ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries May 1983 / 167 CALENDAR June 2 0 - 2 5 — En v iro nm en t: “C h ange and the Human Elem en t in L ib ra rie s ,” sponsored by th e U niver­ sity o f N otre D a m e C ollege o f Business Adminis­ tration . A cadem ic cred it available. F e e: $210. O n-cam pus housing for the week av ailab le for under $ 5 0 . C o n ta ct: C . Joseph Sequ in, D irecto r, MSA P ro gram , University o f N otre D a m e, Box 2 0 4 , N otre D a m e , IN 4 6 5 5 6 . 2 0 -S e p te m b e r 3 — C o n tin u in g E d u ca tio n : Drexel U niversity’s School o f L ib ra ry and Inform ation Scien ce will offer 12 regular graduate courses and 11 intensive one-w eek workshops for gradu­ ate cred it. All are open to p ost-M LS students. C o n ta ct: Jo h n B . H all, Assistant D ea n , School o f L ib ra ry and In fo rm atio n Scien ce, D rexel Uni­ versity, P hiladelp hia, PA 1 9 1 0 4 ; (215) 8 9 5 -2 4 7 4 . 2 3 - 2 4 — M icro c o m p u te rs : “ T h e M icro C o u rse: Fu nd am entals and L ib ra ry Applications o f M i­ cro co m p u ters,” Los Angeles. Course leaders are Robert M ason and H eath er N icoli. F e e : $175 ($ 1 5 0 prior to M ay 31) fo r both days; $95 for one day. C o n ta ct: M etrics R esearch C o rp o ratio n , 180 Allen R oad, Suite 2 0 0 South, A tlan ta, GA 3 0 3 2 8 ; (404) 2 5 5 -1 9 7 6 . August 8 - 1 2 — M icrocom puters: “M icro ’s H ardw are, S o ft­ w are, C o u rsew are,” a one-day workshop on m i­ crocom p uters held at Paducah (August 8 ), E a s t­ e r n K e n tu c k y U n iv e r s ity (A u g u st 10) an d N orthern K entucky University (August 12), and sponsored by th e Kentucky L ib ra ry Association. Fee: $ 1 5 . C E U s available. C o n ta ct: Je n n ie S. B o y a rsk i, P a d u c a h C o m m u n ity C o lle g e L i ­ brary, P .O . B o x 7 3 8 0 , P ad ucah , K Y 4 2 0 0 1 ; (502) 4 4 2 -6 1 3 1 , ext. 132. September 1 8 - 2 1 — L I T A : T h e first n a tio n a l co n fere n ce o f A L A ’s L ib ra ry and Info rm atio n Technology As­ sociation, B a ltim o re, will have the th em e: “I n ­ form ation and Technology: At the Crossroads.” F o u r general sessions will featu re keynote speak- ENTER EXCELLENCE Log on to ABI/INFORM®. See the outstanding im­ provem ents in the oldest and largest business database. File reload ABI/INFORM has been reindexed and edited. This total file cleanup is a first in the online in­ dustry. Class codes The new classification system increases search­ ing precision. Now, topical subsets can be cre­ ated. For more details, call or write the database com ­ pany. Data Courier Inc 620 South Fifth Street Louisville, Kentucky 40202 800/626-2823 502/582-4111 168 / C &R L News ers: U .S. Senator Charles M athias, J r ., M ary­ land; Howard Resnikoff, vice-president for in­ form ation services, Harvard University; Ithiel D e Sola Pool, professor of political science, M IT ; and John W icklein, executive producer, W ash­ ington Bureau, PBS. Special events include con­ ference panels and state-of-the-art programs on specific topics, hands-on technology shops, a mi­ crocom puter software swapshop, an electronic m ail message center, tours, and a teleconference showcase. F o r m ore inform ation contact: Don H am m er, LITA/ALA, 50 E . Huron S t., C h i­ cago, I L 60611; (312) 944-6780. 2 6 -2 7 — O nline Systems: T h e first national C on fer­ ence on Integrated O nline L ib ra ry Systems, Hy­ att Regency H otel, Colum bus, Ohio. Plenary sessions w ill be followed by breakouts on aspects o f systems unique to academ ic, public, or special libraries. C on tact: G enaw ay & Associates, In c ., 530 W est Regency C ircle, P .O . 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This service lists job postings received at ACRL headquarters four weeks before they appear in C&RL News, as well as ads which, because of narrow deadlines, will not appear in C&RL News. The cost of a six-month subscription is $10 for ACRL mem­ bers and $15 for non-members. C o n ta c t: Classified Advertising Dep't, ACRL, American Library Association, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; (312) 944-6780. FOR SALE ELSEVIER AN TIQ U AR IA N DEPARTMENT. Periodicals and rare books on L ife - and E arth S c ien ces. Over 1 million volumes on stock. Catalogues available on demand. Please write to: Lippijn- straat 4 ,1 0 5 5 KJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands. USED, PRINTED G .K. H A LL CA TA LO G S : 80% discount. Dept. HEW Library: Subject Catalog (1 9 65 ,20v.) and Author/Title Catalog (1 965,29v,). Asking $900. School of Oriental and African Studies Li­ brary (Univ. London): Library Catalogue's First Supplement (1968, 16v.) and Second Supplement (1973, 16v.); $670. Shipped motor freight collect. Contact: Sims Kline, Librarian, Stetson University, De- Land, FL 32720; (904) 734-4121 ‚ ext. 216. POSITIONS OPEN ACQUISITIO NS/PERIO DICALS LIBRARIAN (search