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On April 30, 2001, more than 60 academic librarians met in Washington, D.C., to share lunch, acquire information about legislative issues, and pick up advocacy strategies. The ACRL Legislative Luncheon was held during the ALA National Library Legislative Day, an event that raises awareness about the impor­ tance of federal funding for libraries. This is the third year that ACRL has sponsored a luncheon at National Library Legislative Day. The luncheon program consisted of knowledgeable speakers who addressed spe­ cific legislative issues of importance to aca­ demic libraries. Charles Beard, director of li­ braries at die State University of West Geor­ gia, moderated the discussion and updated the attendees on the Children’s Internet Pro­ tection Act (CIPA). Although CIPA primarily affects school and public libraries, Beard explained that it also has the potential to af­ fect academic libraries. Another important legislative issue dis­ cussed at the luncheon was the Uniform Com­ puter Transactions Act (UCITA). Rodney Petersen, director of policy and planning at the Office of Information Technology at the University of Maryland, spoke to the attend­ ees about his experiences fighting UCITA in Maryland. Although National Library Legis­ lative focuses on federal issues and UCITA is an act being introduced at the state level, Petersen told the audience that this lun­ cheon was a good opportunity for academic librarians to learn about this act and share their experiences with UCITA. Carol Ashworth, the UCITA grassroots coordina­ tor with the ALA Washington Office, was also on hand to answer librarians’ ques­ tions. The final luncheon speaker, ACRL Ex­ ecutive Director Althea H. Jenkins, encour­ aged attendees to talk to their representa­ tives about supporting the reauthorization of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), the only federal program exclu­ sively for libraries. She reminded the au­ dience that the LSTA leadership grants fund innovative programs in academic librar­ ies throughout the country. Several of the attendees commented on the importance of having this type of event to encourage academic librarians to take a bigger role in advocating on behalf of their libraries. ACRL will build on the success of this and previous Legislative Luncheons by en­ couraging even more academic librarians to attend this event and all of the activities at next year’s ALA National Library Legisla­ tive Day.—Shannon Cary, ACRL director o f R esearch a n d S p ec ia l In itiatives, scary@ala.org

ACRL at ALA National Library Legislative Day