The Southeastern Librarian Volume 57, Number 2 Summer 2009

SELA ACTIVITIES: Treasurer 2009 – 2010 Southeastern Gordon Baker Association Officers: Clayton State Univ. (GA) 678-466-4325 President [email protected] Kathleen R. T. Imhoff Lexington (KY) Immediate Past President 859-231-5599 Faith A. Line [email protected] Anderson County Library (SC) 864/260-4500 President-Elect [email protected] Michael Seigler Smyrna Public Library (GA) 770-431-2860 SELA Mentoring Program [email protected] Have you ever considered participating in a Secretary mentoring program either as a mentee or Elizabeth Doolittle mentor? SELA has developed a mentoring Univ. of Southern Mississippi, Gulf program to serve its members (librarians, Park library science students and library 228-214-3455 paraprofessionals) and is interested in your [email protected] participation.

1 platform. These publishers include the Goals of the mentoring program: following: • to aid SELA members in becoming familiar with the SELA • C.H. Beck organization • Migration Letters • to help mentees understand • Pavilion Journals librarianship by pairing them with • Transaction Publishers established library professionals In business since 2000, MetaPress Benefits of the mentoring program: became the industry’s first content • networking with professionals management system with dimensional • learning how different SELA navigation across a variety of content committees work types with the release of MetaPress 2.0 • attending workshops in August 2006. A primary source • developing leadership skills online hosting platform for more than 35,821 scholarly publications across the The mentoring program normally runs for globe, MetaPress provides a one year with the possibility of a second comprehensive solution to Web year. publishing needs and offers an established way to publish titles For more about the SELA Mentoring electronically, regardless of existing Program, go to content format. Currently, MetaPress http://selaonline.org/membership/mentorin provides services and support to more g.htm and browse the different aspects of than 200 publishers. the mentoring program. If you have any questions or care to sign up as either a mentee or mentor, please contact Hal LYRASIS PRODUCT NEWS Mendelsohn, Chair, Membership and Mentoring Committee Lyrasis Announces NextGen ([email protected]) or Gordon Librarian Award Winners Baker, Administrative Services ([email protected]). Lyrasis announces the winners of the first annual 2009 NextGen Librarian EBSCO PRODUCT NEWS Award, created to identify and celebrate rising leaders in the library community. Four Additional Publishers Choose Winners attended SAMM09 (formerly MetaPress® as Their SOLINET Annual Membership E-content Hosting Provider Meeting) on May 14 -15 in , GA, where they shared their MetaPress®, the world’s largest primary innovations and activities in a breakout hosting service for scientific, technical session. The NextGen Librarian Award and medical content, announces the is a legacy SOLINET program, which latest publishers to launch their will be open to all Lyrasis members in electronic content management and 2010. LexisNexis sponsored the 2009 hosting services via the MetaPress award. The following award winners

2 are from the Southeastern United Association, she has States: been accepted to the Frye Leadership Institute. • Outreach: Sarah Steiner, State University STATE NEWS Nominated as “a great role model” and a “strong leader” ALABAMA who is “already focused on the generation that is following The Hoover Public Library was one her.” She is the organizer of the of three runners-up for Library overwhelming popular Atlanta Journal's 2009 Library of the Year Emerging Librarians Group and Award. The theme of the library's 2008 chair of the Georgia application was "The Third Place," Library Association’s New detailing how the Hoover Public Members Round Table. Library has become the third destination for its community, after • Technology: Emily Gore, home and the work place. As Director Clemson University (SC) Linda Andrews stated in the application: "The commitment, hard Nominated for “amazing work and caring of the entire leadership” and for combining community has created a spirit of “innovative ideas with humor success and has been a force in literally and a willingness to do what it catapulting the library to its position as takes to get the task the heart and soul of the city." Hoover accomplished” in the area of extends its congratulations to The digital initiatives. She is the Queens Public Library (NY) which former director of North received the 2009 Library of the Year Carolina ECHO (Exploring Award. Cultural Heritage Online) and current partner in the South The fifth annual Children’s Service Carolina Digital Library. Mini-Conference will be held at Hoover Public Library on August th • Leadership: Stacey 18 . This event is geared specifically Greenwell, University of for Children's Librarians, Storytellers, Kentucky Media Specialists, and Teachers. More information can be found at Nominated as “a true blended http://www.hooverlibrary.org/adults/5t librarian” and “technology h-annual-childrens-services-mini- innovator.” As part of a training conference. program on social networking, she made “house calls” to library staff to expose them to new tools and is part of the Second Life campus-wide group. A leader in the Special

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On Wednesday, February 25th, the James Earl Carter Library on the campus of Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Georgia, presented the documentary Briars in the Cotton Patch in celebration of Black History Month. Briars in the Cotton Patch was produced and directed by Faith Fuller, Director of Communications of The Fuller Center of Housing and daughter of Habitat for

Humanity and The Fuller Center for Housing founders Millard and Linda Fuller. The documentary, narrated by On Wednesday, April 15th, the Library former Atlanta Mayor and UN held the Spring 2009 Sirocco Literary Ambassador Andrew Young, explores & Visual Arts Magazine Publication the individuals and events of Koinonia Party. Two of the Library’s employees, Farm in Americus, GA, from its Ru Story-Huffman and John Wilson, founding in 1942 through the were copy editors for the publication. challenges the community faced in the Ru also chose the winner of the late 1950’s and the Civil Rights Proofer’s Award. The GSW struggles of the 1960’s. These included community came out and listened to bombings, shootings and beatings as a people read their submissions to the result of Koinonia’s radical belief in the magazine and saw the Dolores Capitan equality of all people. Whites and Writing across the Curriculum winners blacks were working and living receive their award. together as equals on the farm. Following the viewing of the KENTUCKY documentary, a panel discussion was held with people associated with Northern Kentucky University Koinonia Farm, and the audience was treated to a surprise viewing of never Northern Kentucky University before seen footage of a 1965 Americus collaborated with Bluegrass High School reunion in which former Community and Technical College to classmates of a Koinonia resident extend academic programs in library discussed with him and sought his studies. Based upon Bluegrass’ forgiveness for their mistreatment of successful certification program for him and their ensuing reconciliation. public library staff, the library faculty The event was successful with a turnout at Northern have designed a parallel of over seventy people from the GSW certification for staff in academic campus and community. libraries. Course work is offered through Bluegrass College’s Library Information Technology program where the staff of Northern’s Steely

