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PB americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 President’s Message | ALA Creating a Participatory ALA

Values that form the core of ALA culture by Barbara K. Stripling

LA is in the process of for members to understand how to tial dispositions of openness, self- reimagining itself. We navigate and engage. Is that true, or reflection, collaboration, service, have engaged in conver- do we need that complexity to en- empathy and respect, continuous sations with members, able our very diverse members to learning, and creativity and imagi- ACouncil, the Executive Board, and find their perfect niches of connec- nation (salzburg.hyperlib.sjsu.edu). division leadership to understand tion? Perhaps our issues are actually Those are the very values that what we, as a profession, want that the complex should form the from our Association. In a nut- organization is not We should core of the culture shell, we have found that we want transparent enough envision a of ALA, and we a welcoming, inclusive, engaged, for members to need to build that and supportive organization. find their niche and participatory culture together. Taken at face value, these attri- that we don’t give culture that The Salzburg butes do not lead to an organization them outlets for provides opportunities Curriculum identi- that matches the transformation of acting on their in- fies a number of im- libraries and librarianship that is terests and sharing for members to act, to peratives for occurring in all types of libraries their own ideas change our profession. libraries and muse- across the country. All of the terms once they have con- ums in the era of suggest a one-way culture, that ALA nected. Many of our members are participatory culture, most of which has the responsibility to build a already pushing the Association in can be equally applied to ALA: recog- welcoming environment and that the direction of participation by nizing the importance of diversity, members need only to embrace and forming their own social media creating innovative partnerships, be supported by the Association. groups, attending unconferences as emphasizing value and impact, co- What we should instead envision is a part of ALA events, using multiple creating content, incorporating a participatory culture in our Asso- platforms to debate critical library social media, collaborating, breaking ciation that provides opportunities issues, and creating discussion and down barriers, becoming a hub of for members to act and to change social action groups. And we en- communication, and acting with ALA and, indeed, our profession. courage it. passion to effect permanent change. Building a participatory culture is Perhaps ALA can be guided in its What needs to change as we reimag- a pretty tall order for an organiza- reimagining process by some of the ine ALA is how we empower our tion of more than 57,000 members. thinking in our field about libraries members to collaborate with others I have been puzzling over the possi- and librarianship in a participatory in the Association across divisions,

bilities since I became president. culture. In 2011, an international library types, years of experience, 2014 march/april

Certainly we have to think beyond group of innovative thinkers in and library roles to create a trans- |

the traditional structures of com- libraries and museums came to- formed ALA and librarianship for the mittee appointments, elected offic- gether in Salzburg, Austria, to de- future. The power to change ALA is es, and occasional task forces. We velop a curriculum framework for within our members: Our responsi- have to understand how our mem- the education and continuing pro- bility is to listen to their voices and bers connect to the Association be- fessional development of library build a participatory Association. z fore we can provide pathways of and museum professionals in a action for them. participatory culture. The curricu- Barbara K. stripling is assistant One of the complaints we hear lum conversations were guided by professor of practice at Syracuse (N.Y.)

about ALA is that it is too complex core values that included the essen- University. Email: [email protected]. americanlibrariesmagazine.org

5 There isnogreater with thelibrarian/ media specialist. after asession to learnthata 6 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 student didwell satisfaction than Libraries, ReaderForum,50 E.Huron St.,Chicago,IL 60611-2795. be limitedto200words. SendtoMariamPera, [email protected]; fax312-440-0901; orAmerican The editorswelcome lettersaboutrecent contents ormattersofgeneralinterest. 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Willwhatwedo instead chooseamore sustainable abandon themeetingcashcowand mental costs. obstinate blindnesstotheirenviron- strate ourinexcusablehubrisand these isthatsuchgatheringsdemon- convinced thatthemostcompellingof meetings haspassed,butIremain huge in-personnationalAssociation offered todemonstratethatthedayof nothing more. calculations considered onlyairtravel, more than3,200metrictons.Andthese total for8,850attendeesamountedto Denver was0.3635metrictons.The traveled byairtoMidwinter2009in footprint foreachattendeewho estimated thattheaveragecarbon certainly stepsin therightdirection. ment oftheDominican Republicare the GatesFoundationandgovern - in neighboringcountries.Theefforts of too littleaboutlibrariesandeducation attention tothefactthatweoften know Promise” (AL,Jan./Feb.,p.40)draws Republic, “ACountryofHopeand The articleonlibrariesintheDominican We Are theWorld Finally, willchangingourprofligate Will the“ALAbrass”howlwhenwe Innumerable reasons maybe Sackville, NewBrunswick,Canada AL AdvisoryCommitteeMember Marc Truitt part-time; thus,everyonehere works patrons andforourcommunityatlarge. to providing excellentserviceforour own efforts, becauseweare committed capital funds)wasraisedthrough our 7–9%, 10–12%ofourbudget(excluding funding. 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7 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 8 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 ALA |CampaignStatements A building literacy skillsinourschool learning inourpubliclibraries; read andexperiencingthejoy of starting withchildrenlearning to ies. Ourlibrarieschangelives— cate thepowerandimpactof librar- foundation ofmypresidency. lief inopportunitieswillbethe deep appreciationforandbe- ians, andlibraryworkers.This in supportinglibraries,librar- tive leadershipofourAssociation now appreciatethetransforma- would benefitmynewcareer.I ited understandingofhowALA When Ifirstjoined,hadalim- in theirdailyresponsibilities. know theyhavethepowerofALA local situationssothatlibrarians sources andexpertstoassistwith members havejust-in-timere- line toolsandconferencesensure information environment.On- ever-changing technologyand library workerscurrentwiththe help tokeepourlibrariansand within ALAaretremendousand sional developmentopportunities impact libraries.Theprofes- forefront ofnationalpoliciesthat local librariesandbeingonthe from ALA’sstrongadvocacyof As amember,Ihavebenefited freedom, privacy,andinclusion. professional valuesofintellectual portance ofALAinadvancingour ciation. Hespokeabouttheim- join theAmericanLibraryAsso- Miller, encouragedmyclassto As president, Iwanttocommuni- As president, a professorofmine,Ed my librarysciencedegree, s Inearedcompletionof Maggie Farrell Maggie

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and communities. the impactof librariesinyourlives working withyoutocommunicate profession, andIlookforward to eight key actionareas. fident wecanachievesuccessinthe ALA 2015planasaguide,Iamcon- meaningful experiences.With the gaging thebroadmembershipin promote ourcorevalueswhileen- ation indetermininghowwecan conversations andassistourAssoci- operations. Iwouldadvancethese versations regardingourbudgetand Council ishavingchallengingcon- tive changeswithindivisions,and some. Therehavebeensomeeffec- find thebureaucracytobecumber- communication tools,andsome were developedpriortotoday’s ALA’swork. structureandprotocols ensure thefinancialstability of our ly withAssociationleadershipto ence, aspresidentIwillworkclose- In influ- additiontoourexternal Association our Strengthening and intellectualfreedomissues. sent ourAssociationonkey policy Iwillsoundly repre- As president, and politicalissuesfacinglibraries. united voiceoncriticallegislative but weneedawe drawourstrength, spectives. It isfromthisvarietythat look atissuesfromdifferent per- we haveavarietyof purposesandwe goals. ThisiscriticalwithinALAas consensus andachievecommon bring togetherdiversevoicesto leadership strengthistheabilityto I askfor yourvote. Thank youfor yourservicetoour z careers, provide points intheir members atall will engageour IAs president, Engage W the profession. and growingin sharing ideas, rum for learning, member asafo - provides each I cannotoverstatethevaluethatALA best practicesinlibraryservice,and is theplacewhereIhavelearned ship developmentopportunities.It ALA hasprovidedinvaluableleader- cal stagesthroughoutmycareer, professional Atcriti- development. gaged withandtosupportlibraries. people aroundtheworldtogeten- beyond—an ALAthatgalvanizes spires thelibrarycommunityand ture. IwanttoleadanALAthatin- risk-takers whoinnovatefor thefu- best practicesandchampioningthe Icommitto elevatingorganization. contributors tothesuccessof our and toseethemselvesasvalued them becomeadvocatesfor libraries will engageourmembershiptohelp Ithe AmericanLibraryAssociation, ideas, anddrawinspiration. people canlearnfreely,exchange to createenvironmentswhere share anincredibleopportunity fessionals andsupporters,we ALA hasprofoundly shapedmy Should Ibeelectedpresidentof lives. Aslibrarypro- Libraries change e knowthistobetrue: profession continues organization sothat the inspirationthat of ustothelibrary to driveourwork. brought eachone Sari Feldman I willworkto energize our Candidate forALPRESIDENT as libraryprofessionals, evenas ing thosecorevaluesthatdefineus I committopromotingandprotect- Innovate success of ALA. contributions areessentialtothe bers mustunderstandthattheir Ourmem- to leadourorganization. library professionals andsupporters adiversegroupof andattract sion, individuals andthelibraryprofes - valuable supportthatadvancesboth sarifeldman.com organizations that promoting library porting and ture viability. Sup- essential toourfu- landscape willbe digital content the ever-changing libraries toaddress Repositioning customer needs. meet changing libraries evolveto spire peoplearoundtheworld. library spacesandservicesthat in- directly contributetofostering nization byensuringthatour efforts AndIwill leadourorga- our work. library profession continuestodrive that broughteachoneof ustothe organization sothattheinspiration Iwillworktoenergizeourter world. educational institutions,andabet- to thrivingcommunities,successful all knowthatlibrariesareessential Wegether intheALAstrategicplan. deliver onthepromiseswesetto- profession. Iwillmake certainwe on behalfof librariesandthelibrary inspired usall. to transform lives.Librarieshave belief thatlibrarieshavethepower common threadweallshareisthe hance researchandlearning.The the profession withadesiretoen- ademic success.Stillotherscometo with resourcesthatcontributetoac- gized whenconnectingstudents love of reading.Othersareener- young childrendevelopalifelong moved bytheopportunitytohelp for different reasons. Someof usare We allcometothelibraryprofession Inspire ing, andservice. of learn- communitycollaboration, of allkindsdelivervalueascenters reframe theconversation:Libraries grounded inmaterial,nowwemust lated ourvaluepropositionas cy. Wherewehavepreviouslyarticu- important hallmarkof mypresiden- are focused oninnovationwillbean I askfor yourvote. Iwill advocateAs ALApresident, z

9 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 10 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 T Update | Update A NSA Surveillance Reforms for Joins Alliance ALA Decision Neutrality RespondsALA to Net President Barbara Stripling. “While “While Stripling. Barbara President ALA June,” said in leaked program ing collect phone NSA the of news since tionality of the surveillance program hasagency questioned the constitu government or court a that time first data. personal of Americans’ “indiscriminate” and “arbitrary invasion” an be to practices the finding stitutional, uncon be may Americans unsuspecting on NSA’s the surveillance that ruled programs. surveillance mass (NSA) Agency rity Secu National extend and legalize to seeks which Act, Improvements (FISA) Act Surveillance Intelligence Foreign President BarbaraStriplingrespond- ment at this blow to a principle ALA ment atthisblowtoaprincipleALA nation rulesof theFederal Communi- express theAssociation’s disappoint- Verizoned tothedecision, v. FCC,to cations Commission(FCC)that court struckdownthenondiscrimi- has longadvocated. deliver online information. ALA deliver onlineinformation. ALA that killednetneutrality. govern how internet service providers govern howinternetserviceproviders “ALA hasbeenalongtimesupporter “The District Court ruling Court is the“The District Court D.C. District the December, In On January 14, afederal appeals ganizations in opposition to the the to opposition in ganizations or 50 than more joined has LA out in strong opposition out instrongopposition he sociation to arecentcourt American LibraryAs- AL (ALA) A

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77 million people use public library 77 million peopleusepubliclibrary facts andseethrough thebiases. theywereabletopickapartthe gram, ical toolsdevelopedduringthe pro- journalism andequippedwithanalyt - Groundedintheprinciplesof tion. cluding the2012presidentialelec - coverage of contemporaryissues,in- “read thenews” byexaminingmedia Thestudentslearnedhowto tion. critical analysisof newsandinforma- dents howtoengageinnonpartisan, news ethiciststeachhighschoolstu- where librarians,journalists,and come transformed into“newsrooms,” Know-How Initiative sawlibrariesbe - Open SocietyFoundations, theNews using grantfundsprovidedbythe ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom news literacyproject. ment thatdetailsthesuccessof its ALA hasreleasedadigitalsupple- Online Guide Progress Know News Get nondiscrimination toallforms of restore thelongstandingprincipleof internet accesseveryyear. Theseus- equal accesstoonlineinformation ers of libraries’ internetservices,and ers everysingleday. Approximately broadband accesstotheinternet.” seeking employment, andmanyoth- seeking employment, and explore every avenue possible to and exploreeveryavenuepossibleto and services. people allacrossthecountry, deserve telecom/netneutrality. tion’s visitala.org/advocacy/ support, trality andtolearnabouttheAssocia- “ALA willworkwithpolicymakers In addition tocoverageof thepast Conducted in2012and2013by For moreinformation onnetneu- - How How was awardedto libraries in2013. Foundation. Thefirstround of grants sponsored bytheNeal-Schuman Citizens-Save-Libraries program, grants availableasapartof its United for Librarieshas10 more Available Grants Citizens 70f55067#/70f55067/1. viewer.zmags.com/publication/ that iscurrentlyindevelopment. 24/7 newscyclewatchdogprogram news literacyprojects,includinga supplement alsolooksatfutureALA two yearsof News Know-How, the Become aFutureLibrry Leader ALA LeadershipInstitute: Read thesupplementinfull,at transforminglibraries/ala-leadership-institute fordetails. employer. Applicationswillbeacceptedonlineonly. Visit ala.org/ April 25.Applicantsmaynominatethemselvesorbenominatedbytheir bership toALA’s LibraryLeadershipandManagementAssociation. ticipant, includinglodging,allmeals,materials,andafree one-yearmem- n n n n n community orcampusinvolvement. to assumeahigheradministrativeormanagerialrole, withsomehistoryof as thoseofreferences. Idealcandidateswillbemid-career librariansready volvement. Particularattentionwillbegiventopersonalstatements,aswell ship potential,professional achievement,andcommunityorcampusin- race/ethnicity. Applicantswillbeselectedbasedondemonstrated leader based onlibrarytype,organizational responsibility, geography, gender, and and transformation. the artofconveninggroups, andcreating aculture ofinclusion,innovation, leading inturbulenttimes,interpersonalcompetence,powerandinfluence, Illinois, features astructured learningtrackwithacurriculumthataddresses gram, tobeheldAugust10–14atEaglewoodResortandSpainItasca, Strategist KathrynDeiss,thefour-day-long leadershipdevelopmentpro- reen SullivanandAssociationofCollegeResearch LibrariesContent library leadersrealize theirfullpotential.LedbyALAPastPresident Mau- The ALALeadershipInstituteisdesignedtohelpthenextgenerationof Applications forthe2014LeadershipInstitutewillbeacceptedthrough Each institutewillbelimitedto40participants.Costis$1,200perpar In addition,applicantsmust: The institute’s selectioncommitteeisseekingadiverseparticipantmix

