ALCTS Network News v12n09 (September 25, 1996) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v12n09 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 12, Number 9 September 25, 1996 In this issue MINUTES OF COMMITTEE TO STUDY SERIALS CATALOGING MEETING ON GOPHER REGISTRATION STILL OPEN FOR ALCTS PRECONFERENCE AT LITA/LAMA CONFERENCE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR MEMBERSHIP BOOTH IN PITTSBURGH ALCTS COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER FORMS YIELD RESULTS ATTENTION COMMITTEE CHAIRS ALA ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SEARCH ALA PRESIDENT TO HOST EMERGING LEADERS INSTITUTE AMERICAN LIBRARIES JOB ADS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE ************ MINUTES OF COMMITTEE TO STUDY SERIALS CATALOGING MEETING ON GOPHER Following is a summary of the ALCTS/Serials Section/Committee to Study Serials Cataloging Meeting, July 8, 1996. The full text of the minutes is available through the ALA Gopher (gopher.ala.org) or through the ALA web page, http://www.ala.org. The Committee heard reports about recent serials-related activities at LC and NSDP; and reports of relevant business from the CC:DA and MARBI meetings. During the Committee's first discussion topic, the CONSER Task Force proposal for cataloging conference proceedings, Jean Hirons (LC) identified key points of the proposal, which is intended to reduce recataloging while providing improved access for patrons to citable elements. Audience members indicated that libraries employ a variety of practices to control and provide access to proceedings, including dual treatment: a serials record for check-in along with OCLC holdings on monographic records. R. Reynolds facilitated the second discussion, about a proposed one-record policy for manifestations of electronic serials. She clarified that any proposal for a one-record treatment would only be an option; there is no plan to change LC's practice of creating separate records for different manifestations of a work. The starting proposal is to use a 530 and 856 (along with 006 or 007 as appropriate) to note the e-serial on the print record. Alternatives include the use of 533/856 or an expanded 776. R. Reynolds stated that in her view URLs in linking fields offered the best solution, though this had not yet been authorized. The third discussion concerned issues or difficulties resulting from the implementation of Phase 2 of USMARC Format Integration. M. Mering presented a summary of problems identified by Crystal Graham. Audience members generally indicated that format integration had little impact on serials cataloging, except for those institutions which collected serials in audiovisual formats. The impact of format integration on the RLIN serials file was discussed. R. Reynolds noted that LC will distribute all bibliographic records with a value of s in Bibliographic Level or 006 as serials. At the next meeting of the Committee, the scheduled discussion topic is cataloging electronic serials. Submitted by Carolynne Myall. ************ REGISTRATION STILL OPEN FOR ALCTS PRECONFERENCE AT LITA/LAMA CONFERENCE Limited space is still available for the ALCTS preconference being offered at the upcoming LITA/LAMA National Conference in Pittsburgh. "Networked Internetted Workstations: Productivity and Knowledge Enhancers in the Center Ring" will offer new ways of looking at library productivity tools with many operational examples of new client and interface tools. The preconference will be held on Saturday, October 12, 1996, from 9 am to 5 pm. For more information or to register, contact LaTisha Reynolds at: lreynolds@ala.org. ************ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR MEMBERSHIP BOOTH IN PITTSBURGH Are you going to the LITA/LAMA National Conference in Pittsburgh? Do you live in the Pittsburgh area? Volunteers are needed to staff the ALCTS Membership Table. ALCTS members who live in the area and/or who are planning to attend the conference can help promote division membership by donating only one hour for exhibit set-up, tear-down, or for staffing the booth during exhibit hours. It's quick, it's easy; it's fun! The ALCTS office will ship brochures, publications, and other membership materials to the conference site for display and distribution; you can supply the enthusiasm and background to market our activities to potential members. Exhibit hours are: Sunday, October 13, 4-7 p.m. Monday, October 14, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, October 15, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Booth Set-up: Friday, October 11, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Booth Tear-down: Tuesday, 3:30-7:30 p.m. To volunteer, contact Shonda M .Russell at 800-545-2433 ext. 5037 or e-mail to srussell at ala.org. ************ ALCTS COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER FORMS YIELD RESULTS One of the benefits of membership in ALCTS is the opportunity to serve on one of its committees. The scope of the work these committees does includes developing national and international standards in all the technical services fields, planning programs and regional institutes to bring continuing education events to colleagues, maintaining an active publishing program, preparing a list of member speakers in the technical services fields, and selecting recipients for the prestigious ALCTS awards. Appointing officers (the division vice-president and the section vice-chairs) have begun to make their appointments for the term beginning after the Annual Conference in 1997. Last year, of 75 people who submitted committee volunteer