ALCTS Network News v7n03 (March 28, 1994) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v7n03 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 7, Number 3 March 28, 1994 In this issue KEY ACTIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE MIDWINTER MEETING NEW 12-MONTH PROGRAM PLANNING CYCLE BEGINS MAGNETIC MEDIA AND SEVERAL OTHER ALCTS INSTITUTES PLANNED FOR 1994 PRECONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEE CORRECTION BERKELEY PROPOSES NEW INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEMS SCHOOL ************************************************************************** KEY ACTIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE MIDWINTER MEETING The following are the key actions taken by the ALCTS Board of Directors at their three meetings at Midwinter in Los Angeles. ENDORSED Memorial Resolutions honoring Eugene Power and Carolyn Harris, and directed the Councilor to transmit them to ALA Council. ACCEPTED the application from the Technical Services Round Table of the Oregon Library Association for affiliation with the Council of Regional Groups of ALCTS. DISCONTINUED the National Library Reporting Session, and encouraged the libraries to distribute reports electronically and to investigate the feasibility of publishing a listing of meetings they will attend during each conference in _Cognotes_ and other appropriate publications in order to meet the need of information dissemination. REVISED the appointment process, term, and review process for both the _LRTS_ editor and the _ALCTS Newsletter_ editor (effective with the appointment of the editor that will be made in June 1994) and approved placing the necessary bylaws amendments before the membership in the Spring 1994 elections. APPROVED the request of the Cataloging and Documentation Committee of the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) to establish formal liaison representation to the AV Committee. APPROVED for publication the _Guide to Cooperative Collection Development_. EXTENDED the deadline for the submission of nominations for IFLA Standing Committees to the ALCTS International Relations Committee to March 15, 1994. ADOPTED the _ALCTS Newsletter_ Editorial Policy and directed the policy be published in the _ALCTS Newsletter_. ENDORSED the Acquisitions Section "Statement on Principles and Standards of Acquisitions Practice" and assigned to Publisher/Vendor Library Relations the task of developing and revising, as necessary in the future, supporting documentation in the form of explanation and examples illustrating the ideas expressed in the Acquisitions Section. APPROVED "Guidelines for ALCTS members to supplement the ALA Code of Ethics," and discharged the Task Force on Ethics with thanks. ENDORSED the resolutions presented by the ALCTS Legislation Committee on the "Principles for the Development of the National Information Infrastructure," "Support for Adequate Funding for Library of Congress," and "Support for FY95 LSCA and HEA II Appropriations." ACCEPTED the Bylaws representing a single, merged section into which both RLMS and PLMS will dissolve and agreed that they be presented to the current members of RLMS and PLMS on the Spring 1994 Ballot. AGREED that with advice and consent of _ALCTS Newsletter_ editor, at least one of the ALCTS delegates to IFLA 1994 Conference will be designate as a news gatherer/reporter for the IFLA Conference in Cuba. APPROVED the ALA World Book Goal Award proposal developed by the CSS Committee on Education, Training and Recruitment for Cataloging pending minor editorial changes. APPROVED the publication _Interactive Multimedia Guidelines_ written by the CCS CC:DA Task Force on Interactive Media, contingent upon the review and acceptance of the ALCTS Publications Committee. VOTED to 1) reinforce the critical need for enhanced technological capabilities in the ALCTS Office so as to support staff and members in carrying out work between conferences, including such capabilities as an ALA gopher; and 2) to direct the ALCTS Executive Committee to convey this sentiment to the ALA Self Study Committee. VOTED to work actively to publicize and to encourage donations to the fund established in honor of Carolyn Harris for preservation and conservation studies at the Graduate School of Library and Information, University of Texas at Austin. APPROVED the preliminary budget for fy 1995. APPROVED the following bylaws changes for submission to a membership vote on the Spring 1994 ballot: revision of the Board of Directors composition, including the elimination of four positions from the Board (parliamentarian, the _LRTS_ editor, _ALCTS Newsletter_ editor, and LC liaison), limitation of Board voting rights to elected members of the Board, bringing the object statement of the Bylaws into congruence with the recently-adopted mission statement, simplifying the means for making bylaws changes, identifying a mechanism for electronic votes within committees, and reporting of election