ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


768/C&RL News

ACRL M idw inter meetings in 
Washington, D.C.

A tentative schedule fo r  the ALA 
M idwinter Meeting in Washington, 
D.C., February 14– 19, 1997

E d. note: This list w as c u rre n t as w e  w en t to press. Be sure to check the program  b ook 
for final times and locations o f meetings.

ACRL Board of Directors
Board/Leadership Council: Friday, Feb. 

14, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
First meeting: Sunday, Feb. 16, 2:00–4:00 p.m. 
J o in t m e e tin g  w ith  Budget & F in ance 

C o m m it te e :  M o n d a y , F e b . 17, 1 1 :0 0  
a.m .– 12:30 p.m .

S e c o n d  m e e tin g :  T u e s d a y , F e b . 18, 
2:00– 5:30 p.m.

ACRL G eneral
ACRL P r e sid e n tia l C and id ates F orum  

an d  R eception: Saturday, Feb. 15, 12:30– 2:00 
p.m .

Board/Leadership Council: Friday, Feb. 
14, 2:00–4:00 p.m.

ACRL Divisional Committees
A c a d e m ic /R e s e a r c h  L ibrarian o f  th e  

Year Award: M onday, Feb. 17, 8:00– 9:00 a.m. 
(closed)

A c a d e m ic  S ta tu s: S a tu r d a y , F e b . 15, 
8 :3 0 – 1 1 :0 0  a .m .;  S u n d a y , F e b r u a r y  16, 
8:30– 11:00 a.m .

Budget and Finance: Saturday, Feb. 15, 
8:30 a.m .– 12:30 p.m .; Sunday, Feb. 16, 8:30 
a .m .– 1 2 :3 0  p .m .; M o n d a y , F e b . 17, 8 :3 0  
a .m .– 12:30 p .m .; T u e s d a y , F e b . 18, 9:30 
a.m .– 12:30 p.m.

Colleagues: T uesday, Feb. 18, 9:30– 11:00 
a.m .

C o m m u n it y  I n f o r m a t io n  O r g a n iz a ­
tions: Sunday, Feb. 16, 4:45– 6:00 p.m .

Conference Program Planning—Washing­
ton, D.C., 1998: Friday, Feb. 14, 12:30–2.00 p.m.

Conference Program Planning—San Fran­
cisco, 1997: Saturday, Feb. 15, 8:30–11:00 a.m.

C o n s t it u t io n  a n d  B y la w s : S a tu r d a y , 
F eb .15, 11:30 a.m .– 12:30 p.m .; M onday, Feb. 
17, 11:30 a.m .– 12:30 p.m.

C o p y r ig h t:  S u n d a y , F e b . 16, 8 :3 0  
a.m .– 12:30 p.m .

D octoral D issertation Fellow ship: Satur­
day, Feb. 15, 9:30 a.m.– 12:30 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 
16, 2:00–4:00 p.m . (closed)

G overnm ent Relations: M onday, Feb. 17, 
8:00– 11:00 a.m.

In stitu tional Priorities and Faculty Re­
w a r d s  T a sk  F o rce: S a tu r d a y , F e b . 15, 
4:30– 5:30 p.m . Discussion: Saturday, Feb. 15, 
2:00–4:00 p.m

Intellectual Freedom: Saturday, Feb. 15, 
9:30 a.m .– 12:30 p.m .

International Relations: Sunday, Feb. 16, 
8:30– 11:00 a.m.

K.G. Saur A w ard: S a tu r d a y , F e b . 15, 
8:30– 11:00 a.m. (closed)

Lazerow F ello w sh ip  fo r R esearch in  Ac­
q uisitions: M onday, Feb. 17, 8:00– 11:00 a.m. 
(clo sed )

Leadership Center Advisory: Sunday, Feb. 
16, 9:30– 11:00 a.m.

M e d ia  R e s o u r c e s :  S u n d a y , F e b . 16, 
9:30– 11:00 a.m.

