ALCTS Network News v7n06 (April 25, 1994) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v7n06 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 7, Number 6 April 25, 1994 In this issue ELIZABETH MARTINEZ APPOINTED ALA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMMITTEE TO STUDY SERIALS CATALOGING: MINUTES SUMMARY ALCTS PROGRAM CANCELLED FOR ANNUAL AS ACQUISITIONS SYLLABUS AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE STUDENTS HAVE NEW E-DISCUSSION GROUP ...AND SO DOES THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING FORMER RTSD PRESIDENT COOK DIES ************************************************************************** ELIZABETH MARTINEZ APPOINTED ALA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Elizabeth Martinez, City Librarian, Los Angeles Public Library, has accepted the appointment as Executive Director of ALA effective August 15, 1994. The appointment was announced by Hardy R. Franklin, President of the Association, at the ALA Executive Board meeting this morning. The appointment resulted from a national search conducted by a 20-member search committee, with the fnal decision made by the twelve voting members of the Executive Board. Dr. Franklin commented: "As the director of a major urban public library, I am aware that Elizabeth Martinez's experience in administration and management, especially through crises such as the Los Angeles Public Library has encountered, will be valuable as she assumes the position of the chief executive officer of our 56,000-member Association. She is seeking the challenge of moving an institution in new, progressive directions. We believe we have that challenge to offer her." Martinez has been in her present position almost four years, and was County Librarian, Orange County Public Library, from April 1979 through June 1990. Other experience includes public services at Los Angeles County Public Library and lecturer at the School of Library Science, California State University at Fullerton. She is a native of California and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Latin American Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Master of Science, Library and Information Science degree from the University of Southern California. Before beginning work as Executive Director on August 15, Martinez plans to attend the ALA Annual Conference in Miami Beach, Florida, June 23-30, and will, be available for some assignments as Executive Director-designate. ************************************************************************* COMMITTEE TO STUDY SERIALS CATALOGING: MINUTES SUMMARY Ann Vidor, Chair, convened the Midwinter meeting of the Committee to Study Serials Cataloging on Monday, Feb. 7. Regina Reynolds, Acting LC Liaison, reported the loss of 13 staff in the Serial Record Division at the end of 1993 due to retirements, among them Dorothy Glasby. Questions formerly directed to Glasby may now be e-mailed to cpso@mail.loc.gov. Other developments at LC include the appointment of Barbara Tillet as the new head of CPSO, a proposed change in LC's treatment of series and multipart items, several proposed revisions to rule interpretations for uniform titles, and expansion of whole serials cataloging. In CONSER news, Jean Hirons announced that the first update of the _CONSER Cataloging Manual_ is now available for purchase, and that a new edition of the _CONSER Editing Guide_ will be published this year. Jean Altschuler reported on the highlights of CC:DA meetings, and Altschuler and Reynolds reported on the status of various MARBI discussion papers and proposals. The Committee considered questions regarding the choice of qualifiers in uniform titles for serials submitted by Enrique Gildemeister. After considerable discussion, Reynolds indicated that LC will issue a revised draft of R.I. 25.5B with emphasis on greater latitude in the choice of uniform title qualifiers. Vidor announced that two regional serials cataloging institutes are being planned, one in Atlanta in April 1995, and a second in San Francisco later in the fall. A tentative list of topics for the institutes includes: cataloging computer files, legal serials, and multimedia titles, interpreting older records, and controversies in serials cataloging. Complete minutes of this meeting are available from ALCTS. Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope (legal size) to: ALA/ALCTS, 50 E. Huron, Chicago, IL 60611. (Specify which meeting you are interested in). To obtain the minutes electronically send this message to LISTSERV@UICVM (A "Subject:" line is not necessary; however, whatever you put there will not affect the request): send serials report Just type the message. No punctuation or other text should be in the message. Do not add your address; it is automatically identified when the request is received. If you have problems, request assistance from your local systems or computer center personnel or contact the ALCTS Office. Procedures for receiving file transfers may vary depending on your e-mail system. --submitted by Ann Ercelawn, Committee Intern ************************************************************************* ALCTS PROGRAM CANCELLED FOR ANNUAL The ALCTS program "Access to Government Information: Implementing a Shared Vision for the Future of Federal Government Information," scheduled for Sunday afternoon, 2-4, and cosponsored by GODORT, has been cancelled. It should not appear in the final program. ************************************************************************* AS ACQUISITIONS SYLLABUS AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY The Acquisitions Section Education Committee has completed work on a draft syllabus for a course or course unit on acquisitions, prepared by John Corbin of the University of North Texas. It is available by sending the message "send acquis sylbus" to listserv@uicvm. Do not include either your name or a subject (unless a subject is required by your system). Comments on the draft should be sent by June 1 to John Corbin, School of Library and Information Sciences, University of North Texas, UNT Box #5046, Denton, TX 76203. Internet address: corbin@lis.unt.edu. Further information about the project is available from committee chair Axtmann at the University of Minnesota Law Library. Phone: 612-625-4301. Internet: m-axtm@vm1.spcs.umn.edu. ************************************************************************* LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE STUDENTS HAVE NEW E-DISCUSSION GROUP LIS-L is a new global electronic conference which focuses on issues affecting students of library and information science. It is intended to be a forum which includes discussions on items of interest to library and information science students all over the world, including, but limited to, library school news, curricula concerns, the future of the profession, practica and internship possibilities, use of the Internet in LIS, as well as lighter fare. To subscribe send a message to listserv@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu or LISTSERV@UIUCVMD with the following command in the BODY of the message (not subject): sub lis-l Your name (For example: sub lis-l Pat Smith) To post to this list send your message to lis-l@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu or lis-l@uiucvmd Owners are Myron Schirer (ncc-1701@uiuc.edu) and John Peek (jpeek@uiuc.edu) ************************************************************************* ...AND SO DOES THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING An electronic discussion group for the ALCTS Committee on Planning is now available for internal discussion among the members of COP and for comments, questions, and input to the committee from interested ALCTS (and non-ALCTS) members. This will work as does the ALCTS Board listserv; that is, anyone with an e-mail account can send messages to the ALCTS Committee on Planning at ALCTSCOP@UICVM.UIC.EDU or ALCTSCOP@UICM (for Bitnet users). This list is unmoderated, but only the Planning Committee members are subscribers. If you send a message to the list, replies will go back to you only -- unless the Planning Cmmittee member replying to your comment copies his or her comments to the list as well. ************************************************************************* FORMER RTSD PRESIDENT COOK DIES C. Donald Cook died suddenly on April 4, 1994 at his home in Toronto at the age of 71. Active in ALA and RTSD for most of his professional career, Dr. Cook was president of RTSD from 1970 to 1971. Cook was graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Arizona in 1943. He earned a (LS) B.S., (LS) MS and DLS from Columbia University 1946-77. He was with the United National Library in Geneva 1947-52, with Columbia University School of Library Service 1952-57, Columbia University Libraries 1957-69, and served as Professor of Library Science at the University of Toronto 1969-89, when he retired as professor emeritus. His positions in RTSD included, in addition to his presidency, the Nominating Committee, Board of Directors, Program Planning Committee, and CCS Executive Committee and Conference Program Planning Committee. Cook's other RTSD interests included the Interdivisional Committee on a Universal Numbering System for Library Materials, Machine-Readable Cataloging Format, and the Institute on the Use of the LC Classification. He also held positions or contributed to several journals, including _LRTS_. He was cremated and a service will be held in Wyoming. A memorial service in Toronto will be announced. He is survived by his mother Hattie, age 99, and his brother, Malcolm, both of Cheyenne, WY, by his nephews, Michael and wife Mary of Marion, IA, and Norman of Monrovia, CA, and by his close friend John McAllister of Toronto. ************************************************************************* 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. Opinions expressed in the articles are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the division. 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