ALCTS Network News v15n22 (May 19, 1998)
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ISSN: 1056-6694

ALCTS NETWORK NEWS

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

Volume 15, Number 22
May 19, 1998

In this issue

WHERE ALCTS IS GOING AND HOW YOU CAN LEAD US THERE
HEFT APPOINTED TO FILL SERIALS SECTION VACANCY
DISCUSSION GROUP TOPICS AT ANNUAL
ANNUAL STANDARDS DAY PAPER CONTEST OPEN

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WHERE ALCTS IS GOING AND HOW YOU CAN LEAD US THERE

In a large organization, there are not always opportunities for the
sections and the division as a whole to know what themes and projects
are on the horizon for the coming year throughout the association. On
Sunday morning, June 28, at the ALA Annual Conference the ALCTS
Leadership Development Committee is offering all section and division
leaders an opportunity to present their plans for 1998-99...and
beyond...at ALCTS Leaders Look to the Future.

A similar presentation at the 1997 Midwinter Meeting in Washington
was enthusiastically endorsed by those who attended, with a
suggestion that there be regular meetings of this kind. This sharing,
and a 15-minute course on how to run an effective meeting, will be a
prelude to the orientation to ALCTS committees and the division which
the office provides annually. All ALCTS members are invited to attend
as much of the presentation as they would like, but new committee
members and chairs are especially encouraged to stay for the
orientation.

8:30-9:15 Each section chair and division president will have 5 or 6
minutes to lay out their plans for the immediate future.

9:15-9:30 There will be a brief presentation by Bob Holley, former
ALCTS president, on how to run a good meeting -- a necessity as we
try to streamline the number and increase the effectiveness of ALCTS
meetings.

9:30-11:00 The ALCTS staff will present an orientation to ALCTS for
new division and section committee chairs and committee members
(including discussion groups).

11:00-12:30 The ALCTS staff will provide an orientation specifically
for program and institute/preconference planners.

All events will take place in the State Room of the Doubletree Hotel.
By Board policy, we are unable to provide refreshments for meetings,
but you are welcome to purchase coffee in the hotel and bring it with
you to the meeting.

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HEFT APPOINTED TO FILL SERIALS SECTION VACANCY

The Serials Section Executive Committee, pursuant to the ALCTS
Bylaws, has chosen a member-at-large to fill the first year of a
three-year term made vacant when Ann L. O'Neill resigned her at-large
election to accept a position as director of the Office for
Accreditation at ALA.

Sandra Heft, the other candidate in the election, will serve as
member-at-large of the Serials Section through 1999. Nominations will
be sought for the 1999-2001 term.

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DISCUSSION GROUP TOPICS AT ANNUAL

Until about a week before the Annual Conference in Washington, AN2
will publish summaries of discussion group topics and presenters.
These topics will also be mounted on the ALCTS website at
http://www.ala.org/alcts/events/annualdg.html

Send announcements electronically only to kwhittlesey@ala.org. We
will publish them in groups, so you may not see yours right away. We
will edit for length and consistency if necessary.


AS GIFTS & EXCHANGE
Saturday, June 27
9:30-11:00 a.m. 
Topic: Using Gifts to Rebuild - The Colorado Experience


PARS PRESERVATION ADMINISTRATION
Saturday, June 27
9:00-Noon
Topics: NEH and RLG updates; Recent research at the Library of
Congress; ASTM Paper Studies report; HD-Rosetta. Long-term archival
storage
Presenters: George Farr, Chandru Shahani, Margaret Byrnes, John
Bishop, Robin Dale.


PARS BINDING AUTOMATION
Saturday, June 27
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Interested individuals are invited to discuss the LARS automated
binding system and what changes and improvements we as users (both
libraries and binders) feel need to be made.


AS ACQUISITIONS ADMINISTRATORS
Sunday, June 28
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 
Note that this group meets immediately after the Acq.Lib/Vendors of
Lib. Materials Discussion Group, which starts at 8:30 a.m. in the
same room, so come for both!


ALCTS OUT OF PRINT
Sunday, June 28
2:00-4:00 p.m. 
Topic: They Searched, They Located, They Acquired--Librarians Conquer
the Out of Print Book Market!
Increasingly, acquisitions librarians are faced with having to turn
to the out of print book and periodical marketplace to help fill
requests for needed materials. Our panel of librarian experts will
outline the strategies that have enabled them to save: time, money,
and energy, while acquiring the books and journals they need. Learn
how to turn your out of print searches into out of print
acquisitions.
Panelists: Elsie Pritchard, Asst. Director for Technical
Services/Automation, Morehead State University; Susi Seiler, Head of
Acquisitions, Richter Library, University of Miami; Margaret Sylvia,
Assistant Professor, St. Mary's University Academic Library; and
Kathy Wachel, Monographic Acquisitions, University of Iowa,
University Libraries.

For further information contact: Narda Tafuri, Chair,
TAFURIN1@uofs.edu


PARS LIBRARY BINDING
Sunday, June 28
2:00-4:00 p.m.
Topics: Adhesive bindings; new NISO/LBI binding standards
Presenters: Peter Jermann will lead a discussion on observations he
has made over the years about adhesive bindings. Sally Grauer and
other members of the standard committee will discuss the new NISO/LBI
binding standards.


CMDS COLLECTION MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Monday, June 29
9:30-11:00 a.m. 
The first order of business will be to say "Hello!" to the new
co-chair Deborah Duke from Enoch Pratt Free Library. At our meeting
in New Orleans this past January, we ran out of time talking about
Weeding Periodicals. At that time, members indicated that in the
future, they would like to discuss: collection evaluation, vendor
statistics and more on weeding!

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ANNUAL STANDARDS DAY PAPER CONTEST OPEN

The topic of this year's annual Standards Day Paper contest is sure
to strike a nerve with standards writers, users, critics: Standards
For Fee or Free:  What ARE the Consequences?

Here is your chance to vent constructively and if you are the winner
go home with $2500 in your pocket. (That's right, $2500!) Entries
must must be received by August 1, 1998. Visit the SES (Standards
Engineering Society) homepage for details: www.ses-standards.org

SES contact points are email: hgziggy@worldnet.att.net; phone:
305-971-4798 

-- Carlen Ruschoff, ALA NISO Representative

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