ALCTS Network News v17n11 (April 5, 1999) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v17n11.txt ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 17, Number 11 April 5, 1999 In this issue: ATKINSON TO RECEIVE BLACKWELL'S SCHOLARSHIP AWARD ACRL CONFERENCE OPENING WITH LIVE WEB BROADCAST 1999 LITA NATIONAL FORUM SET JSTOR PARTICIPATION EXPANDED SOLINET SPRING 1999 PRESERVATION WORKSHOP SCHEDULE ************ ATKINSON TO RECEIVE BLACKWELL'S SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Ross Atkinson, Deputy University Librarian, Olin Library, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., is the 1999 recipient of Blackwell's Scholarship Award. He received the award for his article "Managing Traditional Materials in an Online Environment: Some Definitions and Distinctions for a Future Collection Management," Library Resources & Technical Services, v. 42, no. 1. The award, a citation and $2,000 to the library school of the winner's choice donated by Blackwell's, is given to the author of an outstanding monograph, published article or original paper on acquisitions, collection development or related areas of resource development. "The Committee unanimously agreed that Atkinson's article met and exceeded the criteria for this award. Through his description of a Future Collection Management, he brings together a realistic approach for management of all materials and their necessary co-existence in library collections," said Janet Padway, chair of the award committee. "His article discusses the increasing role that digital materials play within the library, and blends the management of these with traditional materials. While recognizing the growing presence of digital resources, he discusses the importance of management over the total collection's materials, in all formats." Atkinson is the recipient of the 1993 K. G. Saur Award, 1992 Best of LRTS Award, and 1985 Blackwell North America Scholarship Award. The award will be presented on June 28, at 9:30 a.m. at the ALCTS Membership Meeting and President's Program during the ALA Annual Conference, June 24-30, in New Orleans, La. --Shonda Russell (srussell@ala.org) ************ ACRL CONFERENCE OPENING WITH LIVE WEB BROADCAST A forum on copyright and related issues with Pat Schroeder, president and chief executive officer of the Association of American Publishers (AAP), and James Neal, director of libraries at Johns Hopkins University, will be broadcast live on the Web on Thursday, April 8, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. (EST). The session will open the 9th national ACRL Conference in Detroit. Sanford Ungar, dean of American University's School of Communications and former host of National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" will moderate. The Web broadcast, sponsored by UMI, will be at http://www.ala.org/acrl/copyrightfair.html. It will be available at that URL through August 1999. Viewers will need the RealPlayer version 5.0 or higher. The current version can be downloaded for free from http://www.real.com/products/player/dload.html An Internet connection of 56Kbps or higher is needed. Information about the ACRL conference may be found at http://www.ala.org/acrl/prendex.html. ************ 1999 LITA NATIONAL FORUM SET The 1999LITA National Forum will be held November 5-7, 1999 in Raleigh, North Carolina. With the theme of "top technology trends" to be explored in two full days of programs, the Forum features three plenary sessions and fifteen plus concurrent sessions. A preconference workshop to be held November 4-5 (Thursday afternoon and Friday morning) is in the planning stage, as well. More information will be available at the LITA Web site, http://www.lita.org. Registration fees include a Friday evening reception, Saturday lunch, continental breakfasts, breaks, and materials. LITA members pay $230, ALA members $275 (includes LITA membership), and non-members $325. Registration will begin this summer. A block of sleeping rooms will be available for $79 per night in the beautiful, newly remodeled, Sheraton Capital Center Hotel in downtown Raleigh. Bookmark the web site and watch for continuing developments. --Jacqueline Mundell (jmundell@ala.org) ************ JSTOR PARTICIPATION EXPANDED The California State University (CSU) signed an agreement this week to become a participant in JSTOR, a not-for-profit organization that is creating a fully searchable electronic database which will contain the archives of 117 major research journals in 15 academic disciplines. CSU joins the University of California (UC), which signed with JSTOR in September as a system-wide JSTOR participant. Library directors at CSU voted to participate in JSTOR through the Office of the Chancellor's Software and Electronic Information Resources (SEIR) group. The decision to bring JSTOR to CSU's 22 campuses resulted from an extensive approval process by its Electronic Access to Information Resources (EAR) Committee. "CSU's EAR Committee had done a review of JSTOR some months ago, and recommended that the system take a look at it," says Evan Reader, Director of SEIR. "We felt that it was an important project and a good investment. JSTOR sets a model for electronic archiving that we want to support." JSTOR began in 1994 as a pilot project by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to help libraries meet the space and budgetary challenges posed by the growing volume of scholarly research. JSTOR is committed to providing a reliable archive of selected scholarly journals and making it accessible electronically to researchers at all participating