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.
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Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 16:35:38 -0500
From: Karen Whittlesey <kwhittle@ala.org>
Subject: AN2 v13_no6
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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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