ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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Highlights of the ACRL 
Second National Conference

56 contributed paper sessions on such topics as:
information services and bibliographic instruction;
special collections and facilities;
performance evaluation and governance;
networking, cooperation, and technology;
standards and collection development;
administration and funding;
the role of the library and the librarian in academic institutions;
planning and bibliographic control.

5 theme speakers addressing our “Options for the 80s :
Thomas Patrick Melady, assistant secretary for postsecondary education, Department of Education;
Robert M. Rosenzweig, vice president for public affairs, Stanford University;
Daniel J. Sullivan, vice president for planning, Carleton College;
Paul A. Lacey, professor of English, Earlham College;
Beverly P. Lynch, university librarian, University of Illinois, Chicago Circle.

Panel discussion—“Options for the 80s”:
Moderator: David C. Weber, ACRL president, director of libraries, Stanford University.
Panelists: Sherrie S. Bergman, chair, ACRL College Libraries Section;

Marcia J. Myers, chair, ACRL Community and Junior College Libraries Section;
Joan I. Gotwals, chair, ACRL University Libraries Section.

Conference receptions:
exhibits opening reception;
all-conference reception at the Minneapolis Public Library;
all-conference reception at the St. Paul Landmark Center.

Conference banquet:
Minnesota wild rice soup;
Minnesota lake fish.

Banquet entertainment:
Dudley Riggs Brave New Workshop presents “You Want Help? I Have a Terminal on My Lap 

and a Director in My Ear.
173 corporate exhibit displays.
9 ACRL continuing education courses held prior to the conference:

Effective Supervisory Skills;
Working Effectively with Groups;
An Introduction to Maps in Libraries;
Teaching Methods for the Bibliographic Instruction Librarian;
Basic Archives Management for Libraries;
Establishing the College Bibliographic Instruction Program: The Director’s Role;
Writing the Journal Article and Getting It Published;
Career Advancement in Academic Librarianship: Techniques for Upward Mobility;
Management Issues in Automation and Information Technology.

Job placement service.
Visit the richness of the Twin Cities:

Guthrie Theater;
Walker Arts Center;
Minneapolis Institute of the Arts;
Minnesota Orchestra;
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra;
American Swedish Institute;
Sons of Norway Cultural Center;
Minnehaha Falls;
Minnesota Zoological Gardens.