ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 466 / C & R L N ew s teaching bibliography; and/or active participation in organizations devoted to the prom otion and en­ hancem ent of bibliographic instruction. (Nomi­ nees do not have to meet all of the stated criteria.) Letters of nom ination should outline the nom i­ nee’s achivements according to the above criteria and, if possible, a curriculum vitae of the nominee should be attached. Nominations should be sent no later th an Decem ber 1, 1987, to Betsy Baker, Bib­ liographic Instruction Services L ibrarian, N orth­ western University Library, 1935 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60201; (312) 491-7656. ■ ■ T h e D o w n U n d er e x p e r ie n c e B y J o a n I. T r a c y Assistant Librarian fo r Technical Services Eastern W ashington University A cataloger’s adventures in Australia. M y six-month exchange in 1986 at the C entral L ibrary of the University of Queensland resulted from inquiries to Australian libraries th a t had been listed in C& RL News as potential exchange institu­ tions. Because of my adm inistrative responsibili­ ties, I could not offer an exchange of positions, bu t I was willing to work in any professional capacity in technical services. In tu rn , the Eastern W ashing­ ton University L ibrary would offer a position in technical services w ith an emphasis on cataloging. My inquiries elicited a reply from the deputy li­ brarian at the University of Queensland, who indi­ cated th a t G illian M eteyard, a cataloger at the C entral L ibrary, was interested in an exchange. After the exchange was approved, Gillian and I then corresponded to arrange a swap of our homes and the use of our cars for April through September 1986. T h e te c h n ic a l services sta ff of a b o u t 60 in Q ueensland’s C entral L ibrary performs the fam il­ iar tasks of ordering, cataloging and processing li­ brary m aterials. The large staff, in contrast to simi­ lar libraries in the United States, is a result of the policy of hiring full-tim e employees to do much of the work th a t is perform ed by part-tim e student as­ sistants in American academic libraries. The catalogers are organized into teams, w ith each group responsible for several subject areas so th a t the workload is equitably distributed. I was a m em ber of the “P urple” team th a t processed all m aterials for the Q–QE, HA–HG, and PC class num bers of the L ibrary of Congress schedule. The team included two librarians and tw o library assis­ tants. The group processed all orders and cataloged all m aterials, including serials, government docu­ ments and audiovisual items (the latter from surro­ gates prepared by other staff). However, I cata­ loged only monographs. The use of AACR2 and the L ibrary of Congress classification and subject headings m ade it rela­ tively easy for me to jum p right in and make myself useful. However, it took me a while to learn local practice, including such m inor details as entering a date in the Australian p attern w ith the day first, and w riting the LC call num ber in a different for­ m at. The team leader, the tw o library assistants, and everyone in the cataloging area were forgiving of my errors and always ready to answer my ques­ tions. W hen I first began work th a t April, cataloging was obtained from the A ustralian N ational L i­ brary (ANL) by m atching search keys: ISBN, LC card num ber, author and title. However, a few m onths later the cataloging teams began to access Septem ber 1987 / 467 LC cataloging on Bibliofile. In each case a printout of the record was obtained for editing, at first from the ANL and later from Bibliofile via the library’s own com puter. About h alf of the printouts re ­ quired considerable editing to conform to the li­ b rary ’s cataloging standards, especially authority control. Approximately 40% of the titles required original cataloging because they were in a non- English language (mostly not available on Bib­ liofile) or because they were recent Australian or other im prints th a t took a long tim e to appear in Bibliofile. Edited printouts and worksheets of orig­ inal cataloging were forw arded to a team of data entry operators. Products, including cards and labels, were pro­ duced by the library’s com puter (Digital E quip­ m ent C orporation PDP 11/73). A circulation sys­ tem had been installed some years earlier, so th a t as older items were converted from the previously used Dewey call num bers, the circulation and bib­ liographic records w ere linked. G reat care was taken w ith authority work to insure consistency in nam e access points. A large card file was m ain­ ta in ed w ith the au thority records for all nam es (personal and corporate) and series. Because of severe space limitations in the C en­ tral L ibrary, the cataloging teams spent a good deal of tim e processing books for “store” (w are­ houses in dow ntow n Brisbane). Im plem entation of the first stages of an online public access catalog (OPAC) was planned for the near future, w ith sev­ eral term inals to be installed in the C entral L i­ brary. All of this autom ation has been developed in-house, by a library com puter staff th a t includes a systems analyst, two program m ers, and a com­ puter operator. This in-house approach contrasts w ith the situation at E astern W ashington, and p ro b a b ly m ost o th er U.S. academ ic lib raries, w here autom ation has been im plem ented through the purchase of existing systems or contracts for their use. Because of the large staff, w orking a rran g e­ ments in the library were more form al th an I had been used to, w ith a sign-in sheet and tea breaks at a set hour. The tea lady in the staff room would have been overwhelmed if everyone had appeared at the same time. A pleasant surprise was the 7- hour working day, w ith the opportunity of accu­ m u la tin g “ flextim e” for long w eekends. Since every worker in Australia has four weeks of vaca­ tion, I took a week off in July and another in Sep­ tem ber. The annual w inter luncheon for the technical services departm ent, held in August, included a surprise for me. I was initiated into the “Vege- mites” nam ed after th a t Australian delicacy) and presented w ith a keepsake album , complete w ith catalog cards and labels! ■ ■ 1988/89 Management Intern Program The Council on L ibrary Resources (CLR) has called for applications for its 1988/89 Academic Li­ brary M anagem ent Intern Program . Up to three interns will be selected to spend nine m onths work­ ing w ith the directors and staffs of m ajor academic libraries. W hile individual program s vary in de­ tail, interns observe and participate in m anage­ m ent activities and often undertake special assign­ ments. As a result of this experience, they gain a com prehensive overview of the knowledge and skills required of library directors. G rants to interns include salary and benefits up to a maximum of $30,000 for the nine-m onth pe­ riod. Some additional assistance is provided for program -related costs and moving expenses. The internship offers an exceptional opportunity for individuals w ith m anagem ent aspirations to add to their experience and skills. Although there is no guarantee th a t participation will result in pro­ fessional advancem ent, the program has helped to expand the pool of highly qualified librarians seek­ ing to move into senior adm inistrative posts. Applicants must be citizens of the U.S. or C an­ ada, or have perm anent resident status in either country. Interns will be chosen by a selection com­ m ittee, which will consider such factors as profes­ sional library experience, adm inistrative skills, ac­ ademic record, and the intellectual and personal qualities th a t are im portant in academic library leadership. Finalists will be invited to W ashington for personal interviews. Applications for the 1988/89 academic year must be postm arked no later than November 2, 1987. For further inform ation and application forms, w rite to the Academic L ibrary M anagem ent Intern P ro g ram , C ouncil on L ib ra ry Resources, 1785 Massachusetts Avenue, N .W ., W ashington, DC 20036. ■ ■ Vendor performance The RTSD Serials Section Acquisitions C om ­ m ittee is developing guidelines for serial and periodical vendor perform ance evaluation. Has your library perform ed evaluations, form al or inform al, of such vendors? Please send exam­ ples of your criteria and/or procedures, or sam ­ ple studies. Comments, ideas, and half-form ed thoughts are welcome. Respond to: Lynn M. C um m ins, L ib rary , Acquisitions/Serials D e­ p a r tm e n t , C a lif o r n ia S ta te U n iv e rsity , N o rth rid g e , 18111 N o rd h o ff S tre e t, N orthridge, CA 91330.