Editor sought for LRTS

The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), a
division of the American Library Association (ALA), is seeking to appoint
an editor for its journal Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS).
The successful candidate will be appointed by the ALCTS Board of Directors
following the 1996 Midwinter Meeting and serve as editor designate during a
six-month period and serve a five-year term with responsibility for editing
all issues in volumes 41 through 45 of the journal.

LRTS is an official quarterly publication of ALCTS and contains referred
articles in the fields of cataloging and classification, acquisitions,
collection management, reproduction of library materials, serials,
preservation of library materials, and general technical services.  It also
contains book reviews.

Each application should include a resume and cover letter, a
statement indicating reasons for seeking the editorship and the role
of LRTS in the profession, the names and phone numbers of three
references, and at least two recent writing samples, preferably of
items prepared for publication.

Send nominations and applications by February 15, 1996 (note his
date has been extended)  to Beatrice Calvin, Publications Assistant,
ALCTS, 50 E. Huron, Chicago, Il 60611.  Candidates will be
interviewed by he LRTS Editorial Search Committee by telephone
following  the ALA Midwinter Meeting in San Antonio, January 1996.

For more information, contact

    Robert L. DeCandido
    Preservation Division
    New York Public Library
    Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street
    New York, NY 10018-2788
    bronxbob [at] well__com

Bonnie MacEwan
E308 Pattee Library
Penn State University
University Park, PA  16802
814 863-8158

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