ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries December 1986 / 745 • Periodical Publications in H arvard Science L i braries has resumed p u b lic a tio n in m ic ro fic h e . This semi-annual list consists of a title listing and a keyword index, and is accompanied by an explana­ tory booklet. T h e September 1986 edition is the first to include publications received by the Tozzer Library, formerly known as the L ib ra ry of the P ea­ body Museum of Archeology and Anthropology. Orders for the September 1986 issue should be a c ­ companied by a check made out to H arvard C o l­ lege L ib rary for $18. Standing orders are not a c ­ cepted. C o n tact: Godfrey Low ell C a b o t Science Library, H arvard University, 1 Oxford S t., C a m ­ bridge, MA 0 2138. • Research Collections in M icroform , compiled by Charlene York and Alice W eaver (200 pages, 1986), lists nearly 200 m ajor microform collections held by the Bow ling Green State University L i ­ brary and the University of Toledo Libraries. E a ch entry contains the full title of the collection and its call number, the number of reels or fiche, a brief content d es crip tio n in d ic a tin g th e c o l l e c t i o n ’s scope, how it is arranged, and whatever biblio­ graphic guides m ay exist. At the end of the work there is a subject index based on L ib ra ry of C o n ­ gress subject headings. Copies are $5 (prepayment required, checks m ade out to the University of Toledo Corporation) from Alice W eaver, Carlson Library, University of Toledo, Toledo, O H 43606. • The Samuel Beckett Collection at Washington University Libraries: A G uide, compiled by Sharon Bangert (22 pages, O ctober 1986), is the first co m ­ prehensive guide to W ash in gton’s extensive hold­ ings of Samuel B eckett’s books and manuscripts. T h e guide is the culmination of a University-wide celebration, “Beckett at 8 0 , ” which featured an ex­ hibition of Beckett m aterial. A copy may be re­ quested from T im o th y D . M u rray, C u ra to r of Manuscripts, W ash in gton University L ib ra rie s, Campus Box 1061, St. Louis, M O 63130. • Southern Travels: Jo u rn a l o f Jo h n H .B . L a trobe, 1 8 3 4 , edited by Sam uel W ilson J r . (118 pages, 1986), is the narrative of the B altim ore a t ­ t o r n e y ’s t w o - m o n t h tr ip to N ew O r le a n s and Natchez in 1834. Besides providing a capsule view of American transportation in the 1830s, the jo u r­ nal also touches on important political, economic, and social issues of the times. Copies may be or­ dered for $ 1 4 .9 5 (plus $1 shipping) from T h e His­ toric New Orleans Collection, 533 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130. ISBN 0 -9 1 7 8 6 0 -2 1 -7 . • T h e latest edition of the Union List o f Serials of the Boston L ib r a r y C o n so rtiu m includes over 7 1 ,0 0 0 titles and more than 1 7 5 ,0 0 0 holdings from its m em ber libraries: Boston College, Boston P u b­ lic, Boston University, Brandeis, M I T , Northeast­ ern, Massachusetts State L ib ra ry , Tufts, the Uni­ versity of Massachusetts, and Wellesley. T h e list is published semiannually in m icrofiche and includes a keyword index to titles. Copies may be purchased for $50. C on tact: Union List, Boston L ib rary C o n ­ sortium, Room 3 3 9 , Boston Public L ib ra ry , 666 B o v ls t o n S t . , B o s t o n , MA 0 2 1 1 7 ; ( 6 1 7 ) 2 6 2 - 0 380. ■ ■ January 17— Preservation: “Storage of L ib ra ry and Archi­ val M a te r ia l,” a workshop sponsored by the C o n ­ servation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, Philadelphia. Designed