ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries O ctober 1989 / 837 ACRL seeks volunteers for committees The Association needs yo u r help to achieve its goals and objectives. W o u ld you like to v o lu n te e r fo r a p p o in t­ m e n t to an A C R L sta n d in g c o m m itte e or editorial bo ard ? Are you in te re s te d in bein g consid­ e r e d fo r a p p o in tm e n t to a se c tio n c o m m itte e ? I f th e an sw e r is yes to any o f th e s e q u e stio n s, h e re is w h a t y ou n e e d to do. ACRL committees A C R L has 23 sta n d in g c o m m itte e s to w h ich a p p o in tm e n ts m a y b e m ade: • A cadem ic L ibrary Statistics C o m m itte e ; • A cadem ic o r R e se a rc h L ib ra ria n o f th e Year A w ard C o m m ittee; • A cadem ic Status C o m m ittee; • A p p o in tm e n ts a n d N om inations C o m m itte e ; • A C R L /A E C T Jo in t C o m m itte e ; • Audiovisual C om m ittee; • B u d g e t a n d F in a n c e C o m m itte e ; • C o n fe re n c e P ro g ram P lan n in g C o m m itte e ; • C o n stitu tio n a n d Bylaws C o m m itte e ; • C opyright C om m ittee; • D o c to ra l D is s e rta tio n F e llo w sh ip C o m m it­ tee; • K.G. S aur A w ard fo r B est C & R L A rticle; • Legislation C om m ittee; • M e m b e rsh ip C om m ittee; • N ational C o n fe re n c e C o m m ittee; • P lanning C om m ittee; • Professional Association Liaison C o m m itte e ; • Professional E d u c a tio n C om m ittee; • Publications C om m ittee; • R esearch C om m ittee; • Sam uel L azerow Fellow ship C o m m itte e ; • S tan d ard s a n d A ccreditation C o m m itte e . To le a rn a b o u t th e areas o f re s p o n s ib ility cov­ e re d by th e s e co m m ittee s, see th e ALA H a n d b o o k o f O rganization 1 989-90. W h e n se le c te d vacancies o c c u r on A C R L s ta n d ­ ing c o m m itte e s , th e A p p o in tm e n ts a n d N o m in a ­ tio n s C o m m itte e re c o m m e n d s to th e p r e s id e n t­ e le c t o f A C R L th e na m e s o f m e m b e rs w h o m ig h t fill th e v acancies. T h e p r e s id e n t- e le c t m akes th e final a p p o in tm e n ts . I f you are in te r e s te d in be in g c o n s id e re d fo r an a p p o in tm e n t to a n A C R L c o m ­ m itte e , you s h o u ld c o m p le te th e A C R L C o m m it­ te e V o lu n te e r F o rm th a t is in c lu d e d in this issue o f C & R L N e w s a n d m ail it to P at Rom , c h a ir o f th e A p p o in tm e n ts a n d N o m in atio n s C o m m itte e , b e ­ fo re D e c e m b e r 15,1989. ACRL section officers A C R L has 15 sections (th e ir n a m e s a re listed la te r in th is a rticle ). You will fin d a d e s c rip tio n of th e ir areas o f resp o n sib ility in th e ALA H a n d b o o k o f O rganization. T h e c h a ir-e le c t o f a se c tio n a p p o in ts th e c h a ir a n d m e m b e rs o f all se c tio n c o m m itte e s w h e n sc h e d u le d vacancies on th e s e co m m ittee s occur. I f you w ould like to b e c o n sid e red for a p p o in tm e n t as ch a ir or m e m b e r o f a section co m m ittee, fill o u t th e A C R L C o m m itte e V o lu n te e r F o r m a n d m ail it to th e c h a ir-e le c t o f th e a p p ro p ria te se ctio n (see “P e o p le to C o n ta c t” below ) b e fo re D e c e m b e r 15, 1989. ACRL COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER FORM I f you are in te re s te d in serving on an ACRL I f you w ould like to serve on an AC RL section standing com m ittee, please com plete this form and com m ittee, send this form to th e ap p ro p riate sec­ mail it b efore D e c e m b e r 15,1989, to: tion vice-chair/chair-elect before th e ALA Midwin­ te r M eeting. P at R om , D ir e c to r o f L ib rary S e r v ic e s, You