ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 326 Continuing E d u cation — V III Academic librarians seeking continuing profes­ sional education have many options from which to choose: formal course work in a degree or non­ degree program at an academic institution, par­ ticipation in professional association conferences, attendance at institutes and workshops or indi­ vidually designed self-study programs. Academic lib r a r ia n s in New M e x ic o now hav e a n o th e r ch oice, the Jo b E nrich m en t Continuing Educa­ tion Program o f the New Mexico Library Associa­ tion. O n e year ago, in an attem pt to support co n­ tinuing education for experienced librarians, the 6 0 0 -m e m b e r New M ex ico L ib ra ry A ssociatio n (N M LA ) funded a Jo b E n ric h m e n t C ontinu in g Education Program. It is a program designed to help librarians update their skills and broaden their exp e rien ce by working in ano ther library within the state or region. T he individual librar­ ian designs a work experience at another institu­ tion that will b e of value to o n eself at that par­ ticu lar point in one’ s c a re e r and will en han ce o n e ’s p r o fe s s io n a l s k ills . No e x c h a n g e w ith an o th e r librarian is req u ire d sin ce this is d e ­ signed as an enrichm ent rather than an exchange program. T h e association awards $200 grants to help d e­ fray travel and living expenses to librarians who m eet the following guidelines: 1. T he librarian must have a minimum o f three years o f experience in a professional position in a New Mexico library and b e a m em ber of NMLA. 2. T h e librarian must submit a description of on e’s present position and of the proposed enrichm ent position and a statem ent of the o b je c tiv e s o f the e n ric h m e n t e x p e rie n c e , tog ether with a requ est for financial assis­ tance. 3. T h e librarian must arrange the jo b enrich­ m ent position for a period o f not less than ten working days and must submit written com m itm ent from the host library to pro­ vide the enrichm ent opportunity. 4. T he librarian’s em ployer must approve pro­ fessional leave with pay for the period o f the enrichm ent program. (This is an important criteria.) 5. T h e lib r a r ia n is e x p e c te d to su b m it an evaluation rep ort to the em p loyer and to the NM LA Library Education C om m ittee at the conclusion o f the program. In the first year of the program two o f the first grants w ere awarded to academ ic librarians. A referen ce librarian whose new assignment in spe­ cial collections included administration o f the li­ brary’s map co llection spent two weeks in the map departm ent of a large university library in a neighboring state, working with their nationally recognized departm ent head. A science bibliog­ rapher spent ten days at the technical library of a national laboratory updating her knowledge in the field o f technical report literatu re, working with referen ce staff who manage and service a techn i­ cal report collection num bering in the hundreds o f thousands. Academic librarians are benefiting by continu­ ing their education in a practical way, suited to their individual goals and ob jectives. Employers are using the program to com plem ent their own staff developm ent programs, and host librarians are finding the teaching experience a stimulating one. By providing the financial support, the New M exico L ib ra ry A ssociation b e lie v e s it is c o n ­ tributing in a small but important way to the con­ tinued developm ent o f the professional resources in th e s ta te and to th e lib ra r y p ro fe ssio n in g en era l.— S a n d ra S. C o le m a n , H e a d , R e fe r e n c e D ep a rtm en t, U n iversity o f N ew M exico G e n e r a l L ib r a r y . ■■ News ite m s fo r inc lu s ion in C& RL News sh ou ld be s e n t to John V. Crowley, Assistant D irector o f Libraries, M ilne Library, State University College, Oneonta, NY 13820. Display a dvertis­ ing sh ou ld be sent to Leona Swiech, A dve rtising Office, A m e ri­ can L ibrary Association, 5 0 E. H uron St., Chicago, IL 6 06 11 . Send classified ads to ACRL. P roduction a nd circ u la tio n m a t­ ters are h andled by ALA Central P roduction U nit, at the above address. News editor: John V. Crowley, A ssistant D ire ctor of