ACRL College & Research Libraries News

College & Research Libraries News

CALENDAR

May

23-24—Electronic text: “The Coming of Age of Electronic Text,” a seminar presented by the Study Group on the Structure of Electronic Text, will be held at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh. The seminar program consists of five parts: real-world experience with electronic text; the capture of information; text processing; structuring text for interaction and retrieval; and issues in the economics of information. Presentations will feature discussion of mark-up language, projects where the full text of documents are made available online, the possibilities of hypertext, copyright issues, and the distribution of information. Registration fee: $150. Contact: SGSET Office, Hunt Library, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213; (412) 268-8599.

June

4-7—Serials:Annual Conference, North American Serials Interest Group, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta. Contact: Ann Vidor, 1981 Inwood Road, Atlanta, GA 30329; (404) 894-4523.

8-10—SUNY: 20th Annual Conference, State University of New York Librarians Association, SUNY Maritime College, Bronx. Topics will include: innovative ways to handle stress; CD- ROM; BITNET; electronic mail; technology anxiety; and locally developed micro programs. Registration deadline is May 13. Contact: Stephen B. Luce Library, SUNY Maritime College, Fort Schuyler, Bronx, NY 10465; (212) 409- 7231.

21- 23—Rare books:29th Antiquarian Book Fair, Park Lane Hotel, Piccadilly, London, organized by the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association. The fair will be opened by BBC-TV film critic Barry Norman. A special exhibit will commemorate T.S. Eliot’s birth in 1888. Contact: Secretary, Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association, Suite 2, 26 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0DG.

22- 25—Publishing:“Scholarly Publishing: An Endangered Species?” is the theme of the 10th annual meeting of the Society for Scholarly Publishing, Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers. The opening reception will be held at the Boston Athenaeum. Keynote address will be given by Patricia Battin, president of the Commission on Preservation and Access. Full registration fee before June 10: SSP members $225, non-members $275; onsite, $250 and $300. Contact: SSP’88 Meeting Registration, P.O. Box 53421, Washington, DC 20009; (202) 328-3555.

27-July 1—User instruction:“The Information Search Process,” a residential institute intended for practicing librarians, will be held at the Rutgers School of Communication, Information and Library Studies. Each participant will be involved in seeking information on a research topic for presentation to the group. The institute will he conducted by Carol Kuhlthau and Mary George. Contact: Jana Varlejs, Director of Professional Development, SCILS, Rutgers University, 4 Huntingdon Street, New Brunswick, NT; (201) 932-7146.

30-July 9—Northern Ireland:Tour of Irish library collections, including the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Ulster-American Folk Park, Fermanagh Museum, Armagh Public Library, Armagh Museum, Queen’s University of Belfast, Linenhall Library, and others. The program is offered by the British Council in association with the Ulster Historical Foundation. Fee: $400 (includes accommodations, most meals, and transport in Northern Ireland). Contact: Carmel McGill, Northern Ireland Cultural Exchanges Officer, The British Council, British Embassy, 3100 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20008; (202) 898-4277.

July

22- 29—New technology:Summer institute on “Technology in Transition: Issues, Dilemmas, and Trends,” sponsored by Nova University’s Center for Computer-Based Learning, Airport Hilton, Dania, Florida. Keynote speakers include Cecil Beach, Roger Wyatt, and John Blair. Topics: LANs, optical disk technology, artificial intelligence and expert systems, interactive video, and computer-based training. Contact: Marlyn Kemper, Director, Information Sciences, Center for Computer-Based Learning, Nova University, 3301 College Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314; (305) 475-7047.

August

1- 12—Federal libraries:16th annual Institute on Federal Library Resources, sponsored by the Catholic University of America’s School of Li- brary and Information Science, Washington, D.C. Participants will be addressed by 25 directors of federal information programs and several membership association representatives. Contact: SLIS, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064; (202) 635-5085.

7-12—Rare books:10th annual Out-of-Print and Antiquarian Book Market Seminar, Driscoll University Center, University of Denver. A comprehensive survey of the market through a series of lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and workshops. Keynote speaker: Bernard M. Rosenthal. CEUs: 3.0. Free: $450 (deposit due by July 1, check payable to Book Seminars, Inc.). Contact: Margaret K. Goggin, 4024 N.W. 15th Street, Gainesville, FL 32605; (904) 378-8144.

October

17-20—EUSIDIC:Annual conference, European Association of Information Services, Heidelberg, Germany. Speakers include: Brigitte Henne- mann (Genios), Clemens Jochum (Beilstein Institute), David Whitaker (Whitakers), Christian Duteuil (CNIC), Hans Haller (University of Saarbrücken), Sir Charles Chadwyck-Healey, Jacques Michel (International Patent Office), Peter Jones (DEC), and Ev Brenner (API). Contact: Barbara Sarjeant, EUSIDIC, First Floor Offices, 9/9A High Street, Caine, Wiltshire, England.

20-24—Paper:“Papermaking by Hand in America,” a national conference on papermaking, sponsored by the Friends of the Lilly Library and the Friends of the Dard Hunter Paper Museum, Indiana University Bloomington. A tour of the Twinrocker Handmade Paper Mill in Brookston, Indiana, is scheduled. Contact: Friends of the Lilly Library, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405.