e-newsoct2001

The following is the link to the President’s Report for the April 19th Executive Board meeting - http://www.nclaonline.org/Reports_2002/presrept0402.html.

--Ross A. Holt, NCLA President

COMING EVENTS

Librarians and Census Data: Demystifying the Data – April 26, 2002 – Chapel Hill

Ever have a patron ask how North Carolina compares with two or three other states in population, or the number of people graduating high school? Ever have to find the median income of your county? Ever need the number of harvested acres in North Carolina for each of the last 20 years? Ever wondered how many people in the country had indoor plumbing in 1990 compared to 2000?

You can answer all of these questions more quickly and easily once you’ve been introduced to the right resources. Staff from the North Carolina State Data Center (SDC) and the State Library of North Carolina will demonstrate free web resources that will help you with demographics and statistics questions. Particular attention will be given to the SDC’s own LINC database, with projections and historical data for North Carolina on a wide variety of topical areas, and the American FactFinder database from the U.S. Census Bureau. This is a timely topic since additional 2000 Census data will be released in the next few months.

Speakers are: 1) Bob Coats, analyst/programmer with the N.C. State Data Center, is a graduate of North Carolina State University. He is responsible for aiding in the training of Data Center affiliates across North Carolina, disseminating federal and state statistical data to state government data users and the Data Center affiliates, and maintaining the Log Into North Carolina (LINC) database and the State Data Center web site; 2) Charles Lanier is a statistician with the State Data Center and the Data Services Unit in North Carolina’s Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM). In 1998, he was designated as the governor’s liaison for Census 2000; and 3) Michele Hayslett is the Demographics Specialist at the State Library of North Carolina in Raleigh. As the liaison between the State Library and the North Carolina State Data Center, she has received intensive instruction on the 2000 Census. As well as conducting training on Census data for State Library staff, Michele presents workshops for state employees about the resources of the State Library and the SDC’s LINC database.

For registration information, http://ils.unc.edu/ils/continuing_ed/infotogo/spring2002/

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Recruitment @ Your Library - Free Teleconference on Library Recruitment

On April 26, from noon to 2 pm eastern time, ALA will sponsor a free program titled “Recruitment @ your library.” The College of Dupage will produce and distribute the teleconference via satellite, and the details are at http://www.cod.edu/teleconf/ala/index.htm. Please note that ALA requires each site to register, and there is an on-line link to the registration page. The State Library of North Carolina will serve as a central clearinghouse for registered sites - see below.

This program will be broadcast over a satellite network. If you have a 3-meter dish (not the tiny ones you sometimes see on a housetop) and can tune in to the proper frequency (which would be sent to you after you register) then you could pull in this program. You could also tape the program.

If you have the right equipment this is a simple and straightforward process. You may wish to work with some of your neighboring libraries (don’t forget the schools) to gather together and watch the program, and then have a discussion about the topic.

The State Library is willing to serve as a clearinghouse for all sites that decide to register and would be willing to let their neighbor libraries join them to view the program. If you plan to downlink the program and want to invite guests, please send a message to jcrisp@library.dcr.state.nc.us. We’ll build a web page with the details. Tell us the building and room people should go to, and how many you can accommodate, and a contact name, email and phone number.

--Jeanne Crisp, State Library of North Carolina

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ALA Annual Conference

The ALA Annual Conference is the world’s largest and most comprehensive library conference and exhibition. Drawing over 26,000 librarians, educators, writers, publishers and special guests, the conference includes more than 2,000 meetings, discussion groups and programs on topics affecting libraries.

The 2002 Annual Conference will be held in Atlanta, Georgia from June 13-19, 2002. The exhibition will take place from June 15-18, 2002 at The Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

Preconference: Creating Community Dialogue: Cultural Programs for Adults, Friday, June 14 - 9 am - 4 pm. Learn how to build and improve your library’s cultural programs for adults at this all-day comprehensive workshop featuring best-selling authors Colson Whitehead and Kevin Young, panel discussions, and resource roundtables. Register now at www.ala.org/events/annual2002/index.html and click on “Registration” tab.

Special Events & Programs

Hear your favorite and new authors and poets read from their works, attend a cabaret-style musical review featuring stories by Jill McCorkle and Lee Smith, and learn how to develop programs and get funding for adults covering everything from presidents to poetry. For details, please visit www.ala.org/publicprograms/events.

