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Registration is now open for the ACRL 12th 
National Conference, “Currents and Conver­
gence: Navigating the Rivers of Change,” 
which will be held in Minneapolis April 
7–10, 2005. The article on page 514, “Col­
leges and universities in the Twin Cities,” is 
full of information on institutions of higher 
learning and their libraries in Minneapo­
lis­St. Paul. Many are near the conference 
center and can easily be visited for a quick 
getaway from conference activity. 

This month’s issue includes an installment 
in The Way I See It (p. 518), in which the 
author, William Baer, lays out the pros and 
cons of federated searching. 

If you’ve been wondering exactly what 
being a liaison librarian entails, the profi le 
in the Job of a Lifetime column (p. 508) will 
provide you with an insider’s perspective. 

Two recently approved ACRL standards 
and guidelines can also be found in this issue. 

“Standards for libraries in higher education,” 
on page 534, supercedes “Standards for com­
munity, junior and technical colleges learning 
resources programs,” “Standards for college 
libraries,” and “Standards for university li­
braries,” which have been rescinded by the 
ACRL Board. “Guidelines for the interlibrary 
loan of rare and unique materials,” updated 
guidelines from RBMS, can be found on 
page 544. 

If you’d like to become more actively 
involved in ACRL, the article on page 524 
outlines the volunteering and selection pro­
cess for ACRL committee membership. Volun­
teering for membership on one of ACRL’s 23 
division­level committees and wide­ranging 
section committees is a good way to expand 
your skills and contribute to the profession. 

—Stephanie Orphan, Editor­in­chief 
sorphan@ala.org 

498 / C&RL News  October 2004 

mailto:sorphan@ala.org