ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 450 / C&R L News dards are being met, and arrange for the widest possible availability of the converted records. Ju tta Reed-Scott has been appointed project co­ ordinator. The Recon Project (formerly the ARL Program for Coordinated Retrospective Conver­ sion of Bibliographic Records for Monographs in North American Research Libraries) grew out of a planning study conducted for ARL by Reed-Scott early in 1985. T hat study, supported by funds from the Council on Library Resources, dem onstrated the feasibility of such a program and provided a plan of action for conducting it. The report of the planning study, Plan fo r a North American Pro­ gram fo r Retrospective Conversion, is available for $15 prepaid (ARL members, $10) from ARL, 1527 New H am pshire Ave., N .W ., W ashington, DC 20036. For more inform ation on the Recon Project, co n tact J u tta Reed-Scott, ARL Recon Project, B ra n d e is U n iv e rsity L ib r a r y , W a lth a m , MA 02254. ■ ■ CALENDAR September 20—Western New York/Ontario Chapter: “Aca demic Libraries in a Changing E nvironm ent, 10th A nniversary C o n feren ce of th e ACRL Western New York/Ontario C hapter, Prince o CARL workshop on public speaking “Preparing and Giving Effective Presenta­ tions” drew a capacity crowd of 40 librarians to the University of California, Berkeley, on May 4 for a workshop sponsored by the California Academic and Research L ibrarians (CARL) and the Bay Area L ibrary Inform ation N et­ work (BALIN). Douglas P. Kreitz, of L aw ­ rence Berkeley L aboratories, transferred his considerable expertise in training scientists and engineers to com m unicate effectively to the particular needs of academic, public, and spe­ cial librarians. Kreitz directed his remarks at presentations fre q u e n tly m a d e by p a r tic ip a n ts , such as budget inform ation to boards, one-hour in­ structional sessions, technical inform ation for non-technical audiences, and papers at profes­ sional meetings. Using his own presentation to dem onstrate techniques, Kreitz focused on two key areas: presentation organization and p reparation, and the delivery skills necessary to ease the fear of public speaking. Kreitz stressed the use of vu- graphs or transparencies to eliminate notes, or­ ganize an effective presentation, and improve com munication w ith the audience. The work­ shop ended w ith all p a rtic ip a n ts p re p a rin g their own vu–graphs and delivering a portion of a group presentation. ­ ” f Wales H otel, N iagara–on–the-L ake, O ntario. Speakers include Sharon H ogan, E .J. Josey, Elaine Cohen, and H oward Clark. Fee: Chapter m em bers, $30; non-m em bers, $40. C ontact: Ray E. Metz, Rush Rhees Library, University of R ochester, Rochester, NY 14627; (716) 275- 5602. 26—Printing: “Print C ulture and Enlightenm ent T h o u g h t,” the sixth an n u al H anes L ecture, sponsored by the Rare Book Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and presented by E lizab eth Eisenstein. C ontact: Libby Chenault, Rare Book Collection, Wilson L ibrarv 024A, University of N orth C arolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27514; (919) 962-1143. October 3 —In te lle c tu a l freedom : “ T he L ib rary Bill of Rights in 1985,” a conference sponsored by the University of Iowa School of Library and Infor­ mation Science, Iowa City. Keynote speaker will be Judith Krug, director of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom. Fee: $31.50 ($25 without lunch). Contact: Ethel Bloesch, University of Iowa SLIS, 3087 Library, Iowa City, IA 52242; (319) 353-3644. 5—Personnel: “Com parable W orth: The Issue of the 80s,” a forum sponsored by the California Li­ brary Association, at the Chico Branch of the Butte C ounty L ibrary. Fee: $12. Register by September 21. Contact: Glenda Fain, CLA Fo­ rum , Butte County Library, 1820 Mitchell Ave., Oroville, CA 95966. 10-12—South Carolina: “As the W orld Turns: Li­ braries in the Inform ation Age,” 59th Annual Conference of the South Carolina Library Asso­ ciation, Charleston. The conference theme fo­ cuses on the dynamics of societal trends and their relationship to inform ation-seeking behavior and the field of lib rarian sh ip . C o n ta c t: C arl Stone, Anderson Public L ib rary , Anderson, SC 2 9622. 