting plans for the 1997 National Conference in Nashville, promise to m aintain AC RL's current financial stability. Thanks go to the ACRL staff for their efforts on behalf of the association, and to the 1994–95 members of the Budget and Finance Committee: M ignon Adams, Cam ila Alire, David Brink, Ray English, W. Lee Hisle, Andrea Hoffm an, Janice Kemp, W illiam M iller, Juana Young (intern), and Cathy Henderson (intern). Ex officio: Patricia Senn Breivik, Althea Jenkins. D ecem ber 1 9 9 5 / 8 1 1 E x e c u tiv e S u m m a ry 1 9 9 4 – 95 FY1995 FY1995 PERCENT LAST YEAR SOURCES OF REVENUE BUDGET ACTUAL OF BUDGET FINAL Ending Reserve Operating Fund (ACRL) $837,361 $1,146,057 136.86% $837,922 Endowments (ACRL) $114,514 $158,087 138.05% $114,514 Operating Fund (CHOICE) $925,130 $994,569 107.50% $925,130 Endowment (CHOICE) $32,227 $61,460 190.70% $32,227 Subtotal $1,909,232 $2,360,173 123.61% $1,909,793 Membership dues and other Dues $370,026 $351,875 95.09% $346,866 Other $300 $9,767 3256.66% $6,653 Advisory $0 $0 0.00% $2,200 Awards $6,400 $4,950 77.34% $8,516 Sec. Newsletters $0 $2,430 ‹ČvP 0.00% $0 Subtotal $376,726 $369,022 97.95% $364,235 Publications CHOICE $1,591,500 $1,567,596 98.49% $1,536,515 C&RL $137,187 $124,514 90.76% $115,347 C&RL News $229,185 $319,916 139.58% $255,000 RBML $22,571 $28,909 128.08% $30,087 Nonperiodical Pubs. $90,500 $183,991 203.30% $153,999 BCL $0 $0 0.00% $3,600 Subtotal $2,070,943 $2,224,926 107.43% $2,094,548 Education National (95) $703,063 $756,718 107.63% $0 Pre- & Postconferences $73,805 $46,880 63.51% $63,316 Subtotal $776,868 $803,598 103.44% $63,316 Total Revenue $3,224,537 $3,397,546 105.36% $2,522,099 CHOICE Revenue $1,591,500 $1,567,596 98.49% $1,536,515 Total Rev. W/O Choice $1,633,037 $1,829,950 112.05% $985,584 8 1 2 /C&RL News FY1995 FY1995 PERCENT LAST YEAR OBJECT OF EXPENSE BUDGET ACTUAL OF BUDGET FINAL Membership Activities Membership Servs. $54,823 $51,486 93.91% $48,701 Exec. Comm. & Board $67,783 $87,353 128.87% $62,153 Statistics $0 $2 0.00% $12,471 Advisory $24,822 $22,774 91.74% $18,433 Standards distrib. $8,046 $5,365 66.67% $4,197 Discussion Groups $2,764 $2,702 97.75% $2,079 Awards $16,225 $17,038 105.01% $17,284 Chapters $59,071 $48,554 82.19% $37,882 Committees $52,170 $52,441 100.51% $41,649 Sections $66,810 $59,4θ8- 88.92% $45,781 Section Newsletters $26,255 $23,289 88.70% $23,337 ChapterTopics $4,599 $2,944 64.01% $2,633 C&RL $4,795 $0 0.00% $3,751 C&RL News $36,614 $0 0.00% $0 Subtotal $424,777 $373,356 87.89% $320,351 Publications CHOICE $1,649,666 $1,478,551 89.62% $1,459,458 C&RL $137,187 $123,953 90.35% $115,347 C&RL News $229,185 $263,486 114.96% $227,232 RBML $21,865 $22,694 103.79% $22,118 Nonperiodical Pubs. $89,941 $108,463 120.59% $92,286 Subtotal $2,127,844 $1,997,147 93.85% $1,916,441 Education National (95) $537,518 $529,788 98.56% $88,488 Pre- & Postconferences $73,805 $40,548 54.93% $70,769 National (97) $35,734 $23,134 64.73% $0 Subtotal $647,057 $593,470 91.71% $159,257 Special Programs Information Literacy $0 $10,894 0.00% $0 CIO $0 $4,938 0.00% $0 Subtotal $0 $15,832 0.00% $0 TOTAL EXPENSES $3,199,678 $2,979,805 93.12% $2,396,049 CHOICE Expenses $1,649,666 $1,478,551 89.62% $1,459,458 TOTAL EXP. W/O CHOICE $1,550,012 $1,501,254 96.85% $936,591 CHOICE Net ($58,166) $89,045 -153.08% $77,057 Net w/o CHOICE $83,025 $328,696 396% $48,993 D ecem ber 1995 / 8 1 3 Financial Report ACRL C o l l e a g u e s ( C o r p o r a t e a n d F o u n d a t i o n S u p p o r t ) ACRL thanks the corporate com m unity for financially sup­ porting its activities and programs throughout the year. W orking to­ gether, the academic library and c o r p o r a te c o m m u n itie s can achieve goals of mutual interest. Librarians benefit from the expert analysis and problem-solving cor­ porate leaders can bring to issues and topics being addressed. C o r p o r a te c o n tr ib u tio n s added $48,217 to the ACRL 1994– 95 budget. It was because of these contributions that the ACRL mem­ bership enjoyed