ALCTS Network News v15n18 (May 1, 1998) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v15n18.txt ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 15, Number 18 May 1, 1998 In this issue ALCTS 1998 ANNUAL CONFERENCE MEETING SCHEDULE ************ ALCTS 1998 ANNUAL CONFERENCE MEETING SCHEDULE Here is the schedule of ALCTS meetings at the Annual Conference in Washington, DC. Be sure to check your program and Cognotes at the conference for room assignments. ALCTS Annual Conference 1998 Meetings ALCTS AAP/ALCTS Jt. Com. 6/29 2-4 p ALCTS All Sections Exec. Com. Mtg. 6/28 11:30 a-1:30 p ALCTS Audiovisual Com. and Subcommmittee SEE MEDIA RESOURCES COM ALCTS Automated Acquisitions/In-Process Control Systems Disc. Grp. 6/29 9:30-11 a ALCTS Awards Presentation & Membership Mtg. 6/29 9:30 a-10 a ALCTS Bd. of Dirs. 6/27 2-4 p ALCTS Bd. of Dirs. 6/29 2-4 p ALCTS Bd. of Dirs. 6/30 2-5:30 p ALCTS Best of LRTS Award Com. 6/28 11:30 a-12:30 p ALCTS Budget & Finance Com. 6/26 2-5:30 p ALCTS Budget & Finance Com. 6/28 2-5:30 p ALCTS CRG 6/28 2-4 p ALCTS CRG Exec. Com. Mtg. (Part of All Sections Exec. Com.) 6/28 11:30 a-1:30 p ALCTS Catalog Form & Function Com. 6/26 11:30 a-12:30 p ALCTS Catalog Form & Function Com. 6/28 11:30 a-12:30 p ALCTS Com. on Planning 6/27 2-5:30 p ALCTS Com. on Planning 6/29 2-4 p ALCTS Commercial Tech. Svcs. Com. 6/27 8-9 a ALCTS Commercial Tech. Svcs. Com. 6/28 8-9 a ALCTS Computer Files Disc. Grp. 6/27 11:30 a-1 p ALCTS Creative Ideas in Tech. Svcs. Disc. Grp. 6/28 4:30-5:30 p ALCTS Digital Resources Com. 6/26 2-4 p ALCTS Digital Resources Com. 6/27 9:30 a-12:30 p ALCTS Digital Resources Com./Standards Subcom. 6/26 4 p-5 p ALCTS Ditigal Resources Com. Preservation Subcom. 6/27 12:30 p-1:30 p ALCTS Duplicates Exchange Union 6/28 11:30 a-12:30 p ALCTS Educ. Com. 6/27 8-9 a ALCTS Educ. Com. 6/29 8:30-11 a ALCTS Exec. Com. Mtg. 6/27 8-9 a ALCTS Heads of Tech. Svcs. of Medium-Sized Academic Libs. Disc. Grp. 6/27 9:30 a-12:30 p ALCTS Intl. Relations Com. 6/27 2-4 p ALCTS Intl. Relations Com. Prog. International Book Fairs as Intercultural Catalysts for Libraries and Publishers: Frankfurt, Guadajara, Zimbabwe & Beyond 6/28 9-11 a ALCTS Jt. Com. Mtg. (Affiliate Relations Com. & Speaker's Bureau Com.) 6/28 4:30-5:30 p ALCTS LITA/ALCTS Technical Svcs. Workstation I.G. 6/29 9:30-11 a ALCTS LRTS Editorial Bd. 6/29 2-4 p ALCTS Leadership Dev. Com. 6/29 2-4 p ALCTS Legislation Com. 6/26 2-4 p ALCTS Legislation Com. 6/28 9:30-11 a ALCTS Lib. Materials Price Index Com. 6/28 9:30-11 a ALCTS Lib. Materials Price Index Com. 6/29 9:30-11 a ALCTS LITA/ALCTS/RUSA MARBI 6/27 9:30 a -12:30 p ALCTS LITA/ALCTS/RUSA MARBI 6/28 2-5:30 p ALCTS LITA/ALCTS/RUSA MARBI 6/29 2-4 p ALCTS Media Resources Com 6/28 8-9 a ALCTS Media Resources Com. 6/30 9:30 a-12:30 p ALCTS Media Resources Com Producer/Distributor Lib. Relations Subcom. 