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sentations. The cost will be $15. Those interested in 
receiving inform ation about the conference or pro­
ceedings are encouraged to contact: B arton M.

Lessin, C entral Michigan University, 208 Park L i­
b ra ry , M ount P leasant, MI 48859; (517) 774- 
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College & Research Libraries News is the official 

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academ ic and research libraries. As the official 
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record of selected actions and policy statements of 
the Association and publishes timely reports on the 
activities of ACRL and its sections, committees, 
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M idw inter M eeting on January 25, 1982. ■ ■

Oberlin Conference for College Librarians

F ifty-three head librarians from  independent 
liberal arts colleges m et in O berlin, Ohio, on No­
vem ber 7-8 to discuss a wide variety of common 
concerns ranging from autom ation, preservation, 
and building renovation to collection developm ent 
and collaborating on fundraising w ith college de­
velopm ent offices. The retreat, w hich was held in 
the O berlin College L ib rary , was b u ilt around 
person-to-person exchanges and small group dis­
cussions.

Stanley Paulson, vice-president of the Associa­
tion of American Colleges, outlined some consulta­
tion services th a t his Association could support to 
benefit small institutions beginning search efforts. 
JoAn Segal, ACRL executive director, noted th a t 
m any of those present had been active in ACRL

over the past few years, and she encouraged them  
all to have a stronger presence w ith in  A CRL. 
L inda Smith, a faculty m em ber at the University of 
Illinois G raduate School of Inform ation Studies, 
won the group’s approval for a study of the p ro b ­
lems college librarians face in supporting the sci­
ence curriculum .

The steering com m ittee for the conference in­
cluded W illiam  A. M offett (Oberlin, shown above 
speaking to conferees), Willis Rridegam (Amherst), 
John Sheridan (Colorado College), Kathy Spencer 
(Franklin & Marshall), Christopher McKee (G rin­
nell), Eleanor Pinkham  (Kalamazoo), Becky Pol­
lock (Reed), and R ichard W erking (Trinity). The 
group resolved to reconvene next year at Grinnell 
College, Iowa. ■  ■