ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries April 1987 / 197 ACRL continuing education courses at ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco The Association of College and Research Li­ braries will sponsor seven continuing education courses at the ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco this summer. The courses are designed to provide opportunities for academic librarians to enhance their professional development, acquire new knowledge and skills, and update existing com petencies. ACRL co n tin u in g e d u catio n courses are taught by library practitioners well known for their expertise in specific areas. The courses will be given at the Meridian Hotel on Thursday, June 25, and Friday, June 26, imme­ diately before ALA Annual Conference. Refresh­ ments will be provided at breaks, but participants will be responsible for their own lunches. ACRL members receive a 30 % discount on fees. W ritten notice of cancellation received by June 1, 1987, will be honored subject to a $15 cancel­ lation charge. No refunds for cancellations will be given after June 1. A certificate of completion for each course will be issued. Every successful completion of 10 hours of continuing education is equal to one Continuing Education Unit (CEU). ACRL maintains a CEU record for each participant. There are two ways to register: 1) to register by phone call Sandy Donnelly at (800) 545-2433—in Illinois, (800) 545-2444—or (312) 944-6780; 2) to register by mail, complete the registration form and return it to ACRL. Confirmations will be sent with information about the location. 198 / C &R L News Multiple Registration Discount for staff from the same institution and registering at same tim e, or the same person registering for tw o courses. The first course (higher-priced course) will be the regu­ lar price, w ith additional registrations 20% off. Please photocopy the form for m ultiple registra­ tions. Many of these and other ACRL courses are avail­ able for local presentations. Contact Sandy D on­ nelly for further inform ation. Please share this w ith a colleague! If you have questions contact Sandy Donnelly, ACRL/ALA, 50 E. H uron Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2795; or call (312) 944-6780. CE 001—Alone but not I solated: The O ne-person L ibrarian in the Academic C ommunity Calling all one-person librarians! D epartm ental or branch librarians require different organiza­ tional and m anagem ent skills. Master the basics of one-person librarianship. G ain an understanding of the library as a business. Recognize the lines of authority and identify your role in the institution. Learn how to maximize your tim e, get help when you need it, take charge of n on-library related du ­ ties, understand the budgeting process and fiscal responsibility, and explore autom ation and ways of delivering bibliographic instruction. Appreciate your independence and learn ways to overcome isolation by increasing your connections. Instructors: Guy St. C lair w ith Joan W illiam ­ son, p ublishers of T he One-Person L ibrary: A Newsletter fo r Librarians and Managers. Date: T hursday, June 25, 1987, 9:00 a .m .-5:00 p.m. Fee: ACRL Members, $75; non-mem bers, $110. C E U Credit: .7. L im ited to first 75 participants. CE 002—Fundraising for Academic Libraries H av in g a h a r d tim e b a la n c in g th e b u d g et? Broaden your financial base by examining a lterna­ tive sources of funding as well as effective strategies for enhancing existing revenue sources. Develop ideas for fundraising and critiq u e each oth er’s ideas. Develop a fundraising p lan tailored to your individual institution. Instructor: D w ight Burlingam e, Bowling Green State University. Date: Friday, June 26, 1987, 9:00 a .m .-5:00 p.m . Fee: ACRL mem bers, $75; non-mem bers, $110. C E U Credit: .7. L im ited to the first 50 participants. CE 107—Managing Student W orkers in Aca­ demic L ibraries W ould you like to p u t less effort into m anaging student workers while increasing their productiv­ ity? If you’ve had at least one year of experience m anaging student workers, now is the tim e to learn additional m anagem ent techniques and clarify your position and the n ature of the student w ork­ er’s role in the academ ic library. Discover the im ­ portance of the selection and training process for future harm ony and success betw een supervisor and student. Learn to anticipate and solve p rob­ lems m ore easily and become a seasoned supervisor of student workers. Instructors: Michael D. K athm an, D irector of Libraries & Media Services, St. John’s University; Jane K athm an, Assistant Professor and C hair of the M anagem ent D epartm ent, College of St. Bene­ dict. Date: Thursday, June 25, 1987, 8:30 a .m .-5:00 p.m . Fee: ACRL m em bers, $95; non-mem bers, $135. C E U Credit: .8. L im ited to the first 30 participants. CE 112—I mproving Job Performance: Strategies for Supervisors W ould you like to grow as a supervisor? Add new m anagem ent techniques and stregthen those skills you already have, and inspire your staff to im ­ proved perform ance by understanding w h at m oti­ vates them to higher levels of competence. Become a coach, trainer, counselor, m entor, and establish and m aintain a positive, productive atm osphere. Note to past participants o f CE 101— Librarians as Supervisors: the material presented in CE 112 will build upon the knowledge and skills developed in CE 101. Instructor: M aureen Sullivan, Yale University Library. Date: Friday, June 26, 1987, 9:00 a .m .