ALCTS Network News v10n08 (September 22, 1995) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v10n08 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 10, Number 8 September 22, 1995 In this issue OCLC TO SPONSOR MARGARET MANN CITATION INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM ALERT ALCTS FORMS AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR ATKINSON AWARD ************************************************************************** OCLC TO SPONSOR MARGARET MANN CITATION OCLC Online Computer Library Center in Dublin, Ohio, is the sponsor of the Margaret Mann Citation presented by the Cataloging and Classification Section of ALCTS. This is the first time this award has received finanical support. The award, $2,000 to the United States or Canadian library school of the recipient's choice, is presented for outstanding professional achievement in cataloging or classification through publication of significant professional literature, participation in professional cataloging associations, or valuable contributions to practice in individual libraries. "OCLC is pleased to sponsor the most prestigious award in the field of cataloging and classification," said Phyllis B. Spies, vice president member services, sales and international. "At a time when so much is changing in cataloging, OCLC is delighted to be able to support the continued efforts in the education of catalogers," said Liz Bishoff, vice president, member services. "The award recognizes the accomplishments of the recipient and helps assure the future of the profession." First presented in 1951, the award is named in honor of Margaret Mann (1873-1960) whose lifelong career combined teaching cataloging and classification with its practical administration. Mann is the author of "Introduction to Cataloging and Classification of Books" first published in 1930. She served as chair of ALA's Division of Cataloging and Classification, was a member of the ALA Council, the association's governing body, and founded the Council of Regional Groups. Patricia Thomas, head cataloger at the Stockton (Calif.)-San Joaquin County Public Library, is chair of the 1996 Margaret Mann Citation Committee. ************************************************************************* INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM ALERT All library staff, trustees, friends and advocates for libraries and intellectual freedom should be aware that a group called Focus on the Family has launched an attack on the American Library Association and its freedom of information policies in connection with Banned Books Week which begins Saturday, September 23. At a press conference held Monday, September 18, the group charged ALA with falsifying reports of banned/challenged books and being anti-family. We encourage you to join in defending against these false and misleading charges by monitoring media in your area and speaking out for libraries and First Amendment rights. What you can do: -Write a letter to the editor or op-ed piece in response to news reports. -Call in to radio or TV talk shows where book banning is the topic of discussion. -Recruit others--trustees, Friends, library users to speak out. The more voices heard the better as this is clearly a well organized campaign to discredit ALA and libraries. Key points to be made: *The full name of Banned Books Week is "Banned Books Week -- Celebrating the Freedom to Read." The annual event is observed the last week in September under the sponsorship of ALA, the American Booksellers Association, the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, the Association of American Publishers, the American Society of Journalists and Authors and the National Association of College Stores. It is endorsed by the Center for the Book of the Library of Congress. *ALA does not claim that all reports included in the Banned Books Week promotional materials are bannings. Most are referred to as challenges, the point being that librarians and the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom fought successfully to keep them from being censored. *Libraries provide ideas and information from all points of view to anyone who wants or needs them. Any time a book is removed, restricted, labeled or put in another part of the library where it is harder to find, the freedom to read is curtailed. In some instances, the complaints of a single individual have removed access to library materials from literally thousands of library users. *ALA and librarians across the country respect the rights of parents to supervise their own children's reading--and strongly encourage them to exercise it. This right does not include censoring what other children read. *The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom is charged with educating librarians and the general public about the importance of intellectual freedom and defending against attempts to limit free access to libraries and library materials. A copy of the ALA Library Bill of Rights can be located on the ALA Gopher at gopher.uic.edu, port 70 or the ALA home page on the Worldwide Web using the address http://www.ala.org. For more information, contact the Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 4226 or 4220. E-mail: judith.krug@ala.org or donna.reidy.pistolis@ala.org. ************************************************************************* ALCTS FORMS AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY The following ALCTS forms are available electronically from both the ALCTS listserv and the ALA gopher: Committee Volunteer Form, ALCTS Membership Application, and the Biographical Information for Ballots (for candidates for ALCTS offices). To retrieve them from the listserv, send the following message to listserv@uicvm.uic.edu SEND [volunter form, bio-info form, or member form] Note that there is one "e" in "volunter form". To retrieve them from the ALA gopher, point your gopher client to gopher.uic.edu port 70 and follow the path The Library/American Library Association/ALA's Divisions/ALCTS/ALCTS Manual/Forms. ************************************************************************* NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR ATKINSON AWARD Nominations/applications for the 1996 Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award are being accepted by ACRL. This award, $2,000 and a citation, recognizes outstanding accomplishments (including risk-taking) by academic librarians who have contributed significantly to improvements in the areas of library automation, library management and/or library development or research. It is jointly sponsored by ALCTS, ACRL, LAMA, and LITA. To be eligible, the nominee must be a librarian employed in a university, college, or community college library in the year prior to application for the award and must have a minimum of five years of professional service in an academic library. Criteria for the award are that the nominee must have demonstrated achievement (including risk-taking) that has contributed significantly to improvements in the area of library automation, library management, and/or library development or research. Nominations must include documentation (a letter) that indicates: (1) your name, address, and phone number, plus the name, address, and phone number of the person you are nominating; (2) narrative supporting the nomination (keeping in mind the criteria for the award); and (3) a current vita. Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Send 5 copies of the nomination packet to: Hugh Atkinson Memorial Award, Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), American Library Association, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. The deadline is December 1, 1995. For more information, contact the staff liaison for the award, Jack Briody, jack.briody@ala.org. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ALCTS NETWORK NEWS (ISSN 1056-6694) is published irregularly by the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, a division of the American Library Association. 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