ALCTS Network News v7n02 (March 18, 1994) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v7n02 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 7, Number 2 March 18, 1994 In this issue PRESERVATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS SECTION REPORT OF ACTIVITIES AT MID-WINTER 1994 FOUR PRECONFERENCES SET FOR MIAMI BEACH FY 1995 CLINTON BUDGET FOR LIBRARIES: YEAR TWO -- SAME SCENARIO ************************************************************************** PRESERVATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS SECTION REPORT OF ACTIVITIES AT MID-WINTER 1994 PROPOSED MERGER OF PLMS and RLMS An open meeting was held for members of both sections to express their opinions. The text of the proposed bylaws and committee structure had been circulated previously via _AN2_ and the Conservation DistList. Approximately 50 people attended. A vote on whether the merger should be formally proposed was unanimously approved. Most of the discussion centered on the proposed committees and their charges. The two Executive Committees met in joint session and voted unanimously that the merger be taken to ALCTS Board. The Policy and Planning Committee began working with RLMS Policy and Planning on committee charges, based on comments from the open discussion. Appointments to cover committee assignments have been drawn up for both a merged section and a separate section, in case the membership should reject the merger. CAROLYN HARRIS A memorial resolution in honor of Carolyn Harris was prepared and presented to ALCTS Board. Discussion was begun with Ed Swanson about the possibility of publishing a volume of preservation articles dedicated to Carolyn Harris in the ALCTS series. A member of the Executive Committee has volunteered to act as assistant editor. MYRA JO MOON A memorial resolution in honor of Myra Jo Moon was prepared and adopted by the Executive Committee. WALTER HENRY A resolution was prepared and adopted by the Executive Committee thanking Walter Henry for his service to the preservation and conservation communities through his creation and maintenance of the Conservation DistList. RECYCLING TASK FORCE A task force to address the preservation issues presented by President Clinton's executive order on recycling was established. The group will work with the ALCTS and ALA offices to publicize the issues in an attempt to have the order modified. LIBRARY INSURANCE PROGRAM PLMS has agreed to co-sponsor a program for 1995 being presented by LAMA-LOMS on insurance for library collections. A liaison from PLMS to the planning committee has been appointed. LIBRARY MATERIALS REPAIR PROGRAM The Physical Quality and Treatment of Library Materials Committee is planning a program for 1995 on repair units in libraries with co-sponsorship from the American Institute for Conservation. JOINT CMDS/PLMS DISCUSSION GROUP The first meeting of the CMDS/PLMS Discussion Group was very successful and roused an energetic exchange between attendees from the two sections. PRESERVATION STAFFING REPORT The Preservation Management Committee task force on staffing for preservation has finished its report and will offer it to _LRTS_ for publication. COMPETENCIES FOR PRESERVATION The Education Committee has set up a task force to look into competencies for preservation for both specialists and generalists. --Janet Gertz, Chair, PLMS ************************************************************************* FOUR PRECONFERENCES SET FOR MIAMI BEACH There will be four ALCTS preconferences at ALA's Annual Conference in Miami Beach this summer. The preliminary conference program, to be mailed in the next few weeks, will include speakers' names and other information, but if you can't wait, you may contact Karen L. Whittlesey at U24513@uicvm or Yvonne McLean at U21183@uicvm. The ALCTS toll-free telephone number is 800-545-2433 ext. 5034 or ext. 5032. PLMS -- Developing the Midas Touch: Rethinking Funding Strategies for Preservation, Thursday, 6/23/94., 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. In a resource-scarce environment, new and even continuing funding for preservation requires ever more creative approaches. This preconference will explore productive funding strategies for preservation programs for various types of collections. Speakers will share their expereinces, both successful and unsuccessful, in using preservation and conservation as fund-raising tools. Designed with participatory opportunities, the program will foster creative thinking about establishing a stable financial base for collections care. Co-sponsored by the National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property. Fee: $105 for ALCTS/NIC members, $155 for ALA members, $195 for non-members. CCS CC:DA -- Bibliographic Control of Conference Proceedings, Friday, 6/24/94, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nationally recognized librarians in the field of cataloging, public services and collection development will discuss the many issues and concerns related to the bibliographic control, access and acquiring of conference proceedings. Representatives from major publishers of conference proceedings will also present the issues confronting the publishing industry. Co-sponsored by ACRL Science and Technology Section. Fee: $115 for ALCTS/ACRL members, $165 for ALA members, $205 for non-members. AS -- Closing the Loop: Reconceptualizing Acquisitions in the Electronic Age, Friday, 6/24/94, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Acquisitions librarians are faced with utilizing a diverse range of technology for ordering, receiving and paying for materials as well as interacting with system and materials vendors. This program will explore how electronic