ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries C&RL News ■ D ecem ber 1999 / 895 N e w s f r o m t h e F i e l d Mary Ellen Davis Rocky Mountain College dedicates new library The Paul M. Adams Library at Rocky Moun­ tain College in Billings, Montana, has doubled in size to 28,000 square feet with the opening of the new Educational Resource Center (ERC). The $4.2 million project began in April 1998 and was completed in June 1999. ERC con­ tains three computer labs, a distance educa­ tion center, three archival collections, spacious work areas, and numerous individual study carrels and group study areas. A large endow­ ment will be used to keep the 70,000-volume collection up-to-date. DG Architects of Billings served as the architects in charge of the project. WESS represents ACRL at Frankfort Book Fair Promoting international relations and the ex­ change of ideas, the ACRL Board of Directors accepted an invitation from the International Booksellers and Librarians Center to send rep­ resentatives from the Western European Spe­ cialists Section (WESS) to attend the 51st Frank­ furt Book Fair on October 13-18, 1999. After receiving a champagne welcome from U.S. Am­ bassador John Komblum the day before, the WESS team presented a total of seven papers in three languages on topics ranging from resource sharing and faculty-librarian relations at U.S. academic libraries to fundraising and issues of trans­ lation. WESS’s full report on the Frankfurt Book Fair can be found at the WESS Web site WESSweb at http://www.lib. virginia.edu/wess/. Old Dominion celebrates 22nd annual Literary Festival O ld D o m in io n U niversity (ODU) celebrated its 22nd Members o f ACRL’s W estern European Specialists Section celebrate th e end o f ” USA D ay” a t th e In te rn a tio n a l Booksellers and Librarians Center o f th e F ra n kfu rt Book Fair on Saturday, O ctober 16. Pictured (I to r) are: M ichael Olson (Harvard), M arcia Pankake (University o f Minnesota), Jeff G arrett (N orthw estern), Jim Niessen (Texas Tech), and Barbara W a ld e n (U n iv e rs ity o f W isconsin- Madison). Annual Literary Festival this fall. Using the theme, “The Spirit of the Word,” the festi­ val featured Rita Dove, former poet laureate of the United States, and many other regionally and nation­ ally recognized poets and writers. The full his­ tory of the 22 festivals is being documented on ODU’s Web site and should be completed by October 2000. The work in progress can be viewed at http://www.lib.odu.edu.litfest. Be a winner! Visit the ACRL booth in San Antonio Stop by booth #266 at the ALA Midwinter Meet­ ing in San Antonio. Learn more about ACRL programs and activities and pick up informa­ tion about Denver, site of ACRL’s 10th National Conference, March 15-18, 2001. Enter a raffle to win souvenirs of Denver! Bow ling Green designates librarian for freshm en To help students overcome their anxiety and become more proficient at using the library, i inl as a C ar a br a B :ti d erc ot o h P http://www.lib virginia.edu/wess/ http://www.lib.odu.edu.litfest 896 / C& RL News ■ December 1999 Visitors enjoy th e special e x h ib itio n by Native Am erican a rtist James Luna installed a t th e Tozzer Library, th e a n th ro p o lo g y library o f th e Harvard College Library, to celebrate its 25th anniversary as a freestanding library. Tozzer Library traces its history back to th e 1866 fo u n d in g o f th e Peabody M useum o f A rc h a e o lo g y and Ethnology. Until 1974, w hen th e library moved in to its ow n building, it was know n as th e Peabody Museum Library and was an inte g ra l p a rt o f th e museum. Tozzer Library is n o w an adm in istra tive p a rt o f th e H arvard College lib ra ry and houses one o f th e w o r ld ’s fo re m o st collections in a n th ro p o lo g y and its subfields. Bowling Green State University (BGSU) has designated one of its librarians to be a “first- year experience” librarian. Collen Boff, hired last spring to fill the new position, has been busy this fall con­ ducting library tours and teaching sessions for the 33 sections of BGSU’s University Suc­ cess courses, which are designed to help stu­ dents make a successful transition from high school to college. “With first-year students, their personal touch is really important,” said Linda Dobb, one of the originators of the idea w ho is now interim provost at BGSU and formerly dean of the libraries and learning resources there. “We’ve found that w hen students have had a successful experience with a librarian, it brings them back again and again.” When the job was announced, John Gardner, founder of the National Re­ source Center for the First-year Expe­ rience and Students in Transition at the University o f South Carolina, sent BGSU a congratulatory note. “This, I believe, is