Haas, 'News, Announcements, Etc.', LIBRES v5n02 (July 31, 1995) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/libres/libres-v5n02-haas-news LIBRES: Library and Information Science Research Electronic Journal ISSN 1058-6768 1995 Volume 5 Issue 2; July 31. Quarterly LIBRE5N2_NEWS ____________________________________________________________ News, Announcements, Etc. Edited by Leslie Haas Kent State University NOTICE If you have any news releases, journal announcements, workshops, etc. You would like announced in this column for the Fall Edition, please contact Leslie M.Haas by September 15, 1995. Thank You. ************************************************************ JOURNAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ++++++++++++++ Table of Contents LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE RESEARCH CONTENTS Volume 17, Number 3, 1995 Editorial: The Librarian Research and Publication Imperative . . . 199 James G. Neal Articles: _If They Read Nancy Drew, So What?_: Series Book Readers Talk Back . . . . . . . . . . . . .201 Catherine Sheldrick Ross Practice and Personhood in Professional Interaction: Social Identities and Information Needs . . . . . . . .233 Hartmut B. Mokros, Lynn S. Mullins, and Tefko Saracevic Everyday Life Information Seeking: Approaching Information Seeking in the Context of _Way of Life_ . . . . . . . . . . . .253 Reijo Savolainen Research Note: Research in Library and Information Science in A Developing Country - Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . .285 Zakari Mohammed About the Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 Reviews (Debora Shaw, Review Editor): Emery, Charles D. Buyers and Borrowers: The Application of Consumer Theory to the Study of Library Use . . . . . 295 Reviewed by Shixing Wen Frideres, James S. (Ed.). Multiculturalism and Intergroup Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 Reviewed by Adele M. Fasick Gustafson, Kent L., & Smith, Jane Bandy. Research for School Library Media Specialists. . . . . . . . . . . .298 Reviewed by Carol Truett Kuhlthau, Carol Collier. Teaching the Library Research Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300 Reviewed by Kathleen Garland Losee, Robert M., Jr., & Wormley, Karen A. Research and Evaluation for Information Professionals. . . . . . . .302 Reviewed by Charles H. Davis McDonald, Joseph A., & Micikas, Lynda Basney. Academic Libraries: The Dimensions of Their Effectiveness . . . 303 Reviewed by Thomas W. Shaughnessy Tanner, Thomas M. What Ministers Know: A Qualitative Study of Pastors as Informa tion Professionals. . . . . . . . .305 Reviewed by Homer U. Ashby, Jr. Wiegand, Shirley A. Library Records: A Retention and Confidentiality Guide . . . . . . . . 306 Reviewed by Charles Curran Yakel, Elizabeth. Starting an Archives. . . . . . . . . .307 Reviewed by Anne J. Gilliland-Swetland Zweizig, Douglas, Johnson, Debra Wilcox, Robbins, Jane, & Owen, Amy. Evaluating Library Programs and Services: TELL IT! and Zweizig, Douglas and Besant, Michele (Eds.). Evaluating Library Programs and Services: TELL IT! Training Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Reviewed by Patrick Williams ************************************************************ JOURNAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ++++++++++++++ New Journals (1)IFB ABSTRACTS IFB ABSTRACTS provides English-language summaries of the reviews of European ref erence works and bibliographies that appear in the German quarterly INFORMATIONS MITTEL FUR BIBLIOTHEKEN, available both in print and through http://www.swbv.uni-konstanz.de:7000/depot/i_menu/3421308w.html IFB ABSTRACTS is intended primarily for academic librarians interested in inform ation about European reference sources for collection development or reference p urposes. It is edited by Heidi Hutchinson (heidi@ucrac1.ucr.edu) and Stephen Le hmann (lehmann@pobox.upenn.edu) and represents the work of over 60 American, Bri tish and German librarians. It presently includes close to 300 abstracts from th e 1994 issues of the IFB. Abstracts from 1995's first issue will be added soon. The URL is http://www.library.upenn.edu/ifba. JOURNAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ++++++++++++++ New Journals (2) INFORMATION RESEARCH: AN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL Information Research: an electronic journal, is published three times a year by the Department of Information Studies, University of Sheffield. Volume 1 No 1 April 1995 Introduction This first issue of Information Research contains three papers originally publis hed in the print predecessor, Information Research News. There is a considerable amount of work going on in the Computational Information Systems Research Group within the Department on the use of genetic algorithms in database-processing a pplications: the paper by Jones et al. describes a recent MSc Information Manag ement dissertation project that considered their use for clustering document dat abases. There is increasing interest within the Department in electronic support for collaborative teaching and learning, and the paper by Riding et al. discuss es current work on the development of an introductory undergraduate module on th e use of computer- mediated communications. Finally, Allen reports some of the i nitial work in a doctoral study of the information strategies that are currently being developed in higher education institutions in the United Kingdom. A note on the electronic publication of Information Research: This is a trial is sue of Information Research News which publishes short papers by staff and stude nts of the Department. We are now exploring the possibility of regular publicat ion of Information Research to take over that function, and would welcome commen ts from present subscribers to the paper version, as well as from those who have not previously subscribed. Copyright of papers accepted for Information Research rests with the author(s) and publication in this form is not intended to limit revision and subsequent pu blication elsewhere. http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/academic/I-M/is/lecturer/infres.html JOURNAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ++++++++++++++ New Journals (3) HYPERJOURNAL WHAT IS HYPERJOURNAL? Hyperjournal is a discussion list devoted exclusively to electronic journals, es pecially those which publish on the World Wide Web. It is concerned with all as pects of the production and publication of electronic journals, particularly tho se managed by academics themselves. WHAT ARE THE AIMS OF HYPERJOURNAL? Electronic journals are in the vanguard of the electronic publishing revolution and the pace of change is rapid. Hyperjournal will provide information on the l atest developments and act as a forum for the discussion of new ideas. Its over all aim is to promote the development and use of electronic journals among Highe r Education professionals. The list is based in the UK and will provide a Europ ean perspective. WHO SHOULD SUBSCRIBE TO HYPERJOURNAL? Academics Computing Personnel Learned Societies Librarians Multimedia Specialists Publishers Researchers Anyone interested in electronic publishing in an academic environment. WHAT SORT OF TOPICS WILL BE DISCUSSED? This is up to the list members, but obvious topics for consideration include: -pros and cons of electronic publishing -practical questions about how to set up and run an electronic journal -editorial considerations -the concept of the academic _paper_ in a hypermedia environment -peer review -copyright -cutting the cost of periodicals in libraries -archiving, retrieval, and access for the end user -electronic journals and the Research Assessment Exercise etc. etc. HOW DO I SUBSCRIBE? Send an email message as follows: To: Mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk Subject: Join hyperjournal-forum Firstname Lastname Example: Join hyperjournal-forum Michael Fox JOURNAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ++++++++++++++ New Journals (4)CLiCK Magazine CLiCK Magazine Creativity and the Interactive Mass Media Revolution Announcing CLiCK, a new electronic magazine focusing on the people, ideas and pr oducts that are driving interactive multimedia on CD-ROM, the Internet, the Worl dWideWeb and evolving broadband services. The magazine presents, in both form and content, the latest ideas on interactivi ty design and new media business for creative people in the converging industrie s. CLiCK is NOT a computer magazine for tech-heads. It's an online cultural space i n which new media practioners and thinkers can talk in real time, test ideas, an d learn new techniques. It talks practically and passionately about interactive content and how to make it sing and dance, teach and sell, amaze and excite. CLiCK maps the many manifestos of the interactive cultural revolution. From June, you can experience CLiCK by pointing your Web browser (Netscape recom mended) at http://www.click.com.au CLiCK Magazine radiant@radiant.com.au Radiant Productions Level 2, 645 Harris Street Ultimo, NSW 2022 Australia Tel: (612) 361 5912 Fax: (612) 361 5912 ++++++++++++++ New Journals (4) CANADIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY CANADIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY May 1995 Number1-Levin A peer-reviewed scholarly electronic journal operating as a LISTSERV under the n ame CANJEDADPOL-L at The University of Manitoba, Faculty of Education. Editor: J. A. Riffel, Department of Educational Administration and Foundations. Riffel@bldgeduc.Lan1.umanitoba.ca Editorial Assistant: Nancy Buchanan buchanan@bldgeduc.Lan1.umanitoba.ca Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy: cjeap@bldgeduc.Lan1.umanitoba.ca Phone: (204) 474-9075 Fax: (204) 474-275-5962 CANJEDADPOL is gophered at Gopher.cc.umanitoba.ca in the sub-directory: Faculties and Departments/Faculty of Education/Electronic Journals in Educa tion LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Welcome to the Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy. The Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy seeks to publish t houghtful work that raises important questions and promotes dialogue on problems of educational practice and policy. The Journal has a Canadian focus and aims at a wide audience, including members of the general public, reporters, practiti oners, policy makers and academics. The material published will take various fo rms, such as case studies, policy analyses, reflections on dilemmas of practice, reports or reviews of research, and extended editorials. The Journal is published electronically. Electronic publications makes it possi ble to promote dialogue in ways that are difficult in traditional publication. Many of the submissions accepted for publication will be distributed together wi th commentaries on them commissioned by the editorial board. We hope that reade rs will become engaged in electronic conversations by communicating directly wit h authors and by writing responses which the editorial board would be happy to r eceive and review for publication. The members of the editorial board and I appreciate your subscription to the Jou rnal. We hope you find the articles stimulating and useful. We encourage you t o copy articles for others, either on paper or electroncially; please acknowledg e the author and the Journal if you do. And we'd like to hear from you. You ma y have some advice on who we might do a better job, you might wish to consider u s for the publication of your work, or you may want to participate in the dialog ue we hope to create. J. A. Riffel Notes for Contributors Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy The Journal invites the submission of manuscripts contributing to informed dialo gue and debate about educational policy and administration in Canada. The journ al takes an interdisciplinary approach to its overall goal of promoting an open and continuing dialogue about educational issues. Manuscripts submitted for publication in the Journal should be sent to The Canad ian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, e-mail address. The manus cripts should follow an approved manual of form and style. Each manuscript shoul d contain a brief abstract of about 100 words. Footnotes and references should a ppear at the end of the paper. Because of the limits of electronic publication, authors are asked not to include charts, figures or tables in their papers. All submissions will be reviewed anonymously. ++++++++++++++ New Journals (5) Info Technology for Development Richard Heeks, University of Manchester _Information Technology for Development_ (ISSN: 0268-1102) is a new journal, pub lished by IOS Press. It aims to encourage a critical debate on the role of IT in the development process, and to contribute to more informed decision-making con cerning IT development, adaptation, transfer and utilisation. It contains material of an applied rather than theoretical nature, reflecting th e journal's intended audience of managers and IT workers in development organisa tions: mainly public sector bodies, universities, NGOs and private sector organi sations in developing countries. It will also form the main focus for academic w riting on IT and development. Papers in first issue include: --Towards a culture of management of software systems maintenance in Africa, E.E . Woherem --Technology transfer vs. technology learning in health information systems in d eveloping countries, J. Braa --I.T. landmarks in Chile, R.A. Baeza-Yates Editor-in Chief: Dr S. Ramani National Centre for Software Technology, India Submission of papers for publication and other enquiries: Dr Richard Heeks Institute for Development Policy and Management University of Manchester Precinct Centre Manchester, M13 9GH, UK Fax: +44-161-273-8829 Email: richard.heeks@man.ac.uk ************************************************************ JOURNAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ++++++++++++++ News PACS REVIEW AVAILABLE VIA WWW The PACS Review is a refereed electronic journal, established in 1989, that publ ishes articles on campus-wide information systems, CD-ROM LANs, document deliver y systems, electronic publishing, expert systems, hypermedia and multimedia syst ems, locally mounted databases, network-based information resources and tools, a nd online catalogs. Starting with the volume six, number one issue, the PACS Review: (1) publishes a rticles in both ASCII and HTML formats, (2) offers HTML articles with both inter nal and external links, and (3) gives authors the option of updating articles. (Updated articles are subject to normal editorial procedures.) The PACS Review allows authors to retain the copyright to their articles and to republish them elsewhere. Since the journal has an irregular publication schedule, article deadlines can b e set to accommodate the demands of authors' busy schedules. Unlike print journ als, the PACS Review can publish accepted articles