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are com pensated by v irtu e of th e fact that th eir 
works are used by library patrons. “W h eth er or 
not public lending rig h t is actually in h e re n t in 
copyright law, or m erely a means of subsidizing 
authors em p lo yin g lib rary  use as a c o n v en ien t 
rationale,” is d e b ated  in the pages of this sym­
posium. (University of Illinois G raduate School of 
Library Science, 1981).

•  A A C R 2  a n d  th e  C a talo g : T h e o r y -  
S tr u c tu r e -C h a n g e s , by W esley  S im on to n  and 
M arilyn Jones McClaskey (Libraries U nlim ited, 
1981, $8.50 US, $10 e lse w h e re ), a tte m p ts  to 
identify the major problem s involved in th e p re p ­
aration of a bibliographic record and delineate the 
possible solutions to th ese  pro b lem s, including 
reference to both AACR 2 and earlier practice.

•  Teaching L ibrary Use: A  Guide f o r  L ibrary 
Instruction, by James Rice, Jr. (Contributions in 
Librarianship and Inform ation Service, No. 37), is 
in te n d e d  to help librarians, m edia specialists, and 
teachers design library instruction program s at all 
educational levels. Available through G reenw ood 
Press at $25 (1981).

•  A t th e In sta n c e  o f  B e n ja m in  F ra n klin : A 
B r i e f  H is to r y  o f  T h e  L i b r a r y  C o m p a n y  o f  
P h ila d e lp h ia , 1 7 3 1 -1 9 7 6 , by E d w in  W olf, II, 
(The Library Company, 1976), is a b rief history of

The Libraiy Com pany of Philadelphia based on 
an article which appeared in Volume XV of the 
E nclyclopedia o f  L ib ra ry a n d  In fo rm a tio n  Sci­
ence, 1975. The history appears h e re  in an ex­
panded and illustrated version.

•  The object of M icrocom puters and Libraries: 
A  G uide to Technology, Products and A pplica­
tions, by M ark E. Rovig, (Knowledge In d u stry  
Publications, 1981), is to equip librarians with the 
conceptual tools and general information req u ired  
to plan m icro com p u ter applications, select and 
evaluate commercially available m icrocom puters, 
and m ake an effective im p le m e n ta tio n  of th is 
technology. ■ ■

Calendar
March
2-3— Information Science: th e 24th Annual C on­

ference of the National F ederation of A bstract­
ing and In d ex in g  Services (N FA IS), C ry stal 
C ity  M a rrio tt, A rlin g to n , V irg in ia, has th e  
th em e  “Conflict in th e Inform ation E n v iro n ­
m ent: Risks and O p p o rtu n ities.” Fee: $155, for 
n o n -m e m b e rs, in c lu d in g  lu n ch e o n ; $115 for 
March 2 only; $130 for March 3 only (includes 
lu n c h e o n ). F o r m o re  in fo rm a tio n  c o n ta c t: 
L ynne N eufeld, E xecutive D irecto r, N FAIS, 
112 South 16th S treet, Philadelphia, PA 19102; 
(215) 563-2406.

8-9— N ew  Technology: an n u al con feren ce, L i­
brarians’ Association of the University of N orth 
C arolina, “T he N ew  Technology: Issues and 
Im plications.” Fee: $14 for m em bers; $20 for 
n o n - m e m b e r s . C o n ta c t: B e rn ic e  B e rg u p , 
H u m a n itie s  D e p a r t m e n t , W ilso n  L ib ra ry  
024-A, U niversity o f N orth Carolina, C hapel 
Hill, NC 27514; (919) 962-1356.

18-19— Online Catalogs: “A ccessibility for th e 
Library User: O nline C atalogs,” a conference 
sponsored by the ACRL New England C hapter 
and the New England College Librarians, to be 
held at Babson College, W ellesley, M assachu­
s e tts . F o r f u r th e r  in fo rm a tio n  c o n ta c t Joan 
Stockard, Chair of the Program Com m ittee, at 
W ellesley College Library, (617) 235-0320, Ext. 
283.

26— Historical Writing: a conference on writing 
lo cal c h u r c h  h is to r ie s  w ill b e  h e ld  at



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Cam pbellsville College Library. The purpose of 
th e workshop is to in terest churches in p reserv ­
ing th eir records, locating sources of informa­
tio n  a b o u t c h u rc h e s  an d  th e ir  p a sto rs, an d  
tra in in g  p e o p le  to w rite a ch u rch  h isto ry  or 
update existing ones. F ree. Contact: Lee Ann 
M c D a n ie l, C a m p b e llsv ille  C o lleg e L ib ra ry , 
Cam pbellsville, KY 42718; (502) 465-8158, Ext. 
272.

