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ALAIssueALA 4 CognotesNew Orleans Tuesday, June 27, 2006 First Lady Champions Today ’s Highlights Library Support, Rebuilding By Frederick J. Augustyn, Jr. viewed, Tomas and the Library Closing Session The Library of Congress Lady, currently being staged Featuring Cokie Roberts at several libraries around the 8:00–9:00 a.m. ddressing an eagerly country, for underlining the Morial Convention waiting crowd on Mon- importance of such learning day, First Lady Laura centers in children’s lives. She Center Auditorium A Bush, a former librarian, el- stated that “schools are at the ementary school teacher, and heart of Gulf Coast recovery Exhibits Closing proponent of literacy eloquently ….For many children who have Reception set the theme for a Town Hall lost their homes their school is 9:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. on the essential community- their only comfort left.” Noting Exhibit Halls H-J focused role of school libraries. that she visited the library at Scholastic Publishing sponsored Chalmette High School (St. Ber- ALA Awards Reception the event. nard’s Parish) which reopened 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Greg Worrell, President of through super-human efforts Hilton New Orleans Scholastic Publishing, in intro- soon after the disaster, Bush First Lady Laura Bush embraces Caitlyn A. Clarke, 18, 2005-2006 Grand Ballroom C ducing a video Rebuilding for observed that some students Learning noted that restoration returned before their parents High School Student of the Year for the Jefferson Parish Public after Hurricane Katrina offered did, so eager were they to use School System, La., as Clarke introduces her Monday afternoon. an opportunity “not just to re- their library. Elsewhere many Mark Your build, but to reform libraries.” students rescued their library Caitlyn Clarke, a recent gradu- books even as they lost many of Calendar ate of Grace King Senior High their own possessions, though All the News You Never Get: School in Louisiana declared “I some naively feared extended ALSC National cannot imagine a school without library use fines when they were Breaking the International Institute a library….School libraries are at last able to return the books News Blockade Pittsburgh, places where students can feel to their re-built libraries. safe” rather than just being sites The Laura Bush Foundation, Pennsylvania By Joseph Yue with higher body counts from for housing books. established in 2001 to expand University of Colorado the Iraq war, there may be September 14-16, 2006 Clarke bid welcome to the school library collections, had more interest in what is hap- First Lady who saluted librar- by 2005 appeared to have met ibraries are the guid- pening in foreign countries. ians for encouraging “lifelong its goal after giving out over “ Joint Conference ance of enlightenment Borjesson added that “there lovers of learning.” Bush recom- $3 million. But Bush initiated of Librarians of of this country,” ac- is still a lack of accurate news mended a play that she recently Continued on page 3 L Color (JCLC) cording to Kristina Borjes- sources that tell the truth,” Dallas, Texas son, who was the featured and emphasized that we need October 11-15, 2006 speaker at “All the News perspectives not just from You Never Get: Breaking the embedded journalists but also International News Block- viewpoints from the general LITA National ade” sponsored by the Social population in Iraq. Forum Responsibilities Round Table Borjesson used interviews Nashville, Tennessee International Responsibili- included in her books to il- October 26-29, 2006 ties Task Force (SRRT) on lustrate the lack of freedom of Sunday. the press and the consequent 2007 Midwinter Borjesson is an experi- less than free flow of informa- enced investigative journalist, tion. She not only pointed out Meeting a producer for major news the disjuncture between what Seattle, Washington networks including CBS and the administration presents January 19-24, 2007 CNN and a book editor. She and “how the press responds said that international news to the disconnect” but how 2007 Annual is too expensive to cover and current and past administra- Conference that for some time there has tions of both political parties not been enough interest for worked the press. When jour- Washington, DC Anderson Cooper is greeted by PLA President Daniel Walters as he this type of news, especially in nalists or news organizations June 21-27, 2007 arrives for his keynote address at the PLA President’s Program & the “fly-over” states. However, Continued on page 3 Awards Presentation Monday afternoon.

