ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 5 0 0 / C&RL News ACRL Board of Directors’ actions, July 1 9 9 6 Highlights o f the ACRL Board’s Annual Conference meetings During th e 1996 ALA Annual C onference in New York City the ACRL B oard o f D irec­ tors to o k the follow ing actions: ACRL governance V o ted to a p p r o v e t h e n e w P r o f e s s io n a l D evelopm ent C omm ittee charge: to prom ote th e professional com petence, grow th, an d d e ­ v elo p m en t o f academ ic librarians through the education process. V oted to e sta b lis h tw o sep arate c o m m itte e s to carry o u t th e division’s ap p o in tm e n t an d nom ination functions. V oted to a p p ro v e th e r e v is e d c o n stitu tio n . [The B oard will address an d m ake any changes d eem e d necessary to th e revised constitution, th en vote o n any su b seq u en t changes at the 1997 M idwinter M eeting in W ashington, D.C. If the changes are ap p ro v ed a seco n d time, the constitution, alo n g w ith any ch anges to th e bylaw s, will b e placed o n th e spring 1997 bal­ lot for a m em bership vote.] V oted to a p p ro v e a p p o in tin g , fo r a on e-y ea r term, Maxine R eneker as the n ew ACRL C oun­ cilor to fill the position vacated by Lee Hisle, w h o w as elected ACRL v ice-p resid en t/p resi- dent-elect in th e 1996 ALA elections. V oted to ap p ro v e th e ECLSS B ylaw s ch a n g e. V oted to a p p r o v e criteria fo r m a k in g a p ­ pointm ents to th e N ew Publications Advisory Comm ittee. V o ted to a p p r o v e a r e s o lu tio n h o n o r in g G loriana St. Clair u p o n com pletion o f six years as editor o f C&RL. V oted to a p p ro v e th e re v ise d c h a rg e fo r th e Im age E nhancem ent Com m ittee w ith language ad d e d to include w o rk in the area o f recruit­ m en t to the profession an d th e com m ittee’s li­ aison role to the ALA R ecruitm ent Assembly. V o ted to a p p r o v e th e c o m m itt e e ’s n a m e ch an g e from Im age E nhancem ent to Profes­ sional E nhancem ent. V oted to a p p ro v e th e re v ise d ch a rg e fo r th e International Relations Committee. V oted to e sta b lis h a ta sk fo r c e to d e v e lo p a proposal o n providing funding su p p o rt to ACRL units o ther than chapters. ACRL Strategic Plan V oted to a p p r o v e th e p o lic ie s fo r im p le ­ m entation of th e Strategic Plan an d a process for m aking changes to th e plan. V oted to a p p ro v e th e m o d ific a tio n to th e Strategic Plan reco m m en d ed by th e Publica­ tions C omm ittee that adds D irection 1.5 un d er Goal 1: “1.5. ACRL will prom ote study, research, a n d publications relevant to academ ic an d re­ search librarianship.” V oted to a p p ro v e th e C riteria fo r M easur­ ing Success o f the Strategic Plan, req u ested that th e docum ent be publicized to the m em ber­ ship o f th e association, that input b e sought, an d that ACRL m ove forw ard w ith a n im ple­ m entation plan. Chapters V oted to a p p r o v e a p p o in t m e n t o f a task force consisting o f m em bers from th e ACRL B oard an d the B udget an d Finance Committee, an d four m em bers from C hapters C ouncil to revise th e existing ACRL C hapter Relations and Benefits docum ents to identify incentives for rew arding chapters and involving ACRL national m em bers in local activities. 5 0 2 /C & R L News ACRL B oard 1 9 9 5 –9 6 (1 to r): H e le n H. S p a ld in g , A lth e a J e n k in s , L inda M uroi, B e rn a rd F radkin, F ra n ces M aloy, M ary R e ic h e l, V icto ria M o n ta v o n , Patricia S e n n B r eiv ik , C arol P feiffe r, W. Lee H isle, J ill F atzer, W illia m M iller, a n d S u sa n M artin. Professional developm ent V oted to a p p r o v e D etro it as th e s ite fo r th e 1999 ACRL N ational C onference, April 9– 12, 1999. V oted to a p p r o v e te n p ro g ra m p r o p o s a ls from ACRL units for 1997 ALA A nnual C onfer­ en ce Programs. Financial actions V oted to ap p ro v e th e P u rp o se S tatem en t fo r use of th e ACRL E ndow m ent incom e. V o te d to a p p r o v e th e r e c o m m e n d e d i n ­ creases in basic services funding to sections for 1997 an d to provide sections w ith tw o sets o f m ailing labels annually. V oted to a p p ro v e a llo ca tin g th e u n a llo c a te d FY1997 initiative funds to im plem ent “Training the T