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crln-9229	Ruan, Lian	Aiming high: ACRL in the ’60s	2014	3	.pdf	application/pdf	1498	72	54	A significant organizational change took place from 1966 to 1967, when the role of the Planning and Action Committee shifted to long-range planning and organizational assessment.16 ACRL representatives took an active role in shaping federal legislation affecting academic libraries, especially the proposed Higher Education Act of 1965.17 As Presi- dent Edmon Low, “the indefatigable leader in federal legislative battles,”18 observed in 1961: A major activity of ACRL during 1960 has been the promotion of Federal legislation for grants in aid to college and university libraries for the acqui- sition of books and periodicals. Libraries were also experiencing an upward spiral of inflation11 as the consumer price index jumped from 1.5% in 1960 to 5.5% in 1969.12 By 1960, ACRL had redefined its rela- tionship to ALA and was ready to focus on meet- ing the needs of its members and the profession.	cache/crln-9229.pdf	txt/crln-9229.txt