E-NEWS
A WORD FROM NCLA PRESIDENT ROSS HOLT
See the President's report from the April, 2003 board meeting, http://www.nclaonline.org/ExBd/reports/presrpt030425.html.
--Ross
Holt, President, NCLA
"Photographic Memory: Preserving Our Photograph Collections" - 2003 North Carolina Preservation Consortium Annual Conference - April 30, 2003 - Winston-Salem, NC
The 2003 North Carolina Preservation Consortium annual conference
will address preservation issues for photograph collections. Librarians,
archivists, conservators, curators of historic sites and museums, records
managers, and others who work with photographs are invited to attend the
conference on April 30th at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem.
Students and faculty in heritage disciplines are also welcome. Speakers
include Gary Albright, Chief Residency Photograph Conservator at the George
Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film; Marion Hunter, a
photograph conservator in private practice; Michael K. Lee, Director of
Conservation at the Etherington Conservation Center; and Doug Nishimura,
Research Scientist at the Image Permanence Institute. Registration
information will be available at the NCPC web site, http://www.ncpreservation.org/.
--Robert
James, Wake Technical Community College
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"An Organic Approach to Project Management" - an SLA virtual seminar co-sponsored by NC/SLA and the NIEHS Library - April 30, 2003 - NC Biotechnology Center in Research Triangle Park, NC
NC/SLA's spring education workshop is part of the Virtual Seminar
Series from SLA. This is an unparalleled chance to get meaningful content,
discuss project management afterwards as a group, network with colleagues, and
save yourself $185. Check out the details of the presentation at http://www.sla.org/content/Events/distance/virtsem2003/apr30virtsem.cfm.
--Sperry
Krueger, NC/SLA President-Elect
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"LITA Regional Institute: XML and Libraries" - May 5, 2003, at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill, NC - sponsored by the Technology and Trends Round Table in collaboration with the State Library of North Carolina.
Learn why librarians should care about XML! This program will cover the structure and utility of Extensible Markup Language (XML), emphasizing the relevance of XML to libraries. The scope of the institute includes the history of XML and the role it plays in diverse applications such as web design, content management, and descriptive metadata. Style sheets and data interchange will also be discussed. XML, the web, data interchange, metadata - all in a day.
This program is intended for library web masters and systems librarians, but it will be useful to anyone who is interested in web technology, data representation, or who wants to know what XML is all about. A basic familiarity with HTML is assumed.
Details and registration information can be found at http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/ce/ceopps.htm.
Registration will be limited to 100 participants.
--Terry W. Brandsma,
Chair, Technology & Trends Round Table
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"Taking the Pulse: A Day of Updates" - May 9, 2003 - McKimmon Center, Raleigh, NC - sponsored by the Documents Section
The theme of the workshop is "Taking the Pulse: A Day of Updates." Presentation topics range from an update on copyright to a panel discussion on government documents in the online catalog.
Featured speakers and panelists include Peggy Hoon, J.D. (Scholarly Communication Librarian at NCSU), Mary Ellen Spencer (Head, Research and Reference Services, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU), David Durant (Head of Government Documents & Microforms, Joyner Library, ECU), Ann E. Miller (Head, Public Documents and Maps Department, Federal Documents Librarian, Perkins Library, Duke University), Mary Horton (Head, Government Information & Microtext and Team Leader of Access Services, Z. Smith Reynolds Library, WFU), special guest - Superintendent of Documents Judith C. Russell, and Ridley Kessler, Regional Documents Librarian.
A short business meeting of the Documents Section will follow the workshop
The workshop schedule and registration information are available
at http://www.unc.edu/~mvanfos/ncla/work503.html.
--Bryna
Coonin, Vice chair/Chair-elect, and Eileen G. Brown, Chair, Documents
Section
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"Digitization for Cultural and Heritage Professionals 2003" - May 11-16, 2003 - Chapel Hill, NC
The School of Information and Library Science at the University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in conjunction with the Humanities Advanced
Technology and Information Institute, University of Glasgow, and Rice
University's Fondren Library is pleased to announce the fourth Digitization for
Cultural and Heritage Professionals course, May 11-May 16, 2003. Full
information, course details, and an online registration form can be found on the
SILS web pages at http://www.ils.unc.edu/DCHP/. The
one-week intensive course will consist of lectures, seminars, lab-based
practicals (offering both guided tuition, as well as an opportunity for
individual practice) and visits to the UNC and Duke University libraries.
The teaching team includes Drs. Seamus Ross and Ian Anderson from Glasgow, Dr.
Helen Tibbo from UNC-CH, Dr. Paul Conway from Duke University, and Steven Weiss,
head of UNC-CH's Southern Folklife Collection. Enrollment is limited on
the course, so please register early to confirm a place.
