Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 09:33:59 -0400
From: Christina Bellinger <cb1@CHRISTA.UNH.EDU>
Subject: ACRL NEC FALL CONFERENCE OCTOBER 18, 1994

The following announcement has been posted on several lists.  Please
excuse the duplication.

                        ACRL/NEC FALL CONFERENCE
                         TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1994
                             GORDON LIBRARY
                      WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
                         WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS

"THE ROLE OF THE LIBRARY ON CAMPUS: PARTNERSHIPS AND PATRONS" is the
theme of the Association of College and Research Libraries, New England
Chapter 1994 fall conference.  Susan Martin, President of ACRL, and
Director of the Georgetown University Libraries will be the keynote
speaker.  A panel representing students, administrators and faculty will
present their views and expectations for the library as a central
information provider on campus.  Jerry Dube, Director of Information
Technology at the the Unversity of Maine, Orono, and Paul Gherman,
Director of Kenyon College Library will speak on their use of electronic
media and the information superhighway to take education beyond the
campus.

The conference will be broadcast to the Unversity of Maine, Orono via
Picturtel, and interactive television system, allowing for attendance and
participation at a remote site.  Video tapes of the conference will be
available.

A copy of the registration form is attached.

For more information, please contact:

Helen M. Shuster, Director
Gordon Library
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA 01609
(508) 831-5058
hshuster@wpi.edu

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    ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES/NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER

Fall Conference                              Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Tuesday, October 18, 1994                    Worcester, Massachusetts

       Role of the Academic Library on Campus: Partnerships and Patrons

9:00 - 10:00   Registration and Coffee                     GORDON LIBRARY

10:00 - 10:15  Welcoming Remarks                       FULLER LABORATORIES
               Diran Apelian, Provost, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
               John Collins, President, ACRL/NEC
               Helen Shuster, Vice-President, ACRL/NEC

10:15 - 11:00  Library of the Future:  Future of the Librarian
               Susan K. Martin, University Librarian, Georgetown University
                  President, ACRL

11:00 - 12:00  Panel:  Viewpoints of Partners and Patrons
               Moderated by Carolyn M. Gray, Director of Library Services,
                    Florida Gulf Coast University
               Claudia Morner, Associate Librarian for Access Services,
                    Boston College
               Dale Rogers Marshall, President, Wheaton College
               Douglas Little, Associate Professor of History, Clark University

12:00-12:15    Questions & Answers, Carolyn Gray

12:15 - 1:30   Buffet Lunch                            MORGAN HALL

1:30 - 2:15    Partnering on the Information Highway:
               Libraries, Computer Centers and Distance Education in Maine
               Gerry Dube, Associate Director, Computing & Data Processing,
               University of Maine

2:30 - 3:15    Community Partners and Patrons
               Paul M. Gherman, Director of Libraries, Kenyon College

3:15 - 3:45    Questions and wrap-up, Carolyn Gray

3:45           Coffee for the road

Conference will be broadcast live to the University of Maine, Orono via
PictureTel. Limited to first 15 registrations received.

                               Registration Form
                          Deadline:  October 10, 1994
                  Send online registration to : hshuster@wpi.edu

(One name per form, please).

Name__________________________________________________________________________

Organization__________________________________________________________________

Address________________________________________________________________________

Phone (day)______________________

Registration (includes lunch)           Send payment to:
Member ACRL/NEC     $40.00
   Broadcast, U Maine    $30.00         Helen Shuster, Director
Non-member          $50.00              Gordon Library
   Broadcast, U Maine    $40.00         Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Library school student   $10.00         100 Institute Road
TOTAL ____________                      Worcester, Ma. 01609
                                        (508) 831-5058

                 Make checks payable to ACRL/New England Chapter