Network Bulletin No.


Date: March  29, 2002

Subject: Reference materials

Index term: Subject Index to Network Bulletins and Other
Reports


The January-December 2001 __Subject Index to Network
Bulletins and Other NLS Reports__is enclosed.  We welcome
your comments on the usefulness of this annual index and any
ideas for improvement.


Enclosure


For further information contact:

Linda Redmond
Head, Reference Section


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Subject Index to Network Bulletins and Other NLS Reports
January-December 2001

Note:  This document is a subject index to network bulletins
and the occasional reports to the network that are listed
below.  Network bulletins are indexed by bulletin number
alone; other reference documents have their alphabet symbols
before the numbers.

AR   Automation Report
NA   Focus on Native Americans
M&A  Machines and Accessories
OT   Other Transmittals
MS   Media Services
PR   Publications Report
TIE  Timely Information Exchange*

*TIE: electronic messages sent to a select group of e-mail
addresses


Subject                                     Network Bulletin
                                            or Report Number



__Automated Copy Allotment System (ACAS)__
copy allotment errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-26
copy allotment title cancellation. . . . . . . . . TIE 01-03
Delivery Verification Reports. . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-17
March Delivery Verification Report . . . . . . . . TIE 01-09
new subject codes added. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-29
priority book (RC 50768) not in copy allotment . . TIE 01-10

__Automation activities__
network library home page difficulties . . . . . . TIE 01-21
network library home page report . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-15
NLS Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-23
NLS WebNet   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AR 01-01
NLS WebNet security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AR 01-02

__Awards__
nominations for the Francis Joseph Campbell Citation and
Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-42

__Book collection__
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. TIE 01-16
bookcards for American Action Fund titles; book number out
of sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-19
canceled books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-07
E. Lynn Harris series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-05
September MARC records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-18
warranty returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-14
WRS warranty returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-27

__Certification and eligibility__
Jewish Braille Institute staff as competent authority to
certify NLS patrons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-06

__Collection development__
 National Advisory Group on Collection Building Activities--
2001 recommendations and NLS responses . . . . . . . . 01-22

__Conferences__
ALA annual conference  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-11

__Digital Long-Term Planning Group__
group established. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-32

__Digital Talking Books__
file specifications for the digital talking book . . . 01-07

__Excess and Redistribution Program (XESS)__
annual cycle for missing braille volumes . . . . . . . 01-20
fall 2001 XESS cycle announced . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-28
spring 2001 cycle announced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-08
XESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-20

__Factsheets__
2001 NLS program factsheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-16
new factsheet on Web-Braille . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-39

__Focus on Native Americans__
Indian health resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NA 01-02
Native American titles in process. . . . . . . . NA 01-03/04
native speakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NA 01-01

__Interlibrary loan__
holding code section of the __Reader Advisor Interlibrary
Loan Reference notebook__updated . . . . . . . . . . . 01-26

__Machine repair__
annual statistics report . . . . . . . . . . . . . M&A 01-08
cassette book machine (CBM) battery care . . . . . M&A 01-03


__Machines__
C-1 machine retirement . . . . . . . . .M&A 01-01, M&A 01-09
cassette book machine (CBM) battery care . . . . . M&A 01-03
findings of KPMG's machine audit . . . . . . . . . M&A 01-06
headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M&A 01-04, TIE 01-01
identification system for drive kits and playback
heads                                              M&A 01-02
machine repair annual statistics report. . . . . . M&A 01-08
marking machine cartons  . . . . . . . . . . . . . M&A 01-05
National Audio Equipment Advisory Committee recommendations
and NLS
responses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M&A 01-07

__Magazines__
baseball schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-08
December issue of Good Housekeeping. . . . . . . . TIE 01-25
delays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-02

__Media Services__
media products survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MS 01-01
Media Services Bulletin dated 1/5/01 . . . . . . . TIE 01-06
new poster series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MS 01-02

__National Audio Equipment Advisory Committee__
recommendations and NLS responses. . . . . . . . . M&A 01-07

 __National Conference of Librarians Serving Blind and
Physically Handicapped Individuals, 2002__
announcement and workshop survey . . . . . . . . . . . 01-01

__News release__
Laura Bridgman event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-33

__NLS functions and responsibilities__
Functions of the National Library Service for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-05

__NLS Reports Listserv__
NLS Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-23

__Promotional materials__
media products survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MS 01-01
new poster series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MS 01-02
Take a Talking Book multimedia campaign. . . . . .TIE 01-13B
video presentation of the Telephone Pioneers of
America..........................................Tie 01-43

__Publications__
Books in Spanish 1994-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . .PR 01-01

__Readership and circulation__
annual reports due . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-34
CMLS and readership-circulation reports. . . . . . TIE 01-24
semiannual reports due . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-17

__Reference materials__
2001 NLS program factsheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-16
accessibility standards and guidelines for electronic
information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-02
annual index to network bulletins and other NLS reports01-18
Blindness and Visual Impairments: Information and Advocacy
Organizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-30
interim document for part 1 of Magazines in Special
Media   ...............................................  01-03
Library Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-38
Magazines in Special Media 2000. . . . . . . . . . . . 01-25
sources for three new recorded magazines and legacy
documents in braille . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-14
Sources of Custom-Produced Books . . . . . . . . . . . 01-27

__Staff, network__
2002 schedule of orientation for network staff . . . . 01-31
vacancies
Carterville, IL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-13
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-09
Geneva, IL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-12
Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-41
Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-21, 01-23, 01-37
Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-36
New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-15
South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-04
Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-10
Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-21

__Staff, NLS__
direct-dial telephone numbers and e-mail addresses . . 01-35
promotion for network consultant . . . . . . . . . . . 01-40
travel plan for FY2002 network requests for NLS staff visits
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-24
vacancy announcement for a database/automation librarian at
NLS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-11

__Survey__
media products survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MS 01-01

_Talking Book Topics__
remailing of March-April issue of TBT, cassette
version. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-12
TBT, RC edition, January-February 2001 . . . . . . TIE 01-04
TBT3 publication dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-13

__Timely Information Exchange (TIE)__
ALA annual conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-11
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. TIE 01-16
baseball schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-08
CMLS and readership-circulation reports. . . . . . TIE 01-24
canceled books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-07
copy allotment errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-26
copy allotment title cancellation. . . . . . . . . TIE 01-03
December issue of Good Housekeeping. . . . . . . . TIE 01-25
Delivery Verification Reports. . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-17
E. Lynn Harris series. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-05
headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-01
magazine delays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-02
mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-22
mailing concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-19
March Delivery Verification Report . . . . . . . . TIE 01-09
Media Services Bulletin dated 1/5/01 . . . . . . . TIE 01-06
NLS Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-23
network library home page difficulties . . . . . . TIE 01-21
network library home page report . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-15
priority book (RC 50768) not in copy allotment . . TIE 01-10
remailing of March-April issue of TBT, cassette
version. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-12
September MARC records ..........................  TIE 01-18
Take a Talking Book multimedia campaign. . . .    TIE 01-13B
TBT, RC edition, January-February 2001 . . . . . . TIE 01-04
TBT3 publication dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-13
warranty returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-14
WRS warranty returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-27
XESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-20

__Union catalog__
CD-BLND, winter 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OT
CD-BLND, spring 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OT
CD-BLND, summer 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OT
CD-BLND, fall 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OT


__United States Postal Service__
mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-22
mailing concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TIE 01-19

__Web-Braille__
new factsheet on Web-Braille . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01-39

__XESS see Excess and Redistribution Program__