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Association of College & Research Libraries

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September

20—Western New York/Ontario Chapter: “Academic Libraries in a Changing Environment,” 10th Anniversary Conference of the ACRL Western New York/Ontario Chapter, Prince of Wales Hotel, Niagara–on–the-Lake, Ontario. Speakers include Sharon Hogan, E.J. Josey, Elaine Cohen, and Howard Clark. Fee: Chapter members, $30; non-members, $40. Contact: Ray E. Metz, Rush Rhees Library, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627; (716) 275- 5602.

26—Printing: “Print Culture and Enlightenment Thought,” the sixth annual Hanes Lecture, sponsored by the Rare Book Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and presented by Elizabeth Eisenstein. Contact: Libby Chenault, Rare Book Collection, Wilson Librarv 024A, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27514; (919) 962-1143.

October

3—Intellectual freedom: “The Library Bill of Rights in 1985,” a conference sponsored by the University of Iowa School of Library and Information Science, Iowa City. Keynote speaker will be Judith Krug, director of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom. Fee: $31.50 ($25 without lunch). Contact: Ethel Bloesch, University of Iowa SLIS, 3087 Library, Iowa City, IA 52242; (319) 353-3644.

5—Personnel: “Comparable Worth: The Issue of the 80s,” a forum sponsored by the California Library Association, at the Chico Branch of the Butte County Library. Fee: $12. Register by September 21. Contact: Glenda Fain, CLA Forum, Butte County Library, 1820 Mitchell Ave., Oroville, CA 95966.

10-12—South Carolina: “As the World Turns: Libraries in the Information Age,” 59th Annual Conference of the South Carolina Library Association, Charleston. The conference theme focuses on the dynamics of societal trends and their relationship to information-seeking behavior and the field of librarianship. Contact: Carl Stone, Anderson Public Library, Anderson, SC 29622.

24- 25—Pacific Northwest: “Changing Course: Restructuring Academic Libraries,” the 6th Annual Joint Fall Conference of the ACRL Oregon and Washington Chapters, Pack Forest, Washington. Featured speakers include B.J. Busch, area coordinator for the Humanities and Social Sciences Library at the University of Alberta; and Paul Baldwin, systems coordinator at Simon Fraser University. Contact: Pat Silvernail, University of Oregon; (503) 686-3056.

25— Texas Chapter: “Library Standards and Texas Libraries,” Fall Meeting of the ACRL Texas Chapter and the Texas Council of State University Librarians, Best Western Villa Capri, Austin. A panel will examine the ACRL College Library and Learning Resource Center Standards. Contact: Maxine Johnston, Lamar University Library, Box 10021, LU Station, Beaumont, TX 77710; (409) 880-8118.

25-26—Georgia Chapter: “2000: An Academic Library Odyssey,” Civic Center, Augusta. Fee: $8.50. Contact: Janice Fennell, Ina Dillard Russell Library, Georgia College, Milledgeville, GA 31061; (912) 453-4047.

November

1—New England Chapter: “Librarians and Labor Relations,” ACRL New England Chapter Fall Conference, University of Connecticut, Storrs. Topics include faculty status, collective bargaining, unionism, and the recent strike at Yale. Contact: Susan Sheridan, Publicity

ACRL/NEC, Amherst College, Amherst, MÁ 01002; (413) 542-2215.

December

5-6—User instruction: Earlham College–Eckerd College Bibliographic Instruction Workshop, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida. Conducted by Evan Farber, Earlham College. Contact: Larry Hardesty, Director of Library Services, Eckerd College Library, St. Petersburg, FL 33733.