ALCTS Network News v5n08 (February 9, 1993) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v5n08 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 5, Number 8 February 9, 1993 In this issue 1993-94 ALA MINORITY FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY TITLE II-B GRANTS AVAILABLE RLG'S NEW SEARCH SYSTEM DEBUTS AT DARTMOUTH PROJECT EASI, EQUAL ACCESS TO SOFTWARE AND INFORMATION REFERENCE SERVICE PRESS FELLOWSHIP ************************************************************************* 1993-94 ALA MINORITY FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY The American Library Association (ALA), the oldest and largest national library association in the world, provides leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship through a comprehensive program including research, fellowships, publications, conferences. Applications are being accepted for the 1992-93 American Library Association (ALA) Minority Fellowship Program. The program is designed to provide an opportunity for minority librarians to gain an understanding of ALA's structure and operations, how policy is formulated and implemented and association management. The program is intended to improve the upward mobility of minority librarians, make ALA better known and more visible to minorities and minority librarians, and increase the number of minorities in the profession and in the ALA. The American Library Association's goal is to help to eliminate the barriers that prevent minority librarians and information scientists from participating fully in the profession. The American Library Association recognizes that one institution or professional association cannot eliminate the barriers alone, but strongly believes that professional associations have a significant role to play and must provide leadership by example. To qualify, an applicant must: be a librarian/information professional; a member of the following groups of American minorities; (American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, African American or Latino); hold a Master's degree from a library science program accredited by the ALA or from a program that meets the ALA/AASL curriculum guidelines within a unit accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education; have a minimum of three years of professional working experience in a library or information science environment; be a citizen of the United States; be a member of the ALA at the start of the fellowship. The 1993-94 stipend for the ALA Minority Fellow is $30,000 plus medical, dental, life and disability insurance and relocation assistance to Chicago. The postmarked deadline for applications is April 1, 1993. To obtain more information about the program or to receive application materials, contact: American Library Association, Office for Library Outreach Services, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, 800-545-2433, ext. 4294. ************************************************************************* TITLE II-B GRANTS AVAILABLE Application forms and instructions to apply for a Fiscal Year (FY) 1993 grant for institutes under the Library Education and Human Resource Development Program, Title II-B of the Higher Education Act as amended by Public Law 102-325, the "Higher Education Amendments of 1992" are now available. The Library Education and Human Resource Development Program was formerly called the Library Career Training Program. The 1992 Amendments were enacted in July, 1992. In accordance with Section 776.5 of the regulations, the Secretary may select one or more of the program's priorities and allocate funds to each selected priority. In the "Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards" published in the "Federal Register" on December 11, 1992, the Secretary indicates the priorities selected for FY 1993. The closing date for receipt of applications for institutes is February 24, 1993, as stated in the "Federal Register" notice. For more information or help with any questions, please contact: Acting Director or Yvonne Carter, Program Officer; Library Development Staff, Library Programs; US Department of Education; 555 New Jersey Ave., NW, Room 404; Washington, DC 20208-5571, or call 202-219-1315. ************************************************************************* RLG'S NEW SEARCH SYSTEM DEBUTS AT DARTMOUTH Eureka, the new patron-oriented search service from the Research Libraries Group (RLG), began its initial preview at Dartmouth College on Friday, January 15, and will be put through its paces by campus users for the next six months. Dartmouth users will have access to Eureka through the Dartmouth College Information System (DCIS), which is available campuswide on the campus network and over the Internet. Eureka, a new interface to the RLIN database, provides easy searching by author, title, and subject and by more specialized elements, like CODEN and ISBN and ISSN numbers. Users can expand or narrow searches using Boolean operators and view search results in a choice of long or short formats. Online help guides users through searches step by step; no training or documentation is needed. Eureka has been designed for integration into existing local online library and campuswide information networks. It is accessible from any terminal or personal computer with VT100 terminal emulation; telecommunication options include the Internet, SprintNet, and the RLIN X.25 network. Special six-month previews of Eureka will also be conducted at Columbia University, Emory University, Rutgers University, and University of Pennsylvania. By spring 1993, Eureka will also enable users to search CitaDel, RLG's article-citation and document-delivery service. Eureka will be available for general use in September 1993 at rates comparable to RLIN searching fees. For further information, please contact Bruce Washburn, Research Libraries Group, 415-691-2272, email bl.btw@rlg.bitnet or bl.btw@rlg.stanford.edu; fax 415-964-0943. ************************************************************************* PROJECT EASI, EQUAL ACCESS TO SOFTWARE AND INFORMATION [Editor's note: AN2 has an informal policy of not taking items from other lists. The following was taken from AUTOCAT and is being redistributed here because of its importance generally and its importance to the shape of libraries in the future.] Project EASI, Equal Access to Software and Information, has just started a new electronic discussion list on disability access to libraries. Dick Banks from the University of Wisconsin at Stout will be its moderator. Anyone wanting to join the list or get further information about it should contact Dick Banks at rbanks@uwstout.edu. EASI is starting the list to: 1. provide a forum to share questions and answers about how to make libraries accessible to users with disabilities; 2. provide a platform from which to reach libraries which are not yet considering seriously the question of access for users with disabilities; 3. provide a platform from which to lobby vendors of electronic library services to create tools that are already highly accessible; 4. encourage electronic networks and network information services to make their facilities as accessible as possible to users with disabilities; and 5. create and provide EASI services to assist campus libraries and information providers with resources to assist them in becoming more disability accessible. The print handicapped have the possibility of making ready use of libraries for the first time. Mobility impaired persons have the possibility of making use of libraries without travel. It is important that these new electronic services be built from the ground up with access awareness rather than having to become modified later. Please join us in this important task. -- Norman Coombs; Chair, Project EASI, Professor of HIstory, Rochester Institute of Technology, nrcgsh@ritvax.isc.rit.edu -- Dick Banks, easilibxs moderator, Adaptive Technologist, Library Learning Center, University of Wisconsin-Stout;rbanks@uwstout.edu For information about Project EASI: easi@educom.bitnet or easi@educom.edu. A project of EDUCOM's Educational Uses of Information Technology Program (EUIT), EASI provides information and guidance on campus applications of adaptive computer technology for access to information resources, instruction, research and employment. EASI's membership includes professionals from throughout the United States, Canada and other countries. ************************************************************************* REFERENCE SERVICE PRESS FELLOWSHIP Beginning this year, the California Library Association will be offering the Reference Service Press Fellowship, an annual $2,000 fellowship for library school students preparing for a career in reference or information service librarianship. The fellowship is open to students applying to or already in library school. Both part-time and full-time students are eligible. Applicants may be California residents attending library school in any state or students in any state attending library school in California. Applications for this exciting new funding opportunity are due by the end of May. Call the California Library Association at 916-447-8541 for more information. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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, 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. News items should be sent to the editor at Bitnet address u34261@uicvm. 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