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Vol. 29, No. 2, Winter 2011 Greetings From the President: Remembering our Veterans

I am writing my winter greetings the support U.S. veterans than by collecting intriguing accounts may be included in day before Veterans Day and as I type and preserving those memories so that our archive.” these words my colleagues at the Veterans they may last even longer than a lifetime? Of the more than 70,000 collections History Project (VHP) of the American The VHP exists to do just that. During already donated to VHP one of them is Folklife Center are interviewing and the holidays and beyond, you may that of Peter Young, Vietnam veteran, gathering archival items of interest from volunteer to record veterans’ interviews former Director of the National veterans who are visiting the Library of or to collect original wartime photos, Agricultural Library and current Chief Congress as part of “Take a Veteran to diaries, and other documents, and of the Asian Division at the Library of Work Day.” I truly hope that “Take a submit them to the Project for posterity. Congress. Young was drafted to serve Veteran to Work Day” is an enormous This year marked the tenth anniversary and ended up performing duties as a success and that members of the FAFLRT of the Project’s congressional mandate librarian for an infantry division in community were able to visit LC with a to collect, preserve and make accessible Vietnam. During his video-recorded friend or loved one who has served in the the wartime stories of America’s interview, Young reflects on his military armed forces. veterans who served from World War I service and shares his candid views We are entering the holiday season. through the present conflicts in Iraq and on war. You can review the type of Holidays are a time for us to focus on Afghanistan so that future generations information collected by the VHP the things which matter most — family, may hear directly from veterans and and listen to the fascinating interview friends and creating lifelong memories. better understand the realities of war. To with Young by going to the following What better way is there to recognize and commemorate this auspicious occasion, URL: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/ the Librarian of Congress Dr. James H. bib/66648. To find out more about how Billington launched a pledge campaign you or a loved one can share a story visit asking all Americans to record the story www.loc.gov/vets or call 1-888-371-5848. of at least one veteran and submit it I have invited staff of the VHP to come to VHP where it will be housed at the to the FAFLRT membership meeting Library of Congress forever. A 60-second that will be held on Sunday, January public service announcement on the 9th from 10:30 to noon in San Diego. pledge campaign may be viewed at Please check the ALA Program for the www.YouTube.com/loc. location of the meeting. Our VHP VHP Director Bob Patrick informed colleagues will give a short presentation me that “We are especially interested in on the Project. There will be more than receiving collections from veterans who enough time for you to ask questions. I served in roles often overlooked when will send the complete agenda for the war stories are being told. This is why we membership meeting to the FAFLRT list are reaching out to FAFLRT members in December. I hope you can come. In asking them to pledge to interview former military librarians so that their Continues on page 2

Federal Librarian • Page 1 • Winter 2011

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Federal Librarian • Page 3 • Winter 2011 Library System on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst “What is more important in a library would help them with rehabilitation, the system works. The library staff is than anything else — than everything transition, pursuit of educational venues, pleasantly challenged by the development else — is the fact that it exists”. enhancement of job skills and dealing of this new ‘system” and the personnel – Archibald MacLeish. with employment issues. The library at both outreach sites have been as enthusiastic and supportive as the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst also provides this population with patrons themselves. As this joint base library staff wanted to make sure that special services equipment and items library concept emerges, so do the libraries existed throughout the joint that facilitate reading — CCTV — a ideas and activity levels of the involved base. And now they do. monitor enlarging print; audio streaming computer — “text to voice” service that staff. Base awareness of these services Within the past year, a single operation reads magazines and newspapers aloud; is growing and the library staff is library on the McGuire side of the base LARGE PRINT BOOKS. developing procedures and policies that has become a “library system” with