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As we move from a wired to an increas­
ingly wireless world, the proliferation of cell 
phones and their use in public places has 
become an everyday part of life­—even life 
in the library. In “A new kind of weeding” 
(p. 298), Jean Tate Hiebert provides com­
mentary on this phenomenon in addition to 
offering some solutions for libraries to help 
them preserve the peace. 

In this month’s Creativity and Leadership 
article, Joan Gotwals explores the challenges 
of the hybrid environment, in which libraries 
must juggle print and electronic resources 
during times of shrinking budgets. She of­
fers creative ways to approach areas such as 
funding and collaborations that work to the 
library’s, and the university’s, advantage. 

A draft of “A guideline for the appoint­
ment, promotion, and tenure of academic 
librarians” is printed here on page 308. This 

guideline is a revision of the “Model statement 
of criteria and procedures for appointment, 
promotion in academic rank and tenure for 
college and university libraries,” which was 
last revised in 1987. Your suggestions are 
encouraged. 

If you’re interested in becoming more 
involved with ACRL, running for a section 
office might be just what you’re looking for. 
Information on how to get involved can be 
found on page 301. 

Congratulations to R. N. Sharma, ACRL’s 
2005 Academic/Research Librarian of the 
Year, and all of the ACRL award winners. 
The article on page 286 includes more in­
formation about award winners not covered 
in last month’s issue, as well as a profi le of 
Sharma. 

—Stephanie Orphan, editor­in­chief 
sorphan@ala.org 

April 2005  277 C&RL News 

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