ACRL College & Research Libraries News

College & Research Libraries News

CALENDAR

September

27 –Printing history:11th Annual Conference, American Printing History Association, Wood Auditorium, Avery Hall, Columbia University, New York. Conference theme is “The Printing Surface,” and will include papers on the history and properties of woodblocks, copper plates, lithographic stones, and more modern printing surfaces. Fee: $25 for APHA members, $30 for non-members. Contact: APHA, P.O. Box 4922, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163.

28 –October3—Management: Advanced Management Skills Institute, sponsored by ARL’s Office of Management Studies, to be held in Airlie, Virginia. The sessions focus on organizational diagnosis, problem solving and change, goal setting and planning, building management teams, executive role, and leadership. Fee: $490. Contact: ARL/OMS, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036; (202) 232-8656.

30—Bibliography: Sixth Hanes Lecture, Manning Hall, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Speaker will be Paul Needham, curator of printed books at the Pierpont Morgan Library, on “The Bradshaw Method: Henry Bradshaw’s Contribution to Bibliography.” Contact: Libby Chenault, Rare Book Collection, Wilson Library 024A, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27514; (919) 962-1143.

October

3–Ohio Chapter: “Strategic Planning: Today’s Academic Library Tomorrow,” the 1986 conference of the Academic Library Association of Ohio, Holiday Inn on the Lane, Columbus. Featured speakers are JoAn Segal, executive director of ACRL, and Charles M. Galloway, Ohio State University Department of Education. Contact: Peri I. Switzer, Wright State University Libraries, Dayton, OH 45435; (513) 873-3020.

6–7—Grants:31st Institute on Federal Funding, sponsored by the National Graduate University, Washington Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C. On the agenda are speakers from the National Science Foundation, the Departments of Education, Commerce, Energy, Interior, Justice, Army, Navy, Treasury, Agriculture, and Defense, NASA, the American Medical Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the National Association of

College and University Business Officers. The program will focus on current research and development, information resource management, training, and other knowledge-intensive programs currently given top priority for grants and contracts. Fee: $295 (after September 29, $325). Contact: National Graduate University, 1101 N. Highland St., Arlington, VA 22201; (703) 527-4800.

7 –8—Instructional skills: “Fundamentals of Instructional Delivery,” a seminar sponsored by the National Federation of Abstracting and Indexing Services, Philadelphia. Instructor: Edward E. Jones, president of Management Training Consultants. Fee: $400 for NFAIS members, $500 for non-members. Contact: NFAIS, 112 S. 16th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102; (215) 563-2406.

8 –9—Automation: Fifth Texas Conference on Library Automation, sponsored by the University of Houston-University Park Libraries, will be held at the Stouffer Greenway Plaza Hotel, Houston. Speakers will include Raymond Nimmer, Richard Luce, John Corbin, Jennifer Cargill, Mary Ellen Clapper, and Kate Nevins. Fee: $90. Contact: Carol Hawks, University of Houston-University Park Libraries, 4800 Calhoun Blvd., Houston, TX 77004; (713) 749-7135.

8–10—Michigan Chapter: “Successful Fundraising for Academic Libraries,” will be one of three programs sponsored by ACRL’s Michigan Chapter as part of the Michigan Library Association’s Annual Conference in Flint. Featured speakers will be Eric Lewandowski, manager of sponsored programs for OCLC, and Dwight Burlingame, vice president of university relations, Bowling Green State University. A second program, “Library Surveying Techniques,” will be presented by Eileen Hitchingham, Oakland University. A third program, “The Structure of Education for Academic Librarianship,” will be co-sponsored with the MLA Library Education Caucus. Contact: Marianne Gessner, Michigan Library Association, 415 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48933; (513) 487-6868.

14–17—Management:Basic Management Skills Institute, sponsored by ARL’s Office of Management Studies, held in Lincoln, Nebraska. The sessions address problem-solving, staff motivation, decision making, effective use of groups, supervisory leadership, performance appraisal, and communication. Fee: $325. Contact: ARL/OMS, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036; (202) 232-8656.

23-–25—Higher education: “American Dreams: The National Debate about the Future of Education,” a symposium hosted by the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Penna. The program will combine presentation and debate. Speakers and debaters include Phyllis Schlafly (Eagle Forum), Eleanor Smeal (NOW), Chester Finn (Department of Education), Mary Hatwood Futrell (NEA), and Stanley Aronowitz (CUNY). Contact: American Dreams, Department of Sociology-Anthropology, IUP, Indiana, PA 15705; (412) 357-2730, 357-2227.

24— Reference service: “Are We Getting Where We Are Going? Evaluating Reference Services,” a workshop conducted by Charles A. Bunge of the University of Wisconsin Library School, will be held at the University of Texas, Thompson Conference Center, Austin. Fee: $35. Contact: Mel Boggins, Director of Placement and Continuing Education, Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712-1276; (512) 471-3821.

30-November 1—South Carolina: South Carolina Library Association Annual Convention, Radisson Hotel, Columbia. Contact: Susan Hollifield, University of South Carolina Library, 171 University Parkway, Aiken, SC 29801; (803) 229-8367.

30–November 2 — Africana: Fall Meeting, Archives-Libraries Committee of the African Studies Association, Madison, Wisconsin. A meeting of the Cooperative Africana Microforms Project is also planned. Contact: D.M. Hull, Chair, Moorland Springarn Research Center, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059; (202) 636-7260.

November

6–7—Technical services: “Formats: Old and New,” the Online Audiovisual Catalogers Conference ’86, hosted by OCLC, Dublin, Ohio. Shirley Lewis (Information Services) and Donald Bidd (National Film Board of Canada) will be keynote speakers. Fee: $25 for OLAC members and OCLC user group school librarians, $35 for non-members. Contact: Barbara Ritchie, Project Manager-LS/2000, OCLC, Inc., 6565 Frantz Road, Dublin, OH 43017-0702.

6–9—Ontario: “Excellence and Leadership: The Challenge,” 84th Annual Conference, Ontario Library Association, Royal York Hotel, Toronto. Contact: OLA, 73 Richmond Street West, Suite 402, Toronto, Ontario M5H 1Z4.

12—Gillard Lecture: 17th Annual William A. Gillard Lecture, St. John’s University Council Hall, Jamaica, New York. Lecturer will be John N.

Berry III, editor-in-chief of the Library Journal. Contact: Mildred Lowe, Division of Library and Information Science, St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY 11439; (718) 990-6200.

18–21—Management: Basic Management Skills Institute, sponsored by ARL’s Office of Management Studies, held in Scottsdale, Arizona. See October 14-17 entry.

December

1–4—Management: Library Analytical Skills Institute, sponsored by ARL’s Office of Management Studies, to be held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Topics covered include the problem-solving process, data gathering and analysis, creativity and analytical thought, strategy formulation, presentation, and implementation. Fee: $450. Contact: ARL/OMS, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036; (202) 232-8656.

January

8–9—Archives: Advanced Records Management, a course offered by the Continuing Engineering Education Program of George Washington University. The course covers principles of file organization, indexing, and electronic storage. Instructor: William Saffady. Fee: $650. Contact: Darold Aldridge, Continuing Engineering Education, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052; (800) 424-9773 or (202) 676-8522.