_LAPT_ regularly covers conferences related to serials, acquisitions, and
collection development.  In addition, we try to provide coverage for other
conferences as well:  those with an international focus or those which
include our areas of interest in addition to other areas.

I am soliciting your help and interest in covering two conferences this
fall.  For these two conferences a report of the entire conference is
desired.  The reports would appear as a single article in the journal with
the reporter(s) byline.  The single (or primary) author receives reprints
and proofs of their section for review.  Reports are generally 10-20
double-spaced pages depending on the content of the meeting covered.  In
some cases, lengthy programs might warrant longer reports.

If you are planning to attend either of these conferences and would be
interested in providing a report on the program, please respond via e-mail
(diedrichs.1@osu.edu) as soon as possible.  Your finished report would be
due to me approximately one month after the conference ended. An excellent
sample report appears in vol. 21, no. 2 -- Rachel Miller, "Emerging
Patterns of Collection Development in an Expanding Resource Sharing,
Electronic Information, and Network Environment: Report of a Conference,"
_Library Acquisitions: Practice and Theory_ 21 (1997): 211-219.  More
extensive guidelines for the article are also available.

Thanks in advance for your help.

**The Specialized Scholarly Monograph in Crisis Or How Can I Get Tenure If
You Won't Publish My Book? (sponsored by ARL, ACLS, and AAUP)
        Date:   Sept. 11-12, 1997
        Place:  Washington, DC

**Virtually Yours: Models for Managing Electronic Resources and Services
(sponsored by ALCTS and RUSA)
        Date:   October 23-25, 1997
        Place:  Chicago, IL

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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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