ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


270 /  C & R L N ew s

combination lecture and discussion form at, will 
aid researchers in the funding and publishing of a 
research study. Speakers will be Charles Martell, 
editor of College & Research Libraries, and B ar­
bara Foster, assistant professor at H unter College, 
New York.

Science and Technology Section
“Artificial Intelligence: Convergence of Mind 

an d  M a c h in e ? ” (T u e sd a y , J u n e  30, 9:00 
a .m .– 12:30p.m .) will feature as speakers George 
Johnson, journalist and author of Machinery of the 
Mind; Nils J. Nilson, chairm an of the Com puter 
Science D epartm ent at Stanford University; and 
Philip Smith, of the D epartm ent of Industrial and 
System Engineering at Ohio State University, who 
will discuss applications of AI techniques to search­
ing the environm ental chemistry literature.

Slavic and East European 
Studies Section

“Acquisition by Exchange: The A dm inistrator’s 
V iew point” (Sunday, June 28, 2:00-4:00 p .m .) 
will explore adm inistrative objections to reliance 
on acquisition by exchange and refresh adm inistra­
tive memories as to the advantages of acquisition 
by exchange. Speakers will include Hugh Olmsted, 
H arvard College; Angelika Powell, University of 
Virginia; Peter de la G arza, Hispanic Acquisitions 
Program, Library of Congress; Carl Deal, Univer­
sity of Illinois; and Joe Narker, University of C ali­
fornia, Berkeley.

University Libraries Section
“Remote Access and the New L ibrary User: Are 

We Ready?” (Sunday, June 28, 9:30-11:00 a.m .) 
will address the ways autom ation can be used to ac­
cess library resources from points outside the li­
brary building and how this access m ay affect fu­
tu re  f a c ility  p la n n in g , s ta ff o rg a n iz a tio n , 
traditional reference desk assistance, faculty liai­
son in terms of collection development, and the de­
livery of such library programs as bibliographic in­
stru c tio n . T he sch ed u led  speakers are Joseph 
Rosenthal, director of libraries, University of C ali­
fornia, Berkeley; and Anne Lipow, library educa­
tion officer, LTniversity of California, Berkeley.

Western European Specialists Section
“New Directions in Old W orld Research: W est­

ern European Studies from Classical Antiquity to 
the R en aissan ce— Im p lic a tio n s for L ib ra rie s ” 
(Monday, J u n e 29, 9 :3 0 a .m .–12:30p.m .), cospon­
sored by the ACRL Rare Books and Manuscripts 
Section and the RASD History Section, will iden­
tify trends in the study of W estern Europe during 
its earlier periods and explore their implications for 
the provision of m aterials and services in an aca­
demic or other research library. Three papers will 
be presented by teaching faculty members from

Bay Area universities and three academic librari­
ans representing different aspects of library opera­
tions will respond. The faculty members will be 
Thomas N. Habinek, Classics D epartm ent, Uni­
versity of California, Berkeley; Mary W ack, E n ­
glish D epartm ent, Stanford University; and Sally 
Scully, History D epartm ent, San Francisco State 
University. Librarians responding will be Chris D. 
Ferguson, University of C alifornia, San Diego; 
B a rb a ra  H a lp o r n , I n d ia n a  U n iv e rsity ; a n d  
Kathleen Reed, University of Pennsylvania.

Women’s Studies Section
“Inform ation for, by and about W omen of Color 

in the U nited States” (Saturday, June 27, 9:30 
a .m .– 12:30 p .m .), cosponsored by the ALA C om ­
m ittee on the Status of W om en in Librarianship, 
will describe academic reference services to Afro- 
American, Mexican American, Native American, 
and Asian American women. Speakers will include 
Lillian Castillo-Speed, Chicano Studies Library, 
University of California, Berkeley; E dith Fisher, 
ethnic studies bibliographer, University of C alifor­
nia, San Diego; Wei Chi Poon, Asian American 
Studies Library, University of California, Berke­
ley; and Binnie T ate W ilkin, School of Library and 
In fo rm atio n  Studies, U niversity of C alifo rn ia, 
Berkeley. The program  will be m oderated by Jac­
quelyn Marie, University of Southern California, 
S a n ta  Cruz. ■  ■

L e tte r

BI for foreign students

To the Editor:
I have been a librarian in Kenya for more than 

20 years and so have become very interested in 
teach in g  lib ra ry  skills to A frican students. My 
Ph.D . research at Florida State University’s School 
of Library and Inform ation Studies was in the area 
of bibliographic instruction in Africa.

The article by W endy M oorhead at Roosevelt 
U n iv e rsity  (C & R L  N e w s , O c to b e r 1986, 
pp. 585-87) supports the findings of my research: 1) 
the lecture method is not effective for m any Third 
W orld students; 2) cooperation, rather than com­
petition, promotes learning; 3) students learn from 
working in small groups; 4) the librarian should be 
nearby for consultation; 5) hands-on experience is 
essential.

Although my research was conducted to deter­
mine better BI methods for use here, I believe th at 
the findings above and others in the study are im ­
portant for BI librarians dealing w ith international 
students at American colleges and universities.— 
D orothy N. Bow en, Library Director, Nairobi 
Evangelical Graduate School o f Theology. ■ ■





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