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>Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 15:07:15 -0400 (EDT)
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>From: Duane E Webster <duane@arl.org>
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>Subject: June e-news
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>July 10, 1998
>
>
>TO: Directors of ARL Libraries
>
>FROM: Duane E. Webster, ARL Executive Director
>
>RE: June 1998 E-news for ARL Directors: Part One
>
> Note: Directors are encouraged to route these
> monthly briefings to interested staff within the
> library or the larger institution.
>
>
> Alert: The ARL web page <http://www.arl.org> is
> now being updated on a weekly basis to allow a
> streamlining of the monthly e-news. See item 14
> below.
>
>
> CONTENTS
>
>1. ARL Collaborates with ACS to Create Low-cost Journal
>2. SPARC Opens Membership Beyond ARL
>3. Library Organizations Endorse SPARC
>4. ARL Issues the 1996-97 Law and Medical Library Statistics
>5. LCDP Celebrates Successful Completion
>6. Global Resources Program Update
>7. ARL Honors K. Wayne Smith
>8. ARL Establishes Working Group to Study Purchasing Center
>9. Campus Discussions of "To Publish and Perish"
>10. Copyright Management Policies Sought
>11. CAUSE and Educom consolidate into EDUCAUSE
>12. Forum on Managing ILL/DD Operations Highlights Successes
>13. ARL Publications in June
>14. ARL Web Page Updates
>15. ARL Transitions
>16. Other Transitions
>17. Honors
>
>
>1. ARL Collaborates with ACS to Create Low-cost Journal
>
> On June 30, the Association of Research Libraries signed a memo of
>understanding with the American Chemical Society (ACS), as the first
>partner in a collaboration aimed at distributing research results faster
>and at significantly less cost to library subscribers. ACS--a non-profit
>scientific society which currently publishes 26 peer-reviewed research
>journals--is the first scientific publisher to collaborate with ARL's
>newly established Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition
>(SPARC). The new ACS journal will publish letters in organic chemistry
>both online and in print. It will include the enhanced features which ACS
>developed for all of its 26 journals offered on the Web. The most
>important of these is "Articles ASAP" (As Soon As Publishable), which
>releases journal articles on the Web as soon as they are finished,
>accelerating publications by two to 11 weeks over print.
>
> The ARL/ACS memo of understanding frames an ongoing working
>relationship. Under the agreement, SPARC members will advise ACS by
>identifying the subject area of interest, and encouraging faculty support
>for two additional journals in the next two years. The 82 SPARC
>participating libraries will help provide early market acceptance by
>endorsing the project and ensuring purchase of the new publication.
>
>2. SPARC Opens Membership Beyond ARL
>
> As a result of discussions with directors of non-ARL libraries
>held during ALA, the SPARC Working Group agreed to open membership to all
>academic and research libraries as soon as details of membership dues
>could be worked out. Twenty-eight institutions were represented at two
>briefing sessions held on Saturday, June 27. Many participants indicated
>their strong desire to join SPARC as Founding Members. The Working Group
>authorized Rick Johnson, the SPARC Enterprise Director, to develop and
>implement the membership model. Details should be ready by mid-July.
>Contact Rick Johnson <rick@arl.org> for more information.
>
>3. Library Organizations Endorse SPARC
>
> The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL/ABRC) has
>endorsed SPARC with a letter of support and a contribution of $5,000. The
>letter from Marnie Swanson, President of CARL/ABRC, states in part that
>"CARL/ABRC feels strongly that the challenge of equitable access to
>published scholarly research, especially in the field of science
>publishing, is a major issue confronting the world's research libraries.
>We welcome the opportunity to participate in SPARC as a practical way to
>address some aspects of the complex and difficult issues involved." A
>number of CARL ARL members have become Founding Members of SPARC.
>
> At its meeting on June 30, the Board of Directors of the
>Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) also endorsed SPARC
>and recommended a contribution of $5,000 to support the effort. The ACRL
>resolution states in part that "ACRL enthusiastically endorses the SPARC
>initiative and intends to work closely with ARL to advance the goals and
>projects of SPARC among academic libraries."
