ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 680 / C&RL News ■ June 2001 A n n V i Ie s a sFscFta t Cam pus te chn olo gy increases A D u n & B rad street survey o f 1,3 1 9 tw o- and fo u r-year institutions finds a 13 p e rc e n t in cre a se in sp en d in g o n in form ation te ch n o lo g y this year. In te rn e t a c ce ss is o ffe red in 100 p e rce n t o f the c o lle g e libraries (u p from 9 3 p e rce n t in 1 9 9 9 ), 4 0 p e rce n t o f th e dorm s and re sid e n ce halls, 41 p e rc e n t o f the stud ent cen ters, 6 4 p e rce n t o f the classro om s, and 9 4 p e rce n t o f th e co m p u te r labs. Florence Olsen, "Survey Finds A n o th er Increase in Cam pus Spending on Inform ation Technology," The Chronicle o f H igher Education, April 4, 2001. http://chronicle.com/free/2001/04/2001040401t.htm. Artifact preservation study A cco rd in g to th e draft rep ort o f th e C ouncil o n Library and In fo rm ation R e so u rce s (CLIR) T ask F o rce o n th e Artifact in Library C o llectio n s, “the m o st n o to rious e x a m p le o f n e g le c t is the fa ct that 8 0 p e rce n t o f all silent films m ad e in the U n ited States are g o n e w ith o u t a trace; 5 0 p e rce n t o f film s m ad e b e fo re th e Se co n d W orld War hav e also p e rish e d .” Council on Library and Inform ation Resources (CLIR) Task Force on the Artifact in Library Collections, draft report, April 5, 2001. http://www.clir.org/activities/details/artifact-docs.html. Faculty w ork load Full-tim e instruction al facu lty and staff in all typ es o f co lle g e s and universities w o rk e d an average o f 53-3 hou rs p e r w e e k in fall 1 998 and sp e n t 11 hours p er w e e k te a ch in g classes. U.S. Departm ent of Education. National Center for Education Statistics. Back grou n d Characteristics, W ork A c tivities, and Com pensation of Faculty and Instructional Staff in Postsecondary Institutions: Fall 1998, NCES 2001-152, by Linda J. Zimbler. W ashington, D.C.: 2001. Paper u sage increases T h e C an adian Pulp and P ap er A sso ciatio n reports that C an adian e xp o rts o f p a p e r pro d u cts are co n tin u in g to in cre ase , and “w o rld d em an d is p ro je cte d to rise b y 50% o v er the n e x t 20 y e a rs .” So m e o f th e indicators m e n tio n e d in the a sso cia tio n ’s an n u al review are th e 2 0 0 m illion p e rso n al printers sold o v e r the past th ree years and the new daily n e w sp ap e rs b ein g provided free to subw ay riders in m ajor cities. Canadian Pulp and Paper Association. 2000 A nnua l Review. Bibliotheca Alexandrina T h e B ib lio th e c a A lexand rina, A lexand ria’s jnew p u b lic library e x p e cte d to o p e n this sum m er, w ill in clu d e a planetariu m , m u seu m , c o n fe r e n c e c e n te r and li brary sch o o l, b u t on ly 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 o f the 8 m illion b o o k s it is d esig n ed to hold . Daniel del Castillo, "A le xand ria's Library Rises Again, Short on Books and Scholars," Chronicle o f H ighe r Educa tion, April 27, 2001. United N ations depository libraries T h e United Nations D ep ository system «established in 194 6 n o w inclu des 391 libraries: “55 are lo cated in Africa, 9 3 in Asia and the Pacific, 18 in W estern Asia, 35 in E astern E urope, 85 in W estern E urope, 4 9 in Latin A m erica and the Carib b ean and 56 in North A m erica.” "Libraries in Bahrain, China, Georgia, Mexico and United States Designated United Nations Depository,” United Nations NewsCentre, Press Release, April 24, 2001. A nn Viles is coordinator of reference and instruction at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, e-mail: vilesea@conrad.appstate.edu http://chronicle.com/free/2001/04/2001040401t.htm http://www.clir.org/activities/details/artifact-docs.html mailto:vilesea@conrad.appstate.edu