ALCTS Network News v2n02 (JULY 17, 1991) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v2n02 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 2, Number 2 JULY 17, 1991 In this issue FROM THE EDITOR REPORT FROM THE ALCTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVES INCREASE IN LIBRARY FUNDING HOUSE PASSES NATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORK BILL ************************************************************************** FROM THE EDITOR Preparing this issue took longer than expected, in part because the editor attended most of the White House Conference on Library and Information Services in Washington, D.C., July 9-13. Because of an early flight time, the editor missed the final disposition of the resolutions by the assembled delegates, with the result that no coherent report on the Conference is possible. Also, apologies are in order for the confusion caused by the attempt to send the last issue of AN2 as mail, rather than as a file. It still is not clear why each subscriber received two copies of the issue, but it is sincerely hoped that such a thing will not happen again. As a result of the responses received from those subscribers who received AN2 as mail for the first time, the decision has been made to continue to send a short note, by mail, announcing the imminent sending of the next issue, followed by the sending of the issue as a file in "punch" format. ************************************************************************* ALCTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACTIONS At its meetings during the 1991 Annual Conference in Atlanta, the ALCTS Board of Directors took the following actions. The information in brackets has been added by the editor to clarify an action or to indicate where additional information may be located. Full texts of the resolution on CIP, the tribute to Henriette Avram, and the resolution honoring Carol ISHIMOTO HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE ALCTS FILELIST AS "1991 RESOLVES." The Board: Endorsed the proposed ALA policy on preservation [which was approved by the ALA Council and published in Vol. 2, no. 1 of AN2]; Recommended that an ALA Standing Committee on Preservation not be established [Council subsequently referred implementation of the Preservation Policy to ALCTS]; Endorsed the ALA International Relations Committee report "Libraries as Partners in Meeting Basic Learning Needs;" Instructed the ALCTS Councilor to take a Resolution in support of the Library of Congress CIP Publication Program to Council; Instructed the ALCTS Councilor to introduce a tribute to Henriette Avram on her retirement from the Library of Congress and to introduce the Technical Services Directors of Large Research Libraries Discussion Group resolution regarding Carol Ishimoto on her retirement from Harvard University; Voted to cosponsor the PLA Chicago Cluster Workshop "Weeding Public Library Collections" (scheduled for March 18-20, 1992) in name only; Reviewed the report of the ALCTS Task Force on Nominations Procedures & Leadership Development and appointed a Task Force to recommend specific implementation steps; Confirmed its intention that a search for an "ALCTS Newsletter" editor (1992-1995) take place and that the Search Committee begin the search process immediately following the annual conference; Voted to publish the "Guide to the Display of Multiple Subject Headings in Online Public Access Catalogs", the "Guide for Handling Library Orders for Serials and Periodicals," and the "Serials Acquisitions Glossary"; Discharged the ALCTS Ad Hoc Committee on Alternatives to the MARC Licensing Agreement with thanks; Approved the LRTS Editorial Policy [to be published in an upcoming issue of LRTS, or available from ALCTS Filelist]; Directed the ALCTS Publications Committee to make recommendations: 1) on the role of the Publications Committee relative to serial publications of the Association, and 2) concerning the content of AN2 and its potential overlap with the ALCTS Newsletter; Referred to the ALCTS Publications Committee the question of the disposition of the data collected in the 1985 and 1989 AAP/ALCTS Joint Committee Surveys; Appointed a small working group to review the ALA Ethics Statement in terms of ALCTS areas of expertise and to recommend action related to the proposed Midwinter Hearing on the Ethics Statement; As recommended by the Organization and Bylaws Committee, approved a revised charge for the Commercial Technical Services Committee; established the Scholarly Communication Committee; enlarged the Library Materials Price Index Committee to eleven members; and approved the transfer of the RS Micropublishing Committee to RLMS effective at the close of the 1991 annual conference; Agreed to place on the 1992 membership ballot, a change to the lengths of term of the members of the CRG Executive Committee; a revised PLMS object; and a revision of the executive