the are tailored to each center’s needs, yet Lakehurst already had a “paperback opening of a satellite library at the SFAC can be applied throughout the system swap” in their lively Cyber Café. Now center on Ft. Dix and the expansion the for continuity and smooth execution of their shelves will house bestsellers, book swap at Cyber Café on Lakehurst customer service. Naval Air Station to a center of full educational materials, gaming selections “Libraries are not made; they grow.” services. The three libraries now share and non-fiction requests, Playaways, – Augustine Birrell materials and resources, and serve a and DVDs. Children’s books will also be 65-square-mile behemoth stretching provided to the CDC facility. And, yes… the Joint Base Library will through farmland and forests and flight In keeping with the library’s continue to grow. lines, and offering books, DVDs, CDs, commitment to offer the broadest scope audio books, paperbacks, and electronic of services throughout the tri-base readers to Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast communities, the library has already Guard, and Marines. hosted author talks and programs at Weekly, library employees travel both outreach centers and will continue to each site, loading cars with library with new presentations this coming materials and supplies. The outreach year. A partnership with BURLINGTON library staff member works at each COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM has satellite library one or two days a week, been initiated and arrangements for performing all the same functions to get the county bookmobile to operate materials into the patrons’ hands. They bi-weekly in the family housing area of also implement and track services that Falcon Court North is now underway . initiate at the main branch located on This mobile library offers the military McGuire, and then are delivered to the community over 1,000,000 more outreach sites weekly. Any member of resources, including books, CDs and the joint base community can use any or movies from 23 branches. all of the three libraries as long as they The goal of the Joint Base library have registered for a library privilege, system is to keep accessing the needs using their base ID — military, civilian, of each operation and address them dependent, or retiree. accordingly. Customer service is the Each library has its own needs and primary mission. As the main library requests. The library services at the pursues new collections and programs SFAC Center are tailored to assist the the outreach sites will now always be part wounded warriors with materials that of the considerations. Though a library system “in progress”,

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Federal Librarian • Page 5 • Winter 2011 A Joint Base Librarian The military librarian is perhaps regulations do not mandate a library on war department traditions. .. little of the most under-rated information a Navy base. Army and AF regulations the navy here… a bit of the army at this resource in the culture of information do. But on a joint base, all branches counter…a tidbit used by the marines specialists. The title is a misnomer in are considered equal, with the “lead” right over there. that the majority of military librarians military branch for the base having the As challenging as this librarian role are NOT military personnel. Although “tie-breaker” decision authority. is, the biggest deficiency affecting this some may be former military, most So, joint base librarians have to unique library position is the lack of have degrees as public librarians or re-program their thinking. They need preparation of any librarian to be a information specialists and the addition to address new integrated or initiated military librarian and then become of the military title comes with the policies, understand additional streams a joint base librarian. Though not acquisition of a job in a military venue. of funding, accept cancelled traditions, a new concept, joint basing is a new Military librarians provide not only employ new service procedures, solicit implementation resulting from a mission support for military personnel, required needs, and establish new mandate from the DOD. Librarians but educational support for the warriors processes for meeting the customer’s were not trained, educated, acclimated and their families, for the base civilians, needs. They must also constantly bear to perform in this new venue. We adapt for base contractors, for reservists, for in mind that their patrons’ needs are and “learn as we go”. But the government retirees; and they {librarians} offer mobile. Mobile. Mobile. Mobile. The needs to see the joint base librarian as “quality of life” materials and services library offerings and services must be a new role and construct curriculums, for entire base communities. Unlike wrapped in flexibility to be served in OPMs, and job descriptions to produce a many federal librarians, military a mobile format. For pilots flying for trained professional that meets the new librarians serve very defined populations. 