ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


C&RL News ■ December 2003 /  713

CONFERENCE CIRCUIT

A tentative schedule

E
d. note: ALA’s Midwinter Meeting takes 
place January 9-14, 2004, in San Diego. 
This list of m eeting times was current as w

w ent to press. Be sure to check the program 
book for final times and locations o f m eet­
ings.

A C R L Board o f D irectors
Board Update: Friday, Jan. 9, 9:00-11:30 a.m. 
First meeting: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2:00-4:00 p.m. 
Joint meeting with Budget and Finance

Committee: Monday, Jan. 12, 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Second meeting: Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1:00- 

4:30 p.m.

A C R L General
AASL/ACRL Presidential Report o n  Infor­

mation Literacy 15th Anniversary Celebra­
tion: Monday, January 12, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 
p.m.

ACRL-SPARC Forum: Saturday, Jan. 10, 
4:30-6:00 p.m.

Creating a Marketing Plan for Your Aca­
demic and Research Library: Friday, Jan. 9, 
8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m. (pre-registration required) 

F a x o n /R o w e C o m /d iv in e  B a n k ru p tc y  
U pdate Forum: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 
p.m.

Government Relations-PATRIOT Act Re­
sponse from ACRL: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00- 
4:00 p.m.

Information Literacy Across the Curricu­
lum: Collaboration, Coordination and Course 
Development: Friday, Jan. 9, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 
p.m. (pre-registration required)

Inform ation Commons: Nuts and Bolts 
Planning: Friday, Jan. 9, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 
(pre-registration required)

e

Leadership Council: Friday, Jan. 9, 2:00- 
4:00 p.m.

 A Library Response to the Transformed 
Campus Forum: Saturday, Jan. 10,10:00 a .m -  
12:00 p.m.

President’s Program Discussion Forum: 
Monday, Jan. 12, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Presidential Candidates’ Forum: Sunday, 
Jan. 11, 11:30 a.m .-l:3 0  p.m.

A C R L D iv isio n al Com m ittees
AASL/ACRL Information Literacy: Satur­

day, Jan. 10, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
ACRL/Harvard Leadership Advisory: Mon­

day, Jan. 12, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Annual Conference Task Force: Saturday, 

Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Appointments: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00- 

4:00 p.m . (closed)
Association o f the Future Task Force: Sat­

urday, Jan. 10, 8:30-11:00 a.m.
Atkinson Award: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30- 

11:00 a.m. (closed)
Budget & Finance: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:30 

a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 11, 8:00-11:00 
a.m.; Monday, Jan. 12, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Bylaws: Monday, Jan. 12, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
College & Research Libraries Standards 

Task Force: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 
p.m.

Conference Program Planning—Orlando, 
2004: Saturday, Jan. 10, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Conference Program Planning—Chicago, 
2005: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:00-9:00 a.m.

Copyright: Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30 a .m .- 
12:30 p.m.

Council o f Liaisons: Saturday, Jan. 10, 
12:30-2:00 p.m.

ACRL Midwinter meetings 
in San Diego



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Effective Practices: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00­
5:30 p.m.

Ethics: Monday, Jan. 12, 2 :0 0 -5 :3 0  p.m.
E xcellence in Academic Libraries Nomi­

nation: Saturday, Ja n . 10, 8 :0 0 -9 :0 0  a.m. 
(closed)

First-Year Experience Task Force: Satur­
day, Jan. 10, 9:00 a.m .-1 2 :0 0  p.m.

Friends Fund: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30 a .m -  
12:30 p.m.; Monday, Jan. 12, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Government Relations: Sunday J a n . 11,9:30 
a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Inform ation Literacy Advisory: Sunday, 
Jan. 11, 4 :3 0 -5 :3 0  p.m.

Institute for Information Literacy Best Prac­
tices: Monday, Jan . 12, 8:30 a .m .^ :3 0  p.m.

Institute for Information Literacy: Friday, 
Jan. 9, 8:30 a .m .-1 2 :3 0  p.m.; Sunday, Jan.
11, 8:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m.

Institute for Information Literacy Immer­
sion Faculty: Monday, Jan. 12, 7 :0 0 -9 :0 0  p.m.; 
Tuesday, Jan. 13, 8:00 a.m .-5:00 p.m. (closed)

Intellectual Freedom : Monday, Jan . 12, 
8 :0 0 -9 :0 0  a.m.

