ACRL College & Research Libraries News

College & Research Libraries News

CALENDAR

September

28–October 2—Video: Video Expo, Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York City. Contact: Barbara Dales, Knowledge Industry Publications, Inc., 701 Westchester Ave., White Plains, NY 10604; (800) 248-5474 or (914) 328-9157.

October

3- 7—Medical Libraries: 16th Annual Meeting, South Central Regional Group, Medical Library Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Theme: “Money, Marketing and Management: The Focus of Change.” Keynote speakers will be Dave Griffis and Erika Love. Contact: Jeane E. Strub, Librarian, Lovelace Medical Center Library, 5200 Gibson, S.E., Albuquerque, NM 87131; (505) 262-7158.

4- 8—ASIS: 50th Anniversary Conference, American Society for Information Science, Boston. An exclusive preview of the Smithsonian Institution’s new, permanent exhibition, “The Information Revolution,” will be featured. Keynote speakers will be: Robert McCormick Adams, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; Harvard Law Professor Arthur Miller; Joseph W. Duncan, corporate economist at Dun and Brad- street; and Jacques Vallee, EUROLINK International. Contact: ASIS, 1424 16th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036; (202) 462-1000.

7- 9—Michigan Chapter: Michigan Library Association Annual Conference, Lansing. The ACRL Michigan Chapter will sponsor two programs: “Building Relationships between Academic Libraries and Computing Centers” and “CD-ROM Use in Libraries: Myths and Realities.” Contact: Marianne Gessner, Michigan Library Association, 1000 Long Blvd., Suite 1, Lansing, MI 48911; (517) 694-6615.

8- 11—Translation: “Across the Language Gap,” co-sponsored by the Rio Grande Chapter of the Special Libraries Association and the American Translators Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Topics will include literary translation, terminology, translation and computers, translator and interpreter training, and translations and libraries. One of the keynote speakers is II- diko D. Nowak, the head of the National Translations Center at the University of Chicago Library. Contact: Gloria Zamora, Sandia National Laboratories, Organization 0400, Albuquerque, NM 87185; (505) 844-3909.

13- 16—Management: Basic Management Skills Institute, sponsored by the ARL Office of Management Studies, Allerton Hotel, Chicago. This is geared for librarians and library paraprofessionals who have some managerial, administrative, or supervisory responsibilities, as well as for those interested in library management careers. The sessions address basic skills, including problem-solving, motivation of staff, decisionmaking, effective use of groups, supervisory leadership, performance appraisal, and communication. Fee: $325. Contact: ARL/OMS, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036; (202) 232-8656.

14- 16—South Carolina: Annual Convention, South Carolina Library Association, Hyatt Regency, Greenville. Contact: Barbara W. Jenkins, South Carolina State College, Box 1565, Orangeburg, SC 29115; (803) 536-7045.

15- CD-ROM: Workshop to coincide with the EUSIDIC Annual Conference, Montreux, Switzerland. The cost is included in the registration fee of £265. Contact: Helen Henderson, EUSIDIC, P.O. Box 429, London W4 1UJ, England.

16- 19—Management: Basic Management Skills Institute, Washington, D.C. Same as October 13-16 above, but designed for government documents depository librarians. See earlier entry for address.

18-21—Optical technology: Washington Videodisc Conference for the Health Sciences, Loews L’Enfant Plaza Hotel, Washington, D.C. The program will include workshops on new applications, hardware compatibility, and resource sharing. A medical library special interest group will meet. Contact: Stewart Publishing, Inc., 6471 Merritt Court, Alexandria, VA 22312; (703) 354-8155.

21-23—Government databases: 12th Annual Conference, Association of Public Data Users, Ra- mada Renaissance, Washington, D.C. A workshop on the 1990 Census will open the Conference, which will also feature sessions on federal information policy, health and education data, private sector use of public data, immigration data, and applications of county level data. Contact: Susan Anderson, APDU, 87 Prospect Ave., Princeton, NJ 08544; (609) 452-6025.

25-26—Mental health: Annual Meeting, Association of Mental Health Librarians, Sheraton- Roston Hotel, Boston. The conference theme is “Redefining Library Roles.” Contact: Barbara A. Epstein, Director of the Library, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O’Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213; (412) 624-2378.

28-30—North Carolina: Bienniel Conference, North Carolina Library Association, M.C. Benton Convention and Civic Center, Winston- Salem. Theme: “Libraries: Spread the News.” Featured speakers will be Maya Angelou and Calvin Trillin. Contact: Local Arrangements Committee, c/o Forsyth County Public Library, 660 W. Fifth St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101; (919) 727-2556.

November

4-7—Midwest: 5th Quadrennial Conference, Midwest Federation of Library Associations, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis. Keynote speakers will be Maya Angelou and James Duffy. Fee: $65 for pre-registrants, $85 on site. Contact: MFLA Conference Headquarters, 310 N. Alabama, Suite A100, Indianapolis, IN 46204; (317) 636-6613.

8-13—Management: Advanced Management Skills Institute, sponsored by the ARL Office of Management Studies, Philadelphia. This is designed for experienced library professionals holding management positions, who seek proficiency in the duties of a top-level executive. The sessions focus on organizational concerns such as organizational diagnosis, problem-solving and change, goal-setting, executive role, and leadership. Fee: $490. Contact: ARL/OMS, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036; (202) 232-8656.

11-13—Optical technology: Optical Publishing & Storage ’87, New York City. The three main events are presented papers, product review sessions, and exhibits. A co-chair of the conference is Fran Spigai, president of Database Services, Inc., and the publisher of Microcomputer Index. Contact: Learned Information, Inc., 143 Old Marlton Pike, Medford, NJ 08055; (609) 654- 6266.

19—Intellectual Freedom: William A. Gillard Lecture, Council Hall, St. John’s University Queens Campus, Jamaica, New York. The speaker will be Judith F. Krug, director of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom, who will examine issues of intellectual freedom as they relate to the Constitution. Contact: Philip M. Clark, Acting Director, Division of Library and Information Science, St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY 11439; (718) 990-6200.

19-23—Africana: Fall Meeting, Archives- Libraries Committee of the African Studies Association, Denver. In addition to the business meeting of the Committee, there will be a meeting of the Cooperative Africana Microforms Project (CAMP). Contact: Gregory Finnegan, Baker Library, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 646-2868.

December

1-4—Management: Analytical Skills Institute, sponsored by the ARL Office of Management Studies, Honolulu. This program focuses on the skills needed for sound analysis in the areas of operational problem-solving or project planning. Fee: $450. Contact: ARL/OMS, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036; (202) 232-8656. ■ ■