ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 147 New Choice Column R ichard R. C e n tin g , associate professor at th e Ohio State U niversity L ibraries, C olum ­ bus, has assum ed th e editorial responsibility for th e Choice colum n, “ Periodicals for Col­ lege L ib ra rie s .” H is first colum n ap pears in th e M arch 1982 issu e. C e n tin g is a w idely p u b lis h e d re v ie w e r w ho has b e e n associate e d i t o r o f S erials R ev iew (1 9 7 5 -1 9 7 7 ) a n d editor of Under the Sign o f Pisces: Anais Nin and H er C ircle (1970-1981). H e has e d ite d a q u a r t e r l y c o lu m n , “ O h io M a g a z in e s ,’’ in Ohioana Quarterly since 1974. A 1964 graduate of th e U niversity of M ichi­ gan School of L ib rary Science, C e n tin g has w o rked in special, p u b lic, a n d academ ic li­ b ra rie s , m o st r e c e n tly a t O hio S ta te sin c e 1969. Review copies from pu b lish ers and le t­ ters of in te re st from p o ten tial co n trib u tin g r e ­ v iew ers sh o u ld b e d i r e c te d to: R ic h a rd R. C enting, T he Ohio State U niversity L ibraries, 1858 N e il A v e n u e M all, C o lu m b u s , O H 43210. Calendar May 19-21— Bibliographic Instruction: 12th an n u al w orkshop on In stru ctio n in L ibrary Use will be h eld at th e U niversity of T oronto. The w ork­ shop will focus on a le a rn e r-c e n te re d approach to teaching in term s of te a c h e rs’ and s tu d e n ts’ n eed s, settin g objectives, establishing effective learning conditions, and evaluation of in stru c­ tio n . C o n ta c t: N a n c y Y o u n g , S c ie n c e a n d M edicine L ibrary, 7 King’s College Circle, To­ ronto, O ntario M5S 1A5. 20-21— New Technology: “C o m p u te r Software for L ibrarians/Inform ation Specialists,’’ a P ra tt In ­ stitu te G rad u ate School of L ibrary and Infor­ m ation Science sem inar, at th e P ratt M anhat­ tan C e n te r, N ew York City. Fee: $150. C o n ­ tact: R hoda G aroogian, A ssistant D ean , P ra tt In s titu te G S L IS , B rooklyn, NY 11205; (212) 636-3702. June 5-18— China Study Tour: study to u r of M ainland C hina sponsored by th e Rosary C ollege School of L ibrary and Inform ation Science. C ontinuing education units or c re d it available. Fee: $2,340 (o n e t i c k e t w ill b e ra f fle d off a t $20 p e r chance). C ontact: L a u re tta M cC u sk er, D ean , R o s a ry C o lle g e G S L IS , 7 900 W . D iv is io n S treet, R iver F o rest, IL 60305; (312) 366-2490. 7-July 9— Book Arts: in stitu te sponsored by th e U niversity of Alabama G rad u ate School of Li­ b ra iy Service at th e ir Typographic L aboratory in Tuscaloosa. E ach w eek will b e d e v o te d to o n e o f th e fo llo w in g s u b je c ts : ty p o g r a p h y , p rin tin g , m arbling, paperm aking, and binding. Fee: $120 for each w eek, or $500 for th e e n tire in s titu te . C o n ta c t: Ja m e s D . R a m e r, D e a n , GSLS, P .O . Box 6242, U niversity, AL 35486; (205) 348-4610. 10-11— New Technology: “W ord Processing A p­ plications an d Sm all B usiness C o m p u te rs for L ibraries and Inform ation C e n te rs ,’ a P ra tt In ­ stitu te G rad u ate School of L ibrary and In fo r­ m ation Science sem inar, at th e P ra tt M anhat­ tan C e n te r, N ew York City. F ee: $150. C o n ­ tact: See May 20-21 entry. 16-20— Women’s Studies: “F em in ist C onnections t h r o u g h o u t E d u c a t i o n ,’’ N a tio n a l W o m e n ’s Studies Association annual conference, Califor­ n ia S ta te U n iv e rs ity , H u m b o ld t, a t A reata, C a lif o r n ia . T h e L i b r a r i a n s ’ T a sk F o r c e o f NW SA will p re s e n t a program , “T he L ib rary L in k : A ccess to R e s o u rc e s fo r R e s e a rc h on W o m e n ,’’ and an exhibit of library instruction m aterials re la te d to w o m en’s studies. R egistra­ tion is $40 for m em b ers, $55 for non-m em bers. C o n ta c t: N W SA , c/o W o m e n ’s S tu d ie s D e ­ p a rtm e n t, C alifornia S tate U n iv e rsity , H u m ­ boldt, Areata, CA 95221. 25-26— Subject Indexing: “ S u b ject Access: O ld P ro b le m s , N ew S o lu tio n s fo r th e 1 9 8 0 s,’’ a workshop for small and m edium -sized libraries, at th e College of L ibrary and Inform ation S er­ vices, U n iv ersity of M aryland, C ollege Park. Fee: one day $50, both days $75. The second day will focus on th e PR E C IS system . Contact: H ans H. W ellisch or M arcia M onaco, C L IS , U n iv e rs ity o f M a ry la n d , C o lle g e P ark , M D 20740. July 8 -9 — Online Databases: “ U p d a te ’8 2 ,” a D I ­ A L O G U s e r C o n f e re n c e s p o n s o re d b y D I ­ A L O G I n f o r m a tio n S e r v ic e s , I n c ., a t th e F ra n k lin Plaza H o te l, P h ila d e lp h ia . C ontact: B etty U n ru h , D IA L O G Info rm ation Services, In c ., 3460 H illv iew A v e n u e , P alo Alto, CA 94304; (415) 858-3737. 