ACRL College & Research Libraries News

College & Research Libraries News

CALENDAR

March

20—Personnel: “Improving Job Performance: Strategies for Supervisors,” ACRL Continuing Education Course 112, will be sponsored by ACRL’s Michigan Chapter at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo. Maureen Sullivan, Yale University Libraries, will be the instructor. Contact: Marianne Gessner, Michigan Library Association, 415 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48933; (517) 487-6868.

April

2-4—Africana: Spring Meeting, Archives- Libraries Committee, African Studies Association, University of California, Berkeley. Contact: Phyllis Bischof, Africana Librarian, 208 Main Library, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720; (415) 642-7600; or Gregory Finnegan, Anthropology Bibliographer, Reference Department, Baker Library, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 646-2868.

5-7—Data Processing: “Questions and Answers: Strategies on Using the Electronic Reference Collection,” 24th Annual Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Organized by the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science, the conference will explore possible reference uses of such resources as online catalogs, bibliographic utilities, full-text databases, and databases on optical disc. Fee: $225. Contact: Kathy Painter, GSLIS, 410 David Kinley Hall, 1407 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801; (217) 333-3280.

9-10—Special Collections: “Managing Special Collections: Archives, Manuscripts and Photographs,” a course offered by the University of Wisconsin, Lowell Hall, Madison. This course is designed as an introduction to special collections administration for those new to the field or for those who have recently assumed responsibility for primary source materials in their institutions. Instructor: Susan E. Davis. Fee: $145. CEU: 1.5. Contact: Jane Pearlmutter, Program Coordinator, 220 Lowell Hall, 610 Langdon St., Madison, WI 53707; (608) 262-6398.

May

3-5—International Development: “Librarians and International Development,” a conference hosted by Washington State University Libraries, Pullman. Topics will include training of host country personnel, networking, automation, and project design, implementation and evaluation. Featured speakers will be Mohammed Aman (University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee SLIS) and Jean Kearns (Consortium for International Development Executive Office). Registration is limited to 100 participants. Contact: Mary Nofsinger, Holland Library, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-5610; (509) 335-2691.

8—Cataloging: “Subject Cataloging: Issues, Trends, and Updates,” the Spring Workshop of the University of Iowa School of Library and Information Science, Rodeway Inn, Coralville, Iowa. Lois Mai Chan of the University of Kentucky College of Library and Information Science will be the principal speaker. Topics covered will include: controlled vocabulary, online and manual access, classification, and standardization and uniformity. Enrollment is limited to 50 participants. CEU: 0.5. Fee: $45 (includes lunch and refreshment breaks). Contact: Ethel Rloesch, School of Library and Information Science, University of Iowa, 3087 Library, Iowa City, IA 52242; (319) 335-5707.

27-29—Library Services: “Toward Holistic Library Service: Putting the Pieces Together,” the 1987 Midwest Academic Library Conference, Bone Student Center, Illinois State University, Normal. The conference is co-sponsored by ISU and Illinois Wesleyan University. Featured speakers include Evan Farber, Michael Gorman, JoAn Segal, Joe Price, Dana Smith, Betsy Baker, Linda Piele, Thomas Shaughnessy, and others. The Wednesday night banquet speaker will be Major Owens, New York State Congressman. Contact: Donna Goehner, Milner Library, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61761; (309) 438-8691.

28-29—Access: “AccessAbility: Overcoming Information Barriers,” the annual spring meeting of the Nebraska Library Association’s College and University Section (an ACRL Chapter), Creighton University, Omaha. Keynote speaker will be Carl F. Orgren, director of the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Iowa. Contact: Mary D. Nash, Reinert/ Alumni Library, Creighton University, California at 24th Street, Omaha, NE 68178; (402) 280- 2226.

June

21-26—Theology: Annual Conference, American Theological Library Association, San Francisco. Contact: Simeon Daly, Saint Meinrad School of Theology, Archabbey Library, St. Meinrad, IN 47577; (812) 357-6718.

August

12-16—British Libraries: A visit to some well- known libraries in the English Midlands before the 1987 IFLA meeting at Brighton. The tour will begin at Heathrow and Gatwick Airports on the morning of August 12. The tour will visit academic, public, endowed, subscription, parochial, cathedral, private, and learned society libraries. Accommodations for four nights will be in both modern and traditional hotels. Fee: £200 (about $300) per person sharing; £30 supplement (about $45) for a single room. This will cover bed, breakfast, evening meal, transportation, and all incidental costs. A reservation may be secured by sending $50 (payable to GSLIS CE Fund) to: Donald G. Davis Jr., Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712-1276; (512) 471- 3821. ■■