a wider range of programs and activities. ACRL could not be the major player in the library and higher education arena that it is without the coop­ eration received from sponsor­ ships. A C R L 's C o lle a g u e s P ro ­ gram recognizes corporate sup­ porters as "Summ a Cum Laude" (donations of $5,000 or m ore), "M agna Cum L aud e" ($1,000– $5,000), and "Cum Laude" ($500– $ 1,000). A CRL Colleagues Summa Cum Laude ($5,000 or more) Ameritech Apple Computer, Inc. Bell Atlantic of Pennsylvania Carnegie Mellon University's Computing Services & University Libraries Staff Chadwyck-Healy, Inc. EBSCO Subscription Services Prepnet Magna Cum Laude ($1,000–$5,000) Blackwell North America Congressional Quarterly The Faxon Company Information Access Company Research Publications International Serendipity Books H.W. Wilson Company University Microfilms, Inc. (UMI) Yankee Book Peddler, Inc Cum Laude ($500–$1,000) Baker & Taylor Books Biological Abstracts, Inc. Bromer Booksellers CARL Corporation & UnCover Co. Chemical Abstracts Service Division DBA Lame Duck Books Elsevier Science, Inc. Historicana Institute for Scientific Information Ken Lopez & Pamela K. Drecler Lena Minkoff Memorial Fund, Inc. Midwest Library Service Elizabeth Phillips Phillip J. Pirages Rulon-Miller Books, Inc. K.G. Saur Thomas Schwartz SIRSI Corporation Softline Information, Inc. Swann Galleries University Archives William Reese Company Ximenes: Rare Books, Inc. 8 1 4 / C&RL News D ecem ber 1995 / 8 1 5 Structure Bookmarks 1994–95 Annual Report Charting New Directions for ACRL 792/C&RL News Message from the PresidentSusan K. Martin ACRL's 56th President In 1994–95 ACRL and its members achieved several goals that will enable the organization to address the critical issues of library and information services in acadinstitutions in the late 20th century, and will position ACRL to cope with the challenges of the 21st century.ACRL leaders and membership worked diligently during the past three years to replace the former five-year strategic plan (1987–92) with a new mission, vision, and strategic directions for ARCL for 1996–2001. In June 1995 the ACRL Board o December 1995/793 Message from the Presidentassociation. It is critical that this communication process continue; therefore, the leadership meetings at Annual Conferences and Mid­winter Meetings will continue in an effort to assess the strategic plan and its impact on ACRL activities, and ultimately to begin to generate the next strategic plan.ACRL in the future is likely to be different from ACRL today. The impetus to work more closely with other organizations involved with higher education, and the changing role of librari ACRL Membership StatisticsACRU PersonalOrganizational/ Aug. 1995 Aug. 1994 % increase/ SectionsSpecialTotalTotaldecreaseACRL9,6381,07710,71510,3793.23%AAMES397714684680.00%AFAS239242632514.78%ANSS529846135903.89%ARTS819112931940-0.95%CJCLS8842621,1461,1123.05%CLS1,8863412,2272,1672.76%EALS2636269120.00%EBSS1,1471971,3441,379-2.53%ECLSS6984374161021.47%IS3,7994664,2654,1263.36%LPSS6761147907890.12%RBMS1,6221941,8161,879-3.35%SEES24759306313-2.23%STS1,5992441,8431,8201.26%ULS5,6663516,0175,9910.43%WESS6955875 794/C&RL News Message from the Vice-PresidentPatricia Senn Breivik Vice-President/President-Elect There is a great sense of urgency among ACRL Board members and myself this year. With the ACRL strategic plan hot off the press, we are conscious of the need to produce some outcomes from the plan that are observable and mean­ingful to membership; and, on the other hand, we also know that most strategic plans fall far short of the hopes they engender, because organiza­tions cannot or will not restructure their opera­tions to support the new directions. Since our strategic plan is solidly based in ACRL memb December 1995/795 the planning process to drive budgeting in order to direct resources (financial, staff, and membership volunteers) toward the goals and strategic directions in the plan.