ALCTS Network News v16n20 (December 17, 1998) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v16n20.txt ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 16, Number 20 December 17, 1998 In this issue ALCTS NEWSLETTER ONLINE SEARCH FOR ALCTS DEPUTY PROGRAM DIRECTOR REOPENED MIDWINTER DISCUSSION GROUP TOPICS ************ ALCTS NEWSLETTER ONLINE The first issue of the ALCTS Newsletter Online was made available on the ALCTS homepage (http://www.ala.org/alcts) on Thursday, December 10. While it has yet to be cataloged on OCLC, there is a record for the ALCTS homepage, input by ZBL (Brooklyn Law School) on December 9, 1998. The record number is 40466824. Thanks to Ann Ercelawn, Vanderbilt University, and a member of the ALCTS Electronic Communication Committee for reporting this. For more information about ALCTS Newsletter Online contact Dale Swensen, Editor (dale_swensen@byu.edu). Please note a spelling correction for Dale's last name and e-mail address from the last issue of AN2. I regret any inconvenience this error may have caused. (Sorry, Dale!) --Suzanne Koceyan (skoceyan@ala.org) ************ SEARCH FOR ALCTS DEPUTY PROGRAM DIRECTOR REOPENED ALCTS 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. A 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 knowledge in areas of ALCTS' responsibility is also required. Salary range: $43,677-$55,565. Close date: February 10, 1999 or until position is filled. Excellent benefit package. Please fax or mail resume to the following: American Library Association, Human Resources Department, Ref: DEDALCTS-981X, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611, or Fax 312-944-6763. The American Library Association is an affirmative-action, equal opportunity employer. Applications are invited from women, minorities, and people with disabilities. ************ MIDWINTER DISCUSSION GROUP TOPICS ALCTS Pre-Order/Pre-Catalog Search Discussion Group Monday, February 2, 1999, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Three librarians: Judy Ahronheim, University of Michigan Graduate Library, Valentine Christine K. Muyumba (Discussion Group vice-chair), Monographic Cataloging Librarian, Indiana State University Library, and Lynn Sipe, Director, Information Delivery, Organization and Retrieval, University of Southern California, will discuss the ways that their organizations are changing in response to changing needs and environments. Each of their organizations is taking a different approach, but each model has something to offer other library technical services leader as they manage and plan for future developments. -- Phelix B. Hanible (hanible@usc.edu) AS Gift & Exchange Discussion Group Sunday, January 31, 1999, 8:00-10:00 a.m. Are you missing out on higher returns by selling books at your annual library book sale when you could be selling to OP/back-issue dealers? When is it in your best interest to sell at the book sale, and when should you first consult with a dealer? What are the potential problems of selling to dealers? What are some different kinds of arrangements you can have with a dealer? To get answers to these questions and more come listen and participate at the Gift & Exchange Discussion Group. Presenters include Ron Lieberman (antiquarian bookseller, rare book appraiser, and library consultant), Kathleen Wachel (U. Iowa), and Steve Carrico (U. Florida). -- Steve Johnson (johnsos@CLEMSON.EDU) CCS Catalog Management Discussion Group Saturday, January 30, 1999, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Karen Calhoun and Bill Kara, of Cornell University, will be the lead presenters as we address the challenge of optimizing end-user access to aggregations of full-text electronic journals. Aggregations (such as SpringerLink and UMI's Proquest Direct) offer unprecedented opportunities to provide access to large collections of full-text materials. At the same time, they demand that libraries decide how they will identify the journal titles that their libraries "hold" for themselves and their users. Should every title within an aggregation be cataloged? If yes, can a library afford to catalog and maintain each title, when some aggregations contain thousands of titles? What are the options, what are the issues and challenges, who should do this work, and in what ways might libraries and/or vendors collaborate to minimize duplication of effort? John Riemer (University of Georgia) will report on the CONSER Operations Committee's work on aggregation issues, and a fourth speaker will present the commercial perspective. -- Stephen Skuce (skuce@mit.edu) Out-Of-Print Discussion Group Sunday, January 31, 1999, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Presentations on some of the new, digital, on-demand reprint services available and how they may effect the out-of-print market. John Riley (Eastern Book Company) will initiate the discussion, giving some background and perspective. Representatives from ToExcel and UMI's Digital Vault will describe what their companies are doing in the way of reprints and where they see that business heading in the future. Join us for this lively and informative discussion. ( Expanded from prior listing) -- Ned O. Kraft (nkraft@sil.si.edu) ALCTS CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group Saturday, January 30, 1999, 9:30-11:00 a.m. Catalogers and cataloging managers, in our rapidly changing environment, are you concerned about staying abreast of cataloging standards? Here's your chance to discuss issues ranging from core record to implementing subfield v for form subheadings. Bring your favorite topics relating to cataloging standards and join your colleagues for a stimulating discussion! -- Martha Dinwiddie Mason (martha@tcl.sc.edu) PARS Physical Quality and Treatment Discussion Group Saturday, January 30, 1999 2:00- 4:00 p.m. So you've had a disaster and now you need to know what to do with all those wet books! Glen Ruzicka, Chief Conservator at Philadelphia's Center for Conservation of Art and Historic Artifacts, has answers. This year's Physical Quality and Treatment Discussion Group will begin with Glen's presentation, How To Dry A Wet Book: A Survey of Recovery Techniques. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion of disaster recovery experiences, focusing on contracting with a vendor and monitoring vendor performance. Panelists include Barbara Miles, Archivist/Director, Mount St. Mary's College, Emmitsburg, Maryland; JoAnne V. Martinez, conservator in private practice, formerly Collections Conservator of the Library of Congress; Bill Minter, conservator in private practice, Woodbury, Pennsylvania; and Yvonne Carignan, Head of the Preservation Department, University of Maryland, College Park. A third segment of the program will be a presentation by Fritz James of Library Binding Services on book cloths recently developed by LBS. -- Ethel Hellman (eh104@umail.umd.edu) ************ 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; Suzanne I. Koceyan, Deputy Executive Director and Editor (skoceyan@ala.org); Editorial Assistance: Shonda Russell, Karen Muller. 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. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to listproc@ala.org with the only line of text being "subscribe an2 [your name]" (without quotation marks). Back issues of AN2 are available through the listserver or the ALCTS web site: www.ala.org/alcts/publications/index.html. To find out what's available, send the following command to listproc@ala.org: "index an2" (without quotation marks). Send questions about membership in ALCTS to the ALCTS Office, alcts@ala.org. All materials in the newsletter subject to copyright by the American Library Association may be reprinted or redistributed for the noncommercial purpose of scientific or education advancement. For other reprinting or redistribution or translations, address requests to the ALA Office of Rights and Permissions, 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. an2 v16_no20