ALCTS Network News v19n11 (June 5, 2000) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v19n11.txt ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 19, Number 11 June 5, 2000 In this issue: URL CORRECTION FOR ALA CORE VALUES DRAFT BEST OF LRTS AWARD RECIPIENTS NAMED ALCTS NAMES WINNER OF FIRST STEP AWARD -WILEY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT ALCTS OUT-OF-PRINT DISCUSSION GROUP MEETING _MOVING THEORY INTO PRACTICE: DIGITAL IMAGING FOR LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES_ IS NOW AVAILABLE PALMCOP AND NCPC BOOK REPAIR WORKSHOPS ************ URL CORRECTION FOR ALA CORE VALUES DRAFT In the last issue of _AN2_ the URL reported for the ALA Core Values Task Force draft is incorrect. The correct URL for the fifth draft of the Task Force is http://www.ala.org/congress/corevalues/draft5.html. ************ BEST OF LRTS AWARD RECIPIENTS NAMED Robert Conrad Winke is the recipient of the Best of _LRTS_ Award. The award is given to the author(s) of the best paper published each year in _Library Resources & Technical Services_. Winke received the award for his article titled "An Analysis of Tables of Contents in Recent English-Language Books," which appeared in _LRTS_, number 43, volume 1. "This is a topic on which people are actively working and Winke's article presents information which may spur policy efforts," said Carol P. Diedrichs, Award committee chair. Winke is head of the Technical Services Department at Columbia College, Chicago. He is the author and reviewer of several publications on cataloging, classification and subject indexing. ************ ALCTS NAMES WINNER OF FIRST STEP AWARD -WILEY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT Jian Wang, a serials catalog librarian/assistant professor at Portland State University, is the 2000 recipient of the First Step Award-Wiley Professional Development Grant. The $1,500 grant, donated by John Wiley & Sons, provides librarians new to the serials field an opportunity to broaden their perspectives and to encourage professional development through participation in ALA conferences and serials section activities. "Jian Wang is deeply committed to the profession, evidenced by memberships in seven professional associations. She has extensive experience in cataloging with a recent focus on serials. Her excellent record of professional service shows a strong level of participation. She has enthusiasm for her work in cataloging and leadership potential for the profession," said Elna L. Saxton, award committee chair. ************ ALCTS OUT-OF-PRINT DISCUSSION GROUP MEETING "Out-of-Print in the Next Millennium" will be held Sunday, July 9th from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Check your ALA Conference Program for location. Representatives from 2 emerging "giants" in the online out-of-print marketplace will take this opportunity to look into their crystal balls and tell us what they believe the future of the out-of-print market will be. * How will e-books affect the out-of-print marketplace? * Will out-of-print books and serials become more expensive and difficult to acquire? * With all of the mergers & acquisitions going on in the world of book vendors and publishers will there ultimately be only one out-of-print book source? * What are your company's plans for the future? The presenters are Brian Elliott, Vice President of Business Development, Alibris (www.alibris.com) and Ken Dzugan, Chairman & Founder, 21 North Main (www.21northmain.com). ************ _MOVING THEORY INTO PRACTICE: DIGITAL IMAGING FOR LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES_ IS NOW AVAILABLE _Moving Theory into Practice: Digital Imaging for Libraries and Archives_,by Anne R. Kenney and Oya Y. Rieger, editors and principal authors, is now available. (Mountain View, CA: Research Libraries Group, 2000). 189 pp., illus. ISBN 0-9700225-0-6 Addressed to funders, managers, librarians, archivists, curators, system analysts, programmers, administrators, faculty, and other scholars, this new publication from RLG is a self-help reference for virtually any institution that choose to reformat cultural resources to digital image form. _Moving Theory into Practice_ focuses on an interdependent circle of considerations associated with digital imaging programs in cultural institutions - from selection to access to preservation - with a heavy emphasis on the intersection of institutional objectives and practical digital applications. The book is designed to provide timely guidance in a complex and changing arena, bringing to bear the contributions of more than 40 experts. Integrated with the book's nine chapters, some thirty sidebars highlight major issues, point out pertinent research trends, and identify relevant emerging technologies and techniques. More information and an online order form can be found at: (from North American and other world sites):http://www.rlg.org/preserv/mtip2000.html; (from UK Janet sites):http://www.rlg.ac.uk/preserv/mtip2000.html; (from most European sites): http://www.ohio.rlg.org/preserv/mtip2000.html ************ PALMCOP AND NCPC BOOK REPAIR WORKSHOPS The Palmetto Archives, Libraries, and Museums Council on Preservation (PALMCOP) and the North Carolina Preservation Consortium (NCPC) are offering a two part series of book repair workshops. "Beginning Book Repair" will be held on Thursday, July 13, 2000, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., South Carolina Archives and History Center, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, SC. This workshop will teach basic repairs on books in general collections to preserve your financial and human resource investments. With hands-on practice instruction you will learn the following procedures: book hinge tightening; endsheet replacement; cloth rebacking; various methods for paper mending; page tipping and hinging. Designed for personnel and volunteers who perform and/or supervise book repair in libraries, archives, museums, historic sites, record centers, and other institutions with book collections. No prior book repair training or experience is required. Class size will be limited to 15 participants. Books and material for demonstration and practice will be provided. You are encouraged to bring books that you would like to repair during the workshop. Instructors: Holly Hero, Head Conservator at the University of South Carolina Libraries, and Darrick Hart, Conservation Technician, University of South Carolina Libraries Conservation Lab. Registration fees are $25 for employees of PALMCOP or NCPC member institutions, $50 for non-members. Reserved registration deadline is June 30, 2000. Please refer questions regarding this beginning book repair workshop to Holly Hero at the University of South Carolina Libraries phone 803/896-0783 or email HOLLYH@gwm.sc.edu. For questions about the facility or payment contact Richie Wiggers at the South Carolina Archives and History Center phone 803/896-6119 or email WIGGERS@SCDAH.STATE.SC.US. "Intermediate Book Repair" will be held on August 15, 2000, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Walter Clinton Jackson Library, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, and is designed to introduce more advanced techniques for general collections book repair. With hands-on practice instruction following procedures will be taught: Recasing books in original covers; Attaching loose signature pages; Alternate methods for endsheet replacement. Books and material for demonstration and practice will be provided. You are encouraged to bring books to repair during the session. This workshop is designed for personnel and volunteers who perform and/or supervise book repair in libraries, archives, museums, historic sites, record centers, and other institutions with book collections. Previous attendance in a basic book repair workshop or experience repairing books is highly recommended. The class will be limited to 15 participants. The instructors will be professional conservators from the Etherington Conservation Center. The Registrations Fees are $25 for employees of NCPC or PALMCOP member institutions, $50 for non-members. Reserved registration deadline is July 31, 2000. Please refer questions regarding the intermediate book repair workshop to Robert James, Jackson Library, UNC Greensboro, P.O. 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