ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 86 / C&RL News ■ February 2004 College & Research Libraries news Cast an informed vote in the election this spring E d. note: C&RL N ew s o ffe re d ACRL c a n d i­ d a te s fo r v ic e -p re s id e n t/p re s id e n t-e le c t, Camila Alire a n d Charles Kratz, this op p o rtu n i to sh a re th e ir v iew s w ith th e m e m b e rsh ip . Al­ th o u g h m a n y o f th e issues facing ACRL are dis­ cussed informally at meetings, w e w an t to use this v enue to provide a national forum to all members. We h o p e this will assist you in making an informed choice w h e n you receive y our ballot this spring. C A M IL A ALIRE W hat are tw o levels o f expectations o f a profes­ sional association’ I see them as 1) m eeting m em ­ b ers’ professional expectations an d 2) addressing th e to p issu e s/ch allenges o f th e profession. For ACRL, p ro v id in g th e o rg a n iz a tio n a l stru c tu re thro u g h sections, committees, discussion groups, task forces, th e B oard, publicatio n s, W eb sites, a n d o th e r c o m m u n icatio n m e a n s are critical to m eeting tho se levels o f expectations. ACRL m e m b e r e xp e c ta tio n s In conversations with academic librarians an d other academic library w orkers holding ACRL m em ber­ sh ip , I fo u n d th e y e x p e c t ACRL to c o n tin u e to provide solid a n d creative professional dev elo p ­ m en t activities an d resources in ord er for th em to d o their jobs better, to retain th em n o t only in the association b u t also in th e profession, a n d to p ro ­ vide th e netw orking opportunities that allow for collaboration ab o v e a n d b e y o n d ALA M idwinter a n d Annual Conference meetings. I look forward to review ing an d im plem enting th e ACRL m em ­ b e r su rv e y a n d th e strategic p la n le d b y ACRL ty Camila Alire Charles Kratz P resident T yrone C an n o n a n d th e ACRL E xecu­ tive Board. • P r o f e s s io n a l d e v e l o p m e n t Professional d e v e lo p m e n t is a n individual choice defined by each ACRL m em ber. O n e o f th e presid en t’s roles is to listen to w h a t m em bers say th ey n e e d to b e successful librarians a n d library w orkers. Listen­ ing to m em bers enables ACRL to determ ine p ro ­ g ra m p rio ritie s fo r p ro fe s s io n a l d e v e lo p m e n t w h eth er it is through strategic planning priorities, publications, annual conference programs, or ACRL National Conference program s or institutes. I h av e n o t only p re se n te d at ACRL program s a t ALA A n n u al C o n fe re n c e s a n d a t ACRL N a­ tional Conferences, b u t I also served o n the ACRL National Conference Executive Committee w hile co-chairing th e Local A rrangem ents Committee. C urrently, I a m serv in g as th e C hair o f ACRL 2005 National Conference in Minneapolis. I w an t to p u t mechanisms in place to provide conference in fo rm atio n to th o s e w h o c a n n o t a tte n d th e se venues. About the authors Camila A lire is dean o f lib ra ry services a t th e University o f N e w Mexico, e-m ail: calire@ unm.edu; Charles K ratz is dean o f lib ra ry services a t th e University o f Scranton, e-m ail: k ra tz c l @scranton. edu Alire and Kratz share plans for ACRL mailto:calire@unm.edu C&RL News ■ February 2004 / 87 • P u b l i c a t i o n s a n d r e s o u r c e s . P ro v id in g tools to dissem inate academ ic library research an d best practices is essential for librarians to stay abreast o f th e innovations, ideology, an d issues occurring in o u r pro fessio n . B e c a u se o f that, ACRL e d ito ­ rial ad v iso ry b o a rd s are k e y to m ak in g su re th a t articles th ey review a n d publish cover a variety o f subjects realizing th e em ploym ent diversity o f o u r ACRL m e m b e rs. Also, ACRL’s W eb site is a n in ­ creasingly im portant m eans o f dissem inating key do cu m en ts to members. H a v in g s e rv e d o n th e C&RL N e w s E dito rial Advisory B oard an d chairing th e A m e ric a n Librar­ ies Editorial Advisory Committee, I am very co m ­ m itte d to c o n tin u in g first-class ACRL p u b lic a ­ tions a n d W eb site resources. S ig n ific a n t ch allen g es to address T h ere are significant issues/challenges w e are fac­ in g in acad em ic libraries that m u st b e at th e fore­ fro n t o f ACRL. W h e re ACRL m e m b e r s a re in their careers will d e p e n d o n w h ich challenges are m o st pressing. 