ACRL College & Research Libraries News

College & Research Libraries News

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April

20-22—CD-ROM: “CD-ROM vs. Micrographics,” a conference sponsored by the Institute for Graphic Communication, Monterey Beach Hotel, Monterey, California. CD-ROM systems will be thoroughly discussed as replacements for microforms in a series of case studies. Contact: Institute for Graphic Communication, 375 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02115; (617) 267-9425.

23- 24—Government Information: “Access to Government Information: A Right or a Privilege?” an ACRL regional conference funded in part by a grant from the Association of College & Research Libraries and by a gift from Barbara Smith, Skidmore College, under the auspices of her 1985 CIS/GODORT/ALA Documents to the People Award. Four ACRL chapters are participating in the conference: Eastern New York, New England, New Jersey, and the Greater Metropolitan New York Area chapters. Major R. Owens, librarian and Representative for New York’s 12th Congressional District, will deliver the dinner address for the conference, to be held at the Albany Hilton, Albany, New York. Other speakers include Robert Lee Chartrand (Congressional Research Service), Steven Garfinkel (General Services Administration), Donna A. Demac (attorney and author), Scott Armstrong (National Security Archive), Robert J. Freeman (Committee on Open Government), and Charles R. McClure (Syracuse University SIS). Fees: ACRL members, $30; non-members, $35; Thursday evening dinner, $12.50. Contact: Gillian H. Lewis, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

24— CD-ROM: Science and Engineering Academic Librarians, San Diego State University. The program will include demonstrations by vendors and a user panel discussion. Fee: CARL members, $10; non-members, $15. Contact: Anne Turhollow, Science and Technology Section, University Library, San Diego State University, 5300 Campanile Dr., San Diego, CA 92182-0511; (619) 265-4921.

May

1—Pornography: “Access or Censorship: Libraries and Pornography,” an institute sponsored by the Library Association of the City University of New York, will be held at the CUNY Graduate Center, 33 W. 42d St., New York. Included on the program are Bob Guccione, William Mara, Barbara Fisher, Robert Wedgeworth, Richard M. Buck, Virgil Blake, and Charles Winick. Fee: $20. Contact: Patrick Grace, Brooklyn College Library, Bedford Avenue and Avenue H, Brooklyn, NY 11210.

6-8—User Instruction: 15th National LOEX Library Instruction Conference, Holiday Inn on the Lane, Columbus, Ohio. Theme: “Defining and Applying Teaching Strategies for Library Instruction.” Speakers include Keith Cottam (keynote speaker), Mignon Adams, Thomas F. McNally, and Joan Ormondroyd. Practical aspects of BI, including in-service training of BI librarians, librarian-classroom faculty teamteaching, and evaluation of BI, will be emphasized. Fee: $85. Contact: LOEX 1987, OSU Department of Conference and Institutes, P.O. Box 21878, Columbus, OH 43221; (614) 292-4230.

11- 13—Compact Discs: “CD-I: The Future,” a conference sponsored by Online International and devoted to the Compact Disc Interactive, will be held at the Moscone Center, San Francisco. CD-I has a capacity for storage of audio, video, text, and data that exceeds any other medium. Contact: Online International, 989 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10018; (212) 279-8890.

18-22—Video: L.A. Pro Video Expo, Los Angeles Convention Center, North Hall. An expanded seminar program of more than 60 full and halfday courses will cover production and training. Contact: Ann Bisgyer, Knowledge Industry Publications, Inc., 701 Westchester Ave., White Plains, NY 10604; (800) 248-5474 or (914) 328- 9157.

21—Marketing: “Marketing the Academic Library” is the theme for the annual Academic Librarians’ Day workshop sponsored by the Academic and Research Libraries Division of the Michigan Library Association, an ACRL chapter. The conference will be held at Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti; featured speaker is Susan Martin, Johns Hopkins University. Michigan librarians will lead discussion sessions on training staff to meet the public, assessing user needs, guest and high school student users, and April 1987 / 223 the role of the academic library in the college marketing plan. Fee: MLA/ACRL members, $25; non-members, $40. Contact: Maria Perez- Stable, Education Library, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008; (616) 383- 1666.

