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"The official electronic newsletter for NCLA" |
June 2000, volume 2, no. 3 |
A WORD FROM NCLA PRESIDENT AL JONES
News from the NCLA President
The NCLA Executive Board met April 14, 2000, at Meredith College in Raleigh. The meeting was the first quarterly meeting of the biennium since the January 2000 meeting was cancelled due to inclement weather. Minutes of this productive meeting will appear in the Spring/Summer 2000 issue of North Carolina Libraries that should be in your mailboxes toward the end of the summer.
New NCLA Headquarters
Maureen Costello, NCLA Administrative Assistant, has completed the long-awaited move from the basement of the State Library Building to new space in the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped on Capital Boulevard. Her mailing address will not change. It will continue to be: 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).
Commission on School Librarians
Lou Wetherbee, library consultant from Dallas, Texas, chaired the second meeting of the Commission on School Librarians that met at the State Library of North Carolina on March 23, 2000. There was agreement on two possible solutions to some sticky problems: (1) to eliminate the $5.00 per capita contribution to NCLA for conferences and workshops held by NCLA's various sections and round tables; and (2) to have the Biennial Conference take care of the costs of room and equipment rental (including telephone lines and computers) and security out of the Conference Budget. These two items were presented as information items at the NCLA Executive Board meeting on April 14, 2000, at Meredith College. A formal vote of the Executive Board on these issues will occur at the quarterly business meeting to be held July 21, 2000, at the lovely new Greensboro Public Library.
The third meeting of the Commission was held at the Greensboro Public Library on June 3, 2000. In addition to the two items mentioned earlier, two other recommendations were made: (1) to investigate the possibility of having more of the individual dues go to the section or round table of primary interest (including the option of dropping a subscription to North Carolina Libraries as an automatic membership benefit and making it an additional cost for those interested); and (2) to allow sections and round tables the option to have financial autonomy over their treasuries. These items will be presented as new business at the July Executive Board meeting. No vote will take place until the October Executive Board meeting.
Catherine Wilkinson, chair of the Finance Committee, and I have spoken about these issues and are planning a meeting of the Finance Committee for Monday, 17 July 2000, in Greensboro. Frances Bradburn, North Carolina Libraries editor, Karen Gavigan, chair of the NC Association of School Librarians, and I, as ex officio member of all NCLA committees, will be in attendance to offer input. The results of deliberations will be presented as new business at the July Executive Board meeting.
New NCLA Policies
At the July Executive Board meeting, two new NCLA policies will be voted upon. The first policy on non-discrimination states that "the North Carolina Library Association will not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, creed, or disability, and as such will not enter into contracts with person(s) or organization(s) that discriminate. This involves rental of space, facilities, and equipment for NCLA-sponsored events and exhibits of products and services at these events."
The second policy on use of the NCLA name states that "no person(s) or organization(s) may use the name of the North Carolina Library Association without prior consent in writing of the NCLA President, acting on behalf of the NCLA Executive Board."
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.
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: pajones@catawba.edu.
--Plummer Alston "Al" Jones, Jr., President, NCLA
Thursday, July 20, 2000
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
310 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
This preservation workshop addresses provisions for the protection of cultural resources from the threat of fires in archives, libraries, museums, places of worship, and historic sites. Instruction focuses on issues of fire detection and suppression, evacuations, and training staff to properly respond to fires. The workshop is recommended for archivists, administrators, curators, docents, librarians, physical plant managers, volunteers, and others working in educational, cultural and historical collections.
The instructor is Dr. Michael Trinkley, Director of the Chicora Foundation, a recognized authority on preservation, disaster planning, HVAC systems, pest control, and fire safety. Dr. Trinkley is the author of Can You Stand the Heat?: a fire safety primer for libraries, archives, and museums.
Registration Fees:
$50 for employees of NCPC member institutions
$60 for non-members
Reserve registration deadline is July 1st
$75 at the door if seats are available
Workshop fee includes lunch and refreshments
To register, please complete the form at this web site http://library.uncg.edu/depts/circ/ncpcfire.html.
