ALCTS Network News v19n09 (June 1, 2000) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v19n09.txt ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 19, Number 9 June 1, 2000 In this issue: PRECONFERENCE REGISTRATION DEADLINE JUNE 7 ALCTS LEADERSHIP IN LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS AWARD RECIPIENT ANNOUNCED ALCTS ANNOUNCES BOWKER/ULRICH'S SERIALS LIBRARIANSHIP AWARD RECIPIENT ALA OFFICE OF ACCREDITATION SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR EXTERNAL REVIEW PANELS BEST OF CCQ AWARD PRESERVATION MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE ************ PRECONFERENCE REGISTRATION DEADLINE JUNE 7 The registration deadline for ALCTS preconferences is June 7. "Treasures in the Stacks: Preserving Publishers Bindings, 1830-1910" presented by the ALCTS PARS Program, Planning, and Publications Committee, will be held on Friday, July 7, 2000, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The program is designed for librarians working in preservation, collection management and special collections. Speakers will address what makes a book unique and why it should be preserved, along with selection criteria, current research on bindings and treatment options. Registration fees for the preconference are $135 for ALCTS members, $185 for ALA members and $235 for nonmembers. "Small Scale Research Methods for On the Job Problem Solving" presented by the ALCTS Research and Statistics Committee, will be held on Friday, July 7, 2000, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The program is designed for reference and technical service librarians, library managers, and anyone interested in publishing or doing systematic study. Participants will learn how to formulate productive research questions, define the audience, select the right methodology, correctly gather data and apply correct measurement instruments, and analyze the results for the best conclusions. Registration fees for the preconference are $135 for ALCTS members, $185 for ALA members and $235 for nonmembers. "Metadata: Libraries and the Web-Retooling AACR and MARC21 for Cataloging in the Twenty-first Century" is presented by the ALCTS SS Committee to Study Serials Cataloging and the CCS Task Force on Metadata Preconference, Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access. This two-day preconference will be held on Thursday, July 6, from 7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Friday, July 7, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This session is designed for librarians in public, academic, and special libraries, who are responsible for providing users with access to electronic resources available over the Web and through ongoing publications. Emphasis of this preconference is on presenting the pros and cons, standards, and especially the practicalities, of dealing with metadata for Web resources and a vision for the future, including DDI, Dublin Core, EAD, ISSN, MARC 21, RDF, TEI, XML, W3C and the new thoughts, rules, guidelines on seriality and AACR2. Registration fees for the preconference are $235 for ALCTS members, $285 for ALA members and $335 for nonmembers. To register online: https://cs.ala.org/ScriptContent/Index.cfm. For additional information on ALCTS preconferences, see the ALCTS Web site: http://www.ala.org/alcts/events/preconf2000.html. For more information, contact Charles Wilt, deputy executive director, at 312/280-5030, or cwilt@ala.org. ************ ALCTS ANNOUNCES BOWKER/ULRICH'S SERIALS LIBRARIANSHIP AWARD RECIPIENT Trisha L. Davis, head of the Continuous Acquisition Division, Ohio State University Libraries, Columbus, is the recipient of the Bowker/Ulrich's Serials Librarianship Award. The cash award of $1,500 and a citation, donated by Bowker/Ulrich's, is presented for distinguished contributions to serials librarianship through participation in professional associations and/or library education programs, contributions to the body of serials literature, research in the areas of serials or development of tools or methods to enhance access to or management of serials. "Trisha Davis' work in educating librarians and publishers about the perils and opportunities of licensing electronic information is so widely appreciated in the library world because she has so graciously combined her thorough expertise with her boundless energy in sharing it. The programs she has helped develop and the ones that she presents herself have had a measurable and remarkable effect on policy formulation and practice in libraries and with publishers and subscription agents. All sectors of the serials end of the information industry have benefited from Trisha's efforts," said Carol MacAdam, award committee chair. ************ ALCTS LEADERSHIP IN LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS AWARD RECIPIENT ANNOUNCED Frances C. Wilkinson, interim associate dean of library services at the University