-5:00 p.m . Fee: ACRL m em bers, $95; non-mem bers, $135. C E U Credit: .7. L im ited to first 30 participants. CE 207—Business L iterature for Librarians Reference librarians, do you get questions about business literature th at take too m uch of your tim e to answer? L earn to quickly identify a core of busi­ ness m aterials, clarify the role of com m ercially available databases in business research, and in­ crease your effectiveness in this rapidly growing area of reference. Identify research strategies for m any types of business questions and understand the lim itations of the inform ation available in li­ braries. Maximize your tim e by fam iliarizing your­ self w ith these im portant resources. Instructor: C harlotte C ubbage, N orthw estern University. Date: Friday, June 26, 1987, 9:00 a .m .-5:00 p.m . Fee: ACRL mem bers, $95; non-mem bers, $135. C E U Credit: .7. L im ite d to first 35 participants. April 1987 / 199 CE 208—Active Teaching and Learning: A Practical D esign W orkshop The active learning module you design during this course can be used immediately at your institu­ tion. Participants are asked to come prepared with a specific instructional module which you’ll adapt to an active learning design. You will enlarge your teaching repertoire by examining several successful active teaching/learning models and their applica­ tion to library instruction. Practicing library in­ structors will enhance their instructional programs through this active learning workshop. Instructor: Cerise O berm an, University of Min­ nesota. Date: Thursday, June 25,1987,1:00-5:00 p.m .; Friday, June 26, 1987, 9:00 a.m .-3:00 p.m . Fee: ACRL m em bers, $140; non-m em bers, $200. CEU Credit: .9. Lim ited to first 20 participants. CE 506—Your Paper: Its Preparation and Pre­ sentation Top notch presenters are developed, not born. Do you w ant to learn new writing and presentation skills or improve those you already have? Gain confi­ dence and increase your ability to reach an audience and hold their attention by writing clear, concise, well organized material. Effective presentation en­ hances the content of a paper. Make yours sound as good as it reads. Improve your timing, handle visual aids, increase poise, and field questions with assur­ ance and aplomb. You’ll have all the information you’ll need to enhance an excellently written paper. Instructor: Suzanne Dodson, University of Brit­ ish Columbia. Date: Thursday, June 25, 1987, 9:00 a.m .-5:00 p.m . Fee: ACRL members, $95; non-members, $135. CEU Credit: .7. L im ited to the first 40 participants. ■ ■ Professional development survey Sixty-eight percent of the 222 respondents to the ACRL professional developm ent survey w ould prefer to take a continuing education course in their region. In 1986 ACRL sent professional development surveys to a random sample of 407 academic librar­ ians to determ ine w hat kinds of program s they need and w ant. Fifty-five percent of the surveys were returned. The survey results confirmed ear­ lier findings and added additional inform ation th at will be useful in determining future directions for ACRL professional development activities. More th an half the respondents (51.3% ) re­ ceived their library degree since 1970. The level of administrative responsibility was closely distrib­ uted with directors and deans returning 18.5 %; as­ sistant or associate directors, 9.9% ; departm ent heads, 1 8.5% ; supervisors, 1 5.3% ; an d n o n ­ supervisors, 21.6% . There was an excellent mix of administrative levels and years of experience in li- brarianship. When asked which professional development ac­ tivities they participated in, 90% stated they at­ tended professional conferences and 61% toured and visited other libraries. Forty-eight percent took courses at a college or university; 49% took training sponsored by their employing institution; and 53 % worked on committees of professional as­ sociations. Only 28% of the respondents conducted research in lib ra ria n sh ip and presen ted those results for publication. Many organizations and institutions are present­ ing CE programs. Participants have m any other ways of developing and growing professionally, and ACRL would do well to find the gaps in profes­ sional development activities and target that need. The survey seems to suggest th at research may be one of those areas th at needs further development. Forty-six percent indicated th at they are inter­ ested in taking an ACRL course, and only 11 % said th at they were not. This suggests a large, untapped audience th at is interested in participating in the ACRL continuing education program . The next questions dealt w ith different catagor- ies of topics and the relative interest to the respon­ dents. ACRL plans to offer CE courses in five dif­ fe r e n t to p ic a reas, th o u g h courses a re only available in four areas. Technology Update and