ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 323 Schedule of Midwinter Meetings Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles, California January 17-23, 1971 The following schedules are preliminary. A final schedule with room assignments will be mailed by Mary Cilluffo, assistant for confer ence arrangements, to officers and chairmen of ALA groups. Each chairman should notify the members of his activity of any changes. If no meeting time is listed, we have not received a request for a meeting from the chairman of the activity in time for the publication deadline. All meetings are business meetings of the group. *Indicates closed meeting of group. ACRL Board of Directors *Monday, January 18, 8:30-10:30 p.m. *Thursday, January 21, 8:30-10:30 p.m. ACRL Committees Appointments (1970) and Nominations (1971) * Wednesday, January 20, 8:00–12:00 noon Academic Status Committee *Monday, January 18, 2:00-4:00 p.m. *Wednesday, January 20, 8:00-9:30 a.m. Audio–Visual Committee *Monday, January 18, 8:00–9:30 a.m. *Wednesday, January 20, 4:30-6:00 p.m. Planning Committee *Monday, January 18, 8:30-9:30 a.m. *Thursday, January 21, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Publications Committee *Monday, January 18, 4:30-6:00 p.m. Second meeting date to be established. Committee on Standards and Accreditation *Wednesday, January 20, 10:00 a .m - 12:00 noon Subcommittee on the Revision of the Junior College Library Standards *Monday, January 18, 4:30-6:00 p.m. Committee for the Revision of the ALA Standards for College Libraries *Monday, January 18, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon ACRL Publications CHOICE Meeting date to be established. College & Research Libraries *Wednesday, January 20, 8:00-9:30 a.m. ACRL Sections and Subsections College Libraries Section Steering Committee (Executive Commit tee) *Monday, January 18, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon Committee on Non-Western Resources Thursday, January 21, 8:00–9:30 a.m. Junior College Libraries Section Bibliography Committee * Friday, January 22, 8:00-9:30 a.m. Communications Committee *Thursday, January 21, 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon Executive Committee *Wednesday, January 20, 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon Instruction and Use Committee *Thursday, January 21, 8:00-9:30 a.m. Committee on Instructional Materials Cen- *Thursday, January 21, 4:30-6:00 p.m. Rare Books Section Executive Committee Thursday, January 21, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon Committee on Manuscript Collections (ad hoc) *Monday, January 18, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon & 2:00-6:00 p.m. *Wednesday, January 20, 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon & 4:30-6:00 p.m. L O O K I N G F O R A N O T H E R C O L L E G E L I B R A R Y J O B B E R ? 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LESSER Midwest Library Service I 1400 Dorsett Road Maryland Heights, Missouri 63043 324 Committee on Manuscript Collections Stan dards Subcommittee (ad hoc) *Monday, January 18, 10:00 a.m. 12:00 noon Committee on Manuscript Collections W ork Manual Subcommittee (ad hoc) *Monday, January 18, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon Subject Specialist Section Executive Committee *Monday, January 18, 4:30–6:00 p.m. Agricultural and Biological Sciences Subsection Executive Committee *Wednesday, January 20, 8:00-9:30 a.m. Art Subsection Executive Committee *Wednesday, January 20, 10:00 a.m. 12:00 noon E ducation and Behavioral Science Sub section Executive Committee *Friday, January 22, 8:00-9:30 a.m. Slavic and E ast E uropean Subsection Executive Committee *Friday, January 22, 2:00-4:00 p.m. University Libraries Section Steering Committee (Executive Commit tee) *Wednesday, January 20, 4:30-6:00 p.m. Committee on Extension Library Thursday, January 21, 4:30-6:00 p.m. Urban Universities Library Committee *Thursday, January 21, 10:00 a .m 12:00 noon ■ ■ ACRL NEEDS YOU! The ACRL Appointments and Nominations Committee is requesting the assistance of all ACRL members in providing names of ACRL members who might wish to serve on commit tees. Persons serving on committees must be willing to provide the time necessary to assume responsibilities resulting from such assignments, attend both the Midwinter and Annual Con ferences, and answer correspondence prompt ly. Suggestions should include full name, com plete address, committees to which a person might be appointed, and applicable background for such appointment. The Committee mem bers are especially interested in securing names of individuals who have not previously been appointed to ACRL committees. Suggestions should be forwarded to George M. Bailey (C hairm an), Chief Librarian, York College, 158-11 Jewel Ave., Flushing, N.Y. 11365. ■ ■ r t b H ALA AWARDS 1971 American Library Association awards, cita tions, and scholarships are presented for dis tinguished service to the profession, publica tion, study, and research. Most of the 1971 awards will be made during the Dallas Con ference. ALA members are urged to recom mend candidates for the following awards. The chairman of the 1970-71 Awards Committee is Spencer G. Shaw, School of Librarianship, Uni versity of Washington, Seattle. Following is a list of awards of direct concern to members of ACRL with names of persons to whom nomina tions should be sent: ALA Scholarship Program. ALA Scholar ship Program, approved by the ALA Council, January, 1969, provides scholarships, in the amount of $2500, to be given annually to worthy students to begin an d /o r further their library education at the graduate level without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin. The recipients must enter a formal program of graduate study leading to a degree or ad vanced certificate at an ALA accredited school. As many scholarships as possible will be award ed, depending upon the total amount of con tributed funds. The award may be withheld in any year when there are no worthy recipients. Administered by ALA Awards Committee and the Library Education Division. Application and recommendation forms are available from the jury chairman. Applications must be sub mitted by January 10, 1971. Chairman J. Phil lip Immroth, Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213. Staff Liaison, Delores Vaughan. F rancis Joseph Campbell Citation. An annual award, consisting of a citation and medal, presented to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the advance ment of library service for the blind. This con tribution may take the form of an imaginative and constructive program in a particular li brary; a recognized contribution to the national library program for blind persons; creative par ticipation in library associations or blind orga nizations which advance reading for the blind; a significant publication or writing in the field; imaginative contribution to library administra tion, reference, circulation, selections, acquisi tions, or technical services, or any activity of ecognized importance. Donated and adminis ered by Round Table on Library Service to the Blind. Deadline for nominations, January 15, 1971. Send nominations to jury chairman (to e appointed). Staff Liaison, Ira Phillips, ALA eadquarters.