M em bership: Sunday, Feb. 16, 4:30– 5:30 
p.m .

N ational C on feren ce— N ashville: Satur­
day, Feb. 15, 8:30– 12:30 p.m.

National C onferen ce—Detroit: Saturday, 
Feb. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.

P r e s id e n t’s P rogram — San F ra n cisco , 
1997: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2:00– 5:30 p.m .; M on
day, Feb. 17, 8:00– 11:00 a.m.

P resident’s P rogram -W ashington, D.C., 
1998: Friday, Feb. 14, 11:00 a.m .– 12:30 p.m.

P resident’s Program  D iscu ssion  Session: 
M onday, Feb. 17, 9:30– 11:00 a.m. Topic: “New 
Learning Communities: The L ibrarian’s Role”

Professional Development: Sunday, Feb. 16, 
8:00–9:00 a.m.; Monday, Feb. 17, 2:004:00 p.m.



December 1 9 9 6 / 769

P r o f e s s io n a l E n h a n c e m e n t: S a tu rd a y , 
Feb. 15, 9:30– 11:00 a.m.

P ublications: Saturday, Feb. 15, 8:30– 11:00 
a.m .; M onday, Feb. 17, 8:00 a.m .V12:30 p .m .

R acial a n d  E th n ic D iv ersity : S atu rd ay , 
Feb. 15, 9:30 a.m .– 12:30 p.m .; Coalition: Satur­
day, Feb. 15, 2:00– 4 :00 p.m .

R esearch: Satu rd ay , F eb. 15, 9:30– 11:00 
a.m.; Sunday, Feb. 16, 9:30– 11:00 a.m.

S tan dards a n d  A ccreditation: M onday, 
Feb. 17, 2:00– 4:00 p.m.

S ta n d a r d s S tu d y  T ask  Force: S u n d a y , 
Feb. 16, 9 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0  a.m .; M onday, Feb. 17, 
2:00–4:00 p.m .

S ta tistics C om m ittee: S u n d ay , Feb. 16, 
9:30– 11:00 a.m .; M onday, Feb. 17, 9:30– 11:00 
a.m .

ACRL Chapters Council
ACRL Presidential Candidates Forum /Re­

ception: Saturday, Feb. 15, 12:30– 2:00 p.m.
B u sin ess a n d  O rientation: Sunday, Feb. 

l6 , 8:00 a.m .– l l : 0 0  p.m .

ACRL Editorial Boards
Choice: Sunday, Feb. 16, 8:30-11:00 a.m.
C ollege & R e s e a r c h  L ib ra rie s: Saturday, 

Feb. 15, 4:30– 5:30 p.m .
C o lle g e  & R e s e a r c h  L ib r a r i e s  N e w s : 

Sunday, Feb. 16, 9:30 a.m .– 12:30 p.m .
N ew  P u b lication s A dvisory Board: S un­

day, Feb. l6 , 11:30 a.m .– 12:30 p.m .
P u b lic a tio n s  in L ib r a r ia n s h ip :  Saturday, 

Feb. 15, 11:30 a.m .– 12:30 p.m .

AAMES m eeting change

A fter 10 years o f m eetin g  o n  S unday af­
te r n o o n s , th e  A sian, A frican, a n d  M iddle 
E astern S ection (AAMES) Executive C om m it­
te e s h as sw itc h e d  its m eetin g  tim es in 1997 
(b o th  M idw inter an d  A nnual) to  S aturday af­
te rn o o n , 2:00– 4:00 p.m . T his c h a n g e  w as 
m a d e  w ith  th e  h o p e  th at sectio n  m em b ers 
u n a b le  to  a tte n d  th e  S unday a ftern o o n  m e e t­
ings will b e  ab le to  c o m e  o n  Saturday. All 
are  w e lc o m e  at AAMES E xecutive C om m it­
te e  m eetin g s w h o  sh a re  a n  in terest in issues 
re la te d  to  acad em ic libraries a n d  Asian, Afri­
can, a n d  M iddle E astern a rea studies.