of New Mexico, Alburquerque, has been named recipient of the Leadership in Library Acquisitions Award. The award, a citation, and a $1500 grant donated by Harrassowitz is given to recognize the contributions by and outstanding leadership of an individual to the field of acquisitions librarianship. "Fran Wilkinson was selected for the 2000 Leadership in Library Acquisitions Award primarily because of her outstanding contributions to the field of library acquisitions through her many publications and her generous services to related professional associations," said Nancy Stanley, chair of the award committee. ************ ALA OFFICE OF ACCREDITATION SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR EXTERNAL REVIEW PANELS Contribute to assuring quality education in library and information studies. People with an understanding of and appreciation for the peer review process are needed to participate as chairs or panel members in the process for library and information studies programs at the Master's level. To be considered you must meet the following criteria: * Five years experience in the profession or in higher education or three years employment in an information related field; * Demonstrated interpersonal and team participation skills; * Flexibility in scheduling and a willingness to commit up to four consecutive days during the academic year; * Demonstrated analytical skills; Demonstrated logical, clear report writing ability; * Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of constituencies regardless of culture, gender, ethnicity or race, including administrators, staff, students, and the public; and * Appreciation and understanding of the context of higher education. ALA membership is not required. If you or a colleague meet the above criteria, please complete and return the External Review Panel Member Information form available at http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oa/erpform.html to Mary Taylor, Office for Accreditation. Please include your most current vita or resume. You can also fax your application, vita or resume to the ALA Office for Accreditation at (312) 280-2433. All external review panel applicants receive the newsletter PRISM. This newsletter reports the activities of the Committee on Accreditation and the Office for Accreditation, accreditation within the professions generally, and accreditation for the library and information studies programs specifically. More information is available on the Office for Accreditation web site: http://www.ala.org/accreditation.html or contact Mary Taylor in the Office for Accreditation at mtaylor@ala.org. --Mary Taylor, ALA Office for Accreditation ************ BEST OF CCQ AWARD The Best of CCQ award for volume 27 is given to two articles. Sharing the award of $500 are: Helen Jane Armstrong and Jimmie Lundgren for their paper "Cataloging Aerial Photographs and Other Remote-Sensing Materials" in _CCQ_ 27(1/2), and Jan Smits for his paper "Spatial Metadata: An International Survey on Clearinghouses and Infrastructures" in _CCQ_ 27(3/4) All of CCQ 27 is devoted to the cataloging and classification of cartographic materials. The volume was co-edited by Paige Andrew and Mary Larsgaard and contains so many excellent articles that the award panel (Christina McCawley, Michael Carpenter, and John Sluk) opted to recognize two articles in the award. To see the _Cataloging & Classification Quarterly_ home page at: http://www.haworthpressinc.com/ccq --Ruth Carter (rccarter@nauticom.net) ************ PRESERVATION MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE Registration is open for the Preservation Management Institute 2000-01 offered by Rutgers University. Participants from eight states in last year's Institute gave the program a 4.9 rating on a five point scale. The program is designed to fit into your work schedule and includes a combination of seminar-style classes, hands-on activities, field trips, and preservation planning activities in your home library or archives. People who complete all the work for the program will earn a Preservation Management Certificate from Rutgers. All the information about this program, as well as a registration form, is available at http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/pds/pmi.html. Registration is limited to 25 people. For additional information contact: Karen Novick, Professional Development Studies, School of Communication, Information and Library Studies, Rutgers University, 4 Huntington Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1071, Phone: 732/932-7169, Fax: 732/932-9314, E-mail: pds@scils.rutgers.edu. ************ 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; Peggy Johnson, President; Karen Muller, Executive Director; Shonda Russell, Editor; Editorial Assistance: Karen Muller. 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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