An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services
ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 17, Number 7 March 18, 1999 In this issue: DEADLINE NEARS FOR ELECTRONIC SERIALS INSTITUTE BOWKER/ULRICH'S SERIALS LIBRARIANSHIP AWARD RECIPIENT FOURTH PRESERVATION AWARENESS WORKSHOP TO BE HELD AT LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ON APRIL 13 NETSL CONFERENCE ************ DEADLINE NEARS FOR ELECTRONIC SERIALS INSTITUTE "Blazing the Trail: Electronic Serials from Acquisition to Access," will be held April 16-17, at the Hilton Hotel in Portland, Oregon. Sponsored by the Serials Section, the institute begins at midday on Friday, April 16, and continues all day on Saturday, April 17. The registration deadline is April 2, 1999. Librarians from all types and sizes of libraries need practical skills to handle electronic serials as well as a conceptual understanding of the theoretical implications of this rapidly changing format. Following the success of two previous institutes in Washington, DC and St. Louis, MO, "Blazing the Trail Electronic: Serials from Acquisition to Access" will provide useful information about electronic serials for libraries of all sizes and types. Evan Reader, Director, Software & Electronic Information Resources, Office of the Chancellor, California State University, will be the keynote speaker. Other speakers include Faye Chadwell, University of Oregon, with a presentation on negotiating licenses for electronic serials titled "A License to Kill For;" Steve Shadle, University of Washington, with a talk titled " A Square Peg in a Round Hole: Practical Cataloging for Electronic Serials." Thomas Leonhardt, Oregon Institute of Technology, will be closing the institute with "Wrap it to Go." Also speaking will be Sharon McKay, Blackwell's, and George Machovec, CARL. Registration fees are $195 for ALCTS members, $245 for ALA members, and $295 for non-members. To register contact Yvonne A. McLean at ymclean@ala.org or 800-545-2433 ext. 5032. Full details are available at our website, http://www.ala.org/alcts/events/institutes/esi3.html. -- Suzanne I. Koceyan (skoceyan@ala.org) ************ BOWKER/ULRICH'S SERIALS LIBRARIANSHIP AWARD RECIPIENT Regina Romano Reynolds, head, National Serials Data Program, Library of Congress, is the 1999 recipient of the Bowker/Ulrich's Serials Librarianship Award. The award, a citation and $1,500 donated by Bowker/Ulrich's, is presented for distinguished contributions to serials librarianship through participation in professional associations and/or library education programs, contributions to the body of serials literature, research in the areas of serials, or development of tools or methods to enhance access to or management of serials. Reynolds is being recognized for her "impact on all constituencies in the serials industry, particularly her work with the ISSN program," said Lisa Macklin, chair, Bowker/Ulrich's Serials Librarianship Award Committee. "Regina's work with the ISSN program has had an international scope, impacting publishers, subscription agencies, abstracting and indexing services, and libraries. She is a leader in the development and promotion of serials standards and bibliographic control, including electronic serials, and the harmonization of ISSN rules with electronic publications and other cataloging standards." She has made numerous well-received presentations, including "Cataloging or Metaloging: Emerging and Evolving Standards for the Identification and Description of Digital Resources," presented at the "Jump Start: Theory and Practice for Cataloging Electronic Serials" preconference to the ALA Annual Conference in June 1998. Her international impact includes a presentation entitled "ISSN and Seriality" at the 23rd meeting of Directors is ISSN Centres in Brussel, September 1998. She authored a preconference booklet for the International Conference on National Bibliographic Services, IFLA Universal Bibliographic Control and international Marc Core Programme in November 1998 entitled "Harmonizing Bibliographic control of Serials in the Digital Age." Reynolds' outstanding knowledge of the issues in the bibliographic control of serials is evidenced by her activities in the CONSER program, including presenting at CONSER meetings and working on AACR (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules) revisions. She is a contributor to SISAC News and is a member of the editorial boards of _Serials Review_ and _Annals of Improbable Research_. She received a master's of library science from University of Michigan in 1976 and is a member of Beta Phi Mu. She has worked at the Library of Congress since 1976, where she received the Library of Congress special Achievement Award in 1998, and the Library of Congress Special Achievement Award in 1998, and the Library of Congress Meritorious Service Award in 1979 and 1980. The award will be presented on Monday, June 28 at 9:30 at the ALCTS Membership Meeting and President's Program during the ALA Annual Conference, June 24-30, in New Orleans, Louisiana. --Shonda Russell (srussell@ala.org) ************ FOURTH PRESERVATION AWARENESS WORKSHOP TO BE HELD AT LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ON APRIL 13 The Library of Congress is offering its fourth annual free workshop to help members of the public learn more about handling, cleaning, preserving and storing these valuable materials. The general public will have an opportunity to view demonstrations and gather information from conservators and other specialists at the Library of Congress on April 13, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. No reservations are necessary. This year the workshop will be held in the Librarian's Reception Room, LJ 119, in the northwest corner of the first floor of the Thomas Jefferson Building, with presentations taking place in the Coolidge Auditorium, on the ground floor of the Jefferson Building. Persons wishing to attend should enter the Jefferson Building through the Visitors' Center entrance, on the west ground level. For the second year, Allan J. Stypeck, host of the popular public radio show "The Bookguys," will be available all day to appraise (free of charge) old books, prints, photographs, manuscripts and sound recordings. In addition, professional conservators, members of the American Institute for Conservation, will be on hand to assess the condition of personal books, documents and photographs and to offer specific conservation treatment options and storage advice. Co-sponsored by the Library's Center for the Book and the Preservation Directorate, the workshop is part of the Library's celebration of National Library Week. Throughout the day, visitors will be able to see live demonstrations of gold tooling, paper mending, book sewing, materials testing, and matting and hinging of works of art on paper. Library staff at table displays will be available to answer questions as well as provide printed information on the handling, cleaning and storage of books, papers and documents, fine prints, photographs, CDs, sound recordings and motion picture film. Slide presentations will focus on some of the factors that place personal collections at risk and help workshop attendees determine when it is wise to seek professional advice. In addition to the Library's professional conservation and curatorial staff, representatives of nonprofit professional associations in the preservation field as well as companies that manufacture and distribute conservation products will be on hand to answer questions and offer other information on preservation products and issues. --Amparo R. de Torres (ator@loc.gov) ************ NETSL CONFERENCE Technical Services in the New Millennium: Exploring the Electronic Frontier, the spring NETSL conference, will be held on April 16 1999 at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. Speakers will include Clifford Lynch, Executive Director, Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) and Eric Lease Morgan, Systems Librarian, Digital Initiative Department, North Carolina State University. In addition, there will be breakout sessions on acquisitions, storage and digitization of remote storage journals, CONSER cataloging, and the role of the paraprofessional in serials management. Additional information and a downloadable registration form may be found at http://www.nelib.org/news/netslreg.html or can be requested from Penny Schroeder, NETSL Treasurer (pschroed@bowdoin.edu). --Kathryn Geoffrion (kgeoffrion@merrimack.edu) ************ ALCTS NETWORK NEWS (ISSN 1056-6694) is published irregularly by the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, a division of the American Library Association. Editorial offices: ALCTS, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; Sheila Intner, President; Karen Muller, Executive Director & Editor in Chief; Suzanne I. Koceyan, Editor (skoceyan@ala.org); Editorial Assistance: Shonda Russell. ALCTS NETWORK NEWS is available free of charge and is available only in electronic form. Opinions expressed in the articles are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the division. News items should be sent to the editor at the e-mail address above. 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