International Relations: Sunday, Jan. 11, 
8 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0  a.m.

D o n 't m iss th e  ACRL 
P residen t's D iscu ssio n  Forum

Y ou  will not want to miss the President’s 
Discussion Forum on Monday, January 
12, 2004, from 9 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0  a.m., “Part­
nerships and Connections Come Alive.” 
The forum, moderated by Theresa Byrd, 
director o f libraries, Ohio W esleyan Uni­
versity, will explore President Tyrone H. 
Cannon’s presidential theme, “The Learn­
ing Community as Knowledge Builders.” 

T he panel discussion will include: 
Patricia Senn Breivik, dean, University 
Library, San Jo s e  State University, aca­
dem ic and public libraries; David W. 
Lewis, dean, University Library, Indiana 
University Purdue University Indianapo­
lis, faculty and librarians; and Ilene F. 
Rockman, manager, Information Com­
p eten c e Initiative, CSU O ffice o f the 
C hancellor, California State University, 
ed u catio n al testing services and a c a ­
d em ic libraries.

Lazerow Fellow ship: Saturday, Jan . 10, 
2 :0 0 -4 :0 0  p.m. (closed)

Long-Term Investment Fund Task Force: 
Monday, Jan. 12, 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0  p.m.

Marketing Academic and Research Librar­
ies: Tuesday, Jan. 13, 8 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0  a.m. 

Membership: Sunday, Jan. 11, 4:30-6:30 p.m. 
National Conference Executive Commit­

tee— Minneapolis, 2005: Saturday, Jan. 10, 
11:00 a.m .-12:30 p.m.

National Conference W orkshops— Minne­
apolis, 2005: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2 :00-4:00 p.m.

National C o n feren ce Subcom m ittees—  
Minneapolis, 2005: Monday, Jan. 12, 8:30­
11:00 a.m.

Nominating: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2 :0 0 ^ í:0 0  
p.m. (closed)

President’s Program Planning— Orlando, 
2004: M onday, Ja n . 12, 11:30 a .m .-1 2 :3 0  
p.m.

President’s Program Planning— Chicago, 2005: 
Monday, Jan. 12, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Professional Development: Saturday, Jan. 
10, 9:30 a.m .-1 2 :3 0  p.m.

Publications: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8 :0 0 -9 :0 0  
a.m.; Monday, Jan .12, 8 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0  a.m.

Racial and Ethnic Diversity: Saturday, Jan.
10, 9 :0 0 -1 0 :3 0  a.m.

Research: Saturday, Jan . 10, 9 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0  
a.m.

Revision of the Guidelines for the Prepara­
tion of Policies on Library Access Task Force: 
Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Monday, Jan.
12, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Scholarly Communication: Sunday, Jan.
11, 8 :0 0 -1 1 :0 0  a.m.

Spectrum Scholar Mentors: Sunday, Jan. 
11, 2 : 0 0 ^ :0 0  p.m.

Standards & Accreditation: Saturday, Jan. 
10, 2 :0 0 -5 :3 0  p.m.

Statistics: Friday, Jan. 9, 4 :3 0 -5 :3 0  p.m. 
Status o f Academic Librarians: Friday, Jan.

9, 4:30-5:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:30 
a.m.

Virtual Meeting Task Force: Saturday, Jan.
10, 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0  p.m .; Sunday, Ja n . 11, 8 :3 0 ­
1 1:00 a.m.

ACRL Chapters Council
Chapters Council: Sunday, Jan . 11, 8:30­

11:00 a.m.

ACRL Editorial Boards
CHOICE Sunday, Jan. 11, 8:30-11:00 a.m.



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College & Research Libraries: Saturday, Jan.
10, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

College & Research Libraries News: Sun­
day, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

New Publications Advisory Board: Sun­
day, Jan. 11, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Publications in Librarianship: Saturday, 
Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m. (closed)

RBM: Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 
p.m.

Sections
Section Newsletter Editors: Sunday, Jan. 

11, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Sections Council: F riday, Ja n . 9, 4 :3 0 - 

5:30 p.m .

A frica n  A m erican S tu d ie s Lib rarian s 
Section

Executive: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30-11:00 a.m. 
All Committees: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:00- 

9:00 a.m.
Cataloging Issues Discussion Group: Sun­

day, Jan. 11, 8:00-9:00 a.m.

Membership: Saturday, Jan . 10, 11:30 
a.m .-12:30 p.m.

