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dith would ptwide for Cyrilhic aid rcirenized records. In order to risks use of this erthaxmaent, an I( PC terminal aid less than $50 in software will be required. or t1. libraries with the I4 PC terminal, the display will, hav, dual (Cyrilhic aid liTan) 245, 250,260, aid 400 fields. Otherwise, the records will açesr in totally ratanized form. The systes is patterned after the th -7apanese-Yoren vernacolar project. Zora Kipel desoribed NyPL's need for a vernaatlar cnline catalog as the inçeths for this RLIN ethaint. NyPX. rn,, uses reversible ratanizatiat (IC rorianizaticn is not reversible, or ate-to-ate with Cyrillic tharactsrs) for irçutting. A major advantage siwisiated is the universal use of Cyrilhic, to rsplaoe the many iutandard transliteraticsi systers. IC has not yet beoce involved in the RIG CyrU.l.ic online project because it cannot incur the additicmai eicpense of converting anized IQiPC tapes. IkMever, IC did join RIG for the 01K project. There was a discussiat of 1.0 record coding practices wtiith aeared to itradict Nia2 rules. George 'Ibth explained that sa records created in an l8-th period prior to 1982 are 11-crsçatible, bot were sd "c' (full ) aid carsiot be recoded to "d'. In reply to a question about IC backlogs, George stated that IC catalogs the latest books to in first, so that at least for desoriptive catalogIng, 1984-85 isprints are -to-data. There is a backlog of 19,000 pre-1940 titles aid 22,000 1940-to date titles. Subject cataloging is, of irme, farther bablid. There was a 50-60% reduction In cataloging voltm i4ien was Inatituted. Ccamnittee on O.xitlrath'ig Psmtim at Slavic aid East 11rean Librarianship in North Mierice D4 ."iai of the SEB )4aiislettr (the first issue of tdiith recently appeared aid was enthusiastically received) centered at two areasshould the present format be tinied, aid should the Qiaiiittee itixaie to asause editorial r...lbility for it. Wojciedr Zalewski, d edited the first issue, amr*i that 280 copies were distribrted in the U.S. rd abroad, aid that an adit1atal $600 request for next year's pob].icattut baa been granted by L, &tth will beax*forth print the Ns1ettar fron ra-ready y produced at Stanford. Viveca S'acur will. contir.a serving as editorial assistant. It was generally agreed that the editorial policy as stated in the first issue should be ccsitln.ied, following the diacussicn of several alternatives, aid that the Nexelettsr would appear annosily, in tirie for AlA. The Oemaittee'a project to ccrpile a Ra1ok at Book Oilthre in Eastern re aid the Soviet Uhicn is nearing ocripletiat... Because of the lack of itribrtors for certain sections, aid to ewpeclite the project, it was decided that... sectiais dealing with ainigres aid nat-Slavic Soviet republice be pt aside until later. It was noted that the MASS B & D giitt.e is working at emigre projects and that pethape these sections could be worked at jointly. To aiure editorial consistency, Woiciect su]gested writing a grant prcpceal to ubtain funds for editorial work, iideidng, aid translating. 7
Highlights of )tiraxtee ALA NEWfl'R NETfl thicago, January 19, 1986 AL-SUtVIC D EAST WR WEAN SECrIQ Mlsvteø prepared by Mirmeda Beaven Highlights prepared by Wojcied Zaleweki (Fbll zthutes available frt*u the Sect:mon'a thair) itive raittea L is ocxitimxtng to support the Sectic&s Newsletter. Patricia Irelley, George Washington University Library, is willing to prepare a Sectian Haiok: directory, history, progranm. The Section welccsms the project t requests final editorial control. tbc*uyr Wynar ixdicated that the early records of the Section are with his at Ysnt State University. Laszlo Fvace sent a letter dated July 22, 1985 to ert Wedgeworth in regard to the international nultural forum hith was held in dapaet in August suggesting SEFS Involvenent in the program. Leon Ferder, SEES Secretary, wrote letters In support to the 11121/ARt recrsuedatia of April 29, 1985 concerning reauthorization of the Higher Education Act Titles II aM VI. AQt staff will be available to assist eecti with external grant applications. Sthedule of meetings for AlA New York Oraference wag disissed. Planned will deal with "Issia aM America: Early Relati aid Thfluence&'. Open honse in the New York Public Library aid Reception for Slavic librarians is planned. In Hrittain SOLANUS will diange this year to a full-fledged Slavicook stMiee jcurnal.Edward Fasinec has suggested reviving the Ass aid Oaitrol Clnnittee. Th proposal was tabled for the tire being. ritttae reports follewed. Plans for Pi.m for the ALA fereno 1987 (San ftancisoo) were disczssed by }tirarda Beaven, thair. A program on exdianges geared tards collection develt administrators is canteaplated. Section review process, budget requests, liamon with other units within AlA aid AL were Nawslett.r Editorial Board Citent, arrangenent, aid distribution of Secticns Newsletter has been disoissed. Since the Newsletter aresses issues of Interest to all Slavic librarians in the U.S. its distribution to the widest possible constituency is of ontarist inportance to the editors. Abont 15 instituti world wide have asked for subscriptions. Therefore, the editor will inguire with AQL ether it wonld be possible to digtrjl*zts the Newsletter fran AL to non-11L members aid urvier what mxitions. Q*itinuing Education maittee 0. ftarrassowjtz, the prospective poblisher of the a3xffvRl'E IN EASTh PE; A HANDK OF )BUSIffiG, LIARXFS AND ARaIVFS, AND BIBLZIY has agreed to plish this work in fascicles This will greatly facilitate the final editorial work.Status of the project 8
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