ALCTS Network News v4n01 (July 15, 1992) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v4n01 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 4, Number 1 July 15, 1992 In this issue KEY ACTIONS OF THE ALCTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALA WASHINGTON OFFICE STARTS ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER CATALOGING RESEARCH AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS AT LC ************************************************************************** KEY ACTIONS OF THE ALCTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS These are the key actions of the ALCTS Board of Directors at the 1992 Annual Conference in San Francisco: REVIEWED documents about the resignation of former ALA Executive Director Linda Crismond and possible Council action in order to provide guidance to the ALCTS Councilor; APPROVED publication of "Guide to Preservation in Acquisition Processing" and the revised edition of "Core Collection in Preservation;" REFERRED to the Publication and Budget & Finance Committees for review proposals for the size and frequency of the ALCTS Newsletter; REFERRED to the Budget and Finance Committee a proposal for a separate publication of an ALCTS Annual, which would include the "year's work" articles, annual reports, and key annual conference papers; ACCEPTED the ALCTS budget for fiscal 1993, with the expectation that the budget be balanced at Midwinter 1993; DIRECTED that the funds in the spending account portion of the ALCTS Endowment revert to the principal account; APPROVED an ALCTS Policy on Surveys and Questionnaires (for a copy, consult the ALCTS LISTSERV); ACCEPTED the Arizona State Library Association's Collection Development and Acquisition Roundtable as an affiliate of the ALCTS Council of Regional Groups; ENDORSED the Resolution on Taxation of Library Information Resources and the Resolution on the Taxation of Publishers' Book Inventories and referred both to ALA Council for approval [both were approved by Council]; ADOPTED a resolution of gratitude to Alex Bloss, Deputy Executive Director, for his service to ALCTS from 1989 to July 1992; APPROVED the establishment of an ALCTS MARC Format for Holdings Discussion Group that will be a joint LITA/ALCTS MARC Format for Holdings Interest/Discussion Group; DIRECTED the ALCTS Committee on Planning to undertake, during 1992-93, a research investigation of changes in staffing of and organization for functions within the ALCTS scope in libraries in order to provide information relevant to planning for ALCTS; EXPANDED the membership of the Publisher/Vendor Library Relations Committee to nine; ESTABLISHED a Creative Ideas in Technical Services Discussion Group; VOTED an expression of thanks to Tina Tincher, a student at the University of Michigan School of Information and Library Studies, for her superb work as the ALA Student Staff assigned to ALCTS during the Conference; APPROVED the sending of a letter by the CCS Cataloging Children's Materials Committee to four publishers of children's materials to request that they print CIP information in all of their publications; REFERRED a proposal for the creation of the Acquisitions Section Leadership Award to the ALCTS Budget and Finance Committee, ALCTS Organization and Bylaws Committee, and the ALA Awards Committee; REQUESTED the Organizational Structure Task Force prepare for Midwinter: 1) background document on reorganization, including solicitation of comments to be published in AN2 and the ALCTS Newsletter this Fall and 2) draft final report including recommendations, needs, etc. for reorganization to be available prior to Midwinter meeting with publication in AN2 and ALCTS Newsletter prior to Midwinter; AUTHORIZED the CMDS North American Title Count Subcommittee to work with the Executive Director, ALCTS to seek a grant of about $10,000 to develop software for the Title Count; APPROVED the publication of the price index studies conducted annually by the ALCTS Library Materials Price Index Committee in a publication of the American Library Association, such as American Libraries, and thanked Library Journal and the R.R. Bowker Company for 33 years of support for and publication of the division's library materials price indices; ENDORSED a resolution in honor of Ben Tucker, now retired from the Library of Congress, for forwarding to the ALA Council at the earliest possible date; and APPROVED the donation of 50 subscriptions of Library Resources & Technical Services to the American Association for the Advancement of Science for distribution to African university libraries as part of the AAAS Sub-Saharan Africa journal distribution program. ************************************************************************* ALA WASHINGTON OFFICE STARTS ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER The ALA Washington Office has inaugurated the Washington Office Newsline, an electronic publication similar to the publication previously offered through ALANET. The newsletter is distributed through the University of Illinois at Chicago List Server, and will be available without charge to anyone who can receive Bitnet messages. This electronic newsletter supplements other current ALA Washington Office communication methods such as the ALA Washington Newsletter and alerts to key legislative network contacts. The ALA Washington Office Newsline will have stories on such issues as the GPO WINDO/Gateway Bills; appropriations for libraries and library-related projects; hearings and legislation of interest to the library community; availability of grants and fellowships; Library Legislative Day; and other opportunities for you to make your voice heard by the federal government. