ALCTS Network News v11n21 (June 24, 1996) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v11n21 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 11, Number 21 June 24, 1996 In this issue ELECTION RESULT CORRECTION REMINDER TO NEWLY ELECTED AND APPOINTED ALCTS LEADERS GUIDELINES FOR THE ALLOCATION OF NEW INITIATIVE FUNDS NEW DIRECTIONS IN LIBRARY BINDING IS TOPIC OF NOVEMBER ALCTS INSTITUTE ALCTS INSTITUTE ON TECHNICAL SERVICES WORKSTATIONS GOES TO PITTSBURGH AS PRECONFERENCE TO LITA/LAMA NATIONAL CONFERENCE ALCTS NEWSLETTER DEADLINE EXTENDED MORE REPORTERS NEEDED FOR ALCTS PROGRAMS REPORT PUBLISHED ON PRESERVING DIGITAL DATA ********* ELECTION RESULT CORRECTION The new member-at-large for the Serials Section is Joyce McDonough. In the last issue of _AN2_ we erroneously reported the winner as Eugene Dickerson. We regret the error. ********* REMINDER TO NEWLY ELECTED AND APPOINTED ALCTS LEADERS Newly elected and appointed section and committee officers, chairs, and members, and discussion group chairs, are encouraged to attend the orientation planned for you on Sunday, July 7. The event, scheduled for 9:30-11:00 in the Oak Room of the Doral Hotel, will highlight what you need to know and what help is available to you as you proceed through your year as an ALCTS leader. Registration is not required. ********* GUIDELINES FOR THE ALLOCATION OF NEW INITIATIVE FUNDS Each year, ALCTS budgets "new initiatives" funds. Approval may be granted for the expenditure of such funds by the ALCTS Board or ALCTS Executive Committee when the following conditions are met: the activity relates to ALA goals; such activity is new or significantly different from currently budgeted ALCTS activities; money has not been budgeted by ALCTS for the activity; funds for the activity must be expended outside of the regular ALCTS budget planning cycle; and there is expectation that such expenditure will result in a new and continuing service, product, or program, or other benefits to the division. These funds may be used for, but are not limited to, the following kinds of activities: planning expenses for fast-track continuing education programs on subjects of timely interest; one-time allocations for unbudgeted travel of ALCTS representatives to meetings of significance to or having impact on divisional goals; unanticipated one-time expenditures required to start electronic publications or services. Proposals for expenditure of new initiative funds may be sent to ALCTS President David Farrell at dfarrell@library.berkeley.edu or mailed to the ALCTS Executive Committee, 50 E. Huron, Chicago IL 60611. ********* NEW DIRECTIONS IN LIBRARY BINDING IS TOPIC OF NOVEMBER ALCTS INSTITUTE Registrations are being accepted for an institute presented by the Preservation and Reformatting Section (PARS) on new directions in library binding. The institute will be held at the Sheraton Commander Hotel in Cambridge, Mass., directly across the Charles River from Boston, November 14-16. This institute, designed to train library staff in the administrative and operational functions of a library binding program, will be especially useful to supervisors of serials, technical services, binding, and preservation units. Increasing numbers of librarians are beginning to recognize that the careful, appropriate binding and rebinding of books and serials are key elements in preserving their collections. As the profession faces the accelerating deterioration of acidic paper, the damaging effects of photocopying, and the declining quality of many publishers' bindings, it becomes clear that library bindings must not only be strong, but also flexible. The current edition of the _Library Binding Institute Standard for Library Binding_ outlines many options, and library staff must be knowledgeable in order to apply them correctly. The binding standard is now being revised by LBI in conjunction with the National Information Standards Organization (NISO), and further changes may be required in library binding units. Presenting plenary sessions and leading small group practica, faculty will teach participants how to administer, evaluate, and improve their operations to provide an effective, preservation-conscious binding program. Faculty for the institute are: Mark Berkey (Stratford Automation), Mary P. Bogan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Wesley Boomgaarden (Ohio State University), Robert DeCandido (New York Public Library), Carol Eyler (Mercer University), Lisa Fox (Preservation Consultant), Fritz James (Library Binding Service), Jan Merrill-Oldham (Harvard University), and Paul Parisi (Acme Bookbinding Company). The program will last two days with an optional tour of Acme Bookbinding on the third day. ALCTS gratefully acknowledges