Worst Serial Title Change of the Year Award nominations -last call Horn, Marguerite 09 May 2003 18:04 UTC
[Cross-posted to other lists; forgive duplication please] ALCTS SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR THE WORST SERIAL TITLE CHANGE OF THE YEAR AWARDS, 2003 It's horse-racing time and we're coming down to the wire, but it's NOT too late to nominate your favorite silly, unnecessary, and costly title change for Worst Serial Title Change of the Year! The ACLTS Serials Section Worst Serial Title Change of the Year Committee continues to seek nominations for the awards for 2003. You can see the past winners (1984-2002) on the ALCTS website at: http://www.ala.org/alcts/organization/ss/worst.html <http://www.ala.org/alcts/organization/ss/worst.html> Maybe the rules changed in December, but there were 11 months prior to that. And what do we care about major/minor changes? All changes can be a pain. Were there any title changes this year that were particularly painful? Did you ask yourself, "Why, oh why did they change this title?" "What were they thinking?" or perhaps, you just asked, "Why me?" In any case, the SS Worst Serial Title Change Committee would love to hear from you. Send us your worst! (How often do you get that opportunity?) Tell us just how bad it was. In order to be eligible for an award, the title change should have occurred during calendar year 2002. It would be really helpful if you send surrogates of the title change (i.e. the "before" and "after") from the issues involved in the change, plus a copy of the bibliographic records. We would also be interested in a category or name for your nominee (e.g. The Flip-Flops aren't Just Sandals Any More Award (for the serial that decided to change back to a previously used title), or The Split Infinity Award (for that title which just keeps cloning itself). This is your chance to let those people who make these titles changes know how you feel about them (or, at least vent your frustration). We're also interested in nominations for the perennial Snake in the Grass Award, which goes to library-related publications that have the nerve (or the gall) to change title, when they should known better. Perhaps there's a title that didn't change this year, but merits "An Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award", especially for those titles that may have missed out in previous years. We're interested in nominations for serials in any format, i.e. print or electronic, for this "prestigious" award. We will be presenting the awards at ALA Annual in Toronto. So send those cards and letters, folks, SOON. The Committee will be making the all important decision within the next month. Send your nominations to: Maggie Horn Chair, Worst Serial Title Change Committee SUNY Office of Library and Information Services SUNY System Administration SUNY Plaza Albany, NY 12246 hornma@sysadm.suny.edu Fax: 518 443-5358 *********************************************************************** Marguerite E. "Maggie" Horn Library Systems Implementation Specialist Office of Library & Information Services System Administration State University Plaza Albany, NY 12246 voice: 518 443-5564 fax: 518 443-5358 e-mail: hornma@sysadm.suny.edu ***********************************************************************