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Many print commentators have index cards, both Gor- introduced his guest, the University gravitated to television once they have man and Starr ad- of Southern California professor, Cali- made their reputations which is where dressed how sound fornia State Librarian Emeritus, and they earn most of their incomes. We bites and blogs have much published historian Dr. Kevin have apparently run out of reclusive b o t h c r y s t a l l i z e d Starr. In his prefacing remarks Gorman writers and instead expect ours to go ideas and yet limited stated that we too often view reading as out on the talk circuit whether virtually broader discussion. a hurdle to surmount —you either are or in person. And yet dialog seems to be There should be more or are not literate. Instead he suggested disappearing from the movies. graduate-level courses that “literacy is a continuous process of Librarians should realize that our that emphasize read- being able to interact with more and profession is at least as much about ing books and com- more complex texts.” Literacy provides wisdom and value as about access and menting on them to us with an inner life and ideally should retrieval. Reading aloud contributes impart meaningful lend enlightenment to politics. “In order to the mental and psychological devel- summarization, an Kenneth Starr prepares to deliver his keynote during the to engage with life you need to be fully opment of children as well as to their important career skill. ALA President’s Program Sunday. literate.” Books are not essential to physical health. Relating to our mem- Starr contended that literacy because they constitute only bership in social networks, “printing “plagiarism is like tribalization” ning would be the real tragedy. Both one method to make texts manifest to authenticates writing” by increasing capturing something independently concurred that the Bible is one of the readers. Computer screens can also be its value through circulation. Starr produced and returning it to the com- essential works of literature, history, conveyors of the word. closed his formal presentation by re- mons. He emphasized the importance and moral thought. Starr attested to Starr opined that it almost requires flecting that cities encode themselves of maintaining intellectual property the transforming power of sweeping a PhD in electronics in order to under- and express something distinctive just rights for both authors and artists so novels such as War and Peace, Anthony stand a computer manual—unless you as do books. New Orleans in particu- that the well of this cultural source Adverse, and Les Miserables. Even are under 30, in which case it seems lar conveys the Mississippi River and does not run dry. lesser literary works such as Gone with intuitive. The age of the preponderant the bracing challenge of ethnic and Gorman agreed with Starr’s assess- the Wind have the capacity to broaden position of electronic-over-print media cultural diversity. The Crescent City ment of the value of exposing children one’s outlook by transporting one ef- has led to many contradictory changes. could be read as a text, one whose to reading at an early age because even fectively to another time and place. Paradoxically, according to Starr, the flow has only been temporarily inter- if they leave it in their teens they usu- Gorman noted that after July the text text of newspapers and news maga- rupted by Hurricane Katrina. Starr ally return to it. 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She revealed that a local business- man decided to donate $1 for every person coming to this ALA conference to express his gratitude in their helping the city to financially recover. After acknowl- edging the “resilience and courage” of Katrina survivors and the “generosity and self-sacrifice” of the rescuers, Bush Jennifer Koehl, from left, Hannah D. Rucker, Dr. Norman C. Francis, moderator Lester Holt, Dr. Keith Curry Lance, Wayne said, “Thank you for serving your com- Rodolfich, and J. Linda Williams participate in the town hall meeting on school libraries. munities and our country everyday.” Host of NBC’s Today Weekend Edi- tion Lester Holt moderated a discussion during a succeeding segment featuring: Norman Francis, President of Xavier University and Chair, Louisiana Re- covery Authority; Jennifer Koehl and Hannah D. Rucker, St. Tammany Junior High School (LA) School Library Media Specialist and Principal; Keith Curry Lance, Director, Library Research Ser- vice, Colorado State Library; Wayne V. Rodolfich, Superintendent, Pascagoula (MS) Schools; and