ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries A pril 1986 / 279 WASHINGTOM HOTLINE Carol C. Henderson (202) 547-4440; ALA0070 Deputy Director, ALA Washington Office ACRL Legislation Committee member Harold Shill of West Virginia Uni­ versity’s Evansdale Library testified for ALA March' 13 before the House Science, Research and Technology Subcommittee on the Japanese Technical Literature Act (HR 3831). The bill would direct the Commerce Department’s National Technical Information Service to monitor Japanese technical infor­ mation and translate selected Japanese technical documents, index govern­ ment translations and undertake related activities. Shill's testimony provided detailed data on the existing limited sour­ ces of access to Japanese technical literature, noted that small to medium­ sized businesses rely heavily on academic libraries for access to informa­ tion and research results, and warned that a recent vendor-based abstract­ ing service for certain Japanese technical journals is priced out of reach of smaller firms and most university libraries. He supported HR 3831, but recommended technical amendments to improve its effectiveness. The sponsor of a similar Senate-passed bill, S. 1073, Sen. John Rocke­ feller IV (D-WV), also testified and urged the subcommittee to pay close attention to Dr. Shill’s statement. Rockefeller said: "The perspective of libraries is...particularly pertinent to our consideration of how to make Japanese technical information more widely available.” Other witnesses included representatives of the Commerce Department and private sector firms and associations. The hearing is a good example of the fact that when interest is expressed and knowledgeable data is pro­ vided, Congress is appreciative of and impressed with the library point of view on information policy issues. At the same hearing, Francis Buckley of the Detroit Public Library testified for ALA on proposals which have been made to authorize the Na­ tional Technical Information Service to procure printing services from sources other than the Government Printing Office. Although intended to reduce costs and improve the quality and timeliness of printing, Buckley said such a step would have a serious potential impact on access to govern­ ment information by the public. He questioned whether NTIS would continue to provide copies of its own catalogs and indexes of government technical research reports to the depository library system, and whether such an exemption might not set a precedent for similar exemptions for other federal agencies. Buckley was until recently the chair of the Ad Hoc Committee to form a Coalition on Government Information, charged by ALA Council with identify­ ing other organizations concerned about government information access (continued on inside back cover) 280 / C & R L N ew s ACRL fellowships for 1987 The Association of College and Research L i­ braries solicits applications for two fellowships made possible by the Institute for Scientific Infor­ mation in Philadelphia. The first, the Samuel La- zerow Fellowship for Research in Acquisitions or Technical Services in an Academic or Research Li­ brary, honors a senior vice-president of ISI who m ade outstanding contributions to these fields. The fellowship of $1,000 is to foster advances in ac­ quisitions or technical services by providing a prac­ ticing librarian with funds for research, travel, or writing. The second aw ard, the ACRL Doctoral Disser­ tation Fellowship, provides an aw ard of $1,000 to a doctoral student working on a dissertation in the area of academic librarianship. Applications for both awards should be made to M ary E lle n K. D av is, P ro g ra m O ffic e r, ACRL/ALA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611- 2795, and are due by December 1, 1986. The w in­ ners of the awards will be announced at the ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco in 1987. To be eligible for the Lazerow Fellowship, a li­ brarian must be working acquisitions or technical services in an academic or research library. The Fellowship supports research in acquisitions or technical services, including the technical services and acquisitions aspects of library autom ation and library management. Research projects in collec­ tion development or the compilation of bibliogra­ phies will not be supported by this Fellowship. Application proposals should be brief (five pages or less) and include the following: 1. D escription of research, travel, or w riting project; 2. Schedule for the project; 3. An estimate of expenses. An up-to-date curriculum vitae should accom­ pany the proposal. Seven copies of the proposal should be submitted. Proposals for the Lazerow Fellowship will be judged on the following: 1. Potential significance of the project to acquisi­ tions or technical service work; 2. Originality and creativity; 3. Clarity and completeness of the proposal; 4. Evidence of interest in scholarship, such as a previous publication record. W inners of th e Lazerow Fellow ship w ill be asked to submit a brief report of their results. TTie winner of the 1983 Fellowship was Denise Redford, form erly of Stanford University. The 1985 w inner was Anna L. H ighsm ith, head of Copy Cataloging at Texas A&M University, for a com parative study of the cataloging components of serveral autom ated library systems. In order to be eligible for the ACRL Doctoral Dissertation Award, the applicant must meet the following qualifications: 1. Be an active doctoral student in the academic ibrarianship area in a degree-granting institution; 2. Have all course work completed; 3. Have had a dissertation proposal accepted by he institutions. The application should be brief (less than ten pages) and include the following: 1. Description of the research,including signifi­ ance and methodology; 2. A schedule for completion; 3. Budget and budget justification for items for hich support is sought (these must be items for hich no other support is available.); 4. The names of the dissertation advisor and ommittee members; 5. A cover letter from the dissertation advisor en­ orsing the proposal. An up-to-date curriculum vitae should accom­ any the proposal. Seven copies of the proposal hould be submitted and will be judged on the fol­ owing criteria: 1. Potential significance of the research to the ield of academic librarianship; 2. Validity of the methodology and proposed ethod of analysis; 3. Originality and creativity; 4. Clarity and completeness of the proposal; 5. Presentation of a convincing plan for comple­ ion in a reasonable am ount of time; 6. Evidence of a continuing interest in scholar­ hip, such as a previous publication record. Previous winners of the Doctoral Dissertation ellowship were Stanton Biddle (1983), Donald ould (1984), and co-winners, Vicki L. Gregory (1985), and Joanne R. Euster (1985). This year’s inner is Gemma De Vinney, State University of ew York at Buffalo, (see announcem ent on p. 57). For further information on either of these two wards, contact Mary Ellen Davis, ACRL/ALA, 0 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795; (312) 44-6780. ■ ■ Have you had an experience with censorship? An author is planning to interview librarians who have experienced incidents (successful and unsuccessful) wherein materials in a library col­ lection were under attack with requests for re­ moval or for special labeling. Interviews will be conducted between September 1 and Decem­ ber 1, 1986. Contact Gerald R. Shields, 546 College Avenue, Niagara Falls, NY 14305, if you are interested in possible participation. l t c w w c d p s l f m t s F G w N 2 a 5 9 in w r i t i n g . A b i l i t y t o w ork w e l l w i t h f a c u l t y , s t u d e n t s and s t a f U n d e r s t a n d in g o f t h e m i s s i o n o f h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n and s t u d e n t and f a c u l i n f o r m a t i o n n e e d s . P r e f e r r e d q u a l i f i c a t i o n s i n c l u d e : a d v a n c e d d e g r e e r e l e v a n t f i e l d . E x p e r i e n c e w i t h a u to m a te d r e t r i e v a l s y s t e m s . 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