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threshold hasbeen reached. useafterthe rental the purchaseoccursonnext typically setathresholdof severaluses onarentalbasis; vendor chargesthelibrary. Choicesvary, butlibrarians catalog. Aspatronsdiscoverand opentheebooks, matching theprofile areregularlyadded intothelibrary’s establish aprofile similartoanapprovalplan. Titles vendors, eitherdirectlyorthroughtheirbookjobber, to ebook. notifying userswithaccessinstructions. quests bybuyingebookeditionswhenavailable,then SomelibrariesalsofilleligibleILLre- chase criteria. nonbook materialssuchasDVDs iftheymeetthepur- then circulatedasusual.Thismodelcanincludebuying rectly topatronsfromtheILLdeskorcatalogedfirstand jobber. When thebooksarrive,they areeitherlentdi- L in CollectionDevelopment Patrons: Your NewPartners for quickshipmentbyanonlinebooksellerorthe appropriateness for price, thecollection, and availability instead of Variables borrowed. includepublicationdate, their patronsasILLborrowingrequestswillbebought by establishcriteriabywhichbooktitlessubmitted ians library loan(ILL)requests.Librar- State University Libraries. Hodges, headof acquisitionsatOhio lection development,” saysDracine used tocomplementtraditionalcol- (PDA) is“a flexibletoolthatcanbe In patron-drivenacquisition short, terests todriveroutineacquisitions. scale opportunitiesfor patrons’ in- large- libraries provideautomated, of theircollectiondevelopmentactivities,sotoocan moved awayfromtitle-by-titleselectionfor atleastsome even offersuggestionformsontheirwebsite. happy tobuypatron-suggestedmaterial.Some Purchases triggered byselectionfromavendor’s list. Purchases triggeredbyuseafterdiscoveryasan Purchases triggeredbyinter PDA addsmaterialsthrough: However, inthesamewaythatmanylibrarianshave Librarians workwithoneormorePDA ebook ject matter,format,andprice,librariansare When thosetitlesmeettheguidelinesonsub- gestions fortitlestoaddthecollection. ibrarians havealwayswelcomedusers’sug- times more.” circulate many through PDA “Books chosen West Lafayette(Ind.)Public Library libraries libraries library’s service andanalternativetocollectionbuilding: one modelfor fastaccesstomaterialspatronsneed. allowingtimeforbooks thattheywant, shipping. book listintotheircatalog.Patrons caneasilyrequestthe Some librariesloadatleastpartof theirjobber’s current diate needsbutwillalsoenjoy high useinthefuture. for addingmanytitlesthatnotonlymeet patrons’ imme- Butitdoesofferment. easy, aquick, andeffective avenue pletely replacethelibrarian’s roleincollectiondevelop- range of materialstotheirusers.” its realvalueisthatitallowslibrariestoprovideawider velopment model.WhilePDA canbeusedtosavemoney, tion thanweevercouldunderatraditionalcollectionde- allows ustoprovideamuchbroaderanddeepercollec- only whatweneedandtopayfor thelevelof it need, Clark reports:“BecausePDA makes itpossibletobuy Denver Libraries,whereAssociateDeanMichael Levine- ans whoanalyzetheirPDA dataconfirmthispattern. librari tional librarian-ledselectionprocess.”Academic most booksandmediathatwepurchasethroughourtradi- through ourPDA program circulatemanytimesmorethan An additionalbenefit:“Bookschosen successful.” “wildly (Ind.) PublicLibrary, sayshislibrary’s PDA programis quisitions. Nick Schenkel, directorof theWest Lafayette different budgetsandcriteria; —Nick Schenkel PDA plansoffer severaladvantages for goodcustomer Librarianschoosemorethan Mix-andmatch option. Involving usersin theselectionprocessdoesnotcom- PDA hasalsomadeadifference atthe University of n

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13 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 14 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 T 4K on Video Display CES at 2014 was Netflix. So why does this matter was Netflix.for libraries? Sowhydoesthis matter ny atCESthatannounced aplantodistribute 4K video likely itwillbesoldtousviastreaming. Theonlycompa- sumers willbeable tobuy4Kvideo;rather, itseemsmore standard HDbroadcast).It doesn’t seemlikely that con- 720p or1080p,upto4K(four timesthe resolutionof throughhighdefinition(HD) dard 480presolution, of the moreexpensivemachines,startingat$30,000. gluing, andprintingmachine.However, it’s alsooneof color, solidprints.It isessentiallyaverycomplexcutting, chine servesasmaterialfor thelayersthatcreatefull- using sheetsof paper. Copypaperinsertedintothema- ideal for youthprogramminginlibraries. or clay(thatisfiredinakilnafterward).Thiswouldbe printed—like icing,Sugru(pliableplasticthatair-dries), like Play-Doh. Anythingwiththat consistencycouldbe a plungerthatallowsyoutoprintusingsquishymaterials ance ononevendor). and thereisalargepotentialfor vendorlock-in(orreli- however, Theresin, wavelength. canbequiteexpensive uid resinthatsolidifieswhenhitwithalaser of aspecific of meltingplastic,stereolithographymachinesusealiq- lithography printingthatareontherise.Instead of spools Nano andForm 1,twoexamplesof laser-basedstereo- Laboratories (OWL) and Formlabs introducedtheOWL printing companieshadinterestingideas.OldWorld few safeguards thatwereabsentinpreviousmodels. hanced rangeof offerings andcapabilities,includinga tor, andtheReplicatorZ18.Thislinefeatured anen- build layers)printers:theReplicatorMini, theReplica- to position (spoolsof meltedplasticthatareextruded manufacturer for libraries,introduceditsnewlineof de- the exhibithallexclusivelyto3Dprinting. especially inlibraries.ThisyearCESdedicatedanareaof been alargecomponentof thegrowingmaker movement, of howthelatestCEStrendsmightimpactlibraries. more than150,000attendees.Herearesomeideas of exhibitspaceformorethan3,200exhibitorsand biggest ever,witharecord2millionnetsquarefeet Trends | Trends 4K video.In thelastdecade,videohasgonefromstan- Mcor hastaken aninterestingturnon3Dprintingby Hyrel 3Dalsointroducedanewkindof 3Dprinterwith Although MakerBot other3D- dominatedthearena, MakerBot, arguablythemostpopular3D-printing 3D printing.Overthelasttwoyears,printinghas 2014 show,inLasVegas,wasreportedlythe largest internationalshowofitskind,andthe he ConsumerElectronicsShow(CES)isthe Perspectives terms of fillingbudget gapsinareaslike security, automa - also havethepotential tobeveryusefulfor librariesin thetemperaturechanges,etc.Butthesedevices come on, home automation:You walkinyourdoorandthelights (Think to-machine communicationthat automatesourworld. not muchelse. and otheritemsthataregreatfor healthandfitnessbut showing atCESwaslargelyadisplayof fancypedometers Sony aretalkingaboutwearabletechnology, butthe like Google GlassorFitbit. CompaniesfromGarminto give youinformation aboutyourselfortheworld, year.within thenext probable issues,librariesneedtopreparefor thistrend CES floorwas4K:displays,monitors,TVs. Despite these infrastructure for Allthevideo beingshownonthe that. Idon’tto destroyourbandwidth. thinklibrarieshavethe world we’re including4Kvideo,isgoing movingtoward, make dealswithus.I’m worriedthatthestreaming alittle of 3Dprintsmadebylayeringsheetspaper. Top: MakerBot’s newlineof3Dprinters.Bottom:Examples “Internet of things.” Thistrendisallaboutmachine- Wearables. Theseareitemsyouwearonyourbodyto While Netflix putsupwithlibraries,itdoesn’t usually The Jetsons.) Much of thistechnology isfocused on

Photos: Jason Griffey Photos: Jason Griffey surprise for membersof theelectronicsindustryand brary staffhealthy. in publicspaces,theywillalsobeusefulfor keeping li- As thesehealth-geareditemsgrow encourage movement. stand-sit desksthatarealreadyontherisebyadjustingto braries. might beparticularlyusefulinlargerli- through thecameraandspeaker. This the iPad asaninterfacetointeract around toassistpeopleremotelyusing tached iPad. In alibrary, itcanbedriven mote telepresencerobotwithanat- move aroundthelibrary. wheeled basefor purchasesoit’s easyto use amixof tablets).It alsohasa dock thatpowersandsyncstabletsviaUSB(soyoucan monitor fromyourcomputer, smartphone,andtablet. anIP-basedDropcam, wirelessvideocamerathatyoucan afford asecuritysystembutcouldprobablyafford a$100 tion, and traffic tracking. Asmalllibrarymaybeunableto Although this is my fifth year attending CES,it’sAlthough thisismyfifthyearattending stilla n n n Other interestingitemsfor librariesatCESincluded:

Griffin astackable,chainable,lockable Multidock, Stir Kinetic Desk, whichtakes astepbeyondthe Stir KineticDesk, Double (DoubleRobotics),are- especially in4K. of videostreaming, to handletheinflux and infrastructure more bandwidth Libraries willneed worth therestof it. gets andinformation delivery. Thatoccasionalsurpriseis and inventive,thatchangesthewayIconsidergad- ware. SometimesIfindsomethingthat’s justfascinating always positive,it’s clearthattheindustrystilldoesn’t see covering CESfor libraries?”Whiletheoverallreactionis Then theywouldstop,hesitate,andsay, “So,whyareyou Ilovelibraries!gotomylocallibraryallthetime.”“Oh, First,asking hadtheexactsamereaction. theywouldsay Every timeIwasasked whoIwaswritingfor, thepeople press thatlibrarianswouldbeinterestedinthisshow. —JASON technology GRIFFEYisheadoflibraryinformation at theUniversityofTennessee, Readhisblog, Chattanooga. harder toignorethecrapgadgetsandvapor- of information, buteveryyearitbecomes year.whether I’llgobacknext It’s alwaysfull techfor ourpatrons. better getting worth buildingfor wouldgoalongwayin try torealizethatlibrariesareamarket theelectronicsindus- tainly do,butgetting problem for us.Individual companiescer- libraries asapartnerormarket, whichisa Every year that I attend CES,Iwonder Every yearthatIattend Pattern Recognition, atjasongriffey.net/wp.Pattern Recognition, Follow himonTwitter: @griffey.

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OPINIon | Another Story Leading from All Sides

What makes an effective leader? Sometimes it’s not by Joseph Janes what you think

’m in a meeting as I write ship, and typically when we think of machinery of office to turn your this. (It happens; don’t tell “leaders,” we think of somebody… ideas into reality. anybody I work with, okay?) leading. At the top, out in front, This style of leadership is more Don’t get the wrong idea… waving the banner. subtle, less overt, and dependent on Iall of our meetings are vital and But let me offer an alternative the power of ideas and the ability to gripping, and everybody looks idea: leading from the middle. I’ve present and advocate for those forward to them. Just like yours, seen this happen more than once; ideas. You must persuade and sway right? In all seriousness, though, the person who isn’t chairing a rather than cudgel or mandate. It’s as I sit here, I’m struck by the committee or overseeing an organi- also more interpersonal, more rela- various roles people play within zation or initiative, yet who is exert- tionship-driven, and, when done our organization ing substantial well, often barely noticed. and particularly We typically think of influence on its I’ve seen it done. I was on our the different leaders as those at direction or ac- school’s working group a few years ways in which tivities. ago to write our vision statements. my colleagues the top, out in front, Wait, I hear This can be hard, deadly work. We lead and follow. waving the banner. you saying, spun around for a few weeks until This issue But those who lead from “Isn’t that just somebody, who had been sitting in celebrates the the same thing the corner seemingly detached, newest crop of the middle can sometimes as being a good started pouring out ideas he had Emerging Lead- accomplish much more. committee been quietly gleaning from the on- ers. I want to member or par- going discussion. In beautifully congratulate them all and wish ticipant?” Not really. This is more crafted prose, this wallflower artic- them the best as they make their than just showing up, paying atten- ulated what we’d been trying to say way in a profession that always tion, doing your homework, check- all along. benefits from the ideas, the ing the box, and fulfilling your Our newest Emerging Leaders energy, the optimism, and occa- expectations and responsibilities. now take their places, in a line that sionally the ignorance of our new- Nor do I mean a palace coup or pop- stretches back decades, of women est colleagues. ular revolution, though when all else and men who have dedicated their We’ve all experienced many kinds fails, those can work too. Been professional lives to making librar- of leaders, from the jumping-on- there, done that. ianship and libraries stronger and tables, man-the-barricades style to What I mean is someone who is more vital to their communities and the quiet inspirer to the lead-by- guiding and shaping, moving things clienteles. I hope they also embrace march/april 2014 march/april

| example type. All of which can work forward, articulating a vision and the enticing opportunity to remake

(or not—living through the regime marshaling support for it, creating our profession—and perhaps some of an ineffective leader, while pain- and innovating, doing something of its cherished ideas and institu- ful and cringe-inducing, can also be that likely otherwise wouldn’t be tions—for the times and challenges a valuable learning experience), and done. And from the ranks, without to come. I can’t wait to see how well finding one’s own style is an essen- the benefit of—or need for—a title or they do…but that’s another story. z tial aspect of developing a “leaderly” position from which to accomplish approach. that. It’s not necessarily subversive Joseph Janes is associate professor It’s widely acknowledged that or diversionary, but it’s tricky since and chair of the Information School of the University of Washington. americanlibrariesmagazine.org there are multiple modes of leader- you don’t have the benefit of the