4 Library may undertake a 21-credit Almquist, NKU associate provost for program of study. The certification is library services. anchored by a new Academic Libraries course. Upon completion of this course The grant will enhance existing work, the academic staff member associate and bachelor's degree participates in a redesign of his/her job programs and provide scholarships responsibilities and receives a which will increase the level of commiserate salary increase. Bluegrass education and leadership among library welcomes library staff members in staff in 50 targeted counties in eastern other universities to consider career and far western Kentucky. The development through enrollment in programs will include Kentucky's these courses as well. All courses are compulsory online certification web-based and therefore are not limited program, the online associate's degree to specific geographic locations or at Bluegrass Community and Technical specific class meeting schedules. For College and a new bachelor's completer more information about the certification program in library informatics at NKU. program and/or to sign up for information regarding the Fall 09 The programs are designed to provide a Academic Libraries course, contact progression from basic certification Threasa Wesley (mailto: through an undergraduate degree, both [email protected] ). Ms. Wesley will improving skills and knowledge on the respond to questions regarding Steely job and readying students for pursuit of Library’s career ladder based upon this a master's degree in library science. certification as well. Associate degrees in Library Information Technology are The federal Institute of Museum and also offered online by Bluegrass and Library Services awarded 33 grants Technical College with options to totaling $20.4 million as part of the transfer an associate degree into program, which since 2002 has Northern Kentucky University’s online provided more than $120 million to Bachelor’s degree in Library recruit, educate and train new and Informatics. existing librarians. With these grants, library students and staff will assist Northern Kentucky University has young children in achieving early also received a Laura Bush 21st literacy, support libraries in rural Century Librarian Program grant that communities, increase the number of will expand online paraprofessional school library media specialists and library programs and provide strengthen the workforce to better meet scholarships and technology stipends to the needs of users in all types of 50 library staff members working in the libraries. commonwealth's high-poverty rural areas. NKU, which received $999,558, In western and eastern parts of is one of 33 universities nationwide that Kentucky, counties are in the utmost received the grant, while 111 schools need of professionally trained library submitted proposals that totaled $63 practitioners. Almost one third of the million. "We are extremely excited to directors of county librarians be awarded this funding," said Arne throughout Kentucky lack an

5 undergraduate degree. Library directors Arthur Younger Ford for in these regions are extremely display in the Kentucky dedicated and would benefit from the Building at the Louisiana critical skills and knowledge provided Purchase Exposition (the 1904 by the program, positively impacting World’s Fair), plus 69 images the level of service they can provide to taken at the exposition. (The their communities. Most librarians in Kentucky scenes have been these areas do not hold degrees because available through KDL, but the of financial barriers and location world's fair photos weren't.) barriers. The Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant received by The updated collections (which will NKU seeks to address both of these continue to grow) are: hurdles by providing completely online programs, renewable scholarships and • Kornhauser Health Sciences technology stipends that include laptop Library History Collections computers and Internet access. (http://digital.library.louisville.e du/collections/kornhauser/) - University of Louisville Libraries additional medical school catalogs and medical school The University of Louisville libraries class photos have been added. has added two new collections to its Digital Collections website at • African American Oral History http://digital.library.louisville.edu, as Collection well as updates to two more. (http://digital.library.louisville.e du/collections/afamoh/) - six The new collections are: new interviews have been added.

• Stereographic Views of Kornhauser Health Sciences Library, Louisville and Beyond, 1850s- University of Louisville, will host 1930 “Changing the Face of Medicine” http://digital.library.louisville.ed traveling exhibition. Women doctors u/collections/stereographs/) - are the focus of a new traveling 756 stereographs showing city exhibition opening at the University of views, railroads, landmarks and Louisville’s Kornhauser Health scenic views, events, and Sciences Library from August 10th disasters from the late 19th and through September 17th. “Changing the early 20th centuries. Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women Physicians” tells the • Arthur Younger Ford (1861- extraordinary story of how American 1926) Photograph Albums women who wanted to practice (http://digital.library.louisville.e medicine have struggled over the past du/collections/ford/) - 308 silver two centuries to gain access to medical gelatin prints of rural Kentucky education and to work in the medical scenes captured at the turn of specialty they chose. the 20th century and assembled by former UofL president

6 Using a variety of media, “Changing Gateway Community and Technical the Face of Medicine” features the life College stories of a rich diversity of women physicians from around the nation and Gateway Community and Technical highlights the broad range of medical College has been recognized by the specialties women are involved in League for Innovation as a 2009 today. University of Louisville’s Leah Innovation of the Year Award winner Dickstein and Judith Ann Pachciarz are for its pioneering “hybrid library” that featured as well as other physicians provides students with print and who have practiced in Kentucky: Alice electronic resources through onsite, Drew Chenoweth, Grace Marilynn virtual and regional partner libraries. James, Deborah Elizabeth Powell, and Irene Elizabeth Roeckel. The Innovation of the Year Award recognizes faculty, staff and The National Library of Medicine administrators at League member (NLM), Bethesda, MD, and the colleges who have designed and American Library Association, Chicago, implemented significant innovations Ill., organized the exhibition with reflecting the spirit of innovation and support from the National Library of experimentation at the nation’s Medicine, the National Institutes of community colleges. Gateway is one of Health Office of Research on Women’s only 59 community colleges Health, and the American Medical nationwide to receive the honor. The Women’s Association. The traveling League has more than 900 member exhibition is based on a larger institutions in 11 countries. exhibition that was displayed at the NLM from 2003-2005. Reference services are provided by in person and via phone, email, and A number of free, public events are Instant Messenger service at Gateway, planned in conjunction with the exhibit, Northern Kentucky University or including a panel discussion on Thomas More libraries during library medicine as a career for women, hours. Reference services are available featuring several women physicians, 24 hours a day, seven days a week via including Leah Dickstein, and the Ask-A-Librarian link from the moderated by Dr. Toni Ganzel; a Gateway library homepage. The presentation on the history of women in SWON (Southwest Ohio and medicine in Louisville; and a live Neighboring Libraries) consortium, the performance of the one-woman play, Kenton and Boone county public “A Lady Alone” depicting the life of libraries and the Cincinnati Public Elizabeth Blackwell. Library as well as 80 other libraries in the region, and the partnership provides For more information on “Changing the Gateway students with open access to Face of Medicine” exhibit at these resources as well. Kornhauser Health Sciences Library, please call 852-1008 or see the library’s The hybrid library project was website, nominated by Gateway for national http://library.louisville.edu/kornhauser. recognition based on quality,

