ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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ACRL preconferences in 
Chicago

The topics will be documenting 
cultures and legal research

A CRL will offer two p reconferences prior to the ALA Annual C onference in Chi­
cago this summer. Details about both follow. 
Brochures for both  preconferences are avail­
able from the ACRL office. T o  request o n e o f 
the brochures call the ACRL office at (8 0 0 ) 545- 
2433, ext. 2510 or 3248; fax your request to 
(3 1 2 ) 2 8 0 -2 5 2 0 ; o r s en d  e-m ail to: alth ea. 
jenkins@ ala.org.

36th rare  books preconference
“Collecting Cultures: T he Politics and Practice 
of Building Special Collections” is the them e o f 
the Thirty-Sixth  P r e c o n fe r e n c e  o f  th e Rare 
Books and Manuscripts Section o f ACRL, to be 
held at Indiana University, Bloom ington, from 
June 2 0 -2 3 , 1995.

T he plenary sessions and seminars will fo ­
cus on the role o f special collections in docu­
menting cultures. Drawing on  current trends in 
sch o larsh ip , p articip an ts w ill e x p lo re  h o w  
inodes o f collecting both reflect and influence 
modes o f scholarship. T he precon feren ce will 
rigorously exam ine the constructs that inform 
the traditional ways special collections have 
been built and will evaluate those constructs in 
the light o f contem porary scholarship in the 
humanities and social sciences.

T he program will bring special collections 
librarians together with a variety o f scholars 
who use primary sources in n ew  ways; it will 
introduce the array o f new  scholarly paradigms 
that are being used, query the constructed na­
ture o f  special collections, and explore both 
librarians’ and scholars’ understanding o f the 
role libraries play in providing primary research 
materials and preserving culture in its broadest 
terms. Throughout the preconference, em pha­
sis will b e  placed on  integrating theoretical ap­
proaches taken from scholarship with practical

applications by special collections librarians in 
their day-to-day work.

A variety o f professional developm ent semi­
nars will b e provided; in addition, a special, 
day-long limited enrollm ent w orkshop on  rare 
b o o k  reference sources will b e offered.

Speakers. Carolyn Dever, New Y o rk  Uni­
versity: “Taxonom ies o f Gender: Sex, Author­
ship, and the A rchaeology o f Research in Vic­
to rian  S tu d ies”; Mark Dimunation, C ornell 
University, Ithaca, New York: “Past Reconsid­
erations: Re-reading Our Collections through 
the Lens o f the New History”; John Durham, 
B o le riu m  B o o k s : “C o lle c tio n s, C u ltu res: A 
B o o k se ller’s V iew ”; Eugene Eoyang, Indiana 
U niversity, B lo o m in g to n : In form al rem arks 
about his b o o k  Coat of Many Colors from a 
Minority of One (B ea c o n  Press, 1995); Frances 
Smith Foster, Emory University: “ReCollecting 
Texts, R econsid erin g Contexts”; Henry Glassie, 
Indiana University, Bloomington: “Libraries, Mu­
seums, and Cultures”; Holly Hall, W ashington 
U n iv e r s ity , St. L o u is : “S u b je c t i v i t y  As 
Everybody’s Subject: Som e O bject Lessons for 
Literature Collections”; Elisabeth Kennedy, State 
University o f  New Y ork  at Buffalo: “T h e Im­
p o rta n ce o f  O ral H istories in D ocu m en tin g 
W o r k in g - C la s s  L e s b ia n  C u ltu r e ”; Teresa 
Mangum, Iow a State University: “Finding the 
History o f Aging in the Nineteenth Century”; 
Cathy M’Closky, Y ork University, Canada: “Mar­
keting Multiple Myths: T he Hidden History o f 
Navaho W eaving As Revealed in the Lorenzo 
Hubbell Papers”; Simon Morgan-Russell, B ow l­
ing G reen State University: “A Renaissance o f 
Q ueer Materials: Rethinking the Evidence”; Cary 
Nelson, University o f Illinois, Urbana-C ham
paign: “T he New A rchaeological Library: Pre­
serving Material Culture, or, W hy D oes the Li­
brary Need an Old Pair o f Shoes?”; David Nord, 
Indiana University, Bloom ington: “T h ere’s More 
to a N ewspaper Than the Newspaper: Doing 
Journalism  History in Manuscript Collections”; 
Brad Westbrook, University o f California, San 
Diego: “Lighting Up the Territory.”

