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ACRL/NY ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ANNOUNCEMENT

   The topic for the Association of College and Research Libraries, New
York chapter symposium is "Libraries:  The Heart of the University?"  The
Symposium will be held on Friday, November 22, 1996, at the Fashion
Institute of Technology in New York City.  The speakers will discuss the
academic library as a physical entity, vital to the mission of the
university, and the "library without walls" or the virtual library.  The
format of the program will be two keynote speakers in the morning as well
as an afternoon panel of four speakers that will explore differing points
of view in regard to this topic.  Speakers will focus upon budget and
service issues, the effect of technology on scholarly communication, and
the library's relationship within the university.

   Arnold Hirshon, Vice Provost for Information Resources at Lehigh
University and Richard Ekman, Secretary of the Mellon Foundation, will be
our keynote speakers.  Dr. Ekman has responsibility for many of the
Foundation's programs for higher education and scholarship and has been a
university administrator.  He will speak on the topic of scholarly
research and the role of academic libraries within the university.  The
afternoon panelists will include Charlene Hurt, the library director at
George Mason University;  Larry Dowler, Associate Librarian at Harvard
University;  and Carla List, bibliographic instruction librarian at SUNY
Plattsburgh.

   The format of the symposium, moderated by Ree DeDonato of Columbia
University, will be registration and a morning reception followed by the
chapter's annual business meeting and presentation of new officers from 9
to 9:45 a.m.  The keynote speakers will each speak for approximately 45
minutes from 9:45 to 11:45 a.m., followed by a question and answer period.
Lunch at Binsky's will be from 12 to 1:30 p.m.  The afternoon panelists
will speak from 1:30 to 3 p.m.  From 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. there will be
an audience discussion with the panelists followed by a wine and cheese
reception.

   All are welocme to attend.  The cost of pre-registration fees are $35
for ACRL/NY members and $45 for nonmembers.    All ACRL/NY members have
been mailed registration forms.  Symposium registrants are eligible to
enter our drawing for free conference registration to the '97
ACRL/National Conference in Nashville.