ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries November 1991 / 657 1 9 9 0 - 9 1 A n n u a l R e p o r t A s s o c i a t i o n O f C o l l e g e & R e s e a r c h L i b r a r i e s A D I V I S I O N O F T H E A M E R I C A N L I B R A R Y A S S O C I A T I O N SIXTH N A T I O N A L CONFERENCE E m p o w e r i n g P e o p l e : I n f o r m a t i o n L i t e r a c y 658 / C&RL News M is s io n T he mission of the Associa- tion of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is to foster the profession of academic and research librarianship and to enhance the ability of academic and research libraries to serve effectively the library and information needs of current and potential library users. November 1991 / 659 Message from the President B a r b a r a J. F o r d ACRL's 5 2 n d P r e s i d e n t D uring the p ast year, along w ith m an y other activities, ACRL took a leadership role in prom oting inform ation literacy. In the m idst of the inform ation explosion, the ability to find, evaluate, an d use inform ation is an im portant p art of a definition of literacy. To be fully literate one should know w hen inform ation is needed an d be able to locate, evaluate, an d use inform ation for problem -solving an d decision­ m aking. Libraries pro v id e a m odel for the infor­ m ation environm ent in w hich people w ork and live and librarians can help users m aster these critical skills. T hroughout the year w e published articles o n inform ation literacy in College & Research Librar­ ies News an d identified in dividuals w ho can serve as advisers to academ ic librarians w orking on BarbamJ.Ford inform ation literacy. We developed posters, p am ­ phlets, folders, and even a flying disc that can be u sed to spread the w o rd about inform ation literacy in a variety of cam pus environm ents. I m ade presentations about inform ation literacy at ACRL chapter m eetings th ro u g h o u t th e U nited States. The ACRL p rogram planning com m ittee presented a very successful p rogram on inform ation literacy at the A nn u al Confer­ ence in A tlanta. M oon U nit Z appa and Patricia Senn Breivik m ade interesting presentations at a p rogram atten d ed by a variety of ALA m em bers. The poster sessions developed by ACRL m em bers for the p ro g ram p ro v id ed excellent exam ples of successful infor­ m ation literacy program s at a n u m b er of colleges an d universities. ACRL joined approxim ately 50 educational organizations affiliated w ith the N ational Forum on Inform ation Literacy. We will continue w orking w ith the Forum to prom ote an d expand p rogram s relating to inform ation literacy. O ne recom m endation from the W hite H ouse Conference on Library an d Inform ation Services calls for the p resid en t an d Congress to establish a Na- 660 / C&RL News Message from the President tional Coalition for Information Literacy. The Coalition will de­ velop a strategic plan for the general development of information literacy skills. Such a coalition would include schools, libraries, government, labor and industry, parents, and the public at large. Much still remains to be done as we continue to work with other sectors of the education community to expand and develop programs relating to information literacy. Join us as we build on the activities of the past year and continue promoting information literacy. I have found it rewarding and stimulating to be ACRL's president and to work with so many talented and enthusiastic academic and research librarians. I wish to thank the many individuals who helped make my presidency such a positive experience. The association staff is excellent and without them the many important ACRL activities could not continue. Members and staff working together have contributed their time and ener­ gies to making ACRL a very successful organization. It has been an honor and a pleasure to work with you as president. ACRL M embership S tatistics ACRU/ Aug. 1991 Aug. 1990 %increase Sections Personal Organization Special Total Totals decrease ACRL 9,534 1,116 43 10693 10639 .5% AAS 402 83 1 486 482 .8% AFAS 178 13 2 193 0 ANSS 484 96 1 581 596 -2.5% ARTS 763 117 7 887 862 2.9% BIS 3,681 483 5 4,169 4,072 2.3% CJCLS 826 262 11 1,099 1,100 -0.9% CLS 1,832 356 20 2,208 2,177 1.4% EBSS 1,298 229 8 1,535 1,583 -3.1% ECLSS 230 13 0 243 3 8,000% LPSS 748 118 5 871 888 -1.9% RBMS 1,736 215 4 1,955 1,995 -2% SEES 248 65 2 315 308 2.2% STS 1,602 262 12 1,876 1,926 -2.6 ULS 5,972 373 27 6,372 6,443 1.1% WESS 728 67 4 799 789 1.2% WSS 778 68 33 849 801 5.9% November 1991 / 661 Message from the Vice-President A n n e K. B e a u b ie n V ic e- P r e s id e n t / P r e s id e n t- E lect M y theme for ACRL during 1991-92 is recruiting talented people to the profession. According to research and to the experience of library personnel managers, there is a severe and chronic shortage of applicants for