ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 552 / C&RL News • Primary Resources in History: A Guide to the Microform Collections of the University of Missouri­ Columbia Libraries (175 pages, 1987) describes the 600 microfilm collections of historical source mate­ rials held by the University of Missouri-Columbia. Included in the collections are personal and public correspondence, broadsides, handbills, cartoons, diaries, addresses, advertisements, account books, journals, memoirs, bills, laws, and other docu­ ments. A subject index provides access. Copies may be purchased for $9.00 from Special Collections, University of Missouri Libraries, Columbia, MO 65201-5149. • World Film Directors, Volume Two: 1 9 4 5 -1 9 8 5 , edited by John W akem an (1205 pages, 1988), surveys the lives and works of 119 di­ rectors who came into prominence after 1950. Comparable in scope to H. W. Wilson’s Twentieth Century Authors, the volume brings together much information that has been scattered among other film sources and individual biographies. Aca­ demic critics and popular reviews are quoted as commentary on each director’s oeuvre. The book may be ordered for $90.00 from The H. W. Wilson Company, 950 University Ave., Bronx, NY 10452. ISBN 0-8242-0763-7. ■ ■ CALENDAR September 20—Publishing: “Ticknor & Fields: The Business of American Literary Publishing in the 19th Century,” the Ninth Hanes Lecture, Wilson Li­ brary, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Speaker: Michael Winship. Sponsored by the Rare Book Collection and the Hanes Foun­ dation for the Study of the Origin and Develop­ ment of the Book. Contact: Libby Chenault, Rare Book Collection, Wilson Library 024 A, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27514; (919) 962-1143. 24—Philadelphia: “The Book Arts in Philadelphia, 1785-1840,” the 13th Annual Conference of the American Printing History Association, at the Library Company of Philadelphia. Speakers will include Edwin Wolf 2nd, Elizabeth Harris, Jen­ nifer B. Lee, Willman Spawn, and Kenneth Finkel. Fee: $25 for APHA members, $35 for non-members. Contact: James Green, Library Company of Philadelphia, 1314 Locust St., Phil­ adelphia, PA 19107; (215) 546-3181. 26—Standards: Annual meeting of the National Information Standards Organization, Mumford Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. A major topic will be the de­ velopment of a standard common command lan­ guage. Contact: NISO, P.O. Box 1056, Be­ thesda, MD 20817; (301) 975-2814. October 11-14—Office autom ation: 15th Inform ation Management Exposition and Conference, Javits Convention Center, New York. Sessions will be held on developments in FAX transmission. com puter graphics, PC networking, optical disks, and security. Contact: Show Manager, INFO 88,999 Summer St., Stamford, CT 06905; (203) 964-0000. 11-14—Health sciences: Annual Meeting of the South Central Regional Group of the Medical Libraries Association, Lubbock Plaza, Lubbock, Texas. Speakers include Congressman Major Owens and Johnnie Lou Avery. Contact: Anne Trump, Texas Tech University, HSC Library, Lubbock, TX 79430; (806) 743-2204. 14-16—Inter-Americana: The second annual San Antonio Inter-American Bookfair, HemisFair Park, San Antonio, and sponsored by the Guada­ lupe Cultural Arts Center, will feature writers Carlos Fuentes, Larry McMurtry, and August Wilson. The event will offer readings, author re­ ceptions and panel discussions, and publisher’s book exhibits of Latin American and United States authors. Contact: Rosemary Catacalos, Literature Program Director, Guadalupe Cul­ tural Arts Center, 1300 Guadalupe St., San An­ tonio, TX 78207-5519; (512) 271-3151. 19- 21—Public data: 13th Annual Conference, As­ sociation of Public D ata Users, Washington, D.C. Sessions will focus on census data, use of public data for election purposes, the archival function of the U.S. government, and sources of health statistics. Contact: APDU, 87 Prospect Ave., Princeton, NJ 08544; (609) 452-6025. 20- 21—Off-campus services: Off-Campus L i­ brary Services Conference, sponsored by the Central Michigan University Libraries and the CMU Extended Degree Program, Charleston, South Carolina. F eatured speakers include: September 1988 / 553 Anne J. Mathews (U.S. Office of Educational Research and Improvement), Terrence J. Mc- Taggart (University of Wisconsin-Superior), and Evan Ira Färber (Earlham College). Thirty-four paper sessions cover such topics as delivery of li­ brary services to remote sites, BI for non-resident adult students, and developing faculty liaison support. Contact: Maryhelen Garrett, 315 Park L ib ra ry , C e n tra l M ichigan U niversity, M t. Pleasant, MI 48859; (800) 248-9271. 