7 efficiency, cost effectiveness, Tremont, and the City of Fulton. Judge creativity, learning impact and service Aycock served as the Itawamba County to students. Employees involved in Prosecuting Attorney from 1984 to implementing the project include 1992. From January 2003 until her first Charlene McGrath, director of library appointment to the federal bench, Judge and information services; Jeremy Aycock served as the Circuit Court Berberich, assistant director of Judge for Mississippi’s first circuit information services, Ian Fry and court district. Sheila Gray, library specialists. Judge Aycock was awarded an MISSISSIPPI honorary Doctor of Laws degree by Mississippi College in 2008 when she Mississippi State University delivered the commencement address. Libraries Judge Aycock was recently recognized as Mississippi State University’s For its second spring installment of the Woman of the Year for 2008 as well as Morris W.H. (Bill) Collins Speaker the Mississippi Trailblazer of the Year Series, Mississippi State University for 2008. She has been an active Libraries hosted as their special guest member of the Mississippi Bar U.S. District Court Judge Sharion Association serving as First Judicial Aycock on Tuesday, April 14, 2009. District President and Secretary, as well as serving as the first female president Judge Aycock was sworn in as of the Bar from 2000 to 2001. Mississippi’s first woman U.S. District Court Judge in October of 2007. The Morris W.H. (Bill) Collins Speaker Nominated by President George W. Series is sponsored by MSU Libraries, Bush, Judge Aycock was unanimously MSU's John C. Stennis Institute of confirmed by the United States Senate. Government, the Stennis Center for Public Service, The Congressional and A 1977 graduate of MSU, Judge Political Research Center, and the Aycock is a member of several honor Stennis Montgomery Association. The societies including Phi Kappa Phi. Collins Speaker Series brings leading While at MSU, she served as president figures of the day to the Mississippi of her sorority, Delta Delta Delta, and State University campus to engage in was inducted into the MSU Hall of close, personal discussions about their Fame. Judge Aycock received her law lives and careers. degree from Mississippi College School of Law, graduating second in For more information on the Collins her class in 1980. Speaker Series, please contact Lyle Tate at 662-325-2559. To listen to the After working with the Fulton, MS, law event live online, visit the Morris W.H. firm of A.T. Cleveland Law Office, (Bill) Collins web site located at Judge Aycock opened her own practice http://library.msstate.edu/collins and represented the Itawamba County . Board of Supervisors, the Itawamba County School District, the Town of

8 An exceptionally rare copy of Eudora Welty's first book, A Curtain of Green, has been added to a collection-in- progress at Mississippi State University Libraries.

Mississippi State University English professor and editor of The Mississippi Quarterly Dr. Noel Polk is currently working with Mitchell Memorial Library's Special Collections department to create the Noel Polk Collection, which will feature books, papers, and memorabilia on Mississippi authors. In May, Dr. Polk, both a Welty and Faulkner scholar, donated to Mississippi State University Libraries’ the Collection a rare copy of Dr. Lynne Mueller (left) accepts Mississippi author Eudora Welty's first Welty’s Green from Dr. Noel Polk to collection of short stories, A Curtain of be added to his Collection at Mitchell Green. This 1941 edition, with an Memorial Library. - Photo by Jim introduction by author Katherine Anne Tomlinson, MSU Libraries Porter, is unique in that it is signed by both Welty and Porter. Eudora Welty Library, Jackson MS

In April, MSU Libraries announced The grand re-opening of the Eudora the acquisition of another premiere Welty Library in Jackson, MS took Eudora Welty Collection, donated to place on June 22, 2009, coming a little MSU by Hunter Cole, a Jackson, Miss., less than a year after a fire broke out historian and former associate director causing the popular downtown branch of the University Press of Mississippi. to close indefinitely. For Carolyn McCallum, Executive Director of the For more information on the Noel Polk Jackson/Hinds Library System, the re- and Eudora Welty Collections at opening is one of several reasons to Mississippi State University Libraries, celebrate this summer. “We’re looking please visit forward to having the public back and http://library.msstate.edu/specialcollecti enjoying the services they so badly ons/index.asp or contact the Special need,” she said. “We’re excited.” Collections department at 662-325- 7679. On the morning of July 25, 2008, in the dead of summer, fire broke out in the facility when the air conditioning and heating unit shorted out around 9:30 that morning, setting off the blaze. Seconds later, McCallum, administrators and other staffers made their way to the parking lot to watch helplessly as plumes of smoke poured

9 out of the building. McCallum said none of the library’s items were destroyed, thanks to quick work from the Jackson Fire Department.

