E-NEWS

Have I told you about my dachshund Nelson? He is as fine a dog as I have ever seen. He's obedient, handsome, smart, and provides me with unconditional love. Penny Robb held him in her lap when she flew down with him from Manhattan where he lived for the first couple of years before becoming mine. His first human mother died of cancer and his second human mother (or his first human grandmother depending on how you look at it) tried to make room for him in her life, but decided she wasn't doing right by Nelson. He moved to North Carolina the first day that Dave Fergusson held his NCLA board retreat or the day that I started watching what the president of NCLA really does. Nelson has been lots of help in my vice presidency and presidency. Mostly, he provides moral support and a reassuring presence as he sleeps (he used to sit) nearby while I whip out the wonderful written essays and reports that presidents of NCLA get to do now and again. He helps me deal with this more onerous part of being president. Occasionally he serves as a topic of conversation between me and past- NCLA-president Janet Freeman and even the State Librarian Sandy Cooper. Janet has a standard schnauzer named Bess who has been training Janet these last few months since she moved in with her. Sandy's hounds, the "Basset Boyz" Duncan and Zeke, are quite photogenic. She's shared pictures. I bet there are lots of NCLA dogs and cats and gerbils and canaries and who knows what else. Though I'd love to have you share your stories about these wonderful animals via NCLA-L, perhaps I'd better not. Congress would probably want to pass a law banning such if we did. As responsible librarians, we wouldn't want to be the source of filling the Internet with unimportant information. I was amused by a recent report that consumers should beware of the information about automobiles that they find on the Internet. Turns out that everything on the Internet may not always be reliable or accurate.

Well, duh….

So I'll ask instead that you share library/section/committee/roundtable news and announcements via NCLA-L.  If you have not already joined NCLA-L, you can do so by sending an electronic mail message to
           listserv@ils.unc.edu
        do not enter anything in the subject line, and in the body of the message type:
            SUBSCRIBE NCLA-L yourfirstname yourlastname
        To post a message to the list, address it to:
            ncla-l@ils.unc.edu

And once you're on the list, send your announcements and news out to 1,002 members of the library community of North Carolina by the mere flick of your wrist.
  --Beverley Gass, NCLA President
 
 

The 1999 Biennial Conference, "Imagine the Future: Librarians in Charge"  will be held September 21-24 in Winston-Salem at the Benton Convention Center and the Adam's Mark Hotel.   The opening session speaker on Wednesday will be Maureen Sullivan, ACRL President and consultant with the State Library on interlibrary cooperation in North Carolina.  Sally Helgesen, futurist, will present the Olgive Lecture on Thursday.  Entertainment for the Friday morning breakfast session will be provided by North Carolina Storytellers.  The conference web page is now available at http://www4.ncsu.edu/~bcchang/ncla.html.
  --Plummer Alston "Al" Jones, Jr.,  NCLA Vice-President/President-Elect
 
 

Documents Section

The Spring 1999 issue of The Docket, newsletter of the Documents Section of NCLA, is now available at the Documents Section web site, http://metalab.unc.edu/reference/docs/ncladocs/pub.html.
   --Marilyn Schuster, Documents Section
 

The Documents Section of NCLA will hold their Spring Workshop May 21, 1999, at McKimmon Center in Raleigh, NC.  The workshop is entitled "Technical and Medical Literature on the Web."  Presentations will be made by:  Jean Porter, North Carolina State University, on "Patents and Trademarks"; Sandra Lovely, State Library of North Carolina, on "NTIS Web Site/DOE Information Bridge"; and Clarissa C. Fisher, Western Carolina University on "Pub Med/Grateful Med/Genetics."

For registration information, contact:
   Catherine Shreve
   Duke University
   catherine.shreve@duke.edu
   phone: (919) 660-5851
   fax: (919) 684-2855
  --Marilyn Schuster, Documents Section
 

Library Administration and Management Section

You are invited to participate in a new LAMS Special Interest Group for Personnel and Staff Development Officers. This SIG has been established for library administrators and managers involved with or interested in various aspects of library personnel and staff development work.  "Personnel" and "staff development" don't have to be in your title!  Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, recruitment, employment, classification, compensation, orientation, evaluation, training, and staff development.

