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February

7-13—Art:14th Annual Conference, Art Libraries Society of North America, Roosevelt Hotel, 45th and Madison, New York City. An all-day plenary session, “Authority Control: For What and for Whom?”, will be held on the 10th. Contact: Pamela Jeffcott Parry, Executive Director, ARLIS/NA, 3775 Bear Creek Circle, Tucson, AZ 85749; (602) 749-9112.

18-19—Networking: Conference on Multitype Library Cooperation, Florida State Conference Center, Tallahassee. Sponsored by the Florida State University School of Library and Information Studies, the conference will address such issues as governance, funding, relationships between networks, and the special problems and contributions encountered by various types of libraries. Fee: $175 (includes meals, receptions and local transportation). Contact: Alphonse F. Trezza, Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-2027; (904) 644-5775.

19-21—Video:Video Expo San Francisco, Civic Auditorium, San Francisco. Features exhibits of the latest video equipment and technology, and an expanded seminar program of intensive fullday and half-day sessions. Contact: Sheila Alper, Knowledge Industry Publications, Inc., 701 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, NY 10604; (800) 248-KIPI, or in New York (914) 328-9157.

28—Non-Western Collections:“Understanding and Developing the Non-Western Collection in the Undergraduate Library,” a conference held at the Marian College Library, Indianapolis, and sponsored by the Library, the Indiana Consortium for International Programs, and the Marian College Non-Western Studies Committee. Speakers include Evan Färber (Earlham) and Nancy Schmidt (Indiana University). Fee: $7.50 (deadline February 24). Contact: Susan A. Stussy, Librarian, Marian College, 3200 Cold Spring Road, Indianapolis, IN 46222; (317) 929-0343.

March

10-11—Special Libraries:Conference on “Non-Traditional Collections and Special Libraries,” sponsored by the Librarians’ Association of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Speakers will focus on American folk culture and various private and business libraries. Fee: $20 for LAUNC-CH members, $25 for nonmembers, $10 for retired librarians and students. Contact: Rebecca Ballentine, Institute of Government Library, Knapp Building 059A, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27514; (919) 966-4130.

24-27—British serials:9th Annual Conference of the U.K. Serials Group, University of Exeter. Contact: Rodney Burton, Science Reference Library, 25 Southampton Buildings, London WC2A 1AW.

April

11-12—Hawaii:Annual Spring Conference, Hawaii Library Association, Honolulu. Theme: “Shape Up Your Library.” Contact: Deborah Thompson, 94-1154 Pohu PL, Waipahu, HI 96797.

16-19—Tennessee:Annual Conference, Tennessee Library Association, Holiday Inn World’s Fair, Knoxville. Theme: “Libraries: Preserving the Past, Preparing for the Future, and Celebrating the Present.” Contact: Loletta Clouse, Reference Department, Knox County Public Library System, 500 W. Church Ave., Knoxville, TN 37902-2505; (615) 523-0781.

May

1-3—User Instruction:Earlham College BI Workshop, Richmond, Indiana. Emphasis will be on faculty involvement along with the role of online searching and end-user instruction. Fee: $160 for librarians; $130 for teaching faculty. Meals are included. Contact: Evan Färber, Librarian,

Earlham College, Richmond, IN 47374.

June

14-24—History of the Book:2d Annual Seminar in the History of the Book in American Culture, sponsored by the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts. The theme will be “The American Common Reader: Printing, Entrepreneurship, and Cultural Change, 1759-1840.” Seminar leader will be Stephen Botein. Deadline for seminar applications is March 21. Contact: John B. Hench, Associate Director for Research and Publication, American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609-1634; (617) 755-5221. ■■