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ACRL Chapters

Thirty regional and state ACRL chapters now cover thirty-four states and one Canadian province, and provide opportunities for local participation for nearly 7,000 ACRL members who live within those areas. An Oklahoma Chapter was approved by the ACRL Board of Directors at the annual conference.

CHAPTER ACTIVITIES

• The Delaware Valley Chapter had “Coping with Common Concerns” as the theme for its spring meeting held in Media, Pennsylvania, on May 15 at the Delaware County Campus of Pennsylvania State University. Three concurrent workshops gave chapter members an opportunity to share problems and experiences on the following topics: “Cross References in the Public Catalog: Coping with AACR II,” coordinated by Penelope Schwind, head of technical services at Bryn Mawr College Library; “Coping with Copyright: Written Policies, Reserves, Inter-Library Loan,” coordinated by Gertrude Reed, head of public services, Bryn Mawr College Library; and “Coping with Library Security and Discipline Problems,” coordinated by James Richards, director of Gettysburg College Library.

• The Georgia Chapter will hold a fall preconference workshop, “Teaching Librarians to Teach,” in conjunction with the Georgia Library Association biennial conference. The program, planned for October 29, is designed for academic librarians involved in bibliographic instruction. It will emphasize methods for selecting and applying teaching techniques and strategies as well as learning and behavioral concepts which support bibliographic instruction planning. Contact Susan Varca, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, GA 30602, (404) 542-2716, for more information.

Three sessions of contributed papers presented by Georgia academic librarians are also planned. For more information on contributed papers, contact David Ince, Valdosta State College Library, Valdosta, GA 31601, (912) 247-3228.

• The Greater New York Metropolitan Area Chapter will host a symposium on “The Paperless Library: Advanced Technology in the 80’s” on November 17 at the CUNY Graduate Center Auditorium, 33 West 42d Street, New York, NY 10036. The fee for ACRL members is $20, non-members $25. Checks should be mailed to Prof. Vida Jurkus, Queens College Library, Flushing, NY 11367. For further information, contact Mary Riley, Fordham University Library, Bronx, NY 10458; (212) 933-2233, ext. 259.

• The Illinois Chapter plans a continuing education workshop on reference service on September 18. Charles Bunge will be the keynote speaker at the program at Governors State University, Park Forest. Contact Susan Maltese, Oakton Community College, Morton Grove, IL, 60053, (312) 967-5120, ext. 331, for further information.

As part of the Illinois Library Association National Conference, the chapter will hold a program entitled “Toward Cooperative Collection Development through Automation” on October 23 from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Bob Wallhaus, of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, will open the afternoon session with comments on the board’s perspective on cooperative collection development. His remarks will be followed by three papers with the central theme of the effects of automation on cooperative collection development. The chapter will also co-sponsor with ILA’s Resources and Technical Sciences Section a presentation by Harold Welsch, DePaul University, entitled “Training for Management” on October 22.

• The Indiana Chapter met on May 8 at Indiana University in Bloomington. Many members were present to hear several excellent speakers discuss “Resource Sharing among Indiana Academic Libraries.”

The chapter will meet again on November 5 at French Lick where the topic will be “Identification, Care and Preservation of Special Collections.”

• The Kansas Chapter met in conjunction with a conference held on March 26 by the Kansas Library Association. Joel Barker, a futurist and president of Infinity, Limited, in St. Paul, Minnesota, spoke on “Libraries, Education, Technology: The Interesting Eighties.”

• The MICHIGAN Chapter has planned a series of seminars on management topics in conjunction with the University of Michigan School of Library Science and the university’s Extension Service. A survey was sent out in March to determine members’ interests. The first workshop in the series was held June 2 and was titled “Organizational Synchrony: Management Strategies for Academic Librarians.” The tentative future plans for the series include a session on time management in late November, a session on performance appraisal in March of 1982, and a session on finance for the non-finance manager in August of 1982.

The next chapter program is scheduled in conjunction with the Michigan Library Association Fall Conference at Sugar Loaf ski resort in northern Michigan. The program, slated for October 16, is tentatively entitled “ Access to Academic Library Resources” and will cover implications of storage, weeding, document delivery, fee-forservice database searching, interlibrary loan policies, OCLC availability, and CRL policies. For further information, contact Bill Miller, Assistant Head of Reference, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824; (517) 353-8700.

• The Nebraska Chapter held its spring meeting, “Goals for the Eighties,” on April 23 at Wayne State College. Theme speaker was Jay Martin Poole, editor of Choice magazine since 1979. The meeting also featured eight contributed papers and four skill sessions.

• The New England Chapter featured a different topic for each day of its two-day spring program, held at Mount Holyoke College on March 20-27. “Education for Academic Librarianship” was the concern of the first day’s program. In the keynote address, Robert D. Stueart, dean of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College, reviewed a range of ideas for changing library education, noting the strengths and weaknesses of the proposals. The topic for the second day was “The Changing World of Higher Education.” Norma Creaghe, of St. Anselm’s College, pinpointed four areas of concern for educational administrators, including the expansion of programs that serve adult students holding full-time jobs; C. James Schmidt, editor of College & Research Libraries, reviewed the financial setting of higher education; Carol Francis, chief economist at the American Council on Education, previewed the economics of higher education in the coming decade; and John Hoy, president of the New England Board of Higher Education, spoke about the regional needs of New England institutions.

• The Tennessee Chapter’s spring meeting was held in conjunction with the Tennessee Library Association’s Annual Meeting, April 22-25, in Memphis. The chapter sponsored a preconference workshop centered around “Worklife Issues Facing Librarians in the 80s.” Peggy Sullivan, ALA president, was the keynote speaker. A joint meeting was also held with the Mid-South Chapter of the Special Libraries Association and three sections of the Tennessee Library Association. Roderick G. Swartz, Washington State Librarian and executive officer of the Washington Library Network, spoke on “Networking; Current Status, Future Implications.”

