ACRL College & Research Libraries News

College & Research Libraries News

ACRL executive summary

Professional development

The final reporting for the NEH Humanities Workshop Project was prepared and submitted to the National Endowment for the Humanities. The new project, for historically black colleges and universities, moved along with applications from participants coming in at month’s end.

Enhancing library service capability

The ACRL office continued to provide advisory services and free distribution of standards.

Advocacy and liaison

Bill Moffett will develop this theme for his presidential year.

A fourth draft of the Accreditation Manual, by Pat Sacks and Sara Lou Whildin, has been sent to ALA Publishing.

Research and publication

A special design will mark the issues in the Fiftieth Anniversary year of College & Research Libraries, beginning in January. Look for the gold covers, discreetly marked “1939-1989.”

Arthuree Wright agreed to chair the Research Committee and is eager to settle on a clearer mission for the Committee by the 1989 Annual Conference in Dallas. At Midwinter, the Committee discussed the work of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Library Programs in the area of research, Charles Martell’s “Research Perspective” editorial in C&RL, and possible new directions for themselves.

Jo An Segal visited the Choice offices, which have been recently automated. Choice will host an awards ceremony in honor of the publication of Rooks for College Libraries, 3d ed., and the automation of their magazine’s production. The first tape version of Rooks for College Libraries has been sold.

Strategic management directions

The major activity of the month was preparing the 1990 Operating Plan and Budget. Staff also brainstormed on work reorganization, hoping to improve both the quality of service and worklife at ACRL. — Jo An S. Segal. ■ ■