Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 09:19:13 -0400
From: "John Radencich,              Library Cataloging Dept."
 <RADENCIC@SERVAX.FIU.EDU>
Subject: Last Call for 1995 Worst Serial Title Change of Year Nominations

             WORST SERIAL TITLE CHANGE OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS

     Each year the ALCTS SS Worst Serial Title Change of the Year
Committee solicits nominations for its worst serial title change
awards.  The presentation of these prestigious awards is sponsored
by the Serials Section of the Association for Library Collections
and Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the American Library
Association, and will take place during the ALCTS President's
Program at ALA's annual summer conference in New York, July 1996.
The 1995 award winners will also be listed in the ALCTS Newsletter.

     AWARD CRITERIA INCLUDE:  a frivolous title change for no
apparent reason and producing no advantage; the unnecessary
change of an old, respected title; repeated changes, the latest
name being no better than any earlier ones; and the "Snake in the
Grass" or "Et tu, Brute?" category for library publications.  The
title change must have occurred during 1995 to be considered.
There is no limit to number of titles nominated.

     Please supply complete citations, including title, number
and/or date of last issue with old title; title, number and/or
date of first issue with the new title; and the publisher's name
and address. Photocopies of relevant pages or cataloging printouts
are useful as verification, including historic title changes for
titles which had changed often over time.

     Nominations must be mailed by May 15, 1996 to:  John Raden-
cich, Chair, Worst Serial Title Change of the Year Committee,
Library-Cataloging Dept., Florida International University,
Miami, Florida 33199.  If there are any questions, he can also
 be contacted via e-mail (RADENCIC@SERVAX.FIU.EDU) or phone
(305-348-3785).

     Thank you to those who have contributed in the past and for
making the work of this committee so entertaining.  The committee
looks forward to this year's nominations.

     Please use the following form for each nomination.

       WORST SERIAL TITLE CHANGE OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINATION

Each year the ALCTS SS Worst Serial Title Change of the Year
Committee solicits nominations for its serial title change
awards.  Please use this form to submit your nominations.  Title
changes must have occurred during 1995 to be considered.

I nominate the following publication for the 1995 awards:

Current title:

Former title:

Other related information:

Suggested award name ("Et tu, Brute," etc., or your own award
title):

Please include a photocopy of the title pages and/or other rele-
vant pages, and a printout of the bibliographic records, if
possible.

Name:

Library/Address:

ENTRIES MUST BE MAILED BY May 15, 1996 to:

John Radencich
Chair, Worst Serial Title Change of the Year Committee
Library-Cataloging Dept.
Florida International University
Miami, Florida 33199
(305) 348-3785
RADENCIC@SERVAX.FIU.EDU