ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries C&RL News March 1998/193■ C o l l e g e & R e s e a r c h L i b r a r i e s ens w ACRL preconferences in D.C. Learn more about advocacy, instruction, or special collections A CRL will host th ree p r e c o n fe re n c e s prior to the ALA Annual C onference in W ashington, D.C. this Ju n e. T he Rare Books & Manuscripts and Instruction Sections’ pre­ con ferences have been previously reported in C&RL News and can b e read in m ore de­ tail there; the issues are indicated in paren­ theses at the end o f each description. D e­ tailed information on each preconference is also available on the ACRL hom ep age at http://www .ala.org/acrl/annconf.html (then select the appropriate preconference). Ques­ tions? Call (80 0 ) 545-2433 ext. 2515. How to register Download a registration form from the ACRL h o m e p a g e at http :/ / w w w .ala.org/ acrl/ annconf.htm l. Mail the com pleted form and payment to ACRL, Name o f Preconference, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 6 0 6 l l , or fax it to (31 2 ) 280-2520. A dvocacy train in g “Advocacy training for academ ic librarians: From ivory towers to halls o f pow er,” will acquaint academic librarians with federal leg­ islative issues and equip them with skills to advocate for their libraries, whether on cam ­ pus, locally, or on the state or federal level. The preconference will begin at 6 :30 p.m. W ednesday even in g, Ju n e 24, 1998, and continue through Thursday, Ju n e 25. “Advocacy is one o f the most powerful skills that academic librarians can learn to prepare for the political and economic environments o f the 21st century. I consider advocacy ex­ pertise and legislative awareness essential com­ ponents o f the academic librarian tool kit,” said ACRL President W. Lee Hisle. Speakers: R o b e r t O a k le y , d ir e c to r, Georgetown University Law Library, will give the keynote address. Oakley frequently tes­ tifie s b e fo r e c o n g re s s io n a l c o m m itte e s. Other speakers include Margo Crist, direc­ tor o f libraries, University o f Massachusetts; Anne Beaubien, head, Cooperative Access Services, University o f M ichigan Library; Laila Van Eyck, assistant director, Federal Re- lations-Higher Education, National Associa­ tion o f State Universities and Land Grant Colleges; Rick Weingarten, senior policy fel­ low, ALA Washington Office; Lynne Brad­ ley, deputy executive director, ALA Wash­ ington Office; Adam Eisgrau, legislative con ­ sul, ALA Washington Office. Librarians will learn about the relation­ ship o f federal legislation to academ ic li­ braries; current legislative issues affecting their libraries; form ulatin g m essag es for C on gress, and te ch n iq u e s for d eliverin g them effectively. O n Thursday afternoon, p reconference registrants will walk to Capi­ tol Hill and deliver their m essages to the staff o f their representatives and senators. Registration is limited to the first 125 participants and the fees are $50 for ACRL m em bers and $75 for non-m em bers. Regis­ trants should com plete the accom panying registration form or download it from the Web. Registrants will receive an issues brief­ ings and a list o f Congressional contacts and b e asked to contact their Congressional of­ fices prior to the preconferences. Questions: C o n tact M ichael G od ow , ACRL, (3 1 2 ) 280-2510; e-m ail: m godow@ ala.org. IS: "Learn in g to Teach" ACRL’s Instruction Section (IS) will offer “Learning to Teach: W orkshops on Instruc­ tion ,” 8:30 a .m .-5 :0 0 p.m., Friday, Ju n e 26, at an ALA C onference facility. Based on the http://www.ala.org/acrl/annconf.html http://www.ala.org/acrl/ 194/C&RL News ■ March 1998 publication o f the sam e nam e, the precon ­ feren ce is a collection o f training modules covering instruction fundam entals to help librarians from a variety o f environm ents improve their teaching. Attendees are en ­ couraged to adapt the w orkshops and use them for training at their ow n institutions. Speakers: Participants will be able to at­ tend four o f these six sessions: “The One- Shot Lecture” (Esther Grassian, UCLA); “Se­ lecting a Teaching Technique” (Trudi Jacobson, SUNY-Albany); “Presentation Skills and Class­ room Management” (Mary Pagliero Popp, In­ diana University); “Developing Effective Li­ brary Assignments” (Christina Woo, UC-Irvine); “Instruction in a Multicultural/Multiracial En­ vironm ent” (Karen Downing, University o f Michigan); and “Evaluation” (Lynn Westbrook, Texas Woman’s University). Registration is $105 for ACRL m em bers, $155 for ALA m em bers, $95 for full-time li­ brary school students, and $220 for nonm em ­ bers. T here will b e a $35 late fe e for those registering after May 15. Questions? Contact Doris Ju i, University o f M iam i a t ( 3 0 5 ) 2 8 4 - 3 9 3 