--Ann Lambson,
School of Information and Library Science, UNC-CH
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Southeastern Library Association's Leadership Conference - May 16, 2003 - Atlanta, GA
The Southeastern Library Association's Leadership Conference will be held on Friday, May 16, at the Colony Square Hotel in Atlanta. Registration information and other details will be posted to the SELA website, http://sela.lib.ucf.edu/.
The Leadership Conference is an organizational workshop for
planning the activities of SELA. Any member interested in attending is
encouraged to contact the SELA president, Ann Hamilton, ahamilton@gasou.edu, or John Via, NCLA's
representative on the SELA Executive Board.
--John Via, NCLA's
Representative on the SELA Executive Board
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"Emergency Management for Libraries, Museums, Archives, and Records Center" - May 21, 2003 - Rocky Mount, NC
Could your collection survive a wild fire, hurricane, tornado, or
flood? Are cultural, educational, and historical collections a possible
target for vandalism or terrorism? The North Carolina Preservation
Consortium (NCPC) will sponsor a disaster planning workshop on May 21, 2003 at
the Area L AHEC Learning Institute in Rocky Mount, NC. Topics include
preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery for natural and technological
disasters. The instructor is Robert James, Director of Library Services at
Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh, NC. Information and a
registration form are available on the NCPC website http://www.ncpreservation.org/disasterworkshop.html
.
--Robert James, Wake Technical Community College
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"Libraries--A North Carolina Value: Enriching, Inclusive, Essential" - 55th NCLA Biennial Conference - September 23-26, 2003 - Winston-Salem, NC
Mark your calendar now for the North Carolina Library Association's 55th Biennial Conference at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, NC, September 23-26, 2003. Go to http://www.nclaonline.org/conference/index.html for more information.
News from Beaufort County Community College
Beaufort County Community College (BCCC) is the recipient of a
$265,000 grant from the Rural Internet Access Authority. The funds will be
used to develop a mobile computer lab, which will integrate mobile technology
with academic curricula and ultimately help diminish the digital divide for the
underserved rural residents in the four county service area of the
College. Fundamental outcomes resulting from this project include an
increase in computer literacy and an increase in economic opportunity for
residents through educational attainment. By implementing this project
(Digital Parity), BCCC will have a solid foundation to expand and enhance
distance learning.
--Penny Sermons, Beaufort County Community
College
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News from Cape Fear Community College
The Eric B. McKeithan Building at the North Campus of Cape Fear Community College was opened in August of 2002 with a 115,000 square-foot three-story facility. Classrooms for the Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, Medical Transcription, EMT, Criminal Justice, Paralegal, Office Systems Technologies, Real Estate, Real Estate Appraisal, Landscaping, Information Systems, and Film and Video Production Technology programs are located on the second and third floors of the building. The first floor of the building is dedicated to Business Services, Student Development, Student Union, Cafeteria, Bookstore, Auditorium and Learning Resource Center. The LRC encompasses 6,000 square feet for the library, media center, videoconferencing center, conference room and learning laboratory. The LRC is designed to serve a campus that will include at least five more buildings in the next twenty years and all of the vocational and technical programs of the college with the exception of those programs that need to stay on the riverfront at the downtown campus - Hotel and Restaurant Management, Culinary, Auto Repair, Auto Bodyshop, Marine Technology and Boat Building.
The North Campus Librarian is Bill Keach. Assisting him are
Roy Barnhill, part-time Reference Librarian and Keith Minor, LRC
Technician.
--Carolyn C. Oakley, Cape Fear Community College
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News from Cumberland County Public Library
Operation Home Front Finds a Home at Cumberland County Public
Library & Information Center
Operation Home Front is a community-wide
effort which seeks to offer a dedicated phone line (323-CARE) to assist the
families of deployed military members during mass deployment. The
community wanted a way to express support for the soldiers and airmen who have
been deployed. Operation Home Front seeks to harness the community's
caring nature and to make the connection between those who need assistance and
those who can help.
Operation Home Front is a community network including individuals, military, nonprofits, businesses, public sector and other entities who wish to help, and is made possible through community-wide in-kind contributions. Operation Home Front's hours are: Mon.-Thu. 9 am - 9 pm; Fri.-Sat. 9 am - 6 pm; Sun. 2 pm - 6 pm. Volunteers staff the phones with back-up provided by the Library's Reference & Information staff. The phone number is 323-CARE (2273), and the website address is http://www.ccpfc.org/care/.
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Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center Wins
award for Outstanding Children's Program
Cumberland County Public Library
& Information Center was recognized for A Celebration of the
Arts as the Outstanding Children's Program for 2001-2002 at the recent
North Carolina Public Library Directors Association held in Raleigh.
Criteria for the award are based in part on originality, ability to be
replicated in other libraries, success and results to cost ration, and quality
of promotional materials.
