ALCTS Network News v14n16 (November 17, 1997)
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ISSN: 1056-6694

ALCTS NETWORK NEWS

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

Volume 14, Number 16
November 17, 1997

In this issue

FINALISTS CHOSEN IN ALA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SEARCH
ALCTS SPRING AND SUMMER INSTITUTES PLANNED
AWARDS NOMINATIONS DEADLINE DECEMBER 1
MEMBERSHIP RECEPTION PLANNED FOR NEW ORLEANS
ALCTS CANDIDATE UPDATE

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FINALISTS CHOSEN IN ALA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SEARCH

Three finalists have been chosen in the search for a new executive
director for the American Library Association. The finalists were
selected from a pool of almost thirty applicants and were announced
by Nancy Kranich, chair of the Executive Director Search Committee.

"We were delighted with the high caliber of our applicant pool and
feel we have three outstanding finalists from whom to select ALA's
next executive director," said Kranich.

The three finalists are:

Craig Buthod, Acting City Librarian and Chief Executive Officer,
Seattle Public Library, Seattle, Washington

William R. Gordon, Director, Prince George's County Memorial Library
System, Hyattsville, Maryland

Ruth M. Jackson, Dean, University Libraries, West Virginia
University, Morgantown, West Virginia

The three finalists will participate in interviews with ALA staff and
the Executive Director Search Committee November 16-18 in Chicago.

The ALA Executive Board, which is responsible for hiring the
executive director, plans to announce the name of the person selected
as soon as a contract has been signed. The Board hopes to make the
announcement by the Midwinter Meeting.

The Board expects that the executive director-designate will begin
work at Headquarters in February or March, 1998.

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ALCTS SPRING AND SUMMER INSTITUTES PLANNED

ALCTS is gearing up for six institutes this spring and summer. Check
out the ALA web site for a brochure and registration as they become
available for each institute at
www.ala.org/alcts/events/institutes/index.html.

LET'S FIND IT AT THE LIBRARY: ACQUIRING, CATALOGING, AND PRESERVING
CHILDREN'S MATERIALS, Kansas City, Missouri, March 11, 1998
Librarians who work with children's materials will learn how to
acquire, catalog, and preserve children's materials. There are four
groups from which to choose: acquisition of printed material and
cataloging of non-print material will be offered in simultaneous
sessions in the morning; acquisition of non-print and cataloging of
print will be offered in simultaneous sessions in the afternoon. All
participants will learn about the preservation of children's
materials.

FUNDAMENTALS OF ACQUISITIONS, Teleconference broadcast, March 13,
1998
Cosponsored by the University of South Carolina College of Library &
Information Science.
The 1998 Fundamentals of Acquisitions (FOA) Institute focuses on what
you need to know about the basics of acquiring monographs: goals and
methods; financial management of materials budgets; relationships
between acquisitions librarians and library booksellers. Through
speaker presentations, case studies, and role play, participants will
receive a broad overview of the operations involved in acquiring
materials after the selection decision is made. These include methods
and strategies for acquiring different types of library materials,
financial management and fiscal procedures related to library
materials acquisitions, strategies for selecting, evaluating, and
monitoring vendors, and trends which affect the way acquisitions is
done in the library.

ELECTRONIC SERIALS FROM ACQUISITION TO ACCESS, Spring, site and date
pending
This institute serves as a basic course on electronic serials and
includes an introductory plenary session, a panel discussion, and
focused breakout sessions intended to help participants come to grips
with this rapidly changing format. The institute is a reprise of the
successful institute held in Washington in September.

MANAGING METADATA FOR THE DIGITAL LIBRARY: CROSSWALKS OR CHAOS?
Georgetown University Conference Center, Washington, D.C., May 4-5,
1998
Cosponsored by the Library Information and Technology Association
(LITA)
Part of the challenge of building digital libraries is developing the
metadata infrastructure required to manage, maintain, and deliver
digital materials. Metadata for the digital library encompasses not
only traditional cataloging information, but also all of the
information necessary to construct, preserve, and control the access
to and presentation of digital content. This institute will bring
together experts in the metadata field to present the latest
developments, standards, and tools, and to explore the impact of
digital library development on our existing catalogs and processes.

