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Continuing Education— VI
E d ito r’s note: Julie Blum e is cu rre n tly  reference 
lib ra ria n  a n d  co o r d in a to r o f  user ed u ca tio n  at 
the H ealth Sciences L ib ra ry , U niversity o f  N orth 
C arolina, C hapel Hill. B efore that she was assis­
tant d ire cto r o f  education o f  the M edical L ib ra ry 
A ssociation.

E arlier articles in th is colum n have d ealt with 
c o n tin u in g  education on a co nceptual level, and 
with ACR L’s p re se n t and p lan n ed  involvem ent. 
But ACRL is not alone in assum ing a resp o n sib il­
ity for h elp in g  m e m b e rs m e e t th e ir lifelong learn ­
in g  goals. M any o th e r  pro fessio n al associations 
have tak en  an active role in th e professional d e ­
v elo p m en t of th e ir  m em bers. In this colum n, w e 
will highlight som e of th e ir activities.

E very association offers co n tin u in g  ed u catio n  to 
its m e m b e rs th ro u g h  its g en eral m eetings. Many 
offer p reco n feren c es, w orkshops, o r sh o rt courses 
in conjunction w ith m eetin g s to p ro v id e m ore in­
te n s iv e  le a rn in g  e x p e rie n c e s . An o u tg ro w th  o f 
this is th e “trav elin g ” w orkshop, in which a suc­
cessful program  is p re s e n te d  at a n u m b e r of loca­
tions, e ith e r  p re d e te rm in e d  or on d em an d ; th e  
M edical L ib rary  Association (MLA), S o u th w est­
ern  L ib rary  Association (SWLA), and Association 
o f  R e s e a r c h  L ib r a r i e s  (A R L ) all h a v e  w e ll- 
e s ta b lis h e d  p ro g ra m s  o f th is  so rt. ALA a n d  a 
n u m b e r of sta te  library associations are packaging 
p o p u la r  w o rk s h o p s  a n d  m e e t i n g s  b y  m a k in g  
audio- o r v ideotapes of th em  available for loan or 
sale. C L E N E  p re se n tly  cosponsors a h o m e-study 
c o r r e s p o n d e n c e  c o u r s e . I n c r e a s in g ly , o t h e r  
groups— including MLA, SWLA, and th e  A m eri­
can A ssociation of Law  L ib ra rie s  (A A LL)— a re  
con sid erin g  th e s e  individualized form ats as a way 
to b rin g  C E  to th e ir  m o re  iso la te d  m e m b e rs, 
T elep h o n e “talk-back” netw orks are y e t a n o th e r 
d e liv e ry  m ech an ism  b e in g  u se d  successfully. A 
n u m b e r o f associations lend or sell o th e r m aterials 
to  a s s is t m e m b e r s  in t h e i r  o w n  p r o fe s s io n a l 
grow th: MLA’s syllabi, ARL's m an ag em en t films, 
and th e  E d u c a tio n a l F ilm  L ib ra ry  A sso ciatio n s 
a d m in istratio n  packets are a few exam ples.

Som e of th e  less traditional ways in w hich as­
sociations a re  w orking in con tin u in g  ed u catio n  in ­
c lu d e  th e follow ing: se v e ra l sta te  a n d  reg io n al 
g ro u p s a rra n g e  b r ie f  ' j o b  e x c h a n g e s” b e tw e e n  
m e m b e rs, and a gro w in g  n u m b e r now  p ro v id e  
small g ran ts to h e lp  finance a tte n d a n c e  a t p ro ­
gram s SW LA p lan s to d e v e lo p  se lf-assessm en t 
m a te r ia ls  to  a llo w  in d iv id u a ls  to  d e t e r m i n e  
reliab ly  and system atically w hich are th e ir  top- 
prio rity  C E  needs. And a few g ro u p s— prim arily 
th o se  w h e re  th e  ed u c a tio n  fu n ctio n  is ad m in is­
te r e d  by h e a d q u a r te r s  staff, so far— offer in d i­
vid u al or in stitu tio n a l c o n su lta tio n s as a way to 
identify and m eet learn in g  needs.

As th e  n u m b e r o f groups pro v id in g  c o n tin u in g  
ed u catio n  grow s, so does th e  n e e d  to coordinate 
activities and dissem inate new s o f w hat is avail­
a b le . C L E N E ’s C o n t i n u i n g  E d u c a tio n  C o m ­
m u n ica to r (and its annual directory) is th e  m ost 
co m p reh en siv e C E  a le rtin g  service for librarians, 
b u t m a n y  o t h e r  a s s o c ia tio n s ( in c lu d in g  ALA, 
SLA, SW LA , MLA, a n d  now  ACRL) reg u larly  
in c lu d e  sh o rt n o tic e s of u p co m in g  p ro g ram s o f 
in te re st to m em b ers in th e ir n e w s le tte rs o r jo u r­
nals.