'Those issues (not necessarily listed in priority o rd er) include: higher ed u catio n fu n d ­ ing; m a in te n a n c e o f o u r inform ation tech n o lo g y in frastructure; turm oil in scholarly c o m m u n ic a ­ tion; recruitm ent, diversity, a n d reten tio n o f aca­ dem ic librarians an d other academ ic library w o rk ­ ers; n e w u se rs’ expectations a n d challenges; a n d telling oz/rstory (advocacy) effectively. • H i g h e r E d u c a t io n F u n d in g . W h e n re a d ­ ing th e Chronicle o f Highe)-E ducation o r o u r local n ew sp ap ers, w e k n o w that nationally higher e d u ­ cation is experiencing major funding crises. These fu n d in g cu ts dram atically affect acad em ic librar­ ies. ACRL, through venues such as programs, p u b ­ licatio n s, a n d priorities c a n facilitate p ro v id in g inform ation to m em bers o n h o w libraries are co p ­ in g , w h a t c re a tiv e m e a s u re s a re b e in g im p le ­ m en ted , w h a t’s h a p p e n in g to collection d ev elo p ­ m e n t a n d m an ag em en t, h o w roles are changing, h o w salaries are being addressed, a n d fundraising su c c e sse s. ACRL s h o u ld c o n tin u e h e lp in g a c a ­ dem ic libraries problem-solve, a n d I w a n t to w o rk w ith th e ACRL E xecutive B oard, staff, a n d o th e r ACRL g ro u p s to investigate m o re creative w ay s to d o this. • I n f o r m a t io n t e c h n o l o g y in fr a s tr u c tu r e . A cadem ic libraries have b e e n th e driving forces in providing o u r users w ith state-of-the-art electronic services a n d resources, n o t b e c a u s e it is th e cool th in g to do, b u t b e c a u se w e continually lo o k for b e tte r w ay s to serve o u r users. O u r u sers ex p e c t th eir libraries to b e tech n o lo g y rich, especially as T h e re has b e e n no o th e r tim e in m y a ca d e m ic lib ra ry c a re e r w h e n te llin g th e aca d e m ic lib ra ry 's s to ry has b e e n so c ritic a l. T h e re a re t w o key, in te r r e la te d w a y s to c o m m u n ic a te o u r sto ry: th ro u g h a d vo cacy a n d m a r k e tin g a n d p ro m o tio n .— C a m ila A lire o u r institutions are providing m o re extended learn­ ing opportunities a n d o th er nontraditional course delivery. Yet, m a n y o f o u r in stitutions h a v e n o t a d d re s s e d ad d in g h in d s to o u r b a s e to m e e t th e e s c a la tin g co sts o f o u r IT in fra stru c tu re . ACRL sh o u ld provide m o re opportunities to discuss an d sh are b e s t practices. Building o n strong, collabo­ rative m odels is on e w a y I envision accom plishing this. Academ ic library advocacy o n c am p u s is a n ­ o th er way, a n d I will w o rk to have m ore academ ic library ad vocates trained. • S c h o la r ly c o m m u n i c a t i o n t u r m o i l Aca­ dem ic libraries n e e d to play a strategic role in fomi- ing partn ersh ip s w ith others w ithin th e acad em y to p ro v id e th e forum s for d iscussion a n d e d u c a ­ tion o n h o w scholarly communication m ust change. T his in clu d es p ro v id in g in fo rm atio n o n altern a­ tives su c h as o p e n arch iv es a n d institutional re ­ positories. H ow ever, this can o n ly h a p p e n if a n d w h e n acad em ic institutions are willing to discuss alternatives to th e traditional p ro m o tio n a n d te n ­ u r e system . ACRL c a n b e a le a d e r in e d u c a tin g o th e r h ig h e r ed u c a tio n professional associations a n d so cieties o n th e im p o rta n c e o f this issu e to th e m . W e n e e d to g e t o n th e a g e n d a s o f th e s e g ro u p s a n d p re se n t pro g ram s a n d p a p e rs o n this challenge. I h av e codirected th ree scholarly com ­ munication symposia in Colorado a n d N ew Mexico. M ost re cen tly a t U niversity o f N e w M exico, o u r Faculty Senate Library C om m ittee is taking m o re aggressive steps to lead the discussion am ong their p eers. So, I lo o k fo rw a rd to m o v in g a h e a d w ith this issue to c h a n g e it fro m turm oil to trium ph. • R e c r u it m e n