ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 504 / C & RL News Jones, foundations and research director, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island Foundation; Lee Kimche Mc­ G rath, director, Art in Embassies Program, U.S. State Department; and Harold Cannon, director, Office of Preservation, National Endowment for the Humanities. Much useful and practical information was pro­ vided during the workshop and all participants gained new insights into the art of fund-raising, in­ cluding gift programs, grant proposal preparation, friends of libraries, building and endowment fund­ raising campaigns, and, most especially, how to understand and work successfully with govern­ mental, private and corporate funding sources.— H annelore B. R ader, A C R L President. L ib rarian s and in tern ation al development: Getting involved By Alice Spitzer Public Services L ibrarian W ashington State University and Elaine Brekke International D evelopm en t Liaison L ibrarian W ashington State University A workshop on overseas consulting at W SU. L ibrarians and In tern atio n al D evelopm ent: Getting Involved” was the title of a workshop held May 7–8, 1986, by Washington State University Libraries in Pullman, Washington. The workshop was designed to inform librarians and to encourage greater library participation in this land grant uni­ versity’s intern ation al development projects at home and overseas. Although WSU librarians have been engaged in international development since the 1950s, there has been a great upsurge of activity in recent years. Librarians who work directly with projects and those who recently returned from overseas assign­ ments in Jordan, Yemen Arab Republic, and L e­ sotho wanted to share their experiences. The result­ ing two-day workshop gave a broad introduction to the topic of librarians and international develop­ ment. Among the subjects covered were what it means to be a library consultant overseas, cross- cultural communication, stateside library support services for international development projects, project design, implementation and evaluation, culture shock, and how international development fits into the W SU Libraries’ overall goals. Guest speakers were drawn from W SU Libraries, WSU departments and the University of Idaho. A combi­ nation of lectures, panel discussions, films, role playing, and social activities kept participants on their toes. Jan Noel, deputy director of W SU ’s In tern a­ tional Program Developm ent Office, gave a chal­ lenging presentation on project design which had the participants actively involved in the process of sending a hypothetical library consultant to an­ other country. The session participants were di­ vided into groups in order to explore the various viewpoints of the many agencies (host government, donor, contractor, campus office) that were in­ volved in the project. Information presented by consultants who had returned from overseas assignment exposed partici­ pants to the challenges and rewards of working abroad. A lively discussion followed where panel­ ists compared and contrasted their experiences. September 1986 / 507 Mary Fahnestalk, W SU ’s consultant to the Yemen Arab Republic, Rita Fisher, W SU ’s consultant to Jordan, Donna Hanson, University of Idaho’s con­ sultant to Pakistan, and Alice Spitzer, W SU ’s con­ sultant to Indonesia commented on the practical aspects and technical problems of working as a li­ b ra ria n in these developing cou ntries. W S U ’s Elaine Brekke chaired a panel discussion on library support services provided to project personnel by the home campus library. Maureen Pastine, director of W ashington State University Libraries, emphasized the im portant role that librarians can play by working on these development projects. Most land-grant universities are actively involved in overseas development proj­ ects and the universities’ libraries have a com m it­ ment to support these endeavors. Tw o bibliographies were prepared especially for workshop participants, L ivin g a n d W orking O ver­ sea s: A S e le c te d B ib lio g r a p h y and T h e G lo b a l C h allen g e: In tern ation al D ev elo p m en t (a bibliog­ raphy of films and video). Displays included books and articles related to the theme of the workshop. For those unable to attend, a videotape of the workshop was made and will be available to inter­ sted persons both on- and off-campus. Participation in the workshop was regional and ncluded librarians from universities that are mem­ ers of the Consortium for International Develop­ ent. Among those attending were librarians from he University of Idaho, Oregon State University, Kansas State U niversity, University of Arizona, Gonzaga University, and California State Poly­ echnic University, Pomona. T h e w orkshop was su pported by W SU L i ­ raries, the W SU International Program Develop­ en t O ffic e and th rou gh a M em orand u m of nd erstand ing/Program Su p p ort G ra n t from SU . There was interest in expanding the topics overed and developing a future conference on li­ rarians and international development. If you would be interested in contributing to uch a conference in the near future, or would like ore information about the one just concluded, lease contact Mary Fahnestalk or Alice Spitzer, olland L ib ra ry , W ashington State University, ullm an, WA 99164-5610; (509) 335-2691. e i b m t t b m U W c b s m p H P ACRL officers fo r 1 9 8 6 – 8 7 The official A C R L election results. H a n n e l o r e B . R a d e r , director of the L ibrary Learning Center at the University of Wisconsin- Parkside (Kenosha, W I 53141), is the forty-ninth president of the Association of C ollege and R e­ search Libraries. During her one-year term of of­ fice, she will preside over the A C R L Board of D i­ rectors and the A C R L Executive Com m ittee. She will chair the A C R L Conference Program Plan­ ning Com m ittee for the 1987 ALA Annual C onfer­ ence in San Francisco and will plan A C R L ’s m ajor program at the conference. As president of the division, Rader will represent A C R L on the ALA San Francisco Conference Pro­ gram Planning Com m ittee and the ALA Planning and Budget Assembly. She w ill also represent H an n elore B. R a d er Jo a n n e R. Euster