for professionals with conservation concerns, the workshop will in ­ clude ample hands-on training in specific skills. Fee: $25 for staff members of m em ber institu­ tions; $50 for non-members. C on tact: C C A H A , 264 S. 23d S t., Philadelphia, PA 19103; (215) 545-0613. February 1 1 - 1 4 — M usic: 5 6th Annual C o n fe re n c e , Music L i b r a r y A s s o c ia tio n , E u g e n e H ilto n H o t e l, Eugene, Oregon. Sessions and concerts will fea- CALEN ture music of the Indians of the Pacific North­ west. C on tact: Richard E . Jones, 4 3 3 3 N. M arl­ b o ro u g h D r . , S h o r e w o o d , W I 5 3 2 1 1 ; (4 1 4 ) 9 6 3 -6457. 1 3 - 1 9 — A rt: 15th A nnual C o n fe r e n c e , Art L i ­ braries Society of North America, Capital Hilton Hotel, W ashington, D . C . Sessions include radi­ cal uses of the M A RC format for visual docu­ ments and images, analysis of grant proposals by N E H and N EA , and women as interpreters of the visual arts. C on tact: Pam ela Je ffco tt Parry, Executive D irector, ARLIS/NA, 3900 Tim rod S t., Tucson, AZ 8 5 7 1 1 ; (602) 8 8 1-8479. 1 7 — Disaster: “Thinking the Unthinkable: P la n ­ ning for D isaster,” a workshop to help librarians plan for and cope with various disasters, cospon- DAR D e c em b e r 1986 / 747 sored by the In lan d E m p ir e C h a p te r of the C a l i ­ fornia L ib r a r y Association and the University of C a lifo rn ia , Riverside. Speakers include Hilda Bohem and L y n n Jones. F ee: $25 for I E C m e m ­ bers, $ 3 0 for n o n -m e m b e rs . C o n t a c t : Sheryl Davis, L ib r a r y A dm in istration O ffic e , P . O . Box 5 9 0 0 , Riverside, CA 9 2 5 1 7 ; (714) 7 8 7 -3 2 2 1 . April 2 0 – 21 — C o n n e c tic u t: 9 6 th A n nual C o n fe r e n c e , C o n n e c t i c u t L i b r a r y A s s o c ia tio n , T r e a d w a y Hotel, C ro m w e ll. T h e m e : “E x p a n d in g O u r O p ­ tions: C h a n g e in the W o r k p la c e .” C o n ta c t: Sue Marsh, 62 F o le y S t ., W est H artfo rd , C T 0 6 1 1 0 , or M a rc ia T r o t t a , 28 G o ffe S t ., M erid en , C T 0 6450. 20–2 3 — Catholic Libraries: 66th Annual C o n v e n ­ tion, C a th o lic L ib r a r y Association, C la rio n H o ­ tel, New O rleans. G en e ral session program s will include lib ra ria n / a d m in is tra to r relatio n sh ip s, long-range p lann in g developm ent program s for libraries, and volunteers and religious resource centers. C o n ta c t: Jo h n T . C o rrig a n , C F X , 1987 C onvention C o o rd in ator, C a th o lic L ib r a r y As­ sociation, 461 W . L a n c a s te r A v e ., H averford, PA 1 9 0 4 1 ; (215) 6 4 9 - 5 2 5 1 . 3 0 – M a y 1 — U s e r I n s t r u c t i o n : B I w o r k s h o p , E a rlh a m C ollege, R ich m o n d , In d ia n a . T h e e m ­ phasis will be on faculty involvem ent and the roles of online searching and end-user instruc­ tion. F ee: $ 1 6 0 for lib rarian s, $ 1 3 0 for teach in g faculty; meals included. C o n ta c t: E v a n F a rber, L i b r a r i a n , E a r l h a m C o lle g e , R i c h m o n d , IN 47374. May 3– 15— Administration: 21st annual L ib r a r y Ad­ m inistrators D evelop m en t P ro g ra m , Donaldson Brow n C e n te r, Port Deposit, M aryland . Sp o n ­ sored by the University of M a ry la n d ’s College of L ib ra ry and In fo rm a tio n Services, sessions will co n cen trate on the principal ad m inistrative is­ sues th at senior m anagers m ay encounter. Jo h n R izzo , p ro fesso r of m a n a g e m e n t at W e s t e r n M ichigan University, will serve as director. C o n ­ tact: M a rcia H ayleck, A dm inistrative Assistant, L ib ra ry Adm inistrators D evelop m ent P ro g ra m , C L I S , University of M a ryla n d , College P ark, M D 2 0 7 4 2 ; ( 3 0 1 ) 4 5 4 - 6 0 8 0 . 