t , d iv e r s it y , a n d r e t e n t i o n . T h ere are th re e levels to this ch allen g e 1) th e re ­ c ru itm e n t a n d r e te n tio n o f ACRL m e m b e rs ; 2) recru itm en t a n d diversity w ith in o u r profession; a n d 3) th e recru itm en t o f o th e r acad em ic library w o rk e rs. C o n c e rn in g re c ru itm e n t to ACRL, w e m ust continue to recruit m o re academ ic librarians a n d in c re a s e o u r r e te n tio n effo rts to k e e p o u r 8 8 / C&RL News ■ February 2004 m em bers. H o w w e im plem ent th e 2003 m em ber surv ey will b e critical to accom plishing this a n d help our members b e successful professionally (e.g., th ro u g h ACRL m em b er benefits) a n d personally (e.g., tack lin g lo w salaries). I a m co m m itte d to w o rk in g w ith th e B oard, staff, a n d o th e r ACRL folks in this effort. Concerning diversity, o u r higher education in­ stitutions a re increasingly u n d e r fire fo r n o t re­ cruiting a m o re diverse s tu d e n t b o d y a n d m o re d iv e rs e facu lty , a d m in istra to rs, a n d sta ff th a t reflect th e d e m o g ra p h ic c h a n g e s o f o u r c o u n ­ try. T his p re s s u re affects th e ac a d e m ic libraiy. ACRL n e e d s to c o n tin u e a m o re aggressive d i­ versity ag e n d a th ro u g h program s, publications, m em b ersh ip , a n d organizational structure. O n e o f th e s tr e n g th s I w o u ld b r in g to th is p r e s i ­ d e n c y is a s tro n g re c o rd in d e alin g w ith d iv er­ sity—research , services, recru itm en t/reten tio n , a n d challenges. Also, w e can n o longer d o w n p la y th e role o f o th e r acad em ic library w o rk e rs in o u r libraries (since they com prise tw o-thirds o f o u r staff) an d th e role ACRL sh o u ld b e playing to recruit m ore o f th em . It h as b e e n m y e x p e rie n c e th a t as w e em pow er our non-MLS professionals and support staff to b e c o m e in v o lv ed in lib raiy asso ciatio n w ork, they becom e better inform ed ab o u t issues; th e y d ev elo p useful netw orks; a n d th ey contrib­ u te b e y o n d th e ir d aily w o rk activities a n d at a d ifferen t lev el w ith in th e ac a d e m ic libraiy. All this translates to staff w h o are better p re p a re d to im prove services for o u r users. As with academic librarians, I have been a strong p ro p o n en t o f other library staff getting involved in professional association w o rk an d w o u ld m ove to get an appropriate discussion group started. • N e w U s e r s ’ E x p e c t a t io n s . I h a d th e o p ­ portunity to attend a program b y Richard Sweeney CHARLES KRATZ On the edge o f a new millennium, on the brink o f a new stage o f human development, we are racing blindly into the fu tu re . B u t where do we w a n t to go? — A lvin Toffler, F u tu re S h o ck Leaving o u r c o m fo rt zones b eh in d an d in v e n tin g th e fu tu r e I w o u ld b e h o n o re d to w o rk o n y o u r b e h a lf as ACRL P re sid e n t to c o n tin u e th e fine trad itio n s an d successes o f ACRL an d to pursue n e w o p p o r­ tunities for collaboration in facing th e n e w reali­ ties in o u r global society. In th ese volatile times, entitled, “Reinventing Libraries T hrough the Eyes o f a N e w G e n e ra tio n .” T his n e w g e n e ra tio n Sw eeney describes is not only o u r students b u t is also o u r future engineers, sociologists, CPAs, sci­ entists, university faculty, etc. Their expectations are quite different th an those o f students 15 years ago. O u r n e w GTAs, GRAs, a n d junior faculty are replacing o u r large p o p u latio n o f so on-to-be re­ tired teaching faculty a n d researchers. H o w well are academ ic libraries positioned to listen to their n e e d s a n d to reinvent current practices? I w o u ld like to see m ore attention placed o n n e w users and changing expectations. • A d v o c a c y ( T e llin g O u r S to r y ). There has b e e n n o other tim e in m y academ ic library career w h e n telling th e academ ic library's stoiy has b e e n so critical. There are tw o key, interrelated w ays to co m m u n icate o u r stoiy: th ro u g h ad v o cacy a n d m arketing a n d prom otion. A cadem ic libraiy ad ­ vocacy is n o longer just a library director