ACQNET v3n050 (May 25, 1993) URL = http://www.infomotions.com/serials/acqnet/acq-v3n050 ISSN: 1057-5308 *************** ACQNET, Vol. 3, No. 50, May 25, 1993 ==================================== (1) FROM: Christian SUBJECT: Who's new on ACQNET today (29 lines) (2) FROM: Barbara Winters SUBJECT: Acquisitions librarians ethics, ALA Program (63 lines) (3) FROM: Kurt De Belder SUBJECT: ALA Program on Europe East and West (36 lines) (4) FROM: Denyse Seaman SUBJECT: Job announcement (26 lines) (1)------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: May 5, 1993 From: Christian Subject: Who's new on ACQNET today Tim D. Mason Lynda Jones Hartel Technical Services Librarian Collection Development Librarian Texas Coll. of Osteopathic Med. Lib. Ohio State U. Health Sciences Lib. E-mail: TDMASON@UNTVAX.BITNET E-mail: LHARTEL@MAGNUS.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU Wei Wu Lynda L. Erickson Student Acquisitions Librarian University of Illinois Library Old Dominion University Library E-mail: WEIWU@UXA.CSO.UIUC.EDU E-mail: LLE100U@ODUVM.CC.ODU.EDU Deirdre E. Redington Jean A. Heriot Technical Services Librarian Reference Bradley University Library Washington S.U. - Vancouver Campus Lib E-mail: REDING@BRADLEY.BRADLEY.EDU E-mail: HERIOT@WSUVM1.BITNET Gloria Barker Stephen Ronald Benson Acquisitions Librarian Systems Librarian/Cataloguer Wheaton College Library Austr. Bur. of Agr. & Resource Economics E-mail: GBARKER@WHEATONMA.EDU STEPHEN_BENSON@MAILGATE.ABARE.GOV.AU Paul Richard Pival Meade Charles Eggleston Collection Development/Reference Lib. EDI Specialist Christopher Newport University Library Readmore E-mail: PPIVAL@POWHATAN.CC.CNC.EDU E-mail: ACQNET@READMORE.COM (2)------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: 19 May 1993 13:55:43 -0400 (EDT) From: Barbara Winters (Wright State University) Subject: Ethics Discussions related to professional ethics have become a hot topic both at the ALA and at the ALCTS level. Members of the Acquisitions Section (AS) have particularly expressed the need for a statement related to ethical business practices. In response to that need, the Section's Task Force on Ethics has written the first draft of a statement on _Principles and Standards of Acquisitions Practice_, the text of which follows. A general meeting of the full AS will be held during the New Orleans conference, Sunday, June 27, 4:30-5:30, to discuss this statement. (Location is to be announced.) In the meantime, the Task Force welcomes comments through this medium. This statement is not intended to contradict or compete with any current ethics statements of either ALA or ALCTS but to be used in conjunction with those statements. _Statement on Principles and Standards of Acquisitions Practice_ An acquisitions librarian: 1. gives first consideration to the objectives and policies of his or her library. 2. strives to obtain the maximum ultimate value of each dollar of expenditure. 3. grants all competing vendors equal consideration insofar as the established policies of his or her library permit, and regards each transaction on its own merits. 4. subscribes to and works for honesty, truth, and fairness in buying and selling, and denounces all forms and manifestations of commercial bribery. 5. uses only by consent original ideas and designs devised by one vendor for competitive purchasing purposes. 6. accords a prompt and courteous reception insofar as conditions permit to all who call on legitimate business missions. 7. fosters and promotes fair, ethical and legal trade practices. 8. strives consistently for knowledge of the publishing and bookselling industry. 9. strives to establish practical and efficient methods for the conduct of his or her office. 10. counsels and assists fellow acquisitions librarians in the performance of their duties, whenever occasion permits. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: These provisions are taken from the Principles and Standards of Purchasing Practice advocated by the National Association of Purchasing Management, and the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Educational Buyers. The Task Force edited them to fit the library environment. (3)------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 May 1993 11:57:49 -0500 (EST) From: Kurt De Belder (New York University) Subject: ALA Program on Europe East and West: New Resources American Library Association Association of College and Research Libraries WESS-SEES Program in New Orleans Europe East and West: New Resources for North American Libraries Monday, June 28, 1993 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. New Orleans Convention Center-11 The Western European Specialists, in cooperation with the Slavic and East European Section, will present a program entitled "Europe East and West: New Resources for North American Libraries." This program will focus on the documentation of recent, historic events in both Eastern and Western Europe. New resources relevant to, and in many cases arising from these events will be discussed: the dissolution of the Soviet bloc and the rise of independent states, German unification, European Community integration efforts, etc. Speakers will suggest modes of access to information from previously inaccessible archives, from microform, book, and electronic resources. Speakers: EDWARD KASINEC, Chief of the Slavic and Baltic Division, New York Public Library, "New Resources from Eastern Europe." SEM SUTTER, Bibliographer for Western European Languages and Literatures, University of Chicago, "New Resources from Western Europe." MICHAEL MILLER, Germans from Russia Bibliographer, North Dakota State University, "New Resources on Germans from Russia." NORMAN ROSS, President of Norman Ross Publishing, discussant. (4)------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: 18 May 1993 10:24:43 -0500 (CDT) From: Denyse Seaman (Baylor University) Subject: Job posting for ACQNET BAYLOR UNIVERSITY ASSISTANT ACQUISITIONS LIBRARIAN Baylor University seeks an assistant acquisitions librarian. Tenure-track, 12-month contract, in a department of two librarians and eleven support staff. Responsibilities include assisting the acquisitions librarian in supervising the acquisition of library materials for the University library system. Qualifications: ALA-accredited MLS; effective communication, organization, and interpersonal skills. Preference given to applicants with paraprofessional library experience. Salary: $24,000 minimum depending on experience. Faculty rank and status. Attractive benefits package; 20 days annual leave. Send letter of application; resume of education and relevant experience; names, addresses and telephone numbers of five current references to Kathy Hillman, Acquisitions Librarian, PO Box 97151, Waco, TX 76798-7151. Baylor is a Baptist university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Complete applications received by June 15 will receive first consideration. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer, Baylor encourages minorities, women, and persons with disabilities to apply. ****** END OF FILE ****** ACQNET, Vol. 3, No. 50 ****** END OF FILE ******