professional positions who have solid training in the sciences and social sciences or who come from racially or ethnically diverse backgrounds. One reason our field is not attracting people w ith these qualifications is the persistent erroneous stereotype of who we are and w hat we do. We all have well- educated acquaintances who do not have the faint­ est idea of how varied and challenging our w ork is or the extent of our responsibilities. This ignorance has, I believe, a direct and negative impact on our profession: talented individuals do not consider librarianship as a career, let alone the m any other Anne K Beaubienareas of information science, because they do not see us in action over time. I w ant to devote m y year as president of ACRL to changing this situation. One w ay I hope to promote a clearer awareness of our abilities is by updating the librarian profiles used by major career aptitude tests. The producers of both the Strong Interest Inventory and the SIGI PLUS career guidance program on CD-ROM have indicated they w ould welcome advice from ACRL about their respective profiles for librarianship. Over the next few months M ary Jane Scherdin of the University of Wisconsin will be con­ ducting research, funded in part by ACRL, to correlate the inter­ ests and personality characteristics of experienced librarians with the items found on standard tests. Dr. Scherdin will also chair the ACRL Task Force on Vocational Interest Inventories that I have established. ACRL is fortunate that the ALA minority intern, Sheila Delacroix, has chosen her assignment in ACRL. I will be working w ith her during the year on an array of recruitment activities. Pamela Cravey of Georgia State University will chair the newly formed ACRL Task Force on Image to look at recruitment issues from the sensitive angle of how we present ourselves profession- 662 / C&RL News M essage from the V ice-P res id en t ally a n d h o w w e a re p o rtra y e d b y o th ers. M y p re sid e n tia l p ro g ra m nex t Ju n e 29 d u rin g A LA in San F rancisco w ill p ro v id e ACRL m e m b e rs w ith th e ch an ce to sh a re id e a s a b o u t re c ru itm e n t w ith key p e o p le in fo u r areas: college c areer co u n selo rs, lib ra ria n s active in su ccessful s ta te w id e re c ru itm e n t n e tw o rk s, facu lty w h o m a k e lib ra ry sch o o l a d m is s io n d e c isio n s, a n d a cad em ic a n d re se a rc h lib ra ry p e rso n n e l officers. O th e r projects I a m in itiatin g are th e c reatio n of a re c ru itm e n t b ro c h u re , sev eral g ra n t a p p lic a ­ tio n s w ith re c ru itm e n t as a focus, a n d a series o f articles o n th a t to p ic in C & RL N ew s. I h a v e also c o llab o rated w ith M a rg a re t M yers of A L A 's Office for L ib rary P e rso n n e l R esources to su b m it a p ro p o s a l for a w o rk s h o p fo cu sin g o n th e lib ra ry a n d in fo rm a tio n science pro fessio n . If th e p ro p o sa l is a p p ro v e d , th e w o rk s h o p w o u ld ta k e place in M arch 1992, p rio r to th e co n v e n tio n of th e A m e ric a n A sso ciatio n fo r C o u n se lin g a n d D e v e lo p m e n t in Balti­ m ore. R ec ru itm e n t of ta le n te d p e o p le to th e p ro fe ssio n relates d ire c tly to P atricia S c h u m a n 's th em e as A LA P re sid e n t, "Y our R ig h t to K now ." S ociety 's o b lig atio n to p ro v id e tim ely , accu rate in fo rm a tio n o n all subjects to all citizens re q u ire s a n e v e r-ex p an d - in g p o o l o f excellent p ro fe ssio n a ls fro m all p e rso n a l a n d intellec­ tu a l b a c k g ro u n d s. R e c ru itm e n t w a s also a to p p rio rity issu e a c c o rd in g to th e m o st re cen t ACRL m e m b e rsh ip su rv ey . T hose a re m y activ ities to d a te as ACRL v ic e -p re sid e n t a n d n o w p re sid e n t. I w elco m e reactio n s to th e m a n d w o u ld like to h e a r su g g e stio n s of o th e r w a y s to im p le m e n t m y th em e. P lease contact m e d ire c tly a t th e U n iv e rsity of M ich ig an L ib rary o r s e n d y o u r id e a s to M a ry G eorge a t P rin c e to n U n iv e rsity w h o ch airs m y P ro g ra m P la n n in g C o m m ittee. O u r re c ru itin g efforts of to d a y w ill yield th e colleag u es a n d le a d e rs w e w ill a d m ire to m o rro w . I a m ea g e r to th in k a n d w o rk w ith y o u to w a rd th a t e n d th ro u g h o u t th e co m in g year. November 1991 / 663 Letter from the Acting Executive Director C a t h l e e n B o u r d o n A c t i n g E x e c u t iv e D ir e c t o r L ast year provided m any challenges for academic librar- ians and ACRL. As the effects of the recession were felt in each state, higher education learned to do w ith less. Academic librarians, always resourceful in lean as well as flush times, struggled w ith the challenges of job freezes, cutbacks, and budget