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July

21-August 1—Federal information:Institute on Federal Library Resources, a summer workshop sponsored by the Catholic University of America, will be held at CUA’s Marist Hall, Washington, D.C. Includes visits to major federal libraries, information centers, and data banks. Director: F. Kurt Cylke. Fee: $600. Contact: Catholic University of America, School of Library and Information Science, Washington, DC 20064; (202) 635-5085.

August

17 –22—Photo archives:“Preservation of Black- and-White Photographs,” a series of lectures and workshops, will be held at the Rochester Institute of Technology’s Technical and Education Center of the Graphic Arts, Rochester, New York. Seminar coordinator is George T. Eaton, retired program chairman of Eastman Kodak Research Laboratories. Post-seminar workshops on August 21-22 will feature four hours of darkroom experience. Fees: $425 for the seminar, $100 for the post-seminar workshop. Contact: RIT Technical and Education Center of the Graphic Arts, College of Graphic Arts & Photography, One Lomb Memorial Drive, P.O. Box 9887, Rochester, NY 14623-0887.

September

11–12—End users: “Information and the End User: Training Library Patrons in Database Searching,” a joint conference sponsored by ACRL’s Texas and Louisiana Chapters, will be held at the Monteleone Hotel, New Orleans. Keynote speaker will be Richard V. Janke from the University of Ottawa Libraries; other speakers include Ralph Alberico, Barbara Quint, Karen Bertel, and Vicki Anders. Fee: $40. Deadline for pre-registration: August 15. Contact: Elizabeth Strother, LSU School of Dentistry Library, 1100 Florida Ave., New Orleans, LA 70119.

20—Antiquarian Book Fair:Sponsored by the Old Sturbridge Village Research Library Society, Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Admission is $2.50. Thirty-five antiquarian book dealers from the northeastern United States will be represented. Old Sturbridge Village is located on Route 20 West in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. The Committee for a New England Bibliography will also be sponsoring an auction of books and materials relating to New England history the day before the book fair.

28- October 2—ASIS: “Shaping the Future: The Sky’s the Limit,” the 49th annual conference of the American Society for Information Science, Chicago Hilton Hotel. Contact: ASIS, 1424 Sixteenth St., N.W., Suite 404, Washington, DC 20036; (202) 462-1000.

29 –October4—Video: Video Expo New York, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City. Contact: Ann Bisgyer, Knowledge Industry Publications, 701 Westchester Ave., White Plains, NY 10604; (800) 248-5474 or (914) 328- 9157.

October

1–3—Kentucky: Fall Conference, Kentucky Library Association, Ramada Inn East, Louisville. Theme: “Beyond 1986: Meet the Challenge.” Contact: Patty Grider, Hart County Public Library, Box 337, Munfordville, KY 42765; (502) 524-1953.

16–18—Modem history: Leopold von Ranke Centennial Conference, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. Von Ranke, whose personal library is housed in the University’s George Arents Research Library, was a German historian who had a profound effect on the writing of history and the way in which the discipline of history is organized. Co-sponsored by the American Historical Association and Syracuse University.

18— Automation: “Designing Specifications for an Automated Library System and Preparing a Request for Proposals,” a workshop sponsored by the University of Iowa School of Library and Information Science, will be held at the Ironmen Inn, Coralville, Iowa. The instructor will be Joseph R. Matthews. Fee: $45. Contact: Ethel Bloesch, SLIS, University of Iowa, 3087 Library, Iowa City, IA 52242; (319) 353-3644.

19- –22—Federal information:“Government Information: An Endangered Resource of the Electronic Age,” an interactive State-of-the-Art Institute that combines lectures by expert practitioners, group discussions, and study sessions, will be held at the Sheraton Grand Hotel, Washington, D.C. The institute is sponsored by the Special Library Association. Keynote speaker will be Steve Bell, the anchor for ABC’s World News This Morning. Fees: $350 for SLA members; $400 for non-members. Contact: Sandy Morton, Special Libraries Association, 1700 18th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20009; (202) 234-4700.