The program was nominated because through the use of storytelling, literature, art and music, it brought together children and families who shared in the celebration of the African American culture. In the interest of taking part in the educational and cultural aspect of Black History Month, Library Associate Robin Clark of CCPL&IC, Cliffdale Regional Branch, developed the program. The celebration's opening act, the McKenney Sisters, from St. Luke AME, delighted the audience with their Liturgical Dance from the black tradition. Next, one of CCPL&IC's own storytellers, Kohnee Harmon, shared an African folktale entitled "Uwungelema," through the oral tradition. Ms. Harmon also performed "The Gunny wolf," and a "happening" puppet show rendition of an old favorite called "The Three Little Pigs Blues." The program finished with a performance by Anthony Morrison, a local dramatic artist/musician who shared his one-man act, "Step into My Gallery." Mr. Morrison's act provided a glimpse of the black tradition through history using oral storytelling, music, and visual arts. After the hour-long celebration, an audience of 98 children of all ages explored the collection of books and materials that highlighted this very special event.
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Find Out About Flight @ Your Library
Gear up for
Fayetteville's biggest celebration, Festival of Flight 2003!
Enter a fun and interesting trivia contest at any library location to find
answers to questions about the Wright Brothers, space flight, the history of
flight in Fayetteville, and more. Use the library's resources to find the
answers to the trivia questions and submit your answers to any library location
between April 21 and May 16, 2003. All completed entries
will be entered into a drawing for each age category for a 1st and 2nd
prize. One entry per person, please. The answers to the trivia
questions and the winners in both age categories will be displayed on the
library's web site in Youth (12-17 years) and Adult (18 and older). There
will be one grand prize for each age category, a one hour introductory or
discovery flight donated by Cape Fear Aviation. Second place winners in
each category will receive a 30 minute discovery flight donated by Skies
Unlimited Aviation. Please see details on the entry forms, available at
all library locations.
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A sampling of coming programs at Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center follows:
Thursday, April 24, 2003, 6:30 pm, Headquarters - Mental Health on Your Mind: Getting Closer - Effective Communication with Your Child - If you want to learn better ways to communicate with the children in your life, please join Kelly E. Orr, LCSW to learn about effective communication methods with children. Topics include handling tough subjects, such as divorce, and gaining insight into how children understand. The program is co-sponsored by the Mental Health Association in Cumberland County.
Friday, April 25, 2003, 7:00 pm, Headquarters - 4th Friday Presents: Teen Poetry Cafe - Enjoy the Dogwood Festival and 4th Friday by celebrating in words. Teens are invited to share an open mike, New York City Style (it's an attitude displayed in words) poetry reading. Family-friendly, so leave the "raw" poems at home.
Wednesday, May 14, 2003, 11:00 am, Headquarters - Preschool May
Day! - May is a special time for flowers, fun and stories!
Preschoolers 3-5 years old are invited to join in a celebration of spring with
wordsmith and storyteller, Barbara Armstrong White. We'll sing songs,
listen to stories, and enjoy the day!
--Susan Parrish, Cumberland County
Public Library & Information Center
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News from East Carolina University
The faculty in the Department of Librarianship, Educational Technology, and Distance Instruction in the East Carolina University School of Education has announced the names of the graduate students selected to receive awards for the 2002-2003 academic year. The awards were presented in a special ceremony held March 28 as part of the Founder's Day celebration. Names of the award winners will be engraved on permanent plaques to hang in the department.
Jackie Lee Hill received the Emily S. Boyce Fellowship, including a $500 check and a plaque for her scholarship, potential for leadership, and commitment to a career in library management. Ms. Hill is currently employed as a library media specialist at South Lenoir High School.
The Mildred Daniels Southwick Scholarship of $500 and a plaque went to Michelle Natoli. She was chosen for her scholarship, outstanding potential, and commitment to a career in reference. Ms. Natoli, who is employed by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district, teaches 6th and 7th grade Social Studies at Smith Academy of International Languages, a foreign language immersion program for kindergarten through eighth grade students.
The department also presents two Outstanding Graduate Student
awards, one in each of the two graduate programs that comprise the
department. The award recognizes outstanding scholarship demonstrated by a
combination of grade point average, leadership skills, and research
potential. Each recipient receives a plaque and a check for $25. The
outstanding student award in library science was presented to Cathy Lynn Griffin
Wittman. Ms. Wittman is employed as a media specialist at M. B. Hubbard
Elementary School in Battleboro, NC. The outstanding student award in
instructional technology was presented to Dr. George-Anne Willard Brown.
Dr. Brown, who holds a doctorate in American History from the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was employed for the last twenty-five years as a
professor of history and computer science.
--Diane D. Kester, East
Carolina University
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News from Hickory Public Library
Hickory Public Library is back to full hours and advertising for
positions to bring us back to full staff. It is wonderful to have so much
support from our City management and City Council.
--Corki Jones, Hickory
Public Library
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Friends of the High Point Library will hold a Giant Used Book Tent
Sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 26, at High Point Public Library, 901 N.
Main St. Save a bundle on hardbacks, paperbacks, children's books and
reference sets.