A final note: too often w e view  ou rselv es only 
as academ ic librarians, and th erefo re as m em b ers 
only of ACRL; c o n s e q u e n tly  w e rem ain unaw are 
o f th e  excellent o p p o rtu n itie s for C E  d e v e lo p e d  
and offered by o th e r associations. H ow ever, we 
sh a re  m an y  n e e d s an d  c o n c e r n s — w e h a v e  all 
b een  affected by technological advances, for in­
stance. If we look aro u n d , w e may find o th e r as­
sociations' program s to be ju st as valuable as o u r 
own, and possibly m ore con v en ien tly  located or 
sc h e d u le d , o r m ore reasonably p ric e d . So k eep  
y o u r eyes and ears o p e n !—Julie B lum e, A C R L  
C E  C om m ittee. ■■

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S ection of th e  L ibrary A dm inistration D ivision 
o f ALA T h e  j a m - p a c k e d  h a n d b o o k  is an  
extra-large serving of hors d o e u v re s a n d  ju st 
as tasty as th e  b e s t goodies in th e  best re sta u ­
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F or $4 you g e t a collection o f tips a n d  ideas 
on pu b lic relatio n s m aterials and te c h n iq u e s 
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m ore. T h e 81-page handbook includes c h ap ­
ters from e x p e rts with ideas a n d  suggestions 
on su c h  su b je c ts as n ew s re le a se s, n e w s le t­
te rs , graphics, c re a tiv e  p ro g ram m in g , p u b lic  
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displays, an n u al re p o rts, legislative tip s, PR 
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O rd e r from : L ib rary  A d m in istra tio n  D iv i­
sio n , A m e ric a n  L ib ra ry  A sso c ia tio n , 50 E, 
H u ro n  S t., C hicago, IL 60611.



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T h e  fo llo w in g  c o n tin u in g  e d u c a tio n  a c tiv i­

ties h a v e  b e e n  liste d  w ith A C R L ’s C o n tin u in g  
E d u c a tio n  C le a rin g h o u se . If y o u r  o rg a n iz a tio n  
is sp o n so rin g  an a ctiv ity  th a t you th in k  m ay 
b e  o f i n te r e s t  to  A C R L  m e m b e rs , p le a se  s e n d  
th e  p e r ti n e n t  d e ta ils to t h e  A C R L  O ffice, 50 
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S P O N S O R : U .S . B u re a u  o f th e  C e n su s 
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T IT L E : A ssertiv e  M a n a g e m e n t 
D A T E : V aries 

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D A T E : O c to b e r 13

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SPO N S O R : D re x el U n iv e rsity , G S L S  

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b r a r i e s  a n d  I n f o r m a t i o n  
C e n te r s  

D A T E : O c to b e r  14 -17 
L O C A T IO N : W e s tc h e s te r C C , Valhall, N.Y. 

SPO N S O R : P r a t t  I n s t i t u t e ,  G r a d u a t e  
S c h o o l o f L ib r a ry  & In f o r ­
m atio n S c ie n c e ; C o n tin u in g  
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D A T E: O c to b e r 1 6 -1 8 — M o n trea l 

N o v e m b e r 13 -15— A tlanta 
J a n u a ry  9 - 1 1 — W ic h ita  
Ja n u a ry  2 2 - 2 4 — H o n o lu lu  

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C O N T A C T : L e a rn in g  R e so u rce s C o rp .

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ods for M e a s u rin g  a n d  D e ­
v e l o p i n g  M a n a g e m e n t  fo r 
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CO ST: $345 

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T IT L E : I m p r o v i n g  Y o u r M a n a g e r ia l  
E ffec tiv e n ess 

D A T E : O c to b e r 16-20



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LOCATION: Atlanta, Ga.
SPONSOR: Am erican M anagem ent Associ­

ation
COST: $595— AMA m em bers; $685-— 

no n m em b ers 
CON TACT: AMA H e a d q u a rte rs 

(212) 246-0800

T IT LE : M u l ti- E th n ic  U n d e r s ta n d in g  
L iteratu re Approach 

DATE: O cto b er 21 
N ovem ber 4 

LOCATION: H untsville, Tex.
SPONSOR: Sam H ouston State U niversity 

Library Science D e p a rtm e n t 
COST: $20

CONTACT: Lesta Burt
(713) 295-6211 Ext. 2153

TITLE: C E  32, Statistical Sources for 
H ealth Science L ibrarians 

C E  33, L ite r a tu r e  o f H e a lth  
C are A dm inistration 

C E  22, Planning H ospital Li­
b ra ry  Facilities 

C E  41, In tro d u cto ry  D ata C ol­
lection and Analysis 

DATE: O cto b er 22 
LO CA TIO N : Baltim ore, Md.

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W elch M edical Library 

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no n m em b ers 

CONTACT: R obert G reseh o v e r 
Johns H opkins U niversity 
W elch M edical Library 
B altim ore, M D  21205

TITLE: M a n a g e m e n t Skills fo r N ew  
M anagers 

DATE: O cto b er 2 3-25— T oronto, O nt. 
O c to b e r  3 0 - N o v e m b e r  1 — 

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C E  39, W om en and B iom edi­

cal L ibrary A dm inistration 
C E  45, L ib r a r y  M a n a g e ­

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C E  42, W orking with G ro u p s 

DATE O cto b er 24 
LO CA TIO N B altim ore, Md.

