ALCTS Network News v8n03 (August 9, 1994)
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                                                      ISSN: 1056-6694

                           ALCTS NETWORK NEWS

                    An electronic publication of the
         Association for Library Collections & Technical Services

                           Volume 8, Number 3
                             August 9, 1994

    In this issue

        UPDATE ON THE ALA ORGANIZATIONAL SELF STUDY
        NOVEMBER ALCTS INSTITUTES IN CALIFORNIA
        ALERT TO CHAIRS AND MEMBERS
        PUBLICATIONS

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              UPDATE ON THE ALA ORGANIZATIONAL SELF STUDY

    The ALA Organizational Self Study Committee released three documents
prior to or during the 1994 Annual Conference in Miami:

1)  Summary of Member Survey, which was published in the June issue of
_American Libraries_.

2)  The ALA Self-Study Committee Report, revised (CD #50, 1993-94),
available on ALA's Gopher.  Each of the 7 chapters in the Report is
posted as a separate document under the submenu "ALA Self-Study
Documents."  This submenu is located under the Council portion of the
"About ALA's Council and Executive Board" option on the main menu.  The
Council took action on some of the recommendations in this report; the
actions will be posted to the Gopher in the near future.

3)  "Concept paper: Building on Our Strength" (CD 50.1, 1993-94), a
document which reviews principles to aid in our search for resolution
of current concerns, and some ideas for future direction, also available
from the ALA Gopher.

    To access the ALA Gopher, select the menu option "The Library" in the
first screen of the University of Illinois-Chicago's Gopher (point Gopher
clients to gopher.uic.edu port 70).  If you are unsure if you have a
Gopher client, check with your system administrator. If you do not,
Gopher is available via anonymous FTP from boombox.micro.umn.edu
in the directory /pub/gopher.
    Note that the ALA Organizational Self Study Committee seeks
responses to these documents (particularly item 3) by October 25.
Specifically they seek your reactions to the areas of proposed change:
What are the pluses/advantages/strengths to the proposals for a Policy
Council?  Dues/Membership Consolidation? Conference Structure? or
Council Composition and Make up?  What are the
problems/limitations/issues to be resolved?  The Committee would
welcome other suggestions for organization or structural change and
your comments.  Send your comments to Regina Minudri by October 25,
1994, to 836 The Alameda, Berkeley, CA 94707 or fax to 510-526-4908.
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                NOVEMBER ALCTS INSTITUTES IN CALIFORNIA

    CCS and AS are each sponsoring institutes to be held as preconferences
to the California Library Association annual meeting in Anaheim November
10-11. Call Yvonne McLean at 800-545-2433 ext. 5032 or e-mail to
yvonne.mclean@ala.org for information and registration for the following
institutes:

DEMYSTIFYING SUBJECT CATALOGING
    This day-and-half institute (November 10-11) will review and update
fundamental subject cataloging principles, from analyzing a document's
subject content to exploring the structure and application of LC subject
headings and their subdivisions. It is geared toward original catalogers,
librarians, and administrators involved in the creation, use, or
management of subject retrieval data.
    The institute will build up the knowledge base and skills needed to
effectively use current tools and procedures for subject cataloging in
LCMARC records and other bibliographic products, and will introduce
changes and developments in MARC subject authority records and use of
subdivisions.  It will offer a workshop in the process of subject
analysis; intensive training in structure and use of LCSH; hands-on
instruction in tools and techniques; presentation of Airlie House
recommendations; and a presentation of key issues in the future of subject
cataloging.
    The faculty members are Arlene G. Taylor, University of Pittsburgh
School of Library and Information Science; Mary Kay Pietris or Lynne el
Hoshey, both of the Library of Congress; and J.  Bradford Young,
University of Pennsylvania.
    Registration is open until October 28. The fee for ALCTS and CLA
members is $145; for ALA members $190; for non-members $235.