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SELA/SCLA Fall 2002 Conference

The Joint SCLA/SELA Conference will be held at the Lightsey Center of the College of Charleston and the Westin Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, SC on October 24-26, 2002. The theme for the conference is “Access the Past: Anticipate the Future: 2002.” Mitch Freedman, ALA President-Elect, has been confirmed as the closing keynote speaker.

NEWS

Cumberland County Public Library

An Author Visit by Emily Herring Wilson - May 7th - Award-winning author Emily Herring Wilson will discuss her new book, Two Gardeners: a Friendship in Letters, on Tuesday, May 7 at 7:00 pm at the Headquarters Library Pate Room. The book is about an uncommon friendship between Katharine S. White, a well-known editor for The New Yorker and wife of E. B. White, and Southern garden writer Elizabeth Lawrence. Books will be available for purchase and signing following the program, which is sponsored by the Friends of CCPL&IC, Inc.

For almost two decades this correspondence covered every inch of their lives – from their gardens, favorite bulbs, and catalogues, to their writing, families, and personal illnesses. “Gardeners are often good letter writers,” writes Wilson, “and whether they write to describe what’s blooming today or to remember a flower from childhood, their letters are efforts to preserve memory. After they have put away tools in the shed, they write letters as a way to go on working in the garden.”

She has published poetry as well as essays. Her books include Hope and Dignity: Older Black Women of the South, for which she received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and North Carolina Women: Making History, co-authored with Margaret Supplee Smith and winner of the 1999 Mayflower Award for the best nonfiction book about North Carolina. Her most recent poetry collection is To Fly Without Hurry.

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Nicholas Sparks to speak October 14th - Nicholas Sparks, best-selling author of The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, Message in a Bottle, The Rescue, A Bend in the Road, and other novels, will speak at the Library’s 3^rd Annual Guest author lecture to be held at the Cape Fear Regional Theatre on Monday, October 14, 2002 at 7:30 pm. The lecture is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Library Endowment Trust of the Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc.

Sparks describes himself as a writer of the “love-story tragedy.” While some critics have given his work unsatisfactory reviews, sales prove that Sparks is well received by mainstream readers. The film version of Message in a Bottle was released in 1999, and A Walk to Remember in January, 2002; both films grossed millions of dollars. Film rights for The Notebook and A Bend in the Road have also been sold. Sparks’s sixth novel, Nights in Rodanthe, is scheduled for publication in September, 2002. From his web site, nicholassparks.com: “Nicholas Sparks and J.K. Rowling (of Harry Potter fame) are the only contemporary authors to have a novel spend more than a year on both the New York Times hardcover and paperback best-seller lists. In a poll of Entertainment Weekly readers, he was selected as the favorite author.”

Sparks currently lives in New Bern, NC. Tickets will be required for admittance to the lecture at a cost of $10 per person (tax-deductible). Tickets will go on sale in the fall of 2002.

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Books by and about local author Charles W. Chesnutt and his era will be purchased for the Cumberland County Public Library & Information center as a result of a significant gift from Dr. Peter Valenti, Chair of the English Department at Fayetteville State University (FSU). Dr. Valenti is donating the proceeds from his Teacher of the Year Award that he recently received at FSU to the Friends of the Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center, Inc. Books purchased will receive a bookplate honoring the memory of Dr. Elaine Newsom and Dr. Izola Young who also worked in the FSU English Department.

Dr. Valenti emphasized in making the $2,500 donation to the Friends “Chesnutt believed that everyone should have equal access to education and what better way to do that than through the public library. Library Director Jerry Thrasher said, “This is a wonderful and needed addition of the library’s collections. We will be able to enhance our African American literature collections to cover this important literary period in America.”

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A sampling of April and May programs at the Cumberland County Public Library:

April 26, 2002, 7:00 pm, Headquarters Library – Fourth Friday Presents: Teen Drama Showcase. Teen groups from area schools will perform a variety of Dramatic Arts. This is a Dogwood Festival sanctioned event.

May 9, 2002, 10:00 am, Headquarters Library – Tips for Marketing to the Hispanic Community – This program is co-sponsored by Acento Latino, and has two featured speakers: John Herrera and Chrysanthe Georges.

May 15, 2002, 11:05 pm, Cliffdale Regional Branch – Mother, May I? – Children 2-5 years old are invited for stories, songs, and a puppet show about marvelous moms.

