ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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Bylaw s o f the W om en’s Studies Section

A C R L ’s newest section.

E d i t o r ’s note: These bylaws were approved by 

the A C R L  Board o f Directors at their meeting on 
January 20, 1987.

A rtic le  I . N a m e

Section 1. The nam e of this organization shall be 
the W om en’s Studies Section of the Association of 
College and Research Libraries, a division of the 
American L ibrary Association.

A rtic le  I I . P u rp o s e

Section 1. This section shall represent librarians 
and others who specialize or are otherwise profes­
sionally involved in the cross-disciplinary field of 
W om en’s Studies. It may cooperate w ith other pro­
fessional groups in regard to those aspects of library 
an d  in fo rm a tio n  services th a t re q u ire  special 
knowledge of W om en’s Studies.

Section 2. The W om en’s Studies Section has spe­
cific responsibilities:

a) To discuss, prom ote, and support W om en’s 
Studies collections and services in academic and re­
search libraries;

b) To foster the development of bibliographic in­
s tru c tio n , liaiso n  w ith  fa c u lty , an d  d a ta b a se  
searching in this cross-disciplinary field;

c) To encourage cooperative collection develop­
m ent of and access to W om en’s Studies materials;

d) To foster cooperation among W om en’s Stud­
ies librarians, scholars, students, and publishers;

e) To work w ith other ALA groups to prom ote 
library and inform ation services to women.

A rtic le  I I I .  M e m b e rs h ip

Section 1. Any member of the Association of Col­
lege and Research Libraries may elect membership 
in the W om en’s Studies Section. Every member has 
the right to vote and is eligible to hold office.

A rtic le  IV . O ffic e rs

Section 1. Officers. Elective officers of this Sec­
tion shall be a chair, a vice-chair/chair-elect, the 
im m ediate past chair, a recorder, and a member- 
at-large, who shall be a representative to the Exec­
utive Com mittee who acts on behalf of the m em ­
bership.

Section 2. Terms. All officers shall serve for a 
term  of one year w hich ends at the adjournm ent of 
the annual meeting.

Section 3. Vacancies. In case of a vacancy in the 
office of chair, the vice-chair/chair-elect shall suc­
ceed to the office of chair and shall continue in th at 
office until the expiration of the term  for which 
s/he was originally elected to serve as chair.

A vacancy in the office of vice-chair/chair-elect 
shall be filled by election. In case of a vacancy in 
the offices of recorder or m em ber-at-large, a re­
placem ent will be appointed by the chair.

In case of vacancies in both the offices of chair 
and vice-chair/chair-elect, the m em ber-at-large 
shall act as chair until the next election.

A rtic le  V . M e e tin g s

Section 1. Annual Meetings. The Section shall 
hold an annual business meeting at the time and 
place of the Annual Conference of the American 
Library Association.

Section 2. Q uorum . Members of the Section 
present at an annual meeting shall constitute a quo­
rum.

A rtic le  V I. E x e c u tiv e  C o m m itte e

Section 1. Composition. The Executive Com­
m ittee shall consist of the officers and, ex-officio 
w ithout vote, the chairs of standing committees.

Section 2. Powers and Duties. The Executive 
Com mittee shall conduct the business of the Sec-



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tio n  d u rin g  th e  p erio d  b etw een  a n n u a l Section 
meetings.

Section 3. Meetings. R egular meetings of th e Ex­
ecutive C om m ittee shall be held at the tim e and 
place of the A nnual an d  M idw inter Conferences of 
the A m erican L ib rary  Association. Special m eet­
ings m ay be called a t th e discretion of th e chair

Section 4. Q uorum . A m ajority of m em bers shall 
constitute a quorum  a t any m eeting of th e Execu­
tive C om m ittee.

Article VII. Committees
Section 1. Standing C om m ittees. Standing com ­

m ittees to consider m atters of concern to th e Sec­
tion th a t require continuity of atten tio n  m ay be a u ­
th o riz e d  by th e  Section a t th e  a n n u a l Section 
m eeting. T he size, nam e, purpose, m em bership, 
term s of m em bership, and ch air of a standing com ­
m ittee shall be specified a t the tim e of its a u th o riz a ­
tion. T he vice-chair/chair-elect shall ap p o in t com ­
m itte e  m e m b ers to fill v ac an c ies d u e  to o cc u r 
d u rin g  her/his term  as chair. Unexpected vacancies 
on a com m ittee shall be filled by a special a p p o in t­
m ent m ade by th e chair of th e com m ittee w ith  a p ­
proval of th e chair of th e Section. A standing com ­
m ittee m ay be discontinued by a m ajority vote of 
th e m em bers present an d  voting a t an an n u al Sec­
tion m eeting.

Section 2. Special C om m ittees. Special or ad hoc 
com m ittees m ay be authorized as needed by th e 
Executive C om m ittee of th e Section.

