ACQNET v3n084 (October 27, 1993) URL = http://www.infomotions.com/serials/acqnet/acqnet-v3n084 ISSN: 1057-5308 *************** ACQNET, Vol. 3, No. 84, October 27, 1993 ======================================== (1) FROM: Phyllis Brown SUBJECT: Cost of access vs. acquisition (35 lines) (2) FROM: George Pope SUBJECT: Books wanted for African schools (81 lines) (3) FROM: Carol Hawks SUBJECT: 1994 _LAPT_ Research Award (82 lines) (1)------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Phyllis Brown (Idaho State University) Subject: Spooky times ahead? Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1993 12:06:08 -0400 Halloween Greetings!! October 18, 1993 Spooky times ahead!!! I am not a statistician but an astrologer once told me that if I were any more intuitive I would be dangerous. Now my intuition tells me that somewhere out there, and maybe not too far out there, the graph line for access is going to intersect and cross the graph line for acquisitions. I am not a surfer either, nor does it take intuition to know that all waves must end on a beach somewhere. What happens when we find that *nobody* acquired the things we need while we were all out surfing the *access* wave? Will some *benevolent* publisher start a Books For College Libraries Reprints New Series? Electronic Series? Disk space is not infinite either. Seriously, does anyone have a handle on the costs of access vs. the cost of acquisition? It would appear to me that, assuming ILL costs (including handling) to be somewhere between $25.00 and $30.00, if you have to borrow a book more than twice you will pay more than the average purchase price. And, can we track how many articles from a periodical we can order before it becomes cost effective to subscribe? Is the witching hour in the offing? Or, am I just an old witch for bringing it up? BOOOoooooooo!! (2)------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: George Pope Subject: Books, Ghana Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1993 23:23:22 -0400 2280 Bunker Hill Dr., San Mateo CA 94402 gpope@holonet.net /voice 415 574 2799 10/23/93 To: acqnet-l@cornell.edu Mike Espy Secretary USDA Room 200A Department of Agriculture 14th and Independence Av SW, Wash DC 20250 Subj: Low Cost Books For African Schools Ladies and Gentlemen: I am writing in part on the advice of Joe Barker, Head of Library Acquisitions, UC Berkeley. My very good friend Agana Banga recently retired as financial officer at Legon only to go back to work as financial officer at Ghana's newest school of higher education The University of Agriculture and Development at Tamale. They have a library start up budget of US $100,000 some of which has of course already been spent. In Ghana this past August I happened to visit the library of the small nursing school at Bolga. 20 books all together! African teachers joke how they are able to teach without books. In spite of such handicaps they produce outstanding schoolers. This is due no doubt to both quality of teaching as well as an environment of intense academic-economic competitiveness. 1. We would like to find sources of "gift" books on agriculture, tropical and otherwise, nursing and of course all other subjects as well. The cost of 20' container (38000 lb pay load) from a major E. coast port to Tema, Ghana is about US $3800. 2. What is there in the way of CD Rom materials, work stations and etc. that might stretch very slim library budgets even further? UAD has just opened its doors to 40 students and 10 faculty. This will grow to a 180-200 student-faculty-body in 4 years. 3. Besides Project Gutenberg Archives, we need low cost intellectual property rights to materials that are could be copied to disk and used to run off text books on local commercial presses in magazine and even newspaper formats for primary school through advanced university studies? We will be extremely grateful to friends and admired !"acquaintances" copied here (whose publications and notices I've seen but whom I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting personally) for forwarding this urgent request on to individuals, mail lists, news groups etc and otherwise aid in our pursuit to the point of contact with persons who may be able supply what's needed. Thanking you in advance. George Pope Post Script: Mark Harrington (markh@ora.com) has just advised me of his experience in areas remote from computer repair shops that microfiche with readers basically consisting of a light bulb and a mirror are better for their reliability. He also suggested that I contact Volunteers in Asia at Stanford U. who have a package of 1000 practical technology titles on microfiche plus a reader for $1000. In the mean time we still need the text books, tropical agricultural university and research materials, etc. especially on microfiche. (3)------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Carol Hawks (Ohio State Univ.) Subject: 1994 _LAPT_ Research Award Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1993 16:32:25 -0400 1994 RESEARCH AWARD LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS: PRACTICE & THEORY The _Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory_ (LAPT) Research Award provides an annual prize of $1,000 for research in the broad areas of acquisitions, serials, publishing, and collection management. The award will be given for one proposal and administered in two parts: $500 when the proposal is selected to fund the research effort and $500 when the completed manuscript is submitted to _Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory_. The award will be granted to the individual, not the institution, and may be used to cover expenses incurred in conducting the research outlined in the winning proposal, including travel, postage, staff support, supplies, and other items. The winning proposal will identify a critical issue in acquisitions, serials, publishing, or collection management and outline a rigorous approach to testing or solving the issue raised. Proposals will be judged on their significance, clarity and originality. The proposal should be a brief, concise description (no more than 500 words) of the project. A budget proposal and a one page vita of the author must be attached. Awards will not be limited to experienced researchers; however, researchers should present their proposal clearly addressing the following issues: 1. What are the aims and objectives of the research proposal? 2. Please describe your methodology and data analysis procedures. 3. What related research has been undertaken and/or published? Please include specific citations. 4. Is the research replication of a previous study? The deadline for submitting proposals is February 15, 1994. Proposals will be reviewed by a panel consisting of the editor-in- chief, the assistant editors, and three members of the editorial board. The winning proposal will be announced at the annual American Library Association Conference in 1994 and in the fourth issue of LAPT for the year. Research for the winning proposal must be completed within one year of the date when the award is announced. _Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory_ reserves the right of first refusal of the completed manuscript. Proposals and questions concerning this year's award should be addressed to: Carol Pitts Hawks, Editor-in-Chief, _Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory_, 2129 Sandston Road, Columbus, OH 43220 (614) 292-6314 FAX: (614) 292-2015 Internet: hawks.1@osu.edu. ****** END OF FILE ****** ACQNET, Vol. 3, No. 84 ****** END OF FILE ******