ALCTS Network News v2n20 (December 9, 1991) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v2n20 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 2, Number 20 December 9, 1991 In this issue ALANET TO CEASE COLUMBIA PRESERVATION PROGRAM TO MOVE TO TEXAS STILL MORE ON ETHICS BAKER & TAYLOR REPORTS ON PUBLISHING RATE AND PRICES OCE FORMS NEW COMPANY FOR ITS REPROGRAPHIC OPERATIONS NHPRC FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE MUSEUM ARCHIVES INSTITUTE NEW DEAL FOR UDC ************************************************************************* ALANET TO CEASE ALA recognizes the importance of providing multiple pathways for the library community to gain access to emerging networked electronic information resources. ALA has a history and a long-term commitment to promoting the availability of information tools and technologies which assist librarians in providing services responsive to the changing needs of society. For example, the Association actively supports the resolution passed at the recent White House Conference urging Congress to enact legislation"...creating and funding the National Research and Education Network (NREN)..." ALA has also developed and continues to explore a variety of electronic publications projects. In light of the rapidly evolving networked environment and taking into account the variety of network access options for electronic mail and related services which are currently available, it is prudent for ALA to reevaluate its role and responsibilities in the areas of electronic access to information and electronic networking, particularly the services it has provided to members and others in the library and information communities through ALANET. Also, Current economic conditions require that ALA analyze and prioritize all its services, including ALANET, that are subsidized. ALA has determined that the needs of current ALANET subscribers, as well as other library and information professionals, can be met effectively through existing commercial and public networks. Effective January 31, 1992, ALA will cease ALANET operations. The Association will assist all ALANET subscribers to locate and secure alternate services comparable to those provided by ALANET. Several options are currently being explored, including transferring ALANET operations to another organization. Information regarding this or other options will be provided to all ALANET subscribers before December 31, 1991. ************************************************************************** COLUMBIA PRESERVATION PROGRAM TO MOVE TO TEXAS The faculty of the Preservation and Conservation Education Programs for Libraries and Archives (note new PCEP name) is pleased to announce that it will be joining the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Texas at Austin in the Fall of 1992. The preservation administration program will be taught in academic year 1992/1993. The faculty will also be renovating laboratory space and reviewing the curriculum in light of the changes in the profession and the move to Texas during 1992/1993. The first class of conservator students will be accepted for the 1993/1994 academic year. A full press release will be out soon. ************************************************************************* STILL MORE ON ETHICS ALCTS has appointed a Task Force on Ethics to respond to the recent concerns expressed by ALA Council. The Task Force will be developing a statement prior to Midwinter to represent ALCTS views at the hearing to be held Sunday, January 26, 1992. We would be most grateful for any comments you would like to make to us on the subject. The ALA Policy on Professional Ethics can be found on pages 154-155 of the ALA Handbook of Organization, Section 54.16. We are particularly interested in areas that might not be adequately included in the 1981 policy as well as changes or improvements that might better represent ALCTS interests. Please reply to Gay N. Dannelly, Chair, at gnd@ohstmvsa.acs.ohio-state.edu. The other members of the Task Force are Gail Kennedy and Steve Marine. Thanks! Gay Dannelly ************************************************************************* BAKER & TAYLOR REPORTS ON PUBLISHING RATE AND PRICES Baker & Taylor Books, a provider of North American academic approval titles, has released the 1990-1991 edition of its Academic and Research Book Price Report: Approval Program Management Report. Baker & Taylor Books' Approval Program profiled 47,094 academic titles, an increase of 2,568 titles, or 5.8%, surpassing the previous year's increase of only 0.7%. This increase indicates that the academic publishing industry's rate of growth rebounded in 1990-1991. The Book Price Report also shows that inflation continues to affect academic libraries, as indicated by the increase in the average price of an academic title from $40.96 to $44.51, or 8.65%. The inflation champion for 1990-1991 was again Space Engineering, with an 84.55% jump in average price from $36.60 to $67.55. Only eight subjects had inflation rates over 20%, including nine with inflation of over 30%. Titles orginally published outside the United States accounted for a major part of the inflation increase in 1990-1991. British titles increased in average price by 9.1%, and European titles went up a startling 24.0%. The average price of a title originally published in Europe is now almost $100.00. Distinct growth and expansion was seen in university press publishing. The average university press title increased in price by 8.07%, a significant rise from last year's 3.9% increase. The Academic and Research Book Price Report, 1990-1991: Approval Program Management Report includes book price statistics from July 1, 1990 through June 30, 1991, arranged by Baker & Taylor Books Subject Station, Library of Congress Classification, University Presses, Academic (I) Level Modifiers, Physical Format, and Country of Original Publication. Throughout the report, corresponding figures for 1989-1990 are provided with variance percentages for comparative purposes. ************************************************************************* OCE