ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries C&RL News ■ D ecem ber 1 9 9 8 / 879 CONFERENCE CIRCUIT ACRL Midwinter meetings in Philadelphia A tentative sch ed u le E d. note: ALA’s Midwinter Meeting takes place from January 29-February 3,1999, in Philadelphia. This list o f meeting times was current as we went to press. Be sure to check the program book for final times and locations of meetings. A C R L Board o f D irectors Leadership Council: Friday, Jan. 29, 2:00-4:00 p.m. First meeting: Sunday, Jan. 31, 2:00-4:00 pm Join t meeting with Budget & Finance Committee: Monday, Feb. 1, 8:00-9:00 a.m. Second meeting: Tuesday, Feb. 2, 1:00- 4:30 p.m. A CR L General ACRL Presidential Candidates Forum and Reception: Saturday, Jan. 30,12:00-2:00 p.m. Leadership Council: Friday, Jan. 29, 2:00-4:00 p.m. President’s Discussion Session: Mon­ day, Feb. 1,9:30-11:30 a.m. Topic: “Leadership Challenges in Higher Education ” A C R L D iv isio n al Com m ittees Academic Libraries Trends & Statistics Task Force: Friday, Jan. 29, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Academic/Research Librarian o f the Year Award: Saturday, Jan. 30, 9:30-11:00 a.m. (closed) Appointments: Monday, Feb. 1, 2 :0 0 - 4:00 p.m. (closed) Budget and Finance: Saturday, Jan. 30, 8:30a.m.-12:30p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 31,8:30 a .m - 12:30 p.m.; Monday, Feb. 1, 9:00-11:30 a.m. Bylaws Committee: Saturday, Jan. 30, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Monday, Feb. 1, 8:30- 11:00 a.m. Conference Program Planning—Chi­ cago, 2000: Saturday, Jan. 30,11:30 a.m.-12:30 pm Conference Program Planning—New Orleans, 1999: Sunday, Jan. 31,9:30-11:00 p.m. Copyright: Sunday, Jan. 31,8:30 a.m.-12:30 pm Council o f Liaisons: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 31, 11:30 a .m - 2:00 p.m. Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship: Sat­ urday, Jan. 30, 8:00-9:00 a.m. (closed) Government Relations: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Monday, Feb. 1, 9 :3 0 - 11:30 a.m. Intellectual Freedom: Saturday, Jan. 30, 8:30-11:00 a.m. International Relations: Saturday, Jan. 30, 8:00-9:30 a.m.; Monday, Feb. 1, 8 :0 0 - 9:30 a.m. Institute for Information Literacy Advi­ sory Group: Friday, Jan. 29, 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Monday, Feb. 1,8:30-11:00 a.m. Lazerow Fellowship Committee: Mon­ day, Feb. 1,8:00-11:00 a.m. (closed) Address the ACRL Board Share your concerns directly with ACRL’s Board of Directors. The first 21 minutes of the Sunday, Jan. 31, 1999, 2:00-4:00 p.m. meeting of the ACRL Board in Philadelphia will be given to an open-mike period. ACRL members may— on a first-come, first-served basis— address the Board (with a limit of three minutes per speaker) on any topic. The Board hopes this communication method will facilitate hearing the concerns and interests of ACRL members. 880 / C& RL News ■ D ecem ber 1998 Leadership Development: Monday, Feb. 1, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Media Resources: Sunday, Jan. 31, 9 :30- 11:00 a.m. Membership: Sunday, Jan. 31, 4:30-5:30 p.m. National Conference Executive Com­ mittee and Subcommittees—Detroit, 1999: Monday, Feb. 1 , 8:30-11:30 a.m.; Speaker Orien­ tation: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Professional Development: Friday ‚Jan. 29,8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 30,9:30-11:00 a.m. Professional Enhancement: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Publications: Saturday, Jan. 30, 8:00-9:00 a.m.; Monday, Feb. 1, 8:00-11:00 a.m. Racial and Ethnic Diversity: Saturday, Jan. 30,9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Coalition o f Aca­ demic Librarians firm Underrepresented Groups, Sat­ urday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Research: Saturday, Jan. 30, 9:30-11:00 a.m.; Sunday, Jan. 31, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Standards and Accreditation: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 31, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Statistics Committee: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Status of Academic Librarians: Sunday, Jan. 31, 8:30-11:00 a.m. A C R L Chapters Council ACRL Presidential Candidates Forum: Saturday, Jan. 30,12-2:00 p.m. Business and Orientation: Sunday, Jan. 31, 8:30-11:00 a.m. A C R L Ed itorial Boards C ho ice: Sunday, Jan. 31, 8:30-11:00 a.m. College & R e s e a rc h L ib ra ries: Sunday, Jan. 31,11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. C ollege & R e s e a r c h L ib ra rie s N ew s: Sunday, Jan. 31, 9:30-11:00 a.m. New Publications Advisory Board: Sunday, Jan. 31,11:30 a.m.