ALCTS Network News v2n14 (October 29, 1991) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v2n14 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 2, Number 14 October 29, 1991 In this issue MIDWINTER MEETING SCHEDULE ************************************************************************** MIDWINTER MEETING SCHEDULE The following is a list of ALCTS Midwinter Meeting events scheduled as of October 17, 1991. Be sure to check your official program for additions, changes, and specific room assignments. Division Committees AAP/ALCTS Joint Committee. Saturday, January 25, 2-5:30 p.m. AAP/ALCTS Joint Committee, Long Term Program Planning Subcommittee. Sunday, January 26, 8-9 a.m. AAP/ALCTS Joint Committee, 1993 Preconference Planning Subcommittee. Monday, January 27, 8-9 a.m. Appointment Committee. Friday, January 24, 8-10 p.m. (closed) Audiovisual Committee. Sunday, January 26, 8-9 a.m.; Tuesday, January 28, 2-5:30 p.m. Audiovisual Committee, AV Standards Subcomm. Monday, January 27, 2-4 p.m. Best of LRTS Award Committee. Sunday, January 26, 2-4 p.m.; Monday, January 27, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (closed) Blackwell North America Scholarship Committee. Sunday, January 26, 2-5:30 p.m. (closed) Board of Directors. Saturday, January 25, 2-5:30 p.m.; Monday, January 27, 2-4 p.m.; Tuesday, January 28, 2-5:30 p.m. Budget & Finance Committee. Saturday, January 25, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Sunday, January 26, 8-11 a.m. Commercial Technical Services Committee. Friday, January 24, 8-10 p.m.; Saturday, January 25, 8-9 a.m.; Sunday, January 26, 2-4 p.m. Conference Program Planning Committee, San Francisco 1992. Sunday, January 26, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Conference Program Planning Committee, New Orleans 1993. Monday, January 27, 8-10 p.m. Duplicate Exchange Union Comm. Sunday, January 26, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Education Committee. Saturday, January 25, 8-9 a.m.; Monday, January 27, 8:30-11 a.m. Executive Committee. Saturday, January 25, 8-9 a.m., Tuesday, January 28, 8-10 p.m. International Relations Committee. Saturday, January 25, 2-4 p.m.; Tuesday, January 28, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. LC and National Libraries Reporting Session. Saturday, January 25, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Legislative Committee. Saturday, January 25, 9:30-11 a.m.; Monday, January 27, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Library Materials Price Index Committee. Sunday, January 26, 8:30-11 a.m.; Monday, January 27, 8:30-11 a.m. LRTS Editorial Board. Sunday, January 26, 2-4 p.m. MARBI. Saturday, January 25, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Sunday, January 26, 2-5:30 p.m.; Monday, January 27, 2-4 p.m.; Tuesday, January 28, 8-11 a.m. MARBI Preconference on Format Integration Committee. Sunday, January 26, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Membership Committee. Sunday, January 26, 2-4 p.m. Organization and Bylaws Committee. Sunday, January 26, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Tuesday, January 28, 8-11 a.m. Piercy Award Jury. Sunday, January 26, 8-11 a.m.; Monday, January 27, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (closed) Planning, Committee on. Sunday, January 26, 2-5:30 p.m. Preservation Microfilming Committee. Sunday, January 26, 2-4 p.m. Preservation Microfilming 1993 Preconference Planning Committee. Saturday, January 25, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Program Initiatives Committee. Sunday, January 26, 2-4 p.m. Publications Committee. Saturday, January 25, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. PVLR, Complaint Resolution Subcommittee. Saturday, January 25, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Monday, January 27, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Technical Services Costs Committee. Saturday, January 25, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Monday, January 27, 9:30-11 a.m. Division Discussion Groups Automated Acquisitions/In-Process Control Systems in Libraries Discussion Group. Monday, January 27, 9:30-11 a.m. Computer Files Discussion Group. Sunday, January 26, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. LITA/ALCTS Authority Control in the Online Environment Interest Group. Sunday, January 26, 2-5:30 p.m. LITA/ALCTS Retrospective Conversion Interest Group. Sunday, January 26, 2-4 p.m. LITA/ALCTS Serials Automation I.G. Sunday, January 26, 9:30-11 a.m. Out of Print Discussion Group. Saturday, January 25, 2-4 p.m. Pre-Order and Pre-Catalog Searching DG. Monday, January 27, 2-4 p.m. Role of the Professional in Academic Research Technical Services Departments Discussion Group. Sunday, January 26, 2-4 p.m. Technical Services Administrators of Medium-Sized Research Libraries Discussion Group. Saturday, January 25, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Technical Services Directors of Large Research Libraries Discussion Groups. Friday, January 24, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Council of Regional Groups Council of Regional Groups. Monday, January 27, 