A n th ro p o lo g y  and S o cio lo g y  Section
Executive: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:00-9:00 

a.m .; M onday, Ja n . 12, 9:30 a.m .-1 2 :3 0  
p.m .

A n th ro p o lo g y  L ib rarian s’ D isc u ssio n  
Group: Sunday, Jan. 11, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Bibliography: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 
p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 11, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Criminal Justice/Criminology Discussion 
Group: Saturday, Jan. 10, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Liaison: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Membership: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2:00-4:00 

p.m.
Nominating: Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 

a.m. (closed)
Program Planning— Chicago, 2005: Mon­

day, Jan. 12, 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Program Planning—Orlando, 2004: Sun­

day, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Publications: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00- 

4:00 p.m.

A C R L  D is c u s s io n  G ro u p s

Ed. note: Section discussion groups are listed w ith their sections.
A l l i a n c e s  f o r  N e w  D i r e c t i o n s  i n  

T e a c h i n g / L e a r n i n g :  S u n d ay , J a n . 11, 
2:00-4:00 p.m. Topic: Projects: Exploring 
Collaborative Support.

A u s t r a l i a n  —C a n a d i a n —N e w  
Z e a la n d  S tu d ies: Sunday, Jan. 11, 11:30 
a.m.-12:30 p.m.

C o n s u m e r  a n d  F a m i l y  S t u d i e s :  
Sunday, Jan. 11, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Topic: How 
to Better Promote the Consumer a n d  Fam ­
ily Discussion Group to Subject Librarians 
within ACRL a n d  ALA A t Large.

E le c tr o n ic  R eserv es: Sunday, Jan. 11, 
8:30-11:00 a.m.

E le c t r o n ic  T e x t C e n te r s: Saturday, 
Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Topic: Text Search 
Software Options.

H e a d s  o f  P u b lic  S e r v ic e s : Sunday, 
Jan. 11, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Topics: New Ways 
o f Offering Services in a Wireless E nviron­
ment, and PDAs-Círculating a n d  Training 
Users.

L ib rary D e v e lo p m e n t : Sunday, Jan. 
11, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Topics: F und Raising

Efforts that Produce Positive Results and Re­
cruiting fo r  a Library Development Position.

P e r s o n n e l  A d m i n i s t r a t o r s  a n d  
S ta ff D e v e lo p m e n t  O ffic e r s: Saturday 
and Sunday, Jan. 10 an d  11, 9:30-11:00 
a.m . Topic: H ow  A c a d e m ic  Libraries 
H andle Issues o f  Salary Increases a n d  Com­
pression.

P h i l o s o p h i c a l ,  R e l i g i o u s ,  a n d  
T h e o lo g i c a l S tu d ie s: Sunday, Jan. 11, 
4:30-5:30 p.m. Open Discussion.

P o p u la r Culture: Sunday, Jan. 11, 4:30-
5:30 p.m.

S c h o la r ly  C o m m u n ic a tio n : Sunday, 
Jan. 11, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Topic: Open A c­
cess: Getting fr o m  Here to There.

S p o r t s  a n d  R e c r e a t io n :  S aturday, 
Jan. 10, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Topic: Leisure Re­
search a n d  the Methods Librarians Use to 
Address these Inform ation Needs.

T eam -B ased  O rgan ization : Saturday, 
Jan. 10, 11:30 a.m .-1 2 :3 0  p.m . Topic: 
Assessing Individual a n d  Team. Performance 
in a Team-Based Organization.



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Review and Planning: Saturday, Jan . 10, 
9 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0  a.m.

Sociology Librarians’ Discussion Group: 
Saturday, Jan. 10, 11:30 a .m .-1 2 :3 0  p.m.

Subject and Bibliographic Access: Satur­
day, Jan. 10, 9 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0  a.m.

Arts Section
Executive/G eneral Membership: Sunday, 

Jan. 11, 9 :3 0 -1 1 :3 0  a.m.
All Committees: Saturday, Ja n . 10, 9 :3 0 ­

11:00 a.m.
D a n c e  L ibrarian s: S a tu rd a y , J a n .  10, 

2 :0 0 -4 :0 0  p.m.
Film and Broadcast Studies D iscussion 

Group: Saturday, Jan. 10, 3 :0 0 -5 :0 0  p.m.
Tech nology in the Arts: Saturday, Jan . 10, 

1 2 :0 0 -3 :0 0  p.m.

