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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Anne Gleason
ph: 312-280-1537
e-mail: agleason@ala.org

2001 AMENDMENTS (AACR2) AVAILABLE FROM ALA

CHICAGO---September 1, 2001---The Canadian Library Association, the
Library Association and the American Library Association have released the
1999 and 2001 Amendments as a stand-alone set or as part of purchase of
the softcover and hardcover versions of ANGLO-AMERICAN CATALOGUING RULES,
SECOND EDITION, 1998 REVISION.  The Amendments 1999 were approved by the
Joint Steering Committee (JSC) in 1999 and include rule revisions
concerning punctuation and numbering within series titles.  The Amendments
2001 were approved by the JSC in 2000 and include a revised Chapter 9 on
electronic resources, a new appendix for Initial Articles, and a number of
other revisions.

The AMENDMENTS 1999 and 2001 are available for order in the U.S. by:

phone: 800-545-2433, press 7
fax: 312-836-9958
online: www.alastore.ala.org

Published jointly by Canadian Library Association, Library Association
Publishing, and American Library Association, the 1998 Revision of AACR2
includes changes and corrections authorized by the Joint Steering
Committee for Revision of AACR since 1988, including Amendments authorized
through 1997.  The softcover and hardcover versions of the volume are now
packaged with the Amendments 1999 and 2001.  The Amendments 1999 and 2001
are also available separately as a set.

AMENDMENTS 1999 AND AMENDMENTS 2001 (SET) Note: These Amendments have
drilled holes for the 1988 binder product (ISBN: 0-8389-3361-0).  The
binders themselves are no longer available. Price: $15.00 ALA Members:
$13.50 107 drilled pages 7" X 10" ISBN: 0-8389-3523-0

ANGLO-AMERICAN CATALOGUING RULES: SECOND EDITION, 1998 REVISION (SOFTCOVER
VERSION WITH AMENDMENTS 1999 AND 2001) Price: $65.00 ALA Members: $58.50
676 + 107 pages 7" X 10" Softcover ISBN: 0-8389-3521-4

ANGLO-AMERICAN CATALOGUING RULES: SECOND EDITION, 1998 REVISION (HARDCOVER
VERSION WITH AMENDMENTS 1999 AND 2001) Price: $90.00 ALA Members: $81.00
676 + 107 pages 7" X 10" Hardcover ISBN: 0-8389-3522-2