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ACRL Board of Directors’ actions, 
January 2006 
Highlights of the Board’s Midwinter meetings 

During the 2006 ALA Midwinter Meet­ Directors met on January 21 and 24 and ing in San Antonio, the ACRL Board of took the following actions. 
Strategic Area: Higher Education and Research 
Goal Area: Learning—ACRL and its members are recognized as collaborative leaders in 
teaching lifelong learning skills, improving techniques for assessing learning outcomes, and 
in creating environments for discovery. 

Confir med its e-mail vote of  Jul y 25– 
August 1, 2005, approving the submission, 
on behalf of ACRL, of a chart of information 
literacy behaviors to the National Survey of 
Student Engagement with the understanding 
that additional edits to the chart might still 
be made before fi nal submission. 

Approved a pledge for the Cultural Com-
munities Fund in the amount of $20,000, 
payable in the current fiscal year. ACRL will 
work with the ALA Public Programs Offi ce to 
identify recognition for ACRL and programs 
designed for academic librarians and ACRL 
members. 

Goal Area: Scholarship—ACRL and its members are recognized as authorities on knowledge 
management; and the creation, collection, preservation, access, and exchange of information. 

A p p r o v e d  r e v i s e d  e l i g i b i l i t y  a n d  c r i -
teria for the ACRL Doctoral Dissertation 
Fellowship Award. 

Approved a revision of  the “Guidelines for 
Media Resources in Academic Libraries.” 

Endor sed ALA Council Document 36, 
“Resolution in Support of Academic Freedom 
and Against the So­called ‘Academic Bill of 
Rights’” and instructed the ACRL councilor to 

support the guidelines if they are voted upon 
by ALA Council. 

Endorsed the statement, “Urgent Action 
Needed to Preserve Scholarly Electronic Jour­
nals.” The Board further suggested that the 
statement could make a valuable addition to 
ACRL’s collection of best practices and encour­
aged the Scholarly Communications Committee 
to rework the content so that it takes the form 
of a guideline or effective practice. 

Goal Area: Advocacy—ACRL has greater influence on the higher education and research 
environment. 

Appr oved a $15,000 funding r equest to pus Dynamics,” with up to $8,000 supporting 
support the ULS proposal “Campus Advocacy: the development of materials and presenta­
A Grassroots Movement for Infl uencing Cam­ tion of a workshop at the 2007 National 

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Conference and an additional $7,000 in FY 
2008, $500 each for up to 14 chapters for 
program expenses to offer campus advocacy 
continuing education. 

Approved the 2006 Legislative Agenda. 

Appr oved an extension of  the Review 
and Revision of the Access Guidelines Task 
Force, with a final draft to be submitted for 
review prior to the 2006 Spring Executive 
Committee Meeting. 

Strategic Area: The Profession 
Goal Area: Continuous Learning—ACRL provides continuous learning opportunities enabling 
members to strengthen their effectiveness and achieve recognition as valued contributors to 
their academic and research communities. 

Confir med its e-mail vote of  December 
12–19, 2005, approving the 2006 annual 
conference program sponsored by the 
AASL/ACRL Interdivisional Committee 
on Information Literacy and the program 
sponsored by ACRL’s Institute for Informa­
tion Literacy. 

Approved the 2007 RBMS Preconference 
dates of June 19–22, 2007. 

Appr oved a pr oposal to hold the 2008 
RBMS Preconference in Los Angeles. 

A p p r ove d  a  r e v i s i o n  o f  t h e  A r t s  2 0 0 6  
Annual Conference program, originally ap­
proved at the Board’s 2005 Annual Confer­
ence meeting; the program will now focus on 

“Preserving New Orleans: The Fate of Media 
Collections in the Wake of Katrina.” 

Appr oved a r evision of  the LPSS 2006 
Annual Conference program, originally ap­
proved at the Board’s 2005 Annual Conference 
meeting; the program’s topic will now be “Be­
hind Katrina: Race, Law and Politics.” 

Approved the expenditure of  $450 from 
the Global Connections portion of the Friends 
of ACRL Fund for the ACRL International Rela­
tions Committee in support of its Sister Libraries 
Seed Grant Program, with the understanding 
that these funds will be used to defray further 
the travel, lodging, and meal expenses of the 
Mexican librarians beyond those funds already 
authorized by the Board. 

Goal Area: Leadership—ACRL members achieve recognition as leaders and advocates for 
academic and research libraries. 