On June 22, 2009, as part of the Eudora Welty Centennial Celebration, the Eudora Welty Library of the Jackson/Hinds Library System was placed on the Friends of Libraries U. S. A. Literary Landmark Register. Recognizing Eudora Welty’s role in Mississippi’s literary heritage, and Eudora Welty Library Literary support for public libraries, and her Landmark Plaque Photo importance to all Mississippians -- the Left to Right: Mary Alice White, Friends of Mississippi Libraries, the niece of Eudora Welty; Sharman Smith, Jackson Friends of the Library, and the Executive Director, Mississippi Library Mississippi Library Commission joined Commission; Dr. Leslie McLemore, together to support this nomination. Acting Mayor, City of Jackson; Amy Douglas Flournoy, President, Friends Beginning in 1986, The Friends of of Mississippi Libraries; Margaret Libraries U. S. A. have honored more Barrett-Simon, City Councilwoman, than 100 historic homes, libraries and Jackson; Dr. George Barnes, Chairman, museum collections, scenes and Jackson/Hinds Library System Board inspirations of writers, poets, of Trustees; Carolyn McCallum, journalists, social commentators and Executive Director, Jackson/Hinds others who have played a prominent Library System; Rosalyn Sylvester, role in creating America’s literary Vice-Chairman, Jackson/Hinds Library heritage. There are nine Literary System Board of Trustees. Landmarks in Mississippi that include William Faulkner (Oxford), Tennessee Friends of Mississippi Libraries, Inc. is Williams (Clarksdale and Columbus), a statewide organization of over 125 Jefferson Davis (Biloxi), Stephen Chapters and individuals that serve as Ambrose (Bay St. Louis), William advocates for library issues on the Johnson (Natchez), Willie Morris local, state, and national (Yazoo City), and Richard Wright levels; encourages the enhancement of (Natchez). local library services; and promotes reading and the enjoyment of books by all Mississippians.

10 NORTH CAROLINA professor of English and comparative literature at UNC, previously University of North Carolina Chapel transcribed the journal, which provides Hill insight into antebellum culture and literature, and the academic and social Grants totaling nearly $60,000 will life of students before the Civil War. A advance digital library research and $3,000 grant announced May 1 by development and preserve unique films UNC's University Research Council at the University of North Carolina at will underwrite preparation and Chapel Hill Library. encoding of the journal transcription and preparation of the journal image In March, the National Endowment for files for the NEH project. A $5,000 gift the Humanities awarded $50,000 to the to the Library in 2008 from an Library's Documenting the American anonymous donor is also being used to South (DocSouth) program to develop a support the project. transcription and annotation tool for historical and literary archives. With Also in May, the National Film the grant, DocSouth Preservation Foundation awarded the (http://docsouth.unc.edu) will seek to UNC Library's Southern Historical address one of the most significant Collection obstacles for students and scholars who (http://library.unc.edu/mss/shc/index.ht wish to study historical manuscripts ml) $5,690 to preserve three films from onlinehow to pair a high-resolution the Allard Lowenstein Collection. image with a textual transcription that Lowenstein, a liberal political activist can be searched and browsed, and how and one-term Democratic congressman to link both the image and transcription (1969-1971) from New York, to scholarly annotations. DocSouth graduated from UNC in 1949. investigators hope to create a product Lowenstein was murdered in his New that will allow librarians to digitally York office in 1980. trace handwriting in an original document, encode the tracings in a The films to be preserved include, most language known as Scalable Vector famously, footage of Lowenstein and Graphics, and then link the tracings at friends crashing the royal wedding of the line or even word level to files Grace Kelly in Monaco in 1956. Also containing transcribed texts and to be preserved are 1958 films of annotations. Lowenstein's travels in North Carolina and abroad in Russia, Brussels and The research and development project, South Africa. Prominent individuals to be completed May 31, 2010, will use featured include Eleanor Roosevelt, and create entirely open-source South African author and activist Alan technologies, allowing other Paton and his wife, and former UNC institutions to adapt and build upon the president and United States Senator research. The test bed for the project Frank Porter Graham. The grant will will be the personal journal of James fund preservation of the 8 mm films, Lawrence Dusenbery, who graduated including creation of both new film from UNC in 1842. Erika Lindemann, prints and public viewing copies. The

11 viewing copies will be available for use leadership in digital publishing and at UNC's Wilson Special Collections with collections from numerous state Library. and national cultural institutions, the web site provides extensive For more information, contact: Natasha biographical accounts, building lists, Smith, (919) 962-9590, and bibliographical information about [email protected] (Documenting architects, builders, and other artisans the American South) or Stephanie who planned and built North Carolina's Stewart, (919) 962-1345, architecture. [email protected] (Southern Historical Collection) Unlike traditionally published scholarly works of the past, the web site will North Carolina State University continue to grow on a regular basis as scholars extend and expand their work. The North Carolina State University At launch, the site covers Libraries and architectural historian approximately 170 NC professionals Catherine Bishir have collaborated to and 1500 buildings. But because it is publish North Carolina Architects & an online resource, it can continuously Builders be updated as the array of scholars (http://ncarchitects.lib.ncsu.edu), the working on it continue to add new authoritative resource on the men and entries--future-proofing the resource women who shaped the architectural and demonstrating one of the powerful culture and heritage of the state. advantages of online publishing of Delivered as a state-of-the-art online reference and research materials. tool instead of a traditional book, the site is a marquee example of what can As an online tool, NC Architects & be accomplished when original, Builders also provides powerful innovative scholarship is powered up abilities to sort, search, and browse its by the digital expertise of today’s new content in ways not available with generation of professional librarians. traditional printed materials. Researchers, for instance, can explore The standard scholarly work on North the site’s material by architect, by Carolina architects and builders has building name or type, by location, by long been Architects and Builders in the years that an architect practiced, or North Carolina: a History of the by the place of a builder’s office or Practice of Building (University of birth—sorting the results in ways to fit North Carolina Press, 1990), by Bishir, the individual needs of the researcher’s Charlotte V. Brown, Carl R. project. Lounsbury, and Ernest H. Wood III. The authors originally intended to SOUTH CAROLINA complement it with an authoritative biographical dictionary on the Susan Gibbes Robinson, a leading architects, builders, and artisans of the Columbia educator and philanthropist, state. has given a rare, first edition of Mark Catesby’s 18th-century “The Natural Combining the expertise of over forty History of Carolina, Florida, and the authors with the NCSU Libraries’

