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E very four years, ACRL surveys a sam­ pling of its personal members in order to assess the membership profile, t needs, effectiveness of programs, and new trends. The most recent survey, conducted by Research USA, Inc. in the fall of 1997 is unique in two very important ways: it is the last survey to be taken in the 20th century, and it assesses the condition, attitudes, and needs of librarians, whose rapidly evolving profession has been transformed by infor­ mation technology and the digital environ­ ment. The profession of academic librarianship is no easier today than it was four years ago. Providing access to materials, adjust­ ing to technology, dealing with tighter bud­ gets, and preserving library materials are still major concerns within the profession. How­ ever, the advent of digital data has deluged librarians with new concerns about access to this information, organization of the ma­ terial, its preservation, and the ramifications of copyright. While technology is simplify­ ing library services in some areas, it is com­ plicating them in many others. Thus, the results of this survey are in­ strumental not only in assessing the needs and wants of academic librarians, but also hei for planning future programs and services in response to those needs. r M ethodology The sample size for the survey was 900 members. These names were selected from the ACRL personal membership list on an nth name basis. On September 23, 1997, every name selected was mailed an advancenotice postcard from ACRL President W. Lee Hisle asking for member participation. A four-page questionnaire was mailed by Re­ search USA to each name on September 30, 1997, with an ACRL cover letter, a one-dollar bill incentive, and a stamped return en­ velope. A second copy of the questionnaire, with a cover letter and stamped return en­ velope, was mailed to nonrespondents on October 21, 1997. The cover letter from Research USA thanked those who may have just responded and asked all others to please do so for the success of the survey. On De­ cember 5, Research USA began to tabulate the 546 completed questionnaires that were returned. Of the 900 questionnaires that were mailed, 22 were returned incomplete, 2 were undeliverable, and 6 were too late for tabulation. This resulted in a net effec­ tive mailing of 870, from which 546 ques-

Members assess ACRL prior to the new millennium: Results of the 1997 member survey