6 weeks TDY, a 21 day checkout does criteria and customer service demands. Although all of these populations may not suffice. For reservists who entitled at some point in time use a federal Beyond her own set of challenges in to services only when they are active, serving as a joint base librarian with no library, the military library is funded and circulation policies must differ in terms operated to focus on the mission of the “benchmark” to mentor her, the librarian of and retrieval of materials and updated must also prepare her staff for these base, not the scope of federal information patron information. needs of the American people. new approaches and perceptions. The Collection development must address entire library staff needs to be exposed to A Joint Base military librarian is now “air, sea, and land” missions. Joint Base ranks, verbiages, clothing, and mission a whole new genre of specialist that has Librarians must look at the big picture; foci. Employees in a joint base library spawned from the DOD mandate of see where requirements and preferences have to see the operation as an overall BRAC closures and mergers. Army bases overlap among the base community military activity. Rank and branch stop and Air Force bases are now co-joined at needs and consider the unique standards at the front door. The service must be the tarmac, and Navy bases are docked that each military branch brings to the offered to a “family” with common goals, at their sandlots. Base government, buffet of library services. Collections emanating from “brothers of war” with civilian and military operations, and and programs must consider all ranks unique personalities. facilities now share place, space, and and all branches, all equally. The only interface with grace. So the military Like every other profession that common aspect must be the customer emerged from necessity, the joint base librarian on a joint base now has to service relations. think “multiple branches of the services librarian has been born. She has been and multiple branches of libraries”. The The physical and emotional brought into the information world singular information service for one environment of a joint base library must to serve a military culture. She needs warrior department is now focused on also set the tone for integration with to be nurtured with DOD direction, the needs and requirements of multiple military distinctions. The librarian warrior menus, open mindedness, and war departments. Although the nucleus needs to create a visual learning a penchant for adaptability. She needs of all military service is the same facility that reflects an overall “defense to be trained to address the needs “mission”, the regulations and “splitting and warrior” image, yet suggests the of military community. She should of the atoms” falls into very different unique characteristics of each military be recognized as a library specialist, services. Army reading requirements for branch – common military colors, art someone who transforms a resource role PME is different than Air Force, as are depicting uniforms and symbols from into a professional in data dissemination the educational requirements for each each branch, replicas of air, land, and sea within and among war department branch. Children’s materials are not equipment and materials, portraits of communities. included in base library budgets so all battle heroes. 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Federal Librarian • Page 7 • Winter 2011 Minutes ......

FAFLRT Board Meeting with NMRT. Richard has copies of the and recognize FAFLRT members that are September 8, 2010 via conference call FAFLRT Brochure if it is needed. up and coming in our profession. They could start as profiles in the newsletter Attending: Jane Killian, Erica Stiner, We can have a meeting in late October/ and expand as the interest grew. There Karl Debus-Lopez, Richard Huffine, early November to talk about what a are questions about “new” versus Vicky Crone, Lucille Rosa, Kim Lyall, membership meeting would look like for “young” and the definition of “rising.” the Round Table. We could just do an Review of the minutes from ALA The idea is to focus on folks that are open session to talk to the membership. meeting in June. Correction of Erica’s new to the profession or new to serving name in one location. Approval of the Nominating Committee: Last year we Federal and Armed Forces Libraries. minutes: got information at the very last minute We could define new as within 5 years Treasurer’s Report: We’re over about getting our slate together. The of starting in libraries. Kim will draft $15,000 in the black. As of July 31, deadline will be February 2, 2011. We a solicitation to see who wants to be 2010 $15,706.00. Thanks