12 Bahama Islands” to the University of quick to credit Catesby for his high South Carolina Libraries. level of detail and quality. This gift completes the university’s Catesby The two massive, leather-bound holdings. volumes, published in London in 1731 and 1743, contain the works of the At the donor’s request, the university British naturalist during his four-year will place the volumes on public odyssey through the wilds of South display at least once a year, with a daily Carolina. The volumes boast 220 hand- “turning of the pages.” Once each day colored, copper-plate engraved when the book is on exhibit, a illustrations of flora and fauna on the university librarian will turn the pages right-hand pages, with descriptions in of the two volumes so that visitors can English and French in parallel columns enjoy the artistry of the different on the facing pages. illustrations contained in Catesby’s magnum opus. The Gibbes-Robinson Catesby is the only first edition “Natural History” in a The Association of Research Libraries South Carolina library. At the recently compiled a volume of the university, it joins later Catesby distinctive special collections of each editions, as well as some of the nation’s member institution; for the University finest holdings in natural history, of South Carolina libraries, the editors including the complete original double- chose to feature the natural-history elephant folio set of John James collections. Audubon’s “Birds of America” and a first edition “American Ornithology” With the help of a national grant, the by Alexander Wilson. Greenville County Library System (GCLS) in Greenville, SC produced a The “Natural History” volumes provide short film introducing the international one of the earliest accounts of natural community to a world of information. life in the Carolinas. They also provide The initiative, funded by the Dollar a record of species now extinct, General Literacy Foundation and including the ivory-billed woodpecker administered by the American Library and the Carolina Parakeet, the last Association, has helped 34 public known survivor having died in 1912 in libraries in 17 states offer increased a Cincinnati zoo. The illustrations literacy services to adult learners of the range from birds in the first volume to English language. mammals, fish, plants and reptiles in the second volume. In March of 2008, GCLS was awarded the American Dream Starts @ Your Catesby’s approach was landmark in Library grant to produce a short film, the illustration of natural history, as he Welcome to Your Public Library. These was the first naturalist to depict birds in funds enabled the library, in their natural habitat. Today, Catesby’s cooperation with Greenville Literacy revolutionary approach to illustration is Association, to create an open more commonly associated with invitation to adult learners of English. Audubon, although many scholars are Janna Lusk, a program manager for

13 Greenville Literacy Association, was organization has completed the pleased to be involved in the planning document, Guide to Cataloging DVD of the video. “The strong visual effect and Blu-ray Discs Using AACR2r and of the video will help literacy providers MARC 21 (2008 update). Marcia convey library terminology and Barrett, University of Alabama, made concepts that can be challenging to extensive contributions as member of teach. This video provides a wonderful the DVD-Audio and DVD-Video tool for helping students learn more sections of the Guide and as general about the library,” Lusk commented. editor of the document. Carolyn Walden, University of Alabama at The film is intended to be used in Birmingham, served as Chair of the English as a second language classes Task Force which included AV and by a variety of agencies that catalogers from selected universities in interface with the international the U.S. community to encourage library usage. The film, written by library staff and The updated guide, as described in the produced by Unusual Films of Introduction, provides “a general Greenville, is light in tone and broad in overview of DVD technology, includes appeal. ”It was surprising to discover a brief history, compares DVD with that the concept of a public library is compact disc (CD) technology, and not universal,” says Communications explores new developments in the Manager, Trinity Behrends. “This was optical disc arena and the impact of this an amazing opportunity to introduce technology on the consumer. Other something that we as Americans take sections discuss cataloging DVD- for granted.” Video, Blu-ray Discs, DualDiscs, DVD-Audio, and DVD-ROM formats.” While the film was created with the There are numerous examples featuring international community in mind, it has descriptive cataloging practice and a been produced with potential benefit to list of resources for additional the elementary education sector as well. information. It will be offered to libraries and educational affiliates throughout the The Task Force received reviews from nation through the sale of DVDs. the Cataloging Policy Committee of OLAC and then submitted the For more information, contact the document for additional review to the library’s website at larger cataloging community through www.greenvillelib.org. the AUTOCAT and OLAC Listserv groups. The Guide is available on the OLAC website as PEOPLE NEWS http://www.olacinc.org/drupal/capc_fil es/DVD_guide_final.pdf. It is now a ALABAMA part of the resources on the Library of Congress Cataloger’s Desktop and The DVD Guide Update Task Force of appears in selected blogs including the the Cataloging Policy Committee Illinois blog “Three Catalogers Walk (CAPC) of the Online Audiovisual into a Blog: Resources to Help the Catalogers (OLAC) national

14 Cataloger Catalog” The mission of the Library Leadership http://3catalogers.wordpress.com/. and Management Association, www.ala.org/llama, is to encourage and FLORIDA nurture current and future library leaders, and to develop and promote Bonnie A Tollefson, former Library outstanding leadership and Director for the Levy County Public management practices. LLAMA is a Library System, Florida, recently division of the American Library completed the Certified Public Library Association. Administrator Program from ALA. She is one of 12 librarians in the Kentucky Department of Libraries country holding the CPLA and Archives designation. She will be moving to Cleveland, TN in July. The Kentucky Department for Library and Archives (KDLA) has experienced KENTUCKY many staff changes over the last twelve months. Severe budget cuts have lead University of Kentucky to the early retirement of many of its key employees. Three of these Gail A. Kennedy, director of the retirements had profound influence on Lucille Little Fine Arts Library at the public library staffs and trustees. University of Kentucky, has been elected vice-president/president-elect of KDLA offers support to public libraries the Library Leadership and in Kentucky through the Field Services Management Association (LLAMA), a Division. Integral among these division of the American Library services are assistance with issues in Association (ALA) with more than collection development, research 4,000 members. assistance, automation, outreach services vehicles, continuing education, Kennedy received a Master’s in Library facilities and construction, technology Science from the University of and children’s services. Kentucky in 1974 and has been a member of LLAMA for 19 Judith Gibbons, Field Services years. Active in LLAMA’s Buildings Division Director left her position as and Equipment Section (BES), Woodford County Public Library Kennedy currently chairs the Interior (Versailles, Kentucky) in 1998 to Design Awards Committee and was a accept the KDLA position. Her mentor for new librarians in LLAMA’s appointment to this position guaranteed mentoring program. She has also public libraries across the served on LLAMA’s President’s Commonwealth would continue to Program, the joint ACLR/LLAMA receive exceptional service. Interdivisional Committee on Building Resources, and chaired the Buildings After receiving an undergraduate and Equipment Section. degree from Pennsylvania State University, Judith obtained her Master’s in Library Science from the

