ACQNET v3n004 (January 17, 1993) URL = http://www.infomotions.com/serials/acqnet/acq-v3n004 ISSN: 1057-5308 *************** ACQNET, Vol. 3, No. 4, January 17, 1993 ======================================= (1) FROM: Christian SUBJECT: Who's new on ACQNET today (8 lines) (2) FROM: Christian SUBJECT: ACQNET suspended for ALA (7 lines) (3) FROM: Joe Barker SUBJECT: Ethics and acquisitions (42 lines) (4) FROM: Liz Chapman SUBJECT: Sharks in Oxford (25 lines) (5) FROM: William Wan SUBJECT: Bookstores on the Internet (8 lines) (6) FROM: Phyllis Brown SUBJECT: Problem with _BIP+_ (25 lines) (7) FROM: Lynne Altstatt SUBJECT: ALA meeting announcement (21 lines) (8) FROM: Tina Feick SUBJECT: ALA meeting announcement (27 lines) (1)---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: January 17, 1993 From: Christian Subject: Who's new on ACQNET today Marjorie A. Rathbone Darlene Dockham Head of Technical Services Major Accounts Manager St. Joseph's University Library Yankee Book Peddler E-mail: RATHBONE@SJU.EDU E-mail: DDOCKHAM@OFFICE.YBP.COM (2)---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: January 17, 1993 From: Christian Subject: ACQNET suspended for ALA The last issue of ACQNET before ALA, if there is enough material to send one, will be sent next Wednesday evening January 20, 1992. Publication will resume on the 27th. (3)---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 14 Jan 93 17:51:34 PST From: Joe Barker (Univ.of California - Berkeley) Subject: Ethics and acquisitions Christian-- Most of what you offered in the last ACQNET deserves simply "AMEN." But I think you're wandering off track in paragraph #3, and this culminates in #4 with my simply having to chime in. I think the word "beliefs" in #3 is less useful in the context of acquisitions ethics than the word "values." Values are what we, across the diversity of our institutions and job spans, desire to be brought in common through a code we all can relate to. This relating occurs by our being able to hold real business situations up to the code and find there the values that give us insight into our actions, desires, attitudes on a level that feels justified to us because we can be confident that other acquisitions professionals would endure a similar struggle given the same code and situation. "Beliefs" strays into the arena of things we uphold as "good" or "bad." "Values" tends to keep us in the arena of why it's practical and not counterproductive to think something through and strike a particular course of action. Decisions based on values change from one institution to another, but are comprehensible because we share the values as professionals united by the common code. In #4 you're absolutely brilliant, but I think a value-based code does not enable us by telling us what we can do. It does so by allowing us more easily to find the link between a situation and likely outcomes from different courses of action. It doesn't tell what not to do, but a value-based code helps quickly and consistently feel that certain actions must, if we are to behave professionally, be seriously questioned if not simply ruled out. And it gives us the power to say "no" for reasons higher than our personal strengths or beliefs. It guides our feelings to things we must question, and it gives us a sense of community within our profession. Most importantly, a code of ethics that have internalized and mastered gives us courage. In #5, I think the use of "personal" is to be interpreted as "right for a given individual professional in a given situation and institution." I'd choose another word. O.K. FIRE BACK! (4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1993 12:30:26 +0000 From: Liz Chapman (Oxford University) Subject: Sharks in Oxford WHY IS THERE A SHARK IN A ROOF IN OXFORD? I have had various enquiries from colleagues around the world for an explanation of the picture in the Blackwell's Advent Calendar of what looks like a Shark stuck in a roof. In order to avoid having to send any more explanations, and as a special service to Blackwell's here is the explanation for those who are interested. In 1986 an Oxford resident and radio personality Bill Heine had a life-size model of a shark inserted head-down in the roof of a house in Headington, Oxford. The sculpture, which is very realistic, was executed by William Buckley. The original intention was to provide a symbol of peace, reflecting the fact that when the Atomic Bomb was dropped on Hiroshima/Nagasaki sharks were thrown into the streets. However the sculpture enjoys a much bigger reputation as a symbol of conflict between Bill Heine and the Planning Committee of the Local City Council. The latter have taken Bill to court several times (including the High Court) to try to get him to take down something which was erected without their permission. Local residents have of course taken sides, but it is proving a tourist attraction. Personally I love it and if you come to Oxford I'll take you to see it. Just don't all come at once. (5)---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1993 08:40 CDT From: William Wan (Texas Woman's University Subject: Electronic bookstore There was a mention of an electronic bookstore in ACQNET in a recent issues of an address world.std.com where you can go in and browse the table of contents or chapters of a book or books. Does anyone know what is the login and password? I tried anonymous and guest and I couldn't get in. (6)---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 15 Jan 93 13:37:56 MDT From: Phyllis Brown (Idaho State University) Subject: Problem with _BIP+_ We are having a problem with _BIP+_. On certain titles the citation screen comes up empty. When that happens there is no way to proceed unless you reboot the computer. I called Bowker's technical support people and they tried it on their machine. It did not happen on theirs, or so they said, so I called Peter Stevens. He tried the same titles with the same results I had. I called another acquisitions librarian but she has not gotten back to me. Could some of you try these titles? 1) tiempo de silencio This one has a partial record and you can escape out of it. 2) regional geology of eastern idaho 3) research monograph 4) teacher of linoleum It makes a difference which display format you use, tagged or card, etc. Some have partial records and some none for the same entry. Please email the results to me so I can have more evidence when I call Bowker again. (7)---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 15 Jan 93 13:04:01 -0500 From: Lynne Altstatt (University of Pennsylvania) Subject: Acquisitions sig meeting at midwinter The NOTIS Acquisitions Special Interest Group meeting will be on Tuesday, January 26th at 2:00pm. at the Colorado Convention Center, Room A106. The agenda includes: Report on the planning for NUGM 93. Report on the QuikReport for acquisitions. A representative from NOTIS, Helen Gbala, will discuss the future direction of NOTIS. Discussion of the NOTIS Enhancement Ballot. of problems with the accounting module tracking payments. of a program to purge fund records ? If anyone has any additions to the agenda please contact me. I will be in my office until Thursday afternoon on the 21st at this e-mail address, at (215) 898-5932 (voice) or (215) 898-0559 (fax). (8)---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 15 Jan 93 12:36:06 GMT From: Tina Feick (Blackwell Periodicals) Subject: SISAC meetings at ALA SISAC Meetings at ALA Midwinter 1993 Come Join Us!! SISAC Publicity Committee Meeting - All are welcome! 11:30 - 1:00 PM Lunch included - Saturday, Jan. 23rd Radisson Hotel, Blackwell Suite, Room 918 RSVP - SISAC Office - 212-929-1393 SISAC Business Meeting - Saturday, Jan. 23rd 8:00 - 10:00 PM Radisson Ballroom - Sections A & B Four demos - come to any one session!! SISAC EDI X12 Claim Demos 1. 4:00 - 5:00 PM - Sunday, Jan. 24th - Hyatt Florentine Room 2. 5:00 - 6:00 PM - Sunday, Jan. 24th - Hyatt Florentine Room 3. 2:00 - 3:00 PM - Monday, Jan. 25th - Executive Tower - Beethoven Room 4. 3:00 - 4:00 PM - Monday, Jan. 25th - Executive Tower - Beethoven Room Please come join us - librarians, publishers, automation vendors, consultants, subscription agents, and any one else interested in seeing EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) of claims based on SISAC's implementation of the X12 standard. ******* END OF FILE ****** ACQNET, Vol. 3, No. 4 ****** END OF FILE *******