ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries J u ly /A u g u s t 1 9 9 7 / 4 6 1 N ew s f r o m the f i e l d Exemplary user education materials on the Web The Emerging Technologies in Instruction Committee of ACRL’s Instruction Section, in conjunction with the Coa­ lition for Networked Infor­ mation, is sponsoring a Web site that identifies exemplary user education and training materials supporting the use of the Internet and other net­ w o r k e d in f o rm a tio n r e ­ sources. The primary goal of the project is to pro­ vide a common focal point for librarians and others involved in the instruction and delivery of networked information to display and share model instructional materials specifically de­ signed for the selection and evaluation of in­ formation in a networked environment. Mate­ rials selected for inclusion on the site will be considered the professional standard. O f particular interest to the committee are materials that demonstrate innovative and cre­ ative use of technology in instruction and those that successfully integrate the selection and evaluation o f b o th print and electronic re­ sources. Visit h ttp ://w w w .cw ru .ed u /o rg s/cn i/b ase/ acrlcni.html to review examples of projects cur­ rently on the Web. For submission information go to: h ttp ://w w w .c w ru .e d u /o rg s/c n i/b a s e / callfor. html#guidelines. C ontact Keith M organ, NCSU Libraries (kamorgan@unity.ncsu.edu) for further infor­ mation. An expanded history of the project is accessible on the Emerging Technologies Web p a g e at: h ttp : / / w w w . l i b . n c s u .e d u / s t a f f / kam organ/etech.html. Fun Run raises dollars for libraries Runners and walkers raised $3,000 for the li­ braries at the University of Tennessee, Knox­ ville (UT) by participating in the “Love Your Libraries” Fun Run held in March. The event attracted several hundred participants—some from out of state. The UT Men’s Athletics pro­ gram matched the Fun Run money raised bring­ ing the total contributed to $6,000. Participants in this event received a T-shirt and a one-year membership in the UT Library Friends. M ary Ellen Davis AAMES listserv moves The listserv of ACRL’s Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Section (AAMES) is n ow hosted by RLG and the m od­ erator is John Eilts of RLG. The purpose of the listserv is to increase communica­ tions am ong area studies li­ brarians and nonsubsribers may post messages. To sub­ scribe to the ACRL-AAMES listserv se n d th e m essage “S u b scrib e ACRL-AAMES your nam e” to listproc@lists. rlg .o rg . T he a d d re s s o f th e list is ACRL- AAMES@lists.rlg.org. Call for papers for "Living the Future II" conference The University of Arizona Library is soliciting proposals for a presentation or poster session for “Living the Future II: Organizational Changes for Success” to be held April 21-24, 1998, in Tucson. “Living the Future II” is a follow-up to the 1996 “Living the Future” conference w here more than 150 participants learned of Arizona’s experience with organizational change. University o f Tennessee dean o f libraries Paula Kaufman accepts a check for the Fun Run proceeds. L to r: UT Graduate Student Association officers Adam Hofeler and Dawn Duncan, Kaufman, and Gus Manning (UT men's athletics). http://www.cwru.edu/orgs/cni/base/ http://www.cwru.edu/orgs/cni/base/ mailto:kamorgan@unity.ncsu.edu http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/staff/ rlg.org mailto:ACRL-AAMES@lists.rlg.org mailto:ACRL-AAMES@lists.rlg.org 4 6 2 /C & R L N ew s This second conference will provide a fo­ rum in w hich information providers from all types of learning organizations can present their vision and experiences in preparing for the future and share innovative changes for suc­ cess in their institutions. A panel o f national referees will evaluate presentation proposals focusing on the conference them es of organi­ zational change and continuous learning. Pro­ posals are d u e September 15, 1997. Visit the “Living the Future II” conference W eb site at Join Jenkins's delegation to South Africa This N ovem ber Althea Jenkins, ACRL executive director, will lead a delegation of college and research librarians to South Af­ rica. ACRL mem bers are invited and encour­ aged to join the delegation. There is no bet­ ter time than now to visit South Africa to learn more about the changes that are tak­ ing place not only in academic libraries, but also in South African society. The delegation will travel to Johannes­ burg, Kruger National Park, and Capetown from N ovember 3-15, 1997. Team members