E-NEWS

The first official event of the 1999-2001 biennium will be the Executive Board Retreat and first quarterly business meeting to be held Thursday and Friday, 27-28 January 2000, in Salisbury at the Rowan Public Library.  The Retreat, Creating the Future: Giving Life to the NCLA Vision in the New Millennium, will begin on Thursday, 27 January, with a working session facilitated by Lou Wetherbee, a library consultant from Dallas, Texas, who has worked with large diverse organizations like NCLA, including the American Library Association and the State Library of North Carolina.  The Retreat is designed for chairs only of Sections, Round Tables, and Committees.  If the chair is unable to attend, the Vice Chair should plan to attend.

In preparation for the Retreat, spend some time thinking about the issues that face your Section, Round Table, or Committee.  Poll the membership of your group and make sure that their voices are heard as well.  Identify initiatives that your group can accomplish alone or, even better, in collaboration with one or more groups to give life to the NCLA Vision.

On Friday, 28 January, we will hold the first quarterly meeting of the Executive Board.  Vice-Chairs or Chairs-Elect are invited to attend this Executive Board meeting and all subsequent board meetings during the biennium.  Attending board meetings is good training for our future leaders.

Chairs of the Sections, Round Tables, and Committees should have received a packet of information about the Retreat and business meeting.  If you have not received any information, please contact Maureen Costello, NCLA Administrative Assistant, at her e-mail address: ncla@mindspring.com.

NCLA Office Moving

Maureen Costello, NCLA Administrative Assistant, is in the midst of planning the long-awaited move from the basement of the State Library Building to new space in the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.  Her mailing address will not change.  It will continue to be: Maureen Costello, NCLA, 4646 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4646.  Good luck with the move, Maureen!

Commission on School Librarians

The Commission on School Librarians has been appointed and met for the first time on 22 November 1999, at Griffin Middle School (Karen Perry’s home-away-from-home) in High Point.  The commission members are Wilma Bates, Frances Bradburn, Cindy Cox, Karen Gavigan (ex officio, NCASL Chair), Gwen Jackson, Al Jones (ex officio, NCLA President), Diane Kessler, Diane Kester, Marilyn Miller, Karen Perry, Nona Pryor, and Claudette Wiese.  The first meeting was devoted to getting to know each other and sharing concerns about the future of NCASL.  The commission’s charge is to deliberate and determine whether NCASL will continue to function as a Section of NCLA or will form a new organization outside of NCLA.

The second meeting of the commission is tentatively scheduled for the afternoon of 28 January 2000, at the Rowan Public Library in Salisbury.  Since many of the commission members will be attending the NCLA Executive Board meeting that morning, they will already be in place for the commission meeting.

Let me take this opportunity to thank all the members of the commission for their willingness to serve and particularly Karen Gavigan, NCASL Chair, for her leadership.

Floyd Relief Continues

At our 53rd Biennial Conference, two collections were taken for the benefit of the victims of Hurricane Floyd in eastern North Carolina, which together netted approximately $2,000.  On 11 October 1999, a check was presented to Secretary of Cultural Resources, Betty Ray McCain, and from her office to Governor James B. Hunt, to establish the Floyd Relief Fund for Eastern North Carolina.  I mentioned in my letter to Governor Hunt on your behalf that this would be a continuing fund since the problems of rebuilding lives and libraries will not be over soon.

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.
 --Plummer Alston "Al" Jones, Jr., NCLA President
 
 

Save 55% on Registration for the Computers in Libraries 2000 Conference.

SOLINET is offering a special rate for the Computers in Libraries conference, to be held March 15 - 17 in Washington, DC.  The SOLINET rate is $129, a 55% savings off the regular price for the three-day event.  (Discounts are not available for pre- or post-conference seminars.)

Simply mail your completed registration form to SOLINET along with your check (made payable to Information Today, Inc.) or credit card number with signature.  You may FAX your registration if you'll be using a credit card.  Sorry, no charges to SOLINET subscription deposit accounts.

Need a registration form?  Call Cathie Gharing at 800-999-8558 ext. 4860 or email cgharing@solinet.net.  For in-depth program descriptions you may visit http://www.infotoday.com/cil2000/program.htm.

