TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
REFERENCE ROUND TABLE

TEXAS REFERENCE SOURCES
PROGRESS REPORT
MARCH 2004

All sections of Texas Reference Sources are now compiled, formatted for print publication, and reviewed by the TLA Publications Committee. All Internet links received their final check 11-14 March 2004 for the final compilation. The preliminary material (including the Table of Contents) is completed, formatted for print publication, and reviewed by the TLA Publications Committee. As of March 15, the text is now set for publication and no further revision is expected. The final formatted text will be submitted to the TLA Publications Committee during the 2004 TLA Annual Conference for final approval. The text also will be submitted to the Reference Round Table Executive Board at this time.

The index is still in progress. Preliminary compilation of title and author entries is complete. A check of the entries is in progress. The addition of a few selected subject entries and the index itself will be completed by the end of March, at which time it will be submitted to the TLA Publications Committee for approval. After text approval by the TLA Publications Committee, the index will be formatted for publication and resubmitted for final approval. The index also will be submitted to the Reference Round Table Executive Board at this time.

It is expected the pages for print publication will be ready for submission to the printer by June 1. A master PDF copy of the publication will be created for preservation. The new print edition is planned to be available for sale by September 1.

With the final text now completed, work on the online version will begin in April in consultation with the TLA Webmaster, Mary Ann Emerson. The formatting for the online edition is expected to be completed by Annual Assembly in July, at which time the TLA Publications Committee will be asked for its final approval of the online version. The online version also will be submitted to the Reference Round Table Executive Board at this time. The online version is expected to become active on the TLA website in conjunction with the availability of the print edition by September 1.

During the Annual Assembly in July, the General Editor will submit to the Reference Round Table Executive Board a proposal for maintaining the online version of Texas Reference Sources.

Respectfully submitted by John C. Hepner, General Editor.

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Last Modified: March 2007