ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


506 /  C& RL News

the Mid-Atlantic region. Each volume in the series, 
eventually to cover the entire United States, identi­
fies repositories and presents union lists of disserta­
tions, rare and unique reference texts, and serials. 
The final series volume will be a cumulative index 
and union list. The first volume may be ordered for 
$19.50 from Scholars’ Guide to C hina Mission Re­
sources, Speer L ibrary, Box 111, Princeton, NJ 
08540.

•  Statistical Sources on the California Hispanic 
Population 1984: A Preliminary Survey, compiled 
by Eudora Loh and Roberta Medford (210 pages, 
1984), evaluates selected sources of statistical data 
on the Hispanic population in California. This reg­
ister com bines g o v e rn m e n ta l an d  n o n ­
governm ental sources of current and historical 
data on; population and vital statistics, housing, 
employment and economics, education, health

and social services, crime and law  enforcement, 
agricultural workers, consumer patterns, and lei­
sure. This monograph may be ordered for $19.80 
from Vivian M. Pisano, California Spanish L an­
guage D ata Base, P.O. Box 4273, Berkeley, CA 
94704. ISBN 0-915745-01-1.

•  Strategic Planning for Library Managers, by 
D onald E. Riggs (137 pages, 1984), seeks to apply 
the techniques of corporate strategic planning to 
specific library m anagement situations. The book 
offers an introduction to strategic planning, as well 
as discussions of organizing and implementation, 
coping w ith new technology, applying strategies in 
the library, and planning evaluation and control. 
Copies may be ordered for $27.50 from Oryx Press, 
2214 N orth C en tral at E ncanto, Phoenix, AZ 
85004-1483. ISBN  0-89774-049-1. ■ ■

CALENDAR

October
19-20—Access: “E verym an’s Access to Inform a­

tion in the New Information Age,” an informal 
conference at the School of Library and Infor­
mation Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madi­
son. Speakers include Daniel Bergen, Joseph Ni- 
tecki, Michael Harris, and Wayne Wiegand. No 
fee, but advance notification is requested. Con­
tact: W .L . Williamson, School of Library and 
Information Studies, 600 North Park St., Madi­
son, W I 53706; (608) 263-2900.

November
2—H ealth Sciences; “How to Use Microcomputers 

in th e H ealth Science L ib ra ry ,” a w orkshop 
sponsored by the University of Texas G raduate 
School of L ib rary  and In fo rm atio n  Science, 
Thompson Conference Center, Austin. Fee: $65 
($80 after October 21). Contact: Mel Boggins, 
Director of Placement and Continuing Educa­
tion, GSLIS, EDB 564, UT-Austin, Austin, TX 
78712-1276; (512)471-3821.

13—Local History: “Developing a Local History 
Collection,” a workshop sponsored by the Uni­
versity of Texas G raduate School of Library and 
In fo rm atio n  Science, T hom pson C onference 
C enter, Austin, Fee: $35 ($45 after October 31).

Contact: see November 2 entry.
13—Conservation: Workshop on the preservation 

and conservation of library and archival m ateri­
als, University of Missouri, Kansas City. Hosted 
by the Midwest Cooperative Conservation Pro­
gram . C ontact: Preservation W orkshop, L i­
braries, U niversity of Missouri-Kansas C ity, 
5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110.

15—C onservation: Same w orkshop, Memphis 
State University Libraries. Contact; Preserva­
tion Workshop, Special Collections, Memphis 
State University Libraries, Memphis, TN 38152.

15—Serials Management; “Serials Control in Li­
braries: Automated Options,” a one-day m an­
agement workshop sponsored by Library Tech­
no lo g y R ep o rts, a t th e  B arcla y  H o tel, 
Philadelphia. Speakers are Richard W. Boss and 
Judy McQueen of Inform ation Systems Consul­
tants, Inc. Fee; $115 ($95 for L T R  subscribers). 
C ontact: H ow ard S. W hite, E ditor, Library 
Technology Reports, 50 E. H uron St., Chicago, 
IL 60611.

January
7-8—Automation: “Advanced Records Manage­

ment: Automated Document Control, Storage 
and Retrieval Systems,” a continuing education 
course offered by George W ashington Univer-



October 1984 /  507

Mini-calendar of 
important events

D ecem ber 12-14, 1984—ACRL/PLA W ork­
shop for Librarians and Humanist Scholars, 
Santa Barbara.

