ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


554 / C&RL News

In th e  N e i V S
Building strong partnerships is the heart and 

soul of ACRL. W hether the partnerships are 
am ong individual m embers or with another 
association or within the higher education com­
munity or between libraries and vendors, ACRL 
accomplishes much of its w ork through part­
nership and collaborative effort.

You can be an active partner in ACRL by 
serving on one of its numerous committees or 
sections. Such service not only furthers the work 
o f ACRL but also provides you with personal 
and professional benefits. Through ACRL you 
will be introduced to new  people, new meth­
ods, and new  ideas.

In m aking her com m ittee appointm ents, 
president-elect Patricia Breivik notes that she 
is “looking for people with strong leadership 
skills, from diverse backgrounds . . ., willing to 
w ork throughout the year, to serve on its com ­
mittees, forward its mission, and provide the 
impetus to lead our profession in serving the 
information requirements of our campuses.”

Take a mom ent to complete the volunteer 
form on pages 591-592 and offer to share your 
skills with ACRL. You could receive as many 
benefits as you give.

Building partnerships is the theme of Char­
lotte Hess and Gerry Bernbom ’s article on page 
560. It describes the budding partnership b e­
tw een Indiana University librarians and tech­
nologists and offers strategies for building part­
nerships on your own campus. It also represents 
a collaborative publication effort between ACRL 
and CAUSE as a com panion article to this one 
appears in CAUSE/EFFECT.

To keep you informed about activities of 
other associations, this issue also includes Bar­
bara Ford’s report on  the recent IFLA meeting 
in Cuba and Gladys Smiley Bell’s report on 
BCALA in Milwaukee.

—Mary Ellen K. Davis 
Editor & Publisher 

mary.ellen.davis@ala.org

mailto:mary.ellen.davis@ala.org