15 University of Kentucky in 1978. A Elementary School Librarian. Upon second Master’s in Public leaving she was appointed public Administration was awarded in 1994 library director in Woodford Co. where from Kentucky State University. she served from 1971-1975.

Throughout her career she has been After leaving Woodford County, Carol intensely involved with American served on the Paul Sawyier Public Library Association (ALA) activities Library and Midway College Boards of serving and chairing many committees, Trustees. In 1989 Carol accepted the most notably chairing the ALA Public KDLA position where she set up the Awareness Committee and the ALA children’s services consultancy. Advocacy Training Subcommittee and During her tenure the attendance of ALA Advocacy Institute. True to her area summer reading programs passion for public awareness and increased from around 25,000 to library advocacy she was instrumental 160,000 each year. Children across the in creating a Public Awareness Institute state have benefited from her expertise for Kentucky with more than 40 and guidance. Likewise, public library librarians, library staff, and trustees staff devoted to children’s services has completing the program. more than quadruped in the last twenty years. Judith’s commitment to Kentucky public libraries is evidenced through Carol served on the National the many offices she held over the Collaborative Summer Library Program years. Among these are Southeastern and is highly respected nationally for Library Association President and her work. In 2000 she received the numerous offices within the Kentucky Kentucky Public Library Association’s Library Association and the Kentucky Outstanding Public Library Service Public Library Association. She has Award. been deeply involved with the Kentucky Book Fair for many years Since retiring she has worked to and written many articles for reestablish the Friends of Kentucky professional journals. Libraries and on the Board of Liberty Hall, an historic site in Frankfort Fortunately, though she is retired, continues to serve Board of Friends of Judith remains active in ALA, KLA, Paul Sawyier which she was and a citizen representative on the instrumental in creating. KPLA Legislative Committee. Nelda Moore, former KDLA Regional Carol Baughman served as KDLA’s Librarian, was born in Harlan, Children and Youth Services Kentucky. After receiving her Consultant until her retirement last undergraduate degree from Eastern December. She received her Kentucky University and MLS from the undergraduate degree from Centre University of Kentucky she began her College and an MLS from Peabody career in school libraries in 1970-1971. College in Nashville. Upon graduation Her first assignment was in the she served for one year as Picadome Jefferson County School System at

16 Sally Phillips Durrett High School. Nelda spent her entire career with After a few years she relocated to 1971- KDLA working in roughly the same 1978 Hopewell City Schools Hopewell, region of the state, however, her skills where she worked in the local have been enjoyed by libraries, school system. Upon returning to librarians, and trustees across Kentucky she was appointed director of Kentucky. She has consulted, the 1978 Nelson County Public Library mentored, and advised many librarians and in January, 1981 she began her and trustees. She assisted with the duties as the Lincoln Trail Regional hiring of more than 30 directors and the Librarian. appointment of dozens of trustees. For many, she has become the voice of Nelda began the Kentucky Public authority and both directors and Library Newsletter and worked trustees have relied heavily on her for extensively with public library trustees advice. from the mid 1990s until her retirement. During her tenure she University of Louisville Libraries consulted with public library directors and boards on the construction or Glenda Neely, Professor and Business renovation of numerous library Reference Librarian, retired July 1, buildings and assisted Library Boards 2009, after 38 years at the University of in the hiring of 32 library directors. Louisville. A long-time member of She has presented many workshops on SELA, she served as Treasurer of trustee development, library SELA, and has held numerous governance, and library management. positions on other regional and state library association committees. She Nelda was awarded the Kentucky also served on numerous national Public Library Association’s committees, including the board of the Outstanding Public Library Service Business Reference and Services Award and the Kentucky Library Section of the American Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom Association. She published articles in Award in 2001. Southeastern Librarian, Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship, as She completed the Certified Public well as other professional journals. She Manager Program from Kentucky State was active on University of Louisville University in 1998. In addition to her committees, including the University of service to public libraries Nelda served Louisville’s Athletic Association Board two terms on the American Civil of Directors. Liberties Union of Kentucky Board. She currently serves on the KLA Janardan Kulkari retired July 1, 2009, Minority Scholarship Committee, The after 34 years at the University of Bardstown-Nelson County Human Louisville. He began his employment Rights Commission, and has begun a as the Head of the Science Libraries. consulting firm for public librarians, He worked in the Natural Sciences library staff, and trustees. Library, and became the Assistant Director of the Laura Kersey Library of Engineering, Physical Sciences and

17 Technology in 1984, when the two accepted during the preceding two libraries merged. Following the closure academic years are eligible, e.g., of the Kersey Library in 2006, Jan dissertations from 1998-1999 and became the Science/Engineering 1999-2000 competed for the 2001 Reference Librarian in the Ekstrom award. Library. He served on a variety of professional association committees, MISSISSIPPI including the Kentucky Library Association and the Coal Information Patty Furr has been named Executive Network of Kentucky. Director of the Hancock County Library System (HCLS). She replaces Robert Detmering joined the Acting Director Paul Eddy, who has University of Louisville in April 2009 taken a position as Director of the as a Teaching and Reference Librarian Beaumont, Texas, Public Library. in the Humanities. He worked previously as a graduate assistant in Furr comes to HCLS from William reference at Northern Kentucky Carey University in Hattiesburg, where University and as an English instructor she served as Director of Libraries and at various institutions in the Cincinnati Learning Resources for the past four metro area. years. Prior to that, she served as the Coordinator of Technical and LOUISIANA Automation Services at HCLS from 2004 to 2005. During her time at Karen Cook’s dissertation, "Freedom HCLS, she was responsible for Libraries in the 1964 Mississippi installing and implementing the new Freedom Summer Project: A History," Horizon Integrated Library System and has won the Phyllis Dain Library coauthored the library’s new website, History Award. Previously, it was www.hancocklibraries.info. She also recognized as The University of spent five years working in technical Alabama Outstanding Dissertation for services at the Pearl River County 2008/2009. Library System in Picayune.

