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THINKERS WANTED FOR BI THINK TANK
ACRL’s Bibliographic Instruction Section will sponsor an institute in Dallas, Texas, June 21- 

23, on "The Educational Roles of Academic Libraries: State-of-the-Art and an Agenda for the 
Future." Ten participants will be selected to discuss the future of academic user education. Think 
tank members must meet the following criteria: 1) significant research on issues germane to user 
education in academic libraries; 2) innovation in educational services on a national or regional 
level; 3) publication or presentation of theoretical issues contributing to the conceptual develop­
ment of user education in academic libraries. Anyone interested in participating should contact, by 
M arch 31, Betsy Baker, Northwestern University Library, Evanston, IL 60208; (312) 491-7656.

CALENDER
March
13—Research libraries: “The Research Library: 

Mission and Reality,” will be the them e of this 
year’s Conference of the Librarians’ Association 
at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 
Speakers will include Kathleen Molz, Columbia 
University; Sharon Hogan, Louisiana State Uni­
versity; and D uane Webster, ARL. Registration 
fee: $30 for non-members, $15 for students, be­
fore February 21. Contact: Eileen M cG rath, 
North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, CB 
#3930, University of North Carolina at Chapel 
Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3930; (919) 962- 
1172.

May
1-3—New Hampshire: The annual conference of 

the New Hampshire Library Association will be 
held at the Center of New Hampshire, Manches­
ter. The them e will be “New Hampshire Library 
Association: A Centennial Celebration.” Con­
ta c t: C a ro l W est, C o n feren ce C h a ir, N ew 
Hampshire College, 2500 N. River Road, Man­
chester, NH 03104; (603) 668-2211, ext. 2159.

4 -6 —Archives: The Midwest Archives Conference 
will hold its annual spring meeting in Chicago. 
Archivists, historians, librarians, museum cura­
tors, m anuscript curators, records m anagers, 
oral historians, and anyone interested in the 
preservation and use of historical materials is in­

vited to atten d . C ontact: Shirley J. B urton, 
NARA-Chicago Branch, 7358 S. Pulaski Road, 
Chicago, IL 60629; (312) 581-7816.

24-26—L ibrary instruction: The Eighteenth An­
nual Workshop on Instruction in Library Use 
will be held at Bishop’s University, Lennoxville, 
Quebec. Topics of interest to orientation and in­
struction librarians will include art and style in 
communication, stress management in public 
services, and instructing m ulticultural users. 
Speakers will also discuss teaching new technolo­
gies such as CD-ROM and CAL Contact: Patrice 
Stevenson, W orkshop C oordinator, Bishop’s 
University Library, Lennoxville, Quebec JIM  
1Z7, C anada; (819) 569-9551, ext. 213.

August
17-19—Dictionary Society: The biennial meeting 

of the Dictionary Society of North America will 
be held at Cleveland State University, Ohio, 
where the meetings of The American Dialect So­
ciety will take place simultaneously. Bryan G ar­
ner, University of Texas, has been invited to 
speak on his legal lexicography project leading to 
the publication of the Oxford Law  Dictionary on 
Historical Principles. Individuals involved in the 
Waterloo Project have been invited as discus­
sants. Contact: Louis T. Milic, D epartm ent of 
English, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, 
OH 44115; (216) 687-3953. ■ ■