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C&RL News
May 2001
Volume 62, No. 5

Features

ACRL NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Crossing the divide, Part 1
Highlights from ACRL's 10th National Conference in Denver.

It's not just for term papers
Sarah Kaip
This class project shows how information empowers us.

A multilingual virtual tour for international students
Arthur Downing and Leo Robert Klein
How Baruch College introduces its students to the library.

Reaching out to students
Diane d'Almeida
MIT's library fair won students over.

CONFERENCE CIRCUIT
The Associated Colleges of the Midwest Conference
Elizabeth O. Hutchins
A conference to find news ways of providing students with a good liberal education.

Faculty rank, status, and tenure for librarians
Shannon Cary
View results of a survey that explores the nine conditions for faculty status.

SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION
portal
written by Charles B. Lowry, Susan Martin, and Gloriana St. Clair
edited by Ivy Anderson, Gail McMillan, and Ann Schaffner
A look at this new alternative journal.

INTERNET RESOURCES
Outdoor recreation
Shaun Spiegel
Sites to help you plan a vacation

COMMUNITY & COLLABORATION
Creating technology-literate teachers for the 21st century
Prisca Moore and Eugene A. Engeldinger
The Saemann Center at College is providing unique learning opportunities.

Departments

In the News
News from the Field
Preservation News
Internet Reviews
New Publications
Grants and Acquisitions
People in the News
Fast Facts

Job Openings/Classified Ads
Product Ads

Recruitment and retention
Ninfa Trejo and Elaina Norlin
The University of Arizona library's project to foster and retain cultural diversity.

Librarians who lunch
David Isaacson
An invitation to lasting partnerships.

CONFERENCE CIRCUIT
Changing universities
Hannelore B. Rader
A report from the European University Information Systems Conference in Berlin.

Training library student assistants
Erik Poole, Frank Grieco, Heather Derck, and Tom Socash
Bloomsburg University's interactive instructional program meets many needs.