ALCTS Network News v7n16 (June 17, 1994) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v7n16 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 7, Number 16 June 17, 1994 In this issue ALCTS ANNUAL REPORT 1993/94 AVAILABLE ON ALA GOPHER ... ... AND LC DIRECTORATE REPORT ON LC MARVEL NEW ALCTS FACE AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE DISCUSSION GROUP TOPICS AT ANNUAL -- PART IV TWO CHANGES TO ALCTS ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE STUDENT ASSISTANTS HAVE OWN DISCUSSION LIST ************************************************************************** ALCTS ANNUAL REPORT 1993/94 AVAILABLE ON ALA GOPHER ... Jennifer Younger's ALCTS Annual Report for 1993/94 is among several ALCTS documents which have been mounted on the ALA Gopher. To access the ALA gopher, users can point their favorite gopher client to gopher.uic.edu (port 70). Once users access the gopher at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the ALA gopher be reached by selecting the "Library" option on the main menu, and the "American Library Association" option on the submenu. For users with gopher clients that support bookmarks, these tools can then be set to make subsequent access to ALA's gopher nearly instantaneous. For users without a gopher client, free gopher software can be secured by anonymous FTP to boombox.micro.umn.edu; the software can be found in the directory /pub/gopher. This directory contains a number of gopher clients which operate on several different platforms. Clear as mud? Not to worry: Handouts and explanations of the new ALA gopher will be highlighted in the exhibits area of the Miami Beach Convention Center during Annual Conference. Unfortunately, the gopher will not be demonstrated live due to circumstances beyond the control of the Headquarters Librarian, but there will be someone available to answer questions and handouts to assist you when you to a terminal. ************************************************************************* ... AND LC DIRECTORATE REPORT ON LC MARVEL This is a reminder that there will not be a Library of Congress Reporting Session at Annual Conference. With electronic dissemination of reports and visits by LC to various ALCTS committees, the annual session has been cancelled. Instead, you may find the report of the LC Collections Directorate on LC Marvel, if you have access to that service, or from the ALCTS filelist, both with the filename COLLUP DOCUMENT. ************************************************************************* NEW ALCTS FACE AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE Loretta Reed will be joining office staff at her first Annual Conference. Loretta joined the ALCTS and LAMA divisions as Administrative Secretary this spring. She comes from a background in real estate construction and banking, most recently having worked at the Toronto Dominion Bank for five years as an administrative assistant in the credit department, where she quoted rates and completed loan data forms for multimillion dollar companies! Says Loretta, "I'm used to pressure -- in any one day a company could call for quotes on a $2.5 million loan and another could need loan data forms completed for another million or more." Before her bank work, Loretta was responsible for placing business tenants in shopping malls under construction. Board meetings should be a breeze! ************************************************************************* DISCUSSION GROUP TOPICS AT ANNUAL -- PART IV ACQUISITIONS TOPICS FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES The theme for the discussion is "Multi-Cultural Acquisitions." The discussion will focus on vendors or distributors of African American, African, Asian and Caribbean materials. Sunday, June 26, 8:30-11:00 a.m. in the Miami Beach Convention Center, Room A203. Discussion Group Chair: Joanne Adetayo, Chief of Acquisitions, Washington, DC Public Library. DISCUSSION FORUM: TRAINING FOR COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT (Cosponsored by CMDS Administration of Collection Development Committee and the RASD/ CODES Staffing and Organization of Collection Development/Evaluation Committee) The discussion will focus on training in the context of multiple responsibilities (collection development combined with other tasks) and the team environment. The forum is designed to be an open discussion among all those in attendance. Two facilitators knowledgeable about the topic will lead the discussion: Susan Fales, Assistant University Librarian for Collection Development and Public Services, Brigham Young University. Susan is editor of the forthcoming "Collection Management and Devleopment Training Guide." Connie McCarthy, Associate University Librarian, Duke University. Connie is responsible for collections and access services in a team-based environment. Monday, June 27, 3:00-4:00 in the Regency Conference Room of the Doral Ocean Beach Hotel. PLMS PRESERVATION EDUCATION & OUTREACH The Preservation Education & Outreach Discussion Group will focus on approaches for implementing the ALA Preservation Policy through outreach to the library community. The discussion will center on how to reach young library users with ideas about care and handling of books, etc. To further this discussion, School and Children's librarians have been invited to come to the meeting and share their perspectives to complement the preservation expertise among PLMS members. This topic will tie in directly with the Monday afternoon program cosponsored by PLMS and LIRT (Library Instruction Round Table) on "Selling Preservation: What to Say to the Customer," which will be held 2:00-5:00 p.m. (MBCC-D233+D234). Monday, June 27, 11:30-12:30 at the Omni-La Brisa Room. A new moderator will be selected at the meeting. Moderator: Julie Page, UC San Diego ************************************************************************ TWO CHANGES TO ALCTS ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE [AN2_ will keep you posted to changes to the Annual Conference schedule as it appeared in the v7_no13 issue. As always, confirm times and locations in your final conference program on-site and in the daily conference newspaper, _Cognotes_.] RLMS Executive Committee: CANCELLED Saturday, 8:00-9:00 a.m. Technical Services Directors of Large Research Libraries Discussion Group: MOVED to Miami Beach Convention Center-D128+D131. ************************************************************************* STUDENT ASSISTANTS HAVE OWN DISCUSSION LIST LISA-L is an open, unmoderated discussion list for student assistants who work in academic or public libraries. Discussion about any aspects of working in a library as a student assistant or dealing with employment of student assistants is strongly encouraged. Archives of LISA-L mail items are kept in monthly files. To obtain a list of files in the archives, send the command INDEX LISA-L in the body of e-mail to listserv@ulkyvm on bitnet or to listserv@ulkyvm.louisville.edu on the Internet. 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