ALCTS Network News v5n27 (May 13, 1993) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v5n27 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 5, Number 27 May 13, 1993 In this issue SECOND ANNIVERSARY ISSUE! WINTERS IS NAMED RECIPIENT OF PIERCY AWARD YANKEE BOOK PEDDLER SPONSORS PIERCY AWARD EASTON WINS SS WILEY FIRST STEP AWARD NEW ALA WASHINGTON OFFICE INTERNET ADDRESSES REPORTS FROM DENVER ALA MEETING AVAILABLE ON ALCTS FILELIST NEW SPEC KITS FROM OMS ************************************************************************** SECOND ANNIVERSARY ISSUE! Yes, it's true, ALCTS Network News is starting its second year. Many thanks, first, to all our members who send in news announcements and information and to our readers whose numbers increase almost daily. Thanks are also due to the 1990-91 ALCTS Executive Committee (Nancy John, Ruth Carter, and Arnold Hirshon) who had the courage to take on the work necessary to make their vision a reality, and to Liz Bishoff and Jennifer Younger who by virtue of office have joined the editorial committee for this publication and offer encouragement and editorial advice. Special thanks are due to Alex Bloss who continues to proofread and offer constructive advice on each issue even though he has not been on staff for nearly 10 months. Finally, thanks are due to the ALCTS Staff--Yvonne McLean, Marie Rochelle, Beatrice Calvin and Nelly Mendez--who help with the keyboarding, scanning, word processing, proofreading, etc. that make the frequency of AN2 possible. -- Karen Muller Executive Director, ALCTS (and Editor, AN2) ************************************************************************* WINTERS IS NAMED RECIPIENT OF PIERCY AWARD Barbara A. Winters, associate university librarian at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, is the 1993 recipient of the ALCTS Esther J. Piercy Award. The award, $1,500 and a citation donated by Yankee Book Peddler, Inc, in Contoocook, N.H., is given to a librarian with fewer than 10 years experience for contributions and leadership in the field of library collections and technical services. "This award recognizes Ms. Winter's professional achievements, her ability to earn the respect of peers and colleagues, her knowledge and understanding of technical service issues and her outstanding promise for continued contributions, initiative, leadership and vision in the fields comprising technical services," said Frank D'Andraia, chair of the Esther J. Piercy Award Committee. Winters has worked as assistant head, Processing Control Department and head, Order Department, Technical Services Division at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. The author of several papers, articles and reports, Winters has received a number of scholarships and grants including the Library Information and Technology Association/CLSI Scholarship (1985), the Virginia Library Association/Baker & Taylor Grassroots Grant (1985) and an Alumni Scholarship from Moody Bible Institute (1967). She has a bachelor's degree in general studies from Virginia Commonwealth University and a master's degree in library science from Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. The award will be presented on Sunday, June 27, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the ALCTS President's Program during the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. ************************************************************************* YANKEE BOOK PEDDLER SPONSORS PIERCY AWARD Yankee Book Peddler, Inc., of Contoocook, N.H., has become the sponsor of the ALCTS Esther J. Piercy Award donating $1,500 for the 1993 award. The award, presented annually by ALCTS, a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is given to a librarian with fewer than 10 years experience for contributions and leadership in the field of library collections and technical services. First presented in 1969, the award is named in honor of Esther J. Piercy, the first editor of Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS). Piercy served as editor from 1957 until her death in January 1967. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the award. "Establishing financial support for the Piercy Award in 1993 is a wonderful way to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the award," said ALCTS President Liz Bishoff. "The Esther J. Piercy Award is a prestigious award with a long history," said Gary M. Shirk, president and chief operating office of Yankee Book Peddler. "Its recipients number among the country's finest librarians." Previous recipients include Bishoff, ALA past presidents Richard Dougherty and Carol Nemeyer and ALCTS past president Nancy R. John. ************************************************************************* EASTON WINS SS WILEY FIRST STEP AWARD Christa Easton, assistant serials librarian at the University of Houston Libraries, is the 1993 recipient of the First Step Award: ALCTS Serials Section (SS)-Wiley Professional Development Grant. The award, $1,500 donated by John Wiley & Sons, provides librarians new to the serials field an opportunity to broaden their perspectives and to encourage professional development in American Library Association (ALA) conferences and participation in serials section activities. "Ms. Easton's growing expertise in all aspects of serials management and the quality and quantity of her involvement in research and professional development activities clearly demonstrates a strong commitment to serials librarianship and the potential for significant accomplishment in the field of serials," said Elaine K. Rast, chair of the First Step Award Committee. Easton has a bachelor's degree in cultural anthropology and a master's degree in library science from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The award will