ALCTS Network News v17n02 (February 25, 1999)
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ALCTS NETWORK NEWS

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

Volume 17, Number 2
February 25, 1999

In this issue

DEADLINE NEARING FOR CATALOGING NOW!
NORTHEAST DOCUMENT CONSERVATION CENTER PROGRAMS
ALCTS PUBLISHES "1997 NORTH AMERICAN TITLE COUNT"
MINITEX SYMPOSIUM
AROUND ALA

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DEADLINE NEARING FOR CATALOGING NOW!

ALCTS and the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) along with
co-sponsors SUNY/ OCLC and the Queens Borough Public Library, Flushing
Branch will sponsor a one day institute titled "Cataloging Now!," to
be held at the Flushing Library, Flushing, NY, on April 16, 1999.  The
registration deadline is April 1, 1999.

PCC has developed and is introducing new "core standards" as a means
of increasing the pool of mutually acceptable records available for
copy cataloging, so that catalogers can use their time and expertise
for original cataloging.  The goal is increased quality cataloging
records, rich enough in content to be used with little or no local
modification, yet reasonable enough to be generated in greater
numbers.

Faculty include Beacher Wiggins, Library of Congress; Colleen Hyslop,
Michigan State University; Michael Kaplan, Indiana University; and
Kate Harcourt, Columbia University.

Registration fees for Cataloging Now! are $125.00 for ALCTS or
SUNY/OCLC Members, $175.00 for ALA Members, and $225.00 for
Non-members.  Please bring your own lunch.  For registration
information contact Yvonne A. McLean at 800/545-2433, ext. 5032 or
e-mail ymclean@ala.org.  An electronic brochure is available at the
ALCTS website: http://www.ala.org/alcts/events/institutes/suny.html.

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ALCTS PUBLISHES "1997 NORTH AMERICAN TITLE COUNT"

ALCTS has published the 1997 North American Title Count.  The Count
is conducted every four years by a subcommittee of the Quantitative
Measures for Collection Management Committee within the Collection
Management and Development Section (CMDS) of ALCTS.  The 1997 Count
was produced by the Library Research Center (LRC) of the Graduate
School of Library and Information Science at the University of
Illinois Urbana-Champaign.  In the past, the Count was known as the
National Shelflist Count, but after 1989 the name was changed to more
accurately reflect the nature of the data, which included a number of
Canadian libraries, and which no longer was strictly a "shelflist"
count.

The 1997 Title Count is the first to be produced in a largely
electronic environment, and the first to appear only in an electronic
format--on CD-ROM.   It is designed for many libraries to use as a
method of measuring collections and providing relational data in
single and multiple institutional settings.  It also allows libraries
to provide a structure and a source of preliminary information for
collection management evaluating and coordinating.

The 55 participants in this year's Count include academic libraries
of all sizes, as well as federal and special libraries.

The call number range list for 1997 includes 14 changes or expansions
from the 1993 LC call number range list, and 2 new ranges; these are
given in Appendix II.  Data are also arranged according to the
National Library of Medicine (NLM) classification used by many
libraries.

The 1997 North American Title Count (ISBN 0-8389-7985-8) may be
purchased for $185.00 from ALA Order Fulfillment, 155 N. Wacker Drive,
Chicago, IL 60606.

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NORTHEAST DOCUMENT CONSERVATION CENTER PROGRAMS

School for Scanning: Issues of Preservation and Access for
Paper-Based Collections will be held June 2-4, 1999, at the Chicago
Historical Society, Chicago, IL.  This conference provides a rationale
for the use of digital technology by managers of paper-based
collections in cultural institutions.  Conference content will
include: Developing Institutional Infrastructures to Support Digital
Initiatives; Content Selection for Digitization; Text and Image
Scanning; Quality Control and Costs; Copyright, Fair Use, and Other
Legal Issues Surrounding Digital Technology; The Essentials of
Metadata; Digital Preservation: Theory and Reality; Maximizing the
Utility of Digital Information.

The cost of the conference is $265 for early bird registration, post
marked by April 14, 1999, and $335 for late registration, deadline May
12, 1999

For more information or to request a flier, a copy of the flier is
posted on NEDCC's web site at www.nedcc.org or contact Gay Tracy
(tracy@nedcc.org)

Preservation Options in a Digital World: To Film or To Scan

A workshop on Preservation Microfilming and Digital Imaging of
Paper-Based Materials will be held on May 11-13, 1999 at the Denver
Public Library.  The workshop will explore two reformatting
technologies: preservation microfilming and digital imaging.  The
similarities and marked differences of the technologies will be
compared and evaluated.  The faculty will discuss lessons learned from
preservation microfilming projects that can be applied to digital
imaging projects.

The workshop is designed to train project administrators in
institutions to plan, implement, and manage reformatting projects.
Presented by Susan Wrynn, Director of Reprographic Services, Northeast
Document Conservation Center; Paul Conway, Head, Yale University
Libraries; Becky Ryder, Preservation Librarian, University of
Kentucky; Bob Mottice, President, Mottice Micrographics, Inc.

