ACQNET v3n018 (February 22, 1993) URL = http://www.infomotions.com/serials/acqnet/acq-v3n018 ISSN: 1057-5308 *************** ACQNET, Vol. 3, No. 18, February 22, 1993 ========================================= (1) FROM: Christian SUBJECT: Who's new on ACQNET today (14 lines) (2) FROM: Elisabeth Dolby SUBJECT: Slip services for Asian materials (11 lines) (3) FROM: Nancy Stanley SUBJECT: Turkish newspapers suppliers (6 lines) (4) FROM: Janet Flowers SUBJECT: Acquisitions librarianship (59 lines) (5) FROM: Janet Flowers SUBJECT: Technical services organization, staffing (30 lines) (6) FROM: Karen Muller SUBJECT: Meeting announcement (41 lines) (1)---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: February 22, 1993 From: Christian Subject: Who's new on ACQNET today Beverly Jean Forsyth Rogerio de Campos Teixeira Orders Librarian General Manager La Trobe University Library Quarup - Antiquarian Bookstore E-mail: B.FORSYTH@LATROBE.EDU.AU E-mail: QUARUP@IBASE.BR Sharon Ann Bressert Head, Technical Services University of Cincinnati Health Sciences Library E-mail: SHARON.BRESSERT@UC.EDU (2)---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 19 Feb 93 15:59:14 GMT+1000 From: Elisabeth Dolby (Queensland Univ. of Technology) Subject: Slip services for Asian materials In reply to Mary McLaren of the University of Kentucky who was enquiring about a slip service for Asian materials, I can offer an address: Select Books, 19 Tanglin Road, #03-15 Tanglin Shopping Center, SINGAPORE 1024 Fax 65 7360855. This firm produces a quarterly "Selections on South East Asia" which may be useful. (3)---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 21 Feb 1993 21:56:13 -0500 (EST) From: Nancy Stanley (Pennsylvania State University) Subject: Turkish newspapers Anyone know a reliable and constant supplier for Turkish newspapers? (4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 22 Feb 93 13:20 EST From: Janet L. Flowers (University of North Carolina) Subject: Acquisitions librarianship I would like to respond to Christian's recent query regarding the reasons for a slow-down in the contributions to ACQNET. In my case, there are two primary factors. One is the press of local responsibilities with deadlines and the other is inexperience with the technicalities of uploading my contribution. I always read ACQNET with great interest and find that the topics often are ones with we wrestle here as well. However, I would like to do a reality test on how we spend our days as acquisitions librarians. To do this, I would like to list how I spent two days last week--two days that, while not necessarily typical, certainly were not atypical. I would like to know if this scenario is common and, if so, how do others find the time for their professional contributions? *** two separate interviews with supervisors to review work plans for staff. (We must do evaluations twice annually based on these work plans. With heavy turnover and the changes coming from automation, we cannot write a plan that stays in effect for an entire year but must adjust the plan based upon new assignments.) *** a two-hour Staff Development Committee meeting. (This is a committee that I enjoy because I think that staff development should be a high priority for our libraries.) *** a one-hour conference with a new staff member to give him an orientation to our department from my perspective. *** a meeting of the department heads regarding INNOPAC. (This is necessary to have current status reports and to make certain that we are coordinated and have our priorities straight.) *** a budget meeting. (We have these frequently in the spring to assess how we are progressing in our efforts to encumber/expend funds.) *** a meeting of the Promotion Committee of which I am a member. (This committee, of course, rules on the appropriate rank of the staff member coming before us.) *** four hours of online revision of order requests. (Normally I am not involved in this but thanks to a generous infusion of funds from the University, my department is facing a very heavy workload this spring.) *** miscellaneous phone calls and chats with staff about personnel/technical/ workflow matters. Anyway, you get the idea. Much of my time as an acquisitions librarian is spent in local meetings and personnel matters. Squeezing in the time to respond to the interesting and relevant topics being discussed in ACQNET is not always easy. (I am not implying that those who do write have less to do but have somehow integrated this aspect of their professional life perhaps better than I have.) How do others spend their time? How should we spend our time? (5)---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 22 Feb 93 13:20 EST From: Janet L. Flowers (University of North Carolina) Subject: Technical services organization, staffing I have found the discussions of reorganizations very interesting but must caution that they cannot just be dropped into any setting and make sense. In our case, we have a stand-alone acquisitions/serials control system--with the drawbacks related to that approach. When, as I am sure we will, we are asked to migrate from INNOPAC to DRA (our soon-to-be OPAC), many of the issues raised in ACQNET, such as conversion and merging of acquisitions/cataloging functions, will be more appropriate for our situation. What I wonder, in addition to the question of staff level, is how staff are able to handle what appears to be increasingly complex operations. In our case, the receiving of material online is tedious and exacting. Because we must send paper to the catalog department, the receivers must compare the bibliographic data in the book,not only against INNOPAC, but also against the purchase request card--both of which must be corrected. In addition, they must be very careful with the receipt data for accounting purposes. Finally, they must route the material to one of several possible locations. This is all done with several pieces of material: the book itself, the purchase request card, the invoice, the INNOPAC screen, bookplates, and various forms for Cataloging. How have other departments "streamlined" just the processes listed above? And what makes you able to tack on cataloging so easily? Thank you for any experience you are willing to share. (6)---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1993 09:18:56 CST From: Karen Muller (ALCTS) Subject: Business of Acquisitions INSTITUTE EXPLORES BUSINESS ASPECTS OF LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS A national institute entitled "The Business of Acquisitions" will be held June 3-4, 1993 at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. This institute is sponsored every other year by the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, a division of the American Library Association. Acquisitions librarians, either those new to the field or desiring an update of new methods, will benefit from attending. The institute brings together librarians, library booksellers, subscription agents and publishers to focus on the methods and financial implications of acquisitions practice. In addition to structured presentations, the institute includes opportunities for informal interaction among participants and vendors. Experienced librarians, booksellers and publishers are speakers and leaders of tutorial focus sessions. Moderated panel discussions draw together representatives from different areas of publishing and bookselling. Tutorial sessions address specific methods of materials acquisitions, with emphasis on sound fiscal and business practice. The tutorials stress practical advice and techniques applicable to libraries of all types and sizes. Ample time for discussion and questions will be available during the focus sessions. Registration fees are $210 for ALCTS members, $245 for ALA personal members; $280 for non-members. Fees include programs, instructional materials, refreshment breaks, and a reception. Housing will be available in the Virginia Commonwealth University residence center for $25/night for single, or $12.50 per night for double rooms. To register or obtain further information, contact Yvonne A. McLean, ALCTS Program Assistant at u58294@uicvm.uic.edu. The brochure is also available via the Internet. To get the file containing the brochure text for the "Business of Acquisitions" Institute, do one of the following: tell listserv@uicvm send BUSACQ BROCHURE or send a note to LISTSERV@UICVM with the text: SEND BUSACQ BROCHURE ******* END OF FILE ****** ACQNET, Vol. 3, No. 18 ****** END OF FILE *******