18 One Product, Many Users Finding thewidestuserexperience proposals woulddemonstrate: usability, reportingonhowtheir be measuredinmultipleaspectsof toward creatingsolutionsthatcould courses. In studentsworked both, presentations for twoof these up withexternalorganizations. Stanford, andtheteamsalsolink other schoolsordepartmentsat the DSchooland tions between as collabora- are presented of itscourses applications. All cation-based telecommuni- on thedesignofcomputer-and ford Universitytopresentacourse of Design(theDSchool)atStan- with theHassoPlattnerInstitute a dozenyears,hehascollaborated human-computer interaction.For the design, usability,the design, andappealof libraries, apublisher mustconsider could bemorethanonetypeof user. had totake intoaccountthatthere of theintendedusers. lution; and the designfunctionality; users of theproductorsystem; T I’ve been lucky to attend thefinal I’ve beenluckytoattend In creatingreference products for In theprocess,an effective design n n n n

alignment withculturalfactors economic feasibility of theso- measurable effectiveness of emotional appealtothelikely one ofthetopleadersin at StanfordUniversity,is sor ofcomputerscience erry Winograd,profes- different economies. Recognizing completely can reveal types ofusers ity for amateursandscientists. Both havevery different functional- serve) thesetwoencyclopedias. be servedby(andinreturncan nized thatmanytypesof userscan ( andTheEncyclopediaofLife America out inthisregardareBirdsofNorth source. Two e-resourcesthatstand viding aneffective reference re- approach totheeconomicsof pro- could allowacompletelydifferent there aremultipletypesof users other discoveryservices. participation inmetasearchand ing managementsystems,andits ages toandfromOPACs andlearn- tools for reportingusage,thelink- face toauthenticationsystems,its many concerns,includingitsinter- available inalibraryshouldraise product tothesuiteof onlinetools some cases,onlyasinglelibrarian. line resourcesfor in itsstudentsbut, library islikely tohavedozensof on- asmallcommunitycollege spectrum, and faculty. Ontheother endof the separate databasestoitsstudents library canoffer asmany2,000 by thelibrarystaff.Alargeuniversity as wellitseaseof administration the productfor studentsandpatrons, EOL In somecases,recognizingthat Adding anewonlinereference ). Theircreatorshaverecog- Dispatches from theField| TECHNOLOGY sources. with otherlibraryre- and abilitytointegrate ments isitseaseof use academic environ- design willdoinboth how wellaproduct’s So adecidingfactorin

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19 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 20 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 Asking the Right Questions the Right Asking Meaningful assessmentforlearning learned. whether andwhatthestudents satisfaction surveythatdidn’t tellus es wecouldhavemadebasedona thing, andI’m notsurewhatchang- responses intoaspreadsheet. through eachoneandenteredthe ed thesurveysandsomeonewent the session?”Wedutifullycollect- session?” and“Howusefulwas “How satisfiedwereyouwiththe of Likertscalequestionslike tion session.Itincludedabunch student attheendofaninstruc- used, by whom, andwhatimpact it bywhom, used, rarely tellsushow thelibraryis most librariescollecttellsastory, it and muchmore.Whilethedata counts, reference desktransactions, checkouts, databasehits,gate libraries: collectionsize,book library providestothecommunity. used todemonstratethevalue Itmore libraryinstruction. canbe staffing, improvedfacilities,and advocate for thingslike increased learn moreaboutourpatronsand our communities.It canalsohelpus the effort toremainavitalpart of vices andthatit’s acriticaltoolin can beusedtoimprovelibraryser- understand thatassessmentdata These days,moreandpeople to use data Putting W TECHNOLOGY |InPractice We neverusedthedatafor any- And thereitsat. We alreadycollectalotof datain vey wegavetoevery had astandardsur- library Iworkedat ay backwhen,a suming for respondents.Librarians intricately designed andtime-con- assessments don’t alwayshave tobe be focusing mypurchasingefforts. ing patronneedsandwhereIshould in whichourcollectionisnotmeet - aclearsenseofian, thesubject areas ILL datagivesme,asasubjectlibrar- isn’t aregularpartof theworkflow. Atmanylibraries,thissimply ment. sponsible for collectiondevelop- useful tosharewithlibrariansre- brary loan(ILL)dataisincredibly right people.For example,interli- that you’re notsharingitwiththe you’re collectingthewrongdata;it’s timeIteach. next well enoughorshouldcoverthe able andwhatIeitherdidn’t cover covered thatstudentsfound valu- Idiscoverwhat topicsIfrom them. paper oronline,andIlearnsomuch whether onstudents tofillout, about?” They’re quickandeasyfor what doyoustillhavequestions wasunclearor today?” and“What the mostvaluablethingyoulearned is suchas “What struction session, two orthreequestionsaboutthein- per asksstudentstoquicklyanswer papers inmyteaching.Aminutepa- use minute need most. formation we provide thein- the onesthat measure arenot ten thethingsthatareeasiestto has ontheirlivesandlearning.Of- As theseexamplesdemonstrate, Sometimes theproblemisn’t that Now, Ioften

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munity. of becomingirrelevanttoitscom- assessing itsservicesrunstherisk anylibrarynottion environment, And inanever-changinginforma- that willmake yourlibrarybetter. key todoing meaningfulassessment learning andimprovementisthe Keepingthefocussessment. on of whywe collectdataanddoas- it’saccreditation, easytolosesight the results. not fear whattheymaylearnfrom not accountability, andpeople will will befocused onimprovement, assessmentfailure areaccepted, culture, whereexperimentationand Insessment work. atruelearning people awayfromdoingvaluableas- andthatmay scareitive impact, that yourprojectdidnothaveapos- Assessments willsometimestellyou to fail,solongasyoulearnfromit. a workenvironmentwhereit’s okay with aspecificgoalinmind. able todesignanassessmenttool fort byfirstaskingthemselveswhat should approachanyassessmentef- Contact herat created LibrarySuccess:ABestPracticesWiki. She blogsatInformationWants toBeFree and services atPortland(Oreg.) StateUniversity. MEREDITH FARKAS isheadofinstructional In thiseraof accountabilityand Meaningful assessmentrequires z [email protected]. will be better will bebetter theyneed; ifnot, the datathey they alreadyhave may findthat are seeking.They information they by Meredith Farkas Share Magnify Explore

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OCLC congratulates the 2014 Emerging Leaders as they pioneer a vibrant future for libraries. 22 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 and future oftheAssociationandlibraryprofession. stars, thegenerationthatwillmove, shape,andinfluencethepresent in alibrary. Theprogramallowsthesestars togetonthe ence workingat aprofessional orparaprofessional level library profession withfewer thanfiveyears of experi- leaders inourindustry. It’s opentothosenewthe Leaders programrecognizesthe bestandbrightestnew under former ALAPresidentLeslieBurger, theEmerging Somervilleandrevivedin2006 ALA PresidentMary R. Leaders of 2014. Initiated in1997asaone-yearprogramunderformer These aretheAmericanLibraryAssociation’s Emerging ideas behindthescenes.Theseare thelibraryworld’s rising shelving booksinthestacks,andexperimenting withfresh hey’re thenewfacesgreeting youatthereference desk, the libraryworld. ing abrightbeacon intothefuturesof boththeALAand shin - sional specialties.Theirdiversity istheirstrength, 2014 representawidevarietyof librariesandprofes- early intheircareers. portunity toservetheprofession inaleadership capacity gain aninsidelookintoALAstructure,andhaveop- in project-planningworkgroups,networkwithpeers, fast tracktoALAandprofessional leadership,participate The 56honoreesintheEmerging Leadersclassof

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23 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 24 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 and daydream aboutplacesIhaveyettovisit. I lovetowanderaround thetravelsection What’s yourfavoriteplaceinthelibrary? and programming cialty? spe- What isyourprimaryinformation and professional associations a more effective problem-solver inmylibrary Leader? What are yourgoalsasanEmerging South Carolina Name oflibrary:RichlandLibrary, Columbia, Position: The reference desk What’s yourfavoriteplaceinthelibrary? passionate, independent,andawesome. Who’s yourhero? Mymother. Sheiscom- cialty? spe- What isyourprimaryinformation sion, andhavefun and networkwithotherleadersinourprofes - Leader? What are yourgoalsasan Emerging Library inGreensboro, NorthCarolina Name oflibrary:Walter ClintonJackson Position: who are makingadifference intheworld. among us;unrecognized, averagepeople Who’s yourhero? Ibelieveheroes walk brûlée ismyfavorite! Fill intheblank:Triple grandecaramel and internationallevel. a positionofleadershiponlocal,national, hope tobefinishingmyPhDandworkingin Where doyouseeyourselfin5years?I cialty? spe- What isyourprimaryinformation Name oflibrary:Laurel (Del.)PublicLibrary Position: Dump Feature here text Tameca Beckett Reference, workforce development, Business andsocialsciences Youth Services amber Conger To learn newapproaches tobecome To grow professionally, participate Business andJobCenterLibrarian Diversity ResidentLibrarian Youth ServicesLibrarian Nataly Blas

library, andbeggedtostartworkinginone. up surrounded bybooks,lovedvisitingthe ian? What inspired youtobecomealibrar cialty? spe- What isyourprimaryinformation tive memberofALAandPLA amazing librarians,andbecomeamore ac- Leader? What are yourgoalsasanEmerging Library, KingofPrussia,Pennsylvania Name oflibrary:UpperMerionTownship Position: with? JaneYolen What authordoyouwanttohavedinner Working inpubliclibraryoutreach Where doyouseeyourselfin5years? cialty? spe- What isyourprimaryinformation this country librarians whoare doinggreat thingsallover Leader? What are yourgoalsasanEmerging Helena, Montana Name oflibrary:LewisandClarkLibrary, Position: There wasneveranotheroption:Igrew Laura Arnhold Early literacyandchildren’s literature Outreach services Bretagne Byrd To challengemyself,networkwith To connect withandlearnfrom Children’s Librarian Bookmobile Librarian - my waytoward librarymanagement Continuing tomakeadifference andworking Where doyouseeyourself in5years? cialty? spe- What isyourprimaryinformation community me inproviding stellarlibrary servicestomy least tolearnleadershipskillsthatwillaid Leader? What are yourgoalsasan Emerging Libraries, SanJosé,California Name oflibrary:BerryessaandEvergreen Position: know aboutyou.I’vebeenskydiving. Name somethingthatfewcolleagues research skills cialty? spe- What isyourprimaryinformation ian aswellourprofession what Ilearntobothmyrole asaschoollibrar librarians ofdifferent specialtiesandapply Leader? What are yourgoalsasanEmerging Toney, Alabama Name oflibrary:SparkmanMiddleSchool, Position: Who are yourheroes? Myparents favorite! Fill intheblank:Subjectheadingsare my specialty inpsychology ty? Reference andinstructionwithasubject special- What isyourprimaryinformation and collaborateonexcitingprojects connections withotherEmerging Leaders, Leader? To cultivateleadershipskills,form What are yourgoalsasanEmerging Brooklyn (N.Y.) CampusLibrary Name oflibrary:LongIslandUniversity, Position: Reference andInstructionLibrarian Katelyn angell Online resources andYA Teaching 21st-centurylibraryand World domination.Oratthe very To meet andbuildrelationships with Sandy Brand Librarian Erin Berman Library MediaSpecialist - andrew Coulon Jonathan D Kyle Denlinger Winston-Salem, NC Winston-Salem, Jacksonville, FL Oxford, GA a So Sojourna J. Cunningham Sojourna J. Katy D Knoxville, TN Denver, CO i Vittorio Beth EbensteinMulch Kristen Curé Tegan Davis Springfield, OR Alexandria, VA Park City, UT

25 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 26 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 ning theshowandtakingitonroad Where doyouseeyourselfin5years?Run- including digitalliteracy cialty? Teaching 21st-centurylibraryskills, spe- What isyourprimaryinformation librarians andshare ideas Leader? To connect withotherawesome What are yourgoalsasanEmerging Alexandria, Virginia Name oflibrary:T.C. HighSchool, Williams Position: Librarian Diaspora foritsprivacypolicy What isyourfavoritesocialmediatool? Spanish services cialty? Earlychildhoodliteracy;youthand spe- What isyourprimaryinformation tive projects nicator, initiator, andparticipantincollabora- and enhancemyskillsasaneffective commu- Leader? To becomemore involvedinALA What are yourgoalsasan Emerging Name oflibrary:ParkCity(Utah)Library Librarian Position: Youth andSpanishServices My experiencesinthePeaceCorps What inspired youtobecomealibrarian? community outreach, andyouthservices cialty? LatinoandSpanish-languageservices, spe- What isyourprimaryinformation sional connectionsinmyhomestate while atthesametimemakingmore profes- Leader? To becomeactiveonanationallevel What are yourgoalsasanEmerging Library Name oflibrary:Springfield(Ore.) Public field ArtsCommissionLiaison Position: LatinoLiaisonLibrarianandSpring- Dump Feature here text Beth Ebenstein Kristen Curé Tegan Davis Mulch

with? JudyBlumeorHarperLee What authordoyouwanttohavedinner cialty? spe- What isyourprimaryinformation ship To gainexperienceinorganizational leader What isyourgoalasanEmerging Leader? Knoxville Name oflibrary:UniversityTennessee, search AssistantProfessor Position: DiversityResidentLibrarian/Re- favorite! Fill intheblank:Vegan restaurants are my cialty? E-resources, serials, andassessment spe- What isyourprimaryinformation and becomemore involvedinALA information professionals, grow asaleader, Leader? To connect withotherpassionate What are yourgoalsasanEmerging Colorado, Denver Name oflibrary:AurariaLibrary, Universityof Systems Position: Lead,Assessment,andFinancial Library assessmentandpublicservices Katy D Cunningham Sojourna J. i Vittorio

- with? BananaYoshimoto What authordoyouwanttohavedinner American literature, andChinese literature cialty? Foreign language,Spanish andLatin spe- What isyourprimaryinformation horizons ofwhatitmeanstoworkinalibrary field, andworkonaproject thatexpandsmy behind thescenes,meetnewpeoplein Leader? To learnmore abouthowALAworks What are yourgoalsasan Emerging Library Name oflibrary:Oxford (Ga.)College Position: LibrarySpecialist abroad…on Mars Teaching onlineforstudentsstudying Where doyouseeyourselfin5years? cialty? Instructionaltech,onlinelearning spe- What isyourprimaryinformation inspiring peers Leader? To learn andworkalongsidesome What are yourgoalsasanEmerging North Carolina Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, Name oflibrary:Z.SmithReynoldsLibrary, Position: eLearningLibrarian Real life.It’s where thingsactuallyhappen. What isyourfavoritesocialmediatool? tion withmethodsandservicesispossible. Libraries are intransition,andexperimenta- What inspired youtobecomealibrarian? cialty? Technology andwebservices spe- What isyourprimaryinformation of librariesinaninformationeconomy To engageinconversationaboutthefuture What isyourgoalasanEmerging Leader? Library Name oflibrary:Jacksonville(Fla.)Public Position: E-LibrarySpecialist andrew Coulon Jonathan D Kyle Denlinger a So ariana Hussain Jenifer French Brian D. Hart Washington, D.C. Shreveport, LA Charlotte, NC Bianna IneRyan annie Gaines Washington, D.C. Moscow, ID Matt Krueger Erin Huffman Erin Huffman Dolly Goyal Westerville, OH Rochester, NY Belmont, CA