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Seminars. O p p ortu nities fo r con tin u in g 
education and professional developm ent will 
include a variety o f seminars for preconference 
participants. Topics include: a scholar’s forum 
on  new  uses o f  special collections materials; 
locating literary manuscripts; dealing with du­
plicates; cultural and ethnic special collections; 
provenance and rare materials cataloging; cata­
loging rare serials; collecting children’s litera­
ture; mentoring in special collections librarian­
ship; perspectives on teaching the history o f 
the b ook; working with guest curators for e x ­
hibitions; Renaissance bibliography; digital im­
age access projects; cooperative collection d e­
velopm ent; planning for new  buildings; and 
security issues facing special collections.

Tours. Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, 
Gender, and Reproduction; Archives o f Tradi­
tional Music; Literary Electronic T ext Resource 
Service (LETRS); Music Library and Variations 
Project; Musical Arts Center.

Tours o f libraries and special facilities on 
the Indiana University Campus will b e offered 
concurrently with the seminars. Space will be 
limited. Sign-up for the tours will b e  at the reg­
istration desk at the Indiana Memorial Union 
C onference Lobby, Mezzanine Level.

Registration. Registration is limited to the 
first 250 applicants. T he registration fee o f $175 
for ACRL mem bers, or $210 for non-ACRL mem­
bers, must b e included with the registration 
form. This fee includes: entry to all preconfer­
en ce receptions, luncheons, and coffee breaks; 
and entrance to all preconference papers and 
seminars. A special student registration fee o f 
$75 is available for all currently enrolled, full­
time students. This fee includes entry to all pre­
con feren ce papers, seminars, receptions, and 
breaks, but not lunches. A separate fee o f $35 
will b e charged for the optional trip to Nash­
ville, Indiana, on Thursday evening. T o regis­
ter for this RBMS p recon feren ce con tact the 
ACRL office at (800) 545-2433, ext. 2510 o r 3248.

Housing and transportation. Housing is 
available on  the Indiana University campus in 
Eigenmann Graduate Residence Center, which 
offers single, air-conditioned room s with same- 
s e x  floors and com m unity bathroom s. Each 
room  has a phone and data jack. Linens are 
provided. The cost will b e  $28.50 per night.

Most travelers fly into the Indianapolis In­
ternational Airport and con nect to Bloom ing­
ton with ground transportation.

Details on  alternative housing and transpor­
tation inform ation are given in the p re c o n ­

ference brochure. Y ou may request on e from 
the ACRL office by calling (800) 545-2433, ext. 
2510 or 3248.

Legal research for no n-law  librarians
“Taking the Mystery out o f Legal Research for 
Non-Law Librarians” is the preconference b e ­
ing offered by ACRL’s Law and Political Sci­
en c e  Section (LPSS), 8 :30 a .m .-5 :0 0  p.m. on 
Friday, Ju n e 23. Lunch will b e included.

This full-day con ference is for librarians who 
w ant to learn m ore about legal reference and 
how  to assist their patrons in doing legal re­
search. Librarians w ho are experienced  in do­
ing legal research will provide an introduction 
to the legal system in the United States. Partici­
pants will learn how laws get passed and where 
to locate the texts o f laws, both federal and 
state. They will learn the basics o f finding ad­
ministrative regulations and court reports. The 
preconference will con clud e with a panel dis­
cussion on applied legal reference. A major elec­
tronic publisher will dem onstrate its online ref­
e ren ce system. T he program will b e followed 
by a vendor fair with representatives from both 
print and electronic publishing.

Audience. Academic librarians and public 
librarians needing an introduction to or review 
o f legal reference. T he program will bring them 
up-to-date with new  sources o f information.

Speakers. Lorraine Kulpa, B a k e r  and  
McKenzie Library: “Introduction to Legal Re­
search”; Natalie Schatz, Fletcher School o f  Law 
and Diplom acy Library: “Legislative Process—  
Statutes and Codes”; Deanna Wood, University 
o f  New H am pshire Library: “Adm inistrative 
Regulations”; Jacqueline Orlando, Capital Uni­
versity Law Library: “Case Law Research— Re­
porter System, Digests, How to Shepardize”; 
Darcy Kirk, Georgetown University Law Library: 
“Secondary Legal Materials”; Cheryl Nyberg, Uni­
versity o f  Illinois Law Library: “L ooseleaf Ser­
vices.” A panel discussion will b e presented by 
Bruce Kennedy, University o f Toledo; Laura 
Bartolo, Kent State University Library; and Bar­
bara Morgan, University o f Massachusetts: “An­
swering Difficult Legal Questions at the Refer­
en ce Desk and Library Instruction Program s.”

Registration. The registration fee is $120 
for ACRL mem bers, $155 for ALA mem bers, and 
$215 for non-ALA mem bers. The deadline for 
registration is May 15, 1995. T o register for this 
LPSS preconference contact the ACRL office at 
(80 0 ) 545-2433, ext. 2510 or 3248; fax: (312) 
280-2520..



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