GAZETTE Volume 23, No. 20 • May 18, 2012 • A weekly publication for Library staff Nothin’ Like the Real Thing ASCAP Songwriters Perform Their Tunes At the Coolidge

By Mark Hartsell

Ray Parker Jr. requested a little help from the members of Congress and song- writers in the house at the Coolidge Audi- torium on Tuesday night. “You guys should sing along, too,” the Magdalena Gutierrez singer and songwriter told the audience. The scholarly work of Fernando Henrique Cardoso helped lay the intellectual ground- work for the transformation of Brazil from military dictatorship to inclusive democracy. “I know you may be a little scared, but it’s really simple: I’m gonna go, ‘Who you gonna call?’ And you’re gonna go …” Ex-President of Brazil to Receive The crowd shouted its response and, with that, Parker kicked into the title song Kluge Prize for Scholarly Work from the film “Ghostbusters” – a song that hit No. 1 in 1984 even though Parker had The Library of Congress this week from changing political and economic no great expectations for it. named former Brazilian President Fer- realities. He has used and embodied “We didn’t think that much of it when nando Henrique Cardoso, one of the many different aspects of the modern I was writing it, but you never know,” leading scholars and practitioners of social sciences and kept a humanitarian Parker said. political economy in Latin America, the perspective.” Parker performed his signature tune recipient of the 2012 John W. Kluge Prize Cardoso is the eighth recipient of the as part of the fourth “We Write the Songs” for lifetime achievement in the study of $1 million Kluge Prize, which is awarded concert staged by the American Society humanity. for lifetime achievement in fields of of Composers, Authors and Publishers Librarian of Congress James H. Bil- humanistic and social science studies (ASCAP) at the Library of Congress, an lington will present the prize to Cardoso not included in the Nobel Prizes – most evening in which songwriters performed at a ceremony in the Jefferson Building notably history, philosophy, politics, their own works and told the stories on July 10. Cardoso is the first recipient psychology, anthropology, sociology, behind their creation. whose work spans the fields of sociology, religious studies, linguistics and criticism ASCAP, which donated its papers to political science and economics. in the arts and humanities. the Library in 2009, works to protect the “President Cardoso has been the A scholar of enormous intellectual rights of composers and songwriters and kind of modern scholar who combines energy, Cardoso has written or co- ensure they are compensated for the use deep study with respect for empirical evi- authored more than 23 scholarly books of their music. dence,” Billington said. “His fundamental and 116 scholarly articles. Paul Williams, the president of ASCAP aspiration is to seek out the truth about Cardoso’s scholarly analysis of the and emcee of show, on Tuesday described society as it can best be determined, structures of government, the economy the importance of the work of Congress while remaining open to revisiting con- and race relations laid the intellectual clusions as new evidence accumulates, ASCAP, continued on page 4 whether from a more probing analysis or KLUGE, continued on page 6 2 T H E LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GA ZETTE MAY 18, 2012

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GAYLE OSTERBERG “Jack Kemp, an American Idealist” Executive Editor MARK HARTSELL May 24, 4 p.m. Editor Room 119, Jefferson Building Contributing Editors: Erin Allen, Calendar; Carlin “René” Sayles, Moving On and Length of Service; and comprises nearly 200,000 items. Lisa Davis, Donated Leave Before going into politics, Kemp Proofreader: George Thuronyi Design and Production: Ashley Jones played professional football for the PETER BRAESTRUP GAIL FINEBERG JAMES W. McCLUNG San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills. Founder Founding Editor Founding Publisher (1990 – 2009) Kemp served nine terms in Congress (1990 – 1997) (1990 – 1994) as a representative from New York and An official publication of the Library of Congress,The Gazette Prints and Photographs Division as Secretary of Housing and Urban encourages Library managers and staff to submit articles and Kemp Development under President George photographs of general interest. Submissions will be edited to convey the most necessary information. H.W. Bush. He is known as a leading Morton Kondracke, a national com- Deadline for submission of articles is 5 p.m. Wednesday, one mentator and journalist for nearly 50 advocate of “supply-side” economics week prior to publication date. Please submit text in digital form via e-mail ([email protected]) preferably as an attached years, on May 24 will discuss the life and co-sponsored the law that resulted Microsoft Word file. and political career of former congress- in the 1981 tax cuts under President Back issues of The Gazette in print are available in the Public Affairs Office, LM 105. man and vice presidential candidate Ronald Reagan. Electronic archived issues and the a color PDF file of the current Jack Kemp. Kemp died in May 2009 and was issue are available online at www.loc.gov/staff/gazette. Kondracke holds the Kemp Chair posthumously awarded the Medal of