6 - 8 — User Instruction: 15th Annual L O E X m e e t­ ing, O hio Sta te University, C olum bus. T h em e: “ D e f i n i n g and A p p ly in g E f f e c t i v e T e a c h i n g Strateg ies for L i b r a r y I n s t r u c t i o n .” C o n ta c t : M a ry -B eth B unge, C h a ir , 1987 L O E X Program C o m m it t e e , O h io S ta te U n iversity L ib r a r ie s , 1858 Neil Ave. M all, C olu m bu s, O H 4 3 2 1 0 . 7 - 8 — Utilities: “Choosing a B ib lio g ra p h ic Utility: A User’s E v a lu a tio n of C u rren t C h o ic e s ,” a c o n ­ ference sponsored by the L ib r a r y and the O ffic e of C o n tin u in g Studies of N iagara University, N i­ agara F alls, New York. A series of experienced users will describe and evalu ate Autographies, B i b l i o F i l e , B N A , B r o - D a r t , C L A S S ( R L I N ) , M arcive, M in i-M a rc , O C L C , U T L A S , W L N , an d o t h e r s . F e e : $ 1 5 0 . C o n t a c t : D a n i e l F . O ’L e a r y , D e a n of C o n tin u in g Studies, N iagara University, NY 14109. 10– 1 5 — L a tin A m ericana: T h e 32d Sem in ar on the Acquisition of L a t in A m erican L ib r a r y M a te r i als (SA L A L M ) and the 17th m eeting of the Asso­ ciation of C a r ib b e a n University, R esearch and Institutional L ib ra rie s, Ja m e s L . K nigh t I n t e r ­ national C e n te r, M iam i. T h e m e : “C a r ib b e a n C ollections: Recession M a n a g em en t Strategies for L i b r a r i e s . ” C o n ta c t : M in a J a n e G r o th e y , G en e ral L ib r a r y , University of New M exico, A l­ bu qu erq u e, NM 8 7 1 3 1 , for program con ten t; S A L A L M S e c re ta ria t, M em orial L ib r a r y , U n i­ versity of W isconsin, Madison, W I 5 3 7 0 6 , for registration inform ation. 1 3 – 15 — R e s e a r c h : S y m p o s i u m on P r o b l e m - Solving in Research L ib ra rie s, sponsored by the University of W isconsin-M adison School of L i ­ brary and In fo rm a tio n Studies, will be held at the W isconsin C e n ter. K eynote address will be by R ic h a rd D ou gherty on “Research on and in Research L ib r a r ie s .” C o n ta c t: U W C o m m u n i­ cation P rogram s, 2 2 0 L o w ell H all, 6 1 0 L an g d on S t ., M adison, W I 5 3 7 0 3 . 1 7 – 2 0 — New Technology: “L aser O p tical Disk and V id e o -B a se d I n f o r m a tio n S y s te m s ,” th e 16th M id-Y ear M eeting, A m erican Society for In f o r ­ m ation Science, Kings Island In n and C o n fe r ­ ence C e n te r, C in c in n a ti. C o n ta c t: G eorge L . A b b o tt, Program C o - C h a ir m a n , 311 Stonecrest D r . , Syracuse, NY 1 3214; (315) 4 2 3 - 2 4 3 8 . ■ ■ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * LATE-BREAKING NEWS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * After a careful review of the Graduate Library School, the University of Chicago has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining high-quality re­ search and professional programs addressed to problems of libraries and in­ formation management. Further announcements will be made during the next several months as new plans and new directions for the School are identi­ fied. Scholarships, fellowships, and other forms of financial aid also will be announced soon. In the meantime, the Graduate Library School in­ vites applications for admission to its Ph.D., M . A . , and advanced study programs.