ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 294 / C& RL News Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylva­ nia Ave., N .W ., Washington, DC 20506; (202) 786-0438. • Sci-Tech Libraries In Museums and Aquari­ ums, edited by Ellis Mount (204 pages, November 1985), focuses on some outstanding museum and aquarium libraries. Contributors explain in detail the history and function of their facilities, their col­ lections and user services, cataloging and classifica­ tion procedures, and special programs. Included re the American Museum of Natural History Li­ rary, the Field Museum of Natural History Li­ rary, the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zool­ gy Library, the National Air and Space Museum ibrary, and the Deutsches Museum Library in unich, Germany. Copies are $29.95 from Ha­ orth Press. ISBN 0-86656-484-5. ■ ■ a b b o L M w CALENDAR April 17-18—Kentucky libraries: Joint meeting of the Academic Library and Special Library sections of the Kentucky Library Association, Kentucky State University, Frankfort. Theme: “Strategies for G row th.” Contact: Stan Campbell, Centre College, Danville, KY 40422; (606) 236-5211. 18 — Automation: “ L ib ra ry A u to m a tio n — Integrate or Interface,” a joint program of the Northern California Technical Processes Group (NCTPG) and the California Library Associa­ tion’s Technical Services Chapter, Northern Re­ gion (CLA/TSC), at the Foothill College The­ atre , 12345 El M onte R d., Los Altos Hills, California. Fee: $20 (includes box lunch and NCTPG membership). Contact: Kathleen Fox, San Jose City College Library, 2100 Moorepark Ave., San Jose, CA 95128; (408) 298-2181. Help wanted for LIRT booth The Membership/Public Relations Commit­ tee of ALA’s Library Instruction Round Table will again have an exhibit booth at Annual Conference in New York. The booth will dis­ play library instruction materials and distrib­ ute information about LIRT activities. LIRT needs volunteers to staff the booth dur­ ing the following time slots: 9:00-11:00 a.m ., 11:00 a .m .-1:00 p .m ., 1:00-3:00 p .m ., and 3:00-5:00 p.m ., each day from Saturday, June 28, through Tuesday, July 1. Indicate your willingness and time preferences by contacting, before May 15, Roberta Henderson, Olson Li­ brary, Northern Michigan University, M ar­ quette, MI 49855; (906) 227-2117. 20-25—Educational software: 24th Annual Con­ ference of the Association for Educational Data Systems, “Excellence in Educational Comput­ ing,” at the Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, Loui­ siana. Hosted by the Mid-South Association for Educational D ata Systems. Fee: $155 (member), $210 (non-member). Contact: AEDS-86, P.O. Box 5689, Columbus, GA 31906-5689. 2 5 - 26—Information access: “ Access to IGO Inform ation—Documents, Publications, and Information Systems of International Organiza­ tions,” a seminar at the University of Toronto Faculty of Library and Inform ation Science. Fee: $125; Friday only: $90; Saturday only: $45. Contact: Marcia Chen o rL .G . Dennis, Office of Continuing Education, Faculty of Library and Information Science, University of Toronto, 140 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1. 26- 27—Archives: Spring Meeting of New England Archivists at Durham, New Hampshire, follow­ ing “ New E n g lan d Archives W e e k ,“ A pril 21-27. Contact: Peg Giguere-Davis, Connecti­ cut State Library, 231 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT 06115; (203) 566-3690; or Nancy Fappiano, Yale University, (203) 436-0908. May 1 — Communication: “ M eetings and G roup Dynamics—A Workshop in Effective Commun­ ication,” sponsored by the Academic Library As­ sociation of Ohio, at the OHIONET Building, Columbus. Attendance limited to 35 partici­ pants. Fee: $35. Registration deadline: April 18. Contact: Dean Riggs, Carlson Library, Univer­ sity of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606; (419) 537- 2321. 1 -2 —Preservation: “Preservation Options for A C Q U IS IT IO N PERSPECTIVES 6« Book House is in its fourth gen­ eration of automation. Our custom software allows us the flexibility to accept orders generated through your computerized system or in the mail. Our policy is to develop a working compatibility with the automated sys­ tem in your library to facilitate receiv­ ing orders, transmitting open order re­ ports and invoices electronically. Let's explore interfacing you r auto­ mation with ours. 