January 5-10, 1985—ALA Midwinter Meet­
ing, W ashington, D .C.

M arch 13-15, 1985—ACRL/PLA Workshop 
for Librarians and Humanist Scholars, Sha- 
kerstown, Kentucky.

April 14-20, 1985—National Library Week. 
May 1-3,1985—ACRL/PLA Workshop for Li­

brarians and H um anist Scholars, Bon Se- 
cours Center, Maryland.

June 11-17, 1985—C anadian Library Associa­
tion Annual Conference, Calgary.

July 6-11, 1985—ALA Annual Conference, 
Chicago.

August 18-24,1985—International Federation 
of Library Associations and Institutions Gen­
eral Conference, Chicago.

August 28-30, 1985—ACRL/PLA Worskhop 
for L ib ra r ia n s  an d  H u m a n is t S cholars, 
W hite Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

October 6-11, 1985—American Society for In­
formation Science Conference, Las Vegas. 

November, 1985—ACRL/PLA Workshop for
L ib ra r ia n s  a n d  H u m a n is t S cholars, 
Northwestern/M ountain Plains Region.

January 18-23, 1986—ALA Midwinter Meet­
ing, Chicago.

April 2-5, 1986—PLA National Conference, 
St. Louis.

April 9 -12, 1986—ACRL F o u rth  N ational 
Conference, Baltimore.

April 13-19, 1986—National Library Week. 
June 28-July 3, 1986—ALA Annual Confer­

ence, New York.
September 26-O ctober 4—American Society 

for Inform ation Science Conference, C hi­
cago.

January 17-22, 1987—ALA Midwinter Meet­
ing, Chicago.

June 26-July 2, 1987—ALA Annual Confer­
ence, San Francisco.

January 9-14, 1988—ALA Midwinter Meet­
ing, San Antonio.

July 9-14, 1988—ALA Annual Conference, 
New Orleans.

February 4-9, 1989—ALA Midwinter Meet­
ing, W ashington, D .C.

June 24-29, 1989—ALA Annual Conference, 
Dallas.

sity, W ashington, D .C . Participants will learn 
how to translate individual organizational docu­
m ent processing requirements into a workable 
document control design. Instructor: William 
Saffady. Fee: $650. Contact: Darold Aldridge, 
C ontinuing E ngineering E ducation, George 
W a sh in g to n  U n iv ersity , W a sh in g to n , DC 
20052; (800) 424-9773.

February
8-14—Art Libraries: 13th Annual Conference, Art 

L ib ra rie s Society of N o rth  A m erica 
(ARLIS/NA), H yatt Regency Hotel, Los An­
geles. Theme: “L.A.: Metaphor for the F uture.” 
Reception at the J. Paul Getty Museum, as well 
as tours of art galleries, artist studios, movie the­
aters, and architecture in the downtown area. 
Contact: Pamela Jeffcott Parry, Executive Di­
rector, ARLIS/NA, 3775 Bear C reek C ircle, 
Tucson, AZ 85749; (602) 749-9112.

March
1 5 -1 6 —H aw aii: H aw aii L ib ra ry  A ssociation 

Spring conference, Honolulu. Contact: Kim­
berly Nakano, University of H awaii at Manoa, 
H amilton Library, Room 104B, 2550 The Mall, 
Honolulu, HA 96822.

17-22—M anagem ent: A dvanced M anagem ent 
Skills Institute conducted by the Organizational 
Training and Staff Development component of 
the ARL Office of Managment Studies, Berke­
ley, California. This institute is designed for the 
more experienced library manager who is seek­
ing proficiency in the duties of a top-level execu­
tive. Fee: $490. Contact: Donna Reilly, Office 
M anager, OMS/ARL, 1527 New H am pshire 
Ave., N .W ., W ashington, DC 20036; (202) 232- 
8656.

April
25-26—User Instruction: BI Workshop, Earlham  

College, Richmond, Indiana. The emphasis will 
still be on faculty involvement, but an additional 
component will be the role of online searching 
and end-user instruction. Fee: $150 for librari­
ans; $120 for teaching faculty. Contact: Evan 
F arb er, L ib ra ria n , E arlham  College, R ich­
mond, IN 47374. ■ ■