ACQNET v1n020 (January 31, 1991) URL = http://www.infomotions.com/serials/acqnet/acq-v1n020 ACQNET, Vol 1, No. 20, January 31, 1991 ======================================= (1) FROM: Editor SUBJECT: Who's new on ACQNET (6 lines) (2) FROM: Ross Atkinson SUBJECT: ALCTS Collection Management and Development Section (31 lines) (3) FROM: Scott Wicks SUBJECT: US dictionary of places (Gille imprint?) (8 lines) (4) FROM: Barbara Winters SUBJECT: US dictionary of places (Gille imprint?) (16 lines) (5) FROM: Barbara Winters SUBJECT: Using vendors vs. ordering direct, ordering older imprints (17 lines) (6) FROM: Barbara Winters SUBJECT: ALA summer program on electronic publishing (18 lines) (7) FROM: Barbara Winters SUBJECT: Call for papers: Electronic order submission by bibliographers (10 lines) (8) FROM: Deana Astle SUBJECT: Acquisitions librarian job announcement (47 lines) (1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DATE: January 31, 1991 FROM: Editor SUBJECT: Who's new on ACQNET - Gay Dannelly, Ohio State University Libraries - Peggy Johnson, University of Minnesota - St. Paul (2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 91 08:46:26 EST From: Ross Atkinson Subject: ALCTS Coll Mgt & Dev Section We in collection development have been working very hard for several years to achieve section status, and I am somewhat surprised at all the fuss being made by some of the participants in this newsletter at this very late stage of the game. I want to make a few points. First, none of the arguments I have read so far on ACQNET on this issue are new, in the sense that they were all raised as part of the debate on this topic over the past three years or so. Basical- ly, many collection development members of ALCTS--RTSD--have felt unable to function as a committee, while some other members have argued that the division between acquisitions and collection development is artificial, and section status for each would engender isolation. That latter argument has not prevailed, in my opinion, primarily because--and this is my second point--the division between acquisitions and collection development is already a prominent quality of Resources Section: collection development and acquisitions have never (at least in the past decade I have been involved) connected or communi- cated with each other to any meaningful degree, except at the level of the RS executive board. Which means that the only real difference--as far as the link between acquisitions and collection development is concerned--is that the communication and coordination will now take place at the ALCTS board level rather than at the section board level. The paralysis caused by the committee status of collection development, which was described very accurately by Richard Jasper in ACQNET vol. 1, no. 17, had become intolerable: we have things we need to do, people we need to recruit, positions we need to take--and we were constantly hindered in much of that work as a committee. I should think acquisitions would be in a similar position, and I expect that eventually acquisitions members will come to appreciate the benefits of section status. (3) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 91 09:42:02 EST From: Scott Wicks Subject: U.S. dictionary of places (Gille imprint?) Cornell ordered this title through a vendor in March of 1988 and received it in August 1988. There is no evidence to indicate any problems were encountered along the way. (4) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 91 09:50 EDT From: Barbara Winters Subject: United States Dictionary of Places VCU received a blurb about this reference publication and decided to order an "approval" copy (one of the options listed on the blurb) at no cost. We are VERY suspicious that the publisher, Somerset Publishers, is associated with the Gille folks, particularly since area code 212 has no telephone listing for anyone with this name at the address cited on the blurb (200 Park Ave., Suite 303/New York 10017). Therefore, we've annotated our order records "DO NOT PREPAY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES." (Since I have to approve all prepayments, I do not expect any slip-ups here.) Meanwhile, I've asked our reference librari- ans to run a Dun & Bradstreet report on Somerset Publishers of Park Avenue, New York. I will keep you posted with our findings. (5) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 91 09:57 EDT From: Barbara Winters Subject: Vendor guidelines At the midwinter meeting of the Acquisitions Librarians/Vendors of Library Materials Discussion Group, Joe Barker, in discussing something else, alluded to the fact that Berkeley sends about 50% of its firm orders to vendors. I'm concluding