reductions. ACRL shared this challenge w ith you as we faced m any of the same problems. O ur success in meeting these challenges is due to the continuing strength, loy­ alty, and commitment of our nearly 11,000 mem­ bers. Led by your elected representatives, ACRL affirmed the importance of holding national con­ ferences and moved the conference from Phoenix to Salt Lake City (see April C&RL News, p. 254). Scheduled for April 12-14, 1992, the ACRL Sixth Cathleen Bourdon N ational Conference will present over 90 p ro ­ grams on bibliographic instruction, collection man­ agement and control, reader services, technology, cultural diversity, personnel management, and library adm inis­ tration. The ACRL N ational Conference is the only national conference just for you and I hope you will join your colleagues there. The prelim inary program and registration materials will be m ailed to you in November. Three major association activities came to a close in 1990-91. The Historically Black College and University Library Project, funded in part by a grant from the Mellon Foundation, completed its final year w ith an accreditation w orkshop and a statistics project. The Alternative Sources of Revenue for Academic Libraries Project, funded by H.W. Wilson Foundation and directed by the ALA Office for Research, issued its final report. The ACRL Task Force on the White House Confer­ ence advanced the concerns of academic librarians at the July conference. A lthough the White House Conference is over, the ACRL Task Force will continue its efforts in 1991-92 to implement the resolutions of interest to academic librarians. Six continuing education courses and approximately 11 local courses w ere provided to our membership through ACRL chap­ ters and individual libraries. 664 / C&RL News Letter from the Acting Executive Director The y ear brough t a num ber of staff changes. A lthea H. Jenkins, form erly the library director at the S a ra so ta /N e w College C am pus of the U niversity of South Florida, becam e the ACRL executive d irector in July. M ary Ellen Davis w as nam ed the e d ito r/ publisher of C& R L N ew s in February, after serv­ Staff ing for six y ears as A C R L 's d irector of co m m u ­ nications and system s. She replaced George M. t 1-800-545-2433 Eberhart, w ho left in September. C arolyn R. De call us direct at . Bonnett becam e the p ro gram assistant for m em ­ bership and chapters in O ctober, succeeding nkins (start date Alia Al-Taqi. C arolyn previously served as the ), Executive Di­ adm inistrative assistant to the A C R L executive director. M ary Taylor, form erly the com m uni­rdon, Acting Ex­ ector (FY90-91); cations and inform ation services m an ager at cutive Director - O C L C 's Office of R esearch, joined the A C R L staff in July as the A C R L publications p rogram . Davis, Editor & officer. In June, P am Spiegel becam e the assis­ C&RL News - tant editor, and Ted Bales the classified ads lor (start date July m an ager for C& R L N ew s, sharing the job last rogram Officer, held by K aren Christopher. W e said goodbye to s/Standards/Sta­ M attye L. N elson, form erly education officer for A C R L, as she took u p her new duties as the De Bonnett, Pro­ d irector of the A L A Office for Library O utreach ant, Membership/ tions - 2510 Services in July. , Assistant Editor, A lthough the y e a r w as a challenging one, s - 2524 I enjoyed the o pportunity to serve as the ACRL assified Ads Man­ acting executive director. Thanks to y ou r con ­ News – 2513 tinued support, A C R L will continue to be a im, Editorial As­ L News - 2514 strong p artner in higher education. A C R L Call us toll free a ext. XXXX or (312)-280-XXXX ■ Althea H. Je July 1, 1991 rector – 3248 ■ Cathleen Bou ecutive Dir Deputy Exe 2517 ■ Mary Ellen K Publisher, 2511 ■ Mary C. Tay 1, 1991), P Publication tistics - 2515 ■ Carolyn R. gram Assist Chapter Rela ■ Pam Spiegel C&RL New ■ TedBales, Cl ager, C&RL ■ Reginald Pr sistant C&R ■ Patrick Jeanty, Administrative Secretary - 2525 ■ Cynthia Taylor, Administra­ tive Secretary - 2521 ■ Beverley M. Washington, Ad­ ministrative Assistant - 2516 ■ Patricia Sabosik, Editor/Pub­ lisher, Choice, 100 Riverview Center, M iddletow n, CT 06457, (203) 347-6933 Association o f College and Research Libraries (ACRL), A Division o f the American Library Association, 50 East Huron St.,Chicago, IL 60611-2795 November 1991 / 665 The Year in Review G o a l 1 . P r o f e s s io n a l D e v e l o p m e n t . C o n t r i b u t e t o t h e t o t a l p r o f e s ­ s i o n a l D EVELO PM EN T O F ACADEM IC A N D RESEARCH LIBRARIAN S. T he Canadian Studies Discussion Group (Brian Coutts, chair) hosted a special session on Canadian periodical and newspaper indexing. The University Libraries Section (ULS) (Janice 1991 Koyama, chair) formed a new discussion group for PR academic librarians involved in higher education