will have an opportunity to share informa­ tion with their counterparts, identify com­ m on areas of concern within the field, and learn from each other during a series of in­ formal discussions, meetings, and site vis­ its. Not only will the delegation have an opportunity to visit a variety o f academic libraries, but mem bers will also experience the cultural aspects o f South Africa. The program is being coordinated by the C itizen A m b as sad o r P ro g ram (CAP) o f People to P eople International, an organi­ zation founded by President Eisenhower in 1956. Eisenhower's vision was that private citizens, reaching out in friendship to the p eople of other nations, could m ake a sig­ nificant contribution to world peace. To­ day, President Eisenhower’s vision is car­ r ie d o u t th r o u g h c itiz e n a m b a s s a d o r professional exchanges such as this one to 50 countries around the world. If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity and receiving a com ­ plete schedule of activities, please contact Jenifer Priest at CAP at (800) 669-7882, ext. 479 or e-mail: jeniferp@ambassadors.com. h ttp ://w w w . lib rary . a riz o n a . e d u /c o n fe re n c e / ltf2.htm for a full description of the conference, call for papers information, and proposal form. ACRL puts out books on cultural diversity and publishing D ocum enting Cultural Diversity in the Resur­ g e n t A m e r ic a n South, e d ite d by M argaret D itte m o re a n d F red H ay, h a s b e e n p u b ­ lis h e d b y ACRL. A docum entation o f the rich cultural heritage of th e A m erican South, the b ook is based on eight case studies d e­ livered at two Annual Conference program s o f ACRL’s A nthropol­ ogy and Sociology Sec­ tion. Part I includes dis­ cu ssio n s o f research into various form s o f docum entation o f Southern folk culture such as recorded music, oral history, film, and archi­ val research. Part II looks at the considerable cultural diversity that exists in the state of Loui­ siana, including efforts to docum ent accomplish­ m ents o f Afro-Louisiana w om en, the Isleno community of St. Bernard Parish, the Creoles o f New Orleans, an d the Cajuns. The 128-page D ocum enting Cultural Diversity (ISBN 0-8389- 7897-5) is available for $21.00; ACRL members $17.50. InPrint: Publishing Opportunities f o r College Librarians, edited by Lynn W. Livingston, ad­ dresses publishing o p ­ portunities for aspir­ ing writers at all levels. InPrint lists journals in library an d inform a­ tio n scien ce, h ig h er education, co m p u ter technology, and other related areas and in­ cludes such relevant information as accep­ tan ce rate, resp o n se time, preferred article length, an d w hether the publication is refereed. A brief description of the editorial policy, topics covered, style, and audience is included along with contact infor­ mation for each publication. A bibliography and index are included. InPrint (ISBN 0-8389-7896- 7; 117p.) is available for $18.50; ACRL mem­ bers $16.00. mailto:jeniferp@ambassadors.com J u ly /A u g u s t 1 9 9 7 / 4 6 3 Lazerow research on catalo g in g needs Ed. note: Here is a brief report on research funded by ACRL’s 1996 Samuel Lazerow Fel­ lowship Award. How useful are data in catalog records? Thanks to the Samuel Lazerow Fellowship Award, we investigated the value graduate students at the University of Florida (UF) place on different parts of the bibliographic record. In January 1997 we sent a survey to a ran­ dom sample of UF graduate students asking them to respond to statements about the use­ fulness o f parts o f catalog records for all types of library materials and the usefulness of in­ formation describing Internet resources. The survey was com pleted by 453 students. Preliminary analysis of average responses shows strong levels of agreem ent with the usefulness of primary author/editor and title in catalog records. They disagreed with the usefulness of information about illustrations and physical size. They also indicated agree­ ment with the usefulness of additional au­ th o rs/editors, place o f publication, publisher, d ate o f p u blication, pagination, co n ten ts notes, summary n o te /abstract, references, in­ dex, series title, assigned subject terms, re­ lated works, and standard numbers. Regarding Internet resources, they strongly agreed with the usefulness of primary author/ editor/creator, title, Internet address, and sum­ mary n o te /abstract. They also agreed with the usefulness of additional authors/editors, place o f publication/origin, publisher/distributor/ corporate sponsor, date of creation/publica­ Both titles may be ordered from ACRL by calling (800) 545-2433, press 7, or fax an order to (312) 836-9958. N e w York Public Library main reading room closes Beginning July 14, the Main Reading Room of the New York Public Library will be closed to the public through February 1999 for structural repairs and upgrades in service and technol­ ogy. Interim spaces will be m ade available b e­ ginning July 15 so that service to the public can continue. The interim reading room will be located in Gottesman Hall; the Public Cata­ log Room and reference materials will move to room 121; and com puter access, online refer­ tion, date of most recent update, designation of edition/version/issue, size of file, graphics, recom m ended software for access/dow nload­ ing, system requirements, note on level of in­ formation provided, frequency of issue/revi- sion, access limits, assigned subject terms, related works, and standard numbers. We also solicited responses to general state­ ments regarding their use of the library’s re­ sources and Internet access. Our students vary considerably in their areas of study and in their responses to our questions. Average responses indicate agreement that the catalog and library indexes are useful, and that it is useful that materials on each subject are shelved together and authors are indexed with cross references. There w as agreem ent that Internet access has becom e a significant m ethod to obtain infor­ mation needed in their studies and that it is useful to have Internet resources listed and linkable through the library catalog. However, the students disagreed that the library has as­ sisted them in using information through the Internet and that they have used Internet re­ sources they found out about through the li­ brary catalog. We plan to publish a fuller report of this research and feel that this study has increased out understanding of what some of our users want from the library catalog. We hope it will lead to definitive research toward optimizing description o f all types of information for all users.—Jim m ie Lundgren a n d Betsy Simpson, University o f Florida ences, and databases will be in rooms 119 and 120. Details about the interim spaces are avail­ able at http://w w w .nypl.org/adm in/pro/press/ releases.html. Cornell and Iceland to create Icelandic Digital Library Cornell University Library is starting a three- year project with the National and University Library o f Iceland to create the Icelandic Na­ tional Digital Library, a first-of-its-kind electronic repository with selected materials from Cornell’s Fiske Icelandic Collection, the National and Uni­ versity Library of Iceland, and Iceland’s Árni Magnússon Institute. The project is m ade pos­ sible by a $600,000 grant from the Andrew W. http://www.nypl.org/admin/pro/press/ 4 6 4 /C & R L N ew s M e rc a n tile L ib ra ry form s p a rtn e rs h ip w ith U n iv e rs ity o f M isso u ri-S t. Louis The St. Louis Mercantile Library has an nounced a partnership with the University o Missouri (UM)-St. Louis that w ould greatly in crease public access, use, and visibility, as wel as ensure the preservation of the Mercantile historic collections and art treasures. The Mercantile Library and all of its col lections will move to the UM-St. Louis cam pus within the next two years. The Mercan tile will be housed as a distinct entity in wing o f the Thomas Jefferson Library, th cam pus’ main library. U nder the partnership agreement, UM-St Louis will: • renovate a 40,000-square-foot, two-stor addition to the main library to h o u se th Mercantile’s collections; • acquire additional research materials t update and build the core collections o f th Mercantile; • provide electronic conversion for th Mercantile’s catalog records, giving access t its collections via UM's integrated online li brary system and w orldwide via the Internet • provide technological and fiscal su p p o r t fo r p r e s e r v a tio n a n d u s e o f th Mercantile’s collection; • establish a Center for Transportatio Studies, which will have close ties with th ­ f ­ l ’s ­ ­ ­ a e . y e o e e o ­ ; ­ e n e The Mercantile Library’s current reading room as it appeare at the turn o f the century. The art collections o f the old buildin w ill be m oved into new quarters at UM-St. Louis. Mercantile’s extensive Barriger Collection in rail­ ways and Pott Collection in inland waterways; • link the collections and cam pus aca­ dem ic program s through faculty incentives and fellowships in areas o f study w hich rely on the Mercantile’s collections, particularly through increased support