ACRL College & Research Libraries News

College & Research Libraries News

CALENDAR

November

13—Communication: SBCLS SouthNet Staff Development Subcommittee workshop, Convention Center, Santa Clara, California. Arch Lust- berg will speak on “Turning Confrontation into Communication” and “Effective Public Speaking.” Fee: $35 for CLA/SouthNet members, $50 for non-members. Contact: California Library Association, 717 K St., Suite 300, Sacramento, CA 95814-3477.

13—New technology: “Managing Technology: Real Life Stories from Hi-Tech Libraries,” a symposium sponsored by ACRL’s Greater New York Metropolitan Area Chapter, New School for Social Research, 66 W. 12th Street., New York City. Speakers include Sheila Creth and John Rizzo, plus a panel of case study perspectives moderated by Frederick Low. The program will focus on how front line librarians, directors, and networks are meeting the challenges of multi-levels of technology. Contact: Janet Wagner, Hofstra University Library, 1000 Fulton Ave., Plempstead, NY 11550; (212) 560- 5963.

19—Automation: “Getting the Most out of Your PC,” an automation workshop sponsored by the Long Island Library Resources Council and its Regional Automation Committee, Long Island University, Brentwood Campus. Fee: $10 for LILRC members, others $20. Deadline is November 12. Contact: PC Workshop, LILRC, Melville Library Building, Suite E5310, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3399.

December

1-3—Optical media: 7th Annual Optical Information Systems Conference and Exhibition, New York Hilton Hotel, New York City, sponsored by Meckler Corporation. OIS ’87 will feature separate tracks on interactive videodisk, compact disk technologies, write-once optical disk, and optical information systems. Each day has a different focus: the first day is on software, the second day is on end-user applications, and the third day is on product trends. Preconference workshops are offered on November 30. Fee: $575 for full conference, $205 per day. Contact: OIS ’87, Registration Department, 11 Ferry Lane West, Westport, CT 06880; (203) 226- 6967.

February

4-5—User education: Earlham College–Eckerd College Bibliographic Instruction Workshop, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida. The workshop will be conducted by Evan Farber, head librarian at Earlham, and classroom faculty from that institution. This year emphasis will be placed on the role of collection development and the use of CD-ROM technology in bibliographic Contact: Larry Hardesty, Director of Library Services, Eckerd College Library, Eckerd College, 4200 South 54th Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL 33711; (813) 867-1166.

4-11—Art: Annual conference, Art Libraries Society of North America, Sheraton Dallas Hotel, Dallas. On the 7th will be the convocation at the Dallas Museum of Art, featuring keynote speaker Decherd Turner. Sessions include: Preservation Options for Art Librarians, Cataloging Film and Video, and BI for the Visually Literate Student. Contact: Milan R. Hughston, (817) 738-1933, or Lois S. Jones, (214) 528-2732.

9-13—Music: 57th Annual Conference, Music Library Association, Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis. On the 9th, a Preconference workshop on archives and archival materials in music. Regular sessions include music resources in special areas of the library, planning for library audio facilities, copyright, subject access for popular music, the state of music librarianship as a profession, and music of Minnesota. Contact: Martin A. Silver, Music Library, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106; (805) 961-3609.

17—Special collections: “Special Collections: Treasure or Trial,” a workshop sponsored by the Inland Empire Chapter of the California Library Association, Claremont Colleges Library, 8th and Dartmouth, Claremont. Speakers include Henry L. Snyder, Romaine Ahlstrom, Peter Briscoe, David Zeidberg, and Jeff Weber. Fee: $25. Contact: Judy Harvey Sahak, Denison Library, Scripps College, Claremont, CA 91711; or Judith Auth, (714) 782-5213.

April

7-9—Missouri: Spring Conference, Missouri Association of School Librarians, Hilton Plaza Inn and Marriott-Plaza, Kansas City. Theme: “Focus on the Future.” Contact: Beth Cobb, MASL Publicity Chair, 3108 Del Rio Drive, High Ridge, MO 63049. ■■