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ACRL programs in Dallas

This year’s conference programs feature the role of libraries in higher education, applications of new technology, and what to do with rare books.

Milton Goldberg

Julie Carrol Virgo

ACRL President’s Program

“Academic Libraries and the Learning Society” (Monday, June 25, 2:00-5:30 p.m.) will be the theme of the ACRL Program to be held in the Regency Ballroom of the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas. Keynote speakers will be Milton Goldberg, executive director of the National Commission on Excellence in Education, and Julie Carroll Virgo, ACRL executive director. Dr. Goldberg will speak on the Commission’s April 1983 report, “A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform,” the response to the report from the educational community, and progress made since its publication-through regional seminars, position papers, and the Libraries and the Learning Society (LALS) project. Dr. Virgo, who is on the Advisory Board for the LALS project, will speak on the implications of the report for academic libraries and her own perspective of the most positive future directions. Afterwards Richard M. Dougherty, author of the LALS position paper for academic libraries and director of libraries at the University of Michigan, will describe his preparation of the position paper.

The ACRL Reception, sponsored by the Baker and Taylor Company, will follow the President’s Program from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the International Ballroom of the Fairmont Hotel. Activities will include the presentation of Baker & Taylor’s Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award.

Anthropology and Sociology Section

“Collection Management: Focus on the Social Sciences” (Sunday, June 24, 9:30-11:00 a.m.) will begin with two presentations: 1) “Collection Management Issues Facing Academic Libraries,” by Jeffrey Gardner, Office of Management Studies, ARL; and 2) “The Social Science Bibliographer as Detective,” by Beth Shapiro, assistant director of reader services, Michigan State University. The presentations will be followed by questions from the audience and a brief membership meeting.

Art Section

The Art Section and the Anthropology and Sociology Section will co-sponsor a tour of the new Dallas Museum of Art, which opened in January 1984. Two tour options, both for Tuesday, June 26, 1:45-4:45 p.m., are available: 1) a behind-thescenes tour featuring the major Pre-Columbian and Middle American Collections, the Textile Study Room, Conservation Laboratory, and other exhibits of anthropological interest; or 2) a tour of the 20th Century Painting and Sculpture Collection, including the new Outdoor Sculpture Courtyard. A reception with English tea will follow the tours at the Museum. Cost of tour and reception: $6.00. To register, mail the fee by June 8, specifying your tour option, to: Judith B. Droessler, Reference Division, Texas A&M University Library, College Station, TX 77843-5000.

Asian and African Section

“Technical Developments in Libraries in the Third World” (Monday, June 25, 8:30-11:30 a.m.) is co-sponsored by the ALA International Relations Round Table. Speakers will be: Girja Kumar, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India, on “Technological Developments in Libraries in the Third World: A Conceptual Framework for User Education”; Hong-too Lim, Nanyang Technological Institute, Singapore, on “Technological Developments in Singapore Libraries”; Ann Maria Magaloni, Secretaria de Educacion Republica, Mexico; T.S. Rajagopalan, Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre, India, on “Technological Applications in the Library and Information Field in India”; and Chen-ku Wang, National Central Library, Republic of China, “Technological Developments in Libraries in Taiwan.”

Bibliographic Instruction Section

“Bibliographic Instruction: A Catalyst for Change” (Tuesday, June 26, 2:00-5:30 p.m.) will examine the educational opportunities posited by current trends, consider the use of new technologies as a means toward information management education programming, and discuss the planning processes necessary if libraries are to assume their new educational roles. The scheduled speakers are Joseph Boissé, University of California, Santa Barbara; Millicent Abell, University of California, San Diego; Charles McClure, University of Oklahoma; and Maureen Pastine, San Jose State University, who will provide a summary and reaction paper.

Cinema Librarians Discussion Group

“Film and Performing Arts Collections in Texas” (Monday, June 25, 9:00-11:00 a.m.) will highlight special collections in Texas. A tentative list of speakers includes G. William Jones, Southern Methodist University, to discuss the Southwest

Film Archive; Raymond Daum, University of Texas-Austin, to discuss the Gloria Swanson Collection; and Julie Travis, Dallas Public Library, to discuss their film collection.

