ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


118 /  C&RL News ■ M arch 2004

I n t h e  n e w s

Getting published in scholarly journals is a ne­
cessity for many academic and research librar­
ians, but the process of getting started and taking 
first steps in this arena can be daunting. “Tips for 
getting published in scholarly journals” offers 
useful information on  h o w  to familiarize your­
self w ith scholarly publication in the field, im­
prove your writing, and gain writing experience.

Another sometimes daunting experience is that 
o f conducting research using grey literature. This 
m onth’s Internet Resources column provides an 
array of Web sites and discussion lists that can 
make this task a little easier.

T he Partnerships an d  Connections article il­
lustrates h o w  the library can build relationships 
and its reputation o n  cam pus through participa­
tion in a campus-wide “One Book, O ne Commu­
nity” initiative. W inston Salem-State University’s 
library initiated bringing the concept to its cam ­
pus this year and has found that the program has

strengthened aw areness of the library through­
out the campus community.

T he Way I See It offers advice o n  h o w  to 
break through the language barrier betw een li­
brarians an d  students in the library by reducing 
the use o f library lingo an d  educating students 
on the term inology they need to know.

To help you cast an informed vote in the ALA 
elections this spring, w e ’ve in clu d ed  h ere re­
sponses from the candidates for ALA President 
to a set o f q u estio n s p u t forth b y  th e  ACRL 
Board. Also provided is a list o f ACRL mem bers 
running for ALA council.

Congratulations to Tom  Kirk, ACRL’s 2004 
A cad em ic/R esearch  Librarian o f the Year; 
the w inner’s of ACRL’s Excellence in Academic 
Libraries Awards; and other aw ard winners. See 
the article on  page 140 for m ore information.

— Stephanie Orphan, Editor-in-chief 
sorphan@ala.org

mailto:sorphan@ala.org