committee statement in the ALMS bylaws. Approved the SS First Step Award proposal; Accepted the Mississippi Library Association's Technical Service Roundtable and the North Dakota Library Association's Technical Services Roundtable as affiliates of the ALCTS Council of Regional Groups; Adopted the ALCTS Preconference and Institute Planning Guidelines [copies will be available from the ALCTS Office]; Voted to offer a reduced student membership rate of $15 for a period to be consistent with ALA policy on student membership; Adopted the following policy: "All unbudgeted expenditures for meals and entertainment require prior approval by the ALCTS Board of Directors or ALCTS Executive Committee;" Voted that the paid-out earnings for the 1990-91 fiscal year from the ALCTS Endowment Fund revert to the principal; Accepted the report of the Task Force on Editorial Policy for Electronic Publications, referred the guidelines the Task Force developed to the Publications Committee for incorporation into their policies and procedures, and discharged the Task Force with thanks; Adopted the revised ALCTS Publications Committee guidelines; Voted to send a letter to the Executive Director of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) suggesting that ARL establish an advisory panel on mass deacidification; and Approved resolutions of thanks to Nancy John (Past President), Edward Swanson (Parliamentarian), and Frederick Lynden (Councilor) on the completion of their terms of office. ************************************************************************* SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVES INCREASE IN LIBRARY FUNDING (This statement was prepared by the ALA Washington Office during the White House Conference and distributed to the delegates.) The Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee and its parent Appropriations Committee met on July 11, 1991, to make recommendations on library funding for the fiscal year beginning in October. Amounts approved are shown below and include restoration of the $5 million cut to Library Services and Construction Act title II public library construction program made earlier by the House. The Senate committee also matched the House increase in the Higher Education Act title II-B library education fellowship program and also increased the HEA II-D technology grants to college libraries by $2.5 million. The result is a 4.8% increase over current funding for Department of Education library programs! Next step (shortly after the WHCLIS ends) will be full Senate consideration of the bill, HR 2707. (figures in thousands) FY 1991 FY92 ADMIN FY92 HSE FY92 SEN. FUNDING REQUEST PASSED COMMITTEE LSCA I pub. lib. serv $ 83,898 $ 35,000 $ 83,898 $ 83,898 II PL construction 19,218 0 14,218 19,218 III interlib coop 19,908 0 19,908 19,908 IV Indian lib. serv (2% of approps. for I, II, & III) V foreign lang.acq. 976 0 976 976 VI lib. literacy 8,163 0 8,163 8,163 HEA II-B lib. training 651 0 5,000 5,000 II-B lib. research 325 0 325 325 II-C research libs 5,855 0 5,855 5,855 II-D college lib. tech 3,904 0 3,904 3,904 VI sec 607 foreign jrnls 0 0 500 0 --------------------------------------- TOTAL, LIBRARIES $ 142,898 $35,000 $142,747 $149,747 ************************************************************************* HOUSE PASSES NATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORK BILL (This statement was also prepared by the ALA Washington Office during the White House Conference and distributed to the delegates.) The House on July 11, 1991, passed by voice vote HR 656, the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991, which would create a National Research and Education Network (NREN). Libraries are included. Federal agencies are to work with state and local agencies, libraries, educational institutions and organizations, and private network service providers to ensure that researchers, educators, and students have access to the network. The NREN is expected to provide access to electronic information resources maintain by libraries, research facilities, publishers, and affiliated organizations. No type of library is excluded. Next step: In the Senate, a compromise version of two NREN bills, S. 272 and S. 343, is emerging, and is expected to be passed by the Senate this session. This compromise bill also includes libraries. Good news, but libraries will also need to tap other legislative vehicles and other sources of funding to ensure widespread access. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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; Arnold Hirshon, President; Karen Muller, Executive Director. Editor: Karen Muller (u34261@uicvm); Editorial staff for this issue: Alex Bloss, ALA Washington Office. 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 and requests for back issues should be sent to the editor at Bitnet address u34261@uicvm. 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