ALCTS Network News v13n23 (June 20, 1997) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v13n23 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 13, Number 23 June 20, 1997 In this issue ONLY REGISTRATION BADGES WILL GET YOU INTO PROGRAMS AND MEETINGS GETTING AROUND AT CONFERENCE ALCTS COSPONSORS RUSA PROGRAM LITA TO DISCUSS WEB ACCESS TO DATABASES ALA TO LAUNCH SPECTRUM INITIATIVE LC PROGRAM SEEKS IDEAS ON PROMOTING LIBRARIES FOR ANNIVERSARY ************ ************ THIS IS THE LAST ISSUE OF AN2 BEFORE ************ ************ CONFERENCE, BARRING LATE-BREAKING NEWS ************ ONLY REGISTRATION BADGES WILL GET YOU INTO PROGRAMS AND MEETINGS This is to remind all those planning programs and meetings at the upcoming Annual Conference that only those conference attendees wearing valid conference registration badges are permitted to attend these events. Attendees wearing "Exhibits Only" badges may not attend any programs or meetings, and attendees with one-day badges must be monitored to check the date. This chore will be made easier this year because ALA Conference Services is color-coding the badges. "Exhibits Only" badges will not have a colored strip at the bottom; they will be completely clear. Full conference registration badges will all have the same color strip; check your own badge when you register to see what the color is. Odd-colored badge strips may be badges from previous years. Program planners: Please designate one member of your planning committee to be responsible for door coverage. Section Chairs: Please remind your committee chairs that only conference registrants may attend meetings - either as members or visitors. If you do see folks trying to attend your event who shouldn't be there, just remind them that they must pick up their full conference badge before they can enter. Restricting attendance at conference events to those who have registered assures those who have paid the freight that they are not subsidizing those who haven't. If you have any questions about this policy, do not hesitate to contact Karen Whittlesey at the ALCTS office at kwhittlesey@ala.org or 800-545-2433 ext.5034. You cooperation in this task is much appreciated. ************ GETTING AROUND AT CONFERENCE Crossing the Street on Sunday On Sunday, June 29, there is a huge Gay Pride Parade which lasts a good part of the day. It will be on Market Street, which is the street that divides most of the conference hotels from the Moscone Center. There will be busing, but sometimes it is easier to walk. The police do not let people cross over Market Street during the parade...or if they do it's only during certain times. So, here are two ways to get from one side of Market Street to the other during the parade: 1) Enter any of the Muni/Bart stations and simply cross under Market St. You don't have to pay. Stations are available at Embarcardero, Montgomery, Powell, Civic Center and VanNess. Also each station often extends east/west a block or so for other opportunities to cross under. 2) The underground crossing is located at Market Street and Powell Street at the foot of the cable car turnaround: At the turnaround go down the stairs to the Bart/Muni Station. When you get to the bottom of the stairs go left into station. Keep going straight (crossing station) until you enter the San Francisco Shopping Center. You will enter the food court area of the center. Go up escalator one flight to main lobby of the center and you will see the front doors that will take you out to Market Street. Go right down Market Street and make another right onto Third Street. Continue down Third Street and make a right onto Howard Street and you will be at Moscone Center. ALA Conference Services is checking with the city to see if we can have signs underground. Crowne topples off Parc The Crowne Plaza Parc Fifty-Five is no longer a Crowne Plaza. Its name is now just "The Parc Fifty-Five Hotel." ************ ALCTS COSPONSORS RUSA PROGRAM ALCTS is cosponsoring a RUSA Collection Development & Evaluation Section program titled "To Net or Not To Net? That is the Question" on Sunday, June 29, in Room 303 of the Moscone Convention Center from 2:00 to 4:00. Audience participation will be encouraged as part of this point/counterpoint discussion on Internet resources. Speakers are: Michael Gorman, Dean, Madden Library, California State University, Fresno; Jim Rettig, Assistant Dean, University Libraries, Swem Library, College of William & Mary; and Sam Demas, Head, Collection Development & Preservation, Mann Library, Cornell University. Tony Ferguson, Associate University Librarian, Columbia University, will moderate. The program is also cosponsored by PLA. ************ LITA TO DISCUSS WEB ACCESS TO DATABASES One of the challenges facing libraries today is to access a growing number of distributed databases seamlessly in a networked environment. The LITA Internet Resources IG will explore these issues