ACQNET v2n068 (June 18, 1992) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/serials/stacks/acqnet/acq-v2n068 ISSN: 1057-5308 *************** ACQNET, Vol. 2, No. 68, June 18, 1992 ===================================== (1) FROM: Carol Chamberlain SUBJECT: ALCTS-ALMS activities at ALA (30 lines) (2) FROM: Eric Carpenter SUBJECT: ALCTS Collection Development Librarians Discussion Group (13 lines) (3) FROM: October Ivins SUBJECT: ACRL Journal Costs in Academic Libraries Discussion Group (27 lines) (4) FROM: Kay Granskog SUBJECT: ALCTS Preorder/Precataloging Discussion Group (12 lines) (5) FROM: Nancy Gibbs SUBJECT: ALCTS Role of the Professional in Academic Research Technical Services Departments Discussion Group (26 lines) (6) FROM: Tina Feick SUBJECT: ALA Preconference: EDI and the Library (34 lines) (7) FROM: Tina Feick SUBJECT: SISAC demonstrations (30 lines) (1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1992 17:38 EST From: Carol Chamberlain (Pennsylvania State University) Subject: ALCTS-ALMS activities at ALA For ACQNET readers attending ALA in San Francisco, the ALCTS Acquisition of Library Materials Section (the name will change to the Acquisitions Section after conference) has several groups sponsoring programs, institutes and other professional development activities. "European Acquisitions After 1992: East & West, " a program sponsored by the ALMS Acquisitions Organization and Management Committee, will be held Sunday, June 28 at 2:00pm. Plan to attend the meetings of the ALMS discussion groups: Acquisitions Administrators Acquisitions Librarians/Vendors of Library Materials Acquisitions Topics for Public Libraries Gifts and Exchange If you're interested in learning about committee activities or if you want to become involved, plan to attend meetings of the Section's committees: Acquisitions Organization and Management Technology for Acquisitions Education Policy and Planning Publications Ethics Task Force The Section plans to have a regular feature devoted to acquisitions topics in the ALCTS Newsletter. Watch for it later this year. (2) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 10 Jun 92 17:32 EST From: Eric Carpenter (Oberlin College) Subject: ALCTS Collection Development Librarians of Academic Libraries The ALCTS Collection Development Librarians of Academic Libraries will meet at ALA on Sat. June 27, 1992 2:00 - 4:00 PM at the Sheraton Hotel, Sea Cliff Room for two discussion sessions. Ross Atkinson (Cornell) will lead a session on cooperative collection development in a networked environment. Issues to be discussed include the economic, political, and technological problems of sharing resources via Internet. Mary E. Jackson (Univ. Penn.) will lead a second session "Acquisitions vs. Access: the view from ILL". The impact on ILL of the shift from acquiring printed materials to providing electronic access will be discussed. (3) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 11 Jun 92 10:55:17 CDT From: October Ivins (Louisiana State University) Subject: ALA Meeting Announcement GROUP: ACRL Journal Costs in Academic Libraries Discussion Group TOPIC: "Activists Respond to Excessive Journal Costs" TIME: Saturday June 27, 1992 2-4 pm PLACE: San Francisco Marriott, Sunset D-F PRESENTERS: -- Donald W. Koepp, University Librarian, Princeton University Targeting specific publishers' titles for cancellation; informing faculty on editorial boards of pricing policies -- Marcia Tuttle, Head, Serials Department, UNC Planning and implementing the Aqueduct Action Agenda -- Ann O'Neill, PhD. Candidate, UNC School of Information and Library Science Ownership and pricing distribution of expensive serials owned by 20 members of ASERL (Association of Southeastern Research Libraries) If you believe one person can't make a difference, then you haven't heard these folks! Please join us to share ideas and discuss actions that individuals - not just institutions -- can take. For additional information contact chair October Ivins, Head, Serials Services, Louisiana State University Libraries: NOTORI@LSUVM (bitnet) (4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 12 Jun 92 13:39 EDT From: KayGranskog (Michigan State University) <20676KAG@MSU.BITNET> Subject: Preorder/Precat Discussion Group The ALCTS Preorder/Precat Discussion Group will discuss "The Search is on: effective OCLC Searching" on Monday, June 29, 1992, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m., at the San Francisco Hilton, Yosemite A. Featured discussion speakers are: Beth Picknally Camden, speaking on "Reducing OCLC Costs" and Robert Cunningham, speaking on "Using the New Searching Features of the OCLC Authority File to Improve Pre-order