ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries December 1987 / 693 lations, and communications. T he high school librarians w anted to know us as well. LIAS was particularly welcome because it gave the librarians a tool for teaching online ca ta­ logs and telecommunications. T he bulletin board allowed them to act on w hat they found as well as come to us for help w hen they ran into problems using LIAS. Soon the high school librarians w ere looking for a means of identifying specific m aterials in the school libraries. The arrival of ACCESS Pennsyl­ vania2 provided a solution. Now all twelve of the high schools—as well as more th a n 100 others in the state—are equipped w ith A C C E SS Pennsylva­ nia CD-ROM players and the Brodart–generated union catalog th a t lists local item holdings and all the holdings for other system participants. The program has also brought the high school li­ brarians into the m ainstream library w orld. Now all librarians in the county can com m unicate w ith each other, and this has had the effect of elim inat­ ing m any barriers and preconceptions. The public lib rary has also benefitted by sharing w ith the 2See James S. Fogarty, et al., “L ibrary Resource Sharing,” Media & M ethods, November/Decem- ber 1986, pp. 10-11. O ther materials on ACCESS Pennsylvania are available from the State Library of Pennsylvania. schools, w hich has increased m ore th a n 200 % in the first year of the program . M any materials th a t w ere once borrow ed through O CLC w ere located through the network, thereby saving tim e and dol­ lars. For Penn State/Schuylkill the results have been most satisfactory. W e have closer ties to all the area high schools. Using the bulletin bo ard w e have been able to resolve quickly m any problems th a t previously w ould have been pu t off for lack of com­ m unication channels. Recently it became the solu­ tion to the long-standing question w hether to allow local high school students to borrow m aterials di­ rectly from us. Now with access through their own school libraries, we know th a t their requests can be m onitored by the school librarian. And because they have experienced LIAS at their schools, many of our incoming freshmen arrive w ith a working knowledge of the Penn State L ibrary system. W e also discovered th a t the schools had items we needed too. In areas w here Penn State’s holdings are weak, especially children’s literature and popu­ la r reading, th e netw ork m em bers te n d to be strong. T he bulletin board and network have been a pos­ itive experience for all participants. By carefully delineating guidelines for our participation at the beginning, Penn State/Schuylkill has been able to enjoy the benefits of a multitype network. ■ ■ ACRL candidates, 1988 elections W h o ’s w h o on th e Spring ballot. The listing for each of the following candidates includes their title, institution, and institutional address. Vice-President/President-Elect W illiam A. M offett, D ire c to r of L ib ra rie s , O berlin College, O berlin, OH 44074; D avid B. W alch, D ean of Library and Audiovisual Services, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407. Anthropology and Sociology Section (ANSS) V ice-Chair/Chair-Elect: G. E dw ard Evans, L i­ brarian of Tozzer Library, H arvard University, 21 D iv in ity A ve., C a m b rid g e , MA 02138; J a n e t Steins, H ead, Chem istry Library, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3425. M ember-at-Large: D avid M. Hovde, Social Sci­ ences L ibrarian, Reference D epartm ent, Univer­ sity Libraries, University of Oklahom a, N orman, OK 73072; M aija M. Lutz, H ead of Technical Ser­ 694 / C & R L News vices, Tozzer Library, H arvard University, 21 D i­ vinity Ave., Cam bridge, MA 02138. A rt Section (ARTS) V ice-C hair/Chair-Elect: Alice N. L ora n th , Fine Arts and Special Collections D epartm ent H ead, C le v ela n d P u b lic L ib r a r y , 325 S uperior A ve., Cleveland, O H 44114; P aula M urphy, H ead of Au­ diovisual Services, Colum bia College L ibrary, 600 S. M ichigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60302. Asian an d African Section (AAS) V ice -C hair/C hair-E lect: R.N . S harm a, Assis­ ta n t D irector for Public Services, Libraries and L e a rn in g Resources, U niversity of W isconsin, Oshkosh, W I 54901; D ona S. Straley, M iddle East L ib rarian , O hio S tate University Libraries, 1858 Neil Ave. M all, Colum bus, O H 43210. Secretary: M argaret K. W ang, Coordinator of O rig in a l C atalo g in g , B ib liographical C o n tro l D ep t., University of D elaw are L ibrary, N ew ark, D E 19717-5267; W illiam Sheh W ong, Assistant D irector of G eneral Services, Asian