-12:30p.m. P ublications in L ib ra ria n s h ip : Satur­ day, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Join the leadership discussion Join ACRL President Maureen Sullivan at die Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia (Mon­ day, February 1 ‚ 9:30-11:00 a.m.) for a discus­ sion on the challenges of leadership in higher education. Details are given on page 838. R a r e B ooks & M a n u scrip ts L ib ra ri­ a n s h ip : Saturday, Jan. 30, 11:30 a.m .-12:30 pm A C R L Sections Sections Council: Friday, Jan. 29, 4 :3 0 - 5:30 p.m. A frica n -A m e rica n Stu d ies Librarian s Section Executive: Saturday, Jan. 30,9:30-11:30 a.m. All Standing Committees: Saturday, Jan. 30, 8:00-9:00 a.m. Business/Membership: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m. A sian, A frican and M iddle Eastern Section Executive: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m. A n th ro p o lo g y and S o cio lo g y Section Executive: Saturday, Jan. 30,9:30-11:00 a.m.; Monday, Feb. 1, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Anthropology Librarians Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 3 1 , 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Bibliography: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Monday, Feb. 1 , 8:30-11:00 a.m. Conference Program Planning—New Orleans, 1999: Sunday, Jan. 31,8:00-9:00 a.m. Conference Program Planning— Chicago, 2000: Saturday, Jan. 30, 8:00-9:00 a.m. Liaison: Saturday, Jan. 30, 8:00-9:00 a.m. Nominating: Monday, Feb. 1,8:00-9:00 a.m. Publications: Saturday, Jan. 30,2:00-4:00 p.m. Review and Planning: Monday, Feb. 1, 9:30- 11:00 a.m. Sociology Librarians Discussion Group: Saturday, Jan. 30, 11:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m. A rts Section Executive and Membership: Sunday, Jan. 31, 9:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m. All Committees: Saturday, Jan. 30, 9:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m. Dance Librarians Discussion Group: Sun­ day, Jan. 31, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Film/Broadcast Studies Librarians Discus­ sion Group: Sunday, Jan. 31, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Com m u n ity and Ju n io r C ollege Lib raries Section Executive: Saturday, Jan. 30, 11:30 a .m - 12:30 p.m.; Monday, Feb. 1, 8:30-11:00 a.m. C&RL N ew s ■ D e c e m b e r 1 9 9 8 /8 8 1 All Committees: Saturday, Jan. 30,8:30-11:00 a.m. Awards: Sunday, Jan. 31,2:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (closed) CJCLS/NCLR Joint Discussion Group: Sat­ urday, Jan. 30, 2:0 0 -4 :0 0 p.m. Conference Program Planning— New Or­ leans, 1999: Sunday, Jan. 31, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Conference Program Planning— Chicago, 2000: Sunday, Jan. 31, 11:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m. Nominating Committee, 2000: Sunday, Jan. 31, 4 :3 0 -5 :3 0 p.m. C o lle g e Lib ra rie s S ectio n Executive: Saturday, Jan. 30,9:30-11:00 a.m.; Tuesday, Feb. 2,8:30-11:00 a.m. CLIP Notes: Saturday, Jan. 30,8:00-9:00 a.m. College Libraries Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 31, 4:30-5:30 p.m. College Library Directors’ Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 31, 2:00-4:00 p.m. College Library Leadership: Sunday, Jan. 31, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Monday, Feb. 1,9:30-11:00 a.m. Communications: Saturday, Jan. 30,2:00-4:00 pm. Conference Program Planning—New Orleans, 1999: Sunday, Jan. 31, 11:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m.; Monday, Feb. 1,8:30-11:00 