ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries November 1985 / 557 D ep a rtm en t, O h io S ta te University. D a t e : F rid a y , Ja n u a ry 1 7 , 9 :0 0 a .m .- 5 : 0 0 p .m . F e e : A C R L m em bers; n on-m em bers $135. C E U s : .7 C E U . ■ ■ University Libraries Section news By Shelley Phipps C ha ir, A C R L University Libraries Section ULS activities in 1 9 8 5 - 8 6 . I n an e ffo rt b etter to co m m u n ica te w ith th e m any m em bers o f th e U niversity L ib ra ries S ectio n , the U L S S te e rin g C o m m itte e agreed a t its m eetin g during A nnual C o n feren ce to utilize C b R L N e w s ra th e r th an tax th e resources o f A C R L for an addi­ tio n a l section new sletter. T h e sum m ary o f section activities th a t follow s is b rief; th e ch a ir w elcom es an y questions or responses. S te e rin g C o m m itte e A p p o in tm e n ts. K a r e n Se ib e rt, U niversity o f N orth C a ro lin a , and P a tric ia Sw anson, U niversity o f C h ica g o , h ave been ap ­ p ointed to serve th ree-y ear term s on th e Steerin g C o m m ittee. T h e y jo in J u lia W oods, F lo rid a In te r­ n a tio n a l U niversity; L e o n R an ey, South D a k o ta S ta te U niversity; M urray M a rtin , T u fts U niversity; an d J a n i c e K o y a m a , U n iv ersity o f C a lifo r n ia , B erkeley, as m em b ers-at-large. D o nn a G o eh n er, W estern Illinois U niversity, has been elected vice- chair/ch air-elect, and M a rth a Bo w en , U niversity o f Louisville, has been appointed U L S liaison to th e A C R L B o ard o f D irectors. Section Review C om m ittee. C y n th ia D u n ca n , p ast U L S c h a ir, will b e holding a h earin g during th e A LA M idw in ter M eeting on Sunday, Ja n u a ry 19, from 9 :3 0 to 1 1 :0 0 a .m . T h e h earin g w ill p ro ­ vide th e opportunity for all m em bers to p a rticip a te in settin g the Sectio n ’s objectives and directions for th e com in g years. A re your interests bein g served? A re th ere issues fo r w h ich you th in k th e University L ib ra ries Section should serve as th e forum fo r dis­ cussion? Is th ere w ork to b e done on c erta in n a ­ tio n a l p ro jects o f interest to all university lib raries? Should th ere b e w orking com m ittees w ithin the U niversity L ib ra ries Sectio n ? C o m e and jo in in th e discussion, and help m ake our section responsive to your interests. Standards for University Libraries Review C om ­ m ittee. K ent H end rickson, U niversity o f N ebraska, L in c o ln , has agreed to c h a ir this im p o rtan t c o m ­ m itte e . T h e S ta n d a rd s , approved by A C R L in 1 9 7 9 , w ill be review ed and recom m endations for changes and up dating w ill go to th e S tand ards and A c c r e d ita tio n C o m m itte e fo r re v ie w and u lt i­ m ately to th e A C R L B o a rd for r a tifica tio n . D u rin g th e M id w in ter M eeting th e C o m m itte e w ill hold a h earin g on Sunday, Ja n u a ry 1 9 , from 2 :0 0 to 4 :0 0 p .m . Copies of th e c u rren t Standards are availab le from th e A C R L O ffice a t no ch a rg e for those who wish to p a rticip a te in th e review . T h e y w ere last published in C & R L N e w s, A pril 1 9 7 9 , pp. 1 0 1 -1 0 . K e n t w elcom es any w ritte n co m m en ts, and your presence a t th e hearings w ill h elp th e C o m m ittee d eterm in e th e focus o f th eir review and a sense o f th e co m m u nity’s need for up dating th e Standards. T h e M ission of a n U n d e r g ra d u a te L i b r a r y (Model Statem ent). T h e U L S Steerin g C o m m ittee a cce p ted th e ex cellen t re p o rt su b m itted b y th e C o m m itte e , c h a ire d by T h o m a s F r y , th a t was ch a rg ed w ith rev iew in g and u p d a tin g th e 1 979 A C R L M is s io n o f t h e U n d e r g r a d u a t e L i b r a r y M o d e l S t a t e m e n t , and forw ard ed it to th e A C R L Stand ards and A ccred itatio n C o m m ittee. Anyone 558 / C &R L News w ishing to see th e d ra ft th a t w ill b e subm itted to th e A C R L B o a r d c a n c o n t a c t B a r b a r a S m ith , Pennsylvania S ta te U niversity, U niversity P ark, PA 1 6 8 0 2 . U L S A pplication for A L A G oal A w ard. D espite th e excellen t w ork done b y D o n n a G oeh n er’s co m ­ m itte e, th e U L S proposal to sponsor a p rogram