ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 135 ACRL in San Francisco ACRL P rogram M eeting: “Scholars and Li­ brarians: Partners in Learning and Research” (June 28, 2:00-4:00 p.m.) will be the theme of the ACRL Program Meeting in San Francisco. Dr. Laura A. Bornholdt, vice-president for education of the Lilly Endowment, will be the keynote speaker. She will address the role of foundations in supporting higher education and research. After the address, there will be a panel discus­ sion by three groups of librarian-scholar teams who will review their experiences with special projects. Arleen Somerville, librarian at the Uni­ versity of Rochester, and Andrew S. Kende, De­ partment of Chemistry at the University of Roches­ ter, will discuss a project funded by the National Science Foundation on “Integrated Chemical In­ formation Curriculum.” Larry Hardesty, head of reference at DePauw University library, and John White, Department of Philosophy and Religion, DePauw, will discuss the “ARL/OMS Small Li­ brary Development Project” funded by the Lilly Endowment. The third team, Andrea Hinding, director of the Walter Library, University of Min­ nesota, and a history professor (to be announced) will speak on the National Endowment for the Humanities project, “Women’s History Sources Survey.” An ACRL Membership Meeting will be held prior to the ACRL Program Meeting to give members a chance to question ACRL officers and to discuss the affairs of the Association. The ACRL R eception (June 28, 5:30-7:30 p.m.), sponsored by the Baker & Taylor Com­ pany, will be held in the Morrison Room of the Main (Doe) Library, at the University of Califor­ nia, Berkeley. Activities at the reception will in­ clude the presentation of Baker & Taylor’s Academic or Research Librarian of the Year Award and tours of the Main Library. Because the University of California, Berkeley, was one of the few large academic libraries to close its card catalogs in response to adopting AACR2, these tours will highlight the effect the closure has had on the library’s operations and services. Asian and African Section: A panel discussion on library services to and about Asian ethnic groups in North America will be presented by the Asian and African Section (June 29, 2:00-4:00 p.m.). Panelists will be Anne Pellowski, director of UNICEF Children’s Center, New York City; Patrick Valentine, director of the North Carolina Foreign Language C enter; Warren Tsuneishi, director of area studies at the Library of Con­ gress; and Janie Lorentowitcz, the Toronto Public Library System. Discussion will focus on collect­ ing and processing Asian language materials for the ethnic community; and servicing the informa­ tion needs of the host community. Panelists will also discuss how research libraries expert in Asian languages can assist the technical and public ser­ vice needs of non-research libraries directly in­ volved with Asian language speaking people. Audiovisual D iscussion G r oup: “Standards Relating to Non-Print Media for Academic Li­ braries” (June 30, 9:00-11:00 a.m.) will be the theme of a panel discussion focusing on the need for standards for non-print materials. Included on the panel will be Evelyn Clement, Library Sci­ ence D epartm ent, Memphis State University, and David B. Walch, California Polytechnic State University, as program moderator. The program will be cosponsored by the ACRL Audiovisual Committee. Biblio graph ic I nstruction Se c t io n : “Will Bibliographic Instruction Survive the Online Age??” (June 28, 9:30-12:00 a.m.) will be moder­ ated by Beth J. Shapiro, Michigan State Universi­ ty Libraries. The program speakers will include: j Brian Neilsen, N orthw estern U niversity, on “Teacher or Intermediary: Alternative Profession­ al Models in the Inform ation Age; Kristin McDonough, Baruch College, on “Teaching the Fourth R: Research Technique;” and Nancy Fjall- brant, C halm ers U niversity of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, on “User Education and the Role of the Academic Library.” BIS E ducation for Bibliographic I nstruc­ tion C ommittee: A formal hearing will be held on bibliographic instruction in graduate schools of library science (June 29, 9:00-11:00 a.m.). The panel discussion will include a library school dean, a library school faculty member teaching a bibliographic instruction course, a practicing bib­ liographic instruction coordinator from an academic library, and an academic library direc­ tor. The focus will be on issues regarding gradu­ ate level coursework related to bibliographic in­ struction, the needs of bibliographic instruction librarians for coursework and continuing educa­ tion in this area, and academic librarians’ financial support of bibliographic instruction programs. College Libraries Section: “Planning Models for College Libraries” (June 29, 9:00-11:00 a.m.) will be a panel discussion which includes an over­ view of planning in college libraries and specific descriptions of three planning models. P. Grady ļ Morein, university librarian, University of Evans­ ville, Indiana, will present the overview. Arthur Miller, library director, Lake Forest University, Illinois, will discuss the Associated Colleges of 136 the Midwest Collections Use Model. Willis M. Hubbard, library director at Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri, will describe the Library Planning and Data Service Program of the Coun­ cil for the A dvancement of Small Colleges. Duane E. Webster, director of the Office of Man­ agement Studies at the Association of Research Libraries, will discuss the OMS Planning Pro­ gram for Small Academic Libraries. C ommunity and J unior College Libraries Section: CJCLS will sponsor a tour of the learn­ ing resource center departments of the City Col­ lege of San Francisco (June 29, 1:00-3:00 p.m.) conducted by Iole Matteucig, assistant dean of li­ brary services at the college. Information on transportation and sign-up sheets will be pro­ vided at both the CJCLS preconference and the ALA registration desk. Copyright Committee: “Copyright: The A-V Dilemma” (June 29, 2:00-4:00 p.m.) is the title of a joint program to be offered by ACRL’s Copy­ right Committee, the Copyright Subcommittee of ALA’s Legislation Committee, and the LITA Leg­ islation and Regulation Committee. The purpose of the program is to provide through recognized experts the latest