ACQNET v2n067 (June 18, 1992) URL = http://www.infomotions.com/serials/acqnet/acq-v2n067 ISSN: 1057-5308 *************** ACQNET, Vol. 2, No. 67, June 18, 1992 ===================================== (1) FROM: Jian Liu SUBJECT: _Guide to Collection Development and Management Committees in ALA_ (201 lines) (1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 18 Jun 92 08:21 EST From: Jian Liu (Indiana University) Subject: FYI, in case you go to ALA meeting ALCTS-CMDS Collection Development Practice in a Changing Environment Committee GUIDE TO COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES IN ALA ***************************************************************** Collection management and development has become an important issue for librarians in every type of library. Throughout ALA, committees, round tables and discussion groups consider the larger aspects of collection management or the portions which pertain to their charge. This finding guide is designed to help librarians identify groups within ALA with collection management concerns. For more information on what the groups do, consult the ALA _Handbook of Organization_ for their charge and the name of their chair. To find out when and where the groups meet, check the committee listings section of the program. Meetings are open to observers. ***************************************************************** ALA COMMITTEES Literacy Assembly Committee Association of American Publishers-ALCTS Joint Committee AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANS (AASL) American University Press Services, Inc. Committee ASSOCIATION FOR LIBRARY COLLECTIONS AND TECHNICAL SERVICES (ALCTS) ALCTS Committees: Audiovisual Preservation Microfilming ALCTS Discussion Groups: Chief Collection Development Officers of Large Research Libraries (same as: CMDS, Chief Collection Development Officers...) Collection Development Librarians of Academic Libraries (same as: CMDS, Collection Development Librarians...) Gifts and Exchange (same as: ALMS, Gifts and Exchange) Newspaper Out of Print Quality and Treatment of Library Materials ALCTS Sections: Acquisitions of Library Materials (ALMS) Gifts and Exchange Discussion Group Collections Management and Development Section (CMDS) CMDS Committees: Administration of Collection Development Collection Development and Electronic Media Collection Development Practice in a Changing Environment Continuing Education Education for Collection Development National Shleflist Count Policy and Planning Publications and Publicity CMDS Discussion Groups: Chief Collection Development Officers of Large Research Libraries Collection Development Librarians of Academic Libraries Collection Management/Selection for Public Libraries ASSOCIATION FOR LIBRARY SERVICE TO CHILDREN (ALSC) ALSC Committees: ALSC/Association of Booksellers for Children (joint) Film and Video Evaluation Filmstrip Evaluation Recording Evaluation Selection of Children's Books and Materials from Various Cultures Special Collections, National Planning of ALSC Discussion Groups: Collections of Children's Books for Adult Research Social Issues in Relation to Materials and Services for Children ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES (ACRL) ACRL Sections: Afro-American Studies Librarians (AFAS) Anthropology and Sociology (ANSS) Bibliography Committee Arts (ARTS) Asian and African (AAS) Education and Behavioral Sciences (EBSS) Curriculum Materials Committee Problems of Access and Control of Education Materials Committee Psychology/Psychiatry Committee Law and Political Science (LPS) Science and Technology (STS) Publisher Relations Committee Slavic and East European (SEES) Western European Specialists (WESS) Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Discussion Group Women's Studies (WSS) Collection Development and Bibliography Committee ACRL Discussion Groups: Electronic Library Development In Academic Libraries Journal Costs in Academic Libraries Philosophical, Religious and Theological Studies LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (LAMA) Library Storage Discussion Group Statistics Section (SS) Data Collection for Library Managers Committee Using Statistics for Library Planning and Evaluation Committee Using Statistics for Library Presentations & Communications Committee Systems and Services Section (SASS) Acquisitions Systems Committee Circulation Systems Committee LIBRARY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (LITA) Technology and Access Committee PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (PLA) Multilingual Materials and Library Service Committee Adult Readers Advisory Discussion Group Metropolitan Libraries Section (MLS) Collection Management Committee Small and Medium-sized Libraries Section (SMLS) University Press Books for Public Libraries Committee REFERENCE AND ADULT SERVICES DIVISION (RASD) Business Reference and Service Section (BRASS) Business Reference Sources Committee Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) CODES Committees: Adult Library Materials Bibliography Collection Development Policies Collection Evaluation Techniques Computer-based Methods and Resources Continuing Education Liaison with Users Reference Collection Development & Evaluation Reference Sources Reviewing Staffing & Organization of Collection Development & Evaluation CODES Discussion Groups: Collection Development & Evaluation in Public Libraries Dual Assignments History Section (HS) Bibliography and Indexes Committee Machine-assisted Reference Section (MARS) Management Committee Products and Services Committee Services to User Populations Section (SUPS) Women's Materials and Women Library Users YOUNG ADULT SERVICES DIVISION (YASD) Best Books for Young Adults Committee Media Selection and Usage Committee Recommended Books for the Reluctant Young Reader Committee Selected Films for Young Adults Committee ROUND TABLES Ethnic Materials and Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) Collection Development Task Force Publishing and Minority Materials Task Force Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) Federal Documents Task Force International Documents Task Force State and Local Documents Task Force Map and Geography Round Table (MAGERT) Cartographic Statistics Task Force Research Libraries Acquisitions Group (RLAG) Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) Alternatives in Print Task Force Feminist Task Force Gay and Lesbian Task Force Video Round Table ***************************************************************** UNOFFICIAL GROUPS See "UNO" in your program for occasional programs by vendors or their user groups. A few of these are listed below as examples. AMIGOS Bibliographic Council, Inc. Collection Analysis CD Users Group Faxon User Breakfast Library of Congress Foreign Acquisitions Meeting June 1992 ******* END OF FILE ****** ACQNET, Vol. 2, No. 67 ****** END OF FILE *******