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NEWS Winners of Librarianship Awards Named The Federal Library and Information Network (FEDLINK) last week announced the winners of its national awards for federal librarianship, which recognize the innovative ways that libraries, librarians and technicians meet the information needs of government, businesses, scholars and the public. The winners, who were honored at the Library of Congress on May 14, are: • Large library/information center of the year: Woodworth Consolidated Library, Fort Gordon, Ga. In fiscal year 2011, Woodworth increased overall program participation Levon Avdoyan by more than 18 percent and offered Helon Habila and Angel Batiste discuss the author’s work at the Library on May 1. more than 150 unique programs for sol- diers and their families. The library also fostered proficiency with e-ink and tablet New Literary Series Focuses on Africa technology, expanding use of e-resources by 40 percent. Past guest authors have included • Small library/information center of By Angel D. Batiste Ugandan poet and African Studies the year: Eglin Air Force Base Library, Fla. Association presidential fellow Susan Through a redesign of its web portal, Kiguli, South African National Poet Lau- the Eglin library made online learn- The African Section of the African reate Keorapetse Kgositsile, and Donato ing, databases and e-books convenient and Middle Eastern Division, in part- Ndongo, a writer and journalist from resources for users. The library held a nership with the Library of Congress’s Equatorial Guinea. record-breaking summer reading program Poetry and Literature Center and the On May 1, award-winning Nigerian that delivered a 32 percent increase in Africa Society for the National Summit novelist and poet Helon Habila read participation over the previous year. on Africa, recently launched a new liter- excerpts from his latest novel, “Oil on • Federal librarian of the year: Mary- ary series entitled “Conversations with Water,” followed by a moderated dis- Lynn Francisco, acting director of the African Poets and Writers.” cussion. GEOINT Research Center at the National The series consists of webcast audio Set in Nigeria, the book tells the Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in Spring- interviews with established and emerg- overlooked story of environmental and field, Va. ing poets, short story writers, novelists humanitarian degradation in the oil-rich Francisco directed the scanning and and playwrights from continental and Niger Delta region. The author also dis- posting online of more than 1 million diasporic Africa and excerpts from their cussed his new anthology, “The Granta maps and charts at a savings of nearly written works. Book of the African Short Story.” $10 million. “Conversations with African Poets Habila won the Caine Prize for Afri- • Federal library technician of the and Writers” kicked off with a discussion can Writing in 2001 and the Common- year: Leanna Bush, U.S. Army Medical on the state of contemporary African wealth Writers Prize (Africa region, best Research Institute of Chemical Defense, culture, including poetry and literature, first book) in 2003. Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. by noted scholar Ali Mazrui, director of “Oil On Water” was short-listed for Bush created a comprehensive inter- the Institute of Global Cultural Studies the Commonwealth Writers Prize for best active bibliography of more than 3,700 and the Albert Schweitzer professor in book in the Africa region and is one of institute-authored publications, including the humanities at Binghamton University, the five finalists nominated for this year’s articles, technical reports, proceedings, State University of New York. Orion Book Award. u papers and abstracts. u 4 T H E LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GA ZETTE MAY 18, 2012

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Valerie Simpson performs “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing” Singer and songwriter Ray Parker Jr. performs his biggest hit, on Tuesday. “Ghostbusters.”