SOLINET must receive your registration form and payment by Friday, February 11.
     Fax or mail to:
     Cathie Gharing
     SOLINET
     1438 W. Peachtree St., NW, Suite 200 Atlanta, GA  30309-2955
     Fax:  404-892-7879
 
 

The NCSU Libraries announces its sixth Scholarly Communication Colloquium, to be held on Thursday, January 27, 2000, from 1:00-4:15 p.m. in the Talley Student Center Ballroom at North Carolina State University, Raleigh.  The Colloquium focuses on alternatives to the traditional modes of scholarly journal publishing.  Featured speakers are James G. Neal, (Dean of University Libraries, Johns Hopkins University, and member of the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) Steering Committee; Michael L. Rosenzweig (Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, and Editor-in-Chief, Evolutionary Ecology Research); Richard E. Lucier (Executive Director and Founding University Librarian, California Digital Library, University of California); and Anthony Durniak (IEEE Staff Executive, Publications).  All sessions are free and open to any interested colleagues. Free parking is available during the event. To register, call Annis Barbee at 919-513-2046, or e-mail her at annis_barbee@ncsu.edu, or see our Web site at  http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/libraries/SCC/SCscevent1.html.
  --Jinnie Y. Davis, Assistant Director for Scholarly Communication and External Relations, NCSU Libraries
 
 

The CONSER Basic Serials Cataloging Workshop will be offered at the William and Ida Friday Center of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  The one and a half day workshop will run from 1:00 PM Friday, March 17 through 5:00 PM Saturday, March 18.  This workshop immediately follows the Ninth North Carolina Serials Conference, sponsored by the School of Library and Information Science of North Carolina Central University on March 16 and 17th, also held at the Friday Center.

Under the auspices of the national Cooperative Online Serials Program (CONSER), the Serials Cataloging Cooperative Training Program (SCCTP)  provides authoritative training materials and trained serials experts to enable broad-ranging education in the field of serials cataloging.   The trainers are Frieda Rosenberg of UNC-Chapel Hill and Tom Ray of the Library of Virginia.  This workshop is particularly directed toward new serials catalogers or general catalogers working with various formats without specialized training for handling serials. Instruction on both print and electronic serials cataloging will be included.

This workshop is the result of grassroots initiative, supported financially by the Resources and Technical Services Section (RTSS) of the North Carolina Library Association and by a grant from NCLA's Special Projects Grants fund.  The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has also helped to make this workshop possible.  For more information on the CONSER Serials Cataloging Cooperative Training Program see: http://lcweb.loc.gov/acq/conser/scctp/.

Additional information and registration forms will be available soon, and will be mailed to members of RTSS and posted to the RTSS home page at: http://www.unc.edu/~ldsmith/rtss/rtsshome.htm.  Mark your calendars now!
  --Elaine Druesedow, NCLA Resources and Technical Services Section
 
 

It is time once again to renew your NCLA membership.  Renewals and application forms are being mailed in December for 2000.  Remember that your membership is valid through December 31, 2000.  Please feel free to contact the NCLA office with any questions or concerns you have.
  --Peggy Quinn, NCLA Membership Chair
 
 

The NCLA Administrative Office will be closed December 22nd through January 5 for the holidays and relocation.  Due to the office move the telephone line will be out of service on the 28th and 29th of December but the number will NOT change. As of January 6 the NCLA office will be located at 1811 Capital Boulevard in Raleigh.  The mailing address will remain 4646 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC  27699-4646.
 

Winners Announced! I am pleased to announce the winners of the Leadership Institute Contest that was held during the UCLA Conference in Winston-Salem. We received 88 entries and garnered plenty of attention for the upcoming Institute in the Fall of 2000.

The contest was to finish this sentence: When I imagine the future of North Carolina Libraries...

The prizes were three rocking chairs donated by Carolina Rocking Chair Co. in Greensboro and three $100.00 dollar checks. The judges chose three winners who will each receive a rocking chair and $100.00. The judges for the contest were Al Jones (Catawba College), Gwen Jackson (Library Services Unlimited), and Dave Fergusson (Forsyth County Public Library). Each judge picked his or her favorite sentence.

The winners are, in no particular order:
When I imagine the future of North Carolina libraries, I see the doorway to equal access to information for all citizens standing wide open.
        --Elinor Foster, UNC-Pembroke

When I imagine the future of North Carolina libraries, I imagine the future of North Carolina.
        --Kathleen Thompson, Chapel Hill Public Library

When I imagine the future of North Carolina libraries, I envision an environment without walls or boundaries welcoming all people.
        --Elizabeth Baker, Elon College

Congratulations to Elizabeth, Kathleen, and Elinor! I know they will enjoy their rocking chairs for many years to come.

