ALCTS Network News v11n11 (April 24, 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 11
April 24, 1996
 
In this issue

ALCTS LEADERSHIP IN LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS AWARD RECIPIENT   NAMED 
AUDIOVISUAL COMMITTEE TO HOLD TOUR IN NEW YORK
CCS PLANS PROGRAM ON INNOVATION AND MANAGEMENT
ACQUISITIONS PROGRAMS SET FOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE
DIANE HILLMANN TO PRESENT COMAROMI LECTURE
NEW PUBLICATIONS FROM
CPA
FROM
THE
ASSOCIATION
OF
RECORDS
MANAGERS
AND
ADMINISTRATORS
(ARMA)


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ALCTS LEADERSHIP IN LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS AWARD RECIPIENT NAMED 

Joseph W. Barker, program coordinator, Teaching Library, University
of California at Berkeley, is the recipient of the Leadership in
Library Acquisitions Award presented by the ALCTS Acquisitions
Section.

The award, $1,500 and a citation donated by Harrassowitz, recognizes
significant contributions by and outstanding leadership of an
individual in the field of library acquisitions.

"Joe is known throughout the acquisitions community for his ability
to identify, examine, and articulate the issues most critical to our
profession.  He has been an innovative scholar, dedicated leader, and
enthusiastic contributor to institutes, programs, and committees at
ALA, the Charleston Conference, and the Feather River Institute,"
said Trisha L. Davis, chair of the Leadership in Library Acquisitions
Award Committee.  "Joe has taught many of us new ways to think,
question, improve and enjoy the many perspectives of the acquisitions
profession."

He served as the head of Acquisitions at the University of California
at Berkeley from 1983-1995.

Barker is the author of a number of publications including: 
"Acquisitions Principles and the Future of Acquisitions: Information
Soup, the Soup-Hungy, and Libraries' Five Dimensions," _Library
Acquisitions: Practice & Theory_, v.17 (1993), pp.  23-31; 
"Integrated Acquisitions: Reorganization at the University of
California, Berkeley," _Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory_; 
"Random Vendor Assignment in Vendor Performance Evaluation," _Library
Acquisitions: Practice & Theory_, v.10 (1986), pp. 265-280; and
"Unbundling Serials Vendor's Service Charges: Are We Ready," _Serials
Review_, v.16 (1990), pp.  33-43.

He has an M.A. and Ph.D. in French from Emory University, Atlanta,
and an M.L.I.S from the University of California at Berkeley Library
School.

Barker is well known for his service as Chair of the ALCTS
Publisher/Vendor Library Relations Committee and on the editorial
board of _Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory_.

The award 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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AUDIOVISUAL COMMITTEE TO HOLD TOUR IN NEW YORK

On Friday, July 5, 2-3:30 p.m., the ALCTS Audiovisual Committee is
sponsoring a tour of the American Museum of the Moving Image.

The American Museum of the Moving Image, devoted to motion pictures,
television, and digital media, is located across the street from the
historic Astoria Studio.  The 90-minute tour includes an introduction
to the Astoria Studio, which began in 1920 as Paramount's East Coast
production studio.  Now called Kaufman Astoria Studios, it is the
largest and most important production facility between Burbank and
London.  The studio has produced short films and features such as the
current Sabrina and The Juror as well as the current Sesame Street
television program.  The tour also features artifacts from AMMI's
collection of vintage motion picture and television equipment, an
editing demonstration, and several interactive, computer-based
experiences.  Also included is a visit to areas devoted to
performance, design, authorship, product sales and makeup and costume
design.  A Soundtrack Jukebox, licensed merchandise, and theater
memorabilia will also be highlighted.  The tour concludes with a stop
at Tut's Fever Movie Palace, a theatrical homage to the history of
Hollywood.  Tickets are $8 in advance (checks or money orders
preferred).  Tickets will not be available on-site.  Tour
reservations available on a first-come, first-served basis (up to 40
persons) until June 21, 1996.  Write:
ALCTS
Tour,
50
E.
Huron
St.,
Chicago,
IL

60611.

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CCS PLANS PROGRAM ON INNOVATION AND MANAGEMENT

The title of the CCS Committee on Education, Training and Recruitment
for Cataloging program scheduled for Saturday, July 6, is "Technology
Innovation and Management in Cataloging: Effective Strategies to Stay
Ahead of the Game." The program, cosponsored by LAMA, is from
8:30-11:00 a.m.

With fast-growing electronic resources and Internet/Web tools,
catalogers want to acquire new skills in effective project management
and technology update strategies.  This timely program is designed to
recognize and enhance the leadership role of catalogers in library
technology and management.  Participants will gain the confidence,
knowledge, and skills they need to stay current with the technology
and to be effective and efficient leaders in
project
management,
training,
cross-training,
and
crisis
management
in
their
own
institutions.

