ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 7 4 2 / C & R L New s CALENDER October 2-6—CD-ROM: The third annual CD-ROM Expo will be held at the Sheraton W ashington Hotel, W ashington, D . C offering a variety of confer­ ences, workshops, andtutorials. T h esch ed u le includes a wide range of events, including tu to ­ rials on the basic principles o f C D -R O M , an­ swers to specific questions about hardw are, software, and applications, information on new databases, updates on th e latest standards and legal issues, news on com panies and products, and insights on em erging technologies. Fees range from $295 to $845, d epending on th e am ount of participation. To register call (800) 225-4698 or (508) 879-6700. 5-6—Law librarians: The Law L ibrarians’ Soci­ ety of Washington, D.C., will continue the cele­ bration of their 50th anniversary with a two-day conference, “New Frentiers at 50.” The confer­ ence site is Loew ’s L’E nfant Plaza H otel lo­ cated in the cen ter of W ashington, D . C ., across from th e Mall. One of the highlights of the conference will be th e opening luncheon with an address by Justice Sandra Day O ’Connor, associate justice of the U nited States Suprem e C ourt. A variety of program s and workshops will be offered as well as a hands-on dem onstra­ tion room with the latest in library technology, a video festival of law library-produced videos, library tours o f some of W ashington’s m ore unusual libraries, and local and national exhib­ itors. To receive a registration packet, contact: C hristine Glaab, Librarian, Kaye Schooler F eirm an Hays and H andler, 901 15th Street, N.W., W ashington,D.C.20005; (202)682-3511. 12— METRO: The annual m eeting of official representatives and staff of m em ber libraries and friends of M ETR O is being held at the Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library of Q ueens Col­ lege, CUNY. Business: Reports to the m em bers from th e p resident, treasu rer, and director; reports of th e standing com m ittees; and elec­ tion of tru stees by m em bers. The speaker will be Gary G iddins, jazz critic. A reception will follow. Call: (718) 852-8700 for information and registration. 13— Eastern New York/ACRL: The Fall Confer­ ence of the Eastern New York C hapter of ACRL will be held at H udson Valley Com m unity College, Troy, N ew York. T he th em e for th e day-long conference will be “Library C onnec­ tions.” Evan Farber, librarian of Earlham Col­ lege, Indiana, will present the keynote address to begin th e activities in th e m orning. H e will give a general overview o f th e issues to be discussed during th e conference. Following F a rb e r’s p resen tatio n th ere will be individual discussion groups on a variety of library connec­ tions including: connections with students; with faculty; with a publisher; with th e com puter center; with your staff; with interlibrary loan; and trends, changes, and the im pact of FAX on ILL. Registration is $22 for m em bers, $25 for non-m em bers, and $ 13 for students and re tir­ ees. Registration deadline is O ctober 2,1989. F o r fu rth e r inform ation contact: M ary-Alice Lynch, Vice-President/Program Chair, Schenec­ tady County Com m unity College, 78 W ashing­ ton Avenue, Schenectady, N ew York, 12305; (518) 346-6211, x238. 14-15—Book fair: The California Book Fair Asso­ ciates and the California Book Auction G aller­ ies are working to g eth e r to p rese n t a special S outhern C alifornia Book F air at th e Santa M onica A uditorium , 1855 M ain St., Santa Monica. Admission is $5 for both days or $3 for Sunday only. This is the ninth annual event put on by th e California Book Fair. Special attrac­ tions inside the auditorium include free book appraisals by th e California Book Auction, and sale booths carrying th e books most w anted by collectors, investors, andreaders. Outside, major authors will speak on th e ir craft. F ood and beverages are available. F o r inform ation call: (214)875-0555. 