o r d e a n ’s issue, because it goes bey o n d legislative advocacy. Because o u r funding seem s to b e shrinking m ore an d m ore, w e n e e d to b e prep ared systematically to share ou r story w ith all the m ajor stakeholders, such as legislators, university boards, adm inistra­ tion, provosts, deans, departm ent chairs, an d fac­ ulty. M arketing a n d p ro m o tio n is o n e asp e c t o f advocacy. W hat is critical is that w e d o it a n d d o it effectively! W ho in o u r libraries has the m ost exposure to o u r teaching a n d research faculty? O u r librarians do. W hen properly trained, w h o could b e som e of th e m o st effective advocates o n cam pus? O u r li­ brarians could. I in ten d to continue th e valuable w o rk that past-p resid en t H elen Spalding le d o n academ ic library m arketing a n d prom otion. My statement of concern focuses o n key issues a n d o n w h a t I w a n t to d o if e le cted ACRL Presi­ dent. I appreciate y o u r support. libraries are being asked to m eet the challenges of rapidly changing technology, limited hum an and fi­ nancial resources, increased user dem ands an d ex­ pectations, changing m ethods of information d e ­ livery, increasingly restrictive copyright laws, crises in scholarly communication, a n d th e requirem ent o f outcom es assessm ent in our institutions. T h e se n e w realities in w h ic h w e live are af­ fecting o u r w o rk in libraries, as w ell as h o w o u r m e m b e rs particip ate in ACRL. In a pre-S ep tem ­ b e r 11 world, terrorism h a d n o t reached the North A m erican c o n tin e n t; th e re w a s n o P atrio t Act; confidentiality o f library records w as n o t in jeop- C&RL News ■ February 2004 / 89 ardy; air travel security w as n o t in question; b u d ­ gets, w hile always u n d e r close scrutiny, w ere n o t being slashed; and the terms h o m eland security and Sd Ah w e re n o t ev en in th e vocabulary. Today w e find that n e w expectations, n e w constraints, n e w legislation, n e w thinking, n e w collaboration, a n d n e w opportunities are changing relationships b o th o n o u r c a m p u se s a n d w ith ex tern al individuals a n d organizations. As ACRL im m e d ia te p a s t p r e s id e n t H e le n Spalding indicated in h e r first president’s colum n, m an y o f the students w e n o w serve, w e m eet only rem otely. Faculty are incorporating n e w technol­ o g y a n d le a rn in g styles into th eir curricula, a n d librarians h a v e n e w roles in m eeting their needs. R e se a rc h e rs relate to e a c h other, to th e library, a n d to o th e r institutions differently, changing o u r environment, resources, services, an d perspectives. Patron behavior an d n eeds are changing o u r con­ c e p t o f library space, a n d organizational cultures a re c h a n g in g dram atically. A nd institutional re ­ p ositories h a v e em erg ed as a n e w strategy in tire scholarly enterprise. As ACRL President, I w ould m ake a strong com ­ m itm e n t to preserv in g th e traditions o f th e past, w h ile ex p lo rin g h o w tire future will affect o u r li­ braries to b est position us to address th e organiza­ tional, financial, an d political changes that m ay im­ p act collections a n d seivices. Everyday it becom es m o re critical for academ ic an d research libraries to m o v e outside o f their comfort zones a n d to invent a n e w future in academ e. It cannot b e business as u su al if w e are to survive. We m ust m axim ize o u r k n o w le d g e assets th ro u g h tradition, innovation, le a d e rsh ip , a n d risk-taking. ACRL m u st ta k e th e le a d in advancing the values, assets, an d contribu­ tions o f academ ic libraries a n d librarians to higher education as well the lead in growing an d strength­ en in g a n environm ent that helps libraries beco m e m o re m indful o f future possibilities. P re p a ra tio n , values, an d passions As a n active m e m b e r o f ACRL, LAMA, a n d ALA fo r th e p a s t 28 y ears, m y ex p e rie n c es at th e n a ­ tio n al, reg io n al, a n d local levels h a v e stre n g th ­ e n e d m y k n o w led g e a n d expertise in consen su s building, policymaking, oversight o f budgets, an d fu n d ra isin g . T h e fo u n d a tio n o f m y c o