ALCTS Network News v16n03 (July 27, 1998) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v16n03.txt ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 16, Number 3 July 27, 1998 In this issue ALCTS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE URGES ACTION CRG SPEAKERS DIRECTORY COMMITTEE SEEKS INPUT NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR 1999 ALCTS AWARDS PCC ELECTS NEW MEMBERS TO POLICY COMMITTEE ALCTS ANNOUNCES PUBLICATION OF AUDIO PRESERVATION BIBLIOGRAPHY ************ ALCTS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE URGES ACTION To assure that fair use will remain in the digital age, the ALCTS Board of Directors urges ALCTS members to contact their congressional representatives indicating their support of the Klug-Boucher amendment to H.R. 2281. To get up-to-the-minute information on the status of this and other legislation, the ALA Washington Office has expanded its Web site to include legislator look-up, sample letters, and background on this and other issues. Please go to the ALA Washington Office home page at http://www.ala.org/washoff/ and click on the "Legislative Alert" button to use the Legislative Action Center. Traditional mail, faxes, and phone calls are still very important to your member of Congress. Please call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard (202-224-3121) and ask for your legislator's office. -- Bill Sozansky (bsozansk@d.umn.edu) ************ CRG SPEAKERS DIRECTORY COMMITTEE SEEKS INPUT Have you heard any good speakers lately? The Speakers' Bureau Committee of ALCTS Council of Regional Groups is looking for a few good speakers. The committee maintains a list of qualified individuals who are willing to speak on issues relating to technical services. Speakers agree not to charge honorariums and to be reimbursed for expenses only. One of the major goals of this list is to assist state and local organization leaders in locating speakers for programing. The Speakers' Bureau Directory is available on the ALCTS web site: http://www.ala.org/alcts/organization/crg/speakers.html Nominations and self-nominations are welcome. Nominations should include the speaker's name and telephone number or e-mail address, and a brief statement of recommendation. A committee member will contact the nominee to determine her or his interest. Self-nominations should include a brief curriculum vita, speaking topics of interest, and 2-3 references. For more information or to make a nomination contact: Deborah Lucas Fetch (fetchd@apsu01.apsu.edu) Cataloging Librarian Austin Peay State University P.O. Box 4595 Clarksville, TN 37044 Phone: (931) 648-7617 Fax: (931) 648-5986 -- Lori Robare (lrobare@oregon.uoregon.edu) ************ NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR 1999 ALCTS AWARDS Nominations are being sought for seven awards to be presented by the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services. 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: Carol Fleishauer, 14S-216, MIT Libraries, Cambridge, MA 02139. Phone: 617/253-5962. E-mail: fleish@mit.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 Janet Padway, 1025 W. Dean Road, Milwaukee, WI 53217. Phone: 414/229-6458. E-mail: jgp@gml.lib.uwm.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: Lisa Macklin, 870 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030. Phone: 404/894-4517. E-mail: lisa.macklin@library.gatech.edu. 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, P. O. Box 213376, Flagstaff, AZ 86002-3376. Phone: 520/523-6779. E-mail: 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: Dorothy Marcinko, 1927 Lee Road. 65, Auburn, AL, 36849. Phone: 334/844-1720. E-mail: dmarcink@lib.auburn.edu. 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: Eric R. Childress, OCLC, 6565 Frantz Road, Dublin, OH 43017-3395. Phone: 614/761-5181. E-mail: eric_childress@oclc.org. 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: Sally C. Tseng, 49 Gillman St., Irvine, CA 96212. Phone: 949/824-6832. E-mail: sctseng@uci.edu For additional information, contact Shonda Russell, ALCTS Awards, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; E-mail: srussell@ala.org; fax: 312/280-3257, phone: 312/280-5037. Or consult: http://www.ala.org/alcts/awards/index.html. ************ PCC ELECTS NEW MEMBERS TO POLICY COMMITTEE The Program for Cooperative Cataloging has just completed its annual election of new members to its Policy Committee, which is composed of thirteen voting, plus six non-voting members. The voting members consist of one representative from each of the British Library, the Library of Congress, the National Library of Canada, OCLC, and the Research Libraries Group, plus eight rotating members who are policy level personnel from full, active participants in BIBCO, CONSER, and NACO programs. The term of office for rotating members is two years, but elected members can serve two consecutive terms if reelected. This year's candidates for BIBCO representative were Michael Kaplan (Indiana University Library) and Robert Wolven (Columbia University Library). The candidates representing the NACO libraries were Nancy Skowronski (Detroit Public Library) and Carol Winship (Texas State Library). Michael Kaplan and Carol Winship were elected. The PCC Policy Committee is most grateful to Mr. Wolven and Ms. Skowronski for their interest in the Program and willingness to stand as candidates. The Policy Committee also wishes to take this opportunity to congratulate Brian Schottlaender (UCLA) and Colleen Hyslop (Michigan State University) upon the completion of their terms of service as committee members and to thank them for their impressive work on behalf of the PCC. -- John Byrum, Library of Congress ************ ALCTS ANNOUNCES PUBLICATION OF AUDIO PRESERVATION BIBLIOGRAPHY "Audio Preservation: A Selective Annotated Bibliography and Brief Summary of Current Practices" has been published by the ALCTS PARS Photographic and Recording Media Committee Audio Preservation Task Force: Robin Dales, Janet Gertz, Richard Peek, and Mark Roosa. The publication of the bibliography and the presentation of the 1998 preconference on the same subject were generously supported by The Research Libraries Group, Inc. This short, selective, indexed bibliography of works covers the preservation of sound recordings of all types from wax cylinders through digital. The compilers have created a document that alerts the reader to general works, description and history of media and formats, storage and handling, disaster response, reformatting/re-recording, technical studies, and bibliographies. In addition, there are lists of applicable standards, useful journals, and relevant professional organizations and institutions. The Bibliography costs $9.00 (ISBN 0-8389-7959-9) and is available from: ALA Order Department, 155 N. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60606. Telephone: 800-545-2433, press 7. FAX: 312-836-9958. ************ 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; Sheila Intner, President; Karen Muller, Executive Director and Editor (kmuller@ala.org); Editorial Assistance: Shonda Russell, Beatrice Calvin. 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