information on fair use guide­ lines for off-air taping, licensing agreements, and other critical issues. Eileen Cooke, director of the ALA W ashington Office, will speak on "Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch: The Search for Off-Air Taping Guidelines.” Ivan R. Bender, vice president and general counsel for Films, Inc., will present “There IS Life after Fair Use: The Video Clearinghouse Concept.” Jerome K. Mil­ ler, University of Illinois Graduate School of Li­ brary and Information Science, will speak on “Balancing the Books: An Overview.” A reactor panel of professional media specialists will com­ ment on the presentation afterwards. Education and Behavioral Science Section: “Selection of Educational Resources” (June 29, 9:30 a m -12:30 p.m.) will be a discussion moder­ ated by Marda Woodbury, Research Ventures. Panelists will include: Valerie Downes, Curricu­ lum Review; Ann Sarmento, Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and D evelopm ent; Susan Long, San Mateo Educational Resources Center; and David Elliott, Educational Products Information Exchange Institute. The program will focus on the criteria for selection of educational resources for libraries from th e viewpoint of authors, research centers, and publishers. Law and Political Science Section: “Use of Local Documents in Reference and Research” (June 30, 2:00-4:00 p.m.) will be cosponsored by LPSS, ALA’s G overnment Documents Round Table, and the Reference and Adult Services Di­ vision. Areas to be covered are: reference ser­ vices to local governments; academic research; urban planning; reference services to the general public; and business research. Librarians of Library Science Collections D iscussion Group: The topic for this program will be collection development in library science collections (June 29, 2:00-5:30 p.m.). The speak­ ers will be: Pat T egler, SUNY Buffalo, on “Periodical Selection Sources for Library and In­ formation Science Collections;” Jean Loup, Uni­ versity of Michigan, on a “ Faculty Interview Technique to Evaluate the Collection in Library Science at the University of Michigan;” Sally Davis, U niversity of W isconsin-M adison, on “Blanket Orders and Approval Plans for Library and Information Science Collections;” and June Engle, Emory University, on “Weeding Collec­ tions in Library and Information Science.” M embership C om m ittee: “ G ettin g Your Money’s Worth from ACRL” (June 29, 9:30-11:00 a.m.) will inform (or remind) both new and long­ time members of the wide variety of services and programs to which th e ir divisional dues give them access. A selection of five speakers will address the group on ACRL s publishing program and how to get in print therein; ACRL s services to members facing academic status or academic freedom problems; ways to participate in division­ al committees and discussion groups and how to start new ones; starting or invigorating ACRL chapters; and ALA and ACRL conferences—how to get the most from the experience. RBMS Standards Committee: A program de­ voted to the discussion of automated cataloging for rare books and manuscripts (June 27, 8:00- 10:00 p.m.) will be cosponsored by the RBMS Standards and Continuing Education Commit­ tees. The need for an ongoing RBMS automated cataloging discussion group will be addressed. Science and Technology Section: “Providing On-line Search Services to Undergraduate Sci­ ence Majors: Experience of Practitioners” (June 27, 9:30-11:30 a.m.) will be sponsored jointly by the ACRL Science and Technology Section and the RASD Machine-Assisted Reference Service Section. Four papers on existing services will be presented: Monique C. Cleland, Dartmouth Col­ lege, will present “On-line: Students, Libraries, and Computers at Dartmouth College;” Nancy Fjallbrant, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, will speak on “Educating End-Users in the On-line User of BYGGDOK—A Database for Building and Urban Planning;’’ Charles Gilreath and Julia Rhodes, Texas A&M University, will speak on “Serving the Agricul­ tural Student with On-line Systems;” and Pamela Snelson, Drew University, will address “Chemi­ cal Abstracts On-line: A Viable Alternative for Undergraduates. ” 137 Undergraduate Librarians Discussion Group: “Current Problems in Undergraduate Li­ brary Management” (June 29, 2:00-4:00 p.m.) will be the topic of this panel presentation. Panelists will include: Jim Neal, University of Notre Dame, speaking on “The Collection Analy­ sis Project and the Undergraduate;” Mark Gittel- sohn, University of California, San Diego, on “Experience with a New Online Catalog;” and Bill Whitson, University of California, Berkeley, on “Weeding in an Undergraduate Library.” University Libraries Section: “Trends in Higher Education: Implications for Academic Li­ braries” (June 30, 2:00-5:00 p.m.) will be the subject of a program cosponsored with the ACRL College Libraries Section and the ACRL Com­ munity and Junior College Libraries Section. The speakers and their topics will be: Robert Spencer, professor of history, Sangamon State University, Springfield, Illinois, on enrollment trends for the 80 s; M.J. Lunine, dean of undergraduate studies, San Francisco State University, on undergraduate education in the 80’s; Hendrick Edelman, uni­ versity librarian, Rutgers University, on collec­ tion development; Judith M. Pryor, coordinator for library instruction, University of Wisconsin- Parkside, Kenosha, on user education; Judith K. Mowery, assistant librarian for research services, University of Akron, Ohio, on reference services to non-traditional students; and Bart Lessin, assis­ tant to the director of libraries, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, on instruction in exten­ sion programs. Western E uropean Specialists Section: “The Library of Congress and the Future of Western European Collections” (June 28, 9:30-11:30 a.m.). The main speaker will be John Finzi, director of collection development at the Library of Congress, who will describe the history and current operations of LC’s European Division and note plans for future, including ways in which LC and WESS might consult on matters of common interest. The talk will be followed by commentary and questions from a panel of representatives from two other area studies organizations and from WESS. 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