ALCTS Network News v2n10 (October 7, 1991) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v2n10 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 2, Number 10 October 7, 1991 In this issue AMERITECH ACQUIRES NOTIS UPDATE ON EDITIONS BRIEL WHCLIS TELECONFERENCE NEW REPORT ADDRESSES CARE AND HANDLING OF RECORDED SOUND MATERIALS CONFERENCES AND OTHER CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES ************************************************************************** AMERITECH ACQUIRES NOTIS Ameritech Corporation announced on October 2 that it has acquired NOTIS Systems, Inc., a provider of academic library information software systems. The terms and the total value of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in Evanston, Illinois, NOTIS began at Northwestern University from a commitment in the 1960s to develop an integrated, on-line library system to serve the Northwestern University Library. NOTIS became a separate, for-profit corporation owned by Northwestern University in 1987 and currently has sold software and maintenance services to over 140 customers and supports approximately 200 libraries in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and New Zealand. The company has about 90 employees. "This partnership between the University and the private sector underscores Northwestern's ongoing commitment to facilitate the transfer of new technology from academia to the marketplace," says Arnold R. Weber, President of Northwestern University. "The combination of NOTIS products and Ameritech's communications and systems expertise will enhance and expand information resources needed by education, as well as business." NOTIS Systems, Inc., will operate as a unit of Ameritech Information Systems, an Ameritech subsidiary formed in 1989 to serve the increasingly complex communications and information management needs of business, government, and education customers. Jane Burke, President of NOTIS Systems, Inc. says that Ameritech Information Systems and NOTIS are a good match. "Both organizations share the vision of the library as an information hub," says Burke. "Ameritech will provide the communications and systems expertise that will help us serve the information needs of the academic community now and into the 21st century." Ameritech is the Chicago-based parent of the Bell companies serving Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin, and several other information-related subsidiaries providing mobile communications, directory publishing, audiotex services, systems integration, and voice messaging. Its 1990 revenues were $10.7 billion. ************************************************************************* UPDATE ON EDITIONS BRIEL In February the ALCTS PVLR Committee reported that Editions Briel, based in Cambridge, Mass., was under investigation by the U.S. Postal Service. According to Postal Inspector Stephen Rothemich, the matter involving Editions Briel is still under a Grand Jury investigation for fraud. This case is subject to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure which prohibit the disclosure of information resulting from a Grand Jury investigation. The same rules prohibit the sharing of information obtained in a criminal investigation for purposes of civil litigation. It will be the decision of the U.S. Attorney's office in Boston, MA, to seek indictments and to prosecute this case. If the case is successfully prosecuted, the judge may order restitution. Such restitution will be dependent upon the defendant having assests to cover the required amount to be returned to the victims. Rothemich still welcomes additional information on dealings with Editions Briel. Such responses identify the method, scope and false representations and greatly assist in resolving this matter. Send them to S.C. Rothemich, Postal Inspector, P.O. Box 2217, Boston MA 02205-2217. ************************************************************************* WHCLIS TELECONFERENCE On Tuesday, December 10, 1991, from noon to 2 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) there will be a national teleconference on the White House Conference on Library and Information Services, "Library and Information Services Action Agenda." This teleconference will be held shortly after President Bush receives the official report from the conference. The nationally- televised broadcast will interpret and explore ways for you and your institution to begin grass roots activities. The teleconference will be co-hosted by ALA President Patricia Glass Schuman and Chicago-area TV commentator Bob Jordan and will provide viewers with the opportunity to be part of the forum via interactive telephone and fax technology. The broadcast will summarize WHCLIS activities, including video clips of such keynote speakers as Marilyn Quayle, President Bush, and Senator Paul Simon; present the WHCLIS report and its implications for public policy on libraries and information services in the '90s; and chart the future to help you set local and state-wide agendas to ensure that the goals of libraries and information services number among one of the nation's top priorities. Registration fees are $150 by November 15, 1991, $175 from November 15 to December 10, 1991, and $125 for those institutions which participated in a 1989 teleconference on CD-ROM. For more information please call the College of DuPage Teleconference Information Line at (708) 858-6090 or fax (708) 858-0499. ************************************************************************* NEW REPORT ADDRESSES CARE AND HANDLING OF RECORDED SOUND MATERIALS The Care and Handling of Recorded Sound Materials, by Gilles St-Laurent of the National Library of Canada (NLC), has been issued as a report by the Commission on Preservation and Access to support institutions with responsibility for preserving collections of sound recordings. The 16-page report is an expanded version of an article first published in NLC's National Library News. Copies are available while supplies last from Trish Cece at the Commission, with first preference given to Commission sponsors. The report has been submitted to the ERIC Clearinghouse. ************************************************************************* CONFERENCES AND OTHER CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES PLA "Chicago Cluster" Topics Announced The Public Library Association's (PLA) third "Very Best" Workshops will be held during the 1992 Chicago Cluster, March 18-20, 1992 at the Palmer House in Chicago. Topics for the cluster are: Managing Diversity in the Workplace, Medical Materials and Information Services for Public Libraries, Output Measures for Children's Services, Managing AV Collections, Political and Negotiation Skills for Directors, Young Adult Services for Library Generalists, and Weeding Library Collections. ALCTS is cosponsoring Weeding Library Collections. Registration forms will be available in the late fall by contacting the PLA Office at 800-545-2433, ext. 5752. 1992 ARLIS/NA Conference to be Held in Chicago The 20th Annual Conference of the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) will be held at the Chicago Hilton from February 6-13, 1992. Invited speakers from North America and abroad will share their expertise in a wide variety of sessions sure to be of interest to librarians of art, design, museum, slide, AV, and architectural collections. Topics to be addressed at the upcoming include: automation education for art librarians; copyright and fair use of library and visual resources material; documentation of performance art and artists' books; optical imaging; professional writing and publishing; coping with budget cuts; and developing African, Native American and textile art collections. Pre-conference Workshops will be offered on developing management skills, overseeing building and remodeling projects, use of the EPIC database on OCLC, and application of the Art & Architecture Thesaurus. To highlight the 20th Anniversary of ARLIS/NA, special events, including a gala fund-raising celebration, are planned. A preregistration fee of $65 for members and $85 for nonmembers includes admission to all sessions and business meetings, as well as to the convocation and reception at the Chicago Art Institute. Tours and workshops are available at additional fees. To receive a program and registration packet, contact Pamela Parry, Executive Director, ARLIS/NA, at pparry@attmail.com. Conference on the Law and the Library Manager The Law and the Library Manager, a conference dealing with current legal problems confronting libraries of all types, will be held at the School of Library and Information Science at the University of South Florida on November 17-19, 1991. The conference has been planned for librarians, trustees, city and county administrators and other interested in the topic. It will be directed by Bernadette Storck, Executive Director, Pinellas County Florida Public Library Cooperative and Dr. John McCrossan, Interim Director and Professor, SLIS. For more information, call the School at (813) 974-3520. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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 assistant: Andrea Wiley. ALCTS NETWORK NEWS is available free of charge and is available only in electronic form. 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