to Richard for will need nominations next year for Vice- profiled. President/President-Elect, Treasurer, fundraising. Debits from ALA in June. The deadline for the newsletter is Armed Forces and Federal Directors. Richard has receipts for the brochures September 15, 2010. It would be nice if we Helen Sherman has volunteered to chair that will need to be paid and it doesn’t had a more firm deadline for newsletter the Nominating Committee for 2011. look like the catering bill has hit yet. content and an expectation for its Richard will be on the Committee. Karl delivery. Richard will reach out to Jane to September 15, 2010 the Midwinter will request a Membership List from Roz get the schedules for the rest of the year registration will open and will close and the two will begin their work soon. by September 27, 2010. We’ll be (2010-2011). ALA Annual 2011: Deadline booking a room for the Board meeting ASCLA/FAFLRT: ASCLA has is February 14 for programming and the Careers in Federal Libraries suggested merging the Division with submissions. We should get ideas from preconference. We normally meet on our Round Table. Diane Reese suggested the membership and have a good group Sunday morning. Kim and Erica would forming a committee of the two groups of programs for both Armed Forces and like to join virtually, if possible. Jane to get together to discuss the merger. Federal Libraries. Ideas from the group: suggested we do it on Friday virtually Karl has been uncertain about the value with a WebEx, etc. We could always Grooming staff within the Federal of this idea. Being part of a Division meet after ALA at another time and via workforce: moving up; moving on; has some benefits but there isn’t much conference call. If the majority of folks diversifying; breaking out of the mold. overlap and being subsumed by another cannot be in San Diego, we may save Fedlink HR workgroup does something group could reduce our visibility. time and money by doing it a week later like that annually. Helen Sherman could Should we consider this? Should we via conference call. We could have a coordinate with them. Also address select a committee of Board members to Membership Meeting in lieu of a Board changes in the Federal hiring process. participate in a joint review across the meeting. Concern that this may be a Vicky can approach Helen about that. groups? There was not a lot of interest in poorly attended Midwinter Conference Grey Literature in the Digital Age: pursuing this from the FAFLRT Board in in general. Karl will reserve a room how is government publishing changing attendance. Karl will contact Diane and for a generic FAFLRT meeting in San today? Richard could coordinate that. tell her that we are not interested at this Diego that we may or may not use for a time, unless she has a more firm proposal Armed Forces Librarianship Today: Membership meeting. We will definitely that we can consider. have a FAFLRT Board meeting after ALA Things affecting librarianship in the Midwinter. Armed Forces today. Erica Stiner and Bylaws Review: Should we review our Lucille Rosa will think about the topic Bylaws? We need to review the bylaws Karl asked about the size of Careers in and come up with something. Naval to ensure that any outdated language Federal Libraries. Richard recommended Postgraduate School; Army Libraries; is removed. Lucille – it should be on planning for 120 people and a budget installation libraries, etc. the ballot at the same time as elections. of about $1,200. He hasn’t been able to Vicky Crone will contact Fran Perros Solicit input from the membership confirm a sponsor but is still working on about convening a committee. that. Karl will confirm with Nancy Faget on programming for 2011. Karl will about the size and set-up of the room. craft a message to the membership and Newsletter submissions: if we can contact Rose Marie Krauss about her have a plan for the year, we can work as a Karl asked about other obligations participation for New Orleans. Board to get content for the Newsletter. during the Midwinter Meeting: Membership Pavilion Booth; New Rising Stars Program (Kim Lyall): FAFLRT Communications: Members Round Table — Karl will check Nancy approached Kim about crafting a not using our Blog; not using ALA with Eileen Welch and Kim will check program/effort to involve more members Continues on page 9