>
>4. ARL Issues the 1996-97 Law and Medical Library Statistics
>
> ARL published the 1996-97 issue of its series that describes the
>law and medical libraries of ARL universities. This new edition reports
>data on the collections, staffing, expenditures, and public service
>activities of 74 law and 60 medical libraries.
>
> This year's report again compares law and medical libraries to the
>larger research collections in each research university. For example, the
>largest percent of the total library collection represented by a medical
>collection is 34%, while the largest law collections are 20%.
>
> The law and medical library data are aggregated in the annual ARL
>Statistics. The availability of this separate report provides the
>necessary data to disaggregate law and medical library statistics to make
>institutional comparisons more meaningful. Machine-readable data is
>available at <http://www.arl.org/stats/lawmed/>.
>
>5. LCDP Celebrates Successful Completion
>
> On June 25, just prior to the ALA Annual Conference, a closing
>ceremony for ARL's Leadership and Career Development Program (LCDP) was
>held in Washington, DC. ARL directors, mentors, and supporters joined
>together as 21 LCDP participants and the ARL faculty shared their
>impressions of the Program.
>
> ARL is now working with the LCDP participants to complete their
>research projects and publish or otherwise give visibility to their
>results. The participants continue to network through an electronic
>discussion list and are maintaining relationships with their LCDP mentors.
>
> There is a clear need and strong interest in continuing a
>mid-career leadership development program. Strategies for deploying
>resources and securing funding for future programs are currently being
>addressed by the ARL Diversity Committee. For more information, contact
>DeEtta Jones <deetta@arl.org> or visit the website
><http://www.arl.org/diversity/lcdplist.html>.
>
>6. Global Resources Program Update
>
> The AAU/ARL Global Resources Program (GRP) regional projects have
>a number of new participants. Indiana University has joined the Latin
>Americanist Research Resources Project, bringing the total to 40
>libraries. The University of Arizona has joined the Japanese Journals
>Access Project, which now has 29 participating libraries. The German
>Resources Project (formerly the "German Demonstration Project"), has added
>the University of Cincinnati, Johns Hopkins University, Ohio State
>University, Pennsylvania State University, SUNY-Albany, Texas Tech
>University, and the University of Wisconsin. The 40 ARL libraries in the
>German Resources Project will be pursuing next steps with several partner
>libraries in Germany.
>
> The Cooperative African Newspapers Project is the newest GRP
>regional project. A joint endeavor of the Africana Librarians Council
>(ALC) of the African Studies Association and the Cooperative Africana
>Microforms Project (CAMP) of the Center for Research Libraries, its goal
>is to create a database of sub-Saharan African newspaper holdings in all
>languages and formats. This Union List of African Newspapers will be
>web-accessible and will eventually consolidate collections information
>from North America, Africa, and Europe. The site will be hosted by CRL.
>The project currently has 13 participating libraries.
>
> On June 24, the directors of the Library of Congress field offices
>(Islamabad, Cairo, New Delhi, Rio de Janeiro, Jakarta, and Nairobi) were
>joined by some 50 other participants in a meeting to consider the
>potential role of the overseas offices and LC's area studies collections
>in the AAU/ARL Global Resources Program. A complete report of the meeting,
>will be posted to the ARL website.
>
> On June 25, participants in the German Resources Project met with
>librarians from Germany and with ARL and LC staff in an all-day session.
>The agenda combined updates on the GRP and the German Resources Project
>with reports on digital library development in North America and Germany,
>and with demonstrations of digital projects underway in several German
>libraries. Other discussion covered cataloging standards and the
>development of new models of document delivery, and identified areas of
>future collaboration. A full report will soon be available on the ARL
>website <http://www.arl.org/collect/grp/>.
>
> Roger Brisson, Digital Access Librarian and Selector, German
>Language and Literature, at the Pennsylvania State University Libraries,
>is the new Coordinator for the German Resources Project. He will be
>responsible for a variety of activities in support of the project and the
>Global Resources Program, particularly improving document delivery and
>facilitating the availability of German resources through digital
>conversion or links to original electronic documents.