on “P erfo rm a n ce M easures for A cad em ic L ib ra rie s” w as n o t accep ted for an a w ard this y ear. T h e pro­ posal for a P re-C o n feren ce program includ ed dis­ cussion o f “O u tp u t M easures fo r P u b lic L ib ra ries: A M an ual Stand ard izin g P ro ced u res,” and discus­ sions on p erfo rm a n ce m easures for p u b lic and te ch ­ n ica l services in aca d em ic libraries. A C R L Statistics (1 9 8 3 - 1 9 8 4 ): A C om pilation of Statistics from Eighty-Six N on-A R L University L i ­ braries. T han ks to th e efforts o f San d y W h iteley , fo rm erly on th e A C R L sta ff, this useful co m p ila­ tio n w as published in th e Sp ring o f 1 985 and is now a v a ila b le from th e A C R L O ffic e ($ 1 2 fo r m em bers, $ 1 5 for n o n -m em b ers). T h e fu tu re o f this p u b lica ­ tio n , in ten d ed fo r p u b lic a tio n every tw o years, now depends on th e outcom e o f th e n ew Bo ard - appointed C o m m itte e on Statistics, w h ich w ill re­ view th e statistics-gath erin g and p ublishing ro le of A C R L in lig h t o f th e efforts o f th e A ssociation to support th e federally-fu nd ed H E G IS studies. Any thoughts you have a b o u t th e im p o rta n ce o f th e ’86 rep ort and A C R L ’s involvem ent in statistics should b e fow arded to A C R L P resident S h aro n A. H ogan, L ou isia n a S ta te U niversity, B a to n R ouge. F in a l W ords. As c h a ir o f A C R L ’s largest and most diverse section , I find it d ifficu lt to b e ab le to know in tu itiv ely (or ra tio n a lly , fo r th a t m atter) w h a t th e S ectio n ’s agenda should b e. T h e re has been a recen t p ro life ra tio n o f discussion groups th a t h ave seem ed to atten d adequ ately to th e in te r­ ests o f m ost university lib rarian s. T y p e-o f-a ctiv ity sections serve th e specialists’ needs very w ell. T h e Come to Midwinter Je a n P elle tiere, c h a ir o f th e C o llege L ib ra ries S e ctio n , urges all college lib ra ria n s w ho can possibly a tten d th e A L A M id w in ter M eeting in C h ica g o , Ja n u a ry 1 8 -2 3 , 1 9 8 6 , to do so. Som e o f th e issues th a t C L S w ill b e discussing a re real incom e and co m p a ra b le w o rth fo r college li­ b ra ria n s, th e h istory o f th e S e ctio n , o rien tatio n f o r n e w s e c tio n c o m m i t t e e m e m b e r s a n d chairs, a C L S n ew sletter, m em bership re cru it­ m en t, and ch a p ter relations. A schedule o f M id w in ter m eetin g tim es w ill app ear in th e D ecem b er C & R L N e w s . C ollege lib ra ria n s interested in b ecom in g actively in ­ volved in C L S should use th e “A C R L C o m m it­ te e V o lu n te e r F o r m ” in th e O c to b e r C ò - R L N e w s a n d r e tu r n i t to th e C L S V i c e - C h a ir/ C h a ir-E le ct, A rthur H . M ille r J r . , C o l­ lege L ib r a ria n , L a k e Fo rest C o llege, L a k e F o r­ est, I L 6 0 0 4 5 , by D ecem b er 15. ro le o f U L S has g r a v ita te d to w a rd a d d ressin g la rg e r, m ostly adm in istrative issues, as w ell as ta k ­ ing on th e task o f review ing standards and w orking fo r m ore a ctiv e involvem ent in th e g a th erin g and p rom u lgation o f statistics. H as our focus been too n arro w ? Is th ere som ething w e ought to do th a t isn’t b ein g done in a n o th er p a rt o f our A ssociation, o r th a t w e could do b e tte r given th e o ffic ia l struc­ tu re o f th e U niversity L ib ra ries Sectio n ? L e t ’s h ear from you. W rite to m e p ersonally o r atten d th e Sec­ tio n R e v ie w H e a r in g a t M i d w in t e r .— S h e l l e y P h ip p s , C h a i r , U n iv ersity L ib r a r i e s S e c tio n , M a in L i b r a r y A 3 4 9 , U n iv ersity o f A r i z o n a , T u c so n , A Z 8 5 7 2 1 . ■ ■ RBMS Preconference, New York “F in e & L iv ely: T h e Arts in S p ecial C o llec­ tions” w ill b e th e th em e o f A C R L ’s 2 7 th R a re Books and M anuscripts P reco n feren ce, to b e held in N ew Y ork, Ju n e 2 4 - 2 7 , 198 6 . T h e p a ­ pers w ill focus on th e developm ent and use o f special collections in costum e and fash io n , th e fin e arts, th ea tre, d an ce, m usic, and a rc h ite c ­ tu re, as w ell as th e role o f th e a n tiq u a ria n book tra d e in these activities. 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