16-17—Law libraries: The Practising Law Insti­ tu te is offering a sem inar, “M anaging th e P ri­ vate Law Library: Delivering Information Serv­ ices,” at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. both days. This program focuses on inform ation m anagem ent services for today’s law firms and corporate legal depart­ m ents. It will examine how private law librari­ ans can design and im plem ent inform ation services to m eet th e changing practice and S e p te m b e r 1 9 8 9 / 743 business n e e d s o f th e ir firm s, w hile also e n ­ hancing firm profitability. T h e faculty will dis­ cuss integrating external inform ation with in te r­ nal inform ation, making use o f technology, and th e effect o f expanding m ultinational practice. F e e for th e sem inar, in clu d in g c o u rse h a n d ­ book, is $295. Individual copies o f th e co u rse handbook m aybe p urchased separately for $50. C ontact: P ractisin g Law In stitu te , D e p t. 8A- 105, 810 S eventh A venue, N ew York, N ew York, 10019; (212) 765-5700x271. 22-25—Medical Library Association: The them e o f th e Annual C o n feren ce o f th e South C entral R egional G roup o f th e M edical L ib rary Asso­ ciation is “T h e 89 R un to E x c e lle n ce ,” which reflec ts th e O klahom a L an d R un C e n te n n ia l and th e p u rsu it o f excellence in e d u catio n , research, andcom m u n icatio n . This y e a r’s c o n ­ fere n c e will be h e ld at th e M a rrio tt H otel, O klahom a City. A v ariety o f speakers, w o rk ­ shops, sharing sessions, and recreational excur­ sions will be offered. F o r inform ation contact: M a y C o rd iy , M edical Library, M ercy H e a lth C e n te r, 4300 W est M em orial Road, O klahom a City, OK 73120; (405) 752-3390. 25—New technology: C A RL-South will p re se n t an all-day program : “Fast Forw ard: T h e L ibrar­ ian in th e 21st C e n tu ry ,” at C alifornia State U niversity, Long Beach. T h e keynote sp e ak e r will b e p h ilo so p h e r a n d a u th o r T h e o d o r N e l­ son, o f Autodisk, Inc. N elson’s various interests and activities have in clu d ed w orking w ith John Lilly in dolphin research, publishing w ith W il­ liam Jovanovich, and e d itin g th e jo u rn a l C rea­ tive C o m p u tin g . H e is c o in e r o f th e w ords h y p e rte x t a nd h y p e rm e d ia , a n d fou n d in g d e ­ signer o f Project Xanadu, a storage netw ork for electronic publishing being developed by A uto­ disk, Inc. N elson will p rovide an overview o f technological possibilities and challenges envi­ sioned for an information society, touching upon th e use o f hyperm edia, sim ulation, and artificial intelligence. T h e keynote sp eech will b e fol­ low ed by th re e reactors re p re se n tin g d iffe re n t perspectives: Stanford Shaw, history professor, UCLA; P e te r Lyman, associate dean for library technology, USC; and B onnie R ogers, dean, learning resources, Saddleback College. A fter­ noon sessions will showcase applications o f new technologies developed by various libraries and individuals. This series o f sm aller forum s will provide th e opportunity for innovators to share, dem onstrate, andinspire. Registration includes lunch, and is $25 for CLA m em bers and $30 for n o n -m e m b ers. F o r f u rth e r in fo rm a tio n c o n ­ tact: H e n ry D uB ois, U niversity Library, C ali­ fornia State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bell F lo w er Blvd., L ong B each, CA 90840-1901; (213)985-8880. 