quickly. The first four volumes of the PACS Review have also been published in book form by the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA); volume five is in preparation. The current issue contains a bibliography on scholarly publishing on the Interne t and other networks, which is described below: This bibliography presents selected works, published between 1990 and the presen t, that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on t he Internet and other networks. It has the following major sections: directories, economic issues, electronic books, electronic serials, future scenarios, general works, legal issues, library issues, new publishing models, publisher issues, and related electronic resources. It does not provide detailed coverage of the substantial body of literature that deals with general electronic publishing topics. The HTML version of the paper is updated by the author, and it has been updated since its original publication. To access the current issue, point your Web client at: To access the PACS Review home page, point your Web client at: If you do not have a Web client, the PACS Review is also available on the Univer sity of Houston Libraries' Gopher server. Point your Gopher client at info.lib.u h.edu, port 70 and follow this menu path: Looking for Articles Electronic Journals E-Journals Published by the University of Houston Libraries The Public-Access Computer Systems Review ************************************************************ CALLS FOR PAPERS AND OTHER AUTHOR/EDITORANNOUNCEMENTS ************************************************************ (1) CALL FOR PAPERS - Information Resources Mgmt Assoc Conference Beth Green, P enn State University 1996 Information Resources Management Association International Conference Infor mation Technology Management and Organizational Innovations May 19-22, 1996 Wash ington, DC USA In today's competitive global markets, organizations are seeking new innovative approaches to improve their competitive posture. Emerging information technologi es of the past two decades are now providing organizations in both public and pr ivate sectors new tools to develop innovative organizational concepts and applic ations to become leaner and at the same time much more productive. The theme of the 7th IRMA International Conference is aimed at the challenges involved in dev eloping innovative concepts and practices to make organizations more effective. This international conference is not limited only to information technology prof essionals, but should be beneficial to managers who are concerned with effective management of their organizations through the use of information technology app lications. Papers and proposals for presentations and panels, both on theoretica l and practical issues pertinent to the theme of the conference are invited from government, academia, and business. Conference Tracks: --Expert Systems Technologies --Database and Decision Support --The Human Side of IT --End-User Computing --Global Information Technology Management --Information Technology in Libraries --IT Management in Developing Countries --Computer-Aided Software Engineering Tools --Emerging Technologies Management --Multimedia Computing --Information Technology in Asia-Pacific Countries --Object Oriented Technology --Strategic Information Technology Management --Societal Issues in Information Resource Management --Information Technologies Education --Telecommunications and Networking Technologies --Information Technologies Education --Information Technology in Europe --Distance Learning --Accounting Information Systems Authors are asked to submit three copies of either a proposal for a presentation or a full manuscript to the address listed below. For a proposal for a paper pr esentation, only a full-page abstract will be included in the Proceedings. The n umber of submissions by an author (including authorship with others) is limited to a maximum of two. All manuscripts must: --Not exceed 20 pages for a full paper or 2-4 pages for a proposal for a prese ntation. --Be accompanied by a separate cover letter with every author's name, address, t elephone number, full affiliation, and the track that it is submitted for. All correspondence will be sent to the first author, unless otherwise specified. --Be accompanied by a 100-150 word abstract (full paper only). --Not currently be under review by another publication or conference. --Be accompanied by a 3 x 5 stamped postcard with the submitter's name and addre ss for acknowledgment of receipt of the paper or the proposal. Individuals interested in conducting a symposium, workshop, or panel discussion are asked to submit a 2-4 page summary covering the purpose of your session and why it would be of interest to the conference participants to the address listed below. Proposals should follow the same general guidelines (format, etc.) as fo r paper submissions. Method of presentation is at the submitter's discretion, ho wever, the submitter has the responsibility for providing his/her own participan ts (such as panel members) and any special equipment. All panel and workshop mem bers must register for the conference. Volunteers to be a paper reviewer or session chair should send the following inf ormation to the address listed below by October 20, 1995: name, affiliation, add ress, work and home phone, fax, e-mail, and three tracks of most interest to you . Important Dates: Receipt of papers/proposals October 27, 1995 Notification of acceptance/rejection December 1, 1995 Receipt of final papers/abstracts January 18, 1996 Early registration deadline January 18, 1996 Additional information, including a conference registration form, list of track chairs, conference committee, and additional CFP details is available from: Mehdi Khosrowpour, DBA IRMA International Conference 4811 Jonestown Road, Suite 230 Harrisburg, PA 17109 USA Voice: (717) 948-6344 or (717) 652-7794 Fax: (717) 541-9159 E-mail: m1k@psuvm.psu.edu ************************************************************ (2) INFORMATION WORLD REVIEW NEEDS CONTRIBUTORS Information World Review is currently interested in hearing from information pro fessionals with previous writing experience who would be interested in making a contribution to Information World Review's Internet column. We are looking for library users who can provide well-written copy around Intern et themes that is relevant and useful to other information professionals interes ted in using the Internet for serious research purposes. For further information please e-mail the Editor, Richard Poynder, on rich_p@lun a.co.uk, indicating what topics you might be interested in writing about and giv ing details of previous writing experience. ************************************************************(3) PRELIMINARY ANNO UNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS SELF AND AGENCY: A JOURNAL OF APPLIED SOCIOLOGY Self and Agency will address a range of contemporary sociological issues and is aimed at professional as well as academic audiences with an emphasis on articles which ground theoretical debate and demonstrate the importance of critical thin ki9ng within applied contexts. The title plays on the several senses of _self_ and _agency_:- self as identity constituted through difference, the changing self, the consuming self, the const ructed self; and agency as acting selves, as acting for others, as public or pri vate institutions which provide goods, resources and services. The title emphas ises the importance of linking micro and macro sociological concerns. The journal will reflect current thinking and interests in sociology. We encoura ge potential contributors to submit articles which engage with contemporary deba te by combining theoretical ideas and insights with empirical themes and issues. The focus for the journal will be on sociology and its applied contexts. Thes e include: urban and city life, health, welfare and social work, medicine, gende r, race and ethnicity, work and professionalism, class, leisure and consumption, media and information technology, quality of life and organisational life. Self and Agency will bread the relatively untouched ground of making important l kinks between different but related spheres of social life; relating, for exampl e, self to agency, the cultural to the economic; gender to ethnicity; the politi cal to the organisational; the ideological to everyday life; profess to structur e; spatial and temporal formations and so forth. The journal thus aims to provi de a context for integrating important aspects of sociological thinking. We are looking for articles that area able to integrate important various dimensions an d fuse often disparate elements by engaging with, for example, the interface of macro/micro;theoretical/empirical; modern/postmodern; producer/consumer. Article s will provide both academics and professionals with enriching accounts and anal yses of contemporary issues, thereby increasing their awareness of the key featu res of social life in late modern times and enabling them to develop informed un derstandings which can be brought to bear in their work as researchers, academic s, practitioners or in developing policy. Each issue of Self and Agency will contain an extensive book review section whic h will include international and contemporary texts. We will publish occasional review articles. There will be from time to time special editions of the Journ al. A Guest editor may be appointed for such editions and papers will be commis sioned. The journal is refereed and externally assessed. The first volume of Self and Agency is schedules for 1996 and will have two issu es. Volume Two will comprise three issues, and in due course, the frequency wil l rise to quarterly. Self and Agency will be edited by Professor Pamela Abbott, Assistant Dean, Schoo l of Education and Social Science, University of Derby; and Stephen Webb, Head o f Social Sciences, University of Derby, will be Deputy Editor. The Editors seek papers and proposals relevant to the journal's rationale. Three copies should be submitted to Pamela Abbott, Editor Self and Agency, University of Derby, Mick leover, Derby, England, UK, DE3 5GX: e-mail p.abbott@derby.ac.uk or s.webb@derby .ac.uk. Papers (three copies) for inclusion in the first issue should reach th e Editors no later than 1st September 1995. Self and Agency. ISSN 1355-2619. Volume 1 (two issues) 1995 Provisional subscrip tion rates for Volume 1 - US$90.00 Published by the University of Derby and Whit ing and Birch Ltd (London) PO Box 872, SE23 3HL, England FAX 0181-224-2448 ************************************************************ (4) CALL FOR PAPERS Advances in Collection Development and Resource Management JAI Press, Inc. STYLE GUIDELINES, MANUSCRIPT DEADLINES Volume 1 (1995) of Advances in Collection Development and Resource Management h as been published and work has now begun on Vol. 2 (1996). We welcome articles o n any aspect of collection development, acquisitions, and resource management, i ncluding access services, interlibrary lending and borrowing, etc. The following list is brief and meant to be suggestive, not all-inclusive or prescriptive.Ple ase telephone me or query via FAX, USPS, or email if you have any questions. Suggested Topics Electronic ordering Prompt Cat Bidding your serials, approval plans, monographs - or criteria for vendor selection Document Delivery Interlibrary lending and borrowing Exchange Programs Gifts Collection Development and Electronic Materials Licensing Agreements State Resource Sharing Networks OP/Antiquarian Procurement INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS Articles should be double-spaced, including the abstract and end-notes. Two copi es of each article should be submitted on bond paper and laser-printed if possi ble. Above all, copy should be clean and legible. No photocopies, please. Each articles should be preceded by an abstract of around 100 words. Charts, tables, and other graphic material should be presented on bond paper in camera-ready format, that is, laser printed. A machine-readable copy of the paper on a non-returnable 3.5 inch diskette is a lso required. It can be formatted for either DOS (WordPerfect 5.1) or Macintosh (Claris Works or MacWrite II). If none of these word processing packages is avai lable, plain ASCII will do. End notes should be in a separate file and not embed ded in the program, that is, not programmed footnotes that come with some word p rocessing programs. A brief biographical statement should be included with your article (ca. 50words ). Please adhere follow The Chicago Manual of Style, 14th edition, using Documentat ion One, end notes. Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th edition is the authority for spell ing, word division, abbreviations, and hyphenation. Submissions for consideration are due August 15, 1995. Final manuscripts and dis kettes are due October 1, 1995. The expected publication date is March 1996. Queries, manuscripts, and floppy disks should be addressed to Thomas W. Leonhardt, Editor University of Oklahoma Bizzell Memorial Library 401 W. Brooks Norman, OK 73019-0528 VOICE: (405) 325-2611 FAX: (405) 325-7550 Internet: tom@libadm.lib.uoknor.edu ************************************************************ (5) CALL FOR PAPERS:FIRST ACM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN DIGITAL LIBRARIES Initial Announcement and Call for Participation DL' 96 First ACM International Conference on Research and Development in Digital Librar ies March 20-23, 1996 Bethesda, MD General Conference Chair: Gary J. Marchionini Univ. Maryland CLIS 4121 Hornbake College Park, MD 20742 Phone +1-301-405-2053 FAX +1-301-314-9145 Email: march@oriole.umd.edu Program Chair: Edward A. Fox Dept. of Computer Science 562 McBryde Hall Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA 24061-0106 Phone +1-703-231-5113 FAX +1-703-231-6075 Email: fox@vt.edu WWW Information: http://fox.cs.vt.edu/DL96/ Co-location: DL'96 follows immediately after Hypertext'96, held at the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda on March 16-20. DL'97 should be co-located with SIGIR'97, held in Princeton, NJ. We seek papers, posters and workshop proposals on topics related to Digital Libr aries, including but not limited to the following list: * authoring and electron ic publishing * intellectual property rights * publisher plans and concerns * economic and social implications and issues * collecting, capturing, filtering * cataloging, indexing, preserving * distributed data, knowledge and information representation and systems * handling of graphics, GIS, multimedia information * hypertext and hypermedia systems (especially including WWW) and support * visualization, browsing, searching and interfaces * networked information discovery * information storage and retrieval * architectures, reference models, standards * modeling and simulation * networking systems, protocols, security