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College & Research Libraries News

CALENDAR

April

17-18—Kentucky libraries:Joint meeting of the Academic Library and Special Library sections of the Kentucky Library Association, Kentucky State University, Frankfort. Theme: “Strategies for Growth.” Contact: Stan Campbell, Centre College, Danville, KY 40422; (606) 236-5211.

18 — Automation:“Library Automation— Integrate or Interface,” a joint program of the Northern California Technical Processes Group (NCTPG) and the California Library Association’s Technical Services Chapter, Northern Region (CLA/TSC), at the Foothill College Theatre, 12345 El Monte Rd., Los Altos Hills, California. Fee: $20 (includes box lunch and NCTPG membership). Contact: Kathleen Fox, San Jose City College Library, 2100 Moorepark Ave., San Jose, CA 95128; (408) 298-2181.

20-25—Educational software:24th Annual Conference of the Association for Educational Data Systems, “Excellence in Educational Computing,” at the Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana. Hosted by the Mid-South Association for Educational Data Systems. Fee: $155 (member), $210 (non-member). Contact: AEDS-86, P.O. Box 5689, Columbus, GA 31906-5689.

25-26—Information access:“Access to IGO Information—Documents, Publications, and Information Systems of International Organizations,” a seminar at the University of Toronto Faculty of Library and Information Science. Fee: $125; Friday only: $90; Saturday only: $45. Contact: Marcia Chen orL.G. Dennis, Office of Continuing Education, Faculty of Library and Information Science, University of Toronto, 140 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1.

26-27—Archives:Spring Meeting of New England Archivists at Durham, New Hampshire, following “New England Archives Week,“ April

21-27. Contact: Peg Giguere-Davis, Connecticut State Library, 231 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT 06115; (203) 566-3690; or Nancy Fappiano, Yale University, (203) 436-0908.

May

1 — Communication:“Meetings and Group Dynamics—A Workshop in Effective Communication,” sponsored by the Academic Library Association of Ohio, at the OHIONET Building, Columbus. Attendance limited to 35 participants. Fee: $35. Registration deadline: April 18. Contact: Dean Riggs, Carlson Library, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606; (419) 537-2321.

1-2—Preservation:“Preservation Options for Non-Rare and Rare Materials in Library Collections,” a two-day workshop sponsored by the Northeast Document Conservation Center of Andover, Massachusetts. To be held at the Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford. Contact: Ursula Korzenik, Connecticut Historical Society, One Elizabeth St., Hartford, CT 06105; (203) 236-5621.

3—Health:“Consumer Health Information— Overview, Collection Development, Reference and Referral for Academic, Public and Medical Librarians,” a program sponsored by the Science and Engineering Academic Librarians (SEAL) and the California Academic Research Librarians (CARL), to be held at the University of California, Irvine, University Center. Fee (includes lunch): $30 (members); $35 (non-members). Registration deadline: April 18. Contact: Michael Fineman, Reference Department, University Library, UCI, P.O. Box 19557, Irvine, CA 92713: (714) 856-4973.

6-8—Technology:7th National Online Meeting at the Sheraton Centre Hotel, New York City, sponsored by Learned Information, Inc., Medford, New Jersey. Contact: Dawn Wilson, National Online Meeting, 143 Old Marlton Park, Medford, NJ 08055; (609) 654-6266.

16-22—Medical libraries:86th Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association, at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis. Theme: “Partnerships.” Three days of continuing education courses May 16-18 precede the conference. Contact: Medical Library Association, 919 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611; (312) 266-2456.

26—Conservation:Spray Deacidifying Books and Flat Work and Using Freezers to Dry Books and Exterminate Insects,” a workshop sponsored by the Office of Conference and Workshops, Governors State University, University Park, Illinois. To be held at Wei T’o Associates, Inc., 21750 Main St., Matteson, Illinois. Workshop follows the 14th American Institute for Conservation Annual Meeting on May 25. Location is approximately one hour from downtown Chicago. Fee: $40. Ten places will be reserved for non-AIC members, whose registration fee will be waived. Contact: Office of Conferences and Workshops, Governors State University, University Park, IL 60466; (312) 534-5000.