2 3 -2 7 — ASIS: 51st Annual Meeting of the Ameri­ can Society for Inform ation Science, Atlanta Hilton and Towers, Georgia. Keynote speaker will be Stewart Brand, founder of the Whole Earth Catalog, on “Media Technology and the Transformation of Society.” Toni Carbo Bear- man (University of Pittsburgh SL IS), Robert Lee Chartrand (Congressional Research Service), and E d w in B ro w n rig g (Bond U n iv ersity , Queensland) are also scheduled to speak. Con­ tact: ASIS, 1424 16th St., N .W ., Washington, DC 20036; (202) 462-1000. 2 7 -2 8 — Illinois: Fall Conference, Illinois Associa­ tion of College and Research Libraries, New Jum ers-C hateau, Bloomington. Theme: “L i­ brarians, Publishers, and Vendors: Enhancing the Information In terface.” 2 7 - 2 9 — Book arts: 8th Annual Seminar on the Standards of Excellence, sponsored by the Guild of Bookworkers, Newberry Library, Chicago. Fee: $80 for members, $120 for non-members. Contact: Bonnie Jo Cullison, Newberry Library, 60 W . W alton S t ., Chicago, IL 60610; (312) 943- 9090, x440. 28— Eastern New York: Fall Conference, ACRL E a s te rn New York C h a p te r, Sch en ecta d y County Community College. Theme: “Legal Is­ sues in Libraries.” Gerald R. Shields, University of Buffalo SL IS, will present the theme address on “The F B I and Libraries: Catalyst or Cater­ w aul?” Fee: $22 for m em bers, $25 for non­ members. Deadline: October 17. Contact: Eliz­ abeth C. Duncan, Albany Law School, 80 New Scotland Ave., Albany, NY 12208; (518) 445- 2341. 2 8 - 3 1 — A fric a n a : F a ll M eetin g , A rchives- Libraries Committee of the African Studies As­ sociation, McCormick Center Hotel, Chicago. Contact: Mary Alice Kraehe, Collection Devel­ opment D ept., Alderman Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; (804) 924-4989. November 2 - 4 — AV cataloging: “Decision-Making for AV Catalogers,” the Online Audiovisual Catalogers Conference, Pacifica Hotel, Culver City, C ali­ fornia. Dorothy Anderson (UCLA SL IS) and Sheila Intner (Simmons College SLIS) will be keynote speakers. Fee: $45 for OLAC members, $55 for non-members. Contact: Bo-Gay Tong, 1711 Glendon Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024; (213) 825-7557. 3 - 5 — Ohio: Concurrent conference of the Ohio L i­ brary Association, the Ohio Educational L i­ brary Media Association, and the Academic L i­ brary Association of Ohio will be held at the Ohio Center and Hyatt Regency Hotel, Colum­ bus. T hem e: “ Grow ing into the Fu tu re T o ­ gether.” Keynote speakers: Harvey S. Long, Carol Kuhltheau, and John Varis. Contact the OLA/OELMA office at (614) 221-9057. 6 - 9 — Conservation: 30th Allerton Institute, spon­ sored by the Graduate School of Library and In ­ form ation Science, University of Illinois, Ur­ ban a, w ill be held at the C hancellor H otel, Champaign. Theme: “Conserving and Preserv­ ing Materials in Nonbook Form ats.” The key­ note speaker will be Lambertus van Zelst, direc­ tor of the Conservation Analytical Laboratory at the Smithsonian. The fee of $200 includes all ses­ sions, exhibits, and most meals. Contact: Uni­ versity of Illinois G SL IS, 410 David Kinley Hall, 1407 W . Gregory D r., Urbana, IL 61801; (217) 333-3280. 1 8 -1 9 — Classification: “Classification in the Com­ puter Age: A Conversation across the D isci­ plines,” a conference presented by the University at Albany (SUNY) School of Information Science and Policy and the Forest Press, will be held at the Desmond A m ericana In n , A lbany, New York. Current research, the human-machine in­ terface, ties to artificial intelligence, and impli­ cations for future practice will be explored. Fee: $220. Contact: Classification Conference Coor­ dinator, University at Albany-SUNY SISP, 135 Western Ave., Albany, NY 12222; (518) 442- 5115. 19— Computer education: “Ice B reak er’88: Merg­ ing Technologies in the Classroom,” sponsored by the Illinois Computing Educators and the Illi­ nois Association for Educational Communica­ tions and Technology, Andrew High School, Tinley Park, Illinois. C ontact: Sharon Pikul, 6110 Rob Roy D r., Oak Forest, IL 60452; (815) 467-4048. December 4 - 5 — Undergraduate education: “Libraries and Undergraduates: Partners for the F u tu re,” a symposium in honor of the 30th anniversary of the University of Michigan Undergraduate L i­ brary. Speakers will include Virginia Tiefel, Ma­ rion Marzolf, Sharon Hogan, Betsy Wilson, and Nancy Allen. Topics to be discussed are: the commitment of undergraduate libraries, their role in the 21st century, and the role of greater excellence in undergraduate education. Fee: $115. Contact: Barbara MacAdam, Head, Un­ dergraduate Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; (313) 763-5084.