May 18, 2002, 9:30 am – 2:00, Headquarters Library – Friends Public Book Sale

May 21, 2002, 7:00 pm, Headquarters Library – Guest Author: Stan Goff, Master Sergeant, U.S. Army, Special Forces, retired. Stan Goff will discuss his book, Hideous Dream: A Soldier’s Memoir of the US Invasion of Haiti. Dr. Rania Masri, director of the Environmental and Economic Justice Project at the Institute for Southern Studies, will talk about the upcoming issue of Southern Exposure entitled “Missiles and Magnolias: The South at War” which features Stan Goff. Copies of Hideous Dream: A Soldier’s Memoir of the US Invasion of Haiti and Southern Exposure will be available for purchase after the program.

May 25, 2002, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm, Headquarters Library – Glory Days: In Honor of the Special Forces. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Special Forces, Colonel Richard Mahlon Ripley, retired, and Colonel Vernon E. Greene, retired, will share their memories and experiences as members of the Special Forces.

Local and State History Room, Headquarters Library - During April, samples of the work and history of Cumberland County’s various garden clubs will be featured. During May and June, lovers of genealogy are invited to browse an exhibit of historical and contemporary novels featuring genealogist sleuths, dead or missing genealogists, or family history.

--Susan Parrish, Cumberland County Public Library

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Durham County Library Director Dale Gaddis to Retire

Durham County Library Director Dale Gaddis announced her retirement effective June 1, 2002. Ms. Gaddis’ long time association with the library has spanned over thirty years. Her first employment with Durham was as the Head of Adult Services for the Main Library, which at the time was located in the historic Carnegie building on Main Street. She served in this capacity for three years and then initiated and directed the library services to Durham’s elderly and homebound population. In 1974, she accepted the position of Reference Librarian at the Main Library. Her tenure began as Assistant Library Director under George Linder in 1975. In 1982, when George Linder retired, she became Library Director.

During her many years with Durham County Library, Ms. Gaddis supported extensive advancements in library services. A major initiative of her early tenure was bringing the system into the computer age. In fiscal year 1989-90, the library reached an impressive milestone: one million volumes circulated. This achievement would not have been possible if the library had not been automated. In technology services, the library has made major strides under Ms. Gaddis’ direction and today provides technology initiatives to meet the growing needs of the community.

Also under Ms. Gaddis’ leadership, the library has been awarded various grants to encourage collaboration with community agencies and expand library services. These grants addressed programs for teens, early readers and their caregivers, the elderly, job seekers and the Hispanic community. In addition to new services, Ms. Gaddis has witnessed the opening of many new facilities. She was instrumental in this year’s successful passage of the library’s bond referendum, preparing the library to move forward with construction of new facilities in upcoming years.

A reception to honor Ms. Gaddis is planned for Thursday, May 30^th. Anyone interested in making a reservation should contact Pam Jaskot, Durham County Library (919) 560-0150 or pjaskot@co.durham.nc.us .

--Pam Jaskot, Durham County Library

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National Humanities Center Director Alan Tuttle Retiring

Alan Tuttle will be retiring this summer from the National Humanities Center. As Director of the Library for 24 years, he has come to know many of you. A reception was held at the National Humanities Center Sunday, April 21, 2002.

--Eliza S. Robertson, National Humanities Center

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NCLA’s Interim Administrative Assistant Cathy Rocco

Cathy Rocco is the Interim Administrative Assistant for NCLA. She’s a librarian with a Masters in Library Science from Rutgers University. She grew up in New Jersey and has worked in New York at the Science and Industry Division of the Brooklyn Public Library. She moved to North Carolina in 1990 and has worked at several branches in the Wake County Library System.

She loves reference, says “it’s like doing detective work sometimes!” She would like to work in a library again someday, but sounds like a perfect match to assist NCLA in the meantime.

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New Hanover County Public Library

David M. Paynter, Director of the New Hanover County Public Library, has been appointed to the Board of Visitors for the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a member of the Board his role is to offer advice on the school’s educational, research, and service projects.

The Board of Visitors was formed in 1993 to seek input from leaders in the library and information world on educating new professionals in their quickly evolving field.

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The Friends of the New Hanover County Public Library will have their Spring Used Book Sale in the meeting room of the Northeast Regional Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Road, on April 27 through May 1. The sale is run by volunteers and raises money for new books and other library materials.

For more information, please call the library at 772-7858.

