ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


803

ACRL M idw inter m eetings 
in New O rleans

A tentative schedule f o r  the ALA 
Midwinter Meeting in New 
Orleans, January 9-14, 1998

E d. note: This list w as current as w e w entto press. B e  sure to c h e c k  the progra
b o o k  for final tim es and location s o f  m eet­
ings.

ACRL B o a rd  o f D irectors
B o ard /L ead ersh ip  C ouncil: Friday, Jan .

9, C om m ittees a n d  Task Forces: 2 :0 0 -3 :0 0  p.m.;
S ection C hairs/V ice C hairs: 3 :00c 4 :0 0  p.m.

F irst m eetin g: Sunday, Ja n . 11, 2:00–4:00
p.m.

J o i n t m eetin g  w ith  Budget & F in a n ce
C om m ittee: Monday, Ja n . 12, 11:00– 11:30 a.m.

O rien tatio n : Friday, Jan . 9, 9 :30– 11:00 a.m.
S econd m eetin g: Tuesday, Jan . 13, 2:00–

5:30 p.m.

ACRL G e n e ra l
ACRL P re sid e n tia l C an d id ates F o ru m

an d  R ecep tion : Saturday, Ja n . 10, 12:30– 2:00
p.m.

B o ard /L ead ersh ip  C ouncil: Friday, Jan .
9, 2:00—4:00 p.m.

P resid en t’s D iscussion Session: Monday,
Ja n . 12, 9 :3 0 – 11:00 a.m. Topic: “E n d u rin g  Val
u es f o r  th e New M illen n iu m ”

ACRL D iv is io n a l C om m ittees
A ca d e m ic L ib ra ry  O u tc o m e s  A s s e s s

m en t Task F o rc e : Saturday, Ja n . 10, 8 :3 0 –
11:00 a.m .; Sunday, Ja n . 11, 8 :0 0 – 10:00 p.m.;
Tuesday, Ja n . 13, 8:30– 11:00 a.m.

A c a d e m ic /R e s e a r c h  L ib ra ria n  o f  th e
Y e a r Aw ard: Friday, Ja n . 9, 4 :3 0– 6:3 0  p.m.
(c lo s e d )

A d v o c a c y /L e g is la tiv e  P r e c o n f e r e n c e
C om m ittee: Friday, Jan u ary 9, 8 :0 0 –9:0 0  a.m.

A p p oin tm en ts: Saturday, Jan . 10, 2:00–4 :0 0
p.m .; Monday, Ja n . 12, 2:00– 4:00 p.m. (c lo sed )

m

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Budget and F in a n ce : Saturday, Ja n . 10, 
8 :3 0  a.m .– 12:30 p.m .; Sunday, Ja n . 11, 8 :30 
a.m .– 12:30 p.m .; Monday, Ja n . 12, 8 :30– 11:30 
a.m.

C h ap ters R elations Task F o rce : Monday, 
Jan . 12, 2 :00– 4 :00 p.m.

 C olleagu es: Saturday, Ja n . 10, 2:00– 4 :00 
 p.m.

C o n f e re n c e  P ro g ra m  P la n n in g — New 
O rlean s, 1 9 9 9 : Saturday, Ja n . 10, 8 :0 0 – 9.30 
a.m.

C o n feren ce P ro g ra m  P lanning— W ash­
 in gton , 1 9 9 8 : Saturday, Ja n . 10, 9 :30– 11:00 
 a.m.

C o n s t i t u t i o n  a n d  B y la w s : S a tu rd a y , 
 J a n . 10, 11:30 a.m .– 12:30 p.m .; Monday, Jan . 

12, 10:30– 11:30 a.m.
 C opyright: Sunday, Jan. 11, 8 :30 a.m.– 12:30 

p.m.
C ouncil o f  Liaisons: Friday, Ja n . 9, 11:00 

 a.m .– 2 :00 p.m .; Saturday, Ja n . 10, 2 :0 0 v4 :0 0  
p.m .; Sunday, Ja n . 11, 11:30 a.m .– 2 p.m.

