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College & Research Libraries News

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September

19— Online Catalogs: Conference on Online Public Access Catalogs, sponsored by the University of Iowa School of Library Science, Iowa Memorial Union, Iowa City. Fee: $25. Contact: Ethel Bloesch, School of Library Science, University of Iowa, 3087 Library, Iowa City, IA 52242; (319) 353-3644.

19- 21—Videodiscs: Third Annual Videodisc/Optical Disk Conference, sponsored by Meckler Publishing, New York Hilton. A broad range of topics and information related to the design, technology, publication, and storage applications of these technologies will be presented. Fee: $225 per day. Contact: Meckler Communications, Dept. D, 520 Riverside Ave., Westport, CT 06880; (203) 226-6967.

October

6-7—Libraries and Education: “A Colorado Response to the Information Society: The Changing Academic Library,” co-sponsored by the

Colorado Commission on Higher Education and the Colorado State Library, Writer’s Manor, Denver. The keynote address, “Educating People for the Information Society,” will be given by Harold Hyman, Rice University. Contact: Maj. Reiner H. Schaeffer, Director, The Academy Library, USAF Academy, CO 80840; (303) 472- 2590.

6- 7—Ohio Chapter: Annual Preconference and Conference, Academic Library Association of Ohio, Athens, Ohio. Preconference: “Staffing the Professional Position—The Personal Job Search,” Burr Oak State Park, Athens, October

1. Conference: “The Ohio Academic Library Collection in Perspective,” Ohio University Inn, Athens, October 7. Contact: Edward D. Starkey, ALAO President, Roesch Library, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469.

10-12—Security: “Crime Prevention and Security for College and University Library Facilities,” sponsored by Campus Crime Prevention Programs, held in Louisville, Kentucky. Topics will include dealing with problem patrons, emergency response procedures, staff training programs, protection of rare books, and measures to minimize periodical mutilation. Contact: Daniel P. Keller, Executive Director, Campus Crime Prevention Programs, P.O. Box 204, Goshen, KY 40026; (502) 588-6111.

14-15—Buildings: Conference on College and Academic Library Buildings, Inn America, New Stanton, Pennsylvania, and Seton Hill College, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. CEUs available. Fee: $75. Contact: T. Romanowska-Lakshmanan, Library Director, Seton Hill College, Greensburg, PA 15601; (412) 838-4291.

20-21—Medical Libraries: “Knowledge Explosion—Financial Implosion,” Annual Conference of the New England Regional Council on Library Resources for Nursing, Durham, New Hampshire. Fee: $75. Contact: Dorothy Noftle, Librarian, St. Joseph Hospital Library, 172 Kinsley St., Nashua, NH 03061; (603) 889-6681, ext. 2255.

20- 22—Medical Video: “Television and Health Care,” Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Specific areas to be covered include diversity of facilities, a hospital administrator's perspective on TV, state-of-the-art and future television technology, and TV production. CEUs: 20 Medical Library Association contact hours. Contact: Television Department, Massachusetts General Hospital, Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114; (617) 726-8121.

November

7- 8—Security: “Crime Prevention and Security for College and University Library Facilities,” sponsored by Campus Crime Prevention Programs, held in Long Beach, California. See October 10-12 entry.

14_17—Management: ARL/OMS Library Management Skills Institute, sponsored by the University of Oregon Library, will be held at the River Valley Inn, Eugene, Oregon. The institute is devoted to advancing the supervisory skills of library staff and the overall performance of the library organization. Fee: $300. Contact: ARL Office of Management Studies, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036; (202) 232-8656.

December

8- 9—Africana: Fall meeting, Archives-Libraries Committee, African Studies Association, at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. Held as part of the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association. There will also be a meeting of the Cooperative Africana Microform Project (CAMP). Contact: Maidel Cason, African Documents Librarian, Northwestern University Library, Evanston, IL 60201.

January

5-7—Library Schools: Annual Conference, Association for Library and Information Science Education, Washington Hilton Hotel, D.C. Theme: “Educating Future Information Professionals: Strategies and Options.” Contact: Janet Phillips, Executive Secretary, ALISE, 471 Park Lane, State College, PA 16801; (814) 238-0254.

20- 23—New Technology: Second Annual COM- MTEX International Exposition, co-sponsored by NAVA and AECT, held at the Dallas Convention Center. This is the first U.S.-based Communications Technology Exposition, encompassing the products of the total communications industry, including AV, video, microcomputer equipment, and information, education and training materials and software. Contact: NAVA, The International Communications Industries Association, 3150 Spring St., Fairfax, VA 22031; (703) 273-7200.

February

19-22—Art Libraries: Twelfth annual conference of the Art Libraries Society of North America, Stouffer’s Inn on the Square, Cleveland. Regular sessions include documentation of women artists, oral history, library resources for interior designers, cataloging oriental slides, and many other topics. The Cleveland Museum of Art will host the convocation and reception. Contact: Pamela Jeffcott Parry, Executive Secretary, ARLIS/NA, 3775 Bear Creek Circle, Tucson, AZ 85749; (602) 749-9112.

March

21- 24—Serials: International Serials Conference, University of Surrey, Guildford, U.K., held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the United Kingdom Serials Group. A special charter flight will be available for all registrants and family members along with a travel package. Contact: Nancy Jean Malin, Periodical Specialists, Inc., 103 High St., Armonk, NY 10504; (914) 666-4099. ■ ■