Obser ved a moment of  silence and ap- contributions to ACRL and academic librar­
proved a Special Presidential Recognition ies, particularly in the area of information 
Award in honor of Ilene Rockman’s signifi cant literacy. 

Strategic Area: The Association 
Goal Area: Membership—ACRL’s membership growth builds on retaining core membership, 
while recruiting from new and diverse communities. 

Obser ved a moment of  silence and en-
dorsed the Joint Memorial Resolution in 
Honor of Gerald Hodges to recognize and 
pay tribute to the contributions of Gerald 
as an ambassador for ALA, and for libraries 
everywhere. 

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A p p r o v e d  a  o n e - y e a r  c o m p l i m e n t a r y  
institutional membership for CONPAB­IES 
(National Council of Higher Education Librar­
ies of Mexico) in ACRL. 

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Goal Area: Sustainability—ACRL will have the fiscal resources, staff expertise, and organi­
zational structure to advance the association’s strategic plan. 

Approved the minutes of  the ACRL Board 
of Directors 2005 Annual Conference meeting. 

Confir med its e-mail vote of  October 3 
– 6, 2005, approving the revised FY2006 ACRL 
budget, with budgeted ACRL total revenues 
of $1,853,923, total expenses of $2,379,833, 
and net revenues of ($525,910). 

Requested that ACRL/CHOICE explore 
the concept of purchasing a building us­
ing nonendowment net assets to house the 
CHOICE office and undertake a feasibility 
study regarding a potential property. 

Appr oved a pr oposed ULS committee 
reorganization for placement on the Spring 2006 
Section Ballot. Note: Upon further review of the 
ULS bylaws, it was determined that the ULS Ex­
ecutive Committee already had the authority to 
make this change and that it would not be neces­
sary to include this proposal on the ballot. 

A p p r o v e d  a  p r o p o s e d  A N S S  b y l a w s  
change intended to maintain equitable com­
mittee chair representation on the ANSS 
Executive Committee for placement on the 

Spring 2006 Section Ballot. 

Refer red proposed CJCLS bylaws revi-
sions back to the ACRL Bylaws Committee to 
clarify language on committee membership 
as it relates to the ALA and ACRL rosters; the 
proposed revisions will not appear on the 
spring 2006 ballot. 

A u t h o r i z e d  t h e  B u d g e t  a n d  F i n a n c e  
Committee to approve Friends expenditures 
recommended by the Friends Fund Subcom­
mittee up to and including $5,000 per project 
in accordance with the ACRL Strategic Plan. 

Endorsed the ALA dues increase proposal. 

Approved a policy allowing ACRL Chap-
ters to spend budgeted resources on any items 
or activities that support the achievement of the 
ACRL strategic goals with the following two ex­
ceptions: 1) the allotted funds may not be used 
for payment of honoraria or travel to support 
librarians’ presentations at ALA, ACRL, or ACRL 
chapter conferences, and 2) the allotted funds 
may not be used to purchase goods or services 
prohibited by ALA and ACRL policy. 

Nominations sought for ACRL vice-president/president-elect, 
councilor, and director-at-large 

An organization needs strong leadership to 
accomplish its goals. ACRL is no exception. 
As a companion activity to strategic planning, 
the ACRL Board reviewed the process and 
procedures for developing an election slate, 
and will be enacting some changes for the 
2007 elections. 

The Nominations Committee has been re­
named Leadership Recruitment and Nominations 
to reflect its charge to take a more active role in 
encouraging and vetting candidates for offi ce.In 
order to increase and broaden the scope of its 
pool of candidates, the committee encourages 
members to nominate themselves or others to 
run for the position of ACRL vice president/presi­
dent elect,ACRL councilor, or ACRL director­at­
large in the 2007 elections. 

To nominate an individual or to self­nomi­
nate, send the nominee’s name and institution 
to: Tyrone Cannon, Chair, LNRC, University of 
San Francisco, 2130 Fulton St., Gleeson Library­
Geschke Center, San Francisco, CA 94117­1080, 
e­mail: cannont@usfca.edu. 

Once nominated, individuals will need to sub­
mit a two­page curriculum vita or résumé (if self­
nominating, you may include these materials with 
your nomination).The Leadership Recruitment 
and Nominations Committee will request state­
ments of interest from selected individuals prior 
to developing a slate of candidates. Descriptions 
of the positions can be found in the ACRL Bylaws, 
available online at: www.ala.org/ala/acrl/abouta­
crl/resourcesforwork/acrlbylaws/acrlbylaws.htm. 
The deadline for nominations is May 1, 2006. 

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