--Carole Weatherford
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News from New Hanover County Public Library
A Bonanza for Book Lovers is set for April 26-30,
2003
The popular used book sale of the New Hanover County Public Library
will be held at the Northeast Regional Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Road.
A preview for Friends of the Library will be held Saturday, April 26th from 9:30
to 4:30 pm. (New members may join then.) A contented bookworm may
browse through a wide selection of fiction, non-fiction, children's books,
cookbooks and more. Prices range from a quarter to five bucks, with rare
books, first editions, encyclopedias and the like at higher - but still bargain
prices.
Start time for the book sale is 10 am on all designated days except Sunday, when the sale begins at 12:00 pm at the Northeast branch. The sale closes at 7:00 pm on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
The Friends of the Library sponsor semi-annual sales, with all proceeds going toward the purchase of new books for the Library. Launched in 1983, sales have raised over $226,391 to date, says book sale chairman Jewell Ann Diehn. Because of a recent 25% cut in the Library's book budget, the upcoming sale is especially important. Visitors to the book sales will not only walk away with bargains, but will have the satisfaction of knowing that every dime of every purchase will go towards support of the Library.
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Carole Boston Weatherford will present a lively program of poetry, history, chants, and percussion for all ages at the Main Library on Sunday, April 27, at 3:00 pm. The free program is hosted by the Friends of the Library, and refreshments will be served. Reservations are not required.
Carole Boston Weatherford mines the past for family stories, fading traditions and forgotten struggles. She champions literacy and extols the rewards of writing and rewriting. "Reading," she says, "not only determines how much you know but how far you can go. Writing ensures that we remember the journey." Part inspiration, part history lesson, Weatherford's presentations are steeped in oral traditions. Her poems invite audiences of all ages to chant refrains and play percussion. "Poetry makes music with words," she says.
Carole Boston Weatherford is author of more than a dozen books for
children and adults. Her poetry is collected in Stormy Blues and in
two chapbooks: The Tar Baby on the Soapbox and in the 1995 prize winner
The Tan Chanteuse. She has authored two collections of poetry for
young people - Sidewalk Chalk: Poems of the City and Remember the
Bridge: Poems of a People. Her children's picture book, The Sound
that Jazz Makes, a poetic tribute to jazz, won an NAACP Image Award
nomination and the 2001 Carter G. Woodson Award from the National Council for
Social Studies. She has authored two North Carolina titles, Sink or
Swim: African-American Lifesavers of the Outer Banks and Princeville: The
500 Year Flood.
--Dorothy Hodder, New Hanover County Public
Library
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News from North Carolina State University
Head of Government Information Services Appointed at NCSU
Libraries
Karrie Peterson was recently appointed Head of Government
Information Services at the NCSU Libraries. As of March 14, 2003, Peterson
will guide the development and delivery of digital government information
resources, and coordinate access to print state and federal government documents
and maps collections within the NCSU Libraries.
In her job, she will oversee all government information services, including specialized reference assistance and instruction, and will lead and administer the Libraries' participation in the Federal Depository Library Program, the North Carolina State Documents Depository System, and the Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program. Peterson will have responsibility for developing state and federal documents reference collections and a print map collection, and for selecting materials to support intellectual property research.
Karrie Peterson is currently chair of the Education Committee of the Government Documents Round Table, ALA, and a Steering Committee Member of the Federal Documents Task Force, Government Documents Round Table, ALA. She comes to the NCSU Libraries from the University of California, San Diego.
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NCSU Libraries Fellow Monica I. Lopez Honored with Institute
for Information Literacy Scholarship
NCSU Libraries Fellow Monica I.
Lopez was recently accepted into the Association of College and Research
Libraries' highly selective Institute for Information Literacy (IIL) Immersion
Program and was awarded a $665 scholarship to help cover tuition costs.
The 2003 program, led by a distinguished faculty in the field of information literacy, will be held at the University of Rhode Island from August 1 to 6. Lopez will attend Immersion Tract I, which focuses on training and education for instruction librarians.
Lopez is currently in the NCSU Libraries' Fellows program, which recruits top library school graduates with demonstrated potential for research library careers. Participants in the Fellows program increase their expertise in functional areas while also working on special projects of strategic importance. Lopez's home department is Research and Information Services, where she is developing subject guides in various disciplines and assisting subject specialists with instructional classes. Her project is to help implement an expanded program of curriculum-integrated instruction to support courses in textiles and engineering.
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NC State University Librarians Receive Association of College
and Research Libraries Conference Scholarships
Two NC State University
librarians recently won two out of sixty-four total scholarships to the
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) National Conference.
Engineering reference librarian Tamika Barnes and NCSU Libraries Fellow Monica
I. Lopez will receive complimentary conference registration, valued at $275 per
registration, and $250 stipends to defray conference associated costs.
