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August 2001, volume 3, no. 4 |
A WORD FROM NCLA PRESIDENT AL JONES
Good
News for Your President
It is now official! On August 13, 2001, I began my tenure as associate professor of library science at East Carolina University. I will have been at ECU for a couple of months when the biennial conference opens on October 2, 2001, in Winston-Salem. I am very excited about this new chapter in my life and looking forward to learning lots from my students at ECU.
Presidential Initiative for Revitalization of NCASL
I would like to have a reorganizational meeting at different time slots on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, during the Biennial Conference this fall to discuss various options for revitalizing NCASL. I’m looking forward to this opportunity to get input from the NCASL members who have remained within NCLA.
I will ask newly installed NCLA President Ross Holt to appoint me Chair of the NCASL Section for the 2001-2003 Biennium. I will work closely with the person willing to take over the chairmanship of the Section in 2003.
For the record, I would like to say that having two organizations in North Carolina serving the needs of school libraries and librarians is a good thing. Our congratulations to the School Library Media Association as it approaches its first anniversary. I also would like to emphasize how smoothly the transition has taken place and how professionally the former NCASL Board handled finances during their last conference under NCASL auspices. According to the NCLA Treasurer, NCASL’s account is in the black.
New Initiative of the Endowment Committee
It was my distinct pleasure to be a part of the planning committee for the work of the NCLA Endowment Committee under the leadership of Elizabeth J. Laney, Chair. NCLA will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2004. In recognition of this momentous event in NCLA’s history, the members of the Endowment Committee have accepted the challenge of building the NCLA Endowment to $100,000 by 2004.
Letters have been written to the various constituencies of NCLA. Postage-free return envelopes for donations have been supplied with the letters. To date the response to the campaign has been disappointing. Please be generous and do your part to make NCLA as good as it can possibly be. NCLA is counting on YOU!
Floyd Relief Continues
Since October 1999 gifts have continued to come into the NCLA office. Please continue to send your contributions to NCLA and note “Floyd Relief Fund” in the lower left-hand corner of your check. Send your checks to Maureen Costello, NCLA, 4646 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4646. NCLA now has a FAX number (919-839-6253) in addition to the regular line (919-839-6252).
Your opinions solicited
If you have comments or suggestions dealing with
any of the above or just opinions on NCLA-related matters in general, please do
not hesitate to e-mail me at jonesp@mail.ecu.edu.
--Plummer Alston “Al” Jones, Jr., President, NCLA
Lawson’s Legacy: Nature Writing and North Carolina, 1701-2001
The North Carolina Collection of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library is pleased to announce Lawson’s Legacy: Nature Writing and North Carolina, 1701-2001, a two-day conference to be held Friday-Saturday, September 7-8, 2001, in the Pleasants Family Assembly Room in Wilson Library on the UNC-CH campus. The conference will commemorate the three hundredth anniversary of Englishman John Lawson’s remarkable 550-mile exploratory journey through the Carolina’s backcountry in 1700-1701.
Although pre-registration is required, the conference is open to the
public. Registration fee is
$10. Additional information about
the conference and instructions for registering can be found on the North
Carolina Collection’s Web site: http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/home/nature.html.
--Robert Anthony, Curator, North Carolina Collection, UNC
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Solinet Workshops
There are still two workshops in the Summer Preservation Workshops sponsored by Solinet, Inc. The “Fundamentals of Book Repair” will be presented September 11-12, 2001 at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. This two-day workshop is designed for staff members who perform book repair in libraries and those who supervise repair units. The workshop teaches simple, economical, and preservation quality repairs for materials in general, circulating and reference collections. The procedures covered are tightening hinges, endsheet replacement, spine replacement, paper mending, tip-ins and hinge-ins. The workshop will NOT cover techniques for the repair of materials that are special, rare, or archival. Instructors are Christine Wiseman, SOLINET Preservation Education Officer and Tina Mason, SOLINET Preservation Field Services Officer.
“Preserving Microfilming: The Silver Standard” will be presented September 26-27, 2001 at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Libraries continue to be challenged by crumbling 19th century book and paper collections. Digital technology is the choice to enhance access, but the Council on Library Information Resources considers preservation microfilming “the gold standard” for preserving the intellectual content of brittle, endangered materials. The two-day session will cover planning projects, selection and preparation for filming, microfilm technology and equipment, standards and quality control. The workshop is designed for staff in all types of libraries and archives who manage or work with microfilming projects, preservation administrators, and collection managers. Instructors are Steve Eberhardt, SOLINET Preservation Microfilm Services Coordinator; Bob Mottice, Directory of Technology and Quality Control, Bell & Howell and private consultant; and Becky Ryder, Preservation Librarian, William P. Young Library, University of Kentucky at Lexington.
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National IMS Conference on Museums and Libraries and the 21st
Century Learner
Washington, DC: As the Federal agency that provides support for both libraries and museums, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has a primary focus on lifelong learning, partnership and technology. In FY 2003 IMLS anticipates awarding over $2 million (subject to Congressional Appropriation) for partnerships that address the needs of 21st century learners.
