ALCTS Network News v14n07 (August 20, 1997)
URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v14n07

ISSN: 1056-6694

ALCTS NETWORK NEWS

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

Volume 14, Number 7
August 20, 1997

In this issue

ALCTS WORST SERIAL TITLE CHANGE AWARD WINNERS NAMED
SYMONS SEEKS IDEAS FOR ALA PRESIDENTIAL PROGRAM
RLG TO OFFER WORKSHOP ON DIGITAL IMAGING PROJECTS

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ALCTS WORST SERIAL TITLE CHANGE AWARD WINNERS NAMED

At long last, the ALCTS Serials Section Worst Serials Title Change of
the Year Award Committee is ready to share with you the winners of
this year's prestigious awards. We hope you enjoy them as much as we.


The 1996/97 Worst Serial Title Change of the Year Award goes to:
Journal (Florida Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation,
Dance, and Driver Education) for changing four times within one year!
With four title changes in one year, where else but in the Fog City
can we recognize a title that gives us so much obfuscation in so
little time?!

The "Most Politically Correct Title Change of The Year Award" belongs
to: Human quest (St. Petersburg., Fla.: 1996), which dropped
Churchman's from its title because a reader protested: "Why 'The
Churchman's' human quest? That leaves out a lot of good people". We
are so relieved that this reader didn't think "HuMAN quest"
objectionable and insisted on calling it "HuPERSON quest"!

The "Least Affordable Title Change of the Year Award" is earned by:
Air progress (Canoga Park, Calif. : 1996), changed from Air progress
affordable flying. This change was all caused by the fact that the
publisher actually THOUGHT flying was AFFORDABLE!?

The "Most Unfriendly Title Change of the Year" has to be: Friendly
Street reader, for its two title changes in four issues. With
Friendly Street like this, who needs a Mean Street?

The "It's Time for A Commercial Break", a.k.a. "Best Improved Title
Award" goes to Journal of commerce (New York, N.Y. : 1996), formerly
Journal of commerce and commercial (New York, N.Y.: 1927). At last, a
title change for the better.

The "Keep Your Hands to Yourself Award" has a hands-down winner in
Getting results for the hands-on manager, which used to be
Supervisory management. We think management should just stick to
supervising.

The "Mummy Award" is preserved for Preservation (Washington, D.C.),
for changing from Historic preservation (Washington, D.C.). It would
help if they took their own advice and preserve their title first.

The "At Least They Got Their T's and Q's Right Award" is won by TQS
review, for changing from TQS news, TQS, TQS currents, and TQ news.
With initials like this, who cares about the rest of the title?

The "Spice of Life Award" goes to: Variety's on production, formerly
On production and post-production. After all, Variety is the spice of
life, no?

The "Who Cares? Award" is shared by Alternatives journal
(Peterborough, Ont.) (was: Alternatives (Waterloo, Ont.)) and Digital
system report (was: Digital systems journal) for their absolutely
trivial and content-free change in title.

The "Big Mama Snake in the Grass Award" is won by none other than ALA
Washington news for dropping "letter" from its former title, ALA
Washington newsletter. Is the letter in the mail, or did they shred
it?

In the snake pit of this year's nominations are also three baby
snakes. The "Seven Year Itch Award" is for AALL spectrum, formerly:
American Association of Law Libraries newsletter (1989); American
Association of Law Libraries. Newsletter, 1976-1989; and American
Association of Law Libraries newsletter, 1970-1976. The AALL seems
possessed with a continuing scratch since it keeps coming around
every seven years, just like the fabled itch.

The "Missing Librarian Award" does not miss Virginia libraries
(Alexander, Va.), which used to be: Virginia librarian (1954-1976?),
Virginia librarian newsletter (1977-1986), Virginia librarian
(Alexander, Va. : 1986). Can libraries survive without the Librarian?


The "Karen Muller Made Us Do It Award" goes to: RUSA newsletter,
changed from RASD newsletter, due to the name change of the division.


This year, we also grant a special Best NON-Title Change Award,
nominated by Regina Reynolds, to: Trail and timberline which has
existed since 1918 and whose only "change" is replacing "and" with
"&" in the title.

Among the few entries sent to us for strange numbering or designation
problems, we'd like to share this gem with you.

Nancy Gibbs of North Carolina State University got an interesting
reply from the publisher of Global real estate news when she inquired
why it had no chronology:

"The International Real Estate Institute does not put the 'Global
Real Estate News' in chronological order. IREI feels that the
information in our newsletters will always be just as important as
the day it was published. Therefore, by putting them in chronological
order, people would not read the older issues and miss out on a great
deal of important information. It has been brought to my attention
that most libraries use their date stamp to help them track of when
each issue came out. Perhaps this method would also be helpful to the
North Carolina State University."

Respectfully submitted by your ALCTS-SS Worst Serials Title Change of
the Year Award Committee:

Selina Lin (Chair), Linda Horiuchi, John Radencich & Susan Williams

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SYMONS SEEKS IDEAS FOR ALA PRESIDENTIAL PROGRAM

>From Ann K. Symons, ALA President-Elect for 1998-99:

Please help me in developing a presidential program for 1998-99. What
can we do together during the year I will be ALA President that will
benefit you as a member, our profession, and library users?

What are your suggestions for presidential themes, initiatives, and
programs? Some of the areas I am looking at are intellectual freedom
and technology, advocacy for school libraries and kids, closer
grassroots ties, diversity, and support for the American Read's
program.

Would you like to be involved?  How?

Send comments and your name, address, email, and type of library by
October 31 to Ann Symons, 8323 Counterpane Lane, Juneau, AK  99801;
email to symonsa@jsd.k12.ak.us; or fax 907-463-1932.

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RLG TO OFFER WORKSHOP ON DIGITAL IMAGING PROJECTS

RLG is offering a two-and-a-half day workshop designed to assist
librarians, archivists, curators, and preservation administrators in
managing digital imaging projects. Participants will learn how to set
realistic goals and objectives; benchmark imaging and indexing
requirements; determine necessary technical infrastructure to support
imaging and access (hardware, software, network, communication
protocols); prepare budgets (including the use of the RLG Worksheet
for Budgeting Digital Reformatting Projects); identify facilities,
space, and staffing needs; develop an RFI & RFP from models provided,
select vendor(s), prepare a contract for services, and develop
on-going relationships; monitor project activities and schedule;
establish a quality control program; and collaborate with others to
provide access to and maintenance of digital collections.

The workshop will be offered five times over the next year. The first
workshop is scheduled for October 27-29, 1997 at the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington, DC. The remaining workshops are
tentatively scheduled for early February 1998 (Chicago, IL); two to
be held in late May/early June, 1998 (UK); and the final one of the
year in late Summer/early Fall, 1998 (California).

Enrollment for each workshop is limited to 35 participants.
Registration for the workshops is on a first-come, first-served
basis, with RLG members having priority over non-members.
Registrations for the October (Washington, DC) workshop only are
being accepted now.

To apply, fill out the Web-based form available at
www.rlg.org/preserv. Questions about the work,shop or egistration
should be directed to Fran Devlin or Robin Dale at bl.rld@rlg.org.

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