2 ALA Midwinter Announcements, 90 lines:
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   1.  ALCTS Creative Ideas in Technical Services Discussion Group
   2.  ALA ALCTS Publisher/Vendor Library Relations Committee:
        Open Forum on Outsourcing

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Date:         Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:41:06 -0600
From:         Margaret Mering <mvm@UNLLIB.UNL.EDU>
Subject:      Announcement of ALCTS Creative Ideas in Tech Serv Disc Group
              meeting

        ALCTS Creative Ideas in Technical Services Discussion Group

        invites you to participate in one of the facilitated round
        table discussions on  the following topics:

        Effect of Electronic Materials on Technical Services
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        Future of Professional Catalogers
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        Relationship of Library Administrators to Technical Services
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        Flexible Staffing Through Use of Telecommuting
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                  ALA MidWinter Conference
                  Sunday, February 16, 1997
                     4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
             Marriott Metro Center, Salons C & D
                      Washington, DC

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Date:         Wed, 5 Feb 1997 19:28:19 -0500
From:         Trisha Davis <davis.115@OSU.EDU>
Subject:      ALA announcement

               1997 ALA Midwinter, Washington, D.C.
      ALA ALCTS Publisher/Vendor Library Relations Committee

                   Open Forum on Outsourcing

Changing relationships among publishers, vendors and librarians:
       In an age of outsourcing - whose job is it anyway?

          Monday    February 17, 1997    9:30-11:00 am
            Renaissance Washington Hotel Rooms 12-13

Moderated by Trisha Davis, Chair of PVLR, this Open Forum will provide
the opportunity for discussion among book vendors, subscription agents,
publishers, book reviewers, and librarians on the topic of Outsourcing.
There will be short presentations on outsourcing initiatives, pilot
projects, and ongoing programs to provide background the services vendors
are offering and what the market wants and why.  The discussion will look
at who the market is, who wants what service, and as outsourcing covers
more of the "traditional" librarian roles, how that affects other
members of the supply/demand chain.

Confirmed participants include:

        Barry Fast, Academic Book Center
        Arnie Wright, Baker & Taylor
        Charles Wittenberg, Blackwell North America
        Bill Ott, Editor, Booklist
        Stan Terry, EBSCO
        Janice McIntyre, Faxon
        Larry Price, Ingram Library Services
        Gary Houk, OCLC
        Judy Schott, Readmore
        Marie Gillies, Swets
        JohnSecor, Yankee Book Peddler

Please join us at any time during this program for a lively discussion.
We welcome all questions and comments from librarians, publishers, vendors,
and distributors involved with outsourcing in any format.

For more information contact:
      Trisha Davis, PVLRC Chair
      The Ohio State University Libraries
      Phone:  (614) 292-6314
      Fax:      (614) 292-2015
      Email:  davis.115@osu.edu
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Trisha L. Davis
Head, Continuation Acquisition Division
The Ohio State University Libraries
1858 Neil Avenue Mall, 040N
Columbus  OH 43210-1286
(614) 292-6314        davis.115@osu.edu