Management ranked at the top w ith the Environ­ m ent ranking last. In the past, emphasis has been placed on M anagement topics. O ther areas, espe­ cially Technology, will need to be explored fur­ ther. W hen asked where they would most likely take a CE course, 68 % indicated their region, while 51 % selected their own institution for continuing educa­ tion activities. Forty-two percent would be likely to take a course through their local ACRL chapter and 32 % at an ALA Annual or Midwinter Confer­ ence. Only 17 % would take a course at an ACRL National Conference. In 1985 ACRL began offering the continuing ed­ ucation programs locally to institutions, chapters, and other organizations. The program has been very successful and 25 presentations are planned for 1987. The results of this survey and the success of the local presentations program confirmed the need for CE at the local level. W ith one-third of the 200 / C&RL News respondents indicating they are interested in taking a course, ACRL will continue to offer some pro ­ grams before ALA Annual Conferences. Off-site delivery is another area for potential de­ velopment. W hen asked about off-site delivery for­ mats the respondents gave as their top four choices: video tape, 41% ; computer-assisted instruction, 34% ; courses by mail, 28% ; and interactive vi­ deodisc, 27 % . Although future consideration will be given to off-site delivery form ats, 63% have shown a clear preference for learning in a class­ room setting and th at is w here the m ajor focus of ACRL’s CE program will rem ain. ACRL was also interested to know how partici­ pants financed their professional developm ent ac­ tivities. Over half of the respondents indicated th at their funding is a com bination of personal and in­ stitutional resources. Because of this, and taking into consideration the responses pertaining to fee structure and pricing, every effort will be m ade to lower the fees if possible or keep them at the same level. In 1987 the CE program will begin a planning process th at will produce a statem ent of the goals and objectives for the continuing education pro ­ gram . This statem ent will indicate the direction for future program m ing. The results of this survey will be a valuable tool in this planning process. C& RL N ew s w ill rep o rt on this p lan n in g process as it develops.—Sandy D onnelly, A C R L C ontinuing Education Officer. ■ ■ LAMA Preconferences in San Francisco The ALA L ibrary A dm inistration and M anage­ m ent Association (LAMA) has scheduled four pre­ conferences prior to the 1987 Annual Conference in San Francisco. Each preconference will provide in- depth in form ation w ith m any opportunities for di­ alogue w ith highly qualified presenters. “A utom ation Projects: The Evaluation Stage,” is co-sponsored by LAMA’s L ib rary O rganization and M anagem ent Section and the ALA L ibrary and Inform ation Technology Association (LITA). This program will explore the evaluation of an au­ tom ated system from the perspective of a library director, an autom ation project director, a vendor, and a library user. It will be presented from 8:00 a.m . to 5:00 p .m . on Friday, June 26. A w ine and cheese social hour, courtesy of Unisys/Pals, will fol­ low. Registration is lim ited to 150 participants. The LAMA Fund Raising and Financial Devel­ opm ent Section is sponsoring a preconference enti­ tled “ M ajor G ift Solicitations: Asking for Big Bucks.” The preconference will provide inform a­ tion to librarians, trustees, and friends on tech­ niques for planning and im plem enting a m ajor gift solicitation. The presenters will be Albert C. Mi­ lano, president of the Milano G roup, Inc.; Jerry Cam pbell, vice-provost and university librarian at Duke University; and Jess Gersky, developm ent of­ ficer at the Sheppard-Enoch P ra tt Hospital in Bal­ timore. The program is scheduled for 12:00 noon to 5:30 p.m . on T hursday, June 25, and 8:00 a.m . to 5:30 p .m . on Friday, June 26. Registration is lim ­ ited to 100 participants. “The G reat Divide: The Challenge of L ibrary Storage,” sponsored by the LAMA Buildings and E quipm ent Section, will be held at the Northern Regional L ibrary Facility in Richm ond, C alifor­ nia. Bus transportation will be provided to and from the San Francisco hotel area. The precon­ ference will treat the decisions th a t need to be ad ­ dressed from the tim e th a t a decision is m ade to store m aterials aw ay from the m ain library facility through the provision of service at the storage facil­ ity. Presentations will be m ade by librarians who have been involved in storage program s at their re­ spective institutions. T he p rogram w ill be held from 8:00 a.m . to 5:00 p.m . on Friday, June 26. R egistration is lim ited to 125 participants. Sponsored by the LAMA L ibrary O rganization and M anagem ent Section’s Risk M anagem ent and Insurance C om m ittee, “Risky Business II: M anag­ ing and Insuring L ibrary Resources” will be held on the Stanford University campus. This precon­ ference will help adm inistrators from all types and sizes of libraries cope w ith risk m anagem ent. Ex­ perts from the field will speak on electronic data processing insurance, appraising