27 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 28 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 Writing abook(andworkingatthelibrary)! Where doyouseeyourselfin5years? cialty? Children’s andyoungadultliterature spe- What isyourprimaryinformation Committee someday! libraries. I’dalsolovetobeontheNewbery positive impactonpeople’s livesthrough Leader? To learn howIcanhavethegreatest What are yourgoalsasanEmerging Rochester, NewYork Name oflibrary:Irondequoit PublicLibrary, Position: YA ServicesLibrarian desire toshare mypassionwithothers My hungerforinformationandeducation What inspired youtobecome alibrarian? early literacyeducation cialty? Children’s andteencollections spe- What isyourprimaryinformation leadership skills,andfindmyplaceinALA Leader? To meetnewpeople,learnvaluable What are yourgoalsasan Emerging Library Name oflibrary:Westerville (Ohio)Public Position: Youth Librarian Managing abranchindiversecommunity Where doyouseeyourselfin5years? outreach cialty? Teen services,programming, and spe- What isyourprimaryinformation will helpimprove theAssociation the profession andworktowards agoalthat Leader? To learnaboutdifferent aspectsof What are yourgoalsasanEmerging Mateo County Name oflibrary:Belmont(Calif.)Library, San Position: Teen ServicesLibrarian Matt Krueger Erin Huffman Erin Huffman Dolly Goyal amid toughcircumstances which servedasabeaconofequalaccess The publiclibraryinmyruralhometown, What inspired youtobecomealibrarian? cialty? Scholarlycommunication spe- What isyourprimaryinformation meaningful projects, andbeinspired Leader? To learnfrom mypeers,engagein What are yourgoalsasanEmerging Moscow Name oflibrary:UniversityIdahoLibrary, Position: ScholarlyCommunicationsLibrarian Who are yourheroes? Mygrandmothers studies) cialty? Reference andresearch (intelligence spe- What isyourprimaryinformation “traditional” libraryrealm skills andworkonendeavorsoutsideofthe Leader? What are yourgoalsasanEmerging ligence University, Washington, D.C. Defense IntelligenceAgency/NationalIntel- Name oflibrary:JohnT. HughesLibrary, Position: Research Librarian Bianna IneRyan To enhance myproject management annie Gaines Sidney Poitier. in themovieSeparatebutEqual,starring about you.WhenIwas8yearsold, Name somethingthatfewcolleaguesknow services cialty? Communityengagementandyouth spe- What isyourprimaryinformation others inthefieldwithsimilargoals Leader? To developprofessionally andmeet What are yourgoalsasan Emerging burg Library Name oflibrary:Charlotte(N.C.)Mecklen- Position: Youth ServicesLibrarian quiet, whichisalmostnever The children’s room, especiallywhenit’s What’s yourfavoriteplaceinthelibrary? cialty? Children’s services spe- What isyourprimaryinformation library profession anditsconstituents mittees andgroups withinALAandservethe Leader? To become more familiarwith com- What are yourgoalsasanEmerging ington, D.C. Name oflibrary:D.C.PublicLibrary, Wash- Position: Children’s Librarian about you.Ireally lovethenumber8. Name somethingthatfewcolleaguesknow adult programming cialty? Publiclibraries,management,and spe- What isyourprimaryinformation side ofmycomfortzone librarians andbeinspired todothingsout- Leader? To meetandworkwithlike-minded What are yourgoalsasanEmerging North Shreveport (La.)Branch Name oflibrary:Shreve MemorialLibrary, Position: BranchManager ariana Hussain Jenifer French Brian D. Hart Kate LeuschkeBlinn aaron L Joy KellerM Browning, MT Richmond, IN a Lisle, IL Fromboise c Gehee Laura Miller Hanna Lee Richmond, VA Princeton, NJ Rebecca Leonhard María deLurdy (Mari) Martínez Serrano annie Pho Leysin, Switzerland St. Helena,CA Chicago, IL

29 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 30 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 Fill intheblank:Catsare myfavorite!Cats. program inanacademiclibrary Working asacoordinator ofaninstruction Where doyouseeyourselfin5years? cialty? Libraryinstruction spe- What isyourprimaryinformation a great project Leader? To learn, network,andcontributeto What are yourgoalsasanEmerging Chicago Name oflibrary:UniversityIllinois, Position: AcademicResidentLibrarian Who’s yourhero? PuraBelpré and Spanishcollectiondevelopment cialty? Creating Spanish/bilingual programs spe- What isyourprimaryinformation force, collections,andprogramming and culturalcompetencyinthelibrarywork- To advocateformore multiculturaldiversity What isyourgoalasanEmerging Leader? Library Name oflibrary:St.Helena(Calif.)Public Position: SpanishServicesAssociate Ervin LibraryinBudapest,Hungary. about you.Ihavealibrarycard fortheSzabó Name somethingthatfewcolleaguesknow Access servicesandemerging technologies specialty? What isyourprimaryinformation things beingdoneatotherlibraries leadership skills,andlearnaboutamazing Leader? What are yourgoalsasanEmerging Libraries, Leysin,Switzerland Name oflibrary:LeysinAmericanSchool Position: María de Lurdy (Mari) María deLurdy (Mari) Rebecca Leonhard Martínez Serrano Martínez Serrano To meetnewlibrarians,improve my Director annie Pho learn newskills while continuingtochallengemyselfand Connecting youthofallagestoresources Where doyouseeyourselfin5years? cialty? Youth services spe- What isyourprimaryinformation library folkanddosomethingamazing Leader? To meetotherpassionate,diverse What are yourgoalsasanEmerging Library Name oflibrary:Princeton(N.J.)Public Position: Youth ServicesLibrarian Fill intheblank:Soupdaysare myfavorite! animal rights my twopassions:resource managementand Working inaspeciallibrarythatcombines Where doyouseeyourselfin5years? cialty? Marketinglibraryresources spe- What isyourprimaryinformation professionals ence andnetworkwithup-and-cominglibrary Leader? To gain libraryleadershipexperi- What are yourgoalsasanEmerging Position: Freelance LibraryMarketer Laura Miller Hanna Lee ideas helping studentsandtryingnewinstruction Where doyouseeyourself in5years?Still for thesocialsciences cialty? Research helpandlibrary instruction spe- What isyourprimaryinformation become more familiarwith ALA er? To meetyounginnovativecolleaguesand What are yourgoalsasan Emerging Lead- lege, Richmond,Indiana Name oflibrary:LillyLibrary, EarlhamCol- Position: AcademicOutreach Librarian and nutrition interest inscience,healthsciences,foods, reference, and userservices,withaspecial cialty? Informationresearch, instruction, spe- What isyourprimaryinformation to knowotherswhoshare myinterests come involvedinLISorganizations, andget Leader? To hone myleadershipskills,be- What are yourgoalsasanEmerging Library, Lisle,Illinois Name oflibrary:BenedictineUniversity Position: ScienceOutreach Librarian family untilIwas24. about you.Iwastheonlygirlinmyfather’s Name somethingthatfewcolleaguesknow cialty? Reference spe- What isyourprimaryinformation to ALA the collegelibraryrealm andbeintroduced Leader? To meetprofessionals outsideof What are yourgoalsasanEmerging Browning, Montana Name oflibrary:MedicineSpringLibrary, Position: LibraryTechnician Kate LeuschkeBlinn aaron L Joy KellerM a Fromboise c Gehee Ben Rodriguez Raymond Pun Kara Riley Kara Riley Daytona Beach,FL Shanghai, China Chicago, IL Leila June Rod-Welch Leila June Daniel Ransom Cedar Falls,IA Oakland, CA Tezeno Lynette Roberson Jillian Elyse Rudes ashley Rayner New York City, NY Elmhurst, IL Dallas, TX

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33 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 34 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 work toward socialjustice Finding waysforlibrariesandlibrarians to Where doyouseeyourselfin5years? cialty? I’majackofmosttrades spe- What isyourprimaryinformation and learnaboutcurrent issuesinourfield Leader? To meet someawesomelibrarians What are yourgoalsasanEmerging Springfield, Missouri Forest InstituteofProfessional Psychology, Name oflibrary:FrancisD.JonesLibrary, Position: LibraryAssistant and buildingcommunitylibrarysupport Managing aHennepinCountyLibrarybranch Where doyouseeyourself in5years? connections specialty? Youth servicesandcommunity What isyourprimaryinformation library leadersfrom across thecountry Leader? To engagewithandbeinspired by What are yourgoalsasan Emerging St. LouisPark(Minn.)Library Name oflibrary:HennepinCountyLibrary, Position: SeniorLibrarian book. graduates whilewritingmyfirstchildren’s like toteachinformationliteracyunder Where doyouseeyourselfin5years?I’d instructional design cialty? Informationliteracyinstructionand spe- What isyourprimaryinformation new tothetable people, andbringsomethingcreative and Leader? To makeadifference, meetgreat What are yourgoalsasanEmerging University, Albany, NewYork Position: MSISGraduateStudent,SUNY Dump Feature here text ashley Smolinski Lindsey Taggart Kelly Stade - about you.Asachild,IlivedonDeweyStreet. Name somethingthatfewcolleaguesknow art, arthistory, andarchitecture Reference serviceswithasubjectspecialtyin specialty? What isyourprimaryinformation mentoring management skillsandbeactiveinALA Leader? What are yourgoalsasanEmerging New York City Name oflibrary:CUNYGraduateCenter, Position: AdjunctReference Librarian The publiccomputerarea What’s yourfavoriteplaceinthelibrary? metadata cialty? Web archiving, digitallibraries,and spe- What isyourprimaryinformation and tackleproject management to lead,understandorganizational behavior, Leader? To gain bettercommunicationskills What are yourgoalsasanEmerging Helena Name oflibrary:MontanaStateLibrary, Position: CatalogingandMetadataSpecialist Kai Alexis Smith Kai Alexis To refine myleadershipandproject Sam Suber with? DavidSedarisorSarahVowell What authorsdoyouwanttohavedinner and collectiondevelopment ty? Reference, readers’ advisory, cataloging, special- What isyourprimaryinformation organizations toadvocate forlibraries experience andgetinvolvedinprofessional er? To gainleadershipandmanagement What are yourgoalsasan Emerging Lead- Lincoln City, Oregon Name oflibrary:DriftwoodPublicLibrary, Position: Reference Librarian to read, explore, andcreate The potentialtogiveallchildren thechance What inspired youtobecomealibrarian? cialty? Children’s services spe- What isyourprimaryinformation it from dream toreality team thatcandevelopagreat ideaandtake er? To learn howtoassembleandmotivatea What are yourgoalsasanEmerging Lead- Library, MountLaurel, NewJersey Name oflibrary:Larchmont Elementary Position: LibraryMediaSpecialist to measIwasgrowing up My loveofreading andhowbeneficialitwas What inspired youtobecomealibrarian? cialty? Youth services spe- What isyourprimaryinformation and becomemore heavilyinvolvedwithALA skills, networkwithpeersandprofessionals, er? To gainnewinsights,learnleadership What are yourgoalsasanEmerging Lead- Vegas, Nevada Name oflibrary:SummerlinLibrary, Las Position: Youth ServicesLibrarian Soraya Silverman- Morgan Sohl Morgan Sohl Jean Stock Montano angela Van Batavia Batavia angela Van Zara Wilkinson Kate Tkacik Kansas City, MO Camden,NJ Chicago, IL Monnee Tong Lacy S. WolfeLacy Arkadelphia, AR San Diego,CA Erica Winter Tyler Erica Sara Zettervall Shawn Walsh Minneapolis, MN Charlotte, NC Madison, OH

35 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 36 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 was fresh outofcollegeandbroke How muchIrelied onmypubliclibrarywhenI What inspired youtobecomealibrarian? cialty? Wholepersonlibrarianship spe- What isyourprimaryinformation work backgrounds whoare passionateabouttheir Leader? To connect withlibrariansofall What are yourgoalsasanEmerging Libraries, Minneapolis Name oflibrary:UniversityMinnesota Position: AssociatetotheUniversityLibrarian Fill intheblank:Kimchiismyfavorite! library director ordepartment head Where doyouseeyourself in5years?Asa cialty? Geekculture spe- What isyourprimaryinformation in ALA Leader? To networkandbecomemore active What are yourgoalsasan Emerging Library Name oflibrary:Madison(Ohio)Public gies Librarian Position: Emerging ServicesandTechnolo - anthropologists. instrumental inpavingthewayforfemale Who’s yourhero? RuthBenedict.Shewas cialty? 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To network andparticipateinthe What are yourgoalsasanEmerging phia, Arkansas Library, OuachitaBaptistUniversity, Arkadel- Name oflibrary:Riley-Hickingbotham and AssistantProfessor Position: Reference andCirculation Librarian Monnee Tong Lacy S. WolfeLacy Who’s yourhero? Margaret Sanger online resources ty? Implementationanduseofeducational special- What isyourprimaryinformation ences betweenpublicandschoollibrarians understanding ofthesimilaritiesanddiffer build anetworkofpeers,andgainbetter Leader? To expandmyknowledgebase, What are yourgoalsasan Emerging School Library, KansasCity, Missouri Name oflibrary:EnglishLandingElementary Position: LibraryMediaSpecialist ent filmadaptationsofHamlet. about you.Ihaveseenmore than10differ Name somethingthatfewcolleagues know cialty? Reference, instruction,andoutreach spe- What isyourprimaryinformation ALA andACRL discover opportunitiestobecomeinvolvedin er? To meet othernewprofessionals and What are yourgoalsasanEmerging Lead- gers University, Camden,NewJersey Name oflibrary:PaulRobesonLibrary, Rut- Position: Reference andInstructionLibrarian WordPress didn’t knowtheyhad. Tumblr. It’s thebestbabythatTwitter and What isyourfavoritesocialmediatool? cialty? Businessreference spe- What isyourprimaryinformation and dogoodwork Leader? To makemeaningfulconnections What are yourgoalsasanEmerging Group, Chicago,Illinois Name ofLibrary:BMOBusinessResearch Specialist Position: Research Analyst/Information angela Van Batavia Batavia Van angela Zara Wilkinson Kate Tkacik - - 37 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 38 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 WRAP-UP |2014ALAMidwinterMeetingandExhibits Awards ceremony. and excitementduringtheYouth Media Midwinter attendeesshowtheirsupport Midwinter 2014 of librarygroups—includingthe Philadelphia andaloosecoalition partnership withtheFree Libraryof ALA PresidentBarbaraStripling, in library staffinPhiladelphiaschools, serving ascatalystsfor innovation. transforming communities,and ies’ rolesincommunityengagement, partake in discussions about librar- Philadelphia’s wintryweatherto about 1,500fromlastyear—braved its. More than12,000 attendees—up 2014 Midwinter Meeting and Exhib- they servereceivedmajorfocus atthe C technology, andpublicengagement Attendees talkcommunitytransformation, In responsetothelackof certified Video availableatyoutube.com/user/AmLibraryAssociation/videos libraries andthecommunities increased engagementbetween ommunity transformation and school, andpublic.” of alltypes– port for America’s righttolibraries the publicwillandsustainedsup - Lives,” tial initiative,“LibrariesChange document of Stripling’s presiden - The Declarationisthecornerstone Library Companyof Philadelphia. Library of Philadelphiaandthe for the Right toLibrariesattheFree public signingsof theDeclaration ation of SchoolLibrarians—hosted theNewAssociation, Jersey Associ- theNewAssociation, Jersey Library the Pennsylvania SchoolLibrarians Pennsylvania LibraryAssociation, ALA Past PresidentMaureen and isdesignedto“build academic, special, on importantissues. in thecommunitytoengagepeople can leveragetheirtrustedposition and Searsdiscussedhowlibraries Community: Aspirations.” Gorman Outward toLeadChangeinYour Carlton Searspresented“Turning tive, andHarwood CertifiedCoach Innovation, a partnerinthisinitia- of theHarwood Institute for Public at Midwinter in2013. 300 libraryleaderssinceitslaunch nity engagementtoolstomorethan has providedtrainingandcommu- ties” presidentialinitiative,which “Libraries Transforming Communi- Sullivan offered anupdateonher In CherylGorman thesamevein, By Greg Landgraf