J. Linda Williams, President, American Association of School Librarians. Francis noted the daunting challenge of getting teachers and administrators to understand the role that librarians “play in the teaching and learning environment in the school.” He further noted that “we cannot go back to pre-Katrina days. We must make things better than they were.” Williams suggested that librarians needed to assume leadership roles in their institutions. Rucker stated that because of the loss of personnel, greater flexibility was required among the re- maining staff. Holt mentioned that in many rural communities the school library serves as well as the non-existent public library. The host’s commitment to the connection exemplified here that rebuilding libraries rebuilds lives and communities will be in further evidence during the next eight weeks as his program focuses on the libraries. Blockade Continued from page 1 did not go along with the system, they were marginalized and their careers or revenues became threatened. She stated that people needed to be engaged, but we should not expect the media to deliver very much, especially television news. Libraries need to provide access to context and the history of world events in a format the next generation are accustomed to and on an on-going process. She recommend- ed various reliable international news sources including atimes.com (Asia Times), bbc.com, and The Christian Science Monitor. Librarians can help connect national security with educa- tion so that our future generations are more attuned to the how countries and cultures are connected and impact each other. Page 4 • Cognotes Tuesday, June 27, 2006 NEW ORLEANS Immersion Program Participants Share Their Experiences

By Lilly Ramin Texas Woman’s University

he ACRL Institute for Informa- tion Literacy (IIL) presented a Tpanel discussion and poster session Saturday called “Model Programs from the Immersion Experience: Suc- cesses and Challenges.” The discussion was moderated by Elaine Reeves, IIL Executive Committee Immersion Program Alumni Representative and featured four panelists who shared (top left photo) AASL President lessons learned from their experiences J. Linda Williams presents and a poster session with additional the AASL Crystal Apple to examples. First Lady Laura Bush for her The ACRL Institute for Information tremendous impact on school Literacy Immersion Program offers two libraries and student learning. tracks to choose from during the four- (top right photo) Gena and-a-half day summer session. The Scott, University of Missouri, “teacher track” is intended for those Columbia, Mo., has her arms who want to individually improve their full of free sample books she instruction skills, while the “program collected while working her track” is aimed at participants who way through the exhibits. want to implement or manage an in- (left photo) Christiane Woten, formation literacy program. from left, Mike Bergeson, and Susan Avery, University of Illinois, Jane Gibson, members of said that “asking graduate assistants the Buccaneers, from Seattle to think like teachers,” was her biggest Public Library, kick up their challenge, and that she is currently heels as they perform for the working on a training program. crowd at the Bookcart Drill Wendy Holliday, Utah State Uni- Team Championship. Cognotes ad-WBE&WBORC_2 3/28/06 4:26 PM Page 1 versity, said that their plan was to do an “information literacy audit” to find out what to focus on, and “a lot of it just had to do with sitting down and talk- ing to each other.” As a result, Holliday said that the challenge of changing a risk-averse culture became more col- You Can Win laborative. The University of Washington’s UWILL Coordinator, John Holmes, pointed out that “immersion is intended to put us on the right path,” and he World Book! advised that it should not be taken for Simply stated...the most up-to-date, accurate, authoritative, granted that one’s colleagues agree on one definition of information literacy. and easy-to-use encyclopedia in print and online. Joan Weber, Yakima Valley Commu- nity College, explained how her institu- tion was expected to prepare the community college students with the same level of skill as the university students. The goal was to “create an information literacy rubric which would be used by faculty in the curriculum” said Weber, Enter our drawings who also pointed out that involving faculty and administration in the process for your chance to win The was their greatest success. World Book Encyclopedia 2006, or a subscription to the World Book Online Reference Center!