>
>7. ARL Honors K. Wayne Smith
>
> On June 29, ARL presented K. Wayne Smith, retiring president and
>CEO of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., with an award honoring
>his many distinguished contributions to research libraries and the
>scholarly community. The award was presented by ARL President James Neal,
>Johns Hopkins University, during the OCLC President's Luncheon in
>Washington, DC. The award acknowledged that during his years at OCLC Dr.
>Smith was an innovator, a coalition-builder, and a catalyst for change.
>Dr. Smith was the third president of OCLC. He served the corporation for
>nearly ten years.
>
>8. ARL Establishes Working Group to Study Purchasing Center
>
> During its meeting on June 19, the ARL Executive Committee
>established a working group to study the feasibility of establishing a
>research libraries purchasing and negotiating center. A charge for the
>working group was agreed upon and six people subsequently agreed to serve
>as members of the group: Paula Kaufman (Tennessee), as chair, Eileen
>Hitchingham (Virginia Polytechnic), Edward Johnson (Oklahoma State),
>Catherine Quinlan (British Columbia), Ann Wolpert (Massachusetts Institute
>of Technology), and Jennifer Younger (Notre Dame). The working group is
>charged with making a written report to the ARL Board this fall and a
>verbal report to the ARL membership at the October Business Meeting.
>
>9. Campus Discussions of "To Publish and Perish"
>
> During the ARL Membership Meeting in Eugene, library directors
>reported on how they are using "To Publish and Perish," the report of the
>Pew Higher Education Roundtable, on their campuses. Among the groups to
>whom directors have already distributed the report are state legislators,
>Boards of Regents, campus administrators, university budget officers,
>deans, faculty senates, library committees, journal editors, junior
>faculty, graduate students, campus copyright committees, and departmental
>faculty. One director reported that the university decided to send the
>report to all faculty and students. ARL will be tracking progress on the
>recommendations made in the report and the experiences of ARL members as
>they use the report in campus and broader community discussions. We would
>appreciate receiving from you copies of any letters you may be using as
>you distribute the report, agendas or notes (if available) of meetings
>where the report is discussed, and any feedback that you think would be
>helpful to the community. We would also appreciate it if you would
>indicate whether you would be willing to have any of these materials made
>available on the Web <http://www.arl.org/scomm/pew/>. Please send
>materials to Mary Case <marycase@arl.org>.
>
>10. Copyright Management Policies Sought
>
> Several ARL directors have recently reported on campus discussions
>about copyright ownership. In the spirit of sharing information about
>institutional efforts to effect change in copyright management policies,
>Scott Bennett has submitted a preliminary statement of a policy change
>written by him and discussed at Yale, but without present action. The
>document is now available on the ARL website at
><http://www.arl.org/scomm/pew/bennett.html>. We would welcome other such
>statements or brief discussion notes on this topic. Again, we would
>appreciate knowing if you would be willing to make these materials
>available on the Web <http://www.arl.org/scomm/pew/>. Please send
>materials to Mary Case <marycase@arl.org>.
>
>11. CAUSE and Educom consolidate into EDUCAUSE
>
> Effective July 1, Cause and Educom combined to form a new
>organization called EDUCAUSE with offices in Washington, D.C. and Boulder,
>Colorado. The new association will build on the legacies of Educom and
>CAUSE through a variety of policy initiatives, demonstration projects, and
>existing and new programs and services. In addition, FARNET and the
>Networking and Telecommunications Task Force (NTTF) have officially
>merged. Together, the new NTTF/FARNET organization will act as the
>networking policy arm for EDUCAUSE. Brian Hawkins is the recently
>appointed President of EDUCAUSE. For more information, see
><http://www.educause.edu/>.