6/30 8-9 a ALCTS Media Resources Com.: Tour of National Geographic's Image Collection 6/26 2-3 p ALCTS Media Resources Com.: Tour of National Geographic's Image Collection 6/26 3-4 p ALCTS Media Resources Com.: Tour of USA Today Library/Newseum 6/26 2-4 p ALCTS Membership Com. 6/28 2-4 p ALCTS Newspaper Users Disc. Grp. 6/27 2-4 p ALCTS Org. & Bylaws Com. 6/27 8:30-11 a ALCTS Org. & Bylaws Com. 6/30 8:30 a-12:30 p ALCTS Orientation for New Chairs & Officers 6/28 8:30-11 a ALCTS Orientation for Prog. & Institute Planners 6/28 11 a-12:30 p ALCTS Out of Print Disc. Grp. They Searched, They Located, They Acquired -- Libns. Conquer the Out of Print Book Market 6/28 2-4 p ALCTS Pre-Order/Pre-Catalog Searching Disc. Grp. 6/29 9:30-11 a ALCTS Pres. Prog.; Organized by ALCTS Commercial Tech. Svcs. Com.: The Human Side of Outsourcing 6/29 10 a-12 p ALCTS Progs. Com. 6/27 8:30 a-12:30 p ALCTS Progs. Com. 6/30 8:30 a-12:30 p ALCTS Publications Com. 6/28 2-5:30 p ALCTS Publisher/Vendor Lib. Relations 6/27 2-4 p ALCTS Publisher/Vendor Lib. Relations 6/29 9:30-11 a ALCTS LITA/ALCTS Retrospective Conversion Disc. Grp 6/28 9:30 a -11 a ALCTS Role of the Professional in Academic Tech. Svcs. Disc. Grp. 6/28 2-4 p ALCTS Scholarly Communication Disc. Grp. 6/28 9:30-11 a ALCTS Serials Automation I.G. 6/28 9:30-11 a ALCTS Standards Subcom. of the Audiovisual Com 6/29 2-4 p ALCTS Tech. Svcs. Dirs. of Large Research Libs. 6/26 9:30 a-12:30 p ALCTS Tech. Svcs. in Public Libs. Disc. Grp. 6/27 8:30-11 a ALCTS LITA/ALCTS Technical Svcs. Workstation I.G. 6/29 9:30 a -11 a AS Acq. Administrators Disc. Grp. 6/28 10:30 a-12:30 p AS Acq. Libns./Vendors of Lib. Materials Disc. Grp. 6/28 8:30 a-10:30 a AS Acq. Org. & Mgmnt. Com. (Part of All Com. Mtg.) 6/27 2-4 p AS All Com. Mtg. 6/27 2-4 p AS Business of Acquisitions Com. 6/27 2-4 p AS Educ. Com. (Part of All Com. Mtg.) 6/27 2-4 p AS Exec. Com. 6/28 11:30 a-1:30 p AS Exec. Com. 6/30 9:30 a-12:30 p AS Exec. Com. Mtg. (Part of All Sections Exec. Com.) 6/28 11:30 a-1:30 p AS FBDDS 6/27 11:30 a-1 p AS Gifts & Exchange Disc. Grp. Using Gifts to Rebuild - The Colorado Experience 6/27 9:30-11 a AS Policy & Planning Com. (Part of All Com. Mtg.) 6/27 2-4 p AS Publications - Guides Subcom. 6/27 9:30-11 a AS Publications Com.(Part of All Com. Mtg.) 6/27 3 p-4 p AS Research & Statistics Com. (Part of All Com. Mtg.) 6/27 2-4 p AS Tech. Com. (Part of All Com. Mtg.) 6/27 2-4 p AS Tech. Com.; Subcom. on Vendor Research & Dev. 6/28 2-4 p AS The Acquisitions Workstation: Resources & Innovations 6/29 2-4 p CCS ALCTS/LITA Retrospective Conversion Disc. Grp. 6/28 9:30-11 a CCS Catalog Mgmnt. Disc. Grp. 6/27 2-4 p CCS Cataloging Com.: Description & Access & What in the World... Cataloging an Intl. Scale: Summary Prog. 6/27 9:30-11 a CCS Cataloging Norms Disc. Grp. 6/27 9:30-11 a CCS Cataloging of Children's Materials 6/28 2-5:30 p CCS Com. on Cataloging: Asian & African Materials