Important Dates Oct. 15, 1995 --- Papers due to Program Chair Dec. 1, 1995 --- Authors notified about PC decisions Jan. 1, 1996 --- Papers due to Program Chair Feb. 15, 1996 --- Deadline for early registration discount March 20, 1996 --- Hypertext'96 closing, DL'96 reception March 23, 1996 --- Post-conference workshops Sponsorship: The DL series is sponsored by ACM, through a number of its SIGs, led by SIGIR an d SIGLINK. Approval is pending regarding the many co-sponsors and in-cooperatio n agreements. ************************************************************ (6) CALL FOR PAPERS -- The Information Society (a Quarterly Journal) http://www.ics.uci.edu/~kling/tis.html Information and Call for Papers for _The Information Society_ journal, published quarterly by Taylor & Francis ----------------------------------------------------------- THE INFORMATION SOCIETY: An International Journal An _information technology revolution_ that can stimulate significant social cha nge is clearly underway. The exponential growth in computational capability per unit dollar will continue at least for the next several decades. Communication bandwidth is undergoing simultaneous exponential growth. Connectivity among ind ividuals, companies and nations is forming what some are calling cyberspace and virtual communities and new forums and formats for electronic publishing, commun ication and commerce. Since wealth, power and freedom of action derive from cont rol over, access to, and effective use of, information and expertise, the shifti ng organization of information technologies and social life -- large scale and s mall scale -- is a major concern. These combined trends have stimulated discussi ons the relationships between technological change and social change. The term I nformation Society has been a key marker for many of these studies and discussio ns. _The Information Society_ journal, published since 1981, is a key forum for thou ghtful analysis of the impacts, policies, system concepts, methodologies and cul tural change related to these trends. It is a refereed journal that publishes s cholarly articles, position papers, short communications and book reviews. _The Information Society_ is a multidisciplinary journal whose audiences include policy- and decision-makers and scientists in government, industry and educatio n; managers concerned with the effects of the information revolution on individu als, organizations and society; and scholars with an interest in the relationshi p between information technologies, social/organizational life, and social chang e. The Information Society is undergoing a transition under the leadership of its n ew Editor-in-Chief, Rob Kling. This CFP lists some of the members of the new edi torial board. The journal's editorial board will be experimenting with new elect ronic and paper formats, including a web server for abstracts and tables of cont ents. In addition, we are experimenting with a policy to allow authors to ident ify 5 people who may recieve copies of the issue in which their article appears. Rob Kling is soliciting individual articles and proposals from people who wish t o organize and edit special issues. He is interested in provocative analytical a rticles or empirical studies that are written to advance our understanding of th e relationships between information technology, related social practices and pol icies, and social change. TIS articles are typically 4,000-6,000 words long, an d are written vividly with coherent analyses and minimal jargon. TIS also publis hes shorter _position statements_ of up to 2,000 words and debates in a new sect ion, called _The Forum._ Among the topics addressed within the journal are: * changing National Information Infrastructures, especially as they influence cu ltural expectations and social practices, * the politics of change in National Information Infrastrustures, * the implications of the coming surge in electronic data interchange (EDI) and electronic commerce among businesses globally, * the ability of companies to _outsource_ portions of their information processi ng to different countries around the world, creating transborder data flow issue s for the countries involved and increasing the rapidity with which jobs migrate globally, * meanings and implications of political/economic systems that are based on uni versal access to baseline information services or fees-for-all-services, * options for, and implications of, various forms of _electronic democracy_, * the rise of _virtual communities_ of persons worldwide engaging in _many-to-ma ny_ communication among their participants, irrespective of borders or corporate structures, * the role of place and space in visions and practice of digital libraries and electronic forums, * cultural changes in relation to cyberspace -- both empirical studies and studi es of their representation in popular culture, * the structure of the information industries, including markets, industrial all iances, the character of work, and management-labor relations, * ethical dimensions in the development and use of new information technologies; and * gender issues in the development and use of new information technologies. Manuscripts should be sent in triplicate (or electronically by Internet) to the editor-in-chief. For manuscript format details, contact the editor or see the i nside back cover of an issue of the journal. Editor-in-chief: Professor Rob Kling Center for Research on Information Technology and Organizations 320 Berkeley Place University of California, Irvine, Ca 92717-4650 tel: (714) 824-5160 fax: (714)824-8096 email - internet: kling@ics.uci.edu http://www.ics.uci.edu/~kling ************************************************************ (7) HYPERTEXT '96 Seventh ACM Conference on Hypertext Washington DC, USA, March 16-20, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------ _Docuverse Takes Form..._ In the `70s Ted Nelson coined the term ``docuverse'' to describe a global netw ork of interlinked and personalizable information. Now, two decades later, the docuverse is taking form. Graphics and computing technology now brings inexpe nsive hypermedia technology to everyone, and the World Wide Web is linking all those everyones together. ------------------------------------------------------------ Full details at URL http://acm.org/siglink/ht96-call.html ------------------------------------------------------------ Hypertext '96 is the seventh in the premier international series of ACM conferen ces on hypertext and hypermedia theory, systems, and applications. Originally a fall conference, the annual event has been moved to a spring schedule; locations will continue to alternate between the United States and Europe. We have enjoyed famous and picturesque settings for past conferences in this ser ies -- Chapel Hill, Pittsburgh, Versailles, San Antonio, Milan, Seattle, Edinbur gh -- and we think Washington will extend that record nicely. The city is very w ell connected for both international and US domestic travel, The conference hote l is the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda, right on the DC subway for easy access to th e downtown sights as well as the suburbs of Maryland and Virginia. We certainly hope you will enjoy the conference setting, but the main attraction at Hypertext '96 is the technical program. We will present the latest results i n Hypermedia research and development, including WWW technology. Plan now to vis it the US national capital for a few days of professional development and colleg ial interaction. ------------------------------------------------------------ CRITICAL DATES 1 Sept 95: Papers due; Proposals for Panels, Briefings, Workshops, and Courses d ue; Doctoral Consortium applications due 15 Oct 95: Notification of acceptance for Papers, Panels, Briefings, Doctoral Co nsortium, Workshops, and Courses 1 Dec 95: Proposals for Posters and Demos due; Final versions of accepted papers due 15 Jan 96: Notification of acceptance for Posters and Demos ------------------------------------------------------------TECHNICAL PROGRAM Hypertext '96 will provide a common setting for researchers and practicing profe ssionals to share experiences and to compare notes about hypermedia authoring, p ublishing, system construction, human-computer interaction, digital libraries, a nd electronic literature. Attendees come with backgrounds in computing, psycholo gy, literature, sociology, engineering, law, medicine -- many different fields. We invite your participation. Hypertext '96 will provide a forum for presentatio n and discussion of exciting and original developments in hypertext and hypermed ia through several different technical formats: papers panels and perspectives demonstrations posters courses technical workshops doctoral consortium Topics include but are not limited to: -scale distributed hypermedia (including WWW applications) Collaborative hypermedia systems Integration and open hypermedia architectures Techniques for generating, recognizing and visualizing structure Theories, models, and frameworks Hypertext rhetoric and criticism Empirical studies and hypermedia evaluation Workplace deployment Hypermedia interfaces to data bases Structuring hypertext documents for reading and retrieval Information design Hypertext writing -- fiction, scholarship, and technical Innovative hypertexts and novel uses of hypertext and hypermedia Underlying technologies (persistent object stores, link services, databases, information retrieval, versioning, access control) ------------------------------------------------------------ The Engelbart Best Paper Award At ECHT'94 in Edinburgh, SIGLINK, the ACM's Special Interest Group on Hypertext and Hypermedia, announced the inauguration of a new annual award, the Engelbart Award, for best conference paper. The award is named after Doug Engelbart, in re cognition of his life's work and contributions to the field of hypertext and hyp ermedia. The first presentation of this prestigious award, which carries with it a $1,000 cash prize, will take place at Hypertext '96. ------------------------------------------------------------ CONFERENCE COMMITTEE General Chair: David Stotts (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Technical Program Chairs: Catherine Marshall (Texas A&M University) Mark Bernstein (Eastgate Systems, Inc.) Steve Poltrock (Boeing Computer Services) Treasurer: David Hopp (Cato Research) Courses: Paul Kahn (Dynamic Diagrams) Workshops: Kasper Osterbye (Aalborg University) TECHNICAL PROGRAM PLANNING COMMITTEE Technical Chair, Papers: Catherine Marshall (Texas A&M University, USA) Research Co-Chair: Mark Bernstein (Eastgate Systems, Inc., USA) Industrial Co-Chair: Steve Poltrock (Boeing Computer Services, USA) Panels and Perspectives Chair: Elli Mylonas (Brown University, USA) Demos and Posters Co-Chairs: Joerg Haake (GMD-IPSI, Germany) and Frank Shipman (Texas A&M University, USA) Doctoral Consortium Co-Chairs: Tomas Isakowitz New York University, USA and Franca Garzotto Politecnico di Milano, ITALY Steven DeRose (Electronic Book Technologies, USA) Richard Furuta (Texas A&M University, USA) Franca Garzotto (Politecnico di Milano, Italy) Kaj Gronbak (Aarhus University, Denmark) Wendy Hall (University of Southampton, UK) John Leggett (Texas A&M University, USA) Stuart Moulthrop (University of Baltimore, USA) Tim Oren (Compuserve, USA) Marc Nanard (LIRMM, France) ------------------------------------------------------------ For more information Email to ht96-info@cs.unc.edu David Stotts (General Chair) Department of Computer Science University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3175 stotts@cs.unc.edu phone: (919) 962-1833 fax: (919) 962-1799 Catherine Marshall (Program Chair) Hypermedia Research Lab Department of Computer Science Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-3112 marshall@bush.cs.tamu.edu phone: (409) 845-9980 fax: (409) 847-8578 ************************************************************ (8) Subject: Symposium on Document Analysis and Information Retrieval (fwd) Call for Papers SDAIR '96 Fifth Annual Symposium on Document Analysis and Information Retrieval April 15-17, 1996 Alexis Park Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada SPONSOR Information Science Research Institute University of Nevada, Las Vegas SYMPOSIUM CHAIR Henry S. Baird AT&T Bell Laboratories henry.baird@att.com PROGRAM CHAIRS Document Analysis: Andreas Dengel German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) dengel@dfki.uni-kl.de Information Retrieval: Jan Pedersen Xerox Palo Alto Research Center pedersen@parc.xerox.com SYMPOSIUM SECRETARY Mary C. Guirsch University of Nevada, Las Vegas Information Science Research Institute 4505 Maryland Parkway Box 454021 Las Vegas, NV 89154-4021 (702)895-4571 (702)895-1183 (fax) sdair@isri.unlv.edu SCOPE The purpose of this symposium is to present results of state-of-the-art research and to encourage the exchange of ideas in the general field of automatic extrac tion of information from images of printed documents. Papers are solicited on al l aspects of document image analysis and information retrieval, both theoretical and applied, with particular emphasis on: Document Analysis: High-Accuracy Transcription Postprocessing of OCR Results Keyword Search in Textual Images Multilingual OCR, Language ID, etc. Geometric and Logical Layout Analysis Recognition of Forms, Tables and Equations Models of Document Image Degradation Methods for Performance Evaluation Information Retrieval: Full-Text Retrieval Retrieval from OCR'ed Text Image and Multimedia Retrieval Text Categorization Retrieval from Structured Documents Language-Specific Influences on Retrieval Evaluation of IR Systems Text Representation Papers on subjects in the intersection of these two areas will be given priority. SUBMISSIONS Please send five copies of complete papers, with the corresponding author's name, postal address, telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address, to the appropriate Chair: Andreas Dengel, Chair (Document Analysis) c/o Information Science Research Institute University of Nevada, Las Vegas 4505 Maryland Parkway Box 454021 Las Vegas, NV 89154-4021 Jan O. Pedersen, Chair (Info. Retrieval) c/o Information Science Research Institute University of Nevada, Las Vegas 4505 Maryland Parkway Box 454021 Las Vegas, NV 89154-4021 Manuscripts should be no longer than 20 double-spaced pages or 5,000 words and s hould not already have been accepted for publication by another conference or jo urnal, nor should they be submitted elsewhere during the SDAIR'96 review period. Both camera-ready paper and machine-readable source copies of accepted papers will be required. The proceedings will be available at the conference. CONFERENCE TIMETABLE Papers Due : September 30, 1995 Notification To Authors: December 1, 1995 Camera Ready and Machine Readable Copy: January 15, 1996 DOCUMENT ANALYSIS COMMITTEE: Andreas DENGEL, Chair, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence Norbert BARTNECK, Daimler Benz Research Center Hiromichi FUJISAWA, Hitachi Central Research Lab Jonathan HULL, Ricoh California Research Center Junichi KANAI, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Larry SPITZ, Consultant, Palo Alto, CA Suzanne TAYLOR, Loral Corporation Karl TOMBRE, INRIA Lorraine INFORMATION RETRIEVAL COMMITTEE: Jan PEDERSEN, Chair, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center Susan DUMAIS, Bellcore Stephen GALLANT, Belmont, Inc. Donna HARMAN, National Institute of Standards & Technology Marti HEARST, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center David LEWIS, AT&T Bell Laboratories Peter SCHAUBLE, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Kazem TAGHVA, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Yiming YANG, Mayo Clinic/Foundation ************************************************************ (9) 1996 ALISE Doctoral Students' Special Interest Group January 16-19, 1996 San Antonio, Texas CALL FOR PAPERS WE NEED YOU! The 1996 ALISE Doctoral Students' Special Interest Group session will provide an opportunity for doctoral students to present their research ideas/findings as p oster sessions. If you are interested in sharing your research please submit an abstract (maximum 250 words) by September 1, 1996 to one of the convenors liste d below.