ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 30 / C&RL News ■ Ja nuary 2001 C o l l e g e & R e s e a r c h L i b r a r i e s news C&RL News submission guidelines E d ito ria l p u rp o se C ollege & R ese a rc h L ib ra ries News (C&RL News) publishes articles written by practitioners address­ ing philosophy and techniques o f day-to-day man­ agement o f academic library services and collec­ tions. C&RL News provides current information re­ lating to issues, activities, and personalities of the higher education and academic/research library field. User education, technology, professional edu­ cation, preservation, government actions that af­ fect libraries, public relations, acquisitions o f spe­ cial collections, grants to libraries, reports on meet­ ings, products, and the business of ACRL are cov­ ered in C&RL News. Established in 1966, C&RL News is the official newsmagazine and publication of record of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). 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