ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 227 ACRL Continuing Education Courses, Minneapolis CE 101—E ffective S upervisory Skills Date and Time: W ednesday, Septem ber 30, 1:00-5:00 p.m. Thursday, October 1, 9:00 a.m .- 12:00 p.m. Instructor: Herbert S. White, dean and profes­ sor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University; formerly senior vice president of ISI, executive director of the NASA Scientific and Technical Information Facility, and project manager of the IBM Corporate Technical Center. Audience: For librarians who manage or are managed. Purpose: To provide an introduction to tech­ niques for effective supervision such as evaluating progress, determining and scheduling completion dates, and maintaining an interim report system. CE 102—W orking E ffectively with G roups Date and Time: W ednesday, Septem ber 30, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Instructor: Suzanne H. Mahmoodi, P h .D ., continuing education and library research special­ ist, Office of Public Libraries and Interlibrary Cooperation, St. Paul, Minnesota. Audience: For academic librarians without for­ mal training in group direction and dynamics. Limited to 30 participants. Purpose: To provide a general background in basic principles and research findings in group behavior and enable the participant to identify and practice techniques for effectively working with a problem-solving group and for achieving quality consensus decisions. CE 103— E stablishing the C ollege Bibliographic I nstruction Program: T he D irector's Role Date and Time: W ednesday, Septem ber 30, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Thursday, October 1, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Instructor: Dennis E. Robison, librarian, Uni­ versity of Richmond. Audience: F or ad m in istra to rs of small and medium-size college libraries. Limited to 35 par­ ticipants. 228 Purpose: To provide an overall review of man­ agerial considerations essential in establishing the successful bibliographic instruction program. Program components examined include political aspects, staff needs, budgetary support, and facul­ ty and administration support. CE 201—An Introduction to M aps in L ibraries: Maps as I nformation T ools Date and Time: Wednesday, September 30, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Instructors: David A. Cobb, map & geography librarian. University of Illinois-Urbana; Charles A. Seavey, government publications and maps li­ brarian, University of New Mexico. Audience: For academic librarians without a specialized background in maps. Limited to 35 participants. Purpose: To explore, for the nonspecialist, the information potential of maps in the library en­ vironment. Topics to be discussed include the role of acquisitions and collection development, reference and instructional use, and space and equipment requirements. CE 202—T eaching M ethods for the Bibliographic Instruction L ibrarian Date and Time: Tuesday, September 29, 1:00- 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 30, 9:00 a.m .- 5:00 p.m. Thursday, October 1, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Instructor: Marilla Svinicki, assistant director, The Center for Teaching Effectiveness, The Uni­ versity of Texas at Austin. Audience: For academic librarians working with or interested in bibliographic instruction. Purpose: To provide participants with basic re­ view and practice in learning theory and instruc­ tional methods particularly effective in the bib­ liographic instruction situation, with emphasis on planning and execution. CE 203—Basic Archives M anagement for L ibraries Date and Time: Tuesday, September 29, 1:00- 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 30, 9:00 a.m.— 5:00 p.m. Thursday, October 1, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Instructors: David Horn, university archivist, DePauw University; Megan Floyd Desnoyers, Kennedy Library, National Archives, Boston. Audience: For librarians with little or no formal archival education. Participants may have had some on-the-job experience with archives or manuscripts. They may work with archival hold­ ings as one part of their job or they may super­ vise someone who has that responsibility. Purpose: Co-sponsored by the Society of Amer­ ican Archivists, it will inform librarians about basic archival functions so that they will gain a better understanding of the work they do or super­ vise. Participation will enable library supervisors and administrators to make sound operating, budgetary, and personnel decisions in d e­ partments with archival and manuscript holdings. CE 301—M anagement I ssues in Automation and I nformation T echnology Date and Time: Tuesday, Septem ber 29, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Instructor: Bichard W. Boss, senior consultant, Information Systems Consultants, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland. Audience: Library administrators who have a rudimentary knowledge of the various technolo­ gies, either from past experience or background reading. Limited to 35 participants. Purpose: To provide an overview of library and information technology with emphasis on the administrative, economic, political, and other non-technical aspects of selecting, procuring, and using these technologies. CE 501—W riting the Journal Article and G etting it P ublished Date and Time: Wednesday, September 30, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Instructor: Bichard D. Johnson, director of li­ braries, State University College, Oneonta, New York; formerly editor, C&RL, and co-editor, New horizons fo r academic librarians. Audience: Librarians who wish to communicate their research, views, or studies through a journal article or review. Limited to 35 participants. Purpose: To supply participants with an over­ view of the publishing process and to help them devise an effective strategy for publishing their work. Topics include selection of a publishing medium, preparation of the manuscript, submis­ sion of th e m anuscript, and pre- and post­ publication matters. CE 502—C ar eer Ad v a n c e m e n t in Ac a d e m ic L ibrarianship: T echniques for Upward M obility’ Date and Time: Wednesday, Septem ber 30 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., 7:00-9:00 p.m. (optional), Thursday, October 1, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Instructor: Keith W. Russell, program associ­ ate, Council on Librarv Resources, Washington, D C . Audience: For academic librarians. Limited to 36 participants. Purpose: To provide a combination of practical self-assessment and job-hunting techniques essen­ tial to successful career development and growth in the academic library environment. Course registration fees range from $85-$295; advance registration is required. Attendance will be strictly limited, so plan to register early. Con­ tact C. Brigid Welch, ACRL Headquarters, (312) 944-6780 for more information.