As part of its 21st century learner initiative IMLS will host a conference in Washington, DC, November 7 – 9 to examine actual experiments in creating community partnerships for lifelong learning and to explore innovative ideas and resources.
As trusted stewards of the artifacts of history, culture, science, and the natural world in communities across the country, libraries and museums are among the most vital providers of new learning opportunities. All who have an interest in, or experience with, creating community partnerships for lifelong learning are welcome – from libraries, museums, colleges and other educational institutions, to representatives of the broadcast, technology, and research fields, and the funding and public policy sectors.
Registration is free. To
register for the conference or for more information, contact Elizabeth Lyons at
the Institute of Museum and Library Services, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington,
DC 20506, 202-606-4649 or elyons@imls.gov
--Ellen Maxwell, IMLS
Libraries@future.now - NCLA’s
54th Biennial Conference, October 2-5, 2001, Benton Convention
Center, Winston-Salem
The First General Session speaker is author, deep-sea explorer, and Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter.
Oralia Garza de Cortes, a fervent advocate for the literacy needs of Latino children, will deliver the Ogilvie Lecture during the Second General Session. Her topic will be “Library Services to Latino Families and Children.” The Ogilvie Lecture addresses professional issues in librarianship, and is named in honor of former State Librarian Phil Ogilvie.
The speaker for the Third General Session – All Conference Breakfast will be David Levering Lewis, twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize for biography and Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of History at Rutgers University.
North Carolina Poet Laureate Fred Chappell will create and debut a poem honoring North Carolina authors for the Conference Closing Event on October 5.
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Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are needed to help staff the NCLA Conference Store October 3-5, 2001 in Winston-Salem, NC. Volunteers are needed throughout the day on Wednesday, October 3, 9:00 am-12:00 pm (exhibit set-up) and 2:00-6:00 pm (exhibits open), Thursday, October 4, 9:00 am-6:00 pm (exhibits open), and Friday, October 5, 9:00 am-2:00 pm (exhibits open) and 2:00-3:00 pm (exhibit break-down).
Persons interested in volunteering should contact Ednita Bullock at
336-334-7668 or bullocke@ncat.edu.
--Ednita Bullock, North Carolina A&T
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Libraries@future.now
Conference information can be found at the Conference website, http://www.nclaonline.org/conference.
NCLA Awards
The Membership Committee of NCLA solicits your nominations for three awards to be presented at the Biennial Conference, October 3-6, 2001, Benton Convention Center, Winston-Salem. The deadline for nominations is Monday, September 10, 2001.
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 librarians and library programs in the state.
For your nominations, please provide a detailed statement describing the nominee’s accomplishments and contributions to NC libraries. The Membership Committee of NCLA will forward all nominations to the Executive Committee of NCLA to judge and select the awards for presentation at the Biennial Conference.
Submit nominations by September 10th to:
Peggy Quinn, Howell Library
Membership – NCLA
Wake Technical Community College
9101 Fayetteville Road
Raleigh, NC 27603
By fax: 919-662-3575
By email: pgquinn@gwmail.wake.tec.nc.us
--Peggy Quinn, Chair, Membership Committee
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It’s Not Too Late! - Development Award Nominations
The North Carolina Public Library Development Award recognizes an individual who has made a significant, innovative contribution to the development of public librarianship in North Carolina. Nominees must be NCLA members and must be currently employed in a North Carolina library. Consideration will be given to efforts which have substantive local impact and exhibit usefulness to other public libraries as well as long-term impact on public library service. The project must have been developed during the 1999-2001 biennium. The deadline for nominations is September 7, 2001.
The Development Committee of the Public Library Section of NCLA will judge the nominations and present the award of $500 and a plaque to the winner at the October 2001 NCLA Biennial Conference in Winston-Salem. A summary of the winning project will be published in North Carolina Libraries.
Submit nominations by September 7th to:
Development Committee
Public Library Section, NCLA
c/o Mary McAfee
Forsyth County Public Library
660 West 5th Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
NOMINEE: ________________________________________________
NOMINEE’S LIBRARY: _____________________________________
PROJECT TITLE: ___________________________________________
Please describe the project.
Indicate when it began and include supporting documentation such as
written policies, program materials, statistics, publicity, photographs, and
final reports. Include comments on
the project’s local impact, likely usefulness in other North Carolina public
libraries, and its potential for long-term impact on the development of North
Carolina’s public libraries.
--Matt Shaw, Forsyth County Public Library
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East Carolina University’s North Carolina Collection has received the Snow
L. and B. W. C. Roberts collection of literature set in North Carolina. The collection, which consists of
nearly 1,100 volumes, includes titles dating from 1830 to the present. Scarce titles in the collection include
Benjamin Barker’s Blackbeard; or, the Pirate of Roanoke, A Tale of the
Atlantic (Boston: F. Gleason, 1847) and David Morrill’s The Passing
Clouds (Atlanta: Franklin Printing and Publishing, 1903). Included also is the first children’s
book with a North Carolina setting, A Wreath from the Woods of Carolina
(1859), by Mary Ann Bryan Mason.
