ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries C&RL News ■ April 2003 / 235 N e w s f r o m t h e F i e l d Stephanie Orphan M assach u setts C en te r fo r th e Book c e leb ra tes books, re a d in g , and lib raries Simmons College in Boston and Hampshire Col­ lege in Amherst have joined forces to host the Massachusetts Center for the Book to help pro­ mote and celebrate books, reading, and librar­ ies across the commonwealth. The new insti­ tutional hosts for the state Center for the Book will work with center affiliates across the state to plan and execute a number of creative pro­ grams aimed at promoting books and book arts that hold a special place in Massachusetts liter­ ary culture and history. The Center for the Book is a program started by the Library of Congress in 1977 to promote books, reading, libraries, and literacy. A C R L lau n ch es @ y o u r lib ra ry d iscu ssio n list ACRL has created a new electronic discussion list—ACADEMICPR—to assist academic and research librarians in sharing ideas and best prac­ tices in marketing and public relations. This new resource has been developed for the Aca­ demic and Research Library Campaign, an ini­ tiative cosponsored by ACRL and ALA as part of @ your library, The Campaign for America’s Libraries. The discussion list is open to any academic and research librarian interested in learning more about how to promote his or her library. To subscribe, send an e-mail to: listproc@ala.org. In the body of the message, type: subscribe ACADEMICPR Firstname Lastname. ILCSO w elco m e s 12 new m em bers The Illinois Library Computer Systems Orga­ nization (ILCSO) has added 12 new members to its consortium of Illinois libraries, bringing total membership to 56. The additions w ere approved by the ILCSO Board of Directors in December 2002 following an open application period for prospective members that began in the fall. The new members are Augustana College, Danville Area Community College, Illinois Col­ lege, Kendall College, Lewis & Clark Commu­ nity College, Lincoln Land Community Col­ lege, the Newberry Library, North Park Uni­ versity, Olivet University, Robert Morris Col­ lege, University of St. Francis, and W heaton College. Their holdings will be ad d ed to ILCSO’s shared online catalog and resource sharing system. ISI en h an ces C u rren t C o n ten ts w ith e First Thomson ISI has added eFirst technology to its ISI Current Contents Connect product. The technology is designed to enhance the product by providing access to the bibliographic infor­ mation from peer reviewed journal articles in electronic form before the complete journal issue is published. eFirst offers the author and user communities the advantage of a short­ ened publishing cycle and benefits publishers by helping them to differentiate between their electronic and print products. IS currently has agreements with Blackwell, Karger, Springer, Thieme, Walter de Gruyter, and High Wire. Univ. o f M aryland to o ffe r M aster o f In fo rm a tio n M anagem ent degree The Maryland Higher Education Commission and the Board of Regents have voted final ap­ proval of the University of Maryland’s College K. Waugh mailto:listproc@ala.org 236 / C&RL News • April 2003 of Information Studies’ new Master of Infor­ m ation Management (MIM) degree. The d e­ gree is expected to complement the MLS d e­ gree and some courses will be common to both degrees. The first MIM classes are scheduled to begin in fall 2003. The new degree has an initial focus on strategic information manage­ ment. A second specialty, information archi­ tecture and content management, is intended to be developed later as resources permit. A L A s ig n s a g re e m e n t to m it ig a t e R o w eC o m lib ra ry lo sse s ALA has signed an agreem ent w ith EBSCO that commits the association to continuing sub­ scriptions to libraries affected by the financial collapse of RoweCom. CHOICE, C&RL News, C&RL, Booklist, Book Links, A m erican Librar­ ies, and RBM are am ong the ALA and affili­ ated publications covered by the new agree­ m ent. EBSCO In d u stries, Inc. fin alized agreements in early March to acquire the U.S. operations of RoweCom, which filed for bank­ ruptcy January 27 and announced it would not fulfill orders for which it already had been paid. Publishers that agree to p articip ate w ith EBSCO agree to fulfill subscriptions to their publications for which a RoweCom customer paid RoweCom, but for w hich the publisher did not receive payment. In exchange for agree­ ing to send issues, publishers are to receive the equivalent of the RoweCom customer’s claim on the bankrupt RoweCom estate to the ex­ tent of the value of the subscriptions they have agreed to fulfill. Subscribers of CHOICE and other ACRL jour­ nals with questions or concerns are encouraged to contact CHOICE/ACRL Custom er Service, (860) 347-6933, ext. 133, e-mail: customerservice® ala-choice.org. M aine Lib ra rie s ch o o se E n d e a v o r's En co m p ass The University of Maine and the State of Maine Library have partnered to select Endeavor In­ formation Systems’ Encompass for Resource Access system, w hich provides access to e- resources and expanded search capabilities. En­ compass will be implemented as a single feder­ ated search system adm inistered by the Uni­ versity of M aine-O rono to access shared resources for the university system’s eight cam­ pus libraries and their four branches, plus the Maine State Library. A C R L in vite s yo u to atte n d the 2003 ACRL/Harvard Le ad e rsh ip In stitu te Academic libraries exist in a constantly chang­ ing environment with many new challenges and many available opportunities. New demands on academic libraries call for fundamental shifts in leadership know-how. In response to these challenges, ÀCRL is collaborating with