=20 As well, we were hoping to include a panel of speakers to address issues related to the research process. Issues could include, but are not restricted to: what influences the choice of thesis topic, establishing a long-term research agenda , methodological choices, committees, funding, research trends, etc. Let us kno w if you would like to speak to these issues, or if you know someone who could. Queries? Contact us! Heidi Julien, Email: hjulien@julian.uwo.ca Kim Kofmel, Email: kkofmel@julian.uwo.ca Karen Pettigrew, Email: kpettigr@julian.uwo.ca Graduate School of Library and Information Science Elborn College, University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada N6G 1H1 Phone: (519) 661-2111, ext. 8515 Fax: (519) 661-3506 *************************************************** GENERAL NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTS **************************************************** (1) NATIONAL INTERLENDING AND DOCUMENT DELIVERY SUMMIT 18/19 MAY 1995, CANBERRA, Australia EditorUs Note: ACLIS = Australian Council for Library and infomration Services All enquiries concerning this item should be addressed (quoting this journal) to Susan Carey scarey@nla.gov.au ACLIS Secretariat PO Box E202, Queen Victoria Tce CANBERRA ACT 2600 Phone: +616 2621518 Fax: +616 2734493 Dear Colleague In response to the requests coming into the ACLIS Secretariat for information on the interlending summit, we are posting this summary of the event to a number o f lists whose subscribers may be interested. The document has been drawn from se veral word processing tables so I hope they reach the lists in readable form. A hard copy of the document was attached to the June issue of ACLIS News. The National Interlending and Document Delivery Summit convened by ACLIS was hel d in Canberra on 18-19 May 1995. It was attended by almost 130 invited delegate s from all sectors and from every State and Territory. It was the first time in eleven years that there had been a national summit devoted exclusively to inter lending and document delivery issues. A total of 34 resolutions were put at the final session of the Summit, with most motions being agreed, some lost, some wit hdrawn and some incorporated with other resolutions. A full list of the resolut ions follows along with a further list STATEMENT OF AGREED OUTCOMES. Statement of Agreed Outcomes is a synthesis of the issus raised in discussion of the resolutions proposed at the Summit. It draws together a number of similar resolutions and edits them into a form which sets out the actions which need to be taken to implement the spirit of the resolutions passed at the Summit. Each action is cross referenced to the resolutions which are incorporated in the acti on. The resolutions appear in the order in which they were presented and discus sed at the Summit and they are cross referenced to the action which incorporated the resolution's intention. RESOLUTIONS 2a That ACLIS, on behalf of the Australian library community, take a leading r ole in lobbying to ensure that revision of the Copyright Act includes provisions that will facilitate ILL and document supply to libraries and their users. (ACL IS Agreed See Outcome D) 2b That other library bodies (eg ALIA, CASL, CAUL) cooperate and assist, as re quired, rather than duplicate or work independently. 25 That ACLIS develop models for providing equitable remuneration to copyright owners for documents delivered through the diverse approaches which exist (incl uding interlibrary lending, commercial document delivery and end-use control) an d assess the feasibility of the models for use by libraries. ACLIS Agreed Se e Outcome G 23 In light of the trend towards royalty-based (electronic) document delivery, and accepting the need for trial projects at the institutional and sectoral lev el, this summit calls on those planning such projects to take reasonable steps t o collaborate with ACLIS in the interests of cross-sectoral coordination of the development of fair and practical standards for licensing, especially as regards the question of equitable remuneration. ACLIS, Libraries Copyright Committee, and other relevant bodies Agreed See Outcome F 30 That ACLIS take leadership in establishing a clearinghouse for information/ data about price structures of document supply services, and produce a regular i ndex analogous to that produced by Monash. (Supply times and technical matters t o be addressed too.) ACLIS and strategic parties Agreed See Outcome H 17 ACLIS take advantage of the visit to Australia of Mary Jackson, the ARL vis iting Program Officer, to advise ACLIS on strategic directions for ILL/DD (Mary Jackson is to be invited by ACLIS Victoria to speak at a seminar in Melbourne la ter in 1995). ACLIS Agreed See Note 4 26 That ACLIS should fund or otherwise sponsor the development of a best pract ice program for document delivery (ILL) services in libraries. ACLIS Agreed See Outcome H 8 Develop new performance measures that acknowledge interlending and document delivery services as critical success factors for all libraries. ACLIS Agre ed (Taken with 13) See Outcome H 13 ACLIS considers establishing a working group to further develop performance indicators based on customer satisfaction for document delivery. ACLIS Agre ed (Taken with 8) See Outcome H 24 That ACLIS define a basic performance standard which is automatically assoc iated with the ILL base charge at any given time, and further, that libraries pa rticipating in the ILL system indicate in relevant directory services their adhe rence (or otherwise) to this standard. ACLIS Agreed (Taken with 32) See O utcome B 32a That ACLIS institute a performance level for both a status response and su pply of core, base level inter-library loans. ACLIS Agreed (Taken with 24) See Outcome B 32b That ACLIS institute some performance criteria for the deliver of Fast Tra ck and Premium Track ILL. Agreed (Taken with 24) See Outcome B 16 This Summit reaffirms the importance of the adoption of international techn ical standards in developing interlibrary loans and document delivery services. Agreed See Outcome L 14 That the National Library and the State Library of NSW consider ways of int erfacing NDIS and ILANET. NLA/SLNSW (Withdrawn - happening already) See Note 1 10 For current ILL practitioners to have input to the interface design and req uirements for the ILL module of the NDIS. NDIS (Happening already) See Note 2 18 ACLIS encourages library systems vendors, database producers and bibliograp hic utilities to develop effective links between commercial bibliographic databa ses and local/regional holdings. Agreed See Outcome M 1a The concept of standard interlibrary loan charges for defined document deli very services be re-affirmed. ACLIS Agreed See Outcome A 1b ACLIS be requested to continue in its role of recommending appropriate char ges, based on all assessment of increased costs and followi ng consultation with the library community. ACLIS Agreed See Outcome A 33a That ACLIS negotiate with DEET to provide access to OpenNet for open learn ing students through the public library network across Australia and that paymen t be provided for the establishment and on-going associated costs. Agreed to support efforts already being made noting impact on other sectors See Outcome N 33b That ACLIS document and disseminate the existence of any cross-sectoral a greements and cooperation for inter-library loan and document delivery across Au stralian libraries. Lost 33c That CASL sponsor research projects into the volume and costs of supplying free inter-library loan and document delivery to public libraries. Lost 33d That ACLIS continue to raise inadequacies in information resources for the education sector which results in cross- subsidisation of this sector by other Australian library sectors. That ACLIS continue to lobby for all libraries in ed ucation sector. Lost 33e That ACLIS strongly advocate to the Federal Government the implementation of the broadband infrastructure in public libraries. Agreed See outcome N 6 Consider removing item (m) of ILL Code as it is now redundant. [Item (m) sta tes: Ensure that all requests are endorsed by a staff member authorised to commi t the library to the terms of the Code] ACLIS ACLIS committee to review ILL Code See Outcome C 5 That the ILL Code be strengthened to ensure greater conformity to item (f) t hat requires accurate bibliographic information. [Item (f) states : Make request s for specific documents, quoting full and accurate bibliographic in formation, verified where possible] ACLIS ACLIS committee to review ILL Code See Out come C 4 The Interlibrary Resource Sharing Directory be made available in electronic form, allowing libraries to update policies and services as required. NLA A greed - NLA to consider See Note 3 22 This Summit confirms the crucial importance of widely accessible communicat ions networks for effective interlibrary loans and document delivery services an d urges input by national agencies to the current government initiatives on netw ork architecture and ownership. ACLIS, CAUL, CASL, CAPLA, CAUDIT (Telstra and AVCC in first instance) Agreed See Outcome I 9 As part of a comprehensive national document delivery project, to investiga te all aspects of interlending and document delivery strategies, policies and de tailed procedures including placement and funding within the organisation and, v ery importantly, the development of an ILL management system to interface with a ll other systems. ACLIS Agreed See outcome H 21 This Summit confirms that the concept of _self-sufficiency_ relates primari ly to the provision of Australiana. Withdrawn 31 That ACLIS take leadership in funding a set of experimental client group us es of document access/supply services to gain knowledge of their potential role in this information-seeking process. ACLIS and strategic parties including CAUL and test sites (Academic, Public, Special and School libraries) Agreed See Outcome H 12 ACLIS wishes to reaffirm the concept of freedom of access to information ir respective of format. ACLIS Agreed See Statement of Principle 1 19 This Summit confirms that all interlending and document supply services sho uld provide easy access for users. Agreed See Statement of Principle 2 29 That ACLIS take leadership in funding a project to provide comparative cost s of acquiring or providing access to documents originally produced in print me dia. ACLIS and strategic parties Lost 15 That a national document delivery project be set up with an aim to develop _re- design institutes_ in Australia along the lines of the NAILDD project insti tutes. A report and recommendations to be made. ACLIS Withdrawn 3 University libraries should continue to provide for at least 90% of their un dergraduates information requirements.Agreed See Statement of Principle 3 7 That ACLIS acknowledge the emerging needs of schools for interlibrary loans and document delivery and that ACLIS sponsor a working group to explore the mea ns of satisfying this demand. ACLIS Agreed See Outcome H 28 That the National Library negotiate with the Curriculum Corporation with a view to giving users of both NDIS and the School Catalogue and Information Serv ice (SCIS) database one-stop access to both systems. Also to NEXUS. NLA Agree d See Outcome K 27 That ACLIS approach the Board of the Curriculum Corporation, managers of th e School Catalogue and Information Service (SCIS) database to explore the feasi bility of: -uploading holdings information from local school systems onto SCIS - making this holdings information available to schools both online and on CD ROM to facilitate effective resource sharing between schools. Agreed See Ou tcome J 34 As an extension of the resolution re ACLIS role in copyright reform, the Su mmit formally endorses ACLIS as the lead negotiator on behalf= of the library c ommunity in the context of developing standard licensing agreements for remunera ble uses of copyright material by libraries. ACLIS Agreed STATEMENT OF AGREED OUTCOMES A The concept of standard interlibrary charges for defined document delivery ser vices be re-affirmed and that ACLIS continue to recommend an appropriate scale o f charges, based on assessed costs and following consultation with the library c ommunity. [ACLIS Res 1] B ACLIS define performance standards for all levels of ILL/DD requests - core, F ast Track and Premium Track and that institutions indicate in relevant directori es whether or not they adhere to the defined performance standards. [ACLIS Res 24,32] C ACLIS continue to review the Australian Interlending Code, in consultation wit h the library community and taking into account the resolutions of this Summit. [ACLIS Res 5,6] D On behalf of the Australian library community, ACLIS take the leading role in lobbying to ensure that revision of the Copyright Act includes provisions that w ill facilitate interlending and document supply to libraries and their users, an d that other library bodies (e.g. ALIA, CASL, CAUL) cooperate and assist, as req uired, rather than duplicate efforts or work independently. [ACLIS Res 2] E The Summit affirms ACLIS as the lead negotiator on behalf of the library commu nity in the context of developing standard licensing agreements for remunerable uses of copyright material by libraries. [ACLIS Res 34] F In the light of the trend towards royalty-based (electronic) document delivery , and accepting the need for trial projects at the institutional and sectoral le vel, that those planning such projects take reasonable steps to collaborate with ACLIS in the interests of cross-sectoral coordination of