re valu es w a s la id m a n y years a g o w ith m y d e d ic a tio n to literacy a n d learning. As a high school freshman, I h a d th e o p p o rtu n ity to le a m a b o u t p e o p le o f all ages w h o h a d n ev er learn ed to read. Their stories inspired m e to beco m e a reading tutor a n d volun­ te e r w ith th e Literacy V olunteers o f America. My M a x im iz in g o u r k n o w le d g e assets th ro u g h tr a d itio n , in n o v a tio n , le a d e rs h ip , an d ris k -ta k in g is critical to h e lp in g lib ra rie s m o v e b e y o n d th e ir c o m fo rt zones t o fa c e th e n e w re a litie s o f aca d e m e. — C harles K ratz e x p e rie n c e as a w ritin g te a c h e r fo r co lleg e stu ­ d ents a n d a reading teach er for y o u n g adults a n d sen io r citizens in m y local com m unity co ntinues to b e o n e o f th e m o st im p o rta n t ex p e rie n c e s o f m y career. My p a ssio n s are th o ro u g h ly g r o u n d e d in a n u n d e rsta n d in g o f tire p a st a n d a c o m m itm en t to th e principles th at u n d e rp in th e services th at o u r libraries pro v id e a n d th a t ACRL su p p o rts a n d d e ­ fends. I am p assio n ate a b o u t staffed a n d fu n d e d libraries, passionate ab o u t h o w w e h elp individu­ als a n d com m unities grow, passionate ab o u t h o w w e overcom e barriers o f inequity in o u r co m m u ­ nities, passionate abo u t h o w w e provide o p p o rtu ­ nities fo r re so u rc e -sh arin g a n d c o m m u n ity co l­ laboration, a n d p assio n ate a b o u t h o w w e foster literacy a n d lifelong learning. B u ild in g on s tre n g th s ACRL has m an y strengths to celebrate a n d to grow e v e n stronger: • ACRL N atio n al C o n fe re n c e s ’ o u ts ta n d in g professional d e v e lo p m e n t op p o rtu n ities to su p ­ p o rt academ ic a n d research librarians; • n e w collaborations w ith in ALA, w ith o th e r higher education groups, a n d across borders w ith C anadian a n d M exican colleagues; • d evelopm ent of th e Academ ic an d Research Library @ yo u r library C am paign to com m unicate th e v a lu e o f academ ic a n d research libraries a n d their staffs to a cad em e a n d to society; • investm ent o f reso u rces in issues related to scholarly com m unication, legislation, a n d recruit­ m e n t a n d retention; • d e d ic a te d co m m itm en t to diversity a n d in­ clusion in th e profession th ro u g h s u p p o rt for th e ALA S p e c tru m Initiativ e a n d fo r ACRL c o n fe r­ en ce a n d program scholarships; • strong aw ards a n d m em b er recognition pro­ gram; • robust publications program, professional de­ velopm ent program , e-leam ing opportunities, an d 90 / C&RL News ■ February 2004 information literacy initiatives, such as the Institute for Information Literacy National Immersion Program; • th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f a n e w strategic p la n to reposition ACRL for a n e v e n stronger future; a n d • partnership with our m em bers to assure m em ­ b e r satisfaction a n d retention. Goals I w o u ld b e d e lig h te d to w o rk o n y o u r b e h a lf as ACRL P re s id e n t to c o n tin u e th e fin e tra d itio n s o f ACRL a n d to ex p lo re n e w av en u es to dev elo p a cad em ic librarians o f th e future. I w o u ld bring to this position a strong belief in th e im p o rtan ce o f com m unication; in getting rel­ ev an t a n d tim ely inform ation to m em bers; in th e h e a lth a n d g ro w th o f o u r association, inclu d in g anticipation o f n e w constraints o n a n d possibili­ ties fo r re v e n u e s a n d th e in creasing co st o f p r o ­ v id in g p ro d u c ts a n d services; in th e ex ercise o f reasonable care in m aking decisions; in sensitivity to d ifferin g view s; a n d in stro n g c o lla b o ra tio n am o n g m em bers a n d am ong external partners. T h e s tre n g th o f ACRL is its m e m b e rs. M em ­ b e r satisfaction a n d retention are critical. Building lasting relationships w ith o u r m em bers m u st b e a priority. We n e e d to d e m o n stra te a stro n g c o m ­ m itm e n t to th e co n tin u in g e x p lo ra tio n o f m e m ­ b e r priorities a n d n eed s, including h o w to attract n e w professionals to