--Robert James, NCPC President
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Conference on Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults
The first annual Conference on Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults is scheduled for July 21, 2000 at Ramsey Library of the University of North Carolina at Asheville. This is a free conference and CEU credit will be available. Visit our Web site at http://bullpup.lib.unca.edu/multconf/ for details and registration information. Questions? Email us at multconf@unca.edu
--Bryan Sinclair, UNC Asheville
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Career Crossroads or Life's a Trip
The Round Table on the Status of Women in Librarianship is planning an August workshop with Dr. Dudley Shearburn, retired professor of Women's Studies from Salem College, as the speaker. She will speak on "Career Crossroads or Life's a Trip," and the workshop will be at Central Library, Forsyth County Public Library in Winston-Salem, August 11th.
--Laura Weigand, Chair, Round Table on the Status of Women in Librarianship
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NCASL's Conference 2000 will be September 13 - 15 in Winston-Salem at the Benton Convention Center and the Adam's Mark Hotel. The theme of the conference is "The I's Have It". Featured speakers include Judy Freeman, Michael Cart, Doug Johnson, and Nancy Pollette. Authors include Mary Downing Hahn and Jacqueline Woodson.
--Karen Gavigan, Co-Chair, NC Association of School Librarians
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SELA Conference October 11-13 at Jekyll Island, Georgia
Plans are going full-steam-ahead for the Southeastern Library Association's biennial conference in Jekyll Island, Georgia, October 11-13. Pre-conference mailings will probably reach members in mid-August. The event will be a joint conference with "COMO" -- The Georgia Council of Media Organizations -- which includes the Georgia Library Association, the Georgia Library Media Association and the Georgia Association for Information Technology.
The Georgia members who are handling local arrangements for the conference urge that hotel accommodations be reserved as early as possible. Information should soon be available on the SELA website, http://www.seflin.org/sela/index.html.
SELA/Gale Grant Available in North Carolina for SELA Conference Attendance
The Gale Group is working with the SELA Continuing Education Committee in sponsoring a conference attendance grant of $500 to a new SELA member from each of the states in SELA. All SELA members within their first four years of professional library work are eligible for the grants. The deadline for applications is August 1, 2000. For information contact:
Susanna J. Turner, Chair, SELA Continuing Education Committee
Mississippi State University Libraries
P. O. Box 5408
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Telephone (662) 325-8391 FAX (662)325-4263
Email: sturner@library.mssstate.edu
NCLA Represented at SELA Leadership Conference
SELA President Frances Coleman (Mississippi State University) convened the SELA Leadership Conference in Atlanta April 28-29, to discuss the current business of the association and the upcoming Jekyll Island conference. In the state-by-state information sharing session, John Via, representing NCLA, reported on the "Very Best Place to Start" initiative, the NCLA Leadership Institutes and progress on NCLIVE.
African American Issues Round Table
Signatures are still being collected for the establishment of an African American Issues Round Table in SELA. This new unit has been proposed by a group of North Carolina librarians (John Via, Al Jones, Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin, David Fergusson, Wanda Brown, Robert Canida II and Gerald Holmes) as a means of addressing the traditional under-representation of African American librarians in SELA as well as to provide a continuing forum for discussion and action.
The proposal requires 100 signatures of current SELA members. If you wish to support this proposal and need to join SELA, the membership form is available on the SELA website, http://www.seflin.org/sela/index.html. The proposal itself will be on the NCLA website soon or may be faxed upon an email request to viaje@forsyth.lib.nc.us.
SELA Nominating Committee
The SELA Nominating Committee has been appointed and will be selecting two candidates each for the offices of president-elect, secretary and treasurer. Anyone with suggestions for the committee may contact John Via at (336) 727-2287 or viaje@forsyth.lib.nc.us.
--John Via, SELA Representative
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Children's Services Section Off Year Conference
The Off Year Conference for the Children's Services Section is scheduled for October 30 and 31 at The Summit Conference Center in Brown Summit, NC. Some of the presenters include puppeteer Hobie Ford and Professor Brian Sturm from UNC. The goal of the workshop is to introduce staff to music, puppets and arts which can be incorporated into programs.
Congratulations are in order for our colleague Mary Reichel at Appalachian State University, who was elected Vice-President/President-Elect of the Association of College and Research Libraries.