the development of fai r and practical standards for licensing, especially as regards the question of e quitable remuneration. [ACLIS, Libraries Copyright Committee and other relevant bodies Res 23] G ACLIS develop models for providing equitable remuneration to copyright owners for documents delivered through the diverse approaches which exist (including in terlending, commercial document supply and end-user control) and assess the feas ibility of the models for use by libraries. [ACLIS Res 25] H ACLIS initiate a comprehensive national document delivery project, to investig ate all aspects of interlending and document delivery strategies, policies and p rocedures, including: best practice, performance measures, ILL/DD management sys tems and their interface with other systems and their placement and funding with in the organisation, the need for a clearinghouse for information about document supply services and other matters referred to it by the Summit. [ACLIS and str ategic parties Res 7,8,9,1 3, 26,30,3 1] I The crucial importance of widely accessible communications networks for effect ive ILL/DD services be confirmed and that national organisations provide input t o the current government initiatives on network architecture and ownership. [AC LIS,CASL ,CAUL,CAPL A and CAUDIT to forward to TELSTRA and AVCC. Res 22] J The Board of the Curriculum Corporation be approached and asked to facilitate effective resource sharing between schools by exploring the feasibility of: a) u ploading holdings information from local school systems onto SCIS (Schools Catal ogue Information Service); b) making this holdings information available to scho ols both online and on CD ROM. [ACLIS to approach Curriculum Corporation. Res 27] K The NLA negotiate with the Curriculum Corporation with a view to giving users of NDIS, SCIS and NEXUS one-stop access to all systems. [NLA Res 28] L The importance of the adoption of international technical standards in develop ing ILL/DD systems be reaffirmed. [Standards Committee IT/19 Res 16] M Producers, vendors and bibliographic utilities be encouraged to develop effect ive links between commercial bibliographic databases and local/regional holdings . [Standards Committee IT/19 Res 18] N ACLIS to continue to strongly support the federal Government's planned impleme ntation of broadband infrastructure in public libraries, including the needs of Open Learning students. [ACLIS Resolution 33] In addition to the above resolutions, the Summit also confirmed a number of prin ciples and noted action or impending action on a number of relevant issues. Thes e are as follows: Statements of Principle: 1 This Summit reaffirms the concept of freedom of access to information irrespec tive of format. (Resolution 12) 2 This Summit reaffirms that all interlending and document supply services shoul d provide easy access for clients. (Resolution 19) 3 The Summit reaffirms that university libraries should continue to provide for at least 90% of their undergraduates' information requirements. (Resolution 3) Noting of action already underway or planned: 1 The NLA and the State Library of NSW indicated that they are considering ways of interfacing NDIS and ILANET. (Resolution 14) 2 The NLA announced that it was establishing an expert advisory group of ILL/DD practitioners to have input to the interface design and requirements for the I LL/DD module of NDIS. (Resolution 10) 3 The NLA announced that it was continuing to explore publication of the Interli brary Resource Sharing Directory in a variety of formats and acknowledged the de sirability of easy updating of information in the Directory. (Resolution 4) 4 The ACLIS Victorian Committee announced that it was intending to invite Mary J ackson, the ARL Program Officer, to visit Australia late in 1995 and would seek to involve her in discussions and seminar activity on strategic directions for I LL/DD. (Resolution 17) ************************************************************ (2) LA and the Library COG [The UK] Library Association Headquarters can now be contacted by electronic mai l. General enquiries should be sent to LA Information Services at the address i nfo@la-hq.org.uk The Association is encouraging the use of e-mail for the discussion of professio nal issues. In particular, it is co-ordinating the government's discussion grou p on libraries and networking (the 'Library COG' operated by the CCTA), which is open to anyone with e-mail access to the Internet. Requests to join should be sent to listserv@ccta.gov.uk with no subject field an d with the message subscribe mail-id library (where mail-id is your e-mail addre ss). Further details are available by sending the single-word message help to t he same address. The Library Association has agreed to act as the 'Champion' for the Library COG on behalf of the CCTA. As part of this role, I will be promoting the COG among the library community, including encouraging participation in the discussions by members of the Association. The Library COG is an opportunity for librarians to inform the CCTA and governme nt about the issues concerning information networking from the library viewpoint . Among these issues I would single out: o the widespread provision of broadband networking (SuperJANET) to academic libr aries, including those in further education o the relatively poor provision of information networking in public libraries o the implications of the DNH review of public libraries (to be reported at a se minar in May) o the effects of local government reorganisation on resource sharing and library co-operation o the requirements that commercial/industrial libraries often have for speed, va lue and confidentiality in their information sources, and the implications for i nformation networking o the urgent need for intellectual property systems to be in place which will en able librarians to use electronic sources in the same way as printed sources o the role of libraries in promoting open government and freedom of information. Please feel free to use the Library COG not only to put forward formal policy st atements (such as the LA's own statement on 'Information Superhighways'), but al so for more informal, even provocative, points of view. I will try and summaris e some of the threads that emerge from time to time, in order to try and reduce the redundancy in our discussions. LA and the Internet The Library Association provides the full text of its information sheets and pol icy statements on the Bulletin Board for Libraries. Announcements of new courses and Library Association Publishing titles are also provided. The URL for LA information on BUBL is gopher://ukoln.bath.ac.uk:7070/11/BUBL_Main_Menu/H/H2/H2C/H2C02 A limited number of pages of information about the LA are included within the BI C home pages, including a general introduction to the Association and informatio n about courses. The BIC home pages also contain information about the Booksell ers and Publishers Associations, and the book industry generally. The URL for t he LA pages on BIC is http://www.bic.org.uk/bic/la.html There is a link from BIC to the Internet Bookshop, which lists UK book titles. Library Association Publishing is planning to make its complete catalogue availa ble on the Internet Bookshop, which will provide the facility to search the cata logue and to order books online. The URL for the Internet Bookshop is http://www.bookshop.co.uk ************************************************************ (3) NEW -- SMALL BUSINESS WWW SITE Are you a librarian helping a small business owners by surfing countless sites? Looking at file names to find much needed small business management informatio n? Only to be disappointed? There is a solution! The Edward Lowe Foundation announces -smallbizNet- , a network of information to ols to help small business owners and entrepreneurs find _how-to_ and _what work s_ articles. -smallbizNet- includes commercially published and public domain materials from m ultiple sources and agencies. -smallbizNet- searches the full-text of these articles and provides each item wi th indexing and abstracting for added control and precision. Using the -smallbi zNet- Search Advisor eliminates time-consuming scrolling and paging through nume rous sites. Host sites are indicated and the materials are also available from the -smallbizFax- and -smallbizBBS- at a nominal charge. -smallbizNet- also offers an excellent starting point for the WWW Newbie seeking guidance or the seasoned Internaut seeking organization and screening of up and coming small business and entrepreneurship sites. The hyperlinked version of t he _Small Business and Entrepreneurship_ chapter of the _Business Sources on th e Net (BSN)_ is available on -smallbizNet-. This award winning project offers a selective set of site descriptions and pointers to resources relevant to runnin g a small business better, studying entrepreneurship, and fostering online comme rce. More information on the Edward Lowe Foundation is available on -smallbizNet-. D escriptions of the Edward Lowe Foundation's completed and current programs to as sist small businesses and the entrepreneur; information on the Conference Center including its quaint, restored Midwestern farmhouses; as well as virtual archi ves on Edward Lowe, the inventor of Kitty Litter and the creator of the cat box filler industry round-out -smallbizNet-. Get filtered, get on -smallbizNet-. URLs: http://www.lowe.org/ telnet://bbs.lowe.org/ -smallbizBBS- dial-in: (616) 445-4342 -smallbizFax- (616) 445-4319 The -smallbizNet- service line is staffed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m EST. Call 1-800-357- LOWE for information or assistance. ************************************************************ (4) ARL 5TH EDITION OF DIRECTORY OF ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE The Association of Research Libraries announces publication of the 5th Edition o f the hard-copy standard reference work for serials on the Internet: the Directo ry of Electronic Journals, Newsletters, and Academic Discussion Lists. The extraordinary rate of expansion of microcomputers and linked networks as veh icles for scholarly exchange, along with growth in the rate of the use of the In ternet, does not abate. The number of journals, newsletters, and serial-like ac ademic publications continues to increase daily and scholarly communication expa nds in exciting new ways. Many journals, newsletters, and scholarly lists may b e accessed free of charge through Internet and affiliated networks, along with t hose that are increasingly available via paid online subscription. Nonetheless, it is not always simple to find what is available. The new edition of the Direc tory is a compilation of entries for nearly 2500 scholarly lists and 675 electro nic journals, newsletters, and related titles such as newsletter-digests -- an i ncrease in size of over 40% since the 4th edition of April 1994 and 4.5 times si nce the 1st edition of July 1991. The Directory provides instructions for elect ronic access to each publication. The objective is to assist the user in findin g relevant publications and connecting to them quickly, even if he or she is not completely versed in the full range of user-access systems. Diane Kovacs of the Kent State University Libraries continues to head the KSU te am of individuals who collaboratively created the 5th edition's scholarly discus sion lists and interest groups section. Principal compiler of the journals and n ewsletters section is Lisabeth A. King, Research Assistant for the ARL Office o f Scientific & Academic Publishing, with support from Dru Mogge, Electronic Serv ices Coordinator. Ann Okerson of the ARL/OSAP is overall project coordinator fo r the printed directory. The printed directory points to the widely available K ovacs files as the free-of-charge Internet sources for the discussion lists sect ion. ARL made an abridged gopher version available in summer of 1994 and plans to create a World Wide Web directory in the summer of 1995. The 5th Edition is produced in 8.5 x 11 paperbound format in 770 pages. Scholarl y lists are grouped by broad subject areas, and journals and newsletters are in alphabetical order. A substantial index of keywords, titles, and institutional affiliations is provided. As in the previous four years, frontmatter of value t o electronic serial readers is included. Again, a scholarly article on electron ic scholarly publications leads, followed by works commissioned for the ARL book . The article is Paul Ginsparg's (Los Alamos National Laboratories) detailed de scription of the widely High Energy Physics preprints server and the concepts be hind it, revised and reprinted from a 1994 article in Computers in Physics. For the second year, Birdie MacLennan of the University of Vermont has prepared a l isting and assessment of sites for electronic serials that are maintained by var ious organizations on the Internet. Charles Bailey of the University of Houston Libraries and Editor in Chief of a notable Internet journal, The PACS Review, h as included a detailed bibliography on electronic publishing. Included again is Steve Outing's listing of newspapers available on the Internet, a thriving proj ect he began in 1994 and continues to maintain and expand. The Association of Research Libraries is a not-for-profit organization represent ing 119 research libraries in the United States and Canada. Its mission is to id entify and influence forces affecting the future of research libraries in the pr ocess of scholarly communication. ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES Office of Scientific & Academic Publishing 21 Dupont Circle, NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 202-296-2296 202-872-0884 (fax) *5th EDITION, 1994: $62.00 (All purchasers) $41.00 (Only to the 119 LIBRARIES that are members of the ARL) ALL ORDERS ADD Postage/shipping/handling *PER COPY* U.S.A. $ 5.00 Canada $ 6.00 ORDERS SHOULD BE PREPAID BY CHECK, MONEY ORDER, MASTERCARD OR VISA. ************************************************************ (5) Technology Leader Appointed Chief Government Information Officer by Australi an Federal Government THE HON. KIM C. BEAZLEY, M.P. Minister for Finance 6 June 1995 The Federal Government has appointed a leader in information technology in the p ublic sector, Mr Andy Macdonald, to the new key position of Chief Government In formation Officer. Mr Macdonald is currently the Chief Informatics Officer for the Canadian Governm ent, and has been responsible for innovative changes to the use of information t echnology across government. Mr Beazley said today the CGIO position, established at Secretary level, was eno rmously important. It offered the potential to change fundamentally the way gove rnment used technology to deliver services as Australia entered the network age. _Mr Macdonald has more than 25 years' experience in the public and private secto rs and an excellent track record in reforming the use of information technology in a government context,_ he said. _As Australia's first CGIO, he will be responsible for establishing a whole-of-g overnment approach to IT use in the Public Service, with a special focus on clie nt service._ _Mr Macdonald has undertaken a similar role in government administration in Cana da, and I am confident he will be able to use his experience and expertise succe ssfully here in Australia_ Mr Macdonald's first tasks will include establishing a blueprint for more effici ent government use of information technology, and getting the new Office of Gove rnment Information Technology up and running. The office will take on the responsibilities of the Government's communications unit, CommTel, currently located in the Department of Administrative Services, s o that government computing and telecommunications can be better integrated. Mr Macdonald will also chair the new Government Information Services Policy Boar d, the body appointed by the Prime Minister to assist the CGIO develop and imple ment a vision for information technology. It will be made up of deputy secretari es from government departments and agencies. As Canada's first Chief Informatics Officer, Mr Macdonald refocussed the Governm ent's information technology investment and use. He established information technology strategic directions and policies; improve d service delivery through the smarter use of information technology, and genera ted large savings across the government. Mr Macdonald was also the Canadian Government's Comptroller General, or the chie f financial officer, from 1986-93. He holds a PhD in industrial engineering from Stanford University and a masters degree in finance. Mr Macdonald will take up his position in mid-July. The position of Chief Government Information Officer was first recommended in Ma rch by the Information Technology Review Group in its report, Clients First:the challenge for Government information technology. The review group was commissioned by Mr Beazley to identify ways to improve the Government's use of information technology and to maximise the benefits of emerg ing technologies. The Commonwealth spends about $2 billion a year on IT products and services. Contact: Carmel McCauley, Minister's office, (06) 277 7400 ************************************************************ (6) BARBARA CLUBB NAMED NEW OPL CHIEF LIBRARIAN The Ottawa Public Library Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointme nt of Barbara Helen Clubb as the Chief Librarian and Chief Executive Officer of the Ottawa Public Library. The appointment is effective August 1, 1995. Ms. Clubb comes to the Ottawa Public Library with more than 24 years of manageri al experience with public libraries and provincial government library developmen t agencies. She is also a leader in library associations at the provincial and national levels. Ms. Clubb has been the director of the Libraries and Community Information Branc h for the Ontario Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Recreation for five years. S he was responsible for provincial development of public libraries and community information centres. During that time she focused on building strategic governm ent and private sector partnerships to use Ontario's network of more than 1,000 public library as the community's electronic doorway to information. She led a process to develop a new Aboriginal Library and Information Service for Ontario. Ms. Clubb also coordinated the Ministry's Employment Systems Review, required by Ontario's new Employment Equity legislation. The Ottawa Public Library is the largest bilingual public library in Canada, ser ving a population of over 300,000 through a central library and information cent re in downtown Ottawa, seven branches and a bookmobile service. Ms. Clubb will w ork with the OPL Board and staff to ensure that citizens have equitable and cost -effective access to library and information services. June 1995 For further information: Elizabeth Buckingham, OPL Board Chair, 233-0234 ************************************************************ (7) PRESS RELEASE: ANNOUNCING THE WEB SOCIETY Graz, Austria, May 29, 1995 The Web Society, an international non-profit organisation, has been founded acco rding to Austrian law and initially has offices in Graz, Austria and Charlottesv ille, USA. For more information see http://info.websoc.at The current Society executive co uncil consists of four persons representing major non-profit organisations invol ved in activieties relating to the _Web_ (which we define in the broad sense of information systems on the Internet): CERN and INRIA for WWW, Univ.of Minnesota for Gopher, and Graz University of Technology for Hyper-G: President: H. Maurer, Austria (Graz U. of Technology) Vice President (Standard s): J.-F.Abramatic, France (INRIA) Vice President (Public Matters): R. Cailliau , Switzerland (CERN) Vice President (Finances): M. McCahill, USA (U. of Minneso ta) Secretary: F. Kappe , Graz Univ. of Technology, Austria Arbitration: I. Tomek, Acadia Univ., Canada A. de Kemp, Springer Pub.Co., Germany Controllers: W. Schinagl, University of Graz, Austria G. Pail, Graz University of Technology, Austria Administration: G. Marks, AACE, USA G. Leitner, Graz University of Technology, Austria The Web Society has been founded out of a concern that the world wide computer n etwork Internet (often just called _the Net_) is growing at a rate that requires accompanying measures to be addressed by the Web Society. Some of the important issues include: ---Despite the emergence of powerful Web Tools such as Gopher, WW and Hyper-G, a nd despite the plethora of directory services, information is hard to find; ---The level of quality, consistency and suitability of information is often har d to determine and difficult to control; ---Information should be generally available yet a disciplined use providing e.g ., youth protection where desired, or protection against personal attacks has t o be supported; ---The need for standardised and open systems has to be impressed on all organis ations providing information, applications and tools for the Web. Part of the credo of Web Society members can be quoted as follows: _Unless ordinary Net users have a strong representation they will not be heard, and tariff and legal decisions will be taken without heeding their interests. Th erefore: _Don't think what the Web Society can do for you, think what you can do for the Web Society_. This is what the Web Society intends to be: a strong representation of Web users and non-profit Web developers, much like an AAA* of the Net. When you get stuck on the road you call the AAA, when you get stuck on the Net you call the Web So ciety._ *(for non-US citizens: the AAA is the society representing many of the motorists of the US, like the ADAC in Germany: roads and laws would not be the same if th ose organisations did not exist). A more details list of aims, actions and membership information is included. See also http://info.websoc.at or gopher://info.websoc.at. ************************************************************ (8) ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES PRESS RELEASE June 15, 1995 Book Explores a Subversive Future for Scholarly Journals ARL's Office of Scientific and Academic Publishing announces the publication of Scholarly Journals at the Crossroads: A Subversive Proposal for Electronic Publi shing. This book captures an Internet discussion about scientific and scholarly journals and their future that took place on a number of electronic forums star ting in June 1994 and peaking in the fall. Subsequent electronic conversations between the principals and interested parties continue until now (the last messa ge captured in the book is dated March 21, 1995). Given the powerful opportunit ies that electronic networking technologies offer to scholars and scientists, th e future of publishing will be debated for years to come. This book is one atte mpt to capture a key conversation between the stakeholders in scholarly communic ations. Six principal discussants and about two dozen others advance radical and traditi onal views; they argue for overhaul of journal publication systems or advocate c areful preservation of traditional values and roles. Will electronic technologi es save us from the economic pressures of the current papyrocentric publishing s ystem or will they be more expensive than we dreamed? In his _Overture to the Su bversive Proposal,_ Stevan Harnad (Cognitive Scientist, University of Southampto n) writes, _For centuries, it was only out of reluctant necessity that authors o f esoteric publications entered into the Faustian Bargain of allowing a price ta g to be erected as a barrier between their work and its intended readership, for that was the only way they could make their work public at all during the age w hen paper publication was their only option._ Lorrin Garson (pioneer and leader in electronic publishing at the American Chemi cal Society) responds, _I would like to suggest that publishing electronic journ als is in fact going to be more expensive than printing. The collection, mainte nance and dissemination of these data will be more costly than printing, but the information will be much more valuable to the scientific community. Of course, when we get to this point we won't be publishing journals; the output will be c alled something else._ Paul Ginsparg (Los Alamos National Laboratories), Bernard Naylor (Librarian, University of Southampton), Andrew Odlyzko (AT&T Bell Labs), and Frank Quinn (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) also offe r thoughtful essays and provocative viewpoints. Scholarly Journals at the Crossroads makes publishing history. It is the first t ime that a book derived from a series of wide-ranging Internet discussions on a scholarly topic recreates (insofar as possible) an e-mail experience for a gener al academic and publishing audience. In their Conclusion, Ann Okerson (ARL) and James O'Donnell (Professor of Classic s, University of Pennsylvania), the editors of this 9-month long networked conve rsation write, _This is a book about hope and imagination in one corner of the e merging landscape of cyberspace. It embraces passionate discussion of an idea fo r taking to the Internet to revolutionize one piece of the world of publishing._ The book includes a detailed table of contents, specially written introductory a nd concluding chapters by the co-editors, a _hyperlink_ bibliography showing whe re materials in the book can be read on the Internet, and a glossary of terms us ed by the discussants. The Association of Research Libraries is a not-for-profit organization represent ing 119 research libraries in the United States and Canada. Its mission is to s hape and influence forces affecting the future of research libraries in the proc ess of scholarly communication. ARL programs and services promote equitable acce ss to, and effective use of recorded knowledge in support of teaching, research, scholarship, and community service. These programs include annual statistical publications, federal relations and information policy, and enhancing access to scholarly information resources through telecommunications, collection developme nt, preservation, and bibliographic control. The Office of Scientific and Acade mic Publishing works to identify and influence the forces affecting the producti on, dissemination, and use of scholarly and scientific information. The book is produced in 7 x 10 format, paperbound, in 250 pages. Its ISBN number is: 0-918006-26-0 The raw source files from which the Subversive Book is derived can be found on t he Internet as follows: ftp to the site ftp.princeton.edu cd pub/harnad/Psycoloquy/Subversive.Proposal To contact the editors: Ann Okerson (ann@cni.org) James O'Donnell (jod@ccat.sas.upenn.edu) To receive detailed order information by e-mail: osap@cni.org All other inquiries: Patricia Brennan Information Services Coordinator Association of Research Libraries 21 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 patricia@cni.org phone: 202-296-2296 fax: 202-872-0884 ************************************************************(9) NII AWARDS GO ON -LINE WITH NATIONAL DATA BASE -- 36 Awards Finalists Showcase The Information Highway -- Washington, D.C., June 13, 1995 -- The National Information Infrastructure (NII) Awards today unveiled a national data base showcasing more than 500 entries rec eived in the first annual awards program recognizing the _champions of cyberspac e_. In addition, the NII Awards announced 36 award finalists lauded for their ac hievements in arts and entertainment, business, community, education, government and health. The winners will be announced in a July 12th awards ceremony in Was hington, D.C. Finalists include projects from organizations as large as the Smithsonian Instit ution and the Centers for Disease Control to small community groups such as the Guilford County Schools in North Carolina. _The NII Awards finalists offer a very encouraging look at what is possible when people combine the forces of human creativity and communications technology,_ s aid James Hake, chairman of the NII Awards. _The Awards World Wide Web site prov ides a resource that will help the global community create a better future by fo llowing the examples set by the finalists and entrants in the NII Awards._ --- press release continued at http://www.gii-awards.com/0613PR.htm =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=- For more information: - visit http://www.gii-awards.com - contact Sarah Steven of Edelman Worldwide at ssteven@edel-dc.edelman.com (202/371-0200) - questions@gii-awards.com ************************************************************(10) NEWS - AN ELECT RONIC JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY It was announced this week that a consortium, including the British Sociological Association, the Universities of Surrey and Stirling, and the publishers, Sage Publications Ltd., will be receiving 140,000 pounds over three years from the UK Higher Education Funding Councils (HEFC) to help with the establishment of a ne w electronic journal: Sociological Research Online. An electronic journal is one in which articles are available for reading over th e Internet, the 'information superhighway', rather than being published on paper . The potential advantages of an electronic journal over its traditional counte rpart are faster times to publication and less cost. No less important are the o pportunities electronic publication offers for new formats, including giving rea ders direct access to original quantitative, audio and video data and support fo r interactive collaboration between authors and readers. The journal will be launched next year. It will publish theoretical and empiric al studies of issues which engage with current political and cultural debates. Articles in the journal will apply sociological analysis to a wide range of topi cs