ALCTS Network News v5n36 (June 18, 1993) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v5n36 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 5, Number 36 June 18, 1993 In this issue INTERNET ROOM AT ALA CONFERENCE CAREER INFORMATION BROCHURE AVAILABLE CIP PUBLISHERS WORKSHOP CANCELLED ARL-RLG REPORT ON INTERLIBRARY LOAN COSTS AVAILABLE DISCUSSION GROUP ANNOUNCEMENTS INTERACTIVE MEDIA GUIDELINES REVIEW TASK FORCE FORUM ************************************************************************** INTERNET ROOM AT ALA CONFERENCE ALA will sponsor an Internet Room at the 1993 ALA Annual Conference. It will be open during the exhibit hours through the Exhibits and staffed by LITA volunteers. The Internet Room will also be available 24 hours a day through the ALA Offices in Exhibit Hall Meeting Room D-1 in the New Orleans Convention Center. Everyone is welcome to use the Internet Room. The LITA volunteers will help wherever they can. -- Linda J. Knutson, Executive Director, LITA ************************************************************************* CAREER INFORMATION BROCHURE AVAILABLE "The Future is Information; Talented People Wanted" says the new brochure, "Careers in Library and Information Science: Technical Services," just published by the ALCTS Education Committee, the ALA Office for Library Personnel Resources, and ALA Communications. Developed as a result of concern about recruitment into the field, the brochure is intended to encourage students, library staff assistants, and others to pursue a career in technical services. It will be sent out to all who write for information on library careers, and quantities are available if your organization is hosting a career night; contact Margaret Myers, Director of OLPR, at u46895@uicvm if you would like multiple copies. Single copies are available with a self-addressed stamped envelope from the ALA Office for Library Personnel Resources. ************************************************************************* CIP PUBLISHERS WORKSHOP CANCELLED The CIP Publishers Workshop which had been scheduled for June 24 at Loyola University has been cancelled due to the low number of registrants. Many publishers indicated a desire for a workshop to be located in the northeast. Budget permitting, the Library of Congress CIP Division will try to schedule another workshop in either Washington, DC, or Philadelphia sometime in the coming twelve months. ************************************************************************* ARL-RLG REPORT ON INTERLIBRARY LOAN COSTS AVAILABLE The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Research Libraries Group (RLG) have just issued the findings of a joint project to determine the present costs of interlibrary lending and borrowing in North American research libraries. The 64-page report, ARL/RLG Interlibrary Loan Cost Study, is being distributed by ARL. Seventy-six U.S. and Canadian research libraries collected interlibrary loan (ILL) cost data for 1991, which was then verified, analyzed, and distilled into the published study. The report provides the data to inform research libraries when their best option is to buy, catalog, and hold, or to borrow research materials; whether to use fee-based suppliers or ILL for obtaining photocopied materials; what are the relative staffing costs for ILL, by staff level and function; and cost differences by geographic region and institution type (public or private). "With this information, libraries will be better able to assess the economics of their own borrowing and lending practices and to evaluate alternative methods of providing these services," said Duane Webster, ARL executive director. "It provides the kind of benchmark data we were after." RLG president James Michalko said: "Individual research libraries--twelve more than we'd expected would participate at the project's start a year ago--cooperated to benefit each other and the larger library community. This is the kind of project where ARL and RLG complement each other." Some findings, presented in statistical detail in the study: o The major cost of ILL operations is for staff; less than one fourth of the total goes to all other elements--communications, photocopying, supplies, equipment, materials delivery, etc. o More than half of all filled ILL transactions are done through photocopies rather than transmitting the original item. o The average cost for a completed ILL transaction (incurred by both the lender and the borrower) is close to $30--nearly $19 for the requester and $11 for the lender. The ARL/RLG ILL Cost Study project was supported in part by a grant from the Council on Library Resources. Marilyn M. Roche, consultant to RLG, played the central role in coordinating the study, verifying the data, and preparing the analysis given in the report. The Study is available for $10 per copy, including first class shipping and handling. (A DISCOUNT SCHEDULE IS AVAILABLE FOR MULTIPLE COPY ORDERS. PLEASE INQUIRE.) The complete bibliographical information is: ARL/RLG Interlibrary Loan Cost Study; A Joint Effort by the Association of Research Libraries and the Research Libraries Group, by Marilyn M. Roche, Research Libraries Group. Washington, DC, Association of Research Libraries, June 1993. iv, 64 pages. ISBN: 0-918006-70-8 For more ordering information, contact: Gloria Haws, Program Assistant for Customer Services; telephone: 