Federal Librarian • Page 8 • Winter 2011 FABULOUS FEDS Ms. Lucille Rosa, Naval War College Library in its relocation to a larger [email protected] Library, Newport, RI has been named to facility on Smith Barracks. He has been Tom Lynch has been promoted to fill Who’s Who in 2011 edition. a FAFLRT member for three years and the librarian position vacated by Mary Ms. Trudie Root joined the staff of is Co-Editor, Federal Librarian (online). Ellen Haug. Tom arrived at the Marshall the Army Library Program (ALP) on His previous library assignments include Center Research Library in July 2009 Tuesday, 12 October 2010. She will be Kaiserslautern Main Library, Germany having previously worked at the Library responsible for ACTEDS Competitive and Barr Memorial Library at Fort Knox, of the Marine Corps, Marine Corps Professional Development, METRICS, KY. Mr. Colarusso received his MSLS University, Quantico VA. He has been public and AKO websites, and general from Clarion University of PA in 2007. an outstanding addition to the Library support for the ALP. Trudie has served Cherie Givens JD, PhD has joined Team and is able to provide customer as Serials Acquisitions Librarian/ the U.S. Government Printing Office as service in English, German and Russian!! Instructor at Eastern Michigan an Assessment Specialist and Outreach Tom looks forwards to meeting y’all University Library; managed the Pinellas Librarian. Prior to joining the GPO for coffee at future Military Libraries Park (FL) Juvenile Welfare Board Cherie worked as an online lecturer gatherings! Library; directed the Pinellas County for San Jose State University’s School Law Libraries; and was Head, Technical of Library and Information Science Michael G. Arden, has resumed the Services, Dunedin Public Library before while completing her PhD in Library, position of Audiovisual Librarian at the joining the Pentagon Library staff in Archival, and Information Studies at the United States Military Academy at West June 2004. She brings a wealth of library University of British Columbia. Point after leaving a five year position experience and skills to the Army as Systems Librarian at Kadena AB, Mary Ellen Haug, George C. Okinawa, Japan. Library Program Marshall Center Research Library, Mike Colarusso is now the Public Garmisch, Germany was presented the Kari Anderson has joined the staff Services Librarian at USAG Baumholder Commanders Award for Civilian Service at the Joint Forces Staff College’s Ike FMWR Library, Germany. He’s very on 18 October 2010. She was recognized Skelton Library, Norfolk, VA as Chief, happy to be supporting the 170th for her performance during the period Reader Services, with responsibility for IBCT as they prepare for deployment August 25, 2002 through October 24, the reference and circulation functions. and recently assisted the Baumholder 2010, for consistently demonstrating She was previously with The LAC Group, superior accomplishments and where she managed contracts for library outstanding performance. Upon services in a number of federal libraries. her assignment to the Marshall Prior positions include Information Minutes . . . . . Center Library in 2002, she quickly & Access Services Librarian at Mary Continued from page 8 became familiar with the mission Washington College and Librarian for and information needs of the Center the Center for Strategic & International Connect; periodically use the listserv and was instrumental in initiating a Studies in Washington DC. Kari is a — should have a strategy for member wide variety of new customer services member of both ALA and SLA. communications? There are also Twitter and streamlined processes within the Carolly Struck, Medical Library and Facebook accounts. Kim will check Research Library. East Campus, Captain James A. Lovell with Nancy on the status of all of our Federal Health Care Center, Great Lake, various communication accounts. At Mary Ellen embarked on a series of IL retired 30 November 2010 after 35 our next meeting we will discuss which circulation, interlibrary loan, acquisition, years of federal service. we should maintain. and serials management enhancements. She demonstrated a thirst for learning Belinda Pugh, formerly Library Membership Committee: We don’t and self-improvement and was actively Director at Marine Corps Air Station have one and we need to address that. engaged in educational endeavors, online Library, Iwakuni Japan has been selected The Chair can appoint someone to head training and volunteering to support as Reference Librarian at Tyndall AFB that committee to track our membership a wide variety of Marshall Center library, Panama City, FL and encourage people to join our Round activities. She excelled in a multi- Table. Erica would like to spearhead that. cultural, multi-language environment Cynthia Shipley Richard will help. and was the consummate “team Books for Troops: We can talk about player”. Mary Ellen accepted a position that later or Karl will send an email out. in Portland with the Army Corps of The group adjourned at 4:03 p.m. Engineers where she is the director of the Technical Library. We wish her the We’ll meet again in November. best in her new job. She can be reached at

Federal Librarian • Page 9 • Winter 2011 FLICC 2009 Annual Awards for Federal Librarianship — October 5, 2010

