ALCTS Network News v15n11 (April 2, 1998) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v15n11.txt ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 15, Number 11 April 2, 1998 In this issue BOISSONNAS TO RECEIVE ACQUISITIONS LEADERSHIP AWARD NETSL SPRING CONFERENCE APRIL 17 NEW LITA AWARD SEEKS NOMINEES BY APRIL 15 MENTOR PROGRAM FOR NEW ATTENDEES IN WASHINGTON, D.C. FORMER ALA PRESIDENT CURLEY MEMORIAL SERVICE IN BOSTON FRIDAY ************ BOISSONNAS TO RECEIVE ACQUISITIONS LEADERSHIP AWARD Christian M. Boissonnas, director, Central Technical Services, Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York, has been named the recipient of the Leadership in Library Acquisitions award presented by the Acquisitions Section of ALCTS. The award, a citation and a $1,500 grant donated by Harrassowitz, recognizes significant contributions by and outstanding leadership of an individual in the field of library acquisitions. This recognition is made for individual achievement of a high order in this area. "Christian is being recognized for leading for leading the discourse on the nature of acquisitions and its place in our profession, for founding and editing "Acqnet," the first electronic discussion forum devoted to acquisitions issues, and for a career of challenging comfortable assumptions about the role of acquisitions and acquisitions professionals," said Gary M. Shirk, chair of the Leadership in Library Acquisitions Award Committee." Every area of the profession needs a gadfly, and Christian has been ours." He received his MLS from Syracuse University and a Masters of Industrial Labor Relations from Cornell University. He contributes actively to the profession through numerous published articles, frequent presentations, and editorial work. The award will be presented on Monday, June 29 at the ALCTS Membership Meeting and President's Program during the ALA Annual Conference, June 25-July 2, in Washington, D. C. ************ NETSL SPRING CONFERENCE APRIL 17 The Spring Conference of the New England Technical Services Librarians (NETSL) will be held Friday, April 17, 1998, at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA. The conference registration flyer is available on the NELA (New England Library Association) webpage at http://world.std.com/~nela/netslpr.htm The theme of this year is: Technical Services in a Changing Environment: Opportunities for Innovation. The conference will explore the challenges and opportunities provided by organizational changes in technical services. Herbert S. White, Distinguished Professor and Dean Emeritus, Indiana University, SLIS, will speak in the morning. Breakout sessions will follow. The afternoon will include a presentation by Christina Bellinger, University of New Hampshire, on Conflict Management; and by Mary Elizabeth Clack, Harvard University, on the Learning Organization. For more information, contact, the NETSL treasurer, Jennifer Bone, at jbone@keene.edu. ************ NEW LITA AWARD SEEKS NOMINEES BY APRIL 15 Nominations are invited for the first Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology. The award, which is sponsored by OCLC and LITA, consists of $2000 in cash and an expense paid (airfare and two night's lodging) to the ALA Annual Conference at which the award is given. The award will be made to the person who demonstrates achievement in real world research in the field of information technology especially work that has had a positive and substantive impact on any aspect of the publication, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of information or on the processes by which information is managed and manipulated. Nominating (including self-nominating) letters will be accepted from any member of the American Library Association. They should briefly state how the research is relevant to libraries, is creative and innovative, builds on existing research and/or is the foundation for future research, and addresses an important current problem. Nominees will be asked to submit additional information to the committee. Preference will be given to completed applied research. (Current officers and elected officials of LITA, members of the Kilgour Award Committee, and OCLC employees and their immediate family members are ineligible.) Send nominations by April 15, 1998 to Michael Gorman, Chair, Kilgour Award Committee, Madden Library, 5200 N. Barton, Fresno, CA 93740-8014 (telephone 209-278-2403). ************ MENTOR PROGRAM FOR NEW ATTENDEES IN WASHINGTON, D.C. Are you a student or a new librarian planning to attend the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. in June? Would you like to have a mentor at the conference, someone to talk to or to help you acclimate? Are you a seasoned conference attendee who would like to share your experience with a student or a new professional? If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions the Conference Mentor Program is for you! The Mentoring Committee of the New Members Round Table (NMRT) is sponsoring this project to help make new attendees feel at ease at a conference whose size can often be overwhelming and intimidating. Who is a mentor? A mentor is an experienced and trusted advisor. Within the context of ALA conferences, it is someone who can help a new librarian or a library science student negotiate a path among the numerous meetings, programs, exhibits, and acronyms. Mentees, or proteges (those being mentored) may be library science students, new librarians, first-time conference attendees, or anyone who would like to feel more comfortable attending the annual conference. The only qualification for being a mentor is to have a sincere interest in helping someone get the most out of the conference. This involves being a good listener, a thoughtful advisor and role model. Mentors should expect to meet at least once with their mentees during the conference to answer questions, give guidance or just to listen. More contact during the conference or even afterwards is encouraged. Mentors can be from any ALA division or affiliate group in order to show mentees the many opportunities for involvement in ALA. Mentors and mentees (proteges) will be matched based on the information provided. Mentors will be responsible for contacting mentees before the conference to arrange a meeting. In order to participate as either a mentor or a mentee, by May 1 contact Dora Ho at AP520@lafn.org or complete the online form at: http://www.ala.org/nmrt/mentoring_application.html ************ FORMER ALA PRESIDENT CURLEY MEMORIAL SERVICE IN BOSTON FRIDAY Arthur V. Curley, a past president of the American Library Association (1994-95) and the Association of Research Libraries (1996) died Tuesday, March 31, after a lengthy illness. A native of Boston, Curley served as director of the Boston Public Library from 1985-96. William O. Taylor, chairman of the library board of trustees credited Curley with "starting the process that led to the renovation of the McKim Building in Copley Square and keeping the library on an even keel during difficult financial times." A funeral will be held Friday at 10 a.m. in the Robert J. Lawler & Crosby Funeral Home in West Roxbury. A memorial service for Arthur Curley will be this Saturday, April 4, at 12:30 p.m. in the Rabb Lecture Hall at the Boston Public Library, Copley Square, prior to a previously scheduled program celebrating the library's 150th anniversary. ************ 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; Janet Swan Hill, 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. 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