ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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Internet and to recommend to the ACRL Board 
of Directors an operational and financial plan 
for the use of electronic communications to 
enhance and replace printed publications as 
appropriate. The task force (which has not 
b een  appointed as of this writing) will turn in 
a preliminary report at the 1994 Midwinter 
Meeting and a final report at the 1994 Annual 
Conference.

Approved several recom m en dation s from  
the Budget and Finance Committee. Among 
the recommendations approved were:

1) make $12,367 available from the ACRL 
fund balance to finance specific ACRL projects 
in FY 1993;

2) request approval from the ALA Executive 
Board to transfer $10,000 from the ACRL fund 
balance into the ACRL endowment;

3) provide funding in the FY 1994 budget 
for two eight-page section newsletters for those 
sections currently producing newsletters;

4) allocate $100,000 during FY 1993 and

FY 1994 for planning the Seventh ACRL Na­
tional Conference in 1995 in Pittsburgh.

(Ed. note: The 1994 budget will undergo a n ­
other review; fin a l approval will be m ade a t the 
Tuesday afternoon meeting o f the ACRL Board 
o f Directors at the 1993 ALA A n n u a l Confer­
ence in New Orleans.)

The Board also approved two fiscal policies 
recom m ended by Budget and Finance. One 
deals with nonfundable activities and the other 
with administrative fees for awards. These poli­
cies are presented in an accompanying sidebar 
and will be incorporated into the next edition 
of the ACRL Guide to Policy a n d  Procedures.

A pp roved  th e M em bersh ip  C om m ittee’s 
requ est to  co n d u ct a su rvey in  FY 1994.
The Board approved the recommendation from 
Membership Committee Chair Andrea Hoffman 
to conduct a membership survey in FY 1994 
and charged the Executive Committee with 
considering how it could be implemented in a 
cost-effective manner. ■

University Libraries Section—Midwinter report
As usual, Midwinter in Denver was a busy 

working session for the University Libraries 
Section of ACRL.

The Communications Committee submit­
ted a detailed job description of the liaison to 
C&RL News to the Organization and Bylaws 
Committee. This description was approved 
as read by that committee and the Executive 
Committee.

The Policy and Planning Committee pre­
sented an updated analysis of the ULS Con­
ference Programs. The programs seemed to 
have shifted in emphasis from management 
and personnel issues to a broader outlook 
including library service, an appreciation for 
international issues, and deeper examination 
of the environment of higher education.

Speakers have also been more represen­
tative of the section as a whole. More innova­
tion in the formats for the programs is still 
seen as an area for improvement.

The Current Topics Discussion Group pre­
sented “Applying TQM in Academic Librar­
ies: Lessons Learned Along the Way,” with 
featured speakers Mary Reichel of Appalachian 
State University, Rao Aluri of Parkway Pub­

lishers, Karyle Butcher of Oregon State Uni­
versity, and Jane Conrow of Arizona State Uni­
versity. The discussion group considered the 
successes and problems of applying Total 
Quality Management (TQM) in a nonprofit 
setting, and all speakers emphasized the ne­
cessity of commitment from top management 
in the college o r university setting if the 
projects are to succeed. Several of the speak­
ers presented analysis of the results of the 
experiment in TQM on their campuses. Some 
of the lessons learned included understand­
ing the total TQM process, decision-making 
c o m m itm e n t, c o m m itm e n t to  tr a in in g  
throughout the process, understanding that 
the process takes time, being prepared to d e a l. 
with conflict, making the little changes that 
can be made easily first, and overcoming fear 
of change and fear of the negative.

Plans for the future were an important part 
of the work at Midwinter. Look for confer­
ence programs at ALA Annual from several 
of the discussion groups and a great slate of 
nominations for section officers. More later 
from your C&RL News liaison—Mary Munroe, 
Georgia State University