Asian, African and Middle Eastern 
Section

All C om m ittees: Saturday, Ja n . 10, 2 :0 0 ­
4 :0 0  p.m.

Membership & Executive: Saturday, Jan. 
10, 9:3 0 -1 1 :0 0  a.m.

College Libraries Section
CLIP Notes: Saturday, Jan . 10, 11:30 a .m .- 

12:30 p.m.
College Directors Discussion Group: Sun­

day, Jan. 11, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
M edium -Sized A cadem ic Libraries D is­

cussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 11, 9 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0  
a.m.

Standards: Saturday, Jan. 10, 10:30-11:30 
a.m.

Community and Junior College 
Libraries Section

Execu tive: Sunday, Jan . 11, 9 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0  
a.m.; Monday, Jan . 12, 8 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0  a.m.

Sh a re y o u r id ea s w ith  th e 
A CRL Board

The first half-hour o f the Sunday, Jan u ­
ary 11, 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0  m eeting o f the ACRL 
Board in San D iego will be given to an 
open-m ic period. ACRL m em bers may—  
on a first-come, first-served basis— ad­
dress the Board (with a limit o f three 
minutes p er speaker) on  any topic.

All C om m ittees: Saturday, Ja n . 10, 8 :3 0 ­
1 1 :0 0  a.m.

Awards: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0  p.m. 
(closed)

CJCLS/NCLR Jo in t Discussion Group: Sat­
urday, Jan. 10, 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0  p.m.

Program Planning, 2004 & 2005: Satur­
day, Jan . 10, 11:00 a .m .-1 2 :0 0  p.m.

Distance Learning Section
Executive: Sunday, Jan. 11, 4 :3 0 -5 :3 0  p.m.; 

Monday, Jan . 12, 11:30 a .m .-1 2 :3 0  p.m.
All Com m ittees/Guidelines Hearing: Sun­

day, Jan. 11, 8:30 a .m .-1 2 :3 0  p.m.
DLS Discussion Group: Monday, Jan. 12, 

8 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0  a.m.

Education and Behavioral Sciences 
Section

Executive: Friday, Jan. 9, 7 :0 0 -9 :0 0  p.m. 
A ccess to G overnm ent-Sponsored Edu­

cational Research: M onday, Ja n . 12, 8 :0 0 ­
1 1 :0 0  a.m.

Advisory: Sunday, Jan. 11, 8 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0  a.m. 
Current Topics Discussion Group: Satur­

day, Jan. 10, 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0  p.m.
Curriculum Materials: Sunday, Ja n . 11, 

2 :0 0 -4 :0 0  p.m.
Gerontology: Sunday, Jan . 11, 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0  

p.m.
Historical T extb o o k  and Curriculum Col­

lection: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0  p.m.
Program Planning— Orlando, 2004: Sat­

urday, Jan. 10, 8 :0 0 -9 :0 0  a.m.
Program Planning— Chicago, 2005: Sun­

day, Jan. 11, 11:30 a .m .-1 2 :3 0  p.m.
P sy ch o lo g y /P sy ch iatry  (C o n so lid ated ): 

Saturday, Jan. 10, 9 :0 0 -9 :3 0  a.m.
Publications (Consolidated): Saturday, Jan. 

10, 8 :0 0 -9 :0 0  a.m.
Social W ork/Social Welfare: Saturday, Jan.

10, 4 :3 0 -6 :3 0  p.m.

Instruction Section
Executive: Saturday, Ja n . 10, 8 :0 0 -9 :0 0  

a.m.; Monday, Jan. 1 2 ,12:00-3:00 p.m.
Advisory Council: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30­

11:00 a.m.; Monday, Jan. 12, 9 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0  a.m.
Awards: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0  p.m.; 

Sunday, Jan. 11, 9 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0  a.m. (closed) 
Communication: Saturday, Jan . 10, 2:00­

4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan . 11, 9 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0  a.m.
Education: Saturday, Jan . 10, 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0  

p.m.; Sunday, Jan . 11, 9 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0  a.m.



C&RL News ■ December 2003 / 717

Emerging Technologies: Saturday, Jan. 10, 
2:00-4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 
a.m.

Instruction for Diverse Populations: Sat­
urday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 
11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

IS Dinner: Friday, Jan. 9, 6:00-9:00 p.m.; 
H arbor H ouse Restaurant (pre-registration re­
quired)

IS of the Future Discussion: Sunday, Jan. 
11, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

IS of the Future Task Force: Saturday, Jan. 
10, 2:00-4:00 p.m .; Sunday, Jan. 11, 9 :3 0 - 
11:00 a.m.