the Harvard Institutes for Higher Education to of­ fer its popular ACRL/Harvard Leadership In- stiaite this summer. •Learn among the leaders and trendsetters in academic library administration. At the ACRL/Harvard program, you will be among your fellow leaders in academic librarianship. The institute is designed for directors o f li­ braries and individuals in positions such as as­ sociate university librarian, assistant dean, vice president of information resources, university librarian, and college librarian. Attendance would also be useful for individuals regularly involved in decision-making that affects the entire library operation and that involves other important relationships on campus. • Increase your capacity to lead and manage. Find out if your organization is well-positioned, meet current and future challenges, and dis­ cover if your ow n leadership is effective. Harvard Institutes for Higher Education fac­ ulty will give special attention to issues such as leadership, organizational strategy, transfomia- tional learning, and planning. • Mark your calendars now. The 2003 ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute will be held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 3-8, 2003. • Don’t miss this exciting educational o p ­ portunity! Registration materials and complete details about the institute are available on the Web at http://w w w .gse.harvard.edu/~ppe/ program s/acrl/program .htm l. Registration spots will fill quickly. D on’t forget to register early to ensure you have a space in this presti­ gious institute. Questions about this institute can be directed to acrl@ala.org; (800) 545- 2433, ext. 2523. http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~ppe/ mailto:acrl@ala.org C&RL News • April 2003 / 237 Instruction Section to offer preconferene in Toronto Discover how to target outreach and instruc­ tion to specific user groups, avoiding the “one- size-flts-all” approach to instructional planning during the Instruction Section preconference, “Planning Instructional Opportunities for Tar­ geted Populations.” The full-day program will be held prior to the ALA Annual Conference in Toronto, Canada, Friday, June 20, from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Ex­ plore the characteristics of specific populations and consider strategies for assessing die particu­ lar needs of a group in order to appropriately H istorically Black Colleges form alize alliance Library directors and deans from the 10 Historically Black Colleges and Universi ties (HBCU) have established a new consor tium, the HBCU Library Alliance. At a two- day meeting in fall 2002, they evaluated the unique needs and assets of the HBCU librar ies, examined cooperative approaches to en riching their respective information services, and considered programs to achieve their goals. Delegates affirmed the value of consortium b establishing the HBCU Libraiy Alliance. The drafted a mission statement and identified pro gram priorities, including preservation and ac cess to cultural collections, developing huma resources for the future, and producing a sta tistical analysis of HBCU library programs. A CR L and TLT Group o ffe r second installm ent in inform ation literacy se m in a r series ACRL and TLT Group will be offering thei second information literacy online seminar, April 28 through May 16. The seminar, whic will focus on professional development an collaboration, will be led by Dane Ward, co ordinator of instructional services, Illinoi State University and Craig Gibson, associat university librarian for public services, Georg Mason University. The first seminar in the se ries, Best Practices in Information Literacy i Undergraduate Education, was held in March the third is scheduled for July 2003. The ACRL/TLT online seminars have bot synchronous and asynchronous components. Reduced registration rates are offered fo ACRL members, staff of TLT Group subscribe 3 ­ ­ ­ ­ y y ­ ­ n ­ r h d ­ s e e ­ n ; h r r customize your instruction. Improve your teach­ ing practices and find out how you can enhance student learning. Speakers include Miriam Conteh-Morgan, Ohio State University Libraries; Melissa Koenig, DePaul University; Helen Georgas, University of ĭllinois-Chicago; Nancy J. Burich, Univer­ sity of Kansas; and Lisa Given, University of Alberta. Registration materials are online at https:// cs.ala.org/annual/2003/. Questions? Contact msutton@ala.org. institutions, and ALA members. There is also a discount for registering more than one person from the same institution. Information about the seminars can be found at http://w w w . tltg ro u p .o rg /e v e n ts /o n lin e w o rk s h o p s / calendar.htm and on the ACRL Web site. Canadian National Site Licensing Project chooses Science Direct The Canadian National Site Licensing Project (CNSLP) has acquired a license agreement to provide online access to scientific, technical, and medical full-text articles and content from the publisher Elsevier through its Science Di­ rect platform. The purpose of the CNSLP is to increase the capacity for research and innova­ tion in Canada. This agreement expands the number of member institutions with Science Direct access from 11 to 61. An estimated 650,000 students, researchers, and academic scientists in the Canadian consortium will now have unlimited online access to the full-text, peer reviewed articles. ■ Addendum to ACRL members running for ALA Council A list of ACRL members running for ALA Council appeared in the March 2003 issue of C&RL News. The following candidates were omitted from that list.: • Carol Kent, Department of Collection Management, University of Florida, and • Lany Romans, head of government in­ formation services, Vanderbilt University The editors regret the omission. mailto:msutton@ala.org http://www