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given to C h oice. The final responsibility for 
resolution of such problems will rest with the 
ALA General Fund.
6. It is recognized that the Committee on Pro­
gram Evaluation and Support (C O P E S) and 
the ALA Executive Board will still have pur­
view over the C h oice budget in a general sense, 
but the detailed budgeting procedure and de­

cisions will follow the current process involving 
C h oice staff, the ACRL executive secretary, the 
ACRL Committee on Budget and Finance, and 
the ACRL Board of Directors.
Budget

The Board of Directors approved the budget 
for ACRL for 1977/78, as presented by the 
Committee on Budget and Finance. ■ ■

ACRL 1978 National Conference: 
New Horizons for Academic Libraries

N ov em ber 8 - 1 1 ,1 9 7 8  
Sheraton-Boston H otel 
Boston, M assachusetts

C a l l  f o r  P a per s

The Association of College and Research L i­
braries, a division of the American Library 
Association, will present its first national con­
ference in Boston, Massachusetts, November 
8-1 1 , 1978.

The conference will focus on the future pros­
pects for academic and research librarianship 
in the United States. There will be a variety of 
program meetings, exhibits by publishers and 
library equipment suppliers, special functions 
at other area institutions, and organized tours 
to visit various libraries in the greater Boston 
area. The conference will be held in the Shera­
ton-Boston Hotel, centrally located in Boston’s 
Prudential Center.

A major feature of the conference will be the 
sessions for contributed papers. These papers

Notice of Intent to Submit
Submission of Completed Manuscript
Notification of Acceptance

should relate broadly to the major theme of 
the conference— the future of academic and 
research librarianship. Possible topics include, 
but a re not lim ited to, the following:

— Administration and Management of L i­
braries

— Economic Support for Libraries 
— Technology and Libraries 
— Cooperation and Networking 
— The Role of the Library in the College 

and the University 
— The Role of the Academic Librarian 
— Resources and Services 
All submitted papers will be refereed (with 

authors’ names removed), and those accepted 
will be scheduled for presentation at the con­
ference. Authors must be present to deliver 
their papers. Authors who plan to submit pa­
pers may use the form below ( or a copy of i t ) ‚ 
and they will receive instructions for preparing 
their manuscripts. The conference will observe 
the deadlines given below.

November 30, 1977 
February 28, 1978 

May 31, 1978