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VOL. 24. NO.4 OCTOBER 21, 2003

bureau briefs

UCLA LIBRARY

Following a competitive bidding process, the UCLA Library has chosen Endeavor Information Systems to provide its new online information system. Voyager, Endeavor’s integrated information management system, features a Web-based public access catalog, cataloging functions, acquisitions and serials management, circulation services and course reserves. Work on the new system will begin immediately, with the goal of launching the public access catalog in fall 2004. Feedback from students, faculty and staff was an important factor in the evaluation process, library administrators said. Other major academic and research libraries using Voyager include Columbia University, Cornell University, Getty Research Institute, the Library of Congress, National Library of Medicine and Princeton University. For details, go to www.library.ucla.edu/new-orion.

NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE

Drug abuse treatment admissions in five California counties rose as much as 27% in the year following implementation of Proposition 36, UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute researchers report. The Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act, enacted by voters in 2000, diverts nonviolent drug offenders into county treatment programs. The study found increases in drug abuse treatment in Kern (27%), Riverside (21%), Sacramento (17%) and San Diego (16%) counties — primarily in outpatient drug-free programs. The team found no increase in San Francisco County, a region with a high number of preexisting alternatives to Proposition 36.

ANDERSON SCHOOL

Dean Bruce G. Willison of the UCLA Anderson School of Management announced Oct. 13 his decision to step down at the conclusion of his five-year term as dean at the end of next summer, 2004. “Serving my alma mater as dean is an honor and a privilege,” Willison said. “This difficult personal decision was reached solely so that I would have an opportunity for an additional professional adventure during my career.” Willison currently serves as a director of Health Net, Inc., SunAmerica, Inc.’s fund complex and Homestore, Inc. “I am grateful to Dean Willison for his outstanding service and commitment to the university,” Chancellor Albert Carnesale said. “Over the next year, I look forward to our continuing partnership as we work to achieve
our shared aspirations for both the Anderson School and UCLA.”