The Phyllis Dain Library History Furr was Director of Libraries at Award, named in honor of a library William Carey when Hurricane Katrina historian widely known as a supportive struck in August, 2005 and was advisor and mentor as well as a instrumental in the recovery of the two rigorous scholar and thinker, recognizes Carey libraries in Gulfport and New outstanding dissertations in the general Orleans. She and her staff salvaged area of library history. Five hundred 8,000 books from the upper shelves at dollars and a certificate are given for a the Gulfport library and setup the first work that embodies original research temporary library on the Coast in April on a significant topic relating to the of 2006. Furr was able to use publicity history of books, libraries, librarianship about the storm’s losses to generate or information science. The biennial donations of over $50,000 to purchase award is given in the odd numbered new computers and replacement books. years. Dissertations completed and She also authored several grants from

18 the Andrew Mellon Foundation that in Mississippi to host the Dolly Parton brought in another $45,000 to aid in the Imagination Library Project which library system’s recovery from the provides a free library of 60 books to storm. During the past year Furr has each newborn baby in the community. also supervised the construction of a She has also worked with the major addition to the Smith Rouse Hattiesburg Area Development Library in Hattiesburg as well as Partnership to develop the adult reading working with the administration in the curriculum for the Festival of Swans construction of a replacement library in project. the new Carey campus at Tradition north of Gulfport.

She holds a Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) from the University of Southern Mississippi and a Bachelor of Music Education from Florida State University. She completed the Mississippi Library Commission’s Librarianship 101 Institute for Public Library Directors; Harvard University Graduate School of Education’s Leadership Institute in Library Management, and Homeland Security Administration’s Community Furr is looking forward to the recovery Emergency Response Training. work ahead as well. “I am absolutely delighted to be back in Hancock Furr also completed the Southeastern County, and I look forward to bringing Library Network (SOLINET) classes my energy and experience to the on Preservation of Library Materials, important task of rebuilding the Dealing with Mold and Mildew in a Hancock County Library System’s Library Environment and Disaster facilities. Because the libraries are such Preparedness Training. an important factor to the quality of life here on the Coast and the long-term She is a member of Beta Phi Mu economic recovery of Hancock County, Library Honor Society; received the the staff and I will be moving ‘full- Mississippi Library Association’s speed ahead’ to bring back the award- Peggy May Scholarship; the Award of winning library facilities and services Merit from the Mississippi Historical to the people of Hancock County.” Society; and the Mississippi Municipal Association’s “Making Mississippi NORTH CAROLINA Move” award. She is also a member of the Rotary Club of Petal, Mississippi, From American Libraries Inside Scoop: where she serves on the Board as the Elonnie Junius (E.J.) Josey died Literacy Chairperson. Her work as a Friday, July 3, in Washington, North Rotarian has enabled the City of Petal Carolina, at age 85. Mr. Josey was to become one of the first communities born January 20, 1924. By 1984 he had reached the pinnacle of his profession,

19 becoming the second African-American Angeles since 1990 and an affiliated president of the American Library faculty member at the UCLA Association (Clara Jones was the first, Department of Asian American in 1976) after devoting his professional Studies. She holds the MLS and Ph. D. life to fighting the racism that from the University of Western permeated American society. Those of Ontario. Having published, presented us who had the privilege of knowing E. and consulted internationally in English J. knew him to be a fighter. Perhaps and Spanish, she is a leading voice on more than any other member of ALA, multicultural library and information Josey represented that changes in the issues, and serves on the editorial nation and the profession that occurred boards of various information and in the second half of the 20th century. Asian Pacific American journals, One of the first and foremost African including The Journal of Education for American library educators (University Library and Information Science, of Pittsburgh) and a trailblazer in Counterpoise, and Amerasia Association leadership, he said in a Journal. Professor Chu brings a strong 2000 interview, “I was born and grew commitment to social activism and to up in the days of segregation in the multicultural issues in information kind of society that not only services, and an international dehumanizes me as an African perspective in library and information American, but dehumanized my family studies to the UNCG program. and all African Americans.” But he also noted that “people who know me Professor Chu’s research examines the best will also say that I fought for all social construction of information people who were disadvantaged, systems, institutions, and access in including minorities and women, not order to understand the usage of and only in our profession but throughout barriers to information in multicultural the world.” He organized the Black communities. Dr. Chu’s research and Caucus of the American Library her engagement in diversity in LIS Association in 1970, and in 2002 he education strengthen a major was awarded Honorary Membership in commitment of the UNCG ALA, the Association’s highest honor. program. As a Peruvian-born, Chinese Canadian American, she is personally University of North Carolina at familiar with the issues and sensitivities Greensboro of international residents and cultural minorities. The Department of Library and Information Studies and its sister Her exceptional record of national departments in the School of Education service to ALISE, the Asian/Pacific at the University of North Carolina at American Librarians Association, the Greensboro are pleased to welcome Dr. Chinese American Librarians Clara M. Chu as Department Chair and Association, REFORMA, and Professor beginning in fall 2009. She internationally to IFLA brings a new has been a member of the faculty of the dimension to the program. She has, Department of Information Studies at additionally, been a major contributor the University of California, Los to the ALA Ethnic and Multicultural

