ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries C&RL News ■ July/August 2003 / 439 N e w s f r o m t h e F i e l d Stephanie Orphan OCLC p ric in g t o re m a in u nc h a n g e d in 2 0 0 4 A t its Board o f Trustees m eeting in April, O C L C a d opted a proposal to keep prices at th eir cur­ re n t levels for fiscal year 2 0 0 4 , w hich began July 1, 2003. T h ere will be no price increases in O C L C cataloging and m etadata services, co­ operative discover services, and digital and pres­ ervation services. In services fo r w hich O C L C provides access to th ird -p a rty c o n te n t, such as F irstS earch, it will pass th ro u g h to libraries only royalty increases charged by the c o n te n t ow ners. T h e decision to h o ld prices is a re­ sp o n se to th e p re ssu re s t h a t th e d e p ressed econom y is placing on library budgets. U N C -Chapel H ill g ra d u a te s fir s t class o f IS u n d e rg ra d s T h e U n iv e rsity o f N o r th C a ro lin a (U N C )- C hapel H ill recognized the first graduates o f its unde rg ra d u a te program in in fo rm a tio n sci­ ence at its spring c om m encem ent cerem ony. T h e b a chelor’s degree in info rm a tio n science, w hich was first offered in fall 2 002, integrates the study o f th e creation a nd m anagem ent o f in fo rm a tio n c o n te n t, th e c h aracteristics a nd needs o f the people who create and use in fo r­ m atio n , and the technologies used to su p p o rt the c reation a nd m an ip u latio n o f inform ation. T h e three m em bers o f this first g raduating class c o m pleted double m ajors— tw o co m b in in g in ­ fo rm atio n science w ith a business degree and one w ith c o m p u te r science. U N C -C h a p e l H ill is one o f o nly a h a n d fu l o f schools nationw ide offering such a program . CTW L ib ra ry C o n s o rtiu m chooses V o y a g e r T h e C T W L ibrary C o n so rtiu m , m ade up o f C o n n e c tic u t C o lle g e , T r in it y C o lle g e , a n d W esleyan U n iversity, has chosen E n d ea v o r’s V oyager in teg rated library m anagem ent system and U niversal B orrow ing in tra -co n so rtia le n d ­ ing system. T h e selection will give th e c onsor­ tiu m m ore op tio n s in the catalog’s interface, in c r e a s e d f le x i b i li ty in t e c h n i c a l se rv ice s workflows, a nd an open arch ite c tu re for cam ­ pus in te g ratio n and fu tu re developm ents. V oyager also allows th e lib ra ries to ru n re p o rts individually or as a consortium . C o lle g e o f N e w R och elle L ib ra ry n a m e d P ro je c t o f th e Y e a r T h e recently renovated M o th e r Irene G ill Li­ brary at the C ollege o f N ew R ochelle’s m ain cam pus has been n am ed P roject o f the Year by the M e tro N ew Y ork/N ew Jersey c h a p te r o f the C o n stru c tio n M anagem ent A ssociation o f A m erica in the “u n d e r $ 1 0 M ” category. T he new library includes m ore th a n 200 new data p o r t s to access o n lin e d a ta b a s e s a n d th e I n te r n e t, do zen s o f c o m p u te r w o rk s ta tio n s th ro u g h o u t the facility, a com puterized Instruc­ tio n R oom to enhance research ability, an ex­ tensive collection o f m ore th a n 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 vol­ umes, com fortable seating, private study room s, and a new refreshm ent lounge. Y a le s y m p o s iu m d e s ig n e d to r e c r u it lib ra ria n s Yale U n iversity L ibrary a n d Yale’s O ffice o f G ra d u ate C areer Services sponsored a sym po­ sium this spring to inform graduate stu d e n ts in the hum an itie s a b o u t the professional o p p o r­ tu n ities in university a nd research library systems. 