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ACRL Midwinter meetings in Boston: A tentative schedule

C&RL News, December 2004
Vol. 65, No. 11

Ed. note: ALA’s Midwinter Meeting takes place January 14–19, 2005, in Boston. This list of meeting times was current as we went to press. Be sure to check the program book for final times and locations of meetings.

Visit ALA's Midwinter Meeting page for complete information about events in Boston.

ACRL Board of Directors

Board of Directors Strategic Plan Implementation Session: Thursday, Jan. 13, 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Board Update: Friday, Jan. 14, 8:30 a.m.–12:00 noon
First meeting: Sunday, Jan. 16, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Joint meeting with Budget and Finance Committee: Monday, Jan. 17, 8:00–9:00 a.m.
Second meeting: Tuesday, Jan. 18, 1:00–4:30 p.m.

Voice your opinions to the ACRL Board

The first half-hour of the Sunday, January 16, 2:00–4:00 meeting of the ACRL Board in Boston will be given to an open-mic period. ACRL members may—on a first-come, first-served basis—address the Board (with a limit of three minutes per speaker) on any topic.

Members are encouraged to come to this session to voice their opinions on the proposed ACRL dues increase, which the Board will bring to a vote at Midwinter. If the motion passes, a ballot to approve the dues increase will be distributed to all members in the spring.

ACRL General

ACRL/SPARC Forum: Saturday, Jan. 15, 4:00–6:30 p.m.
Getting Teacher/Faculty Attention for Information Literacy: New Practical Approaches: Friday, Jan. 14, 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (pre-registration required)
Institute for Information Literacy Immersion Discussion Forum: Sunday, Jan. 16, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Leadership Council: Friday, Jan. 14, 1:30–4:00 p.m.
Library Assessment in Higher Education: Applying the New ACRL Standards: Friday, Jan. 14, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (pre-registration required)
Presidential Candidates’ Forum: Sunday, Jan. 16, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Reinventing Libraries for the 21st Century: A Visioning Workshop: Friday, Jan. 14, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (pre-registration required)
Scholarly Communication Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 16, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Statistics for Librarians: Friday, Jan. 14, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon (pre-registration required)

ACRL Divisional Committees

Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award: Monday, Jan. 17, 8:30–11:00 a.m. (closed)
ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute Advisory: Monday, Jan. 17, 2:00–3:00 p.m.
Appointments: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:00–10:00 p.m.
Atkinson Memorial Award: Saturday, Jan. 15, 9:30–11:00 a.m. (closed)
Budget and Finance: Saturday, Jan. 15, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:00–11:00 a.m.; Monday, Jan. 17, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Bylaws: Monday, Jan. 17, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Conference Program Planning 2005: Saturday, Jan. 15, 4:30–5:30 p.m.
Conference Program Planning 2006: Saturday, Jan. 15, 8:00–9:00 p.m.
Copyright: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:30–11:00 a.m.
E. J. Josey Spectrum Scholar Mentor: Saturday, Jan. 15, 3:00–6:00 p.m.
Effective Practices: Saturday, Jan. 15, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Ethics: Monday, Jan. 17, 2:00–5:30 p.m.
Excellence in Academic Libraries Award (Nominations): Saturday, Jan. 15, 8:00–9:00 a.m. (closed)
First-Year Survey Task Force: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:00–9:00 a.m.
Friends Fund: Saturday, Jan. 15, 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.; Monday, Jan. 17, 10:00 a.m.–noon
Government Relations: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:30–11:00 a.m.
Guidelines for Media Resources in Academic Libraries Task Force: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Information Literacy Advisory: Sunday, Jan. 16, 4:30–6:00 p.m.
Institute for Information Literacy Best Practices Project: Monday, Jan. 17, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Institute for Information Literacy Executive: Friday, Jan. 14, 8:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Institute for Information Literacy Immersion Faculty: Wednesday, Jan. 12, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Thursday, Jan. 13, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (closed)
Intellectual Freedom: Monday, Jan. 17, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
International Relations: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:30–11:00 a.m.
Lazerow Fellowship: Monday, Jan. 17, 9:30–11:00 a.m. (closed)
Long-Term Investment Fund Task Force: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Marketing Academic and Research Libraries: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:30–11:00 a.m. (closed)
Membership: Sunday, Jan. 16, 4:30–6:30 p.m.
National Conference Brainstorming—Baltimore, 2007: Saturday, Jan. 15, 4:30–6:00 p.m.
National Conference Executive Committee—Minneapolis, 2005: Saturday, Jan. 15, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
National Conference Speaker Orientation—Minneapolis, 2005: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
National Conference Subcommittee Meetings—Minneapolis, 2005: Monday, Jan. 17, 8:30 a.m.–noon
President’s Program Planning—Chicago, 2005: Monday, Jan. 17, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
President’s Program Planning—New Orleans, 2006: Monday, Jan. 17, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Professional Development Committee: Saturday, Jan. 15, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Publications: Saturday, Jan. 15, 8:00–9:00 a.m.; Monday, Jan. 17, 8:30–11:00 a.m.
Racial and Ethnic Diversity: Saturday, Jan. 15, 9:00–10:30 a.m.
Research: Saturday, Jan. 15, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Scholarly Communications: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:00–11:00 a.m.
Standards and Accreditation: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–5:30 p.m.
Statistics: Saturday, Jan. 15, 8:30–11:00 a.m.
Status of Academic Librarians: Friday, Jan. 14, 4:30–5:30 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 15, 8:30–11:00 a.m.
Task Force on National Advocacy: Saturday, Jan. 15, 12:00–2:00 p.m.
Virtual Meeting Task Force: Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Virtual National Conference Presenter Training: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.

