ACQNET v1n130 (December 2, 1991) URL = http://www.infomotions.com/serials/acqnet/acq-v1n130 ISSN: 1057-5308 *************** ACQNET, Vol. 1, No. 130, December 2, 1991 ========================================= (1) FROM: Christian SUBJECT: Who's new on ACQNET today (31 lines) (2) FROM: Gene Dewey SUBJECT: World Bank "All publications" orders (13 lines) (3) FROM: Ann Palomo SUBJECT: State Mutual Book and Periodical Service (19 lines) (4) FROM: Keith Stetson SUBJECT: State Mutual Book and Periodical Service (6 lines) (5) FROM: Barbara Winters SUBJECT: ALCTS Electronic Publishing Discussion Group (25 lines) (6) FROM: Birdie McLennan SUBJECT: _LAPT_ contents on ACQNET (51 lines) (7) FROM: Marsha Clark SUBJECT: Job opening (13 lines) (1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: December 2, 1991 From: Christian Subject: Who's new on ACQNET today Orlando Archibeque Social Science Bibliographer Auraria Library E-mail: OARCHIBEQUE@CUDENVER.BITNET Sheryl Davis Acting Head, Acquisitions/Serials Dept. University of California - Riverside Library E-mail: DAVIS5@UCRVMS.BITNET Robert Alan Head, Serials Dept. University of California - Davis Library E-mail: RALAN@UCDAVIS.EDU J. Susan McLaughlin Bibliographic Searcher University of Regina Library E-mail: VESTERSU@MAX.CC.UREGINA.CA Kristine L. Murphy Head, Acquisitions Southern Methodist University Libraries E-mail: VB7R0013@SMUVM1.BITNET Arta Dobbs Collection Management Librarian University of Connecticut Health Center Library E-mail: HCLADM01@UCONNVM.BITNET (2) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 25 Nov 91 21:09 CST From: Gene Dewey Subject: World Bank "all publications" orders I read with interest the discussion of ordering World Bank Publications in several October issues of ACQNET, but I don't think that a question I have was directly answered. Does anyone have any experience with an "all publications" order with the World Bank? This type of order would specify that World Bank would send us all monographic and serial publications as published. Our selectors feel that these publications are important enough that they want all of them. A World Bank staff member told me that this service could be provid- ed. I would like to know if any one has experience with such an order. Please reply to me directly or to ACQNET for the benefit of all. (3) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 26 Nov 91 15:14:00 EST From: Ann Palomo Subject: State Mutual Book and Periodical Service Only one of our vendors, Book Wholesalers, Inc., will deal with State Mutual. We have never sent them a State Mutual reprint order. Most of our major vendors refuse to deal with State Mutual. They include: ACADEMIC BOOK CENTER BAKER AND TAYLOR BOOK HOUSE (HAS NOT DEALT WITH STATE MUTUAL FOR OVER 10 YEARS) FRANKLIN BOOK COMPANY (HAS REFUSED TO DEAL WITH STATE MUTUAL SINCE 1985) Our Book House representative referred us to _American Bookseller_, September 1988, p.13. A letter to the editor outlines some difficulties the author had with State Mutual, and an editor's note mentions that there is a cautionary note for State Mutual in the _ABA Book Buyer's Handbook_. So even three years ago there was difficulty with this company and it seems like several of us feel that there still may be. (4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 2 Dec 91 11:14 EST From: Keith Stetson Subject: State Mutual Book & Periodical Service We received today a refund check for a title we had prepaid on November 8, 1989. Our Acquisitions Manager can't remember how many times she called or wrote about it, but it was worth the effort, finally. (5) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 27 Nov 91 08:35 EST From: Barbara Winters Subject: ALCTS Electronic Publishing Discussion Group ALCTS ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING DISCUSSION GROUP PRELIMINARY ORGANIZATION MEETING ANNOUNCED A preliminary meeting to assess the need for a new ALCTS Discussion Group on Electronic Publishing will be held in San Antonio on Sunday, January 26, 11:30-12:30. This group in intended to provide a forum for discussion of collecting, acquiring, cataloging, storing, distributing, and archiving information in electronic format -- all topics that frequently appear on various list servers. There is evidence that many libraries are forming working groups to deal with these issues on