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COLLEGE & RESEARCH LIBRARIES

From Inside the DLP

By Dr. Katharine M. Stokes

College and University Library Specialist, Library Planning and Development Branch, Division of Library Programs, Bureau of Adult, Vocational, and Library Programs, U.S. Office of Education, Washington, D.C. 20202.

In College & Research Libraries News for June 1968, you may have read my description of the institutes conducted in 1968-69 for academic librarians under Title II-B of the Higher Education Act. This title (Library Training and Research) authorizes grants to institutions of higher learning to support a variety of training experiences for persons who work in libraries. The training is intensive and may take a week, a semester, or a longer period to complete.

In 1969-70, colleges and universities throughout the country will conduct 92 institutes for librarians; a complete listing may be obtained from the DLP. At least 16 of these institutes will be concerned with some phase of academic librarianship.

The University of Denver will offer a program from July 22 to August 10, 1969, for 35 professional librarians in middle management positions; the University of Maryland at College Park will sponsor an institute from June 8 to 14 on Middle Management in the Library for 40 persons.

The University of California at Berkeley will conduct a program in law librarianship for 25 persons from July 7 to August 1; and another on Application of Reprographic Technology for 30 persons, August 4 to 29. At San Diego (La Jolla), the University of California’s institute on Book Selections and Acquisitions will begin August 25 and end September 5; it will accommodate 30 persons.

Twenty persons will attend an institute on Far Eastern Librarianship at the University of Chicago, June 20 to August 2; and 15 persons will study the Acquisition of Non-Western Library Materials for College Libraries at Columbia University, New York, from June 30 to August 8. Music Librarianship will be studied by 24 persons at North Texas State University at Denton from June 2 to July 12; later in the summer, from August 7 to 29, Kent State University at Kent, Ohio, will sponsor an institute on the Administration of Music Libraries for 25 persons.

At the University of Oregon, Eugene, an institute on selection and use of Library Materials for Vocational and Technical Programs in Commercial Colleges will be conducted for 35 persons from June 16 to June 20; and a full-term academic program for 20 persons on Archival Works in All Types of Libraries will begin September 21, 1969, and end August 14, 1970. The Appalachian State University, Boone, N.C., will expect 45 persons in its institute on Learning Resource Centers for Junior Colleges to begin September 4, 1969, and end July 10, 1970.

From June 9 to 13, 1969, Syracuse University at Syracuse, New York, will conduct a program on Effective Use of Chemical Biological Literature for 30 persons. At the University of Pittsburgh, the subject of Organizing and Administering Resident Libraries will be explored by 40 participants, August 4 to 15. Emory University, Atlanta, will sponsor an institute on Government Publications from August 3 to 15 and one on Operation of Education Information Service Centers from August 17 to 22, each for 25 persons.

In addition to those which are of interest to academic librarians, an institute on automation will be held at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and another at the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, Ruston. Dates for the 6-week institute at USCLA will be announced later. This institute will accommodate 40 persons who, after completing their studies, “are expected to be able to go into libraries and assume positions of service and leadership in the application of automation in library process.” The one at the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute at Ruston will be limited to 20 persons and will be conducted from June 14 to 27, 1970. It is “designed to give practicing librarians opportunity to have actual experience in planning and implementing library automation programs.”

Some changes may be made in the dates of the 18 institutes, or in the number of participants. Participants will receive a stipend of $75 per week plus $15 for each dependent; travel expenses must be paid by the participant. Each school selects candidates for stipend awards.

Entrance requirements and application forms must be obtained from the school sponsoring the institute.

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*A BOOKLIST COMPILED BY RICHARD J. LEITZ, WILLIAM A. PEASE AND THE EDITORS OF "CHOICE”. "CHOICE” IS A PUBLICATION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES, A DIVISION OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.