From: Susan Rabe <rabe_at_crlmail.uchicago.edu>
CENTER FOR RESEARCH LIBRARIESí REPORT TO CHIEF COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
OFFICERS OF LARGE ACADEMIC RESEARCH LIBRARIES JANUARY 1998
COLLECTION RESOURCES
COLLECTIONS AND SERVICES POLICY MANUAL - CRLís policy manual has been added
to its website at http://wwwcrl.uchicago.edu/cdpolicy.htm. The manual was
revised by a Collection and Services Advisory Panelí task force chaired by
Robert Sewell. The revision changed the structure of the document
according to the five collection components in CRLís program; updated the
policy, procedural and factual changes made since August, 1990; and added
services sections for interlibrary loan and document delivery, microform
sales, preservation, and bibliographic access.
VICE PRESIDENT FOR COLLECTION PROGRAMS: Milton T. Wolf has been appointed
Vice President for Collection Programs, effective February 2, 1998. He
will be responsible for the management and development of the five major
components of CRL's expanding cooperative collection development program
for academic and research libraries worldwide. Director of Collection
Development at the University of Nevada, Reno, since 1977, he has held a
variety of staff positions at the libraries of Pennsylvania State
University, Wright State University and the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate in English of Pennsylvania State
University, he obtained a Master's in Library Science from the University
of Michigan, where he has completed the course requirements for a Ph.D. in
American literature. In addition to his distinguished career in
librarianship, which includes extensive professional involvement, papers
and speaking, he is a well-known consultant to libraries on collection
development issues. His interests range widely and often include research
and writing involving science fiction.
FRENCH REVOLUTION OF 1848 MATERIALS DIGITIZED: CRL is cooperating with
ARTFL (American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language)
on a demonstration project to digitize newspapers, pamphlets, and
monographs from the French Revolution of 1848 held by CRL.
The purpose of this project is to increase CRL's experience in the
implementation of digitization projects while advancing the knowledge of
the scholarly community about the collections of CRL. CRL and ARTFL will
discuss expanding collaboration if this project proves beneficial to both
organizations.
The project is being directed by Mark Olsen, ARTFL's Assistant Director,
and Marlys Rudeen, CRL's Microfilm Projects and Preservation Coordinator.
More information about this project will be forthcoming when specific
publications are made available on ARTFL's website. More information about
ARTFL and its database is available at
http://humanities.uchicago.edu/ARTFL.html.
GLOBAL NEWSPAPERS SYMPOSIUM - Selected presentations from the Symposium on
Access to and Preservation of Global Newspapers are available in full at
http://wwwcrl.uchicago.edu/icon/papers.htm. CRL co-sponsored the symposium
with the Association of Research Libraries, Commission on Preservation and
Access/Council on Library Resources and the Library of Congress held on May
27-28, 1997 at the Library of Congress. The Council of Library Resources,
Norman Ross Publishing Inc., and Swets & Zeitlinger Inc. provided support
for the meeting. These organizations convened the meeting to define the
problems of collecting, storing, preserving, and providing access to
international newspapers and, most importantly, to design a course of
action that will guarantee acquisition of and access to international
newspapers.
The symposium's objective to plan for comprehensive coverage, preservation,
and access to international newspapers has resulted in the formation of the
International Coalition on Newspapers (ICON). The ICON homepage is at
http://wwwcrl.uchicago.edu/icon/icon.htm and will include updates on the
coalition's activities.
GLOBAL RESOURCES PROGRAM: CRL has published the presentations given at its
April 25, 1997 Council of Voting Members symposium on CRL's Role in the
Emerging Global Resources Program. Four speakers -- two librarians and two
faculty members -- addressed topics related to current, expanding needs for
access to materials issued worldwide and how research libraries will meet
demands for these resources.
The symposium proceedings include the remarks of speakers Martin Runkle,
University of Chicago; Deborah Jakubs, Duke University and the Association
of Research Libraries; Albert Hamscher, Kansas State University; and Alan
Beyerchen, Ohio State University. Linda Gould, University of Washington,
served as the symposium moderator. Other materials in the publication are
comments and discussion from the audience and the presentation of CRL
President Don Simpson on how CRL can assume a leadership role in various
projects to increase access to global resources.
The symposium publication is being mailed to all CRL member library
directors and to all councilors. It is available in paper format only and
is free. To order, contact Yvonne Jefferson, Assistant to the CRL
President at jefferso_at_crlmail.uchicago.edu.