The ACRL conference scholarship program is designed to provide professional development opportunities for librarians with five or fewer years of library experience and supports librarians primarily from diverse backgrounds. A major goal of the program is to enhance these librarians' ability to provide excellent services to constituent groups.
To be considered for the scholarship, librarians needed to obtain
the support of their library director, write an essay about how conference
participation would be of benefit, and complete an ACRL National Conference
Scholarship application. A specially designated awards committee selected
the winning librarians.
--Vanessa Marchetti, NCSU
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NC State Libraries' I. T. Littleton Seminar
James Boyle,
a professor of law at Duke University, will speak about Creative Commons at the
I. T. Littleton Seminar on Tuesday, April 22, at 3:00-4:00 pm in the 2nd floor
Assembly Room of D. H. Hill Library at NC State.
Professor Boyle is a founder and board member of Creative Commons, an organization devoted to expanding the range of creative work available for others to build upon and share. Creative Commons encourages authors to dedicate their creative works to the public domain and seeks to facilitate that goal by providing prototype licensing language that can be combined to achieve the author's precise intent.
To learn more, watch an uncommonly creative short video at http://www.creativecommons.org/.
Boyle writes on a wide range of topics, including intellectual property in the information age, political correctness, the nature of authorship, and constitutional interpretation. He is the author of Shamans, Software and Spleens: Law and Construction of the Information Society (Harvard University Press, 1996).
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend this open
seminar. A reception will follow the talk. If you plan to come,
please email me at josh_boyer@ncsu.edu
so we can anticipate attendance.
--Josh Boyer, Chair, NCSU Librarians
Association
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News from Reformed Theological Seminary Library in Charlotte
The Library of Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte recently
went online with its collections through TLC (see www.rts.edu/libraries/). The
Charlotte campus is a part of the larger RTS system with campuses in Jackson,
MS, and Orlando, FL, and the catalog is a union catalog for the three
libraries. The Charlotte campus has a core collection of around 35,000
volumes with over 350 periodical subscriptions, and serves a growing student
body of both full time and part time theological students as well as local
pastors. RTS Charlotte is a part of the Charlotte Theological Library
Consortium (CTLC - http://www.atla.com/ctlc/ctlc.html),
a local group of schools with reciprocal loan agreements. We are open for
public use (though not public borrowing) during regular library
hours.
--Kenneth McMullen, Reformed Theological Seminary
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News from UNC Greensboro Jackson Library
Two children of former North Carolina First Lady Martha Blakeney Hodges have pledged the largest gift ever to Jackson Library at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro - $1 million to endow the Special Collections and University Archives. The thousands of rare books, manuscripts and other materials will now be known as the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and Archives.
Martha Blakeney graduated from the State Normal and Industrial College, now UNCG, in 1918. She married Luther Hodges, who became governor and served in the cabinet of President John F. Kennedy, and she was the first chairperson of the Friends of the Library.
Two couples - Cheray and Luther Hodges, Jr. of Chapel Hill, and Donald and Betsy Hodges Bernard of Durham - each pledged $500,000 for the gift. Luther Hodges, Jr. and Betsy Hodges Bernard are children of the former governor and first lady.
Chancellor Patricia Sullivan announced the gift at the annual Friends of the Library dinner Tuesday. "This is the most generous gift ever made to Jackson Library, and it recognizes one of the great first ladies of North Carolina," Sullivan said.
The gift will allow the library to expand and preserve its collections; undertake special projects, such as gathering oral histories; and provide greater access to scholars by converting more books and documents to digital formats.
"This gift is a gift to all of our students, since Jackson Library serves
undergraduate and graduate students, on campus and at a distance," said Library
Director Doris Hulbert.
--Barry K. Miller, University of North Carolina at
Greensboro
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North Carolina Children's Book Award 2003
The North Carolina School Library Media Association and the Children's Services Section and the North Carolina Association of School Librarians Section of the North Carolina Library Association are pleased to announce that the book, MORE PARTS, written and illustrated by Tedd Arnold, has won the twelfth annual NC Children's Book Award, PICTURE BOOK CATEGORY, and the book, FEARLESS JACK, adapted and illustrated by Paul Brett Johnson, has won the ninth annual JUNIOR BOOK CATEGORY.
The PICTURE BOOK CATEGORY honors a picture book, suitable for grades K-3, and is selected by the children themselves. Almost 126,000 children throughout the state of North Carolina voted during the month of March for their favorite book from a list of previously nominated titles. MORE PARTS received 19,060 of the votes cast. Many of North Carolina's public school systems participated, as well as public libraries and private schools.
This award, sponsored by the Children's Services and School Librarian sections of the North Carolina Library Association and the North Carolina School Library Media Association, is intended to broaden students' awareness of current literature, to promote reading aloud with students in the early grades as a means of introducing reading as a pleasure, and to give recognition and honor to children's favorite books and authors.
