ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


412 /  C &RL News

Seattle ’84

Include a friendly foreign country in your ACRL 
National Conference plans. Vancouver, British 
Columbia, is a mere hop from Seattle by plane, 
and only three hours away by bus or car. If you 
drive, you may stop at Marysville for pie, or detour 
along Chuckanut Drive, south of Bellingham, in 
search of oysters and scenery. You will cross the In ­
ternational Boundary at Peace Arch Park, in view 
of flower beds, sailboats, and Peace Arch itself, a 
white monolith inscribed “Children of a Common 
Mother.”

Vancouver in April will be in blossom along the 
boulevards and in such public garden spots as Van­
dusen Gardens, Queen Elizabeth Park, and the Bo­
tanical Gardens at the University of British Colum­
bia. In Stanley Park you will find more flowers as 
you stroll along the seawall, pausing to visit the po­
lar bears at the Zoo and the whales at the Aquar­
ium. Continue your walk along English Bay and 
onto Denman Street to look for bookstores and Ital­
ian ice cream.

Vancouver’s mountains are close to the city cen­
ter, and the famous twin peaks of the Lions are in 
evidence on every clear day. Take the seabus to the 
North Shore and ride the cable car to the top of 
Grouse Mountain, or drive across the Lions’ Gate 
Bridge to Mount Seymour.

The most beautiful building in the city may be 
the University of British Columbia’s Museum of 
Anthropology, a perm anent showcase for the 
breathtaking display of totem poles and for a dis­
tinguished collection with emphasis on West Coast 
native artifacts.

The new Vancouver Art Gallery, in the splen­
didly restored Old Court House, will be presenting 
a visiting exhibition of Canadian folk art, as well as 
paintings by Emily Carr and other works from the 
city’s own collection. The little galleries— for in­
stance, the Bau-Xi, the Equinox, the Atelier and 
the de Vooght, all on South Granville Street— offer 
works of contemporary artists, of whom Vancou­
ver boasts a creditable number. You’ll find British 
Columbia Indian art for sale at the Bent Box on 
West Fifteenth Avenue, and Inuit art at Images for 
a Canadian Heritage, across from the Vancouver 
Public Library, or at the Inuit Gallery of Vancou­
ver in Gastown. Original works of art can be taken 
home to the States duty free.

The American dollar goes far in Canada, and the 
United States Customs allows an exemption of up 
to three hundred dollars over a forty-eight hour 
stay. Shop in Pacific Centre, on Robson Street 
(nicknamed “Robsonstrasse” for its European fla­
vor), or in Gastown where the city began. Look for 
Cowichan Indian sweaters. Experience our China­
town, the second largest in North America. W an­
der for a while in the Granville Island Market, a 
true “people-place.”

Restaurants are numerous and varied. You 
might try Jonathan’s or Bridge’s on Granville Is­
land, II Giardino, La Cantina (or another of Um­
berto’s magnificent series), the Kettle of Fish for 
seafood, Tommy O’s for Italian fare, or, farther 
afield, the Savoury at Deep Cove, to name only an 
appetizing few. Poll Vancouverites at the Confer­
ence for their favorite eating places.

If time allows, take a ferry or seaplane to Victo­
ria. Tea at the Empress Hotel, near the Harbor and 
the Legislative Buildings, is a memorable evoca­
tion of a legendary British Empire.

These are only a few of the reasons to visit Van­
couver in the Spring. Come up and see us sometime 
soon!

For more information, write the Greater Van­
couver Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1055 West 
Georgia Street, Vancouver, B .C ., Canada, V6E 
4 C 8 .—Phyllis Reeve, Acquisitions Division, Uni­
versity o f British Columbia Library. ■  ■

C LIP Note #4 
Published

ACRL has just published C LIP Note #4-83 
en titled  O nline B ib lio g r a p h ic  D a ta b a se 
Searching in College Libraries. Compiled by 
David Carlson and P. Grady Morein, it in­
cludes copies of policy statements, promotional 
literature, search request forms, transaction log 
forms, billing forms, evaluation forms, and sta­
tistical report forms from more than 50 col­
leges.

Over 250 colleges and small universities were 
surveyed for this publication and survey results 
are included. The survey shows that 65 % of the 
libraries responding currently offer online bib­
liographic search services and 73% of those li­
braries either charge faculty and students for 
online searches or plan to start charging within 
the year.

This College Library Information Packet 
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ACRL members and $19 to non-members from 
A C R L, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL  
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