HANDBOOK: The full text of CRL's _Handbook_ now is available on the web.
Users can access the _Handbook_ from the CRL home page, by clicking on the
Collections and Services button, then on the CRL Handbook button; or by
going directly to http://wwwcrl.uchicago.edu/handbook/hdbook.htm.
The _Handbook_ describes all of CRL's collection components, details the
parameters of the uncataloged collections, and lists significant holdings
in a subject arrangement. The most recent printed version is a 184-page
soft-cover volume issued in 1996; it remains in print and available from
CRL. The online version will be updated when there are important additions
or changes to the collections.
PURCHASE PROPOSALS: Purchase proposal ballots for 12 proposals were sent to
the Voting members recently with final tabulation of the results available
in late February. The proposals are for:
_Church Missionary Society Archives. Section 1: Japan_, Pts. 4-9; _Section
2: Women_, Pt. 3; and Section 3: _Central Manuscript Records_, Pt. 2-3.
Corporation of Foreign Bondholders. _Newspaper cutting files_.
_Galveston daily news_. 1863-1931
_Little magazines. Series 1-2_.
_Mailrapporten_. Pt. 2.
_Mao Tse-Tung píing tien Erh shih ssu shih_.
_Papers of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony_.
_Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.: Board of Foreign Missions
Correspondence and Reports, 1833-1911_. Iran, Syria-Lebanon, and India
Missions.
_Pusat Dokumentasi Hukum Microfiche Collection_, Pts. 4-5.
_World of Port Royal: the Jansenist Movement_.
TECHNICAL SERVICES
CATALOG STATUS - CRLCATALOG has over 475,000 catalog records and 170,000
authority records.
MEMBERSHIP & ACCESS SERVICES
USE STATISTICS - CRL has processed over 21,000 requests in the first half
of FY1997/98, with a 66% fill rate. 60% of all filled requests are for
loans with an averages of 3.6 items per loan. CRL maintains interlibrary
loan use statistics for every member institution. These statistics include
the total number of ILL requests processed, the number of requests filled
by loan, by photocopy, by fax, and by Ariel, and the number of items sent
to fulfill loan requests for each member. Please contact Linda Naru
(naru_at_crlmail.uchicago.edu) if you are interested in receiving a use report
for your library.
OTHER NEWS:
COUNCIL OF VOTING MEMBERS: The next Council meeting is scheduled for
Friday, April 17, 1998 in Chicago.
EXHIBIT BOOTH: GreyNet and CRL will be at booth T1437 at the New Orleans
Convention Center during the 1998 midwinter meeting of ALA. GreyNet is the
Grey Literature Service Network, sponsor of the biennial International
Conference on Grey Literature and of various workshops on print and
electronic publications not produced by commercial publishers.
The GreyNet exhibit booth will have information on future workshops as well
as on the Fourth International Grey Literature Conference, scheduled for
October 1999. CRL is the main sponsor of GL99, to be held in Chicago.
"New Frontiers in Grey Literature: The Geographic Approach" is the theme
of GL99; the focus will be on grey literature in specific geographic areas
or countries of the world, as well as on specific topical subjects
important to special interest groups.
NEW CRL MEMBER: The State University of New York at Stony Brook became a
Voting member of the Center for Research Libraries, effective January 1,
1998. The CRL Board of Directors took action on the new member at its
November 6 meeting.
PHONE SYSTEM: The hold music on CRL's phone system has been replaced. It
had been Eine kleine Nachtmusik for those who couldn't tell what it was.
SEARCHABLE DATABASES: Staff are currently working on making four databases
available on CRLís website. These are: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Camp papers, ethnic press, foreign newspapers, and CIS serials currently
received. The databases will be available in February, 1998.
WHATíS NEW: CRL updates the What's New section of the CRL website each
Friday. Announcements are also posted to CRLONLINE. You can subscribe by
sending the following message to majordomo_at_crlmail.uchicago.edu:
subscribe crlonline [your email address]
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Susan M. Rabe
Collection Resources Bibliographer
Center for Research Libraries
6050 S. Kenwood Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637-2804
Tel: 773-955-4545 x323
Fax: 773-955-4339
Email: rabe_at_crlmail.uchicago.edu
Received on Mon Jan 05 1998 - 16:56:32 EST