The purpose of the JUNIOR BOOK CATEGORY is to encourage students in grades 4 through 6 to become better acquainted with noteworthy writers of contemporary books, to broaden their awareness of literature as a means of personal satisfaction and lifelong pursuit, and to give recognition and honor to their favorite books and authors. FEARLESS JACK received 4,912 of the 30,709 votes cast in the Junior Book Category.
These awards will be presented during the NCSLMA Conference in the
fall of 2003 in Winston-Salem, NC. For further information, please contact
Jackie Pierson, jpierson@wsfcs.k12.nc.us
(Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools) or Sally Baron, sbaron@co.wake.nc.us (North Regional
Public Library).
--Jackie Pierson, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County
Schools
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The new Spring 2003 electronic issue of North Carolina Libraries, along with the three electronic issues for 2002 and the 2002 index are available on the Web at http://www.nclaonline.org/NCL. Michael Cotter, Indexer for North Carolina Libraries, is going to prepare an index for each issue as published with cumulations throughout the year. Our thanks to Michael for taking on this duty and making our journal even easier to use!
The print annual for 2002 should have reached your mailboxes by now. If not, send an e-mail to Caroline Walters, NCLA Administrative Assistant, at nclaonline@ibiblio.com. .
North Carolina Libraries is a quarterly publication appearing in March (Spring), June (Summer), September (Fall), and December (Winter). Deadlines for submission for material for consideration in each quarterly issue are January 1 (Spring), April 1 (Summer), July 1 (Fall), October 1 (Winter). All articles are juried by the Editor and at least two assistant or associate editors.
We would like to highlight individual North Carolina libraries, particularly newly constructed or renovated facilities. If you would like to submit digital photos in jpeg format of your library for publication in North Carolina Libraries, please send them to me at jonesp@mail.ecu.edu. Please include a brief description of the photos and their importance.
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 via email attachment (Word format) 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
--Al
Jones, Editor, North Carolina Libraries
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Donations of Literary Properties
If a prospective donor wants to donate to a donee literary properties with a fair market value in excess of $500.00, then Internal Revenue Service Form 8283 will need to be completed and signed by a qualified appraiser (Instructions for Form 8283, Revised, 1990, and Form 8283, Revised, 10-95). The donor and donee will also need to sign the form.
The donor may be an individual, partnership, corporation, trust or estate. The donee may be any institution or organization qualified under federal tax law. Most federal, state and local libraries, archives, museums and special collections qualify by virtue of their non-profit, education or 501(c)3 status.
Fair market value (FMV) is the amount upon which a ready, willing, able and informed buyer and seller would agree to buy and to see the property on a specific date - that date being no sooner than six months prior to the donation and no later than April 15th of the following year or of any extension thereto. FMV is often established by comparing the donated property to identical or similar properties recently sold through dealers, catalogues and auctions, and making necessary adjustments in value to the donated property.
A qualified appraiser or other expert cannot be the donor or donee. The appraiser must be someone who routinely handles or deals in the kind of property being donated and completes appraisals of the kind and for the purpose required. He or she need not be a member of any particular society; may not be in the regular employ or related to the donor or donee; and may not charge an appraisal fee which is a fixed percentage of the FMV or which is determined in any way by the finding of FMV. The appraiser must follow the rules and regulations as set forth in IRS Publications 561 and 526 (Publication 561, Revised, November 1996, and Publication 526, Revised, March 1998).
Donated properties may include almost anything with which the donee may carry out its mission, and in the instances of libraries, archives, museums and special collections, may include (but are not limited to): books, manuscripts, letters, diaries, notebooks, journals, ledgers, documents, ephemera, audio and visual materials and other related material artifacts.
These properties will be considered by the IRS as "capital gain assets" and will be either "short term" - those assets held less than one year or "long term" - those assets held one year or longer. Tangible, and intangible assets such as copyrights, are included. Short term assets include property held for less than one year and include (but are not limited to): inventory, stock-in-trade and properties created by the donor.
IRS rules and regulations provide for the donor's deduction of FMV from the donor's "adjusted gross income" (AGI) on his/her annual Form 1040, Schedule A - "Itemized Deductions" - if the donee intends to accept and to use the property for its non-profit purposes. The deduction will be dollar-for-dollar: the entire FMV will be subtracted from the donor's AGI (Form 1040, Line 33) and reported on Schedule A. The appraisal fee paid by the donor will also be reported and deducted separately on Schedule A. If Schedule A is not or cannot by used by the donor, then no deductions may be taken. The donee must retain donated properties valued in excess of $500.00 for at least two years before disposing or de-accessioning them, or it must report the event on IRS Form 8282.
The donee should provide the donor with a formal signed letter of acceptance or deed of gift in which the donation is described and the donor is informed of the donee's intention to use the donation to further its non-profit goals. Too, the letter should address issues of use, restriction, copyright, reproduction and access.