ACRL. O ngoing reconnection w ith m e m b e rs to c re a te a s h a r e d fu tu re th a t is m o re s e c u re th a n e ith e r c o u ld h a v e b u ilt a lo n e a n d creation o f additional incentives a n d benefits for m em b ers to retain their m em berships are criti­ c al fo r th e f u tu re o f ACRL. I w o u ld w o r k c lo se ly w ith th e ACRL B o a rd o f D ire c to rs a n d ACRL m e m b e rs , c o m m itte e s, sections, discussion groups, task forces, a n d chap­ ters to address m em b er concerns a n d issues a n d to stren g th en ACRL’s pro g ram s a n d activities, e sp e ­ cially tho se th at increase th e innovation a n d lead­ e rsh ip o f acad em ic librarians. ACRL m u st b e th e fo rem o st collaborative organization th a t inspires in novation a n d lead ersh ip a n d ex p lo res w ay s in w h ic h libraries c a n invent their future, su ch as an In v e n tin g th e F u tu re T h in k T an k . A th in k ta n k w o u ld b u ild o n th e reco m m en d atio n s o f th e cur­ re n t T ask F orce o f th e A ssociation o f th e F uture a n d id en tify im p o rta n t a re a s o f fu tu re e x p lo ra ­ tio n fo r th e a cad em ic enterp rise; p ro v id e a n in- d e p th e x p lo ra tio n o f fu tu re e v en ts, tren d s, a n d d evelopm ents sh aping th e enterprise a n d profes­ sion; a n d h e lp d ev elo p strategic implications. I w o u ld b rin g to th e le a d e r s h ip o f ACRL a c o n tin u in g e m p h a s is in c h a n g in g th e w o rld o f sc h o la rly c o m m u n ic a tio n . ACRL n e e d s to b e a leading player in ensuring that scholarly co m m u ­ nicatio n em b races w id e access, fair pricing, p e r­ m anence, a n d fair u se a n d in continuing to create n e w m odels for scholarly publishing through ed u ­ cation, advocacy, coalition-building, an d research. In furthering diversity a n d inclusion in o u r pro­ fession a n d o u r association, I w o u ld p ro p o s e an ACRL D iversity G ran t P ro g ra m th a t w o u ld h e lp academ ic an d research libraries foster a n environ­ m e n t th a t e n c o u ra g e s a s tro n g c o m m itm e n t to diversity in th e w o rk p lace a n d p ro v id e g ran t o p ­ portunities for a n international exchange/collabo- ration b e tw e e n ACRL m em b ers a n d international librarians to su p p o rt a tte n d a n c e at international library asso ciatio n m eetin g s a n d at th e ALA A n­ nual Conference. ACRL h a s a vital ro le to assist libraries w ith m axim izing their k n ow ledge assets. T he m ore w e can harness an d maximize these assets the greater a role w e can play in creating competitive advantage o n o u r cam puses. Teaching information literacy to e d u c a te future k n o w le d g e w o rk ers, learning for professional developm ent and growth, an d support­ ing standards an d outcom es measures to assess an d im prove th e effectiveness a n d future direction of academ ic libraries n e e d to b e ongoing priorities. Lastly, I w o u ld w o rk to build a n ev en stronger s e n se o f ad v o cacy to fight th e m a n y challen g es a h e a d for acad em ic libraries. It is critical th at w e advocate for public policy, legislation, a n d institu­ tional change that can en h an ce th e value a n d con­ trib u tio n w e m a k e to learning, teaching, a n d re­ search . It is esp ecially essen tial to p o sitio n a c a ­ dem ic libraries a n d librarians as critical educational, econom ic, a n d social forces to m a k e a difference in lifelong learning. T h e future for academ ic a n d research libraries is a n exciting a n d challenging one. I am h o n o re d to sta n d for this position a n d w o u ld b e delighted to serv e as ACRL P resid en t a n d to w o rk w ith all o f y o u . ■ ( “B u ild in g f a c u l t y . .. ’’c o n tin u e d f r o m p a g e 8 3 ) 3 . 0. M. T. Ratteray a n d H. L. Simmons. (1995) Infonnaticur Literacy mHigherEdiicationPP↓-^a.áe↓- phia: Comm ission o n H igher Education), 1. 4. Com m ission o n Learning Resources a n d In­ structional Technology (1995). Inform ation Compe­ ten ce in th e CSU. A R eport, 19-21. 5. D. R aspa a n d D. Ward, The C ollaborative Imperative, 2000 (Chicago: Association o f College a n d R esearch Librarians), 153-54. ■ C&RL News ■ February 2004 / 97