precedent-set- tin g ,” G ard n er w ro te, ad d in g , “I h o p e many o th e r institutions will Collen Boff, Bow ling Green State University’s (BGSU) firs t ” first-year experience lib ra ria n ,” gives a to u r o f th e library to some BGSU freshmen. em ulate you in setting u p such a ro le.” Attend hearing on professional development ACRL’s Professional De­ velopment Committee has drafted a statem ent on professional development for academic and research librarians. Hearings on the draft docum ent will be held at the ALA Midwin­ ter meeting in San Anto­ nio on Sunday, January 16, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. The document is posted on the ACRL Web site at http:// www.ala.org/acrl/. Com­ ments on the statement may be sent to the com­ m ittee ch a ir Lee Van Ordsel at libvanor@acs. eku.edu. Univ. of Calgary opens Information Commons The University of Calgary opened its new In­ formation Commons in time for the fall se­ mester. The Information Commons integrates the library information services and university computing services, providing an easy way for clients to get both information and technology questions answered. Three public service ac­ cess points are available in the commons, as well as 260 computers with access to the In­ ternet, e-mail, electronic research resources, and office productivity software. Fifty of the computers are located in a large instruction http://www.ala.org/acrl/ eku.edu C&RL News ■ D ecem ber 1999 / 897 22 signs th a t you have had to o much o f the ’90s … This little ditty made us smile and we hope you will enjoy it as we wind down the 1990s! 1. You trie d to e n te r y o u r p a s s w o rd on the microwave. 2 . You n o w th in k o f th re e e x p re s s o s as “getting w asted.’’ 3 . You h a v e n ’t p la y e d s o lita ire w ith a real deck of cards in years. 4 . You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family o f 3. 5-You e-mail your son in his room to tell him that dinner is ready, and he e-mails you back “What’s for dinner?” 6 . Your daughter sells Girl Scout Cookies via her Web site. 7 . You chat several times a day with a stranger from South Africa, but you haven’t spoken with your neighbor yet this year. 8 . You didn’t give your valentine a card this year, but you posted one for your e- mail buddies via a Web page. 5 . Your daughter just bought a CD of all the records your college roommate used to play. 1 0 .You check the ingredients on a can o f c h ic k e n n o o d le s o u p to se e if it contains Echinacea. 1 1 .You check your blow dryer to see if it s Y2K compliant. 12 .Your grandm other clogs up your e- mail inbox asking you to send her a JPEG file of your new born so she can create a screen saver. 13 .You pull up in your ow n driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home. 1 4 . Every commercial on television has a Web site address at the bottom of the screen. 15 .You buy a computer and a w eek later it is out of date and now sells for half the price you paid. 1 6 . The co n cep t o f using real m oney, instead of credit or debit, to make a pur­ chase is foreign to you. 17. Cleaning up the dining area means getting the fast food bags out of the back seat of your car. 18 .Your reason for not staying in touch with family is that they do not have e-mail addresses. 1 9 .You co n sid er 2nd day air delivery painfully slow. 2 0 .You refer to your dining room table as the flat filing cabinet. 21 .Your idea of being organized is mul­ tiple colored Post-it® notes. 22 .You hear most of your jokes via e- mail instead of in person. — Reprinted with permission fro m the UCR (University of California, Riverside) Library News, vol. 26, no. 9, Sept. 27, 1999 area; six additional ones serve a small group instruction area. Twenty-five to thirty comput­ ers are designated express stations giving li­ brary clients quick and easy access to infor­ mation held by the library. C&RL New s seeks column editor C&RL News is looking for a column editor for a new “Fast Facts” column. The column will be a smorgasbord of economic and demo­ graphic facts, statistics, quotable quotes, and other tidbits of interest to our readers. Those interested in applying should send an e-mail to editor Mary Ellen Davis (medavis@ala.org) outlining their interest, experience, and some sample fast facts by January 7, 2000. Selected applicants may be invited to meet with the C&RL News Editorial Board at the Midwinter Meeting. ■ One o f th e service desks a t th e University o f C algary’s n e w In fo rm a tio n Commons, w hich includes 260 w orksta tio n s. mailto:medavis@ala.org 898 / C& RL News ■ December 1999 What’s new in Collection Manager? T h e w o rld ’s best w e b -b a s e d colle ctio n m a n a g e m e n t tool has Just go tten better. 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