ACQNET v4n028 (May 15, 1994) URL = http://www.infomotions.com/serials/acqnet/acqnet-v4n028 ISSN: 1057-5308 *************** ACQNET, Vol. 4, No. 28, May 15, 1994 ==================================== (1) FROM: Judith Falzon SUBJECT: Film Scripts (9 lines) (2) FROM: Carol Hawks SUBJECT: 1994 LAPT Award (30 lines) (3) FROM: SKP Associates SUBJECT: AAP/ALCTS Joint Program in Miami (37 lines) (4) FROM: Judy Spak SUBJECT: Acquisitions Position at Yale (57 lines) (1)--------------------------------------------------------------- From: Judith Falzon (W. Maryland College) Tue, 10 May 1994 09:05:36 -0400 Subject: Film Scripts Hello! I have been asked to find a source ASAP for recent and older (classic) film scripts for a professor. Because of the time pressure involved, I am hoping my colleagues at ACQNET can help me out with suggestions. Thanks! (2)---------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Carol Hawks" Tue, 10 May 1994 08:48:39 -0400 Subject: LAPT Research Award 1994 LAPT RESEARCH AWARD TINA E. CHRZASTOWSKI AND KAREN A. SCHMIDT Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory (LAPT) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 1994 Research Award, Tina E. Chrzastowski and Karen A. Schmidt. Ms. Chrzastowski is Chemistry Librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Ms. Schmidt is Acquisitions Librarian at the same institution. Their proposal, "The Serials Cancellation Crisis: Determining Recent National Trends in Academic Library Serial Collections Through the Use of Commercial Vendor Subscription Records," has been funded as the 1994 Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory Research Award. The study "will determine how recent rounds of serial cancellations have affected academic research collections nationwide. It will identify national trends in serials collections by analyzing serial cancellations and serial orders over three year (1991-1993) from ten academic research libraries located throughout the United States." This study builds on the earlier work of the researchers, "Surveying the Damage: Academic Library Serial Cancellations 1987-88 through 1989-90," which appeared in College and Research Libraries, volume 54, no. 2 (March 1993, pp. 93-102. To quote one of LAPT's reviewers, "the proposal has great promise for giving us insight into the actual behavior and trends in the ongoing serials cancellation crisis." The citation and cash award will be presented to Chrzastowski and Schmidt at the Editorial Board's Meeting at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Miami on June 25, 1994. (3)---------------------------------------------------------------- From: SKP Associates <0004164812@mcimail.com> Date: Wed, 11 May 1994 14:43 -0500 (EST) Subject: AAP/ALCTS Program AAP/ALCTS JOINT COMMITTEE PROGRAM Sunday, June 26, 1994 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Grand Ballroom West, Fontainebleau Hotel Miami Beach, FL Selecting Products in Electronic Formats: A Dialogue on the Critical Information Librarians Require This program offers publishers and librarians an open forum to exchange their views on the purchase of electronic media. Among the topics to be explored will be the information publishers should communicate to librarians ...which products and data they decide to make available electronically and why, beta testing, pricing considerations, hardware requirements, etc. ... and the procedures librarians follow to make a purchasing decision and fully utilize the materials they buy... product reviews, preview and approval process, who makes the final purchase decision, learning curves, technical support, etc. Questions and comments from the audience will be an important part of this program. Take this opportunity to participate in a dialogue on electronic products. CO-SPONSORSHIP: AAP/ALCTS Joint Committee; ALCTS ALMS Technology for Acquisition; RASD CODES Adult Library Materials Committee MODERATORS: Sandy Paul, President, SKP Associates and Katina Strauch, Head, Collection Development, College of Charleston Library PANELISTS: Pat Ensor, Acting Assistant Director for Public Services, University of Houston Libraries; Pam Berger, Library Media Specialist, Byram Hills High School (Armonk, NY); Phyllis Young, Collection Development Coordinator, County of Los Angeles Public Library; Sonja Gustafson, Research Services Manager, Microsoft; Sherry Sullivan, Library Relations Representative, H. W. Wilson Company; Carolyn Markuson, Reviewer, Booklist. (4)---------------------------------------------------------------- From: Judy Spak (Yale Univ.) Mon, 9 May 1994 11:25:38 -0400 Subject: Acquisitions Position at Yale This message is being cross-posted to several lists. Please excuse the duplication. Thanks. ACQUISITIONS LIBRARIAN, Acquisitions Department, Sterling Memorial Library. Yale University. Minimum rank: Librarian II. Responsibilities: The Acquisitions Department supports acquisition, description and access to the collections of the Yale University Library. It provides system-wide leadership in the development of policies and practices and supports dispersed acquisitions activities. Under the direction of the Chief Acquisitions Librarian, the Acquisitions Librarian shares responsibility for management of the department, participates in system-wide planning of acquisitions and serials services, and supervises receiving operations of the Serials Support and Monograph Support Teams, which include initial processing of invoices and cataloging on receipt. The Acquisitions Librarian serves as assistant department head; conducts appropriate negotiations with vendors and publishers; assists in analyzing acquisitions programs and in evaluation of vendor services; coordinates, plans and monitors special projects; supports budget planning through data gathering and analysis; and prepares administrative reports and planning documents. The Acquisitions Librarian is expected to serve as system-wide expert for serial technical operations; coordinate standards for receiving practices across the Yale Library system; monitor and implement changes in national standards for records management and bibliographic control; and develop documentation and training materials. The Acquisitions Librarian also serves as the bibliographic expert for the department and serves as liaison to Processing Services on cataloging and bibliographic matters. The incumbent is expected to be professionally active and to participate in national initiatives for serials and acquisitions. Qualifications: MLS from an ALA-accredited library school. Two or more years professional experience in acquisitions or serials in an academic or research library. Knowledge of records management and the MARC bibliographic and holdings formats. Experience with microcomputers and automated library systems, including RLIN or OCLC. Knowledge of at least one foreign language. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Excellent analytical skills. Demonstrated supervisory ability. Strong service- orientation. Demonstrated ability to work independently and with others in a rapidly changing and demanding environment. Salary and Benefits: Competitive salary based on the successful candidate's qualifications and experience; from a minimum of $33,700. Full benefits package including 22 vacation days and 17 holiday, recess, and personal days; comprehensive health care; relocation assistance; and TIAA/CREF or Yale retirement. Applications received by June 15, 1994 will be given first consideration; applications accepted until position is filled. Please send a letter of application, resume, and the names of three references to Diane Y. Turner, Director, Library Personnel Services, Yale University Library, P.O. Box 208240, New Haven, CT 06520- 8240. EEO/AA.