Photos: ALA Cognotes Photos: ALA Cognotes number of peoplewhoreported usage: Comparedwith2012,the survey alsodetailedshiftsinlibrary the servicesthatlibrariesoffer. The in five,however, is fullyaware of them andtheirfamilies.Onlyone 76% saidlibrariesareimportantto are importanttothecommunityand 91%saidlibraries people surveyed, Rainie. Amongmorethan6,000 American Life ProjectDirectorLee Research Center’s Internet and 2013 surveypresentedbythePew value of libraries,accordingtoa open access,andthee-rate. security, federal libraryfunding, library advocates,includingcyber- updates oncriticalinformation for ington Officestaffalsoprovided tors, andotherstakeholders. Wash- have affected thepublic,legisla- cy leakandhowtherevelations cussed theNational SecurityAgen- Editor SpencerAckerman dis- Guardian (US) to localventurecapitalists. preneurial projectsandpitchthem imagine anddesignviableentre- Up” weekend, whichhelpedteens finale of atwo-day“School of Start- nesses. Onesuchprogramwasthe viduals, nonprofits, andsmallbusi- programs oninnovationfor indi- County’s CatalystCafé, whichhosts ships. Bunker describedPima community-transforming partner- anddevelopingdynamic,novation, ing peopletogether, supportingin- and librarianstobeactiveinbring- served asanupbeatcalltolibraries lyst for Innovation.” Thissession LibraryasaCata- presented “The Social Media LibrarianLisaBunker Pima County(Ariz.)PublicLibrary giving insightsintohottrends, in avarietyof libraryspecialties 45-minute sessionsfromexperts ries, whichconsistsof fast-paced, Americans stronglybelieveinthe At theWashington Office Update, As partof theALAMasters Se- National Security to encouragecivic-mindedyouth to ees tojoinHPA’s LibraryChapters - entertainment” andinvitedattend “civic engagementascompelling cussed theimportanceof making and effect socialchange.Slackdis- about thepowerof storytoinspire fandom leaderswhoarepassionate Potter Alliance(HPA), acoalitionof and executivedirectorof theHarry cofounderfeatured AndrewSlack, library websiteusersincreased5%. dropped 5%,butthe number of visiting alibraryorbookmobile Stripling’s President’s Program A Eleven the otherwinnerswere P.S. Be nounced attheceremony. Among for children. distinguished Americanpicture book Randolph CaldecottMedalformost illustrated byBrianFloca,wonthe Campbell. DiCamillo andillustratedbyK.G. The IlluminatedAdventures byKate literature wenttoFlora&Ulysses: outstanding contributiontochildren’s John NewberyMedalforthemost highlights ofMidwinter. Thisyear’s Youth MediaAwards wasoneofthe Illustrator BookAwards, respectively, the Coretta ScottKingAuthorand written byDanielBeatty, whichwon Me illustratedbyBryanCollierand Knock Knock:MyDad’s Dream for More than20awards were an- ing announcement of the ing announcementofthe s always,theMondaymorn- by Rita Williams-Garcia and by RitaWilliams-Garcia and written and Locomotive, writtenand Youth Media .org/yma. .org/yma. in literature foryoungadults. Michael L.Printzaward forexcellence by Marcus Sedgwick,winnerofthe experience; andMidwinterblood firm, andcelebratetheLatinocultural spectively, forbooksthatportray, af- Author andIllustratorAwards, re- Morales, whichwonthePuraBelpré World, writtenandillustratedbyYuyi Meg MedinaandNiñoWrestles the Delgado Wants toKick Your Assby children andyoungadults;Yaqui authors andillustratorsofbooksfor for outstandingAfrican-American local level.“Engagingcommunity is Talk–like eventsconducted atthe nology, Design) Entertainment, independently hostedTED(Tech- events inlibraries.TEDxtalks are discussion abouthostingTEDx erful groupintheuniverse.” am speakingbefore themostpow- of being brain-dead,” “I hesaid. don’t it’s usethem, theequivalent synapses thatconnectus.Whenwe nerve cells,andlibrariesarethe use librariesasmeetingspaces. Stripling alsomoderatedapanel “I like to thinkof ourcountryas See thefulllistofwinnersatala

39 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 40 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 WRAP-UP |2014ALAMidwinterMeetingandExhibits to developinterestintheevent. final video,andusingsocialmedia sponsors toputonaslidewiththe taining permissionsandlogosfor keep theprogramonschedule,ob- choosing anexperiencedemceeto sional videocrewtofilmtheevent, itself, includinghiringaprofes- practical tipsfor hostingtheevent Manoa’s Hamilton Library, offered tor attheUniversity of Hawaii at Teri outreachcoordina- Skillman, and afreelicensetoholdanevent. great waytosupportthoseefforts. a director atOCLC,andTEDxis Chrystie Hill, communityrelations profession,” declaredpresenter toeverythingwedointhe central don’t haveananswerfor, Icould someoneasksaquestionI “When Specialist AlisonCodyobserved. Psychological AssociationTraining live trainingsessions,” American can seewhereitmightbeusefulin evolving wearabletechnology. “I the opportunitytotestfast- Google Glass,wherelibrarianshad event wasademonstrationof Midwinter. Perhaps thebuzziest many librarians’ mindsduring Not surprisingly, technologywason Talking technology The TEDxwebsiteoffers rules attendees 12,207 69 8,407 % total 2014 exhibitors 31 3,800 % attendees 71 10,981 7,837 % to advocatefor themselves. staff memberswhomaynotbeable candidates; andsupportfor library the fairandunbiasedevaluationof enforcingstaff; searchcommittees nities notrepresentedontheir leaders tryingtohirefromcommu- gested bythepanelincludelibrary Action itemssug- sect withsexism. ability, orotherfactorsthat inter- based onrace,sexualorientation, ances of biasanddiscrimination in theworkplacetoexplorenu- ple anecdotesaboutdiscrimination panel soughttomovebeyondsim- women inlibrarytechnology. This look atdiscriminationagainst whichtookanin-depthsession, Issues inTechnology Librarianship the LITA Challengesof Gender and womenintechnology. sics, openeducationalresources, digital computerforen - online, nity creatingacommu- opendata, Data, trends intechnology, includingBig big shared whattheyseeasthenext five panelistsandthemoderator gy Trends sessionhostedbyLITA, three yearsinanunofficial way.” popping upinlearningtwoor controlled device].Icanseethem check awebsite[withthevoice- 2013 total The lasttrendwasthefocus of During theannualTop Technolo- exhibitors 29 3,144 % attendees 71 Comparison 7,135 10,116 % total 2012 exhibitors 29 2,981 for freeatreadersfirst.org. dors. Theguidecanbedownloaded e-content distributionsystemven- and useranecdotesfor seven format, administrativesupport, cation capabilities,e-content mation accessibility, patron notifi- transactions, patronaccountinfor- use, metadataissues,circulation vendors. Theguiderateseaseof helping librariansevaluateebook cess for publiclibraryusersby ed togenerallyimproveebookac- Ebook Vendors. Thisguideisintend- Group presenteditsGuideto theReadersFirstsion, Working got themexcitedaboutlearning. andlem-based learningproject, literacy, letstudentslead aprob- zenship, embeddedinformation swer questionsaboutdigitalciti- maze thatchallengesplayerstoan- Hill saidthatthegame,a3Dlibrary Minecraft onlinebuildinggame. educational offshoot of thepopular videogame inMinecraftEDU, an District developedanoriginal ville (Tex.) Independent School her 5th-gradestudentsatLewis- Group, Valerie Hill describedhow Libraries Membership Initiative ALA Virtual Communitiesin % In asecondMasters Seriesses- At asessionsponsoredbythe attendees 68 11,143 7,545 % total 2011 exhibitors 32 3,598 % Library

since hecametotheUS,Beah of aBoySoldier. ALongWayfirst book, Gone:Memoirs recruited asachildsoldierinhis chronicled hisexperiencebeing civil warfrom1991to2002.Beah African nationthatenduredabloody Beah grew up in Sierra Leone, a West speaker, athistalkonJanuary 25. the ArthurCurleyMemorial Lecture any way,” saidauthorIshmael Beah, You’refy it. notfascinatedbyitin touched byviolence,youdon’t glori- prominent booksandauthors. plenty of othersessionsfeatured Awards (seesidebar, page39),but announcement of theYouth Media notable wastheMonday morning books andauthors.Perhaps most Midwinter withoutaheavyfocus on Of course,Midwinter wouldn’t be Books and regional hubs. and continuetobuilditsnetworkof indexing andmetadatachallenges, as thedifferent kinds of rightsand porating audiovisualmaterialssuch overcome thedifficulties ofincor- to blindandprint-disabledusers, 1 million booksfromHathiTrust. ect toincorporatemorethan cies. In June, DPLA startedaproj- state, andlocalgovernmentagen- historical societies;andfederal, chives; publiclibraries;publishers; lege anduniversitylibraries;ar- to morethan1,000, includingcol- uting institutionshassincegrown organizations. Thefield of contrib- from librariesandothercultural made freelyavailableontheweb aggregate resourcesthatcanbe ties. DPLA launchedlastspringto organization’s growthandactivi- Cohen providedanupdateonthe (DPLA) ExecutiveDirectorDan In tripsbacktoSierra Leone you’ve beensodeeply “When DPLA hopestoenhanceservice Digital PublicLibraryof America authors galore term toreplace SylviaK.Norton, Marlin waselectedtoafive-month the ALAExecutiveBoard. MikeL. elected tothree-year termson sichini, andGailA.Schlachterwere be suitableforframing.” a certificate,whichmayornot [Snicket’s] privatestash,aswell “an odd,symbolicobjectfrom intact,” withaprizeof$3,000and adversity withintegrityanddignity ognize alibrarianwho“hasfaced (CD#36). This annualaward willrec- Librarians FacedwithAdversity Lemony SnicketPrizeforNoble Committee proposal tocreate the as well. formation (CD#35Revised)passed access toALAunitgoverningin- A resolution toimprove member passed withaslightamendment. would bepaidfortheirtime;it whether ornotfederalworkers nered muchdiscussionabout shutdown (CD#20.3),whichgar websites duringagovernment tion onmaintaininggovernment (CD#37) failed. Snowden asawhistleblower resolution torecognize Edward After muchdebate,however, the (CD#19.2, CD#20.2,respectively). federal whistleblowerprotections ing civilliberties,andexpanding government surveillance,restor (CD#20.1, CD#20.2)oncurbing Committee onLegislation(COL) (IFC) (CD#19.1,CD#19.2)and tellectual Freedom Committee passed resolutions from theIn- ment surveillanceissues.Council A Peter D.Hepburn,GinaL.Per Council passedtheALAAwards COL alsopresented aresolu- work focusedongovern- significant portionofCouncil’s Council - - - membership. strategic planinitiativesandFTRF Judith F. KrugMemorialFund,and activities, developingissues,the Jefferson (CD#22)onlitigation tion (FTRF)President JuliusC. from Freedom toReadFounda- Review Committee(BARC). ferred totheBudgetAnalysisand ALA MidwinterMeetingswasre- A resolution toallowprograms at at the2013AnnualConference. 2013), whichwasreferred toCOL government documents(CD#49, resolution ondigitizationofUS Annual Conference regarding the for COLtoreport outatthe2014 ings (CD#17).Itpassedamotion Committee onprayerinALAmeet- item from thePolicyMonitoring González (CD#13),andanaction sented byALATreasurer Mario Programmatic Priorities,aspre- cess Councildocuments. make iteasierformemberstoac- electronic communicationsandto on guidelinesforemaillistsand nual Conference toadviseCouncil interim report forthe2014An- a taskforce thatwillprepare an This resolution involvesorganizing tronic communicationspassed. (CD#20.4) passed. his supportofAmerica’s libraries (Jay) RockefellerIV(D–W.Va.) for tion honoringSenatorJohnD. past treasurer ofALA.Aresolu- Schuman, pastpresident and membership onPatriciaGlass Libraries. the AmericanAssociationofSchool who isnowexecutivedirector of Council alsoheard areport Council passedtheFY2014 A resolution toimprove elec- Council conferred honorary

