[Anonymous], 'LITA Election Results', LITA Newsletter v14n04 URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/lita/lita-v14n04-[anonymous]-lita [v14n4.litanews litanews] ------------------- LITA News LITA Election Results Congratulations to the winners of the 1993 LITA elections: *Vice President/President-elect: Nancy K. Roderer *Directors-at-Large, 1993-1996: Betty G. Bengtson and Craig A. Sum- merhill *Councilor, 1993-1997: Carol A. Parkhurst LITA Newsletter Editor Needed The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) seeks a LITA Newsletter Editor for the 1995-1997 term. The new editor will produce the first 1995 issue in late 1994, after working with the current edi- tor on the last two 1994 issues of the newsletter. The LITA Newsletter is published quarterly (early January, March, early June, and September). Timely distribution before the ALA Annual and Midwinter meetings is crucial. The Editor is responsible for soliciting and editing columns, re- ports from LITA committees and interest groups, and other relevant ma- terial. Currently, the Editor produces camera-ready copy using desktop publishing software. Applicants can continue this publication strategy or arrange to have camera-ready copy supplied to LITA from a third- party source. The Editor is also responsible for producing an electronic version of the LITA Newsletter and for distributing it on Internet and other networks. The Editor arranges access to the electronic version of the Newsletter via appropriate network tools (e.g., list server and go- pher). The Editor can manage network distribution directly or negoti- ate with third-parties who have such tools to permit LITA's use of them. LITA has an arrangement for list server distribution of the News- letter. Required *Must be a LITA member and be knowledgeable about LITA's mission, structure and operation. *Must have a publication record that demonstrates excellent writing or editing skills. *Must be able to meet publication deadlines. *Must have access to and significant experience with the Internet. Desired *Should have prior editing experience. *Should be able to produce the LITA Newsletter in camera-ready form, except for photographs. Applications Interested parties should submit a letter of application; a resume; names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three refer- ences; and examples of prior work to the Chair of the LITA Publica- tions Committee by November 1, 1993. Send applications to Charles W. Bailey, Jr., Assistant Director for Systems, University Libraries, Uni- versity of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-2091; (713) 743-9804; Internet: lib3@uhupvm1.uh.edu. Finalists will be interviewed at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Los Angeles in January 1994. Rob Carlson Named LITA Deputy Executive Director Rob Carlson, assistant to the president of the Urban Libraries Council (ULC), has been appointed as the first Deputy Executive Director of LITA. Carlson will be responsible for LITA's continuing education pro- gram, including regional institutes, preconferences and national con- ferences. "It is a great pleasure to look forward to LITA activities in which Rob's considerable talents and experience will be a major influence and assistance to our members," said LITA Executive Director Linda J. Knutson. "We welcome him back to LITA and to ALA." Prior to his position with ULC, Carlson was on contract for 10 months to LITA as interim program officer to manage LITA's 1992 Na- tional Conference in Denver. Carlson previously served as ALA's man- ager of Information Technology Publishing, ALANET system manager and deputy ALANET system manager. Carlson also served as Micro Program liaison officer for the AMIGOS Bibliographic Council and began his career as director of the Learning Resource Center at Laredo State University. He has a bachelor's degree (magna cum laude) in French and a master's degree (with honors) in li- brary science from Western Michigan University. Carlson began in his new position on June 24 at the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. New LITA Publications Two LITA publications, each one building on the past, will appear early this fall. Telecommunications, Networking and Internet Glossary, by George S. Machovec (LITA Monographs No. 3, ISBN 0-8389-7697-2) replaces the ear- lier Telecommunications and Networking Glossary. Machovec, Technical Coordinator at the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries (CARL), has developed this second glossary as an aid to the quickly growing tele- communications field for librarians, information managers and stu- dents. The Glossary incorporates brief nontechnical definitions for telecommunications, networking and Internet terms and acronyms that frequently appear in library automation and computer literature. A highly selective bibliography is included for those wishing to obtain additional information. The 106-page paperback will appear in Septem- ber, and is available for $18 ($16.20 LITA members) from ALA Publish- ing. The Public-Access Computer Systems Review, Volume 3, 1992, edited by Charles W. Bailey, Jr., Leslie B. Pearse, Dana Rooks, and Roy Ten- nant (ISBN 0-8389-7700-6), includes papers on campuswide information systems and tools, including UC Berkeley's InfoCal Campus Information Service, HYTELNET, LIBS Internet Access Software and nonbibliographic applications of Z39.50. The volume includes an in-depth investigation of the future of electronic publishing, a paper on the Online Journal of Current Clinical Trials and a bibliography about electronic publish- ing on networks. It also contains papers on reshaping library services and staffing to support