reopened). Responsible for administration of monograph and serials acquisi­ tions department having two support staff, student employees, and a $220,000 materials bugdet. Information Desk duty one weekend per quarter. Qualifications: ALA/MLS with emphasis on academic librari- anship. Particulars: 12 month appointment: faculty status and rank; tenure track; appointment at Instructor (minimum $14,276), or Assis­ tant Professor (minimum $16,403), depending on qualifications; State or TIAA retirement, paid entirely by state; 24 days annual leave; 10 holidays; 12 sick days; 60% of health insurance paid. Closing date: June 30,1983; will interview at ALA. Send letter of application, transcript, resume, and 3 reference letters to: Winston A. Walden, Di­ rector of the Library, Felix G. Woodward Library, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN 37044. APSU has 4,000 FTE students, 200 FTE faculty, and is located 50 miles north of Nashville. An EEO/AA employer. APPLIED LIFE STUDIES L IB R A R IA N . Position available July 1, 1983. A permanent position. The applied Life Studies Librarian working under the direction of the Assistant Director of Public Ser­ vices for Life Sciences is responsible for the administration and oper­ ation of the Applied Life Studies Library. This individual works closely with the students and faculty of the College of Applied Life Studies and Department of Dance in collection development, and the devel­ opm ent and provision of reference, research, instructional services, and cataloging. Selects, trains, and supervises student and clerical staff. Required: master's degree in library science from an ALA- accredited library school, o r its equivalent; minimum of three years successful professional experience in an academic, research, or special library; demonstration of personal commitment to service; understanding of research library activities and procedures; demon­ strated administrative ability; evidence of research orientation and the ability to engage in scholarly research. Preferred: knowledge of subject areas relevant to the fields of leisure studies and recreation, physical education, health and safety education, sports medicine, or dance; experience in reference, collection development, cataloging, and bibliographic instruction. Desired: experience in online search­ ing and computer-based reference systems. Librarians have faculty rank. Minimum Assistant Professor rank with salary ranging from $18,000 upwards depending on qualifications with scholarly cre­ dentials. Librarians must meet general university requirements for promotion and tenure (research, publication, and university/com­ munity/professional service) in addition to performing specific library assignments. Send complete resume with names and addresses of five references to: Allen G. Dries, Library Personnel Manager, Uni­ versity of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign, 127 Library, 1408W. G regory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801; phone (217) 333-8169. For maxi­ mum consideration, applications and nominations should be re­ ceived no later than June 1,1983. The University of Illinois is an af­ firmative action, equal opportunity employer. A R C H IV IS T of the Charles B abbage Institute Collection. The Charles Babbage Institute for the History of Information Processing at the University of Minnesota exists to document and study the his­ tory of information processing. To that end it supports programs of publication, scholarly symposia, graduate research, and an archival center and clearinghouse that works to insure preservation of the records of information processing. The archivist of the Charles Bab­ bage Institute Collection, which is administered by the University Li­ braries, holds a 12-month appointment on a continuous appoint­ ment track as Assistant Librarian in the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Libraries. The archivist is a member of the staff of Walter Li­ brary and reports to the Director of that library. Walter Library in­ cludes five other archives and manuscripts collections: the Chil­ dren’s Literature Research Collections, the Immigration History Research Center Collection, the Northwest Architectural and Per­ forming Arts Archives, the Social Welfare History Archives, and the University Archives. The archivist is responsible for managing the Collection, including performing or supervising the functions of ac­ quisitions, appraisal, arrangement and description, and preserva­ tion of records, and for providing access to and reference service from the Collection. The archivist trains and supervises staff mem­ bers, represents the Collection to its multiple constituents, and in consultation with the Institute director promotes use of the Collection through programs of instruction and research. In addition, the archi­ vist is also responsible, in cooperation with the CBI director and staff,