ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


4 / C&RL News ■ January 2002

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We are delighted to rep o rt that C&RL News 
now  has a p e rm a n e n t editor, S tephanie O r­
phan, w h o  will assum e editorial responsibility 
starting w ith th e February issue. Read ab o u t 
h er excellent qualifications in “N ews from  th e 
Field.” My term  as acting ed ito r has b e e n  a 
great ex perience for a retired academ ic librar­
ian, an d  I am  grateful to  h av e h a d  th e o p p o r­
tunity to rejoin the library w orld.

This y ear’s presidential them e o f “Learning 
C om m unities” is highlighted in Linda St. Clair’s 
description o f su ch  a com m unity at the U ni­
versity o f Utah, w h e re  the librarians are vital 
partners in a successful academ ic pro g ram  
(page 24). Berkley Laite dem onstrates th e ca­
pacity o f sm aller academ ic libraries to  resp o n d  
to changed environm ents w ith innovations in 
service (p ag e 15). N ew  technologies can p o w ­
erfully assist librarians in carrying ou t their mis­
sions, as illustrated in  C hristopher C ox’s very 
practical application o f B lackboard softw are to

library instru ction (p ag e 11). Speaking o f tech­
n o lo g ie s , y o u ’ll e n jo y  D e n is e  B e a u b ie n  
B en n ett’s lighthearted lo o k  at som e o ld er ones 
(p ag e 30).

T he roles o f librarians are constantly ex­
panding, a n d  creating exhibits has b eco m e a 
m ajor o n e  fo r som e o f us. Learn h o w  so m e of 
y o u r colleagues are resp o n d in g  in th e  article 
by A ndrew  D utka, S herm an Hayes, a n d  Jerry 
Parnell (p ag e 19).

ACRL w ants an  active m em bership, an d  this 
issue suggests som e opportunities. W hy no t 
p la n  to participate in th e 2003 N ational C on­
ference b y  organizing a panel? G uidance in 
d o in g  so successfully can  b e fo u n d  in  D am on 
H ickey’s article (p ag e 28). At least p re p a re  to 
vote for the leadership o f y o u r organization b y  
review ing the list o f candidates o n  p ag e 36.

— M aureen G leason,
A ctin g  E ditor 

m gleason@ ala.org.

mailto:mgleason@ala.org