m ust be a m em b e r o f th e section to be A ndrew s Library. W ooster. O H 4 4 6 9 1 . considered for appointm ent. October 1989 / 839 Editorial boards A C R L has six ed ito rial boards: • th e Choice E d ito rial Board; • th e College & R esearch L ib ra ries E d ito ria l Board; • th e College & Research Libraries N ew s E d ito ­ rial Board; • th e N on-Serial Publications E ditorial Board; • th e P ublications in L ib ra ria n sh ip E d ito ria l Board; • th e Rare Books & M anuscripts L ibrarianship E ditorial Board. W h e n a vacancy occu rs on an e d ito ria l b o ard , th e e d ito r reco m m en d s th e nam e o f a p erso n to fill th e vacancy. T h e P u b licatio n s C o m m itte e m u st approve th e recom m endation, and th e p resid e n t of A C R L m akes th e ap p o in tm e n t. I f you w ould like to be c o n s id e re d for a p p o in t­ m en t to an editorial board, contact th e editor o f th e ed ito rial b o a rd (see “P eo p le to C o n ta c t” belo w ). R e m e m b e r th a t at any given tim e th e re are only a lim ited n u m b e r o f vacancies on A C R L ’s co m m it­ tee s, sections, a n d ed ito ria l boards. I f at first you d o n ’t su c ce e d in o b tain in g an a p p o in tm e n t, try again. M ake yourself known to com m ittee chairs by sittin g in on m eetings, v o lu n te e rin g to h e lp w ith c o m m itte e p ro je c ts, etc. I f c o m m itte e chairs see th a t you are in te re ste d in th e w ork o f th e ir com m it­ te e s, th e y m ay re c o m m e n d y o u r n a m e to th e a p ­ p ro p ria te ap pointing body w hen a vacancy occurs. People to contact A fro-A m erican Studies L ibrarian Section C hair: C la re n c e E. C hisholm , C ircu la tio n L i­ brarian, O hio University, V ernon R. Alden Library, P ark Place, A thens, O H 45701-2878. A nthropology a n d Sociology Section V ic e -C h air/C h a ir-E lec t: C h e ry l C. K ugler, H e a d o f M o n o g rap h Services, H e a rd L ibrary, V anderbilt U niversity, 419 21st Ave. South, N a sh ­ ville, T N 37240-0007. A r t Section V ic e -C h air/C h a ir-E lec t: Joan D . K unselm an, H ead, F in e Arts L ibraries, 21534 U R L, U niversity o f C alifornia, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1575. A sian a n d A frica n Section V ic e -C h air/C h a ir-E lec t: Jo a n n e M. Z ellers, A rea S pecialist/A frican S ection, L ib ra ry of C o n ­ gress, W ashington, D C 20540. Bibliographic Instruction Section V ice-C hair/C hair-Elect: Betsy W ilson, Assistant D irec to r for U n d erg rad u ate and R esource Sharing L ib raries, U n d e rg ra d u a te L ibrary, 1408 W. G r e ­ gory D rive, U niversity o f Illinois, U rb an a, IL 61801. College Libraries Section V ice-C h air/C hair-E lect: M ichael D. K athm an, D ire c to r o f L ibraries, M edia and A cadem ic C o m ­ p u tin g , Alcuin Library, St. Jo h n ’s U niversity, C o l­ legeville, M N 56321. C o m m u n ity a n d J u n io r College L ibraries Section V ice-C hair/Chair-Elect: Marilyn M. M cD onald, D e a n o f L e a rn in g R eso u rces, F o o th ill C ollege, 12345 E l M onte Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022. E ducation a n d B ehavioral Sciences Section V ic e -C h air/C h a ir-E lec t: T a ra Lynn F u lto n , H e a d o f R e fe re n c e, C u d a h y Library, Loyola U n i­ v ersity o f C hicago, 6525 N. S h e rid a n R oad, C h i­ cago, I L 60626. L a w a n d Political Science Section V ice-C hair/C hair-E lect: M arta A. Lange, H e a d o f R e fe re n c e , N o rth C a ro lin a S tate U niversity L ibraries, Box 7111, Raleigh, N C 27695-7111. Rare Books a n d M anuscripts Librarianship V ic e -C h air/C h a ir-E lec t: D a n ie l H . T ra iste r, Special C ollections, U niversity o f