2 4 - 2 5 — Pacific N orthw est: “C h a n g in g Course: Restructuring Academic L ib r a rie s ,” the 6th An­ nual Jo in t F a ll Conference of the A C R L Oregon and W ashington Chapters, Pack Forest, W a s h ­ ington. Featured speakers include B . J . Busch, area coordinator for the Humanities and Social Sciences L ib ra ry at the University of Alberta; and Paul Baldw in, systems coordinator at Simon Fraser University. C o ntact: Pat Silvernail, U ni­ versity of Oregon; (503) 686-3056. 2 5 — Texas C hapter: “L ib ra ry Standards and Texas L i b r a r i e s ,” F a ll M eeting of the A C R L Texas Chapter and the Texas Council of State Univer­ sity Librarians, Best W estern Villa C ap ri, Aus­ tin. A panel will examine the A C R L College L i ­ brary and L earning Resource C enter Standards. C o n tact: Maxine Johnston, L a m a r University L ib rary , Box 10021, L U Station, Beaum ont, T X 77710; (409) 8 8 0-8118. 2 5 - 2 6 — Georgia C hapter: “2000: An Academic L i ­ brary O dyssey,” C ivic C e n te r, Augusta. F e e : $ 8 .5 0 . C ontact: Ja n ice Fennell, In a D illard Rus- M innesota u p d ate A federal appeals court rejected a fem ale fa c ­ ulty m e m b e r’s claim that she was denied tenure at the University of Minnesota Libraries b e ­ cause of sex discrimination. In its unanimous ruling, filed on Ju ly 8, the three-judge panel of the Eighth U .S. C ircuit Court of Appeals found “that the University adminsitration’s conclu­ sion that (the plain tiff’s) publications did not constitute 'distinction in research and wTiting’ was a reasonable position under the circ u m ­ stances, and justified no inference of sexual dis­ crim in a tio n .” T h e court further noted: “Th ere was no issue of c r e d ib ility in this heav ily- documented record, nor was there any indica­ tion of a sexually hostile environm en t.” Lind a D eB eau-M elting won the first round in the case when district court special master Viola K anatz ruled that the University should grant her tenure. K an atz’s decision was over­ turned by magistrate Patrick McNulty. T h e ap­ pellate court agreed with McNulty that “the critical findings of the master were clearly erro­ neous.” D eB eau-M elting was hired as a tenure-track instructor in 1974 and was denied tenure in 1979 and 1980. In 1981 and 1982 she filed sex discrimination claims under the Rajender con­ sent decree, which provides a legal process for University of Minnesota women faculty to file sex discrimination complaints. T h e decree was adopted as part of the settlement in a 1973 class action suit by Shyam ala R ajender, who argued that she had been denied tenure in the Chem is­ try D ep artm en t because of her sex. sell L ib ra ry , Georgia College, Milledgeville, GA 31 0 6 1 ; (912) 45 3 -4 0 4 7 . N ovem ber 1— New England Chapter: “Librarians and L a b o r Relation s,” A C R L New England Ch apter Fall Conference, University of C o nnecticu t, Storrs. Topics include faculty status, collective barg ain ­ ing, unionism, and the recent strike at Yale. C o n t a c t : S u sa n S h e r i d a n , P u b l i c i t y A C R L / N E C , Amherst College, Amherst, MA 0 1 0 0 2 ; (413) 542 -2 2 1 5 . D ecem ber 5 - 6 — User instruction: E a rlh a m C o lleg e -E ck erd College B ib lio g ra p h ic In stru ction W orkshop, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida. C o n ­ ducted by E v a n F ä r b e r , E a rlh a m College. C o n ­ tact: L a rry Hardesty, D irector of L ib ra ry Ser­ vices, Eckerd College L ib ra ry , St. Petersburg, F L 3 3733. ■ ■ THE CLASSIFIED ADS Deadlines: Orders for regular classified advertisements must reach the ACRL office on or before the second of the month preced­ ing publication of the issue (e.g. September 2 for the October issue). Late job listings will be accepted on a space-available basis after the second of the month. Rates: Classified advertisements are $5.00 per line for ACRL members, $6.25 for others. Late job notices are $12.00 per line for members, $14.00 for others. Organizations submitting ads will be charged according to their membership status. 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