ACRL College & Research Libraries News

College & Research Libraries News

CALENDAR

October

25—Microcomputers: Fall Meeting, New England Microcomputer Users’ Group, Science Building, Simmons College, Boston. Theme: “Making the Most of Your Micro: Upgrading, Linking, and Data Transfer.” Keynote speaker will be Karl Beiser, statewide automation project director at the Maine State Library. Fee: NEMICRO members, $15; non-members, $20; students, $7.50.

Deadline for registration is October 22. Contact: Linda Watkins, Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115; (617) 738-2226.

25–27—Health Science: Annual Meeting, Association of Mental Health Librarians, an affiliate of the Institute on Hospital and Community Psychiatry, Town and Country Hotel, San Diego. Contact: Stan Gorski, Horsham Clinic, Welsh Road and Butler Pike, Ambler, PA 19002.

26 –28—Digitization: “Digital Document Automation (DDA): The Emerging User,” a conference sponsored by the Institute for Graphic Communication, Sheraton International Conference Center, Reston, Virginia. Robert Kalthoff, founder of Access Corporation, will chair the meeting. Contact: IGC, 375 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02115; (617) 267-9425.

27 –28—LINX users: “Choices for Libraries: Managing for the Future,” the 5th Annual LINX Users’ Meeting, sponsored by the Faxon Company, will be held at the Sheraton Boston Hotel, Boston. Presentations on statewide networks, CD-ROM, and serials identification standards are planned. Fee: $30. Contact: The Faxon Company, 15 Southwest Park, Westwood, MA 02090; (800) 225-6055.

November

4 –6—New technology:“Online ’86 Conference and Exposition,” Palmer House, Chicago. A major focus of this year’s conference will be laserdisks. Registration fee after October 3 is $375 for the full conference, $230 for single days. Contact: Online ’86, Tasha Heinrichs, 11 Tannery Lane, Weston, CT 06883; (203) 227-8466.

5 –6—Access:“Information Access in the 21st Century: A Symposium on Knowledge and Information Access Issues,” University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Keynote speaker will be Robben W. Fleming, president emeritus of the University and former president of the Cororation for Public Broadcasting. The conference is jointly sponsored by the University of Michigan School of Information and Library Studies, the UM Department of Communication, and the National Academy of Public Administration. Fee: $25. Contact: Information Access Symposium, School of Information and Library Studies, University of Michigan, 580 Union Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1346.

13–14—Illinois: “Connections Part II: Improving Library Services through Technology,” Illinois State University, Normal, sponsored by the Illinois Chapter of ACRL. Contact: IACRL Conference Chair, Milner Library, Room 31 ID, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61701.

22—Consulting: “Consultant, Broker, Entrepreneur: Starting a Business,” a course offered by the Rutgers University School of Communication, Information and Library Studies, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Issues covered include deciding how, when, where and whether to start an information-based business. Instructor: Alice Sizer Warner, the Information Guild. Fee: $80. Contact: Alice Gertzog, Rutgers LIS/SCILS, 4 Huntington St., New Brunswick, NJ 08903; (201) 932-7169.