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OCLC Update Breakfast Reports The Impact of Books... By Frederick J. Augustyn, Jr. exemplifying the company’s global The Library of Congress concerns. History does live through the books! One of the books at the Sunday Jordan characterized the merger of afternoon seminar “The Best of the Best from University Presses: Books ay Jordan, President and CEO RLG and OCLC resulting in integrat- You Should Know About,” Unknown Battle of Midway: The Destruction of the Online Computer Library ing services as “the best kept secret of the American Torpedo Squadron, by Alvin Kernon, struck a personal JCenter (OCLC), presided over in Libraryland.” Other highlights note. the breakfast held on Sunday, serving included the fact that the virtual ref- I grew up with a piece of this history carrying me around on his up an equal share of good food and erence system Question Point can now shoulders. My Dad, Jim (Ace) Dalzell, was a part of this squadron of US informational updates. He began by handle queries posed in 25 languages NavyTPD Devastators. His plane and another TPD — three crewmen paying homage to Henriette Avram and that OCLC crossed the 1 billion in each — flew off the USS Yorktown right before the Battle of Midway (1919-2006) the fabled “Mother of holdings threshold on August 11, 2005. not to be seen again until three and a half years later – the end of WWII. MARC (Machine-Readable Catalog- WebJunction, now three years old and Both planes ran out of fuel in bad weather and ditched in the Pacific ing)” whose pioneering work with initiated by a grant from the Bill and Ocean near an island, only to be captured the next morning by Japanese library computing made possible much Melinda Gates Foundation, is thriving soldiers. All six men amazingly survived in separate POW camps. They of the current work librarians do. He as a cooperative online community were liberated by the US Marines and were reunited on the journey back reminded those gathered that OCLC, offering learning opportunities and to the United States. a membership organization run by a technical support especially helpful to My Dad is now the last surviving crew member of those six men Council, offers component libraries physically isolated libraries. The World captured that day. They are part of the history of the TPD Devastators participation through networks and Cat Delivery Pilot Project, set to begin described in this book and their story will live forever. As Judith wonder- service centers. OCLC Fellows is an this fall, will operate in a fashion simi- fully reviewed and presented this book I got chills. Pride swelled for the ongoing program which offers valuable lar to Netflix in delivering materials Father I so adore. learning opportunities to librarians directly to the requester rather than — Pat Bannister largely from emerging economies, through the intermediate library. Library Instruction: No More Snoozefests By Caroline Labbé poster (e-poster) session, on Sunday. software was not intended for display- Following McGee’s speech, e-poster Catholic University of America Speaker Tim McGee, Philadelphia ing large chunks of text. session presenters demonstrated University, who looks at library in- McGee briefly described three in- instructional modules created using Library instruction isn’t what it struction from a design point of view, structional models, ranging from a assorted software tools as interested used to be. Creative instructional advised the assembled librarians that simple model based on behaviorism librarians clustered several people deep librarians are using technology as a “each new technology demands a dif- to complex models based on construc- around each computer. teaching tool to engage their students ferent type of literacy.” McGee added tivism. McGee emphasized that no and enable learning. The Literary that each new technology has different matter what instructional models Instruction Round Table (LIRT) pre- costs and benefits, and was designed for and technologies are used, the most sented “Jazz Up Your Teaching with specific purposes. For example, McGee important factor is that the students Literary Taste Technology,” followed by an electronic pointed out that Microsoft’s PowerPoint are learning. for Breakfast By Glynis Wray Ocean County Library

The “Notable Books Break- fast” presented by RUSA/ CODES Notable Books Coun- cil, took place on Sunday. Four authors, whose books have been selected by the Notable Book Council as the most notable fiction, nonfiction, and poetry of 2006, were on hand to dis- cuss their work, read passages from their selections, and speak about their writing process. Authors who spoke were: Jeannette Walls, The Glass Café; Uzodinma Iweala, Beasts of No Nation; Elizabeth Alex- ander, American Sublime; and Mary Gaitskill, Veronica. This annual event celebrates the best writing of our time. Neal Wyatt, chair of Notable Books said “This is the go to event, for adult readers at annual.” She continued, “Notable Books changes how you read and I hope it changes how librarians read and how the nation reads because the list is a perfect guide for readers. These titles have been selected for their contributions to the expansion of knowledge or for the pleasure they can provide adult readers.” To visit the No- table Books website go to www. ala.org/rusa.