9— Services to Handicapped: “ P lanning B arrier F re e L ib ra rie s,” a sem inar sponsored by L C ’s N a tio n a l L ib ra ry S e rv ic e fo r th e B lin d a n d Physically H an d icapp ed and th e C atholic U n i­ versity of A m erica s School of L ibrary and In ­ form ation Science. T he sem inar will be h eld at th e H oliday In n -In d e p e n d e n c e Mall, P hiladel­ phia. Fee: $25. C ontact: M iriam Pace, Assist­ a n t C hief, N etw o rk D ivision , N L S B P H , L i­ b ra ry of C o n g re s s , W a s h in g to n , D C 20542; (202) 287-6165. 9-11— Technical Assistants: “T he L ibrary/M edia T e c h n ic a l A ssista n t a n d th e P ro fessio n al: A P a rtn e rs h ip ,” annual m eetin g of th e C ouncil on 148 L ib rary /M ed ia T echnical A ssistants, P h ilad e l­ phia. Contact: Raym ond Roney, L earning R e­ sources, U niversity of th e D istrict of Colum bia, 4200 C o n n ecticu t A venue, NW , W ashington, DC 20008. 13-16— Workshops: D rexel U niversity’s Sum m er T erm workshops (six in all) will follow th e ALA Annual C onference, Philadelphia. Each w ork­ shop lasts one or two days. Topics in clu d e: evaluating re fe re n c e services; p h arm aceu tical inform ation resources; and others. F ees vary. Contact: D irector, Office of C ontinuing Profes­ sional E ducation, D rexel U niversity, 32d and C h estn u t S treets, Philadelphia, PA 19104; (215) 895-2153. 16-August 11— Study Abroad: four-w eek session in London jointly sponsored by th e U niversity of S outhern Mississippi School of Library Ser­ v ice a n d th e P o ly te c h n ic o f N o rth L o n d o n School of L ibrary Science. T he th re e courses are: international studies in librarianship, lite r­ atu re for adolescents, and library m anagem ent. Fee: $1,731. Contact: William B. Taylor, In sti­ tu te for Anglo-American Studies, Southern Sta­ tion Box 5136, H attiesb u rg , MS 39401; (601) 266-7168. 19-21— Educational Media: 17th annual E duca­ tio n a l M e d ia a n d T e c h n o lo g y C o n f e r e n c e , s p o n s o re d by th e U n iv e rs ity of W isc o n sin - Stout, M enom onie, W isconsin. Fee: $35 for all 3 days, o r $13 p e r day. A m ajor speaker will be E lizabeth Young, p re sid e n t of the Public Ser­ vice S atellite C onsortium . C ontact: D avid P. B arnard, D ean for L earn ing R esources, U n i­ v e rsity of W isco n sin -S to u t, M en o m o n ie, W I 54751; (715) 232-2246. 20-23— Management: Library M anagem ent Skills In stitu te , Office of M anagem ent S tudies, As­ sociation of Research Libraries, h eld at Santa Barbara, California. Fee: $250. Contact: D onna Reilly or M aureen Sullivan, OM S/ARL, 1527 N ew H a m p sh ire A v en u e, N W , W ash in g to n , D C 20036; (202) 232-8656. 22-24, August 19-21— Public Relations: sem inar on p u b lic re la tio n s , C a th o lic U n iv e rs ity of A m erica School of Library and Inform ation Sci­ e n c e , W a s h in g to n , D .C . T u itio n a n d fees: $460. Contact: C ontinuing E ducation D irector, C atholic U niversity of A m erica, W ashington, D C 20064; (202) 635-5256. August 2-13— Federal Libraries: In s titu te on F e d e ra l L ib r a r y R e s o u r c e s , C a th o lic U n iv e r s ity of Am erica School of L ibrary and Inform ation Sci­ ence, W ashing ton, D .C . F ie ld visits and in ­ form ation clinics will be con d u cted as well as le c tu r e s a n d p a n e l d isc u ssio n s. T u itio n a n d fees: $460. T h ree graduate sem ester hours of c re d it are available on req u est. C ontact: See July 22-24 entry. 9-20— Online Databases: Intensive online w ork­ sh o p o ffe re d by th e C a th o lic U n iv e rs ity of Am erica School of L ibrary and Inform ation Sci­ e n c e , W a s h in g to n , D .C . T u itio n a n d fees: $475. Contact: See July 22-24 entry. ■■ Classified Advertising D e ad lin es: Orders for regular classified advertisements must reach the ACRL office on or before the second of the month pre­ ceding publication of the issue (e.g., September 2 for the October issue). Late job listings will be accepted on a space-available basis after the second of the month. Rates: Classified advertisements are $4.00 per line for ACRL members, $5.00 for others. Late job notices are $10.00 per line for members, $12.00 per line for others. Organizations subm itting ads will be charged according to their membership status. Telephone: All telephone orders should be confirmed by a writ­ ten order mailed to ACRL headquarters as soon as possible. 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