I would like to thank Edward Greene, President of Carolina Rocking Chair Co. for the donation of the three beautiful rocking chairs. The rocking chairs added a wonderful enticement to passerby's in the exhibit area to our booth. Attendees couldn't resist "setting a spell" and meeting with colleagues, old friends, and acquaintances. Please feel free to contact Mr. Greene (ejgreene@ibm.net or 336-297-0134) and let him know that you appreciate his support of NCLA.
  --George H. Taylor, Jr., 2000 Leadership Institute Chair
 
 

The first meeting of the NCLA Commission on School Libraries met November 22 at Griffin Middle School in High Point.  Lou Wetherbee is serving as the consultant for the Commission.  The members of the Commission drafted the following charge:

It is the charge of the North Carolina Library Association Commission on School Libraries to ensure that the professional organization for librarians in North Carolina is responsive to all of its members.

1.  The Commission will make recommendations about the future of the North Carolina Association of School Librarians as it relates to the North Carolina Library Association.

2. The Commission will make recommendations that will benefit all its members in the specific areas of:
       Mission and Goals
       Financing / Dues Structure
       Self-Determination
       Conferences

The Commission will be meeting again after the first of the year.

The NCASL Board met on November 30 at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro.

School Librarians across the state have been busy providing NC Wise Owl training for students, teachers, and parents.  Resources available through NC Wise Owl include four Infotrac periodical databases, the New Book of Knowledge Online Encyclopedia and Grolier's Multimedia Online Encyclopedia.  The response to this new database, developed by the Department of Public Instruction,  has been extremely positive across the state.

So far, two NCASL Hurricane Floyd grants have been presented to school libraries in North Carolina.  The $500 grants were awarded to Pattillo Elementary School and Princeville Elementary School in Edgecombe County.  If you know of any other school libraries in need of funding for damages from Hurricane Floyd, please have them contact Karen Gavigan at (336) 342-1823.
  --Karen Gavigan, NCASL President
 
 

The National Theme for the Celebration of Black History in the Year 2000 is:

    "Heritage and Horizons: The African-American Legacy and the Challenges of the 21st Century."

For more information or to order a 2000 Black History Month Learning Resource Packet and/or Posters from The Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, Inc. see the address and contact information below. The resource package will be available January 2000.

Mailing Address:
                       ASALH
                       7961 Eastern Ave., Suite 301
                       Silver Spring, MD  20910

Telephone:   301.587.5900 or
Fax:   301.587.5915
Email:  asalh@earthlink.net
web address:  www.asalh.org
  --Gerald Holmes, Assistant Reference Librarian, Jackson Library, UNC-Greensboro
 
 

Some of you may have heard the buzz that the State Library of North Carolina and the North Carolina Library Association are spearheading a three-year public awareness effort "The Very Best Place To Start."

This comprehensive effort is a marketing campaign that includes public relations and advertising  components.  Each component aims to make sure people think of the library first when they want to connect children and teens to learning and discovery.  You are the most important component of the campaign--so we need your help!

The first statewide activity is a series of campaign launch workshops scheduled in six locations statewide beginning on January 18.  Mark your calendar and plan to attend!  A brochure describing the sessions is being sent statewide to school library media specialists and to public library young adult and children's librarians.  Information will arrive in schools and libraries the week of January 3.

Preliminary information about the project is available on the web at: http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/ld/youth/ysap/very_best.htm

For more information contact:
Tracy M. Casorso
State Library of North Carolina
(919)733-2570
E-mail: tcasorso@library.dcr.state.nc.us
  --Tracy M. Casorso, State Library of North Carolina
 
 

Round Table for Ethnic Minority Concerns

"The ALA Spectrum Initiative" was the theme of the REMCo luncheon held on September 24 during the NCLA Biennial Conference.  Spectrum Initiative Scholars recognized at the luncheon included Tamika Barnes, Head Librarian, North Carolina State University Engineering Library, Jamal Cromity, Student and Information Specialist, North Carolina Central University School of Library and Information Science, and Kristi Dunn, Student and Classroom Teacher, North Carolina Central University School of Library and Information Science.  The three panelists discussed what attracted them to the library profession; they also discussed their participation in the ALA Spectrum Initiative Program.

Luncheon attendees then heard Hilda V. Peacock, a storyteller from Maryland, read from her first book, Happy Umbrellas.  Peacock is a Johnston County, NC, native, and chose her home county for the setting of Happy Umbrellas.

REMCo has established a listserv.  The address for the listserv is:  Remco@papa.uncp.edu.

Thanks to Jamal Cromity, REMCo also has a website.  The URL is: http://home.att.net/~jhcrom/remco.html.

Suggestions and/or questions about the listserv or the home page can be directed to Robert L. Canida, II, at canida@nat.uncp.edu.
  --Robert L. Canida, II , Round Table for Ethnic Minority Concerns
 
 

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

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

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

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

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