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W elch M edical Library

COST: $35 M LA  m e m b e r s / $ 5 2 .50 
n o nm em bers 

CON TACT: R obert G reseh o v e r
Johns H opkins U niversity 
W elch M edical L ibrary 
B altim ore, M D  21205

T IT L E : M anaging People 
DATE: O cto b er 2 6 -2 7 — Los A ngeles 

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DATE N ov em b er 6 -8  
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U niversity of Illinois 
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T IT L E O n -L in e L ite ra tu re  S earching 
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DA TE N o v em b er 28-30 

LO CA TIO N Chicago, 111.
SPO N SO R ALA/LITA 

CO ST N ot Available 
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o f E ducation 
COST: Not Available 

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O O IS , C ollege of E ducation 
U niversity of Arizona 
T ucson, AZ 85721

D E C E M B E R

T IT LE C O M  Catalogs 
DATE D e c e m b e r 1-2 

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SPO N SO R SUNY, Albany 

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T IT L E U niversity L ibrary Problem s 
DA TE D e c e m b e r 2 

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SPO N SO R Sam H ouston S tate U niversity 

Science D e p a rtm e n t 
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Anim al H ealth  and D isease 
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T IT L E M anaging th e  D e p a rtm e n t
DATE D e c e m b e r 18-20

L O C A T IO N O rlan d o , Fla.
SPO N SO R N ew  York U niversity

C O S T $495 '
C O N TA C T N ew  York U n iv e rsity , School

of C o n tin u in g  E d u catio n
D iv isio n  of C a re e r  & P ro fe s­

sional D e v e lo p m e n t
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T IT L E A u to m atio n  o f A d m in istra tiv e

S ystem s
DATE: D e c e m b e r 18-20— L os A ngeles

F e b ru a ry  2 6 -2 8 — A tlanta
April 2 3 -2 5 — C hicago

L O C A T IO N : See Above
SPO N SO R: N ew  York U n iv ersity

COST: $495
C O N TA CT: N ew  York U n iv e rsity , School

o f C o n tin u in g  E d u catio n
D iv isio n  of C a re e r  & P ro fe s­

sional D e v e lo p m e n t 
326 Shim kin Hall
N ew  York, NY 10003

Northeastern Illinois University 
— New Library Building

O n S e p te m b e r 7, 1977, N o rth e a s te rn  Illin o is 
U n iv ersity , located on C hicago’s n o rth w e st side, 
o p e n e d  its new  lib ra ry  b u ild in g  in tim e  to  p ro ­
v id e  lib ra ry  s e rv ic e s  for its fall tr im e s te r . T h e  
m o v e in to  t h e  n e w  b u ild in g  h a d  b e g u n  t h r e e  
w eeks e a rlie r on A u g u st 15, sh o rtly  b e fo re  th e  
e n d  of th e  s u m m e r trim e s te r. R e se rv e  se rv ices 
w e re  m a in ta in e d  in th e  old b u ild in g  u ntil th e  e n d  
o f th e  a cad e m ic session, and re fe re n c e  se rv ic e s 
re m a in e d  available via te le p h o n e  th ro u g h o u t th e  
move.

T h e e n tire  collection a n d  m ost of th e  staff an d  
e q u ip m e n t w e re  actually m oved from th e  o ld  to 
th e  n e w  b u ild in g  in only two w eek s th ro u g h  a 
c o n tra c t w ith L ib ra ry  R elocation C o n s u lta n ts o f 
B loom ington, Indiana. H o w ev er, m oving co m p act

sh e lv in g  a n d  re lo c a tin g  som e o th e r  sh e lv in g  a n d  
fu rn itu re  took a few days m ore.

T h e  n e w  lib ra ry  is d e s ig n e d  to  p r o v id e  t h e  
10,000 s tu d e n ts w ho a tte n d  N o rth e a ste rn  Illinois 
U n iv ersity , its faculty, a n d  staff w ith a facility th a t 
m akes u se o f lib ra ry  c o llectio n s a n d  se rv ic e s as 
e a s y  as p o s s i b l e . F o u r  o f  t h e  five f lo o rs  a r e  
p la n n e d  w ith a se rv ice desk located  a d ja c e n t to 
th e m ain e n tra n c e  o f  th e  floors. E ach floor also 
ho u se s so m e  p o rtio n  of th e  co llectio n  a rra n g e d  on 
o p e n  s h e l v e s , i n t e r s p e r s e d  w ith  c o m f o r ta b le  
study areas.

T he n e w  b u ild in g  has 149,815 gross s q u a re  fe e t 
d istrib u te d  o v e r th e  five floors. S eatin g  capacity 
is 1,505 d is trib u te d  a m o n g  various ty p e s of se a t­
in g , i n c lu d in g  f o u r- p la c e  ta b l e s , lo u n g e - ty p e

N o rth e a ste r n  Illinois U n iversity s new lib ra ry  b u ilding is a m ong the largest b u ild in g  p ro jects o f  the 
u n iv e r sity  s h isto ry.