rainer” program s at th e 1997 M idwinter M eeting a n d A nnual C onference as a follow- u p to the 1996 L eadership Program. V oted u p o n r e c o m m e n d a tio n o f th e B ud­ get an d Finance C omm ittee to ap p ro v e the 1997 ACRL B udget th at will b e am en d e d to reflect the increases in section funding, an d w hich is projected to realize a fund balance d u e to the National C onference projected revenues, an d d o e s n o t include a transfer to th e ACRL e n ­ dow m ent; and voted to approve the 1997 Choice b u d g e t as a deficit b u d g e t that realizes a n o p ­ erating fund balance that includes the m andated op eratin g reserve a n d d o es n o t include a trans­ fer to the Choice endow m ent. G rants V oted to a p p r o v e th e C o m m u n ity In fo rm a ­ tio n O rganization grant pro p o sal an d give staff an d com m ittee m em bers authority to revise the pro p o sal as n e e d e d to suit potential funders an d w o rk w ith th e ALA D evelopm ent Office to secure funding. V oted to a p p r o v e th e EASI g ra n t p r o p o s a l an d give staff an d com m ittee m em bers au th o r­ ity to revise th e p ro p o s a l as n e e d e d to suit potential funders a n d w ork w ith the ALA D e­ velopm ent Office to secure funding. Reports V oted to a c c e p t th e P a r a p r o fe ss io n a ls a n d N onlibrarians in A cadem ic Libraries Task Force rep o rt a n d co m m en d ed th e g ro u p for its w ork. Votes o n individual item s in th e re p o rt that n e e d e d to b e ad d ressed are as follows: 1) V oted to ap p ro v e offering a n aw ard to ACRL chapters to target paraprofessionals an d their concerns in their program s, literature, and Septem ber 19 9 6 / 5 0 3 m em bership drives as p art o f th e funding in th e 1998 Initiative Fund. 2) V oted to ap p ro v e that th e 1999 National C onference Executive Comm ittee, w h e n p re ­ paring th e budget, consider “first tim e” discounts o n co nference registration at ACRL N ational C onferences to en co u rag e th e participation o f p a ra p ro fe ssio n a ls at ACRL N ational C onfer­ ences. 3) V oted to table the follow ing tw o recom ­ m endations an d the rest o f th e Paraprofessional Task Force rep o rt to b e in clu d ed o n a later B oard agenda, conference call, or the fall m eet­ ing: a) Provide travel scholarships to chapters that offer th e greatest n u m b e r o f continuing ed u catio n program s for professionals. b) Flost a n annual m eeting (p erh ap s at ALA M idwinter) o f th e ACRL Paraprofessional Task Force, COLT, an d the ALA Support Staff Inter­ ests R oundtable an d set a n overall strategies a genda w ith definite responsibilities. V oted to a c c e p t th e Standards Study Task Force rep o rt an d co m m en d th e gro u p for its work; a n d voted to establish a short-term task force to develop: 1) a fram ew ork for assessing libraries in term s o f desired cam pus outcom es; 2) prototypes for such assessm ents; an d 3) a process for im plem entation o f an as­ sessm ent w ith tim efram es for com pletion. It w as also agreed that th e task force w ould give attention to w ork do n e previously by ACRL m em bers o n o u tp u t m easures. V oted to a p p r o v e ACRL’s p a r tic ip a tio n in th e Institutional Priorities an d Faculty Reward Projects a n d establish a task force consisting of five m em bers w ith representation from all types of academ ic institutions an d o n e rep resen ta­ tive from the Professional E nhancem ent Com­ m ittee to dev elo p m odel statem ents a p p ro p ri­ ate to librarians. R eceiv ed th e C ertifica tio n T ask F orce r e ­ port, th an k ed a n d dism issed its m em bers, an d w en t o n record expressing interest in partici­ pating w ith ALA in the d evelopm ent o f a post- MLS recognition program should it decide to develop one. Standards and guidelines V oted to ad op t th e ACRL “G u id elin es fo r U n­ dergraduate Libraries.” V oted to a p p r o v e th e r e v is e d “G u id elin es for Instruction Program s.” ■ ACRL B oard 9 6 –9 7 (1 to r): A lth e a J e n k in s , Linda M uroi, B e rn a rd F rad kin , F ra n ces M aloy, M ary R e ic h e l, V icto ria M o n ta v o n , P atricia S e n n B r eiv ik , C arol P feiffe r, W. Lee H isle, J ill Fatzer, W illia m M iller, a n d M a x in e R en ek er. 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