ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


In this issue:

ACRL Executive Secretary Ap­
pointed ......................................... 119

ACRL Programs at Detroit… 120
Editor of Choice Resigns… 124
ACRL Bibliographic Instruction

Section F o r m e d ..................125
News from the Field . . . .  126
Reproduction of Manuscripts and

A r c h iv e s ..............................143
ACRL Board Midwinter Meetings 144
People… 147
Publications.............................. 150
Classified Advertising . . .  154

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NO. 5 •  MAY 1977

Julie Virgo Appointed 
Executive Secretary of ACRL

Dr. Julie A. Virgo became executive secre­
tary of the Association of College and Research 
Libraries on April 4, 1977, succeeding Dr. 
Beverly P. Lynch, who is now serving as uni­
versity librarian at the University of Illinois at 
Chicago Circle.

A native of Adelaide, South Australia, Dr.

Julie A. Virgo

Virgo holds a registration certificate from the 
Library Association of Australia and a master’s 
degree and a doctorate in librarianship from the 
University of Chicago.

In Australia, Dr. Virgo served as a librarian 
at the State Library of South Australia and as 
librarian of the Repatriation Department of 
South Australia. Since coming to the United 
States, she has worked in the library at the 
University of Chicago and has been a lecturer 
in the University of Chicago Graduate Library 
School.

Until her appointment as executive secretary 
of ACRL, Dr. Virgo served as director of edu­
cation for the Medical Library Association. In 
this position, she was instrumental in broaden­
ing and refining MLA’s educational programs 
to the point where they now serve as models 
for other organizations, and she was deeply in­
volved in the development and implementation 
of MLA’s new competency-based certification 
code.

Dr. Virgo is a member of numerous profes­
sional organizations and has been an active 
participant in the affairs of the American Li­
brary Association. She is a frequent contributor 
to library and other professional journals.

The ACRL membership extends an enthusi­
astic welcome to Dr. Virgo.

Connie R. Dunlap 
President, ACRL

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