• All ACRL committees have been asked to re-examine their charges and make-ups in keeping with the Strategic Plan. Besides the elimination of the Planning Committee, the Membership and Profes­sional Liaison Committees have already been completely restructured. Others are in the process of change; e.g., the Professional Education Committee is 796/C&RL News Letter from the Executive DirectorAlthea H. Jenkins Executive DirectorAs our ACRL officers have observed, there are many chal­lenges and opportunities facing both ACRL and the academic library community it serves. Changes in the way information is created, valued, shared, controlled, transmitted, pro­tected, distributed, and exchanged have created new requirements for the library and information profes­sion. To position academic librarians and libraries to be responsive in a changing information environment Althea H. Jenkins December 1995/797 As with all annual reports, this one is only a snapshot of the association's activities and programs that took place throughout the year. I am pleased to present to you this look into the life of ACRL in1994–95.It is the strength of member commitment that drives the associa­tion and brings the success that we all can celebrate. ACRL expresses appreciation and thanks to its members, leaders, sponsors, and dedi­cated staff for the support, enthusiasm, and creativity they brought to its programs and services.A 798/C&RL News The Year in ReviewPreparing to Lead ACRL strengthened its capacity to serve its members, the academic library profession, and the higher education community in 1995. The strategic planning process providedopportunities for the membership to rethink roles and structures, and focus on the future. The ACRL Board of Directors approved a Strategic Plan that consists of a mission and vision statement, a set of goals and strategic directions designed to guide the association's decisions, programs, and activities.Top priorities for ACRL— The ACRL Str December 1995/799 The Year in ReviewDeveloping the Profession Many ACRL members participated in activities of commit­tees, sections, chapters, special task forces, and discussion groups.As new member units were established in 1995, some member units were eliminated or altered to facilitate the accomplishment of the mission, vision, and goals of the Strategic Plan.Current concerns within academia regarding the increasing use and integration of information technology into the teaching/learning process have led to the establishment of special focus groups by a number of 800/C&RL News ACRL continued its long-standing tradition of recognizing out­standing achievement among academic librarians and supporting research and publication through its awards program. One new award, the Marta Lange/CQ award recognizing achievement in law and political science librarianship, was approved. The award is adminis­tered by the LPSS. The most prestigious award presented to an aca­demic librarian is ACRL’s Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award. The 1995 award was presented to Joseph A. Boissé, Uni ACRL Awar■ Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award (Donor: Baker & Taylor Books)Joseph Boissé, University of California- Santa Barbara■ ACRL/ALCTS/LAMA/LITA Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial AwardNancy L. Eaton, Iowa State University■ K. G. Sanr Award for Best C&RL Ar­ticleCharles A. Scìπυartz, Rice University■ Miriam Dudley Bibliographic In­struction Librarian of the Year (Donor: Mountainside Publishing Co.)Lizabeth (Betsy) Wilson, University of Washington■ The Katharine Kyes Leah and Daniel J. Leab American Winners, 1995(Donor: EBSCO Subscription Services) Leadership or Community Service: W. Lee Hisle, Austin Community Col­lege; Program Development: Derrie B. Roark, Hillsborough Community College■ Samuel Lazerow Fellowship for Re­search in Acquisitions or Technical Services (Donor: Institute for Scientific Information)Karen A. Schmidt, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign■ MartinusNijhoffWestEuropean