ACRL College & Research Libraries News

College & Research Libraries News

And the winners are …: The official results of the 2002 ACRL elections

Helen H. Spalding

Tyrone H. Cannon

Helen H. Spalding,associate director of libraries at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), is the 65th president of ACRL.

As president, Spalding will preside over the ACRL Board of Directors and ACRL Executive Committee, chair the ACRL Conference Program Planning Committee for the 2003 Annual Conference, and plan ACRL’s major program at the conference. She will work with the ALA president and other division presidents representing ACRL both within and outside of ALA.

“I am humbled and honored to have been elected ACRL President. I have gained so much personally and professionally through ACRL activities and publications, I want to make sure as many members as possible have the same opportunity to participate that I have had.

“In recognition of the changing environments in which we work, which create the need to develop and respond to new relationships and partnerships, I have selected the theme, ‘New Realities, New Relationships,’ for my term.

“The willingness of members to devote their time and talent to new efforts continues to be impressive and guarantees that we will make measurable progress toward increasing the visibility and value of academic and research librarians in the eyes of our users and potential supporters. Developing new and stronger relationships among ACRL units and between ACRL and other organizations also will enable us to learn from each other and mobilize our resources to tackle common challenges.

“The initiatives gaining momentum during the next year are so exciting! New committees and task forces are addressing member priorities, including support for library financial and staff resources, library marketing, and positioning ACRL to be responsive to diverse members in a new future. The Board has established a Scholarly Communications Committee and a part-time visiting program officer position to provide greater support for addressing the costs of scholarly communication. The ACRL/ARL Joint Task Force on Recruitment to the Profession will focus on recruitment to the profession of academic and research librarianship. In addition, I will be proposing an ACRL Spectrum Scholar Mentor Task Force to organize a program to pair each new Spectrum Scholar with an academic or research librarian mentor. Hopefully, once the mentor program is established, mentors also can be paired with other new graduate students in library school.

“The ALA @ Your Library Campaign is focusing this year on the marketing of academic and research libraries and librarians through its first mini-campaign. In tandem with the mini-campaign, the ACRL @ Your Library Task Force is developing key messages and materials to articulate to students, faculty, administrators, donors, legislators, and society at large the unique value that academic and research libraries and librarians provide to higher education, scholarship, economic development, and the preservation of our culture. ACRL members will have access to materials that can be customized on the local level to provide better advocacy for library funding and recruitment of staff, and better marketing of their libraries’ collections and services.

“The ACRL Association of the Future Task Force is taking a fresh look at ACRL and at the changing demographics and environment unfolding in the new century. They are gathering ideas from members and other organizations to better organize and position ACRL for meeting the new needs of members.

“The 2003 year also holds special continuing education and programming opportunities for members. The April ACRL National Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, is scheduling beneficial preconferences and engaging speakers. The June 2003 ALA Annual Conference in Toronto promises new experiences and a more global perspective on the issues we face.

“I look forward to facilitating new relationships, allowing us to gain greater understanding of the new realities in which we live and work, so that we will be able to continue to provide quality library services to those who depend upon us in the future.”

Spalding has been associate director of libraries at UMKC since 1985. Her previous positions included UMKC head of Technical Services (1979-85), head of Serials Records, and head of Serials Cataloging at Iowa State University (1974—79).

Within ACRL, Spalding has served on the Board of Directors Executive Committee (1994—96,1997-01); Budget and Finance Committee (1986-91, 1992-96), chair (1994-96); Colleagues Committee chair (1992-93); Seventh National Conference Contributed Papers Subcommittee (1993-95); Appointments Committee chair (1996-97); ACRL Councilor (1997- 01); and the Tenth National Conference Volunteer Committee (2000-01).

