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Calendar

October

20—Ohio:Annual meeting, Academic Libraries Association of Ohio, at the Hyatt Regency, Columbus, Ohio, in conjunction with AS IS. The theme will be “Effective Communication.” Contact: Virginia Yagello, Chemistry Library, Ohio State University, 140 W. 18th St., Columbus, OH 43210.

29—Reference Performance and Evaluation:A workshop sponsored by the Reference and Adult Services Section of the North Carolina Library Association at the Elliott University Center, University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Fee: $25. Contact: Nancy Frazier, Humanities Reference Dept., Wilson Library 024A, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27514; (919) 962-1356.

November

4-7—Africana: Fall meeting of the Archives-Libraries Committee of the African Studies Association, Washington, D.C. Contact: Leon Spencer, Archivist, Talladega College, Talladega, AL 35160.

2-9—Restoration: The Guild of Book Workers will sponsor the “Bernard Middleton Seminar in Restoration” in the bindery of the New York Botanical Garden. The seminar will include repairing leather bindings, finishing a restored book, and headbanding. Students must bring their own small handtools and as many pre- 19th century leather bindings in need of repair as possible. The workshop is limited to 10 participants. Fee: $225 for GBW members, others $255. Contact: Workshop Chairman, Nelly Balloffet, 259 Illington Road, Ossining, NY 10562; (914) 941-8166.

4-7—Ontario: 80th Annual Conference of the Ontario Library Association, Royal York Hotel, Toronto. The theme will be “Creative management in the 80s.’’ Contact: OLA, Suite 42, 73 Richmond Street W., Toronto, M5H 1Z4, Canada; (416) 363-3388.

7-9—New Technology: ’Small Bytes and Little Bits: The Microcomputer in Libraries, or Does Your Library Do a Whole Lot with a Little Bit?” an institute and programming workshop sponsored by ALA’s Library and Information Technology Association at the Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee. Fee for the institute: ALA/LITA members $85, ALA members $100, others $110. Fee for the workshop: ALA/LITA members $20, ALA members $35, others $45. Contact: Don Hammer, LITA/ALA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; (312) 944-6780.

8-11—Information Science: The Information Business: Profits or Promises,” the 14th Annual Conference of the Information Industry Association, Walt Disney World Conference Center, Orlando, Florida. Contact: IIA, Suite 400, 316 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC 20003; (202) 544-1969.

December

1-3—Photographs:A workshop on the administration of still photographic collections, Norman, Oklahoma, sponsored by the Society of American Archivists with support from the University of Oklahoma Libraries. The workshop is open to individuals currently responsible for photographic collections. Fee: $50. Contact: SAA, 330 S. Wells St., Suite 810, Chicago, IL 60606; (312) 922-0140.

11-15—California:84th Annual Conference, California Library Association, Westin

Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles. Theme: “YOU and the Library.” Contact: CLA, 717 K Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA 95814; (916) 447-8541. ■■

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