administration. ■ Afro-A LibrariaThe Education and Behavioral Sciences Sec­ “Informtion (EBSS) (Tara Lynn Fulton, chair) Current Black F Topics Discussion Group and the Social W ork / eracy" Social Welfare Committee each met for the first ■ Anthrop time at midyear. ology (A "Folk CThe Personnel Administrators and Staff De­ Modern velopment Officers Discussion Group (Maidel K. mentatio Cason and Marilyn H. Shaver, co-chairs) met a ditions" total of seven times during the year to discuss U Arts (A personnel and staff development issues. "Becomi Our HerA new task force was established on profes­ and the sional development (Meredith Butler, chair) to ■ Asian an take a fresh look at providing continuing educa­ "Inform tion. While this investigation is underway the CE sues in courses will not be offered by ACRL in conjunc­ Asian C ■ Bibliogrtion with Annual Conference. (BIS) The Heads of Reader/Public Services Dis­ “Techno cussion Group (Sylverna Ford, chair) sponsored a to Infor meeting focused on goal setting for public ser­ Implicat vices. graphic I grammiThe Western European Specialists Section ■ College (WESS) (Eva Sartori, chair) has created two dis­ "Staff cussion groups: the Scandinavian Discussion Small & Group and the Romance Languages Discussion Libraries Group. ■ Commu College The College Libraries Section (CLS) (Michael (CJCLS)D. Kathman, chair) established a framework and "Empow developed a grant proposal for a mentoring pro­ Instituti gram for new library directors. mation The Extended Campus Library Services Sec­ Higher tion (ECLSS) (Barton M. Lessin, chair) has uti- SECTION OGRAMS merican Studies n (AFAS) ation Literacy: amilies & Lit­ ology and Soci­ NSS) ultures o f the South: Docu­ n of Living Tra­ RTS) ng Literate with itage: The WPA Arts" d African (AAS) ation Literacy Is­ the African & ontext" aphic Instruction logy as a Barrier mation Literacy: ion for Biblio­ nstruction Pro­ ng" Libraries (CLS) Development in Medium-Sized " nity and Junior Libraries ering Students: onalizing Infor­ Literacy in Education" 666 / C &RL News The Year in R eview lized its first year to establish a foundation for successful growth, program m ing, and information sharing. The Publications Com m ittee (Pam ela Snelson, chair) estab­ lished an ad hoc task force to review section newsletters. d Behavioral The R e se a rc h C o m m itte e (C h a rle s T. SS) Townley, chair) initiated a pilot project linking tudy Skills: beginning researchers w ith m entors through hool to Col­ BITNET. ce" Three preconferences were offered: "Pre­tical Sciences paring for Professional Education and Regional g the Public: A ccreditation" sponsored by the Historically Literacy for Black College & University Project Planning Com­ al Issues" mittee (HBCU) (Beverly P. Lynch, chair); "C ul­ and Manu­ tural Diversity & Higher Education" sponsored S) Editing by the Bibliographic Instruction Section (BIS) ibraries" (Betsy W ilson, chair); "Keeping the Facts in A r­ Technology tifacts: Conserving the Physical Evidence of Spe­ cial Collections Materials and Its Im pact on Re­ cientific Lit­ search" sponsored by the Rare Books and M anu­cation: Can et the Chal­ scripts Section (RBMS) (Daniel H. Traister, chair). Programs (cont.) ■ Education an Sciences (EB "Teaching S The High Sc lege Experien ■ Law and Poli (LPSS) "Empowerin Information Environment ■ Rare Books scripts (RBM "Scholarly Projects in L ■ Science and (STS) "Promoting S eracy & Edu Libraries Me lenge?" ■ Slavic and East European (SEES) "Perestroika, Glasnost & the Library World" ■ University Libraries (ULS) !‘Libraries on the Shores of Lake Atlantic: Diverse Ap­ proaches - Common Is­ sues" ■ Western European Special­ ists (WESS) “European Unification 1992: Impact on Informa­ tion & Libraries" ■ Women's Studies (WSS) "Women's Studies & Eth­ nic Diversity: Transform­ ing Competition into Coa­ lition" November 1991 / 667 The Year in Review G oal 2. E n hancing S ervice C apability. E n h a n c e t h e c a p a b il it y o f ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRAR­ IES TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF USERS. T he Performance Measures for Academic Libraries Dis­cussion Group (Mignon Adams, chair) J held its first meeting with a very inter­ ested audience of about fifty members. AW ARD WINNERS, 1991 A ■ cademic or Research Li­ b r a r ia n o f th e Y ear Award (donated by Baker & Taylor Books) Richard De Gennaro, the Roy E. Larsen Librarian of Harvard College. ■ D o ctora l D issertation F ellow ship (donated by the Institute for Scientific Information) Kamala Balaraman, Uni­ versity of Hawaii, Inter­ disciplinary Doctoral Pro­ gram in Communications and Information Science. ■ K.G. Saur Award fo rB est C&RL Article "The Electronic Revolution in Libraries: Microfilm Deja Vu" an article by Su­ san A. Cady appearing in the July 1990 issue o f C&RL. M■ iriam Dudley B