ALCTS Network News v17n18 (May 18, 1999) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v17n18.txt ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 17, Number 18 May 18, 1999 In this issue: ALCTS NEWSLETTER ISSUED SERIALITY REPORT AVAILABLE FOR COMMENTS BIBCO MEETING REPORT AVAILABLE REPORTERS WANTED FOR PROGRAMS BANNED BOOKS WEEK 1999 ANNOUNCED FORUM ON FORM SUBDIVISIONS NEW IMLS AWARD ************ ALCTS NEWSLETTER ISSUED The Volume 10, Number 3, May 1999, of the ALCTS Newsletter is now available at http://www.ala.org/alcts/alcts_news/. Check it out for reports on the 1999 Midwinter Meeting, late-breaking news, photographs, and association updates that matter to you. Features in this issue include the ALCTS meeting schedule for Annual Conference, links to our program listings, and an article on the ALCTS committee appointment process. >From the "masthead" for ALCTS Newsletter, there are links to the archive for past issues, at http://www.ala.org/alcts/alcts_news/archive.html, and to "Everything on One Page" version at http://www.ala.org/alcts/alcts_news/v10n2_one_page.html, a feature developed for those of you who want a print copy of _ALCTS Newsletter_ quickly. For more information about the Newsletter, or to submit items for publication, contact Dale Swensen, Editor (dale_swensen@byu.edu). The next deadline is July 22. -- Karen Muller (kmuller@ala.org) ************ SERIALITY REPORT AVAILABLE FOR COMMENTS As you know, the Joint Steering Committee for Revision of AACR (JSC) organized and hosted in October 1997 the International Conference on the Principles and Future Development of AACR. One of the outcomes of that Conference is a commissioned report on "seriality issues." This report includes recommendations for changes to the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (2nd ed., rev.) "in order to accommodate new forms of bibliographic resources and to better address the description of serials and other resources that exhibit seriality." The report, prepared by CONSER Coordinator Jean Hirons, with the assistance of Regina Reynolds, Judy Kuhagen, and the CONSER AACR Review Task Force, is now complete and available for review and comment on the World Wide Web at: http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/jsc/ser-rep0.html. Comments on the report, and particularly on its "Recommendations and Future Considerations," are now being actively solicited by the JSC. These may be addressed to me, no later than September 1, 1999, at: bschott@library.ucla.edu (*Please be sure to include the phrase "JSC Seriality Report" at the beginning of your e-mail subject line) or in writing at: UCLA Library Administration 11334 Young Research library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 -- Brian E.C. Schottlaender, ALA Representative to the JSC (bschott@library.ucla.edu) ************ BIBCO MEETING REPORT AVAILABLE The Summary Report of the BIBCO Operations Committee Meeting is now available at: http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibcomeeting99.html. Held April 22-23 1999, the BIBCO and CONSER Operations Committee opened with the CONSER Coordinator, Jean Hirons, discussing her report to the JSC and a MARBI discussion paper. A full report is provided in the CONSER Operations Committee (OpCo) meeting summary report to be available on the CONSER homepage. Action items which resulted from this year's BIBCO OpCo discussion include: 1) assuring that communication between the two operation committees continues to be coordinated; 2) identifying programs/issues which foster cross-fertilization and setting schedules in order to allow OpCo members to attend meetings of interest to both; and 3) the development of a BIBCO FAQ directed at library administrators as well as a substantive BIBCO FAQ. The decision taken at last year's meeting to implement a national level default series tracing practice resulted in a lengthy discussion. The scope of these issues mandated the creation of a small working group responsible for reporting its findings to the PCC Steering Committee, who, in turn, will forward recommendations to the Standing Committee for Standards for consideration. Other issues included a discussion on program record quality and planning for the Training the BIBCO Trainer workshop which is scheduled for October 13-15, 1999. The Operation Committee members were provided several briefings of general interest. One was on the disposition of SACO proposals and the tracking system developed to determine the time it takes a proposal to work its way through the review process which has resulted in new procedures for submission of proposals. A briefing on the progress of the ILS implementation was presented by Ann Della Porta, ILS assistant implementation coordinator and a joint OpCo briefing was provided by Lynn El-Hoshy, CPSO subject specialist, on the form/genre, geographic subdivisions, and field 781. -- John D. Byrum, Jr. Chief, Regional & Cooperative Cataloging Division, Library of Congress (jbyr@loc.gov) ************ REPORTERS WANTED FOR PROGRAMS The Editor's Column of ALCTS Newsletter includes a call for reporters (http://www.ala.org/alcts/alcts_news/editor.html) for ALCTS events at the upcoming ALA Conference. If you would like to be a reporter, please contact the editor, Dale Swensen, promptly. Reports will be due July 22. -- Dale Swensen, Editor, ALCTS Newsletter (dale_swensen@byu.edu) ************ BANNED BOOKS WEEK 1999 ANNOUNCED Banned Books Week - Celebrating the Freedom to Read is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1981, the annual event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. Banned Books Week is sponsored by the American Booksellers Association, the American Booksellers Foundation of Free Expression, the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of American Publishers, the American Society of Journalists and Authors and the National Association of College Stores. The Library of Congress Center for the Book endorses it. The 1999 Banned Books Week fact sheet is at http://www.ala.org/pio/factsheets/bbw.html -- Don Wood (dwood@ala.org) ************ FORUM ON FORM SUBDIVISIONS The ALCTS CCS Subject Analysis Committee (SAC) Subcommittee on Form Headings/Subdivisions Implementation is again sponsoring an educational forum on the use of subfield v, for coding form/genre subdivisions in subject heading fields. Following the session during Midwinter (which was standing-room only), many questions about the background of this change were raised. There continue to be questions regarding how to code LCSH strings. Arlene Taylor has agreed to provide information about the background and Adam Schiff has agreed to help with the training session. Lynn El-Hoshy and Tom Yee will provide an update on Library of Congress implementation progress. It will be held Friday, June 25, 1999 7:00-9:00 PM, at the Sheraton Hotel, Ponchartrain Ballroom A, in New Orleans. If you would like particular questions or issues addressed, please send those requests to the chair, Mary Charles Lasater, lasater@library.vanderbilt.edu -- Mary Charles Lasater (lasater@library.vanderbilt.edu) ************ NEW IMLS AWARD On the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of National Library Legislative Day, Beverly Sheppard, Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced the brand new National Award for Library Service. The award will celebrate outstanding American libraries that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities. The Director of IMLS will make the award with the advice of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). NCLIS Chairman Jeanne Hurley Simon, remarked, "There is an extraordinary amount of imagination and innovation in America's libraries. The National Award for Library Service will not only recognize the best examples of this creativity; it will also allow that creativity to be applied in countless other libraries." For the past five years the Institute has offered a similar award recognizing outstanding public service in museums. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton has recognized museum award winners at White House events during October's Arts and Humanities Month. "These awards are an important way for IMLS to use its federal role to recognize and encourage leadership in the library and museum communities. They place a national spotlight on the role of these critical institutions in our society," Sheppard noted. The award will be given annually. Sheppard called for nominations for the 2000 competition. Any individual may submit a nomination, and nominations of libraries of all sizes and types are encouraged. The principal criterion for selection is the library's community service. Achievements such as attracting new audiences, establishing programs which address current social or economic issues, and fostering collaborations with other institutions in the community should be highlighted. The deadline for nominations is November 20, 1999. Nomination guidelines and information will be available after June 1 at the IMLS website, www.imls.gov or by calling IMLS at 202-606-8637. ************ 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; Editorial Assistance: Shonda Russell, Beatrice Calvin. 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. 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