ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries A n n V i I e s F a s t fact s Lib rary b u ild in g s, a d d itio n s, and ren o va tio n s "This year’s 80 new structures and 132 additions/renovations comprise 4,140,250 square feet and cost more than $686 million.” Ninety-five percent o f the funding for new construction came from “local governments/library budgets (including bonds and banks) and contributions" The cost p e r square foot ranged from $55.57 fora 4,150 square-foot facility in Wellton, Arizona, to $315 00 for a 20,000 square-foot facility in Boston. (B e tte -te e Fox, "K eep On Constructin'," L ibrary Journal, Dec. 15. 2 001. http://1ibraryjournal.review snew s.com / inde x.a sp ? la yo u t=a rticle A a rtid eid = C A 185139. Jan. 1, 2 002) Lib ra ry and In fo rm a tio n Science E d u catio n e n ro llm e n t According to the 22nd annual statistical report o n library and information science (US) education published by the Association for Library and Information Science Education (AUSE), enrollment in fall 2000 for ALA-acciedited master’s programs has increased by 191 percent since 1990. Only 5,2 percent o f students enrolled in the fall 2000 ALA- accredited master's programs w ere Black; only 3-1 percent I lispanic. ((Evelyn H. D a niel a nd Jerry D. Saye, e d s .), Library a n d In fo rm a tio n Science S tatistical Report. 2 001, Association fo r Library a nd In fo rm a tio n Science Education (ALISE). http://w w w .ils .u n c .e d u /A U S E /2 0 01 /C o n te n ts .h tm . Jan. 1, 2 002) In tern et in fo rm a tio n con sid ered im p o rta n t and reliab le T h e UCLA In te r n e t R e p o rt2 0 0 1 finds th at “th e In tern et is v iew ed as a n im portant so u rc e o f inform ation by th e vast majority o f p e o p le w h o u se th e o n lin e tech ­ nology." O nly 9.2 p e rc e n t c o n sid e r th e In tern et to b e less th an m oderately im portant as a so u rce o f inform ation. Fifty-eight p e rc e n t o f In tern et u sers c o n ­ sid er m ost o r all o n lin e inform ation to b e reliable a n d accu rate, u p from 54.8 p e rc e n t in last y ear's survey. (UCLA C e nte r For C om m unic ation Policy, The UCLA In te rn e t R e p o rt 2 0 0 1 -" S u rv e y in g th e D ig ita l F u tu re ," Nov. 29, 2001 http://cc p .u cla .ed u /p a g e s/in te rn et-re p o rt.as p . Dec. 31, 2 001) N ational Lib ra ry o f A u stra lia celeb rates centen n ial T he N ational Library o f Australia, estab lish ed as th e C o m m onw ealth P arliam en­ tary Library in 1901, n o w h o ld s m o re th a n 5 m illion item s in its collections, including m o re th a n 45,000 p ain tin g s a n d 550,000 p h o to g ra p h s in th e Pictorial C ollection. T h e Pictorial C ollection, w h ich also in clu d es th ree-d im en sio n al o b ­ jects, em phasizes “Australian material, w ith so m e material relating to N ew Zealand, Antarctica, P apua N ew G u in ea a n d th e Pacific." More th an 30,000 digital im ages are available th ro u g h th e library's o n lin e catalog. (N a tio n a l Library o f Australia, h ttp ://W w w .n la .g o v .a u /. Dec. 31. 2001) C h ild re n 's b e stse lle rs T h e P ublisher's Weekly list o f “All-Time B estselling C hildren's B ooks" includes 189 h ard co v er b o o k s w ith sales o f m o re th an 750,000 co p ie s a n d 379 p a p e rb a c k b o o k s w ith sales o f m o re th a n 1 m illion copies. J a n e tte S ebring L ow rey's The P o ky Little P u p p y (G o ld en , 1942) to p s th e list o f h a rd c o v e r titles w ith total sales o f 14,898,341 copies. Charlotte's Web by E. B. W hite (H arperC ollins, 1974) is th e best-selling p a p e rb a c k w ith sales totaling 9,899,696. (Diane Roback. Jason Britton, and Debbie Hochman Turvey. "All-Time Bestselling Children's Books," Publishers Weekly D e c 17. 2001. http7/publishersweekly.reviewsnews.com/lndex.asp?layout=article&artideid=CA186995. Jan. 1, 2002) Ann Viles is coordinator o f reference and instruction at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, e-mail: vilesea@conrad.appstate.edu 1 5 8 /C&RL News ■ February 2002