and Precatalog Searching." We hope you can join us. Please contact Kay Granskog, Michigan State University Library for more information. Email: 20676kag@msu.bitnet. Telephone: (571) 353-3987. (5) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 16 Jun 92 14:27:10 U From: Nancy Gibbs (North Carolina State U.) Subject: ALA meeting ALCTS Role of the Professional in Academic Research Technical Services Depart- ments Discussion Group. Sunday June 28 1992 2-4 PM San Francisco Marriott, Room 5B. TOPIC: Trying to do More with Less: Changing Roles in Technical Services in an Era of Shrinking Budgets. Presentations by Discussion Starters: "Silent No Longer" by Lynn N. Baird, Head, Serials/Acquisitions Depart- ment, University of Idaho Library. "Principle of Mistaken Nobility" by Janet Wan Hill, Associate Director, Technical Services, University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries. Chair & Discussion Moderator: Barbara Greever, Principal Catalog Librari- an, University of Idaho Library. There will also be an election for new vice chair/chair elect if anyone is interested in running for this office. Please contact either Barbara Greever (208-885-6260) or Nancy Gibbs, Asst. Head, Acquisitions, North Carolina State University Libraries (919-515-7021; e-mail nancy_gibbs@library.lib.ncsu.edu) if you have any questions. (6) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue 16 Jun 1992 14:34:27 From: Tina Feick (Blackwell's) Subject: ALA Preconference ALCTS and BISG (Book Industry Group) Cosponsor ALA Preconference - EDI and the Library On June 25, 1992, the Serials Section of ALCTS (Association for Library Collections & Technical Services) will sponsor an all day Preconference entitled - EDI and the Library; a Preconference on Electronic Data Interchange Standards for the Acquisition of Library Materials. The Preconference is cosponsored by BISG (SISAC and BISAC Committees), Data Interchange Standards Association (secretariat for X12), and the National Information Standards Organization (NISO). Everyone interested in library automation will want to attend this preconfere- nce on Electronic Data Interchange. EDI formats are being developed to connect libraries electronically with vendors and publishers for such library functions as ordering, invoicing, and claiming. This preconference will feature public and academic librarians, subscription agents, book dealers, library automation vendors, publishers, network systems, the Chair of NISO, and the Chair of X12. All are or will be using EDI and are involved in developing and providing EDI, especially within the ASC X12 framework. Participants will: *gain an understanding of EDI and ASC X12 and their relevance to library applications; *learn how EDI standards are being developed and implemented; *analyze both the current situation and anticipated trends; *become aware of how important the interdependency of libraries, automa- tion vendors and materials vendors really is. This program should prove to be the EDI event of the season! There is still room left. Contact: Yvonne McLean, ALCTS office, 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5035. (7) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue 16 Jun 1992 14:34:59 From: Tina Feick (Blackwell's) Subject: SISAC demonstrations At the ALA Conference in San Francisco, SISAC will hold four demonstrations about the SISAC Symbol. These sessions follow on the success of the X12 demos given at ALA Midwinter. Robyn Greenlund of Data Trek is coordinating the sessions with Karen Anspach, also of Data Trek, and Ed Riding, Dynix, as two of the participants. With these demos, we want to make people aware that the ANSI/NISO Z39.56 (Serial Item/Contribution Identifier) on which the SISAC Symbol is based was passed as a standard on July 15, 1991, that there are publishers putting the bar code on their journals, that there are library automation systems that can scan the SISAC Symbol, and that there are several ways for publishers to create the bar code (filmmasters, software, etc.) There will be a brief description of the SISAC Symbol followed by Data Trek and Dynix representatives showing their systems scanning the Symbol (bar code). We need to prove that the Symbol is being put on journals and is being scanned for check-in purposes in libraries. The sessions are scheduled for: Sunday, June 28th, Moscone Convention Center, Room 125 4:30 - 5:30 PM - Librarians/Publishers 5:30 - 6:30 PM - Automation Vendors/Publishers Monday, June 29th, Moscone Convention Center, Room 124 4:30 - 5:30 PM - Librarians/Publishers 5:30 - 6:30 PM - Automation Vendors/Publishers ******* END OF FILE ****** ACQNET, Vol. 2, No. 68 ****** END OF FILE *******