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TheAlki Washington Library Association Journal July 2001 • Vol 17 No 2 CONVERGENCE A Convergence of Thanks by Carol Gill Schuyler Past President Cindy Cunningham, thank settings. you. Thank you from the Washington Library Members of the Association who attended the annual Association and from me. The commitment to the business meetings, thank you. Last year’s business meeting office of Vice President/President-Elect is a promise and the fire drill will probably go down in the Association’s of four years of service and responsibility that conference highlight annals. If the fire drill was triggered by a continues regardless of changes in professional and smoke detector, we know what room the smoke was in! What personal lives. Each president brings forth a vision arose like a phoenix from that meeting was the Intellectual for the Association. We have been fortunate in our Freedom Task Force that developed the “Intellectual Freedom leadership: you brought to your presidency energy, Statement” presented at the first session of the business enthusiasm, and a strong belief in WLA. The meeting. The Association owes a tremendous debt of gratitude Association is fiscally sound and forward-thinking. to the members of this task force. They came to consensus on It was an honor to work with you. the statement that they brought forth—an emotional as well as 2001 Conference Committee, thank you. intellectual issue. And the Task Force was willing to bring the Thank you from the Association and draft statement to the members from me. You conceived and delivered without ownership. This is difficult an outstanding conference. As I to do. spoke to people at the conference and It was impressive to watch the have talked to others in the past few number of members who attended weeks, every one had attended a the second session of the business special program that gave them a new meeting with revisions to share. depth of knowledge, insight, coping Amendments were proposed and skill, or tool that can be used in the voted on; some passed and some future. The planning logistics, failed. When the “Intellectual housekeeping details, and Freedom Statement” was adopted emergencies were invisible because as amended, it was an even you were so well organized and stronger document than the one creative. You did an outstanding job. originally presented. Each member Members of the Association who attended the business meeting who presented at the conference, Banquet speaker Ray Suarez with WLA had the opportunity to participate thank you. Thank you from the Past President Cindy Cunningham (l.) and in the process. Thank you all for Association and from me. I know the WLA President Carol Gill Schuler (r.). that. You spoke from your hearts amount of preparation time required Photo by Deb Cutler. as well your minds. Your to develop a program. And this is time in addition commitment and concern for libraries, the library profession, to your “day jobs.” You all gave of yourselves and and for society were apparent. shared your expertise with us. Your skills range Members of the Association who have agreed to be from public relations to Web design to cataloging to officers, committee members, and Interest Group chairs online searching to storytelling to workplace and board members, thank you. One of the first obligations management to information literacy. We are of the WLA President is to meet with the out-going and newly working in a fast-paced world, and you are helping elected WLA Treasurers to develop the Association’s budget for us to keep up. If you look at the conference the next fiscal year. We want to be a responsible, fiscally sound program, you will see that you were the backbone of organization; and we will be. the program. Without you, the conference would Committee members need to be recruited and chairs not have been possible. appointed. Members have been not only receptive to the idea of Members of the Association who attended serving, but enthusiastic. They clearly care deeply about the the conference, thank you. You actively Association and their profession. The Information School at the participated as audience members, asking probing University of Washington requires leadership from their questions, contributing experiences, and sharing students. As many of the committees as possible will have a information. Meaningful conversations occurred student member. The WLA/iSchool relationship will be a over meals, during session breaks, and in the symbiotic one: the Association will gain new ideas and energy, lobbies and vendor spaces. So much can be learned and the students have the opportunity for leadership and from others in the profession, even in informal mentoring. At the Board retreat this summer, a two-year strategic plan will be developed based on ideas from the Association members, Committee and Interest Group chairs, and the Board. Together, we will create a plan for the Carol Gill Schuyler is President of the Washington Association’s future. Library Association. She is also Head of Regional Services and Children Services at Kitsap Regional I am looking forward to working with all of you for the next Library, email: [email protected]. two years. ALKI July 2001 2 Contents Features Convergence Raises Challenging Issues .......................................................5 Tami Echavarria, Whitworth College Library Election of Library Trustees: Good, Bad, Coming Soon? ..............................8 Alki Cameron A. Johnson, Everett Public Library The Washington Library Association Journal e-Books: Still in a Niche? ..........................................................................10 4016 First Avenue N.E. Steward Robbins, Spokane County Library District Seattle, WA 98105-6502 email: [email protected] Telling India with Cathy Spagnoli..............................................................11 web page: http://www.wla.org Cindy Benson, Spokane County Library District Alki Editorial Committee Sue Anderson IL is Not ILL or ESL, or IL, The Newest and Greatest, or Info Lit 101, or...13 Kathleen Ardrey, Chair Carla McLean, Kent Regional Library Tami Echavarria Cheryl Farabee “Libraries Build Sustainable Communities” ...............................................14 Nancy Huling Jonathan Betz-Zall, City University Library—Everett Cameron Johnson Eva-Maria Lusk Now What? ................................................................................................15 Carla McLean Thom Barthelmess, Spokane County District Library David Hurley, intern Carolynne Myall, editor Statewide Database Licensing: Past Life and Future Focus ........................16 Cathy Brownell, Link editor Sue Anderson, Spokane Falls Community College Library Alki (ISSN: 8756-4173) is La Biblioteca del Destino: A Library Opera ................................................18 published three times per year Angelynn King, University of Redlands Library in March, July and December, and mailed to over 1,300 WLA Excerpts from the Conference—Last and First...........................................19 members and interested parties. Print subscriptions Anatomy of a Grant ...................................................................................27 are available at $20 per year, Judy T Nelson, King County Library System or $7.50 per single issue. Contact the WLA Office at the Columns address above. Upfront........................................................................................................2 Alki’s stated purpose is to A Convergence of Thanks communicate philosophical Carol Gill Schuyler, Kitsap Regional Library and substantive analyses of current and enduring issues From the Editor ..........................................................................................4 for and about Washington libraries, personnel, and A Convergence of Communities advocates and to facilitate the Carolynne Myall, Eastern Washington University Libraries exchange of research, opinion, and information. Who’s on First? [With: WLA Intellectual Freedom Statement, adopted 4/2001] .....................................................................................................20 Direct submission queries to: Putting Our IF Principles into Practice: Now is the Time for Active Advocacy Carolynne Myall, Alki Editor Tom Reynolds, Edmonds Library Eastern Washington University LIB 100, 816 F St. WLA Communiqué .....................................................................................23 Cheney, WA 99004-2423 WLA and WLFTA Awards 2001 (509) 359-6967 Profile: David Hurley, Recipient of the 2001 WLA Scholarship email: [email protected] Profile: Lisa Oldoski, Recipient of the 2000 WLA Scholarship Nancy Huling, University of Washington Libraries Cover by Dawn Holladay. I’d Rather Be Reading ...............................................................................31 Photos by Deb Cutler. Notable Non-Fiction and Poetry Nancy Pearl, Washington Center for the Book 3 ALKI Volume 17, Number 2 From the Editor A Convergence of Communities Carolynne Myall A Convergence of Communities conference attendees accepted the new IF Statement as helpful In an era marked by globalization and and worthwhile. It was an important moment for our digitization, convergence is occurring all around us, Association, and for all the library communities of Washington. and in many contexts. Convergence of economies. Convergence of previously distant cultures, both Cameron Johnson, Assistant Editor of Alki around the world and in local communities. The WLA Executive Board