ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


October 1983 /  327

ACRL Continuing Education Courses 
at Midwinter Conference

The Association of College and Research L i­
braries will sponsor four continuing education 
courses at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Wash­
ington, D .C . Advance registration by November 
30, 1983, is required. A late registration fee of $10 
will be charged.

A Certificate of Completion will be awarded 
participants in each course. Successful completion 
of 10 contact hours of continuing education is equal 
to one Continuing Education Unit (CEU). ACRL 
maintains a CEU  record for each participant.

To register, send in a completed registration 
form to Barbara Macikas, ACRL/ALA, 50 E. Hu­
ron Street, C hicago, IL  60611. D etails of the 
courses follow:

L i b r a r i a n s  A s Su p e r v is o r s

CE 101 provides participants with the skills nec­
essary to become effective supervisors in library or­
ganizations. It helps p articip an ts develop an 
awareness and understanding of current manage­
rial concepts and practices. Specific objectives in­
clude: to increase self-awareness of behavior and 

 managerial philosophy; to develop a greater appre­
ciation of the supervisor’s role and contribution to 
improving library performance; to gain an under­
standing of the skills required for effective supervi­
sion; and to examine individual approaches to su­
pervision in response to the needs and demands of 
particular situations.

Instructor: Maureen Sullivan, Head of Person­
nel, Yale University Library.

D ate: January 5, 1984, 9:00 a .m .- 5 :0 0  p.m.
F ee: A CRL members $75, non-members $100. 
CEUs: .7 CEU.

P e r f o r m a n c e  E v a l u a t i o n :
A  R e s u l t s - O r i e n t e d  A p p r o a c h

C E  106 will introduce participants to the con­
cept of performance evaluation based on perform­
ance goals and result-oriented evaluation. This in­
cludes explanation of different approaches and 
purposes for evaluation; review of how a goals- 
based performance system works; practice writing 
performance goals; discussion of how to improve a 
poor evaluation system; meeting conflict in evalua­
tion interviews; and how to make evaluation a de­
velopmental experience for the supervisors and the 
employee.

Instructor: Sheila Creth, Head of Personnel Ser­
vices, University of Michigan Libraries.

D ate: January 6, 1984, 9:00 a .m .- 5 :0 0  p.m.
F ee: ACRL members $75, non-members $100. 
CEUs: .7 CEU.

M a n a g i n g  St u d e n t  W o rk er s 
in  A c a d e m i c  L ib r a r ie s

C E  107 will help participants to develop strate­
gies for better management of student workers. In 
addition to providing an opportunity for partici­
pant interaction, the course seeks to clarify the na­
ture of the student worker’s role in academic li­
braries and the role of the supervisor of student 
workers; to identify management theories appro­
priate to student workers; to recognize the impor­
tance of selection, training, and supervision of stu­
dent workers; to identify dilemmas or problems 
which occur in the management of student work­
ers; and to become familiar with the various ways 
in which policies and procedures can be communi­
cated to student workers. The course is intended 
for librarians who have had at least one year of ex­
perience managing student workers or who have 
had at least one year of experience managing super­
visors of student workers.

Instructors: Michael Kathman, Director of L i­
braries & Media Services, St. John’s University; 
and Jan e Kathm an, Assistant Professor of E co ­
nomics and Business Administration, College of St. 
Benedict.

D ate: January 6, 1984, 8:30 a .m .-5 :0 0  p.m.
F ee: ACRL members $75, non-members $100. 
CEUs: .8 CEU .

W r it in g  t h e  J o u r n a l  A r t i c l e  a n d  
G e t t i n g  I t  P u b l i s h e d

CE 501 provides participants with an overview 
of the publishing process and helps them devise an 
effective strategy for publishing their work. Topics 
will include selection of a publishing medium, 
preparation of the manuscript, submission of the 
manuscript, and pre- and post-publication m at­
ters.

Instructor: Richard D. Johnson, Director of L i­
braries, State University College, Oneonta, New 
York (formerly editor of C ollege & R esearch L i­
braries and co-editor of New Horizons f o r  A ca­
d em ic L ibrarian s) .

D ate: January 6, 1984, 9:00 a .m .- 5 :0 0  p.m.
F ee: A CRL members $75, non-members $100. 
CEUs: .7 CEU . ■  ■