ALCTS Network News v6n17 (December 21, 1993) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v6n17 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 6, Number 17 December 21, 1993 In this issue CREATIVE IDEAS IN TECHNICAL SERVICES DISCUSSION GROUP CCC TASK GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS AVAILABLE NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ALA NEWS RELEASES AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS ON INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE ************************************************************************** CREATIVE IDEAS IN TECHNICAL SERVICES DISCUSSION GROUP The ALCTS Creative Ideas in Technical Services Discussion Group invites Los Angeles Midwinter ALA attendees to participate in a facilitated round table discussion on any one of the following three topics: 1. Reorganization of Technical Services Staff in the 90's 2. Redesigning Technical Services Work Areas for the 21st Century 3. Vendor-Supplied Cataloging and Contract Cataloging Services There will be four different round table discussions on each of these topics to give participants the opportunity to exchange information and discuss creative ideas within a small group setting. The discussions will be held on Sunday, February 6, from 4:30 to 5:30 in the Los Angeles Convention Center, Room 502A. ************************************************************************* CCC TASK GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS AVAILABLE The Cooperative Cataloging Council, created in January 1993 to develop and implement a new national cooperative cataloging program, established six issue-oriented task groups to work on specific goals and/or objectives. These task groups, consisting of 30 individuals from 22 institutions in the U.S. and Canada, began collecting and disseminating information and ideas by using the COOPCAT, AUTOCAT, and other listservs to consult with colleagues at other institutions. Funded by the Council on Library Resources, OCLC, RLG, LC, and the home institutions of many of the participants, the task groups met at various locations around the country in August and September to begin finalizing their reports. The Council met with the task group chairs in November to evaluate the recommendations and begin developing a blueprint for a new national cooperative cataloging program. The task groups have been examining several issues of importance and interest to catalogers, including: creating more acceptable cataloging records in a timely, cost-effective manner; availability and distribution of program records; expanding name and subject authority contributions to the national file; national standards for bibliographic and authority records; cataloger training; and, availability of foreign MARC bibliographic and authority data. The task groups' final reports are now available from MARVEL, the LC gopher system. To access the reports, telnet to MARVEL.LOC.GOV; use the login: MARVEL; and follow these menu selections: >From the initial MARVEL menu, select: 7. Services to Libraries and Publishers 1. Services to LIBRARIES 4. Cooperative Cataloging Programs 2. Cooperative Cataloging Council All six task group reports are available for viewing, or can be mailed to your e-mail account. If you encounter any problems, contact Dave Reser, dres@seq1.loc.gov or (202) 707-2406. -- Dave Reser, Cooperative Cataloging Team II, Regional and Cooperative Cataloging Division, Library of Congress ************************************************************************* NEWS FROM THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Joanne Crispen, ASCLA deputy executive director, dies Joanne Crispen, deputy executive director of the Association for Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), died on November 17 after a long battle with cancer. The ASCLA Board of Directors issued a resolution during the 1993 ALA Annual Conference honoring Crispen for her dedicated service as an ASCLA member for many years and as a staff member, for providing "continuity of member services during a time of major changes in association staff" and for serving as "a guiding force in the success of our growing publications program." A plaque and the formal resolution were presented to Crispen in her home on November 15. From 1966 to 1988, Crispen served as library director and director of the library and research administration at Lutheran General Health Care Systems in Park Ridge, Ill. She was editor of the recently published _The Americans with Disabilities Act, Its Impact on Libraries: The Library's Response in 'Doable' Steps_. Crispen also provided educational programs for ALA staff on the Americans with Disabilities Act as a member of the ALA Diversity in the Workplace Staff Committee. She was a member of the Illinois State Council of Health Science Librarians, the Illinois State Library Advisory Committee and active in the North Suburban Library Systems. Crispen is survived by her husband, Ray, of Evanston, Ill., and daughters, Melanie of Evanston, and Heather of Madison, Wis. Memorial contributions may be made to the Joanne Crispen Fund, Libraries Serving Special Populations, ALA/ASCLA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. New ALA scholarships offered in 1994 Two new awards, the Miriam L. Hornback and Tom C. Drewes scholarships, will be offered by ALA for the first time in 1994. The Hornback Scholarship will be awarded to an ALA support staff person or a support staff person currently working in a library. The Drewes Scholarship will be given to a support staff person currently working in a library. The new scholarships are in addition to the David H. Clift and Louise Giles Minority scholarships offered by ALA. The Clift scholarship is given to a U.S. or Canadian citizen to begin a master's in library science degree. The Giles Minority Scholarship is awarded to a person who is a member of a principal minority group - African-American, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian