ALCTS Network News v13n06 (April 3, 1997)
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ISSN: 1056-6694

ALCTS NETWORK NEWS

An electronic publication of the
Association for Library Collections & Technical Services

Volume 13, Number 6
April 3, 1997

In this issue

REGISTRATION CONTINUES FOR FOUR ALCTS PRECONFERENCES IN SAN FRANCISCO
ALCTS ANNOUNCES PIERCY AWARD RECIPIENT
STRAUCH TO RECEIVE ALCTS LEADERSHIP IN LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS AWARD
BOWKER/ULRICH'S SERIALS LIBRARIANSHIP AWARD HONORS HEPFER
NORTH AMERICAN TITLE COUNT INFORMATION AND CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

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REGISTRATION CONTINUES FOR FOUR ALCTS PRECONFERENCES IN SAN FRANCISCO

ALCTS is continuing to accept registrations for the four
preconferences to the ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco. Note
that there will be no general mailing of brochures. Printed brochures
have been mailed only to ALCTS members who do not have an e-mail
address in the ALA membership database; ALCTS members who have
reported e-addresses to ALA will receive brochures electronically.
Brochures and registration can also be accessed through
www.ala.org/alcts.html or gopher.ala.org. Print brochures,
information, and registration are available from Yvonne McLean at the
ALCTS office (ymclean@ala.org or 800-545-2433 ext. 5032).

The preconferences are:

The Acquisition Section's advanced Business of Acquisitions
preconference, titled Rethinking and Transforming Acquisitions, June
26 and 27, at the Moscone Convention Center.

The Cataloging and Classification Section's Demystifying Subject
Cataloging of Electronic Resources, June 26 and 27, at the Pan
Pacific Hotel.

The Preservation and Reformatting Section's Scanning for Beginners,
June 27, at the Hotel Nikko. 

The ALCTS Research and Statistics Committee's Making Statistics Work
for Your Library--Without Pain, June 26, at the Pan Pacific Hotel.

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ALCTS ANNOUNCES PIERCY AWARD RECIPIENT

Birdie MacLennan, serials coordinator, Bailey Howe Library at the
University of Vermont, is the 1997 recipient of the ALCTS Esther J.
Piercy Award.

The award, $1,500 and a citation donated by Yankee Book Peddler,
Inc., is given to a librarian with fewer than 10 years' experience
for contributions and leadership in the field of library collections
and technical services.

MacLennan is being recognized "for her leadership in providing a
forum for communication and discourse among the members of the
serials information chain through SERIALST, a highly acclaimed online
international discussion list; and for her dedication to her
profession by serving two terms on the NASIG executive board and
creating an electronic communication link among its members," said
Deana L. Astle, chair of the Esther J. Piercy Award Jury.

She is the author of numerous publications and book and periodical
reviews.  MacLennan has a bachelor's degree from the University of
Massachusetts at Amherst and a master's degree from Simmons College
in Boston, Mass.

The award will be presented on June 30, at 9:30 a.m. at the ALCTS
Membership Meeting and President's Program during the ALA Annual
Conference, June 26-July 3, in San Francisco.

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STRAUCH TO RECEIVE ALCTS LEADERSHIP IN LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS AWARD

Katina P. Strauch, head, collection development, College of
Charleston Libraries, South Carolina, has been named 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 acquisition librarianship.

"Strauch is being recognized "for organizing significant forums --
the Charleston Conference and 'Against the Grain' -- for discussion
and exchange of ideas among, initially, acquisitions librarians, and
now, the full spectrum of parties involved in information and
scholarly communication," said Ron L. Ray, chair of the Leadership in
Library Acquisitions Award Committee. "Numerous people contribute to
these forums, but everyone involved knows they wouldn't exist without
Katina's energy and charm."

She received her MLS in 1972 from the University of North
Carolina-Chapel Hill. In 1992 she received the University of North
Carolina-Chapel Hill SLIS Distinguished Alumna Award, and was the
1996 South Carolina Outstanding Librarian of the Year.

The award will be presented on June 30, at 9:30 a.m. at the ALCTS
Membership Meeting and President's Program during the ALA Annual
Conference in San Francisco.

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BOWKER/ULRICH'S SERIALS LIBRARIANSHIP AWARD HONORS HEPFER

Cynthia K. Hepfer, head, serials and bindery department, Health
Sciences Library, State University of New York at Buffalo, is the
1997 recipient of the Bowker/Ulrich's Serials Librarianship Award
presented by the ALCTS Serials Section.