forms, 61 received appointments24 division committees and 8-10 in each section; the Council of Regional Groups has 2 committees. To volunteer for any of these committees (and you can choose more than one), request an ALCTS Committee Volunteer Form from Shonda M. Russell (srussell@ala.org) or obtain it from the ALCTS gopher (gopher://gopher.ala.org or http://www.ala.org). Forms for the term beginning after the San Francisco conference will be sent to the appointing officers until December 1, 1996. ************ ATTENTION COMMITTEE CHAIRS A reminder that you should have received your Midwinter Meeting packet from ALA Conference Services. If you have not, send an e-mail message to Yvonne A. McLean (ymclean@ala.org) and she will be sure you receive one. Annual Conference packets should go out this week. If you are planning a program for Annual Conference, do not send in a space request form. Yvonne has already taken care of that for you. ************ ALA ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SEARCH The ALA Executive Board has announced a search for an executive director to succeed Elizabeth Martinez, who will leave the association in August 1997. The search committee will consist of the full executive board, four representatives from ALA divisions, one representative from ALA round tables, two staff representatives, one representative from the ethnic caucuses, and one representative from ALA chapters. These groups are being asked to select their representatives and submit the names to ALA President Mary R. Somerville by October 9. The first meeting of the full search committee will take place at the executive board meeting in early November. "We are particularly concerned that the search committee represent as many ALA member constituencies and viewpoints as possible, with ethnic diversity a key consideration," Somerville said. The executive board has reserved the right to add additional members to the search committee to ensure ethnic representation if necessary. A recruitment consultant will be retained to solicit candidates and accept applications. The search committee will handle all other details of the search, including candidate screening, selection of finalists and the interview process. The timetable calls for selection of finalists in March 1997 with finalist interviews at the spring executive board meeting, and the announcement of a new executive director in June prior to the 1997 ALA Annual Conference. ************ ALA PRESIDENT TO HOST EMERGING LEADERS INSTITUTE Applications for an Emerging Leaders Institute to be hosted by Mary R. Somerville, president of the American Library Association, are being accepted through November 1. Twenty-five librarians with a master's degree in library science and five years or less of professional employment will be selected to attend the institute which will be held June 25-27, 1997, as a preconference to the ALA Annual Conference, June 26-July 3, 1997, in San Francisco. Participants will be awarded a stipend of $750 to help cover costs. "This institute will help build a new generation of leaders to guide us in the 21st century. It is an investment in the future of ALA and our profession," Somerville explained. The goal is to provide a diverse group of professional librarians with training and coaching in conflict resolution, decision-making, coalition-building, communication and professional image. Facilitators will be Debbie Johnson-Houston, assistant director for Outreach Services, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, and Dr. Maurice Wheeler, deputy director, Detroit Public Library. Those interested are asked to complete an application form, submit letters of reference, and write an essay describing their experience in professional library activities. Selection of attendees will attempt to achieve representation in terms of chapters, divisions, roundtables and ethnic diversity. To receive an application form, contact Emily Melton at emelton@ala.org. Application forms will appear in the October issue of American Libraries. ************ AMERICAN LIBRARIES JOB ADS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE The classified advertising section of American Libraries, the world's largest monthly job listings in library and information science, is now available on the "ALA Job Line" at http://www.ala.org. New "Career Leads" ads will be posted online toward the end of every month, before publication in the magazine. Ads will be grouped alphabetically within type of recruiting agency, followed by a section of "Late Jobs" received close to the publication deadline. As an incentive for advertisers, there is no added charge for the online posting. Ads submitted electronically a 10% discount. Line ad rates are $7.50 per line (approximately 35 characters), $5.50 for ALA institutional members. Display ad rates are $75 per column inch, $55 for institutional members. The magazine of the American Library Association, American Libraries has 60,000 paid subscribers and an estimated 120,000 readers in public, academic, school, and special libraries in the United States and around the world. For more information about "Career Leads," contact American Libraries, careerleads@ala.org. ************ 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; Carol Chamberlain, 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. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to listproc@ala.org with the only line of text being "subscribe an2 [your name]" (without quotation marks). Back issues of AN2 are available through the listserver. 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