in order to demonstrate the value and relevance of sociology today. A steering group has been set up to manage the new journal and to appoint an edi tor and editorial board. The journal will be fully refereed, abstracted in the usual journals and citable as a journal of record (including in Research Assessm ent Exercise returns). An Editor and members of the Editorial Board are being s ought at present. The project is being funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee of the HE FC under a new initiative designed to develop electronic libraries in the UK. Th e funding will allow the consortium to establish the journal and to explore a nu mber of questions about copyright and charging mechanisms that are raised by ele ctronic journals. At the end of the three year project, the journal is expected to become self-funding. The journal will be published on the World Wide Web, meaning that it can be read by anyone with a personal computer linked to the Internet (e.g. through a campu s network) using software that is widely and freely available. To help sociolog ists access the journal, the project will run training sessions for academics on a regional basis during the coming year. The training programme will be organis ed by SocInfo at the University of Stirling. The Web site holding the journal i tself will be located at the University of Surrey. Sage Publications will be co ntributing its marketing expertise and advice on publishing standards. Further information about the project can be obtained from the following contact s: - about the JISC electronic libraries programme, from Mr C A Rusbridge - about the training sessions, from SocInfo, Ms Millsom S Henry - about the journal, from Nigel Gilbert at the University of Surrey and from the British Sociological Association ************************************************************WORKSHOPS, SYMPOSIUM S AND CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENTS ************************************************************ (1) 1st NORTHUMBRIA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT in LIBRARIE S and INFORMATION SERVICES 31 August to 4 September 1995 Longhirst Management & Training Centre, Longhirst Hall, Northumberland, England. Sponsored by The University of Northumbria at Newcastle and The British Library PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT IN LIBRARIES - WHY IT MATTERS PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT can demonstrate a library or information service's contr ibution to the achievement of its governing body's aims and objectives. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT can provide a means to evaluate and monitor the operatio nal effectiveness of management policies. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT can uncover cost-effective solutions to management and o perational problems. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT can support bids to funding bodies to gain new resources to meet demonstrable demands placed on library or information facilities. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT can identify areas of poor performance which might be ad dressed by new initiatives in staff development and training. WHY HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE? In the last decade there has been a dramatic world-wide increase in researc= h into performance measurement in library and information services and their appli cation at the operational level. The 1st NORTHUMBRIAN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE aims to bring together key researchers and practitioners to enable: an exchange of experience; an awareness of current research; an identification of issues for future study. In addition, a common understanding can be developed of the underlying principle s of performance measurement in libraries and information services. WHO IS THE CONFERENCE FOR? At the PRACTICAL level, the Conference is aimed at senior library and informatio n service managers from the public, academic, health or business/commercial/indu strial sectors who have gained some experience of applying performance measureme nt in their organisations. At the THEORETICAL level, the Conference is aimed at researchers in library and information studies wishing to share their new knowledge or learn of new areas f or study which might attract research and development grant funding. CONFERENCE PAPERS The language of the Conference will be English. Papers as well as notes of disc ussions will be published by the University of Northumbria in November 1995. A copy will be sent to each delegate. PROGRAMME The programme may be subject to change for organisational reasons. On occasions there are parallel sessions. Details of mealtimes, coffeebreaks and free time/vi sits have been omitted in order to try to keep the details to a reasonable lengt h. FRIDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 14.00 Welcome and official opening 14.30 - 15.30 Organisation Politics and Performance Measurement Professor Nancy Van House, School of Library and Information Studies,Berkeley,Ca lifornia. 1630-1700 Professor Peter Brophy University of Central Lancashire. Quality Management in Libraries J. Steve Town Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham. Benchmarking and PM. 17.00 - 17.30 Roy Adams De Montfort University, Leicester.Decision Support Systems Pat Dixon, University of Northumbria at Newcastle.Performance Measurement in Lea rning Resource Centres Saturday 2nd September 9.30-10.30 Professor John Willemse, University of South Africa.Impact of Perform ance Measurement on Library and Information Services 11.30 - 12.00 Susan D Lithgow, University of Wales Aberystwyth.Development of Performance Indi cators for Prison Libraries Kees Konings, Delft University of Technology.Performance Indications for Collect ion Development Don H Revill, Liverpool John Moores University.Adapting US Academic Library Stan dard Survey Forms for Use in UK Libraries 12.00 - 12.30 Steve Morgan, University of the West of England.How Well are We Doing? Common T hemes and Possible Solutions in Academic Libraries John Sumsion, LISU, Loughborough University of Technology. EC Toolbox Project: General Findings and Some Particular Proposals Gilda G De Queiroz, Commissao Nacional de Energia Nuclear, Brazil.Building a Cli mate of Continuous Improvement 14.00 - 14.30 Sandra M Parker, University of Northumbria at Newcastle.Performance Indicators: Sickness and Absence Notes as Indicators of Staff Morale Margaret Kinnell Evans, University of Loughborough Benchmarking and its Relevanc e to the Library and Information Sector Roswith Poll, University of Munster The IFLA guidelines 15.00 - 15.30 John C Crawford, Glasgow Caledonian University Stakeholder Approach to the Const ruction of Performance Measures Hilary Johnson, Nene College, Northampton.Performance Measurement of Academic Li aison in Higher Education Libraries Keith G Webster, University of Newcastle. Use of IT in Library Evaluation: Elec tronic Surveying at the University ofNewcastle 16.00 - 16.30 Christine J Urquhart, University of Wales Aberystwyth. Deriving a Quality Assura nce Toolkit from the Outcomes of Information Use Christopher J Armstrong, Information Automation Ltd, Abersytwyth. Database Quali ty: Lable or Liable Ruth A Alston, Essex Libraries. From Rationale to Results: Implementing Perform ance Indicators in a Public Library 16.30 - 17.00 Stephen Richard, University of Glasgow. Quality-Driven Service Agreements as Eva luations Instruments Karin De Jager, University of Cape Town. Search for Appropriate Measures with wh ich to Evaluate Academic Library Services at the University of Cape Town 17.00 - 17.30 A Exon, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia. Developing Performanc e Indicators for an Australian University Library Joan Stein, Carnegie Mellon University Library. Upward Appraisal: A Tool for th e Continuous Improvement of Library Managers Skills SUNDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 9.30 - 10.30 Michael Carmel, S W Thames RLS. Non-Competitive Contracting 11.30 - 12.30 Poster Sessions Karin De Jager, University of Capetown. Library Use and Academic Achievement - A n Output Measure of Library Effectiveness? Stewart K McKee, University College, Dublin. MINSTREL A Management Information S oftware Tool Jorma Niemitalo, University of Oulu, Finland. Approach to Assessing the Efficien cy of the Performance of FinnishAcademic Libraries, 1989-1993. Don Revill, Liverpool John Moores University. Developing a Quality Instrument Don Revill, Liverpool John Moores University. Standardised Scoring to Produce Ov erall Measures Ian R Winkworth, University of Northumbria at Newcastle. The Effective Academic Library: UK Funding Council Guidelines 19.15-20.15 Kay Poustie, Stirling City Libraries, West Australia. Performance Measurement, S trategic Planning and Staff Development 20.15 - 20.45 Tony J Oulton, Manchester Metropolitan University. Decision Making in Libraries and the Use of Performance Measurement Julie McLeod, University of Northumbria and John F Burr, Sanofi Winthrop. Metric s: the medicine for customer focus 20.45 - 21.15 Bob Usherwood, University of Sheffield. Quality Management and Public Library Se rvices Elizabeth Hart, University of Huddersfield. Combining Various Performance Measur ement Methods MONDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 9.30-10.30 Michael Cotta-Schonberg, Copenhagen Business School Library Strategic Planning & Quality Management 11.00-12.00 Professor Charles R McClure, Syracuse University. The Networked Environment 12.00 - 12.30 Conference Review Ian Winkworth, University of Northumbria at New castle. 13.00-14.00 Lunch 14.00 Dispersal CONFERENCE BOOKING The Conference Fee is UK Pounds3450. Student Room accommodation may be availabl e at the reduced fee of =A3380. Non-residential daily fee is UK Pounds350 (Conf erence Dinner=A315). Please complete the Booking Form opposite and return it t o Information North. An invoice will be issued immediately and should be paid a s possible. Fees should be paid in Sterling. Fees must be paid by Monday 14 Au gust 1995. Cancellations after 1 August 1995 will not be refunded. CONFERENCE ENQUIRIES Please address all enquiries to The Manager, Information North, Bolbec Hall, Wes tgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1SE. Tel. +44(01)91 232-0877. Fax: +44(01)91 232-0804. E-mail: IAN.WINKWORTH@UNN.AC.UK ************************************************************(2) The IFLA 61st. C onference will be held in Instabul (Turkey) 20-26 August 1995. The Standing Comm ittee on Library Theory and Research will be holding a session on Wednesday 23 A ugust 12.30 - 15.00, with the following program: Patricia Layzell Ward ( University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales). UK research ac tivity as conveyed by the literature of library and information science. Aysel Yontar, Istanbul University, Turkey. Turkish research activity as conveye d by the literature of library and information science. Aimaee Thomey, RSCAO Member, Jounieh, Lebanon. A conceptual model for the stufy of library development in Third World countries. There will also be workshop organised by Steffan Ruckel of the Section on Educat ion and Training to be held on Thursday morning: Teaching Rsearch Methods: Ian Johnson (Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland. Making sense of rese arch in business and govenment issues: the education and training of information specialists. Dianne Rusch-Feja (Germany). Librarian education for utilizing new technologies including networked individual research projects. Abdelhamid Miski (Morocco). Teaching theoretical resaearch methods versus train ing students to carry out individual research projects: a first predicament - th e research proposal. Abdelmoula el-Hamdouchi (Morocco). The teaching of statistical research methofd at the School of Information Science in Rabat: problems of content and pedagogi cal methodology. Paulette Bernhard (Canada). Perceptions and use of research results by informat ion professionals in Quebec. Also on Thursday their will be a joint Workshop with the Standing Committees on Library Theory and Reserach andf Public Libraries: Darlene Weingand (Wisconsin, USA) Planning for the future: methodologies for con ducting futures research. Bob Usherwood and P. G. Giull (UK). Theory, research and practice: the DNH rev iew on the future of public libraries in England and Wales. Kingo Mchombu (Botswana).Reserching rural information information provision: a c ase study. Mirielle de Miribel (Canada) Role of libraries in the development of children. Jen Thorhauge (Denmark) Changing role of library and information professionals. ************************************************************(3) Routes to Qualit y: Practical Approaches to Quality in Library & Information Services Bournemouth University Library & Information Services Conference - 29th-31st August 1995 DAY ONE: 29th August 2.00-3.00pm: Registration & Tea 3.00-4.00pm : Keynote Speaker - Professor Jean Sykes, University of Westminster 4.00-5.00pm: Different Approaches to Quality - Dr Philip Cohen, Bournemouth University 5.00-6.00pm: Poster Session 7.00pm- : Reception & Conference Dinner 9.00pm- : Bar DAY TWO: 30th August 8.00-9.00am: Breakfast 9.00-10.00am: Student Charters - Graham Bulpitt, Sheffield Hallam University 10.00-10.30am: Coffee 10.30-11.30am: BS5750/ISO9000 - Maxine Melling, University of Central Lancashire 11.30-12.30pm: TQM - Sheila Corrall, Aston University 12.30-2.00pm: Lunch 2.00-3.00pm: Service Level Agreements - Malcolm Burch, University of Surrey 3.00-3.30pm: Tea 3.30-4.30pm: Database Quality - Chris Armstrong, Centre for Information Quality Management 6.00pm- : Boat Trip & Buffet Dinner DAY THREE: 31st August 8.00-9.00am: Breakfast 9.00-10.00am: Benchmarking - Stephen Town, Royal Military College, Shrivenham 10.00-10.30am: Tea 10.30-11.30am: User Satisfaction Evaluation - Emma Robinson, University of London Library 11.30-12.30pm: Bournemouth Experience: Health Care Libraries - Jill Beard, Bournemouth University 12.30-2.00pm: Lunch 2.00-3.00pm: Plenary Discussion: Conference Wrap-up & The Way Forward 3.00pm- : Departure QUALITY MATTERS Quality is a key issue for today's Library & Information Services, for 'back roo m' activities as much as those 'front of house'. Managers must ensure that servi ces are provided to required standards of quality, to satisfy the needs of end- users and the parent organisation. Also, quality measures identify areas of exce llence as well as those for concern - thereby informing future management action . Continuous quality improvement must always be the goal. This Conference will concentrate specifically on practical approaches to quality. The speakers have extensive personal experience of their topic and they will talk about the pitfa lls as much as the successes, the drawbacks as much as the benefits. Most of th e major approaches