a.m. Continuing Education: Monday, Feb. 1,9:30- 11:00 a.m. Medium-Sized Academic Libraries Discussion Group: Monday, Feb. 1, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Membership Committee: Monday, Feb. 1, 8:00-11:00 a.m. ACRL Discussion Groups Ed. Note: Section discussion groups are listed with their sections. Alliance for New Directions in Teach­ ing and Learning: Sunday, Jan. 31, 2:00-4:00 pm. Topic: “Virtual Futures: Developing New Models of Instructi o n ” Australian Studies: Sunday, Jan. 31,11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Canadian Studies: Sunday, Jan. 31,11:30 a.m -12:30 p.m. Topic: “Canadian Studies on the Web: Members Experiences; Australian/Canadian Relations" Development Officers: Saturday, Jan. 30, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Electronic Reserves: Sunday, Jan. 31, 8:30-11:00 a.m. Topic: “Electronic Resources: Ad­ vantages and Challenges: Policies, Technology, and the Law” Electronic Text Centers: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Topic: “XML, SGML, a n d the Future o f Digital Text” Fee—based Inform ation Service Cen­ ters in Academic Libraries (FISCAL): Sat­ urday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 31, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Heads o f Public/Readers Services: Sunday, Jan. 31, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Home Economics/Human Ecology Li­ brarians: Sunday, Jan. 31, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Librarians o f Library Science Collec­ tions: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m. MLA International Bibliography in Academic Libraries: Saturday, Jan. 30, 9:30 a.m.-12:30p.m. Topic: “A Comparative Analysis o f the MLA International Bibliography on Three Software Platforms: OVID, FirstSearch, a n d SilverPlatter” Personnel Administrators and Staff Development Officers of Large Research Libraries: Saturday, Jan. 30,9:30-11:00 a.m.; Sunday, Jan. 31, 9:30-11:00 a.m. P h ilo s o p h y /R e lig io n D iscu ssio n Group: Sunday, Jan. 31, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Popular Culture and Libraries: Sunday, Jan. 31,11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Topic: “Planning the Future o f the Discussion Group into 2000 an d Beycnuî' P r e s id e n t’s P ro g ra m D iscu ssio n Group: Monday, Feb. 1,9:00-11:30 a.m. Topic: “The Challenges o f Leadership in Higher Educa­ tion” Public Relations in Academic Librar­ ies: Saturday, Jan. 30, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Topic: “Fundraising an d Friend-raising on the Web " Research Discussion Group: Saturday, Jan. 30, 8:00-10:00 p.m. Sports and R ecreation Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 31, 8:00-9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m. Team-Based Organizations Discussion Group: Saturday, Jan. 30, 11:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m Topic:“Distributed Decision-Making in Team- Based Organizations—How the Hell Do You Get Anything Done?” ■ 882 / C&RL News ■ December 1998 Research for College Librarianship: Monday, eb. 1, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Standards: Sunday, Jan. 31,9:30-11:00 a.m.; onday, Feb. 1, 2:00-4:00 p.m. D istance Le a rn in g Section Executive: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; onday, Feb. 1,1:30-2:30 p.m. All Committees: Sunday, Jan. 31, 8:30-11:00 .m. Conference Program Planning—New Orleans, 1999: Sunday, Jan. 31,11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Conference Program Planning— Chicago, 2000: Saturday, Jan. 30, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Discussion Group: Monday, Feb. 1,8:30-11:00 am Planning Committee: Sunday, Jan. 31,11:30 a.m-12:30 p.m. E n g lish and A m erican Literature Section Executive: Friday, Jan. 29,8:00-10:00 p.m.; Monday, Feb. 1, 2:00-4:00 p.m. General Membership Meeting: Sunday, Jan. 31, 2:00-4:00 p.m. All Committees: Monday, Feb. 1,8:30-11:00 a.m. Education and Behavioral Sciences Section Executive: Friday, Jan. 29, 8:00-10:00 p.m. Advisory Council: Sunday Ja n . 