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By Logan Mullins
Collection Overview
Title: Choice Administrative Files, 1956-2009
ID: 22/3/16
Primary Creator: Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
Extent: 6.0 Cubic Feet
Arrangement: Chronologically
Date Acquired: 02/18/2026
Subjects: American Library Association (ALA), Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), Choice
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Choice Administrative Files (1956-2009) including correspondence, memorandums, reports, and articles concerning the administrative operations of Choice magazine, including: the history and creation of Choice, office leasing, advertising, marketing, finances, editorial board meetings (1970-1984), ALA and Choice’s publishing relationship, Choice Reviews Online development, Books for College Libraries development, and Resources for College Libraries development.
Biographical Note
According to its 1980 statement of Responsibility, "The mission of the ACRL is to represent academic and research librarians and libraries. This includes all types of academic libraries-community and junior colleges, college and university-as well as comprehensive and specialized libraries and their professional staffs. ACRL also has as its mission the enhancement of library service, in the broadest sense, to the academic research communities" (1).
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) fulfills its mission through programs of identification and evaluation of book and nonbook materials, by issuing statements on library standards, and by concerning itself with the role, function, and status of the academic librarian (2).
The Association first met in 1889, under the title of the College and Reference Section of ALA (3). In June of 1938, the membership voted to change the name to the Association of College and Reference Libraries (4). Under this name, ACRL was accepted as a division by the ALA Council in May, 1940 (5). A 1942 revision of ACRL bylaws provided for the establishment of state, regional, and local chapters (6). The name was changed to the Association of College and Research Libraries in 1957 (7).
The organizational structure of ACRL was streamlined in 1979-80 to provide for a 13-member Board of Directors which includes the three officers )President, Past President, and Vice-President/President-Elect) and the Executive Director (8). ACRL publications include the bimonthly College and Research Libraries, the monthly College and Research Libraries News, the monthly book selection journal Choice, and occasional ACRL Publications in Librarianship. ACRL has sponsored national conferences and has presented the Academic/Research Librarian of the Year award annually since 1978 (10).
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
The American Library Association Archives
Acquisition Source:
Choice Magazine
Related Materials:
Choice, 1964-2023 For more information please see https://archon.library.illinois.edu/ala/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=7932.
Box and Folder Listing
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Series 1: Administrative Records],
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Series 2: Editorial Board Files],
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Series 3: Marketing Surveys and Reports],
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- Series 1: Administrative Records
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Council on Library Resources, 1956, 1960-1970, 1975
- Folder 2: New Shaw Project - Shaw List Update [Folder 1 of 2], 1958-1960
- Folder 3: New Shaw Project - Shaw List Update [Folder 2 of 2], 1958-1960
- Folder 4: New Shaw Project - Lamont Library, 1959-1960, 1963
- Folder 5: New Shaw Project - Bertalan Book List, 1962
- Folder 6: New Shaw Project - Development [Folder 1 of 3], 1961-1963
- Folder 7: New Shaw Project - Development [Folder 2 of 3], 1961-1963
- Folder 8: New Shaw Project - Development [Folder 3 of 3], 1961-1963
- Folder 9: New Shaw Project - Inquiries From Librarians, 1961-1963
- Folder 10: New Shaw Project - Choice, 1964
- Folder 11: Junior College Book List, 1959-1962, 1965-1966
- Folder 12: ALA Publishing, 1963-1989
- Folder 13: Choice Name Selection, 1963-1964, 1967
- Folder 14: Office Location Correspondence, 1963-1976
- Folder 15: Leasing - 40 Broad Street, 1964-1965
