ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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ACRL C ontinuing E d u cation  C ourses,
P h ila d elp h ia

ACRL will be sponsoring eight continuing ed u ­
cation courses at the ALA Annual Conference in 
Philadelphia this July. The courses will range in 
length from one to two days and will deal with 
th e following areas: 1) m an ag em en t; 2) lib rary  
skills; 3) technology update; 4) th e environm ent; 
and 5) professional developm ent.

A dvance re g istra tio n  by May 31 will b e r e ­
quired since enrollm ent is limited. A late regis­
tration fee of $15 will be charged. F or fu rth er in­
formation regarding these courses or the ACRL 
Continuing Education Program in general, con­
ta c t B a rb a ra  M acik as, P ro g ra m  A s s is ta n t, 
ACRL/ALA, 50 E. H uron St., Chicago, IL  60611; 
(312) 944-6780.

CE 101— Librarians as Supervisors.
C E  103— E s ta b lis h in g  th e  C o lle g e  B ib lio ­

graphic Instruction Program: The D irector s Role.
CE 104— Strategies and Tactics for Enhancing 

the Role and Position of th e Library W ithin the 
College or University.

CE 105—Tim e M anagem ent and C onducting 
Effective M eetings.

CE 201— An Introduction to Maps in Libraries: 
Maps as Information Tools.

C E  202— T each in g  M eth o d s for th e  B ib lio ­
graphic Instruction Librarian.

CE 501— W riting the Journal Article and G et­
ting It Published.

CE 503— Survey Research M ethods.

L i b r a r i a n s  a s  S u p e r v i s o r s

CE 101 seeks to provide participants th e op­
p o rtu n ity  to identify th e skills necessary  to b e ­
come effective supervisors in library organizations 
and to develop an awareness and understanding 
of c u rre n t m anag erial c o n ce p ts and p ractices. 
Specific o b je c tiv e s  in c lu d e : to in c re a s e  self- 
awareness of behavior and managerial philosophy; 
to develop a g reater appreciation of the su p e r­
visor’s role and contribution to improving library 
p erfo rm an ce; to gain an u n d e rs ta n d in g  of th e  
skills re q u ire d  for effective supervision; and to 
examine individual approaches to supervision in 
response to the needs and dem ands of particular 
situations.

Instructor: M au reen  Sullivan, T raining P ro ­
gram Specialist, Office of M anagem ent Studies, 
Association of Research Libraries.

Date: Friday, July 9, 9:00 a .m .—5:00 p.m .
Fee: ACRL m em bers $95, non-m em bers $135.

E s t a b l i s h i n g  t h e  C o l l e g e  B i b l i o g r a p h i c  
I n s t r u c t i o n  P r o g r a m : T h e  D i r e c t o r ’s R o l e

CE 103 will provide an overall review of m an­
agerial considerations essential in establishing the

successful bibliographic instruction program . Pro­
gram com ponents examined will include political 
aspects, staff needs, budgetary support, and fac­
ulty adm inistration support. The course will assist 
th e college library ad m in istrato r in recognizing 
the major areas in which the library director will 
in te rv e n e  w hen establishing a bibliographic in ­
struction program.

Instructor: D ennis E. Robison, U niversity Li­
brarian, University of Richmond, Richmond, Vir­
ginia.

Date: Thursday, July 8, 9:00 a .m .-5:00 p.m .; 
Friday, July 9, 9:00 a .m .-12:00 noon.

Fee: A C R L m e m b e rs , $145, n o n -m e m b e rs  
$185.

S t r a t e g i e s  a n d  T a c t i c s  f o r  E n h a n c i n g  
R o l e  a n d  P o s i t i o n  o f  t h e  L i b r a r y  W i t h i n  

t h e  C o l l e g e  o r  U n i v e r s i t y

CE 104 explores the internal and external fac­
tors which influence th e library’s role within the 
c o lle g e  o r u n iv e r s ity  a n d  d e v e lo p s  sp ecific 
strategies and tactics academ ic library adm inis­
trators can em ploy to m ore effectively advance 
the library’s position within the institution.

Instructor: P. G rady M orein, U niversity Li­
b r a r ia n , C liffo rd  L ib ra r y , U n iv e rs ity  o f 
Evansville, Indiana.

Date: Thursday, July 8, 9:00 a .m .-5:00 p .m .; 
Friday, July 9, 9:00 a .m .-1 2  noon.

Fee: ACRL m em bers $145, non-m em bers $185.

