ACRL College & Research Libraries News

College & Research Libraries News

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November

29-30—Afro-Americana: “Black Bibliophiles and Collectors: A National Symposium,” at the Armour J. Blackburn Center, Howard University, Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Moorland-Springarn Research Center and partially funded by NEH, the symposium will bring together curators, historians, librarians, conservators, and collectors. Advance registration is required for this free event. Contact: Black Bibliophiles and Collectors, Moorland-Springarn Research Center, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059.

December

6-8—New Technology: The 7th annual International Online Information Meeting, Cunard International Hotel, London, England. The conference will feature papers on downloading, full-text databases, microcomputers, in-house information systems, chemical substructures, electronic publishing, and the database industry. This year there are expanded national sessions in French, German, Dutch, and English distilling the major points of the conference within a national European context. Contact: John Ozimek, Sales Promotion Executive, Learned Information, Besselsleigh Road, Abingdon, Oxford, U.K. 0X13 6LG.

28-29—MLA: The Modern Language Association Conference, to be held at the New York Hilton Hotel, will feature three programs organized by librarians: “Literary Bibliographies: Defining Standards for Their Creation and Evaluation,” by Elaine Franco, with panelists John Dillon, William McPheron, and Joseph Natoli; “Today’s Academic Libraries and University Presses: Their Role in Modern Language Studies,” by Danielle Mihram, with panelists Paul Korshin, Abbot M. Friedland, William P. Germano, and Richard Koffler; and “Literature Collections in Academic Libraries: A Crisis Situation,” by Connie Thorson, with panelists William Wortman, Jeanne Sohn, and William Miller.

January

5-6—Urban Libraries: Seminar on “The Urban Electronic Library in the Communications Era,” cosponsored by the Urban Libraries Council and the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Library and Information Science, in Washington, D.C. Speakers will include Richard Boss, Rowland C.W. Brown, Keith Doms, Kenneth Dowlin, Thomas Galvin, and Brooke Sheldon. Contact: Alex Ladenson, Executive Director, Urban Libraries Council, 425 North Michigan Avenue, Room 1102, Chicago, IL 60611; (312) 661-1493.

5-7—Library Education: Annual Conference of the Association for Library and Information Science Education, Washington Hilton Hotel. Theme: “Educating Information Professionals for the Future: Strategies and Options.” Keynote speaker will be Anthony Oettinger, Harvard University. Contact: ALISE, 471 Park Lane, State College, PA 16803; (814) 238-0254.

February

19- 22—Art Libraries: The 12th Annual Conference of the Art Libraries Society of North America will be held at Stouffer’s Inn on the Square, Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art will host the convocation and reception. Tours are scheduled to the Toledo Museum of Art, Oberlin College, and Akron-Youngstown. Contact: Pamela Jeffcott Parry, Executive Director, ARLIS/NA, 3775 Bear Creek Circle, Tucson, AZ 85749; (602) 749-9112.

20- 24—Video: The 6th annual Video Expo San Francisco non-broadcast television trade show, sponsored by Knowledge Industry Publications, will be held in the Civic Auditorium, San Francisco. The Expo combines a vast display of video equipment, services, and programming with an expanded seminar program. Contact: Knowledge Industry, 701 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, NY 10604; (914) 328-9157.

March

4-7—Abstracts: The 26th Annual Conference of the National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, Arlington, Virginia.The theme is “A National Information Policy: Economic Implications for Information Providers.” For registration information, contact NFAIS, 112 South 16th Street, 12th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102; (215) 563-2406.

April

16-18—Videotex: Videotex '84, sponsored by London Online Inc., will be held at the Hyatt Regency, Chicago. The conference will focus on marketing, information products and services, and technology. Contact: Videotex '84, London Online Inc., Suite 3314, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036; (212) 398-1177.

23-26-Catholic Libraries: 63d Annual Convention, Catholic Library Association, Boston Park Plaza Hotel. The convention theme is “Freedom Our Heritage, Peace Our Challenge.” Contact: John T. Corrigan, CLA Headquarters, 461 West Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA 19041; (215) 649-5251. ■■