- Folder 16: Leasing - 100 Riverview Center, 1965-1976
- Folder 17: Leasing - 100 Riverview Center, 1976-1989
- Folder 18: Leasing - 100 Riverview Center, 1989-1999
- Folder 19: Leasing - Agreements/Amendments, 1978-1991
- Folder 20: Leasing - Maintenance Requests, 1980-1990
- Folder 21: Leasing - Correspondence, 1986-1988, 1993, 1997-1999
- Folder 22: Leasing - Relocation Options, 1991-1992
- Folder 23: Leasing - Amendments, 1993, 1997
- Folder 24: Leasing - Renovations, 1997-1998
- Folder 25: Reviews on Cards, 1964-1975, 1980-1985, 1989-1990
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Science Press Correspondence [Folder 1 of 2], 1965-1980
- Folder 2: Science Press Correspondence [Folder 2 of 2], 1965-1980
- Folder 3: Books for College Libraries - Memos and Reviews, 1965, 1975-1981
- Folder 4: Books for College Libraries - BCL3 [Folder 1 of 2], 1969-1970, 1984-1988
- Folder 5: Books for College Libraries - BCL3 [Folder 2 of 2], 1969-1970, 1984-1988
- Folder 6: Books for College Libraries - BCL3 Committee [Folder 1 of 2], 1982-1984
- Folder 7: Books for College Libraries - BCL3 Committee [Folder 2 of 2], 1982-1984
- Folder 8: Books for College Libraries - BCL3 Choice Proposal, 1984
- Folder 9: Books for College Libraries - BCL3 UTLAS, 1984-1986
- Folder 10: Books for College Libraries - BCL3 Advisory Committee, 1985-1986
- Folder 11: Books for College Libraries - BCL3 Editor's Reports, 1985-1987
- Folder 12: Books for College Libraries - BCL3 Inforonics, 1985
- Folder 13: Books for College Libraries - BCL3 Budget, 1986-1988
- Folder 14: Books for College Libraries - BCL3 Consulting, 1987
- Folder 15: Books for College Libraries - BCL3 Market Survey, 1987-1988
- Folder 16: Books for College Libraries - BCL3 On Tape, 1987-1991
- Folder 17: Books for College Libraries - Regular Update Proposal, 1990
- Folder 18: Opening Day Collection, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1978-1983
- Folder 19: Purpose of Choice, 1968-1972, 1981
- Folder 20: Finances [Folder 1 of 2], 1972-1977
- Folder 21: Finances [Folder 2 of 2], 1972-1977
- Folder 22: Advertising - Management Proposals, 1973-1975
- Folder 23: Advertising - Management, 1981-1984
- Folder 24: Advertising - ACRL, 1982-1984
- Folder 25: Advertising - Credit Policy, 1982-1983
- Folder 26: Advertising - Expense vs. Revenue, 1982-1983
- Folder 27: Advertising - Summary Sheets, 1983-1984
- Folder 28: Advertising - Booklist, 1984
- Folder 29: Cumulative Index, 1973-1980
- Folder 30: Relationship of Choice to ALA Publishing Department, 1973
- Folder 31: Cumulative Index Blue Slips, 1974
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Rowman & Littlefield Agreement, 1973-1974
- Folder 2: Rowman & Littlefield Type Faces, Undated
- Folder 3: Employee Policies, 1973-1994
- Folder 4: Periodicals Column [Folder 1 of 2], 1973-1990
- Folder 5: Periodicals Column [Folder 2 of 2], 1973-1990
- Folder 6: Choice Collaboration with ALA Publishing, 1974, 1988-1994
- Folder 7: Comments on Choice [Folder 1 of 2], 1974-1990
- Folder 8: Comments on Choice [Folder 2 of 2], 1974-1990
- Folder 9: Editorial Policies, 1975-1987, 1990
- Folder 10: Outstanding Academic Books, 1975-1976, 1980-1992
- Folder 11: Ad Hoc Committee on Choice, 1976
- Folder 12: Ad Hoc Committee on Choice - Related Documents, 1976
- Folder 13: Ad Hoc Committee on Choice - Report to ALA Executive Board, 1976
- Folder 14: Ad Hoc Committee on Choice - Choice History, 1961-1976
- Folder 15: Choice Plan, 1976, 1981
- Folder 16: Collection Development, 1978-1982
- Folder 17: Collection Development Policies of Meyer Memorial Library (Stanford), 1978-1981
- Folder 18: Subject Division Changes, 1980-1983
- Folder 19: ACRL Management, 1981-1982
- Folder 20: Gottlieb v. Abaris Books, Inc., 1981-1985, 1988
- Folder 21: Acid Free Paper, 1982-1983
- Folder 22: Printing, 1982-1983
- Folder 23: Selection Policies, 1982-1983, 1990-1993
- Folder 24: Unsigned Review Policy Changes, 1982-1984
- Folder 25: Anniversaries - 20th Anniversary, 1983-1984
- Folder 26: Anniversaries - 25th Anniversary, 1988-1989
- Box 4
- Folder 1: Anniversaries - 30th Anniversary, 1993-1994
- Folder 2: Anniversaries - 35th Anniversary, 1999
- Folder 3: Choice Reviews Online, 1983-1991
- Folder 4: Choice Reviews Online - Inforonics, 1985-1986, 1989
- Folder 5: Choice Reviews Online - H.W. Wilson Company, 1985-1991