27— Inform ation R esources M anagem ent: th e
Division of Library and Inform ation Science of 
St. John’s University will host its annual C on­
gress for In fo rm a tio n  Professionals w ith  th e  
th e m e  “ In fo rm a tio n  R esou rces M a n ag e m en t 
and th e Implications of Public Law 96-511: The 
Paperw ork R eduction Act of 1980,” at th e St. 
A lbert Hall, Q ueens campus. Fee: $40, includ­
ing luncheon. F or fu rth er inform ation contact 
Richard A. V. D ien er or M ildred Lowe, Divi­
sion o f L ib ra ry  & In fo rm a tio n  S cien ce, St. 
J o h n ’s U n iv e rsity , Jam aica, NY 11439; (212) 
990-6161, Ext. 6200, 6209.

30— Information Science: O v e rv ie w  of O nline 
Reference Services, a pre-conference sem inar 
sponsored by th e  Texas L ibrary Association’s 
Special L ibraries Division, to be held prior to 
th e TLA Annual C onference in F o rt W orth. It 
is designed for th e new com er to th e online ref­
erence field, including adm inistrators develop­
ing such a service, reference librarians starting 
an online reference cen ter, and o th er librarians 
c o n te m p la tin g  a sw itch to au to m a tio n . F ee: 
$25, lim ite d  to 150 a tte n d e e s . C o n ta c t A tef 
Ziko, AZ&A, Box 61671, Houston, TX 77208; 
(713) 523-7059.

April
1 -2 — C u rr e n t T ech n o lo gy : “ O p tio n s  a n d  

T e c h n o lo g y  fo r A c a d e m ic  L i b r a r i e s , ’’ c o ­
sponsored by ACRL’s Indiana C hapter, will be 
h e ld  at th e Brown C ounty In n  in N ashville, 
Indiana. Speakers from academ ic libraries in 
th e M idw est will address th e conference. Fees: 
$35 for m em b ers of sponsoring organizations 
including m em bers of th e Indiana C h ap ter of 
ACRL; $40 for all others; late registration fee of 
$5 after M arch 12. Contact: Stella Bentley, Li­
b rary  A dm inistration, In d iana U niversity L i­
b ra rie s , B lo o m in g to n , IN  47405; (812) 355- 
3503.

2— User Instruction: spring conference of ACRL’s 
E astern  New York C h apter in cooperation with 
th e Academic and Special Libraries Section of 
th e New York Library Association, to be held 
at C olgate U niversity, H am ilton, N ew  York. 
T he th em e will be “How Far and How M uch?’’ 
Speakers will address them selves to th e issues 
of how far th e librarian should go in help in g  
th e  u s e r, a n d  how  m u ch  in fo rm a tio n  (s p e ­
cifically legal and medical) th e librarian should 
provide the user. Contact: Judith Reese, Chair, 
C o m m unications C o m m itte e , ACRL E a s te rn

N ew  York C h a p te r , S k id m o re  C o lle g e , 
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866; (518) 584-5000, 
Ext. 235.

2-15— Catholic Libraries: th e 61st Annual C on­
vention of th e Catholic Library Association will 
be held with th e th em e of “Vision and V alues.’ 
M cC orm ick Place, in C hicago, will b e open 
with over 500 educational and library exhibits. 
A prelim inary schedule will appear in th e Jan­
uary 1982 issue of th e Catholic Library W orld. 
C ontact: John T. C orrigan, C .F .X ., C atholic 
L ibrary Association, 461 W est L an caster Av­
enue, H averford, PA 19041; (215) 649-5251.

5-17— Africana: A rchives-L ibraries C om m ittee 
(African Studies Association) Spring M eeting, 
Yale University. The m eeting agenda will ap­
p ear in Africana Libraries N ew sletter (Boston 
University). Contact: John M .D . Crossey, Afri­
can C o llectio n  C u ra to r, Yale U n iv e rsity  L i­
brary, New Haven, C onnecticut 06520.

6-27— Archives: th e  R esources an d  T echnical 
Services Section of th e  S o u th e astern  L ibrary 
Association is sponsoring a workshop on archive 
tapes and COM catalogs en title d  “From  Tape 
to Product: Some Practical C onsiderations,’’ at 
th e Ramada In n -Airport, Atlanta. Fee: $35 for 
m e m b e r s , $55 fo r n o n - m e m b e r s . C o n ta c t: 
Lynne Lysiak, Belk Library, Appalachian State 
University, Boone, NC 28608; (704) 262-2186.

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