WRITE ON!

WHO:      Library Administration and Management Association Systems and
          Services Section Publications Committee

WHAT:     Half-day workshop for aspiring writers

WHEN:     Friday, June 27, 1997  12:30 - 5:00

WHERE:    Marriott, San Francisco,

WHY:      More and more librarians are being asked to "put it in
          writing."Regardless of your reasons for honing your writing
          skills, this workshop has something for you!  A distinguished
          panel of speakers from within as well as outside the library
          community will present practical information on writing research
          papers; preparing book reviews and commentaries; drafting press
          releases and other public relations material; and developing an
          oral presentation into a written report.  Following the formal
          presentations, attendees will participate in two focused
          breakout sessions where they will work in small groups with
          professional writers and editors to review previously submitted
          writing samples and discuss specific issues and share information
          related to the writing process.

SPEAKERS: KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Tom Goldstein, Professor and former Dean
          Graduate School of Journalism, University of California,
          Berkeley
          Incoming Dean, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia
          University

          PREPARING RESEARCH FOR PUBLICATION
          Joan Giesecke, former editor, Library Administration &
          Management
          Dean of Libraries, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

          PREPARING A BOOK REVIEW OR COMMENTARY
          Patricia Holt, Book Review Editor, San Francisco Chronicle

          TRANSFORMING AN ORAL PRESENTATION FOR PUBLICATION
          Jerry Di Vecchio, Senior Editor, Sunset Magazine

          WRITING PRESS RELEASES AND OTHER PUBLIC RELATIONS
          Peter Handel, Shoemaker/Handel Publicity Services, Berkeley, CA

COST:     Registration Fees:

LAMA members:   $ 75.00     ALA members:   $120.00  Non-members:  $165.00

Participants may submit writing samples (maximum of two, no more than 250
words each) in advance.  Writing samples will be blinded for
anonymity and distributed to participants on site.

Through the generosity of Information Access Company, registrants will
receive complimentary InfoTrac SearchBank web access for 60
days following the workshop.

SUPPORTED BY:  APPLE COMPUTERS, INC., INFORMATION ACCESS CO., CARL CORP.
(a Knight Ridder Information Company), and SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC.

        for registration information call LAMA 1-800-545-2433