The Federal Library and Information to help rebuild the collections of the Center Committee (FLICC) has University of Baghdad Medical School. announced the winners of its national Small Library/Information Center awards for federal librarianship, which (with a staff of 10 or fewer federal and/or recognize the many innovative ways contract employees): Gorgas Memorial that federal libraries, librarians and Library, Walter Reed Army Institute library technicians fulfill the information of Research and the Naval Medical demands of government, business and Research Center, Silver Spring, Md., is scholarly communities and the American recognized for its 2009 implementation public. of a citation database and citation assessment, metrics, budget oversight FLICC will honor the award winners management system for its Silver Spring and improved efficiency, combined at the 2010 Fall FEDLINK membership Lab and six overseas labs. Using this with her commitment to the collection, meeting on Oct. 6, 2010, at the Library licensed data, librarians create innovative preservation and access to the school’s of Congress in Washington, where products such as publication strategies research, publications and history, made the winners will receive their awards and research impact analyses on each the Dudley Knox Library more proactive from Librarian of Congress James H. organization’s malaria and dengue in serving the current and emerging Billington. The names of the winners research. Librarians also developed needs of the faculty, students, staff and will remain on permanent display in the publication and citation metrics for the alumni of the Naval Postgraduate School. FLICC offices at the Library of Congress. organization’s Balanced Scorecard which Federal libraries and staff throughout improve bench scientists’ workflow, 2009 Federal Library the United States and abroad competed facilitating discovery and citations for Technician of the Year future manuscripts, and identifying in three award categories. The winners Gary B. Baker, Library Technician, mission success. Customers indicated are listed below. Army Counterintelligence Center, Ft. high satisfaction for new and already Meade, Md., is recognized for single- 2009 Federal Library/ established information services which handedly operating the center’s library, Information Center of the Year are instrumental for researchers and managing and cataloging its collections ultimately preserve the fighting strength Large Library/Information Center remotely as a result of a 2006 facility fire, of marines, sailors and soldiers and their (with a staff of 11 or more federal and/or and laying the groundwork for a physical early return to duty. contract employees): National Institutes map collection. In 2009, he cataloged of Health (NIH) Library, Bethesda, Md., 2009 Federal Librarian 2,600 items, created 229 bibliographies is recognized for its leadership role in of the Year in addition to collecting more than the “green” initiative at NIH, serving 2,000 other bibliographies from the Eleanor S. Uhlinger, University as a role model for green procurement Library of Congress and other sources, Librarian, Naval Postgraduate School/ and environmental stewardship with and relabeled and repaired more than Dudley Knox Library, Monterey, Calif., the opening on Earth Day 2009 of 1,000 volumes. Baker actively promoted is recognized as a transformational its Green Terrace, a fully-sustainable library services and access to materials leader who championed the need for space. The Terrace and a new “green” and supported its patrons without the the library to be involved in all levels of Information Commons provide a mix benefits of a physical library space. of quiet study and interactive social accreditation, curriculum and program For the latest information on the spaces. The library also expanded its reviews. In 2009, she oversaw library awards, interested parties may refer to “informationist,” or embedded librarian renovations to create a combination the FLICC website, www.loc.gov/flicc/ program into the laboratory setting with of quiet and collaborative spaces with awards.html. the introduction of its bioinformatics technology to enhance learning. Physical training and consultation service. NIH and virtual enhancements, coupled The Federal Library and Information library informationists provide research with her patron-friendly focus and Center Committee fosters excellence in support to more than 40 research teams promotion of staff initiatives, resulted federal library and information services and programs for 16 NIH institutes and in double-digit increases in in-person through interagency cooperation, and centers. Of special note is their donation reference requests, interlibrary loan provides guidance and direction for of 5,000 linear feet of medical journals, and reserve item circulation, with the Federal Library and Information already held in trusted digital archives, only a limited increase in library expenditures. Uhlinger’s emphasis on Continues on page 12 Federal Librarian • Page 10 • Winter 2011 This is a library.

