ALCTS Network News v11n09 (April 10, 1996)
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ISSN: 1056-6694
 
ALCTS NETWORK NEWS
 
An electronic publication of the
Association for Library Collections & Technical Services
 
Volume 11, Number 9
April 10, 1996
 
In this issue

THREE RECEIVE BEST OF LRTS, BNA AWARDS
ACQUISITION OF NON-PRINT MATERIAL TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION GROUP
AVENUES FOR DISCUSSIONS ON LEGISLATIVE TOPICS
GUIDE TO INFORMATION RETRIEVAL (Z39.50) PROTOCOL NOW AVAILABLE
LC TO HOLD PRESERVATION AWARENESS WORKSHOP FOR THE PUBLIC

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THREE RECEIVE BEST OF LRTS, BNA AWARDS

Samuel G. Demas, Peter McDonald, and Gregory W. Lawrence are the 1996
recipients of the Best of LRTS Award presented by ALCTS, and the
Blackwell North America Scholarship Award. The Best of LRTS award, a
citation, is given to the author or authors of the best paper
published each year in _Library Resources & Technical Services_
(LRTS), the official ALCTS journal. The BNA Award, a citation to the
winners and $2,000 to the library school of the winners' choice
donated by Blackwell North America, is given to the authors of an
outstanding monograph, published article or original paper on
acquisitions, collection development or related areas of resources
development in libraries.

They received the awards for their article titled "The Internet and
Collection Development:  Mainstreaming Selection of Internet
Resources."  _Library Resources & Technical Services_ 39(3): 275-290.

"Demas, McDonald and Lawrence's article makes an important
contribution in the application of collection development principles
to Internet-accessible materials, and provides a foundation for
others to build on as we transform our more traditional print-based
libraries into Internet-inclusive collections," said Holley Lange,
chair of the Best of LRTS Committee. "They discuss theoretical and
practical issues in the management of Internet resources and present
a framework for mainstreaming the identification, evaluation, and
selection of these resources that is specific to their library. It is
based in familiar collection development principles, and can serve as
a model to others in this particular arena where rapid progress is
needed."

"This article, which presents a detailed discussion of the method and
process for selecting networked information from the Internet, will
have a broad effect throughout the library profession," said Ross
Atkinson, chair of the Blackwell North America Scholarship Award
Committee. "It fills a major gap in the collection development
literature by providing tested and systematic recommendations for
making the selection of networked sources a routine and regular
component of the collection development operation."

Demas is head, collection development and preservation, A. R. Mann
Library, Cornell University, Ithaca; McDonald is director, Library of
the Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva; and
Lawrence, government information librarian, A. R. Mann Library,
Cornell University, Ithaca.

The awards will be presented on Monday, July 8, at 9:30 a.m., as part
of the ALCTS President's Program during the ALA Annual Conference in
New York.

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ACQUISITION OF NON-PRINT MATERIAL TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION GROUP

The title of the Librarian/Vendor Discussion Group's topic for New
York on July 7 at 8:30 a.m. is "Topsy Part II: the Acquisition of
Non-Print Materials."

AV, non-print, media? Whatever you call it, non-print formats
represent a growing part of the acquisitions budget. New formats such
as CD-ROM and video have found a firm place in the academic library.
They are used not only by departments such as art, music, film and
education, but also in law, medicine and the sciences.

This discussion group wishes to discuss how to go about ordering
these materials, what some of the problems encountered are and what
some of the benefits of acquiring these new formats are .

Please get back to us with any topics you would like to see
discussed. How are you integrating these new formats into your
acquisitions process? How are you handling backups and replacements?
Are there debates about whether to acquire these materials? What is
the future for such formats as CD-ROM and video?

We would like to have speakers from video and CD-ROM producers and
librarians discussing this topic. Please feel free to suggest
speakers you would like to hear. 

For suggestions regarding topics and speakers please contact one of
the co-chairs:  John Riley, Ambassador Book Service at
jdriley@javanet.com or Cynthia Coulter, Acquisitions Librarian,
University of Northern Iowa, at cynthia.coulter@uni.edu

-- submitted by John Riley and Cynthia Coulter, co-chairs

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AVENUES FOR DISCUSSIONS ON LEGISLATIVE TOPICS

Progress on work towards ALA Goal 2000, ALA's effort to align itself
vigorously with the public's right to a free and open information
society--intellectual  participation--has resulted in the
establishment, or further development, of ways to communicate
legislative information.

First, the ALA Washington Office has its own toll-free number:
800-941-8478.

Second, the ALA Washington Office has space on ALA's home page:
http://www.ala.org/alawashington.html. This site has information on
upcoming legislation, actions taken on that legislation, etc.

Third, the ALA Washington Office Newsline (ALAWON) is an irregular
publication available free of charge and is available only in
electronic form. To subscribe, send the message "subscribe ala-wo
[your name]" to listproc@ala.org. Back issues are available on the
ALA gopher server at gopher.ala.org (select Washington Office, then
Washington Office Newsline) or through the ALA web site noted above.

Fourth, at each conference the ALA Committee on Legislation and the
Washington Office holds a Legislative Briefing. The one for New York
is scheduled Saturday, July 6, from 9:30 to 12:30. 

These are all sources of legislative topics of interest to members.

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GUIDE TO INFORMATION RETRIEVAL (Z39.50) PROTOCOL NOW AVAILABLE

The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has published
a new guide to the recently revised Information Retrieval (Z39.50):
Application Service Definition and Protocol Specification (ANSI/NISO
Z39.50-1995).

This guide explains why Z39.50, NISO's information retrieval standard
is essential to information users, consumers, and providers who need
to keep up with the explosive growth of networked information. It
explains (in 12 pages) the history and dynamic nature of the
standard's development as well as the standard's function in
simplifying and enhancing information retrieval from remote
databases. The guide includes a list of automation vendors and
information service providers using the standard.

_A Guide to the ANSI/NISO Z39.50 Protocol: Information Retrieval in
the Information Infrastructure_ is written by William E. Moen. It is
available from NISO Press for $15.00. Send orders by phone to
301-567-9522 and by fax to 301-567-9553.

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LC TO HOLD PRESERVATION AWARENESS WORKSHOP FOR THE PUBLIC

On April 16 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. the Library of Congress will
present an awareness workshop on preservation for the general public.
It will look at such topics as storing valuable family papers,
preserving leather bindings of your family's old books, and
preserving and storing family photographs and movies. It will *not*
assess the worth of your family treasures.

Throughout the day, visitors will see live demonstrations of gold
tooling, paper mending, book sewing, and matting and hinging of works
of art on paper. Table displays, staffed by LC workers, will provide
answers to your questions and printed information on the handling,
cleaning and storage of books, papers and documents, fine prints,
photographs, CDs, sound recordings, and motion picture film.

This event will be held in the Mumford Room, sixth floor of the
Madison Building. It is cosponsored by the Library's Center for the
Book and the Preservation Directorate.

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