ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 88 / C &R L News and ran d o m , and w ere therefore not subject to m easurem ent or control. The error levels in the present system could be reduced by increasing the sample size; however, the library adm inistration has decided th a t the present level of accuracy is suf­ ficient for the tim e being. T he reference staff have greatly appreciated their release from the tyranny of recording statis­ tics every hour of every day, and have reported im ­ proved interactions w ith patrons as a result of greater freedom to concentrate on service. G rad u ­ ate assistants w ere scheduled for only one or two statistics sessions in the average m onth, so the extra duty did not impose any great hardship. In fact, statistics duty frequently helped them m ake up hours lost during breaks and university holidays. T he assistants becam e quite ad ep t at statistics­ taking during the year, and encountered surpris­ ingly little difficulty asking each patron his or her status. Small modifications have been m ade in the sta­ tistics system for fiscal year 1987/88. The most sig­ nificant change is th a t the “other” category of p a ­ trons has been divided into four sub-categories (faculty and staff of other universities, other infor­ m ation professionals, elem entary and secondary school students, and “other”). In general, how ­ ever, the new sam pling approach to reference desk statistics has been highly successful at LSU L i­ braries, and is considered w orthy of em ulation by other reference departm ents who w ould like to in­ crease the accuracy of their desk statistics while de­ creasing the effort and resources devoted to collect­ ing them . ■ ■ How to p a rticip a te in ACRL Information for new members and potential members. T o join W rite or call the Association of College and Re­ search Libraries for application forms and infor­ mation: ACRL Office, 50 E. H uron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795; (312) 944-6780. To learn about ACRL’s cu rren t program s, officers, and units Check the ALA H andbook o f Organization and read College & Research Libraries N ew s regularly (as a m em ber of ACRL, you will receive both p u b ­ lications) . To a tte n d conference p ro g ram s, ACRL B oard meetings, or committee meetings For inform ation on tim e, places, and general program content, consult C& RL News, Am erican Libraries, and th e official conference program s and schedules. For additional inform ation, contact the ACRL office. To atten d preconferences For inform ation about tim e, place, and precon­ ference them e, check C & R L N ew s and Am erican Libraries. For additional inform ation and registra­ tion m aterials, w rite to the ACRL office. To take a continuing education course To receive a course brochure, w rite to the ACRL office. To register, use inform ation published in C C R L N ew s or in the course brochure. To establish a local chapter of ACRL Check the procedures listed in “Guidelines for ACRL C hapters” (available from the ACRL of­ fice) . Send a petition w ith the signatures of at least 25 ACRL m em bers to th e ACRL office for a p ­ proval by the Board of Directors. To request a speaker in the C hapter Speakers p ro ­ gram W rite Alia Al-Taqi at the ACRL office and spec­ ify your date and topic. E ight chapters qualify each year for a free visit from ACRL officers or th e ACRL Executive D irector. February 1988 / 89 To serve on ACRL’s committees or to participate in ACRL’s sections and discussion groups Familiarize yourself w ith the work of the u n it— check the ALA Handbook o f Organization for the unit’s statem ent of responsibility, read about the work of the unit as reported in C L R L News and Am erican Libraries, attend the meetings of the unit during ALA conferences. Submit a completed ACRL committee volunteer form (published in the October issue of Cò-RL News and available at ALA conferences). Com m unicate your interest to the ACRL Appointments and Nominations Com m it­ tee, to any of the ACRL officers, to the chair of an ACRL unit whose work interests you, or to the ACRL office. To be a candidate for an ACRL office W rite to the ACRL Appointments and Nomina­ tions Com m ittee or to an ACRL section nom inat­ ing com m ittee. Subm it a petition to have your nam e added to the list of candidates. To nom inate someone for an aw ard or to apply for a grant or fellowship W rite or call Mary Ellen Davis at the ACRL of­ fice for inform ation or nom ination forms for the Academic/Research L ibrarian of the Year Award, Oberly Award, Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, Samuel Lazerow Fellowship, the Miriam Dudley BI L ibrarian of the Year Award, the RBMS Exhibi­ tion Catalogue Award, or the M artinus Nijhoff In ­ ternational West European Specialist Study G rant. To provide suggestions for new projects, services, courses, and policies W rite to the ACRL office, to any of the ACRL officers, or to the chair of a unit whose work relates to the m atter. Respond to requests published in C L R L News for suggestions from the membership. Attend open hearings scheduled at ALA confer­ ences. Be in touch w ith the ACRL Planning Com­ mittee (Carolyn Dusenbury, chair). To receive inform ation, assistance, or advice on professional problems Contact the ACRL office, any of the ACRL offi­ cers, or the chair of an ACRL unit whose work re­ lates to the m atter. To find inform ation on professional library posi­ tions open Check the classified advertising listings in Col­ lege & Research Libraries News or American L i­ braries. Subscribe to the monthly Fast Job Listing Service, available from the ACRL office. Call the ACRL telephone JOBLINE, (312) 944-6795 (list­ ings are changed every Thursday afternoon). To obtain ACRL publications, policy statements, or CE course syllabi For inform ation about the availability of m ate­ rials, check C& RL News, ACRL’s publications brochure, or the ALA Publications Checklist. You m ay o b tain a publications b ro ch u re from the ACRL office or at ALA conferences. To order stan- ABC News, and Public Television bring their teams right into your library. 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To subm it a proposal for a m onographic publica­ tion Discuss your proposal w ith Mary Ellen Davis, ACRL publications officer, at ACRL headquar­ ters, and submit a “Prelim inary Publication Infor­ m ation F o rm .” Consult this issue of C& RL News, p.102, for m ore d etailed in structions. F or the A C R L Publications in Librarianship series, send proposals or manuscripts directly to Jonathan A. Lindsey, C oordinator of Affairs, Raylor Univer­ sity, W aco, TX 76798. To subm it news items for publication in College & Research Libraries News Send materials to George E berhart at the ACRL Office, 50 E. H uron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795. Consult the guidelines for submission of news items in the January issue. The deadline for receipt of news item s is ap proxim ately th e 26th of each m onth. To subscribe to ACRL periodicals For a subscription to Choice, w rite to the Sub­ scriptions D ep artm en t, Choice, 100 Riverview Center, M iddletown, CT 06457. 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