T i m e  M a n a g e m e n t  a n d  C o n d u c t i n g  
E f f e c t i v e  M e e t i n g s

CE 105 will enable participants to: identify the 
most freq u en t tim e problem s for them selves and 
th o s e  th e y  w o rk  w ith ; e s ta b lis h  goals a n d  
priorities in relation to th eir work; identify tech ­
niques for managing th eir tim e on a daily basis 
and develop tech n iq u es to h elp  others m anage 
time; identify the m ost freq u ent and frustrating 
problem s related to com m ittee m eetings; d e te r­
m ine when a m eeting will be th e b est approach 
for c o m m u n ic a tin g  an d  p ro b le m  solving; and 
identify tec h n iq u es for c reatin g  m ore effective 
m eetings and how these m eetings can be used 
successfully in different situations.

Instructor: Sheila C re th , A ssistant D irec to r, 
University Library, The U niversity of C onnecti­
cut, Storrs.

Date: Thursday, July 8, 9:00 a .m .-5:00 p.m .
Fee: ACRL m em bers $95, non-m em bers $135.

A n  I n t r o d u c t i o n  t o  M a p s  i n  L i b r a r i e s :
M a p s  a s  I n f o r m a t i o n  T o o l s

CE 201 explores for th e nonspecialist th e information



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 potential of maps in th e academ ic li­
brary environm ent, as well as acquisitions, collec­
tion developm ent, reference and instruction use, 
and space and eq u ip m en t req uirem en ts.

Instructors: David A. Cobb, Map & Geography 
Librarian, University of Illinois-Urbana; Charles 
A. Seavey, G o v ernm en t Publications and Maps 
Librarian, University of New Mexico, A lbuquer­
que.

Date: Friday, July 9, 9:00 a .m .-5:00 p.m .
Fee: ACRL m em bers $95, non-m em bers $135.

T e a c h i n g  M e t h o d s  f o r  t h e  
B i b l i o g r a p h i c  I n s t r u c t i o n  L i b r a r i a n

CE 202 provides participants with basic review 
and practice in learning theory and instructional 
m ethods particularly effective in the bibliographic 
instruction situation, w ith em phasis on planning 
and execution.

In stru c to r: C e rise  O b erm an -S o ro k a, R o b e rt 
Scott Small Library, College of Charleston, South 
Carolina.

Date: Thursday, July 8, 9:00 a .m .-5:00 p .m .; 
Friday, July 9, 9:00-5:00 p.m .

Fee: ACRL m em bers $195, non-m em bers $235.

W r i t i n g  t h e  J o u r n a l  A r t i c l e  a n d  
G e t t i n g  I t  P u b l i s h e d

CE 501 will supply participants with an over­
view of the publishing process and help them  d e vise

 an effectiv e s tra te g y  for p u b lis h in g  th e ir  
work. Topics will include selection of a publishing 
m edium , preparation of the m anuscript, subm is­
sion  of th e  m a n u s c r ip t, a n d  p r e -  a n d  p o s t ­
publication m atters.

In stru cto r: R ichard D. Johnson, D ire c to r of 
L ib ra rie s, S tate U n iv e rsity  C o lleg e, O n e o n ta, 
New York (formerly editor of College & Research 
L ib ra rie s, an d  c o -e d ito r of N ew  H o riz o n s  f o r  
Academic Librarians, and currently acting editor 
of Choice).

Date: Friday, July 9, 9:00 a.m .-5:00 p.m .
Fee: ACRL m em bers $95, non-m em bers $135.

S u r v e y  R e s e a r c h  M e t h o d s

C E 503 seeks to acquaint participants with th e 
m ethodology involved in conducting survey re ­
search, including: sampling techniques, question­
naire design, data reduction and analysis, points 
to be included in proposals and w ritten reports, 
and th e critical evaluation of surveys found in li­
brary literature.

Instructor: Gary A. G o ld en , D o cu m en ts L i­
b r a r ia n , U n iv e rs ity  L ib ra ry , U n iv e rs ity  of 
Illinois-Urbana.

Date: Thursday, July 8, 9:00 a .m .-5:00 p.m .; 
Friday, July 9, 9:00 a .m .-5:00 p.m .

Fee: A C R L  m e m b e rs  $195, n o n - m e m b e r s  
$235. ■■



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CE 101 Librarians as Supervisors $95 $135
CE 103 Establishing the College Bibliographic Program: 

The D irector’s Role 145 185

CE 104 Strategies & Tactics for Enhancing the Role and 
Position of the Library W ithin the College or University 145 185

CE 105 Time M anagem ent and Conducting Effective Meetings 95 135

CE 201 An Introduction to Maps in Libraries: Maps as 
Information Tools 95 135

CE 202 Teaching M ethods for the Bibliographic Instruction 
Librarian 195 235

CE 501 W riting the Journal Article & G etting it Published 95 135
CE 503 Survey Research Methods 195 235

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