for the existing UM- St. Louis Center for the Humanities and the Center for Transportation Studies. In addition, UM-St. Louis plans to establish up to tw o en ­ dow ed professorships in areas related to the collections, using assets transferred from the association. Founded 150 years ago, the Mercantile Li­ brary was the first library established west of the Mississippi and is the oldest cultural insti­ tution in St. Louis. It has b een seeking o p ­ portunities to realize its vision of increasing use w hile preserving collections for about three years. “After an extensive strategic planning ef­ fort, our board determ ined the best way to achieve our vision was through a partnership with another local educational or cultural in­ stitution,” said Ruth Bryant, president of the Board. “After months of research and careful consideration, w e selected UM-St. Louis be­ cause it provided us with the greatest number of opportunities to increase use and preserva­ tion of our collection.” UM-St. Louis chancellor Blanche M. Touhill said, “As a historian and researcher, 1 have a deep love and respect for the Mercantile Library and its treasures.” In a related move, the cur­ re n t ex e cu tiv e d ire c to r an d chief librarian o f the Mercan­ tile Library, John Hoover, has b een nam ed associate director o f libraries for special collec­ tions and director o f the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University o f Missouri-St. Louis. All other Mercantile Library em ­ ployees have also becom e em ­ d ployees o f UM-St. Louis.—John g Hoover, M e rc a n tile Library, a n d Joan Rapp, UM-St. Louis J u ly /A u g u s t 1 9 9 7 / 4 6 5 Mellon Foundation and grants from Iceland’s Ministry of Culture and Edu­ catio n an d th e Ice lan d ic R esearch Council. Project costs will total $1.3 million over the three years. “SagaNet,” as the project is called, will contain high-quality digital images of the full texts of Icelandic sagas, a unique genre of historical and fictional narrative that draws its them es from Nordic mythology, the lives of Norwe­ gian kings, the adventures of settler families in Iceland, and romances of continental Europe’s age of chivalry. The digital library will also include rel­ evant critical studies w ritten before 1900. Users will be able to search the digital images in either English or Ice­ landic. Cornell will convert approxi­ mately 750 printed books into digital form, while the Icelandic libraries will c o n v e rt ab o u t 380,000 m a n u scrip t pages. Amelia Earhart is pictured here as she prepared for her around-the-world flight in 1937 aboard a Lockheed Electra. This year marks the 1OOth anniversary o f her birth as w ell as the 6Oth anniversary o f her flight. The scarf she is wearing was on board the space shuttle Discovery on its April 1990 flight. This photo is part o f the Earhart Collection in the Purdue University Library Special Collections Department. After nearly a year o f renovations, Columbia Universit recently opened its new Music and Arts Library, w hic more than doubled the library's space and seating. y h tyi rsevin U aib mulo C ,orieni P eoJ t:iderc otoh P H. Thomas Hickerson, director of Cornell’s Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections and o f the Cornell Digital Access Coalition, said, “If successful, SagaNet will be a model to test the economic viability of national digital libraries with international audiences and to illustrate the potential that these technologies offer for changing the processes and costs of research.” Columbia University opens new Musk and Arts Library Columbia University recently o pened its new Music and Arts Library after nearly a year of renovations, w hich m ore than d o u b led the library’s physical space and seating capacity and added viewing and seminar rooms. The library, w hich contains a research collection on music history, theory, and ethnomusicology—ranking it in the first tier of academic libraries through­ out the country—is outfitted with audio and visual equipm ent that can accommodate a va­ riety o f media. State-of-the-art technologies al­ low the library to be integrated into the ex­ panding Columbia Digital Library Project, which enables students and faculty at library w orksta­ tions to hear music delivered over the campus network from a remote server. A reception cel­ ebrating the opening of the library included a performance by students studying through the Barnard-Columbia-Julliard exchange program, a reading of poems, and a jazz performance. Items from the library’s collections w ere on display. ■ 4 6 6 /C & R L N ew s