440 / C&RL News ■ July/A ugust 2003 A r c h iv e s an d sp e cia l co lle ctio n s: 24/7 H a r d to im a g in e th e re a d in g ro o m o f a n a r­ c h iv a l a n d sp e c ia l c o lle c tio n s r e p o s i to r y s ta n d in g a t th e n exus o f o u r m o d e rn in f o r ­ m a tio n age? A t th e B a n c ro ft L ib ra ry o n th e U n iv e rs ity o f C a lifo rn ia -B e rk e le y C a m p u s , th e s e w o rld s tr u ly c o llid e . P o is e d n e x t to research ers view in g leaves o f T e b tu n is p a ­ p y ri, m a n u s c rip ts o f M a rk T w a in , a n d l e t­ te rs o f G o ld R u sh p io n e e rs are th e la te s t v e rsio n s o f la p to p c o m p u te rs a n d th e ra m ­ p a n t b u t s ile n t s c u rry o f m ic e — th e c o m ­ p u te r k in d across m o u se p a d s. W h ile a n o c ­ c a s io n a l r e s e a r c h e r a p p r o a c h e s p r i n t e d c a ta lo g cards, far m o re en jo y th e p o w e rfu l search engines o f o n line catalogs a n d databases to discover a n d view centuries old treasures. A rch iv es a n d special c o lle c tio n s re p o si­ to rie s have n o w e m b ra c e d th e d is tin c t a d ­ v a n ta g es p ro v id e d b y in fo rm a tio n te c h n o lo ­ gies, o p e n in g n ew d o o rs fo r researchers to o u r v o lu m in o u s c o lle c tio n s o f letters, d ia ­ r ie s , m a n u s c r i p t s , a n d p h o t o g r a p h s . A fo u rth -g ra d e class in F re sn o a n d a g ra d u a te se m in a r a t N o r t h C a ro lin a m ay n o w b o th e n jo y a n e w -fo u n d access to th e im ages a n d w o r d s o f J a p a n e s e - A m e r ic a n i n t e r n m e n t v ic tim s d u rin g W o rld W ar II, to s tu d e n t p r o ­ te ste rs o f th e F ree S p eech M o v e m e n t in th e 1960s, o r p io n e e rs in b io sc ie n c e a n d b io ­ te c h n o lo g y d u rin g th e 1970s. Access to d ig i­ ta l in fo rm a tio n o n rare a n d u n iq u e m a te ri­ als c e rta in ly seem s to b re e d in c re a s e d sc h o l­ a rly in q u iry . T h e o n c e p o p u la r te le p h o n e n u m b e r fo r th e B a n c ro ft R efere n ce D e sk is n o w o u td o n e b y o u r e -m a il re fe re n c e a d ­ dress: b a n cre f@ lib ra ry .b e rk eley .e d u T h e R eference D e s k re m a in s a p o rta l fo r in q u iry , as sc h o lars a n d s tu d e n ts focus, re­ fine, a n d re c o n fig u re th e ir re sea rc h p ro je c ts th ro u g h c o n v e rsa tio n s w ith B a n c ro ft staff. Fear o f lo c a tin g n o re le v an t in fo rm a tio n in o u r h o ld in g s so m e tim e s gives w ay t o d ism ay a t f in d in g lo n g lists o f p u b lic a tio n s , m a n u ­ sc rip t c o lle ctio n s, o ra l h isto rie s, a n d p ic to ­ rial m ate ria ls. F o r u n d e rg ra d u a te s , su c h as th e h u n d r e d s w h o v isit B a n c ro ft in a g iven se m este r th ro u g h th e ir in tr o d u c to r y H is to ry 7B c o u rse, th e jo u rn e y is as im p o r ta n t as th e re su lt. Inc re a sin g ly , fa c u lty m e m b e rs w ish to h a v e u n d e r g ra d u a te s e x p e rie n c e th e fu ll s p e c tru m o f a ca d em ic research, a n d B a n c ro ft s ta f f w o rk s w ith T e a c h in g L ib r a r y s t a f f to c o o rd in a te th is effort. T h e E d w a rd H . H e lle r R e a d in g R o o m is a place w h e re tim e m ay s ta n d still, b u t sc h o l­ arly in q u iry n ever sto p s. As o u r ty p ic a l day c o n tin u e s a fte r th e 9 :0 0 a .m . o p e n in g , som e 4 0 to 6 0 researchers, in c lu d in g u n d e rg ra d u ­ a te a n d g ra d u a te s tu d e n ts , fa c u lty o f all ranks, v isitin g sc h o lars fro m a r o u n d th e glo b e, a n d a v a r ie ty o f lo c a l a n d r e g io n a l v is ito rs , m a y a p p e a r. A ll th is a c tiv ity keeps th e p u b lic ser­ vices s ta ff q u ite busy, in c lu d in g s ta f f m e m ­ bers w h o h e lp re g iste r p a tro n s . S ta ff services in c lu d e : re tr ie v in g a n d sh e lv in g th e m a n y b o o k s, c a rto n s , a n d m a te ria ls re q u e s te d by researchers; re fe re n ce d esk h e lp fo r re sea rc h ­ ers n a v ig a tin g o u r o n lin e catalogs a n d p r in te d resources; p h o to c o p y in g d o c u m e n ts a n d re ­ p ro d u c in g p h o to g ra p h s a n d im ages; a n d m a in ­ ta in in g se c u rity a n d c o m fo rt fo r th o se w ho w o rk a n d s tu d y in th e R e a d in g R o o m . T ea ch in g a n d i n s tr u c tio n is a