ALCTS Network News v16n06 (September 2, 1998) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v16n06.txt ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 16, Number 6 September 2, 1998 In this issue ALCTS SEEKS DEPUTY PROGRAM DIRECTOR - SEARCH EXTENDED ALCTS CATALOGING NOW! INSTITUTE ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS FOR 3 PRESENTATIONS 1998 WORST SERIALS TITLE CHANGES OF THE YEAR NEW ALCTS ELECTRONIC DISCUSSION LIST ************ ALCTS SEEKS DEPUTY PROGRAM DIRECTOR - SEARCH EXTENDED The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is seeking candidates for the position of Deputy Program Director to work at the middle management level in support of the activities and projects of the Association. General responsibilities include: development, planning, marketing, and management of ALCTS' continuing education programs, such as regional institute programs, preconferences, and annual conference programs; support and guidance to members of ALCTS serving in elected and appointed capacities; support for the division's publications and awards programs; coordination of the membership promotion program; provision of advisory services to members and non-members concerning technical services and the program of the division; management of the ALCTS office; and the supervision of special projects and other responsibilities as assigned. The successful candidate will be able to work effectively with the ALCTS members and governing groups; be able to develop and maintain effective working relationships within a professional association setting; possess strong oral and written communication skills; possess expertise with electronic communication technology; and be able to work well under pressure but with the flexibility to organize work and schedules to accommodate competing priorities. The MLS degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association is required. A minimum of three years' professional experience in a library, plus general subject knowledge in areas of ALCTS' responsibility are also required. Salary range: $43,677 - $55,655. Close date: September 15, 1998 or until position is filled. Excellent benefit package. Please fax or mail resume to the following: American Library Association, 50 East Huron Street, Human Resources Department, 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611; fax: (312) 944-6763. Ref: DEDALCTS-981X. The American Library Association is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. Applications are invited from women, minorities, and people with disabilities. ************ ALCTS CATALOGING NOW! INSTITUTE ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS FOR 3 PRESENTATIONS "Cataloging Now! An ALCTS Institute on the PCC Core Record" will be presented three times this fall in cosponsorship with regional networks. "Cataloging Now!" will be presented September 18, 1998, in Worcester, Mass., in cooperation with NELINET; on October 22, 1998, in Dallas, Tex., in cooperation with AMIGOS; and on October 23, 1998, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in cooperation with SOLINET. A fourth presentation is tentatively scheduled for April 16, 1999 in New York State. ALCTS, RUSA, and the PCC cosponsor the series of workshops. The presenters will introduce the concept of the core record in a plenary session, followed by separate breakout sessions for catalog librarians, administrators, and public services librarians. Catalog librarians will discuss the principles of creating core records. Administrators will be introduced to issues of management and training of catalogers in this new environment. Public services librarians will consider the implications of core records available in OPACs. Costs vary by location; registration information is available from the networks or from the ALCTS Office. Contact Yvonne A. McLean, 800/545-2433 ext. 5032; or consult the ALCTS web at http://www.ala.org/alcts/events/institutes/. ************ 1998 WORST SERIALS TITLE CHANGES OF THE YEAR The "Asian Crisis Award" goes to Asia-Pacific magazine (1997), published by Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. This title continues New Asia-Pacific review (1996-97), which is the offspring of New Asia review (summer 1994-spring 1996), and the original Asia-Pacific magazine (Apr.-June 1996), both having a brief life-span. What goes around comes around. How true. The "Healthy Choice (NOT) Award" nods to Nutrition forum (Amherst, N.Y.), published by: Prometheus Books, for changing back to its original title: Nutrition forum (Philadelphia, Pa.), after a short life (3 issues, Sept./Oct. 1996-Jan./Feb. 1997) under the name: Nutrition & health forum. Do they think health has NOTHING to do with nutrition? The "No Business is Bad Business Award" is earned by UCLA Anderson Forecasting Project for its UCLA Anderson forecast for the nation and California; formerly: UCLA business forecast for the nation and California. Thanks, but No thanks for this most notable reduction in meaningfulness of title word. The "I Want to Live, or, Walking Dead Award" belongs to Transactions of the Faculty of Actuaries, published