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The Hoggard High School Quiz Bowl team placed second at the District Quiz Bowl on March 23. Scotland High School won the competition, and will advance to the state finals in Research Triangle Park on April 27. District Quiz Bowl was hosted this year by the Scotland County Memorial Library, and held at St. Andrews Presbyterian College.

Quiz Bowl is an academic competition for high school students. Developed in 1978, it is run by local public libraries in more than 70 counties across the state, under the direction of the State Library of North Carolina. The program is intended to showcase academic excellence, and to appeal to the well-rounded student.

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The Louis T. Moore Photograph Collection, containing 976 photographs taken in and around Wilmington between 1921 and 1941, is now online at http://wwwmoore.nhcgov.com, as part of the Web page of the New Hanover Public Library.

Louis T. Moore was secretary of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce in the 1920s and 1930s, and spent most of his Sunday afternoons taking pictures with his unwieldy box camera. He captured landscapes, events, and important locations to promote the Lower Cape Fear area, and left behind a historic treasure for future generations of researchers. Mr. Moore’s photographs were given to the New Hanover County Public Library after his death and may not be reproduced without library permission.

In 1982 the Friends of the Library funded a project to copy all of the silver nitrate negatives and make contact prints of the collection. In 2001 the collection was digitized by a joint project of the Library and the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society, funded by Moore’s grandson, Louis Moore Bacon. Digitization was done by Thomas Martin, catalog and index were compiled by Ann Hewlett Hutteman, and additional research was done by the late William M. Reaves, Susan Taylor Block, and library staff members Beverly Tetterton, Joseph Sheppard, and JoAnn Galloway.

A companion volume entitled Wilmington Through the Lens of Louis T. Moore, by Susan Taylor Block, is available from the Library or the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society.

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Construction of two new meeting rooms and a computer lab is complete at the Northeast Regional Library, located at 1241 Military Cutoff Road, according to New Hanover County Public Library Director David M. Paynter.

When the Northeast Regional Library opened in September of 2000, it featured a meeting room that will seat up to 200 people, and the Watkins Conference room, which seats 15. The two rooms just completed are the Oak Room, with seats for up to 25 people, and the Pine Room, with seats for 45. The lab is equipped with computers for ten students.

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The New Hanover County Public Library has scheduled two babysitting workshops this summer for young people ages 11 to 13 who want to learn childcare skills. Topics include child development, basic first aid, and ways to use the library to become a better babysitter. The workshops will be Monday and Tuesday, June 10 and 11, from 1:30 to 4:00 PM and Monday and Tuesday, July 15 and 16, from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM. The workshops are free, but space is limited. Call 341-4392 to register and reserve a space.

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Summer Reading Club starts on Friday, May 24, at all branches of the New Hanover County Public Library. Kids ages two to sixteen are invited to sign up, set a personal Summer Reading Goal, and read for great prizes! Registrations will be accepted through Tuesday, July 2, and prize coupons will be given to children who bring in the list of books they have read through Friday, August 9.

--Dorothy Hodder, New Hanover County Public Library

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North Carolina Libraries

Manuscripts needed for the new electronic version of North Carolina Libraries!

Articles on any topic of interest to librarians are welcomed. The articles for any given issue will no longer have to reflect a common topic or theme. Articles to be considered for publication on the North Carolina Libraries Web site should be sent on disk or via e-mail attachment to:

Al Jones, Editor

North Carolina Libraries

LTDI, School of Education

East Carolina University

122 Joyner East

Greenville, NC 27858

252-328-6803

jonesp@mail.ecu.edu

The Editorial Board is composed of the following NCLA members, all of whom have volunteered to continue as the transition from print to electronic is underway:

Al Jones, Editor

Joline Ezzell, Associate Editor

Mike Van Fossen, Associate Editor

Dorothy Hodder, North Carolina Books Review Editor

Ralph Scott, Wired to the World (Web Site Review Editor)

Michael Cotter, Indexer

Paula Hinton

Page Life

Joan Sherif

Suzanne Wise

Terry Brandsma, NCL Webmaster/Consultant

Bao-Chu Chang, NCLA Webmaster/Consultant

North Carolina Libraries’ greatest strength has been the quality of articles it has published and made accessible to the library community worldwide. The journal will continue to be indexed by H. W. Wilson Company. Articles will be juried or refereed, that is, every article must pass the approval of at least two editorial board members and myself, as Editor. Articles approved for publication will be proofread and edited by board members online.