by presenting a panel presentation discussion: "Web Access to Databases: Technical Possibilities and The Impact on Library Services," 9:30-11:30, Saturday, June 28. Six speakers will be presenting: Marilyn Geller, Internet Services Manager from Readmore; Jay Trolley, Director of Corporate Communications from Institute for Scientific Information; Cindy Edgington, Director of Product Management and Strategic Direction from the Endeavor Information System; Karen Schneider, Director of the Region 2 (NY) EPA Library; Keith Morgan, Client Services Librarian for Networked Resources; and Steve Backs, Reference Librarian, both from North Carolina State University Libraries. Vendors will demonstrate seamless database navigation products, discuss future trends, and explore the impacts on library services. Librarians will present innovative approaches they use in their libraries for managing the library's networked resources and services via the Web. If you are interested in seeing state-of-the-art Web technology and you are curious about the technological possibilities for the future and their impact on libraries, you won't want to miss this panel discussion. There will be a meeting of the LITA Internet Resources Interest Group directly following the program from 11:30-12:30. Everyone is welcome to attend. Please bring ideas future topics and possible speakers. For more information, please contact Amanda Xu at zxu@mit.edu. ************ ALA TO LAUNCH SPECTRUM INITIATIVE The American Library Association will commit $1.3 million over the next three years to a new Spectrum Initiative aimed at increasing the number of minority librarians. "This new initiative will give our profession the face of the future and help us to better represent and serve our nation's increasingly diverse population," said Elizabeth Martinez, ALA executive director. She expressed appreciation to ALA executive board members and other ALA members, particularly past president Betty J. Turock, for their leadership and support in developing the project. The Spectrum Initiative will provide 50 annual scholarships of $5,000 to ethnic minority students representing the four largest ethnic minority populations -- African American, Asian Pacific Islander, Latino/Hispanic and Native American. An annual Spectrum Leadership Institute will bring together the Spectrum Scholars and mid-career ethnic minority librarians with leaders from library and other fields to discuss leadership techniques and issues related to diversity and minority information services. The project will also provide recruitment materials and project support personnel, including an administrative assistant, a special coordinating committee and a recruitment network. It will be funded by outside contributions and returns from the ALA Future Fund and the Giles and Leo Albert Funds, which currently total $3.8 million. The Giles and Leo Albert Funds support minority scholarships. Staff support will be provided by an ALA diversity officer, minority fellow and others. In addition to the coordinating committee, other ALA member groups will be involved, including the Awards Committee (scholarship juries), the Office for Library Personnel Resources, the Office for Literacy Outreach Services advisory committees and the Council Committee on Minority Concerns and Cultural Diversity. The project is scheduled to launch in fall of 1998. For information, contact Mary Ghikas, associate executive director for ALA Member Programs and Services. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 3247. Fax: 312-280-3257. E-mail: ghikas@ala.org ************ LC PROGRAM SEEKS IDEAS ON PROMOTING LIBRARIES FOR ANNIVERSARY "Promoting Libraries Through the Library of Congress's Bicentennial" The Library of Congress will be 200 years old in the year 2000. There will be a national commission, exhibits, coins, stamps, and events throughout the U.S. But what's in it for your library? We want to hear your thoughts on how to promote libraries while celebrating this historic occasion. Join the Library of Congress and seven leaders in the library community for "Promoting Libraries Through the Library of Congress's Bicentennial." The progmram will be held Saturday, June 28, 2-4 p.m., at the San Francisco Marriott, Golden Gate A1. Ideas from the audience are welcomed! Winston Tabb and John Cole from the Library of Congress are program co-chairs. Speakers are Peggy Barber, Bridget Lamont, Jacqueline Mancall, Donna Mancini, James Neal, Laurie Stackpole, and Mary Treacy. More complete information is available under "What's New" at the Library of Congress web site (http://lcweb.loc.gov) or by going directly to http://lcweb.loc.gov/loc/lc200ala.html. -- Elizabeth Miller Network Specialist Network Development & MARC Standards Office, Library of Congress emil@loc.gov ************ 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. 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