7 ; e - m a i l: djui@umiami.ir.miami.edu ( C&RL News, Jan. 1998, p. 9). RBMS: "G e ttin g Ready fo r the 19th C entury" “Getting Ready for the N ineteenth Century: Strategies and Solutions for Rare B o ok and Special Collections Librarians” is the them e o f the 39th P recon feren ce o f the Rare B ook s and Manuscripts Section o f ACRL to b e held in W ashington, D.C. from Ju n e 2 3 -2 6 , 1998. The preconference will explore strategies and solutions for the acquisition, preserva­ tion, and research use o f published and un­ . mailto:djui@umiami.ir.miami.edu C&RL News March 1998/195■ published materials from the nineteenth cen ­ tury. T hese scholarly materials— often not found within the current purview o f rare b ook repositories, archives, and special col­ lections— present a significant and growing intellectual, financial, physical, and admin­ istrative challenge to librarians, archivists, and scholars. The program includes a diverse array of plenary addresses, seminar sessions, paper presentations, and workshops designed to foster the investigation o f collection devel­ opment, preservation, public service, tech­ nical service, and administrative issues cen ­ tral to the work o f rare book and special- collection librarians and information profes­ sionals. Speakers: Plenary session speakers— in­ cluding Jo h n Cole, Center for the B ook, Li­ b r a r y o f C o n g r e s s ; N a n c y G w in n , Sm ith so n ia n In stitu tio n L ib raries; A lice S c h re y e r, U n iv e rs ity o f C h ic a g o ; P aul Conway, Yale University Library; Sandria Freitag, American Historical Association, and others— will address key issues relating to the development, research use, and preser­ vation o f nineteenth-century materials. Registration is $175 for ACRL members; $210 for nonm em bers. There is a $50 late fee for registrations received after May 15. Questions: Contact William E. Brown, Jr., University o f Miami, (305) 284-3247; e- mail:wbrown@umiami.kmiami.edu. ( C&RLNews‚ November 1997, p. 690.) ■ (Meet the candidates continued from p. 189) Council represents membership. If the coun­ cil is not representing the “will” o f the mem­ bership, then those w ho are in opposition to current policy should run for Council, or not reelect those w ho do not represent their viewpoint. Membership meetings should be held. T h ey are the only forum in w hich m em bers can com m unicate with each other and association leaders on issues o f con ­ cern. The Council’s recent action at Midwin­ ter to schedule m em bership meetings im­ mediately before Executive Board and Coun- cil-information sessions will improve atten­ dance at mem bership meetings. W e’ve entered the national debate on many fronts. Overall, this is good for the association. The issues that ALA is concerned with are becom ing more com plex. T he are­ nas in which ALA is participating are wider. Yet ALA’s structure is adapting well to the increasing demands from the growing influ­ ence o f information technology in society. Focusing on the cogent initiatives in Goal 2000 is the best way for us to strengthen our role in the development o f public policy. To remain focused w e have to increase the w ays in w hich m em bers co m m u n ica te. There is no doubt that electronic com muni­ cation tools will assist us to create strong ties within the library community and among association m em bers. An aggressive out­ reach, bringing in leaders and participants through our members meetings, conferences and programs, will strengthen our voice in the public policy arena. Long: ALA’s growth and com plexity call for creative new initiatives to increase m em­ b er awareness o f the important issues con ­ fronting our profession and to grant them greater input and involvement in the for­ mulation o f policies and programs reflec­ tive o f their priorities and views. In that re­ gard, I believe there are several exam ples that illustrate what good leadership can ac­ complish. President Barbara Ford has pro­ posed greater use o f the Internet to permit more m em bers who are unable to attend ALA con ferences to participate in commit­ tee work, and the ALA Council has waived existing restrictive policies to permit this to be tested. President-Elect Ann Symons has adopted as her goal the developm ent o f a new intellectual freedom statement for the electronic age. To gain broad input from all sectors o f the mem bership, she has initiated an innovative drafting and revision process. There are many other exam ples o f cre­ ative leadership in the ALA, ACRL, and the other ALA divisions. It would be my intent to draw upon these successful programs, as well as my own experience as a multitype library system administrator in gaining in­ put from a diverse and talented constitu­ ency. 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