ALCTS Network News v11n22 (June 28, 1996) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v11n22 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 11, Number 22 June 28, 1996 In this issue GIFTS AND EXCHANGE DISCUSSION GROUP TO MEET AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE ALA STRUCTURE REVISION TASK FORCE UPDATE RASD CHANGES ITS NAME TO RUSA COOPERATIVE CATALOGING TEAM TO PRESENT SERIES INSTITUTE FOR NACO LIBRARIES OVGTSL ISSUES CALL FOR PAPERS ALA MEMBERS ELIGIBLE FOR INSURANCE DISCOUNTS ********* NOTE: THIS IS THE LAST ISSUE OF AN2 BEFORE ANNUAL CONFERENCE ********* GIFTS AND EXCHANGE DISCUSSION GROUP TO MEET AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE The Gifts and Exchange Discussion Group will meet on Monday morning, July 8, from 9.30-11 am in the Sheraton Manhattan, Conference Room 6. The speaker will be Vincent Golden of the University of Illinois Library, speaking on "Booksales and Auctions in Libraries: The Good, the Bad, and the Interesting, or You can get more than a dollar for that!" Golden will discuss booksales in general, focusing on the highly successful auction he organized at the University of Illinois Library in March 1996. In addition, there will be an update of progress on the new edition being prepared of the Association of Research Libraries' SPEC Kit 117. ********* ALA STRUCTURE REVISION TASK FORCE UPDATE The Structure Revision Task Force (SRTF) was created at the recommendation of the Organizational Self-Study Committee (OSSC). The SRTF sees its goals as improving ALA's ability to fulfill its mission and facilitating easier and faster ways for ALA to be responsive to member and unit needs. The SRTF has noted positive changes underway within divisions, committees, and staff offices. There are aspects of ALA that are strongly supported, professionally satisfying, and essential to members' work as librarians, library staff and library advocates. Some matters targeted by the OSSC are being addressed by new committees on training, communication, and conference programming. Better models for planning and budgeting have been introduced, and various roles and relationships clarified. The SRTF hopes to shape discussion in five major areas: governance; overlap; membership meetings and participation; orientation and training; and organizational culture. To this end, the SRTF has prepared *ISSUES FACING ALA: AN OUTLINE FOR DISCUSSION* which will be available shortly at http://www.ala.org/srtf.html. There will be membership hearings during the upcoming Annual Conference in New York. These will be held Sunday July 7 and Monday July 8, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Feedback forms will be available to fill out at the conference for those who can't come to a hearing. ********* RASD CHANGES ITS NAME TO RUSA The Reference and Adult Services Division (RASD) members overwhelmingly approved a name change for the division. By a vote of 896 to 151 on the spring ALA ballot, the members approved the new name, Reference and User Services Association. The acronym RUSA is pronounced in two syllables, roo-sa. The new name will be effective September 1, 1996. The name "Reference and Adult Services Division" had been in use since 1972 when the Reference Services Division and the Adult Services Division merged. According to division president, Marilu Goodyear, "The breadth and depth of our current programs will be better served with the new name. Our divisional programs support user services in all types of libraries and our members utilize all formats of information to assist users in their quest for information." Goodyear added that division members seek to engage users in the love of reading as well as the development of information seeking skills. "We are truly "reference generalists" with a vast tool kit at our disposal to serve library users." The name of the division journal, RQ, will not be affected. The name of the newsletter, RASD Update, will change to RUSA Update. A new logo and promotional materials will be developed this fall. RASD/RUSA has 5,519 members. 42.8% of the members work in academic libraries, 29.3% in public libraries, 7.6% in library schools, and 20.5% in other areas. ********* COOPERATIVE CATALOGING TEAM TO PRESENT SERIES INSTITUTE FOR NACO LIBRARIES The Cooperative Cataloging Team will present the fifth Series Institute for NACO libraries September 18-20 at the Library of Congress. Judy Kuhagen, Senior Policy Specialist in the Cataloging Policy and Support Office. The Institute is open to all independent NACO librarians. Priority will be given to those who have not yet had series training. This course will focus on the relevant chapters of AACR2R, the LCRIs, the US MARC Authority Format, and searching techniques for series. Sessions run all day Wednesday-Friday, beginning at 8:30 a.m. There is no charge for the course itself, but participants will be responsible for their own transportation, housing, and meals. For course and housing information, and to register, contact Carolyn Sturtevant at sturteva@mail.loc.gov by Friday, August 9. Expressions of interest will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. For more information about this training, contact your NACO liaison in the Coop Team. ********* OVGTSL ISSUES CALL FOR PAPERS The Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians (OVGTSL), serving Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, will hold its 1997 annual meeting at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, April 17-18, on the theme "Tradition and Innovation: Technical Services in the 21st Century." The OVGTSL Program Planning Committee invites proposals for individual or group presentations that explore technical services issues from historical, theoretical, or practical perspectives. Poster sessions are also welcomed. Possible topic areas include acquisitions, cataloging, database maintenance, preservation, serials, and systems. Submissions relating to academic, public, or special libraries are encouraged. OVGTSL invites all interested persons to submit proposals, which should include the following: Presenter's name, address, institution and title, e-mail address, and phone Title of presentation Abstract (not to exceed 200 words) Format (e.g. oral presentation, panel discussion, poster session) Equipment needs Total time required (including time for questions) Proposals should be submitted by September 15, 1996, for assured consideration to: Sylvia Frost, Head, Cataloging Department, Hesburgh Library, University of Notre Dame, at sfrost@vma.cc.nd.edu. ********* ALA MEMBERS ELIGIBLE FOR INSURANCE DISCOUNTS ALA members are eligible for special discounts from the GEICO Preferred Insurance program, a specially designed program for qualified members of select organizations, including ALA. ALA members can cut three to ten percent off their auto insurance costs if they live in one of the 38 qualified states. Current GEICO Preferred customers are also eligible for the ALA-member discount. GEICO offers multi-car, 50-plus. five-year good driver, air bag, anti-lock brake and anti-theft discounts to ALA members (not all discounts are available in all states). For information call GEICO Preferred Insurance at 800-368-2734. ********* 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. Opinions expressed in the articles are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the division. News items should be sent to the editor at the e-mail address above. 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