9:30-11 a.m. Council of Regional Groups Executive Committee. Monday, January 27, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Council of Regional Groups, Affiliate Relations Committee. Sunday, January 26, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Council of Regional Groups, Speaker-s Bureau Subcommittee. Saturday, January 26, 4:30-5:30 p.m. ALMS Committees Acquisitions Organization and Management Committee. Monday, January 27, 2-4 p.m. Acquisitions Organization and Management, 1992 Conference Program Subcommittee. Saturday, January 25, 9:30-11 a.m. Acquisitions Organization and Management, Statement on Ethics Task Force. Saturday, January 25, 9:30-11 a.m. ALMS Committee Chairs. Saturday, January 25, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Education Committee, Mid-Atlantic Regional Institute Planning Subcommittee. Saturday, January 25, 2-4 p.m.; Sunday, January 26, 9:30-11 a.m. Executive Committee. Sunday, January 26, 2-5:30 p.m.; Tuesday, January 28, 8:30-11 a.m. Policy and Planning Committee. Sunday, January 26, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Publications Committee. Monday, January 27, 9:30-11 a.m. Publications Committee, Foreign Bookdealers Directories Subcommittee. Saturday, January 25, 2-4 p.m. Publications Committee, Guides Subcommittee. Saturday, January 25, 8-9 a.m.; Sunday, January 26, 9:30-11 a.m. Technology for Acquisitions Committee. Saturday, January 25, 9:30-11 a.m. ALMS Discussion Groups Acquisitions Administrators Discussion Group. Tuesday, January 28, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Acquisitions Librarians/Vendor of Library Materials Discussion Group. Tuesday, January 28, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Acquisitions Topics for Large Public Libraries Discussion Group. Tuesday, January 28, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Gift and Exchange Discussion Group. Monday, January 27, 9:30-11 a.m. CCS Committees Cataloging of Children's Materials Comm. Sunday, January 26, 2-5:30 p.m. Committee on Cataloging: Asian and African Materials. Sunday, January 26, 9:30-11 a.m.; Monday, January 27, 2-4 p.m. Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA). Saturday, January 25, 2-5:30 p.m.; Monday, January 27, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access; Task Force on Interactive Media. Thursday, January 23, 2-5:30 p.m. Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access; Task Force on Multiple Versions. Friday, January 24, 2-5:30 p.m. Executive Committee. Friday, January 24, 8-10 p.m.; Monday, January 27, 8-9 a.m.; Tuesday, January 28, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Margaret Mann Citation Committee. Saturday, January 25, 9:30-11 a.m. (closed) Nominating Committee. Saturday, January 25, 4:30-5:30 p.m. (closed) Policy and Research Committee. Saturday, January 25, 9:30-11 a.m.; Monday, January 27, 2-4 p.m. Policy and Research Committee, 1993 Preconference Subcommittee. Sunday, January 26, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Subject Analysis Committee. Saturday, January 25, 2-4 p.m.; Sunday, January 26, 2-5:30 p.m.; Monday, January 27, 2-4 p.m. SAC Subcommittee on Form Data. Friday, January 24, 2-4 p.m. SAC Subcommittee on Genre Headings in Fiction. Friday, January 24, 8-10 p.m. SAC Subcommittee on Plan 1992 Program. Sunday, January 26, 8:30-11 a.m. SAC Subcommittee to Review IFLA Guidelines. Saturday, January 25, 8-10 p.m. SAC Subcommittee of Review NISO Thesaurus Standard. Friday, January 24, 9:30-11 a.m. CCS Discussion Groups Catalog Norms Discussion Group. Saturday, January 25, 9:30-11 a.m. Copy Cataloging Discussion Group. Sunday, January 26, 2-4 p.m. Heads of Cataloging DG. Monday, January 27, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. MAGERT Map Cataloging Discussion Group. Sunday, January 26, 4:30-5:30 p.m. CMDS Committees Administration of Collection Development Committee. Monday, January 27, 2-4 p.m. Administration of Collection Development, Subcommittee on Guide to Coordinated and Cooperative Collection Development. Monday, January 27, 2-4 p.m. Collection Development and Electronic Media Committee. Sunday, January 26, 2-4 p.m.; Monday, January 27, 2-4 p.m. Collection Development Practice in a Changing Environment, Committee on. Sunday, January 26, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Monday, January 27, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Education for Collection Development. Monday, January 27, 2-4 p.m. Executive Committee. Monday, January 27, 8-11 a.m.; Tuesday, January 28, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. National Shelflist Count Committee. Monday, January 27, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Policy and Planning Committee. Sunday, January 26, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Publications and Publicity Comm. Sunday, January 26, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CMDS Discussion Groups Chief Collection Development Officers of Large Research Libraries Discussion Group. Saturday, January 25, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Collection Development Librarians of Academic