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Federal Librarian • Page 11 • Winter 2011 Interview with Wayne Rowe, Librarian and Civil War Reenactor Lucille: Wayne, you are a Librarian Lucille: Can you talk about the role at the Naval War College, a retired Navy you play as a reenactor? Commander, a Civil War Re-enactor and Wayne: I’ve been a reenactor for eleven you teach a course on the Civil War here years starting out as a private and today at the NWC. How did you get interested I am the Commanding Officer of the in the Civil War? 1st Company, Richmond Howitzers a Wayne: 1961 was a pivotal year, it Confederate artillery unit. was the start of the centennial (100th When I mention to someone I am a Anniversary) celebration for the Confederate soldier especially in the American Civil War and an eleven North I am always asked why. My answer year old boy received two books as a is twofold, the Confederate army was Christmas present that would change his always the underdog and General Robert life. Who would have guessed that Santa E. Lee was always one of my heroes for Claus was such a smart guy? doing so much against all odds. Second, American Heritage — “Naval Battles someone has to play the part or you can young. She was as bright and lucid as one and Heroes” served as my inspiration not have a battle. Besides being a rebel could imagine as she spoke lovingly of to join the Navy. American Heritage makes it easier on what you can wear as her Richmond Howitzer grandfather, not — “The Golden Book of the Civil War” compare to the Union counterparts who great grandfather, but her grandfather, was so interesting because of the way are almost “cookie cut look-a-likes.” At which is very rare. it showed the battle maps. Instead of least in the reenactment world, it seems to Civil War Sesquicentennial (150th using lines to reflect troops this was a me, that the Confederate units are more Anniversary) are starting to happen and diorama showing positions, buildings “family friendly” and at least of half my the battles fought in 1861 will be show and landscape. It made it seem alive to a unit are women and children and they cased in 2011. The first shots fired in very young boy who had always played camp in the same area as we do. Virginia were fired from Gloucester Point with toy soldiers. I have built a Web site to coordinate against the federal gunboat Yankee. The Lucille: How long have you been a my research and aid in running of my Richmond Howitzers was the unit that reenactor? reenactment company. The Web site is: fired these shots and my unit has been Wayne: I’ve love the Civil War since I http://1stCoRichmondHowitzers.com asked to go down to Virginia in May and was eleven, but not until I retired and my I am the self appointed historian for participate in this anniversary event. children were either off on their own or in my company and since I have no relative Hanging in my office at home, I have a college could I expend the time to take up who fought in the Civil War, my research framed cartoon of a room just filled with this passion and hobby. involves the Richmond Howitzers. I’ve Civil War books, flags, swords, etc. This Lucille: Have you actually been to the spent many hours in Historical Society cartoon was drawn for me many years battlefields? and Library especially in and around ago by the graphic arts department and Richmond, Va. And held and read many its caption says, “How do you tell the Wayne: I’ve visited all the major Civil letter, diaries, books and after action difference between a Civil War buff and a War battlefields on the East Coast and a reports that after 9 years are finally Civil War nut.” I have been often labeled few more inland. getting to know who they really are. the latter. Purely by accident while on vacation, Lucille: Do you have any particularly Lucille Rosa I saw on a directional map in a Tokyo, memorable experiences? Japan zoo/park that there was a FLICC Awards Wayne: One of the most rewarding monument to President Grant. I was Continued from page 10 driven to find it, which was no easy aspects of studying the Civil War is the network of people you meet. I have had task as everything was in Japanese and Network (FEDLINK). Created in 1965 picnic lunch at the River View Cemetery where the monument was located was and headquartered at the Library sitting under an old oak tree with the completely over grown with scrubs. But of Congress, FLICC also makes great-great-grand daughter of one of the I did find it and it commemorated the recommendations on federal library original Richmond Howitzers as she read planting of two trees there by former and information policies, programs letters he had written. President Grant and the Emperor while and procedures to federal agencies and Grant was on his around the world cruise Another time I visited Baltimore, MD to others concerned with libraries and after his presidency. and visited Josephine who was 97 years information centers. Federal Librarian • Page 12 • Winter 2011 An essential engineering database for Federal and Armed Forces Libraries