The electronic version of North Carolina Libraries will be available at http://www.nclaonline.org/NCL. NCLA will maintain an archive of all electronic issues of North Carolina Libraries, beginning with the first issue for 2002.

--Al Jones, Editor, North Carolina Libraries

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North Carolina State University - Friends of the Library Book Sale

The Friends of the Library of North Carolina State University will host a Spring Book Sale from April 25-27 in the College of Textiles Atrium. Sale proceeds will benefit the Burlington Textiles Library Fund.

The sale will kick off with a preview event for Friends of the Library members on Thursday, April 25. On Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27, the book sale will be open to the public from 9:30 am to 6 pm.

The Burlington Textiles Library is located in the College of Textiles complex on NC State’s Centennial Campus. The library provides services to the faculty, staff, students and Centennial Campus community and university affiliates. The library’s collection supports the curriculum and research programs in textile chemistry, textile materials and management, and fiber and polymer science.

For more information about the book sale or to join the Friends of the Library, call 919-515-2841. For directions to the NC State University College of Textiles, visit www.ncsu.edu/campus_map/centennial.htm.

--Vanessa Marchetti, North Carolina State University

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Northwestern Regional Library Wins Award

The Northwestern Regional Library has been selected as the 2002 recipient of the American Library Association Information Today/Library of the Future Award. In informing Michael Sawyer, Director of the Northwestern Regional Library, of this award, Gail W. Avery said “The Jury was impressed with your library system’s coordinated efforts in taking the assorted bibliographic and circulation records of four rural counties and successfully merging them into a cooperative regional unit, providing information technology to populations largely underserved. In making available shared resources and remote access with an integrated OPAC that allows one library card for everyone’s use, your library system has been able to focus on addressing the burgeoning challenge facing many libraries today - the digital divide. Most importantly, your efforts transcended initial financial constraints, as realized achievements have now generated additional resources through your many grant-funding successes.”

--Mike Sawyer, Director, Northwestern Regional Library

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Peggy Hoon Featured

Check out the nice bio on NCLA’s own Peggy Hoon, NCSU, in the Supplement to the 15 March 2002 issue of Library Journal. Peggy is rightly identified as a Scholar. I also think she qualifies for the Activist category, too! Congratulations, Peggy! We’re proud of you!

--Al Jones, East Carolina University, Past President, NCLA

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Ridley Kessler Wins Award

The GODORT Awards Committee is pleased to announce the 2002 GODORT Awards and Scholarship recipients. Ridley R. Kessler, Jr. is the recipient of the James Bennett Childs Award.

The Childs award is a tribute to an individual who has made a lifetime and significant contribution to the field of government documents librarianship. Ridley began his 30+ year career in government documents at UNC as the Assistant Documents Librarian in 1970. This position was followed by a 2 ½ year stint as the International Documents Librarian, after which he became the Federal Documents/Regional Librarian in 1973. Twenty years later he moved into his current position as Assistant Head of Reference. In addition to working at the library, Ridley taught the Public Documents course at the School of Library Science for 14 years and has advised over 50 masters papers. As his nomination letter stated, “Ridley Kessler casts a large shadow in the field of government documents librarianship. Not only is he devoted to his profession, but he has inspired others to enter the field as well.” Ridley has served as a wonderful advisor to his students while they are in library school, and he continues the mentoring and advising after most of his students enter the profession.

In addition to being awarded the CIS/GODORT/ALA Documents to the People Award in 1992, Ridley received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the UNC-CH School of Library and Information Science in 1996 and was the third ever recipient of the University of North Carolina Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2000.

--Judy Horn, University of California, Chair, GODORT Awards Committee

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Rockingham County Public Library

Susan Benning joins the Rockingham County Public Library April 15, 2002 as the Reidsville Branch Librarian. She graduated from the UNC-G Library School in December, 2001 and has a BA in Political Science from NC State University. Prior to attending graduate school, she worked for six years with the CPC Regional Library System at the New Bern-Craven County Library.

--Sue D. Williams, Rockingham County Public Library

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Scholarships available to ACRL in Charlotte in 2003

Scholarships are available to attend ACRL’s 11th National Conference in Charlotte. ACRL will be awarding 50 scholarships to members to help them attend the Conference. Awards will include complimentary registrations and $250 cash for travel.