Meet Hensley and Snelson-candidates for ACRL President

Hear Randy Burke Hensley and Pamela Snelson, the official candidates for ACRL vice-president/president-elect, speak at the ACRL Presidential Candidates Forum on Sunday, January 16, 2005, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., during the Midwinter Meeting in Boston.

Hensley is the public services division head at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Snelson is the college librarian at Franklin & Marshall College.

The forum, organized by the ACRL Chapters Council, will be followed by a light lunch, sponsored by EBSCO Information Services.

ACRL Chapters Council

Chapters Council: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:30–11:00 a.m.

ACRL Editorial Boards

CHOICE: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:30–11:00 a.m.
CHOICE Resources for College Libraries Reception: Sunday, Jan. 16, 4:00–6:00 p.m. (closed)
College & Research Libraries: Saturday, Jan. 15, 11:30 a.m.–12:00 noon
College & Research Libraries News: Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
New Publications Advisory Board: Sunday, Jan. 16, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Publications in Librarianship: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m. (closed)
RBM: Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:30 a.m.

ACRL Sections

Section Newsletter Editors: Sunday, Jan. 16, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Sections Council: Friday, Jan. 14, 4:30–5:30 p.m.

ACRL Discussion Groups

Ed note: Section discussion groups are listed with their sections.

Academic Library Outreach: Sunday, Jan. 16, 4:30–5:30 p.m. Topic: Real-Life Outreach Programs

Alliances for New Directions in Teaching/Learning: Sunday, Jan. 16, 2:00–4:00 p.m. Topic: Literature of Collaboration: The Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory

Australian – Canadian – New Zealand Studies: Sunday, Jan. 16, 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Consumer and Family Studies: Sunday, Jan. 16, 4:30–5:30 p.m. Topic: How do the “Design and Applied Arts Index” and the “SAGE Full-Text Collections” apply to CAFS-related research?

Electronic Reserves: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:30–10:30 a.m.

Electronic Text Centers: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.

Fee-Based Information Service Centers in Academic Libraries: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m. Topic: The Future of Fee-Based Services in Libraries

Heads of Public Services: Saturday, Jan. 15, 4:30–5:30 p.m. Topic: The Implementation, Assessment and Evaluation of In-person and Virtual Reference

Library and Information Science Collections: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:00–9:00 a.m. Topic: The Feasibility of Exchanging Duplicate Journal Issues

Library Development: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:30–11:00 a.m. Topic: Fundraising and Alumni Relations

Media Resources: Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m. Topic: Here We Go Again: Adventures in Acquiring DVDs for our Patrons

MLA International Bibliography in Academic Libraries: Saturday, Jan. 15, 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Topic: MLA Interface Search-off

Partnership Libraries: Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.