Article VIII. Nominations and Elections
Section 1. N om inations. T he vice-chair/chair- 

elect of th e Section, w ith  th e approval of th e chair, 
shall ap p o in t a N om inating C om m ittee of a t least 
th ree personal m em bers of th e Section. This com ­
m ittee shall choose a slate of at least tw o candidates 
for each office of th e Section. A dditional n o m in a­
tions m ay be m ade by petitions signed by no few er 
th a n  five Section m em bers. All nom inees m ust be

m em bers in good standing of th e Section an d  m ust 
consent to candidacy in w riting. All nom inations 
shall be filed w ith  both th e Executive D irector of 
ACRL an d  th e recorder of th e Section w ith in  th e 
deadlines prescribed by ACRL.

Involvem ent in or com m itm ent to th e acquisi­
tion, organization, or use of W om en’s Studies in ­
form ation sources should be considered in selecting 
nom inees for office.

Section 2. E lectio n s. E lec tio n s sh all be c o n ­
ducted by m ail ballot in accordance w ith  th e p ro ­
cedures an d  deadlines established by th e A m erican 
L ib rary  Association. F or each office, th e ca n d id ate 
receiving a p lu rality  of votes cast shall be elected, 
an d  the results reported to th e Executive D irector 
of ACRL. In  case of a tie vote, th e successful ca n d i­
d ate shall be determ ined by lot.

Article IX. Amendments
Section 1. Proposals. A m endm ents to these By­

laws m ay be proposed in w ritin g  to th e m em b er­
ship of th e Section by th e Executive C om m ittee, a 
com m ittee appointed specifically for th e purpose, 
or by any five m em bers of th e Section. Proposals 
shall be filed  w ith  th e  re c o rd e r a t le ast th re e  
m onths before final consideration.

Section 2. N otification. T he recorder w ill a r­
range publication of th e proposed am endm ents not 
less th a n  one m onth before final consideration.

Section 3. Voting. A p lu rality  vote of th e m em ­
bers present an d  voting a t an an n u al m eeting or 
casting ballots in a m ail vote shall carry a proposed 
am endm ent.

Article X. General Provisions
Section 1. W herever these Bylaws m ake no spe­

cific provisions, th e organization of an d  procedures 
in th e Section shall correspond to those set fo rth  in 
the ACRL C onstitution an d  Bylaws.

S e c tio n  2. T h e se  B y law s a n d  a m e n d m e n ts  
thereto shall take effect upon approval. ■  ■

Revised Section Newsletter Policy

T he follow ing policy regarding ACRL section 
new sletters w as passed by th e ACRL B oard of D i­
rectors on Ja n u a ry  20, 1987, p en d in g  co m m en t 
from  th e sections. This rescinds th e previous policy 
approved in Ja n u a ry  1985.

1. T he ow nership statem ent for section new slet­
ters will be designed such th a t it will include th e 
nam e of th e section, nam e of th e division (ACRL), 
ALA, an d  other essential elem ents as described in 
“ALA Periodicals: Essential E lem ents,” an ALA 
P u b lic a tio n s C o m m itte e  d o c u m e n t of Ju ly  10, 
1982.

2. E ach section publishing a new sletter will p ro ­

vide a w ritte n  rep o rt to th e Publications C o m m it­
tee a t A nnual Conference.

3. E ach section m ay expect to receive fun d in g  for 
either tw o new sletters a year of 8 pages each, or one 
new sletter a year of up to 16 pages.

4. Section editors m ay su b m it c a m e ra -re a d y  
copy to ACRL H ead q u arters, according to specifi­
cations p rep ared  by th e ACRL staff. H ead q u arters 
staff will th en  have th e responsibility for getting 
th e  new sletters p rin te d  a n d  m ailed  (first class) 
w ith in  tw o weeks of receipt of th e cam era-ready 
copy.

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institutions or vendors for p rin tin g  a n d  m ailing. 
T he section new sletter ed ito r’s an n u a l rep o rt w ill 
contain a financial section describing all local ex­
penditures. U nder no circum stances will ACRL 
provide fu n d in g  for p ro d u ctio n  expenses in cu rred  
by an outside institution or vendor th a t exceed the 
level b u dgeted for in-house p ro d u ctio n  or coordi­
nation.

6. E ach  section shall be provided, for each issue 
of its new sletter, a n u m b e r of copies not to exceed 
10 % of th e n u m b e r of m em bers in th e section, at 
no charge, for th e section to distribute at its ow n 
cost an d  discretion.

7. Sections m ay establish a policy on subscrip­

tions to th e ir new sletters. P aid subscription orders 
only will be taken by th e ACRL staff.

