ALCTS Network News v18n09 (November 24, 1999)
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ALCTS NETWORK NEWS

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

Volume 18, Number 9
November 24, 1999

In this issue:

CANDIDATES SOUGHT FOR IFLA TECHNICAL SERVICES COMMITTEES
NORTH AMERCIAN TITLE COUNT SEEKS SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS
Z39.50 TRAINING TUTORIAL
2000 NASIG HORIZON AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT
CCAHA ANNOUNCES ARCHITECTURAL RECORDS CONFERENCE IN PHILADELPHIA, PA

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CANDIDATES SOUGHT FOR IFLA TECHNICAL SERVICES COMMITTEES

ALCTS sections and committees are being asked to identify people to
represent ALA for the term beginning August 2001 and ending August
2005 for the following IFLA Committees:  Section on Acquisition and
Collection Development, Section on Bibliography*, Section on
Cataloguing*, Section on Classification and Indexing*, Section on
Preservation and Conservation*, Section on Serials Publications*,
Section on Statistics.  (*There are incumbent representatives to these
sections who are eligible for renomination by ALA.)

Nominations have to be placed before the appropriate ALCTS standing
committee or section executive committees by the upcoming ALA
Midwinter Meeting.  Self-nomination is acceptable.  Nominations are
forwarded to the ALCTS International Relations Committee for review
before going to the ALCTS Board of Directors for approval.  The
recommendations are then forwarded to the ALA International Relations
Committee in the Spring.

Any candidate for an IFLA Technical Services Committee should first
consult the Guidelines for Section and Appointment of ALCTS Members to
Represent ALCTS at International Meetings
(http://www.ala.org/alcts/you/manual/international.html) for current
ALCTS procedures; the IFLA reports of previous ALCTS representatives
(http;//www.ala.org/alcts/you/ifla/index.html); and the IFLA Web site
(http://www.ifla.org).

The candidate should then complete a Request for Approval to
Represent ALCTS at an International meeting form
(http://www.ala.org/alcts/you/manual/forms/ircrep.html) and submit it
to the Chair (or his or her designate) of the appropriate ALCTS
Section by Friday, December 17.

The Section Chair will notify the Chair of the ALCTS IRC of the
nominations(s) and the Chair of the ALCTS IRC will notify the
nominee(s) that the appropriate documentation has been received.

If you have any questions concerning the guidelines for selection and
appointment, the responsibilities of ALA/ALCTS representatives, or
about the IFLA conference in general, please quickly contact:  D.
Whitney Coe, Chair, ALCTS International Relations Committee,
coesu@phoenix.princeton.edu or phone 609/258-3257.

NORTH AMERCIAN TITLE COUNT SEEKS SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS

The ALCTS CMDS North American Title Count (NATC) subcommittee for the
2001 count will begin its work at ALA Midwinter in San Antonio. 
Volunteers are sought to fill three vacancies.  A subcommittee of the
CMDS Quantitative Measures committee, the NATC subcommittee is charged
as follows:

"To coordinate and direct the development and production of
statistics on collections growth, by subject classification, for
participating libraries at agreed-upon intervals and based upon the
articulated needs to the membership of the Chief Collection
Development officers of Large Research Libraries Discussion Group, and
the Collection Development Librarians of academic Libraries Discussion
Group."

Reviewing the LC ranges used in the count for alteration/expansion;
decisions about format; promoting use of the count; and
reviewing/editing explanatory material are some typical tasks for
committee members.  If you are interested in contributing to the work
of the subcommittee, contact Cheryl Kern-Simirenko, Purdue University
Libraries, NATC 2001 Chair, (cks@purdue.edu).

Z39.50 TRAINING TUTORIAL:  JANUARY 19, 2000, SAN ANTONIO

NISO is sponsoring a one-day introductory tutorial about Z39.50/ISO
23950 on Tuesday, January 18, 2000 in San Antonio.  The program is a
basic introduction to the standard's history, functionality, and
services.  Details on the agenda and registration information are on
the NISO website http://www.niso.org/z39wkshp.html or phone
301/654-2512.

2000 NASIG HORIZON AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT

The North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) is seeking
candidates for grants to attend the Fifteenth Annual Conference to be
held at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) June 22-25, 2000.

The purpose of the NASIG Horizon Award is to advance the serials
profession by providing promising new serialists with the opportunity
to accelerate their knowledge and understanding of serials by
networking and interacting with a wide range of dedicated
professionals working in all segments of the serials information
chain.  The award provides the recipient(s) with a firsthand
introduction to NASIG by sponsoring attendance at the NASIG annual
conference.  NASIG will pay for all conference registration, housing,
and travel costs.  In addition, the recipient(s) will receive a year's
free membership in NASIG and will be invited to serve on a NASIG
committee the year following the award.  A maximum of two awards will
be given in 2000.

Applicants must currently be in a position of a professional nature
with primary responsibilities for some aspect of serials, e.g. head of
serials, serials acquisitions, serials vendor, serials publisher.
Applicants must have served in this position for no more than three
years at the time of the application deadline and must not have been
in a professional library or library-related position (e.g. book
vendor, publisher) for more than five years at the time of the
application deadline.  Applicants must not have attended any previous
NASIG conferences.  Applicants do not have to be a member of NASIG. 
Preference will be given to applicants employed by a North American
organization or institution, and to those whose career goals include
professional growth and development in serials.

The deadline for applications is February 16, 2000. The award
recipients will be notified by April 1.  For applications or further
information contact:  Pat Frade Co-Chair,NASIG Awards & Recognition
Committee, Serials Cataloger, 6380 Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham
Young University, Provo, UT 84602.  Phone: (801) 378-6730, Fax: (801)
378-3221 or (801) 378-6708, E-mail: Pat_Frade@byu.edu 

CCAHA ANNOUNCES ARCHITECTURAL RECORDS CONFERENCE IN PHILADELPHIA, PA

The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts and the
National Park Service Museum Management Program are cosponsoring a
three-day conference on the management of architectural records,
Wednesday, May 3 through Friday, May 5, 2000, at The Athenaeum of
Philadelphia.

The goal of this conference is to improve practices for preserving,
managing, and providing access to documentation of our built heritage.
Speakers will address the challenges involved in managing
architectural records collections, on both theoretical and practical
levels, through keynote addresses, lectures, case studies,
demonstrations, and tours.  Participants will learn about the
significance of architectural records; the array of materials and
methods used to create them, from the earliest processes to those in
use today; collecting policies; appraisal; intellectual control;
preventive and remedial preservation measures; access methods;
fundraising; legal issues, including copyright in the online
environment; and efforts to ensure that the electronic record of the
architecture of the late 20th century and beyond will endure in usable
form for future study.

This conference is intended for archivists, librarians, curators,
historic preservation officers, records managers, historians, and
architects who are involved in collecting, preserving, and providing
access to architectural, landscape, and historic preservation records
in archives, libraries, museums, historic sites, historical societies,
and architectural firms.

Awards of up to $500 will be made to defray travel, lodging, and
registration costs for up to 20 individuals.  To be eligible,
individuals must work with architectural records that are available to
the public in non-profit institutions with annual budgets of $250,000
or less.

Complete conference information, including registration fees,
deadlines, and stipend application procedures, will be available soon.
 Watch for announcements in the mail and on CCAHA's website at
http://www.ccaha.org,
or phone 215/545-0613.

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