June

6-11—Special Libraries: 78th Annual Conference, Special Libraries Association, Anaheim, Calu- fornia. Theme: “Global Information Access: Expanding Our World.” Keynote speaker will be Arno Penzias, vice president of research and development at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Fee: SLA members (before May 1), $95; members (onsite), $125; non-members (before May 1), $110; non-members (onsite), $145. Contact: Richard D. Battaglia, Assistant Executive Director, Program Services, SLA, 1700 18th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20009; (202) 234-4700.

12- 13—History of the Book: “Teaching the History of the Book: Methods and Concepts,” cosponsored by the LC Center for the Book and the American Antiquarian Society’s Program in the History of the Book. The meeting will take place at the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts. The conference will address the questions of incorporating the history of the book into the liberal arts curriculum and into the curriculum of professional library and journalism schools. Among those presenting papers or leading workshop sessions are Paul Koda (Catholic University), Alice Schreyer (University of Delaware), Terry Belanger (Columbia University), Daniel Traister (University of Pennsylvania), and Roger Stoddard (Houghton Library, Harvard). Contact: John B. Hench, Associate Director for Research and Publication, AAS, 185 Salisbury St., Worcester, MA 01609; (617) 752- 5813.

July

13- 24—Automation: Second Annual Library Automation Institute, sponsored by the University of Hawaii Summer Session and the Graduate School of Library Studies, Honolulu. Fees for the two sessions (July 13-17 and July 20-24) vary. Contact: S.A. Strickland, Graduate School of Library Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2550 The Mall, Hamilton Library 23, Honolulu, HI 96822; (808) 948-7321.

20-22—Media Technology: 22d Annual Media Technology Conference, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie. Topics to be covered include reverse accountability, CD-ROM, videodisc production, overhead projectors, teleconferencing, and sound systems. Contact: David P. Barnard, Dean for Learning Resources, UW-Stout, Menomonie, WI 54751.

20-31—Preservation: Five-day workshop on library and archives collection treatment techniques will be held twice, July 20-24 and July 26-31, at the Milton S. Eisenhower Library, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. The workshop will focus on the care of an entire collection by treating individual items with a series of simple techniques. Each session is limited to 15 people. No registration fee. Accommodations and meals are available for $35.50 (single). Contact: Workshops, Collections Maintenance Department, Milton S. Eisenhower Library, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218; (301) 338-8380.

August

16-20—Photographs: “Preservation of Black-and- White Photographs,” a seminar with optional darkroom sessions, sponsored by the Rochester Institute of Technology’s Technical and Education Center of the Graphic Arts, Rochester, New York. Participants will learn how to identify 19th- and 20th-century image-forming processes, how to handle and store b/w photos properly, and how to duplicate prints and negatives safely. Contact: RIT/T&E Seminar Center, One Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623; (716) 475-2757.

October

4-8—ASIS: American Society for Information Science 50th Anniversary Conference, Boston. Theme address, “Information: The Transformation of Society,” will be given by Robert McCormick Adams, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. The conference will be chaired by Toni Carbo Bearman, dean of the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Pittsburgh. Contact: ASIS, 1424 16thSt., N.W., Washington, DC 20036; (202) 462-1000.

9-11—Nevada: Annual Conference, Nevada Library Association, Winnemucca. Contact: Sharon Allen, Humbolt County Library, 85 East 5th St., Winnemucca, NV 89445; (702) 623- 6388.

12-15—Eurodata: Annual Conference, European Association of Information Services, Suisse & Majestic Hotel, Montreux, Switzerland. Contact: EUSIDIC Secretariat, P.O. Box 429, London W4 1UJ, England.

November

19-23—Africana: 30th Annual Meeting, African Studies Association, Denver. Theme: “A Review of the Liberation Struggle in Africa: Thirty Years of Freedom.” The program chair will be George W. Shepherd, University of Denver. Fee: ASA members, $25; non-members, $30. Contact: African Studies Association, 255 Kinsey Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024; (213) 206-8011. ■ ■