ACRL College & Research Libraries News

College & Research Libraries News

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April

15-16—Library Buildings: Conference on College and Academic Library Buildings, Inn America, New Stanton, Pennsylvania, sponsored by Reeves Memorial Library, Seton Hill College, Greensburg, Pa. Fee: $75; CEUs available. Contact: Teresa Romanowska-Lakshmanan, Reeves Library, Seton Hill College, Greensburg PA 15601; (412) 834-2200, ext. 351.

23-24—Pest Control: Seminar on pest control and protecting cultural properties, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, sponsored by Technology & Conservation and the MIT Museum. Fee: $130. Contact: Technology & Conservation, 1 Emerson Place, Boston, MA 02114- (617) 227-8581.

28- 30—Tennessee: Annual Conference, Tennessee Library Association, Gatlinburg. Contact: Tennessee Library Association, P.O. Box 120085, Nashville, TN 37212; (615) 297-8316.

29— User Instruction: "Library Instruction: How

We Teach and What We Teach,” a joint conference of the Eastern New York and Western New York ACRL Chapters, at Bird Library, Syracuse University. Contact: Karen Gilbert, Bird Library, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13210- (315) 423-2730.

May

1-6—Fund Raising: Columbia University School of Library Service Annual Management Seminar, “Fund Raising for Academic Libraries,” conducted by Patricia Senn Breivik, Auraria Library. Fee: $395. Contact: Fund Raising for Academic Libraries, School of Library Service, 516 Butler Library, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027; (212) 280-2292.

5-6—CLSI Systems: Spring Meeting of the CLSI Eastern Region Users' Group, University of West Florida. Fee: $10. Contact: William M. Lee, Pace Library, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL 32514; (904) 474-2447.

6-7—Disabled Students: Conference on Academic Library Service to Disabled Students, Tallahassee, Florida, sponsored by the ALA Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies’ Academic Librarians Assisting the Disabled Discussion Group, and the Florida State University School of Library and Information Studies. Fee: $75. Contact: Gerald Jahoda, Florida State University SLIS, Tallahassee, FL 32306; (904) 644-5775.

11-12—Automation: Institute on Automated Library Systems Procurement, sponsored by the Rutgers Department of Library and Information Studies and the New Jersey Library Association, to be held at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J. Fee: $90 for both days; $48 for second day only. Contact: Jana Varlejs, Rutgers SCILS, 4 Huntingdon St., New Brunswick, NJ 08903.

13—Preservation: Meeting on preservation and conservation sponsored by ACRL’s Delaware Valley Chapter at Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Contact: Dorothy Cieslicki, Lafayette College, Easton, PA 18042; (215) 250- 5150.

19-22—New Technology: Annual conference, International Association of Social Science Information Service and Technology, Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia. Three all-day workshops on microcomputer software systems, accessing complex data files, and planning a data center are planned, as well as a blue-ribbon panel on developing an information network. Contact: JoAnn Dionne, Social Science Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520; (203) 436-3412.

22-June 10—British Libraries: Seminar in English libraries and librarianship, sponsored by the University of Oklahoma and Oxford University’s Bodleian Library. Visits to Oxford, the British Library, and the Library Association are included. Contact: College of Liberal Studies, University of Oklahoma, 1700 Asp Avenue, Norman, OK 73037.

June

8-10—New York: 15th annual conference, State University of New York Librarians Association, SUNY-Oswego. Sessions on microcomputers, legislation, salary improvement, maps, OCLC Acquisition Subsystem. Contact: Mary Loe, Penfield Library, State University College, Oswego, NY 13126; (315) 341-4267.

10-12—Online Databases: International Conference on Databases in the Humanities and Social Sciences, sponsored by Rutgers University Libraries, on the Douglass College Campus, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Speakers from over 24 countries will present papers in a wide range of subject fields. Contact: Robert Allen, Parker House, 165 College Avenue, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903; (201) 932-8541.

15-16—User Instruction: “Educating the Educaloging tors,” Western Canadian Conference on Library Instruction, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg. Contact: Sandra Zuk, University of Winnipeg Library, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9, Canada; (204) 786-7811.

20-25—Theological Libraries: 37th annual conference, American Theological Library Association, Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Virginia. Contact: A1 Hurd, Executive Secretary, ATLA, 5600 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, IL 60637; (312) 947-9417.

27- August 20—Summer School Overseas: The 11th annual International Graduate Summer School in Librarianship and Information Science, College of Librarianship Wales, Aberystwyth. Six to ten courses offered. The 8-week Summer School includes a 9-day tour by chartered coach. Fee: £1,070. Contact: Secretary, IGSS 1983, College of Librarianship Wales, Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth, Great Britain.

28— Online Reference: Annual Program of the National Librarians Association, Los Angeles. Theme: “Online Reference Services: Past, Present and Future.” Contact: Indra David, Dean, University Library, Oakland University Libraries, Rochester, MI 48063; (313) 377-2486.

July

ll-August 5—Rare Books: One-week courses sponsored by the Columbia University School of Library Service. See advertisement on page 113 of this issue for details. Fee for each course: $325. Contact: Rare Book School, School of Library Service, Columbia University, 516 Butler Library, New York, NY 10027; (212) 280-2292.

18-20—New Technology: 18th Annual Media Technology Conference, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie. Featured speaker is Dan H. Fenn, Jr., JFK Presidential Library. Contact: David P. Barnard, Dean for Learning Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI 54751; (715) 232-2246.

18-21—Cataloging Software: Workshop on Cataloging of Microcomputer Software and Video Games, Mankato State University, Minnesota. Credit: 2 graduate credits. Instructor: Nancy B. Olson. Contact: Library Media Education Department, Mankato State University, Mankato, MN 56001; (507) 389-6201.

25-29—Bibliographic Databases: Workshop on data management, library control, and use of computer-readable information will be offered as part of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research. It is designed for those who provide data services to users of social science materials. Fee:

$350, waived for individuals from ICPSR member institutions. Contact: Carolyn Geda or Henry Heitowit, ICPSR, Box 1248, Ann Arbor, MI 48106; (313) 764-2570.

25-August 5—Federal Libraries: The 11th annual Institute on Federal Library Resources, sponsored by the Catholic University of America School of Library and Information Science, Washington, D.C. Participants will be addressed by 25 directors of federal information programs and several membership association representatives. Contact: Spencer Cosmos, Dean of University College, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064. ■ ■