26-28—Law libraries: “N avigatingth e 90s: R e­ source S tra te g ie s” is th e th e m e for th e first M idw est Regional C o n feren ce o f Law L ib rari­ ans to be held at th e Bismarck H otel in Chicago. P ro g ram topics will include: T im e M anage­ m ent; th e P hilosophy o f R e fe re n c e; I n te r n a ­ tional Business: th e U n ited States and Canada; A utom ation: E rgonom ics and W ork Stations; C om puters in T echnical Services; Acquisitions and E thics; and M arketing a Law L ibrary. T h e M idw est Regional C o nference o f Law L ib rari­ ans encom passes six c h a p te rs o f th e A m erican A ssociation o f Law L ibraries: M id A m erican Association o f Law Libraries, Chicago Associa­ tio n o f Law L ibraries, O hio R egional Associa­ tion of Law Libraries, M innesota Association of Law L ib raries, Law L ib rarian s A ssociation o f W isconsin, a n d M ichigan A ssociation o f Law L ibraries. C ontact: M ary Lu L innane, D eP au l Law Library, 25 E a st Jackson Boulevard, C h i­ cago, IL 6 0 6 0 4 ; (312) 341-8121. 29-N ovem ber 3—Management: T h e Office of M a n ag e m en t Services (OM S) o f th e Associa­ tio n o f R esearch L ibraries will h o st an A d­ v an ced M a n ag em en t Skills I n s titu te at th e E m bassy Suites H otel, D enver, Colorado. T he in stitu te em phasizes skill-building and p ro fi­ ciency in strategy developm ent and action plan­ ning for solving organizational problem s . Typi­ cal subjects a d d re sse d d u rin g th e in stitu te in ­ clude: executive and group le a d e rsh ip skills, problem s-so lv in g m eth o d s, decision-m aking skills, strategic planning, and m anagerial roles. T h e workshop is c o n d u cted by OM S staff using a laboratory approach th at encourages an active p a rtn e rs h ip in th e learn in g process. A dvanced 5 -day In stitu te s are geared for th e library p ro ­ fessional holding senior m anagem ent positions or w ho have a tte n d e d previous in stitutes or th e eq u iv alen t. T h e I n s titu te fee is $550. Room rates at th e E m bassy Suites are $80 p e r person, p e r night (single occupancy, $40 d o u b le occu ­ p an cy ). E n ro llm e n t for this in stitu te is lim ited. I n te r e s te d librarians should call o r w rite th e OM S, Association o f R esearch L ibraries, 1527 New H am pshire Ave., N.W ., W ashington, DC, 20036; (202) 232-8656. November 2-3—Exhibitions: T he M etropolitan M useum of Art, N ew Y orkCity, is offering a m useum w ork­ shop program designed for curators, registrars, p re p a ra to rs , tech n ician s, conservators, arc h i­ vists, a n d lib rarian s in m useum s and re la te d organizations. T his p ro g ram is d ire c te d to p a r­ ticipants w ith a m id-to-advanced level o f expe­ rien ce, w ith resp o n sib ilities for in stallation o f books a n d o th e r p e rtin e n t objects. In stru ctio n 744 / C&RL News will include hands-oninstallationofbooks and flatmaterials.Otherproblem-solvingexercises w ill b e d e v o te d to r e g is tr a tio n m eth od s. In addition to the hands on sessions, faculty will presen t lectu res an d lead grou p discussions. F acu lty in clu des Jean M ih ich , registrar, th e N ew Y orkP u blic Library; M indell Dubansky, preservation librarian, the M etropolitan M u ­ seum o f A rt; and Stefan M ichalski, senior con­ servation scientist, C an ad ian C on servation In stitu te, O ttaw a. This tw o-d a y w ork sh op is divided into th ree com p on en ts: registration , conservation, andinstaUation.Tuition:New York State participants: $ 100; out-of-state partici­ pants: $150. F oríu rth erin form ation contact: S te lla P a u l, M u s e u m W o rk s h o p P ro g ra m , D epartm en t o f P u blic P rog ra m s, The M etro­ politan M u seu m ofA rt, F ifth A v en u e at 82n d Street, N ew Y ork, N Y 10028; (212) 879-5500, x3645. 