A bus tour will follow at 2:00 in the afternoon. Various Dallas theatres will be included in the tour, particularly the Dallas Theatre Center. The tour will conclude (4:30-5:30) at a reception at the Dallas Public Library. Tickets for the tour and reception are $14 and must be purchased in advance, checks payable to Robert Eason. Contact: Robert Eason, Theatre Librarian, Fine Arts Division, Dallas Public Library, 1515 Young St., Dallas TX 75201; (214) 749-4224.

College Libraries Section

“Putting College Libraries Online: Successful Strategies” (Monday, June 25, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.), co-sponsored by the BIS Computer Concerns Committee, will take the form of small group discussions to share ideas and solve problems on different aspects of computer applications. Participants will discuss planning, administration, finance, training of staff, education of end users, program evaluation and assessment with experienced practitioners. Moderator will be Joann H. Lee, Lake Forest College.

Community and Junior College Libraries Section

“Quality Circles: New Approaches to an Old Game” (Sunday, June 24, 12:30-5:30 p.m.) will begin with a luncheon at which participants can select one of five table topics chosen for discussion. At 2:00 Mary Ellen Mortola and Daniel Sell, Houston Community College System, will speak on quality circles and library management. A reactor panel will comment during the last hour of the program, which will be followed by a cocktail party.

Tickets for the luncheon are $12.50, by advance registration before June 9; no refunds can be made after June 9. Send a check, making it payable to: Paul Dumont, District Service Center, Dallas County Community College, 4343 N. Highway 67, Mesquite, TX 75150. Conferees may check at the ALA Meal Ticket Desk for last minute tickets.

CJCLS is also hosting a bus tour to Tarrant County Junior College, NE Campus, where visitors will observe the Technical Processing Center and a new automated library system. The bus will leave promptly at 8:30 a.m. (Monday, June 25) from the Dallas Convention Center. Tickets are $8.00, by advance registration before June 9. Send a check, payable to Paul Dumont, at the address above.

Education and Behavioral Sciences Section

“Involving Departmental Faculty in Library Services: Collection Development, Curriculum Consultation, End-User Computer Database Searching” (Monday, June 25, 9:00-11:00 a.m.) seeks to bring librarians and departmental faculty together through such traditional library activities as collection development as well as new technology. A panel, moderated by Virginia Parr, University of Cincinnati, will consist of: Laura Blumquist, Ohio State University; Carolyn Kirkendall, Project LOEX; and Randall Roberts, University of Cincinnati.

English and American Literature Discussion Group

This new discussion group will host a panel (Sunday, June 24, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) on serials selection and de-selection in English and American literature. Panel members include Stephen Wiberley, University of Illinois-Chicago; Richard Centing, Ohio State University and Choice; and Wendy Bousfield, Syracuse University.

Law and Political Science Section

“Paths to Power: Libraries and the Political Process” (Tuesday, June 26, 9:30-11:00 a.m.) will examine the efficacy of the political process in furthering library objectives from a theoretical, historical, and practical standpoint—all leading to the question, Where do we go from here? Speakers will be Daniel P. Bergen, University of Rhode Island; Gerald R. Shields, State University of New York at Buffalo; and Dean Burgess, Portsmouth (Va.) Public Library.

Rare Books and Manuscripts Section

“What Should I Do with My Rare Books? Answers for the Librarian and the Patron” (Sunday, June 24, 2:00-4:00 p.m.) features a panel of active professionals who will discuss such questions as: what to do with old books; when to call an appraisor; where the library or individual can find help; how much a bookseller will help. The panel, moderated by Peter VanWingen, Library of Congress, also includes: Kenneth Karmiole, bookseller, Santa Monica; Alice Schreyer, LC Center for the Book; Janice W. Sikes, Atlanta Public Library; and David Warrington, Indiana University.

