ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 56 be summarized by saying th at the library is recog­ Summary nized as an interested party when receiving dona­ The Tax Reform Act of 1984 serves notice to do­tions and should be removed from the actual ap­ nors and receiving institutions th at closer attention praisal process other than to facilitate th at process will be given to valuations of donations. Supple­by directing donors to price guides, giving refer­ menting the new tax law is a host of regulations by ences to qualified appraisers, and helping w ith the IRS and other agencies th at establish an accept­clerical work such as preparing a list of the dona­ able framework for gift appraisals. The prim ary ef­tion. The question about who should pay for fect of the new law is to encourage responsible be­ap p raisals—the donor or the lib ra ry —falls in havior of donors and appraisers, while librarians ACRL’s judgm ent to the donor.7 must take on new procedures for the control and docum entation of their collections. ■ ■ 7“ S tatem ent on A ppraisal of G ifts,” C & RL News, March 1973, p.49. Reprinted in ACRL’s Guidelines on Manuscripts and Archives (1977). How to participate in ACRL Information for new members and potential members. T o join W rite or call the Association of College and Re­ search Libraries for application forms and infor­ mation: ACRL Office, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795; (312) 944-6780. To learn about ACRL’s current programs, officers, and units Check the A L A Handbook of Organization and read College O Research Libraries News regularly (as a member of ACRL, you will receive both pu b ­ lications) . To a tte n d conference program s, ACRL Board meetings, or committee meetings For information on time, places, and general program content, consult C&RL News, American Libraries, and the official conference program s and schedules. For additional information, contact the ACRL office. To attend preconferences For information about time, place, and precon­ ference theme, check CC-RL News and American Libraries. For additional information and registra­ tion materials, w rite to the ACRL office. To take a continuing education course To receive a course brochure, write Gail Russell at the ACRL office. To register, use information published in C&RL News or in the course bro­ chure. To establish a local chapter of ACRL Check the procedures listed in “Guidelines for ACRL Chapters” (available from the ACRL of­ fice) . Send a petition with the signatures of at least 25 ACRL members to the ACRL office for a p ­ proval by the Board of Directors. To request a speaker in the Chapter Visits program W rite Cathleen Bourdon at the ACRL office and specify your date and topic. Eight chapters qualify each year for a free visit from ACRL officers or staff. To serve on ACRL’s committees or to participate in ACRL’s sections and discussion groups Familiarize yourself with the work of the u n it— check the ALA Handbook o f Organization for the unit’s statem ent of responsibility, read about the work of the unit as reported in C&RL News and Am erican Libraries, attend the meetings of the “We're a small library, with a small library's budget." "B u t thanks to the I SI® Grant Program, we can afford the big library coverage and the currency o f the Arts & Humanities Citation Index ” and the Social Sciences Citation Index®." F o r o v e r te n years, the ISI Grant P r o g r a m h a s b e e n h elp in g " s m a l l " li­ braries just like yours purchase ISPs major indexes at significant discounts. Today, li­ braries at California State College, Eastern Kentucky University, the Illinois State Li­ brary, and the Minne­ apolis Public Library are just a few of the institutions that own ISI indexes as a direct result of these d is­ counts. Thanks to the ISI G ran t P rogram , the patrons of these li­ braries now have ac­ cess to the thorough, p r e c is e lit e r a t u r e search capabilities of the Arts & Humanities Citation Index and the Social Sciences Citation Index. Isn't it time your library discovered the ISI G rant Program ? To find out how your library can q u alify , just call our Customer Services Departm ent at 800-523-1850, ex­ tension 1371. In Penn­ sylvania, call collect 215-386-0100, exten ­ sion 1371. We'll send you a free, no-obliga­ tion evaluation form that will help us de­ termine your library's eligibility. ^ Institute for Scientific Information® Customer Services Department 3501 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 U.S.A. ©1984 ISI Telephone: (215)386-0100, ext. 1371, Cable: SCINFO, Telex: 84-5305 12-3664 58 unit during ALA conferences. Submit a completed ACRL committee volunteer form (published in the October issue of C ò R L News and available at ALA conferences). Communicate your interest to the ACRL Appointments and Nominations Com m it­ tee, to any of the ACRL officers, to the chair of an ACRL unit whose work interests you, or to the ACRL office. To be a candidate for an ACRL office W rite to the ACRL Appointments and Nomina­ tions Committee or to an ACRL section nom inat­ ing com m ittee. Submit a petition to have your name added to the list of candidates. 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To receive information, assistance, or advice on professional problems Contact the ACRL office, any of the ACRL offi­ cers, or the chair of an ACRL unit whose work re­ lates to the m atter. To find information on professional library posi­ tions open Check the classified advertising listings in Col­ lege 6- Research Libraries News or American L i­ braries. Subscribe to the monthly Fast Job Listing Service, available from the ACRL office. Call the ACRL telephone JOBLINE, (312) 944-6795 (list­ ings are changed every Thursday afternoon). To obtain ACRL publications, policy statements, or CE course syllabi For information about the availability of m ate­ rials, check C& RL News, ACRL’s publications brochure, or the ALA Publications Checklist. You m ay o b tain a publications brochure from the ACRL office or at ALA conferences. To order m a­ terials, w rite to the ACRL office. To submit a manuscript for publication Contact the editor of the publication. For Col­ lege ò- Research Libraries, send m anuscripts to Charles R. Martell Jr., California State University Library, 2000 Jed Smith Drive, Sacramento, CA 95819. Instructions for authors are printed in each volume of the journal. For C ö R L News, send arti­ cles to George E berhart at the ACRL office (see the guidelines in this issue). For the A C R L Publica­ tions in Librarianship series, send manuscripts to Arthur P. Young, Dean of Libraries, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881. To submit news items for publication in College & Research Libraries News Send materials to George E berhart at the ACRL Office, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795. Consult the guidelines for submission of news items in this issue. The deadline for receipt of news items is approximately the 26th of each month. To subscribe to ACRL periodicals For a subscription to Choice, w rite to the Sub­ scriptions D epartm ent, Choice, 100 Riverview Center, Middletown, CT 06457. For a subscrip­ tion to C&RL or C&RL News, w rite to the Sub­ scription D epartm ent, American Library Associa­ tion, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795. To order works from the ACRL Publications in Li­ brarianship series For a listing of the works in this series, w rite to the ACRL office. For a list of in-print titles, check the “List of ACRL materials available,” featured in this issue. To place a standing order or to order individual titles, write to ALA Publishing, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795. To order cop­ ies of out-of-print titles, contact University Micro­ films International, 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106. To advertise in ACRL publications To place display ads in C ò R L , C&RL News, or Choice, contact Art Beck, Advertising Sales M an­ ager, Choice, 100 Riverview Center, Middletown, CT 06457. To place classified ads in C&RL News, or job listings in the Fast Job Listing Service or the telephone JOBLINE, contact Donna Camloh at the ACRL Office, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795; (312) 944-6780, ext. 286. ■ ■ Microcomputer topics desired The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Dokum enta­ tion e. V. (DGD) is organizing the Second In ter­ n atio n al C onference on th e A pplication of Micro-Computers in Inform ation, Documen­ tation and Libraries. The conference will be held M arch 17-21, 1986, in B aden-B aden, West Germany. Anyone wishing to present a paper at the conference should submit a title and brief out­ line by February 28,1985, to the DGD at West- endstrasse 19, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 1, Federal Republic of Germany. Major topics will include software require­ ments, application in libraries or information centers, and education and training for librari­ ans and users.