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Box 45 Toll-free: 1-800-REACH-RP Reading, RG1 8HF TWX: 710-465-6345 England FAX: 203-397-3893 TEL: 0734-583247 TELEX: 848336 NADL G A pril 1986 / 297 Non-Rare and Rare Materials in Library Collec­ tions,” a two-day workshop sponsored by the Northeast Document Conservation Center of Andover, Massachusetts. To be held at the Con­ necticut Historical Society, Hartford. Contact: Ursula Korzenik, Connecticut Historical Soci­ ety, One Elizabeth St., H artford, CT 06105; (203) 236-5621. 3—Health: “ Consum er H ealth In fo rm atio n — Overview, Collection Development, Reference and Referral for Academic, Public and Medical Librarians,” a program sponsored by the Science and Engineering Academic Librarians (SEAL) and the California Academic Research L ibrari­ ans (CARL), to be held at the University of Cali­ fornia, Irvine, University Center. Fee (includes lunch): $30 (members); $35 (non-members). Registration deadline: April 18. Contact: Mi­ chael Fineman, Reference D epartm ent, Univer­ sity Library, UCI, P.O. Box 19557, Irvine, CA 92713: (714) 856-4973. 6 -8 —Technology: 7th National Online Meeting at the Sheraton C entre H otel, New York C ity, sponsored by Learned Information, Inc., Med­ ford, New Jersey. Contact: Dawn Wilson, Na­ tional Online Meeting, 143 Old Marlton Park, Medford, NJ 08055; (609) 654-6266. 16-22—Medical libraries: 86th Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association, at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis. Theme: “Partnerships.” Three days of continuing education courses May 16-18 precede the conference. Contact: Medical Library Association, 919 N. Michigan Ave., Chi­ cago, IL 60611; (312) 266-2456. 6—Conservation: Spray Deacidifying Books and Flat Work and Using Freezers to Dry Books and Exterminate Insects,” a workshop sponsored by the Office of Conference and Workshops, Gov­ ernors State University, University Park, Illi­ nois. To be held at Wei T ’o Associates, Inc., 21750 Main St., Matteson, Illinois. Workshop follows the 14th American Institute for Conser­ vation Annual Meeting on May 25. Location is approximately one hour from downtown Chi­ cago. Fee: $40. Ten places will be reserved for non-AIC members, whose registration fee will be waived. Contact: Office of Conferences and Workshops, Governors State University, Univer­ sity Park, IL 60466; (312) 534-5000. une — Interpersonal skills: “Developing Effective In ­ terpersonal Skills for Support Staff,” a one-day workshop to be held at the Davidson Conference Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Sponsored by the Council on Library Media Technicians (COLT). Fee: $15 (mem­ ber); $25 (non-member). Contact: Raymond G. Roney, Library and Media Services, El Camino College, 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance, CA 90506. ' - 12—Special libraries: 77th Annual Conference 2 J 6 7 Midwest Library Service You won’t find more personal attention . . . anywhere College and university librarians: We have what you’re looking for. While Midwest utilizes state-of-the-art computer systems, we realize machines can’t do it all. So when you want to place an order, ask a question, or discuss a problem, you can call direct on Midwest’s toll-free WATS line and conduct business on a name- to-name basis with your personal customer service representative. It’s the kind of attention that Midwest has provided to college and university libraries for 24 years. Midwest Library Service 11443 St. Charles Rock Road Bridgeton, MO 63044 Call toll-free (800) 325-8833 Missouri librarians call toll-free (800) 392-5024 Canadian librarians call collect (314) 739-3100 298 / C& RL News of the Special Libraries Association to be held in Boston. Contact: Richard Battaglia, Assistant Executive Director, Program Services, Special L ibraries Associaton, 1700 18th St., N .W ., Washington, DC 20009; (202)234-4700. 11- 13—SUNYLA: 18th Annual Conference of the State University of New York Librarians Associ­ ation at the Sojourner T ruth Library, SUNY College at New Paltz. Contact: Nancy Nielson, Convention Coordinator, SUNY College at New Paltz, New Paltz, NY 12561; (914)257-2200. 