ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


786 / C&/RL N e w s ■ Se p te m b e r 2001

In th en ews

I am delighted to b e  acting as C&RL N ew s 
editor until a permanent replacem ent c an  b e 
appointed. During my many years as an aca­
demic librarian, m ost recently as deputy di­
rector o f the University o f Notre Dam e Li­
braries, C&RL N ew s consistently provided me 
with both information and stimulation. It is a 
pleasure to b e  a small part o f  this valuable 
publication.

During her presidential term, Mary Reichel 
has chosen the concep t o f  the learning com ­
munity as a fitting exp ression o f  ACRL goals 
(page 818). Learning implies an em phasis o n 
outcomes, and this them e is developed in 
Amos Lakos’s report from the American As­
sociation o f Higher Education Assessment F o­
rum (page 830). His description o f  library- 
sponsored programs at the forum illustrate 
the active participation o f  libraries in the “as­
sessment culture.”

Another aspect o f  community involves col­
laboration. Provost David Shulenburger o f

the University o f  Kansas discusses the rela­
tionship o f  faculty evaluation practices to the 
accessibility and affordability o f quality schol­
arly w ork, a critical issue for both librarians 
and faculty (page 808).

R eichel regards ACRL as an exem plary 
learning community in pursuit o f  excellence. 
Learn from accounts o f  ACRL’s programs at 
the ALA Annual C onference (page 793), and 
select from program cassettes (page 795). We 
urge you to  recognize exce lle n ce by  nomi­
nating candidates for the variety o f  ACRL 
awards described o n  page 822.

Librarians are also m em bers o f  the larger 
community and m anagers o f  resources. In 
“Greening Our Libraries” (page 825), Kathleen 
Rickert offers suggestions on how  w e can 
fulfill those responsibilities in an environm en­
tally responsible way.

— Maureen Gleason 
A ctin g e d it o r  

mgleason@ala.org

mailto:mgleason@ala.org