ASCAP, continued from page 1 Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) and to My Song Ma.” Later, composer Ste- in protecting those rights – and warned Reps. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), phen Schwartz sang “For Good” from that weakening such protections would Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.), John Conyers Jr. his musical “Wicked” and “Day by Day” have dire consequences for songwriters (D-Mich.), Gregg Harper (R-Miss.), House from “Godspell.” suddenly forced to rely on their talent as Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), At evening’s end, singer Valerie Simp- performers to make a living. John Lewis (D-Ga.), Billy Long (R-Mo.), son sat at the piano, reflecting on life “You have to understand – if I was the Tim Murphy (R-Pa.) and Jerrold Nadler and music. only person who sang my songs, I’d be (D-N.Y.) all introduced songwriters to Simpson and Nicholas Ashford, her hot-walking horses right now,” the jockey- the stage. husband and songwriting partner, wrote sized Williams quipped before performing “I tell you, when the Library of Con- big hits for stars such as Marvin Gaye his “We’ve Only Just Begun” – a big hit gress throws a party for Article I, Sec- and Tammi Terrell, Diana Ross, Aretha for the Carpenters in 1970. tion 8.8 of the Constitution …,” quipped Franklin, Ray Charles and Chaka Khan, “Begun” began a string of perfor- Murphy, referring to the clause that autho- among others. mances that covered TV show themes rizes Congress to secure for artists exclu- Ashford died last August. (“Roseanne” and “Home Improvement” sive rights to their works for a limited time. “It’s so funny how when you first write by Dan Foliart), Broadway musicals, pop That party took on a Caribbean flavor songs they mean one thing, and then sud- hits, a Woodstock flashback and a disco with the appearance onstage of Irving denly your song takes on a whole new classic – with an unexpected twist or two. Burgie, who in 1956 provided singer Harry meaning because life stepped in and Terri Nunn exited stage left mid- Belafonte his signature tune, the calypso changed things,” Simpson said before performance to sing “Take My Breath “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song).” performing “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Away” – a No. 1 hit from the 1986 film On Tuesday, Burgie – now in his late Thing.” “Top Gun” – from halfway up the steps 80s – invited the Coolidge audience on Simpson also recounted how the of the Coolidge. a cruise through two of his Caribbean skyscrapers of New York had inspired Dino Fekaris sang the slow first verse classics. Ashford to write the hit she chose to of his “I Will Survive” – a disco anthem of “I want you to come along with me, close the show, “Ain’t No Mountain High female strength made famous by Gloria OK?” said Burgie, who drew a standing Enough.” Gaynor in 1979 – in near-falsetto, then ovation with his cool performances of “When he looked at them, they were stood aside to allow backup singers The- “Day-O” and “Jamaica Farewell.” mountains. He wasn’t going to let them resa Thomason, Sheila Slappy and Keith Melanie, whose performance at the stop him,” she said. “He came to the Fluitt to carry the tune to a raucous finish. Woodstock festival in 1969 served as house and said, ‘I’ve got this idea.’ And Members of Congress filled the audi- the inspiration for her own “Lay Down that idea has spawned so many wonder- ence, and 10 played a part in the proceed- (Candles in the Rain),” performed that ful, wonderful memories for us – and ings onstage as well. song as well as “Look What They Done great royalties, ya’ll, great royalties.” u MAY 18, 2012 T H E LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GA ZETTE 5

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In Brief classroom increase student inquiry. of the National Academy of Sciences. Restrepo’s research will concentrate Restrepo plans to attend Columbia Book Explores Campaign Posters on urban science education consisting University to obtain a Ph.D. in science of integrating co-generative dialogues, education. co-teaching, and meta-cognitive learn- “Political art is nothing less than “We are thrilled for Christina’s accom- ing in a place-based education setting. an illustration of the skirmishes and plishment,” said Kathleen McGuigan, an She will assess significance in achieve- stalemates that created and continue educational resources specialist. “Ed ment and student interest in science and to animate the American experiment … Outreach has benefited greatly from mathematics disciplines after using the Fortunately, the Library of Congress has Christina’s work through HACU, and now intervention. preserved all of these examples for future it looks as if the larger STEM community The Graduate Research Fellowship generations to see.” will also benefit in the very near future.” Program is the nation’s oldest such pro- So says media analyst Brooke Glad- – Laura Miranda Acevedo gram directly supporting graduate stu- stone in the preface to “Presidential dents in various science, technology, Campaign Posters from the Library of CRS E-mail Switch engineering and mathematics (STEM) Congress,” a new collection of campaign fields. posters that provides an overview of two Over Memorial Day weekend from Since 1952, the foundation has funded centuries of art that captured America’s 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 25, to 6 a.m. on more than 46,500 graduate research votes. Tuesday, May 29, the Congressional fellowships out of more than 500,000 Drawn from the Library’s collection of Research Service (CRS) will switch from applicants. More than 30 of them have more than 100,000 posters on a wide vari- GroupWise to Outlook. During this time, gone on to become Nobel laureates, and ety of subjects, “Presidential Campaign CRS staff will have very limited access more than 440 have become members Posters” includes 100 ready-to-frame cam- to e-mail. paign posters about politicians ranging from Andrew Jackson to Barack Obama. Each poster is backed with historical commentary and additional artwork from its campaign. Captivated Audience The book shows Andrew Jackson portrayed as a king to invoke voters’ memories of royal rule; Jimmy Carter as a Christ-like savior of his nation; Gerald Ford as “The Fonz” (“Fordsie”) keeping his cool against Ronald Reagan during the 1976 primaries; and Reagan as “Rambo” (“Ronbo”) ready to attack communists. The book, published in association with Quirk Books, will be the subject of a Books & Beyond lecture at noon on June 19 in the Pickford Theater of Madison Building.