Pennsylvania L ib ra rie s, Van P e lt L ibrary, P h ilad elp h ia, PA 19104-6206. Science a n d Technology Section V ice-C h air/C h air-E lect: C o lleen J. Pow er, C o ­ o rd in a to r o f R egional Services a n d B ibliographic Instruction, M eriam Library, California State U ni­ versity, Chico, CA 95929-0295. Slavic a n d E ast E uropean Section V ice-C hair/C hair-E lect: N ina Shapiro, L eader, Slavic/G erm anicC atalogingT eam , Princeton U ni­ versity, F ire sto n e Library, O ne W ashington Road, P rin ceto n , NJ 08540. W estern E uropean Specialists Section V ice-C hair/C hair-E lect: E v aS artori, Bibliogra­ p h e r fo r M o d e rn L anguages, U niversity o f N e ­ 8 4 0 / C& RL News braska, 217N Love Library, Lincoln, N E 68588- 0410. W o m e n s Studies Section V ice-C h air/C hair-E lect: P atricia A. Kreitz, H ead, G en eral R efe re n c e Services, 208 M ain L i­ brary, U niversity o f C alifornia, B erkeley, CA 94710. Editorial Boards Choice E d ito r: P atricia Sabosik, Choice, 100 Riverview C e n te r, M iddletow n, C T 06457. College & Research Libraries E d ito r: C harles M artell, U niversity L ibrarian, C alifornia State University, 2000 Jed Sm ith Drive, Sacram ento, CA 95819. College & Research Libraries N ew s E d ito r: G eo rg e M. E b e r h a r t, ACRL/ALA, 50 E. H u ro n St., Chicago, IL 6 0 6 1 1 . N on-S erial P u blications E d ito r: M ary E llen Davis, ACRL/ALA, 50 E. H u ro n St., Chicago, IL 60611. Publications in Librarianship E ditor: Jonathan A. Lindsey, C o o rd in a to ro f L ibrary Affairs, Baylor University, W aco, TX 76798. Rare Books & M anuscripts L ib ra ria n sh ip E d i­ tor: Alice D. Schreyer, H ead, Special Collections, U niversity o f D elaw are L ibrary, N ew ark, D E 19717. ■ ■ SPICE programs in Nebraska By Gail Egbers L ibrary Instruction Coordinator University o f Nebraska-Lincoln and Joan Giesecke Associate Dean o f Libraries University o f Nebraska-Lincoln Minority high school students in a university setting. T h e U niversity o f N ebraska at Lincoln (U N L ) h e ld its second annual S P IC E (S um m er P re-C ollege In stru c tio n a n d C a re e r E xperience) program in June 1989. T hew eek-long p rogram , c o o rd in a te d by th e u n iversity’s M ulti- C ultural Affairs Office, is designed to pro m o te th e value o f h ig h er e d u catio n to te n th - a n d e lev en th - grade racial m inority stu d en ts in N ebraska by giv­ ing th e m a sense o f w hat a college e d u c atio n in ­ volves. It is also d esigned to provide inform ation a b o u t c a re e r o p p o rtu n itie s in th e various disci­ plines. This y ear th e libraries jo in e d w ith eight o th e r colleges, four d e p a rtm e n ts, and two vice- c h a n ce llo r’s offices at U N L to provide program s and w orkshops for th e stu d en ts. In 1988 stu d e n ts w ho w ould be e n te rin g th e te n th grad e a tte n d e d th e S P IC E program . In 1989, th ese same students w ere in vited along w ith a new g ro u p o f te n th graders. T h e sixty-one stu d e n ts in 1989 w ere di­ vided into two groups by grade. E ach group in ­ c lu d ed an equal mix o f racial m in o ritie s, as well as an equal n u m b e r o f m ales and fem ales. T hese N eb rask a stu d e n ts cam e from a w ide v ariety of backgrounds. Som e w e re from O m aha and L in ­ coln, w hile others w ere from rural areas. T hey also had d ifferen t levels o f academ ic achievem ent and school involvement. P lan n in g for th e p rogram began in F e b ru a ry 1989. C am pus-w ide S P IC E m eetin g s w ere held m onthly w ith th e rep re sen ta tiv e s o f each college involved in th e program . E ach college o r d e p a rt­ m en t could choose to co n d u ct e ith e r a th re e -h o u r