ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


706/C&RL News

In the N ew s
A reader called last week and said during 

our conversation, “C&RL News has become an 
invaluable source o f Internet information.” I 
have heard comments similar to that one from 
a variety o f sources and am pleased to provide 
a number o f articles dealing with the Internet 
in this issue:

Larry Schankman offers us his seven habits 
o f highly successful Intemauts in “How to be­
come an Internet power user.”

Bob Pasicznyuk continues our series of sub­
ject lists on the Internet by providing us with a 
list of Internet resources dealing with the space 
sciences. Did you know that you can keep up 
with NASA’s space shuttle activities and Hubble 
telescope data via the Internet? Pasicznyuk tells 
us how.

Sara Amato introduces a graphic down­
loaded from the Internet in her “Internet Re­
views” column. It may lose a bit in the transla­
tion from screen image to print image but we 
wanted to share with you an example o f the 
variety o f images available on the Net.

In the “Washington Hotline” Lynne Bradley 
gives us updates about legislative and govern­
ment activities dealing with the National Infor­
mation Infrastructure. We welcom e Lynne, 
deputy executive director o f ALA’s Washing­
ton Office, who debuts this month as the new 
author o f the “Hotline.” Our thanks to Carol 
Henderson who so ably gave us the “hot” news 
from D.C. for so many years.

C&RL News is just one way ACRL is keeping 
you up-to-date with the latest policies and prac­
tices on the Internet and other issues in aca­
demic librarianship. ACRL’s 7th National Con­
ference is also responding to your need for the 
latest information. I hope you are planning to 
join us in Pittsburgh, March 29-April 1, 1995. 
And if you want not only the latest information 
but also the chance to have fun, then check 
out Marcia Duncan Lowry’s article on the tours 
and events we have planned for Pittsburgh.

— Mary Ellen K. Davis 
E ditor & P u blisher 

mary.ellen.davis@ala.org

mailto:maiy.ellen.davis@ala.org