Personnel Administrators and Staff Development Officers: Saturday, Jan. 15, 9:30–11:00 a.m.

Philosophical, Religious, and Theological Studies: Sunday, Jan. 16, 4:30– 5:30 p.m. Topic: Collection Development in Bioethics

Popular Cultures: Sunday, Jan. 16, 4:30–5:30 p.m. Topic: Mining for Musical Gold: Popular Music Research on the Web

Regional Campus Libraries: Sunday, Jan. 16, 1:00–3:00 p.m. Topic: The Development of a Plan for Future Increased Awareness, Collaboration, and Possible Research Endeavors

Scholarly Communication: Sunday, Jan. 16, 2:00–4:00 p.m. Topic: A discussion of the topics raised during the ACRL/SPARC Forum

Sports and Recreation: Saturday, Jan. 15, 4:30–5:30 p.m. Topic: Collection Development Issues in Sport: Business and Management

Team-Based Organization: Saturday, Jan. 15, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Topic: Team and Individual Performance Assessment in a Team-based Environment

African American Studies Librarians Section

Executive: Saturday, Jan. 15, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
All-Committee Meeting: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Cataloging Issues Disc. Group: Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Conference Program Planning—Chicago, 2005: Sunday, Jan. 16, 4:00–5:30 p.m.
Conference Program Planning—New Orleans, 2006: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Membership: Saturday, Jan. 15, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Anthropology and Sociology Section

Executive: Saturday, Jan. 15, 8:00–9:00 a.m.; Monday, Jan. 17, 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Anthropology Librarians Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 16, 5:00–6:30 p.m.
Bibliography: Sunday, Jan. 16, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Conference Program Planning—Chicago, 2005: Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Conference Program Planning—New Orleans, 2006: Monday, Jan. 17, 8:00–9:00 a.m.
Criminal Justice/Criminology Librarians Discussion Group: Saturday, Jan. 15, 4:30–5:30 p.m.
Liaison: Saturday, Jan. 15, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Membership: Sunday, Jan. 16, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Nominating: Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m. (closed)
Publications: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Review and Planning: Saturday, Jan. 15, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Sociology Librarians Discussion Group: Saturday, Jan. 15, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Subject and Bibliographic Access: Saturday, Jan. 15, 9:30–11:00 a.m.

Arts Section

Executive Board/General Membership: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:30–11:00 a.m.
All-Committee Meeting: Saturday, Jan. 15, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Dance Librarians Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 16, 4:30–5:30 p.m.
Film and Broadcast Studies Discussion Group: Saturday, Jan. 15, 4:30–5:30 p.m.

Asian, African and Middle Eastern Section

Executive: Saturday, Jan. 15, 8:00–9:00 a.m. (closed)
All-Committee Meeting: Saturday, Jan. 15, 9:00–10:00 a.m.

College Libraries Section

CLIP Notes: Saturday, Jan. 15, 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
College Library Directors Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 16, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Medium-Sized Academic Libraries Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.

Community and Junior College Libraries Section

Executive: Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.; Monday, Jan. 17, 8:30–11:00 a.m.
All-Committee Meeting: Saturday, Jan. 15, 8:30–11:00 a.m.
Awards: Sunday, Jan. 16, 2:00–4:00 p.m. (closed)
CJCLS/NCLR Joint Discussion Group: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.

Distance Learning Section

Executive: Sunday, Jan. 16, 4:00–6:00 p.m.
All-Committee Meeting: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:30–11:00 a.m.
Discussion Group: Monday, Jan. 17, 8:30–10:30 a.m.

