ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries December 1983 / 443 NCLIS, Suite 3122, 7th & D St., S.W ., Washing­ ton, DC 20024. Multiple copies are available from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office. •Telecommunications in ARL Libraries, SPEC Kit #98 (October 1983, 129 pages), contains two documents on networks, seven on interconnection among libraries, one on gateways/links, and two on standards, plus a short list of references. The flyer discusses local systems, interconnection, stan­ dards, and trends. Single copies may be purchased for $15, with checks made payable to the ARL Of­ fice of Management Studies, from the SPEC Cen­ ter, ARL/OMS, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N .W ., Washington, DC 20036. •Two new Topics in Personnel kits have been is­ sued by ALA’s Office for Library Personnel Ser­ vices. Kit #4, Humanizing the W o r k p la c e : Quality o f W ork L ife in L ibraries, deals with such topics as part-time employment, alternative work sched­ ules, and job enrichment. Kit #5, Administering S taff C utbacks: Planning and Im plem entin g a R e­ duction in Force, offers suggestions on dealing with outplacement and retrenchment. Roth kits include reprints of relevant articles and specially prepared bibliographies. They may be ordered for $10 each (prepaid) from ALA/OLPR, 50 E. Huron St., Chi­ cago, IL 60611. ■ ■ BI POSTER SESSIONS NEEDED The national LO EX Clearinghouse on Library Instruction has issued a call for abstracts for RI- related poster sessions, to be held in conjunction with the 13th National LO EX Library Instruction Conference on May 3 -4 , 1984. The theme of the Conference is “Marketing In­ structional Services: Applying Private Sector Tech­ niques to Plan and Promote Ribliographic Instruc­ tion.” Poster session presentations will include graphs, pictures, diagrams and narrative text and will allow presenters to expand informally and an­ swer questions relating to marketing RI services on their own campuses. Sessions can also report re­ search findings and describe innovative marketing techniques. Each session will be scheduled for an hour. Guidelines for the submission of abstracts and forms can be obtained by writing to the LO EX Clearinghouse, Eastern Michigan University L i­ brary, Ypsilanti, MI 48197; (313) 487-0168. The deadline for submitting abstracts for consideration is March 1, 1984. ■ ■CALENDAR January 5 - 6 —Urban Libraries: “The Urban Electronic L i­ brary in the Communications E ra ,” sponsored by the Urban Libraries Council and the Univer­ sity of Pittsburgh School of Library and Infor­ mation Science, will be held at the Sheraton Washington (D.C.) Hotel. Fee: $150. Contact: A. Ladenson, Executive Director, Urban L i­ braries Council, 425 N. Michigan Ave., Chi­ cago, IL 60611. 5 - 7 —Library Education: “Educating Information Professionals for the Future: Strategies and Op­ tions,” annual conference of the Association for Library and Information Science, Washington (D.C.) Hilton Hotel. Contact: Janet Phillips, Executive Secretary, A LISE, 471 Park Lane, State College, PA 16801; (814) 238-0254. 17-May— Continuing Education: The University of Toronto is offering ten continuing education C A courses of varying times and costs in its Spring Term 1984 schedule. Subjects include: legal in­ formation sources; U.S. Government publica­ tions; labor relations in libraries; time manage­ ment; and disaster planning. For details, write: Faculty of Library and Information Science, University of Toronto, 140 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A1. February 2 2 -2 5 — Music Libraries: Annual Conference of the Music Library Association, Villa Capri Mo­ tel, Austin, Texas. Scheduled sessions include: planning music library buildings and facilities, grantsmanship, resources and collection devel­ opment, and historical bibliography. A Precon­ ference on “Computer Education for the Music L ibrarian ” will be held on February 2 0 -2 1 . Contact: Olga Ruth, Fine Arts Library, Univer­ sity of Texas, Austin, TX 78712; (512) 471-4777. 444 / C irR L News 28-M arch 1— Academic Libraries: “Contempo­ rary Issues in A cadem ic and R esearch L i ­ braries,” the Fifth International Conference, will be held at the Hilton Hotel, Boulder, Colo­ rado. The conference is intended to help identify issues for attention and to promote a continuing review process involving the academic informa­ tion community. Limited to 200 participants. Fee: $200. See the inside back cover of this issue for more information. Contact: Fifth Interna­ tional C onference, University L ib ra ry and Learning Resources, California State Univer­ sity, Long Beach, CA 90840; (213) 498-4047. March 2 6 -2 8 — Conservation: Conservation workshop at the Mississippi Department of Archives and His­ tory, Jackson, sponsored by the Society of Ameri­ can Archivists. The program includes lectures, discussions, and hands-on practice. The limited enrollment is confined to those currently holding a position in a manuscript