31,8:30 a .m - 11:00 a.m. Consolidated Committee Meeting (Curricu­ lum Materials; Government Policy; Instruction for Educators; Membership and Orientation; Publications & Communications; Psychology/ Psychiatry; Reference Sources and Services): Sat­ urday, Jan. 30,9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Current Topics Discussion Group: Saturday, an. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Nominating, 2000: Sunday, Jan. 31, 2:00-4:00 pm Publications & Communications Exec. Group: Saturday, Jan. 30, 8:00-9:00 a.m. Social Work/Social Welfare: Friday, Jan. 29, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Test Collection Directory (ad hoc): Friday, an. 29, 8:00-10:00 p.m.; Management of Curriculum Materials Cen­ ters (ad hoc): Saturday, Jan 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m. In struction Sectio n Executive: Friday, Jan. 29, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Feb. 2,8:30-11:00 a.m. F M M a J J Advisory Council: Saturday, Jan. 30, 9 :3 0 - 11:00 a.m.; Monday, Feb. 1, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Awards: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 31,9:30-11:00 a.m. (closed) Communication Committee: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 31, 9:30-11:00 a.m.; New Intern Orientation: Saturday Ju n e 30, 8:00-9:00 a.m. 9th ACRL National Conference Program Planning Committee: Saturday, Jan. 30,11:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 31, 9:30-11:00 p.m. Conference Program Planning— New Or­ leans, 1999: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 31, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Continuing Education and Education for Library Instructors: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2 :00- 4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 31, 8:00-11:00 a.m. Discussion Forum— Are They Learning What We’re Teaching?: Sunday, Jan. 31, 4:30- 5:30 p.m. Education for Library Instructors: Satur­ day, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Emerging Technologies in Instruction: Sat­ urday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Monday, Feb. 1 ,9 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0 a.m. Instruction for Diverse Populations: Sat­ urday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 31, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Management for Instruction Services: Sat­ urday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 31, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Membership: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Monday, Feb. 1, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Model Statement of Objectives: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Sunday Ja n . 31, 9:30- 11:00 a.m. Nominating, 1999: Saturday J a n . 30, 2:00- 4:00 p.m. Nominating, 2000: Saturday J a n . 30, 2:00- 4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 31, 9:30-11:00 a.m. (closed) Planning: Saturday, Jan . 30, 2 :0 0 -4 :0 0 p.m .; Monday, Feb. 1, 9 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0 a.m. Policy: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Monday, Feb. 1,9:30-11:00 a.m. Preconference Planning— Detroit, 1999: Monday, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Preconference Planning— Chicago, 2000: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 31, 9:30-11:00 a.m.; Monday, Feb. 1 ,9:30- 11:00 a.m. Research and Scholarship: Saturday Ja n . 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Monday, Feb. 1,9:30-11:00 a.m. C&RL News ■ D e c e m b e r 1998 / 883 Skill areas for Instruction Librarians: Satur­ day, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Monday, Feb. 1, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Teaching Methods: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2 :0 0 - 4:00 p.m.; Monday, Feb. 1, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Think Tank II: Saturday, Jan. 30,2:00-4:00 p.m. Think Tank III: Sunday, Jan. 31, 9:30-11:00 a.m. La w and P o litica l S cie n ce s S ectio n All Committees: Saturday, Jan. 30,1:00-4:00 p.m. Library Instruction Discussion Group: Sun­ day, Jan. 31, 2:00-5:30 p.m. Marta Lange/CQ Award: Sunday, Jan. 31, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (closed) Rare B o o ks an d M a n u scrip ts Se ctio n Executive: Monday, Feb. 1,8:30-11:00 a.m.; Monday, Feb. 1, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Bibliographic Standards: Saturday, Jan. 30, 8 :30-11:0 0 a.m.; Sunday, Jan. 31, 8:3 0 -1 1 :0 0 a.m. Budget and Development: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Conference Development: Sunday, Jan. 31, 8:30-11:00 a.m. Conference Program Planning—New Orleans, 1999: Sunday, Jan. 31,11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Conference Program Planning— Chicago, 2000: Sunday, Jan. 31,11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Curators and Conservators Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 31, 8:30-11:00 a.m. Education and Professional Development: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Exhibition Catalog Awards: Saturday, Jan. 30, 9:30a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 31,9:30 a .m - 12:30 p.m (closed) Guidelines for Borrowing Special Materials for Exhibition (ad hoc): Saturday, Jan. 30, 9:30- 11:00 a.m. Information Exchange: Sunday, Jan. 31,4:00- 5:30 p.m. Manuscripts and Other Formats Discussion Group: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m. MARC for Special Collections Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 31,11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Membership: Saturday, Jan. 30, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Outreach Initiatives (ad hoc): Saturday, Jan. 30,11:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m. Preconference Program Planning— Montreal, 1999: Saturday, Jan. 30, 8:30-11:00 a.m. Preconference Program Planning—Chicago, 2000: Saturday, Jan. 30, ll:3 0 a .m .-1 2 :3 0 p .m . Public Services Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 31, 8:30-11:00 a.m. Public Hearing on RBMS Security Guidelines: Saturday, Jan. 30,11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Publications: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2 :00-4:00 p.m. RBML Award: Sunday, Jan. 31, 11:30 a.m .- 12:30 p.m. (closed) Security: Saturday, Jan. 30, 8:30-11:00 a.m. Seminars: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m. S la v ic an d E ast E u ro p e a n S ectio n Executive: Sunday, Jan. 31, 8:00-9:00 a.m. Automated Bibliographic Control: Sunday, Jan. 31, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Conference Program Planning—New Orleans, 1999: Sunday, Jan. 31, 8:00-9:00 a.m. Conference Program Planning— Chicago, 2000: Saturday, Jan. 30, 8:00-9:00 a.m. Continuing Education: Sunday, Jan. 3 1,4:30- 5:30 p.m. Electronic Resources Task Force: Sunday, Jan. 31, 8:00-9:00 a.m. Newsletter: Sunday, Jan. 3 1,4:30-5:30 p.m. Nominating: Sunday, Jan. 31,8:00 a.m -12:30 p.m Preservation: Saturday, Jan. 30, 8 :0 0 -9 :0 0 a.m. Scie n ce an d T e ch n o lo g y S ectio n Council: Friday, Jan. 29, 8 :0 0 -1 0 :0 0 p.m.; Monday, Feb. 1, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Comparison o f Science and Technology Li­ braries: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Meet Wand and Wilson—the candidates for ACRL President Hear Patricia Ann Wand and Betsy Wilson, the official candidates for ACRL vice-president/president-elect, speak at the ACRL Presidential Candidates Forum on Saturday Janu ary 3 0,1998,12:30-2:00 p.m., during the Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia. Wand is the university librarian at Ameri­ can University in Washington, D.C. Wilson is the associate director of Libraries for Public Services at the University o f Washington. Details about their backgrounds and experi­ ences are given on page 844. The Forum, organized by the ACRL Chap­ ters Council, will be followed by a light lunch sponsored by EBSCO Subscription Services. 884 / C&RL News ■ D ecem ber 1998 Conference Program Planning—New Orleans, 1999: Sunday, Jan. 31,8:30 a.m.