large p a r t o f B ancroft o p e ra tio n s these days. In o n e o f m an y e x a m p le s , B a n c r o f t D i r e c t o r C h a r l e s B. F a u lh a b e r re g u la rly offers S p a n ish 2 4 6 (S p a n ­ ish P aleography) in o n e o f o u r se m in a r room s, m a k in g extensive use o f p r in te d a n d m a n u ­ s c rip t c o lle ctio n s. T h e e d u c a tio n a l v alue o f all th a t th e B a n c ro ft L ib ra ry c ollects, preserves, a n d p ro v id es access to e ith e r in m a n u s c rip t, p r in t, o r d ig ita l fo rm a t su p e rse d es all o th ers. A lth o u g h B a n c ro ft re m a in s c losed a n d secure th r o u g h o u t th e n ig h t, d ig ita l c o lle c tio n s a n d o n lin e resources re m a in o p e n a n d ready fo r b u sin e ss. S ta tistics fo r a ty p ic a l w eek in d ic a te t h a t th e B a n c ro ft W eb site received 1 0,111 hits, a n d th a t 5 ,9 1 5 o f th o se W eb v isito rs p r o ­ c ee d ed to e x p lo re o n lin e in f o r m a tio n fo r an e x te n d e d tim e p e rio d . B a n c ro ft is n o w a 2 4 /7 o n l in e i n f o r m a t io n r e s o u r c e , b e c a u s e th e scholarly research process literally n ever ceases! O n e c a n o n ly w o n d e r w h a t c h an g e s th e n e x t d ecade, th e n e x t year, o r even th e n e x t w e ek w ill b rin g . — William Brown, coordinator o f research a n d in­ stru c tio n , U n iv e rsity o f C a lifo rn ia -B erkeley, B a ncroft Library, wbrowrı@library. berkeley.edtt mailto:bancref@library.berkeley.edu C&RL News M July/August 2003 / 441 tem s. T h e event, “H o w to D o T h in g s w ith Books: Academ ic C areers in U niversity L ibrar­ ies,” was created to raise the awareness o f the g raduate students in the hu m an itie s to o th er rew arding professional venues beyond teach ­ ing. Sym posium speakers were all professional librarians and library administers who hold Ph.D.s in the humanities. EBSCO's A -to-Z service n o w a vailab le EBSCO has released its new A -to-Z service, de­ signed to help librarians keep track o f the titles in their electronic resources and to make it easier for patrons to find titles. A -to-Z collects into one gateway listing the titles to which a library’s pa­ trons have full-text access, whether they are in­ cluded in publisher packages, are stand-alone e- journals or are found in m any different databases. A library doesn’t have to be a current EBSCO customer to use A -to-Z service, however the ser­ vice is built to integrate w ith other EBSCO e- resource products. H a rv a rd ta k e s re fe re n c e on th e road H a rv ard C ollege Library has in tro d u c e d “R ov­ ing L ibrarian, Research Assistance for the U n ­ dergraduate S tu d e n t on the R u n ,” a p ilot program th a t b rought library service to s tu d e n ts a t H a r v a r d ’s Loker C o m m o n for five weeks in s p r i n g 2 0 0 3 . U s in g a w ire le s s la p to p , re fe re n c e lib ra ria n s take H O L L IS (H arvard O n L in e Library In fo rm a tio n Service), the H arvard L ibraries p o rta l, research guides, a nd fin d in g aids o u t o f the library and in to nonacadem ic spaces where s tu d e n ts sp e n d th e i r tim e . T h e L am ont, H illes, a nd C a b o t u n d e r­ gra d u ate libraries are involved in th e p ro jec t. T h e lib ra ry plans to c o n tin u e th e pro g ram in the fall, w ith a goal o f bra n ch in g o u t to of­ Je ff K o s Lam ont Lfer services in m ore locations, such a t Loker as dorm s a nd houses. T h e R oving L ibrarian p ro jec t was the topic o f a c o n fe re n c e p ro g ra m at th e 2 0 0 3 ALA A n n u a l C o n fe re n c e , “W h e re th e Boys (and Girls) Are: Reference on the R o a d ,” sponsored by the R eference a n d U ser Services A ssocia­ tio n H o t Topics in F ro n tlin e Reference D is­ cussion G roup. o k o ibra Co Viles steps down as Fast Facts editor A nn Viles, editor o f C&RL N ew s’"Fast Facts” colum n since its inception in 2000, has stepped down. ACRL and the staff o f C&RL News thank her for her years o f dedication to the magazine