ACRL College & Research Libraries News

College & Research Libraries News

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June

18-September 1—Summer workshops:The College of information Studies, Drexel University, will offer a selection of week long graduatelevel workshops which may be taken on a credit or audit basis. Students may choose from a wide variety of topics in the library and information field. For information contact: Associate Dean John Hall, College of Information Studies, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104; (215) 895-2474.

September

6-Novemberl7—SLIS:The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Library and Information Studies’ Certificate of Professional Development program provides an organized continuing education curriculum for librarians and information specialist. Most courses will be held on the University of Wisconsin campus. Workshop may be taken on an individual basis or may be applied toward the certificate of Professional Development. This is a Non-credit program that provides Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from the University of Wisconsin. For a complete brochure with course descriptions and fees contact: Jane Pearlmutter, Outreach Program Manager, SLIS Continuing Education Services, 600 N. Park Street, Madison, WI 53706; (608) 262-6398.

30— October 2—NELA:The New England Library Association will hold its Annual Conference at the Sheraton Sturbridge Resort in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. For more information contact: Mary Ann Rupert, NELA Conference Manager, 49 Governor Wentworth Road, Amherst, NH 03031.

October

31- November 2—African Studies:Archives-Libraries Committee (African Studies Association), fall meeting, Omni Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland. The meeting agenda and room and time designations will appear in the Africana Libraries Newsletter. For information Contact: Phyllis Bischof (Chairperson), 340 Main Library, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720; (415) 642-0956.

Information literacy articles needed

Barbara Ford, ACRL vice-president/president-elect, has declared information literacy to be the theme of her 1990-1991 presidential term. Individuals are invited to submit articles on this topic for a series that will appear in C&RL News beginning next fall. Topics that might be addressed include information literacy and social issues, lifelong learning, consumer literacy, political literacy, or information literacy and the curriculum.

For further information on this series, contact Trish Ridgeway, Van Pelt Library, University of Pennsylvania, 3420 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104-6206, (215) 898-8118; or Gemma Devinney, State University of New York at Buffalo, (716) 636-2818. Articles may be submitted directly to George Eberhart, Editor, C&RL News, ACRL/ALA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795; (312) 280-2511.