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ACRL preconferences in D.C.: Learn more about advocacy, instruction, or special collections

ACRL will host three preconferences prior to the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. this June. The Rare Books & Manuscripts and Instruction Sections’ pre- conferences have been previously reported in C&RL News and can be read in more de- tail there; the issues are indicated in paren- theses at the end of each description. De- tailed information on each preconference is also available on the ACRL homepage at http://www.ala.org/acrl/annconf.html (then select the appropriate preconference). Ques- tions? Call (800) 545-2433 ext. 2515.

How to register

Download a registration form from the ACRL homepage at http://www.ala.org/acrl/ annconf.html. Mail the completed form and payment to ACRL, Name of Preconference, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 606ll, or fax it to (312) 280-2520.

Advocacy training

“Advocacy training for academic librarians: From ivory towers to halls of power,” will acquaint academic librarians with federal legislative issues and equip them with skills to advocate for their libraries, whether on campus, locally, or on the state or federal level. The preconference will begin at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening, June 24, 1998, and continue through Thursday, June 25.

“Advocacy is one of the most powerful skills that academic librarians can learn to prepare for the political and economic environments of the 21st century. I consider advocacy expertise and legislative awareness essential components of the academic librarian tool kit,” said ACRL President W. Lee Hisle.

Speakers:Robert Oakley, director, Georgetown University Law Library, will give the keynote address. Oakley frequently testifies before congressional committees. Other speakers include Margo Crist, director of libraries, University of Massachusetts; Anne Beaubien, head, Cooperative Access Services, University of Michigan Library; Laila Van Eyck, assistant director, Federal Re- lations-Higher Education, National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges; Rick Weingarten, senior policy fellow, ALA Washington Office; Lynne Bradley, deputy executive director, ALA Washington Office; Adam Eisgrau, legislative consul, ALA Washington Office.

Librarians will learn about the relationship of federal legislation to academic libraries; current legislative issues affecting their libraries; formulating messages for Congress, and techniques for delivering them effectively. On Thursday afternoon, preconference registrants will walk to Capitol Hill and deliver their messages to the staff of their representatives and senators.

Registrationis limited to the first 125 participants and the fees are $50 for ACRL members and $75 for non-members. Registrants should complete the accompanying registration form or download it from the Web. Registrants will receive an issues briefings and a list of Congressional contacts and be asked to contact their Congressional offices prior to the preconferences.

Questions:Contact Michael Godow, ACRL, (312) 280-2510; e-mail: mgodow@ ala.org.

IS: "Learning to Teach"

ACRL’s Instruction Section (IS) will offer “Learning to Teach: Workshops on Instruction,” 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Friday, June 26, at an ALA Conference facility. Based on the publication of the same name, the preconference is a collection of training modules covering instruction fundamentals to help librarians from a variety of environments improve their teaching. Attendees are encouraged to adapt the workshops and use them for training at their own institutions.

Speakers:Participants will be able to attend four of these six sessions: “The One- Shot Lecture” (Esther Grassian, UCLA); “Selecting a Teaching Technique” (Trudi Jacobson, SUNY-Albany); “Presentation Skills and Classroom Management” (Mary Pagliero Popp, Indiana University); “Developing Effective Library Assignments” (Christina Woo, UC-Irvine); “Instruction in a Multicultural/Multiracial Environment” (Karen Downing, University of Michigan); and “Evaluation” (Lynn Westbrook, Texas Woman’s University).

Registrationis $105 for ACRL members, $155 for ALA members, $95 for full-time library school students, and $220 for nonmembers. There will be a $35 late fee for those registering after May 15.

Questions?Contact Doris Jui, University of Miami at (305) 284-3937; e-mail: djui@umiami.ir.miami.edu (C&RL News, Jan. 1998, p. 9).

RBMS: "Getting Ready for the 19th Century"

“Getting Ready for the Nineteenth Century: Strategies and Solutions for Rare Book and Special Collections Librarians” is the theme of the 39th Preconference of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of ACRL to be held in Washington, D.C. from June 23-26, 1998.

The preconference will explore strategies . and solutions for the acquisition, preservation, and research use of published and unpublished materials from the nineteenth century. These scholarly materials—often not found within the current purview of rare book repositories, archives, and special collections—present a significant and growing intellectual, financial, physical, and administrative challenge to librarians, archivists, and scholars.

The program includes a diverse array of plenary addresses, seminar sessions, paper presentations, and workshops designed to foster the investigation of collection development, preservation, public service, technical service, and administrative issues central to the work of rare book and special- collection librarians and information professionals.

Speakers:Plenary session speakers—including John Cole, Center for the Book, Library of Congress; Nancy Gwinn, Smithsonian Institution Libraries; Alice Schreyer, University of Chicago; Paul Conway, Yale University Library; Sandria Freitag, American Historical Association, and others—will address key issues relating to the development, research use, and preservation of nineteenth-century materials.

Registrationis $175 for ACRL members; $210 for nonmembers. There is a $50 late fee for registrations received after May 15.

Questions:Contact William E. Brown, Jr., University of Miami, (305) 284-3247; e- mail:wbrown@umiami.kmiami.edu. (C&RLNews‚ November 1997, p. 690.) ■