iblio­ graphic Instruction Li­ brarian o f the Year Carla Stoffle, university li­ brarian, University of Ari­ zona. The Anthropology and Sociology Section (ANSS) (Cheryl C. Kugler, chair) initiated the Anthropology Librarians' Discussion Group to consider issues of acquiring, controlling, a n d /o r accessing anthropological material. The Undergraduate Librarians Discussion Group (UGLI) (Paula Walker, chair) published a statistical report on 26 undergraduate libraries in North America. The Women's Studies Section (WSS) (Patricia A. Kreitz, chair) held a well-attended discussion section on information literacy from a feminist perspective. The Extended Campus Library Services Dis­ cussion Group (Virginia Witucke, chair) shared ideas for providing service to off-campus faculty. The Western European Specialists Section (WESS) (Eva Sartori, chair) is participating in a study of acquisitions of foreign materials by U.S. libraries. The College Libraries Section Standards Committee (David B. Walch, chair) surveyed over 300 college libraries to elicit information regard­ ing their implementation of the 1986 Standards. A partial revision to the Standards was recom ­ mended. The Afro-American Studies Librarians Sec­ tion (AFAS) (Clarence E. Chisholm, chair) is con­ ducting a study of indexing terms used by the standard indexing services (online and CD-ROM as well as print) to identify individuals, topics, and issues of concern to those seeking information on African Americans and others of African descent in periodical publications. This research 668 / C&RL News The Year in Review will docum ent historical patterns and identify current trends which m ay need to be addressed in providing access to the periodical literature. The Law and Political Science Section (LPSS) (Marta Lange, chair) continued efforts to work e Kyes Leab closely with publishers of major law and political l J. L e a b science indexes, reviewing those indexes and pro­o o k P rices x h ib it io n viding feedback to the publishers for im prove­ w ards ments. The Section published its first such review :" S te p h e n of A Current Bibliography o f African A ffairs in the fe in Letters," LPSS News. he Houghton The Slavic and East European Section (SEES) ard Univer­ (Tanja Lorkovic, chair) Autom ation and Biblio­ The Face of graphic Control Committee (Janet C rayne, chair) G alileo to distributed a survey on rem ote access to Slavic ered by the collections. All collections listed in the m ost recent ibrary, Kan­ edition of International D irectory o f Librarians and souri : "Fifteenth Library Specialists in the Slavic and East European n Woodcuts Field will be included in the findings. Biblioteca The Racial and Ethnic Diversity Committee venna," sub­ (Susana A. Hinojosa, chair) submitted a prelimi­ he Thomas nary report on the survey of ACRL units identify­ook Library, Toronto ing plans, activities, and program s relating to Mention: racial and ethnic diversity. mfrom Pliny Fee-Based Information Service Centers in om the Uni­ Academ ic Libraries Discussion Group (FISCAL) icago's Spe­ (Helen B. Josephine, chair) members gave testi­s (Division Merton: The m ony at the A LA Intellectual Freedom Comm ittee Contempla­ hearings on fees for library services. Awards (cont.) ■ The K atharin an d D a n ie A m erican B C u rren t E Catalogue A E x p e n s i v e Harvard: A Li submitted by t Library, Harv sity Moderate: " the M oon: Apollo," ent Linda Hall L sas City, Mis Inexpensive Century Italia from the Classense, Re m itted by t Fisher Rare B University of Honorable "Encyclopedis to Borges," fr versity o f Ch cial Collection I); ,“Thomas Poet and the tive Life," entered by the Rare Book and Manuscript Library in the Butler Li­ brary, Columbia Univer­ sity, and Northwestern University Library's "Why Is This Night Different? Passover Haggadot from the Stephen P. Durchslag Collection"(Division II); “On the Edge o f the War Zone: Women Writers and World War I," submitted by McFarlin Library's De- November 1991 / 669 The Year in Review G oal 3. A dvocacy and L ia iso n. P r o m o t e a n d s p e a k f o r t h e INTERESTS OF ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRARIANSHIP. T he Bibliographic Instruction Section (BIS) (Betsy Wil­son, chair) with the Association for Library and Infor- mation Science Education sponsored a joint forum on library education for bibliographic instruction. EBSS is represented on the Access ERIC Awards (cont.) partment of Special Collec­ tions at the University of Tulsa (Division III). ■ Martinus N ijhoff Inter­ national West European Specialist Study Grant Nancy S. Reinhardt, rare books cataloger/bibliogra- pher at Harvard Univer­ sity ■ Com m unity C o lleg e L earn in g R e sou rces Achievement Awards Leadership: James O. Wallace, retired director of Learning Resources at San Antonio College Program Development: Jimmie Anne Nourse, head