HACU Intern Gains Fellowship

Christina Restrepo, a second-time Hispanic Association of Colleges and

Universities (HACU) intern in Educational Abby Brack Lewis Outreach at the Library of Congress, recently was awarded the prestigious 2012 Author Walter Dean Myers, the national ambassador for young people’s National Science Foundation Graduate literature, on May 11 spoke in the Coolidge Auditorium before an audience that included about 550 students and chaperones from 11 schools around the Research Fellowship. Washington, D.C., area. The District of Columbia Public Library used the occa- While working in Educational Out- sion to launch its summer reading program, “Dream Big – Read!” The event, reach, Restrepo learned from the Teach- staged in celebration of Children’s Book Week, was supported by the Jonah S. ing with Primary Sources and LoC Box Eskin Memorial Fund. programs how primary sources in the 6 T H E LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GA ZETTE MAY 18, 2012

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KLUGE, continued from page 1 tors more transparent and accountable. lished the first presidential library in Conditional cash transfers to the poor, Brazil’s history and co-founded the Club groundwork for his leadership as presi- universal education and universal public of Madrid, which encourages democrati- dent in the transformation of Brazil from health care, and policies that addressed zation among developing nations. a military dictatorship with high inflation racial disparities helped raise the stan- His written reflections on his political into a vibrant, more inclusive democracy dard of living for all Brazilians. career include “The Accidental President with strong economic growth. Cardoso’s policies demonstrated that of Brazil,” on which he worked as a dis- Cardoso spent several years in exile greater integration into the international tinguished visiting scholar at the Kluge during the Brazilian military dictatorship capital system would lead to increased Center in 2003. of 1964 to 1985, publishing prolifically, prosperity and laid the foundations for The Kluge Prize is administered by the teaching at leading research institutions Brazil’s rise to world prominence. Kluge Center, which was established in in Latin America, France and the United Trained as a sociologist, Cardoso 2000 to foster an enriching relationship States, and creating a research institute broke new ground in revealing the impact between the world of ideas and the world in São Paulo. of Brazil’s slave heritage on contempo- of action, between scholars and political His intellectual and political resis- rary economic patterns. His analysis leaders. tance to the authoritarian government demonstrated that the overreliance of Kluge Prizes previously have been reinforced his commitment to democratic industry and labor on subservience to awarded to Leszek Kolakowski (2003); processes. His writings argued that both an authoritarian government did not Jaroslav Pelikan and Paul Ricoeur (2004); economic development and social wel- promote development, but rather rein- John Hope Franklin and Yu Ying-shih fare could flourish in a liberal society. forced structural barriers to an efficient, (2006); and Peter Lamont Brown and He shifted from scholarly studies well-functioning economy. Romila Thapar (2008). to practical politics a decade after the In the years since his presidency, Car- More information about the Kluge military banned him from academic doso has continued his commitment to Prize is available at www.loc.gov/kluge/ activities and at a time when political scholarship and democracy. He estab- prize. u changes opened possibilities for demo- cratic action. Cardoso became a member of the Federal Senate in 1983. He helped found Madison Café Room Available the Social Democratic Party of Brazil in the late 1980s. He served as minister of Having a baby shower, retirement bash or just a routine division meeting? Need external relations in 1992 and 1993. As a room? finance minister from 1993 to 1994, he halted and reversed hyperinflation. Book the staff multipurpose room, a stunning space specifically designed for Cardoso was elected president in 1994 staff use located in the east wing of the Madison Café. and re-elected in 1998, both times in the first round with more than 50 percent of The room – available for use by Library staffers weekdays from 7:30 a.m. the popular vote. to 3 p.m – may be reserved through Public Programs Services at 7-2595 or As an elected official and then as [email protected]. president, Cardoso instituted policies that followed the logic of his earlier scholarly The room is equipped with tables, chairs and a podium. Additional equipment analyses. At the same time, he crafted also is available. policies that also were shaped by the evolving situation in Brazil and the world. Book it now – the space is filling quickly. Structural reform of governing institu- tions under Cardoso, including elevat- ing the role of Congress, strengthened democracy. He ended state monopolies and priva- tized companies; continued support for Looking for strategies for coping with a difficult co-worker? independent labor unions; closed insol- The Library’s Employee Assistance Program can help. All Library employees vent banks to make the financial sector and benefit-eligible dependents may contact the on-site counselor at more robust; and created an independent 7-6389 or [email protected]. They also may call 1-888-290-4327 or go to regulatory system to foster competitive- www.guidanceresources.com at any hour of any day of the week to receive ness and prevent monopolies – actions up to three sessions at no charge for off-site counseling close to home or work. that made both the public and private sec- MAY 18, 2012 T H E LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GA ZETTE 7

