ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries November 1987 / 651 • Procedural Guide to Automating an Art Li- brary, ed ited by P atricia J. B arn e tt and Amy Lucker (48 pages, 1987), features four papers p re­ sented at a session sponsored by the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) C om puter and Museum Groups at their 1986 Annual Confer­ ence in New York. The editors have prepared a Summary on working tow ard a model art library and inform ation system, and have included a glos­ sary of terms, a directory of projects and systems, and an annotated bibliography. The cost is $15 (plus $1 billing fee if not prepaid) from ARLIS/NA Occasional Papers, 3900 E. Tim rod St., Tucson, AZ 85711. ISBN 0-942740-06-8. • Proposals and Contracts for Library Automa­ tion: Guidelines fo r Preparing RFP’s, by Edw in M. Cortez (225 pages, June 1987), is a step-by-step handbook on w riting RFPs and negotiating the re­ sulting contract. Nearly half of the book consists of appendices showing examples of functional, tech­ nical, contract, and miscellaneous specifications for use in various situations. The book was co­ published by ALA and Pacific Inform ation, In c ., a California consulting firm. Copies m ay be ordered for $29 from ALA O rder/Billing, 50 E. H uron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795. ISBN 0-8389-2043-8. • Sound Recordings and the Library, by Sharon G. Almquist (37 pages, August 1987), published as Occasional Paper no. 179 by the University of Illi­ nois G raduate School of Library and Inform ation Science, provides an overview of recording tech­ nology from Edison’s phonograph to the compact disk. Copies are $3.00 (prepaid, plus $.50 ship­ ping) from Occasional Papers, GSLIS Publications O ffic e , U n iv e rsity of Illin o is a t U rb a n a - Cham paign, 249 Armory Building, 505 E. Armory St., C ham paign, IL 61820. • Statistical Norms fo r College and University Li- braries (42 pages, 1987) have been derived from the 1985 HEGIS Survey conducted by the U.S. D e­ partm ent of Education. The report contains n a­ tional statistical norms for all HEGIS survey items and breaks them out for independent and public institutions offering associate, bachelor’s, m aster’s, and doctoral degrees. Percentile rankings are pro­ vided for purposes of comparison. Copies m ay be ordered for $35 ($10 extra if not prepaid) from John M inter Associates, Inc., 2400 C entral Ave., B-2, Boulder, CO 80301. ISBN 0-937767-69-7. • Telefacsimile Sites in Libraries in the United States and Canada (3d ed., 1987) contains 700 list­ ings for libraries th a t use telefacsimile in support of interlibrary loan activities. The directory is orga­ nized by state and institution, w ith indexes by city, telefacsimile phone num ber, and institution. Cop­ ies may be ordered for $18 from CBR Consulting Services, Inc., P.O . Box 248, Buchanan D am , TX 78609-0248. ■ ■ CALENDAR November 13—Communication: SBCLS SouthNet Staff De­ velopment Subcommittee workshop, Conven­ tion C enter, Santa C lara, California. Arch Lust- berg will speak on “T urning C onfrontation into C om m unication” and “Effective Public Speak­ ing.” Fee: $35 for CLA/SouthNet members, $50 for non-members. Contact: California Library Association, 717 K St., Suite 300, Sacramento, CA 95814-3477. 13—New technology: “M anaging Technology: Real Life Stories from H i-Tech L ib raries,” a symposium sponsored by ACRL’s G reater New York M etropolitan Area C hapter, New School for Social Research, 66 W. 12th Street., New York City. Speakers include Sheila C reth and John Rizzo, plus a panel of case study perspec­ tives m oderated by Frederick Low. The p ro ­ gram will focus on how front line librarians, di­ rectors, and networks are meeting the challenges of multi-levels of technology. C ontact: Janet W a g n e r, H o fstra U niversity L ib ra ry , 1000 Fulton Ave., Plempstead, NY 11550; (212) 560- 5963. 