Education and Behavioral Sciences Section

Executive: Friday, Jan. 14, 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Access to Government-Sponsored Education Research: Monday, Jan. 17, 8:00–10:00 a.m.
Advisory: Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
All-Committee Meeting: Saturday, Jan. 15, 9:30–11:30 a.m.
Conference Program Planning—Chicago, 2005: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:00–9:00 a.m.
Conference Program Planning—New Orleans, 2006: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:00–9:00 a.m.
Current Topics Discussion Group: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–5:00 p.m.
Curriculum Materials: Sunday, Jan. 16, 4:00–5:30 p.m.
Distinguished EBSS Librarian Award: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:00–9:00 a.m. (closed)
ERIC Users Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 16, 2:00–3:30 p.m.
Psychology/Psychiatry: Saturday, Jan. 15, 8:30–11:00 a.m.
Publications: Saturday, Jan. 15, 8:00–9:00 a.m.

Instruction Section

Executive: Saturday, Jan. 15, 8:00–9:00 a.m.; Sunday, Jan. 16, 2:00–4:00 p.m.; Monday, Jan. 17, noon–3:00 p.m.
Advisory: Saturday, Jan. 15, 9:30–11:00 a.m.; Monday, Jan. 17, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Analysis of Instructional Environments Task Force: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Awards: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m. (closed)
Communication: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Conference Program Planning—Chicago, 2005: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan., 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Conference Program Planning—New Orleans, 2006: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Education: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Emerging Technologies: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Instruction for Diverse Populations: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
IS Discussion Forum: Sunday, Jan. 16, 4:30–5:30 p.m.
IS of the Future Discussion: Saturday, Jan. 15, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
IS Soiree: Friday, Jan. 14, 6:00–7:30 p.m.
Management of Instruction Services: Bright Ideas Session: Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Management of Instruction Services: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Membership: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Planning: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Policy: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Preconference Program Planning 2005: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Publications Review Task Force: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Research and Scholarship: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
STS/IS ACRL Preconference Planning: Monday, Jan. 17, 4:00–5:30 p.m.
Teaching Methods: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 16, 2:00–4:00 p.m.

Law and Political Science Section

All-Committee and General Membership Meeting: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–5:30 p.m.
Bibliographic Instruction Discussion Session: Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Executive: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00-2:30 p.m.
Marta Lange/CQ Award: Saturday, Jan. 15, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (closed)

Literatures in English Section

Executive: Saturday, Jan. 15, 8:00–9:00 a.m.; Monday, Jan. 17, 10:00 a.m.–noon
All-Committee Meeting: Monday, Jan. 17, 8:00–9:30 a.m.
Collections Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 16, 10:00–11:30 a.m.
General Membership: Sunday, Jan. 16, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
New Members Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 16, 4:00–5:00 p.m.
Reference Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:00–9:30 a.m.
Research Competency Guidelines Hearing: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–3:00 p.m.
Social Hour: Saturday, Jan. 15, 5:15–6:15 p.m.

Rare Books and Manuscripts Section

Executive: Monday, Jan. 17, 8:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Bibliographic Standards: Friday, Jan. 14, 2:00–5:30 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 15, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Budget and Development: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Collection Development: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:30–11:00 a.m. and 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Conference Program Planning—Chicago, 2005: Saturday, Jan. 15, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Conference Program Planning—New Orleans, 2006: Sunday, Jan. 16, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Diversity Action Plan Implementation Task Force: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:30–11:00 a.m.
Exhibition Awards: Saturday, Jan. 15, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:30–11:00 a.m. (closed)
Information Exchange: Sunday, Jan. 16, 4:30–5:30 p.m.
MARC for Special Collections Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Membership and Professional Development: Saturday, Jan. 15, 8:30–11:00 a.m.
Preconference Program Planning 2005: Saturday, Jan. 15, 8:30–11:00 a.m.
Preconference Program Planning 2006: Sunday, Jan. 16, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Public Hearing—Revision of “Guidelines for Loan of Special Collections Materials for Exhibition”: Friday, Jan. 14, 8:00–10:00 p.m.
Public Services Discussion Group: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Publications: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Security: Saturday, Jan. 15, 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Seminars: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Task Force to Review “Guidelines on the Selection of General Collection Materials for Transfer to Special Collections”: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.

