ALCTS Network News v13n15 (May 30, 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 15
May 30, 1997

In this issue

ALA TO REOPEN SEARCH FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SIGN UP FOR ALCTS' 40TH ANNIVERSARY GALA CELEBRATION
NEWSLETTER CALL FOR REPORTERS
CONFERENCE ON PERMANENT PAPER

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ALA TO REOPEN SEARCH FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mary R. Somerville, president of ALA, announced today that the
association will continue its search for a new executive director.

"I regret to announce that we were not able to reach an agreement
with either of the top two candidates," Somerville said.

The Executive Board had launched a search for a new executive
director last fall to replace Elizabeth Martinez, who announced her
resignation at the end of her contract on August 15, 1997. Somerville
said the position will be readvertised and that the Boyden Executive
Search Consultants will continue to handle the executive director
search. She said an acting director would be
appointed. 

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SIGN UP FOR ALCTS' 40TH ANNIVERSARY GALA CELEBRATION

ALCTS celebrates its ruby anniversary this year with a celebration on
June 27 at the Ansel Adams Center for Photography in San Francisco
(see AN2 v9_no8). Information and registration are available on the
ALCTS home page (www.ala.org/alcts.html). Of course, you may also
sign up by contacting the ALCTS office by e-mail to alcts@ala.org or
by phone 800-545-2433 ext. 5032 or ext. 5035.

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NEWSLETTER CALL FOR REPORTERS

In a few days you should be receiving the preconference issue of the
ALCTS newsletter. This issue contains a call to the membership at
large to volunteer as reporters for ALCTS programs at the annual
conference in San Francisco.

I'd like especially at this time to extend that invitation to the
committees or units who are actually sponsoring the programs. If you
belong to one of these committees or units and would like to have the
chance to write the report yourself (or assign someone on the
committee to do it), please let me know as soon as possible so that I
do not assign your program to someone else.

Here are the guidelines for reports:
   "Programs" include preconferences and regular conference programs,
but not discussion group meetings. (DG meetings will be covered by the
regular report forms that the chairs submit to the ALCTS Office.)
   Suggested length is 300 words for preconferences, 200 words for
programs. I realize this is not very much, but page limitations for
the newsletter make it necessary to keep the reports brief.
   Reports should be e-mailed to me by July 24.

Thanks for your support. These reports are greatly appreciated and
I'm sure very valuable to the membership.

--Dale Swensen
Editor, ALCTS Newsletter
dale_swensen@byu.edu

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CONFERENCE ON PERMANENT PAPER

The Library for Foreign Literature in Moscow has organized a one-day
conference on the promotion of permanent paper in Russia to be held
on October 30, 1997. The conference is part of the celebration of the
75th Anniversary of the Library for Foreign Literature, which selected
the topic due to its crucial importance for preservation of world and
national heritage.

The conference highlights include use of permanent paper as a
long-term preservation strategy, standards, justification of the
investment into the production of permanent paper, evaluation of
awareness of permanent paper and its use in Russia, and exploration
of European and global cooperation in promoting permanent paper.

There is no charge for registration, but space must be reserved by
August 1. Participants are responsible for the arrangments and
payment of their own travel and accommodation.

For more information, or to propose a paper presentation, contact
Galina Kislovaskaya, Library for Foreign Literature, 1 Nikoloyamskay
Street, Moscow, 109 189, Russia; e-mail: gkislov@libfl.msk.su

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