19—Automation: “G etting the Most out of Your P C ,” an autom ation workshop sponsored by the Long Island Library Resources Council and its Regional Autom ation Com mittee, Long Island University, Brentwood Campus. Fee: $10 for LILRC members, others $20. Deadline is No­ vem ber 12. C ontact: PC W orkshop, L IL R C , Melville Library Building, Suite E5310, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3399. December 1-3—O ptical media: 7th Annual Optical Inform a­ tion Systems Conference and Exhibition, New York Hilton Hotel, New York City, sponsored by Meckler Corporation. OIS ’87 will feature sepa­ rate tracks on interactive videodisk, com pact disk technologies, w rite-o n ce o p tical d isk, an d o p tic al in fo rm atio n system s. E ach d a y has a d if­ feren t focus: th e first d a y is on so ftw are, th e sec­ ond d a y is on en d -u ser a p p lic a tio n s , a n d th e th ird d a y is on p ro d uct trends. P reconference w orkshops a re offered on N ovem ber 30. Fee: $575 for fu ll conference, $205 p er d a y . C o n tact: O IS ’8 7 , R e g is tr a tio n D e p a r tm e n t, 11 F e r r y L a n e W e st, W e stp o rt, C T 06 880; (203) 2 2 6 ­ 6967. February 4 - 5 — User education: E a rlh a m C o lle g e -E ck erd C o lle g e B ib lio g ra p h ic In stru c tio n W o rk sh o p , E ck erd C o lle g e , St. P e te rsb u rg , F lo r id a . T h e w orkshop w ill be conducted b y E van F arb e r, h ead lib r a r ia n a t E a rlh a m , an d classroom fa c ­ u lty from th a t in stitu tio n . This y e a r em phasis w ill be p la ce d on th e role of collectio n develop ­ m en t an d th e use of C D -RO M tech n ology in b ib ­ lio g ra p h ic C o n tact: L a r r y H ard esty, D irecto r of L ib r a r y Services, E ckerd C o llege L ib r a r y , E ck­ erd C o llege, 4200 South 54th A venue, St. P eters­ b u rg , F L 33711; (813) 867-1166. 4 - 1 1 —Art: A n n u al conference, A rt L ib ra rie s Soci­ e ty of N orth A m erica , Sh erato n D allas H otel, D a lla s. On the 7th w ill be th e convocation a t th e D a lla s M u s e u m of A r t , f e a t u r i n g k e y n o t e sp eaker D echerd T u rn er. Sessions in clu d e: P res­ e rv atio n O ptions for A rt L ib ra ria n s , C a ta lo g in g F ilm an d V ideo, an d BI for th e V isu a lly L ite ra te S tu d e n t. C o n ta c t: M ila n R . H ugh sto n , (817) 738-1933, or Lois S. Jones, (214) 528-2732. 9 - 1 3 —Music: 57th A n n u al C onference, M usic L i­ b r a r y A ssociation, H y a tt R egen cy, M in n eap o lis. On th e 9 th , a P reconference w orkshop on a r ­ chives an d a rc h iv a l m a te ria ls in m usic. R e g u la r sessions in c lu d e m usic resources in sp ecial areas of th e lib r a r y , p la n n in g for lib r a r y aud io f a c ili­ ties, c o p y rig h t, sub ject access for p o p u la r m usic, th e state of m usic lib ra ria n sh ip as a profession, an d m usic of M inn eso ta. C o n tact: M a rtin A. S il­ v e r, M u sic L ib r a r y , U n iv e rsity of C a lif o r n ia , S a n ta B a rb a ra , CA 93106; (805) 961-3609. 1 7 — S p e c ia l c o lle c tio n s : “ S p e c ia l C o lle c tio n s : T reasu re or T r ia l,” a w orkshop sponsored b y the In la n d E m p ire C h a p te r of th e C a lif o r n ia L i­ b r a r y A ssociation, C lare m o n t C olleges L ib r a r y , 8th an d D artm o u th , C larem o n t. Speakers in ­ clu d e H en ry L . S n yd er, R o m aine A hlstrom , P e­ ter B riscoe, D avid Z eid b erg, an d Je ff W eb er. Fee: $25. C o n tact: Ju d y H arv e y S a h a k , Denison L i b r a r y , S c r ip p s C o lle g e , C la r e m o n t , C A 91711; or Ju d ith A uth , (714) 782-5213. April 7 - 9 —Missouri: S p rin g C on ference, M issouri Asso­ c iatio n of School L ib r a r ia n s , H ilton P la z a Inn an d M a rrio tt-P la z a , K ansas C ity . T h em e: “Fo­ cus on th e F u tu r e .” C o n tact: Beth C o bb, M A SL P u b lic it y C h a i r , 3 1 0 8 D e l R io D r iv e , H ig h R id ge, MO 63049. ■ ■ THEISSALC SDA DEIF 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. 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