The cost of the workshop is $250.  The registration fee of $250
includes a copy of Introduction to Imaging, by Howard Besser &
Jennifer Trant.  For more complete information on the workshop
including the agenda and registration form, contact Gay Tracy
(tracy@nedcc.org) or call 978-470-1010 ext. 217.

-- Gay S. Tracy (tracy@nedcc.org)

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MINITEX SYMPOSIUM

The University of Minnesota Libraries and MINITEX invite you to
attend "Balancing Print and Electronic Resources: Preparing Libraries
for the Millennium."  Four nationally recognized speakers will explore
issues and solutions for collection management, preservation, and
access decisions in the "Online Future."  The speakers are Wendy Pradt
Lougee, Associate Director, University Library for Digital Library
Initiatives, University of Michigan Library; Katherine A. Perry, VIVA
Project Director, George Mason University; Chuck Hamaker, Head of
Technical Services, University of North Carolina *Charlotte; James
E. Fogerty, Head of the Acquisitions & Curatorial Dept., Minnesota
Historical Society.

The symposium will take place on May 17, 1998 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. on the St. Paul Campus of the University of Minnesota.  The
registration fee for non-University of Minnesota staff is $50.00,
which includes lunch.  The registration deadline is May 1, 1998.

To request further information, please contact Bernadette Corley
Troge at 612- 624-6296, fax: 612-624-9245, e-mail: b-trog@tc.umn.edu
or visit the conference Web site at:
http://www.lib.umn.edu/about/events/cds-99/

-- Sarah Winge (Sarah.R.Winge-1@tc.umn.edu)

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AROUND ALA

LAMA/ALCTS Administrative Assistant

Tanga Morris is the new LAMA/ALCTS Administrative Assistant.  She
jumped right in and began her new position with LAMA and ALCTS by
attending her first ALA conference in Philadelphia.  She did a
fantastic job, and we are all excited about having her join our team.
Her major responsibilities include ballots, preconference
registration, assisting with budget reconciliation, and general office
support.  Tanga worked in ACRL for the past year and a half as an
editorial assistant.  She can be reached on ext. 5038.

Elizabeth Dreazen Named Director of ALA Governance Office

Elizabeth Dreazen, who has served as LAMA Deputy Executive Director
since 1992, has been named Director of the ALA Governance Office,
effective March 1, 1999.  In her new role, Dreazen will support the
programs and initiatives of the ALA president, president-elect and
past president, and direct the activities of the Secretariats of the
Council and the ALA Executive Board.

Spectrum Assigned to ALA Diversity Officer

Effective March 1, the role of staff team leader for Spectrum will be
filled by Sandra Balderrama, ALA Diversity Officer.  April Olinger,
who has been working with Lillian Lewis, specifically on Spectrum,
will work with Sandra Balderrama and will continue to support the
Spectrum Initiative.

ALA Washington Office Staff Promotions

Mary Rae Costabile has been promoted to the position of Associate
Director of the ALA Washington Office as of January 25, 1999, becoming
a senior member of the lobbying team.  Costabile, previously Assistant
Director, has been with the Washington Office for nine years, and as a
lobbyist for the most recent five years.

Claudette Tennant has been promoted to the position of Assistant
Director of the ALA Washington Office as of January 25, 1999, becoming
a member of the lobbying team.  Tennant, previously Legislative
Information Specialist, has been with the Washington Office for four
years.

RUSA /ASCLA Deputy Executive Director Named

Lillian Lewis is assuming full-time responsibility as ASCLA/RUSA
Deputy Director.  Previously, Lillian worked half-time as ASCLA Deputy
Director and half-time as program coordinator in the AED Member
Programs and Services office.  For the last eighteen months, her time
in the Member Programs and Services Office as been devoted to
Spectrum.

ACRL Director of Member Services

Melissa Cast has joined ACRL as Director of Member Services.  Melissa
will work closely with ACRL's sections, chapters and committees.
Before coming to ACRL Melissa was a Reference Librarian and Resource
Coordinator at Northeastern State University in Tahlequath, Oklahoma.

PLA Communications Assistant

Brendan Dowling has joined the PLA staff as Communications Assistant.
 Brendan was previously employed as a temporary employee in the
Chapter Relations Office.

Literacy Officer

The Office for Literacy and Outreach Services has appointed Dale
Phillips Lipschultz as the first Literacy Officer to be included as a
permanent staff position.  Ms. Lipschultz has served as the technical
assistance team leader for "Literacy in Libraries Across America", as
a consultant from the Illinois Literacy Resource Development Center
(ILRDC), Champaign, IL.  The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund funds
this three-year ALA adult literacy initiative.

ITTS PC Specialist

Irene Marquez joined the ITTS (Information Technology &
Telecommunication Services) department as PC Specialist.

Internet Services Applications Developer

Jack Briody starts as Internet Applications Developer to Internet
Services (part of the Communications Department).  Jack comes from
ACRL, where he was Production/Design Assistant for the past four
years.

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