or Pacific Islander or Hispanic. Each scholarship offers a $3,000 award to recipients who will be attending an ALA-accredited master's degree program. The Scholarship Program is designed to encourage the development of leadership in American librarianship. Three major factors are considered in awarding scholarships: academic excellence, leadership and evidence of a commitment to a career in librarianship. Single application forms, used for all four scholarships, are available from: ALA Office for Library Personnel Resource, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 4277 or 4281. The deadline is January 14, 1994. Winners will be announced during the 1994 ALA Annual Conference, June 23-30, in Miami Beach. New library/information studies financial assistance publication available _Financial Assistance for Library and Information Studies, Academic Year 1994-95_ is now available from ALA's Standing Committee on Library Education (SCOLE). The annual directory includes information on national awards, scholarships, fellowships, grants and assistantships from state library agencies and associations, educational institutions and local libraries. Most listings are for programs leading to the master's degree in library science. Some apply to undergraduate, sixth-year certificate, doctoral and continuing education programs. Copies of the booklet are available for $1 to cover postage and handling for single copies from: SCOLE, ALA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Institutions and associations that wish to obtain multiple copies should contact SCOLE at ALA, 800-545-2433, ext. 4277. ************************************************************************* ALA NEWS RELEASES AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY ALA members and others can now receive ALA news releases electronically from ALANEWS, distributed through the University of Illinois at Chicago List Server without charge to anyone who can receive Bitnet or Internet messages. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to listserv@uicvm (Bitnet) or listserv@uicvm.uic.edu (Internet). Leave the subject line blank (or "subscribe," if your e-mail system requires a subject), and put as the only line in the body of the message SUBSCRIBE ALANEWS FirstName LastName. For example, Melvil Dewey would subscribe by sending the following message: SUBSCRIBE ALANEWS Melvil Dewey This is for ALA news releases only -- it is not a discussion group. Do not send messages to ALANEWS@uicvm. Any questions or comments should be sent to Richard Roman at u38501@uicvm. ************************************************************************* CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS ON INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE The National Information Infrastructure (NII) is being proposed as the next-generation "information superhighway" for the 90's and beyond. Academia, libraries, government agencies, as well as media and telecommunication companies are involved in the current development. Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) and other organizations believe that critical issues regarding the use of the NII deserve increased public visibility and participation and is using the Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing (DIAC-94) Symposium to help address this concern. The DIAC-94 symposium, held biannually, is a two-day symposium consisting of presentations and workshops. It is scheduled for April 24-24, 1994, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. CPSR is soliciting workshop proposals on the following suggested themes, but any topic relating to the symposium theme is welcome: Systems and Services Policy + Community networks + Funding + Information services + Role of government + Delivery of social services + Economic modelling of networks + Privacy (including medical) + Commercialization of the NII + Educational support + Universal access + Meeting diverse needs + Freedom of expression and community standards Electronic Democracy Directions and Implications + Access to information + Ubiquitous computing + Electronic town meetings + Global hypertext and multimedia + Threats to democracy + Computing in the workplace + Economic and class disparities + Computing and the environment International Issues Traditional and Virtual Communities + Language differences + MUDs + Cultural diversity + Communication ethics, values, and + National and international + Gender relations in cyberspace priorities + Cooperative projects + Networking for indigenous peoples Workshops will be an hour and half in length. The proposal should include title, presenter, purpose of workshop, references, and plan. Workshops should substantially involve the audience and proposals in which some group product or action plan is created are preferred. As the proposals may be collected into a book, workshop proposals should be clear and informative to people who don't participate in the workshop. Proposals are due February 15, 1994 and acceptance and rejection notices will be sent by March 15, 1994. To discuss workshops or to submit proposals for workshops contact the program chair, Doug Schuler, doug.schuler@cpsr.org. Electronic submissions are encouraged but paper versions are also acceptable (send them to CPSR/Seattle - DIAC '94 Workshop Submission, P.O. Box 85481, Seattle, WA 98145-1481). Potential co-sponsors are being sought. For more information on co-sponsorship or on general issues, contact conference chair, Coralee Whitcomb, cwhitcomb@bentley.edu. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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; Jennifer Younger, President; Karen Muller, Executive Director. Editor: Karen Whittlesey (u34261@uicvm); Editorial Advisory Board: Liz Bishoff, Jennifer Younger, Robert P. Holley; Editorial Assistance: 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 the e-mail address above. 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