The goal of the LAMS SIG is to provide opportunities for sharing ideas, concerns, models, and solutions related to any aspect of personnel management or staff development in libraries.  Venues for sharing include the NCLA listserv, LAMS newsletter, and NCLA E-news.

The Personnel and Staff Development Officers Special Interest Group has scheduled a lunch with round table discussions for the NCLA Biennial Conference in Winston-Salem.  Mark your calendars now for Thursday, September 23, 1999 from 12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.  It will be a great way to network and share ideas!

We'll work to make the SIG meaningful, helpful, and easy.  All you need to do is be a member of NCLA and LAMS.  If you're interested in this SIG please contact Debbie Lambert, Assistant Director for Administrative Services at Wake Forest University (lamberdn@wfu.edu).  Your suggestions are welcome too!
  --Deborah N. Lambert, Library Administration & Management Section
 

Resources and Technical Services Section

NOMINEES NEEDED FOR THE RESOURCES AND TECHNICAL SERVICES SECTION AWARD

The Executive Board of the Resources and Technical Services Section is seeking nominations for two awards.  The winners will receive plaques and $200 cash awards during the awards presentation at the NCLA Biennial Conference.

Resources and technical services includes:  acquisitions, cataloging, classification, resources, collection development, and preservation of library materials.

Student Award

The STUDENT AWARD is open to students actively enrolled in library education in North Carolina as of July 1, 1999.  Recent graduates who are North Carolina librarians are also eligible.  Nominees must show a strong potential for contributing to resources and technical services responsibilities with an intent to pursue these areas of library work as a career.  Self-nomination is permissible.

The nomination deadline is June 30, 1999.

To submit nominations for the Student Award, please contact Susan Rathbun-Grubb, Chair, Student Award Committee:

Susan Rathbun-Grubb
Technical Services Supervisor
Rowan Public Library
201 West Fisher Street
P.O. Box 4039
Salisbury, N.C.  28145-4039
grubbs@co.rowan.nc.us
TEL:  704-638-3034
FAX:  704-638-3013

Or

Virginia Gilbert
Chair, NCLA RTSS Executive Board
230D Perkins Library
Duke University
Box 90191
Durham, N.C.  27708-0191
vag@duke.edu
TEL:  919-660-5815
FAX:  919-684-2855
 
 

Significant Contribution Award

The Significant Contribution Award is open to North Carolina librarians who have made important contributions to resources and technical services, either in their institutions or more widely.  At least part of the nominee’s current work must involve some aspect of resources and technical services.  Applicants must be nominated by a current member of NCLA.

The nomination deadline is June 30, 1999.

To submit nominations for the Significant Contribution Award, please contact Margaret Foote, Chair, Significant Contribution Award Committee:

Margaret Foote
Head, Cataloging Dept.
Academic Library Services
Joyner Library, East Carolina University
Greenville, NC  27858-2710
footem@mail.ecu.edu
TEL:  252-328-0294
FAX:  252-328-4834

Or

Virginia Gilbert
Chair, NCLA RTSS Executive Board
230D Perkins Library
Duke University
Box 90191
Durham, N.C.  27708-0191
vag@duke.edu
TEL:  919-660-5815
FAX:  919-684-2855

  --Virginia Gilbert, Resources & Technical Services Section
 

Reference and Adult Services Section

Reference and Adult Services Section (RASS) plans on having a luncheon speaker on Thursday, Sept. 23, during the Biennium Conference.  Maggie Jackson, Associated Press agent in New York City, will be speaking on "N-Gen, Gen-Xers and Whose Next: Our Patrons in the New Millennium".  Not only will it be informative, but entertaining as well.  RASS will also be co-sponsoring a workshop with RTSS, featuring John Webb, on Wednesday, Sept. 22, concerning electronic sources.
  --Carolyn Price, Reference and Adult Services Section Chair
 
 

Intellectual Freedom Committee

The NCLA/IFC is soliciting nominations for the NCLA/SIRS Intellectual Freedom Award, which recognizes biennially the contribution of an individual or group who has actively promoted intellectual freedom in North Carolina.  This award is donated by SIRS, Inc. to a recipient selected by the IFC of NCLA.