Acme Bookbinding Company, Bridgeport National Bindery, Houchen Bindery, the Library Binding Institute, and Library Binding Service, for their support. Fees for the institute are $145 for ALCTS personal members, $190 for ALA members, and $235 for non-members. A brochure and registration form are available on the ALA web page: http://www.ala.org. Follow the path The Organization/ALA Divisions/ALCTS/ALCTS Gopher/ALCTS Institutes. You may also request information and registration by contacting LaTisha Reynolds (lreynolds@ala.org or 800-545-2433 ext. 5035). ********* ALCTS INSTITUTE ON TECHNICAL SERVICES WORKSTATIONS GOES TO PITTSBURGH AS PRECONFERENCE TO LITA/LAMA NATIONAL CONFERENCE "Networked, Internetted Workstations: Productivity and Knowledge Enhancers in the Center Ring" is the title of an ALCTS institute to be held as a preconference to the LITA/LAMA national conference in Pittsburgh on October 12. An updated version of the successful ALCTS Technical Services Workstations regional institutes, this presentation will offer new ways of looking at library productivity tools with many operational examples of new client and interface tools. Participants will be introduced to the new concepts of the role that TSWs can fulfill in the library and areas in which they are rapidly replacing manual procedures and documentation. They will also discover ways in which TSWs can integrate the local environment and the networked, Internetted world of technical services and beyond. Demonstrations and examples of newly emerging suites of interfaces and clients specifically designed for Windows and C/S environments will enhance the presentations. Faculty include Mark Bendig (OCLC), Roger Brisson (Pennsylvania State University), Bruce Chr. Johnson (Library of Congress), Michael Kaplan (Harvard College Library), and Diane Vizine-Goetz (OCLC). Registration fees are $145 for ALCTS members, $180 for ALA personal members, and $220 for non-members. A brochure and registration form will be available shortly on the ALA web page: http://www.ala.org. Follow the path The Organization/ALA Divisions/ALCTS/ALCTS Gopher/ALCTS Institutes. You may also request information and registration by contacting LaTisha Reynolds (lreynolds@ala.org or 800-545-2433 ext. 5035). ********* ALCTS NEWSLETTER DEADLINE EXTENDED The deadline for the first postconference issue of ALCTS Newsletter (vol. 7, no. 5), previously announced as July 15, has been extended. Items for this issue may now be submitted until Tuesday, July 23. ********* MORE REPORTERS NEEDED FOR ALCTS PROGRAMS Volunteers are still needed to serve as reporters on ALCTS programs at the Annual Conference for the _ALCTS Newsletter_. Volunteers are assigned to attend an ALCTS program at the conference, write a brief report (200 words), and submit it to the newsletter editor by July 23. There is still a wide selection of programs with no one assigned to report. Contact Dale Swensen, ALCTS Newsletter Editor, at (801)378-4407 or email: dale_swensen@byu.edu by Tuesday, July 2 to volunteer. Indicate which programs you will be attending or would like to report on. ********* REPORT PUBLISHED ON PRESERVING DIGITAL DATA What is necessary to make virtual libraries on the Internet meet criteria for stable, accessible collections? What should be done to ensure digital information's validity and useability far into the future, as it becomes the medium of both choice and necessity? The Task Force on Archiving of Digital Information, a 21-member group that included specialists in publishing, information technology, and library and archival administration, as well as representatives of legal, governmental, and museum communities, has just completed a year-long exploration of these issues and released its final report. In the 64-page report, the task force provides an analysis of the nature of "information objects in the digital landscape" that can serve as a tutorial on the issues involved in preserving the content, fixity, reference, provenance, and context of digital files. The report also offers preliminary models for the costs of storage and access under different scenarios. The report is available in a choice of electronic formats from the Research Libraries Group's (RLG) WWW home page: http://www.rlg.org. Copies of the printed, bound report can be ordered from CPA by enclosing a prepayment of $15.00 per copy to The Commission on Preservation and Access, 1400 16th Street, NW, Suite 740, Washington, DC 20036-2217. ********* 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 (kwhittlesey@ala.org); Editorial Assistance: Karen Muller, Shonda Russell. ALCTS NETWORK NEWS is available free of charge and is available only in electronic form. 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