o f library services, and Rudy Widman, director of learning resources, at the Indian River Community College in Fort Pierce, Florida ■ ACRL/ALCTS/LAM A/ LITA Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award Donald E. Riggs, dean of the University Library and professor of information and library studies at the University of Michigan board; they have begun reviewing information literacy wording in teacher accreditation stan­ dards; the Ad Hoc Legislation Committee has been involved in ACRL and ALA discussions on the NREN (National Research and Education Net­ work). The White House Conference on Library & Inform ation Services Task Force (WHCLIS) (Patricia A. Wand, chair) wrote a position paper, "A cad em ic Libraries: A Source of N ational Strength," and continued a monthly column for C&RL News. The Professional Liaison Committee (Melvin R. George, chair) provided grants to six ACRL members to make presentations at the confer­ ences of four other professional associations. The G overnm ent Relations Com m ittee (Hiram Davis, chair) inaugurated the Legislative Network this year in a joint effort with the Chap­ ters Council (Vicki Montavon, chair). The Law and Political Sciences Section (LPSS) established liaisons to ACRL WESS and the Spe­ cial Libraries Association Social Sciences Divi­ sion. Some 23 Slavic and East European Section (SEES) members attended the International Slavic Librarians' Conference in Cambridge, England, and met with 113 colleagues from 18 countries. The Task Force on Faculty Advisory Committee Orientation Material (Florence Doksansky, chair) published a final report, "Checklist for Development of Faculty Advisory Committee Ori­ entation Materials" (C&RL News, October 1991, p. 582). 670 / C &KL News The Year in Review G o a l 4 . R ese a r c h & P u b lic a t io n . P r o m o t e s t u d y , r e s e a r c h , a n d p u b l i c a t i o n r e l e v a n t t o a c a d e m i c a n d r e s e a r c h l i b r a r i a n s h i p . T he Audiovisual Comm ittee (Richard N. Shaw, chair) published A udiovisual P olicies in College Libraries in the College Libraries Section CLIPN otes series. The Australian Studies Discussion Group (M urray S. M ar­ tin, chair) has taken responsibility for Australia and N ew Zealand in the joint A C R L /M L A bibli­urnals ography project. The FISCA L Directory o f Fee-Based Inform a­ ew journal tion Services in Libraries w as compiled and pub­ Eleven is­ lished. year (July/ The Task Force on Alternative Sources of mbined). Research Li­ Revenue in Academ ic Libraries (Anne Beaubien, chair) published a survey report, "Alternative journal of Sources of Revenue for Academ ic Libraries/' with bimonthly the A LA Office of Research. The H. W. Wilson year. Foundation funded this study. (See C&RL New s, Research Li­ s October 1991, pp. 573-576.) ews maga­ Rare Books & M anuscripts Librarianship (Alice RL. Eleven Schreyer, editor) will be indexed in Library Litera­ year (July/ ture and the M LA International Bibliography begin­ mbined). ning with issues bearing the 1991 imprint date. and Manu­ rarianship The N ew Publications Advisory Committee of theory (Damaris Schmitt, chair) published two brochures ce covering connected to the information literacy theme: "In­ of special formation Literacy: Critical Skills for a Changing s librarian­ W orld," and "Evaluating Information: A Basic issues per Checklist." The Com m ittee also selected two indi­ viduals— John F. Kennedy and Zora N eal H urst­ on— and inspirational quotations from their w rit­ ings to be represented in the Great Minds poster series published by A L A Graphics. College and Research Libraries (C&RL) (Gloriana St. Clair, editor) has increased the number of articles by and about minority librarians, college librarians, and college libraries. A CRL Jo ■ Choice Book revi of ACRL. sues per August co ■ College & braries Official ACRL. Six issues per ■ College & braries New Official n zine of AC issues per August co ■ Rare Books scripts Lib A journal and practi all aspects collection ship. Two year. November 1991 / 671 The Year in Review Choice The year was one of transition and scaledown for Choice. Files were designed for the reveiws database and the reviewer profiles in the STAR publishing system. The pilot project making Choice reviews available online through site licenses with CARL and Carnegie-Mellon has been well re­ ceived and a panel discussion on this project was held at ALA's Annual Conference in Atlanta. Subscription fulfillment for the magazine and the reviews on cards was transferred to ALA's Subscriptions Department; Choice staff was reduced by one. The Choice Advertising Department as­ sumed responsibility for selling space advertis­ ing for six of ALA's divison journals in addition to the selling responsibilities they already have for Choice, Booklist, and Booklinks. The supplement to the 10th edition of