>
>12. Forum on Managing ILL/DD Operations Highlights Successes
>
> Nearly 100 librarians and vendors of ILL/DD products and services
>attended the ARL Directors Forum on Managing ILL/DD Operations on June 26,
>prior to the ALA Annual Conference. Building on the findings of the
>ILL/DD Performance Measures Study that confirmed the cost-effectiveness of
>user-initiated ILL/DD services, this Forum featured six presentations by
>librarians in research and college libraries on a variety of
>user-initiated, unmediated ILL/DD services and products. The presenters
>listed three features they most valued and three features that most need
>improvement. Valued were features that save staff time and provide better
>service to patrons. Specific software capabilities were also noted.
>Needing improvement were interconnectivity among various systems, patron
>validation and authentication, and the ability to handle both loan and
>photocopy requests. Vendors responded to the list of improvements
>commenting on how they are addressing the desired enhancements. For
>additional information, contact Mary Jackson <mary@arl.org>.
>
>13. ARL Publications in June
>
> The following titles were published by ARL in the past month:
>
> * SPEC Kit #230 Affirmative Action in ARL Libraries by
> Bob Diaz, Jennalyn Tellman, and DeEtta Jones, ARL.
>
> * SPEC Kit #231, Customer Services Programs in ARL
> Libraries, by George J. Soete, ARL.
>
> The SPEC Flyer is available online
> <http://www.ar.org/spec/231fly.html>
>
>
>14. ARL Web Page Updates
>
> The ARL web page <http://www.arl.org> is updated weekly with
>announcements and newly available resources. Recent updates included:
>
> * Update on Copyright Legislation
>
> * Licenses and Information Policy: An Update on UCC
> Article 2B
>
> * ARL Applauds ICOLC Statement on Licensing
>
> * New Database Legislation - Issues Papers: Concerns
> with H.R. 2652
>
> * Prof. Robert Oakley's Testimony on WIPO Implementing
> Legislation
>
> * Richard K. Johnson Named SPARC Enterprise Director
>
>
>15. ARL Transitions
>
> Syracuse University: Peter S. Graham will become University Librarian
>at Syracuse University, effective September 1. He is currently the
>Associate University Librarian for Technical and Networked Information
>Services at Rutgers University.
>
>16. Other Transitions
>
> EDUCAUSE: Dr. Carole A. Barone has been named a Vice President at
>EDUCAUSE where she will focus on the National Learning Infrastructure
>Initiative. She has served as Associate Vice Chancellor for Information
>Technology at the University of California, Davis.
>
> ARL staff: Deborah Jakubs was appointed Director, Collections
>Services at Duke University, effective September. Since 1996 she has been
>a Visiting Program Officer at the Association of Research Libraries,
>leading the Global Resources Program, funded by the Mellon Foundation. In
>her new capacity at Duke, Deborah will continue as head of the ARL Global
>Resources Program but with a somewhat reduced time commitment.
>
> Maureen Sullivan, OLMS Organizational Development Consultant,
>became the 61st President of the Association of College and Research
>Libraries on June 30. As President of ACRL, Maureen will promote her
>theme of Leadership of Learning.
>
>17. Honors
>
> Miriam A. Drake, Georgia Institute of Technology, was awarded an
>honorary Doctor of Library Science degree by Simmons College. The award
>was presented at a ceremony in Boston on May 17, and recognized her
>professional vision, scholarship, leadership, and the impact she has made
>on higher education and the field of library and information science.
>
> David Kohl, University of Cincinnati, and William Potter,
>University of Georgia, received the 1998 Blackwell's Scholarship Award
>from the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services for
>their pair of articles on library consortia that appeared in the Winter
>1997 issue of Library Trends.
>
> Winston Tabb, Library of Congress, received the Melvil Dewey medal
>from the ALA at its annual convention. The Dewey medal is given annually
>to recognize creative professional achievement of high order and was
>awarded to Winston in recognition of his work with the LC Program for
>Cooperative Cataloging.
>
>
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>Duane Webster, Executive Director
>Association of Research Libraries
>v (202) 296-2296 f (202) 872-0884
>duane@arl.org
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