or archival repository with little or no previous training in conserva­ tion. Fee: $75. Contact: SAA, 600 S. Federal, Suite 504, Chicago, IL 60605. April 4 - 7 — ACRL: A CRL’s Third National Conference, “Academic Libraries: Myths and Realities,” Se­ attle Center and the Sheraton Hotel, Seattle. Full conference information and abstracts of pa­ pers will appear in the January 1984 issue of C &RL News. Contact: Seattle Conference Reg­ istration, ACRL/ALA, 50 E . Huron St., Chi­ cago, IL 60611; (312) 944-6780. May 3-4— Bibliographic Instruction: 13th National L i­ brary Instruction Conference, “Marketing In­ structional Services: Applying Private Sector Techniques to Plan and Promote Bibliographic Instruction,” at the Hoyt Conference Center, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti. The conference will include formal presentations, poster sessions, practical working sessions, and expanded exhibit and display programs. Regis­ tration: $125 for L O E X members. C ontact: Carolyn Kirkendall, Director, L O E X Clearing­ house, Eastern Michigan University Library, Ypsilanti, MI 48197; (313) 487-0168. 6 -1 8 —Administration: 18th annual Library Ad­ ministrators Development Program, sponsored by the University of Maryland’s College of L i­ brary and Information Services, will be held at the Donaldson Brown Center, Port Deposit, Maryland. Participants will include senior ad­ ministrative personnel of large library systems of all types, from North America and abroad. Sem­ inar sessions will concentrate on the principal administrative issues which senior managers en­ D ecem ber 1983 / 445 counter. Contact: E ffie Knight, Administrative Assistant, Library Administrators Development Program, College of Library and Information Services, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. 2 0 - 2 3 — M icrocom puters: 13th ASIS M id-Year Meeting, “The Micro Revolution: Implications for the Information Age,” Indiana University, Bloomington. Topics to be discussed include: in­ formation generation, social aspects, technologi­ cal developments, and information access. Con­ tact: ASIS, 1010 16th S t., N .W ., Washington, DC 20036; (202) 659-3644. ■ ■ Deadlines: Orders for regular classified advertisements must reach the ACRL office on or before the second of the month preced­ ing publication of the issue (e.g. September 2 for the October issue). Late job listings will be accepted on a space-available basis after the second of the month. Rates: Classified advertisements are $4.00 per line for ACRL members, $5.00 for others. Late job notices are $10.00 per line for members, $12.00 for others. Organizations submitting ads will be charged according to their membership status. Telephone: All telephone orders should be confirmed by a writ­ ten order mailed to ACRL headquarters as soon as possible. Orders should be accompanied by a typewritten copy of the ad to be used in proofreading. An additional $10 will be charged for ads taken over the phone (except late job notices or display ads). Guidelines: For ads which list an application deadline, that date must be no sooner than the last day of the month in which the notice appears (e.g., October 31 for the October issue). All job announce­ ments should include a salary figure. Job announcements will be edited to exclude discriminatory references. Applicants should be aware that the terms faculty rank and status vary in meaning among institutions. JOBLINE: Call (312) 944-6795 for late-breaking job ads for aca­ demic and research library positions. A pre-recorded summary of positions listed with the service is revised weekly; each Friday a new tape includes all ads received by 1:00 p.m. the previous day. Each listing submitted will be carried on the recording for two weeks. The charge for each two-week listing is $30 for ACRL members and $35 for non-members. Fast Job Listing Service: A special newsletter for those actively seeking positions. This service lists job postings received at ACRL headquarters four weeks before they appear in C&RL News, as well as ads which, because of narrow deadlines, will not appear in C&RL News. The cost of a six-month subscription is $10 for ACRL mem­ bers and $15 for non-members. Contact: Classified Advertising D ep ’t, ACRL, American Library Association, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; (312) 944-6780. FOR SALE ELSEVIER ANTIQUARIAN DEPARTMENT. Periodicals and rare books on Life- and Earth Sciences. Over 1 million volumes on stock. Catalogues available on demand. Please write to: Lippijn- straat 4, 1055 KJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands. POSITIONS OPEN A SSISTANT ENGINEERING LIBRARIAN (search re-opened) Re- quirements: MLS (ALA-accredited). Minimum of 2 years of profes­ sional experience, preferably in an engineering or science/techno­ logy library. Desired qualifications: educational background or experience in engineering or science helpful. Exposure to or back­ ground in automated library procedures; supervisory experience or