ALCTS Network News v10n05 (August 28, 1995) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v10n05 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 10, Number 5 August 28, 1995 In this issue DEADLINES APPROACHING FOR ALCTS INSTITUTES ... ... AND FOR NEXT ALCTS NEWSLETTER THREE ALCTS MEMBERS SELECTED AS LIBRARY FELLOWS ALCTS MEMBERSHIP RAFFLE WINNER ANNOUNCED BETA SITES SOUGHT FOR NEW LC PRODUCT CORRECTION TO ALCTS NEWSLETTER ************************************************************************** DEADLINES APPROACHING FOR ALCTS INSTITUTES ... The registration deadline for the Demystifying Subject Cataloging Institute in Rochester, N.Y., is October 10. This institute, offered as a preconference to the New York Library Association annual conference, will review and update fundamental subject cataloging principles in a workshop format which includes intensive training in the structure and use of LCSH and hands-on instruction in tools and techniques. Faculty is Arlene Taylor (University of Pittsburgh), Lynn El-Hoshy and Mark Ziomek (both from the Library of Congress), and J. Bradford Young (University of Pennsylvania). The date of the institute is October 24-25. Serials Cataloging in the Age of Format Integration will be held in San Francisco October 6-7. The registration deadline is September 22. This institute is designed to assist both beginning and advanced serials catalogers to understand the creation, interpretation, content, format, and uses of serials cataloging records. Faculty includes Regina Reynolds, Maureen Landry, and Jean Hirons (all Library of Congress), Rhonda Lawrence (UCLA Law Library), Crystal Graham (University of California- San Diego), and Kristan Lindland (University of Washington, Seattle), using both lecture and practicum sessions. For information or an electronic brochure and registration form, contact Yvonne McLean at yvonne.mclean@ala.org or LaTisha Reynolds at latisha. reynolds@ala.org. Also see _AN2_, v.9, no.16 for more information. ************************************************************************* ... AND FOR NEXT ALCTS NEWSLETTER The deadline for the next ALCTS Newsletter is coming up! All submissions for v.6, no.6 should be to Dale Swensen by Tuesday, September 5. The deadline for the pre-Midwinter issue (v.7, no.1) is Tuesday, October 24, for an early January mail date. . Items should be sent to Dale Swensen, Principal Cataloger, 6442 Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo UT 84602, or via e-mail to dale_swensen@byu.edu ************************************************************************* THREE ALCTS MEMBERS SELECTED AS LIBRARY FELLOWS Three of the nine individuals selected to represent ALA and U.S. librarianship as Library Fellows are members of ALCTS. The joint program of the ALA and the United States Information Agency (USIA) places U.S. library specialists in institutions overseas for up to one year. Bruce H. Tabb, rare book cataloger and subject specialist/Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Oregon in Eugene, will catalog and inventory the collection of about 20,000 books and journals at the American Studies Institute, Leipzig, Germany. The cataloging project will use LC "CD-MARC Bibliographic." Student assistants will work under the guidance of Tabb who will provide training in LC classification, searching bibliographic records and the development of an automated catalog. Tabb will be in Leipzig from September 1995 - February 1996. Edward J. Valauskas, principal of Internet Mechanics based in Chicago, will prepare the automated catalog of the library at the United Nations Office of Geneva, Switzerland, for public access via the Internet. During the six-month assignment (November 1995 - April 1996), Valauskas will supervise data preparation for monographs and serials, evaluate and recommend Internet options for data dissemination in discussion with the UN International Computer Center and other Geneva providers. He will also set up training procedures for Internet use of the OPAC and prepare training and documentation to assist long-distance users. Tricia Vierra, head of the collection development department at the American University Library, Washington, D.C., will have a joint assignment at the University of Indonesia, Jakarta (September 1995 through January 1996), and the University of Notre Dame, Freemantle, Australia (March through June 1996). Vierra will evaluate American studies resources at both institutions and develop collection development policies for an American studies collection and make recommendations for acquisitions. During the nine-month assignment, Vierra will also advise on how to analyze and identify organizational needs for automation, conduct feasibility studies and specify requirements for library technology. Positions available for 1996-97 will be announced in late December 1995. Interested candidates (U.S. citizenship required) should submit a resume and cover letter briefly stating foreign language skills, subject expertise and desired position. For more information, contact Robert P. Doyle, director, Library Fellows Program, ALA; e-mail to robert.p.doyle@ ala.org. ************************************************************************* ALCTS MEMBERSHIP RAFFLE WINNER ANNOUNCED Jacqueline Licalzi, library technical clerk at Southfield (Mich.) Public Library, is the winner of a one-year ALCTS membership. ALCTS Board member-at-large Marjorie Bloss, assisted by the then-ALCTS President- Elect David Farrell, drew her winning ticket from more than 700 entries submitted at the membership booth in the exhibits area of McCormick Place during the ALA Annual Conference. In addition to being an important part of membership outreach at the ALA conferences, the ALCTS membership display is available for regional and state conferences. For more information or to schedule the display, contact Shonda M. Russell, ALCTS Communications Assistant via e-mail to shonda.russell@ala.org. ************************************************************************* BETA SITES SOUGHT FOR NEW LC PRODUCT The Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service is looking for beta test sites for its new product, Classification Plus, a full-text Windows-based CD-ROM product which includes the LC Classification Schedules and LC Subject Headings. It is designed to be used on a cataloger's workstation, enabling an individual to access these cataloging tools as part of a cataloging session. LC wishes to beta test from mid-September through the end of November with two groups of testers. The first group will consists of 50 testers who will receive the product for a one-time review and who will fill out a single detailed report relating their experience with the product. The second group will consist of around 18 testers who will give the product a thorough test in a cataloging environment. This group will be expected to return weekly reports. As the beta test file will contain only classification schedules H and R in addition to LCSH, the institutions performing this test must routinely catalog publications in these two classes. In addition to the commitment to test and report, the test sites must provide the resources to install and test the product. The basic platform requirements for an individual workstation are: 386-based personal computer or higher; MS Windows 3.1 or higher; 4MB RAM (8MB recommended); hard disk with 2MB available per user; EGA, VGA, or compatible video graphic adapter or monitor; CD-ROM drive with Microsoft Extensions; Microsoft-compatible mouse strongly recommended; (OS-2 platform requires OS-2 version 2.1 or higher and 8MB RAM). If you are interested in paricipating in this test, contact Cheryl C. Cook by September 4 at cook@mail.loc.gov (phone: 202-707-4254). ************************************************************************* CORRECTION TO ALCTS NEWSLETTER The roster of ALCTS division and section officers for 1995-1996 as printed in the _ALCTS Newsletter_, v.4, no.6, erroneously included Jeanne Drewes as a member-at-large of the Preservation and Reformatting Section. The members-at-large of that section are Jane Hedberg, Carol Unger, and Lisa Biblo. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ALCTS NETWORK NEWS (ISSN 1056-6694) is published irregularly by the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, a division of the American Library Association. Editorial offices: ALCTS, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; David Farrell, President; Karen Muller, Executive Director. Editor: Karen Whittlesey (u34261@uicvm); Editorial Assistance: Shonda Russell. 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