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observed that people, and particularly the media, were very interested in what happens during war but not as much about what happens afterward. “When the bloodshed was occurring, when the gunshots were sounding, the media was paying attention,” he said. “But as soon as the bloodshed ended, their attention turned to another place that was equally, if not more, showing Midwinter attendees enjoy goodies in the exhibit hall. the degradation of humanity.” At the annual ERT/Booklist Author describes their often-parallel lives had to develop a thick skin before Forum, children’s book creators and how thin the line between suc- becoming a successful fiction writ- Brian Floca, Kadir Nelson, Tonya cess and failure can be. “Very small er. His second book, The Good Luck Bolden, Steve Sheinkin, and Melissa decisions can lead to very different of Right Now, tells the story of one Sweet explored the creative process. outcomes,” Moore observed. man finding himself through the Floca, whose Locomotive won this Many librarians in the audience grieving process. He encouraged year’s Caldecott Medal, explained described how the book had affect- young writers to be polite and pro- that he didn’t know what kind of lo- ed people in their libraries. A pris- fessional, and suggested there isn’t comotive he was going to write about on librarian said one young inmate a formula for making art. when he started the project. As he was reluctant to return the book, James McBride and his gospel immersed himself in research, he which he felt was a story about his quintet performed readings and found that “the subject matter be- own life, while a school librarian music inspired by abolitionist John gins to speak to you,” and the scope found it helped to draw her middle Brown at the Wrap Up/Rev Up Cele- of the book evolved as he looked at school students out. bration. The band also gave out cop- fantastic pictures and became en- In his Auditorium Speaker Series ies of McBride’s The Good Lord Bird, amored with the subject. Bolden, session, novelist David Baldacci which won the 2013 National Book whose books (including Tell All the spoke about being troubled by the Award for Fiction, to the audience. Children Our Story and Maritcha) fo- illiteracy he saw during his book Sheryll Cashin, professor of law cus on history, was never interested tours across the US. As a response, at Georgetown University, keynoted in the subject as a child because the Baldacci and his wife, Michelle, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Sun- “flashcard” approach to teaching left started the Wish You Well Founda- rise Celebration, and Virginia the subject with “no flesh and blood, tion. Part of his work for the foun- Bradley Moore, former chair of the no heart and soul,” she said. dation includes discussing funding Social Responsibilities Round In his Auditorium Speaker Series for various literacy programs with Table of the Martin Luther King Jr. speech, Wes Moore shared the policymakers. When he asked why Holiday Task Force, offered the unique story of how he became an more money isn’t put into adult lit- call-to-action. The theme of the author. As a child, Moore was often eracy, he was told that it would be a celebration, “A New Vision of Op- in trouble and was sent to military political admission that K–12 liter- portunity in America,” brought to- school when he was 13. He eventu- acy programs aren’t working. gether various leaders within the ally settled down and became a “Studies have shown that test Association, including Stripling and Rhodes Scholar, but the newspaper scores for 4th graders determine ALA Executive Director Keith march/april 2014 march/april

| that published the story of this ac- the number of prison cells we have Michael Fiels. There were also se-

complishment also reported how to create. So when parents can’t lected readings from King’s work. z another Wes Moore was arrested for read or can’t read well, the children a botched burglary that ended in the will follow, and we’ll keep adding Greg Landgraf is a Chicago-based freelance death of a decorated police veteran. prison beds,” he said. writer and former associate Moore wrote to the other Wes Moore, During his Auditorium Speaker editor of American Libraries. He is author of Citizen Science which began a dialogue between the session Matthew Quick, author of Guide for Families (Huron two. His book, The Other Wes Moore, Silver Linings Playbook, admitted he Street Press, 2013). americanlibrariesmagazine.org

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Steve Leggett, program coordinator numbers were destroyed, mishan- foreign-release version in 35mm or of the National Film Preservation dled, lost, or stolen. a print with less than 35mm image Board at the Library of Congress (LC), The Survival of American Silent Films: quality. Another 5% are missing ei- march/april 2014 march/april

| laughs as he retells this Hollywood 1912–1929, a report published in De- ther a portion of the film or are

urban legend. Nevertheless the story cember by LC and the Council on abridged. The remaining 70% are contains truth. Scores of films were Library and Information Resources, believed to be completely lost. destroyed during cinema’s early years examines that loss in detail. It re- The report is alarming but not by studios that viewed silents as ob- ported that only 14% of films pro- surprising, says Leggett. The declin- solete. These silent classics were not duced at the height of the silent era ing state of America’s film heritage is seen as works of art to be saved and exist in their complete, original do- a widely discussed topic among film preserved for future generations; they mestic-release version in 35mm. industry professionals, film librar- were simply outdated mediums stand- Another 11% are complete but not ians, and archivists. “It’s a snapshot ing in the way of progress. Untold original releases—they are either a of where we are now,” notes Leggett. americanlibrariesmagazine.org

44 However the report’s main function and preservation of these collections, not already available in digital format. is not to provide a snapshot but to which are held at the Packard Campus The Motion Picture and Television serve as a clarion call about the plight for Audio-Visual Conservation. The Reading Room has more than 650,000 to save cinema’s past, as well as a massive 415,000-square-foot com- items relating to the movie image strategic battle plan for the future. plex in Culpeper, Virginia, has more available, from paper roll prints de- “It’s helping us bring public aware- than 90 miles of shelving for collec- posited in the Copyright Office as part ness to the situation and to prioritize tions storage, 35 climate-controlled of registration of motion picture what we need to do,” he says. vaults for storage, and 124 individual productions in the silent era to Jan-Christopher Horak, director of vaults for flammable nitrate cellulose original films on President Theodore the University of California, Los An- film stock. The campus also serves as Roosevelt. It’s one of the largest as- geles (UCLA) Film and Television a hub for preservation efforts, where semblages of pre-Hollywood Ameri- Archive, shares Leggett’s sense of ur- 103 technicians, catalogers, and pres- can cinema in the world. gency about film’s future. “We’re under ervationists use modern reformatting the gun now. We see the end of film. capabilities to convert audiovisual Film schools Preserving what we have now is vital.” media formats of all types, including go digital Libraries and archives are leading obsolete formats dating back 100 UCLA has the second-largest collec- the way in these efforts, collecting years, from unstable to stable media. tion of film and television programs films in all formats and using modern, These materials are then digitized and in the US, and like LC, the school is a state-of-the-art technologies to con- the campus provides long-term safe- leader in film preservation and edu- serve and preserve them for posterity cational resources. “As a part of UCLA, and enjoyment by future generations. we have a research archive and a film Along with physical copies of films, Libraries and center for students and researchers movie ephemera are also being saved: archives are from all over the world,” Horak says. shooting scripts, papers by famous leading the way “But we also exist to educate the pub- filmmakers, vintage posters, and more. in film collection lic about the broad palette of films The all-encompassing nature of these and preservation offered over the years.” efforts ensures that the world’s film efforts. A staff of 60 archivists, preserva- heritage will thrive. tionists, and catalogers makes sure that the collection is both available The government for the public and preserved for future gets involved use. Since 1977, UCLA has restored LC sits at the forefront of film preser- hundreds of films, including Night of vation and collection. It holds the the Hunter, A Star Is Born, Double In- world’s largest and most comprehen- demnity, and many other classics. New sive collection, totaling 1.2 million prints of these films can be viewed by theatrical films, newsreels, television appointment at the UCLA Film and programs, and educational, industrial, Television Archive’s Research and and advertising material. Staff mem- A patron at the Indiana University Library Study Center. UCLA also lends more bers collect films on all recording Film Archive uses a flatbed viewer to than 500 films per year to universities, formats, from early wire recordings watch a 16mm archival film. libraries, museums, and film festivals and wax cylinders to 35mm prints. The keeping in a petabyte-level digital for screening, in addition to licensing library also collects and preserves films archive. certain films for commercial use. selected for the National Film Registry The Packard Campus holdings can UCLA’s work is extensive but far march/april 2014 march/april

by the National Film Preservation be accessed by appointment only at from over. Horak sees digital and |

Board, an advisory body to the Motion Picture and Television online availability as the keys to film’s the library established by Reading Room in the James Madison survival. Selections from their collec- the National Film Pres- Building in Washington, D.C., and tion are currently streaming on their ervation Act of 1988. only by individuals doing research or website, as well as on YouTube. Horak The Motion Picture, university students working on proj- sees this as a key component of both Broadcasting, and Re- ects endorsed by professors. Once UCLA and film’s future. corded Sound Division requested, films are then shipped “The future is digital and online. is responsible for the from the Packard Campus for viewing Archives will have to be transforma-

acquisition, cataloging, in the Washington reading room, if tive. The classic model of archivist as americanlibrariesmagazine.org

45 “We’re under the gun now. We see the end of film. Preserving what we have now is vital.” – Jan-Christopher Horak, director of UCLA Film Archive scripts of the AFI Harold Lloyd Master Seminars, a series of valuable inter- views conducted at the institute with filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock and François Truffaut. AFI librarian Robert Vaughn, who earned his MLS at San José (Calif.) State University, is dedicated to making these short films and footage available outside of the walls of the Louis B. Mayer Library. Vaughn and the library staff are currently in the process of digitizing AFI’s film archives, with an eye toward open The Indiana University Library Film Archive stores access. “We don’t want to be specifi- its collection in a climate-controlled vault located less than two miles from the library. cally a brick-and-mortar location,” he gatekeeper—digitization has blown a film from the IU collection that is says. “We want to share our films with that out of the water,” he says. “Ar- already available digitally but not as many people as possible.” chives have to be places where users online yet, she or an archive staffer Vaughn sees digitization as vital to can pick and choose what they want. can upload it to Avalon and send a link a library’s and film’s survival. “Film We’re moving towards this.” directly to the patron’s workstation. librarians and archivists have to have Rachael Stoeltje, director of the a hybrid approach these days. We have Indiana University (IU) Libraries Film The best of to keep one foot in the present and Archive in Bloomington, agrees with both worlds one in the future and be aware of how Horak’s assessment. IU’s collection The Louis B. Mayer Library at the patrons are accessing information,” contains more than 71,700 items American Film Institute (AFI) in Los he says. “The future of our library— spanning almost 80 years of film Angeles serves a very specific clien- and really any library—is to adapt to production, including many rare and tele, primarily AFI conservatory fel- changes in user behavior and in the last-remaining copies of influential lows and faculty, as well as film delivery and access of information. 20th-century films. Stoeltje devel- students from the University of “Before [this project began], you oped an 11-point prioritization plan Southern California, Los Angeles. It’s had to come to campus to access these to preserve these films, and digitiza- a small library, open by appointment films—now they’re available on tion is a key component. She hopes to only to the general public, with more iTunes. These efforts will increase convert a large percentage of the than 10,000 books on film history and access to our content and overall serve holdings to digital over the coming filmmaking; 10,000 digital images, to preserve the legacy of America’s years, beginning with the most fragile, 6,000 screenplays, including early film heritage.” z deteriorated, and historically and drafts, final drafts, and post-produc- culturally important pieces. tion papers; and 8,000 DVDs and In the meantime, the Avalon Media Blu-rays available. The library also System helps Stoeltje deliver available has a unique film collection. digital holdings to patrons. Avalon is More than 2,500 short films cre- an open source system for managing ated at the AFI Conservatory and in march/april 2014 march/april

| large collections of digital audio and the AFI Directing Workshop for

video files, developed by IU and Women (DWW) are held in both onsite Northwestern University and funded and offsite climate-controlled vaults, in part by a three-year National Lead- including films by Terrence Malick PHIL MOREHART is associate editor of American Libraries. ership Grant from the Institute of and David Lynch, and DWW alumni Prior to joining American Museum and Library Services. The Maya Angelou and Anne Bancroft. Libraries, he served as publications editor for Facets system allows digital content to be These are important works that cap- Multi-Media, a Chicago-based uploaded quickly and at a moment’s ture important filmmakers and artists cinema arts nonprofit. He also wrote on film and the arts for notice to meet individual patrons’ at the cusp of their careers. The library Chicago Journal and Cincinnati CityBeat needs, Stoeltje says. If a patron needs also collects audio, video, and tran- newspapers. americanlibrariesmagazine.org

Going Beyond

Strategies for using and teaching the Invisible Web

t seems unlikely that people will give up their reliance on general-purpose search engines or their practice of beginning a search using Google orI one of its competitors. But people should be encouraged to use other research tools when needed, such as databases and more specialized search engines—otherwise known as the Invisible Web.

What makes each of the suggested research tools “invis- Users do have to work through the database’s own search ible” is their ability to uncover resources that general- functions, which may not be as simply laid out as the Google purpose search engines cannot. Some of the tools do search box. require a subscription or fee. (What follows is just a sample of the tools featured in Going Beyond Google Again, Student Research published by Neal-Schuman.) Voice of the Shuttle (VoS): march/april 2014 march/april

Website for Humanities Search |

vos.ucsb.edu 1. Basic Research Tools Sponsored by the English Department of the University of California at Santa Barbara, Voice of the Shuttle (VoS) The exploration of basic tools can begin with databases, was started by Professor Alan Liu in 1994. It is a dynamic which are at the heart of the Invisible Web. Proprietary database of online resources on literature, the humanities, databases and those that provide answers dynamically are and cultural studies. VoS includes both primary and sec- Invisible Web resources. Databases offer vetted resourc- ondary resources and offers links to course materials, es that must conform to an editorial standard, and their author websites, literature in English and other lan- content is not included in general-purpose search engines. guages, and ebooks. americanlibrariesmagazine.org

48 large repository dedicatedtopreservingthedigital world Home of the Wayback Machine, theInternet Archiveisa archive.org Internet Archive be hardtotrackdownwithasearch. across manygovernmentdepartment websites,butitmay research andinformation. Statistical datacanbefound because thegovernmentisuniquesourcefor important because theyareburieddeepinmassivewebsitesand general information purposes.Theyareoften invisible isagoodsourcefordata, student reportsorbusiness The USfederal which collectsallkindsof government, data.gov the UnitedStatesGovernment Data.gov: EmpoweringPeople,anOfficial Website of bases andsearchengines. business, by targetinga range of specially selected data- ing materials related to a broad in subject, this case ample of federated whichisanapproachtoaccess- search, like LinkedIn andWordpress. BizNar representsanex- Businessweek andtheWall StreetJournal, andsocialnetworks .gov andtheBureauof LaborStatistics,newssources Age,governmentresourcessuchasUSA such asAdvertising BizNar scansallkindsof resources,includingperiodicals biznar.com BizNar: DeepWeb BusinessSearch

particular collections searchedandthenumber of results and somecommercial databases.Searchresults showthe cific sites,includinggovernment sites,medicalsocieties, medical resources.Theadvanced searchoptionlistsspe- MedNar’s freesearchengineutilizesfederated search for mednar.com MedNar: DeepWeb MedicalSearch that itrelieson. information iskept; however, itdoesnotlistthesources that ittapsInvisible Web resources,wherealotof people search on the web. It claims its success is due to the fact name, identifies itself as the most comprehensive people Pipl, sponsoredbythesearchenginecompanyof thesame pipl.com Pipl: PeopleSearch Aids Life Everyday peared fromtheweb,andbymediatype. bythe URLofsearch bysubject, thesitethathasdisap- the Internet Archive’s Users ownsearchfunction. can pear onGooglesearchresultslists;usersmustnavigate of theearlywebfor posterity. Theseresourcesdonotap- tions do a great job of preserving much not fullycomprehensive,thecollec- a publiclyaccessiblelibrary. While and offering access toitspastthrough Again Francine Egger-Sider By JaneDevineand