-12:30p.m. Conference Program Planning— Chicago, 2000: Sunday, Jan. 31, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Consolidated Meeting—Continuing Educa­ tion & Government Information: Sunday, Jan. 31, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Consolidated Meeting—Membership & Re­ cruitment and Subject and Bibliographic Access: Saturday, Jan. 30, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Forum for Science and Technology Library Research: Sunday, Jan. 31, 8 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0 a.m. (closed) General Discussion Group: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Heads of Science and Technology Libraries Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 31, 8:00-10:00 p.m. Oberly Award: Saturday, Jan. 30,9:30 a .m - 12:30 p.m. (closed) Organization and Planning: Sunday, Jan. 31, 9:30 a.m.-12:30p.m. Publications: Saturday,Jan. 3 0 ,1 1 :3 0 a .m - 12:30 p.m. Publisher/Vendor Relations Discussion Group: Saturday, Jan. 30, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Science and Technology Databases Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 31, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. U n iversity Lib rarie s Sectio n Executive: Saturday Ja n . 30,9:30-11:00 a.m.; Monday, Feb. 1,9:30-11:00 a.m. Communications: Saturday J a n . 30,11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Conference Program Planning—New Orleans, 1999: Monday, Feb. 1, 8:00-11:00 a.m. Conference Program Planning— Chicago, 2000: Saturday‚Jan. 30, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 31, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Current Topics: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Organization and Bylaws: Sunday J a n . 31, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Policy and Planning: Sunday Ja n . 31, 9:30- 11:00 a.m. Public Service Directors of Large Research Libraries Discussion Group: Sunday J a n . 31, 2:00-4:00 p.m. W estern European S p e cia lists Section Executive: Tuesday, Feb. 2, 9:30-11:00 a.m. 20th Anniversary Planning Group: Sunday, Jan. 31, ll:3 0 a .m .-12:30p .m . Committee on Cataloging Issues (Ad hoc): Sunday Ja n . 31,11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Classics, Medieval, and Renaissance Discus­ sion Group: Sunday, Jan. 31, 9:30-11:00 a.m. College and Medium-Sized Libraries Discus­ sion Group: Saturday‚Jan. 30,11:30 a.m.-12:30 p m Conference Program Planning—New Orleans, 1999: Saturday‚Jan. 30, 8:00-11:00 a.m. Conference Program Planning— Chicago, 2000: Sunday J a n . 31, 9:30-11:00 a.m. General Membership Meeting: Monday, Feb. 1, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Germanist Discussion Group: Saturday‚Jan. 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Membership: Saturday‚Jan. 30, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Nijhoff Award: Saturday‚Jan. 30, 9:30-11:00 am (closed) Nominating, 2000: Monday, Feb. 1,8:00-9:00 am (closed) Publications: Monday, Feb. 1,9:30-11:00 a.m. Research and Planning: Sunday, Jan. 31,2:00- 4:00 p.m. Romance Languages Discussion Group: Sun­ day, Jan. 31, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Scandinavian Discussion Group: Saturday‚Jan. 30,11:30 a.m,-1 2:30 p.m. Social Sciences & History Discussion Group: Sunday J a n . 31,11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. W om en's Stu d ie s Sectio n Executive: Monday, Feb. 1, 2:00-4:00 p.m. All Committees: Sunday J a n . 31, 9:30 a .m - 12:30 p.m. Conference Program Planning—New Orleans, 1999: Saturday‚Jan. 10, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Discussion Meeting: Monday, Feb. 1, 9:30- 11:00 a.m. General Membership: Sunday, Jan. 31,4:30- 5:30 p.m. ■ Feature your library in C&RL News C&RL News is seeking articles describing new and renovated libraries incorporating in­ novative technologies and services. Photos of new facilities are an important component of the article. Share your library’s new capabili­ ties and services with C&RL News readers. Send your manuscripts to: Mary Ellen Davis, editor-in-chief, C&RL News, ACRL/ALA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; e-mail: medavis@ala.org. ■ mailto:medavis@ala.org C&RL News ■ D ecem ber 1998 / 885