• The Washington State Chapter held its spring meeting on May 9 at the University of Washington and adopted its first set of chapter bylaws. The program speaker was Pamela W. Darling, ARL preservation specialist, whose paper was entitled, “Creativity vs. Despair: Preservation Administration and Cooperation.” The chapter’s Program Committee reviewed the results of a questionnaire sent to academic librarians in the state, who had responded by expressing a strong preference for semi-annual meetings in the Seattle area.

The Oregon and Washington State Chapters are planning a joint fall meeting on online catalogs to be held at the Seabeck Conference Center on the Hood Canal, October 29-30.

ACRL CHAPTERS

California Chapter

Chair: Jo Bell Whitlatch, San Jose State University Library, San Jose, CA 95192.

Delaware Valley Chapter

President: Emery Wimbish, Head Librarian, Langston Hughes Memorial Library, Lincoln University, Lincoln University, PA 19352.

Florida Chapter

Chair: Julita Awkard, Box 78-A, Coleman Learning Resources, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307.

Georgia Chapter

Chair: Sandra H. Neville, Assistant Director for Interpretive Services, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, GA 30602.

Illinois Chapter

President: Jean A. Major, Director of Libraries, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115.

Indiana Chapter

Chair: Florabelle Wilson, Indiana Central University Library, 1400 E. Hanna Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46227.

Iowa Chapter

President: Corrine Potter, Library Director, St. Ambrose College Library, Davenport, IA 52803.

Kansas Chapter

Chair: Wilma Rife, Mabee Library, Washburn University, Topeka, KS 66621.

Maryland Chapter

Chair: Bonnie Preston, Catonsville Community College, Learning Resources Division, 800 S. Rolling Road, Baltimore, MD 21228.

Michigan Chapter

President: William Miller, Reference Department, Michigan State University Libraries, East Lansing, MI 48824.

Minnesota Chapter

Chair: Robert D. Suderman, Learning Resources Center, Bethel College, 3900 Bethel, St. Paul, MN 55112.

Mississippi Chapter

Chair: Myra Jo Wilson, W. B. Roberts Library, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS 38733. Missouri Chapter

Chair: Joyce Ann Jaillite, Pickier Library, Northeast Missouri State University, Kirksville, MO 63501.

Nebraska Chapter

Chair: Carroll Varner, University Library, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE 68182.

New England Chapter

President: John Hannon, Director of Library Services, Bryant College, Smithfield, RI 02917. New Jersey Chapter

Chair: John Cohn, Director of Library Services, County of Morris, Randolph, NJ 07801.

New York Chapter, Eastern

President: Lynn Case, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617.

New York Chapter, Greater Metropolitan Area

Chair: Helga Feder, Librarian, City University of New York, Graduate Center, 33 W. 42d Street, New York, NY 10036.

New York (Western)/Ontario Chapter

Chair: Meredith Butler, Assistant Director for Planning and Operational Services, The University Library, State University of New York at Albany, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222.

North Carolina Chapter

Chair: Eugene Huguelet, Director, Library Services, Randall Library, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, NC 28403. Ohio Chapter

Chair: Marian Winner, Science Library, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056.

Oklahoma Chapter

Chair: To be announced.

Oregon Chapter

President: Larry Richardson, Oregon College of Education Library, 345 Monmouth Avenue, Monmouth, OR 97361.

South Dakota Chapter

Chair: Martin B. Steffenson, Hilton M. Briggs Library, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007.

Tennessee Chapter

Chair: Evelyn P. Fancher, Brown-Daniel Library, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN 37203.

Texas Chapter

Chair: Vandolyn Savage, University of Houston Libraries, Houston, TX 77004.

Tri-State Chapter

President: Ann M. De Klerk, University Librarian, Ellen Clarke Bertrand Library, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837.

Virginia Chapter

Chair.: Cynthia B. Duncan, University Library, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23508.

Washington State Chapter

Chair: Eleanor L. Chase, University of Washington Libraries, FM-25, Seattle, WA 98195.

Wisconsin Chapter

Chair: Susan Heath, Nicolet College and Technical Institute, Learning Resources Center, Lake Julia Campus, Rhinelander, WI 54501.

BAMBAM TO GO OFF THIS FALL

Bookline Alert: Missing Books and Manuscripts (BAMBAM), a computer-assisted alerting service for missing and stolen books and manuscripts, goes into operation this month. Nearly 10,000 entries will be listed initially in the database, which has been mounted on a non-profit basis on the computer facilities of American Book Prices Current (ABPC), the New York-based annual record of the prices books and manuscripts fetch at auction.

BAMBAM will consist of two parts: an online database, accessible in machine-readable form to anyone with access to TYMSHARE or TYMNET; and a hard-copy version, also available this month, with supplements issued as necessary.

Listings will be accepted from libraries and antiquarian bookdealers for missing items with a value of $50 or more. Prints will be listed if they are in bound volumes. The seemingly low value limit was designed to allow inclusion of autographed letters and other rare ephemera.

Any information received will be available online immediately. The ABPC office recommends a detailed description of lost items, if one is available. Records in the database can be anonymous. The Antiquarian Booksellers Association’s New York office will serve as a switching point for booksellers wishing to get in touch with anonymously-listed owners of missing property, and a parallel arrangement will be set up for libraries.

There is a $1.00 per record fee for listing materials on the database. The access fee for BAMBAM is a one-time charge of $10; ABPC will provide new users with an access number, a password, and a user’s manual. The retail price of the hard-copy printout will be under $10. For further information, contact Katharine Leab, American Book Prices Current, 121 E. 78th Street, New York, NY 10021.