The scholarships will provide opportunities for librarians with five or fewer years of experience to update their skills and knowledge by participating in an ACRL professional development experience. Scholarships shall particularly focus on librarians from diverse backgrounds and those employed at institutions serving underrepresented minorities.

For a complete list of eligibility requirements and additional information, visit http://www.ala.org/acrl/policy/sclrshpap.pdf. The application deadline is October 15, 2002.

--Gerald Holmes, UNC-Greensboro

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SOLINET

SOLINET’s Outstanding Library Programs Awards recognize library accomplishments that illustrate the benefits of library collaboration, serve as models of effectiveness, and/or advance the development of innovative programs. In the third year of the awards program, a committee of judges from SOLINET member institutions has named the North Carolina ECHO project as one of the winners. North Carolina ECHO, Exploring Cultural Heritage Online, is a pioneer statewide framework for digitization that has expanded public access to the state’s rich history and material culture. It boasts access to 767 North Carolina cultural repositories, a compilation of standards and best practices for digitization, continuing education to teach traditional special collection skills and digitization, and a grant program that supports collaborative digitization projects.

Jennifer Bliss has been appointed Project Manager of SOLINET’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Project. The HBCU Project, led by SOLINET Board members Loretta Parham of Hampton University, VA, and Janice Franklin of Alabama State University, was created to identify needs and facilitate cooperative programming among these institutions. Jennifer’s role will be to help oversee and administer a planning initiative to identify such opportunities.

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SOLINET is pleased to announce the inclusion of Consortia Canada in the SOLINET consortium for Project Muse, Scholarly Journals Online.

Consortia Canada is a national coalition of library consortia, representing university, college, special, and public libraries across the country. The 42 Canadian libraries initially participating in the Project Muse license will benefit from the SOLINET consortium discount. Additional Consortia Canada institutions may participate on a prorated basis during the year.

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UNC to Exhibit Works and Papers of American Novelist Walker Percy

The Rare Book Collection in UNCs Wilson Library will host “Walker Percy: From Pen to Print,” a free exhibit on the UNC alumnus and major American novelist, from April 17 to Aug. 15.

According to Dr. Charles McNamara, collection curator, the display will include manuscripts, first edition copies of Percy’s novels, correspondence with his lifelong friend, Southern author Shelby Foote, and photographic material provided by Percy’s wife.

--Libby Chenault, Rare Book Collection, UNC-CH

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UNC-Greensboro Newest Member of ASERL

The Walker Clinton Jackson Library of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro recently became the newest member of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL). The largest of the regional research library consortia in the U.S., ASERL now counts more than three dozen academic libraries and eight state libraries as members.

ASERL-sponsored projects currently include competency guidelines for research librarians, document delivery among select members, and Kudzu, a virtual electronic library system that links the catalogs of 16 ASERL libraries. In addition, ASERL members are contributing to the development of AmericanSouth.org, a portal of digitized resources describing the history and culture of the American South after the Civil War. The group is also considering options for information literacy training for library staff, a cooperative virtual reference project, joint long-term storage processes for little-used materials held at ASERL libraries, and an ASERL-sponsored internship program for library and information science students.

--Sara Swain, SOLINET

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WorldCat Database to Grow

VTLS Inc. of Blacksburg, Virginia, will share some of its expertise in globalization and engineering concepts with OCLC as they increase cooperative efforts in extending and enriching the OCLC WorldCat database.

WorldCat, the world’s largest and most comprehensive database of bibliographic information, offers access to the collections of libraries around the world. VTLS, an international leader in library automation, digital imaging services and radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, will work with OCLC to extend the WorldCat database and make it a globally networked information source of text, graphics, sound and motion.

SECTION NEWS

Documents Section

The Documents Section Spring Workshop will be held on Friday, May 17, 2002, at McKimmon Center in Raleigh. The topic will be the Virtual Depository Library. The schedule and registration information are also available at

http://www.unc.edu/~mvanfos/ncla/work502.html.

--Mike Van Fossen, UNC

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Library Administration and Management Section

The results are in and the new LAMS Board includes:

Chair - Dale Cousins

Vice Chair-Chair-Elect - Mary Ellen Chijioke

Secretary - Mary Sizemore

Treasurer - Jane Rustin

Directors at Large - John Zika and Wanda Brown

--Rhoda K. Channing, Wake Forest University

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North Carolina Association of School Librarians Section

Ross Holt has appointed me chair of the Section for the 2001-2003 biennium. I would like to have a school librarian work with me this biennium as Vice chair and be able to assume leadership of the section during the 2003-2005 biennium. Together the two of us can appoint a board to resume activities of the Section. I will not be able to do this alone, but I will do all that I can to rejuvenate the section if there is interest among our NCLA members who are school librarians.