aptitude; experience in bibliographic instruction to large classes; ability to deal effectively with faculty and students; computer-based searching and reference experience helpful. Shares in management and operation of the Siegesmund Engineering Library. Active partic­ ipation in planning and implementation of new services and proce­ dures and development of policies. Direct responsibility for circula­ tion and technical services including training and supervision of staff and students. Conducts bibliographic instruction and assists with li­ brary orientation tours. Faculty status and responsibilities. Rank commensurate with education and experience. Promotion and ten­ ure require meeting standards of excellence in librarianship, publish­ ing, research, and service. 12 month appointment with annual vaca­ tion of 22 days. Group Life, Major Medical and disability insurance are in effect as are TIAA-CREF and Social Security. Salary: $15,000 and up depending upon qualifications. Application deadline: Janu­ ary 30, 1984. Send resume and list of references to: Thomas L. Ha­ worth, Personnel Officer, Libraries, Stewart Center, Purdue Univer­ sity, West Lafayette, IN 47907. An equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. ASSISTANT HEAD ACQUISITIONS LIBRARIAN in the Brown University Library. Responsible for the management of processes related to the purchase of monographic library materials and assists with the management of the Acquisitions Department. Require­ ments: MLS degree from an ALA-accredited library school; reading knowledge of two foreign languages (one Germanic and one Ro­ mance) and familiarity with one additional language; 3 years of tech­ nical services experience in an academic library, including acquisi­ tions and bibliographic searching; experience with library and business automated systems and networks. Appointment range: $17,853-$23,016, based upon experience. Interested candidates should send letter of application, resume and names of three refer­ ences by December 31,1983, to: Gloria Hagberg, Brown University Library, Providence, Rl 02912. An equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. ASSISTANT TO THE HEAD, ORIGINAL MONOGRAPHS CATA­ LOGING. Primary responsibility for assisting the head of the depart­ ment in general administrative and supervisory duties, including training and revising staff doing original cataloging. Incumbent par­ ticipates in formulation and communication of cataloging policy and procedure and in the development and maintenance of the catalog­ ing manual. May perform some original cataloging. Incumbent has a catalog editing responsibility, including editing problems outside the department and may also work on general bibliographic projects. The Original Monographs Cataloging Department provides original (and selected LC) cataloging for all separately classed monographs in the system with the exception of Law, Health Sciences, and East Asian vernacular. The staff of the unit consists of the full-time equiva­ lent of 16 catalogers and 3 supporting staff. In addition to an accred­ ited MLS, requirements are a thorough command of cataloging tech­ niques and principles as demonstrated through several years of substantial cataloging experience in a large research or academic library; reading knowledge of at least 2 foreign languges; ability to work effectively with professional and supporting staff. Preference will be given to candidates with previous administrative and/or su­ pervisory experience. Experience with automated cataloging desir­ able. Salary ranges: Librarian II: $20,500-$26,650; Librarian III: $23,500-$34,075. Submit resume, listing salary requirements and 3 references, to: Box 35, Butler Library, Columbia University Libraries, 535 West 114th Street, New York, NY 10027. Deadline for applica­ tions is January 13, 1984. An equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. ASSISTANT VETERINARY MEDICAL LIBRARIAN (re post) The Flower Veterinary Library at the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University is seeking applicants for the position of Assistant Veterinary Medical Librarian. Responsibilities include: providing general medical reference services; conducting comput­ erized bibliographic database searches (NLM, BRS, DIALOG); as­ sisting in user education and orientation programs; coordinating inter-library loan activities; assisting with collection management and technical processing; maintaining card catalogs; and special proj­ ects. Qualifications include MLS from an ALA-accredited library school; health or life science background preferred; public services experience in a bio-medical library and knowledge of online litera­ ture searching desirable. Strong communication and interpersonal skills required. Salary $15,600 + , depending on qualifications and experience. Closing date for applications: December 30,1983. Posi­ tion available: February 1, 1984. Send resume and letter of applica­ tion, to: Carolyn A. Pyhtila, Personnel Director, Cornell University Li­