Vernacular Scripts in the Authority Record 6/28 9:30-11 a CCS Com. on Cataloging: Description & Access 6/27 2-4 p CCS Com. on Cataloging: Description & Access: Metadata T.F. 6/28 8:30 a-12:30 p CCS Com. on Cataloging: Description & Access: ISBD (ER) T.F. 6/28 2-4 p CCS Com. on Cataloging: Description & Access 6/29 8 a-12 p CCS Com. on Cataloging: Asian & African Materials 6/29 8:30 a-12 p CCS Com. on Cataloging: Description & Access T.F. on Rule 0.24 6/26 2-4 p CCS Com. on Educ., Training & Recruitment for Cataloging 6/27 2-4 p CCS Copy Cataloging Disc. Grp. 6/28 2-4 p CCS Exec. Com. 6/26 8 p-10 p CCS Exec. Com. 6/30 8:30 a-12:30 p CCS Exec. Com. Mtg. (Part of All Sections Exec. Com. Mtg.) 6/28 11:30 a-1:30 p CCS Forum on Natural History Cataloging Issues T.F. 6/27 8-9 a CCS Heads of Cataloging Disc. Grp. (Title to be Determined) 6/29 9:30 a-12 p CCS Jt. MARBI/CC:DA T.F. on Metadata & Cataloging Rules 6/28 8:30 a-12:30 p CCS Margaret Mann Com. 6/27 11:30 a-12:30 p CCS Policy & Research Com. 6/27 2-4 p CCS Policy & Research Com. 6/29 2-4 p CCS Preconference: What in the World... Cataloging on an International Scale 6/26 7:30 a-4:30 p CCS Research Disc. Grp. Cataloging & Classification Research Disc. Grp. 6/27 11:30 a-12:30 p CCS Subject Access Com., Subject Access to Computer Files Subcom. 6/26 9:30 a-12:30 p CCS SAC Subcom. on Form Headings/Subdivision Implementation 6/26 7 p-9 p CCS SAC Subcom. on Metadata & Classification 6/26 2-4 p CCS SAC Subcom. on Metadata & Subject Analysis 6/29 8:30-11 a CCS SAC Subcom. on the Revision of the Guidelines on Subject Access to Individual Works of Fiction 6/26 2-4 p CCS SAC Subcom. on the Revision of the Guidelines on Subject Access to Individual Works of Fiction 6/27 9:30 a-12:30 p CCS SAC Subcom. to Plan a Prog. for AC 1998 6/26 4:30-5:30 p CCS SAC Subcom. to Plan a Prog. for AC 1998 6/29 9:30 a-12 p CCS SAC Subcom. to Promote Subject Relationships/Reference Structure 6/27 9:30-11 a CCS Subject Analysis Com. One-Size-Fits-All Subject Access Systems: Tailoring General Schemes to Meet the Needs of Specific Communities of Searchers 6/27 2-4 p CCS Subject Analysis Com. 6/28 9:30 a-12:30 p CCS Subject Analysis Com. 6/29 2-4 p CMDS Adm. of Collection Dev. Com. (Part of All Com. Mtg.) 6/28 9:30 a-12:30 p CMDS All Com. Mtg. 6/28 9:30 a-12:30 p CMDS Chief Collection Dev. Officers of Large Research Libs. Disc. Grp. 6/27 8:30-11 a CMDS Collection Dev. & Electronic Media Com. (Part of All Com. Mtg.) 6/28 9:30 a-12:30 p CMDS Collection Dev. Issues for the Practioner Com. (Part of All Com. Mtg.) 6/28 9:30 a-12:30 p CMDS Collection Dev. Libns. of Academic Libs. Disc. Grp. 6/27 2-4 p CMDS Collection Dev. for the Practitioner Hearing: Guide to Org. for Collection Dev. & Mgmnt. 