Worst Serial Title Change of the Year Award RMO -- Rosanna O'Neil, E506 Pattee, 865-1755 25 Feb 1993 15:03 UTC
CALL FOR WORST SERIAL TITLE CHANGE OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS (This item is being posted to AUTOCAT@UVMVM and SERIALST@UVMVM) The time has come once again to honor the Worst Serial Title Change of the Year, and other fine contributions to our serials workload from the serial publishers of the world. The presentation of these prestigious awards, (sponsored by the Serials Section of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of ALA), will take place during the ALCTS President's Program at ALA's annual conference in June, in New Orleans. The 1993 award winners will also be noted in a future ALCTS Newsletter. AWARD CRITERIA INCLUDE: a frivolous title change for no apparent reason and producing no advantage; the unnecessary change of an old, respected title; repeated changes, the latest being no better than any earlier ones; and the "Snake in the Grass" or "Et tu, Brute?" category for library publications. The title change must have occured since *January 1, 1992* to be considered. Please supply complete citations for the change, including title, number and/or date of last issue with old title; title, number and/or date of first issue with the new title; and the publisher's name and address. Photocopies of relevant pages or cataloging printouts are useful as verification, including historic title changes for titles changing often over time. Nominations must be mailed by May 15, 1993 to: Rosanna M. O'Neil, Chair, Worst Serial Title Change of the Year Committee, E506 Pattee Library, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802. Feel free to contact me via e-amil (rmo@psulias.bitnet) or phone (814-865-1755) if you have any questions. Thank you to those who have contributed in the past and for making the work of this committee so entertaining. We look forward to this year's nominations. Please use the following form for each nomination. *************************************************************************** WORST SERIAL TITLE CHANGE OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINATION Each year the ALCTS SS Worst Serial Title Change of the Year Committee solicits nominations for its serial title change awards. Please use this form to submit your nominations. Title changes must have occurred since January 1, 1992, to be considered. I nominate the following publication for the 1993 awards: Current title: Former title: Other related information: Suggested award name ("Et tu, Brute," etc., or your own award title): Please include a photocopy of the title pages and/or other relevant pages, and a printout of the bibliographic records, if possible. Name: Library/Address: ENTRIES MUST BE MAILED BY May 15, 1993 to: Rosanna M. O'Neil Chair, Worst Serial Title Change of the Year Committee Penn State UniversityE506 Pattee Library University Park, PA 16802 (814) 865-1755 rmo@psulias.bitnet