ACQNET v1n079 (May 22, 1991) URL = http://www.infomotions.com/serials/acqnet/acq-v1n079 ACQNET, Vol 1, No. 79, May 22, 1991 =================================== (1) FROM: Christian SUBJECT: Who's new on ACQNET today (19 lines) (2) FROM: Karen Muller SUBJECT: ALCTS Network News (AN2) (69 lines) (3) FROM: Joyce Ogburn SUBJECT: Library education, paraprofessionals (22 lines) (4) FROM: Margie Axtmann SUBJECT: Business of Acquisitions Institute, Boston, June 1990 (9 lines) (5) FROM: Christian Boissonnas SUBJECT: University Press Bookstore (18 lines) (6) FROM: Kathy O'Gorman SUBJECT: Puerto Rican vendors (6 lines) (1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: May 22, 1991 From: Christian Subject: Who's new on ACQNET today Kate Harcourt Sarah Tusa Assistant for NOTIS Projects Serials Acquisitions Librarian Columbia University Library Lamar University Library E-mail: HARCOURT@CUNIXF.CC. E-mail: TUSA@LUB001.LAMAR.EDU COLUMBIA.EDU Ann O'Neill Mary Wesche PhD Student Head of Receiving, Acquisitions Dept. UNC School of Info. & LS Cornell University Library E-mail: ONEIA.ILS@MHS.UNC.EDU E-mail: MW3X@CORNELLC.CIT.CORNELL.EDU Thomas W. Leonhardt Dean of Libraries University of the Pacific Library E-mail: TLEONHARDT@MADVAX.UOP.EDU (2) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 13 May 1991 18:04:54 CDT From: Karen Muller Subject: ALCTS Network News (AN2) PRESS RELEASE The Association of Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) of the American Library Association is pleased to announce the creation of a new electronic newsletter, ALCTS NETWORK NEWS (or AN2). AN2 will be available initially to those on Internet/Bitnet and on ALANET. AN2 aims to provide timely and comprehensive coverage of items of concern to librarians engaged in collection management, acquisitions, cataloging, serials, preservation, and the reproduction of library materials. AN2 will contain advance copy of articles and features that will appear later in the print publication of the division, the ALCTS NEWSLETTER. AN2 will also feature late-breaking news such as ALA Annual and Midwinter conference schedules (including meeting room locations) and reports shortly after the conference of major actions and developments. AN2 will also feature current legislative news, news from the publishing world, and ALCTS candidates for office and election results. Although AN2 will duplicate some of the content of the ALCTS NEWSLETTER, those columns that are not as time-dependent (such as lists of new publications) will appear only in the print publication. It is simple to subscribe to AN2, and it is NOT necessary to be a current member of ALCTS nor a subscriber to any ALCTS publication. On the Internet, simply send to LISTSERV@UICVM.BITNET the message: SUBSCRIBE ALCTS Your-First- Name Your-Last-Name (e.g., SUBSCRIBE ALCTS Jane Smith). On ALANET, AN2 is available as one of the menu options. In the future it may also become possible to obtain AN2 through other network servers. AN2 will be an electronic publication, not a bulletin board. Therefore, items to be considered for publication should be sent to the editorial staff. Articles may be submitted to the ALCTS Office at U34261@UICVM.BITNET. The ALCTS NETWORK NEWS is made possible on the Internet through the distribution services of the University of Illinois at Chicago, and is a wholly owned publication of ALCTS. For further information, please contact: Karen Muller (U19466@UICVM.BITNET) or ALCTS, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; 800-545-2433. ***** END OF PRESS RELEASE ***** [After subscribing, you will receive an acknowledgment which includes a request to keep AN2, and information about it, confidential. I asked Karen to clarify this statement since it seemed, on the face of it, contradictory to much of what ALCTS stands for. Karen's response to my query follows. C.] ***** 1) The contents of ALCTSERV are not, and will not be, restricted in any way. In fact, issue 2 will include instructions on how to go into ALCTS FILELIST to retrieve any of the first 37 numbers of NSPI, the PVLR complaint form, or AN2, v.1, no. 1. In time we hope to have the full range of ALCTS forms available in both paper and electronic form. We may even put key portions of the "Manual of Proce- dures" up, depending on demand and space. *****2) If you receive a copy of this press release, you should also have received the first issue of AN2. If you do *not* wish to continue to receive AN2, simply send to LISTSERV@UICVM.BITNET the message: UNSUB ALCTS Your-First- Name Your-Last-Name (e.g., UNSUB ALCTS Jane Smith). *****3) "... the confidentiality statement got included in the process of testing the mechanics of distribution. We agree that such a statement is inappropriate now so we are looking at ways to remove the statement. At the same time, we do want to protect the rights of those who are on the list and their privacy so we want to make sure that whatever gets removed to remove the confidentiality statement does not also open up the list for viewing." [Quoted from an electronic message from Ruth Carter to Christian Boissonnas, May 17, 1991. C.] (3) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 21 May 91 09:09:21 U From: "Joyce Ogburn" Subject: Library school closings There are still over 50 accredited library schools in the United States and it is very unlikely that no schools will be around in five or ten years. It is equally unlikely that any new schools will be established in that time. But there are still plenty of good schools around, so take heart, Marylou. I would suggest reading Karen Schmidt's 1990 book _Understanding the Business of Library Acquisitions_ if you want to get a good overview and some detail on acquisitions. In the next issue of the ALCTS Newsletter there should be the bibliography of suggested readings for acquisitions. If you don't have access to this newsletter, I will gladly send you a copy, Marylou. Regarding your concerns about paraprofessional education, as you noted, ALA is taking more of an interest in this area. There is also a newsletter, I think called "Mosaics" addressed to the library paraprofessional. It's pretty good. I believe there may also be a group in California concerned with paraprofes- sional issues - didn't this come up at one of the ALA discussions? (Somebody help me here!) (4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 21 May 91 08:25:43 EDT From: Margie Axtmann Subject: Business of Acquisitions Institute I am reporting on the Business of Acquisitions Institute for _Library Acquisi- tions: Practice and Theory_, and I need help covering concurrent focus ses- sions. Are there any ACQNET subscribers out there who are going to the Institute and would be willing to write a short summary report on a focus session? Responses can be sent to me at M-AXTM@UMINN1.BITNET. Thanks. (5) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 21 May 91 15:44:26 EDT From: Christian Boissonnas Subject: University Press Bookstore (New York) This one is from Lyman Newlin, Book Trade Counsellor. For all who are going to be in New York City over the next 6 weeks, the University Press Bookstore on East 14th Street has announced that it was going out of business. The stock will sell at 25% discount during the month of May and 50% during June. If you will be in New York, or are interested in following up on this, write or call: John Frazier Manager University Press Bookstore 2 East 14th Street New York, NY 10003 212-206-1574 (6) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 21 May 1991 16:55 EST From: Kathy O'Gorman Subject: Puerto Rican vendors Does anyone have a vendor they prefer for obtaining books published in Puerto Rico? ***** END OF FILE ***** END OF FILE ***** END OF FILE ***** END OF FILE *****