ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 222 / C&RL News CALENDER April 20-22—CD-ROM: “CD-ROM vs. M icrograph­ ics,” a conference sponsored by the Institute for Graphic Com munication, Monterey Beach Ho­ tel, M onterey, C alifornia. CD-ROM systems will be thoroughly discussed as replacements for microforms in a series of case studies. Contact: In stitu te for G ra p h ic C o m m u n ic a tio n , 375 Com monwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02115; (617) 267-9425. 23 - 24— G o v ern m en t In fo rm a tio n : “ Access to Government Information: A Right or a Privi­ lege?” an ACRL regional conference funded in p art by a grant from the Association of College & Research Libraries and by a gift from Barbara Smith, Skidmore College, under the auspices of her 1985 CIS/GODORT/ALA Documents to the People Award. Four ACRL chapters are partici­ patin g in the conference: E astern New York, New England, New Jersey, and the Greater Met­ ropolitan New York Area chapters. Major R. Owens, librarian and Representative for New York’s 12th Congressional District, will deliver the dinner address for the conference, to be held at the Albany Hilton, Albany, New York. Other speakers include Robert Lee C hartrand (Con­ gressional Research Service), Steven Garfinkel (General Services A dm inistration), D onna A. Demac (attorney and author), Scott Armstrong (National Security Archive), Robert J. Freem an (C o m m itte e on O p en G o v e rn m e n t), an d Charles R. McClure (Syracuse University SIS). Fees: ACRL members, $30; non-members, $35; Thursday evening dinner, $12.50. Contact: Gil­ lian H. Lewis, Skidm ore College, S aratoga Springs, NY 12866. 24— CD -R OM : Science and E ngineering Aca­ demic Librarians, San Diego State University. The program will include dem onstrations by vendors and a user panel discussion. Fee: CARL m em bers, $10; non-mem bers, $15. C ontact: Anne Turhollow, Science and Technology Sec­ tion, University Library, San Diego State Uni­ versity, 5300 Cam panile D r., San Diego, CA 92182-0511; (619) 265-4921. May 1—Pornography: “Access or Censorship: Libraries and Pornography,” an institute sponsored by the L ibrary Association of the City University of New York, will be held at the CUNY G raduate Center, 33 W. 42d St., New York. Included on the program are Bob Guccione, W illiam Mara, B arbara Fisher, Robert W edgeworth, Richard M. Buck, Virgil Blake, and Charles Winick. Fee: $20. Contact: Patrick Grace, Brooklyn College Library, Bedford Avenue and Avenue H, Brook­ lyn, NY 11210. 6 -8 —User Instruction: 15th National LOEX Li­ brary Instruction Conference, Holiday Inn on the Lane, Columbus, Ohio. Theme: “Defining and Applying Teaching Strategies for Library Instruction.” Speakers include Keith Cottam (keynote speaker), Mignon Adams, Thomas F. McNally, and Joan Orm ondroyd. Practical as­ pects of BI, including in-service training of BI li­ brarian s, librarian-classroom faculty tea m ­ te a c h in g , an d e v a lu a tio n of B I, w ill be emphasized. Fee: $85. Contact: LOEX 1987, OSU D epartm ent of Conference and Institutes, P.O. Box 21878, Columbus, OH 43221; (614) 292-4230. 11-13—Com pact Discs: “CD-I: The F u tu re,” a conference sponsored by Online International and devoted to the Com pact Disc Interactive, will be held at the Moscone Center, San F ran ­ cisco. CD-I has a capacity for storage of audio, video, text, and d ata th at exceeds any other m e­ dium. Contact: Online International, 989 Ave­ nue of the Americas, New York, NY 10018; (212) 279-8890. 18-22—Video: L.A. Pro Video Expo, Los Angeles Convention Center, North Hall. An expanded seminar program of more than 60 full and half­ day courses will cover production and training. C ontact: Ann Bisgyer, Know ledge Indu stry Publications, Inc., 701 Westchester Ave., W hite Plains, NY 10604; (800) 248-5474 or (914) 328- 9157. 21—M arketing: “M arketing the Academ ic L i­ brary” is the them e for the annual Academic L i­ brarians’ Day workshop sponsored by the Aca­ demic and Research Libraries Division of the Michigan Library Association, an ACRL chap­ ter. The conference will be held at Eastern Mich­ igan University, Ypsilanti; featured speaker is Susan M artin, Johns Hopkins University. Michi­ gan librarians will lead discussion sessions on training staff to meet the public, assessing user needs, guest and high school student users, and A pril 1987 / 223 the role of th e academ ic library in the college m ark etin g p lan . Fee: M LA/AC RL m em bers, $25; non-m em bers, $40. Contact: M aria Perez- Stable, E d ucation L ibrary, W estern M ichigan University, K alam azoo, MI 49008; (616) 383- 1666. June 6 -1 1 —Special L ibraries: 78th Annual Conference, Special Libraries Association, Anaheim , Calu- fornia. Them e: “Global Inform ation Access: Ex­ pan d in g O u r W o rld .” Keynote speaker will be Arno Penzias, vice president of research and de­ velopm ent a t AT & T Bell L aboratories. Fee: SLA m em bers (before May 1), $95; m em bers (onsite), $125; non-m em bers (before M ay 1), $110; n on-m em bers (onsite), $145. C ontact: R ichard D . B attaglia, Assistant Executive D irec­ to r, P ro g ra m Services, SLA, 1700 18th S t., N .W ., W ashington, D C 20009; (202) 234-4700. 