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needs. This is especiafly true for the aium-sized aid smaller
a,llections, whose existence is sore vulnerable than that of the
older libraries.
The last two points both gest the need for better dannels of
tainication aid education between Slavic librarians aid other library
peracruriel. Since it would seem that SEEE is the d,vicus gronp to bring
about s isprovements in these areas, perhaps our goal In the ccmth
year should be to foster activities whith contribote to auth
iarovnta. There are several possible smthaniaire, an thvious
aproad is to devise a plogren these for the nsoa]. Onferenoe which
would pte this goal. It has already been suggested that the
ograa sight explore the prce aid of exdanges in tense
xzrehensible to the iu-Slavicist; we might, for instai, invite the
participation of a prunfnsnt ouUecticn develcçment administrator,
particularly one ccposed to exchanges. We might also invite a
nc,-Slavic area specialist, aid/or omsider joint sponsorship with
another section, so as to ensure that ti discussion attracts as wide a
range of cur oulleagues as possible. at other suggestions are weliie,
aid will certainly be ocrisidared.
Mirarda Beavea
Vice-thair/thair-Elect of SEES
AlA *flL
thicago 1Uly, 1985
- SlAVIC AND EAST XJ1)PEAN SICV
tea (erpta)
Sukznitted by I Fexder, SEES Secretary
cexpted by Wojci Zaleweki, Newsletter Etitor
S Exitive Oasittee
The thafr expressed thanks to ceorge Thth for secretarial help at
Midwinter, 1985. Short reports frun chairs of SEES ccasiittees
foll,ied. Selected issues from the Mlmxtee (Issues reported elsewhere
have been omitted.....aotico was made aid carried that the Executive
Qxenittee açolnt Wojciecti editor of the Newsletter, with the right to
apolnt other imibera of an editorial board for two-year terms.
Oxriittee on AtXes8 aid Ontrol. Zaszlo inquired about the states
of this ocamittee, ..tiose last chairman was Wasyl Veryha, aid which is
no laar active nor listed in the AL directory. The original xrpose
of the ccamittee had been to stidy cataloging aid classification
Issues aid advise IC on then. Wasyl considered the committee's
function isportant encugh to be o,timied, aid agreed to suisnit a
report to the Executive isnittee for evaluation at Midwinter,
including objectives aid nausea of potential urerbers, so that formal
reinstatement could be discussed.
Nominations Cxaaittee for April, 1986 Election. Wojcimth,
speaking for thairnian Joee iüadko, announced that the candidates
for vice-chair/chair-elect for 1986/87 are theryl Irern_Simirenko
(Syracuse U.) aid Misha Harnick (Oluirbia U.). Candidates for
manr-at-largs are Poibert lcarlowich (Pratt Institute) aid Viveca
Seynour (Stanford).
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