M anagement o f Instruction Services: Sat­
urday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.;

M anagement o f Instruction Services Dis­
cussion: Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Membership: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 
p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Planning: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; 
Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Policy: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; 
Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Preconference Program  Planning—Chi­
cago, 2005: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; 
Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

P reco n feren ce P rogram  Planning— O r­
lando, 2004: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 
p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Program Planning—Chicago, 2005: Sun­
day, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Program  Planning— O rlando, 2004: Sat­
urday, Jan. 10, 2:00—1:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan.
11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Research and Scholarship: Saturday, Jan. 
10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 
a.m.

T ea ch in g  M ethods: Saturday, Jan. 10, 
2:00-4:00 p.m.

T eaching M ethods Discussion: Sunday, 
Jan. 11, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

La w  and P o litica l Scien ce Sectio n
All Com mittees/General Membership: Sat­

urday, Jan. 10, 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Library In stru ctio n  D iscu ssio n  G roup: 

Sunday, Jan. 11, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Marta Lange/CQ Award: Sunday, Jan. 11, 

9:30-11:30 a.m. (closed)

Lite ra tu re s in E n g lis h  S ectio n
Executive: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:00-9:30 

a.m.; Monday, Jan. 12, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

All-Committees: M onday, Jan . 12, 9 :3 0 - 
11:00 a.m.

M em b ersh ip  Forum : Sunday, Jan. 11, 
2:00-4:00 p.m.

MLA International Bibliography in Aca­
dem ic Libraries Discussion Group: Saturday, 
Jan. 10, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

N ineteenth-C entury D iscussion G roup: 
Sunday, Jan. 11, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Reference Discussion: Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30- 
11:00 a.m.

Rare B ooks an d  M a n u scrip ts S ectio n
Executive: M onday, Jan . 12, 8:30 a .m .-  

12:30 p.m .
Bibliographic Standards: Saturday, Jan. 10, 

8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Budget and Development: Saturday, Jan. 

10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Conference D evelopm ent: Sunday, Jan. 

11, 8:30-11:00 a.m.
C urators a n d  C onservators D iscussion 

Group: Sunday, Jan. 11, 8:30-11:00 a.m.
Diversity Action Plan Implementation Task 

Force: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:00-10:00 p.m.
Exhibition Awards: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:30 

a.m .-12:30 p.m. (closed); Sunday, Jan. 11, 
8:30-11:00 a.m.

Information Exchange: Sunday, Jan. 11,4:30- 
5:30 p.m.

T h e  PA TRIO T A c t  a n d  h ig h e r  
e d u c a t io n

The ACRL G overnm ent Relations Com­
mittee and the ALA W ashington Office 
will cosponsor a session entitled “PA­
TRIOT Act: Response from ACRL’’ at the 
Midwinter Meeting o n  Saturday, Ja n u ­
ary 10, 2004, from 2:00-4:00 p.m.

This session will provide a practical 
ap p ro ach  o n  h o w  to organize on cam ­
puses to pass resolutions o r lead events 
that highlight the problem s the PATRIOT 
Act causes in higher education. ACRL 
m em bers will receive tools an d  ideas 
for their role as leaders o n  cam pus to 
educate the cam pus com m unity o n  the 
impact that anti-terrorism initiatives are 
having on college cam puses. Attendees 
will also com e aw ay w ith suggestions 
for activities, including resolutions, they 
can pursue.



718 / C&RL News ■ December 2003

Interlibrary Loan o f Rare Materials Task 
Force: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Loan of Special Collections Materials 
for Exhibition: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2:00-4:00 
p.m.

M anuscripts and O ther Formats Discus­
sion Group: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

MARC for Special Collections Discus­
sion Group: Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 
a.m.

M em bership an d  Professional D evel­
opm ent: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:30-11:00 a.m.

Nominating: Saturday, Jan. 10, 11:30 
a.m.-12:30 p.m. (closed)

Preconference Program Planning—New 
Haven, 2004: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:30-11:00 
a.m.

P reconference Program  Planning— St. 
Louis, 2005: Saturday, Jan. 10, 11:30 a.m.— 
12:30 p.m.

