ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


564 / C&RL News ■  Septem ber 1998

I n  t h e

ACRL’s rich and stimulating array o f pro­
grams at the 1998 ALA Annual Conference 
explored President W. Lee Hisle’s theme of 
values. Bill Gass, keynote speaker at the 
President’s Program, upheld the value o f the 
physical book and decried the emphasis on 
the new technology noting that “the infor­
mation highway has no destination” and that 
“Misinformation Alley” is a better description 
for the Internet.

Part one o f the report o f ACRL programs 
begins on page 569. Part two will be pub­
lished in the October issue.

Although Gass may not be a fan o f the 
Internet, it is playing a bigger role in our 
library collections. Tracey DePellegrin took 
on the task o f visiting the ALA Exhibits and 
shares with us what’s hot in new digital prod­
ucts and services on page 577.

Also from the Annual Conference: find out 
what actions were taken by the ACRL Board 
of Directors (page 582) and check out the 
latest “Internet Resources” column (page 
591), which was first prepared in support of

the ACRL program on refugees, jointly spon­
sored by the Asian, African, and Middle East­
ern Section (AAMES) and the Women’s Stud­
ies Section.

This issue also includes reports o f two 
other conferences— Crimea ’98 (page 596) 
and Information Provision: Politics and Strat­
egy (page 604).

ACRL’s National Conference Committee 
is planning an exciting program for April 8- 
11, 1999. In this issue, Betty Blackman shares 
with us details about the six speakers from 
higher education and librarianship who have 
accepted invitations to speak to us and help 
us focus on critical issues and challenges li­
brarians face as the new millennium ap­
proaches (page 597).

“The Way I See It” column has been ex­
panded to include multiple opinions on top­
ics o f interest. Check out page 601 and find 
out how three librarians see their jobs chang­
ing in five years.

Mary Ellen K. Davis
Editor-in-chief medavis@ala.org