--Plummer Alston "Al" Jones, Jr. President, NCLA
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East Carolina University's J.Y. Joyner Library recently reprinted a rare slave narrative, Days of bondage: autobiography of Friday Jones, being a brief narrative of his trials and tribulations in slavery (Washington, D.C.: Commercial Pub. Co., 1883). The original, housed in the library's North Carolina Collection, is the only copy represented in the OCLC database. The reprinting contains a biographical sketch of Friday Jones, a Wake County slave who became an active citizen of Raleigh after the Civil War; illustrations; and an introduction by Dr. William L. Andrews, an authority on the slave narrative as a literary genre.
Libraries may obtain a free copy of the reprinting by sending a self-addressed 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" or larger envelope bearing $1.00 in postage to: Mr. Fred Harrison, North Carolina Collection, J.Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858.
--Maury York, East Carolina University
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The NCSU Libraries has opened a Scanning Lab as part of its Learning and Research Center for the Digital Age. Library staff operate the lab, equipped with a variety of scanners, to help enable users to create and develop digital instructional and research materials for university-related use. Phase 2, anticipated in 2001/02, will offer expanded services and specialized workstations for the creation of digital images and multimedia. For more information, see the Digital Library Initiatives Web page at http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/sdl/.
--Jinnie Y. Davis, North Carolina State University
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The NCLA Executive Board will take up the following resolution at its July meeting. This resolution has been posted to you before but we would like to give membership another chance to read and comment on it. Please send any comments to pvalentine@wilson-co.com. Thanks!
PROPOSED Resolution of the North Carolina Library Association
Whereas the North Carolina General Assembly has enacted a law (d115C-238.29) permitting private non-profit corporations to operate publicly-funded charter schools; and
Whereas the Act encourages each charter school to provide an individual and separate curriculum; and
Whereas the Act provides no requirement for in-school library service or instruction; and
Whereas the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools requires library services and trained librarians for all K-12 schools seeking accreditation; and
Whereas research has shown the importance and relevance of providing school children with in-house school libraries with trained librarians; and
Whereas public libraries do provide services for everybody but cannot tailor their materials and instruction to any one school or curriculum; and
Whereas public libraries cannot provide materials and instruction for all local individual schools and curriculums; and
Whereas school library media centers in already existing public schools are stretched to capacity providing resources, services, and instruction to their own students and teachers; and
Whereas college libraries cannot provide materials and instruction for curriculums not supported by their parent institution;
Now therefore be it resolved that the North Carolina Library Association recommends that the General Assembly require charter schools to provide in-school library services and instruction or otherwise provide for library services and instruction; and
Be it resolved that the Department of Public Instruction be authorized to require said charter schools to include in their reports on-going plans, schedules or information about the staffing and library and media services they provide or plan to provide; and
Be it resolved that the members of the North Carolina Library Association contact their legislators to inform them of the ramifications of the Act for the residents of the State.
--Patrick Valentine, Director, NCLA
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Central Carolina Community College recognized the challenges they were facing in hiring staff able to meet the needs of today's modern library were also being experienced by other libraries. To meet the challenge, a new Library and Information Technology curriculum was created. The curriculum was well accepted within the community college system and supported by our Advisory Committee composed of public, school, academic and special librarians from the Research Triangle Park area of Raleigh, NC.
There are numerous ALA-approved Masters programs in the state of North Carolina, but our program at Central Carolina Community College is the only program in the state for paraprofessionals or library technicians. We believe we are only the fourth college in the United States to offer a two-year library program totally online! Students who complete the two-year program will receive an Associate in Applied Science Degree. Students may exit the program after one year with a diploma.
The Library and Information Technology curriculum at Central Carolina Community College is designed to prepare graduates for employment with organizations that use technology to process, manage and communicate information. The objective is the development of generalists and specialists who can work with patrons in the real, virtual or digital libraries or library-related fields.
Registration begins this summer; the first semester class, Introduction to Libraries, begins August 21st. Other courses scheduled for the first semester are: Introduction to Computers, Expository Writing, Keyboarding, and Records Management. Students will complete eight library courses and a Co-op Work Experience designed to develop proficiency primarily in the use of electronic resources for information retrieval, inventory control, information cataloging and classification. These online courses will be supplemented by courses readily available at local community colleges across the state.