Program Planning—Chicago, 2005: Sat­
urday, Jan. 10, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Program Planning—Orlando, 2004: Sat­
urday, Jan. 10, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Public Services Discussion Group: Sat­
urday, Jan. 10, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Publications: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00- 
4:00 p.m.

Security: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:00-10:00 
p.m.

Seminars: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 
p.m.

M eet A lire  and K r a t z - 
can d id ates fo r A C R L President

Hear Camila Alire and Charles Kratz, the 
official candidates for ACRL vice-presi- 
dent/president-elect, speak at the ACRL 
Presidential Candidates Forum on Sun­
day, January 11, 2004, 11:30 a.m .-l:30 
p.m., during the Midwinter Meeting in 
San Diego.

Alire is the dean of library services 
at the University of New Mexico. Kratz 
is the dean of libraries and director of 
information resources customer service 
and training at the University of Scranton.

The forum, organized by the ACRL 
Chapters Council, will be followed by a 
light lunch, sponsored by EBSCO Sub­
scription Services.

Scie n ce  and T e ch n o lo g y  S ectio n
Assessment: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30-11:00 

a.m.
Continuing Education: Sunday, Jan. 11, 

9:30-11:00 a.m.
Council: Friday, Jan. 9, 8:00-10:00 p.m.; 

Monday, Jan. 12, 9:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m.
Discussion G roup Chairs Meeting: Sat­

urday, Jan. 10, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
G eneral D iscussion G roup: Saturday, 

Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
G overnm ent & Legislation: Sunday, Jan. 

11, 8:30-11:00 a.m.
M em bership & Recruitm ent: Sunday, 

Jan. 11, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
O berly Award: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:30- 

11:00 a.m.
O rganization & Planning: Saturday, Jan. 

10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Program Planning—Chicago, 2005: Sat­

urday, Jan. 10, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Program Planning—O rlando, 2004: Sat­

urday, Jan. 10, 8:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m.
Publications: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30- 

11:00 a.m.
Publisher/V endor Relations D iscussion 

Group: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Research: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 

p.m. (closed)
Science & Technology Information Discus­

sion Group: Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Subject & Bibliographic Access: Satur­

day, Jan. 10, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Slavic and East European Section
Executive/Membership (All-Committee): 

Saturday, Jan. 10, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Automated Bibliographic Control (All- 

Committee): Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Continuing Education (All-Committee): 

Saturday, Jan. 10, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Preservation/Electronic Resources (All- 

Committee): Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Program. Planning 2003/2004 (All-Com­

mittee): Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

U niversity Libraries Section
Executive: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:30-11:00 

a.m.; Monday, Jan. 12, 8:30-11:00 a.m.
Campus Administration & Leadership Dis­

cussion Group: Saturday, Jan. 10, 11:30 a .m -  
12:30 p.m.

Communications: Saturday, Jan. 10, 11:30 
a.m.-12:30 p.m.



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Current Topics Discussion Group: Satur­
day, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

M em bership: Saturday, Jan. 10, 11:30 
a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Nominating: Saturday, Jan. 10, 4:30-5:30 
p.m. (closed)

O rganization & Bylaws: Sunday, Jan. 11, 
2:00-4:00 p.m.

Policy an d  Planning: Sunday, Jan. 11, 
9:30-11:00 a.m.

Program Planning—Chicago, 2005: Sun­
day, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Program Planning— Orlando, 2004: Sun­
day, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Public Service Directors of Large Research 
Libraries: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Standards and Guidelines: Monday, Jan. 
12, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

U n d e rg ra d u a te  L ib rarian s D isc u ssio n  
Group: Monday, Jan. 12, 8:30-11:00 a.m.

U rban U niversity Libraries D iscussion 
Group: Saturday, Jan. 10, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

W estern Eu rop ean  S tu d ie s Section
Executive.- Monday, Jan. 12, 10:30 a . m -  

12:30 p.m.
Cataloging D iscussion Group: Saturday, 

Jan. 10, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Dis­

cussion Group: Saturday, Jan. 10, 4:00-6:00 
p.m.

College and Medium-Sized Libraries Dis­
cussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 11, 4:30-5:30 
p.m.

Coutts-Nijhoff Jury: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:00- 
9:00 a.m. (closed)

Editors’ Meeting: Monday, Jan. 12, 4:00- 
5:00 p.m.

E uropean Conference— Paris 2004, Bud­
get Subcommittee: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:00- 
9:00 a.m.