12- 13—H istory of the Book: “Teaching the His­ tory of the Book: Methods and Concepts,” co­ sponsored by the LC C enter for the Book and the A m erican A n tiquarian Society’s Program in the History of th e Book. T he m eeting will take place at th e A m erican A ntiquarian Society, W orces­ ter, Massachusetts. T he conference will address the questions of incorporating the history of the book into the liberal arts curriculum and into the curriculum of professional library and journal­ ism schools. Am ong those presenting papers or leading workshop sessions are Paul Koda (C ath ­ olic University), Alice Schreyer (University of D elaw are), T erry Belanger (Columbia Univer­ sity), D aniel T raister (University of Pennsylva­ nia), and Roger Stoddard (Houghton L ibrary, H arvard). C ontact: John B. Hench, Associate D irector for Research a nd Publication, AAS, 185 Salisbury St., W orcester, MA 01609; (617) 752- 5813. July 13- 24—A utom ation: Second A nnual L ibrary Au­ tom ation Institute, sponsored by the University of H aw aii Sum m er Session and the G raduate School of L ib rary Studies, Honolulu. Fees for th e tw o sessions (July 13-17 an d July 20-24) v a ry . C o n t a c t: S.A . S tr ic k la n d , G r a d u a te School of L ib rary Studies, University of H aw aii a t M anoa, 2550 T he M all, H am ilton L ibrary 23, H onolulu, H I 96822; (808) 948-7321. 2 0 -2 2 —M edia Technology: 22d A nnual M edia T e c h n o lo g y C o n f e re n c e , U n iv e rs ity of W isconsin-Stout, M enomonie. Topics to be cov­ ered include reverse accountability, CD -R OM , videodisc production, overhead projectors, tele­ c o n fe re n c in g , a n d so u n d system s. C o n ta c t: D a v id P. B a r n a rd , D e a n fo r L e a rn in g R e­ sources, U W -Stout, M enom onie, W I 54751. 2 0 -3 1 —P reservation: F ive-day workshop on li­ brary and archives collection treatm en t tech­ niques will be held tw ice, July 20-24 and July 2 6-31, a t th e M ilton S. Eisenhow er L ib ra ry , Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. T he w ork­ shop will focus on the care of an entire collection by treatin g individual items w ith a series of sim ­ ple techniques. Each session is lim ited to 15 peo­ ple. No registration fee. A ccom modations and meals are available for $35.50 (single). Contact: Workshops, Collections M aintenance D e p a rt­ m en t, M ilton S. E isen h o w er L ib ra r y , Johns H opkins U niversity, B altim o re, M D 21218; (301) 338-8380. August 16-20—Photographs: “Preservation of Black-and- W hite Photographs,” a sem inar w ith optional d arkroom sessions, sponsored by the Rochester In stitute of Technology’s Technical and E d u ca­ tion C enter of the G raphic Arts, Rochester, New York. P a rticip an ts w ill learn how to identify 19th- and 20th-cen tu ry im age-form ing p ro c­ esses, how to handle and store b /w photos p ro p ­ erly, and how to duplicate prints and negatives safely. C ontact: R IT /T & E Sem inar C enter, One L om b M em orial D rive, Rochester, NY 14623; (716) 475-2757. October 4 -8 —ASIS: A m erican Society for In form ation Sci­ ence 50th A nn iv ersary C o n feren ce, Boston. Them e address, “Inform ation: The T ransform a­ tion of Society,” will be given by Robert M cCor­ m ick Adams, secretary of the Sm ithsonian Insti­ tution. T he conference will be chaired by Toni C arbo B earm an, dean of the School of L ibrary and In fo rm atio n Science a t th e University of Pittsburgh. C ontact: ASIS, 1424 1 6 th S t., N .W ., W ashington, D C 20036; (202) 462-1000. 9 -1 1 —Nevada: A nnual Conference, Nevada L i­ b r a r y A sso ciatio n , W in n e m u c c a . C o n ta c t: Sharon Allen, H um bolt C ounty L ibrary, 85 East 5th S t., W in n em u cca, NV 89445; (702) 623- 6388. 12-15—E urodata: A nnual Conference, E uropean Association of In fo rm atio n Services, Suisse & M ajestic H otel, M ontreux, Sw itzerland. C on­ tact: EU SID IC Secretariat, P .O . Box 429, L on­ don W 4 1UJ, England. N ovem ber 19-23—Africana: 30th A nnual M eeting, African Studies Association, Denver. Them e: “A Review of th e L ib e ra tio n S truggle in A frica: T h irty Years of F reedom .” The program chair will be G eorge W . Shepherd, U niversity of D enver. Fee: ASA m em bers, $25; non-m em bers, $30. Contact: African Studies Association, 255 Kin­ sey H all, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90024; (213) 206-8011. ■ ■