ALCTS Network News v17n09 (March 31, 1999) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v17n09.txt ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 17, Number 9 March 31, 1999 In this issue: STOKES WINS FIRST STEP AWARD - WILEY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT ALCTS TO OFFER DIGITAL PROGRAM TRACK AT ALA ANNUAL CONFERENCE NEW APPOINTMENTS AT IMLS ************ STOKES WINS FIRST STEP AWARD - WILEY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT Charity K. Stokes, assistant professor, Serials Department, The University Libraries, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is the 1999 recipient of the First Step Award - Wiley Professional Development Grant, presented by the ALCTS Serials Section. The $1,5000 grant, donated by John Wiley & Sons, provides librarians new to the serials field an opportunity to broaden their perspectives and to encourage professional development through participation in ALA conferences and Serials Section activities. "Her devotion to serials management is evidenced by her continuing growth as a serials cataloger and her activity with the Nebraska Newspaper Project. Her leadership potential has already been recognized regionally, and her continued involvement in professional development activities demonstrates a strong commitment to serials librarianship and potential for notable achievement in the field," said Marguerite Horn, chair of the First Step Award Committee. She is the author of "Head in the Clouds, Feet on the Ground: the 1998 NASIG Conference." _NLAQ: Nebraska Library Association Quarterly. Vol. 29, Nos. 2-3 (summer/fall 1998); pp. 34-37; _Internet Communities: Fact or Fiction?_ -1997 and member of a cooperative effort for the electronic publication _Video Indexing Project_ - 1997 http://www.unt.edu/slis/research/vid_proj/Index.htm, University of North Texas. Stokes received a Master of Science, Library and Information Science, from University of North Texas, Master of Arts from University of Kansas, Lawrence, Bachelors of Arts, Northeaster Oklahoma State University, Tahlequah. She is a member of ALA, North American Serials Interest Groups, Inc., and the Nebraska Library Association. The award will be presented on Monday, June 28 at 9:30 at the ALCTS Membership Meeting and President's Program during the ALA Annual Conference, June 24-30, in New Orleans, La. ************ ALCTS TO OFFER DIGITAL PROGRAM TRACK AT ALA ANNUAL CONFERENCE The ALCTS will offer five programs on technical services issues in digital libraries during the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans, June 26-28. 1. "Acquiring Minds Want to Know: The Acquisitions Process and Collection Development of Videos and CD-ROM's" will be held on Saturday, June 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The ALCTS MEDIA Resources Committee sponsors the program. This program will allow librarians to examine their collection development policies and acquisitions procedures for video and CD-ROM products in the light of the changing technologies. The speakers are Merle Slyhoff, Document Delivery & Auxiliary Services Librarian, University of Pennsylvania; Sally Mason Robinson, Director of Library Projects; National Video Resources and; Julie Gammon, Head, Acquisitions Department, University Libraries, University of Akron. They will consider such topics as the process for identifying resources for these media, determining appropriateness, assessing purchase or other access options, and analyzing impact of networking and licensing. 2. "Selection for Preservation in the Digital Age" will be held Saturday, June 26, from 2-4 p.m. The program will explore the implications of digital imaging within the context of traditional preservation programs. Attendees will gain the knowledge necessary to begin evaluating the needs of their collections and the role digital imaging can play in aiding preservation. Speakers Steve Dalton, Director of Field Services, NEDCC; Janet Gertz, Preservation Librarian, Columbia University; and Barclay Ogden, Head of Preservation, University of California-Berkeley, will use case studies to demonstrate solutions developed to suit the context of specific institutions. The ALCTS Preservation and Reformatting Section and the ALCTS Commercial Technical Services Committee sponsor the program. 3. "Resource Sharing in the Digital Age: The Issue of Union Listing Electronic Serials" will be held Sunday, June 27, from 9:30am to12:30pm. This program will examine issues related to the impact of electronic resources on resource sharing including the theoretical and practical information pertaining to evolving ILL trends, acquisitions, cataloging, licensing agreements for individual and aggregate products, copyright, access vs. ownership issues, and end-user satisfaction. The speakers are: Myrtle Myers, Senior Product Support Specialist, OCLC, Inc.; Jeff Gatten, Director of Library Collection Management, Libraries and Media Services, Kent State University; and Hildegund Calvert, Acting Head of Access Services, Ball State University. The program is sponsored by the ALCTS Serials Section Union Lists of Serials and RUSA Management and Operation of User Services Section Interlibrary Loan Committees. 