6/27 11:30 a-12:30 p CMDS Collection Management Issues for Offsite Storage 6/29 2-4 p CMDS Collection Mgmnt. in Public Libs. Disc. Grp. 6/29 9:30-11 a CMDS Educ. Com. (Part of All Com. Mtg.) 6/28 9:30 a-12:30 p CMDS Exec. Com. 6/30 9:30 a-12:30 p CMDS Exec. Com. Mtg. (Part of All Sections Exec. Com.) 6/28 11:30 a-1:30 p CMDS North American Title Count Subcom. 6/26 8:30-11 a CMDS Playing the Game While Writing the Rules: The Impact of Electronic Technology on Collection Developlent Planning 6/27 2-4 p CMDS Policy & Planning Com. (Part of All Com. Mtg.) 6/28 9:30 a-12:30 p CMDS Publications Com.(Part of All Com. Mtg.) 6/28 9:30 a-12:30 p CMDS Quantitative Measures for Collection Mgmnt. Com. (Part of All Com. Mtg.) 6/28 9:30 a-12:30 p CMDS The 1997 North America Title Count-- History, Manipulating the Data, Uses 6/28 2-4 p CMDS Users & Their Needs: What do we REALLY Know about them? 6/28 2-4 p PARS All Com. Mtg. 6/29 8-10:30 a PARS Binding Automation Disc. Grp. 6/27 4 p-5 p PARS Books & Paper Com. (Part of All Com. Mtg.) 6/29 8-10:30 a PARS Cooperative Preservation Progs. Disc. Grp. 6/27 2-4 p PARS Disc. Grp. 6/28 4:30 p-6:30 p PARS Educ. Com. (Part of All Com. Mtg.) 6/29 8-10:30 a PARS Exec. Com. II 6/29 10:30 a-12 p PARS Exec. Com. Mtg. I (Part of All Sections Exec. Com.) 6/28 11:30 a-1:30 p PARS Intellectual Access Com. (Part of All Com. Mtg.) 6/29 8-10:30 a PARS Lib. Binding Disc. Grp. 6/28 2-4 p PARS Mgmnt. Com. (Part of All Com. Mtg.) 6/29 8-10:30 a PARS Micropublishing Disc. Grp. 6/27 9-11 a PARS PARS/CMDS Disc. Grp. 6/28 8-11 a PARS Photographic & Recording Media Com. (Part of All Com. Mtg.) 6/29 8-10:30 a PARS Photographic & Recording Media Disc. Grp. 6/27 4:30-5:30 p PARS Physical Quality & Treatment Disc. Grp. 6/27 2-4 p PARS Policy & Planning Com. (Part of All Com. Mtg.) 6/29 8-10:30 a PARS Preconference: Photographic & Recording Media Com. The Transformation of Recorded Sound: Preservation in the Digital Age 6/26 9 a-3:30 p PARS Preservation Administration Disc. Grp. 6/27 9 a-12 p PARS Preservation Course & Workshops Disc. Grp. 6/28 9-11 a PARS Preservation Educ. & Outreach Disc. Grp. 6/28 11:30 a-1:30 p PARS Prog. Planning Com. (Part of All Com. Mtg.) 6/29 8-10:30 a PARS Prog. Planning I 6/27 4:30-5:30 p PARS Reformatting Com.(Part of All Com. Mtg.) 6/29 8-10:30 a PARS Reformattting Disc. Grp. 6/28 11:30 a-1:30 p PARS Small to Mid-Sized Libs. Disc. Grp. 6/28 2-4 p PARS Two Thumbs Up! Preservation Film Festival 6/28 7:30 p-9:30 p SS Acq. Com. 6/28 2-4 p SS Bowker/Ulrich's Award 6/27 9:30-11 a SS Com. on Union Lists of Serials 6/27 9:30-11 a SS Com. to Study Serials Cataloging 6/29 2-4 p SS Com. to Study Serials Standards 6/26 8 p-10 p SS Educ. Com. 6/27 8-11 a SS Educ. Com., Acq. Com. What do you Mean, I'm in Charge of Serials?! 6/27 2-4 p SS Exec. Com. 6/30 9:30 a-12:30 p SS Exec. Com. Mtg. (Part of All Sections Exec. Com.) 6/28 11:30 a-1:30 p SS First Step Award Com. 6/27 11:30 a-12:30 p SS Journal Costs in Libs. Disc. 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