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ACRL Board of Directors’ actions, 
January 2007 
Highlights of the Board’s Midwinter meetings 

During	the	2007	ALA	Midwinter	Meeting	 met	on	January	20	and	23	and	took	the	fol­in	Seattle,	the	ACRL	Board	of	Directors	 lowing	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.	

Approved the Council of  New Zealand 
University	Librarians’	request	to	adapt	the	ACRL	
statement,	“Characteristics	of	Programs	of	Infor­
mation	Literacy	that	Illustrate	Best	Practices:	A	
Guideline,”	for	New	Zealand	universities.	

En d o r s e d ,  a n d  a l l owe d  t h e  A C R L  I n-
struction	 Section	 to	 endorse,	 the	 S.O.S.	 for	
Information	Literacy	Project.	
(www.informationliteracy.org).	

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

A p p r ove d  $ 1 , 0 0 0  t o  s u p p o r t  a  P u b l i c  Approved ACRL’s organizational mem-
Knowledge	Project	Conference	session.		 bership	in	the	Networked	Digital	Library	of	

Theses	and	Dissertations.	
Endorsed an ALA resolution in suppor t 
of	“orphan	works”	legislation.	

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

A d o p t e d  t h e  2 0 0 7  A C R L  L e g i s l a t i v e  sors’	“1940	Statement	of	Principles	on	Aca­
Agenda	 (www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues	 demic	Freedom	and	Tenure.”	
/washingtonwatch).	 (www.aaup.org/AAUP/pubsres/policydocs	

/1940statement.htm).	
A d d e d  A C R L ’ s  e n d o r s e m e n t  t o  t h e  
American	Association	of	University	Profes­

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www.aaup.org/AAUP/pubsres/policydocs
www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues
http:www.informationliteracy.org


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.	

A p p r ove d  a  p r o p o s a l  e s t ab l i s h i n g  t h e  the	50th	annual	RBMS	preconference,	to	be	
University	of	Virginia	as	the	host	and	site	of	 held	July	6­9,	2009.	

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

Approved a revision of  the “Guidelines 
for	Academic	Status	of	College	and	University	
Librarians.”	

Endorsed the ALA tribute resolution in 
honor	 of	 Spectrum’s	 10th	 Anniversary	 and	
permitted	 the	 ACRL	 Intellectual	 Freedom	
Committee	to	endorse	it,	as	well.	

Received the White Paper resulting from 
the	 Board’s	 Diversity	 Working	 Group’s	 ef­
forts,	 entitled	 “Achieving	 Racial	 and	 Ethnic	
Diversity	 Among	 Academic	 and	 Research	
Librarians:	The	Recruitment,	Retention,	and	
Advancement	 of	 Librarians	 of	 Color,”	 as	 a	
document	to	help	inform	the	Board’s	deci­

sions	and	to	direct	its	actions	toward	contin­
ued	implementation	of	the	strategic	objectives	
as	outlined	in	the	ACRL	Strategic	Plan.	

Confirmed the ACRL Board’s e-mail votes 
of	 August	 14–August	 25,	 2006,	 approving	
Richard	Clement	as	nominee	to	represent	ALA	
on	IFLA’s	Rare	and	Precious	Books	and	Manu­
scripts	 standing	 committee	 and	 Elizabeth	
Cooper	as	nominee	for	IFLA’s	Social	Science	
Librarians	standing	committee	based	on	the	
recommendations	of	the	ACRL	International	
Relations	Committee.	(Note:	Richard	Clement	
has	 since	 had	 to	 withdraw	 his	 name	 from	
consideration	and	will	not	move	forward	in	
the	process.)	

Strategic Area: The Association 
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’	meetings	held	at	the	2006	ALA	
Annual	Conference.	

A p p r o v e d  t h e  d i s s o l u t i o n  o f  t h e  
ACRL Electronic	 Text	 Centers	 Discussion	
Group.	

Approved a policy establishing criteria 
for	 section	 dissolution	 due	 to	 inactivity.	
( w w w . a c r l . o r g / a l a / a c r l / a b o u t a c r l 	
/resourcesforwork/guidetopolicies/chapter4acrl.	
htm#4twelve).	

Approved a revision to the LPSS Bylaws, 
adding	 the	 position	 of	 section	 Webmaster	
as	 a	 member	 of	 the	 LPSS	 Executive	 Com­
mittee.	

Approved the creation of  the Friends of 
ACRL	Review	Task	Force.	

A p p r ove d  a  r e v i s i o n  o f  t h e  C H O I C E  
and	 ACRL	 financial	 policies	 to	 allow	 ACRL	
to	 make	 use	 of	 a	 predetermined	 portion	 of	
CHOICE	assets	for	ACRL	operational	expenses	
effective	September	1,	2008	(FY	2009).	

March	2007  185 C&RL	News	

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