D o cto ral D issertation  Fellow ship: Sun­
day, Ja n . 11, 8 :0 0 -9 :0 0  a.m. (clo sed )

 G overnm ent Relations: Saturday, Jan . 10, 
 11:30 a.m .– 12:30 p.m .; Monday, Ja n . 12, 8 :00–  

11:00 a.m.
 H ugh C. A tk in s o n  M e m o ria l A w ard : 

S a tu rd a y , J a n . 10, 1 1 :3 0  a .m .– 1 2 :3 0  p .m . 
 ( c lo s e d )

In tellectu al F reed om : Saturday, Ja n . 10, 
9:30 a.m .– 12:30 p.m.

In tern atio n al R elations: Sunday, Ja n . 11, 
8:3 0 – 11:00 a.m.

K.G. Saur Aw ard: Sunday, Ja n . 11, 9 :30–  
 11:00 a.m. (clo sed )
 L azerow  Fellow sh ip  C o m m ittee: M on­

day, Ja n . 12, 8 :0 0 – 11:00 a.m. (clo sed )
 L eadership  D evelopm ent: Sunday, Jan . 
 11, 11:30 a.m .– l :3 0  p.m.

Media R esou rces: Sunday, Ja n . 11, 9 :3 0 –  
 11:00 a.m.

National C on feren ce E xecutive C om m it­
 tee an d  Subcom m ittees— D etroit, 1 9 9 9 : Sat­

urday, Jan . 10, 8 :3 0  a.m .– 12:30 p.m.



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National Information Literacy Institute 
Advisory Committee: Friday, Jan. 9, 9:00 
a.m.-5:30 p.m. (closed}, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00- 
4:00 p.m.; Monday, Jan. 12, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Nominations: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2:00-4:00 
p.m. (closed)

Orientation: Friday, Jan. 9, 4:30-5:30 p.m. 
P re sid e n t’s P ro g ra m — W a sh in g to n  

D.C., 1998: Friday, Jan. 9, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; 
Sunday, Jan. 11, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

President’s Program, 1999: Saturday, Jan.
10, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Professional Development: Sunday, Jan.
11, 8:00-10:00 a.m.

Professional Enhancement: Monday, Jan.
12, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Publications: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:00-9:00 
a.m.; Monday, Jan. 12, 8:00-11:00 a.m.

Racial and Ethnic Diversity: Saturday, 
Jan. 10, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Research: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30-11:00 
a.m.; Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Standards and Accreditation: Saturday, 
Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Statistics Committee: Saturday, Jan. 10, 
2:00-4:00 p.m.

Status o f Academic Librarians: Sunday, 
Jan. 11, 8:30-11:00 a.m.

ACRL Chapters Council
ACRL Presidential Candidates Forum:

Saturday, Jan. 10, 12:30-2:00 p.m.
Business and Orientation: Sunday, Jan. 

11, 8:30-11:00 a.m.

ACRL Editorial Boards
Choice: Sunday, Jan. 11, 8:30-11:00 a.m. 
College & Research Libraries: Sunday, 

Jan. 11, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
College & Research Libraries News: 

Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
New Publications Advisory Board: Sun­

day, Jan. 11, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Publications in Librarians hip: Saturday, 

Jan. 10, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Join the values discussion
Join ACRL President Lee Hisle’s discus­

sion forum “Enduring Values for the N ew  
Millennium” on Monday, January 12, during 
the ALA Midwinter Meeting in N ew  Orleans. 
Details are given on page 765.

Rare Books & Manuscripts Librarian- 
ship: Saturday, Jan. 10, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
ACRL Sections

Activity Sections Council: Friday, Jan. 9, 
4:30-5:30 p.m.

Afro-A m erican Studies Librarian 
Section

Executive: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30-11:30 a.m. 
All Standing Committees: Saturday, Jan. 10, 

8:00-9:00 a.m.
Business/Membership: Saturday, Jan. 10, 

2:00-4:00 p.m.

A sian , African and Middle Eastern 
Section

Executive: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

A nthropology and Sociology Section
Executive: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30-11:00 

a.m.; Monday, Jan. 12, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Anthropology Librarians Discussion Group: 

Sunday, Jan. 11, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Bibliography: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 

p.m.; Monday, Jan. 12, 8:30-11:00 a.m.
Conference Program Planning— Washington, 

D.C., 1998: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Conference Program Planning— N ew  Or­

leans, 1999: Sunday, Jan. 11, 8:00-9:00 a.m. 
Liaison: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:00-9:00 a.m. 
Publications: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2:00-4:00 p.m. 
R e vie w  and Planning: Sunday, Jan. 11, 

9:30-11:00 a.m.
Sociology Librarians Discussion Group: Sat­

urday, Jan. 10, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Arts Section
Executive and Membership: Sunday, Jan.

11, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
All Committees: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30 a.m.— 

12:30 p.m.
Dance Librarians Discussion Group: Sun­

day, Jan. 11, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Film  and B roadcast V id e o  D iscu ssion  

Group: Monday, Jan. 12, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Community an d  Junior College 
Libraries Section

Executive: Saturday, Jan. 10, 11:30 a .m -  
12:30 p.m.; Monday, Jan. 12, 8:30-11:00 a.m.

All Committees: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30- 
11:00 a.m.

Awards: Sunday, Jan. 11, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 
p.m. (closed)



December 1997 / 805

CJCLS/NCRL Joint Discussion Group: Sat­
urday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Conference Program Planning— Washington, 
D.C., 1998: Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

C onference Program  Planning— N e w  O r­
leans, 1999: Monday, Jan. 12, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

College Libraries Section
Executive: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30-11:00 

a.m.; Tuesday, Jan. 13, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 
CLIP Notes: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:00-9:00 a.m. 
C ollege Libraries Discussion Group: Sun­

day, Jan. 11, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
College Library Directors’ Discussion Group: 

Sunday, Jan. 11, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
C ollege Library Leadership: Monday, Jan.

12, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Communications: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00- 

4:00 p.m.
Conference Program Planning— W ashing­

ton, D.C., 1998: Saturday, Jan. 10, 11:30 a.m .- 
12:30 p.m.

C o n fe r e n c e  P ro g r a m  P la n n in g — N e w  
O rleans, 1999: Monday, Jan. 12, 8:30-11:00 
a.m.

Continuing Education: M onday, Jan. 12, 
9:30-11:00 p.m.

M e d iu m -S iz e d  A c a d e m ic  Libraries Dis­
cussion Group: M onday, Jan. 12, 2:00-4:00 
p.m.

M edium -Sized Academ ic Libraries: Satur­
day, Jan. 10, 8:00-9:00 a.m.

Research for C ollege Librarianship: Sunday, 
Jan. 11, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Standards: Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.; 
Monday, Jan. 12, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

English an d A m erican Literature 
Section

Executive: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m. 
General Membership Meeting: Sunday, Jan. 

11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
All Committees: Monday, Jan. 12, 9:30-11:00 

a.m.

Education and B ehavio ral Sciences 
Section

Executive: Friday, Jan. 9, 8:00-10:00 p.m. 
Advisory Board: Sunday, Jan. 11, 8:30 a.m.— 

12:30 p.m.
Conference Program Planning— Washington, 

D.C., 1998: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:00-9:00 a.m.
C onference Program Planning— N ew  O r­

leans, 1999: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:00-9:00 a.m. 
Current Topics Discussion Group: Faculty/

Librarian Collaboration: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00- 
4:00 p.m.

Curriculum Materials: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30 
a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Curriculum Materials Centers Management: 
Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Distinguished EBSS Librarian Award: Satur­
day, Jan. 10, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Governm ent Policy: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:30 
a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Library Instruction for Educators: Saturday, 
Jan. 10, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Membership and Orientation: Saturday, Jan. 
10, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Nominating, 1998: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30 
a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Psychology and Psychiatry: Saturday, Jan.
10, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Publications: Saturday, Jan. 10, Exec. Group: 
8:00-9:00 a.m.; All: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Reference Sources and Services: Saturday, 
Jan. 10, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Social Work/Social Welfare: Saturday, Jan.
10, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Test Collection Directory (ad  hoc): Friday, 
Jan. 9, 8:00-10:00 p.m.

Extended Cam pus Lib rary Services 
Section

Executive: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; 
Monday, Jan. 12, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

A ll Committees: Sunday, Jan. 11, 8:30-11:00 
a.m.

Conference Program Planning— N ew  O r­
leans, 1999: Sunday, Jan. 11, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 
p.m.

Discussion Group: Monday, Jan. 12, 8:30- 
11:00 a.m.

Planning: Sunday, Jan. 11, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 
p.m.

Instruction Section
Executive: Friday, Jan. 9, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 

p.m.; Tuesday, Jan. 13, 8:30-11:00 a.m.
Active Learning Sourcebook: Sunday, Jan.