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President (2010-2011) Past President (2010-2011) internet / web enhancement committee Karl debus-lopez Richard L. Huffine Alba scott Library of Congress U.S. Geological Survey Technical Information Specialist 101 Independence Ave., SE 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., MS 159 Mid-Pacific Regional Office Washington, DC 20540 Reston, VA 20192 US Bureau of Reclamation Phone: (202) 707-6641 Phone: (703) 648-7182 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-1825 Fax: 202-707-1778 Fax: (703) 648-6821 Sacramento, CA 95825 Email: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 916-978-5593 E-mail: [email protected] Vice-President/President-elect (2010-11) fAflRt Committee Chairs and liaisons vicky Crone booth coordinator National Agriculture Library ala legislatiVe assembly eileen Welch 10301 Baltimore Blvd. vicky Crone USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Beltsville, 20705-2351 4700 River Road, Unit 6 Room 002 NAL BLDG Awards Committee Riverdale, MD 20737 Phone: (301) 504-5210 shirley loo, Co-Chair Phone: (301) 734-5240 Fax: (301) 504-5243 Library of Congress, CRS Fax: (301) 734-8391 Email: [email protected] 625 A Street, S.E. E-mail: [email protected] Washington, D.C. 20003 Federal director (thru 6/2011) Phone: (202) 707-6785 Flicc liaison Kim lyall Fax: (202) 707-7021 Helen Q. sherman NASA Center for AeroSpace Information E-mail: [email protected] Chugach Industries, Inc. iFla liaison Phone: 443-757-5829 maria G. Pisa, Co-Chair Beacher Wiggins Fax: 443-757-5803 National Agricultural Library Library of Congress Email: [email protected] 6 Room 203 101 Independence Ave., SE 10301 Baltimore Avenue Washington, DC 20540 armed Forces director (thru 6/2011) Beltsville, MD 20752 E-mail: [email protected] erica stiner Phone: (301) 504-5834 MWR Library Bldg. 160 CODE N6 Fax: (301) 504-6951 bylaws and constitution Naval Station E-mail: [email protected] fran Perros 2601E Paul Jones St. Ralph J Bunche Library Great Lakes IL 60088 ala liaison U.S. Dept of State Phone: (847) 688-4617 Rosalind (Ros) Reynolds, CPs Room 3239 Email: [email protected] Aassistant Director, Administration Washington, DC 20520 American Library Association Phone: (202) 647-2196 armed Forces director (thru 6/2012) 1615 New Hampshire ave NW Fax: (202) 647-0203 lucille m. Rosa First Floor E-mail: [email protected] Head, Tech Services Washington, DC. 20009 Eccles Library Phone: (202) 628-8410 or (800) 941-8478 editor, Federal librarian Naval War College Fax: (202) 628-8419 Jane t. sessa 686 Cushing Road E-mail: [email protected] Dept. of Commerce Law Library Newport, RI 02841 Rm. 1894 Phone: (401) 841-6492 archiVist 14th & Constitution Ave., NW DSN: 948-6492 lucille m. Rosa Washington, DC 20230 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (202) 482-1610 Fax: (202) 482-0221 ala education assembly E-mail: [email protected] Federal director (thru 6/2012) Helen Q. sherman Angelique simmons Director, User Services annual conFerence U.S. Army Garrison Hohenfels Defense Technical Information Center DTIC-B Vacant Programming Librarian 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 0944 Hohenfels, Germany Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060 nmrt liaison Unit 28216, APO AE 09173 Phone: (703) 767-8246 Kim lyall Phone: DSN 466-1740 CIV 09472-83-1740 Fax: (703) 767-8228 Flicc liaison E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Helen Q. sherman secretary (20010-2012) ala Planning & budget assembly Peggy braley Jane Killian Research Specialist Export-Import Bank of the United States ala round table coordinating committee 811 Vermont Ave NW Washington, DC Karl debus-lopez E-mail: [email protected] treasurer (2009-2011) Kane Killian Supervisory Librarian FBI Laboratory Library 2501 Investigation Parkway Quantico, VA 22135 (703) 632-8368 [email protected]