4. The ALCTS Networked Resources and Metadata Committee will present "Security and the Digital Library: A Look at Authentication and Authorization Issues" on Sunday, June 27, from 2-4 p.m. This program will lay out the issues, address the solutions, and discuss the next steps in safeguarding digital resources and users. Clifford Lynch, Coalition for Networked Information, will provide an overview of the key issues pertaining to authentication and authorization. Nina Davis-Millis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will discuss digital library security from a librarian's perspective. Greg Jackson, University of Chicago, will answer the questions: How do you know who the user is and what do you care? Donald Waters, Digital Library Federation, will outline the requirements and options for authenticating digital content and present a preliminary agenda for action. 5. The ALCTS President's Program, "Collections, Access and Preservation in our Digital Future" to be held on Monday, June 28, at 10:00 a.m., will take a look at where is technology taking our collections and services in the next twenty years. Patricia "Pat" Schroeder, President and Chief Executive Officer, Association of American Publishers; William "Bill" Hannay, Partner in the Intellectual Property Group of Schiff Hardin & Waite, Chicago; Catherine "Kate" Nevins, Executive Director, Southeastern Library Network (Solinet); and Moderator Ann J. Wolpert, Director of Libraries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Head and Chairman of the Board of MIT Press, will look at who the players, partners and protagonists in the publishing, intellectual property and licensing arenas are and examine the dynamics at work as we shape the future of libraries and publishers and copyright and contracts for services. For more information contact: ALCTS, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 800/545-2433, ext. 5034. Fax: 312/280-5033. Additional information on these and other ALCTS programs is available on the ALCTS web site at: http://www.ala.org/alcts/events/programs. --Shonda Russell (srussell@ala.org) ************ NEW APPOINTMENTS AT IMLS Diane Frankel, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), announced the appointment of Beverly Black Sheppard as acting director beginning March 25, 1999. Frankel leaves IMLS to join the James Irvine Foundation in San Francisco. Sheppard, Deputy Director of IMLS, Office of Museum Services since June 1998, has more than 16 years of professional museum experience and is widely known in the field for her work in museum education. Prior to joining IMLS, Sheppard held the position of Associate Director of the Chester County Historical Society in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Sheppard served two terms as President of the Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations, working closely with the Governor and Pennsylvania State Legislature to establish state policies and to increase budget support of museums. Under her leadership the Federation spearheaded successful partnerships among museum leadership, Pennsylvania Departments of Education and Tourism, and other state agencies. Sheppard has authored several publications, including Building School and Museum Partnerships, a book widely used in museum education programs. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Art and English from Bucknell University and a Master of Arts in Studio Art from Marywood College. Sheppard formerly taught studio art and art history in the graduate art department of Marywood College and in the undergraduate program at the University of Scranton. Frankel also announced that Joyce Ray would assume the position of Director of the Office of Library Services. Joyce received both M.L.S. and Ph.D. degrees from The University of Texas at Austin. IMLS was created by the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996, P.L. 104-208, and is an independent, federal, grantmaking agency serving the public by strengthening museums and libraries. IMLS consists of an Office of the Director, Office of Museum Services, Office of Library Services and Office of Research and Technology. For more information, including grant guidelines contact: IMLS, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20506, (202) 606-8536, or http://www.imls.gov. --Giuliana Bullard (GBullard@imls.fed.us) ************ 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 & Editor in Chief; Suzanne I. Koceyan, Editor (skoceyan@ala.org); Editorial Assistance: Shonda Russell. 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. 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