and the column. She took a fledgling idea and shaped it into a well-known and re­ spected column w ith a distinctive format. Viles is coordinator o f reference instruction at Ap­ palachian State University. H er final colum n is in this issue, on the last page, o f course (p. 498). We’re pleased to announce that Gary Pattillo, reference librarian at the University o f N orth Carolina at Chapel Hill, will be taking over the column beginning with the September 2003 issue. ALA TechSource o ffe r s c o m b in e d su bscrip tion s ALA T echS ource has en h an ced the value for its online subscribers by allowing access to b oth “Search the A rchives” a nd “L ibrary T ec h n o l­ ogy Reports O n lin e ” for one subscription price. Previously, access to each p ro d u c t was sold separately. “Search the A rchives” includes the ff, head o f refe re n ce services a t H arvard's ry, assists a stu d en t on th e run w ith research mmons. 1999 th ro u g h m ost recent issues o f “L ibrary T e c h n o lo g y R e p o rts ” a n d th e c o m p le te a r­ chives for “S m art Libraries N e w sle tte r” (for­ m erly L ibrary Systems N ew sletter) from July 1981 to D e ce m b er 2 0 0 2 . B oth p u b lic a tio n s are no w searchable by keyw ord, a u th o r, title, date, or issue. Issues are p resented in P D F for- 442 / CSRL News ■ July/August 2003 a n d can be view ed w ith A dobe A crobat Reader. M ore in fo rm a tio n a bout subscriptions is available at w w w .techsource.ala.org. In g e n ta adds th r e e U.S. asso ciatio n p ub lish ers Ingenta, Inc., provider o f o n line p u b lishing ser­ vices to academ ic a nd professional publishers, has re ported three new signings, brin g in g the total n u m b er o f its publisher accounts to m ore th an 240. T h e signings include the A m erican Sociological A ssociation, A m erican Pharm acists A ssociation, and N a tional A ssociation o f Social W orkers. In a d d itio n to p ro v id in g an o n line j o u r n a l s e rv ic e v ia I n g e n t a .c o m a n d IngentaSelect.com , In g en ta has b u ilt m ore than 60 p u b lisher-branded W eb sites for its clients and h undreds o f journal W eb sites ranging from bra n d ed hom epages to stand-alone W eb sites. B ritish lib ra ry opens c o lle c tio n s fo r e le c tro n ic d e liv e ry T h e British L ibrary has an n o u n ce d a new secure E lectronic D elivery service allow ing custom ers to order copies o f m ore th a n a b illion item s held in its collection, regardless o f original for­ m at. E le c tro n ic D e livery is based on A dobe R eader 6.0 softw are a nd Relais In te rn a tio n a l scanning a nd delivery technology. B eginning in fall 2003, E lectronic D elivery will be fully avail­ able, allow ing the library to provide virtually all o f the m aterials listed in its catalogs directly to the researchers’ PCs. Item s can be m ade avail­ able w ith in tw o hours if needed. T h e library lau n ch ed a fully copyright com ­ p lia n t secure electronic delivery service for digi­ tal d ocum ents in D ecem ber 2 002 a nd since then has o b tain e d extensive agreem ents for secure ele ctro n ic delivery w ith m any o f the w o rld ’s leading scientific publishers. It also owns the rights to a vast m ajo rity o f the item s listed in its catalogs, allow ing it to offer extensive cov­ erage and fast tu rn -a ro u n d times. G ale aligns reports to ICOLC and COUNTER guidelines Reference publisher Gale has aligned its electronic product usage reports to the guidelines and require­ ments outlined by the International Coalition of Library Consortiums (ICOLC) and Counting Online U sage o f N e tw o rk e d E le c tro n ic R esources (C O U N TER ). IC O L C and C O U N T E R are inter­ national organizations recognized for their efforts in developing standards for the measurement and reporting o f usage statistics. Beginning July 2003, full-text record access will be displayed separately from abstract and citation record access on all G a le u sage r e p o rts . 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