Introduction: THE LIBRARY AS ACADEMIC CROSSROADS

Section I:     CREATING 21ST CENTURY ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
                      The Minor in Archival Studies and Community Documentation
                      Incorporating Technology with Teaching
                                  The Advisory Committee on Academic Computing
                                  The Technology Representatives
                                  Faculty Fellows
                                  WebCore
                                  The Virtual Core
                      Support for Faculty Developers: The Academic Information Technologies Staff
                                 The Faculty Training and Development Laboratory
                                  The Faculty Workshop Series
                                  The Multimedia Classrooms
                                  The Digital Shakespeare Conference
                                  The Faculty Guide to Computing

Section II:     ENHANCING TEACHING AND LEARNING
                     Library Collections: Levels of Funding
                      Growth in the Size of the Collections
                      Collecting Strengths
                      Collecting Responsibilities
                      Endowed Book Funds
                      Gifts to the Collections
                                 The Main Library
                                  The Music Library
                                  Special Collections
                      Electronic Information Resources
                                 Internet Products
                                 Trends in Internet Resources
                                 Digital Collections
                                 Pricing Models
                      Library Services
                                 Hours, Collection Use, and Building Use
                                 Information Services
                                 Instruction
                      Access, the Newsletter of the Library and Academic Information Technologies
                      Audiovisual Services
                      Government Publications and Microforms
                      Library Systems
                      Interns

Section III:     BROADENING RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
                      Document Delivery
                      Interlibrary Loan
                      Library Web Page Activity
                      Improving Access to Collections

Section IV:    IMPROVING CAMPUS LIFE
                      The Library Renovation and Expansion Project
                                 Space and Functionality
                      The Pre-Engineered Building and other Temporary Spaces
                      The Inventory
                       Library Café
                       Library Week  (Photographs)

Section V:    BUILDING BRIDGES TO THE COMMUNITY
                     The Borough of Brooklyn
                      The General Public
                                 Exhibits (Photographs)
                      Alumni and Alumnae
                                 Honoring a Special “Friend,” Professor Barbara Gerber (Photographs)
                      The City University of New York
                      Campus Constituencies
                                 Faculty Council’s Committee on the Library
                                 The Library Representatives and the Technology Representatives
                                 Student Government

Section VI:    STAFFING
                      New Faculty
                      Recruiting
                      Filling Professional Vacancies
                      Upgrading Positions
                      Filling Supporting Staff Vacancies

Section VII:   TRENDS, 1997-1998

Section VIII:  THE FUTURE

Section IX:    PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
                     Committee Memberships (Photograph)
                      Professional Reassignment Leaves
                      Professional Activities

Section X:    STAFFING BY UNIT, 1997/1998

Section XI:   TABLES, 1997-1998
                      Library Materials Budget
                      Library Hours
                      Circulation Statistics
                      Reserve Collection Statistics
                      Collection Growth Statistics
                      Library Instruction Statistics
                      Database Searching Statistics
                      Interlending Statistics
                      Cataloging Statistics
                      Audiovisual Center Requisitions

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