ACRL College & Research Libraries News

College & Research Libraries News

CALENDAR

February

25—Rare Books: “The World of Rare Books,” an introduction to the field, a winter workshop from Drexel University’s School of Library and Information Science. Fee: $60. Contact: Director, Office of Continuing Professional Education. Drexel University, 32d and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia. PA 19104: (215) 895-2153.

27-March 2—Indexing: The 25th Annual Conference of the National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel, Arlington. Virginia. The chair will be Inez L. Sparr. Migration Information & Abstracts Service. Conference theme is "Information Transfer: Incentives for Innovation.” Contact: NFAIS. 112 South 16th St., 12th Floor. Philadelphia, PA 19102; (215) 563-2406.

March

3-4—Pharmacy: "Pharmaceutical Information Resources,” a Drexel University School of Library and Information Science winter workshop. Fee: $110. Contact: See February 25 entry.

6-11—Audio-Visual: The 30th Audio-Visual Institute for Effective Communications, Indiana University, Bloomington, sponsored by the National Audio-Visual Association. This institute provides communicators with a practical overview of AV communications techniques. Contact: NAVA Industry & Business Council. 3150 Spring Street, Fairfax, VA 22031; (703) 273- 2700.

10— Multitype Cooperatives: The Tulsa Area Library Cooperative will hold a workshop in conjunction with ARL’s Office of Management Studies to explore the potential for cooperative collection development projects among libraries in the Tulsa area. Contact: Carol Hughes, Coordinator, Tulsa Area Library Cooperative, 400 Civic Center, Tulsa. OK 74103; (918) 592-7893.

11— Automation: "Shopping for Library Automated Systems,” a Drexel University School of Library and Information Science winter workshop. Fee: $95. Contact: See February 25 entry.

14-16—Collection Management: METRO Collection Management and Development Institute, New York City. Fee: staff of METRO member libraries, $110: non-METRO members, $125. Contact: METRO/CMDI. 209 W. 23d St.. New York, NY 10011.

16-18—Conservation: Second Annual Seminar on Conservation of Archival Materials, sponsored by the Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin. The seminar will provide instruction and experience in various structures utilized for rare book boxmaking, matting graphic material, and housings for photographic artifacts and manuscript collections. Registration is limited to 30. Fee: $235. Contact: Patricia Palmer, Humanities Research Center. P.O. Box 7219, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712: (512) 471-1833.'

April

4-7—Catholic Libraries: 62d Annual Convention, Catholic Library Association, Washington Hilton, Washington. D.C. Contact: John T. Corrigan, Catholic Library Association, 461 W. Lancaster Ave., Haverford. PA 19041; (215) 649-5251.

12-14—Population: 16th Annual Conference of the Association for Population/Family Planning Libraries and Information Centers, “APLIC Is Alive and Well and Visiting Pittsburgh,” at the Pittsburgh Hilton. Contact: Susan Pasquariella, Head Librarian, Center for Population and Family Health. Columbia University, 60 Haven Avenue. New York, NY 10032; (212) 694-6985.

14-16—Africana: Archives-Libraries Committee of the African Studies Association, Spring Meeting, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. Contact: Hans Panofsky, Africana, Northwestern University Library, Evanston. IL 60620.

27-28—Management: The College and University Section of the Tennessee Library Association will sponsor the ACRL continuing education course entitled "Strategies and Tactics for Enhancing the Role and Position of the Library” as a preconference to the TLA meeting in Gatlinburg. H. Lea Wells, ARL consultant, is the instructor. Fee: $115 for ACRL members. $150 for nonmembers. Registration is open until March 25. Checks should be made payable to Vanderbilt University Library and mailed to Mary Anne Guschke. Vanderbilt University Library, 419 21st Avenue S., Nashville. TN 37240-0007; (615) 322-2407.

May

5- 6—New Technology: "Computer Software Applications for Libraries and Information Centers,” a seminar offered by the Pratt Institute Graduate School of Library & Information Science at the Pratt Manhattan Center. 30th Street and Lexington Avenue, New York. Fee: $150. One CEU. Contact: Rhoda Garoogian, Assistant Dean, Pratt Institute, GSLIS. Brooklyn, NY 11205; (212) 636-3702.

8-11—Western Europe: A Symposium on Western European Studies and North American Research Libraries, sponsored by the University of Minnesota's Western European Area Studies Center, will be held at the Sheraton-Ritz Hotel, Minneapolis. The event will bring together librarians and scholars to discuss research trends and the acquisition, control, and use of library resources from Western Europe. The chair is Clara Lovett, Chief of the European Division of the Library of Congress. Fee: prior to March 15. $65; after March 15, $75. Contact: Department of Conferences, University of Minnesota. P.O. Box 14084, Minneapolis, MN 55414-0084.

11- 12—Public Services: “Needs Assessment for Planning Academic Library Services," sponsored by the national LOEX Library Instruction Clearinghouse and the Center of Educational Resources, will be held at the Hoyt Conference Center, Eastern Michigan University. Ypsilanti. This first biennial LOEX workshop will be conducted by Roger Greer, dean, and Martha Hale, assistant professor, of the School of Library and Information Management at the University of Southern California. Registrations will be taken early in the spring. Contact: Carolyn Kirkendall, LOEX Clearinghouse, Room 217H, Center of Educational Resources, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI 48197; (313) 487-0168.

12- 13—Government: “Online Government Information Resources,” a seminar offered by the Pratt Institute Graduate School of Library & Information Science. Fee: $150. One CEU. Contact: See May 5-6 entry.

18- 20—User Instruction: Twelfth Annual Workshop on Instruction in Library Use, Carleton University, Ottawa. Ontario. Title: "Exploring the New Technology for Library Instruction.” Contact: Janet Carson, 4192 Station E, Ottawa, Ontario. K1S 5B2; (613) 235-0445.

19- 20—New Technology: "Computers: A Nontechnical Introduction for Librarians,” a seminar offered by the Pratt Institute Graduate School of Library & Information Science. Fee: $150. One CEU. Contact: See May 5-6 entry.

19-20—MALC: The Midwest Academic Library Conference, Indiana State University. Contact: Office of Conferences and Non-Credit Programs, Room 240 Alumni Center, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809.

June

1-2—New Technology: “Microcomputers: An Introduction for Libraries and Information Centers." a seminar offered by the Pratt Institute

Graduate School of Library & Information Science. Fee: $150. One CEÚ. Contact: See May 5-6 entry.

23—Documents: "Developing Effective Collections and Quality Reference Services for U.S. Government Documents,” a seminar at the Holiday Inn Convention Center, Los Angeles, conducted by Charles R. McClure (University of Oklahoma) and Peter Hernon (Simmons College). Fee: $65. Registration deadline is June 1. 1983. Enrollment limited to 100. Contact: Management Consultant Services, Inc., 1710 Oakcrest Ave., Norman, OK 73071.

30-July 4—Latin America: The 28th Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials, in San Jose, Costa Rica, sponsored by the Universidad de Costa Rica and the University of Kansas. For seminar information contact: Jane Garner, Benson Latin American Collection, University of Texas at Austin General Libraries, Austin, TX 78712-7330. For local arrangements contact: Ellen Brow, Department for Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. University of Kansas Libraries, Lawrence, KS 66045. ■■