The award, $1,500 and a citation donated by Bowker/Ulrich's, is
presented for distinguished contributions to serials librarianship
through participation in professional associations and/or library
education programs, contributions to the body of serials literature,
research in the area of serials, or development of tools or methods
to enhance access to or management of serials.

Hepfer is being recognized for her "distinguished leadership in the
ALCTS Serials Section and in the North American Serials Interest
Group (NASIG) where she has shaped both the administrative and
programmatic direction of those organizations," said Norma Fair,
chair of the award committee. "Under Cindy's editorship, Serials
Review became a peer-reviewed journal and is now recognized as one of
the pre-eminent journals in the field of serials. As a member of the
SISAC [Serials Industry Systems Advisory Committee] Executive
Committee and editor of SISAC News, Cindy has contributed to
expanding the knowledge and understanding of standards related to the
serials industry, and she is recognized as a valued contributor to
CONSER through her participation in a project for non-CONSER
institutions."

She received the MLS from the University of Pittsburgh in 1977. She
received the State University of New York Chancellor's Award for
Excellence in Librarianship, 1994-1995.

The award will be presented on June 30, at 9:30 a.m. at the ALCTS
Membership Meeting and President's Program during the ALA Annual
Conference, June 26-July 3, in San Francisco.

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NORTH AMERICAN TITLE COUNT INFORMATION AND CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

The North American Title Count (NATC), last done in 1993, is
scheduled to be taken in the Summer of 1997, with publication planned
for distribution early in 1998. The Title Count is sponsored by the
ALCTS Collection Management and Development Section, Quantitative
Measures for Collection Management Committee, Subcommittee on the
North American Title Count.

Former participants and other interested libraries are invited to
join the project by filling out a "Statement of Intent to
Participate" and returning it by April 30, 1997. If your library does
not receive the "Statement of Intent..." early in April, the form,
which can be copied, will be found on the Web at
http://www.libs.uga.edu/natc/natc97.htm.

Note that there will be no paper product in 1997, other than
accompanying introductory material and some suggestions for use.
Instead, the data will be supplied on disk, in an ASCII comma
delimited file. This type of file can be easily imported into several
standard spreadsheets, and will enable the users of the Count to
easily manipulate the data and customize it for their own library's
needs. It will also be possible to read the file with a viewer such
as Adobe Acrobat. In the material accompanying the disk there will be
examples of the kinds of spreadsheets that might be used and
instructions for using the data with those packages.

The cost to participate in the 1997 Count is based on an estimated 65
members. The cost-per-individual institution will be $600, and will
include one copy of the final product. ALCTS will bill participating
libraries in September 1997. Non-participating libraries will be able
to purchase a copy of the Count; the price will be set by ALCTS at a
later date.

The Library Research Center (LRC) at the University of Illinois will
mail the data collection packages, including detailed instructions,
early in May 1997, to libraries returning the Intent to Participate
form. The LRC will collect and process the data and provide the final
report for 1997, as it has done for previous counts. Data collection
may be accomplished either by manual or machine count, or by a
combination of both methods. Institutions producing a count from an
automated system should be able to submit that system's report online
rather than having to transfer the information to worksheets. A Web
interface will also be available for reporting data. The count should
be taken between June 1 and July 30. The intent is to produce, insofar
as is possible, a count reflecting titles held on July 1.

The call number range list for 1997 includes 14 changes or expansions
from the 1993 LC call number range list and 2 new ranges. Libraries
needing to do pre-programming, or to compare the list with the one
they used in 1993, should send an e-mail message to
natc97@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu, or call Diane LaBarbera at LRC at (217)
333-1980 to obtain the new list of call number ranges.

A Dewey/LC equivalency table, based upon the 19th edition of Dewey,
was made available to Dewey libraries for the 1993 Count. That table
will be made available again to libraries that request it in order to
participate in the 1997 Count. It does not reflect any changes
corresponding to call number ranges changed in 1993, or those changed
in 1997. With those caveats, the table can be obtained from the ALCTS
Office by calling Beatrice Calvin at 800-545-2433, ext. 5036, or
e-mailing her at bcalvin@ala.org.

The first National Shelflist Count was taken in 1973 with 17
participants. In 1993, as the North American Title Count, data was
collected from 56 libraries, including all four national libraries.
The Count has come to be accepted as an important, standard tool for
collection analysis.

For further information, contact John Yelverton (University of
Georgia) at (706) 542-0621; e-mail:  jyelvert@uga.cc.uga.edu.

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