ALCTS Network News v9n18 (June 9, 1995) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/ann/ann-v9n18 ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 9, Number 18 June 9, 1995 In this issue ELECTION RESULTS -- ALCTS Offices ELECTION RESULTS -- ALA Offices and Council ALCTS CATALOGING PROGRAMS AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE SERIALS SECTION TO SPONSOR PROGRAM _AGAINST THE GRAIN_ NOW ON THE WEB ************************************************************************** ASSOCIATION FOR LIBRARY COLLECTIONS & TECHNICAL SERVICES RESULTS OF 1995 ELECTION ** NOTE: The successful candidate is indicated by ** before her/his name. DIVISION Vice-President/President-Elect ** Carol Chamberlain Jean Farrington Councilor ** Alex Bloss Frank D'Andraia Director at Large Doris Clack (three-year term) ** Peggy Johnson Director at Large ** Dorothy McKowen (one-year term) Lorraine Olley COUNCIL OF REGIONAL GROUPS Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect ** Mary Faust Derry Juneja Secretary Kathryn Ginanni ** Debra Hackleman ACQUISITIONS SECTION Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect ** Joseph Raker Barbara Winters Secretary David James ** Pamela Zager Rebarcak Member at Large Lynne C. Branche-Brown ** Doina Farkas Marilyn McSweeney ** James Mouw CATALOGING AND CLASSIFICATION SECTION Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect Wilma Cromwell George Gibbs ** Bruce Chr. Johnson Secretary ** Susanne Glass Catherine Herlihy Daniel Kinney Member at Large John Hostage ** Joan Swanekamp COLLECTION MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT SECTION Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect ** Edward Shreeves John Yelverton Secretary Dana D'Andraia ** Patricia Vierra Member at Large Barbara McFadden Allen ** Suzanne Freeman ** Sara Heitshu Ellen Pletsch Frederic Protopappas Cynthia Shelton PRESERVATION AND REFORMATTING SECTION Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect ** Thomas Clareson Katherine Walter Secretary ** Myron Chace Dorothy Moore Member at Large ** Lisa Biblo Don Thompson SERIALS SECTION Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect ** Pamela Bluh Member at Large Michele Crump ** Beverley Geer-Butler ************************************************************************* AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION RESULTS OF 1995 ELECTION PRESIDENT-ELECT Michael Gorman 5,128 Mary Somerville ** 6,479 Councilors elected: Kathleen Balcom, John Berry, Carolyn Caywood, Deborah Coleman, Gordon Conable, Judith Drescher, Judith Farley, Jack Forman, Debra Gilchrist, Donna Gilliland, Mario Gonzalez, Anne Haley, Ken Haycock, Janet Swan Hill, Patricia Hogan, Robert Holley, Sheila Intner, Bonnie Kunzel, Kathie Meizner, Sally Gardner Reed, William Roberts, Donald Sager, Harriet Selverstone, Phyllis Van Orden, Blanche Woolls, Vivian Wynn. ************************************************************************* ALCTS CATALOGING PROGRAMS AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE "Crisis in Subject Cataloging and Retrieval" will be held on Sunday, June 25, from 2 to 5:30 p.m. The program is sponsored by the Subject Analysis Committee of CCS and is cosponsored by the Management & Operation of Public Service Section's Catalogue Use Committee of the Reference and Adult Service Division of ALA. It will be held in MCC E152. The program will include an historical perspective on subject cataloging as a cost-effective endeavor, administrative issues, public service aspects, education for the profession, cultural barriers and implications for the future. Speakers include: Arlene G. Taylor, associate professor, School of Library and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh; Francis Miksa, professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Texas-Austin; Sheila Intner, professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, Boston; Thomas Mann, reference librarian, Library of Congress, and Michael Gorman, dean of libraries, California State University at Fresno. "Rare Book Cataloging for the General Cataloger" will be held on Monday, June 26, from 2 to 4 p.m. The program is sponsored by the ALCTS Cataloging and Classification Section and cosponsored by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Rare Books and Manuscripts Section. It will be held in MCC E258. The program will introduce generalist catalogers to the basic concepts and tools needed to catalog rare materials, particularly pre-1801 printed books. The discussion will focus on the theoretical rather than the practical aspects of rare book cataloging. Topics will include the rare book as text and artifact, principles of description and access, tools for the novice or infrequent cataloger of rare materials and administrative issues in rare book cataloging. Speakers will include Eric Holzenberg, cataloger at the Grolier Club of New York, and Elizabeth Johnson, head of technical services at Indiana University Lilly Library, Bloomington. ************************************************************************* SERIALS SECTION TO SPONSOR PROGRAM "Looking Beyond Service Charge: Performance Evaluation of Serials Vendors" will be held on Sunday, June 25, from 9 to 11 a.m. The program is cosponsored by the ALCTS Publisher/Vendor Library Relations Committee and the Acquisitions Section. It will be held in the Hyatt, Columbus I/J. A serials librarian and a subscription agent's representative will discuss their perspectives on evaluation in the context of the upcoming "Guide to Performance Evaluation of Serials Vendors." Speakers will include October Ivins, head of Acquisitions & Serials Services, Louisiana State University, and Gary J. Brown, director of Library Services, Latin America, Blackwells. ************************************************************************* _AGAINST THE GRAIN_ NOW ON THE WEB _Against the Grain_ is going to have a presence on the World Wide Web. Right now it is on the Readmore webserver at . As of June 5, 1995, the URL will be . Some of the information on the homepage includes the table of contents of ATG issues from vol.7:no.1 on, lists of interviews and features from previous issues, and news about the upcoming Charleston Conference. In addition, there is subscription information for ATG. Katina Strauch will receive comments and suggestions about this new venture at strauchk@cofc.edu. ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* 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; Robert P. Holley, President; Karen Muller, Executive Director. Editor: Karen Whittlesey (u34261@uicvm); Editorial Advisory Board: Jennifer Younger, Robert P. Holley, David Farrell; Editorial Assistance: Karen Muller 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. News items should be sent to the editor at the e-mail address above. 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