ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


January 1990 / 61

CALENDER

F e b r u a r y

1 4 -1 5 — O p tic a l d isk s: A two-day workshop on 
feasibility, design, and im plem entation o f op ti­
cal m em ory systems to be co n d u cted  by C. 
P e te r W aegem ann, author o f The H andbook o f  
Optical M em ory Systems. To be held at M arri­
o tt’s O rlando W orld C en ter, Florida. F o r m ore 
inform ation, contact: Pat F aletra at the Optical 
Disk In stitu te , P.O. Box 289, N ew ton MA 
02160; (617) 964-3923; Fax (617) 964-3926.

1 9 -  F u n d r a is in g : “G rants, Friends, and Book 
Sales: Lobbying and Fund-R aising O ptions for 
Librarians,” will b e th e th em e o f St. Jo h n ’s 
University’s congress for librarians to be held in 
B ent Hall on th e Q ueens cam pus o f th e univer­
sity. This full-tim e w orkshop on th e P resid en ts’ 
Day holiday will feature speakers w ho have had 
experience in fundraising and lobbying at th e 
national, state, and local levels. F o r additional 
inform ation and a b ro ch u re please call o r write: 
E m m e tt Corry, Division o f L ibrary and In fo r­
m ation Science, St. Jo h n ’s University, G rand 
C entral and U topia Parkways, Jam aica, NY 
11439; (718) 990-6200.

2 0 - 2 1 — M u s ic  lib r a r ie s : T he Music Library Asso­
ciation is sponsoring a p reco n feren ce w ork­
shop, “Space Utilization in th e Music Library: 
C reation, Renovation, reorganization,” to be 
held directly before th e 59th Annual C o n fer­
ence at th e H oliday In n  Broadway, Tucson, 
Arizona. Contact: see following entry.

2 1 - 2 4 — M u s ic  lib r a r ie s : T he Music Library Asso­
ciation’s 59th A nnual C o n feren ce. Sessions 
in c lu d e b ib lio g rap h ic in stru c tio n  rev isited , 
Southw est native Am erican music, preserva­
tion o f sound recordings, antiquarian music 
collecting, and music th erap y  and m edical as­
pects o f th e perform ing arts. F o r m ore inform a­
tion contact: M artin A. Silver, Music Library, 
University o f California, Santa Barbara, CA 
93106; (805) 981-3609.

M a r c h

1 -2 — A c q u is itio n s : Strategies for Serials, M ono­

graphs, and E lectronic F orm ats C onference, 
O klahom a City. Contact: D onald C. H udson, 
T he University o f O klahom a Libraries, N o r­
man, OK 73019; (405) 325-2611.

6 - 7 — S t a f f  d e v e lo p m e n t :  T he University o f W is­
consin-M adison School o f Library and In fo r­
m ation Studies C ontinuing E ducation Services 
is offering a staff developm ent conference for 
library assistants, support staff, and paraprofes­
sionals in all types o f positions and libraries. T he 
conference will be held at th e Yahara C e n te r in 
Madison. F o r m ore inform ation contact: Jane 
P earlm utter, UW -M adison School o f Library 
and In fo rm atio n  Studies, 600 N. P ark St., 
M adison, W I 53706; (608) 262-6398.

1 1 - 1 4 — L ib r a r y  is s u e s : A conference on m ajor 
issues facing libraries for th e new  decade, spon­
sored by th e Florida State University School o f 
Library and Inform ation Studies, will be held at 
th e F lorida State C onference C e n te r in T al­
lahassee, Florida. T he th em e o f th e C onference 
is “Issues for th e Next D ecade: Preservation, 
th e Serials D ilem m a, th e Role and Effective­
ness o f th e Public Library, and th e Legislative 
A genda.” T he fee for th e conference is $200, 
which includes two dinners, two luncheons, 
th re e  continental breakfasts, two receptions, 
coffee breaks, and transportation from th e T al­
lahassee H ilton to th e Florida State C onference 
C e n te r th ro u g h o u t th e conference. Rooms are 
available at th e H ilton at th e  re d u ced  rate o f 
$49, single; $60, double. C onference p artici­
pants should m ention they are attending th e 
1990 FSU  Library and Inform ation Studies 
library conference to receive th e  red u ced  rate. 
F o r program  inform ation contact: Alphonse F. 
Trezza, C onference C hair, (904) 544-5775. All 
registrations should b e m ailed to: C onference 
Registrar, C e n te r for Professional D evelop­
m ent and Public Service, F lorida State U niver­
sity, Tallahassee, F L  32306-2027. F o r registra­
tion in fo rm atio n  contact: Susan L am p m an  
weekdays from 8:00am to 4:30 pm , (904) 644- 
5775.