Spe­cialists Study GrantBarbara Halporn, Harvard College■ Distinguished Education and Behav­ioral Scienc December 1995/801 1995 Annual Conference Programs and PreconferencesAnthropology and Sociology (ANSS)—"Publishing the Social Text: Issues in Sociology and Anthropology Publication and Reineiving”Arts (ARTS)—”Diverse Images of Chicago Dance: From Cooperative Preservation to Cutting Edge”Asian, African, and Middle Eastern (AAMES), Afro-American Studies Librarians (AFAS), Anthropology and Sociology (ANSS), ACRL International Relations Committee, and ALCTS Committee on Cataloging Asian and African Materials—“Africa at the Field 802/C&RL News Librarian, University of California, Santa Barbara. In choosing Boissé for this award, the committee cited "his contribution to academic librarianship through his service, publication, and public presenta­tions, and his role in creating model programs in library instruction and library diversity."ACRL held its Seventh National Conference, "Continuity and Transformation: The Promise of Confluence," March 29 –April 1, 1995, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The conference chair was Joanne Euster, University Librar December 1995 / 803 The Year in ReviewSetting the StandardUpdating and disseminating standards and guidelines that assist library staffs in delivering good services continued to be a key activity for some of ACRL's sections. Three ACRL official documents were revised: “Standards for Com­munity, Junior, and Technical College Learning Re­ACRL Official sources Programs,” published in C&RL News in Octo­Documents Published in ber 1994; “Standards for College Libraries,” published 1994–95in April 1995; and "Guidelines Regarding Thef 804/C&RL News The Year in ReviewBuilding PartnershipsInfluencing information policy development and partnering with higher education associations to achieve mutual interests received high priority in ACRL as the planning process developed. Several programs and activities were either completed or initiated in 1994–95.The ACRL Board of Directors enthusiastically endorsed a resolu­tion supporting the ALA Goal 2000 Initiative, including the proposed 1996 ALA dues increase. To exhibit its enthusiasm for the ALA Goal 2000, the December 1995/805 ACRL established the Community Information Organizations (CIO) Initiative with the University of Illinois at Chicago, which proposes to develop structured training modules and workshops across the United States on accessing public information. The project proposes to place librarians in leadership roles working directly with government agencies, public organizations, local businesses, and other community groups to assure the promise of an equitable distribution of public information and services. An advisor 806/C&RL News The Year in ReviewPublications ACRL maintained its vigorous publications program and con­tinued its expansion into electronic publishing and communication. Total sales for books and net revenues for advertis­ing and books for 1994–95 have been excellent. Significant additional sales and revenue have been realized by marketing ACRL titles through the ALA approval plans. Distribution through both the ACRL and ALA approval plans has resulted in guaranteed sales in the range of 300 to 400 copies. A major project was the publication of Vocati December 1995/807 licensing Choice reviews, resulting in ongoing evaluation and negotia­tion of new proposals.The much-awaited publication of a major new book was com­pleted during the year. Work concluded on the 11th edition of the Guide to Reference Books, edited by Robert Balay while on New Titles from ACRL in 1995leave from his regular responsibilities as Choice Reference Editor. Choice's second ■ Managing Student Workers in Col­special project, Vocational and Technical lege Libraries, CLIP Note #22, Resources for Commun 808/C&RL News ACRL Board of Directors, 1994–95 Back row: Lee Hisle, Althea Jenkins, Linda Phillips, Helen Spalding, Jill Fatzer, Frances Maloy, Victoria