ALCTS Network News v4n18 (December 17, 1992) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v4n18 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 4, Number 18 December 17, 1992 In this issue FROM THE EDITOR GUIDELINES FOR BIBLIOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF REPRODUCTIONS NOW AVAILABLE FROM ALCTS PLMS PRESERVATION COURSE AND WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS DISCUSSION GROUP CORRECTION TO A CORRECTION SPEAKER SUGGESTIONS SOUGHT BY CCS ************************************************************************** FROM THE EDITOR This is a short issue, but it is a special issue: its entire contents have been submitted by readers of AN2! The Midwinter Meeting schedule, with room assignments, has been delayed due to difficulties with the meeting scheduling software. As of December 15, ALA Conference Services was hoping that the schedules would be printed on December 21. ALCTS staff will do what they can to get the ALCTS meetings listed for AN2, but we cannot assure transmission of that list until December 29, at the earliest. ************************************************************************* GUIDELINES FOR BIBLIOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF REPRODUCTIONS NOW AVAILABLE FROM ALCTS _Guidelines for Bibliographic Description of Reproductions_ has been drafted by a Task Force of the ALCTS/CCS Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA) to meet the urgent need for direction in the cataloging of reproductions. Before proposing permanent revisions to the cataloging rules in _Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules_ (2nd edition, revised), the Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access believes that it is important that the cataloging and library automation communities have an opportunity to review, and comment on, the proposed _Guidelines_ as drafted. The "Guidelines..." portion of the document provides specific instructions about how to eliminate the need to repeat the description of the original in the description of the reproduction. The concept of "reproduction" is defined, and guidance is given so that catalogers will be able to determine which types of materials should receive this type of cataloging. The "Guidelines ..." document also provides a broad range of examples of reproduction cataloging. The "Implications..." portion of the document outlines how the concept of "reproduction" relates to the automated library catalog. Conceptual models are presented, and additional background material is provided so that systems analysts may begin a discussion of communications issues within the context of user needs. It is hoped that feedback from both the cataloging and library automation communities will result in documents which fairly address the concerns of both groups. Catalogers are encouraged to review the _Guidelines_ in light of specific cataloging situations they themselves face and submit comments to CC:DA. The _Guidelines_ are not an official revision of AACR2r. If the _Guidelines_ are found to be workable in library situations, CC:DA will work through the American Library Association representative to the Joint Steering Committee for Revision of AACR (JSC) in order to propose formal rules changes. Such rules changes will become official when published by the copyright holders of AACR, the Library Association, the American Library Association, and the Canadian Library Association. To receive a single copy of _Guidelines for Bibliographic Description of Reproductions_ send a self-addressed envelope with $.98 postage to: ALCTS Multiple Versions, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. The envelope should measure at least 9" x 12". ************************************************************************* PLMS PRESERVATION COURSE AND WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS DISCUSSION GROUP The first meeting of the new PLMS Preservation Course and Workshop Instructors Discussion Group will be on Friday, January 22, 1993, 8:00-10:00 p.m. Initial discussion will focus on course philosophy and design and class assignments. Participants are encouraged to bring copies of their syllabi and reading lists. For more information, contact the co-chairs, Margaret Byrnes (NLM - Margaret_Byrnes@occshost.nlm.nih.gov) or Robert DeCandido (NYPL). ************************************************************************* CORRECTION TO A CORRECTION I must make a correction to my previous note [in AN2 v4_no15 - "Additional Information on Obtaining LC Files"] about the format of LC texts being made available via FTP from their server seq1.loc.gov. I said that the files appeared to be in WordPerfect 4.2 format, not text (ASCII). I have now discovered that this appears to be an artifact of my using a Macintosh. Using a Unix host I had no trouble seeing the files perfectly well as text. However, using Macintosh programs MacWrite II and ClarisWorks I was unable to get an appropriate file using either "text" or "text with line breaks" options, but could do so very well with a WP 4.2 translator. I am assuming that a DOS/Windows FTP client will be able to retrieve the files as ASCII, as claimed. The episode goes to show how easy it is to make claims beyond one's evidence in this environment. I apologize to LC for my flat contradiction of what in fact they appear to have done. (It remains true that Mac FTP users may have to be careful here.) From: Peter Graham, Rutgers University Libraries (908) 932-2741" ************************************************************************* SPEAKER SUGGESTIONS SOUGHT BY CCS ALCTS-CCS-CC:DA, in conjunction with ACRL-STS, is planning a preconference on the bibliographic control of conference proceedings for 1994 in Miami. The planning committee for this preconference is seeking recommendations for speakers in the following areas: (1) Cataloging: issues associated with the bibliographic control of conference proceedings; (2) Reference and Interlibrary Loan: Problems associated with access to proceedings, citation problems, unpublished proceedings; and (3) Collection Development: Problems associated with citations, unpublished proceedings and regional conferences, publishers. Please send recommendations to Olivia Madison, JL.OMM@iastate.edu, before before January 19, 1993. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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: Marie Rochelle, Alex Bloss. 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. 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