ALCTS Network News v7n14 (June 13, 1994) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v7n14 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 7, Number 14 June 13, 1994 In this issue VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED FOR ALCTS BOOTH REGISTRATIONS CONTINUING FOR PRECONFERENCES OFFICE EQUIPMENT FOR MEMBER USE AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE DISCUSSION GROUP TOPICS AT ANNUAL -- PART III 1995-96 FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR LIBRARIANS ************************************************************************** VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED FOR ALCTS BOOTH Volunteers are still needed to staff the ALCTS Membership Booth in the Miami Beach Convention Center during Annual Conference. Joe Raker reports that he is seeking volunteer members, especially for Sunday and Monday. Talking one-on-one is the best way to encourage potential members to join ALCTS and to meet current ones -- and staffing the booth is fun and easy. All that you need is on display and the Office has prepared a Membership Booth Notebook for your assistance. If you have even an hour, contact Joe at jraker@bpl.org or call 617-536-5400 ext. 402. ************************************************************************* REGISTRATIONS CONTINUING FOR PRECONFERENCES The four ALCTS preconferences are continuing to accept registrations. Just a reminder: PLMS and the National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property (NIC) are co-sponsoring "Developing the Midas Touch: Rethinking Funding Strategies for Preservation" on Thursday, June 23, 8:00-5:00. The cost to ALCTS and NIC members is $155. This preconference will explore productive funding strategies for preservation programs for various types of collections and will foster creative thinking about establishing a stable financial base for collections care. CCS CC:DA and ACRL Science and Technology Section are co-sponsoring "Bibliographic Control of Conference Proceedings" on Friday, June 24, 8:00-5:00. The cost to ALCTS and ACRL members is $115. Nationally recognized librarians in the field of cataloging, public services and collection development and representatives from major publishers of conference proceedings will discuss concerns related to the bibliographic control, access and acquiring of conference proceedings. AS is sponsoring "Closing the Loop: Reconceptualizing Acquisitions in the Electronic Age" on Friday, June 24, 8:30 to 12:00. This preconference will explore how electronic technologies and products are transforming the roles and relationships of acquisitions and what models exist for integrating the Internet, networks, microcomputers and electronic resources into cohesive, effective acquisitions operations. ALCTS registration fee is $90 ($185 if combined with "The New Collections Management" below). CMDS is sponsoring "The New Collections Management: Internet and Other Networked Resources for the 'Wired' Collections Manager" on Friday, June 24, 1:30-5:00. This preconference will equip the "wired" collection manager with information and skills needed to maximize advantage of many networked and networkable tools for selection, preservation, communication and user liaison. Registration fee is $110 ($185 if combined with "Closing the Loop" above). To register, contact Yvonne McLean at yvonne.mclean@ala.org or phone 800-545-2433 ext. 5032. ************************************************************************* OFFICE EQUIPMENT FOR MEMBER USE AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE IBM computers with 5.25" and 3.5" disk drives, WordPerfect 5.1 software and printers will be available for member use in the temporary office area in the Miami Beach Convention Center. Apple computers loaded with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Works and WordPerfect will also be available in the office. Conference Services will provide ALA letterhead and plain paper, but will not provide diskettes. You must bring your own diskettes. There will also be Selectric typewriters available in the office area. The office is located in Hall D of the Miami Beach Convention Center. ************************************************************************* DISCUSSION GROUP TOPICS AT ANNUAL -- PART III [A reminder: Confirm times and locations in your Conference Program Book.] COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT LIBRARIANS OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIES The questions to be discussed are: Do the political skills, which served collection developers well in an era of relative growth and emphasis on print media, need re-tooling for today's environment of fiscal stringency and electronic imperatives? Which negotiating techniques are most effective in fostering positive "diplomatic relations" with the following groups: internal library units with which collection development may compete for material and personnel resources? Campus faculty and administrators who may not understand and/or endorse the library's collection needs and priorities? Computer center personnel who may become integrally involved in electronic "collecting" endeavors? External collection providers such as publishers, monograph/serials vendors, donors, hardware/software vendors, document delivery services, and institutional cooperatives. What new issues are likely to emerge on the political horizon of future collection development activities? Saturday, June 25, 2-4 p.m. at the Hyatt, Orchid Room C. Discussion leaders: Tom Leonhardt, Director, Library Technical Services, University of Oklahoma, and Marlene Manoff, Collection Manager, Humanities Library, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. PRE-ORDER/PRE-CATALOG SEARCH DISCUSSION GROUP Pre-order/Pre-catalog workflow models from three different perspectives will be the topic of this year's Pre-Order/Pre-Catalog Search Discussion Group. "Putting the FLOW into Workflow" will be discussed by Mahnaz Moshfegh, Acquisitions/Serials Librarian at Indiana University School of Law Library, Indianapolis, will speak on the traditional model where the Acquisitions Department handles all searching (pre-order and receipt) in a departmentalized operation. Mary Konkel, Head of Cataloging at the University of Akron, will present a model where the Cataloging Department performs the pre-order searching and prepares the pre-cataloging record for the OPAC, forwarding the order to Acquisitions for vending, payment, and receipt. Marda Johnson, OCLC Product Implementation Manager, will present the vendor model, including outsourcing of ordering and cataloging operations. Monday June 27, from 2-4 at the Miami Hyatt Hotel, Orchid C. Moderated by Nancy Boggess-Korekach. An election for Vice Chair/Chair-Elect will precede the discussion. Anyone wishing to place his/her name on the ballot, or nominate a willing colleague, contact Nancy Boggess-Korekach, Vanderbilt University Libraries: boggesnl@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu ************************************************************************* 1995-96 FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR LIBRARIANS The Fulbright Commission in London has announced the availability of an award for a practicing librarian to pursue professional work in the United Kingdom. This competitive award is available under the U.K. Fulbright Scholar Program to provide an opporuntiy for librarians to broaden their professional perspective and enhance cross-cultural skills and insights at a degree-awarding institution or major resesarch library. The purpose of the award is to promote the exchange of ideas between library staff in the United States and the U.K. and to enable participants to acquire knowledge and experience of library work in a different setting. Applications will be accepted from individuals working full-time as librarians, library administrators, or archivists at four-year colleges and universities or major research libraries outside of higher education. At the time of application, candidates must submit evidence that arrangements have been worked out with one of the eligible U.K. libraries to host the candidate and to carry out the candiate's proposed program. Applications are due August 1, 1994. Call 202-686-7878 to leave a message regarding application materials. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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. 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