the Guide to Reference Books neared completion. Ap­ proximately 85% of the planned 4,500 annotated entries were received, edited, and entered into the Guide database. Publication is planned for the ACRL National Conference; electronic products will be available. Planning for the next edition of Books for College Libraries began. The Choice Editorial Board increased by two members and assumed edito­ rial oversight for the publication. The Choice Editorial Board (Connie K. McCarthy, chair) approved publication of the WESS annual list of recommended foreign lan­ guage titles in Choice. New Titles from ACRL in 1991 ■ ACRL/Historically Black Colleges & Universities Library Statistics, 1988-89, compiled by Robert E. Molyneux ■ Audiovisual Policies in College Libraries (Clip Note 14), compiled by Kristine Brancolini ■ Genre Terms: A Thesau­ rus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing (2nded.) pre­ pared by the Bibliographic Standards Committee of the Rare Books and Manu­ scripts Section ■ Read This First: An Owner's Guide to the New Model Statement of Objectives for Academic Bibliographic Instruction, Carolyn Dusenbury, Monica Fusich, Kathleen Kenny, Beth Woodard, eds. ■ Recruiting the Academic Library Director, Ruth J. Person and Sharon ]. Rogers. Offered as a com­ panion to The Search Com­ mittee Handbook: A Guide to Recruiting Ad­ ministrators (AAHE) ■ College & Research Li­ braries and College & Re­ search Libraries News, Index for Volumes 41-50 (1980-1989), compiled by Eldon W. Tamblyn 672 / C &RL News ACRL Board of Directors, 1990-91 Back row: Evan Ira Farber, Cathleen Bourdon, Shelley E. Phipps, Rochelle Sager, Larry L. Hardesty, Barbara J. Wittkopf, Peter P. Malanchuk. Front row: Leslie A. Manning, Eileen Dubin, Anne K. Beaubien, Barbara J. Ford, William A. Moffett, Karin E. Begg. A C R L Board of Directors, 1990-91 ■ P residen t: Barbara J. Ford, Virginia Commonwealth Uìiiversity ■ V ice-P resident/P resident-E lect: Anne K. Beaubien, University o f Michigan ■ P ast-P resid en t: William A. Moffett, Huntington Library ■ B udget & F inance C om m ittee C hair: Leslie A. Manning, University o f Colorado at Colorado Springs ■ A cting E xecutive D irector (ex -o fficio): Cathleen Bourdon, ACRL /ALA ■ ACRL C oun cilor: Rochelle Sager, Fashion Institute o f Technology Directors-at-Large: ■ Karin E. Begg, Boston College ■ Eileen Dubin, Case Western Reserve University ■ Evan Ira Farber, Earlham College ■ Larry L. Hardesty, Eckerd College ■ Peter P. Malanchuk, University o f Florida ■ Shelley E. Phipps, University o f Arizona ■ Barbara J. Wittkopf, Louisiana State University November 1991 / 673 Financial Report L e s l ie A . M a n n in g B u d g e t a n d F in a n c e C o m m it t e e C h a ir T he 1991 fiscal year ended with a slightly larger deficit than we planned. Of the $102,101 deficit, nearly $64,000 _________was for expenses for the ACRL Sixth National Confer­ ence in Salt Lake City. We expect to recover the full amount when we receive the conference registra­ tion and exhibit fees. The remainder of the deficit was for the continuing education programs and C&RL News. Despite the larger than expected deficit, ACRL's financial position remains strong. ACRL maintains a reserve equal to 40 percent of the average expenditures from the past three years. At the end of this fiscal year our "Operating Fund Balance" stood at $414,485. This is just slightly under our mandated reserve of $421,000. ACRL currently administers three award endowments: Hugh Atkinson Memorial, Oberly, Leslie A. Manning and the Leab. At the end of this fiscal year the three endowments totaled $80,275. The ACRL Board of Directors voted this year to establish two new endowments: one to support ACRL programs and the other to support Choice activities. The ALA Executive Board will vote this fall on our request to establish the endowments. Interest earned on endowments is retained by ACRL, where as interest earned on our $400,000 plus reserve is returned to ALA. The accompanying table shows our revenue and expenses in four major categories: Membership Dues/Services, Publications, Educational Programs, and Funded Projects. Membership Dues/Services Revenue from dues was only slightly below the budget level. Not only has the number of personal members remained steady, the number of organizational members increased slightly. The money from your dues goes to support all of the programs listed under "Membership activities" on the expense side of the table. Although we only received $357,493 from dues, we spent $407,878 on membership services. Much of the difference was 674 / C &RL News F in a n c ia l R ep o rt needed for C & R L N ew s. O ur reven ue from classified advertising in C & R L N ew s w as dow n 30 p ercent. A s acad em ic libraries across the cou n try w ere forced to freeze or elim inate positions, the n um ber of classified ads, and