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The following personnel actions (VSO), Library Services (LS); and Lee Temporary Promotions reported by the National Finance Center C. Lipscomb, clerk, GS-04, Office of the Wanika F. Adams, library technician, for the Library of Congress took effect in Librarian (LIBN). GS-06, Information and Records Division Pay Period 6, 2012. Permanent Promotions (I&RD), Copyright Office (COP); Vondell Permanent Appointments F. McKinley, supervisory librarian, GS-14, Matthew A. Kutcher, budget analyst, United States General Division (USGEN), Ernest B. Washington, information GS-12, Office of the Chief Financial Officer LS; and Joseph P. Mroczyk-Kershaw, technology specialist, GS-13, Office of the (OCFO), LIBN; Joseph A. Puccio, super- library technician, GS-07, I&RD, COP. Director of the Information of Technology visory librarian, GS-15, Library Services Service (ITS). Office of the Associate Librarian (LS/ Reassignments AL); and John Williamson, technical Temporary Appointments Joann Thomas, staff assistant, GS-11, information specialist, GS-13, Knowledge Government and Finance Division (G&F), Alicia M. Bartlett, visitor services Services Group (KSG), Congressional CRS. specialist, GS-07, Visitor Services Office Research Service (CRS).

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analyses and personal credibility gave him a sional committees, analyzing such subjects “pivotal role” in Congressional deliberations as the cost of overseas military operations, on defense budgets, said Pat Towell, a CRS the impact of inflation on the defense budget, colleague and a friend of Daggett for 30 years. and the effects of the post-Cold War military “If you wanted to impact the defense budget drawdown. debate, you had to take account of Steve’s In recent months, Daggett focused on the analysis because that’s the map of reality most issues presented to Congress by the effect on serious players used,” Towell said. the Pentagon of long-term deficit reduction Daggett began his 40-year study of defense efforts and the increasing importance for U.S. budgets while protesting the Vietnam War in security of Asia and the Pacific. the 1970s, first as an undergraduate at the Associates also lauded the warmth and University of Massachusetts at Amherst, then good humor with which he assisted other as a graduate student in political science at the analysts. “He loved the intellectual challenge, University of Michigan, where he was active and it made him the most fun to work with,” in the Indochina Peace Campaign. said CRS colleague Nina Serafino. Stephen Daggett After graduate school, Daggett broadened Daggett taught parenting classes through his defense-budget expertise at several private the YMCA’s Youth and Family Services pro- Stephen Daggett, 63, a specialist in nonprofits, including the Center for Defense grams for many years. He was active in River defense policy and budgets for the Congres- Information and the Committee for National Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation sional Research Service, died at Sibley Memo- Security. for 16 years and received the Muriel Davies rial Hospital in Washington, D.C., on April 17. In the more than two decades after award for excellence in Sunday School teach- An 11-year battle with bone-marrow cancer he joined CRS to specialize in the defense ing in 2008. had so weakened his immune system that budget, Daggett authored hundreds of reports Daggett is survived by his wife, Diana he died from an infection from a small cut. and memoranda, conducted briefings, and Gilpatrick, and two sons, Thomas, 16, and Daggett’s breadth of perspective, rigorous testified on several occasions before congres- Sam, 12, of Potomac, Md. u

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