R a r e  B o o k s & M a n u s c r ip ts  L ib r a r ia n ­
s h ip : Saturday, Feb. 15, 4:30– 5:30 p.m .

ACRL Sections
A ctivity S ectio n s Council: Friday, Feb. 14, 

4:30– 5:30 p.m .

A fro -A m erica n  Studies Librarian
S e c tio n

Executive: Saturday, Feb. 15, 9:30– 11:00 a.m. 
All Standing Committees: Saturday, Feb. 15, 

8:00– 9:00 a.m.
B u sin e s s/M e m b e rs h ip : S aturday, F eb. 15, 

2:00–4 :0 0  p.m .

A sian, A frican a nd  M id d le  Eastern 
Section

Executive an d  All Comm ittees: Saturday, Feb.
15, 2:00–4 :0 0  p.m .

A nth ro p o lo g y a nd  Sociology Section
Executive: Saturday, Feb. 15, 9:30– 11:00 a.m.; 

M onday, Feb. 17, 2:00– 4 :00 p.m .
A n th ro p o lo g y  Librarians D iscu ssio n  G roup: 

S aturday, Feb. 15, 4:30– 5:30 p.m .
B ib lio g ra p h y : S a tu rd a y , Feb. 15, 2:00– 4:00 

p .m .; M o n d ay , Feb. 17, 8:30– 11:00 a.m .
C o n fe re n c e  P ro g ram  P lan n in g — San F ran ­

cisco, 1997: S unday, Feb. 16, 8:00– 9:00 a.m .
C onference Program  Planning— W ashington, 

D.C., 1998: Saturday, Feb. 15, 8:00– 9:00 a.m. 
Liaison: Sunday, Feb. 16, 9:30 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. 
P u b lic a tio n s: S u n d ay , Feb. 16, 2:00– 4:00 

p.m .
R e v ie w  a n d  P la n n in g : S u n d a y , F eb . 16, 

4:30– 5:30 p.m .
Sociology Librarians D iscussion G roup: Sun­

day, Feb. 16, 4:30– 5:30 p.m .

Arts Section
Executive a n d  M em bership: Sunday, Feb. 16, 

9:30 a.m .– 12:30 p.m .
All C o m m itte e s: S a tu rd a y , F eb . 15, 9:30 

a.m .– 12:30 p.m .
D an ce Librarians D iscussion G roup: M on­

day, Feb. 17, 2:00– 4 :00 p.m .
F ilm  a n d  B r o a d c a s t S tu d ie s  D is c u s s io n  

G roup: Sunday, Feb. 16, 2:00–4 :0 0  p.m .
T ech n o lo g y  in th e  Arts: M onday, Feb. 17, 

8:30– 11:00 a.m.

C om m unity a nd  Junior College 
Libraries Section

Executive: Saturday, Feb. 15, 11:30 a.m.– 12:30 
p.m.; Monday, Feb. 17, 9:30–11:00 a.m.



770/C&RL News

A ll C o m m i t t e e s :  S a t u r d a y ,  F e b . 15,
2:00–4:00 p.m.

Awards: Sunday, Feb. 16, 8:30– 11:00 a.m.
(closed)

CJCLS/NCRL Jo in t D iscussion G roup: Sun­
day, Feb. 16, 2:00–4:00 p.m.

C onference P rogram  P lanning— San Fran­
cisco, 1997: Sunday, Feb. 16, 8:30– 11:00 a.m.

C onference P rogram  P lanning— W ashing­
ton, D.C., 1998: Sunday, Feb. 16, 9:30– 11:00
a.m.

College Libraries Section
Executive: Saturday, Feb. 15, 9:30 a.m.– ll:0 0

a.m.; Tuesday, Feb. 18, 9:30 a.m.– 12:30 p.m.
CLIP Notes: Saturday, Feb. 15, 9:30– 11:00

a.m.
College Libraries Discussion G roup: Sunday,

Feb. 16, 11:30 a.m.– 12:30 p.m.
College Library Directors’ D iscussion Group:

Sunday, Feb. 16, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
College Library Leadership: M onday, Feb.

