Awards announcements are excerpted below from the April 3 issue of _ALCTS Network News_ for the benefit of SERIALST subscribers who may not see AN2. -- ed. _____ Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 16:35:38 -0500 From: Karen Whittlesey <kwhittle@ala.org> Subject: AN2 v13_no6 Sender: owner-an2@ala1.ala.org To: ALCTS Network News <an2@ala1.ala.org> ISSN: 1056-6694 ALCTS NETWORK NEWS An electronic publication of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Volume 13, Number 6 April 3, 1997 In this issue REGISTRATION CONTINUES FOR FOUR ALCTS PRECONFERENCES IN SAN FRANCISCO ALCTS ANNOUNCES PIERCY AWARD RECIPIENT STRAUCH TO RECEIVE ALCTS LEADERSHIP IN LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS AWARD BOWKER/ULRICH'S SERIALS LIBRARIANSHIP AWARD HONORS HEPFER NORTH AMERICAN TITLE COUNT INFORMATION AND CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS ************ <text deleted> ALCTS ANNOUNCES PIERCY AWARD RECIPIENT Birdie MacLennan, serials coordinator, Bailey Howe Library at the University of Vermont, is the 1997 recipient of the ALCTS Esther J. Piercy Award. The award, $1,500 and a citation donated by Yankee Book Peddler, Inc., is given to a librarian with fewer than 10 years' experience for contributions and leadership in the field of library collections and technical services. MacLennan is being recognized "for her leadership in providing a forum for communication and discourse among the members of the serials information chain through SERIALST, a highly acclaimed online international discussion list; and for her dedication to her profession by serving two terms on the NASIG executive board and creating an electronic communication link among its members," said Deana L. Astle, chair of the Esther J. Piercy Award Jury. She is the author of numerous publications and book and periodical reviews. MacLennan has a bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a master's degree from Simmons College in Boston, Mass. The award will be presented on June 30, at 9:30 a.m. at the ALCTS Membership Meeting and President's Program during the ALA Annual Conference, June 26-July 3, in San Francisco. ************ STRAUCH TO RECEIVE ALCTS LEADERSHIP IN LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS AWARD Katina P. Strauch, head, collection development, College of Charleston Libraries, South Carolina, has been named the recipient of the Leadership In Library Acquisitions award presented by the ALCTS Acquisitions Section. The award, $1,500 and a citation donated by Harrassowitz, recognizes significant contributions by and outstanding leadership of an individual in the field of acquisition librarianship. "Strauch is being recognized "for organizing significant forums -- the Charleston Conference and 'Against the Grain' -- for discussion and exchange of ideas among, initially, acquisitions librarians, and now, the full spectrum of parties involved in information and scholarly communication," said Ron L. Ray, chair of the Leadership in Library Acquisitions Award Committee. "Numerous people contribute to these forums, but everyone involved knows they wouldn't exist without Katina's energy and charm." She received her MLS in 1972 from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. In 1992 she received the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill SLIS Distinguished Alumna Award, and was the 1996 South Carolina Outstanding Librarian of the Year. The award will be presented on June 30, at 9:30 a.m. at the ALCTS Membership Meeting and President's Program during the ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco. ************ BOWKER/ULRICH'S SERIALS LIBRARIANSHIP AWARD HONORS HEPFER Cynthia K. Hepfer, head, serials and bindery department, Health Sciences Library, State University of New York at Buffalo, is the 1997 recipient of the Bowker/Ulrich's Serials Librarianship Award presented by the ALCTS Serials Section. The award, $1,500 and a citation donated by Bowker/Ulrich's, is presented for distinguished contributions to serials librarianship through participation in professional associations and/or library education programs, contributions to the body of serials literature, research in the area of serials, or development of tools or methods to enhance access to or management of serials. Hepfer is being recognized for her "distinguished leadership in the ALCTS Serials Section and in the North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) where she has shaped both the administrative and programmatic direction of those organizations," said Norma Fair, chair of the award committee. "Under Cindy's editorship, Serials Review became a peer-reviewed journal and is now recognized as one of the pre-eminent journals in the field of serials. As a member of the SISAC [Serials Industry Systems Advisory Committee] Executive Committee and editor of SISAC News, Cindy has contributed to expanding the knowledge and understanding of standards related to the serials industry, and she is recognized as a valued contributor to CONSER through her participation in a project for non-CONSER institutions." She received the MLS from the University of Pittsburgh in 1977. She received the State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Librarianship, 1994-1995. The award will be presented on June 30, at 9:30 a.m. at the ALCTS Membership Meeting and President's Program during the ALA Annual Conference, June 26-July 3, in San Francisco. <text deleted> ************ ALCTS NETWORK NEWS (ISSN 1056-6694) is published irregularly by the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, a division of the American Library Association. Editorial offices: ALCTS, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; Carol Chamberlain, President; Karen Muller, Executive Director. Editor: Karen Whittlesey (kwhittlesey@ala.org); Editorial Assistance: Karen Muller, Shonda Russell. ALCTS NETWORK NEWS is available free of charge and is available only in electronic form. Opinions expressed in the articles are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the division. News items should be sent to the editor at the e-mail address above. To subscribe, send an e-mail message to listproc@ala.org with the only line of text being "subscribe an2 [your name]" (without quotation marks). Back issues of AN2 are available through the listserver. To find out what's available, send the following command to listproc@ala.org: "index an2" (without quotation marks). Send questions about membership in ALCTS to the ALCTS Office, alcts@ala.org. 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