sites. The JSTOR Phase I database contains the complete backfiles of the journals, beginning with Volume I, number 1 for each title. JSTOR plans to have 117 journals fully available by the end of 1999. The titles are in 15 academic disciplines, mainly from the humanities and social sciences. Currently, more than 3 million pages are available; with the completion of all 117 titles there are expected to be more than 5 million pages in the database. In 1998 3 million searches were performed, 1 million articles were viewed and 416,000 articles were printed from the JSTOR collection. Evan Reader, Director of SEIR, will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming ALCTS institute, "Blazing the Trail: Electronic Serials from Acquisition to Access" which will be held April 16-17, 1999 at the Portland, Oregon Hilton. The registration deadline has passed, but will be accepted until Friday, April 9. 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. -- Hilary Dunst (hdunst@aol.com) ************ SOLINET SPRING 1999 PRESERVATION WORKSHOP SCHEDULE Preservation Management This session at the Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia on Thursday, May 20, 1999 from 9am - 4pm, outlines the manager's role in organizing and planning preservation activities in a library or archives. It includes lecture and discussions covering the following topics: preservation issues; preservation planning; preservation reformatting; strategies for integrating preservation into library operations; and organization of staffing and workflow. The instructors are Christine Wiseman, Preservation Education Officer, SOLINET, and Patricia Palmer, Head, Preservation Services, Virginia Commonwealth University. Cost for the workshop is $95 SOLINET members ($85 early bird, $120 late registration); $135 Non-SOLINET members and FEDLINK ($125 early bird, $160 late registration). Preservation of Photographic Materials This one day introductory session on Friday, May 28, 1999 from 9am - 4pm at the historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans, LA discusses means of preserving photographic materials based on real-world issues and situations. Deterioration of photographic materials is a significant concern in library and archival collections. Topics covered include: photographic materials and processes; issues with prints, color, film, glass, albums, etc; environmental and storage guidelines; handling and housing guidelines, and much more. The instructor is Andrew Robb, a Photograph Conservator in private practice. His clients include: Library of Congress, the National Museum of American Art, and the National Museum of American History. Cost for the workshop is $95 SOLINET members ($85 early bird, $120 late registration); $135 Non-SOLINET members and FEDLINK ($125 early bird, $160 late registration). Library Binding This one-day session on Thursday, June 3, 1999 from 9am - 4pm at the Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham, AL will provide the tools you need to make appropriate library binding decisions that balance your preservation goals and your financial realities. Topics covered include book structure and modern book manufacturing; what really happens at the bindery; working with your binder; and evaluating and writing contracts. The instructors are Julie Arnott, SOLINET, and JC. Noyes, Marketing Manager, Bridgeport National Bindery, Inc. Cost for the workshop is $95 SOLINET members ($85 early bird, $120 late registration); $135 Non-SOLINET members and FEDLINK ($125 early bird, $160 late registration). New Strategies for Regional Disaster Mitigation and Response This conference on Wednesday, April 28, 1999, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm at the Sheraton Colony Square Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia, provides a forum for issues in regional disaster preparedness and response. The goal is to provide participants with a framework for planning disaster response in their communities, including information about relevant state, regional, and national resources available to assist in planning and response. Case studies from a variety of perspectives offer practical information on responding to disasters affecting large areas. A special focus is FEMA's (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Project Impact, designed to break the cycle of disaster-rebuilding-disaster by emphasizing preparation/prevention, such as building safer buildings, strengthening existing infrastructures, and developing and maintaining detailed disaster response plans. Collaborative strategies are an important element of the approach. Conference speakers are: Darryl Barksdale, Planner and Grant Administrator, Georgia State Historic Preservation Office; Hilary A. Kaplan, Conservator, Georgia Department of Archives and History and Director, Southeast Regional Conservation Association (SERCA); John Ketchum, Program Coordinator, FEMA; Kent Kocher, Local Government Assistance Coordinator, Mississippi Department of Archives & History; Lynn Wampler, City Administrator for Fayetteville, Tennessee, a Project Impact Community; Jane Long, Director, National Task Force on Emergency Response, Heritage Preservation; Frank Willis, Mayor of Florence, South Carolina, a Project Impact Community. The registration fee is $100. The refreshment breaks are covered by the fee, but lunch is not included. The registration deadline is Wednesday, April 14. --Andy Jones (andy_jones@solinet.net) ************ 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. 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