- Folder 6: Choice Reviews Online - OCLC, 1985-1990
- Folder 7: Choice Reviews Online - Database, 1989-1992, 2001
- Folder 8: Choice Reviews Online - Version 2.0, 2004
- Folder 9: International Marketing, 1983-1984
- Folder 10: Historical Data, 1984-1985
- Folder 11: ACRL Strategic Planning - Publications, 1985-1989
- Folder 12: ALA Legal Counsel Correspondence, 1985-1994
- Folder 13: Choice Publishing Plan, 1985-1989, 1993
- Folder 14: Resources for College Libraries - BCL3 to RCL Materials, 1985-1988, 1994, 2002-2004
- Folder 15: Resources for College Libraries - Selection Policies, 1992-1993, 1997-2004
- Folder 16: Resources for College Libraries - Front-End Database Materials, 1999, 2002, 2004-2005
- Folder 17: Resources for College Libraries - Bowker Materials, 2004-2005
- Folder 18: Resources for College Libraries - Marketing, 2005
- Folder 19: Resources for College Libraries - Taxonomy, 2004-2005
- Folder 20: Resources for College Libraries - Authoring System Database, 2005
- Folder 21: Resources for College Libraries - Help File Revision, 2007
- Folder 22: Periodicals Survey, 1986-1987
- Folder 23: Choice Reserve Fund, 1987-1988, 1992-1993
- Folder 24: Virginia Clark Correspondence, 1987-1988
- Folder 25: Choice Endowment Fund, 1990-1993
- Folder 26: Current Cookbooks, 1990-1991
- Folder 27: Ethnic Studies Series, 1990-1993
- Folder 28: WESS Lists, 1991
- Folder 29: Meeting with AHJ (Althea Jenkins), 1992
- Folder 30: Editor’s Retreat, 1994
- Folder 31: Guide to Reference Books Balay Report, 1995
- Folder 32: Irving Rockwood Correspondence, 2002, 2006
- Series 2: Editorial Board Files
- Box 5
- Folder 1: Editorial Board Meeting - January 1970
- Folder 2: Editorial Board Meeting - March 1970
- Folder 3: Editorial Board Meeting - June 1970
- Folder 4: Editorial Board Meeting - January 1971
- Folder 5: Editorial Board Meeting - June 1971
- Folder 6: Editorial Board Meeting - January 1972
- Folder 7: Editorial Board Meeting - June 1972
- Folder 8: Editorial Board Meeting - January 1973
- Folder 9: Editorial Board Meeting - June 1973
- Folder 10: Editorial Board Meeting - January 1974
- Folder 11: Editorial Board Meeting - July 1974
- Folder 12: Editorial Board Meeting - January 1975
- Folder 13: Editorial Board Meeting - July 1975
- Folder 14: Editorial Board Meeting - January 1976
- Folder 15: Editorial Board Meeting - July 1976
- Folder 16: Editorial Board Meeting - January 1977
- Folder 17: Editorial Board Meeting - June 1977
- Folder 18: Editorial Board Meeting - January 1978
- Folder 19: Editorial Board Meeting - June 1978
- Folder 20: Editorial Board Meeting - January 1979
- Folder 21: Editorial Board Meeting - June 1979
- Folder 22: Editorial Board Meeting - January 1980
- Folder 23: Editorial Board Meeting - June 1980
- Folder 24: Editorial Board Meeting - February 1981
- Folder 25: Editorial Board Meeting - June 1981
- Folder 26: Editorial Board Meeting - January 1982
- Folder 27: Editorial Board Meeting - July 1982
- Folder 28: Editorial Board Meeting - January 1983
- Folder 29: Editorial Board Meeting - June 1983
- Folder 30: Editorial Board Meeting - January 1984
- Folder 31: Editorial Board Meeting - June 1984
- Folder 32: Editorial Board Members Correspondence [Folder 1 of 2], 1964-1982
- Folder 33: Editorial Board Members Correspondence [Folder 2 of 2], 1964-1982
- Folder 34: Subscribers Meetings, 1972-1973
- Folder 35: Editorial Staff Meeting Notes, 1975-1981
- Folder 36: Editorial Changes, 1980-1983
- Folder 37: Editorial Staff Meeting Agendas, 1982-1984
- Series 3: Marketing Surveys and Reports
- Box 5
- Folder 38: User Level Survey, 1982
- Folder 39: User Survey, 1983
- Folder 40: User Survey Tape Reels [Folder 1 of 2], 1983
- Folder 41: User Survey Tape Reels [Folder 1 of 2], 1983
- Folder 42: Reader Profile Survey, 1990
- Folder 43: Reader Profile Survey, 1994
- Folder 44: Reader Profile Survey, 1997
- Box 6
- Folder 1: Reviews on Cards Surveys and Feedback, 1997-1998
- Folder 2: ChoiceReviews Online Marketing Report, 1999
- Folder 3: ChoiceReviews Online Focus Group Breakfast, 2000
- Folder 4: Subscriber Profile [Folder 1 of 2], 2001
- Folder 5: Subscriber Profile [Folder 1 of 2], 2001
- Folder 6: Lapsed Subscriber Survey, 2004
- Folder 7: Subscriber Survey [Folder 1 of 2], 2009
- Folder 8: Subscriber Survey [Folder 2 of 2], 2009
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