ACQNET v1n135 (December 11, 1991) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/serials/stacks/acqnet/acq-v1n135 ISSN: 1057-5308 *************** ACQNET, Vol. 1, No. 135, December 11, 1991 ========================================== (1) FROM: J.E. Donahue SUBJECT: Edward R. Hamilton Bookseller (10 lines) (2) FROM: Karen Schmidt SUBJECT: Soviet translations (12 lines) (3) FROM: Jeri Van Goethem SUBJECT: Polygram Classics (13 lines) (4) FROM: Marion Reid SUBJECT: ACQNET at one year (13 lines) (5) FROM: Judith Hopkins SUBJECT: ACQNET at one year (19 lines) (6) FROM: Marylou Hale SUBJECT: ACQNET at one year (21 lines) (7) FROM: Jim Mumm SUBJECT: ACQNET at one year, The Challenge (48 lines) (1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1991 08:51 EDT From: J.E. Donahue Subject: Edward R. Hamilton Bookseller Does anyone have information on Edwad R. Hamilton Bookseller? Their address is in Falls Village, CT 06031-5000. A history professor and a bibliographer have requested that we order all Negro Universities Press Reprints listed in their catalog (at $1 per title). They list approximately 220 titles. They do not have a listed telephone number, will not bill, and they require prepayment. Any information (or advice) is appreciated. Thanks. (2) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 11 Dec 1991 10:52:04 CST From: Karen Schmidt Subject: Soviet translations Via another bulletin board, one of the science librarians here has heard strong rumors that Soviet translation titles may not be published, and that a large number of libraries are cancelling translation titles, thus hastening the demise of the translation publications. There is concern that our vendors withhold payment until actual receipt of the volumes. My questions: Are Soviet translations in danger? And, should we be concerned with withhold- ing payment? I hope someone knowledgeable and rational out there can provide some guidance. (3) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 11 Dec 91 17:37:06 EST From: Jeri Van Goethem Subject: Polygram Classics I would like to inquire if anyone has had any problems with Polygram Classics, located at 825 8th Ave., New York. They supply music compact disks on a prepayment basis. Their prices are extremely competitive (6.50 per cd)--so long as they are reliable.??????? Respond to: Jeri Van Goethem 919/684-5246 or jvg@mail.lib.duke.edu (4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 11 Dec 91 08:26:42 From: Marion Reid Subject: ACQNET at one year Congratulations on ACQNET's first birthday from one of your mostly quiet readers out there in the field with some guts and taking some risks. I enjoy the ACQNET window on the acquisitions world. Your creation is a great contribution!! Wish it'd been around 20+ years ago when I was a young acquisitions librarian! (5) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1991 09:51 EST From: JUDITH HOPKINS Subject: ACQNET at one year Happy birthday/anniversary to ACQNET! I must confess to being what you already know, a "lurker" (to use a term from another list) on ACQNET. As someone without a background in acquisitions, I know that there are many others who are much more qualified than I to answer questions; in fact most of them I couldn't answer at all since they are outside my area of knowledge. I am on ACQNET to monitor it for others and to broaden my own horizons and it has definitely fulfilled that latter purpose. As for your "challenge" that will require thinking, not an off the top of the head response. Many happy returns of the day to ACQNET. Judith Hopkins (one of your subscribers with an odd job title) Technical Services Research and Analysis Officer (6) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 11 Dec 91 09:55:43 -0800 From: Marylou Hale Subject: Your year-end ACQNET It is hard to believe that ACQNET has only been on line for one year. I feel that it has made quite a difference in the way I view "the profession". When I began reading this funny thing called "ACQNET", I thought it was kind of neat with computers and e-mail. I had no idea at that time it would impact my life. As I read the tenets of acquisitions, the profession questions, and problems that seem common to all libraries, I made some monumental decisions. The University of Arizona is thinking of having an extended university in Library Science here at UNLV. Because sometimes support staff don't have mobility or the decision-making "powers" of those with the magical MLS, I have decided to apply for the MLS outreach program. For the second time in my life, I'll be taking the GRE's (Dec 14th). Then it's up to the University of Arizona. And, (not to swell your head or anything!) part of the reason I decided to do this was because of what I was reading on ACQNET. And, as I pursue this newest challenge in my life, I am evaluating librarian- ship as a profession. So anyway: Thanks for your encouragement and tireless efforts. (7) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1991 12:10 CST From: Jim Mumm <9724MUMMJ@VMS.CSD.MU.EDU> Subject: ACQNET at one year, The Challenge Congratulations on surviving a year as the Controller of the Information! This certainly is a valuable forum for sharing ideas. To answer, at least in part, your challenge - "If you could change one thing...." Since it is the Christmas season, here's some wishful thinking that may or may not stir up some opinion. When I first started life as a librarian, my boss shared with me his underlying motivation, also called his empirical dilemma. Basically, he had the driven need to provide all of the information he could muster in order to help the patron become a more intelligent, hence better, student. The dilemma was that he needed to do this with as few financial resources as possible. If I could change one thing, it would be perspective. The empirical dilemma is the motivation, I believe, for many of us, and I think we need to shift our focus more toward the business aspects of our profession. Regardless of what type of library we serve, one message people need to receive is that we are running a business, not just functioning as a service which provides free literature. People need to see that the service we provide is valuable and comes at a cost, part of which implies significance for the profession. I would like to know that people view librarians as being of similar importance to stock brokers, or bankers, or lawyers, etc. (in essence that people see the professionalism which is associated with the position and the business). To the credit of the profession, I feel that we are heading in that direction; partly because of the variety of information formats that we are instrumental in developing and working with, and partly because of the way our profession has infiltrated other professions. We all know of librarians who have gone on to own their own businesses, or who now work for companies in library-type roles. I also feel confident knowing people who have chosen librarianship as a profession after training for other work (such as teachers, lawyers, etc.) In the big picture, I would like to see our profession taking a stronger, more vocal role in local, regional and national politics. Let others know that we are people who have specialized in various subjects, and let that specializa- tion result in outspoken positions and respect to and from the community at large. We know that librarianship is admirable. Let's make the public admire us, not just because they should, but because we are in a profession which is more deserving of public acclaim. ******* END OF FILE ****** ACQNET, Vol. 1, No. 135 ****** END OF FILE *******