8. If a section believes th a t the co n ten t of its 
new sletter requires th a t th e new sletter be m ore ex­
tensive th a n  its allotted 16 pages as outlined in 3 
above, th e section m ay request fu n d in g  for a d d i­
tio n al pages or issues. This special fu n d in g  m ust be 
approved by the ACRL Publications C om m ittee 
an d  m ust be sub m itted  as p a r t of th e section’s n o r­
m al b u d g et request to th e A CR L R udget an d  F i­
nance C om m ittee. Requests for such special fu n d ­
ing m ust specify th e n u m b e r of ad d itio n al pages 
p la n n ed  an d  justify th e need for them .

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News from the field
Acquisitions

• T h e L ib ra ry  of C ongress’s Music D ivision,
W ashington, D .C ., has acquired a m ajor collec­
tion of nearly 400 m usic m anuscripts and papers of 
A m erican b an d m aste r an d  com poser John Philip 
Sousa (1854-1932), th e  gift of Sousa’s grandsons. 
T he m aterials have been on deposit in th e L ib rary  
for m an y  years, a n d  have been indexed and m icro­
film ed. T itles in th e  collection include som e of 
Sousa’s best-know n com positions: Corcoran Ca­
dets; T he H igh School Cadets; K ing Cotton; The 
L ib e rty  Bell; M a n h a tta n  Beach; Nobles o f the M ys­
tic Shrine; O ur Flirtations; a n d  Solid M en to the 
F ront. Also in c lu d e d  are th e  m a n u scrip ts of E l 
C apitan an d  T he B ride Elect, tw o works represent­
ing th e com poser’s co n trib u tio n  to operetta; Sheri­
d a n ’s Ride; a n d  th e suites, The L ast D ays o f P om ­
p eii a n d  D w e lle rs o f th e  W e ste rn  W o rld . T h e  
collection also contains sketchbooks a n d  literary  
item s including Sousa’s auto b io g rap h y  a n d  a semi- 
au tobiographical novel.

• N ew  York U niversity’s T am im en t In stitu te Li-
b rary , N ew  York C ity, has acquired th e archival 
m aterials of G reenw ich House, an im p o rta n t cen­
te r  of so c ia l w e lf a r e  a n d  b e t t e r m e n t  o f th e  
G re e n w ic h  V illa g e c o m m u n ity  since th e  e a rly  
years of th e century. T he m a terial includes p h o to ­
graphs, m inutes from  R oard of D irectors m eetings, 
files a n d  correspondence. In co rp o ra ted  in 1901 as 
th e C ooperative Social S ettlem ent Society of the 
C ity of New  York by M ary K ingsbury Simkovitch 
w ith  Felix A dler, R. F u lto n  C u ttin g , E ugene A. 
P h ilb in , H e n ry  C. P o tte r, Jaco b  Riis a n d  C a rl 
Schurz, G reenw ich House was originally located 
on Jones Street in one of th e  m ost crow ded areas of 
th e low er w est side. It p layed a vital role in th e  im ­

provem ent of th e neighborhood, w orking for b e t­
te r san itatio n , paved streets, child lab o r law s, in ­
creased recreational an d  c u ltu ra l opportunities for 
adults an d  children, slum clearance an d  im proved 
housing, a n d  a m ore responsive city governm ent. 
Follow ing th e  m ove in 1917 to its present location 
on R arrow  Street, G reenw ich House established 
th e first child care facilities for w orking m others. 
T hrough its research studies of living conditions in 
th e V illage, m any conducted by John D ew ey’s So­
cial Research C om m ittee, it m a d e contributions to 
social action, exam ining w age levels an d  th e  sta n ­
d a rd  of living, old age a n d  poverty, an d  housing 
problem s of longshorem en a n d  dock workers. Now 
a historic la n d m ark , G reenw ich House continues 
to sponsor special program s a n d  a range of com m u­
nity activities.

• R utgers U niversity’s A rt L ib rary , New  Bruns-
w ick, N ew  Jersey, recently acquired 850 volumes 
on a r t h isto ry  fro m  a r t h is to ria n , a u th o r  a n d  
teach er H o w ard  H ib b a rd , of C olum bia U niver­
sity. T h e collection consists p rim a rily  of w orks 
dealing w ith  th e Ita lia n  Renaissance an d  B aroque 
A rt, w ith  some m a terial on th e N o rth ern  R enais­
sance. H ib b a rd , a Fellow  of th e A m erican C ouncil 
of L e a rn e d  Societies, is th e  a u th o r of books on 
B ernini, C a ra v ag g io , M ichelangelo, a n d  C arlo  
M oderno. H e is a form er director of th e Society of 
A rchitectural H istorians an d  from  1974-78 was 
chief editor of A r t B ulletin.

• Stanford U niversity’s H oover In stitu tio n  Ar-
chives, C alifornia, has acquired th e papers of Sir 
K arl Popper, in tern atio n ally  acclaim ed philoso­
p h e r of n a tu ra l a n d  social science. Born in V ienna 
in 1902, P opper is th e a u th o r of The O pen Society 
and Its E nem ies (1945) an d  T he P overty o f H istori­
cism, an d  is reg ard ed  as one of th e greatest living