be presented at the ALCTS President's Program and Awards Ceremony on Sunday, June 27, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., during the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. ************************************************************************* NEW ALA WASHINGTON OFFICE INTERNET ADDRESSES The ALA Washington Office now has its own Internet domain name and individual addresses for some staff members. Mail can be sent directly to the following people: Carol Henderson cch@alawash.org Anne Heanue aah@alawash.org Mary Costabile mrc@alawash.org Fred King fdk@alawash.org Mail to Eileen Cooke and all other ALA Washington Office staff members can be sent to: alawash@alawash.org Mail sent to our old addresses, nu_alawash@cua.edu (Internet) and nu_alawash@cua (Bitnet) will be forwarded to alawash@alawash.org for the next few months. The address for subscribing to ALAWON has not changed. ************************************************************************** REPORTS FROM DENVER ALA MEETING AVAILABLE ON ALCTS FILELIST The following reports from the January 1993 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver are now available from the ALCTS filelist (ALCTSERV) Report of the ALCTS Technical Services Directors of Large Research Libraries Discussion Group (commonly called "Big Heads") held on Friday, 22 January 1993. This report includes the National Libraries Reporting Session. The report was prepared by Judith Hopkins, State University of New York at Buffalo. It is the equivalent of 23 typed pages; about 70K long. The filename and filetype are: BIG HEADS. Report of Winston Tabb, Associate Librarian for Collection Services, Library of Congress, for delivery at the National Libraries Reporting Session held as part of the Big Heads meeting on 22 January 1993. Excerpts from it are included in the Big Heads report. It is 45K in length, the equivalent of 14 typed pages. The filename and filetype are: LC REPORT. Report of 1992 highlights, prepared by the National Agricultural Library, Technical Services Division, for delivery at the National Libraries Reporting Session held as part of the Big Heads meeting on 22 January 1993. Excerpts from it are included in the Big Heads report. It is the equivalent of 6 typed pages (10K). The filename and filetype are: NAL REPORT. Report delivered by Christa Hoffman, Head of the National Library of Medicine Cataloging Section, at the National Libraries Reporting Session held as part of the Big Heads meeting on 22 January 1993. It is included in full in the Big Heads report but also provided as a separate file. It is the equivalent of 3 typed pages (7 K). The filename and filetype are: NLM REPORT. To obtain any or all of these reports send a mail message via Bitnet addressed to: LISTSERV@UICVM or, via the Internet, to LISTSERV@UICVM.UIC.EDU The text of your message should read: get , e.g., get BIG HEADS Several files can be requested in one mail message as long as each file request is on a separate line, e.g., get LC REPORT get NAL REPORT -- Judith Hopkins, State University of New York at Buffalo BITNET: ULCJH@UBVM.BITNET INTERNET: ULCJH@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU ************************************************************************* NEW SPEC KITS FROM OMS The Office of Management Services (OMS) Systems and Procedures Exchange Center announces the publication of three new SPEC Kits. SPEC Kit #188, "Internship, Residency, and Fellowship Programs in ARL Libraries," reports on survey results and describes existing program models in ARL libraries. Two alternative field experience models are also included in the program documentation and will be of interest to libraries interested in providing broader experiential opportunities to existing staff. "Internship, Residency, and Fellowship Programs in ARL Libraries was compiled by Julie Brewer, Senior Assistant Librarian, University of Delaware, and was prepared as part of the OMS Collaborative Research/Writing Program. Order information: $40.00 pbk. ($25.00 ARL members) 112 p. 0160-3582 October 1992. SPEC Kit #189, "Liaison Services in ARL Libraries," fills a gap in the descriptive literature on liaison programs and activities. This kit contains sections on program statements, position descriptions, definitions and guidelines, internal communication, training, services for library users, and assessment of services. Of special note is the extensive section on evaluation/performance appraisal, which includes goals and evaluation criteria. "Liaison Services in ARL Libraries" was compiled by Gail F. Latta, Assistant Professor and Psychology Subject Specialist, University of Nebraska Libraries, and was prepared as part of the OMS Collaborative Research/Writing Program. Order information: $40.00 pbk. ($25.00 ARL members) 183 p. 0160-3582 November/December 1992. SPEC Kit #190, "The Changing Role of Book Repair in ARL Libraries," consists of papers that compile information contributed by the institutional representatives at the 20th annual conference of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) held in June 1992 in Buffalo, New York. The papers in SPEC Kit #190 disclose, often for the first time, the historical development of many North American preservation programs and their attempts to bridge a long-standing gap between the library and the conservation literature. Order information: $40.00 pbk ($25.00 ARL members) 127 p. 0160-3582 April 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: Yvonne McLean, Nelly Mendez, Marie Rochelle, Karen Whittlesey. 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 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. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. *************************************************************************