Library Discussion Group. Saturday, January 25, 2-4 p.m. PLMS Committees Disaster Preparedness Institute Planning Committee. Sunday, January 26, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Education Committee. Monday, January 27, 8:30-11 a.m. Executive Committee. Sunday, January 26, 8-10 p.m.; Tuesday, January 28, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 1992 Preconference on Building Design Planning Committee. Saturday, January 25, 4:30-5:30 p.m. 1993 Preconference on Preservation Microfilming Planning Committee. Saturday, January 25, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Nominating Committee. Sunday, January 26, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (closed) Physical Quality and Treatment Committee. Saturday, January 25, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Policy and Planning Committee. Monday, January 27, 2-4 p.m. Preservation Educational Needs Task Force. Saturday, January 25, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Preservation Institute for Public Libraries Planning Committee. Sunday, January 26, 2-4 p.m. Preservation Program Management Committee. Sunday, January 26, 8:30-11 a.m. Publications Committee. Sunday, January 26, 4:30-5:30 p.m. PLMS Discussion Groups Library Binding Discussion Group. Saturday, January 25, 2-4 p.m. Library/Vendor Relations DG. Saturday, January 25, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Physical Quality and Treatment Discussion Group. Saturday, january 25, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Preservation Administrators Discussion Group. Friday, January 24, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Friday, January 24, 2-5:30 p.m. PLMS Discussion Group. Sunday, January 26, 2-4 p.m. PLMS/RLMS Reporting Session. Saturday, January 25, 8-10 p.m. Preservation Education and Outreach Discussion Group. Monday, January 27, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. RLMS Committees Bibliographic Control of Microforms Comm. Saturday, January 25, 9:30-11 a.m. Copying Committee. Monday, January 27, 9:30-11 a.m. Copying Committee, Subcommittee on Micrographic Equipment. Sunday, January 26, 8-9 a.m. Education Committee. Sunday, January 26, 8-9 a.m. Electronic Imaging Technologies Committee. Monday, January 27, 2-4 p.m. Executive Committee. Saturday, January 25, 8-9 a.m.; Sunday, January 26, 8-10 p.m.; Tuesday, January 28, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Micropublishing Committee. Sunday, January 26, 9:30-11 a.m. Nominating Committee. Friday, January 24, 8-10 p.m. (closed) Policy and Planning Committee. Saturday, January 25, 8-10 p.m.; Monday, January 27, 8-9 a.m. Policy and Planning, Subcommittee on Contract Negotiations for Commercial Reproduction of Library and Archival Materials. Sunday, January 26, 2-4 p.m.; Monday, January 27, 9:30-11 a.m. Standards Committee. Sunday, January 26, 2-4 p.m.; Monday, January 27, 8:30-11 a.m. Standards Committee, Subcommittee on Guidelines for Preservation Photocopying. Friday, January 24, 8-10 p.m. Standards Committee, Subcommittee on Preservation Microfiche. Sunday, January 26, 8:30-11 a.m.; Monday, January 27, 8-9 a.m. RLMS Discussion Groups PLMS/RLMS Reporting Session. Saturday, January 25, 8-10 p.m. Public Service Managers of Microform Facilities Discussion Group. Saturday, January 25, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. RLMS Discussion Group. Sunday, January 26, 4:30-5:30 p.m. SS Committees Acquisitions Committee. Sunday, January 26, 2-4 p.m. Acquisitions Committee, Program Planning Subcommittee. Saturday, January 25, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Bowker/Ulrich's Serials Librarianship Award Committee. Sunday, January 26, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (closed) Education Committee. Saturday, January 25, 9:30-11 a.m.; Sunday, January 26, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Executive Committee. Sunday, January 26, 4:30-5:30 p.m.; Tuesday, January 28, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. First Step Award Committee. Saturday, January 25, 8-10 p.m. (closed) Policy and Research Committee. Saturday, January 25, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Monday, January 27, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Program Committee, 1992 San Francisco. Sunday, January 26, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. San Francisco Preconference Planning Comm. Sunday, January 26, 8-9 a.m. Study Serials Cataloging, Committee to. Monday, January 27, 2-4 p.m. Study Serials Standards, Committee to. Saturday, January 25, 11:20 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Monday, January 27, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Worst Serials Title Change of the Year Committee. Monday, January 27, 8-9 a.m. (closed) SS Discussion Group Research Libraries Discussion Group. Saturday, January 25, 9:30-11 a.m. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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 Assistance: Alex Bloss, Yvonne McLean. 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. 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