June

6— Interpersonal skills:“Developing Effective Interpersonal Skills for Support Staff,” a one-day workshop to be held at the Davidson Conference Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Sponsored by the Council on Library Media Technicians (COLT). Fee: $15 (member); $25 (non-member). Contact: Raymond G. Roney, Library and Media Services, El Camino College, 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance, CA 90506. '

7-12—Special libraries:77th Annual Conference of the Special Libraries Association to be held in Boston. Contact: Richard Battaglia, Assistant Executive Director, Program Services, Special Libraries Associaton, 1700 18th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20009; (202)234-4700.

11-13—SUNYLA:18th Annual Conference of the State University of New York Librarians Association at the Sojourner Truth Library, SUNY College at New Paltz. Contact: Nancy Nielson, Convention Coordinator, SUNY College at New Paltz, New Paltz, NY 12561; (914)257-2200.

12-13 — Management:“Managing Human Resources—Academic Library Perspectives,” at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana. Sponsored by the Ball State University Libraries, the Ball State College of Business, and the Indiana Chapter of ACRL. Keynote speaker: ALA President Beverly Lynch. Fee: $75. Registration deadline: May 15. Contact: Chris Hannon, Bracken Library, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306; (317) 285-8017.

19-21—Media specialists:Summer Credit Workshop for School Library Media Specialists and Teachers K-12, 301 Lindquist Center, Iowa City. Sponsored by the University of Iowa School of Library and Information Science. Fee: $72. Contact: Ethel Bloesch, School of Library and Information Science, University of Iowa, 3087 Library, Iowa City, IA 52242; (319) 353-3644.

22-25 — Serials:Inaugural Conference of the North American Serials Interest Group, at the Bryn Mawr College Library, Pennsylvania. Speakers include David Woodworth, Mary Ellen Clapper, and Ronald Gardner. Registration deadline: May 1. Contact: Susan Davis, Library, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260; (716) 636-2784.

27-28—Library education:“Library and Information Science Education—Into its Second Century,” a symposium to be held at Columbia University, New York. Sponsored by the Association for Library and Information Science Education. Fee: $50 (includes meals and contributed papers). Contact: Janet Phillips, ALISE, 471 Park Lane, State College, PA 16803; (814)238-0254.

July

10-26—Professional development:Kent State University School of Library Science, Kent, Ohio, will offer a Summer 1986 series of professional development opportunities for librarians. Sixteen residential workshops, each three days long, will be offered. Included will be “Managing College Libraries,” conducted by Michael Freeman, director of library services at the College of Wooster, with Kathleen Weibel, the director of libraries at Ohio Wesleyan University. Fee: $105.25. Contact: Mary K. Biagini, Acting Dean, School of Library Science, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242; (216) 672-2783.

14-16—Media technology:21st Annual Media Technology Conference to be held at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie. Headlining the conference will be A1 Vecchione, president, MacNeil/Lehrer Gannett Productions and media advisor to former president Jimmy Carter. Contact: David P. Barnard, Dean for Learning Resources and Conference Chairman, UW-Stout, Menomonie, WI 54751; (715) 232-2246.

14-18—Machine readable files:“Management of Machine-Readable Files,” a workshop sponsored by the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Reserach (ICPSR), Ann Arbor, Michigan. Offered as part of the ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research. Contact: Henry Heitowit, Director, Educational Resources, ICPSR, P.O. Box 1248, Ann Arbor, MI 48106; (313) 764-2570.

23-25—Mentoring:“Mentoring—Aid to Excellence,” a conference to be held at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Sponsored by the International Association for Mentoring. Preceded by all-day training institutes July 21-22. Paper sessions will include “Mentorship in Academic Libraries—Implications for Female-Dominated Professions,” presented by Jennifer Cargill, associate director of libraries for technical processing, Texas Tech University, and Connie Holland, assistant director of libraries for reference and instruction, Texas Tech University. Contact: The International Association for Mentoring, 4042 West 27th Ave., Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6S 1R7; (604) 228-0621.

August

6-8—Scholarly publishing:“Computer Camp for Scholary Publishers,” at the New England Journal of Medicine headquarters, Waltham, Massachusetts. Sponsored by the Society for Scholarly Publishing. Contact: Alice O’Leary, SSP, 2000 Florida Ave., N.W., Suite 305, Washington, DC 20009; (202)328-3555.

11-13—Genealogy:The Center for Family and Community History at Brigham Young University will sponsor a Genealogical Seminar. Courses will include Professionalism in Genealogy, Genealogy as Literature, Southern U.S. Research, and Computer Application in Genealogy. Fee: $80. Contact: Annual Genealogical Seminar, 147 Harman Building, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602; (801)378-2568. ■■