FORMS NEW COMPANY FOR ITS REPROGRAPHIC OPERATIONS On December 2, 1991 Oce-USA, Inc. became the parent company for Oce's design engineering division, Oce-Bruning, Inc., and the newly named office copier division, Oce-Office Systems, Inc. Jan Dix has been named president of Oce-USA. Oce-USA, Inc. is a member of the international Oce-van der Grinten Group, a copier manufacturer headquartered in the Netherlands. Jan Dix also holds the title of president for Oce-Office Systems, Inc. Anthony Spier is president of Itasca-based Oce-Bruning, Inc. Oce-Bruning, Inc. markets large document copiers and supplies for the architectural, engineering, construction and design industries. Oce-Office Systems, Inc. markets mid to high volume copiers for central reprographic operations and convenient walk-up locations. Oce-USA, Inc. is part of the Oce global network of companies, employing more than 12,000 people and posting annual revenues of more than $1.3 billion. ************************************************************************* NHPRC FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) is now accepting applications from individuals for two Fellowships in Archival Administration. Jointly funded by the Commission and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, these fellowships will provide advanced administrative training in archives. For the 1992-93 fellowship year, the stipend is $35,000, with up to $7,000 in fringe benefits, for a nine- to twelve-month period beginning between August and October 1992. Fellows are provided with a series of administrative and decision-making experiences. Included in past fellowships have been such diverse areas as appraisal, budget preparation, personnel administration, publications, plant operation, long-range planning, disaster planning, collection policy development, and committee activities. In addition to work in these areas of administration, the fellow is expected to complete a technical project. Applicants should have between two and five years' experience in professional archival work. While not required, it is desirable that applicants have the equivalent of two semesters of full-time graduate training in a program containing an archives education component. Host institutions for the 1992-93 Fellowship will be the University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center, Laramie, WY and the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Division of Archives and Research Services, Madison, WI. Fellowship applications forms and complete descriptions of the individual host programs should be requested from the NHPRC, National Archives Building, Washington, DC 20408 (telephone: 202/501-5610). The forms must be completed and received by the Commission by March 1, 1992. Following the March 1, 1992, deadline, the Commission will provide the completed fellowship application forms to the host institutions, each of which will select a fellow by mid-June 1992. ************************************************************************* MUSEUM ARCHIVES INSTITUTE The Fifth New England Museum Association and Old Sturbridge Village Museum Archives Institute will be held at Old Sturbridge Village on April 10-11, 1992. The Institute has been expanded into a two year program so as to allow for a more concentrated and in-depth approach to the topics. Participants may join the program either year. The sessions are designed for the beginner and include such topics as records management, appraisal, arrangement and description, reference and access, legal issues, preservation, management, oral history, automation, fundraising, exhibits, photographs, and outreach. In addition to the basic program, the Institute will offer a concurrent special topic program focused on space management. This subject will deal with the planning process, storage options, environment, security, fundraising, and outside consultants. The Institute offers a different special topic program each year. Institute faculty is made up of museum and archives professionals who share a national reputation. Both the basic and special topic programs are two days with a limited registration and a fee of $90.00 each. For information call Theresa Rini Percy, Director of Research Library, Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd., Sturbridge, MA 01566. (508) 347-3362. ************************************************************************* NEW DEAL FOR UDC The International Federation for Documentation and Information (FID) announces that, as from the end of 1991, responsibility for its world famous Universal Decimal Classification, the UDC, will be assumed by a new organization, the UDC Consortium. Establishing the UDC Consortium creates a sound base for the future of the most sophisticated and multi-purpose general classification scheme. It ensures that all the recent major proposals for its further development can be quickly implemented so that it will meet the needs not only of the 1990s but also the decades beyond. These proposals include the creation of a new computerised "master reference file" (equivalent to the former Authorised Version in concept, but not in size) to be the source of products suitable for use in manual or computer applications, and a range of customer-oriented special and multilingual versions. Continuous maintenance of the system, which will be fully computerized by early next year, will also be assured. FID, as a member of the Consortium, continues to be involved and the interests of all existing users and members of the Federation are being safeguarded. Present arrangements with other publishers may also be continued--the UDC is currently published wholly or in part in over 20 languages--but will, however, be subject to review or renegotiation. It is anticipated that some may wish to participate fully in the consortium, others to continue publishing under license. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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. 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