Call for Reporters -- ALA Midwinter Carol Diedrichs 08 Dec 1997 15:04 UTC
_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. 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 by 2-15-98. Two printed copies are needed plus a copy on disk in ASCII format or preferably WordPerfect 6.1 for Windows. Sample reports appear in recent issues of the journal. Thanks in advance for your help. Discussion Groups 1. LITA/ALCTS Interest Group on Serials Automation Sunday, 1/11, 9:30--11:00, New Orleans Convention Center - 99. 2. ALCTS AS Acquisitions Librarians/Vendors of Library Materials & Acq Administrators Discussion Group Sunday, 1/11, 8:30-12:30; Hilton Riverside - Gr. Salon 12.-- reporter needs to cover both sessions 3. ALCTS Pre-order and Pre-catalog Searching Discussion Group Monday, 1/12, 9:30-11:00; Westin - Salon. 4. ALCTS CMDS Collection Development Librarians of Academic Libraries Discussion Group Saturday, 1/10, 2-4; New Orleans Convention Center - 36. Topic: Outsourcing Selection in Academic Libraries. 5. ALCTS SS Research Libraries Discussion Group Saturday, 1/10, 9:30-11:00; New Orleans Convention Center - 85. 6. ACRL Journal Costs in Academic Libraries Discussion Group Saturday, 1/10, 2-4; New Orleans Convention Center - 59. 7. ALCTS Creative Ideas in Technical Services Sunday, 1/11, 4:30 - 5:30, New Orleans Convention Center - 37, 38. Topic: Changing roles and relationships between paraprofessional and professional staff, keeping long-term employees charged, motivated, and enthusiastic in a rapidly changing environment, merging acquisitions and copy cataloging processes, relationships between public and technical services 8. ALCTS AS Gifts & Exchange Discussion Group Saturday, 1/10, 9:30 - 11:00, Hilton Riverside - Norwich. 9. ALCTS OP Discussion Group Sunday, 1/11, 2-4; New Orleans Convention Center - 56. Topic: The Needle in the Bookstack: Web Solutions for Finding Out of Print Titles. 10. ALCTS Role of the Professional in Technical Services Disc. Group Sunday, 1/11, 2:00-4:00; New Orleans Convention Center - 85 Topic: Implementing change in academic technical services departments 11. ALCTS CCS Copy Cataloging Disc. Group Sunday, 1/11, 2-4; New Orleans Convention Center 87 12. ALCTS Automated Acquisitions Discussion Group Monday, 1/12, 9:30-11:00, New Orleans Convention Center - 101. 13. ALCTS Technical Services in Public Libraries Discussion Group Friday, 1/9, 8:30-11:00, Hilton Riverside - Gr. Salon 4. 14. ALCTS Heads of Technical Services of Medium-Sized Academic Libraries Discussion Group Saturday, 1/10, 9:30 - 12:30, New Orleans Convention Center - 36. 15. ALCTS Scholarly Communications Discussion Group Sunday, 1/11, 9:30-11:00; Sheraton - Pontchatrain B. 16. ALCTS CMDS Collection Management in Public Libraries Discussion Group Sunday, 1/12, 9:30-11, Sheraton - Bonnie Burn. 17. RUSA CODES Dual Assignment Discussion Group Saturday, 1/10, 9;30-11:00, Hilton, Grand Salon 24 ***************************************** Carol Pitts Diedrichs Interim Assistant Director for Technical Services and 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 *****************************************