will be covered, providing a unique opportunity for participa nts to compare them directly and to choose the most appropriate one for any part icular situation. PARTICIPANTS The Conference is aimed primarily at those responsible for maintaining quality i n Library & Information Services. This includes not only managers responsible f or the work of others but also individuals concerned about their own work. Teac hing staff, students and researchers will also gain much from the proceedings. C learly, there is an emphasis on University Library & Information Services. This does not preclude, however, participants from other academic libraries nor indee d those from other sectors altogether. There is much in the Conference that wil l appeal to anyone with an interest in Library & Information Services generally. LOCATION Bournemouth is a premier holiday resort and international conference centre, wit h excellent shopping and entertainment facilities. The town is just 100 miles from London, well-served by the main road and rail networks. Bournemouth Univers ity is one of the newer Universities, occupying an attractive campus of modern, easily accessible buildings. Residential accommodation is provided in the Studen t Village, in new purpose-built houses comprising single study bedrooms and comm on living areas. Accommodation may be available for participants wishing to arr ive before the Conference or to extend their stay afterwards. Please ask for de tails. REGISTRATION Complete ONE form per delegate. Closing date for registrations: 15th August 1995 Name: Title: Position: Organisation: Address: Postcode: Telephone No: Fax No: email Address: Invoice Address (if different from above): Please indicate any special requirements (dietary/mobility): CONFERENCE FEES Resident including accommodation: GBP220.00 + VAT (GBP258.50) Non Resident: GBP180.00 + VAT (GBP211.50) I enclose a Cheque* for GBP OR Please invoice my organisation *Cheques should be made payable to: Bournemouth University Cancellations before 15th August 1995 will incur GBP50.00 administrative charge. There will be no refunds for cancellations after that date. Please return completed forms to: Mrs Sally Grant Library & Information Services Bournemouth University Dorset House Library Talbot Campus Fern Barrow POOLE, Dorset BH12 5BB Tel: 01202 595044 Fax No: 01202 595475 email: sgrant@bmth.ac.uk Mrs Sally Grant Bournemouth University Dorset House Library Talbot Campus Fern Barrow Tel: +44 01202 595044 Fax: +44 01202 595475 email: sgrant@bmth.ac.uk ************************************************************ (4) 3rd International training course on the: MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY M I S T 3 With an emphasis on information related to water and the environment 1 December 1995 - 29 March 1996 in Brussels, BELGIUM Approved by the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR) Sponsors - Belgian Administration for Development Cooperation (BADC or ABOS) - UNESCO - International Hydrological Programme (IHP) - MIST 1 and MIST 2 were also sponsored by the British Council Grants - 12 participants from developing countries (including 10 participants from de veloping countries specified by the BADC, see list below) will be selected b y the BADC and the organizers. - They will attend free of charge and receive a grant to cover the costs of ac commodation and a return flight ticket. - Other grants must be requested direc tly to spon- sors you may be aware of. - Only selected persons will receive an answer, if possible 2 months in advanc e. - Applications for a grant should reach us as soon as possible, and before 25 August 1995 (use the attached form). - Applicants for a grant should send a copy of the completed form to the Belgi an embassy in their country. Accommodation - Participants pay themselves for meals and housing (about 900 US$ per month). - We will assist participants in finding housing close to the University. Participation fees - Participation during the whole period, including all social activities and tri ps: 70 000 Belgian Francs (about 2 000 US$) - Participation to particular items selected from the programme: 1 000 Belgian F rancs per module of a half day(about 35 US$). - Send a letter including a cheque payable to MIST, University Library. Contact Tel. ++32-2-629 24 29 Fax ++32-2-629 26 93 (or 22 82) Telex 61051 vubco-b, Electronic mail (Internet): pvouplin@vub.ac.be, pnieuwen@vub.ac.be Mail: Paul Nieuwenhuysen or Patrick Vanouplines MIST, University Library Free University Brussels - VUB Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels BELGIUM BADC _priority countries_ Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunesia, Burundi, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Cameroun, Senegal, Kenia, Tanzania, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Lesotho, Swaziland, Angola, Malawi, South-Africa Asia Bagladesh, China, Filippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodja, Vietnam, Laos Latin America Bolivia, Ecuador, Surinam Preliminary programme Orientation tour of the University Library. Orientation tour of the Laboratory of Hydrology - information facilities. Introduction to microcomputer systems: hardware. Introduction to microcomputer systems: software. Microcomputer operating systems. The flow of scientific information. Document collection development. National libraries and national bibliographies. Subject classification schemes and thesaurus systems. Telematics, data communication, computer networks. Electronic mail. Online information retrieval. Search strategies. Evaluation of results from information retrieval systems. Bibliographic databases related to water and the environment. oftware packages for local storage and retrieval of bibliographic information. Introduction to CDS/ISIS software package for information storage and retrieval. The application of CDS/ISIS: searching. The application of CDS/ISIS: editing data in a database. The application of CDS/ISIS: output of selected data to file or printer. The application of CDS/ISIS: developing a database structure. The application of CDS/ISIS: indexing data for fast retrieval. Exchange formats for structured information. Downloading of information and record format conversion: principles. Downloading of information and record format conversion: application of Fangorn with CDS/ISIS. Current awarenesssystems. Statistics for information science. Queuing theory. Scientometrics. Citation analysis. Bibliometric laws. ISBD = International Standard Book Description. Library automation. Online Public Access Catalogues (OPACs). Interlibrary lending and co-operation. Text editing / Word processing. Information technology for developing countries. The information society. Internet: evolution. Internet information resources. Super-data-communications networks and librarians. Copyright. Transborder data flow. CD-ROM = Compact Disk - Read Only Memory. CD-interactive. Presentation of data, using a microcomputer. Marketing of information and documentation. Audio visual media. Computer-based multimedia. Public relations. Archives. The paperless office. Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Hypertext and hypermedia. Artificial intelligence for information systems. Possible study visits - Library of the University of Antwerp (U.I.A.) + Inter-university Postgradu ate School for Information and Library Science at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). - The Royal (National) Library (Brussels, Belgium) - Documentation centre of the national association for the prevention of acc idents (Brussels, Belgium) - Information service of the Geology Department of the Royal Museum on Afric a (Tervuren near Brussels, Belgium) - International Reference Centre (IRC) for Water Supply and Sanitation (The Hague, The Netherlands) - Documentation Department of the KIT (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Personal project Related to the trainee's personal interest, based on the newly acquired knowle dge. Location The training is mainly organized at the University Library of the Vrije Univer siteit Brussel (VUB), close to the rich cultural city Brussels, in Belgium. Language used English. Course director Dr. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Lecturer at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and at the Un iversitaire Instelling Antwerpen, Science and technology librarian, and Head of information and documentation, of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Assistant director Patrick Vanouplines, Graduated as geographer and holds an M.Sc. in hydrology, no w information scientist at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Certificate Participants will obtain a certificate mentioning the sessions to which they p articipated succesfully. How to reach us The Free University of Brussels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel - V.U.B.) campus i s located just outside the centre of the city, and can easily be reached by Me tro (subway), tram and bus. MIST on the WWW Information about MIST may be found also through the Internet at http://www.vub.ac.be/BIBLIO/projectn.htm Version dated 29 May 1995. APPLICATION for a grant / REGISTRATION (Completed forms should reach us as soon as possible) 0 I apply for a grant and will NOT participate unless I receive a grant OR 0 I want to participate and pay 70 000 Belgian Francs by sending a cheque to the University Library 1. a. Family name (surname): ............................... (married female candidates should fill in their maiden-name, NOT the name of their husband) b. First or given names (according to your official passport):.............. 2. Personal address: ................................ .................................................. Country:.......................................... Telephone, telefax, telex and/or e-mail numbers: ............................ 3. a. Date of birth: ............... b. Place of birth: ...................... 4. Nationality: ..... ............................... 5. Sex: male / female 6. Present employment: a. Name and address of employer: ................. ............................................... ............................................... b. Since: ../../.. c. Position - function: ........................ d. Specialization: .............................. Telephone, telefax, telex and/or e-mail numbers: ............................ Name of institute Number of Degree Grade Date and address years 8. Knowledge of English and other languages: ......................... 9. Computer knowledge (please tick appropriate box): advanced basic no experience knowledge knowledge at all IBM-PC or compatible: O O O MS-DOS: O O O Word processing O O O Software: O O O please specify: .................................. Data base program: O O O please specify: .................................. CDS/ISIS: O O O Electronic mail: O O O Internet: O O O World-Wide Web (WWW): O O O other (please specify) .............................. 10. Professional work done during last 5 years (details of employment and duties) Name & address of employer Period Position/Function a. ............................................................ b. ............................................................ c. ............................................................ 11. Have you ever been abroad for: a. business reasons (please specify): ..... b. studying (please specify): ..... 12. Duties which you will carry out after your return: ............................................................ ............................................................ Please, include a recent photograph (not an obligation). Date: Signature: Paul Nieuwenhuysen Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussel Belgium. Tel. 2 629 2436 (directly) or 2 629 2609 (secretary) or 2 629 2429 (assistant: P. Vanouplines) Fax. 2 629 2693 (secretary) Email: pnieuwen@vub.ac.be (MIME is accepted) http://www.vub.ac.be/BIBLIO/personal/pnieuwen.htm ************************************************************ (5) Redesigning Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery: An Institute Sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries/Office of Management Services September 20 - 22, 1995 Gainesville, Florida Application to Participate The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Office of Management Services is ple ased to announce the fifth Redesigning Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery Insti tute. The Institute will be held in Gainesville, FL on September 20 - 22, 1995. The University of Florida Libraries will serve as host for the Institute. GOAL: The Institute will facilitate the development of local strategies to eval uate and redesign interlibrary loan and document delivery services, and the poli cies and organizational/management structures that support these services. Back ground on the Institute may be found in the newsletter ARL (#174, May 1994, page 5) or the Wilson Library Bulletin (May, 1995, pages 68-9). WHO SHOULD ATTEND: The Institute is designed as an institutional team effort wi th 3 to 5 persons attending from each library. As the evaluation and redesign o f ILL/DD services involves policy, implementation, and procedural issues, partic ipation by staff with an array of responsibilities is required. The following 3 to 5 person team (as applicable in your library) is proposed: 1) the library dean or director 2) the head of public services 3) the direct supervisor of the ILL manager 4) the ILL operational manager 5) the head of collection development If your entire team is unable to attend we urge you to postpone participation. Additional Institutes will be scheduled. DATES AND LOCATION: The Institute, designed and facilitated by Mary E. Jackson and Kathryn Deiss, will begin with an opening working session and reception on t he evening of September 20th, and will conclude by 4:00pm on the 22nd. A block of room in nearby hotels has been held. Additional details on the hotel availabi lity and Institute schedule will be sent when ARL confirms your participation. COST: The institutional fee is $1000. This fee is figured on a team, rather tha n individual, basis. Travel and accommodations for team members are not include d in the fee. HOW TO APPLY: If you would like to apply to attend this Institute, please conta ct Christine Seebold, Training Program Assistant, (phone: 202/296-8656; email: c seebold@cni.org) by July 15, 1995. Institutions will be notified by August 1, 19 95 of their acceptance. Mary E. Jackson mary@cni.org Access & Delivery Services Consultant 202/296-2296 phone Association of Research Libraries 202/872-0884 fax 21 Dupont Circle Washington, DC 20036 ________________________________________ This document may be circulated freely, with this message reproduced in its entirety; To subscribe to LIBRES send e-mail message to listserv@kentvm.kent.edu with the text: subscribe libres ________________________________________