ALCTS Network News v10n09 (September 28, 1995) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v10n09 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 10, Number 9 September 28, 1995 In this issue VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CHICAGO MEMBERSHIP BOOTH NEW COOPERATIVE CATALOGING PROGRAM ANNOUNCED LIBRARY LEGISLATIVE DAY, BRIEFINGS, SET FOR MAY 6-7, 1996 PRESERVATION MICROFILMING GUIDE AVAILABLE FROM ALA COMMENTS SOUGHT ON RLG/CPA DIGITAL ARCHIVING DRAFT REPORT ************************************************************************** VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CHICAGO MEMBERSHIP BOOTH ALCTS has been invited to exhibit at this year's "Reaching Forward," the Sixth Annual Conference of Library Assistants. This year Reaching Forward and the Illinois Library Association have begun a partnership to present this conference. The Conference will be held on Friday, October 27, at the Chicago Marriott, 540 N. Michigan Ave. Support staff in Illinois will be attending wide range of programs, among them programs addressing technical services issues - your area of expertise! The exhibit hours are 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and display set up is prior to 8:45 a.m. We will be provided with a table and two chairs in the exhibit area. If you are able to help us reach out to these new prospective members and could donate some time to setting up, sitting at, or taking down the table, contact Shonda Russell, ALCTS Communications Assistant, by October 18 at 800-545-2433 x5037 or e-mail to shonda. russell@ala.org. ************************************************************************* NEW COOPERATIVE CATALOGING PROGRAM ANNOUNCED The executive council of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) has inaugurated BIBCO, a component of the program in which participating libraries will contribute bibliographic records to the national databases for use by PCC members and other libraries. This effort marks the first wide-scale use of the core bibliographic record standards developed by the PCC. In June 1994, the Cooperative Cataloging Council (CCC) commissioned the Task Group on Cataloger Training to develop a plan for implementing PCC. The Training Task Group outlined three basic elements for the implementation of the Program on a broad scale: NACO, BIBCO, and Training-the-Trainer. During the first year of the Program, trainers will train staff in their own institution and one other library, doubling the number of institutions by the end of the first year. The PCC Executive Council anticipates that BIBCO libraries will create more than 100,000 bibliographic records for use by libraries worldwide by the year 2000. It is the mission of the PCC to provide access to libraries' collections by increasing the availability of records created under mutually acceptable standards. The PCC encompasses three component programs: NACO (for contributions to the national authority file); SACO (for contributions to LCSH); and BIBCO (for contributions of bibliographic records to the national databases). All bibliographic records created by BIBCO participants will be supported with complete authority work; therefore BIBCO participation will be open to all NACO libraries. For more information about BIBCO training and participation, NACO libraries should contact their liaisons in the LC Cooperative Cataloging Team. Libraries interested in joining NACO and the PCC should contact Ann Della Porta, Cooperative Cataloging Team Leader, Regional and Cooperative Cataloging Division, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540-4383 (Internet: dellapor@mail.loc.gov; voice: (202) 707-7920; fax: (202) 707-2824). ************************************************************************* LIBRARY LEGISLATIVE DAY, BRIEFINGS, SET FOR MAY 6-7, 1996 The 22nd annual Library Legislative Day, sponsored by the ALA Washington Office and the District of Columbia Library Association, will be held on Tuesday, May 7, 1996. The organized day of library advocacy features visits to congressional offices by several hundred library supporters from across the country. The 1996 event will be preceded by a day-long series of in-depth briefings on current legislation and policy issues as well as advocacy training designed to make congressional contacts effective and keyed to the current political climate. The May 6-7 two-day package will provide better preparation for participants, will be more likely to avoid congressional recess periods, and will allow library supporters to concentrate on local efforts during National Library Week. The ALA Washington Office will also hold a gala event on the evening of Monday, May 6, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Washington Office. This event will be planned in conjunction with ALA Chapters. Further information will be available shortly. -- from ALA-WON, v4_no83. ************************************************************************* PRESERVATION MICROFILMING GUIDE AVAILABLE FROM ALA _Preservation Microfilming: A Guide for Librarians and Archivists_, 2nd ed., is now available. This edition presents the latest information on planning and managing microfilming projects incorporating new cooperative programs, service bureaus, and the impact of automation. It covers each phase in the production of preservation microform, including quality control, storage of master negatives, selection and preparation of materials to be filmed, production, bibliographic control for microfilmed materials, and overall project administration. The manual offers detailed and well-tested guidance in (among others) contracting for services, estimating costs, technical requirements of the film (related to national standards), and filming and scanning. scanning. The cost for ALA Members is $54. ISBN: 0-8389-0653-2; approx. 480 p., 1995. ALA order code: 0653-2-2036. For additional information, contact Caroline Andrew at 312/280-2426. To place an order, contact: Book Order Fulfillment, ALA, 155 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606-1719; phone: 800/545-2433, press 7; or fax: 312/836-9958. ************************************************************************* COMMENTS SOUGHT ON RLG/CPA DIGITAL ARCHIVING DRAFT REPORT Last December the Commission on Preservation and Access and the Research Libraries Group created the Task Force on Digital Archiving to investigate the means of ensuring "continued access indefinitely into the future of records stored in digital electronic form." The task force has now issued its draft report and now seeks comment from the community. The Commission and RLG are making the draft report, titled "Preserving Digital Information," widely available in paper and electronic form. Paper copies are being sent to RLG Member Representatives and ShaRes and PRESERV liaisons and to Commission contacts. Electronic versions are available from the RLG FTP server and the RLG web site. (Note that the following filenames contain upper- and lower-case letters which must be used as shown.) Web URL: http://www-rlg.stanford.edu/ArchTF/ FTP Server: lyra.stanford.edu Adobe Acrobat version: /pub/ArchTF/Draft-Report.pdf Microsoft Word 6.0 for Windows version: /pub/ArchTF/Draft-Report.doc ASCII version: /pub/ArchTF/Draft-Report.txt The task force encourages comment from the community by October 31. Comments can be directed to ARCHTF-L, the open listserv sponsored by the task force, or directly to John Garrett (jgarrett@cnri.reston.va.us) or Donald Waters (donald.waters@yale.edu), the co-chairs. You may subscribe to the listserv by sending the following message to listserv@yalevm.cis.yale.edu: subscribe archtf-l. ************************************************************************* AWARDS AND GRANTS 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: half when the proposal is selected to fund the research effort and half 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 deadline for submitting proposals is February 15, 1996. Requests for information and questions should be sent to Carol Pitts Hawks, Editor-in- Chief, LAPT, via e-mail to hawks.1@osu.edu. FYAN GRANT Application materials are available for the 1996 Loleta D. Fyan Grant presented by ALA. The $10,000 grant, now in its fourth year, is for a project that will develop and/or improve public library services that are innovative and responsive to the future. The project should have the potential for broader impact and application beyond a specific local need and should be capable of completion within one year. Applicants can include, but are not limited to, local, regional or state libraries; associations or organizations including ALA units; library schools; or individuals. The deadline for applications is January 2, 1996. Applications will be judged during the 1996 ALA Midwinter Meeting, January 19-25, in San Antonio. The grant recipient will be announced before the 1996 ALA Annual Conference, July 4-10, in New York. For application materials, contact ALA Headquarters Library and Information Center, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 800-545-2433, press 6. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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. 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