ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


June 1 9 9 0 /5 2 1

White House 
Conference update

By Patricia A. Wand

Chair, A C R L  Task Force on W H C L IS

The W hite H ouse C onference O n 
Library A nd I nformation S ervices 

1991

From  across th e country librarians converged on 
Washington, D.C., for Library Legislative Day on 
Tuesday, April 24, 1990. T he agenda was federal 
support o f libraries and that, o f course, included 
talk about the W hite H ouse C onference on Library 
and Inform ation Services (W HCLIS) scheduled 
for July 1991.

Senator Tom H arkin (D-IA), in his briefing of 
librarians, announced th at as chair o f the Senate 
L abor-H H S-E ducation Appropriations Subcom ­
m ittee, he would include additional funding for 
W H C LIS through the Supplem ental A ppropria­
tions Bill (Senate HR4404). T hat bill passed the 
Senate with an additional $425,000 allocated to the 
W h ite H o u se C o n fe re n c e . I f  th e  bill passes 
through the H ouse-Senate negotiations, the sup­
plem ental budget will increase to $2 million the 
am ount earm arked for states and territories to 
carry out th eir preconference activities.

Most states and territories have now scheduled 
preconference activities. Those planning events in 
calendar year 1990 are:

•  Illinois, April 4 -6
•  American Samoa, April 11-12
•  Nevada, May 10-11
•  Connecticut, May 22-24
•  Michigan, May 3 1 -Ju n e 1
•  Georgia, Septem ber 5 -6
•  Hawaii, Septem ber 7 -8
•  Pennsylvania, S eptem ber 13-15
•  Minnesota, S eptem ber 16-17
•  Maryland, Septem ber 23-25
•  Louisiana, Septem ber/O ctober
•  New Jersey, Septem ber or D ecem ber
•  Colorado, O ctober 8-10
•  W est Virginia, O ctober 11-13
•  Tennessee, O ctober 14-16
•  Marshall Islands, O ctober
•  N orthern Marianas, O ctober
•  Ohio, Fall
•  P uerto Rico, N ovem ber 6 -8
•  Indian Tribes, N ovem ber 8 -9
•  Kansas, N ovem ber 8-10

•  Virginia, N ovem ber 10-11
•  Guam, N ovem ber 15-17
•  Missouri, N ovem ber 16-17
•  Indiana, N ovem ber 16-18
•  New York, N ovem ber 28-30
•  N orth Dakota, N ovem ber 2 9 -D ecem b e r
•  Oklahoma, N ovem ber 3 0 -D e c e m b e r 1
•  F ederal Library Com m unity, N ovem ber
•  Florida, D ecem ber 3 -5

Several states have tentative dates set and others 
ave not yet determ ined th eir preconference activ­
ty schedule. As an example o f the focus that discus­
ions may take, th e stated objectives o f the Illinois 
re-W hite H ouse C onference on Libraries and 
nform ation Services were:

•  develop issues and questions relative to the 
elivery and use o f inform ation in Illinois;

•  study new  inform ation technologies and their 
otential in Illinois;

•  discuss the role for Illinois libraries in provid­
ng inform ation for literacy, productivity, and 
emocracy.

Academic librarians in all states may contact 
h eir state libraries to learn the details o f events.

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EBSS Newsletter editor needed

The ACRL E ducation and Behavioral Sci­
ences Section requires an interested individual 
to keep EBSS m em bers inform ed through the 
section’s newsletter. Please send a le tter of 
interest and a sample of editorial/new sletter 
work to Pam Baxter, Psychological Sciences 
Library, Peirce Hall, P urdue University, W est 
Lafayette, IN 47907. Applications will be re ­
viewed at ALA Annual Conference. The editor 
will begin production with the Fall 1990 issue, 
scheduled for mailing prior to the 1991 M id­
w inter Meeting.

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