CATALOGING NOW! Anaheim, California, July 10, 1998 (preconference to
the annual conference of the American Association of Law Libraries)
and other sites and dates to be determined
A new Core Standard has been implemented by the Program for
Cooperative Cataloging which will change the way copy cataloging is
done. PCC is promoting the 'core standard' as a means to more
cost-effective copy cataloging and freeing original catalog
librarians to use their time and expertise for original cataloging.
This preconference will introduce catalog librarians, catalog
department and technical services administrators, and public service
librarians to the values of the PCC and the rationale behind the core
record. In separate breakout sessions catalog librarians will learn
about creating core records, administrators will be introduced to the
management and training of catalogers in this new environment, and
public services librarians will consider the implications of core
records on OPACs.

BASIC COLLECTION MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT, University of
California, Irvine, August 20-22, 1998
A basic course on the current issues, workload themes, and impacts of
electronic collections. This course is offered in alternate years to
the Advanced Collection Management and Development institute.

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ALCTS AWARDS NOMINATIONS DEADLINE DECEMBER 1

Nominations are being sought for seven ALCTS awards. The deadline for
award nominations and supporting documentation is December 1.

The awards are:

Best of LRTS Award, presented to the author or authors of the best
paper published during each year in Library Resources and Technical
Services (LRTS), the official ALCTS journal. Send nominations to
Marsha Hamilton at hamilton.8@osu.edu.

Blackwell's Scholarship Award, to honor the author or authors of the
year's outstanding monograph, article, or original paper in the field
of acquisitions, collection development, and related areas of
resources development in libraries. Blackwell's will donate a $2,000
scholarship to the U. S. or Canadian library school of the winning
author's choice. The scholarship will be given to a student
concentrating in the acquisitions or collection development areas. 
Send nominations to Ann Okerson at ann.okerson@yale.edu.

Bowker/Ulrich's Serials Librarianship Award, administered by the
Serials Section, consists of a citation and a $1,500 donated by R. R.
Bowker, recognizes distinguished contributions to serials
librarianship through participation in professional associations
and/or library education programs, contributions to the body of
serials literature, conduct of research in the area of serials,
development of tools or methods to enhance access to or management of
serials, other advances leading to a better understanding of the field
of serials. Send nominations to: Eugene Dickerson at
eugene_dickerson@occshost.nlm.nih.gov.

First Step Award - Wiley Professional Development Grant, a citation
and $1,500 donated by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and administered by
the Serials Section, to provide librarians new to the serials field
with the opportunity to broaden their perspectives and to encourage
professional development in ALA conferences and participation in
Serials Section activities. All ALA members with five or fewer years'
professional experience in the serials field, who have not previously
attended an ALA annual conference, are eligible. Send nominations to
Marguerite Horn at maggie.horn@nau.edu.

Leadership in Library Acquisitions Award, a citation and $1,500
donated by Harrassowitz, is presented by the Acquisitions Section for
significant contributions by and outstanding leadership of an
individual in the field of library acquisitions. Recognition is made
for individual achievement of a high order in this area.  Send
nominations to Gary Shirk at gshirk@ybp.com.

Margaret Mann Citation, a citation and $2,000 to the library school
of the winner's choice, donated by OCLC Online Computer Library
Center, Inc., is administered by the Cataloging and Classification
Section. This award is presented to a cataloger or classifier for
outstanding professional achievement in the areas of cataloging or
classification through publication, participation in professional
cataloging associations, or valuable contributions to practice in
individual libraries. Send nominations to Carlen Ruschoff at
cruschoff@guvax.georgetown.edu.

Esther J. Piercy Award, $1,500 and a citation donated by Yankee Book
Peddler, to recognize the contribution to those areas of
librarianship included in library collections and technical services
by a librarian with not more than ten years of professional
experience who has shown outstanding promise for continuing
contribution and leadership. Send nominations to Christian Boissonnas
at cmb3@cornell.edu.

For more information, contact Shonda Russell, ALCTS Awards,
srussell@ala.org.

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ALCTS MEMBERSHIP RECEPTION PLANNED FOR NEW ORLEANS

All ALCTS members are invited to attend the membership reception at
the Midwinter Meeting in New Orleans. The reception will be held in
the Hilton Riverside and Towers, Grand Salon 3 & 6, on Friday,
January 9 from 5:30 to 7:00.

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ALCTS CANDIDATE UPDATE

Rick Block, candidate for ALCTS CCS member-at-large is now working at
the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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