by Faculty of Actuaries in Scotland. This title is supposed to have merged with Journal of the Institute of Actuaries to become British actuarial journal in 1995, but guess what? It came back to haunt us with nos. 285-286 in 1997, even though v. 3, pt. 4 (1997) issue of British actuarial journal still says on cover: "incorporating Journal of the Institute of Actuaries and Transactions of the Faculty of Actuaries." Welcome to the serials Twilight Zone! No one is more deserving of the "Most Miss-Guided Award" than Peterson's Guides for dropping the word "guide" from 7 of its guides title: Peterson's graduate and professional programs Peterson's graduate programs in business, education, health, information studies, law & social work. Peterson's graduate programs in engineering and applied sciences. Peterson's graduate programs in the biological sciences. Peterson's graduate programs in the humanities, arts, & social sciences. Peterson's graduate programs in the physical sciences, mathematics & agricultural sciences. Peterson's private secondary schools. Practically, all these have merged to form: PETERSON'S GUIDE TO FRUSTRATION (or, Peterson's frustration?) "The Medieval Torture in Electronic Age Award" finds its winner in the Medieval review, formerly BMMR. This e-journal changed title with July 1997 issue but carried with it ALL the previous issues under the old title. This weird behavior caused CONSER to come up with a brand new solution: "Incorporating entry." What more can we say? The "Snake in the Grass Award," a.k.a. "E-dentity Crisis Award" is presented to UCLA library staff newsweb, an electronic newsletter published by UCLA Library Administration Office. In its nominator's (Michael Randall) words: "After a staid and responsible publishing history of almost 33 years, the digital age wreaked havoc upon the Library Newsletter/UCLA. A new electronic version with the title UCLA library newsweb began publication with no. 837, on June 17, 1997. But not having drawn its last breath, Library Newsletter/UCLA continued publishing until no. 839, July 25, 1997. For this three-issue overlap period, both titles published simultaneously, with slightly differing contents. Could this be an occurrence of serial schizophrenia? Then, showing that change occurs quickly in the digital age, the title changed again, for no apparent reason and with no explanation, to UCLA library staff newsweb, with no. 855, on March 16, 1998." Couldn't have said it better ourselves. The WORST SERIAL TITLE CHANGE OF THE YEAR AWARD, or, The THREE STRIKES, YOU ARE (W)IN AWARD is bestowed upon Royal Geographical Society of London, for being the ROYAL PAIN IN THE BIB by calling the title of its magazine three different names in as many issues and for receiving three nominations, one of which is from the Netherlands! The magazine began as The Geographical magazine (May 1936-Nov. 1988), changed to: Geographical (Dec. 1988-Apr. 1995), then to: Geographical magazine (May 1995-May 1997), followed by: The Royal Geographical Society magazine (June 1997), and back to: Geographical (July 1997). Not only did the title change unnecessarily and repeatedly, it always changed in the middle of the year and volume! To make things even worse, the numbering also screwed up: June-Aug. issues of 1997 are numbered as v. 69, no. 6, v. 70, no. 7 and v. 71, no. 8 respectively. One of the nominators, Jeanette Skwor, said: "I cannot think of a finer example of the spirit of this award." Nor can we. It is only fitting that we grant this prestigious award from our capital to a recipient in another capital for committing such a capital bibliographical crime! -- Selina Lin, Chair, ALCTS-SS Worst Serials Title Change of the Year Award Committee, 1998 ************ NEW ALCTS ELECTRONIC DISCUSSION LIST The ALCTS Out-of-Print Discussion Group would like to announce the establishment of its own electronic discussion list. We've talked about it for several years--now we have it! All those interested in the topic of obtaining out-of-print materials are invited to join. To subscribe to our list, send an e-mail message to: listproc@ala1.ala.org. Leave the subject line blank. As the only line of text in the body of the message, enter the following: subscribe ALCTS-OPDG [Your First Name] [Your Last Name] substituting your own first and last name where appropriate. Do not include the brackets in your message. We look forward to hearing from you! -- Ned O. Kraft (nkraft@sil.si.edu) [Editor's note: This list joins other general ALCTS discussion lists: PADG@ala.org (ALCTS Preservation Administrators' Discussion Group) and PRESED-L@ala.org (ALCTS Preservation Educators' Discussion Group). ALCTS is able to establish general discussion lists to enable the work of the division to continue between conferences. Limited subscription discussion lists will be set up for committees requesting them. For either, contact srussell@ala.org or kmuller@ala.org.] ************ 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. ALCTS NETWORK NEWS is available free of charge and is available only in electronic form. 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