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ford (Stanford University Libraries, 1981). The 
Conference grew out of the Stanford flood of
November, 1978.

•  The Annotated Bibliography of Canada’s 
Major Authors, Volume II, edited by Robert

 Lecker and Jack David (ECW Press, 1980, $30 cl, $18 pa) contains comprehensive, annotated 
bibliographies of works by and on Margaret 
Atwood (poetry), Leonard Cohen, Archibald 
Lampman, E. J. Pratt, and A1 Purdy.

Calendar
July

12-25—Administration: “Executive Development 
Program for Library A dm inistrators,” Ox­
ford, Ohio, in two sessions (July 12-18, July 
19-25). Contact: Harry F. Brooks, Institute of 
Business and Education Services, School of 
Business Administration, Miami University, 
Oxford, OH 45056; (513) 529-2132.

August
17-19—Planning: “Improving Planning Skills: A 

Closer Look at A Planning Process," a work­
shop designed by Peggy O’Donnell, continuing 
education specialist at ALA’s Public Library 
Assoication. PLA will co-sponsor the workshop 
with the State Library Agency, Wisconsin Divi­
sion for Library Service. The session, held at 
the St. Benedicts Center, Madison, Wisconsin, 
will be directed to public library practitioners 
with knowledge of PLA’s A Planning Process 
fo r Public Libraries who anticipate beginning 
or who have begun to apply the process in 
their libraries. Registration fee: $150. Deadline 
for registration is July 17. Contact: Shirley 
Mills-Fischer, PLA executive director, ALA, 50 
E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; (312) 944- 
6780, ext. 318.

25-26—Public Relations: Public Relations Work­
shops. August 25, Arlington, Texas; August 26, 
Houston, Texas. Contact: Anne Hollingsworth, 
Library Development Division, Texas State Li­
brary, Box 12927, Capitol Station, Austin, TX 
78711.

Septem ber
17—Politics: “Libraries in the Political Process, 

Detroit Public Library, a Michigan Libraries 
Forum sponsored by Gale Research Company. 
In addition to interacting with several speakers 
of national prominence in this field, attendees 
will have the opportunity to participate in a 
congressional hearing on library services. Con­
tact- Joan Durrance, Coordinator of Continuing 
Education, School of Library Science, Uni­
versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.

O ctober
15-16—Nursing: Annual conference, New Eng­

land Regional Council on Library Resources for 
Nursing, Durham, New Hampshire. Confer­

ence theme: “Effective Utilization of Uncertain 
Resources Through Creative Management: Sur­
vival in the 80s for the Nurse and Librarian.’’ 
Fee: $65. Contact: Tosca N. C arpenter, 
Mosher Health Sciences Library, Newport 
Hospital, Newport, RI 02840.

21-23—Natural History Bibliography: “North 
American Natural History Bibliography: Re­
search, Needs, and Prospects,” the first confer­
ence of the North American Section of the 
Society for the Bibliography of Natural History, 
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 
Contact: Nina J. Root, Chairwoman, Depart­
ment of Library Services, American Museum of 
Natural History, C.P. West at 79th St., New 
York, NY 10023; (212) 873-1300, ext. 381.

28-29—Archives: Conservation workshop spon­
sored by the Society of American Archivists 
will be held in conjunction with the Midwest 
Archives Conference at the Missouri Botanical 
Garden, St. Louis. It will consist of lecture/dis- 
cussion on various aspects of conservation phi­
losophy and administration as well as hands-on 
demonstration and practice of basic archival 
conservation techniques. Enrollment is limited. 
Tuition of $50 will cover the cost of a conserva­
tion supply kit. Attendees must currently hold 
a position in a manuscript or archival repository 
and have little or no previous training in con­
servation. Contact: Basic Archival Training 
Program, Society of American Archivists, 330 
S. Wells, Chicago, IL 60606; (312) 922-0140.

N ovem ber
2-4—Information Technology: “The Challenge of 

Change: Critical Choices for Library Decision- 
M akers,” the 1981 Pittsburgh Conference, 
sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh’s 
School of Library and Information Science. A 
major focus will be on new modes of informa­
tion storage and delivery and their anticipated 
impact on libraries and library service over the 
next 5-7 years. State of the art papers will 
address the full spectrum of technologies rel­
evant to library operations and services. For 
further information, contact: Allen Kent, 
School of Library and Information Science, 
University of Pittsburgh, 801 LIS Building, 
Pittsburgh, PA 15260.