49 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 50 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 documents notreadilyfound onthe surfaceweb. als offeredother includeconferenceand papers, articles, tool thatsearchesacrossallof theseholdings. The materi institutional collectionsincluded andisafocused federated guages andoffers translations. It also offers alist of all the Department of Energy. It canbesearchedinmanylan- national scientificinstitutions andisoperatedbytheUS This databaseistheproductof anallianceamonginter- worldwidescience.org WorldWideScience.org: TheGlobalScienceGateway especiallyinthesciences. area, based resourcesthatcoverindepthalmostanysubject this secondlayervaryfromproprietarydatabasestofee- Beyond popular and basic reference tools, resources in utilizing asemanticapproach. searches notonlyfor keywords andintent, butfor context by nationalcuisines,allergies,andholidays.Yummly source for therecipe.Additionalwaystosearchinclude include ingredients,cookingtime,directions,andthe recipes andselectfromvarioussearchresultoptionsthat Yummly offers thesearcher theopportunitytolook for yummly.com Yummly: EveryRecipeintheWorld dividual’s postings. analytics onhowoften thesearchtermsappearinan- people whohavebeenpostingonthattopic,alongwith allows the user tolookfor a subject andgetresultsfor last hour, day, 30days,ormore.An“expert” week, search search resultssortedbytimeperiodsthatrangefromthe and whatitcalls“trending.” Ausercanreceivesubject more specifically by links, tweets, photos, videos, experts, Topsy canbesearchedinseverallanguagesgeneralor Created byTopsy Labs,anindexingtechnologycompany, topsy.com (Twitter, Google+,Video) Topsy: Real-TimeSearch fortheSocialWeb number of articlesavailablefor eachrelatedtopic. formation. Atopicbreakdown for thesearchshows Resultsincludeanarticlelinkandsourcein- collection. found Asearchcanbelimitedtoone ineachcollection. Invisible Web resources completethepicture ofthewebinformationworld. 2. Second-Layer Tools:2. Second-Layer More academic

- deepdyve.com DeepDyve images thatrequireit. provides information on how to get copyrightapproval for ages ororderhigh-qualityreproductions.Thelibrary keyword Users orbrowsedbysubject. canprintoutim- and maps,arefeatured. The collection canbesearchedby including historicaldocuments, photographs,art pieces, from theNew York PublicLibrary, More than700,000 digitizedimages digitalgallery.nypl.org Digital Gallery New York PublicLibrary largest publisher of physics journals,thisdatabaseoffers Sponsored bythe AmericanInstitute of Physics, theworld’s scitation.aip.org Scitation documents inseveral languages. sources of the‘DeepWeb,’” includingmorethan 30million es” thatmeetacademicqualitystandardsand“webre- search engines.It seeks“intellectuallyselectedresourc- Germany, coversmaterialnotreadilyfound bycommercial BASE, sponsoredbytheBielefeld University Libraryin base-search.net BASE—Bielefeld AcademicSearch Engine by sponsorsandmembers. Lund University andtheserviceisfinanced inSweden, go directlytospecifictitles.DOAJ ismaintainedby permits userstosearchjournalsbysubjectareaor that canbesearchedusingkeywords. Abrowsingoption itself adirectory, DOAJ isreallyadatabaseof articles favoring researchandscientificpubs.Whileitcalls online scholarlypublicationscoveringallsubjects, This resourceoffers articlesfrom accesstofull-text doaj.org DOAJ: Directory ofOpen AccessJournals cluding thefullrunof manytitles. title bringsupallof itscontentsbyvolume andissuein- journaltitle,and publisher.subject, Selectingajournal and thecosttoaccess.Holdings canalsobebrowsedby author, title,source,alineaboutthepurposeof thearticle, searched for contentasadatabase andreturnsresultswith articles andjournalstothegeneralpublic.It canbe DeepDyve isafee-based resourcethatoffers accessto

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51 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 By Joshua Kendall

Melvil Dewey, Compulsive Innovator

The decimal obsessions of an information organizer

hile most Americans know very little about ALA founder Melvil Dewey (1851–1931), nearly all are familiar with his Wsignature achievement, the Dewey Decimal Classification system, which today governs the arrangement of library books in nearly 150 countries. Surprisingly, this ingenious offline search engine—the At the Lake Placid Club, the cooperative resort in the Google of its day—which he first published in 1876, reveals Adirondacks that he established in 1895, the number 10 much about the man himself, as it was a direct outgrowth ruled. He charged members a $10 annual fee. (Lifetime march/april 2014 march/april 3

| of the inner workings of his own mind. memberships were $1,000, or $10 .) He also required that

This native of upstate New York never could stop think- guests turn off their lights at exactly 10 p.m.—the same ing about the number 10. As an adolescent, Dewey fell hard time that the overnight train from the club left for Man- for the metric system, whose “great superiority,” as he hattan. This was a man who was addicted to writing 10-page wrote in a high school essay, “over all others consists in letters and even preferred to “sleep decimally”—that is, the fact that all its scales are purely decimal.” Considering 10 hours each night. 10 a magic number, Dewey was convinced that it was no Moreover, Dewey’s worship of the number 10 was accident that he had been born on December 10, the same closely related to other obsessions that also dated back to day that the French National Assembly adopted the plati- his boyhood. At age 5, he was already alphabetizing the num meter bar back in 1799. spices in his mother’s pantry. A perfectionist, Dewey was americanlibrariesmagazine.org

52 Jobs along withotherpeople.This hadtroublegetting problems. Like Dewey and otherobsessiveAmerican icons, DSM-5—because itisalsoassociated withinterpersonal with fivenewmodelsonthe double. he hateditsdesign;theninsisted hisdoctorscomeup Jobsward, once ripped off railing that his oxygen mask, more thanlife itself.Whenlyingonhisbedinacancer designing “insanelygreatproducts”—an activityheloved in hisspick-and-spanfacility. His primaryobsessionwas big thingsrighteither, Jobs experienced nothingbutpride couldn’t they wouldn’t get the small things right, get the tory inFremont, California. Reasoningthatifhisworkers gloves tocheckfor dustonthefloor of thefirstApplefac- thinking aboutordoing. theyareenergizedbythethingscan’tdebilitated, stop internal experienceisverydifferent. Instead of becoming compulsions—cleanliness isalsoasinequanon—buttheir female playedbyHelen lead, Hunt. around howtheseritualsimpedehisromancewiththe his ownplasticwarewithhimatalltimes.Theplotrevolves Refusing tousethesilverwareinrestaurants,hecarries using twobarsof newsoapeachtimehewasheshishands. mophobe, Udall is addicted to hourlong showers and sions thatdramaticallyrestricthiseverydaylife. Ager- OCD sufferer, besetbynumerous obsessions andcompul- acter, for whichJack Nicholson wonanOscar, isaclassic Hollywood blockbusterAsGoodasItGets.TheUdall char- novelist Melvin Udall, whoistheprotagonistof the1997 between OCPDandOCD, considerthecaseof anotherMel: compulsive disorder(OCD).To illustratethedifference OCPD isoften obsessive- confusedwithitsclosecousin, letter makes The difference one turn, created theAmericanLibraryAssociation(ALA). Centennial in Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, which, have beenabletoorganizetheconventionof librariansatthe slew of neurotictics,the24-year-oldDeweymightnever visions.Without pable of his realizingtheirextraordinary dull plodders,theycanalsobemoversandshakers ca- achievements. Thoughwetendtothinkof obsessivesas neled constructively, obsessivenesscanleadtostaggering Steve Jobs, andaviatorCharlesLindbergh—when chan- taker Thomas Jefferson, entrepreneurs Henry Heinz and several othericons,includingUSpresidentandnote- Compulsive EnergyThatBuiltaNation—which alsoprofiles compulsive personalitydisorder(OCPD). of aform of illnessknowntopsychiatristsasobsessive- preoccupied withorder, details,rules,andlists—symptoms OCPD isconsideredapsychiatric disorder—notedin The lateSteveJobs wasaneatnessnutwhodonnedwhite Individuals withOCPDhavesimilarobsessionsand America’sAs Iargueinmyrecentbook, Obsessives:The State Library(NYSL) inAlbany intoanexemplaryna- often haddifficultyrunning them. Heturnedthe New York but like Jobs, becauseof he hismercurial temperament, He was a master at launching and beefing up organizations, remarkable highsandthedispiriting lowsof hiscareer. Dewey’s obsessionswerealsoresponsiblefor boththe The fruits of acompulsion cessful secondgo-roundwiththecompany. just atadmoreself-controlduringhisspectacularlysuc- in the mid-1980s. Rehired a decade later, Jobs showed ousness waspreciselywhatledtheAppleboardtofirehim be firedbythetimedoorreopened. Jobs’s tempestu- fearingluctant toridetheelevatorwithhim, theymight atypoincompany memo.Employeeswerere- spotted tough taskmaster would fly off the handle whenever he Florida StateUniversityinTallahassee. Professor ofLibraryandInformationStudiesat WAYNE A.WIEGANDisF. WilliamSummers I’ll letreaders figure thatoneout.) the menuofhisLakePlacidClubas“studprunes.” favorite manifestationofthispracticeturnedupon shave twoyearsoff an8th-gradeeducation.(My to theadoptionofmetric,hewasconvinced,would system ofweightsandmeasures. ate ifitjoinedtherest oftheworldinacommon confident thatthenation’s economywouldacceler stressing allthetimetheywouldsaveinprocess. taking, Deweyurged colleaguesandsubordinates, validates hisconclusion. Reformer: ABiographyofMelvilDewey(ALA,1996) compelling book.Research IdidforIrrepressible founder MelvilDeweymeritsachapterinKendall’s pushed onothersasdesirablebehavioraltraits.ALA in whichobsessionsare notonlywelcomebuteven obsessive-compulsive personalitydisorder (OCPD), “germ-free zone”—themiddleofahotelroom), and welcome (thinkofHoward Hughessittingnakedina pulsive disorder (OCD),inwhichobsessionsare un- makes acareful distinctionbetweenobsessive-com- I Energy ThatBuiltaNation(2013),JoshuaKendall n hisbookAmerica’s Obsessives:TheCompulsive “Practice simplifiedspelling,”which,ifmarried “Adopt metric,”hetoldeveryoneinearshot, “Use shorthand”incorrespondence andnote- D i De sse w ct ey e

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53 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 54 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 member number one—for the next 20years.Hemember number one—for thenext wassuch that hehadfounded—in 1876,hehadsignedinas ALA Dewey, like Jobs, wasostracizedfromtheorganization but tospeakupAssociation officials. Asaresult, four prominent librarians who felt that they had no choice Deweymadeunwelcomeadvances onsored triptoAlaska, visit toAlbanyin1905. poraries of hisexcessivelyflirtatiousbehaviorduringher at theNew York PublicLibrary, whotoldseveralcontem- did AdelaideHasse, headof thePublicDocuments Division bany home, didn’t register a formal complaint; neither whobothlivedinDewey’ssqueezes. Thesewomen, Al- Seymour, bothformer tosurprise studentsatColumbia, his personalassistantsFlorenceWoodworth andMay According toeyewitnesses,Deweyrepeatedlysubjected Library Lothario serial huggerandkisser. school twoyearslater, heappearstohaveevolvedintoa towhichhetransferredhis sojournatNYSL, hislibrary However,his studentswerewomen. atsomepointduring where90%he everactedinappropriatelyatColumbia, of pumpkin.” But there is no archival evidence suggesting that did requirephotos,explainingthat“youcannotpolisha bust sizesof prospectivestudents(asitwasrumored), he the former librarianof Wellesley College,didn’t requestthe of LibraryEconomyatColumbia Collegein1887. ed himtostarttheworld’s firstlibraryschool,theSchool youngwomenmaywellhavebeenwhatprompt- attractive Dewey’swhispered, eagernesstosurroundhimselfwith intimate relationships.Asgenerationsof librarianshave cally lackthesocialskillstodevelopmutuallysatisfying izing, acommoncharacterflaw of obsessives,whotypi- from thelibraryworldinhisearly50swaswoman- an hour—fiveminutes—late. dock themhalfaday’s payfor arrivingjustone-twelfth of hisemployees:Hequently rattled wouldnothesitateto with manystateofficers.” Like Jobs,Deweyalsofre- his “queering personality” often put him “on the defensive Daily EaglereportedinaneditorialonDecember18,1899, unpredictable and demandingbehavior. AstheBrooklyn he alsomanagedtoalienatemanycolleagueswithhis andthefirstchildren’sloan program, library. However, such asthefirstlibrary thefirstinterlibraryfor theblind, inspiration tointellectuallife throughouttheState.” doubled itsefficiencywithinthepasttenyearsandis an Roosevelt notedin1899, thelibrary“hasmorethan tenure that ended in 1905. As New York Governor Theodore tional institutionduringhisnearlytwo-decade-long However, that same year, during a 10-day ALA-spon- While Dewey, whowasthen marriedtoAnnieGodfrey, The compulsionthateventuallyforced himtoretire In Albany, Deweycameupwithnumerous innovations, made themexist.” as follows: “In brief,hesawthingsthatwerenotandthen biographer, GrosvenorDawe,whosummed uphiscareer may havebeenattimes,it’s hardtodisagreewithhisfirst of innovations.No howobjectionablehisbehavior matter ated havocinhispersonallife helpedgeneratehisstring explain whyhislegacyhasbeenunderstudied.” Melvil Dewey’s character,” Wiegand “may concluded, thereissomuchtodislikeof about hisdarkside.“That Wiegand (seesidebaronp.53),features afrankdiscussion (1996), the definitive biography by Reformer A. Wayne Inand presenthimasasecularsaint. Irrepressible contrast, members, theearlybiographiesairbrushDewey’s quirks remained intheprofession. vowedtorefusemeethimaslongsheat Columbia, Wright Plummer, whohadbeenastudentinhisfirstclass a personanongratathatin1915, ALAPresident Mary Paradoxically, theverysameobsessivenessthatcre- Written underthewatchfuleyeof survivingfamily found in40%ofpubliclibrarysystems. Visit booth1723atPLAtoseeademo #librariesmatter awelearning.com |@awelearning AWE’s EarlyLiteracyStation We believeinpubliclibraries. We applaudallthatyoudo! JOSHUA KENDALL and PeterMarkRoget. 2013). HehasalsowrittenbiographiesofNoahWebster Energy ThatBuiltaNation(GrandCentralPublishing, recent bookisAmerica’s Obsessives:TheCompulsive PsychologyToday,Times, andBusinessweek.Hismost work hasappeared inthe Wall StreetNewYork Journal, and receiveaspecialgift! z