I am more than happy to advise and to help as I am able and invite
your questions and inquiries. The information herein is deemed to be
accurate but is not guaranteed as such nor is it meant to be advice on tax or
legal matters.
--Clark Kimball, clarkkimball@earthlink.net
Ed. note: This article was truncated because of space restrictions here. Mr. Kimball will be pleased to send a complete copy of the original to anyone interested.
"Taking the Pulse: A Day of Updates" - May 9, 2003 - McKimmon Center, Raleigh, NC
The theme of the workshop is "Taking the Pulse: A Day of Updates." Presentation topics range from an update on copyright to a panel discussion on government documents in the online catalog.
Featured speakers and panelists include Peggy Hoon, J.D. (Scholarly Communication Librarian at NCSU), Mary Ellen Spencer (Head, Research and Reference Services, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU), David Durant (Head of Government Documents & Microforms, Joyner Library, ECU), Ann E. Miller (Head, Public Documents and Maps Department, Federal Documents Librarian, Perkins Library, Duke University), Mary Horton (Head, Government Information & Microtext and Team Leader of Access Services, Z. Smith Reynolds Library, WFU), special guest - Superintendent of Documents Judith C. Russell, and Ridley Kessler.
A short business meeting of the Documents Section will follow the workshop
The workshop schedule and registration information are available
at http://www.unc.edu/~mvanfos/ncla/work503.html.
--Bryna
Coonin, Vice chair/Chair-elect, and Eileen G. Brown, Chair, Documents
Section
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North Carolina Association of School Librarians
NCASL is still looking for school librarians to take over the leadership of the section. Robin Boltz, a school librarian in Granville County, and Rhonda Florence, a school librarian in Thomasville, have both expressed interest. They would love to hear from other school librarians interested in rejuvenating NCASL.
Diane Kester and I will continue to serve as representatives of
NCASL at the American Association of School Librarians Affiliate Assembly
meetings to be held at the midwinter and summer conferences of the American
Library Association. NCASL is a recognized state chapter of
AASL.
--Al Jones, Chair, North Carolina Association of School
Librarians
North Carolina Library Association's Paraprofessional Roundtable
The North Carolina Library Association's Paraprofessional Roundtable is pleased to announce its inaugural NCLA Conference Paraprofessional Scholarship. The scholarship will provide financial assistance to one paraprofessional currently working in a North Carolina library who would like to attend the 55th NCLA biennial conference:
LIBRARIES - A NORTH CAROLINA VALUE
ENRICHING, INCLUSIVE,
ESSENTIAL
September 23-26, 2003
M.C. Benton Convention & Civic
Center
Adam's Mark Hotel
Winston-Salem, NC
Any current North Carolina library employee who does not hold a library degree is eligible to apply. The scholarship award will include conference registration, one night's lodging in the conference hotel, and the NCLPA business luncheon. During each conference, the NCLPA sponsors several workshops and presentations on a variety of topics relevant to library support staff. Our hope in offering this conference scholarship is that more library paraprofessional employees will be able to take part in these activities. We encourage all North Carolina library support staff to take advantage of this valuable development opportunity.
Application materials are available on the North Carolina Library
Association website at: http://www.nclaonline.org/ or directly
from the North Carolina Library Paraprofessional Association website at http://www.nclaonline.org/nclpa.
The deadline for submission of all application materials is June 1, 2003.
For questions or for further information, please contact Linda Hearn (lhearn@law.wfu.edu), Chair, or Annis
Barbee (annis_barbee@ncsu.edu),
Vice-Chair, North Carolina Library Paraprofessional Association.
--Annis
Barbee, Vice-Chair, NCLPA
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Roundtable on the Status of Women in Librarianship
The Roundtable on the Status of Women in Librarianship is proud to
announce The Marilyn Miller Award for Professional Commitment. The award
recipient will be announced at the 2003 conference and the RTSWL board is
accepting nominations. Please go to the RTSWL webpage for information
regarding the award criteria and the nomination process, http://www.nclaonline.org/rtswl.
--Laura
Weigand, Chair, RTSWL
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Technology and Trends Round Table
"LITA Regional Institute: XML and Libraries" will be May 5, 2003, at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill, NC, sponsored by the Technology and Trends Round Table in collaboration with the State Library of North Carolina.
Learn why librarians should care about XML! This program will cover the structure and utility of Extensible Markup Language (XML), emphasizing the relevance of XML to libraries. The scope of the institute includes the history of XML and the role it plays in diverse applications such as web design, content management, and descriptive metadata. Style sheets and data interchange will also be discussed. XML, the web, data interchange, metadata - all in a day.
This program is intended for library web masters and systems librarians, but it will be useful to anyone who is interested in web technology, data representation, or anyone who wants to know what XML is all about. A basic familiarity with HTML is assumed.
Details and registration information can be found at http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/ce/ceopps.htm.
Registration will be limited to 100 participants.