17, 8:00–9:00 a.m.
C o m m u n ic a t io n s : S a tu r d a y , F e b . 15,

2:00– 4:00 p.m.
Conference Program Planning—San Francisco,

1997: Saturday, Feb. 15, 11:30 a.m.– 12:30 p.m.
C onference Program  Planning—W ashington,

D.C., 1998: Saturday, Feb. 15, 11:30 a.m.– 12:30
p.m.

Continuing Education: Monday, Feb. 17, 9:30
a.m.– 12:30 p.m.

M edium -S ized A cadem ic Libraries D iscus­
sion G roup: M onday, Feb. 17, 2:00–4 :0 0  p.m.

M eet the candidates for 
ACRL president

H ear M aureen Sullivan an d  Jam es F. Wil­
liams III, the official can d id ates for ACRL 
v ice-p resid en t/p resid en t–elect, sp eak  at the 
ACRL Presidential C andidates Forum  o n  Sat­
urday, Feb. 15, 1997, 12:30– 2:00 p.m., d u r­
ing the ALA M idwinter M eeting in W ashing­
ton. Sullivan is an organizational developm ent 
consultant. Williams is d ean  o f libraries at 
th e University o f C olorado at Boulder. The 
fo ru m , o rg a n iz e d  b y  th e  ACRL C h ap ters 
Council, is follow ed by a reception s p o n ­
so red  by EBSCO Subscription Services. Ed 
note: Seep. 738fo r  brief biographical sketches 
o f  the candidates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

M edium -Sized A cadem ic Libraries Steering 
Comm ittee: Saturday, Feb. 15, 8:00–9:00 a.m.

Research for College Librarianship: Sunday, 
Feb. 16, 9:30 a.m .– 12:30 p.m.

Standards: Saturday, Feb. 15, 11:30 a.m .– 
-12:30 p.m.; M onday, Feb. 17, 9:30– 11:00 a.m.

English and American Literature 
Section

Executive: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m. 
G eneral M em bership Meeting: Sunday, Feb. 

16, 9:30 a.m.– 12:30 p.m.
All C o m m ittees: M o nday, Feb. 17, 9:30 

a.m.– 12:30 p.m.

Education and Behavioral Sciences 
Section

Executive: Friday, Feb. 14, 8:00– 10:00 p.m. 
Advisory Board: Sunday, Feb. 16, 4:30– 7:00 

p.m.
C onference Program Planning—W ashington, 

DC, 1998: Saturday, Feb. 15, 4:30–5:30 p.m.
C urriculum  M aterials: S aturday, Feb. 15, 

4:30–5:30 p.m.
C urriculum  Materials C enters M anagem ent: 

Saturday, Feb. 15, 4:30– 5:30 p.m.
G o v e rn m e n t P olicy: S atu rd ay , F eb. 15, 

4:30– 5:30 p.m.
Library Instruction for Educators: Saturday, 

Feb. 15, 4:30– 5:30 p.m.
M em bership an d  Orientation: Saturday, Feb. 

15, 4:30– 5:30 p.m.
N om inating 1998: Saturday, Feb. 15, 11:30 

a.m.– 12:30 p.m.
Psychology an d  Psychiatry: Saturday, Feb. 

15, 4:30– 5:30 p.m.
Publications: Saturday, Feb. 15, 8:00– 9:00 

a.m.
R e fe re n c e  S erv ices: S a tu rd a y , F eb . 15, 

4:30– 5:30 p.m.
Social W ork/Social Welfare: Saturday, Feb. 

15, 4:30– 5:30 p.m.

Extended Campus Library Services 
Section

E x ecu tiv e: S atu rd ay , Feb. 15, 2:00– 4:00 
p .m .; M o n d a y , F eb . 17, 11:30 a .m .– 12:30 
p.m .

All Committees: Sunday, Feb. 16, 8:30– 11:00 
a.m.