--Maury York, East Carolina University
The Summer 2001
edition of the Chapbook, published by the Children’s Services Section, is now
available. It is linked from http://www.nclaonline.org/css or
you may go directly to http://www.nclaonline.org/css/summer2001/chair.htm
--Diane Kester, East Carolina University
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Grace York,
Coordinator of the Documents Center at the University of Michigan Library, will
present the program for the NCLA Documents Section’s biennial conference
program at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 3, 2001. Ms. York, perhaps most well known for the Documents Center’s
web pages, http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/,
will reveal to us some background information regarding the development of
these highly useful web pages, and then will discuss with us ways in which the
broadening and deepening of web offerings is changing our roles as librarians.
--Paula Hinton, Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, Documents Section
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Reference & Adult Services Section
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to do research for NPR, now’s your chance to find out. You may have heard the name, “Kee Malesky” in the closing credits on NPR’s “All Things Considered,” “Morning Edition,” or “Weekend Edition.” Kee is a reference librarian at NPR.
On Thursday,
October 4, noon until 1:30, join with RASS members and guests at the Biennial
Conference for a luncheon meeting during which she will describe the challenges
and joys of researching stories for national broadcast. Sign up for the luncheon on your
conference registration form.
--Joline Ezell, Duke University
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Resources &
Technical Services Section
The Resources and Technical Services Section is sponsoring two speakers during the upcoming NCLA conference. Dr. Carol Tenopir, Professor, School of Information Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will be speaking on “Electronic Journals: What Are You Really Getting?” on Wednesday, October 3, 2001 from 2:30-3:30 pm. Paul Gilster, columnist for Raleigh’s News and Observer, will take a look at “The Digital Collection: Pushing the Boundaries of Research” on Thursday, October 4, 2001 from 10:50 to 11:50 am.
RTSS is also offering three table talks during
the conference. “Taking the
Librarian’s ‘Aggravation’ out of Aggregator Databases” will be held Wednesday,
October 3, 2001 from 3:45 to 5:00 pm.
Offered by the RTSS Serials Interest Group, the table talk will examine
the ways serials librarians are handling aggregator databases. Facilitators for the session are Jill
Ellern (WCU) and Mark Stoffan (UNC-A).
“Tape vs. Disk: How to Find the Balance” will be held on Thursday,
October 4, 2001 from 4:15 to 5:15 pm.
This table talk, sponsored by the RTSS Acquisitions Interest Group, will
discuss issues surrounding books recorded on tape versus books recorded on
CD. “Aggregators from the
Cataloging Perspective,” presented by the RTSS Cataloging Interest Group, will
be held on Friday, October 5, 2001 from 10:30 to 11:45 am. Celine Noel (UNC-CH) will facilitate
this session.
--Margaret Foote, Vice-Chair, Resources & Technical Services Section
Round Table for
Ethnic Minority Concerns
The following conference programs are sponsored or co-sponsored by REMCo.
“Funding for the Future: Library Services to Hispanic and Latino Populations,” Wednesday, October 3, 2001, 2:30-3:30 pm – This program is co-sponsored with the State Library of North Carolina. The panelists will discuss several issues such as hiring and collection development. Dr. Robert Burgin, State Library of North Carolina, will serve as moderator and present the findings from last year’s Rincon survey of North Carolina Hispanics and their attitudes toward library services.
“Children Are Our Future: Combining Fun with Languages at Storytime,” Wednesday, October 3, 2001, 3:45-5:00 pm. Jon Sundell, Forsyth County Public Library will provide a program on how to plan and present a Bilingual Storytime. This program was co-presented during the 1999 REFORMA Conference.
“Planning for the Future: Our Library and Diversity,” Thursday, October 4, 4:15-5:15 pm – This program is co-sponsored with NCSU Libraries Diversity Committee. A panel of librarians will exchange ideas and talk about their libraries’ diversity efforts. Amy Van Scoy, North Carolina State University Libraries, will serve as moderator for this panel. The REMCo Business (Election) meeting will follow this program (4:55 pm).
“Luncheon Featuring Michael Cunningham and Craig
Marberry,” Friday, October 5, 12:00 noon-1:30 pm. Cunningham and Marberry will discuss their book Crowns: A
Portrait of Black Women in Church Hats. Program is partially funded by a NCLA Special Projects
Grant. Ticketed event, $20
pre-registration required.
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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 Editor below.
EDITOR:
Marilyn Schuster
Local Documents/Special Collections
UNC Charlotte
mbschust@email.uncc.edu
ASSISTANT EDITOR:
Margaret Foote
Principal Cataloger
East Carolina University
footem@mail.ecu.edu