Today's Topics: 1. Library of Congress-CEAL Cataloging Internship for 2017 (Elaine Franco) 2. ALCTS 2017 Publication Awards nominations sought (Elaine Franco)
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 NOTE: CEAL = Council on East Asian Libraries (The organization for East Asian librarians in North America). September 7, 2016 Dear cataloging colleagues, Encouraged by the number of applications, strong support of our library community, and the successful completion of the internship program in recent years, the Committee on Technical Processing and the Library of Congress will again coordinate and carry out the Library of Congress-CEAL Cataloging Internship Program in 2017. CEAL developed this Internship Program partnership with the Library of Congress in order to provide training opportunities to those who may not have access to adequate cataloging training support in their own institutions, or to those who have been assigned to catalog materials in a language with which they are not entirely conversant. Experienced catalogers who wish to develop expertise in cataloging material in a certain subject or subjects (i.e. law material or manga), or in a specialized format, are also encouraged to apply. The interns selected will receive substantial training at the Library of Congress from the Library's catalogers. *Logistics of the Program* ? The Committee on Technical Processing will screen the 2017 applications, and will forward one or two qualified applicants to the Library of Congress. ? Later in 2016, the Library of Congress will select up to two qualified applicants for an internship of between one and three months in duration. The person selected will directly negotiate the length of the internship, its timing and general content with the Library of Congress. ? The Library of Congress will supply training materials, workspace, training and review by experience catalogers in one or more aspects of cataloging East Asian language materials. All other expenses (travel, lodging, meals, and incidentals) are the responsibility of the intern and/or his/her employer. ? CEAL will reimburse each intern up to $1,000 for expenses incurred. Upon successful completion of the program, the intern may submit receipts for expenses to the Committee for reimbursement. An intern whose institution has provided no money for expenses will receive the full amount. ? Upon completion of her/his internship at the Library of Congress, the intern will be required to submit an evaluative written report. *Procedures* The application process will be overseen by the members of the Subcommittee on Library of Congress-CEAL Cataloging Internship Program: Philip Melzer (Chair), Keiko Suzuki, and Erminia Chao. The Subcommittee will recommend candidates according to a set of pre-determined selection criteria, and the Library of Congress will make final decisions. The application deadline is **Friday, October 28, 2016**. If possible, the intern selected will be announced in advance of the CEAL meetings in March 2017. *Selection Criteria* The Subcommittee members will evaluate applications based on the following criteria: The Candidate: ? If a non-US citizen, must have H1 or permanent resident visa status that permits him/her to participate in the program; ? Is a CEAL member in good standing; ? Is recommended by his/her employer or university with a formal letter of recommendation; ? Has significant responsibility for East Asian language resources and at least some experience in cataloging; ? Lacks in-house training support, or has been assigned to catalog material in a language with which he/she is not sufficiently conversant, or would benefit from training in a certain subject or format to perform assigned cataloging duties. To apply, please fill out the *application form <http://www.eastasianlib.org/ctp/Subcommittees/sub_LCinternship/Application% 20Form%202017.doc>* and send it as an email attachment to all three Subcommittee members: Philip Melzer (melze...@gmail.com <shuy...@si.edu>); Erminia Chao ( erminia_c...@byu.edu <yokok...@ucr.edu>); and Keiko Suzuki ( suzu...@newschool.edu <syou...@hawaii.edu>). The application deadline is* Friday, October 28, 2016. The deadline for letters of recommendation is also Friday, October 28, 2016. *For questions, please feel free to contact the Subcommittee members or visit our webpage: http://www.eastasianlib.org/ctp/Subcommittees/sub_LCinternship.htm. If you qualify, please consider applying for an internship this year. Sincerely yours, Philip Melzer Chair, Subcommittee on Internship melze...@gmail.com <shuy...@si.edu> Subcommittee Members Philip Melzer Keiko Suzuki Erminia Chao ------------------------------ Message: 2 Nominations are being accepted for the 2017 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for excellence in publication. ALCTS presents two Publication Awards to honor individuals for outstanding achievement in research and writing in the field of library collections and technical services. If you are interested in nominating a publication for either of the awards, contact the chair of that award jury. The deadline for nominations and supporting materials is Dec. 1. Edward Swanson Memorial Best of LRTS Award The award is given in honor of Edward Swanson, LRTS Book Review Editor and long time indexer, to the author(s) of the best paper published in Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS), the official journal of ALCTS. The winner will receive a citation and $250 from ALCTS. Papers published in volume 60 (2016) are eligible for consideration, with the exception of official reports and documents, obituaries, letters to the editor and biographies of award winners. Each paper will be judged on the following points: content with a significant contribution about one or more issues addressed by ALCTS and its sections; statements in the paper are adequately supported by accurate data and/or documentation; and clear and readable writing style. Send nominations, along with the author, title and volume and issue of the paper being nominated and the reasons for the nomination to: Erin Stalberg<mailto:estal...@mtholyoke.edu?subject=ALCTS%20Best%20of%20LRTS%20Aw ard>, chair, Best of LRTS Jury. Visit the Edward Swanson Best of LRTS Award page<http://www.ala.org/alcts/awards/printmedia/bestoflrts> for more information. ALCTS Outstanding Publication Award The award honors an author or authors who have written the year's outstanding monograph, article or original paper in the field of technical services, including acquisitions, cataloging, collection management, preservation, continuing resources and related areas in the library field. The award consists of a citation and $250 contributed by ALCTS. Works published in 2016 are eligible. Reprints of earlier publications will not be considered. The evaluation criteria include: intellectual content; practical value; theoretical value; scholarship; presentation; and style. Papers published in Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS) are not eligible. Send nominations, along with a statement giving the full bibliographic citation of the article, book or paper being nominated and reasons for the nomination to: Kristin Martin<mailto:kma...@uchicago.edu?subject=ALCTS%20Outstanding%20Publication% 20Award>, chair, Publication Jury. Visit the Outstanding Publication Award page<http://www.ala.org/alcts/awards/printmedia/opub> for more information. ------------------------------ End of Tsig Digest, Vol 53, Issue 14 ************************************ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cataloging@lists.berkeley.edu" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cataloging+unsubscr...@lists.berkeley.edu.