results. APPOINTED a task force to explore the feasibility of an ALCTS/RASD conference and to analyze the costs and benefits of the proposed conference. RECEIVED the report of the ALCTS Task Force on Implementing the Report of the Task Force on Nominations Procedures and Leadership Development and referred it to the ALCTS Executive Committee for study, and discharged the task force with thanks. ************************************************************************* NEW 12-MONTH PROGRAM PLANNING CYCLE BEGINS At the request of the ALCTS Executive Committee, responding to the recommendations of the OSTF report, the ALCTS office has now implemented a 12-month cycle for planning programs for Annual Conference (down from 18 months). The cycle will look like this: BEFORE MIDWINTER OF THE YEAR BEFORE PROGRAM ALCTS office sends letter soliciting programs for next calendar year's annual conference to all section and division committee chairs to get members started in their thinking about programming. MIDWINTER ALCTS Executive Director presents overall, unspecified budget to Budget & Finance Committee based on approximation of the prior year's expenditures. Various standing committees develop program ideas for discussion and development during the spring. ANNUAL OF THE YEAR BEFORE PROGRAM General program planning committee meets as a group for the first time to hear potential program ideas, make suggestions, etc. (any publication ideas should also be discussed); a second meeting may be necessary to iron out conflicts, overlapping content, etc. Proposed slate of programs is brought by division vice-president to first Board meeting for approval. Detailed program planning continues by committees sponsoring the approved programs. FALL AFTER ANNUAL OF YEAR BEFORE PROGRAM Office files meeting request forms before the first general Annual Conference mailing (mid-September). Program planning chairs submit requests for special allocations (due October). MIDWINTER OF THE PROGRAM YEAR Planning committees meet to refine programs, firm up speakers. General program planning committee meets for last time -- planners should have speakers and schedule firmed; preliminary program copy should be in ALCTS office before planners leave Midwinter. ************************************************************************* MAGNETIC MEDIA AND SEVERAL OTHER ALCTS INSTITUTES PLANNED FOR 1994 Don't forget to register for the ALCTS institute The Magnetic Media Challenge: Preservation of Audio Tape and Videotape in Libraries and Archives. The institute will be held on the Queen Mary, Long Beach, California, April 29-30. For information on the institute, including registration, contact Yvonne McLean at yvonne.mclean@ala.org or by phone at 800-545-2433 ext. 5032. ALCTS is holding a number of other institutes during 1994. The following is a list of what is planned with dates and locations as of today (these are subject to change as planning proceeds). For further information, 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. The Magnetic Media Challenge 4/29-30/94 Queen Mary, Long Beach Library Binding Institute 9/30-10/1/94 Hotel Normandy, Minneapolis Fundamentals of Acquisitions 10/24/94 Charlotte, NC Electronic Library 10/29-30/94 San Antonio Subject Analysis 11/10-11/94 Anaheim Fundamentals of Acquisitions 11/11/94 Anaheim (repeat of 10/24) ************************************************************************* PRECONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEE CORRECTION The fees for the CCS CC:DA preconference, Bibliographic Control of Conference Proceedings, were reported incorrectly in the last issue of _AN2_. The correct fees are: ALCTS/ACRL member $95, ALA personal member $145, and non-member $185. ************************************************************************* BERKELEY PROPOSES NEW INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEMS SCHOOL The University of California at Berkeley has approved a proposal to establish a School of Information Management and Systems to meet the needs and opportunities associated with the rapid development of information capabilities and technologies. The new school would replace the School of Library and Information Studies. Admissions into that school were suspended last fall pending an in-depth review of the emerging field of information management and systems. The proposal must now be presented to the UC Regents for approval. The school will have a master's program that will educate professionals to design and manage information systems and functions in the public and private sectors and expects to address the educational needs of the emerging information industry and of businesses and other organizations. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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: Karen Muller, Yvonne McLean ALCTS NETWORK NEWS is available free of charge and is available only in electronic form. 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