ALCTS Network News v17n04 (March 8, 1999)
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ALCTS NETWORK NEWS

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

Volume 17, Number 4
March 8, 1999

In this issue

ALCTS INSTITUTE ON ELECTRONIC SERIALS GOES WEST!
ALCTS TO SPONSOR PRECONFERENCE ON ELECTRONIC MONOGRAPHS
GREGORY LEAZER PRESIDENTIAL EARLY CAREER AWARD 
NEW ALA PUBLICATIONS
PCC ALA MIDWINTER PARTICIPANTS MEETING SUMMARY REPORT
ALA PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FORUM LIVE VIA SATELLITE

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ALCTS INSTITUTE ON ELECTRONIC SERIALS GOES WEST!

"Blazing the Trail: Electronic Serials from Acquisition to Access"
will be held April 16-17, 1999 at the Portland, Oregon Hilton. 
Sponsored by the ALCTS Serials Section, the institute begins at midday
on Friday, April 16 and continues all day on Saturday, April 17.  The
registration deadline is April 2, 1999.

Librarians from all types and sizes of libraries need practical
skills to handle electronic serials as well as a conceptual
understanding of the theoretical implications of this rapidly changing
format.  Following the success of two previous institutes in
Washington, DC and St. Louis, MO, "Blazing the Trail: Electronic
Serials from Acquisition to Access" will offer librarians an
opportunity to examine the practical as well as the theoretical
aspects of this exciting medium.

The Keynote Address "Electronic Serials into the Millennium:
Destruction, Change and Opportunities" will be delivered by Evan
Reader, Director, Software & Electronic Information Resources, Office
of the Chancellor, California State University.  Thomas Leonhardt,
Director of the Library, Oregon Institute of Technology will close the
institute on Saturday afternoon with a presentation entitled "Wrap it
to go."  In between, Sharon Cline McKay, Director, Academic Sales,
Western Region, Faxon and George Machovec, Library Technology and
Systems, Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries will reprise (and
update) the lively and stimulating presentation on management and
technical considerations they made at ESI-2 last spring.

A series of three breakout sessions will enable attendees to consider
the practical aspects of electronic serials and enter into discussion
in small group sessions.  Each breakout session will be held three
times, making it possible for registrants to attend all three
sessions.  Faye Chadwell, University of Oregon, will lead a session on
negotiating licenses for electronic serials entitled "A License to
Kill For;" Steve Shadle, University of Washington will consider the
cataloging of electronic serials with a presentation called "A Square
Peg in a Round Hole: Practical Cataloging for Electronic Serials." 
Raye Lynn Thomas, Sonoma State University, will share her thoughts on
the technical and training aspects of electronic serials.

Registration fees are $195 for ALCTS members, $245 for ALA members
and $295 for non-members.  To register, or for more details about the
institute, please contact Yvonne A. McLean at ymclean@ala.org or call
her at 800-545-2433, ext.  5032.  Full details are available online
at: http://www.ala.org/alcts/events/institutes/esi3.html 

 --Pamela Bluh (pbluh@umaryland.edu)

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ALCTS TO SPONSOR PRECONFERENCE ON ELECTRONIC MONOGRAPHS

"Bringing Monographs into the Digital Library" sponsored by ALCTS,
will be held on Friday June 25, as a preconference to the ALA Annual
Conference in New Orleans.  Registration fees are $115 for ALCTS
members, $165 for ALA members, and $215 for non members.  Registration
deadline is May 21.

This preconference will explore issues related to the incorporation
of e-Monographs/e-Books into the digital library.  The presenters will
define the e-Monograph/e-Books; identify the significance of the
e-Monograph/e-book in the digital library; address key issues related
to the selection, acquisition, organization, licensing, copyright,
preservation, and perpetual access of the e-Monograph/e-Book from the
librarian's perspective; and address key issues of importance to
librarians and publishers in relation to the licensing and pricing of
the e-Monograph/e-Book.

The preconference is designed for librarians and associate university
librarians who are implementing or planning to integrate
e-Monographs/e-Books in their digital libraries; publishers,
university press leaders, system librarians, and other librarians
interested in and involved in the development of policies related to
e-Monographs/e-Books.

The moderator of the preconference is Lynn Silipigni Connaway,
netLibrary, Inc.  The speakers include: Camila Alire, Colorado State
University; Jerry Campbell, University of Southern California; Carol
Mandel, Columbia University Library; Terry Noreault, OCLC, Inc.; and
Brian Stern, netLibrary, Inc.

To register-on-line: https://www.internetpros.com/registration.cfm;
download and complete the form.  Send your completed registration form
with payment to: American Library Association, Dept. #77-6565,
Chicago, IL 60678-6565; or fax completed form to 312-944-7841. Note:
Requires credit card payment. Do not mail form if previously faxed. Do
not send fax more than once.  For additional information contact:
Yvonne A. McLean at ymclean@ala.org,or 312/280-5032.

