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This month’s “Charting our Future” article, 
which supports ACRL President Camila Ali­
re’s focus of advocacy to advance academic 
libraries, is written by Paulita Aguilar, curator 
for the Indigenous Nations Library Program 
at the University of New Mexico (UNM). 
Aguilar discusses UNM’s outreach to the 
American Indian community and her unique 
role as an American Indian librarian at the 
university. 

“Got game?” focuses on outreach of a dif­
ferent kind, a gaming night for students held 
at Wake Forest University’s Z. Smith Reynolds 
Library. The event allowed the library to show­
case itself to students as a welcoming place that 
understands the needs and interests of those it 
serves and brought awareness of the library to 
new students who may have waited to make 
a visit until later in the term. 

In “The other side of the podium,” Marilyn 
Pukkila shares the insights she gained through 
taking on the role of student during a semes­
ter­long sabbatical. The experience allowed 

her to refresh her perspective on what it’s like 
to be a student and to observe the teaching 
style of her colleagues. 

The article “Long­range planning across 
generational lines” focuses on the necessity 
of including members of all generations in 
a library’s long­range planning process and 
provides tips for working successfully in such 
diverse groups. 

To help you prepare for the ALA election 
this spring, this issue includes responses from 
the candidates for ALA President to a set of 
questions put forth by the ACRL Board of 
Directors. A list of ACRL members running for 
ALA council is also provided 

Congratulations to Ray English, ACRL’s 
2006 Academic/Research Librarian of the 
Year; the winners of ACRL’s Excellence in 
Academic Libraries Awards; and other award 
winners. See the article on page 146 for more 
information. 

—Stephanie Orphan, Editor­in­chief 
sorphan@ala.org

March 2006  139 C&RL News 

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