11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Advisory Council: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30- 

11:00 a.m.; Monday, Jan. 12, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Awards: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; 

Sunday, Jan. 11, 8:30-11:00 p.m. (closed) 
Conference Program Planning— Washing­

ton, D.C., 1998: Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 
a.m.

C onference Program Planning— N ew  O r­
leans, 1999: Monday, Jan. 12, 9:30-11:00 a.m.



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Continuing Education: Saturday, Jan. 10, 
2:00-4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 
a.m.

Discussion Forum: Sunday, Jan. 11, 11:30 
a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 11, 4:30-5:30 
p.m.

Education for Library Instructors: Saturday, 
Jan. 10, 2:00-4:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30- 
11:00 a.m.

Emerging Tech n ologies in Instruction: Sat­
urday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan.
11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Instruction for D iverse Populations: Satur­
day, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 11, 
9:30-11:00 a.m.

M anagement for Instruction Services: Sat­
urday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan.
11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Membership: Monday, Jan. 12,9:30-11:00 a.m.
M od el Statement o f  Objectives: Monday, 

Jan. 12, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Multi-Committee M eeting Arena: Saturday, 
Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

N e w  Intern Orientation: Saturday, Jan. 10, 
8:00-9:00 a.m.

Nominating, 1998: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00- 
4:00 p.m.

Nominating, 1999: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00- 
4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 a.m. 
(closed)

P lan n in g: M o n d a y, Jan. 12, 9:30-11:00 
a.m.

Policy: Monday, Jan. 12, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Preconference Planning— Washington, D.C., 

1998: Monday, Jan. 12, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
P recon feren ce Planning— 2000: M onday, 

Jan. 12, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Proficiencies: Monday, Jan. 12,9:30-11:00 a.m.
Research and Scholarship: Monday, Jan. 12, 

9:30-11:00 a.m.
Teaching Methods: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00- 

4:00 p.m.; Monday, Jan. 12 ‚ 9:30-11:00 a.m.

ACRL D iscussion G roups
Ed. Note: Section discussion groups are listed with their sections.

Alliances for New Directions in Teach­
ing/Learning: Monday, January 12, 8:00-9:00 
a.m. Topic: “Looking Ahead: Strengthening Li­
brarian Partnerships in Campus Teaching & 
Learning Initiatives”

Australian Studies: Sunday, Jan. 11, 11:30 
a.m.-12:30 p.m. Topic: Topic: “Australian Em­
bassy Support o f  Australian Studies in the U.S. ” 

Canadian Studies: Sunday, Jan. 11, 11:30 
a.m.-12:30 p.m. Topic: “.Providing Access to 
Electronic Data on Canada”

Development Officers: Sunday, Jan. 11, 
9:30-11:00 a.m.

Electronic Reserves: Sunday, Jan. 11, 
8:30-11:00 a.m. Topic: “Practical Matters: The 
Challenge o f  Providing Electronic Reserves Ser­
vices"

Electronic Text Centers: Saturday, Jan. 10, 
2:00-4:00 p.m. Topic: “The Future o f  Electronic 
Publishing ”

Fee-based Information Service Centers 
in Academic Libraries (FISCAL): Saturday, 
Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30- 
11:00 a.m.

Heads o f Public/Readers Services: Sun­
day, Jan. 11, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Topic: “Providing

Services to Distance Learners: Models and Is­
sues”

H om e E con om ics/H um an  E cology 
L ib ra ria n s: Sunday, Jan. 11, 4 :3 0 -5 :3 0  
p.m .

Librarians o f Library Science Collec­
tions: Saturday Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

MLA International Bibliography in Aca­
demic Libraries: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30 a .m -  
12:30 p.m.

Personnel Administrators and Staff De­
velopment Officers o f Large Research Li­
braries: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30-11:00 a.m. 
Topic: “Discussion o f  Personnel Related issues 
in Academic Libraries”, Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30- 
11:00 a.m.