E uropean Conference— Paris 2004, Plan­
ning: Sunday, Jan. 11, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

E uropean Conference—Paris 2004, Pub­
licity Subcommittee: Sunday, Jan. 11, 4:30- 
5:30 p.m.

E uropean Conference—Paris, 2004, Lo­
cal A rrangements Subcommittee: Saturday, 
Jan. 10, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

E uropean Conference—Paris, 2004, Pro­
gram Subcommittee: Saturday, Jan. 10, 4:30- 
5:30 p.m.

G eneral M embership Meeting: Monday, 
Jan. 12, 8:30-10:30 a.m.

G erm anists D iscussion G roup: Sunday, 
Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

M em bership: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9 :3 0 - 
11:00 a.m.

N om inations: Sunday, Jan. 11, 8:00-9:00 
a.m. (closed)

P ro g r a m  P la n n in g — C h ic a g o , 2005: 
M onday, Jan. 12, 11:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m.

P rogram  P lanning— O rlan d o , 2004: Sat­
urday, Jan. 10, 8:00-9:00 a.m.

Publications: M onday, Jan. 12, 2:00-4:00 
p.m .

R esearch & Planning: Saturday, Jan. 10, 
2:00-4:00 p.m .

R om ance L anguages D iscussion G roup: 
Saturday, Jan. 10, 11:30 a .m .-l:0 0  p.m.

S candinavian D iscussion G roup: Sun­
day, Jan. 11, 11:30 a.m .-1 2:30 p.m.

Social S ciences & H istory D iscussion 
G roup: M onday, Jan. 12, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

W o m e n 's S t u d ie s  S e c tio n
Executive: M onday, Jan. 12, 11:30 a .m .- 

1:30 p.m.
All Com m ittees: Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30 

a.m .-12:30 p.m .
Awards: Sunday, Jan. 11, 10:30 a .m .-  

12:00 p.m . (closed)
G en eral M em bership M eeting: Sunday, 

Jan. 11, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
L eadership O rientation: Saturday, Jan. 

10, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
WSS D iscussion G roup: M onday, Jan. 

12, 9:30-11:00 a.m. ■

C e le b r a t e  15 y e a r s  
o f  In f o r m a t io n  L it e r a c y

In J a n u ary  1989, ALA re le a se d  “T he 
Presidential Committee o n  Information 
Literacy: Final Report,” w hich is cred­
ited as marking the start o f the informa­
tion literacy m ovement. Join us at the 
Midwinter Meeting as w e celebrate the 
15th anniversary o f this groundbreaking 
docum ent.

The AASL/ACRL Presidential Report 
o n  Information Literacy 15th Anniver­
sary Celebration will be held Monday, 
January 12, 2004 from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 
p.m. This event immediately follows the 
ACRL President’s Discussion Forum.



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N e v e r u n d e r e s tim a te  th e im p o r ta n c e  o f a lib r a r ia n .

O k a y , c h a n c e s  a re  y o u  w o n 't  fin d  a lib ra ria n  o n  th e  o c e a n 's  flo o r. B u t lib ra ria n s  d o  p la y  

a v ita l r o le  o n  a n y  r e s e a rc h  te a m , e n a b lin g  b r e a k t h r o u g h s  a n d  r e a l- tim e  s o lu t io n s .  

W h e t h e r  y o u 'r e  c h o o s in g  in fo rm a tio n  f o r  s p e c if ic  re s e a rc h  c o m m u n itie s  o r  d e c is io n - 

s u p p o rt f o r  p ro fe s s io n a ls , E ls e v ie r o f f e r s  a c c e s s  to  a w o r ld  o f  in fo rm a tio n  th a t k n o w s  

n o  b o u n d a rie s . S e le c t fro m  a w id e  ra n g e  o f  s c ie n tific , te c h n ic a l a n d  h e a lth  in fo rm a tio n  

ava ila b le  in m u ltip le  m e dia, in c lu d in g  in n o v a tiv e  e le c tro n ic  p ro d u c ts

lik e  S c ie n c e D ir e c t ® a n d  M D  C o n s u lt .  A f t e r  all, g e t t in g  t h e  r ig h t 

in fo r m a t io n  in to  th e  rig h t h a n d s  is  c r itic a l t o  t h e  s u c c e s s  o f  

a n y  e x p lo ra tio n .

Visit us at ALA Midwinter 2004 January 9 - 1 2 ,  San Diego Booth 1506