ALCTS Network News v10n11 (October 19, 1995) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v10n11 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 10, Number 11 October 19, 1995 In this issue ALCTS TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS DIGITAL CATALOGING ALCTS EDUCATIONAL POLICY STATEMENT ADOPTED APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR SEVEN ALA SCHOLARSHIPS NEH APPLICATION DEADLINE REVISED YBP, EVERETTS ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC ALLIANCE PUBLICATION NEWS ************************************************************************** ALCTS TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS DIGITAL CATALOGING At the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago the ALCTS Board of Directors developed a task force to Define Bibliographic Access in the Electronic Environment. The task force, which will focus on digital cataloging, was formed in response to the growing need to apply expert organization to the rapidly increasing number of information resources available electronically. It is also designed to enhance the major role played by the library catalog in directing and informing users of information resources. "American libraries are known worldwide for their expertise in cataloging and classification of intellectual property in print and non-print formats," said ALCTS President David Farrell. "I expect the results of this task force will extend our reputation into cyberspace." The task force is expected to lead the way in defining access and bibliographic control mechanisms for information in electronic form. It will work closely with the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP), based in Washington, D.C., in communicating those mechanisms to members of the library and information communities. Jennifer Younger, assistant director of Technical Services at The Ohio State University Libraries and ALCTS past president (1993-94), will head the task force. Comments may be addressed to her at younger6@osu.edu. The task force will meet for the first time during the ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Antonio, January 19-25, 1996. It will convene electronically prior to Midwinter. A preliminary report is expected during the 1996 ALA Annual Conference in New York; the task force expects to complete its work by the 1997 Midwinter Meeting in Washington, D.C. ************************************************************************* ALCTS EDUCATIONAL POLICY STATEMENT ADOPTED The ALCTS Board of Directors, in action at the Annual Conference in Chicago, has recommended that the ALA Committee on Accreditation (COA) use the Educational Policy Statement adopted by the ALCTS Board of Directors in its accreditation process of schools of library and information science. The policy statement is designed to satisfy the needs of library educators and librarians for a statement of desired education for librarians in development and technical services work. It will be used to respond to inquiries from within and without the profession about what it means to a librarian performing technical services and collection development functions. ALCTS will update the policy regularly. An appendix to the policy statement defines competency statements in the areas of intellectual access and organization; preserving access; identification, selection and acquisition of information resources; management skills, and skills in research analysis and interpretation. The ALCTS Education Policy Statement is available on the ALA Gopher. To access the statement follow the path: Gopher.uic.edu, port 70/The Library/American Library Association/ALA's Divisions/Association for Library Collections & Technical Services/ALCTS Education & Training Syllabi & Policies/ALCTS Educational Policy Statement. For more information, contact the ALCTS Office at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5031, or 312-280-5031. ************************************************************************* APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR SEVEN ALA SCHOLARSHIPS Applications are available for seven 1996 ALA Scholarship Award Program awards. The deadline for applications is December 22, 1995. The scholarships of $3,000 each are available for students entering an ALA-accredited master's degree program in library and information studies. The scholarship program is designed to encourage the development of leadership in American librarianship. Three major factors are considered in awarding scholarships: academic excellence; leadership, and evidence of a commitment to a career in librarianship. The scholarships: The Marshall Cavendish Scholarship is a general scholarship donated by the Marshall Cavendish Corporation, Tarrytown, N.Y., publishers of illustrated reference books for libraries. The David H. Clift Scholarship, named in honor of a former ALA executive director, is a general scholarship. The Tom C. Drewes Scholarship, established with a donation from the founder of Quality Books, is given to a library support staff person pursuing a master's degree. The Mary V. Gaver Scholarship is awarded to an individual specializing in youth services. It honors the memory of a past ALA president and Rutgers University professor who made many contributions in library youth services. The Louise Giles Minority Scholarship is awarded to a person who is a member of a principal minority group: African-American, American Indian/ Alaskan Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, or Hispanic. It is named in It is named in honor of a Michigan community college librarian. community college librarian. The Miriam L. Hornback Scholarship is awarded to an ALA or library support staff person pursuing a master's degree. It is named for a long- time ALA staff member (1944-1991) who was secretariat to the ALA Council and Executive Board. The Tony B. Leisner Scholarship is for a library support staff person pursuing a master's degree. It was established with a donation by an active ALA member and former ALA Council member. A single application form is used for all of the scholarship program awards. For applications, contact: ALA Office for Library Personnel Resources, 50 E. Huron, Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 4277, 4281, or 4282. FAX: 312-280-3256. The awards will be formally announced during the ALA Annual Conference in New York, June 4-10, 1996. ************************************************************************* NEH APPLICATION DEADLINE REVISED The National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Public Programs, has revised the application calendar for fiscal year 1996. The Humanities Projects in Libraries and Archives category has a January 12, 1996 planning and implementation deadline with notification in July 1996. For more information send e-mail to librariesprogram@neh.fed.us. ************************************************************************* YBP, EVERETTS ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC ALLIANCE Yankee Book Peddler, Inc. (YBP) and W.H. Everett and Son Ltd (Everetts) have formed a strategic alliance to supply English language scholarly materials and collection management services to academic and research markets worldwide. The two companies will remain independent but cooperate to share bibliographic information, approval plan expertise, technical knowledge, and marketing resources. The strategic alliance will begin as a joint marketing agreement that will permit each company to sell the other's services to customers in geographic regions where each can meet specific needs and other preferences of libraries. YBP and Everetts expect to increase their cooperation to encompass firm order monographs, continuations, approval plans, blanket orders, technical services, and shelf-ready materials. Expressing particular satisfaction in the new alliance, John Secor, Chief Executive Officer at YBP, said, "Over the past decade, we've looked for a like-minded independent British bookseller who can work with us to increase the scope of material we can provide to our customers. We are excited about working with Everetts both in the U.S. and around the globe." At Everetts, the alliance provides the means to provide full access to English language materials published in the U.S. Colin Harrison, Everetts' Chief Executive Officer, said, "We've tested the idea of an alliance with many of our customers in the US and abroad and have been very pleased by their reception. They are delighted that two companies with well established reputations can cooperate in this way. For the first time we will be able to offer customers a choice of easy ways to source British and American books without risk of duplication or missed items." The two companies will soon be seeking libraries interested in working with them to refine the new services. Joint product and service development is expected to begin this Fall and continue over the next several years. For more information contact John Secor, YPB, jsecor@office.ybp.com or Colin Harrison at 100064.2777@compuserve.con. ************************************************************************* PUBLICATION NEWS Jim Cole, principal serials cataloger at Iowa State University, has been appointed editor of the Haworth quarterly journal _The Serials Librarian_. Under Cole's guidance, _The Serials Librarian_ will continue to be a journal devoted exclusively to serials management. For instructions for authors contact Jim Cole, Principal Serials Cataloger, 204 Parks Library, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-2140. R. R. Bowker has released the 34th edition of _Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory._ Published as a five-volume set, Ulrich's contains complete entries for 155,000 regularly and irregularly issued serials, annuals, and newspapers. This edition also includes 112,000 revisions and over 9,500 cessations. A newspaper section, devoted to American general interest newspapers and sorted geographically, lists over 7,400 dailies and weeklies. Some 3,000 additional international dailies and weeklies, as well as topical newspapers from the entire world are incorporated into the main volume. For more information contact Customer Service, R.R. Bowker, Reed Reference Publishing, at info@bowker.com; www site: http//www.reedref.com. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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: Karen Muller, Shonda Russell. 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