COLLEGE & RESEARCH LIBRARIES NEWS

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April

2—Ohio: Cleveland Chapter of the Special Library Association, 10th Annual Betty Burrows Seminar, Ernst & Whinney Education Center, 17010 Bagley Road, Cleveland. Topics include computer searching, subject specialties, audiovisual communications, and grants. Contact: Susan Kroll, 2814 E. Overlook Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 44106; (216) 371-1515.

5— Dewey Decimal: workshop on Edition 19 and abridged Edition 11 of the Dewey Decimal Classification, with emphasis on practical aspects, conducted by John P. Comaromi, Chief of Decimal Classification Division at the Library of Congress. Held at the Harley Hotel, Lexington, Kentucky. Fee: $20 (includes lunch). Contact: Office for Continuing Education, College of Library Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0027; (606) 258-8877.

7—Microtechnology: “Microcomputer Applications in Libraries,’ the New England Technical Services Librarians’ spring 1982 meeting, at the Hogan Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts. Fee (includes lunch): $12 for members, $8.50 for nonmembers. Contact: Helen Shuster, Gordon Library, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609; (617) 793-5413.

21-23—Wisconsin Chapter: Annual Spring Conference, Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians, Pioneer Inn, Oshkosh. Conference theme is “Where Are We At, Where Are We Going??—Accountability for the 80s.” Contact: Linda M. Olson, Library Learning Center, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI 54751; (715) 232-1184.

May

1— Information Services: “How to Be an Information Broker Full-Time or Part-Time,” an intensive training session conducted by Kelly Warnken, director of Information Alternative, at the University of Chicago Continuing Education Center. Fee: $125. Contact: Information Alternative, P.O. Box 5571, Chicago, IL 60680; (312) 461-0890.

6- 7—Library Instruction: 12th National Library Instruction Conference, “Bibliographic Instruction and Learning: Theories, Styles & Motivations,” will be held at Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti. Speakers will include librarians and faculty from academic libraries in the United States and Australia. Contact: Carolyn Kirkendall, LOEX Exchange, Center of Educational Resources, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI 48197; (313) 487-0168 mornings.

2- 14—Administration: “Library Administrators Development Program.” Day and evening sessions to be sponsored by the College of Library and Information Services, University of Maryland, College Park. Fee: $1,375. Contact: Effie Knight, CLIS, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland; (301) 454-6080.

14—Automated Systems: “Integrating and Integrated Automated Systems in Libraries” will be held in Washington, by the Library Council, D.C. Council of Governments. Fee: $75 for members, $95 for non-members. Contact: Joann Henderson, D.C. Council of Governments, 1875 Eye St., NW, Washington, DC 20006; (202) 223-6800, Ext. 458.

June

6-11—Personnel Administration: a five-day mini-course on “Personnel Administration in Libraries” will include discussion of legal issues, staffing, planning, job analysis, evaluation, recruitment and selection, labor relations and collective bargaining, performance evaluation and staff development. Sponsored by the School of Library Service, Columbia University. Fee: $275. Contact: Personnel Administration in Libraries, School of Library Service, 516 Butler Library, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027-9973; (212) 280-2292.

21-25—Theological Libraries: 36th annual conference of the American Theological Library Association, hosted by the Toronto School of Theology, Toronto, Canada. Contact: Al Hurd, Executive Secretary, ATLA, 1332 East 56th Street, Chicago, IL 60637. ■■