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July

12-25—Administration: “Executive Development Program for Library Administrators,” Oxford, Ohio, in two sessions (July 12-18, July 19-25). Contact: Harry F. Brooks, Institute of Business and Education Services, School of Business Administration, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056; (513) 529-2132.

August

17-19—Planning: “Improving Planning Skills: A Closer Look at A Planning Process," a workshop designed by Peggy O’Donnell, continuing education specialist at ALA’s Public Library Assoication. PLA will co-sponsor the workshop with the State Library Agency, Wisconsin Division for Library Service. The session, held at the St. Benedicts Center, Madison, Wisconsin, will be directed to public library practitioners with knowledge of PLA’s A Planning Process for Public Libraries who anticipate beginning or who have begun to apply the process in their libraries. Registration fee: $150. Deadline for registration is July 17. Contact: Shirley Mills-Fischer, PLA executive director, ALA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; (312) 944- 6780, ext. 318.

25-26—Public Relations: Public Relations Workshops. August 25, Arlington, Texas; August 26, Houston, Texas. Contact: Anne Hollingsworth, Library Development Division, Texas State Library, Box 12927, Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711.

September

17—Politics: “Libraries in the Political Process, Detroit Public Library, a Michigan Libraries Forum sponsored by Gale Research Company. In addition to interacting with several speakers of national prominence in this field, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a congressional hearing on library services. Contact-Joan Durrance, Coordinator of Continuing Education, School of Library Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.

October

15-16—Nursing: Annual conference, New England Regional Council on Library Resources for Nursing, Durham, New Hampshire. Conference theme: “Effective Utilization of Uncertain Resources Through Creative Management: Survival in the 80s for the Nurse and Librarian.’’ Fee: $65. Contact: Tosca N. Carpenter, Mosher Health Sciences Library, Newport Hospital, Newport, RI 02840.

21-23—Natural History Bibliography: “North American Natural History Bibliography: Research, Needs, and Prospects,” the first conference of the North American Section of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Contact: Nina J. Root, Chairwoman, Department of Library Services, American Museum of Natural History, C.P. West at 79th St., New York, NY 10023; (212) 873-1300, ext. 381.

28-29—Archives: Conservation workshop sponsored by the Society of American Archivists will be held in conjunction with the Midwest Archives Conference at the Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. It will consist of lecture/discussion on various aspects of conservation philosophy and administration as well as hands-on demonstration and practice of basic archival conservation techniques. Enrollment is limited. Tuition of $50 will cover the cost of a conservation supply kit. Attendees must currently hold a position in a manuscript or archival repository and have little or no previous training in conservation. Contact: Basic Archival Training Program, Society of American Archivists, 330 S. Wells, Chicago, IL 60606; (312) 922-0140.

November

2-4—Information Technology: “The Challenge of Change: Critical Choices for Library Decision-Makers,” the 1981 Pittsburgh Conference, sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Library and Information Science. A major focus will be on new modes of information storage and delivery and their anticipated impact on libraries and library service over the next 5-7 years. State of the art papers will address the full spectrum of technologies relevant to library operations and services. For further information, contact: Allen Kent, School of Library and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh, 801 LIS Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15260.