FUNDAMENTALS OF ACQUISITIONS
    This institute, offered on November 11, will focus on basic
acquisitions of monographs and serials and the relationships among
librarians, library booksellers, subscription agents, and other
publishers. Librarians and paraprofessionals new to the acquisitions
field will find this institute helpful.
    Participants will receive a broad overview of the operations
involved in acquiring materials after the selection decision is made.
The institute will discuss methods and strategies for acquiring
different types of library materials, both domestic and foreign;
introduce financial management and fiscal procedures related to library
materials and acquisitions; and offer an overview of publishing
operations that have an impact on library acquisitions.
    Faculty for this institute are Joyce Ogburn, Chief Acquisitions
Librarian, Yale University Library, and Meta Nissley, Head,
Acquisitions and Collection Management, California State University,
Chico.
    Registration is open until October 28. The fee for ALCTS and CLA
members is $95; for ALA members $140; for non-members $185.
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                   ALERT TO CHAIRS AND MEMBERS

    There are several "housekeeping" tasks which follow on the heels of
Annual Conference. If you fall into any of the following categories,
please read on!

1993-94 DISCUSSION GROUP CHAIRS
    If you chaired a discussion group last year and are *not* chairing
the same one this year, please let the Office know as soon as possible.
ALA Conference Services bases its conference mailing on coding from the
membership database and if you are still coded as Chair, you will
receive the mailings.

1994-95 DISCUSSION GROUP CHAIRS
    If you are a new chair this year, you will not receive ALA
Conference Services mailings unless you are coded appropriately. Please
let the Office know right away if you took on the chair's position
since August 1.

COMMITTEE CHAIRS
    A reminder that committee report forms were due into the ALCTS
Office as soon after Annual Conference as possible. If you have not
submitted yours yet, please do so now. These reports are used for
several things, including coverage in the _ALCTS Newsletter_, possible
Office follow-up, and names of new chairs.

MEMBERS
    Volunteer forms are being accepted in the ALCTS Office for
consideration for a 1995-96 committee appointment. Contact Nell at
800-545-2433 ext. 5035 to request a form.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS
    All members need to keep the ALCTS Office and ALA Membership
Services Office informed of any changes in job, mailing address,
telephone number, or other pertinent data. Mailings are based on the
Membership Services database and the ALCTS Office needs correct
information for a variety of member-related activities. Please send
corrections to both at any time of year.
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                          PUBLICATIONS

    The Library of Congress recently published _Boxes for the Protection
of Books: Their Design and Construction_, a looseleaf guide for book
conservators, museum technicians and library curators who wish to
construct protective boxes for items in their collections. Compiled by
Lage Carlson, supervisor of the Phased Conservation Section, and other
members of the LC Conservation Office, this edition is a revised and
updated version of _Boxes for the Protection of Rare Books: Their Design
and Construction_, published in 1982. The book is for sale for $20 from
the Superintendent of Documents, New Orders, PO Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA
15250-7954. The S/N is 030-000--00253-9.
     The Council on Library Resources has published _Analytical Review of
the Library of the Future_, a synthesis of the current thinking on the
subject by Karen M. Drabenstott, Univeristy of Michigan School of
Information and Library Studies. Drabenstott summarizes the trends,
topics, issues and concerns identified in the published literature of
the library and publishing communities from the early 1980's to date.
Included in the report is a collection of definitions, overviews of
current technologies and tools, a discussion of digital library models,
brief descriptions of active projects, and a bibliography of the cited
literature. The book is available for $15 prepaid from the Council on
Library Resources, 1400 16th St. N.W., Suite 510, Washington, DC
200365-2217.
     CRL has also published _The Future of Education for Librarianship:
Looking Forward From the Past_, a 95-page report summarizing recent
published literature and selected classics in the field of education for
library and information studies to determine prevailing trends and
concepts. The report also contains an annotated bibliography of the more
significant works. It is available for $15 prepaid from the Council on
Library Resources, address above.
     Abbey Publications has surveyed nearly 60 paper mills in the United
States and Canada to discover how many printing and writing papers on
the market qualify as permanent under the newly revised American
National Standard for permanent paper, ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992,
"Permanence of Paper for Publications and Documents in Libraries and
Archives." The survey results have been compiled and published in a
51-page booklet, _North American Permanent Paper_, available for $7
from Abbey Publications, 7105 Geneva Drive, Austin TX 78723; phone
512-929-3992. The publisher plans to revise the booklet annually.
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