Science and Technology Section

Council: Friday, Jan. 14, 8:00–10:00 p.m.; Monday, Jan. 17, 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Assessment: Saturday, Jan. 15, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Combined Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Conference Program Planning—Chicago, 2005: Saturday, Jan. 15, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Conference Program Planning—New Orleans, 2006: Saturday, Jan. 15, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Continuing Education: Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Discussion Group Chairs: Saturday, Jan. 15, 12:30–1:30 p.m.
General Discussion Group: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Government Information and Legislation: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:30–11:00 a.m.
Membership and Recruitment: Sunday, Jan. 16, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Nominating: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:30–11:00 a.m. (closed)
Oberly Award: Saturday, Jan. 15, 8:00–11:00 a.m. (closed)
Organization and Planning: Saturday, Jan. 15, noon–1:30 p.m.
Research: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m. (closed)
STS/IS ACRL Preconference Planning: Monday, Jan. 17, 4:00–5:30 p.m.
Subject and Bibliographic Access: Saturday, Jan. 15, 9:30–11:00 a.m.

Slavic and East European Section

Executive: Saturday, Jan. 15, 4:30–5:30 p.m.
Access and Preservation: Saturday, Jan. 15, 3:30–4:30 p.m.
Automated Bibliographic Control: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:30–3:30 p.m.
Conference Program Planning: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–2:30 p.m.

University Libraries Section

Executive: Saturday, Jan. 15, 8:30–11:00 a.m.; Monday, Jan. 17, 8:30–11:00 a.m.
Campus Administration and Leadership Discussion Group: Saturday, Jan. 15, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Communications: Saturday, Jan. 15, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Conference Program Planning—Chicago, 2005: Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Conference Program Planning—New Orleans, 2006: Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Current Topics Discussion Group: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Membership: Saturday, Jan. 15, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Organization and Bylaws: Sunday, Jan. 16, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Policy and Planning: Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Public Services Directors of Large Research Libraries Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 16, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Standards and Guidelines: Monday, Jan. 17, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Undergraduate Librarians Discussion Group: Monday, Jan. 17, 8:30–11:00 a.m.
Urban University Libraries Discussion Group: Saturday, Jan. 15, 4:30–5:30 p.m.

Western European Studies Section

Executive: Monday, Jan. 17, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
Cataloging Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 16, 4:30–6:00 p.m.
Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Discussion Group: Saturday, Jan. 15, 4:00–5:30 p.m.
College and Medium-Sized Libraries Discussion Group: Saturday, Jan. 15, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Conference Program Planning—Chicago, 2005: Saturday, Jan. 15, 11:30 a.m.–noon
Conference Program Planning—New Orleans, 2006: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:00–9:00 a.m.
Coutts-Nijhoff: Saturday, Jan. 15, 8:00–9:00 a.m. (closed)
French-North American Resources Project: Sunday, Jan. 16, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
General Membership Discussion Group: Monday, Jan. 17, 8:30–9:30 a.m.
Germanists Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 16, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Membership: Saturday, Jan. 15, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Nominating: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:00–9:00 a.m. (closed)
Publications: Monday, Jan. 17, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Recruitment to the Profession: Saturday, Jan. 15, 8:00–9:30 a.m.
Research and Planning: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Romance Languages Discussion Group: Saturday, Jan. 15, 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Scandinavian Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 16, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Social Sciences and History Discussion Group: Sunday, Jan. 16, 4:30–6:00 p.m.
WESSWeb Editors: Monday, Jan. 17, 4:30–5:30 p.m.

Women’s Studies Section

Executive: Monday, Jan. 17, 8:30 a.m.–12:00 noon
All-Committees Meeting: Sunday, Jan. 16, 8:30–11:00 a.m.
Awards: Sunday, Jan. 16, 2:00–4:00 p.m. (closed)
Discussion Group: Monday, Jan. 17, 9:30–11:00 a.m.
General Membership Meeting: Sunday, Jan. 16, 4:30–5:30 p.m.
Social Hour: Sunday, Jan. 16, 5:30–7:00 p.m.

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