20 Information Round Table and to ALA’s materials in multiple formats primarily Office for Literacy and Outreach held by the North Carolina Collection. Services as a member and chair of its Previously, Cronquist served as agency Advisory Committee. cataloger at the State Library of North Carolina and music cataloger at University of North Carolina at Northwestern University in Evanston, Chapel Hill Ill. She holds a B.A. in mathematics from Carleton College in Northfield, Jodi Berkowitz has been appointed Minn., and an M.A. in musicology and Legacy Finding Aids Archivist in the an M.S.L.S. from UNC. University Library. In her position, Berkowitz will update legacy finding Christine Stachowicz has been aids in the Southern Historical appointed Head of E-Resources & Collection in Wilson Library, in the Serials Management in the University Library's online catalog and in Library. In her position, Stachowicz WorldCat. She previously served as will manage the acquisition of and technical services archivist in the Sallie continued access to electronic resources Bingham Center for Women's History and serials. She will also lead her and Culture at Duke University. department staff in planning the Berkowitz holds a B.A. from Columbia department's development. Previously, University in New York City and an Stachowicz served as serials access M.S.L.S. from UNC. librarian and catalog management librarian at UNC and as reference Shauna Collier has been appointed librarian and head of collection access librarian for the Sonja Haynes Stone at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Center for Black Culture and History Va. She holds a B.S. from Fairfield Library. In her position, Collier will University in Fairfield, Conn., and an develop and maintain the collection M.S.L.S. from UNC. with particular focus on African American studies and the African Stephen Brooks became Head of diaspora. She will also direct public Monographic Services. Brooks will service initiatives, provide research provide leadership of a newly designed services and work to improve outreach department focused on the acquisition and instructional services. Previously, and cataloging of print and electronic Collier served as branch librarian for monographs. He will oversee the Smithsonian Institution Libraries' department activities, establish and Anacostia Community Museum in maintain vendor/publisher relationships Washington, D.C. Collier holds a B.A. and participate in negotiation of from Jackson State University in electronic book licenses. Jackson, Miss., and an M.L.I.S. from Brooks previously served as the head of the University of Alabama. cquisitions and gifts at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. He holds an Michelle Cronquist has been A.B. in English from UNC and an appointed North Caroliniana Cataloger M.L.I.S. from the University of North in the University Library. In her Carolina at Greensboro. position, Cronquist will catalog

21 Eileen Heeran was appointed as money to bring medicine and pediatric Assistant Head of Technical Services beds to a hospital in Cape Town, South and Head of Cataloging for the Louis Africa. She also partnered with a Round Wilson Special Collections Rotary Club in Kathmandu to supply Library at UNC. She will help set computers and books to a Nepali school library-wide standards, policies and (see related article “Promoting Literacy priorities for special collections Initiatives Abroad Through Rotary cataloging and will have direct Partnerships” in The Southeastern responsibility for cataloging rare and Librarian v. 56, no 1, Spring 2008). specialized published materials. Most recently, Jordan contacted her Heeran was previously assistant curator peers in Botswana to purchase bed nets of rare books at Cornell University in for families at risk of contracting Ithaca, N.Y. She holds a B.A. in history malaria. “These are wonderful from the University of Dayton in opportunities for the Rotary Club and Dayton, Ohio and an M.L.S. from Queens to assist people in need,” said Simmons College in Boston, Mass. Jordan.

Queens University of Charlotte

Dr. Carol Walter Jordan’s dedication to community service locally and around the world is why her peers at the Rotary Club of Charlotte have dubbed her this year’s Distinguished Rotarian. “It is a joy for me to help those less fortunate,” said Jordan, Dorothy Colmer Bailey Librarian at Queens’ Everett Library. “I see the difference such acts of service make in others’ lives – how happy they are>’

Jordan’s passion for causes that benefit children, healthcare and literacy led her She received this year’s Rotary District to spearhead a number of service efforts 7680 Distinguished Rotarian Award at this year, including The Dictionary the group’s annual conference in Project. It provides dictionaries to third Myrtle Beach, S.C., on May 2. The graders whose schools lack the funding honor is presented annually to a to purchase them. Over the last several Rotarian who exemplifies “service months, Jordan oversaw the delivery of above self” in his or her daily life as a dictionaries to 16 schools in CMS’ member of both the club and the Northeast Learning Community. (Read community. Queens University of more about The Dictionary Project by Charlotte is a private, co-ed, visiting Presbyterian-affiliated comprehensive http://www.dictionaryproject.org/.) university with a commitment to both Her selfless acts are not limited to liberal arts and professional studies. Charlotte. Jordan has helped raise Located in the heart of historic Charlotte, Queens serves approximately

22 2,300 undergraduate and graduate Communication and Hayworth College students through its College of Arts and for adult and evening programs. Sciences, the McColl School of Business, the Presbyterian School of Nursing, the Wayland H. Cato, Jr. School of Education, the School of

Upcoming State Conferences:

Arkansas Library Association: Oct. 25-27 in Hot Springs. http://www.arlib.org/index.php

Kentucky Library Association: Sept. 30-Oct. 3 in Louisville. Theme: “In an Ever Changing World…Experience it @ Your Library http://www.kylibasn.org/

Mississippi Library Association: Oct. 20-23 in Hattiesburg. Theme: “Eco-Friendly Libraries: Greener for the New Century” http://www.misslib.org/

North Carolina Library Association: Oct. 6-9 in Greenville. Theme: “NC Libraries: Serving Knowledge…Serving You” http://www.nclaonline.org/

South Carolina Library Association: Oct. 28-30 in Columbia. Theme: “Diverse People and Exceptional Services”. http://www.scla.org/index.php/AnnualConference2009/HomePage

Virginia Library Association: Oct. 29-30 in Williamsburg. http://www.vla.org/demo/Conference/Index.html

West Virginia Library Association: Sept. 30-Oct. 2 in Snowshoe. Theme: http://www.wvla.org/

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