Please direct any questions to Dean Nancy Turner at 919-718-7222 or email her at nturner@gw.ccarolina.cc.nc.us.
--Linda Stone, Felicity Callis, Central Carolina Community College
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The North Carolina Chapter of the Special Libraries Association (NC/SLA) held their annual meeting, banquet, and awards presentation on April 28th in Chapel Hill.
Eleanor Smith received the Sara Aull Student Paper Award of $500 for her excellence in writing while contributing to the literature of special librarianship. Richard Cole, Dean of the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication, received the Information Management Award for his school's support of libraries and information science and the information needs of its community. Evelyn Daniel, School of Information & Library Science at UNC-CH, received the Meritorious Achievement Award for her notable and enduring contributions to the chapter and the profession. The speaker for the evening was Sylvia Piggot, SLA Past President 1996-1997, who presented "Issues and Trends for the Profession."
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Recovery in the Coastal Plain
From May 24-26, 2000, East Carolina University hosted a major regional conference, "In the Aftermath of Hurricane Floyd: Recovery in the Coastal Plain," in the Mendenhall Student Center on the ECU campus in Greenville, NC.
The primary purpose of the conference was to explore the social, natural, and economic impacts of Hurricane Floyd on individuals, groups, and communities. The conference also provided a forum for the exchange of ideas on ways to better prepare Eastern North Carolina to deal with extreme weather events like Hurricane Floyd in the future.
More than 300 registrants attended. Sessions included presentations by guest speakers; panel discussions; breakout sessions in which attendees were encouraged to participate; and a final plenary session where preliminary results and recommendations growing out of the previous sessions were made available for review, comment and revision. A public lecture on Thursday evening by Bob Sheets, former director of the National Hurricane Center, filled ECU's Hendrix Theatre to capacity.
Joyner Library and its staff participated significantly in the conference. In the planning stage, the Library became an official sponsor of the conference at the $1,000 level. A Joyner Library display table at the conference featured a Powerpoint presentation of highlights from Special Collections Librarian Mary Boccaccio's "Flood of the Century" Archive. This presentation includes a flood chronology as well as flood photographs taken by Edie Tibbits of the Joyner Library Cataloging Department. Five library staff members attended all or part of the conference - Ralph Scott (Systems), Elizabeth Smith (Preservation), Mary Boccaccio (Special Collections), Kathy D'Angelo (Collection Development), and Bryna Coonin (North Carolina Collection).
The Library will receive several copies of the full printed proceedings and electronic copy of selected portions of the proceedings. Once received and processed, print copies will be available through the Library's online catalog, Horizon. Preliminary materials from the conference are currently available at the conference Web site at http://www.ecu.edu/coas/floyd.
--Bryna Coonin, East Carolina University
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Don't forget! A new type of area code is coming!
The new area code 980 will be a "10-digit dialing overlay" covering the same geographic area as the existing 704 area code. Customers residing within the 704/980 area code will need to dial 10 digits to anyone else within that 704/980 area code whenever they make a local or expanded local call, even if it is to someone with the same 704 or 980 area code in their own neighborhood. Callers can begin using the new 10-digit dialing immediately. However, after January 10, 2001, all local calls and expanded local calls within the area code will have to be placed using the new method of 10-digit dialing.
Spread the word with all friends and family to make sure they are aware of the change taking place. Make sure that any equipment which requires programming is updated to show the new area code: telephones with automatic dialers, Private Branch Exchange (PBX) Systems, modems, Internet connections, fax machines "smart phones", and so on.
--Maureen Costello, Administrative Assistant, NCLA
The Executive Board of the Children's Services Section met on June 7th in Winston-Salem and discussed the Off Year Conference which is titled "Storytelling and Beyond: Incorporating the Arts into Programming." The workshop is scheduled for October 30 and 31 at The Summit Conference Center in Brown Summit, NC. Some of the presenters include puppeteer Hobie Ford and Professor Brian Sturm from UNC. The goal of the workshop is to introduce staff to music, puppets and arts which can be incorporated into programs.
The next issue of the Children's Services Section's quarterly journal, "The Chapbook" is in the process of being published. This journal was produced by the Children's Services Section for many years but has not been published in the last two years. Our current journal will be mailed to CSS members and the New Members Round Table at the end of the month.