that the other 50% are ordered direct. I'm curious about what policies, principles, guidelines, and so forth are used to determine what gets ordered with vendors and what doesn't. I am particularly interested in this right now because I am finding that NONE of our vendors really does a good job of providing materials with copyright dates of 1987 and earlier and have started ordering all those materials direct for a test period. I'd like for Joe to respond to this query, but I'm also interested in hearing what guidelines and policies other libraries use in assigning vendors (or not, as the case may be). (6) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 91 10:13 EDT From: Barbara Winters Subject: Electronic publishing At the summer meeting of the Acquisitions Administrators Discussion Group, Ross Atkinson of Cornell is going to speak on the topic of how acquisitions librari- ans should be positioning themselves for the shift from paper to electronic information. To prepare us for this discussion, I'd like to hear from acquisi- tions librarians about whether they've given any thought to this topic and what steps they have or are taking to prepare themselves to be what Ross calls a "key player" in the "deep-seated restructuring" that will result from this shift. Please respond to the ACQNET so that Ross and I both can more easily examine your responses. P.S. - I'm also interested in knowing whether you've made distinctions in your plans yet between electronic journals (which we all seem to have been consider- ing for sometime) and electronic monographs (which we haven't seemed to consider much at all). (7) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 91 10:17 EDT From: Barbara Winters Subject: Call for Discussion Initiators The Automated Acquisitions/In Process Control Systems in Libraries Discussion Group is planning a discussion for the Atlanta conference on electronic order request submission by bibliographers. If you are interested in making a 15-20 minute presentation on this topic, please contact me at BWINTERS@VCUVAX.bitnet. Please specify what your approach would be to the topic and the system your library is currently using. (8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 91 13:10 EST From: "Deana Astle" Subject: Position Description Here is the job I wanted to advertise over ACQNET. Hope someone out there is interested or knows someone who is. We are particularly looking for a good manager with a solid knowledge of acquisitions. HEAD OF ACQUISITIONS (search reopened). Under the direction of the Head of Technical Services, is responsible for the overall operation of and planning for the Acquisitions Unit, a newly combined monographs/serials acquisitions unit. This includes pre-order searching, serials control, ordering/receiving, gifts, bindery preparation and mending, the expenditure of a materials budget of $2 million, and the non-selection aspects of Collection Development such as monitoring trends in the publishing industry and foreign exchanges as they impact on the Library's ability to acquire material, and gathering, compiling and analyzing statistics and information related to the purchase of monographs and serials. Also plans for the implementation of enhancements to the acquisi- tions and serials functions of NOTIS. The Unit consists of two professionals and 13 support staff. QUALIFICATIONS: Required: MLS from an ALA-accredited library school, previous supervisory responsibilities in acquisitions, at least 5 years successful professional management experience, demonstrated leadership ability and superior human relations skills. Preferred: Experience with serials acquisitions and an automated acquisitions system. Salary range: $33,000 minimum, depending on qualifications and rank. Benefits: SC Retirement, TIAA/CREF, or other retirement options; Blue Cross/Blue Shield; dental insurance; 18 days annual leave; 15 days sick leave, and 12 paid holidays. Clemson University Libraries has a collection of 13,500 serial titles and 1,500,000 volumes. The University, South Carolina's land grant institution, is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, 30 miles from Greenville, SC and within two hours driving time of Charlotte, NC and Atlanta, GA. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BY FEBRUARY 28, 1991 WILL RECEIVE FIRST CONSIDERATION. Send a letter of application with the names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references to: JAMES CROSS, CHAIR, HEAD OF ACQUISITIONS SEARCH COMMITTEE, R.M. Cooper Library, Clemson University, Clemson SC 29634-3001. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER. ***** END OF FILE ***** END OF FILE ***** END OF FILE ***** END OF FILE *****