ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


546 /  CírRL News

September
2 7 - P r in t i n g  history: 11th Annual C o n feren ce, 

American Printing History Association, Wood 
Auditorium, Avery Hall, Columbia University, 
New York. Conference theme is “The Printing 
Surface,” and will include papers on the history 
and properties of woodblocks, copper plates, 
lithographic stones, and more modern printing 
surfaces. Fee: $25 for APHA members, $30 for 
non-members. Contact: APHA, P .O . Box 4922, 
Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163.

2 8 -O c to b er 3 — Management: Advanced Manage­
ment Skills Institute, sponsored by A R L ’s Office 
of Management Studies, to be held in Airlie, V ir­
ginia. The sessions focus on organizational diag­
nosis, problem solving and change, goal setting 
and planning, building management teams, ex­
ecutive role, and leadership. Fee: $490. Contact: 
ARL/OMS, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N .W ., 
Washington, D C  20036; (202) 232-8656.

3 0 — Bibliography: Sixth Hanes Lecture, Manning 
Hall, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 
S peaker will be Paul N eed h am , c u r a to r  of 
printed books àt the Pierpont Morgan Library, 
on “The Bradshaw Method: Henry Bradshaw’s 
Contribution to Bibliography.” Contact: Libby 
Chenault, Rare Book Collection, Wilson L i ­
b ra ry  0 2 4 A , U niversity of N orth C a r o l i n a , 
Chapel Hill, NC 27514; (919) 962-1143.

October
3 -O h io  Chapter: “Strategic Planning: Today’s Ac­

ademic Library Tom orrow ,” the 1986 confer­
ence of the Academic L ibrary Association of 
Ohio, Holiday Inn on the Lane, Columbus. F e a ­
tured speakers are JoAn Segal, executive director 
of A C R L , and Charles M. Galloway, Ohio State 
University Department of Education. Contact: 
Peri I. Sw itzer, W rig h t S tate University L i ­
braries, Dayton, OH 45435; (513) 873-3020.

6 - 7 — Grants: 31st Institute on Federal Funding, 
sponsored by the National Graduate University, 
Washington Marriott Hotel, Washington, D .C . 
On the agenda are speakers from the National 
Science Foundation, the Departments of E d u ca­
tion, C o m m erce , E n erg y , In te rio r, Ju stice, 
Army, Navy, Treasury, Agriculture, and D e­
fense, NASA, the American Medical Associa­
tion, the American Association for the Advance­
ment of Science, and the National Association of

College and University Business Officers. The 
program will focus on current research and de­
velopment, information resource management, 
training, and other knowledge-intensive pro­
grams currently given top priority for grants and 
contracts. Fee: $295 (after September 29, $325). 
Contact: National Graduate University, 1101 N. 
Highland St., Arlington, VA 22201; (703) 5 27 ­
4800.

7 - 8 — Instructional skills: “Fundamentals of I n ­
structional Delivery,” a seminar sponsored by 
the National Federation of Abstracting and In ­
d ex in g S e r v ic e s , P h i la d e lp h ia . I n s t r u c t o r :  
Edw ard E . Jones, president of Management 
T r a in in g  Consultants. F ee: $400 for N FA IS 
m em bers, $500 for non-m em bers. C o n ta ct: 
N FA IS, 112 S. 16th Street, Philadelphia, PA 
19102; (215) 563-2406.

8 - 9 — Automation: Fifth Texas Conference on L i ­
brary Automation, sponsored by the University 
of Houston-University Park Libraries, will be 
held at the Stou ffer G reen w ay Plaza H otel, 
Houston. Speakers will include Raymond Nim­
m e r, R ic h a r d  L u c e , Jo h n  C o r b in , J e n n if e r  
Cargill, Mary Ellen Clapper, and Kate Nevins. 
Fee: $90. Contact: Carol Hawks, University of 
H o u s to n -U n iv e r s ity  P a r k  L i b r a r i e s ,  4 8 0 0  
Calhoun Blvd., Houston, T X  77004; (713) 749­
7135.