emerging electronic information systems; the Canadian Network for the Advancement of Research, Industry and Educa- tion; and search failures in information retrieval systems. As with the two previous volumes, Volume 3 includes columns by Walt Crawford and Martin Halbert, plus book reviews. A new columnist, Priscilla Caplan, appears for the first time in Volume 3. The paperback, appear- ing in October, will be slightly more than 200 pages and will be avail- able for $20 ($18 LITA members) through ALA Publishing. Volumes 1 and 2 will continue to be available for the same price. Nominations Sought for Hugh Atkinson Memorial Award This award honors the life and accomplishments of Hugh C. Atkinson, one of the major innovators in modern librarianship, and recognizes outstanding achievement by academic librarians, including risk-taking, that has contributed significantly to improvements in the areas of li- brary automation, library management and/or library development or re- search. Award: $2,000 cash and a citation. This award is funded by an endow- ment created by divisional, individual and vendor contributions given in memory of Hugh C. Atkinson. Additional funds are sought to bring the endowment to at least $100,000. Send your tax-deductible donations to: Hugh Atkinson Memorial Award, ACRL/ALA, 50 East Huron Street, Chi- cago, IL 60611. The award is jointly sponsored by ACRL, ALCTS, LAMA and LITA. Eligibility: The nominee must be a librarian employed in a univer- sity, college or community college library in the year prior to appli- cation for the award and must have a minimum of five years of profes- sional experience in an academic library. Criteria: The nominee must have demonstrated achievement (including risk-taking) that has contributed significantly to improvements in the area of library automation, library management and/or library develop- ment or research. Submission procedures: Nominations include documentation (a letter) that includes: 1) your name, address and phone number, and the name, address and phone number of the person you are nominating; 2) narra- tive supporting the nomination (keeping in mind the criteria for the award); and 3) a current vita for the candidate. Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Send nominations and applications to: Hugh Atkinson Memorial Award, Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), American Library Association, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. Staff contact: If you have questions or need help in compiling a nomination, contact Althea H. Jenkins, (800) 545-2433, x 3248; (312) 280-3248; Internet: u55385@uicvm.uic.edu. Deadline: December 1, 1993. Previous recipients: Richard De Gennaro (1993), Miriam Drake (1992), Donald E. Riggs (1991), Russell Shank (1990), Thomas Michalak (1989), Richard M. Dougherty (1988). LITA/Gaylord Award Nominations Nominations are invited for the LITA/Gaylord Award for Achievement in Library and Information Technology. The $1,000 award recognizes distin- guished leadership, notable development or application of technology, superior accomplishment in research or education or original contribu- tion to literature in the field. Nomination letters should identify the proposed recipient and basis for the nomination. Currently-serving officers and elected officials of LITA are not eligible for the award. Please send nomination letters by December 1, 1993 to the LITA/Gay- lord Award Committee, c/o LITA Office, ALA, 50 East Huron Street, Chi- cago, IL 60611. LITA/Library Hi Tech Award Nominations Invited Nominations are invited for the LITA/Library Hi Tech Award for Out- standing Communication for Continuing Education in Library and Informa- tion Technology. The award consists of a certificate and $1,000. The award is awarded to an individual or institution for a single seminal work, or a body of work, taking place within (or continuing into) the five years preceding the award, that shows outstanding achievement in communicating to educate practitioners within the library field in li- brary and information technology. The work or body of work must be identifiable and approachable (that is, people must be able to use it), and the award committee is expected to include annotations that, when published in connection with the award, will help librarians to take advantage of the work. (For example, for a body of published textual work, a partial bibliog- raphy should be attached to the award citation.) The work or body of work may include one or more print publications (articles or books), course plans or actual courses, non-print publica- tions such as visual media, hypermedia, etc., or any other work that can be used by those who hear about the award and that constitutes out- standing communication for continuing education in library and informa- tion technology. The award may not be given for a single article or series of arti- cles that appear only in Library Hi Tech, although such articles can be considered as part of a wider contemporary body of work. Currently- serving officers and elected officials of LITA are not eligible for the award. Members of the LITA/Library Hi Tech Award Committee are not eligible for the award. No individual or organization may receive the award twice within a period of ten years. The award may not be based on a body of work that served as the whole or partial basis for any other LITA award. Nominations for the LITA/Library Hi Tech Award, which must include annotations on the work or body of work involved, should be sent by De- cember 1, 1993, to the LITA/Library Hi Tech Award Committee:, c/o LITA Office, American Library Association, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago,