ALCTS Network News v5n04 (January 14, 1993) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v5n04 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 5, Number 4 January 14, 1993 In this issue PROPOSED COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON COLORADO SRRT GAY & LESBIAN TASK FORCE TO SPONSOR RALLY ANNOUNCING THE 1993 NORTH AMERICAN TITLE COUNT: INFORMATION AND A CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS MIDWINTER MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS ************************************************************************** PROPOSED COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON COLORADO During the joint session held during the concurrent meetings of all the ALA divisions in November, the following resolution was drafted and forwarded to the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee for presentation to Council. The ALCTS office is aware of at least two additional resolutions in preparation, including one to be sponsored by the LAMA Board of Directors. All of these are in draft form and may be changed by the sponsoring group before presentation to Council, withdrawn, or amended on the floor of Council. This one is being disseminated at this time in order to assure full discussion of the issues involved and to reduce duplication of effort among other units of ALA concerned about this issue. RESOLUTION CONDEMNING THE COLORADO ANTI-GAY AMENDMENT Whereas, the voters of the State of Colorado have approved Amendment 2, a state constitutional amendment which has the outrageous and unacceptable effect of condoning discrimination by prohibiting state and local laws to protect gay people's rights, Whereas, any discrimination which is condoned in public policy should be condemned and challenged as an insult and a threat to us all, Whereas, ALA had adopted policy 59.2 to commit the prestige and resources of the association to combat prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination against individuals and groups in the library profession, Whereas, Colorado Amendment 2 should be challenged in court as a violation of people's rights to equal access and opportunity under the law which are guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, Resolved, by the officers of the Divisions of ALA that we condemn the spirit and effects of Colorado Amendment 2, Resolved, that Council be urged to direct that this association participate in the suit which will challenge the constitutionality of Colorado Amendment 2, Resolved, that the location of the 1998 Midwinter Conference be moved to a city and state which are in compliance with ALA policy and that the contracts with Denver for 1998 be cancelled. ************************************************************************* SRRT GAY & LESBIAN TASK FORCE TO SPONSOR RALLY The Gay and Lesbian Task Force (GLTF) of the ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table will sponsor a rally to protest Amendment 2 to the Colorado Constitution on Monday, January 25 from noon to 1 p.m. on the West steps of the State Capitol Building in Denver. More information about GLTF activities at the ALA Midwinter Meeting will be forthcoming. --Karen Whittlesey-First, co-chair GLTF (whittles@hulaw1.harvard.edu). ************************************************************************* ANNOUNCING THE 1993 NORTH AMERICAN TITLE COUNT: INFORMATION AND A CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS The 1993 North American Title Count (NATC), formerly the National Shelf List Count, last completed in 1989, will begin the data gathering phase in late spring and early summer 1993. The 1993 NATC is sponsored by the ALCTS Collection Management and Development Section, Quantitative Measures for Collection Management Committee, Subcommittee on the North American Title Count. At this time, it would be very helpful for us to know if your institution expects to participate in the 1993 Count. To join a preliminary list of participants, please send an e-mail message (include a contact person, title, address, phone number, e-mail address and fax number) to NATC93@ALEXIA.LIS.UIUC.EDU. Please respond by March 1, 1993. If your institution is planning to perform an electronic count for the 1993 NATC, there is a revised list of the LC and NLM call number ranges to be used for the 1993 count that is available via e-mail. This is the first time the list of call number ranges will be available in advance of the data gathering, to assist in the programming needed to execute an electronic count. To receive a copy of the call number range list, include a request for the "1993 NATC Call Number Range List" along with your e-mail participant information. You can direct telephone inquiries to Diane LaBarbera, Library Research Center, University of Illinois, 217-333-1980. A Dewey/LC Translation table (used with the 1989 count) is available to libraries needing it to complete the 1993 count. Contact the ALCTS Office at U34261@uicvm.bitnet or U34261@uicvm.uic.edu or call Marie Rochelle at 800-545-2433 x5035 to have one sent to you. The estimated cost to take part in the 