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ACQUISITIONS PROGRAMS SET FOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The Technology for Acquisitions Committee of the Acquisitions Section
is holding a program on "The Webbed Acquisitions Librarian" on
Saturday, July 6, 2:00-4:00 p.m. The program is cosponsored by the
Serials Section.

"The Webbed Acquisitions Librarian" will cover the design of a home
page; the technical aspect of loading a home page on a local server;
considerations to be made for making the home page available locally
or to the rest of the world on the Web; evaluation of the usefulness
of a home page; the development of the ACQ-WEB home page; uses of a
home page for acquisitions; and the future of the World Wide Web.

>From 9:00-11:00 Saturday morning, the Serials Section Acquisitions
Committee will hold a program titled "Decisions, Decision, Decisions:
Print? Online? Document Delivery?"

At the same time as collections budgets remain static or decrease,
librarians face more options in choosing journal format.  This
program will describe these options, suggest factors to consider in
making decisions, and educate the audience to enable them to make
these decisions.  The program will interest collection development,
acquisitions, serials, and interlibrary loan
librarians,
reference
and
other
public
service
librarians,
subscription
vendors,
and
publishers.

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DIANE HILLMANN TO PRESENT COMAROMI LECTURE

Diane I. Hillmann, head, Technical Services Support Unit, Cornell
University Library, Ithaca, New York, will present the John Comaromi
Lecture on Sunday, July 7, from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at the ALCTS
PARS program titled "Digital Preservation:  Building an Access
Infrastructure."

She has served as head of Technical Services at Cornell Library where
she was instrumental in the implementation effort for the USMARC
Holdings Format and the Task Force on Electronic Journals.  Hillmann
has also held positions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Libraries and Boston College Library.  She has a B.S. from Syracuse
University and an M.L.S. from Syracuse University School of
Information Studies.

The Comaromi Lectureship supports an ALCTS conference speaker in the
area of bibliographic access and its importance for library users. 
It was established by Myung Comaromi, widow of John Comaromi, editor
of the Dewey Decimal Classification from 1980 until his death in
November 1991.  Comaromi was also chief of the Decimal Classification
Section at the Library of Congress.  He conducted more than 45
workshops and
wrote
numerous
articles
explaining
and
clarifying
the
Dewey
Decimal
Classification.

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NEW PUBLICATIONS FROM CPA

A new report from the Commission on Preservation and Access provides
a rationale for maintaining the centrality of preservation concepts
and ethics in an increasingly digital environment.  _Preservation in
the Digital World_, by Paul Conway, suggests that many of the basic
tenets of preservation management can be applied in a highly
technological environment, but that some long-held principles may no
longer apply.  The report considers where the accumulated knowledge
and experience of preservation management may be most effective, and
where it may be more difficult to affect change.

_Digital Collections Inventory Report_, describes a preliminary
project undertaken by the Commission and the Council on Library
Resources to determine how much digitizing of library collections was
planned, underway, or completed.  The report is being distributed by
the Commission and Council to stimulate discussion and solicit
further input on the potential usefulness, scope, and desired
features of an online digital collections inventory. 

Both publications are available from the Commission on Preservation
and Access,
1400
16th
Street
NW,
Suite
740,
Washington,
DC

20036-2117.

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FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF RECORDS MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS (ARMA)

The Ad Hoc Microfilm Committee voted to form an ARMA International
Industry Specific Group (ISG) for microfilm at a recent meeting
between the Ad Hoc Microfilm Committee and ARMA International
executives and staff members.

The Ad Hoc Microfilm Committee has been existence since February 1995
for the sole purpose of determining the best means of supporting
microfilm, and implementing a program to achieve the goals which the
users and potential users of microfilm have requested through
responding questionnaires and attending Ad Hoc Meetings.  The
committee has determined that ARMA International's sponsorship of
Industry Specific Groups for its members is a vehicle for microfilm
education and support, because ARMA International with more than
10,000 members has as its primary purpose the education and support
of its members and is not influenced by any particular technology for
the management of information.

Membership in this group is open to all ARMA members interested in
the quality production of, promotion of, and education for microfilm.
 Under the sponsorship of ARMA International, this group will
concentrate its efforts in three areas:  the publication of a
quarterly periodical devoted to the benefits of microfilm; microfilm
education and product exhibition within conferences presented by ARMA
International regions, and; a certification program for individuals
and businesses who produce microfilm and/or recommend, sell and
implement microfilm systems.

For more information, or to apply for membership, contact Veldonna
Webb, coordinator for Industry
Specific
Groups
at
ARMA
International,
800/422-2762,
or
fax
to
913/341-3742.

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