subsequently our revenue, w as red u ced . W e w ere able to use our reserve to cushion the loss this year. Publications C hoice, the p rem ier review ing tool for acad em ic libraries enjoyed another successful year. A lthough C & R L experienced a decline in p ro d u ct advertising (as did C & R L N ew s), it m aintained its strong subscriber base. A lthough the revenue from book sales w as right on target, the actu al num ber of titles sold w as less than last year. Education The continuing education courses ran in the red again as they h ave since they began in the early 1980s. A t the ad vice of the Budget and Finance C om m ittee, the A C R L Board of D irectors v oted to discontinue offering these continuing education courses p r io r to th e A L A A n n u a l C o n fe re n ce . Of th e th re e o th e r preconferences offered this y ear, the R are Books and M anuscripts Section p ro gram earned a sm all surplus, while the Bibliographic Instruction Section p ro gram and the H istorically Black College and U niversity (H BCU ) libraries p ro gram carried sm all losses. Funded projects The M ellon Foundation provided $16,500 to collect statistics from H B C U libraries. The project will be com pleted in 1992. I w ant to thank the m em bers of the Budget and Finance Com m ittee and C athleen Bourdon for their m an y hours of dedi­ cated service. Their efforts, togeth er w ith staff expertise, have kept the association on solid financial ground. November 1991 / 675 Financial Report E x e c u t i v e S u m m a r y 1 9 9 0 - 1 9 9 1 FY 1991 FY 1991 PERCENT FY 1990 SOURCES OF REVENUE BUDGET ACTUAL OF BUDGET ACTUAL Membership dues and other $348,835 $351,172 100.7% $317,388 Other $500 $2,411 482.2% $2,987 Advisory $500 $0 0.0% $1,000 Awards $13,184 $650 4.9% $7,234 Jobline $3,300 $3,260 98.8% $3,349 Subtotal $366,319 $357,493 97.6% $331,958 Publications Choice $1,579,161 $1,530,417 96.9% $1,501,475 C&RL $128,780 $121,451 94.3% $136,620 C&RL News $287,120 $223,323 77.8% $280,772 RBML $20,370 $18,330 90.0% $22,319 FJLS $0 $0 0.0% $3,530 Sec. Newsletters $60 $18 30.0% $82 Nonperiodical Pubs. $82,290 $82,320 100.0% $83,407 BCL $9,550 $12,375 129.6% $24,895 Chapter Topics $0 $0 $0 Subtotal $2,107,331 $1,988,234 94.3% $2,053,100 Education Continuing Ed. $16,550 $17,689 106.9% $25,891 National (89, 92) $0 $0 0.0% ($1,170) Pre-& Postconferences $49,450 $51,405 104.0% $21,730 CJCLS Teleconference $0 $2,385 0.0% $0 RBMS Cambridge, WESS $0 $0 0.0% $56,630 Subtotal $66,000 $71,479 108.3% $103,081 Funded Projects NEH Project A $0 $0 0.0% $0 NEH/HBCU Project $0 $0 0.0% $154 HBCU Statistics $16,500 $9,179 55.6% $0 Subtotal $16,500 $9,179 55.6% $154 TOTAL REVENUE $2,556,150 $2,426,385 94.9% $2,488,293 Choice Revenue $1,579,161 $1,530,417 96.9% $1,501,475 TOTAL REV. W/O CHOICE $976,989 $895,968 91.7% $986,818 6 7 6 /C & R L News Financial R eport FY 1991 FY 1991 PERCENT FY 1990 OBJECT OF EXPENSE BUDGET ACTUAL BUDGET ACTUAL Membership Activities Membership Svcs. $51,320 $40,433 78.8% $40,044 Exec. Comm. & Board $51,390 $66,373 129.2% $77,300 Statistics $3,620 $3,191 88.1% $4,993 Advisory $37,440 $32,130 85.8% $27,352 Standards distrib. $5,830 $4,626 79.3% $5,989 Discussion Groups $4,570 $4,421 96.7% $6,699 Awards $30,581 $15,802 51.7% $13,523 Chapters $48,060 $41,314 86.0% $51,215 Committees $50,100 $50,685 101.2% $81,212 Sections $45,030 $43,490 96.6% $60,838 Jobline $4,940 $4,038 81.7% $2,352 Section Newsletters $32,660 $33,575 102.8% $33,281 Chapter Topics $4,760 $4,523 95.0% $2,290 C&RLNews subsidy $0 $63,277 0.0% $0 Subtotal $370,301 $407,878 110.1% $407,088 Special Projects, Internal Funding Output Measures $2,350 $1,855 78.9% $15,858 Special Grants Fund $14,550 $11,138 76.5% $6,977 Subtotal $16,900 $12,993 76.9% $22,835 Publications Choice $1,641,461 $1,559,766 95.0% $1,408,416 C&RL $130,250 $112,751 86.6% $108,045 C&RL News $292,380 $223,323 76.4% $259,962 RBML $20,580 $23,672 115.0% $11,272 FJLS $0 $0 0.0% $6,329 Nonperiodical Pubs. $48,690 $39,024 80.1% $40,208 BCL $2,930 $2,955 100.9% $982 Subtotal $2,136,291 $1,961,491 91.8% $1,835,214 Education Continuing Ed. $51,830 $49,955 96.4% $75,984 National (89, 92) $55,160 $63,584 115.3% $15,991 Pre-& PostConferences $47,340 $52,237 110.3% $35,291 CJCLS Teleconference $0 $0 0.0% $0 RBMS Cambridge, WESS $0 $0 0.0% $46,627 Subtotal $154,330 $165,776 107.4% $173,893 Funded Projects NEH Project A $0 $0 0.0% $0 NEH/HBCU Project $0 $0 0.0% $154 HBCU Statistics $19,960 $9,697 48.6% $0 Subtotal $19,960 $9,697 48.6% $154 TOTAL EXPENSES $2,697,782 $2,557,835 94.8% $2,439,184 Choice Expenses $1,641,461 $1,559,766 95.0% $1,408,416 TOTAL EXP. W/O CHOICE $1,056,321 $998,069 94.5% $1,030,768 NET ($79,332) ($102,101) ($43,950) Operating fund balance $516,479 $516,586 1991 net ($102,101) Ending fund balance $414,485 Endowment fund balance $67,783 $67,783 1991 net $12,492 Ending fund balance $80,275