D is c u s s io n  G r o u p : M o n d a y , F e b . 17, 
8:30– 11:00 a.m.

Planning: Monday, Feb. 17, 2:00–4:00 p.m. 
Telecommunications Task Force: Sunday, Feb. 

16, 11:30 a.m.– 12:30 p.m.



December 1996/ 771

Instruction Section
Executive: Friday, Feb. 14, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 

p.m.; Tuesday, Feb. 18, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
Active Learning Task Force: Saturday, Feb. 

15, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 16, 9:30-11:0 
a.m.

A d v iso ry  C o u n c il: S a tu rd a y , F e b . 15, 
9:30-11:00 a.m.; Monday, Feb. 17, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Awards: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2:00-5:30 p.m.; 
Monday, Feb. 17, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (closed)

Communications: Saturday, Feb. 15, 11:30 
a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Monday, Feb. 17, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

C omm unications Intern Orientation: Satur­
day, Feb. 15, 8:00-9:00 a.m.

C onference Program Planning— San Fran­
cisco, 1997: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Conference Program Planning—Washington, 
D.C., 1998: Sunday, Feb. 16, 9:30-11:00 a.m.; 
Monday, Feb. 17, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

C ontinuing Education: Sunday, Feb. 16, 
9:30-11:00 a.m.; Monday, Feb. 17, 9:30-11:00 
a.m.

D is c u s s io n  F o ru m : S u n d a y , F e b . 16, 
4:30-5:30 p.m.

Education for Library Instructors: Friday, Feb. 
14, 4:30-5:30 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 16, 9:30-11:00 
a.m.; Monday, Feb. 17, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Emerging Technologies in Instruction: Sat­
urday, Feb. 15, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Monday, Feb. 
17, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Glossary Projects Task Force: Saturday, Feb.
15, 2:00–4 :00 p.m.

ACRL Discussion Groups
Ed. Note: Section discussion groups are listed w ith their sections.

Alliances for New Directions in Teach­
ing/Learning: Monday, Feb. 17,8:00-9:00 a.m. 
Topic: “Lessons Learned: Librarians a n d  Cam­
pus Teaching an d  Learning Programs”

Australian Studies: Sunday, Feb. 16,11:30 
a.m.-12:30 p.m. Topic: “Distance Is No Longer 
Isolation: The Internet Speeds the Change”

Canadian Studies: Sunday, Feb. 16, 11:30 
a.m.-12:30 p.m. Topic: “Canadian Govern­
ment Publications Depository Program/Elec­
tronic Publications Pilot Program”

Electronic Library Development in Aca­
demic Libraries: Sunday, Feb. 16, 9:30-11:00 
a.m. Topic: “ Challenges in Merging Libraries 
a n d  Computing Centers”

Electronic Reserves: Sunday, Feb. 16, 
8:30-11:00 a.m. Topic: “Product demonstra­
tions a n d  an update on guidelines fo r  fa ir  use 
a n d  electronic reserves”

Electronic Text Centers: Saturday, Feb. 15, 
2:00-4:00 p.m. Topic: “Cooperation in a Com­
petitive World: Interinstitutional Approaches 
to Building a n d  Servicing Electronic Text Col­
lections”

Exhibits and Displays in College Librar­
ies: Monday, Feb. 17, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

F ee-b ased  In form ation  Service Cen­
ters in Academic Libraries (FISCAL): Sun­
day, Feb. 16, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Topic: “Fifteen 
Years o f FISCAL-Past. Present, a n d  Future, ” 
“Database Management Systems,” a n d  “Ready 
Reference a t Los Angeles Countv Public”

Fund-Raising & Development: Sunday, Feb. 
16, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Topic: “Future o f Funding” 

Heads o f  Public/Readers Services: Sun­
day, Feb. 16, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Home Econom ics/H um an Ecology Li­
brarians: Sunday, Feb. 16, 11:30 a.m .-12:30 
p.m . Topic: “Why D id n ’t I Find This Article?: 
Working Towards Improved Indexing fo r  Jour­
nals Related to Home Economics”

