ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


4 /  C&RL News

In the N ews
A C RL’s Sixth National C onference, April 12-14, 

1992, prom ises to  b e  inform ative, stim ulating, and 
fun. In  this special National C o n ference issue o f 
C & RL N ews w e preview  for you th e  keynote speak­
ers, co n trib u ted  papers, p an el program s, exhibi­
tors, and special conference events.

Access, copyright, technology, collection devel­
opm ent, an d  bibliographic instruction are ju st some 
o f  th e  issues addressed b y  th e  co n trib u te d  p apers 
and p anel program s. You will h e ar th e  latest re ­
search as w ell receive practical ideas you c an take 
back to your institution. Exhibitors rep resen tin g  
nearly 150 com panies will b e  on  h an d  to  acquaint 
you w ith th e ir latest products an d  services.

A nd for th a t tim e w h en  you can n o t take in one 
m ore piece o f inform ation, th e re  are a variety o f 
activities to choose from. W h eth er your id ea o f fun 
is downhill skiing, visiting historic places, shopping, 
o r enjoying a fine m eal, Salt Lake C ity provides an 
array from  w hich to  select.

This issue o f C & R L N ew s also includes rep o rts o f 
two re c en t m eetings. A C RL’s representatives, Tom  
Kirk a n d  N o reen  A lldredge, provide us w ith th e  first 
rep o rt o f th e  fall m eeting o f th e  C oalition for 
N etw orked Inform ation. B arton Lessin gives us a

look at th e  issues discussed at th e  re c en t Off- 
cam pus Library Services C onference.

Elsew here in  this issue: Lyn C o n d ro n  describes 
a successful stu d en t assistant p rogram  th a t im ­
p roved th e  m orale a n d  perfo rm an ce o f th e  assis­
tants, an d  Mariol W ogam an stresses th e  im por­
tan ce o f train in g  newly ap p o in ted  referen ce librar­
ians. C arol H en d erso n  reveals th e  final funding 
levels for FY 1992 au thorized by C ongress o f se­
lected  program s such as H EA  an d  LSCA. Patricia 
W and an d  Lynn Scott C ochrane tell us how  w e can 
use an d  p ro m o te th e  W H C L IS  resolutions in new  
forum s. Gail J union-M etz an d  Ray M etz describe 
th e  discussions taking place a t A C RL chapters.

I encourage you to  sp en d  som e tim e w ith this 
issue reviewing th e  m any o p portunities available to 
you d u rin g  A C R L’s Sixth National C onference. 
T h en  make your travel plans, your h o tel reservation 
(rem em b er it is still ski season in April so room s may 
fill u p  quickly), an d  sen d  in yo u r registration form 
(found on page 52) so th a t you can join us in Salt 
Lake City.

— M ary E llen K. Davis 
E d ito r 6- Publisher

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