a local level. The agenda for the organizational meeting will include discussion about the need for and purpose of the group, how it would differ from other ALCTS discussion groups, the process for petitioning ALCTS to formally recognize the group, and possible topics for future meetings. Location for the meeting will be announced. For more information, contact Barbara Winters, Assistant University Librarian for Collection Services, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435 (phone: 513-873-2380, BITNET: BWINTERS@WSU, Internet: BWINTERS@DESIRE.WRIGHT.EDU) (6) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 02 Dec 91 11:07:49 EST From: Birdie McLennan Subject: Tables of Contents on the NET I've been following the discussion re. posting _LAPT_ Tables of Contents (TOC) on ACQNET and SERIALST with great interest. Aside from Kate McCain's Nov. 1st posting, subscribers to SERIALST have been curiously silent on this topic. Here's my two cents worth. As a subscriber, my reaction was favorable. The budget cuts and subscription cancellations that our library is coping with have resulted in a policy of sending all but a few currently received professional journals directly to their shelving areas. Library staff interested in a particular title, which previously might have been routed, or available in the staff lounge, must now browse shelves, or check holdings in the online catalog for current receipts. Thus, the idea of posting TOC lists for selected journals seems like a nice "current awareness" service -- provided the contents displayed on the listing(s) parallels the scope and content of the electronic discussion forum. As a listowner, I have concerns about featuring one journal's TOC over another's and the question of "quasi-advertising" or commercialism that this elicits. As Ann Okerson suggested (ACQNET, 1:129 (Nov. 25)) what would probably be ideal is an acquisitions (for ACQNET) or serials (for SERIALST) subject-oriented list of citations from a variety of journals. The manifesta- tion of citations from many journals, as opposed to one, would eliminate appearances of preferential treatment or commercialism. For a model of such a service, one might check out the Current Cite service that is edited by David F.W. Robison at the UC Berkeley Library. (Internet users can Telnet to: melvyl.ucop.edu, key in the command, "show current cites," and look at cita- tions in selected areas of library technology from over 30 librarianship and computer technology journals.) This brings forth another question. Who, if anyone, could we co-opt into providing such mini-services to ACQNET or SERIALST? And do we want to? Such services -- UnCover, DIALOG, OCLC's First Search -- already exist on the NET on a much larger scale (albeit for a fee). Electronic discussion forums and bulletin boards are what their subscribers contribute. Finally, what, exactly, constitutes commercialism? If we cite each other's work as relevant and/or complementary to an electronic forum (regardless of what journal publishes it), is this commercialism or an exchange of ideas about available sources in our areas of interest? There are probably no hard and fast answers to any of this, but pending volunteers (are there any out there?) who would be willing to compile a citation service based on a variety of sources, I'm in favor of seeing cita- tions to available literature on topics that are relevant to the scope of the forum -- and appreciative of the efforts of contributors who are willing to supply us with such citations. [ACQNET's policy is to include Tables of Contents from any and all journals that send them. _LAPT_ was merely the first. C.] (7) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1991 11:33 EDT From: Marsha Clark Subject: Acquisitions Position Open The position of Head, Acquisitions Unit, at New York University is open. After 4.5 years, I have added a second librarian to the unit (monographic acquisitions librarian) BUT have decided to take that job myself. So, I'm looking for a good boss!! The full job description is in the "Week in Review" section of the _New York Times_, Sunday, November 24, 1991 on page 8. If you like, I will fax you a description, if you send me your number via e-mail. It's a great chance to come to New York--I love it! ******* END OF FILE ****** ACQNET, Vol. 1, No. 130 ****** END OF FILE *******