In addition to serving on ALA Council as the ACRL Councilor, Spalding’s service in ALA includes membership on the Budget Analysis and Review Committee (BARC) (1998-02); Library Education Assembly (1986-87); Search Committee for Choice Editor/Publisher (1994- 95); LAMA LOMS Planning and Evaluation of Library Services Committee (1982-86); LAMA PAS Staff Development Committee (1982-86); chair, editor of ATLL4 Newsletter “Staff Development” column (1984—86); LAMA Special Conferences and Programs Committee (1988- 92); LITA Education Committee (1983-87) (Chair, 1985-87); and LITA/CLSI Scholarship Jury (1984-85, 1986-87). Other professional service includes Missouri Library Association committees; OCLC Users Council Vice President (1982-83); and Editorial Boards of Journal of Academic Librarianship 11986-99^) and Portal: Libraries and the Academy (1999- present).

I look forward to facilitating new relationships, allowing us to gain greater understanding of the new realities in which we live and work, so that we will be able to continue to provide quality library services to those who depend upon us in the future.

—Helen H. Spalding

Spalding was selected a Council of Library Resources Academic Library Management Intern (1983-84) and a UCLA Senior Fellow (1989). Her publications have focused on professional development and implementation of automated systems, including: “A Computer- Produced Serials Book Catalog with Automatically Generated Indexes,” LRTS, 1980; “A Queueing Study of Public Catalog Use,” C&RL, 1981 (coauthored); “Involving Faculty and Students in the Selection of a Catalog Alternative,” JAL, 1983 (coauthored); “Recent Developments in Library Technical Services, and the Implications for Access to Scholarly Information,” Issues in Access to Scholarly Information, 1985; “Behind Bars in the Library: Northwestern University Library’s Bar Code Project,” ITAL, 1987 (coauthored); “The Developing Reference Librarian: An Administrative Perspective,” The Ref Libn, 1990; and “Only Change is Constant: Three Librarians Consider What Their Jobs Will Be Like in Five Years,” C&RL News, 1998 (coauthored).

Our association's past and present leadership has strategically positioned us to provide proactive delivery of information and services to faculty, students, and the broader communities that surround our colleges and universities. —Tyrone H. Cannon

Tyrone H. Cannon,dean of university libraries at the University of San Francisco (USF), has been elected vice presìdent/presi- dent-elect of ACRL.

“I am veiy pleased to be elected vice-presi- dent/president-elect of ACRL. As an academic librarian for more than 20 years, I know the significant role our association, through its membership, has played in supporting the important work performed daily by academic librarians and staff in a wide range of scholarly institutions. Our association’s past and present leadership has strategically positioned us to provide proactive delivery of information and services to faculty, students, and the broader communities that surround our colleges and universities.

“As in the past, our 21st-century association should continue to articulate and redefine the very important role that librarians and academic libraries provide to learning communities around the country and abroad. We must strive to recruit the best and the brightest to the profession and work to correlate the diversity of our country with the numbers in our profession.

“I stand on the shoulders of great leaders, such as Dr. Joseph FI. Reason and Louise Giles, and it is a great honor to serve my colleagues in this capacity.”

Cannon has been dean of university libraries at USF since 1995. From 1991 to 1995, he was senior associate university librarian at Boston College, where he also served as head of the reference department (1989-91). Previously, he was head of the social sciences division at Oklahoma State University (1988-89).

Among his ACRL activities are service on the Appointments Committee (2000—01); CHOICE editorial board (1995—99); Nominations Committee (1998); ULS Policy and Planning Committee (1989-92); and the Ninth National Conference Invited Papers Subcommittee (1997-99).

Cannon has been a member of ALA’s Black Caucus since 1981. He has also served ALA on the Standing Council on Minority Concerns and Cultural Diversity (1993-95) and on the Membership Committee (1997-99).

Cannon has also been active at the state and regional level, serving as treasurer of the ACRL New England Board (1995), a member of the ACRL New England Program Planning Committee (1991-92), and a member of the NELINET Reference Advisory Committee (1993-95).

In California, he was on the CAL/PALS Executive Board (1995- 99) and on the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium Executive Board (2001-01). Cannon’s other professional memberships include EDUCAUSE (1995-present); American Association for Higher Education (1998-present); National Association of Social Workers (1975-82,1999- present); and the Academy of Certified Social Workers (1977-82, 1999-present).

Cannon was awarded a Title IIB Fellowship in 1980.

ACRL

Vice President/President-Elect: Tyrone H. Cannon (1027); John Popko (1007).