Montavon, Ray Metz, Bernard Fradkin; front row: Sandra Ready, Thomas Kirk, Susan Martin, Patricia Breivik, Mary Reichel ACRL Board of Directors, 1994–95■ President:Susan K. Martin, Georgetown University■ Vice-President/President-Elect:Patricia Senn Breivik, Wayne State University■ Past-President:Thomas G. Kirk, Earlham College■ Budget & Finance Committee Chair:Helen Spalding, University of Missouri, Kansas City■ ACRL Councilor:W. Lee Hisle, Austin Community CollegeDirectors-at-Large:■ Jill B. Fatzer, University of New Orleans■ Bernard Fradkin, College of DuPage■ Frances J. Maloy, Emory University■ Ray E. Metz, Case Western R December 1995/809 Financial ReportHelen Spalding Budget and Finance Committee Chair he ACRL 1995 fiscal year began on September 1,1994, and ended on August 31, 1995, with positive operating fund balances in both the ACRL and Choice budgets.• The actual ACRL revenues totalled $1,829,950, which ex­ceeded by $196,913 what had been budgeted for 1995. (Sources of revenues are membership dues, publications, and edu­cation programs.)• ACRL's actual expenses for 1995 were $1,501,254, which was $48,758 less than budget.• Although the revenues for Choice were $23,904 less than budget, the expenses a 810/C&RL News results for libraries from advertising in the News, and the electronic connection to job ads through C&RL NewsNet.4) Product advertising and subscription revenues for C&RL News and for RBML were $29,820 more than budget, although both types of revenues were less than budget for C&RL, and expenses for overall publications exceeded budget.5) The National Conference in Pittsburgh was well attended and both registration and exhibit space rental revenues exceeded budget. The net revenue after the three-year plan December 1995/811 Executive Summary 1994–95 FY1995FY1995PERCENTLAST YEARSOURCES OF REVENUEBUDGETACTUALOF BUDGETFINALEnding ReserveOperating Fund (ACRL)$837,361$1,146,057136.86%$837,922Endowments (ACRL)$114,514$158,087138.05%$114,514Operating Fund (CHOICE)$925,130$994,569107.50%$925,130Endowment (CHOICE)$32,227$61,460190.70%$32,227Subtotal$1,909,232$2,360,173123.61%$1,909,793Membership dues and otherDues$370,026$351,87595.09%$346,866Other$300$9,7673256.66%$6,653Advisory$0$00.00%$2,200Awards$6,400$4,95077.34%$8,516Sec. Newsletters$0$2,430 ‹ČvP0.00%$0Su 812/C&RL News FY1995FY1995PERCENTLAST YEAROBJECT OF EXPENSEBUDGETACTUALOF BUDGETFINALMembership ActivitiesMembership Servs.$54,823$51,48693.91%$48,701Exec. Comm. & Board$67,783$87,353128.87%$62,153Statistics$0$20.00%$12,471Advisory$24,822$22,77491.74%$18,433Standards distrib.$8,046$5,36566.67%$4,197Discussion Groups$2,764$2,70297.75%$2,079Awards$16,225$17,038105.01%$17,284Chapters$59,071$48,55482.19%$37,882Committees$52,170$52,441100.51%$41,649Sections$66,810$59,4θ8-88.92%$45,781Section Newsletters$26,255$23,28988.70%$23 December 1995 /813Financial Report ACRL Colleagues (Corporate and Foundation Support) ACRL thanks the corporate community for financially sup­porting its activities and programs throughout the year. Working to­gether, the academic library and corporate communities can achieve goals of mutual interest. Librarians benefit from the expert analysis and problem-solving cor­porate leaders can bring to issues and topics being addressed.Corporate contributions added $48,217 to the ACRL 1994– 95 budget. It was because of these contributions that the ACRL mem­bership enjoyed a wider range of programs ACRL ColleaguesSumma Cum Laude ($5,000 or more)AmeritechApple Computer, Inc.Bell Atlantic of PennsylvaniaCarnegie Mellon University's Computing Services & University Libraries StaffChadwyck-Healy, Inc.EBSCO Subscription ServicesPrepnetMagna Cum Laude ($1,000–$5,000)Blackwell North AmericaCongressional QuarterlyThe Faxon CompanyInformation Access CompanyResearch Publications InternationalSerendipity BooksH.W. Wilson CompanyUniversity Microfilms, Inc. (UMI)Yankee Book Peddler, IncCum Laude ($500–$1,000)Baker William Reese CompanyXimenes: Rare Books, Inc. 814/C&RL News December 1995 /815