ACQNET v1n087 (June 13, 1991) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/serials/stacks/acqnet/acq-v1n087 ACQNET, Vol 1, No. 87, June 13, 1991 ==================================== (1) FROM: Christian SUBJECT: ACQNET members honored (56 lines) (2) FROM: Jim Mumm SUBJECT: Ordering from vendor slips, vendor selection, ethics (37 lines) (3) FROM: Peter Stevens SUBJECT: Automated acquisitions systems (10 lines) (4) FROM: Rosann Bazirjian SUBJECT: Price differentials for monographs (9 lines) (5) FROM: Joyce Ogburn SUBJECT: Electronic publishing, travel support, professional support (19 lines) (1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 13 Jun 91 08:28:07 EDT From: Christian Boissonnas Subject: ACQNET members honored [As we all know we don't get a whole of recognition in this business. It seems to me that the least we can do, then, is to make sure we recognize those of us who are honored and take pride in their achievements. The penultimate issue of _ALCTS Network News_ (Vol. 1, No. 4) identified three award winning ACQNET members. I have taken the liberty of extracting from _AN2_ and including here the announcement pertaining to Carol Hawks, winner of the Esther J. Piercy Award, Deana Astle and Chuck Hamaker, winners of the Bowker/Ulrich's Serials Librarianship Award. C.] *** *** Esther J. Piercy Award *** *** Carol Pitts Hawks, head of the acquisitions department at The Ohio State University Libraries in Columbus is the recipient of the Esther J. Piercy Award. She is also visiting assistant professor of library science at Kent State University, Columbus Program in Columbus, Ohio. The award is given to a librarian with fewer than ten years experience for contributions and leadership in the field of library collections and technical services. Carol Pitts Hawks' command of technical issues, combined with outstanding leadership abilities, has won the respect of her colleagues across the nation," said John Corbin, chair of the ALCTS Esther J. Piercy Award Committee. "This, combined with her warmth and charm, matches well the spirit of the Esther J. Piercy Award. *** *** Bowker/Ulrich's Serials Librarianship Award *** *** Deana L. Astle and Charles A. Hamaker are the recipients of the Serials Section Bowker/Ulrich's Serials Librarianship Award. The award is for contributions to serials librarianship in areas of profes- sional association, participation, library education, serials literature, research or development of tools leading to better understanding. Astle, head of technical services at Clemson (S.C.) University, and Hamaker, assistant director for collection development, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, will receive $1,500 and a citation donated by the R.R. Bowker Company. Deana Astle and Charles Hamaker, working both together and separately, have gone far beyond the daily commitment to serials librarianship by raising the awareness of the entire library community of European serial publishers pricing practices," said Sue Anne Harrington, chair of the ALCTS Serials Section Bowker/Ulrich's Serials committee. Their efforts have led to international attention on the pricing policies of journals and publishers practices. In addition, they continue to encourage other efforts to research pricing and scholarly communication studies and let publishers know that the issue of unfair pricing will not disappear. Authors of three joint papers, Astle and Hamaker have written articles for numerous publications, and have made several presentations. (2) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1991 09:40 CDT From: Jim Mumm <9724MUMMJ@VMS.CSD.MU.EDU> Subject: Ordering from vendor slips, ethics Although I haven't seen the original material (VENDSLIP.POS), I think I have an understanding of the situation. The question of ethics, I believe, has fairly little to do with whom we purchase from, and a great deal to do with whom we purchase for. Let me explain: The vendors know they are in competition with one another, and they know that if a librarian is shopping around they stand to lose business. The ultimate purpose served by review slips is that we know a product is available. The fact that the product says Blackwell or Baker & Taylor is the benefit to the supplier, but our receipt of these notices does not in any way bind us to the vendor, and I think we are easy prey if we open ourselves to feeling any moral, ethical or other obligation in this situation. (An aside so I can stay on the good side of my supplier: a lot of our decision to work with a vendor is based on the service and timeliness that is provided, so to some degree the provision of review slips definitely plays a role in our purchasing decisions.) On the other hand, we do owe a definite responsibility to our employers. This means that if we have the latitude to choose from various vendors we do so based on what will provide the best result to the institution. This brings about a whole different question of what constitutes a good decision when it comes to choosing a vendor -- someone else may want to expound on this. The question finally comes down to one of responsibility, rather than ethics. Who are we responsible to? If a vendor is going to be upset because we choose to purchase something through someone else, then perhaps that vendor does not need our business. If, on the other hand, the employer is upset because of purchasing decisions..... well, you can draw your own conclusion. (3) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 13 Jun 91 8:16:19 PDT From: Peter Stevens Subject: Online acquisitions migration Is ACQNET a good source for identifying libraries using, as we do, Geac acquisitions who are considering migration to another online acquisitions system such as Innovac? Since we have over 230,000 records in our Geac acquisitions database, plus several years of accounting and audit records, I'm interested in learning how other libraries have retained access to their old, online records and how they managed the move to a new system. (4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1991 08:51:58 EDT From: Rosann Bazirjian Subject: Price differentials for monographs An advertisement for a recent book, published by Ablex Publishing Company, is listing a separate price for "libraries" ($95.00) and for "individuals" ($45.00). Has anyway else seen price differences for monographic titles? We are all aware that there are different price schedules set up on subscription rates, but I myself never noticed this as being the case with monographs. () ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 13 Jun 91 16:52:50 From: "Joyce Ogburn" Subject: Electronic resources How many of you receive administrative support to go to conferences on elec- tronic resources, networking, electronic publishing, and the like? Do you wish you had more support? Do you think you know enough about developments in this field? Do you acquire electronic media, sign the license agreements, and negotiate terms? As usual, I have a reason for asking questions of this sort. If we are supposed to be expert on publishing practices and methods of scholarly communi- cation, I want to find out if our adminstration and/or colleagues know this and whether we receive support for pursuing this expertise. Please respond either through ACQNET or directly to me. Are there other areas which you feel are essential to your identity as a professional for which you receive little or no understanding or support in attending conferences or other arenas of learning? ***** END OF FILE ***** END OF FILE ***** END OF FILE ***** END OF FILE *****