ACRL Board

Director-at-Large (4-year term): Lynne King (905); Bede Mitchell (986).

Director-at-Large (4-year term): Rita Jones (1,024); Susan Maltese (867).

African-American Studies Libraries (AFAS)

Adoption of proposed bylaws: No (1); Yes| (51) ADOPTED.

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Grace Jackson-Brown (19); Lisa Pillow (33).

Secretary: Joyce K. Thornton (45); Write-in candidate: (0).

Member-at-large (2-year term): Aslaku Berhanu (20); Bennie P. Robinson (32).

Anthropology and Sociology (ANSS)Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: James D. Haug (44); William J. Wheeler (36).

Member-at-large (3-year term): Stephen O. Fowlkes (47); Lynn C. Hattendorf Westney (34).

Arts

Adoption of proposed bylaws: No (1); Yes (98) ADOPTED.

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Elizabeth S. Kerr (46); Edward H. Teague (60).

Asian, African, and Middle Eastern (AAMES)

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: R.N. Sharma (44); Write-in candidate: (0).

College Libraries (CLS)

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Marilyn A. Dunn (166); Susan L. Richards (213).

Secretary: Christopher Martula-Millson (125); Kristin S. Senecal (244).

Member-at-large (2-year term): Rosemary H. Arneson (166); Melinda Dermody (195).

Community and Junior College Libraries (CJCLS)

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Janet S. Key (86); Marianne C. Rough (99).

Secretary: Christine Godin (100); Mary S. Konkel (82).

Distance Learning (DLS)

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Kathleen M. Conely (254); Write-in candidate: (4).

Secretary (2-year term): Joyce V. Rumery (129); Johanna R. Tunon (135).

Member-at-large (2-year term): Nicole M. Campbell (153); Cheryl S. Smith (106).

Education and Behavioral Sciences (EBSS)

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Mary Jane Brustman (69); Scott Walter (94).

Member-at-large (2-year term): Jeannie Kamerman (74); Julie Tharp (84).

Literatures in English (LES)

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Steven Harris (43); Jeanne A. Pavy (37).

Secretary: Todd Seacrist Gilman (19); Sue Hunter (22); Robert S. Means (15); Timothy Shit e (23).

Member-a' irge: Laura Sue Fuderer (45); Susanna Van Sant (35).

Instruction (IS)

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Keith E. Gresham (338); Rebecca Jackson (316).

Secretary: Colleen Bell (322); Alexius Smith Macklin (294).

Member-at-large (3-year term): Elizabeth H. Park (292); Deborah Tenofsky (343).

Law and Political Science (LPSS)

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Madison Mosley Jr. (49); Susan E. Parker (55).

Member-at-large (2-year term): Michael G. Jackson (86); Write-in candidate (1).

Rare Books and Manuscripts (RBMS)Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Margaret F. Nichols (166); Marvin J. Taylor (112).

Member-at-large (3-year term): Isaac Gewirtz (165); Jerry Wager (99).

Science and Technology (STS)

Adoption of proposed bylaws: No (16); Yes (247) ADOPTED.

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Jill Newby (186); Rocco M. Piccinino (80).

Secretary/Publicity Officer-Elect: Victoria S. Mitchell (127); Catherine Soehner (131).

Slavic and East European (SEES)

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Terri Tickle Miller (21); Marek Sroka (19).

Member-at-large: Marta M. Deyrup (17); Inna Gudanets (20).

University Libraries (ULS)

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Bruce Henson (361); Gillian M. McCombs (522).

Member-at-large (3-year term): Navjit Brar (136); Lynn S. Cline (260); Frank Mols (170); Peter G. Watson-Boone (266).

Western European Studies (WESS)

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Katalin Radies (59); Ann Snoeyenbos (44).

Secretary: Candace Y. Miller (55); Louis J. Reith (40).

Member-at-large: Laura Dale Bischof (49); Bryan A. Skib (52).

Women's Studies (WSS)

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect: Laura Micham (51); Sandra A. River (52).

Secretary: Cynthia A. Johnson (43); Martha Henn McCormick (56).

Member-at-large (2-year term): Jennifer R. Gilley (39); Kelly B. Hovendick (58). ■