Libraries, M ilne Library, State University College, O neonta, NY 13820; te le p h o n e (6 0 7 ) 4 3 1 -2 7 2 5 . A s s is ta n t news e d ito r: Ellen L. Huyler, A ssistant Librarian, A c q u isitio ns D epa rtm e n t, M ilne Li­ brary, State U niversity College, O neonta, NY 1 38 20 . Editor: R ichard D. Johnson, M ilne Library, State U niversity College, O neonta, NY 13820. President, ACRL Evan I. Fa rber. Execu­ tive Secretary, ACRL Julie A. Carroll Virgo. College & Research Libraries is pub lish e d by th e Association of College and Research Libraries, a d ivision o f the A m e rican Li­ brary Association, 17 tim es yearly— 6 b im o n th ly jo u rn a l issues and 11 m o n th ly (c o m b in in g Ju ly-A u g ust) News issues— a t 50 E. H uron St., Chicago, IL 6 0 6 1 1 . S ub scrip tio n, $ 2 5 .0 0 a year, o r to m e m b e rs o f the d iv is io n , $ 1 2 .5 0 , in c lu d e d in due s. S e c o n d -c la s s p o s ta g e p a id a t C h ic a g o , I llin o is , a n d a t additional m ailing offices. © A m e r ic a n L ib ra ry A ssocia tio n 1 97 8. A ll m a teria l in this j o urnal s u bje ct to co p y rig h t by th e A m e rican Library A ssocia­ tion may be p ho tocopied fo r the n o n c om m e rc ial purpo se of s c ien tific o r e ducational adva nce m e n t. 327 Continuing Education Opportunities The following continuing education activi­ D A TE: D ecem b er 18 -2 0 , Los Angeles ties have been listed with A C R L’s Continuing February 2 6 -2 8 , Atlanta Education Clearinghouse. I f your organization April 2 3 -2 5 , Chicago is sponsoring an activity that you think may LOCATION: See above be of interest to ACRL members, please send SPO N SO R: New York University the pertinent details to the ACRL Office, 50 CO ST: $495 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. CONTACT: New York University School o f Continuing Educa­ D e c e m b e r tion Division o f C areer and Profes­T IT L E : D e v e lo p in g , S e c u r in g and sional Development Managing Continuing E d u ­ 326 Shimkin Hall cation Grants New York, NY 10003DA TE: D ecem b er 4- 5 LOCATION: Atlanta, Georgia T IT L E : Managing the Department SPON SOR: Bureau of Business and T ech ­ D A TE: D ecem ber 18-20 nology LOCATION: Orlando, Florida C O ST: Not available SPON SOR: Not available CONTACT: Cynthia Stone, Dean and D i­ CO ST: $495 rector (212) 889-5315 CONTACT: New York University School o f C ontinuing Edu ca­T IT L E : C linic on Intergroup Relations tionD A TE: D ecem ber 6 - 8 Division of C areer and Profes­LOCATION: Fort Lauderdale, Florida sional Development SPONSOR: University Associates 326 Shimkin Hall CO ST: $250 New York, NY 10003CONTACT: U n iv e r s ity A ss o cia te s (714) 454-8821 J T IT L E : M ethods o f F o r e c a stin g and a n u a r y Decision-Making for Execu­ T IT L E : Developing Leadership Skills: tives A Situational Approach DA TE: D ecem ber 14-15, Palm Beach D A TE: January 9 -1 1 , WichitaJanuary 2 5 -2 6 , New York January 2 2 -2 4 , Honolulu March 8 - 9 , San Francisco LO CATION : See above LOCATION: See above SPON SOR: Learning R esources Corpora­SPON SOR: T he Wharton School tion C O ST: $495 CO ST: $495 CONTACT: R e g is tr a r , W h a rto n C o n fe r ­ CONTACT: Learnin g R esources C orpora­ence C en ter (212) 953-7262 tion T IT L E : Automation o f Administrative 7594 Eads Ave. Systems La Jolla, CA 92037 Asian and African L ib rarian D irectory A D ire c to ry o f A sian a n d A frica n L i b r a r ­ ian s in N orth A m er ic a ‚ an alphabetically ar­ ranged listing of both names and addresses, has been prepared under the auspices of the Asian and African Section o f the Association of C ollege and Research Libraries. To receive the directory send $5 ($6 for n o n-A C R L m em b ers) and a self-ad dressed mailing label to: ACRL, American Library As­ so c ia tio n , 5 0 E . H uron S t ., C h ic a g o , I L 60611. Love It, but Not L eave It On February 15—16, the Wisconsin Associa­ tion of Academic Librarians Conference will be held at Mt. Telemark, Cable, Wisconsin. The conference them e will be “Your jo b , how to love it and not leave it.” Topics covered will be flexible scheduling, time management, and attitude assessment. F or further information contact Linda M. Olson, Pierce Library, University of Wiscon­ sin-Stout, Menomonie, W I 54751.