1995 Worst Serial Title Change of the Year Announcement John Radencich, Library Cataloging Dept. 14 Dec 1995 19:23 UTC
Please reply to John Radencich <RADENCIC@SERVAX.FIU.EDU> not to SERIALST. Thanks. -ed. ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- 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