--Al Jones, Chair, NCASL Section

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Public Library Section

The ballots are in, and it was a very strong response! We appreciate so many members voting. The nominated slate won without any write-in opposition.

Congratulations to:

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect - Priscilla Lewis, Durham County Public Library

Secretary - George Taylor, Forsyth County Public Library

Directors at large: Sherrie Antonowicz, Greensboro Public Library, and Marie Spence, New Hanover County Public Library.

Don’t forget to renew your 2002 membership, if not yet done. Download a membership form from http://www.nclaonline.org.

--Patrick Valentine, Chair, Public Library Section

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Reference and Adult Services Section

The Executive Committee of the Reference and Adult Services Section has met twice since the biennial conference. We have been busy creating a membership brochure for the section, as well as planning a workshop for October 2002, and looking ahead to programs for the 2003 NCLA biennial conference.

--Joline Ezzell, Chair, Reference and Adult Services Section

ROUND TABLE NEWS

Round Table on Ethnic Minority Concerns

The members of the Roundtable on Ethnic Minority Concerns extend congratulations to Morris Pridgen on being appointed Director of the Columbus County Public Library System in Whiteville, NC. Morris is a graduate of North Carolina Central University School of Library and Information Sciences.

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Round Table on the Status of Women in Librarianship

The Round Table on the Status of Women in Librarianship will sponsor a workshop in Winston-Salem on Friday, September 27, 2002. Dr. Arabelle Fedora, Vice President of Client Services with Manchester, Inc. (and a former librarian and university instructor) will deliver a workshop entitled “Effective Presentations to 1 or 1,000.” For more information, please contact Laura Weigand, Forsyth County Public Library, weiganlr@co.forsyth.nc.us.

--Laura Weigand, Forsyth County Public Library, Chair, Round Table on the Status of Women in Librarianship

COMMITTEE NEWS

Governmental Relations Committee

NCLA, through Ross (in his presidential role) and me (as chair of the Governmental Relations Committee) sent a letter to each of our federal representatives asking them to co-sponsor H.R. 3784, the Museum and Library Services Act, which authorizes LSTA. The letters were specific to each Congressional district, detailing the expenditure of LSTA funds in respective district libraries. Before the letters and emails, which also came from our NCLA membership, we had one NC co-sponsor (Charles Taylor); after the letters and emails, we had four more (Price, Etheridge, McIntyre, and Burr) - so we thank everyone who wrote!

The Governmental Relations Committee continues to plan for National Library Legislative Day (May 6th and 7th). Anyone who wishes to participate should contact Peggy Hoon at peggy_hoon@ncsu.edu as soon as possible. NCLA will be hosting a lunch for NC representatives and their staff on May 7th.

--Peggy Hoon, Chair, Governmental Relations Committee

Scholarships Committee

The North Carolina Library Association (NCLA) announces annual award of two scholarships and a student loan fund. The NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP is a $1,000 scholarship. The QUERY - LONG SCHOLARSHIP for work with children or young adults is a $1,000 scholarship. The MCLENDON STUDENT LOAN FUND provides a $400 loan at 1% interest.

Either scholarship or student loan may be awarded for original or continued study in library science:

To a student entering library school for the first time;
To a student currently enrolled in a library school program;
To a practicing librarian who wishes to continue his or her studies.

To be eligible for either scholarship or a student loan, the applicant:

1. Must currently be a legal resident of North Carolina with a minimum residency of two years.

2. Must hold an undergraduate degree.

3. Must have been accepted by a library school. (Persons whose library school applications are pending may apply for the scholarships.)

Major factors to be considered in making the awards are (not necessarily in this order):

Academic excellence
Financial need
Potential for leadership and/or commitment to service
Evidence of commitment to a career in librarianship in North Carolina

Submit application forms plus up to three recommendations for scholarships and loan no later than April 28, 2002 to:

Sue D. Williams, Director

Rockingham County Public Library

527 Boone Rd.

Eden, NC 27288-4905

336-627-1107