Brief Description: Publications of Serials Section contains Serial Slants Newsletter (1950-1956), a Duplicates Exchange Union brochure (1974), A Manual for Serials Workshops (1977, 1983), Directory of Speakers for Serials Workshops (1980), and the "Foreign Books and Serials Vendors Directories" for Asia and the Pacific (1996) and Africa and the Middle East (1997).
Held at:
The American Library Association Archives
19 Library
1408 W. Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61802
Phone: 217 333 0798
Fax: 217 244 2868
Email: ala-archives [at] library.illinois.edu
Record Series Number: 31/13/14
Created by: Serials Section, Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS)
Volume: 0.6 Cubic Feet
Acquired:
11/19/1979. 2/1/1993, 1/24/2018
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by date
Biographical Note for Serials Section :
The object of the Serials Section (SS) is to contribute to library service and librarianship through the distribution of information concerning serials literature by reports and free discussion at general meetings and through publication; to encourage specialized training for librarians in the field of serials; and to coordinate the activities within the Resources and Technical Services Division and within the American Library Association with respect to serials (1).
Sub-Groups:
Executive Committee
Acquisitions
Conference Program
Education
Feasibility of Creating Dynamic Lists of Core Serials, To Study (ad hoc)
Nominating
Policy and Research
Regional Workshops
Serials Cataloging, to Study
Serials Records, to Study
Serials Section Bowker/Ulrich's Serials Librarianship Award
Union Lists of Serials
Worst Serial Title Change of Year
Research Libraries Discussion Group
Subject Index
Serials Section
Languages of Materials
English [eng]