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n December 21 Leann Mason County (Mich.) Benedict became director District Library. of St. Charles Parish (La.) n December 30 Tina Library. Fadlalla retired as refer- n January 2 Stefanie ence librarian at Midland Jeanne Marie James LaRue H. Jack Martin Ronald V. Blankenship became Park (N.J.) Memorial Aber Stoch librarian at the Oaklawn Library. of the Monmouth County Montalbano became uni- branch of Cranston (R.I.) n January 18 Brytani (N.J.) Library after 37 versity archivist and spe- Public Library. Fraser became librarian at years with the system. cial collections manager n December 27 Roberta the Claremont and n January 20 Emily Lake for American Public Uni- L. Brooker retired as In- Conover branches of became youth services versity System. diana state librarian after Catawba County (N.C.) librarian at Le Mars n January 1 Jacob Nadal 25 years of service. Library System. (Iowa) Public Library. became executive director n January 1 Joan Chapa n January 2 Adrienne n January 18 James of the Research Collec- became director of mar- Gallo became librarian at LaRue retired as director tions and Preservation keting at Marcive, Inc. in the William Hall branch of of Douglas County (Colo.) Consortium, an offsite San Antonio, Texas. Cranston (R.I.) Public Libraries after 23 years of library shelving facility n January 6 Krista L. Cox Library. service. jointly owned and operat- became director of public n December 3 Monica n November 1 Jessica Lee ed by the New York Public policy initiatives at the Harris became deputy di- became assistant profes- Library, Columbia Uni- Association of Research rector of Schaumburg (Ill.) sor of library science and versity, and Princeton Libraries. Township District Library. electronic resources/seri- University. n December 3 Rachel n January 2 April L. Judge als librarian at Valdosta n January 6 Charles Pace Cox became head librar- became executive director (Ga.) State University’s became executive director ian at the Henderson of Bernardsville (N.J.) Odum Library. of Gwinnett County (Ga.) County (Tex.) Clint W. Public Library. n January 13 Gina Leone Public Library System. Murchison Memorial n January 1 Emily Kader became director of Scott n December 3 Lori Pul- Library. became rare book research Township (Pa.) Public liam became manager of n December 31 Dee librarian at the University Library. branch services and cus- Crowner retired as direc- of North Carolina at Chapel n January 13 Nyama Y. tomer services at Oak Park tor of North Liberty (Iowa) Hill’s Wilson Special Col- Marsh became director of (Ill.) Public Library. Community Library after lections Library. Whitefish Bay (Wis.) Pub- n December 2 Roxanne 26 years of service. n December 1 Janet Kra- lic Library. Renteria became chil- n February 28 Bob Dick- nis retired as chief librar- n January 13 H. Jack dren’s librarian at Burley son retired as director of ian of the Eastern branch Martin became executive (Idaho) Public Library. director of Providence n December 1 Taryn (R.I.) Public Library. Resnick became electron- march/april 2014 march/april

n | December 15 Amber ic resources acquisitions

Mathewson became dep- librarian and head of the cited uty director of strategic licensing resources unit at initiatives at Pima County the University of Wiscon- (Ariz.) Public Library. sin–Madison Memorial n Cristina D. Ramirez, library/community servic- n January 27 Valoree Library. es manager at the Broad Rock branch of the Rich- McKay became executive n January 2 Rana mond (Va.) Public Library, was named one of 2013 director of the Canadian Hutchinson Salzmann Richmond’s Top 40 Under 40 by Style Weekly. Library Association. became director of library n americanlibrariesmagazine.org January 6 Michael and information technol-

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ogy at Meadville Lombard Theological School in obituaries Chicago. n February 3 Eric Smith became director of the n December 2 Jeanne Marie Aber, n December 31 Alice Gene “Aggie” Mason County (Mich.) former head librarian at the O’Neill Lewis, 84, former director of the Da- District Library. Library at Boston College, died. viess County (Ky.) Public Library, died. n December 31 Jane n November 30 Janet Brown, 93, n December 30 Christopher Malo- Smith retired as technical former chief of acquisitions for ney, 45, director of the Ocean City services coordinator at Binghamton (N.Y.) University’s (N.J.) Free Public Library, died. Boone County (Ky.) Public Libraries, died. n November 26, Elaine Mitchell, 89, Library. She was the first n December 5 Ricki V. Brown, 62, former conference service coordinator librarian and director city librarian of Abilene (Tex.) Public for ALA’s Conference Services, died. hired by the library when Library, died. n December 18 Dorothy S. Myers, it opened in 1974. n December 21 Thomas Brownfield, 87, former chief librarian at the Page n December 31 Ronald V. 81, former director of the Canal Ful- branch of the San Francisco Public Stoch, director of the ton (Ohio) Public Library, died. Library, died. Eisenhower Public Library n January 16 Edith M. Dixon, 62, se- n January 26 Edith B. Nettleton, 105, District in Harwood nior academic librarian at the Univer- former director of the Guilford Heights, Illinois, retired sity of Wisconsin–Madison Memorial (Conn.) Free Library, died. She retired after 34 years of service. Library for more than 25 years, died. in 1978 after 44 years as the library’s n December 20 Janet n December 31 Paul Kennie Garner, first director, but continued to volun- Stone became director of 62, librarian at Union Elementary, teer for another 36 years until Decem- Glendora (Calif.) Public Shallotte Middle School, and Belville ber 2013, developing historical and Library. Elementary School in the Brunswick digital archives for the library’s His- n January 13 Dale County (N.C.) Schools, died. torical Room collection. The room was Thompson retired as ex- n December 24 Sara Jaffarian, 98, named the Edith B. Nettleton Histori- ecutive director of Provi- former coordinator of instructional cal Room in her honor 10 years ago. dence (R.I.) Public materials and services for the Lexington n December 2 Frances (Fran) H. Library after almost 34 (Mass.) Public Schools, died. She previ- Pletz, 93, former executive director of years of service. ously served as librarian for the Quincy the Michigan Library Association n December 23 Jonathan (Mass.) Public Schools, director of (MLA), died. In 1978, MLA estab- Waltmire became public libraries at Greensboro (N.C.) Public lished the Frances H. Pletz Award in information officer at Schools, and supervisor of libraries for honor of her exemplary library ser- Fresno County (Calif.) the Seattle Public Schools. ALA’s name- vice to teens in the state. Public Library. sake award recognizes her endowment n November 28 Iona Rabjohns, 90, n January 1 Stacy Witt- to honor exemplary humanities pro- former chief of language and literature mann became director of gramming in school libraries. at Detroit Public Library, died. the Eisenhower Public n December 20 Ann Koopman, 58, n December 12 Grace S. Rand, 94, Library District in Har- librarian at the Scott Memorial former librarian at Hernwood Ele- wood Heights, Illinois. Library at Thomas Jefferson Universi- mentary School in Randallstown, n

November 12 Miriam ty in Philadelphia, died. Maryland, died. 2014 march/april

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librarian at Burley (Idaho) Public Library. At ALA n January 7 Marisa Kos- n January 31 Sandra Lee, n January 17 Ann Kelly, sakowski became meeting director of planning and associate editor for Book- manager of Conference budget in Accounting, list, left ALA. Services. retired. z

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57 Professional Development | Youth Matters Reading Wildly

One library staff’s journey toward excellent by Abby Johnson readers’ advisory

an you provide excel- who aren’t? A targeted readers’ found that none of them were actu- lent readers’ advisory advisory training program will give ally using that compilation during without reading widely library workers the tools they need interactions with patrons. Although yourself? This ques- to complete these important trans- I believe it’s useful for library work- tion,C posed to my Twitter fol- actions. ers to be familiar with Goodreads, I lowers (whose replies shared In January 2013, I developed the lifted the requirement and instead a refrain of “No way”), led me Reading Wildly program to inspire assign brief articles related to our to rethink the way I train my my staff to read different genres and monthly topic as a way of sparking staff on readers’ advisory. improve their readers’ advisory discussion before we start our book Of course there are ways to be- skills. Each month we discuss a talks. come familiar with books without genre or subject, based on patron For the second year of our pro- actually reading entire works— demand, and each staff member is gram, I turned to staff members to reviews, first chapters, reliance on required to read one book in that pick our monthly genres. I asked best-of lists and book awards. But genre and book-talk it to the group them to think about weak spots in reading widely in a variety of genres at our meeting. They may use work their own reading and readers’ advi- is a great way for library gatekeepers time to read only if date-sensitive sory questions that have been diffi- to provide en- projects are completed. We meet cult for them, and we came up with Every thusiastic and once a month, separate from our this year’s Reading Wildly genres readers’ authoritative monthly department meeting, to together. readers’ advi- share these books with one another. This is certainly not the only way advisory sory. Nowhere (You can find our book review form to improve your staff’s readers’ ad- session is is this more and monthly reading lists at abby- visory skills. Consider including an opportunity to important thelibrarian.com.) other library materials, holding a than in read- The outcome of Reading Wildly is book chat without genre restric- create a lifelong ers’ advisory that my staff now reads more than tions, or posting a list of classic and/ reader. for youth. ever before, and their readalike se- or top-rated books and asking staff With so lections and book talks have notice- to initial what they’ve read. If it’s many constraints on children’s ably improved. They seem to enjoy strategically difficult to discuss time, readers’ advisory is critical these meetings and regularly report books in monthly face-to-face when youngsters visit the library. that our program is helping them in meetings, explore virtual options They are building a wealth of knowl- their jobs. We keep lists of the books like discussion lists, Goodreads edge about the world, including we’ve discussed, and staffers use groups, or online chats. Practice march/april 2014 march/april

learning which kinds of books they them as a starting point for readers’ readers’ advisory transactions on |

enjoy most. Every readers’ advisory advisory transactions. Using lists one another. transaction is an opportunity to cre- they are familiar with allows them to Whatever approach you take, you ate a lifelong reader—an essential have a quick connection with the owe it to your patrons to ensure your skill that needs to be honed in every material and gives them confidence staff is equipped to answer readers’ person working at your children’s when recommending materials. advisory questions. z reference desk. As our program continues, I For staff members who are natu- tweak it to fit staff needs. I original- ABBY JOHNSON is children’s services/ rally wide readers, this may be no ly required them to add books to a outreach manager at New Albany–Floyd County (Ind.) Public Library. Find her at problem. But what about for those shared Goodreads account but abbythelibrarian.com. americanlibrariesmagazine.org

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59 Professional DEVELOPMENT | Books Librarian’s Library

The More We Change by Karen Muller

ibraries have always been Also in 1887, Richard Libraries tine Pawley and Louise evolving, changing, Rogers Bowker, founder S. Robbins also ex- have reinventing. One of the of publishing firm R. R. plore the ways in American Library As- Bowker Company, visit- always which libraries have sociation’sL (ALA) current stra- ed a paper mill. By then, been affected our lives. The tegic goals is “Transforming pulped wood was al- 13 essays included evolving, changing, Libraries”—a multipronged set ready making inroads were originally pre- of initiatives that will enable us into the paper produc- reinventing. These sented at the 2010 to understand the technological tion process, and ac- books cover Library History Semi- and societal changes affecting cording to Nicholas A. nar XII: Libraries in where we’ve been libraries and then harness those Basbanes in On Paper: the History of Print changes so that we can continue The Everything of Its and where we’re Culture conference at to meet the information and en- Two-Thousand-Year His- headed. the University of Wis- tertainment needs of users. These tory, Bowker called for consin–Madison. The selections cover where we’ve continued use of rag paper for maga- essayists cover how public libraries been and where we’re headed zine production. Oh, if his view had have helped generations of immi- in this continual evolution. only prevailed, we wouldn’t have the grants “become quantity of brittle books in our re- American,” how In 1887, the New- search libraries that we do! For centu- libraries fought berry Library in ries, of course, paper has been the for intellectual Chicago opened primary medium for objects in freedom in the its doors as a pub- libraries. Basbanes examines the his- face of McCarthy- lic research tory of paper in a thematic way, look- ism, and how the library, with ALA ing at how the technology was venerable Library charter member transferred from China to Europe; of Congress William Frederick how production changed from rags to served the public during the Great Poole at the helm. The Newberry 125: pulp—except for Depression by supporting studies, Stories of Our Collection highlights 125 the production of career reinvention research, and objects in the collection. The array US currency; how business research, while maintain- of objects—from beautiful illuminat- we have disposable ing its traditional support for con- ed medieval manuscript psalters to uses for paper; and gressional information Thomas Bewick print blocks to a how we both pre- requirements. march/april 2014 march/april

| photograph of a Chicago speakeasy— serve paper in ar- University of Wisconsin Press, 2013. 292 P.

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63 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | march/april 2014 COMMENTARY | Will’s World Fired Up for Retirement

What’s worse than new-roof leaks and dunning a by Will Manley trustee for overdues?

bove all, every library your employee of the There are snake books, when he director with a standard year can have a nasty basically snaked away. seven-member board psychotic episode in many ways At first I kept calm of trustees knows one the children’s room; to say and walked over to factA of life: the rule of four. It or your passive-ag- the dinosaur books. “You’re fired,” takes only four votes to get you gressive head of cir- No Connor. Then I fired. If you’re unlucky, your culation can wage a and to get fired. headed nervously to board has only five members. secret war on chroni- the monster truck Things can get very dicey when cally delinquent trustees. Nothing is books. No Connor. Next I sprinted it takes only three votes to get your fault, but you get the sack. to the kiddie computers. No Connor. you fired. So if you really want to But you never publicly admit to Now I screamed, “CONNOR!” No be a library director, look for a being sacked. To the nosy reporter Connor. nine-member board of trustees. poking around, you say you have de- A librarian came over. “Sir, have It takes real talent to alienate five cided to spend more time with your you lost a child?” When I nodded, people; so if you get fired in that family, whom you now have no she set in motion the library policy scenario, you probably deserve it. money to feed, clothe, and shelter. for lost chidren. One staffer walked Although there is one term for For me the best part of retirement through the building, one checked getting hired (“You’re hired”) there was no longer having to fear being the bathrooms, and one headed for are countless terms for getting fired. These words from the board the parking lot. No Connor. fired: canned, sacked, terminated, bully always sent chills up my spine: For 10 minutes I was in that spe- let go, kicked to the curb, sent to Si- “Do what I say, Will, or I have four cial fiery ring of hell reserved for beria. The list goes on and on. votes to can your ass.” Guess what? I idiot grandpas. What would I tell my Just as there are many ways to say really was looking forward to son? “We have a bit of a problem “You’re fired,” there are many ways to spending more time with my family. here. Connor seems to be missing. get fired. Let’s see: Your weeding pro- Then two years into retirement, We had fun browsing the snake gram can go awry; the rollout of your when I felt like I was getting A+ books, but now we can’t find him. new multimillion-dollar integrated evaluations in my new (unsalaried) But the librarians are contacting the library system can crash and burn; career as a grandpa, I lost my police. I’m sure he’ll turn up.” the roof on your much-heralded and 3-year-old grandson Connor in the Just as I was ready to dial, I heard expensive building addition can leak; library. There we were, looking at Connor’s unmistakable giggle. “Gotcha, Grandpa. I was hiding behind that big chair.” march/april 2014 march/april

| I didn’t know what to do—scream

or hug him. I bit my tongue and did the latter. Then I said, “Don’t tell your dad; I don’t want to be sent to Grandpa Siberia.” z

WILL MANLEY has furnished provocative “We’ve decided to allow commentary on librarianship for more than you to spend more time 30 years and has written nine books on with your family.” the lighter side of library science. Email: [email protected]. americanlibrariesmagazine.org

64 He Takes Mining to a Whole New Level

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