Date: Wed, 11 Jun 1997 17:09:37 -0400
From: Carol Diedrichs <diedrichs.1@OSU.EDU>
Subject: Reporters needed for annual conference

_LAPT_ has always made an effort to cover many of the programs and
discussion groups at the ALA conferences related to our scope.  Some of
these brief reports are written by members of the editorial board.  However,
a number of meetings for which I would like to provide a report are still
available and I am soliciting your help and interest in covering any of
these programs and discussion groups.

Reports are published much like the Review Section in _LAPT_.  The reports
are published in a single combined article with each report having a
separate byline.  Each author receives reprints and proofs of their section
for review.  Reports are generally 2-6 double-spaced pages depending on the
content of the meeting covered.  In some cases, lengthy programs might
warrant longer reports.  By way of example, volume 21, no.  1 includes the
reports from the 1996 annual conference.

If you are interested in covering any of the programs and discussion groups
which follow, please respond via e-mail (diedrichs.1@osu.edu) as soon as
possible.  Your finished report would be due to me on 7-15-97.  Two printed
copies are needed plus a copy on disk in ASCII format or preferably
WordPerfect 6.1.  Thanks in advance for your help.

Preconferences

1.      European Links: Sources of Information in Western European Studies for
Academic Libraries -- Thurs./Friday, 6/26-27, Moscone

2.      Reviewing Electronic Reference Sources -- Fri., 6/27, 8:30-5:30, Hyatt
Regency

3.      Collection Development in the Electronic Age -- Fri., 6/27, 9-4, UC
Berkeley Extension Downtown Center

Programs

1.      Prepare, Negotiate, Evaluate, Succeed: The Many Sides of the Negotiation
Table --  sponsored by ALCTS AOM Committee, Sat., 6/28, 9:30-12:30 -- Westin
St. Francis, Colonial Room

2.      Embracing the Technological Future: Technical Services Professionals and
the Emerging Environment--Friend of Foe, Opportunity or Threat? -- Sat.,
6/28, 9:30-12:30 -- Marriott, Yerba Buena 8

3.      Friends or Foes: Communication Between Public Services and Technical
Services -- Sat., 6/28, 9:30-11 (sponsored by PLA Cataloging Needs of Public
Libraries Committee)

4.      Adult Literacy Collection Development -- Sun., 6/29, 9-11 (sponsored by PLA)

5.      At Issue: Dimensions of Seriality in an Electronic World -- Sun., 6/29,
9:00-11 (sponsored by ALCTS Serials Section) -- Hilton, Imperial BR B

6.      Lost Among the Listservs?: Using the Internet for Readers' Advisory --
Sun., 6/29, 9:30-11 (sponsored by RUSA CODES)

7.      Toward a New Vision for Reference: Kaleidoscopic Collections and Real
Librarians -- Mon., 6/30, 2-4 (RUSA President's Program)

Discussion Groups

1.      ALCTS Pre-order and Pre-catalog Search Discussion Group -- Monday, 6/30,
9:30-11:00 -- Hilton, Cont.  BR 8 -- Vendor-Supplied Cataloging: The Pros
and Cons

2.      ALCTS CMDS Collection Development Librarians of Academic Libraries
Discussion Group -- Cooperative Collection Development and Consortia --
Saturday, 6/28, 2-4 -- Nikko, Nikko BR III

3.      RASD CODES Collection Management & Development in Public Libraries --
Sunday, 6/29, 4:30 - 5:30

4.      ALCTS Creative Ideas in Technical Services -- Monday, 6/30, 11:30 - 12:30
-- Nikko, BR I -- Role of Professional Catalogers in Organizing the
Internet, Continuing Education for Technical Services Staff, Coping with
Personnel Issues Due to Reorganization, Handling E-Journals

5.      ALCTS Out of Print Discussion Group -- Something Old, Something New: The
Evolution of the Out of Print Book Business -- Sunday, 6/29, 2-4 -- Moscone, 202

6.      ALCTS Gifts & Exchange Roundtable -- Sunday, 6/29, 8:30 - 12:30 -- Hyatt,
Grand BR C

7.      ALCTS AS Automated Acquisitions/In Process Control -- "Acquiring and
managing electronic journals: integrated work load or special handling? --
Monday, 6/30, 9:30-11:00 -- Hilton, Cont.  BR 3

8.      ALCTS CCS Copy Cataloging -- Sunday, 6/29, 2-4 -- Moscone, 120

9.      ALCTS Scholarly Communication Discussion Group -- Sunday, 6/29,
9:30-11:00 -- Marriott, Sierra Suite I

10.     ALCTS Technical Services in Public Libraries Discussion Group -- Sat.,
6/28, 8:30-11:00 -- Hilton, Cont.  BR 7

11.     ALCTS Heads of Technical Services of Medium-Sized Academic Libraries
Discussion Group -- Sat. 6/28, 9:30 -12:30 -- Grand Hyatt Hotel, Farallon
Room -- Technical Services Redesign Revisited: Librarian/Vendor Perspectives
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Carol Pitts Diedrichs
Head, Acquisition Department
Editor, Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory
The Ohio State University Libraries
1858 Neil Avenue Mall
Columbus, OH, 43210-1286
tel: 614-292-6314
fax: 614-292-2015
Internet: diedrichs.1@osu.edu
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