--Terry W. Brandsma,
Chair, Technology & Trends Round Table
Apparently the word has not gotten out yet that Project Grant
funds ARE available for this year. The information on the NCLA website has
been updated to include the deadlines for review of proposals. You can go
to http://www.nclaonline.org/forms/grantforms.html.
--Catherine
Wilkinson, Chair, Finance Committee, NCLA
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Governmental Relations Committee
I'm hoping that there are a lot of civic-minded, fun-loving North Carolina librarians out there willing to be part of the North Carolina contingent this year for ALA's National Library Legislative Day! It's a very interesting experience - and you will be well briefed on the issues before the visits - so there's nothing to worry about and every reason to take advantage of this great opportunity to meet with your representative, senators, and their staff! Here's the info below and please let me know as soon as you can whether you will be able to join us.
Who, When and Where?
National Library Legislative Day events
will be held in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, May 11, 12 &
13, 2003. Participants in legislative day events include librarians,
trustees, friends of libraries, library school faculty and students, and other
library advocates who speak to members of Congress about the significant
contributions libraries make in their communities. Your grassroots support
is crucial to the success of our legislative day events.
The registration fee for National Library Legislative Day is
$15.00 per attendee which will be covered by NCLA for NCLA
members.
--Peggy Hoon, Chair, Governmental Relations Committee,
NCLA
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Intellectual Freedom Committee
E-rate: Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo has introduced a bill to terminate the e-rate. The bill is to be referred to as the "E-rate Termination Act". It is H.R. 1252 and the complete bill can be found at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_bills&docid=f:h1252ih.txt.pdf. It is believed that this bill will not get very far but you should contact your elected officials to let them know success stories on how e-rate has benefited your library.
USA Patriot Act: We will be presenting a letter/resolution for our elected officials in Washington, D.C. to support the repeal of Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act. This is the section that deals with libraries and bookstores. In the meantime, this issue has taken a life of its own. Patriot II (Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003) is the latest bill that Ashcroft is trying to get passed. You can review it at http://www.dailyrotten.com/source-docs/patriot2draft.html. Be forewarned: this is a very lengthy document. Other sites worth reviewing:
http://www.legis.state.ak.us/pdf/23/Bills/SJR015A.pdf Alaska state legislature introduced a resolution to address the concerns that the libraries and bookstores have been raising.
http://www.napanews.com/templates/index.cfm?template=story_full&id=A784E685-B6C0-4C2A-B2B0-CAB192656E90 Article on the Napa Library and the impact of the USA Patriot Act.
http://www.natcath.com/NCR_Online/archives/032103/032103s.htm An interesting editorial about the Patriot Act.
http://www.montanaforum.com/rednews/2003/04/09/build/freedoms/dsea.php?nnn=6 Guest Editorial: Ashcroft seeks to expand his power with security act.
It is requested that people do notify us when a challenge
occurs. The form is on the website and we encourage you to use it.
If you know of any challenges, please let us know.
--Michael
Sawyer, Chair, Intellectual Freedom Committee
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The Membership Committee of NCLA solicits your nominations for three awards to be presented at the Biennial Conference, September 23-26, 2003, in Winston-Salem. The deadline for nominations to be received is May 31, 2003.
The North Carolina Library Association Distinguished Library Service Award is presented to a professional librarian or in memory of a deceased professional librarian. Criteria include distinguished professional library services to North Carolina, significant service or other professional contributions provided during either a short or long span of time, and service resulting in a regional or national impact on librarianship in general.
The North Carolina Library Association Life Membership Award is given to retired librarians whose contributions to the state and to the profession were especially notable.
The North Carolina Library Association Honorary Membership Award is presented to lay citizens who have made outstanding contributions to the development of libraries and library programs in the state.
For your nominations, please provide a statement describing the nominee's accomplishments and contributions to North Carolina libraries. The Membership Committee of NCLA will forward all nominations to the Executive Committee of NCLA to judge and select awards for presentation at the Biennial Conference.
Submit nominations by May 31st to:
Teresa Wehrli
Membership - NCLA
Wake Technical Community
College
9101 Fayetteville Road
Raleigh, NC 27603
Fax:
919-662-3575
Email: twehrli@waketech.edu
Thank you for your assistance.
--Teresa Wehrli, Co-Chair,
Membership Committee
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The North Carolina Library Association Scholarship Committee is accepting applications for the McLendon Student Loans. Applications may be sent to Sue Williams at the Rockingham County Public Library address shown on the application form or to the NCLA Office. Although some of the information currently available via the NCLA web page is not current, the attached forms may still be used. Note that the deadline for receipt of applications is May 30, 2003.
The North Carolina Library Association is unable to offer
scholarships during 2003. The Query-Long and the NCLA Memorial Scholarship
Funds received too little revenue from their respective trusts to provide any
level of financial assistance. The Appalachian Scholarship, while in
better condition, will also not be awarded during 2003.
--Sue D. Williams,
Chair, Scholarship Committee
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