Institutional Priorities and Faculty Re­
wards: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Librarians o f  Library Science C ollec­
tions: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

MIA International Bibliography in Aca­
dem ic Libraries: Saturday, Feb. 15, 9:30 
a.m .-1 2 :3 0  p.m . Topic: “Interdisciplinary 
Searches in theMLA International Bibliography” 

New Learning Communities: Monday, 
Feb. 17, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Topic: “New Learn­
ing Communities: The Librarian’s Role”

Personnel Administrators and Staff De­
velopm ent Officers o f  Large Research Li­
braries: Saturday, Feb. 15, 9:30 a.m .-12:30 
p.m .; Sunday, Feb. 16, 9:30 a.m .-1 2 :3 0  p.m.

Popular Culture and Libraries: Sunday, 
Feb. 16, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Topic: “The Internet 
a n d  Popular Culture”

Public Relations in Academic Libraries: 
Monday, Feb. 17, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Topic: “Li­
brary Exhibitions: Payoffs a n d  Pitfalls"”

Undergraduate Librarians: Monday, Feb. 
17, 8:30-11:00 a m  ■



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Instruction for Diverse Populations: Sunday, 
Feb. 16, 9:30-11:00 a.m.; M onday, Feb. 17, 
9:30-11:00 a.m.

Knowledge Based Task Force: Saturday, Feb. 
15, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

M anagem ent for Instruction Services: Sun­
day, Feb. 16, 9:30-11:00 a.m.; M onday, Feb. 
17, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

M em bership: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2:00-4:00 
p.m.; Monday, Feb. 17, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

N om inating 1998: Sunday, Feb. 16, 11:30 
a .m .- 1 2 :3 0  p .m .; M o n d ay , Feb. 17, 11:30 
a.m .-12:30 p.m. (closed)

Planning: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; 
Monday, Feb. 17, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Policy: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; 
Monday, Feb. 17, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

P re c o n fe re n c e  P lan n in g — San Francisco, 
1997: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; Sun­
day, Feb. 16, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Strategic Plan Task Force: Sunday, Feb. 16, 
9:30-11:00 a.m.

T eaching M ethods: Sunday, Feb. 16, 11:30 
a.m .-12:30 p.m.; M onday, Feb. 17, 9:30-11:00 
a.m.

Law and Political Sciences Section
Executive and All Committees: Saturday, Feb. 

15, 2:00-5:30 p.m.
L ib ra ry  I n s tr u c t io n : S u n d a y , F e b . 16, 

2:00-4:00 p.m.
Marta Lange Award: Sunday, Feb. 16, 11:30 

a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Rare Books and Manuscripts Section
Executive: Sunday, Feb. 16, 2:00-4:00 p.m.; 

M onday, Feb. 17, 8:30-11:00 a.m.
Bibliographic Standards: Saturday, Feb. 15, 

8:30-11:00 a.m.; Sunday, Feb. 16, 8:30-11:00 a.m.
B udget and D evelopm ent: Saturday, Feb. 15, 

2:00-4:00 p.m.
C onference D evelopm ent: Sunday, Feb. 16, 

8:30-11:00 a.m.
C onference Program  Planning— San Fran­

cisco, 1997: Sunday, Feb. 16, 11:30 a.m .-12:30 
p.m.

C onference Program Planning—W ashington, 
1998: Sunday, Feb. 16, 11:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m.

C u ra to rs a n d  C o n s e rv a to rs  D is c u s s io n  
G roup: Sunday, Feb. 16, 8:30-11:00 a.m.

E ducation an d  Professional D evelopm ent: 
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Exhibition Catalog Awards: Saturday, Feb. 
15, 8:30 a.m -12:30 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 16, 8:30 
a.m -12:30 p.m  (closed)

In fo rm atio n  E xchange: Sunday, Feb. 16, 
4:30-5:30 p.m.