The Award consists of:
1.  $500 to the award recipient.
2.  $500 for materials to the library of the recipient's choice.
3.  A plaque to the recipient commemorating the award (Donated by the IFC).

The award will be presented at the biennial conference of NCLA in the fall of each odd numbered year.

The nominees must be NC residents presently active in fostering intellectual freedom.  Each nominee's efforts will have furthered the cause of intellectual freedom in this state.  Each nomination will be appropriately documented in news releases, supporting letters, etc.  The IFC does not regard the award as mandatory.

Nominations should be sent  with supporting documentation to:
    Dr. Gene D. Lanier, IFC Chair
    Dept. of Broadcasting, Librarianship & Educational Technology
    East Carolina University
    Greenville, NC 27858-4353
    Telephone (252) 328-6627
    Fax (252) 328-4368
    e-mail:  lanierg@mail.ecu.edu
Nominations must be received by July 30, 1999.
  --Gene D. Lanier, Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair
 

Round Table On Special Collections

The Round Table on Special Collections will have a session on Thursday at the NCLA Biennial Conference.  The topic will be special collections in North Carolina relating to African Americans.  It is anticipated there will be three speakers who will address the issues of special collections, repositories, and initiatives and Benjamin Speller of North Carolina Central University will provide a summary/perspective.  Look for more details in future issues of E-News.
  --Maury York, Round Table on Special Collections Chair
 

Round Table on the Status of Women in Librarianship

Get that Friday Morning VERVE! Join us at NCLA Biennial Conference:
September 24, 1999, 10:30am - 11:45am

LAURA McLAMB-HAMILTON will bring her energy and enthusiasm to "Imagine the Future: Women in Charge".  A program co-sponsored by the Round Table on the Status of Women in Librarianship and the Public Library Section.

Watch for details in future issues.
  --Elizabeth Grey, Round Table on the Status of Women in Librarianship
 

Technology & Trends Round Table

There are still spots open for registration for the Technology & Trends Round Table Spring workshop being held at Guilford Technical Community College on April 22, 1999.  Presenters for the morning session, "Technology Nuts & Bolts Boot Camp," are Ron Andrews, Assistant Automation Coordinator, Forsyth County Public Library and Suzanne White, Information Services Manager, Rowan Public Library.  Presenters for the afternoon session, "Trends:  A Look To The Future Of Librarianship," are David Stratton, Systems Administrator, Wake County Public Library and John Ulmschneider, Associate Director for Information Technology, N.C. State University Libraries.   Full registration information is available at http://www.esn.net/tnt/ or by calling Gloria Frost, TNT Secretary, at (336) 721-2765.
  --Eleanor Cook, Technology & Trends Round Table Chair
 
 

Special Project Grant applications are now on the NCLA web site.   These grants can be used for speakers and projects at the NCLA Convention as well as for other NCLA projects and publications.
   -- Patrick Valentine, NCLA Special Projects Chairman
 
 

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DESCRIPTION: NCLA E-News is a publication of the North Carolina Library Association, published six times a year.

Please submit news, conference or workshop information, and other items of interest to the Editor or Assistant Editors below.

EDITOR:
Pam Burton
Head, Systems Department
East Carolina University
burtonp@mail.ecu.edu

ASSISTANT EDITORS:
Margaret Foote
Head, Cataloging Department
East Carolina University
footem@mail.ecu.edu

Marilyn Schuster
Local Documents/Special Collections
University of North Carolina Charlotte
mbschust@email.uncc.edu