ALCTS Network News v7n01 (March 17, 1994) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v7n01 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 7, Number 1 March 17, 1994 In this issue THREE FINALISTS FOR ALA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNOUNCED ALA COMMITTEE ON ACCREDITATION AND H.H. WILSON TO HOST TELECONFERENCE CALL FOR "A DAY IN THE LIFE" ANECDOTES FOR ACCESS! MONTHLY SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY OFFERS SUMMER INSTITUTE ************************************************************************** THREE FINALISTS FOR ALA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNOUNCED Marilyn Miller, Chair of the Search Committee for an Executive Director, ALA, has announced that three candidates have accepted the Committee's invitation to be interviewed for the position at ALA Headquarters on March 16-18, 1994. They are Hiram L. Davis, Director of University Libraries, Michigan State University; Jane E. Light, Library Director, Redwood City Public Library; and Elizabeth Martinez, City Librarian, Los Angeles Public Library. ************************************************************************* ALA COMMITTEE ON ACCREDITATION AND H.H. WILSON TO HOST TELECONFERENCE ALA's Committee on Accreditation (COA) and the H.W. Wilson Foundation will host a teleconference to prepare librarians and other information professionals to implement the 1992 Standards for Accreditation of Master's Programs in Library and Information Studies. The teleconference is scheduled for September 8, 1994. COA invites individuals from ALA and other library and information associations to participate in this teleconference explaining the accreditation process under the 1992 Standards. This interactive seminar will be downlinked to numerous locations throughout North America to make it accessible to a diverse group of librarians, educators and information professionals. Facilitators will be available at each designated site to field questions, promote discussion, and provide additional information and materials. Participants will learn how to serve as chairs and members of the External Review Panels. These panel members review and evaluate master's programs seeking accreditation under the 1992 standards. Applications are due May 1, 1994. To attend the teleconference, interested individuals should send their name, address and association membership with a self-addressed stamped envelope by May 1, 1994, to Teleconference, Office for Accreditation, American Library Association, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. ************************************************************************* CALL FOR "A DAY IN THE LIFE" ANECDOTES FOR ACCESS! MONTHLY _ACCESS! MONTHLY_ is a monthly electronic newsletter devoted to developing a better understanding of how to prepare for and access entry into the library and information science professions. The newsletter is especially interested in writers relating the experiences they have encountered in professional life to the academic experiences they had or would have liked to have had. To help readers better understand the skills and responsibilities associated with the positions in the library world they hope to enter soon, the newsletter would like to hear from working librarians on what a typical day is like. Catalog librarians are especially encouraged to submit anecdotes. Send submissions to: Donald Schwartz, Editor, ACCESS! MONTHLY via e-mail to DONALD_S@DELPHI.COM or DONALDS320@AOL.COM. ************************************************************************* SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY OFFERS SUMMER INSTITUTE The School of Information Studies (IST) at Syracuse University announces the 1994 Summer Institute on Leadership and Change in Libraries. For information about the sample of courses below or other courses, e-mail to STUDIES@MAILBOX.SYR.EDU. LIBRARIES IN CYBERSPACE: DEVELOPING INTERNET-BASED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES Charles R. McClure, July 30-31. This session will introduce participants to a range of program and service opportunities that are Internet-based. It will assist participants identify what types of networked resources and services are appropriate for their library clientele. A LOCAL AREA NETWORK PRIMER Murali Venkatesh, August 1-5. This course is an introduction to local area networking technology and applications. It will cover communications fundamentals, local area network basics, links between LANs, and groupware applications. No prior knowledge will be assumed. TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND NATIONAL POLICY Jim Coliz, August 8-12. This course provides a framework for finding, understanding, interpreting, and using the legal and regulatory environment of telecommunication. Topics include who is regulated and why, how prices are controlled, what free speech means for this medium, and how to influence the process of public access to communications. TELECOMMUNICATIONS: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE Rolf Wigand, August 6-7 Various features, issues, and policy concerns of international communications will be presented and explored jointly in this course. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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. 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