1993 count is based on an expected 55 participants and will be approximately $700. The cost to acquire a copy of the final report will be higher for non-participants. The data gathering package will be sent to participating libraries in early spring, 1993. More information will be sent within the next few weeks, when libraries will be asked to sign a formal statement of intent to participate. ************************************************************************* MIDWINTER MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS CCS Heads of Cataloging Discussion Group The CCS Heads of Cataloging Discussion Group will meet Monday, January 25, 1993, in the Westin Tabor Center - Tabor Auditorium from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Discussion Topics will include: Recruiting and retaining catalogers What response are libraries getting from their advertisements? Are the applicants qualified for the positions? Who has been successful at recruiting good catalogers? What techniques work well for recruiting and interviewing candidates? What does it take to retain good catalogers? Managing the authority control process in a time of diminishing resources How important is authority control? What level of authority control can be justified? Do library administrators understand the importance of authority control? If not, how can they be convinced? Has any library reduced their level of authority work? If so, why? How? What have been the results? Downsizing of technical services operations in times of changing library priorities and limited resources Is the downsizing of technical services operations a reality? Which libraries have experienced downsizing of technical services? Which libraries expect to go through downsizing in the near future? How has the process been handled? Are staff members having any input into the process? How have staff members reacted? Managers reacted? Managing the physical workstation needs of staff in an automated environment Are staff having physical problems as a result of spending more time at workstations/terminals? What are the problems? What are the libraries' responsibilities? Are libraries addressing the problems? If so, how? There will also be an update on Library of Congress activities from Sarah Thomas, Director of Cataloging, LC. Please bring your comments and join us for informal discussions. There will be no presenters. -- Chair, Sandra Herzinger, Chair, Cataloging Dept., University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE 68588-0410; Internet: SANDYH@UNLLIB.UNL.EDU. Vice Chair/Chair Elect, Edward Baldridge, Head Cataloger, Library Technical Services, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami FL 33167-3495; Internet: BALDRIE@MAIL.FIRN.EDU. CCS Cataloging Norms Discussion Group On Saturday, January 23, 9:30-11 (Brown Palace, Central City Room), the Cataloging Norms Discussion Group will discuss "Evaluating the Experienced Cataloger: Strategies, Norms, and Options". The meeting will begin with brief presentations by: Anaclare Evans, Head, Database Management, Wayne State University Libraries and Philip M. Smith, Systems Librarian, Memphis State Univ. Libraries. Their respective topics will be: "Sampling Technique for Evaluating the Experienced Cataloger" and "Production Standards and the Annual Review." Evaluating the experienced cataloger is a concern not only for department heads, but for any professional who revises the work of another professional or paraprofessional cataloger. Possible related topics include: How to implement a cataloging review process and How to deal with time management issues (such as too much time spent with online discussion groups). Ann Vidor, Chair, Cataloging Norms Discussion Group, and Head, Catalog Dept., Emory University; LIBABV@EMUVM1. Chief Collection Development Officers of Large Research Libraries DG Agenda for January 23, 1993, 8:30 am-12:30 pm, Colorado Convention Center A205. 1. Welcome/Announcements (15 minutes) 2. Reports: (15 minutes) North American Title Count (Gould) Collection Development Listserv (Sipe) Other? 3. Library's role in getting campus to focus on issues of scholarly communication (Atkinson) (30 minutes) 4. Preparing our successors: what should we be doing? (Dannelly) (30 minutes) 5. ALCTS/CMDC Goals: discussion of draft (Farrell) (15 minutes) 6. Materials budgets and price fixing (Atkinson) (20 minutes) 7. Results of ARL's survey of NEH Preservation Program's first five years (Keller/ARL Working Group) (20 minutes) 8. Topics from the ARL Office of Scientific and Academic Publishing (Okerson) * Mellon Foundation report: "University Libraries and Scholarly Communication" (report not yet released) * AAU Task Forces * Creating partnerships in scholarly publishing (20 minutes) Joint Meeting with Collection Development Librarians of Academic Libraries 11:30 - 12:30. PANEL: Written reports mailed. New format this year ... Questions and answers: Jutta Reed-Scott (Association of Research Libraries) Marlys Rudeen (Center for Research Libraries) Bill Schenck (Library of Congress). 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