M anuscripts an d  O th er Form ats D iscussion 
G roup: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

MARC for Special C ollections D iscussion 
G roup: Sunday, Feb. 16, 11:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m.

M em b ersh ip  a d  hoc: S aturday, Feb. 15, 
8:00-10:00 p.m.

N o m in a tin g : S a tu r d a y , F e b . 15, 11:30 
a.m .-12:30 p.m.

Preconference Program  Planning— San Fran­
cisco, 1997: Saturday, Feb. 15, 8:30-11:00 a.m.

Preconference Program Planning—W ashing­
ton, 1998: Saturday, Feb. 15, 11:30 a.m .-12:30 
p.m.

Public Services D iscussion G roup: Sunday, 
Feb. 16, 8:30-11:00 a.m.

Publications: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2:00-5:30 p.m.
RBML Awards: Saturday, Feb. 15, 8:00-9:00 

a.m. (closed)
Security: Saturday, Feb. 15, 8:30-11:00 a.m.
Seminars: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Slavic and East European Section
Executive: Monday, Feb. 17,11:30 a.m.-12:30 

p.m.
A utom ated B ibliographic Control: Monday, 

Feb. 17, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
C onference Program  Planning— San Fran­

cisco, 1997: Sunday, Feb. 16, 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Conference Program Planning—Washington, 

1998: Monday, Feb. 17, 8:00-9:00 a.m.
C o n tin u in g  E ducation: Sunday, Feb. 16, 

9:30-11:00 a.m.
N e w s l e tt e r : S u n d a y , F e b . 1 6 , 11:30 

a.m .-12:30 p.m.
Preservation: Sunday, Feb. 16, 2:00-4:00 

p.m.

Address the ACRL Board
Share your concerns directly w ith ACRL’s 

B oard of Directors. The first 21 m inutes of 
the Sunday, Feb. 16, 1996, 2:00-4:00 p.m. 
m eeting o f the ACRL B oard in W ashington, 
D.C., will be given to an o p e n -m ik e  period. 
ACRL m em bers may— on a first-com e, first- 
served basis—address the Board (with a limit 
of three m inutes p e r speaker) o n  any topic. 
T h e  B o a rd  h o p e s  th is c o m m u n ic a tio n  
m ethod will facilitate hearing the concerns 
an d  interests o f ACRL m em bers.



December 1996 /  773

Science and Technology Section
C om parison o f Science an d  T echnology Li­

braries: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
C onference P rogram  Planning— San Fran­

cisco, 1997: Sunday, Feb. 16, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 
p.m.

C o n feren ce Program  P lanning— W ashing­
ton, 1998: Sunday, Feb. 16, 9:30-12:30 p.m.

Continuing Education: Sunday, Feb. 16, 9:30 
a.m .-12:30 p.m.

Council: Friday, Feb. 14, 8:00-10:00 p.m.; 
M onday, Feb. 17, 8:30-11:00 a.m.

D iscussion G roup Leaders: Saturday, Feb. 
15, 9:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m.

Forum  for Science an d  T echnology Library 
R esearch: Sunday, Feb. 16, 8:30-11:00 a.m.

G eneral D iscussion G roup: Saturday, Feb. 
15, 2:00-4:00 p.m . Topic: “Dealing with the 
Budget Crunch: Options f o r  Acquisitions a n d  
Collection Developm ent”

H eads o f Science a n d  T echnology Libraries 
D iscussion G roup: Sunday, Feb. 16, 8:00-10:00 
p.m . Topic: “Science Materials Budgets: How 
are They Formulated a n d  How We are Advo­
cates”

L e g is la tio n : S a tu r d a y , F e b . 15, 8 : 0 0 -  
10:00 p.m.

M em b ersh ip  a n d  R ecruitm ent: S aturday, 
Feb. 15, 9:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m.

O b e rly  A w ard: S a tu rd a y , F eb. 15, 9:30 
a.m .-12:30 p.m . (closed)

O rganization a n d  Planning: Sunday, Feb. 
16, 9:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m.