A web page is being created for CSS. More details on that to come!
--Ann Burlingame, Chair, Children's Services Section
The Documents Section of the North Carolina Library Association sponsored a workshop on the 2000 Census on May 19, 2000. The workshop took place at the McKimmon Center at NCSU in Raleigh and drew more than 50 attendees.
Ken Wright of the U.S. Census Bureau covered changes in geographies, data collection and analysis, and Census 2000 products.
At the Documents Section business meeting following the workshop, Sally Ensor was presented a certificate of appreciation, in absentia, for her service as State Documents Clearinghouse coordinator from 1988-1999.
--Marilyn Schuster, Docket Editor, Documents Section
North Carolina Association of School Librarians
NCASL's Conference 2000 will be September 13 - 15 in Winston-Salem at the Benton Convention Center and the Adam's Mark Hotel. The theme of the conference is "The I's Have It". Featured speakers include Judy Freeman, Michael Cart, Doug Johnson, and Nancy Pollette. Authors include Mary Downing Hahn and Jacqueline Woodson.
Poetry Alive will be presenting an all conference poetry event prior to the Wine and Cheese reception on Sept. 14. A storytelling breakfast featuring Jim Weiss will be held on Friday, Sept. 15.
--Karen Gavigan, Co-Chair, NC Association of School Librarians
The Executive Board of the Public Library Section met at the Durham County Public Library on June 5. In attendance were: Priscilla Lewis (Director), Marie Spencer (Secretary), Patrick Valentine (Vice-Chair, Chair-Elect), Ron Ritter (Technical Services Committee), Kim Crawford (Technical Services Committee), Lynn Thompson (Government Relations), and John Zika (Chair). Projects which the Technical Services Committee and the Audiovisual Committee are working on were discussed. The last NCLA Executive Board Meeting was also recapped and ideas were posed for programs for the next NCLA Conference. There was also discussion about Legislative Day which occurred on May 23, and the status of the request for State Aid from the NC General Assembly. Among other items, the group shared developments in libraries regarding the purchasing and circulating of eBooks, DVD's and Books on CD.
The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 18, 11AM in Asheville, hosted by Ed Sheary. (This is just prior to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Wolfe - October 3)
--John Zika, Chair, Public Library Section
Round Table News
Round Table on Special Collections
The Round Table on Special Collections is planning two workshops for the fall on digitization of library materials, primarily photographs. Confirmed speakers include Jerry Cotten of UNC-CH's North Carolina Collection Photo Archives, Peggy Hoon of North Carolina State University, and John Ansley of Durham County Public Library.
--Kevin Cherry, Chair, Round Table on Special Collections
Round Table on the Status of Women in Librarianship
The Round Table on the Status of Women in Librarianship is planning an August workshop with Dr. Dudley Shearburn, retired professor of Women's Studies from Salem College, as the speaker. She will speak on "Career Crossroads or Life's a Trip," and the workshop will be at Central Library, Forsyth County Public Library in Winston-Salem, August 11th! There will be a mailing/registration form sent to all NCLA members in early June.
--Laura Weigand, Chair, Round Table on the Status of Women in Librarianship
Intellectual Freedom Committee
The Children's Internet Protection Act was reintroduced June 8th. The bill would require schools and libraries that accept e-rate subsidies to use filtering technology. Information on how to contact your legislators can be found at http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/news_inf.html#elected.
Avery County Filtering Controversy
Two local members of the American Family Association have been pressuring the Avery County Commissioners, as well as the AMY Regional Public Library to filter Internet terminals in the public library. Library Director Theresa Coletta has well established Internet Use policies in place that require parental consent for anyone under the age of 18.
John Higgins likened the library to "an adult bookstore paid for by the county." His wife Beverly Higgins said that the library was "a broken sewer pipe, spreading raw sewage into the community."
Ms. Coletta stated at the public meeting, "Our responsibility is to provide access to information, and we will continue to do that for the people of Avery County." Information was presented detailing the limitations of computer filters. "We do monitor our Internet computers," Ms. Coletta stated. "Our policy clearly establishes that, whether you are an adult or a child, obscenity is illegal."
--Jerry Thrasher, Chair, Intellectual Freedom Committee
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