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to the Bitnet address LISTSERV@UICVM. Leave the subject line blank, and put as the only line in the body of the message "SUBSCRIBE ALA-WO FirstName LastName". For example, Melvil Dewey would subscribe by sending the following message: SUBSCRIBE ALA-WO Melvil Dewey The Newsletter is also available through Internet, CompuServe, MCI Mail, and any other e-mail service that can receive Internet messages. If you have trouble subscribing, ask your computer center or e-mail service for assistance. Please note that this is a newsletter only, not a discussion group. Please do not send messages to ALA-WO@UICVM. Any questions or comments should be sent to NU_ALAWASH@CUA or NU_ALAWASH@CUAVAX.DNET.CUA.EDU. --- Submitted by Fred King, American Library Association, Washington Office, 110 Maryland Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002, listowner: Bitnet NU_ALAWASH@CUA; Internet NU_ALAWASH@CUAVAX.DNET.CUA.EDU. ************************************************************************* CATALOGING RESEARCH AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS AT LC Winston Tabb, Associate Librarian for Collections Services at the Library of Congress, is pleased to announce three new pilot programs designed to encourage the exploration of new ideas that could lead to significant improvements in cataloging productivity, throughput, and quality. The objectives of the programs are based on the Library's desire to improve its cataloging operations by engaging in applied research and staff exchange activities with the library community. The Cataloger Exchange Program aims to promote the sharing of knowledge and experience between Library of Congress catalogers and catalogers at other libraries. The Visiting Researcher in Cataloging Program will encourage and support research that could lead to significant improvements in cataloging productivity, throughput, and quality at the Library of Congress by providing a suitable setting for applied research in cataloging policy and practice. The Staff Research in Cataloging Program has as its primary objective the provision of opportunities for Library of Congress staff to conduct applied research in cataloging policy and practice. There are several ways you can become involved in these important programs: apply for consideration as a participant; nominate a colleague for consideration as a participant; or volunteer to host a Library of Congress cataloger at your library. For more information on program objectives, program descriptions, application and selection process, program administration, and compensation, contact Glen A. Zimmerman, Director for Technical Processes Research, Office of the Associate Librarian for Collections Services, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540. (202) 707-5325 The deadline for applications is October 1, 1992. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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; Liz Bishoff, President; Karen Muller, Executive Director. Editor: Karen Muller (u34261@uicvm); Editorial Advisory Board: Liz Bishoff, Jennifer Younger, Arnold Hirshon; Editorial Assistance: Alex Bloss, Marie Rochelle. 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 should be sent to the editor at Bitnet address u34261@uicvm. To subscribe, issue the network command "tell listserv@uicvm sub alcts [your account] [your name]." Back issues of AN2 are available through the listserver. To find out what's available, send the following command to LISTSERV@UICVM: send alcts filelist The ALCTS FILELIST contains the list of files with the EXACT filename and filetype. To get a particular file, issue this command to the LISTSERV@UICVM: send filename filetype. Send questions about membership in ALCTS to the ALCTS Office, u34261@uicvm. All materials in the newsletter subject to copyright by the American Library Association may be reprinted or redistributed for the noncommercial purpose of scientific or education advancement granted by Sections 107 and 108 of the Copyright Revision Act of 1976. For other reprinting or redistribution or translations, address requests to the ALA Office of Rights and Permissions, 50 E. Street, Chicago, IL 60611. *************************************************************************