 --Shonda Russell (srussell@ala.org)

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GREGORY LEAZER PRESIDENTIAL EARLY CAREER AWARD 

Gregory Leazer, formerly LRTS Book Review Editor, received the
Presidential Early Career Award.  The NSF nominated him for his
original contributions to understanding human-centered methods for
locating information in complex digital library systems. 

 --Jennifer A Younger (Jennifer.A.Younger.1@nd.edu)

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Virtually Yours: Models for Managing Electronic Resources and
Services 

"Virtually Yours," by Peggy Johnson and Bonnie MacEwan, describes the
best practices and current strategies for managing electronic
resources from acquisitions to patron use.  Key experts from both
academic and public libraries in collection development and
acquisitions explain what works and what doesn't and why when it comes
to selecting, acquiring, and circulating electronic resources and
information.  Plus, innovative, positive, and practical management
models that were put to the test in a variety of libraries are
examined. 

This book is the result of the popular and provocative institute on
electronic resources co-sponsored by the ALCTS and the RUSA.

$25.00pbk. - ALA Members $22.50
ISBN 0-8389-0753-9, Approx. 176p., 1999


The Principles and Future of AACR: Proceedings of the International
Conference on the Principles and Future Development of AACR, Toronto,
Ontario, October 23-27, 1997

This and many other questions were explored when a number of
international cataloging experts met in Toronto, Canada in late 1997. 
The major purpose of this meeting was to discuss the history and
principles of the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules and their relevancy
in the online environment.  Cataloging experts included Michael
Gorman, Jean Hirons, Ronald Hagler, Martha Yee, and many others from
the international cataloging community.  Edited by Jean Weihs.

$25.00pbk. - ALA Members $22.50
ISBN 0-8389-3493-5, 288p., 1998


Understanding the Business of Library Acquisitions, Second Edition 

This expanded and greatly enhanced edition of "Understanding the
Business of Library Acquisitions" provides all new information on
successfully managing acquisitions through optimum staffing, sound
acquisitions practices, and effective organization.  In addition to a
new chapter on acquisitions in the electronic environment, many
chapters will be updated to reflect emphasis on technology used in
acquisitions.  The contributors to this brand new edition represent a
wide range of expertise and experience among libraries, publishers,
and vendors.  Edited by Karen Schmidt.

$54.00 pbk. - ALA Members $48.60  
ISBN 0-8389-0741-5, Approx. 400p., 1998
ISSN: 1056-6694

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PCC ALA MIDWINTER PARTICIPANTS MEETING SUMMARY REPORT

The Program for Cooperative Cataloging Participants Meeting Summary
Report from ALA Midwinter, January 31, 1999 is now posted to the PCC
homepage: http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/pcc.  For the first time, the
report has been enhanced to include clip photos of the presenters and
to include hot links to documents cited.  In addition to latest
information available from the PCC standing committees on Automation,
Training, and Standards, BIBCO and CONSER meetings, the report
includes summaries of presentations by Glenn Patton (OCLC) speaking on
the Cataloging Now! workshops, and Kate Harcourt (Columbia) and John
Sluk (Oberlin) speaking on their BIBCO training experiences.

Mark your calendars now to attend the PCC Participants Meeting at ALA
Annual in New Orleans on Sunday, June 27, 7-9 PM (location TBA).  The
meeting is open to all members and to anyone who'd like to learn more
about the Program for Cooperative Cataloging.

 --Carolyn Sturtevant (cast@loc.gov)

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ALA PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FORUM LIVE VIA SATELLITE

The ALA, in cooperation with the College of DuPage and NILRC, will
present a nationwide satellite broadcast forum featuring ALA
Presidential candidates Nancy Kranich and C. James Schmidt on C-Band
and Ku-Band satellite on Friday, March 12, 1999 from 2:15-3:15 PM ET.

This national forum will feature questions gathered from national
library leaders and a 30-minute question and answer opportunity for
viewers.  The forum will look at key library issues from the
perspective of the ALA presidential candidates.  Questions will
address legislative support for library programs, internet access and
filtering, privatising library services, ALA and professional and
paraprofessional education, and advocacy for libraries and librarians
in the new century.

No registration is necessary.  Ask your local downlink site (many
community colleges, colleges or universities, some regional library
systems and public or school libraries) to tune into C-Band
transponder Telstar 5 TR-7 Ch-7 or Ku Band SBS-6 TR-2 Ch-2 (Time 13:45
- 15:15 ET, Friday, March 12, 1999).

For more information, e-mail Bernie Fradkin, Dean of the Library, COD
at: fradkin@cdnet.cod.edu or John Berry at: jberry@psinet.com 

 --John W. Berry (jberry@psinet.com)

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