gift and m an u ­ script collections, m anaging and insuring library resources, and other risks such as threats and extor­ tion. Small concurrent sessions will be held on risk planning for public libraries, for research libraries, liability insurance, loss control, planning for disas­ ters, theft and fire prevention. Each session will give the p articip an t an opportunity to question an expert. The one and one-half day program is sched­ uled for 8:00 a.m . to 7:00 p.m . on T hursday, June 26, and 8:30 a.m . to 12:30 p .m . on Friday, June 27. Registration is lim ited to 150 participants. Fees for each of the preconferences will be $100 for LAMA m em bers, $125 for ALA (non-LAMA) m em bers, and $190 for non-mem bers. Registra­ tions for all preconferences m ust be received in Chicago by June 12, 1987. Space perm itting, late registrations will be taken at the preconferences. For a descriptive brochure and registration form please contact: ALA/LAMA, 50 E. H uron S t., C hi­ cago, Il 60611; (312) 944-6780, x299. ■ ■ April 1987 / 201 Duane Webster named Academic Librarian of the Year D uane E. W ebster, deputy executive director of the Association of Research Libraries and director of its Office of M anagem ent Studies, has been n a m e d A c a d e m ic L i ­ b rarian of the Year for 1987 by the Association of College and Research L ibraries. T he Associa­ tion and the Baker and T a y lo r C o m p a n y w ill p r e s e n t th e a w a r d to W ebster on June 29 at the ACRL m em bership m e e tin g d u r in g ALA A n n u al C on feren ce in San Francisco. The aw ard cites W eb­ D uane W ebsterster for his w o rk w ith m an ag em en t research, organizational developm ent, and library consulta­ tion th a t has “deeply influenced the evolution of academ ic and research libraries over the past fif­ teen years.” W ebster was nom inated for the aw ard by M ar­ tin Runkle, director of libraries a t the University of Chicago. Runkle stated th a t W ebster “has served as a role m odel for a great num ber of librarians. He insists on q uality analysis and problem -solving, yet does so in a spirit th a t encourages others to strive for excellence, to collaborate, and to build sustained, constructive w ork relationships.” The chair of the aw ard com m ittee, D ale B. Ca- nelas, University of F lorida, stated th a t W ebster’s “leadership and vision have been devoted to identi­ fying the critical problem s th at will face academ ic and research libraries in the years th a t lie ahead and developing m odels a n d m ethods to help li­ braries a d ap t to their environm ent and m eet the challenges th a t face th em .” W ebster has been director of the Office of M an­ agem ent Studies since 1970 and deputy executive director of the Association of Research Libraries since 1984. He has published num erous works on m anaging change, strategic planning and leader­ ship developm ent. The aw ard, consisting of $3,000 and a citation, was established by ACRL and the Baker and T ay­ lor C om pany to recognize m em bers of the library profession who have m ade outstanding n ational or in te r n a tio n a l co n trib u tio n s to a cad em ic or r e ­ search librarianship and library developm ent. N om inations for the 1988 aw ard should be m ade by Decem ber 1, 1987. For m ore inform ation con­ tact M ary Ellen Davis, ACRL/ALA, 50 E ast H u ­ ron Street, Chicago, IL 60611; (312) 944-6780. ■ ■ Evan Farber named BI Librarian of the Year Evan I. F arb er, lib rarian at E arlham College, has been nam ed the M iriam D udley B ibliographic Instruction L ib rarian of the Year for 1987. The a w a r d , c o n s is tin g of $900 a n d a p la q u e , is funded by M ountainside P u b lish in g C o m p a n y , Ann Arbor, on behalf of th e ir p u b lic a tio n , R e ­ search Strategies, a jo u r­ nal of lib ra ry concepts and instruction. T h e a w a r d w ill be p r e s e n te d a t th e p r o ­ g ram m e e tin g of th e ACRL Bibliographic In ­ struction Section at 2:00 Evan I. Farberp .m . on S u nday, Ju n e 28, during the ALA An­ nual Conference in San Francisco. The chair of the aw ard com m ittee, M ary Rei­ chel, stated th a t “Evan F arb er has done m ore th an any other individual lib rarian to prom ote the im ­ portance of bibliographic instruction as a fu n d a­ m ental library service and the library as a vital p a rt of the teaching learning process in higher educa­ tion. His publications, workshops, and presenta­ tions have inform ed thousands of the im portance of bibliographic instruction. The E arlham College program is the m odel for course-integrated biblio­ graphic in struction.” F arb er has been active professionally at both the state and national level. H e has published n um er­ ous works of library instruction, and has extensive consulting experience. In 1980 F arb er was honored w ith a D octor of H um ane Letters from St. L a w ­ rence University and was nam ed the ACRL Aca­ dem ic L ib rarian of the Year. Nom inations for 1988 should be m ade by D e­ cem ber 1, 1987. For fu rth er inform ation contact Betsy Baker, Bibliographic Instruction Services L i­ b rarian , N orthw estern University L ibrary, 1935 S heridan Road, E vanston, IL 60201; (312) 491- 2174. ■ ■