12- 13 — Management: “ M an ag in g H u m an Resources—Academic Library Perspectives,” at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana. Spon­ sored by the Ball State University Libraries, the Ball State College of Business, and the Indiana Chapter of ACRL. Keynote speaker: ALA Presi­ dent Beverly Lynch. Fee: $75. R egistration deadline: May 15. C ontact: Chris H annon, Bracken Library, Ball State University, Muncie, . IN 47306; (317) 285-8017. 19-21—Media specialists: Summer Credit W ork­ shop for School Library Media Specialists and Teachers K-12, 301 L indquist C enter, Iow a C ity. Sponsored by th e U niversity of Iow a School of Library and Information Science. Fee: $72. Contact: Ethel Bloesch, School of Library and Information Science, University of Iowa, 3087 Library, Iowa City, IA 52242; (319) 353- 3644. 22-25 — Serials: In a u g u ra l C onference of the North American Serials Interest Group, at the Bryn M aw r College L ib rary , Pennsylvania. Speakers include David W oodworth, Mary El­ len Clapper, and Ronald Gardner. Registration deadline: May 1. C ontact: Susan Davis, L i­ brary, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260; (716) 636-2784. 27-28—Library education: “Library and Infor­ m ation Science E d u ca tio n —Into its Second C entury,” a symposium to be held at Columbia University, New York. Sponsored by the Associa­ tion for Library and Information Science Educa­ tion. Fee: $50 (includes meals and contributed papers). Contact: Janet Phillips, ALISE, 471 Park Lane, State College, PA 16803; (814)238- 0254. July 10-26—Professional development: Kent State Uni­ versity School of Library Science, Kent, Ohio, will offer a Summer 1986 series of professional development opportunities for librarians. Six­ teen residential workshops, each three days long, will be offered. Included will be “Managing Col­ lege Libraries,” conducted by Michael Freeman, director of library services at the College of Wooster, with Kathleen Weibel, the director of libraries at Ohio W esleyan University. Fee: $105.25. C ontact: M ary K. Biagini, Acting Dean, School of Library Science, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242; (216) 672-2783. 14-16—Media technology: 21st A nnual M edia Technology Conference to be held at the Univer­ sity of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie. Headlin­ ing the conference will be A1 Vecchione, presi­ dent, MacNeil/Lehrer G annett Productions and m ed ia advisor to fo rm e r p re sid e n t Jim m y Carter. Contact: David P. Barnard, Dean for Learning Resources and Conference Chairm an, UW-Stout, Menomonie, WI 54751; (715) 232- 2246. 14-18—Machine readable files: “Management of M achine-R eadable F iles,” a workshop spon­ sored by the Inter-University Consortium for Po­ litical and Social Reserach (ICPSR), Ann Arbor, Michigan. Offered as part of the ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Re­ search. Contact: Henry Heitowit, Director, E d­ ucational Resources, ICPSR, P.O . Box 1248, Ann Arbor, MI 48106; (313) 764-2570. 23-25—Mentoring: “M entoring—Aid to Excel­ lence,” a conference to be held at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Sponsored by the International Association for Mentoring. Preceded by all-day train in g institutes July 21-22. Paper sessions will include “Mentorship in A cadem ic L ib ra rie s —Im p lic a tio n s for Female-Dominated Professions,” presented by Jennifer Cargill, associate director of libraries for technical processing, Texas Tech University, and Connie Holland, assistant director of li­ braries for reference and instruction, Texas Tech University. Contact: The International Associa­ tion for Mentoring, 4042 West 27th Ave., Van­ couver, B.C., Canada V6S 1R7; (604) 228-0621. August 6 -8 —Scholarly publishing: “Computer Camp for Scholary Publishers,” at the New England Jour­ nal of Medicine headquarters, W altham , Massa­ chusetts. Sponsored by the Society for Scholarly Publishing. Contact: Alice O ’Leary, SSP, 2000 Florida Ave., N .W ., Suite 305, Washington, DC 20009; (202)328-3555. 11-13—Genealogy: The Center for Family and Community History at Brigham Young Univer­ sity w ill sponsor a G en ealo g ical S em inar. Courses will include Professionalism in Geneal­ ogy, Genealogy as Literature, Southern U.S. Re­ search, and Computer Application in Geneal­ ogy. Fee: $80. Contact: Annual Genealogical Seminar, 147 Harm an Building, Brigham Young U n iv ersity , Provo, UT 84602; (801)378- 2568. ■ ■