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ACRL programs in San Francisco

Accessing African American Information Resources

Sponsored by: Afro-American Studies Librarian Section—Sunday, June 28, 9:30-11 a.m.

Medical Anthropology: Choices and Challenges

Sponsored by: Anthropology and Sociology Section, Science and Technology Section—Sunday, June 28, 9:30 a.m.-12:30p.m.

Redefining the Arts—Implications for Libraries

Sponsored by: ARTS Section, Asian & African Section—Saturday, June 27, 2-4p.m.

Arts on the Cutting Edge

Sponsored by: ARTS Section and the Library and Information Technology Association—Monday, June 29, 9:30 a.m.-12:30p.m.

Bulletins from the Recruits: Sharing Information Expertise in the Global Learning Community

Sponsored by: Bibliographic Instruction Section as part of the “15th Anniversary of Information Literacy in ALA—A Day Long Celebration” which is also sponsored by ALA’s Library Instruction Round Table and the User Instruction for Information Literacy Committee—Sunday, June 28, 2-4p.m.

Alternatives to Collection Ownership: College Library Implications and Applications

Sponsored by: College Libraries Section—Sunday, June 28, 9:30 a.m.-12:30p.m.

The Virtual Library: The Florida Community College Experience

Sponsored by: Community and Junior College Libraries Section—Saturday, June 27, 9:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Developing and Implementing a Copyright Policy: Institutional Issues for Academic Librarians

Sponsored by: Copyright Committee—Sunday, June 28, 9:30 a.m.-12:30p.m.

Brief Encounters: Using Techniques from Psychology and Education to Improve the Effectiveness of Reference Service

Sponsored by: Education and Behavioral Sciences Section, Reference and Adult Services Division (RASD), Library Instruction Round Table—Monday, June 29, 9:30 a. m.-12:30p.m.

The Right to Know and Learning at a Distance

Sponsored by: Extended Campus Library Services Section—Saturday, June 27, 2-4p.m.

ACRL Presidents Program & Reception

"Prospecting for the Future: How You Can Influence Career Decisions"

Where do librarians come from? Each of us has a unique story about when and why we entered the profession, but few of us know the factors affecting that choice. This program will explore those factors from several points of view.

Participants will complete John D. Krumboltz’s Career Beliefs Inventory and will come away with ideas for recruiting the best people to our field.

Speakers:John D. Krumboltz, Stanford University; Mary Jane Scherdin, University of Wisconsin Center for Health Sciences Library; Sharon Vaughters, Undergrad./Grad. Counseling Services, Career Planning & Placement, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; Susana Hinojosa, University of California-Berkeley; Evan Ira Farber, Earlham College; Jane B. Robbins, SLIS, University of Wisconsin-Madison—Monday, June 29, 2-5p.m.

Reception—Academic or Research Librarian of the Year

A reception in honor of the Academic or Research Librarian of the Year, Carla J. Stoffle, University of Arizona. Sponsored by: ACRL and Baker and Taylor Books, Inc.—Monday, June 29, 5-6p.m.

Voluntary Action, Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector: Overview and Resources

Sponsored by: Law and Political Science Sec- tion, Association of Specialized and Coopera- tive Library Agencies, RASD Business Refer- ence and Services Section, LAMA Fund Raising and Financial Development Section, Govern- ment Documents Round Table, Public Library Association—Monday, June 29, 9-11 a.m.

Getting Back to Basics

Sponsored by: Racial and Ethnic Diversity Com- mittee—Saturday, June 27, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Todays Libraries Face Tomorrows Scholars: Faults & Fissures

Sponsored by: Rare Books and Manuscripts Section—Sunday June 28, 2-5:30p.m.

Mentoring and Academic Library Research

Sponsored by: Research Committee—Sunday, June 28, 2-4p.m.

Issues in Sci-Tech Information: Librarians' Right to Know

Sponsored by: Science and Technology Section—Tuesday, June30, 8:30a.m.-12:30p.m.

Is There Censorship in the Former Soviet Union?

Sponsored by: Slavic and East European Section—Sunday, June 28, 2-4p.m.

Views from Across the Quad: The Universitys Expectations for the Library of the 21 st Century

Sponsored by: University Libraries Section— Saturday, June 27, 2-4p.m.

Guts, Brains and Sensitivity or the Ability to Stoop, Lift, and Reach to High Places—What Makes a Good Librarian?

Sponsored by: Vocational Interest Inventories Task Force, OLPR Advisory Committee—Tuesday, June 30, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Cinema Paradiso: Movies, Libraries, and European Culture

Sponsored by: Western European Specialists Section, ARTS Section, Audiovisual Committee—Monday, June 29, 9:30 a.m.-12:30p.m.

Is the 'Political Correctness' Backlash Controlling Womens Right to Know: Information Suppression in the Information Age

Sponsored by: Women’s Studies Section, SRRT Feminist Task Force—Monday, June 29, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Special Events

BIS Dinner

Sponsored by: Bibliographic Instruction Section—Friday, June 26, 6-9 p.m. Yank Sing Restaurant (dim sum), 427 Battery Street. Tickets: $24. Send by June 5 a check payable to Gary Handman, 1119 High Court, Berkeley, CA 94708 (Moffitt Library, UCB, (510) 643-8566).

Tour: The California Experience: Shaping Our Future

Sponsored by: Community and Junior College Libraries Section—Monday, June 27, 8 a.rn.-2 p.m. Tickets: $10 in advance. Contact: Mary Dolven, Diablo Valley College, 321 Golf Club Dr., Pleasant Hill, CA 94523.

Dinner: "The World Rushes In"

Sponsored by: Community and Junior College Libraries Section—Friday, June 26, 6-10p.m. University Club, 800 Powell Street. Tickets: $35, CJCLS members; $40, non-CJCLS members by June 8, 1992. Write: Mary Dolven, Diablo Val- ley College, 321 Golf Club Dr., Pleasant Hill, CA 94523.

Tour: Marine Mammal Center and San Francisco Bay Model

Sponsored by: Science and Technology Sec- tion—Friday, June 26, 8:30 a.m.-3p.m. Tickets: $18 by May 22. Send checks payable to: Tae Ock Kim, Michael Orradre Library, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 95053.