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April

2-5— S eria ls: T he 13th Annual C onference and 
AGM o f th e  U nited Kingdom Serials G roup will 
be held at Boldrewood C onference C en tre, 
University o f Southam pton. Topics to b e ad ­
dressed include: Inform ation for E urope, Seri­
als & D ocum ent Supply, Training for Serials, 
Library-Trade Relationships, C D -R O M . T h ere 
will also be visits to local libraries and places o f 
interest. T he C onference d in n er will b e fol­
lowed by a cruise on th e Solent. Fee: m em bers 
£106 (ap p ro x im ately ), n o n -m e m b e rs £124 
(approximately). F o r fu rth e r details contact: Jill 
Tolson, G roup A dm inistrator, 114 W oodstock 
Road, W itney, 0X8 6DY; Tel: 0993 703466; 
Fax: 0993 778879.

1 6 -1 9 — C a t h o lic  lib r a r ie s : T he 69th annual con­
vention o f th e C atholic Library Association will 
take place in T oronto, Canada. T he th em e is 
“Catholic Libraries: Transform ing O u r W orld.” 
Among o th e r awards th a t will be p resen ted  at 
this convention is th e 32nd R egina M edal, p re ­
sented to an individual w hose lifetim e dedica­
tion to ch ild ren ’s literatu re has b e e n  outstand­
ing. F o r m ore inform ation on th e  awards and 
session speakers, contact: C onvention C oordi­
nator, Natalie A. Logan (215) 649-5250.

M a y

4 -6 — I n t e r n a t io n a l a n d  c o m p a r a t iv e  lib r a r ia n - 
sh ip : A sem inar on International an d  C om para­
tive Librarianship will be offered in th e  spring 
o f 1990 at th e School o f L ibrary and Inform a­
tion Science, University o f South Florida, in 
Tam pa. T h e sem inar will be co n d u cted  by John 
A. M cCrossan, professor. Students may register 
for 3 hours cred it o r they may audit th e  sem inar. 
All will a tte n d  Session I in Tam pa. Those regis­
te re d  for credit m ust also atten d  a second ses­
sion in June at which they will p re se n t th e ir 
sem inar research papers. F o r inform ation w rite 
o r call: John M cCrossan o r Holly Hill at th e 
School o f Library and Inform ation Science, 
HM S 301, University o f South Florida, Tam pa, 
F L  33620-8300; (813) 974-3520.

1 1 -1 2 — U s e r  in s tr u c tio n : T he LO EX  C learing­
house for Library Instruction, located in th e 
E astern  M ichigan University Library will spon­
sor th e 18th National LO EX  Library In stru c ­
tion C onference in Ypsilanti, Michigan. T he 
title o f th e C onference is, “Judging th e Validity 
o f In fo rm a tio n  Sources: T ea c h in g  C ritical 
Analysis in B I.” T he program  will consist o f 
practical working sessions, form al papers, and 
b rie f instructional presentations. R egistration 
will b e $125 (approximately) by mail only. At­
ten d an ce is lim ited to  125. To be placed on th e

mailing list for th e  brochure/registration form 
contact: D irector, LO EX  C learinghouse, E ast­
ern  M ichigan University Library, Ypsilanti, M I 
48197; (313)487-0168.

6 - 1 8 — A d m in is tr a tio n : T h e College o f Library 
and Inform ation Services, University o f Mary­
land, is planning th e  24th annual Library Ad­
m inistrators D evelopm ent Program , to b e held 
at th e  U niversity o f M aryland’s D onaldson 
Brown C en ter, P o rt D eposit, Maryland. Sem i­
n ar sessions will co ncentrate on th e  principal 
adm inistrative issues w hich senior m anagers 
en co u n ter. Strategic p lanning an d  m anage­
m en t by objectives, leadership, em ployee m oti­
vation, individual and group decision making, 
perform ance appraisal, conflict m anagem ent, 
financial planning and analysis, m arketing, and 
m anaging change are am ong th e issues consid­
e re d  in lecture, case analysis, group discussion, 
and sem inar. Those in terested  in fu rth e r infor­
m ation are invited to address inquiries to: Rose­
mary Miller, Adm inistrative Assistant, Library 
A dm inistrators D ev elopm ent Program , C ol­
lege o f Library and Inform ation Services, U ni­
versity o f Maryland, College Park, M D  20742; 
(301) 454-6080.

1 4 -1 6 — I n f o r m a t io n  r e s o u r c e s :  T he Inform a­
tio n  R eso u rces M a n a g e m e n t A ssociation’s 
1990 N ational C onference will be held  in H er- 
shey, Pennsylvania, at th e  H ershey Lodge and 
C onvention C en ter. T he T hem e o f this confer­
ence is “M anaging Inform ation Resources in 
th e  1990s.” F o r m ore inform ation contact: 
C onference C oordinator, IRM A 1990 C onfer­
ence, 4751 Lindle Road, Suite 190 H arrisburg, 
PA 17111; (717) 939-8972. ■  ■

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