ALCTS Network News v15n24 (June 2, 1998) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v15n24.txt ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 15, Number 24 June 2, 1998 In this issue DISCUSSION GROUP TOPICS AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE CORRECTION TO MEETING TIME NEW PUBLICATION OF INTEREST TO ALCTS MEMBERS ************ DISCUSSION GROUP TOPICS AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE [Until about a week before the Annual Conference in Washington, AN2 will publish summaries of your discussion group topics and presenters. We will also maintain a full listing on our web site, 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. Do not use any special formatting such as centering, all caps, etc. Your announcement should look like those below.] CCS RESEARCH Saturday, June 27 11:30-12:30 Topic: The purpose of the meeting is to expose those individuals interested in cataloging and classification research to ideas, methods, and trends in cataloging and classification and to share the ideas and experiences of those involved in cataloging and classification. At our June 27 meeting we will have the following guest presenters. At the end of our meeting we will also have an election for the new vice-chair/chair-elect for the upcoming year. Please join us! Presenters: Holley R. Lange, Catalog Librarian, The Libraries, Colorado State University on Creating Core Records for Federal Documents: Does It Make a Difference? While most reports on use of Core Cataloging Records have been made by BIBCO member libraries, Colorado State University Libraries, not a BIBCO library, has been experimenting with use of these core records for Federal Documents. For somewhat more than a year core cataloging standards have been used to create original records for current non-depository and pre-1976 Federal Documents. In view of the upcoming workshops by the Program in Cooperative Cataloging to promote use of the core standard, this will be a timely report from the "field." This presentation will report on why this particular group of materials was targeted for core cataloging, on the approach, including particular fields selected for use, and on any advantages or possible disadvantages of core cataloging discovered in the course of this work. Tammy Kuhn, Illinois Newspaper Project Cataloger, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on The Illinois Newspaper Project (a part of the United States Newspaper Program): the challenges of a newspaper cataloging project. While most academic libraries include newspapers as part of their holdings, there is some variance as to how bibliographic access has been provided to newspapers. The University of Illinois, whose holdings include one of the largest collections of newspapers, is participating in a joint venture between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities in order to preserve and provide bibliographic access to their newspaper collection. This presentation will discuss the unique relationship between an academic library, the Library of Congress, and NEH in an effort to preserve and provide access to newspapers dating as far back as the nineteenth century, the unique approach to cataloging newspapers in an online environment, and how newspaper cataloging can be one of the more interesting and challenging types of serial cataloging. For more information contact Lisa Romero, chair, at l-romero@uiuc.edu CMDS COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES Saturday June 27 2:-4: p.m. Topic: Bias in Academic Library Collections Are institutional and market forces conspiring to create uniform and impoverished academic library collections? Why are alternative and small press materials important? What kinds of strategies might help to counter a narrowing and homogenization of our collections? Presenters: Byron Anderson, Head of Reference, University Libraries, Northern Illinois University; Mev Miller, Project Coordinator, Women's Presses Library Project; and Milton Wolf, Vice President for Collection Programs, The Center for Research Libraries. For further information, contact Marlene Manoff, chair, at mmanoff@mit.edu CCS/MAGERT MAP CATALOGING Sunday, June 28 8:-9 a.m. Topic: The ALCTS CCS/MAGERT Map Cataloging Discussion Group will continue its Midwinter 1998 topic, the cataloging of cartographic CD-ROMs and computer disks. Examples will be provided to stimulate discussion of notes for electronic cartographic resources plus whether a mixed-media collection containing electronic cartographic resources was appropriately cataloged as a kit. Please bring your own questions, comments and examples, too. If time and interest allow, we'll discuss LC's Guidelines for Distinguishing Cartographic Materials on Computer File Carriers from other Materials on Computer File Carriers (see: http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/cfmap.html). Are you using the Guidelines? What is your opinion of them? For more information contact Kay G. Johnson, chair, johnsonk@utk.edu or Josephine F. Davidson, vice-chair, jfdavids@libris.libs.uga.edu PARS PRESERVATION COURSE AND WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS Sunday, June 28, 1998 9-11 a.m. Topic: Presenting Imaging in a Nutshell: the challenges to developing short courses and workshops on digital imaging and electronic information. Discussion will be introduced and lead by Steve Smith, Field Service Officer at AMIGOS. Please come prepared to share your experiences if you've taught or are planning to teach a workshop on digital imaging. In addition, Christine Wiseman, SOLINET, will provide a progress report about updating the Preservation Educators' Exchange website; and Sharla Richards, SOLINET, will present a summary of results from a workshop follow-up program. For more information contact Christine Wiseman, chair, at christine_wiseman@solinet.net ************ CORRECTION TO MEETING TIME The time of meeting for the Serials Section Worst Serials Title Change committee was erroneously listed in a recent issue of AN2 as June 27. That committee will meet on Friday, June 26, 4:30-5:30. We apologize for the error. ************ NEW PUBLICATION OF INTEREST TO ALCTS MEMBERS ALA has just published Budgeting for Information Access: Managing the Resource Budget for Absolute Access. The book, written by Murray S. Martin and Milton T. Wolf, is no. 4 in the Frontiers of Access to Library Materials series. New technologies have revolutionized the way libraries develop budgets. Access, not ownership, is the key word in library plans and budgets today. Budgeting for Information Access is an authoritative guide to planning resource budgets that bridge the gap between purchase of materials and access to information. It aids readers in making financial decisions involved in access to electronic networks, online services, interlibrary loan, electronic document delivery, and shared resources. All the factors in developing a resource budget for access are discussed, including resource sharing, document delivery, and purchase alternatives. A select bibliography guides readers to other resources. Murray S. Martin, a former university librarian at Tufts University, is an established library consultant in collection development, library administration, and finance, as well as an accountant and respected author. Milton T. Wolf, both a scholar and teacher of science fiction, is currently the Vice President for Collection Programs at The Center for Research Libraries. The 192-page paperback book is available from ALA Editions at $35.00, $31.50 for ALA members. The ISBN is 0-8389-0691-5. Call the ALA Order Department at 800-545-2433, then press 7 for Books. ************ 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. News items should be sent to the editor at the e-mail address above. 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