L ibrary, Uni­ versity of Illinois, 1408 W . G regory D r., U rbana, IL 61801. M em ber-at-Large: D onald Clay Johnson, L i­ b rarian, Ames L ibrary of South Asia, 180 Wilson L ib r a r y , 3 09-19th A ve. S ., M in n ea p o lis, MN 55455; Julian W . W itherell, Chief, African and M iddle E a stern D ivision, L ib rary of Congress, W ashington, D C 20540. Bibliographic Instruction Section (BIS) V ice-C hair/Chair-Elect: M ignon Adams, D irec­ to r of L ibrary Services, Joseph W . England L i­ b rary, P hiladelphia College of Pharm acy an d Sci­ e n c e , 4 2 d S tr e e t a n d W o o d la n d A ve., P hiladelphia, PA 19104; Cerise O berm an, Public Services P lanning O fficer, University of M innesota Libraries, 499 W ilson L ibrary, M inneapolis, MN 55455. Secretary: Carolyn B. Fields, Reference L ib rar­ ian, General Reference, San Diego State University L ibrary, San Diego, CA 92182-0511; K aren W il­ liams, C entral Reference L ibrarian, University of Arizona L ibrary, Tucson, AZ 85721. M em ber-at-Large: Carol F. A hmed, Assistant D irector for Public Services, University of Miami L ib ra ry , P .O . Box 248214, C o ral G ables, F L 33124; M e la n ie D o d so n , H e a d , S ocial Science/Documents C enter, N ew York University, Bobst L ib rary , New York, NY 10012. College Libraries Section (CLS) V ice -C hair/C hair-E lect: C aroline Coughlin, D irector, D rew University L ibrary, M adison, NJ 07940; Jacqueline Morris, D irector, M ary N orton C lapp L ibrary, O ccidental College, 1600 Cam pus Road, Los Angeles, CA 90041. Secretary: G eorge G ra n t, D irecto r, O lin L i­ brary, Rollins College, C am pus Box 2744, W inter Park, F L 32789-4499; Michael K athm an, D irector of L ibraries, M edia an d Academ ic C om puting, College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University, Col­ legeville, MN 56321. C om m unity an d Junior College Libraries Section (CJCLS) V ice-C hair/C hair-E lect: D arleen B. A bbott, Acquisitions/Serials L ib rarian , Pensacola Junior College, 1000 College B lvd., Pensacola, F L 32504- 8998; W . Lee Hisle, D irector, L earning Resource Services, Austin C o m m unity College, P .O . Box 2285, Austin, TX 78768. Secretary: Suzanne H ill, D irector of L ib rary Services, Catonsville C om m unity College, Balti­ m ore, M D 21228; M arilyn M. M cDonald, D ean of L earning Resources, Foothill College, 12345 El M onte Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022. E ducation and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS) V ice-C hair/Chair-Elect: Em ily F abiano, Refer­ ence L ib rarian /E d u ca tio n Specialist, Alexander L ibrary, Rutgers University, College Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08903; L aurene E. Zaporozhetz, C h a ir, I n fo rm a tio n Services, Jero m e L ib ra ry , Bowling G reen State University, Bowling G reen, O H 43403. Law an d Political Science Section (LPSS) V ice-C hair/Chair-Elect: Stephen E. Atkins, Po­ litical Science Subject Specialist, E ducation and Social Science Library, University of Illinois, 1408 W . Gregory D r., U rbana, IL 61801; M arta Lange, H ead of Reference, D .H . Hill Library, N orth C ar­ olina State U niversity, Box 7111, R aleigh, NC 27695-7111. M em ber-at-Large: B arbara A. Burg, Reference L ibrarian, W idener Library, H arv ard University, Cam bridge, MA 02138; V ivian L. C am pbell, As­ sistant L aw L ib rarian for Collection D evelop­ m ent, G eorgetow n University L aw L ibrary, 600 N ew Jersey Ave., N .W ., W ashington, D C 20001. Rare Books and M anuscripts Section (RBMS) V ice-C hair/C hair-E lect: Sally Sparks Leach, Assistant to the D irector, H arry Ransom H um ani­ ties Research C enter, University of Texas a t Austin, P .O . Box 7 219, A u stin , TX 78713; P e te r M. V anW ingen, H ead, Reference an d Reader Services Section, Rare Books and Special Collections D ivi­ sion, L ibrary of Congress, W ashington, D C 20540. M em ber-at-Large: Rosemary L. Cullen, C u ra­ tor of th e H arris Collection, John H ay L ibrary, Brow n University, Providence, RI 01912; Joe A. Springer, C u rato r, M ennonite H istorical L ibrary, Goshen College, Goshen, IN 46526. Science an d Technology Section (STS) V ice-C hair/C hair-Elect: M artin Kesselman, In- 696 / C& RL News formation Services L ibrarian, Library of Science and Medicine, Rutgers University, P.O. Box 1029, Piscataway, NJ 08855; Lois M. Pausch, Assistant M athem atics L ib ra ria n , U niversity of Illinois, 1409 W . Green St., U rbana, IL 61801. Secretary: D onald G . F rank, H ead, Science- Engineering Library, University of Arizona, Tuc­ son, AZ 85721; Beverlee French, Head, Science and Engineering Library, University of Califor­ nia, San Diego, CA 92093. Slavic and East European Section (SEES) V ice-C hair/C hair-Elect: Stephen D . Corrsin, D eputy Associate Librarian for Technical Services, Brooklyn College Library, Brooklyn, NY 11210; Viveca Seymour, Serials Cataloger, Stanford Uni­ versity Libraries, Stanford, CA 94305. Member-at-Large: Marie Bednar, H ead, Biblio­ graphic Support Services, Pennsylvania State Uni­ versity Libraries, University Park, PA 18602; N ata­ lia B. Bezugloff, Foreign Literature D epartm ent H ead, Cleveland Public L ibrary, 325 Superior Ave., Cleveland, OH 44114-1271; Richard Kort, Slavic Cataloger, Boston Public Library, Copley Square, Boston, MA 02117; David J. Norden, D i­ rector, Eggleston Library, Hampden-Sydney Col­ lege, P.O. Box 7, Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943; Cecelia L. Shores, H ead, Acquisitions D ep art­ m ent, Center for Research Libraries, 6050 S. Ken­ wood, Chicago, IL 60637. University Libraries Section (ULS) V ice-C hair/C hair-Elect: Maxine H. Reneker, Associate University Librarian for Public Services, H a y d e n L ib r a r y , A rizona S tate U n iv ersity , Tempe, AZ 85287; Jordan M. Scepanski, Director, University Library and Learning Resources, Cali­ fornia State University, Long Beach, CA 90840. Secretary: Nancy L. Baker, Associate Director for Public Services, University of Washington, Se­ attle, WA 98195; Paula D. Watson, Assistant D i­ rector of General Services, University of Illinois Li­ brary, 1408 W . Gregory D r., U rbana, IL 61801. Western European Specialists Section (WESS) Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: M artha L. Brogan, As­ sistant to the Vice President, Office of Academic Affairs, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455; David J. Cooper, Humanities Bibliogra­ p h e r , M ilto n S. E ise n h o w e r L ib r a r y , Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218. Secretary: Ceres B. Birkhead, Assistant Head, Serials D epartm ent, M arriott Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112; Leona L. Wise, G erm an Bibliographer, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182. M em ber-at-L arge: Susanne F. R oberts, H u ­ manities Bibliographer, Yale University Library, P.O. Box 1603a, Yale Station, New Haven, CT 06520; Robert G. Sewell, Coordinator of Collec­ tion M anagem ent an d D evelopm ent, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3300. W omen’s Studies Section (WSS) V ice-C hair/C hair-Elect: Sarah M. P ritchard, General Reading Rooms Division, Library of Con­ gress, Washington, DC 20540. Recorder: Deb Biggs, Reference/Instruction Li­ brarian , U ndergraduate L ibrary, University of M ichigan, Ann A rbor, MI 48109-1185; Ju d ith Hudson, H ead, Cataloging D epartm ent, Univer­ sity Library, State University of New York, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222. M em ber-at-Large: Molly M ahony, Reference Librarian, Keene State College, Keene, NH 03431; Suzy M argot Slavin, H ead, Reference D e p a rt­ m ent, M cLennan L ib ra ry , M cGill U niversity, 3459 McTavish St., M onteal, Q uebec, C anada H3A1Y1. ■ ■ A C R L’s Fifth National Conference “ B uilding on th e F irst C en tu ry ” w ill be the theme of ACRL’s Fifth National Conference, April 6-8, 1989, to be held in Cincinnati, Ohio. T hat year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the College Library Section of the American Li­ brary Association, ACRL’s direct ancestor. In an­ nouncing the theme, conference co-chair M artha Bowman stated, “We w ant to link the past w ith the future, and the 100th anniversary of the College L ibrary Section gives us an excellent opportunity for reflection, for celebration, and for anticipation of the next 100 years.” The conference will feature a combination of na­ tional speakers, contributed papers, and social events. The “Call for Papers” is now available and may be requested from the ACRL Fifth National Conference, 50 E. H uron, Chicago, IL 60611. The deadline for sending a notice of intent to subm it a paper is June 1, 1988. The deadline for submitting the full paper is July 31, 1988. Papers will be se­ lected through a blind referree process. Members of the National Conference Executive Committee are: M artha Alexander Bowman, uni­ versity librarian, University of Louisville, confer­ ence co-chair; E van F a rb e r, lib ra ry d irector, Earlham College, conference co-chair; Jan Fen­ nell, library director, Georgia College, contrib­ uted papers chair; Jordan Scepanski, library direc­ to r, C alifornia S tate U niversity, L ong Beach, program chair; Mary Ellen Rutledge Elsbernd, li­ brary director, Northern Kentucky University, lo­ cal arrangements chair. ■ ■