technologies and products are transforming the roles and relationships of acquisitions librarians. Speakers will identify models for integrating the Internet, networks, microcomputers and electronic resources into cohesive, effective acquisitions operations. Fee: $90 for ALCTS members, $140 for ALA members, $180 for non-members. NOTE: If you choose to attend this and the CMDS preconference below, you may attend at a combined rate of $185 for ALCTS members, $215 for LA members, and $255 for non-members. CMDS -- The New Collections Management: Internet and Other Networked Resources for the "Wired" Collection Manager, Friday, 6/24/94, 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Internet and networked resources -- as extensions of collections and as bibliographic and communications utilities -- are powerful tools in transforming the work of collection management. This preconference will equip the "wired" collection manager with information and skills needed to maximize advantage of many networked and networkable tools for selection, presevration, communication and user liaison. The preconference features experienced speakers who will explore issues and solutions to the problems of our exciting, but sometimes daunting, new environement. Fees: $110 for ALCTS memebrs, $160 for ALA members, $200 for non-members. NOTE: If you choose to attend this and the AS preconference above, you may attend at a combined rate of $185 for ALCTS members, $215 for LA members, and $255 for non-members. ************************************************************************* FY 1995 CLINTON BUDGET FOR LIBRARIES: YEAR TWO -- SAME SCENARIO [Ed.'s note: At Midwinter in Los Angeles, the ALCTS Board of Directors endorsed resolutions presented by the ALCTS Legislation Committee on support for FY95 LSCA and HEAII appropriations. The Clinton Adminstration budget cuts are summarized in this article, reprinted with permission from _ALAWON_, ALA's Washington Office Newsline, v.3_no7, Feb. 16, 1994.] LSCA -- LEVEL AND ZERO The Clinton Administration's FY 1995 budget request of February 7 contains the same good news and bad news for library programs as his budget for 1994; however, the largest LSCA program for improvement of public library services would be level funded. Clinton's State of the Union address which described extending the information infrastructure to every "school and library" is addressed in the budget by funding of LSCA Title III-- Interlibrary Cooperation, where the "requested level would enable the States to expand their networking capabilities and library participation in development of the national information infrastructure," at a funding level of $19.7 million, the same as FY 1994. All other LSCA programs--Public Library Construction, Foreign Language Materials and Library Literacy Programs would be zero funded. The LSCA total would drop by $25.9 million. HEA LIBRARY PROGRAM -- ALL ZEROES All Higher Education Act library programs ($17.5 million) would be eliminated. The rationale is the same disappointing rhetoric of last year which claims libraries can use their institutions' budgets to share resources beyond their own campuses or localities, and claims "there is no need for additional support for training of library personnel that cannot be met through other forms of financial assistance, such as student financial aid." Research and demonstration grants are zeroed out because "funds are available for this activity from other sources, such as the National Endowment for the Humanities and private foundations." BUDGET DOES NOT MATCH CLINTON/GORE PRIORITIES The budget rationale repeats the same tired statements which Congress rejected for more than a decade. It does not reflect the Administration's stated priorities. Libraries fit more clearly than almost any other public institution into the Clinton priorities for an information superhighway, and for reaching the national education goals of children starting school ready to learn and the development of literate adults. Can the nation really not afford another $43.4 million for libraries? That's the modest sum represented by the zeroed out Department of Education library programs in the Administration's budget request. LIBRARY PROGRAMS HIT HARDEST Of the programs proposed for elimination in the Department of Education budget, about one-fourth are library programs--a heavier hit than any other area of the budget and a hit on programs which have suffered through 12 years of zero or near zero budget recommendations--barely holding their own through strong bipartisan congressional support. Libraries are the infrastructure for education and literacy; they should not have to suffer further at a time of investment in change for the future. PROGRAM (amounts in thousands) FY 1994 FY 1995 Approp. Admin. Request LIBRARY SERVICES & CONSTRUCTION ACT $ 128,866 $ 102,976 Title I, public library services 83,227 83,227 Title II, public library construction 17,972 -0- Title III, interlibrary cooperation 19,749 19,749 Title IV, Indian library services 2% of LSCA I, II, and III Title V, foreign language materials -0- -0- Title VI, library literacy programs 8,098 -0- public library services 83,227 83,227 HIGHER EDUCATION ACT $ 17,443 -0- Title II-A, college library tech 3,873 -0- Title II-B, library education 4,960 -0- Title II-B, research & demonstrations 2,802 -0- Title II-C, research libraries 5,808 -0- Title VI sec 607, foreign res. materials -0- -0- ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ALCTS NETWORK NEWS (ISSN 1056-6694) is published irregularly by the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, a division of the American Library Association. 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