Popular Culture and Libraries: Saturday, 
Jan. 10, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Topic: “Archiving the 
Fetish: Body Modification, Fans, and Strange 
Bookś'

Public Relations in Academic Libraries:
Monday, Jan. 12, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Undergraduate Librarians: Monday, Jan.
12, 8:30-11:00 a.m. Topic: “Report on Wayne 
State University s new David Adamany Under­
graduate Library’ ■



December 1997 / 807

Law  an d  Political Sciences Section
All Committees: Saturday, Jan. 10, 1:00-4:00 

p.m.
Library Instruction: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2:00- 

5:30 p.m.
Marta Lange Award: Sunday, Jan. 11, 11:30 

a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Rare Books an d  M anuscripts Section
Executive: Monday, Jan. 12, 8:30-11:00 a.m.; 

Monday, Jan. 12, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Bibliographic Standards: Saturday, Jan. 10, 

8:30-11:00 a.m.; Sunday, Jan. 11, 8:30-11:00 
a.m.

Bibliographic Standards (Public Hearing): 
Friday, Jan. 9, 8:00-10:00 p.m.

Budget and Development: Saturday, Jan. 10, 
2:00-4:00 p.m.

Conference D evelopm ent: Sunday, Jan. 11, 
8:30-11:00 a.m.

C onference Program Planning— W ashing­
ton, D.C., 1998: Sunday, Jan. 11, 11:30 a .m -  
12:30 p.m.

Curators and C on serva tors D iscu ssio n  
Group: Sunday, Jan. 11, 8:30-11:00 a.m.

Education and Professional Developm ent: 
Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Exhibition Catalog Awards: Saturday, Jan. 
10, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30 
a.m.-12:30 p.m (closed)

Guidelines for B orrow ing Special Materials 
for Exhibition (a d  hoc): Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30- 
11:00 a.m.

Inform ation Exchange: Sunday, Jan. 11, 
4:30-5:30 p.m.

Manuscripts and Other Formats Discussion 
Group: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

MARC for Special Collections Discussion 
Group: Sunday, Jan. 11, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Membership: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30-11:00 
a.m.

Outreach Initiatives (ad hoc): Saturday, Jan. 
10, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Precon ference Program  Planning— W ash­
ington, D.C., 1998: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:30-11:00 
a.m.

P r e c o n f e r e n c e  P r o g r a m  P la n n in g —  
Montreal, 1999: Saturday, Jan. 10, 11:30 a .m -  
12:30 p.m.

Public Services Discussion Group: Sunday, 
Jan. 11, 8:30-11:00 a.m.

Publications: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 
p.m.

Security: Saturday, Jan. 10, 8:00-10:00 p.m.
Seminars: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Thesaurus Revision Task Force: Saturday, 
Jan. 10, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Slavic an d  East European Section
E x ecu tive: M on da y, Jan. 12, 2:00-4:00 

p.m.
Autom ated Bibliographic Control: Monday, 

Jan. 12, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Conference Program  Planning— W ashing­

ton, D.C., 1998: Sunday, Jan. 11, 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Conferen ce Program  Planning— N e w  O r­

leans, 1999: Monday, Jan. 12, 8:00-9:00 a.m.
C ontinuin g Education: Sunday, Jan. 11, 

9:30-11:00 a.m.
New sletter: Sunday, Jan. 11, 11:30 a .m -  

12:30 p.m.
Preservation: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2:00-4:00 p.m. 
Slavic E lectronic Resources Task Force: 

Sunday, Jan. 11, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Science an d  Technology Section
Comparison o f Science and T ech n o logy Li­

braries: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
C onference Program  Planning— W ashing­

ton, D.C., 1998: Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30 a .m -  
12:30 p.m.

Conferen ce Program  Planning— N ew  O r­
leans, 1999: Sunday, Jan. 11, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 
p.m.

Continuing Education: Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30 
a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Council: Friday, Jan. 9, 8:00-10:00 p.m.; 
Monday, Jan. 12, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Discussion Group Leaders: Saturday, Jan.
10, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Forum for Science and T ech n o logy Library 
Research: Sunday, Jan. 11, 8:30-11:00 a.m. 
(closed)

A ddress the ACRL Board

Share your concerns directly with ACRL’s 
Board o f Directors. The first 21 minutes o f 
the Sunday, Jan. 11. 1998, 2:00-4:00 p.m. 
m eeting o f the ACRL Board in N ew  Orleans 
will be given to an open -m ike period. ACRL 
members may— on a first-come, first-served 
basis— address the Board (w ith a limit o f 
three minutes per speaker) on any topic.

The Board hopes this communication 
method w ill facilitate hearing the concerns 
and interests o f ACRL members.



