In this issue we welcome a column, and Instruction, edited by Lori Arp and Beth S. Woodard. Literacy first appeared in 1980 and was edited by John Lubans Jr. from 1980 to 1986, by Jill Fatzer from 1986 to 1988, by Mary Reichel from 1988 to 1994, and by Lori Arp from 1994 to 1997. The column was suspended when the joumal made the transition from RQ to Reference & User Services Quarterly in 1997. In her first Literacy column (RQ 34 [winter 1994]: 158-63) Lori Arp reiterated Lubans's introduction to the very first column. That first paragraph of the first column bears at least one more iteration: Change in librarianship, as in other endeavors, rarely is accomplished without uncertainty and considerable clashing of philosophies. The last decade has seen both a rapid growth in of library processes and a precipitous decline in library dollars. Concurrent with and perhaps even in reaction to these two trends, programs for educating library users have mushroomed and proliferated, albeit unheralded, far beyond such efforts of previous decades. Their durability, variety, and by now a certain legitimacy suggest that the concept of instructing users, in all types of libraries, is no mere public relations gimmick; rather one may conclude that a major professional belief is being put into action (RQ 10 [summer 1980]: 325). The mechanization of the 1970s mentioned by Lubans may now, from a standpoint of historical legitimacy, seem nearly trivial in comparison to the impact of personal computing, local area networks, and the Internet. That impact is felt especially keenly by those librarians who are responsible for providing the learning experiences library patrons need to navigate a vast and complex information universe. The time is ripe for a revitalized column emphasizing the challenges, potentials, strategies, and tools of information literacy and instruction. Lori Arp is Associate Professor and Faculty Associate in the Office of the Provost at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Arp is a recipient of the Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award and the Colorado Librarian of the Year. She is a past chair of the ACRL Instruction Section. Beth S. Woodard is Central Information Services Librarian and Associate Professor of Library Administration, Reference Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Woodard received the highly prestigious Isadora Gilbert Mudge Award from RUSA in 1998. She is a past chair of the ACRL Instruction Section, and has served on the RUSA board.--Connie Van Fleet and Danny P. Wallace, RUSQ Editors Welcome to the newly reinstituted and Instruction. We welcome opinion pieces, research, theory, and discussion concerning all aspects of teaching and learning related to information literacy. While reestablishing the column after nearly a five-year hiatus, the editors took an informal poll of colleagues involved in information literacy and asked what they believed to be the top five issues that have emerged as significant in the last five years. Here they are, unordered: * emergence of numerous standards and guidelines; * changing definitions of information literacy; * rise of plagiarism, questions of copyright, and social and ethical use of information; * impact of the digital age on teaching and learning; and * emergence of new teaching methods and technological delivery of instruction. Each of these topics is complex, and the literature that has emerged in the last five years on each is voluminous. In this column, the editors have selected the first three for discussion. We welcome submissions on these and other topics of interest to instruction librarians. Emergence of Standards and Guidelines One of the most sweeping changes to the field of instruction in the last five years has been the development of numerous standards, guidelines, and research reports articulating the need for infusing information literacy and information technology fluency throughout the educational system. …
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