P u b li c a ti o n s : S a tu r d a y , F e b . 15, 9 :3 0  
a.m .-12:30 p.m.

P u b lis h e r /V e n d o r  R e la tio n s D is c u s s io n  
G roup: Saturday, Feb. 15, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

S cien ce a n d  T e c h n o lo g y  D a ta b a se s D is­
c u s s i o n  G r o u p : S u n d a y , F e b . 16, 11:30 
a .m .- 1 2 : 3 0  p .m . Topic.: S cien c e M aterials 
Budgets: H ow  are they F orm ulated a n d  How 
We are A d vo ca tes”

Subject a n d  B ibliographic Access: Saturday, 
Feb. 15, 9:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m .

University Libraries Section
E xecutive: Saturday, Feb. 15, 9:30-11:00 

a.m.; M onday, Feb. 17, 9:30-11:00 a.m.
C om m unications: Saturday, Feb. 15, 11:30 

a.m .-12:30 p.m .; T uesday, Feb. 18, 9:30-11:00 
a.m.

C o n f e r e n c e  P r o g r a m  P l a n n i n g — S a n  
F ra n c is c o , 1997: S a tu r d a y , F eb . 15, 11:30 
a .m .- 1 2 :3 0  p .m .; M o n d a y , F eb . 17, 11:30 
a .m .- 1 2 :3 0  p .m .

C o n feren ce Program  P lanning— W ashing­
ton, 1998: Saturday, Feb. 15, 11:30 a.m .-12:30 
p.m .; M onday, Feb. 17, 11:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m.

C urrent Topics: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2:00-4:00 
p.m .

Librarians in Higher Education Discussion Group: 
Sunday, Feb. 16, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

N o m in a tin g : S a tu r d a y , F e b . 15, 8 :0 0 -  
9:00 a.m. (closed)

O rganization an d  Bylaws: Sunday, Feb. 16, 
11:30 a.m .-12:30 p.m.

P o lic y  a n d  P la n n in g : S u n d a y , F eb . 16, 
9:30-11:00 a.m.

Public Service Directors of Large Research Li­
braries D iscussion G roup: S u n d ay , F eb. 16, 
2:00-4:00 p.m.

W estern European Specialists Section
E x e c u ti v e : T u e s d a y , F e b . 18, 11 :3 0  

a.m .-12:30 p.m.
Classical, Medieval, an d  Renaissance Discus­

sion Group: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
C ollege an d  M edium -S ized Libraries D is­

cu ssio n  G roup: M onday, Feb. 17, 8:00-9:00 
a.m.

C o n feren ce P rogram  P lanning— W ashing­
ton, 1998: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

G eneral M em bership M eeting an d  D iscus­
sion G roup: M onday, Feb. 17, 9:30-11:00 a.m. 
Topic: “European Union Electronic Inform a­
tion ”

G erm anists D iscussion G roup: Sunday, Feb. 
16, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Nijhoff A w ard C om m ittee: Sunday, Feb. 16, 
4:30-5:30 p.m . (closed)

Preconference Planning Committee— San Fran­
cisco, 1997: Saturday, Feb. 15, 8:00-10:00 p.m.

Publications: T uesday, Feb. 18, 9:30-11:00 
a.m.

R esearch an d  Planning: Sunday, Feb. 16, 
2:00-4:00 p.m.

R o m an ce L an g u ag es D isc u s sio n  G ro u p : 
M onday, Feb. 17, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

S candinavian D iscussion G roup: Sunday, 
Feb. 16, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

W o m e n ’ s Studies Section
Executive: M onday, Feb. 17, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
All C o m m itte e s: S u n d ay , Feb. 16, 9:30 

a.m .-12:30 p.m.
D is c u s s io n  M eetin g : M o n d a y , F eb. 17, 

9:30-11:00 a.m. Topic: “Sorting out the New 
Women ’s Studies CD-ROM’s ”

G e n e ra l M em b e rsh ip : S u n d ay , Feb. 16, 
4:30-5:30 p.m. ■