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Celebrating Seventy Years of the Association of Research Libraries, 1932–2002 Celebrating Seventy Years ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES Celebrating Seventy Years of the Association of Research Libraries, 1932–2002 LEE ANNE GEORGE AND JULIA BLIXRUD ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES C ELEBRATING S EVENTY Y EARS Celebrating Seventy Years of the Association of Research Libraries, 1932–2002 Compiled by Lee Anne George and Julia Blixrud Association of Research Libraries 21 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20036-1118 202-296-2296 (phone) 202-872-0884 (fax) [email protected] ISBN 0-918006-95-3 Copyright © 2002, 2008 First edition 2002 Corrected edition 2008 This compilation is copyrighted by the Association of Research Libraries. ARL grants blanket permission to reproduce and distribute copies of this work for nonprofit, educational, or library purposes, provided that copies are distributed at or below cost, and that ARL, the source, and copyright notice are included on each copy. This permission is in addition to rights of reproduction granted under Sections 107, 108, and other provisions of the U.S. Copyright Act. ∞ The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992(R1997) Permanence of Paper for Publications and Documents in Libraries and Archives A SSOCIATION OF R ESEARCH L IBRARIES Foreword he Association of Research Libraries was established in 1932 to serve its members and represent their interests. Its goal was to develop, through cooperative effort, the resources and usefulness of research collections in North American libraries. During the past 70 years, ARL has grown from its original 42 members to include 124 major research institutions throughout the United States and Canada. Its programs and activities address all facets of its original goal in its broadest sense, encompassing scholarly communication and research library assessment. TThis compilation was prepared for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Association. It begins with a bird’s eye overview of ARL’s history prepared by Lee Anne George and Julia Blixrud. This is followed by a reprint of the remarks given by David H. Stam, Syracuse University, ten years ago this month. Drawing on the ARL archives, he provides an entertaining glimpse into the early history of ARL and the flavor of some of the early exchanges among member leaders. This is followed by a Selected Chronology of the last 70 years of ARL. The compilation concludes with lists of ARL member libraries in the order of their joining the Association, and of the individuals who provided leadership for the research library community. Many of the issues facing the Association and its members remain the same— promoting and facilitating equitable access to, and effective use of, recorded knowledge in support of teaching, research, scholarship, and community service—but the technological, economic, and social environments have been transformed. The information needs of the scholarly and research communities, of government and industry, have become more far- reaching and sophisticated, using technologies barely dreamed of in 1932 and extending into areas of knowledge that were unknown only a short time ago. That is the excitement of our world and a constant source of new opportunities and challenges. It is not always easy; the choices can be hard and the decisions difficult. But the basic tenet of the Association’s founding—cooperative action—remains a solid and effective basis for addressing the many issues facing research libraries. As ARL and its members look forward to the next 70 years, we are confident in our ability to serve, and serve well, the world of knowledge and scholarly communication. Paula T. Kaufman, President Duane E. Webster, Executive Director October 2002 C ELEBRATING S EVENTY Y EARS Contents ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES: ABRIEF HISTORY . .6 by Lee Anne George and Julia Blixrud Background . 6 ARL Statement of Values ARL Mission ARL Strategic Objectives Scholarly Communication . 7 The Serials Crisis Office of Scholarly Communication Electronic Publishing Collaborative Efforts Open Access SPARC Advocacy and Education Institutional Repositories SPARC Europe Federal Relations, Information Policies, Intellectual Property and Copyright . 10 Federal Relations Information Policy Intellectual Property and Copyright Court Cases and Legislation Appropriations Collections, Access, and Resource Sharing . 13 Foreign Publications Special Collections Serials Cataloging Collection Analysis Resource Sharing Portals Preservation . 17 Microforms Training Programs Digital Information 4 A SSOCIATION OF R ESEARCH L IBRARIES Technology . 18 Coalition for Networked Information ARL Technology Infrastructure Staffing, Management, and Leadership . 19 Office of Leadership and Management Services Online Lyceum Diversity Career Information Statistics and Performance Measures . 21 Descriptive Statistics New Measures Research and Development . 23 Membership and Governance . 23 Meetings, Communications, and Publications . 24 PLUS ÇA CHANGE: SIXTY YEARS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES . .26 Remarks by David H. Stam on the Occasion of ARL’s 60th Anniversary, October 22, 1992 SELECTED ARL CHRONOLOGY . .33 MEMBERS AND LEADERS . .37 ARL Charter Members, 1932 Growth of ARL Membership ARL Officers, 1932 and 2002 ARL Leadership, 1932–2002 ARL Presidents 1962–2002 5 C ELEBRATING S EVENTY Y EARS Association of Research Libraries: A Brief History by Lee Anne George and Julia Blixrud, ARL BACKGROUND ARL Statement of Values OR 70 years, the Association of Research Libraries There are certain basic values within the ARL (ARL) has addressed issues of concern to the enterprise that continue to be essential elements of library, research, higher education, and scholarly Association success. ARL’s mission and future communities. The Association was established at a strategies must build on and extend these values. Fmeeting in Chicago on December 29, 1932, by the Enduring beliefs that bring together Association directors of several major university and research members in common cause are: libraries who recognized the need for coordinated • Open and equitable access to information is action and desired a forum to address common a fundamental tenet of our society. problems. Forty-two libraries adopted a constitution • Research libraries are active agents central to that stated “the object shall be, by cooperative effort, to the process of the transmission and creation develop and increase the resources and usefulness of of knowledge. the research collections in American libraries.” On December 5, 1961, the Association was incorporated • Research libraries have a responsibility to under the laws of the District of Columbia and certified anticipate and prepare for the information that “the particular business and objects of the society needs of present and future users. shall be: Exclusively for literary, educational and • Collaboration among libraries improves the scientific purposes by strengthening research libraries.” prospects for individual library success in A grant from the National Science Foundation in 1962 fulfilling local needs. enabled the Association to establish a full-time secretariat in Washington, D.C., with a paid ARL Mission executive director and staff. ARL is a not-for-profit membership organization In 1987, a series of membership discussions led to comprising over 120 libraries of North American the construction of a vision statement that portrayed research institutions. The mission of the Association the future aspirations for the Association. Following is to shape and influence forces affecting the future the statement’s review by the membership and of research libraries in the process of scholarly adoption by the Board of Directors, ARL undertook a communication. ARL programs and services planning process to develop the Association’s strategy promote equitable access to, and effective use of, for the 1990s. These efforts culminated in a values recorded knowledge in support of teaching, research, statement and, based on those values, a new mission scholarship, and community service. The Association statement, revised programmatic objectives, and a set articulates the concerns of research libraries and 1 of financial principles to guide the ARL leadership. their institutions, forges coalitions, influences 6 A SSOCIATION OF R ESEARCH L IBRARIES information policy development, and supports Objective 8. Performance Measures innovation and improvement in research library To describe and measure the operations. ARL operates as a forum for the performance of research libraries exchange of ideas and as an agent for and their contributions to teaching, collective action. research, scholarship, and community service. ARL Strategic Objectives To support the renewed values, mission, and Objective 1. Scholarly Communication & objectives, a new framework of capabilities was Information Policies developed that has mobilized considerable growth of To understand, contribute to, and Association activities over the last decade. The improve the system of scholarly current ARL agenda has its roots in this framework communication and the information and continues to be guided by it. policies that affect the availability and usefulness of research resources. SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION Objective 2. Access to Research Resources The Serials Crisis To make access to research resources ARL has demonstrated a long-standing interest in more efficient and effective. issues of scholarly communication, particularly in Objective 3. Collection Development the economics
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