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G eneral Discussion Group: Saturday, Jan. 
10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

G overnm en t Information: Sunday, Jan. 11, 
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

H eads o f  Science and T e ch n o lo g y  Libraries 
Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 11, 8:00-10:00 
p.m.

Membership and Recruitment: Saturday, Jan.
10, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

O b erly Aw ard: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30 a.m .- 
12:30 p.m. (closed)

O rgan ization  and Planning: Sunday, Jan.
11, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Publications: Saturday, Jan. 12, 11:30 a.m.— 
12:30 p.m.

P u b lis h e r/ V e n d o r R ela tion s D iscu ssio n  
Group: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Science and T e ch n o lo g y  Databases Discus­
sion Group: Sunday, Jan. 11, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 
p.m.

Subject and Bibliographic Access: Saturday, 
Jan. 10, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

U n iv e rsity  Lib ra rie s Section
E xecutive: Saturday, Jan. 10, 9:30-11:00 

a.m.; M onday, Jan. 12, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Communications: Saturday, Jan. 10, 11:30 

a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Jan. 13, 9:30-11:00 
a.m.

C on feren ce Program  Planning— W ash ing­
ton, D.C., 1998: Saturday, Jan. 10, 11:30 a . m -  
12:30 p.m.

C on feren ce Program  Planning— N e w  O r­
leans, 1999: Saturday, Jan. 10, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 
p.m.

Current Topics: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 
p.m.

Librarians in H igher Education Discussion 
Group: Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

O rganization and Bylaws: Sunday, Jan. 11, 
9:30-11:00 a.m.

P olicy and Planning: Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30 
a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Public Service Directors o f  Large Research 
Libraries Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 11, 
2:00-4:00 p.m.

W e ste rn  Eu ro p e a n  Sp e cia lists Section
Executive: Tuesday, Jan. 13, 11:30 a.m .-l:00 

p.m.
Classics, M edieval, and Renaissance Discus­

sion Group: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
C o lle g e  and M ediu m —S ized Libraries D is­

cussion G roup: M on day, Jan. 12, 8:30-9:30 
a.m.

C on feren ce Program  Planning— W ash ing­
ton, D.C., 1998: Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:00-4:00 
p.m.

C on feren ce Program  Planning— N e w  O r­
leans, 1999: Sunday, Jan. 11, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 
p.m.

Germ an Social Sciences Discussion Group: 
Sunday, Jan. 11, 8:00-9:00 a.m.

Germanist Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan.
11, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

N ijh o ff Aw a rd  Com mittee: Sunday, Jan. 11, 
4:30-5:30 p.m. (closed)

Publications: Tuesday, Jan. 13, 9:30-11:00 
a.m.

Research and Planning: Sunday, Jan. 11, 
2:00-4:00 p.m.

Rom ance Discussion Group: M onday, Jan.
12, 2 :0 0 ^ :0 0  p.m.

R om an ce Lan gu a ges D iscu ssion  G rou p: 
M onday, Jan. 12, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Scandinavian Discussion Group: Sunday, 
Jan. 11, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

W o m e n 's Stu d ies Section
Executive: M onday, Jan. 12, 2:00-4:00 p.m. 
All Committees: Sunday,Jan. 11, 9:30 a.m.— 

12:30 p.m.
C on feren ce Program  Planning— N e w  O r­

leans, 1999: Saturday, Jan. 10, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Discussion M eeting: M onday, Jan. 12, 9:30- 

11:00 a.m.
General Membership: Sunday, Jan. 11, 4:30- 

5:30 p.m. ■

Meet the can d id ates for 
ACRL President

H ear Jill B. Fatzer and Larry L. Hardesty, 
the official candidates fo r ACRL v ic e ­
president/president-elect, speak at the 
ACRL Presidential Candidates Forum on 
Saturday, January 10, 1998, 12:30-2:00 
p.m., during the M idw inter M eeting in N e w  
Orleans.

Fatzer is dean o f  library services at the 
University o f  N e w  Orleans. Hardesty is col­
lege librarian at the Abell Library at Austin 
College in Sherman, Texas. Details about their 
backgrounds and experien ces are given  on 
page 774.

T he Forum, organized by the ACRL Chap­
ters Council, w ill be follo w ed  by a reception 
sponsored by EBSCO Subscription Services.