8 - 1 0 — M ic h ig a n  C h a p te r : “ Successful F u n d ­
raising for Academic Libraries,” will be one of 
three programs sponsored by A C R L ’s Michigan 
Chapter as part of the Michigan Library Associ­
ation’s Annual Conference in Flint. Featured 
speakers will be E ric Lewandowski, manager of 
sponsored programs for O C L C , and Dwight 
Burlingame, vice president of university rela­
tions, Bowling Green State University. A second 
program, “Library Surveying Techniques,” will 
be presented by Eileen Hitchingham, Oakland 
University. A third program, “The Structure of 
Education for Academic Librarianship,” will be 
co-sponsored with the MLA Library Education 
Caucus. Contact: Marianne Gessner, Michigan 
Library Association, 415 W . Kalamazoo, Lans­
ing, MI 48933; (513) 487-6868.

1 4 - 1 7 — M anagem ent: Basic M anagement Skills 
Institute, sponsored by A R L ’s Office of Manage­
ment Studies, held in Lincoln, Nebraska. The 
sessions address problem-solving, staff motiva-

CALENDAR





How a modem library 
solved a traditional 

problem with 
easy-access microforms.

In the m idst o f  dow ntow n Miami's
skyscrapers is a com plex o f  low­
rise stucco structures collectively 
known as the M etro-Dade Cul­
tural Center. The occu pan t o f the 
largest o f these stru ctu res, the 
M iami-Dade Public Library/M ain 
B ra n ch ,ju st celeb rated  its first 
anniversary at the site.

W hen the new library w as 
being planned, provisions w ere 
m ad e to update everything from  
the card  catalo g —  now online —  
to the heating and cooling sys­
tem . One system , however, w as 
carried  over from  the old Main 
Branch: storing periodicals in a 
rem ote location. “Remote storage 
doesn’t provide the best access, 
but it worked well enough in the 
old library so we thought we'd 
try it here,'” says Head Librarian 
Edw ard Kilrov. “W ithin m on th s, 
we discovered a p rob lem ." Kilroy 
explains: “Our dow ntow n p a tro n ­
age grew  d ram atically when we 
moved here. More patrons put 
m ore pressure on our s ta ff and 
on our periodical retrieval equip­
m ent —  a conveyor-type book 
lift. During som e busy lunch 
hours, the book lift broke down 
entirely, leaving us unable to sup­

 

ply people with the inform ation 
they needed. T hat's when we 
began to think seriously about 
converting m ost o f  our periodical 
collection to m icro fo rm s."

Business and Science L ib rar­
ian E dw ard  Oswald led the 
conversion drive bv con tactin g 
University M icrofilms Inter­
national. “UMI w as already 
supplying us with 2 0 0  sub­
scriptions to periodicals in m icro ­ Edxvard Oswald and Edward Kilrov, 
form . We felt confident they Miami-Dade Public Library.
could help us select and m an ag e tional system. W e can help you 
even m o re ." A thoughtful solve your institution’s access 
purchasing p ro g ra m , using pop­ problem s, too; why not call or 
ular indexes as buying guides, re­ w rite us to find out how?
sulted in 1 6 0 0  new subscriptions; 
these w ere then installed with 
the library's existing m icroform s 
and frequently-used bound 
periodicals in an inviting, new 
lobbv-level reading area.

Today’s M iami-Dade patron 

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enjoys improved access to a w ider A Bell & Howell Information Company
300 North Zeeb Road 

range o f periodicals because Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106
the library s ta ff —  with UMI's 1-800-521-3044
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September 1986 /  549

tion, decision making, effective use of groups
supervisory leadership, performance appraisal
and co m m u n icatio n . F ee: $ 32 5 . C o n ta c t:
ARL/OMS, 1527 New Hampshire Ave., N .W .
Washington, DC 20036; (202) 232-8656.

