ALCTS Network News v18n03 (September 1, 1999) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v18n03.txt ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 18, Number 3 September 1, 1999 In this issue: ALCTS CATALOGING NOW! AN INSTITUTE ON THE PCC CORE RECORD ALCTS SEEKS NEWSLETTER EDITOR ALCTS NEWSLETTER ISSUE POSTED AACR2, 1998 REVISION FOR LOOSELEAF DISCUSSION GROUP CHAIRS NEEDED ************ ALCTS CATALOGING NOW! AN INSTITUTE ON THE PCC CORE RECORD "Cataloging Now! An ALCTS Institute on the PCC Core Record" will be presented October 15, 1999, in Parma, Ohio, in cooperation with the Ohio Library Council (OLC), OHIONET, and the Cuyahoga County Public Library. Need to get more original cataloging done? Do you want to learn about the bibliographic community's new initiatives for creating and maintaining quality cataloging that is both authoritative and cost-effective? The Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) has developed *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 to be generated in greater numbers. "Cataloging Now! An ALCTS Institute on the PCC Core Record" will be presented October 15, 1999, in Parma, Ohio, in cooperation with the Ohio Library Council (OLC), OHIONET, and the Cuyahoga County Public Library. The presenters will introduce the concept of the core record in a plenary session, followed by separate breakout sessions for catalog librarians, administrators, and public services librarians. Catalog librarians will discuss the principles of creating core records. Administrators will be introduced to issues of management and training of catalogers in this new environment. Public services librarians will consider the implications of core records available in OPACs. The faculty includes Kate Harcourt, Columbia University, New York; Michael Kaplan, Indiana University, Bloomington; Glenn Patton, OCLC; and Beacher Wiggins, Library of Congress. The institute is being held at Cuyahoga County Public Library, Administrative Building, 2111 Snow Road, Parma, Ohio. Registration fees are: $95 for ALCTS, OHIONET, and OLC members; $145 for ALA members, and $195 for non-members. Registration information is available from Wayne Piper, OLC, 614/221-9057 and on the ALCTS web at http://www.ala.org/alcts/events/institutes/. ALCTS SEEKS NEWSLETTER EDITOR ALCTS invites applications for Editor of the ALCTS Newsletter Online, a quarterly electronic newsletter accessible on the World Wide Web. The editor is appointed for a nonrenewable five-year term, beginning after the 2000 ALA Annual Conference. The _ALCTS Newsletter_ contains announcements and reports of ALCTS organizational developments, educational programs, committee work, and other activities. The editor is responsible for determining the content of each issue; for soliciting, screening, editing, and/or writing all copy to appear in the newsletter; and for correcting, revising, and approving layouts produced by ALA Production Services. The editor serves as an ex-officio member of the ALCTS Board of Directors and the ALCTS Publications Committee and is responsible for informing these bodies of issues and developments affecting the newsletter and to receive input regarding general content and priorities. The editor also works with the ALCTS Executive Director and other ALCTS staff members to ensure full coverage of ALCTS activities and to coordinate Newsletter content with _ALCTS Network News_ (AN2), ALCTS' e-mail news bulletin. Requirements include demonstrated writing and editing ability; familiarity with needs and issues facing professionals employed in areas of ALCTS interests (collection development and management, acquisition of library materials, cataloging and classification, serials management, and preservation); ability to work with deadlines; and experience with hardware and software used in the production and transmission of electronic text. Membership in ALCTS is required along with attendance at both ALA Annual Conference and Midwinter Meetings. Desirable qualifications include experience in producing Web documents using HTML and prior experience on ALCTS committees. The application deadline is November 1, 1999. A letter explaining the applicant's interest in and qualifications for the editor position and a current vita should be submitted to Karen Muller, ALCTS Executive Director, ALA/ALCTS, 50 E. Huron St. Chicago IL, 60611. The Search Committee expects to conduct interviews in January at the 2000 ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Antonio. ALCTS NEWSLETTER ISSUE POSTED Volume 10 number 4 of the _ALCTS Newsletter Online_ has now been posted on the web and may be accessed at http://www.ala.org/alcts/alcts_news/ This issue contains ALCTS award announcements and photos as well as a briefing paper in the Catalog to Gateway series on "Access to Form Data in Online Catalogs." Volume 10 number 5 will be posted soon and contains full coverage of ALCTS events at Annual Conference in New Orleans. AACR2, 1998 REVISION FOR LOOSELEAF ALA Editions is now offering binder-ready pages for the _Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules_, Second Edition, 1998 Revision, for those who still have their binders from the 1988 revision, and would like to put them to good use. ALA has printed, 5-hole punched, and shrink-wrapped the pages for _AACR2_, 1998 Revision. To order your copy, calling 1-800-545-2433, press 7, and specify binder ready pages. The cost is $40.50 for ALA members, $45.00 for non-members. (ISBN 0-8389-3499-4) For additional information, contact Marlene Chamberlain (mchamber@ala.org). DISCUSSION GROUP CHAIRS NEEDED The ALCTS Scholarly Communication Discussion Group needs a new chair (or co-chairs). Diane Harvey and Betty Day would like to relinquish their discussion group duties. The Discussion Group has been in existence for several years and has had well-attended and interesting discussions at ALA Annual Conferences and Midwinter Meetings. Recent topics have included SPARC, electronic dissertations, licensing, and working with faculty on scholarly communication issues. 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