202-296-2296; fax: 202-872-0884; e-mail to: osap@cni.org ************************************************************************* DISCUSSION GROUP ANNOUNCEMENTS Creative Ideas in Technical Services Discussion Group The ALCTS Creative Ideas in Technical Services Discussion Group invites New Orleans ALA attendees to participate in a facilitated round table discussion on one of these three topics: 1. Using other libraries' cataloging from the Internet 2. Changing roles and relationships between paraprofessionals and professionals 3. Pros and cons of vendor supplied cataloging services/ contract cataloging services: their effect on original catalogers/ copy catalogers/ acquisitions staff Time and Place: Sunday, June 27, 1993, 4:30-5:30 PM, FAIRMONT HOTEL, University Room, New Orleans, Louisiana. Reports of these round table discussions will be made available through several mechanisms: ALCTS publications, electronic file servers, etc. -- Laurel Jizba, Discussion Group Planning Chair, '93 Annual Meeting, Michigan State University Libraries; e-mail: 20676lj@msu.bitnet or 20676lj@msu.edu Julie Nilson, Discussion Group Co-Chair, Indiana University Libraries; e-mail: nilson@ucs.indiana.edu or nilson@ucs.iubacs; Janet Padway, Discussion Group Co-Chair, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: e-mail: jgp@gml.lib.uwm.edu jgpadway@csd4.csd.uwm.edu Catalog Management Discussion Group At its meeting on Saturday, June 26 1993, from 2:00-4:00 p.m., in the New Orleans Convention Center--Room 13, the Catalog Management Discussion Group will discuss two topics and elect a new vice-chair/chair-elect at the annual meeting in New Orleans. Discussion topic 1: Managing Holdings Information in the Online Catalog: How is holdings information maintained in your online catalog? Let's discuss division of responsibilities, workflow, standards, training and other issues related to holdings maintenance. Who has begun to implement the MARC Format for Holdings Data? What are the issues that face us as we move toward applying national standards for holdings information? Discussion topic 2: Managing Local Conditions in the Online Catalog This broad topic will provide a forum to share experiences about "unique" conditions facing us in management of our local catalogs. Here is an opportunity to seek advice about a particular problem you are facing or to exchange tips on catalog management techniques devised locally which may have useful applications elsewhere. Chair: Sheila Fehlman, Head of Online Catalog Management, O'Neill Library, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02167; (617) 552-3211; BITNET:FEHLMANS@BCVMS Vice-Chair/Chair Elect: Bob Warwick, Bibliographic Database Manager, Rutgers University Libraries, P.O. Box 135, Piscataway, NJ 08855-1350; (908) 932-5891; BITNET:WARWICK@ZODIAC Cataloging and Classification Research Discussion Group The CCS Cataloging and Classification Research Discussion Group will meet Saturday, June 26, 1993, from 11:30 TO 12:30 in the Fairmont Hotel, Creole Room. Join discussion leader Judith A. Hudson (SUNY- Albany) for a review of the ALA preconference on "Research in Cataloging and Classification: Ways and Means." This is a great opportunity for follow-up questions and comments if you are able to attend the preconference. If you are unable to attend, then here is a chance to learn about what you missed. We will allow plenty of time for an update on research- in-progress by the participants. We will also vote for the 1994 Chair-Elect. If you would like to serve or recommend a candidate, please contact the 1993 Chair, David Gleim, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. david_gleim@unc.edu 919-962-0153 (phone) 919-962-0484 (fax) 1993 Chair-Elect: Marilyn McClaskey, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul. m-mccl@uminn1.bitnet ************************************************************************* INTERACTIVE MEDIA GUIDELINES REVIEW TASK FORCE FORUM You are invited and encouraged to attend the Cataloging and Classification: Description and Access (CC:DA) Interactive Media Guidelines Review Task Force "Friday Forum" on Friday (what else?), June 25, 1993, 2:00-5:30 PM, in Fairmont Hotel, Bayou I. Task Force Members: Eric Childress, Elon College Library; Nancy Davey, Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library; Josephine Davidson, University of Georgia Libraries; Laurel Jizba, Chair, Michigan State University Libraries; Sherry Kelley, Library of Congress; Ann Sandberg-Fox, Saint Michael's College (Vermont); and Joan Swanekamp, University Libraries, Columbia University. AGENDA 1. Charge to the T.F. 2. Introduction of T.F. Members 3. Methodologies employed by the T.F. 4. Comments received from the library community * Revised Draft Definition 6.0 * Other Guidelines issues (in order as in Guidelines) * Keeping the Guidelines together/AACR2R considerations 5. Proposed Timetables/CC:DA report 6. Other? 7. Adjournment We will discuss the work of the T.F. to date as well as entertain your ideas, comments, and questions. Handouts will be available for those attending. Check Final ALA Program to confirm hotel and room location. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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. 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]." 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