13-25— Higher education: “American Dreams:
The National Debate about the Future of Edu
cation,” a symposium hosted by the Indiana Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Penna. Th
program will combine presentation and debate
Speakers and debaters include Phyllis Schlafl
(Eagle Forum), Eleanor Smeal (NOW), Cheste
Finn (Department of Education), Mary H at
wood Futrell (NEA), and Stanley Aronowit
(CUNY). Contact: American Dreams, Depart
ment of Sociology-Anthropology, IUP, Indiana
PA 15705; (412) 357-2730, 357-2227.

14—Reference service: “Are We Getting Wher
We Are Going? Evaluating Reference Services,
a workshop conducted by Charles A. Bunge o
the University of Wisconsin Library School, wil
be held at the University of Texas, Thompso
Conference Center, Austin. Fee: $35. Contact
Mel Boggins, Director of Placement and Contin
uing Education, Graduate School of Librar
and Information Sciences, University of Texas
Austin, TX 78712-1276; (512) 471-3821.

ìO-November 1— South Carolina: South Carolin
Library Association Annual Convention, Radis
son Hotel, Columbia. Contact: Susan Hollifield
University of South Carolina Library, 171 Uni
versity Parkway, Aiken, SC 29801; (803) 229
8367.

10-November 2 — A frican a: F a ll M eeting
Archives-Libraries Committee of the Africa
Studies Association, Madison, Wisconsin. 
meeting of the Cooperative Africana Micro
forms Project is also planned. Contact: D.M
Hull, Chair, Moorland Springarn Research Cen
te r, How ard U niversity, W ash in g to n , D
20059; (202) 636-7260.

November
1-7— Technical services: “ Form ats: Old an

New,” the Online Audiovisual Catalogers Con
ference ’86, hosted by O C LC , Dublin, Ohio
Sh irley Lew is (In fo rm a tio n  Services) an
Donald Bidd (National Film Board of Canada
will be keynote speakers. Fee: $25 for OLA
members and O C LC  user group school librari
ans, $35 for non-members. Contact: Barbar
R itchie, Project M anager-LS/2000, O C L C
In c ., 6565 Frantz Road, Dublin, OH 43017
0702.

ì-9 — Ontario: “Excellence and Leadership: Th
Challenge,” 84th Annual Conference, Ontari
L ibrary Association, Royal York Hotel, T o
ronto. C o n ta ct: O LA , 73 Richm ond Stree
West, Suite 402, Toronto, Ontario M5H 1Z4.

2 — Gillard Lecture: 17th Annual William A. Gil
lard Lecture, St. John’s University Council Hall
Jam aica, New York. Lecturer will be John N

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Contact: Mildred Lowe, Division of Library and 
Information Science, St. John’s University, J a ­
maica, NY 11439; (718) 990-6200.

1 8 -2 1 — Management: Basic Management Skills 
Institute, sponsored by ARL’s Office of Manage­
ment Studies, held in Scottsdale, Arizona. See 
October 14-17 entry.

December
1 -4 —Management: Library Analytical Skills In­

stitute, sponsored by ARL’s Office of Manage­
ment Studies, to be held in Baton Rouge, Louisi­
ana. Topics covered include the problem-solving 
process, data gathering and analysis, creativity 
and analytical thought, strategy formulation, 
presentation, and implementation. Fee: $450. 
C on tact: ARL/OMS, 1527 New Ham pshire 
Ave., N.W ., Washington, DC 20036; (202) 232­
8656.

January
8 - 9 — Archives: Advanced Records Management, 

a course offered by the Continuing Engineering 
Education Program of George Washington Uni­
versity. The course covers principles of file orga­
nization, indexing, and electronic storage. In ­
structor: William Saffady. Fee: $650. Contact: 
Darold Aldridge, Continuing Engineering Edu­
cation, George Washington University, Wash­
ington, DC 20052; (800) 424-9773 or (202) 676­
8522. ■ ■

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