2-4— Docum entforgery: Pulitzer Prize-winning author L a n y M cM urtiy will deliver thekeynote address at a conference called to exam ine the grow in gn ation al problem offorged h istorical docum ents. T h e conference, sponsored by the U niversity ofH ouston Libraries, will be held at theH oustonM arriottM edical Center. A ccord­ in g to d irector o f libraries R ob in N. D ow n es, th e c o n fe r e n c e is in d ir e c t r e s p o n s e to th e recent findings o f forged Texas historical docu­ m en ts in the collections o f the m ost respected rep ositories a rou n d th e state, as w ell as the private collection o f the governor. The session topics include: forgery detection, tax and legal im plications, dealer/donor/institutional rela­ tions, and the legal, scholarly, and adm inistra­ tiv e con cern s o f in stitu tio n s. F o r con feren ce reservation information, contact Pat Bozem an at(713) 749-2726. 6-9— G eo scien ce: “F rontiers in G eoscien ce In­ form a tion ,” G eoscien ce In form a tion S ociety A nnualM eeting, St. Louis,M issouri. Contact: Lois Heiser, G eology Library, IndianaU niver- sity, Bloom ington, IN 47405;(812)855-7170. 11— Educational technology: Illinois Comput- ingE ducators(IC E )andIllinoisA ssociationfor E d u cation al C om m u n ica tion & T ech n olog y (IAECT) will hold the fourth annual educators’ con feren ce, “ Ice B re a k e r ’89: Im p r o v in g In- struction Through Technology ,” atlndian Trail J u n ior H ig h Sch ool, L ak e S treet & K en n ed y Drive, Addison, Illinois. “IceB reak er’89" offers support to the educational com m unity b y pro­ vid in g opportunities for com puter-using edu ­ ca tors to m eet a n d lea rn abou t th e la test a d ­ vances in educational technology. Sessi ons will b e offered o n d esk stop p u b lish in g , softw are utilization, science simulations, CD-ROM tech­ nology, networking, interactive video, L E G O / L O G O , social studies sim ulations, curricular sharing, andcom puters and cooperative learn­ ing. C ontact: A lice Leuffgen, Ice B reak er ’89, 7012 Clayton Court, Downers Grove, IL 6 0 5 16. D e ce m b e r 9— N e w E n glan d h istory: The C om m ittee fora N e w B ib lio g r a p h y , I n c ., a n d th e A m e r ic a n Antiquarian Society are co-sponsoringasympo- sium on the h istory o fN ew E n glan d to be held atthe Antiquarian Society's headquarters at 185 Salisbury Streetin Worcester, Massachusetts. T h e sym posium will introduce an d take focus fromtheculminatingvolumesoftheseriesAfeíe England: ABïbliography of Its History wïyí‹Aí cover studies ofN ew E ngland as a region, and u pd ate the six state volu m es to 1988 pu blica­ tions. The conference w ill start w ith a keynote address on 20th -cen tu ry studies o fN e w E n g­ la n d ’s e a rly com m u n ities d e liv e r e d b y A la n Taylor,assistantprofessorofNewEnglandand Americanstudies atBostonUniversity andalso theauthorofthehistoriographicalessayw hich prefaces the new volume. Followingthis will be m o r n in g a n d a fte r n o o n p a n e l d iscu s sio n s . ConcludingremarkswillbemadebyJackLarkin, c h i e f h is to r ia n fo r O ld S tu r b r id g e V illa g e . R eg istra tion fo r th e sy m p osiu m w ill b e $10, w ith lunch available for an additional $ 10. For r e g is tra tio n an d m ore in form a tion con tact: C arolineSloat(508)347-3362. ■ ■ Advertiser index Book H o u s e .................................................692 R.R. B o w k e r..................................... 666, 737 Cam bridge University P re s s ..................... 658 C h a d w yck-H e a le y........................... 637, 665 CLSI ............................................................. 735 Data R e s e a rc h ........................................... 678 EBS Book S e rv ic e ......................................699 E b s c o .................................................... cover 3 G a y lo rd ........................................................738 Institute for Scientific Info........647, 673, 705 M ohawk M id la n d ....................................... 731 O m n ig ra p h ic s ......................................cover 4 R e a d e x ........................................................717 K.G. S a u r .....................................cover 2, 700 H.W. W ils o n ................................................708