Page 8 • Cognotes Tuesday, June 27, 2006 NEW ORLEANS Hot Tips for Interviewers And Interviewees Suggested By Caroline Labbé Minn.; Jill S. Ratzan, doctoral student Catholic University of America Rutgers SCLIS, New Brunswick, N.J.; and Elisa F. Topper, Dundee Township he President’s Program of the Public Library District, Dundee, Ind. New Members Round Table Panelists urged interviewers to T(NMRT) on Saturday, offered an remember that job seekers are also informative panel presentation and Q & evaluating them. One of the many A session filled with hot tips and horror horror stories described a case where stories for both job seekers and organi- the interviewer proceeded to eat lunch zations engaged in the hiring process. It in front of the applicant during the was titled “Why Should I Hire You? Why interview. Panelists also had common- Would I Want to Work Here?: A Guide sense tips for applicants, such as: do for Both Sides of the Interview.” not be late for an interview under any The panelists who offered various circumstances; proof-read the résumé perspectives on the interview process before submitting it; dress profession- included Sheila B. Anderson, Dover ally; and do not use slang such as “like” Public Library, Dover, Del.; Charlene and “yeah” during the interview. A EBSCO scholarship winners, standing from left, Angela Gonzalez, Nancy Cope, Li Holly, Allen County Public Library, Fort link will be sent to all NMRT listserv Zhang, Teresa Mares, and seated from left, Amy Chow, Rita Baladad, and Cass Wayne, Ind.; Erica Klein, Hennepin subscribers for program handouts and Plater, at the Winners Breakfast. County Human Resources, Minneapolis, additional web-only content. SirsiDynix Better Salaries Award Presented at Networking Breakfast The annual SirsiDynix ALA APA individual, group of individuals or insti- for children called Storyville. 1482, including librarians. Award for Outstanding Achievement tution that have made an outstanding The Boston Public Library AFSCME Although the honorees were all in Promoting Salaries and Status for contribution to improving the salary Local 1526 was able to raise support from large public library systems, the Library Workers was presented to Jim and status of library workers in a local, staff salaries by 10% through a lengthy Awards Jury encourages the entire li- Fish, Director of Baltimore County regional or national setting. effort. Elissa Cadillic, President, was brary community to apply because they Public Library; AFSCME Local 1526 Jim Fish was “embarrassed” by pleased to announce that the $3000 review the submissions mindful of bal- of the Boston Public Library; and Ei- being recognized for raising librar- award will be used to send library work- ance: rural/urban, academic/public; and leen Muller, president of the Brooklyn ians’ salaries by 7.34%; he said that ers to conferences and training. levels of staff initiating and benefiting Library Guild, Local 1482 (honorable it’s his job to advocate for his staff. He Eileen Muller was represented by from the salary improvement effort. mention) on Sunday morning. This is donating $2000 in the name of the Alison Hendon. Muller worked to in- Watch the ALA-APA Web site at annual award for $5000 is sponsored Baltimore County Public Library Staff crease wages of more than 950 workers www.ala-apa.org for the invitation to by the SirsiDynix Corporation for an to the library’s foundation for a project from Brooklyn Library Guild, Local submit for the SirsiDynix ALA APA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Promoting Salaries and Status for Library Workers in the fall. Collections Should Visit H.W. 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Page 10 • Cognotes Tuesday, June 27, 2006 NEW ORLEANS Don’t miss the SupERTuesday Closing The Hollywood Librarian Seeks to Break StereotypesReception! This exciting closing reception will take place throughout the day in the By Lilly Ramin “better doctor because of librarians.” Librarian does have mass appeal and which has rejected her proposal thus Exhibit Hall Tuesday, June 27 from Texas Woman’s University She observed that “in an independent could also be used to promote or re- far. Brief film clips, background infor- film like this one, everyone is every- cruit future librarians. She continues mation and9:30am–3:00pm. a Paypal button The forreception those will be a packed auditorium of confer- thing. So sometimes, the ‘shooter’ is to apply for grants through organiza- who wishgreat to waydonate to end to theyour film conference can experience-goers got a sneak peek the make-up person.” tions such as the National Endow- be foundence at the in Newwebsite Orleans. for the film: A of The Hollywood Librarian, A clip from Kathryn Hepburn’s film ment for the Humanities (NEH), www.hollywoodlibrarian.com/sponsor. Director Ann Seidl’s documentary-in- Desk Set was another highlight of the Bring this coupon to the drop box located progress. Seidl described her personal presentation, and the star’s sister, Peg at the end of the 800 or 3200 aisle. This will journey toward librarianship, and Hepburn Perry, was one of the librar- said, “I immediately felt sorry for ians interviewed for the film. Seidl also SupERTuesday Closingenter you into the SupERTuesday draw- everyone who is not a librarian. How showed footage from last year’s Book ings, taking place in the Exhibit Hall odd when I realized everyone else is Cart Drill Team winners, and some Reception “A Day throughoutof Giving” the day on Tuesday, June 27. sorry for us!” were in attendance. Prizes will include iPods, digital cameras, The SupERTuesday Closing The motivation for Seidl’s project Part of the fundraising for the film Also and be CASH sure for to you enter and your the library! See was her curiosity as to why the image is aimed toward obtaining the film Reception will take place today, SupERTuesday raffle to win fabu- your Exhibit Guide Program Book for more of librarians is often based on stereo- rights to clips that are central to the from 9:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. on the Ex- lous prizes that will include iPods, types, some negative, after so many discussion of the perceptions of librar- hibit Floor in the Morial Convention digital camerasdetails. WINNERS and CASH MUST money BE PRESENT! years. The film explores the cinematic ians. For example, Seidl quotes one Center. The reception is sponsored for YOU and your library! Fill out themes that portray librarians ranging of her favorite, and most respectful by the Exhibits Round Table, the the SupERTuesdayProcedures: After entry completing form your game from charactures to noble educators of movie lines about librarianship from Exhibitors and ALA. found oncard, this depositpage, and your drop entry it in in the Drop Box The theme for this year is “A society. Issues such as the closing of the movie Party Girl where the lead the rafflelocated boxes atlocated the end at of the the end 800 or 3200 aisle. public libraries in California are also character scoffs and asks why her Day of Giving.” As you enter the of the 800 and 3200 aisles. The Drawings will take place throughout the discussed in Seidl’s film. relative would question her ability to Exhibit Hall you will notice that we raffle boxes will be available today “Talk about starting from the be a librarian: “Darling, a librarian are taking donations for the Hur- from 9:00day. a.m.–2:30 Duplicate entriesp.m. These not allowed. Exhibi- top—this is my first film interview is a professional with a Master’s in ricane Katrina Relief Fund. (Look raffles willtors be are held not eligible.today at 10:00 ever: Ray Bradbury!” Mr. Bradbury’s Library Science.” The crowd cheered for the GIANT hot sauce bottle at a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and the famous quote “teachers are to inspire; as the film clip was shown, and that the front of the exhibit hall.) You Grand PrizeAwarding Drawing of Prizes: will Prizebe held winners will be will be given a carnival ticket for libraries are to fulfill,” started off the simple line is at the heart of Seidl’s at 2:30 p.m.drawn All throughout of these drawingsthe day and announced session of production process and in- message: “The better we do our jobs every ten dollars you donate to the will take place at random locations in the exhibit hall. WINNERS MUST BE terview footage. the less respect we get. Why? Because Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund. on the exhibit floor. Winners will be Seidl explained that the process the better we do our jobs the more in- Visit the participating companies announcedPRESENT! via the P.A. You systemwill have and 5 minutes to of making a documentary on a bud- visible we become. All the credit goes listed on page three of the Exhibit must reportreport to to the claim location your prize.that is A list of winners get involves taking advantage of the to the buildings.” Guide, and exchange your carnival announcedwill atbe thatposted. time. You must resources one has. In addition to Seidl hopes for a widely-distrib- ticket for wonderful prizes! be present to win. interviewing medical librarians, she uted distributed film, not just a cult interviewed her dad who says he is a favorite. She believes The Hollywood   Prize Drawing Location: Exhibit Hall, Tuesday, June 27

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