RBMS will also co-sponsor a program (Monday, June 25, 9:30-11:00 a.m.) with the ALA Map and Geography Round Table on “The Mapping of Texas.” The speakers will be: Robert S. Martin, “The Cartography of Texas: An Overview”; Charles A. Seavey, “Maps of the Mexican War and Boundary Survey, 1845-1854”; and John W. Crain, “Understanding the Forgotten Decade: Dallas Maps, 1870-1880.”

Slavic and East European Section

“Publishing in the Soviet Union” (Sunday, June 24, 2:00-4:00 p.m.) will provide a survey of Soviet publishing policies and objectives, especially in the light of the Soviet Union’s recent signing of the Bern Copyright Convention. The speakers include Miranda Beaven, University of Minnesota; Gregory P.M. Walker, Bodleian Library; and Edward Kasinets, New York Public Library.

Undergraduate Librarians Discussion Group

The group will stage a panel discussion (Monday, June 25, 9:00-11:00 a.m.) on approval plans in undergraduate libraries and collection development in the sciences in undergraduate libraries.

Western European Specialists Section

“Europe Online: New Sources from the Old World” (Saturday, June 23, 9:30-11:00 a.m., 2:00-4:00 p.m.) will focus on intellectual access to selected European databases. Speakers will discuss the future of online access from the United States and the manner in which automation has changed Western European bibliographic tools. Charles Chadwyck-Healey will speak on databases in the United Kingdom, and Pascal Sanz, conservateur for the French Ministry of Culture, will speak on French information retrieval networks. Paul Peters, Columbia University, will survey various technical aspects of using foreign databases. Judith Rowe, Princeton University, will discuss numeric databases of Western Europe.

In the afternoon, participants will view transatlantic database demonstrations provided by Questel and Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates of the CiSinetwork Corporation. The Western European systems accessed will provide information germane to the humanities, social sciences, finance, economics, demographics, agriculture, steel, energy, and other topics.

Other programs of interest

•The Government Documents Round Table will present a program on “Educational Issues for Specialists in Government Information” on Saturday, June23, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Program reactor/moderator is Roger Greer, University of Southern California, and the speakers include: Kathleen Heim, Louisiana State University; Sidney Siegel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Nancy M. Cline, Pennsylvania State University; and Donald King, King Reseach, Inc. Contact: Kenyon C. Rosenberg, Associate Director, National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161; (703) 487-4730.

•The Library Administration and Management Association’s Middle Management Discussion Group will co-sponsor a program with the LAMA Personnel Administration Section and the ALA Office of Library Personnel Resources Advisory Committee on “Problem Employees: Improving Their Performance” (Monday, June 25, 9:30 a.m.-12:00 noon). Mardell S. Grothe, industrial psychologist, management consultant, and author, will recommend methods to identify problem employees and review strategies for dealing with them and improving performance. Jeneice Guy, assistant director of OLPR, and Sheila Creth, University of Michigan, will speak on employee assistance programs and the role of the personnel office.

•The Library Instruction Round Table will offer an opportunity to sign up for breakfast, lunch or dinner with a small group of librarians who wish to exchange ideas and get to know one another. The meals will be held at moderately-priced restaurants. Breakfast is slated for Tuesday, June 26, at 7:30; lunches for Saturday, June 23, and Monday, June 25, at 12:30; and dinners for Sunday, June 24, and Monday, June 25, at 6:30. You need not be a member of LIRT to participate. Reservations should be made, if possible, by May 15. Contact: Rosa Babcock, Learning Resources Center, El Centro College, Main and Lamar, Dallas, TX 75202; (214) 746-2175.

•The Resources and Technical Services Division Audiovisual Committee is co-sponsoring a program with On-Line Audiovisual Catalogers, Inc. on “Chapter 12 in AACR2: How did the rules for choice of entry change between AACR1 and AACR2 in response to the inclusion of non-book materials in the group of materials to which they are to be applied?” (Saturday, June 23, 8:00-10:00 p.m.). Speakers will be Michael Gorman, coeditor of AACR2, and Jean Weihs, chair of the Joint Steering Committee for Revision of AACR.