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Facebook for libraries 42 It’s easy to use social media’s most popular tool to connect with your community by David Lee King

46 Library Advocacy: One Message, One Voice Lessons from the 1991 Rally for America’s Libraries By Richard M. Dougherty

56 Professional Growth 56 through Learning Communities Knowledge comes with teamwork and fun— all across the organization By Paul Signorelli and Lori Reed

The Best in Library Branding 74 Winners of the 2011 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award wow judges and their communities By Judith Gibbons 70

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Authors, toolkits, and a contest create a combined by Roberta Stevens force for library advocates

or my last message as words of authors, We know tinued to surface and ALA president, I’d like celebrities, politi- gather media atten- to update members and cians, historic fig- that an tion, including the others on the initiatives ures, and others to informed privatization of thatF were kicked off at the Inau- develop their libraries, access to and gural Banquet last June and offer unique case for e-books, and limita- a brief comment on recent events funding libraries. educated electorate is tions on e-book dis- that affect the future of libraries. ALA Graphics also the foundation of our tribution. At the With “Our Authors, Our Advo- has a poster for democracy. heart of many of the cates: Authors Speak Out For sale that features discussions was the Libraries,” we tapped into a rich “Our Authors, Our increasing concern source of support using widely rec- Advocates” participants offering about the future of libraries. The ognized individuals who understand meaningful quotes about the power growing deficits at local, state, and and value libraries. By the time this of libraries. national levels have resulted in un- year’s Annual Conference occurs in Given the challenging fiscal situa- wise decisions to cut funding past the New Orleans, public service an- tion, libraries are exploring new op- point where libraries can effectively nouncements (PSAs) will have been portunities to supplement respond to the millions who depend videotaped with David Baldacci, established funding sources. The on them every day. We know that an Carmen Agra Deedy, Sharon Draper, Frontline Fundraising online toolkit informed and educated electorate is Neil Gaiman, Brad Meltzer, Pam is targeted at libraries with little or the foundation of our democracy and Muñoz Ryan, Sara Paretsky, Kathy no experience in reaching out to do- ultimately the long-term economic Reichs, Scott Turow, and Mo Wil- nors. It contains information on for- and social health of our nation. lems. The PSAs are available at mulating a fundraising plan, Just as we spoke out so bravely ilovelibraries.org for libraries to identifying prospects, and enlarging about the threats to privacy in the download to their homepages and a base of contributors. Different Patriot Act, we and others must do spread the message. Authors have types of gift opportunities and ways the same now as budget debates oc- also expressed their willingness to to recognize those who have been cur everywhere. It is essential that step forward with op-ed articles to generous to libraries are described. the people who work in and love assist libraries in dealing with what The toolkit is accessible in flipbook, libraries use the advocacy tools de- we know will be a difficult budgetary pdf, and html formats at ala veloped by ALA with passion and environment for the next few years. .org/frontlinefundraising. persistence to fight back. We cannot “Our Authors, Our Advocates” is a The “Why I Need My Library” let our libraries be starved to death. multifaceted initiative that included contest, with teen-created YouTube Every ALA president begins his may/june 2011

| the creation of the Cultivating Your videos, experimented with a new or her term with the goal of moving

Local Notables online toolkit and an group of potential library advocates: the ball further down the field. As update of the Library Quotes data- young people in the 13–15 and 16–18 promised, I have given my time and base. Local Notables, filled with tips age groups. Substantial cash prizes energy to doing so. Thank you for on identifying and recruiting people for the winners in each category will your support. z in the community to advocate for be awarded with the requirement libraries, is available through ALA’s that the money be donated to their Advocacy University. Library school or local public library. ALA President ROBERTA STEVENS is on leave from the Library of Congress in Quotes, also at ilovelibraries.org, Interviews were plentiful during Washington, D.C. Visit robertastevens.com.

americanlibrariesmagazine.org enables library advocates to use the my presidential term as issues con- Email: [email protected].

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RDA Now! will be presented at 8 am and 1:30 pm. Drupal 101 will be presented at 10:30 am and 4 pm. All sessions will take place in the New Orleans Marriott at the Convention Center Tchoupitoulas Room. ALA | Executive Director’s Message The Digital Revolution

Transforming Libraries and the Strategic Plan by Keith Michael Fiels

wo major topics domi- divisions, this goal Wherever and the issue of nated discussions dur- provides a unique members e-books and ing the ALA Executive opportunity to libraries in gener- Board Spring Meeting highlight and pro- gather al. ALA already has TApril 22–24 at the Association’s mote much of the together, a Google Book Set- Chicago headquarters. ALA’s great work that the much of tlement Task Force new 2015 strategic plan now in- Association’s 11 di- and a new Task cludes a Transforming Libraries visions are doing. their effort, energy, and Force on Equitable goal that calls for the Associa- The board dis- discussion is devoted to Access to Electron- tion to “provide leadership in cussed creation of a identifying best practices ic Content—both the transformation of libraries Transforming established by ALA and library services in a dy- Libraries portal on and “next” practices. Council—as well as namic and increasingly global the ALA website, the Office for -In digital library environment.” providing a single point of access for formation Technology Policy Advisory The goal outlines four objectives: links to all the many resources within Committee’s E-Book Subcommittee, n Increase opportunities to the divisions, offices, round tables, all working on various aspects of the share innovative practices and con- and other units of ALA. The possibility digital content issue. cepts across the profession, nation- of a Transforming Libraries–themed While the digital revolution and ally and internationally, and among conference in 2012 was also probed, as e-books are not the only factors af- all libraries. well as how the award programs—most fecting libraries—changing demo- n Increase recognition of and of which recognize innovation—sup- graphics, changing patterns of support for experimentation with in- port the transformation goal. expectation and use, and the econo- novative and transformational ideas. The board stressed the need for my are some other factors—they are n Help libraries make use of new the Association to articulate what among the more dramatic and are of and emerging technologies by pro- transformation means to the public tremendous concern to members moting and supporting technologi- and why it is important to commu- and libraries nationwide. The Asso- cal experimentation and innovation. nities and individuals. This year we ciation must therefore be a strong n Increase leadership develop- have seen an extraordinary interest voice for libraries to the publishing ment and training opportunities on the part of the media in the fu- and content-creation community. designed to support the ongoing ture of libraries and the impact of The board also reviewed the pre- transformation of libraries. e-books in particular. With some— liminary ALA 2012 budget, discussed While the goal may be new to the very few, thankfully—questioning the progress of the Spectrum Presi- strategic plan, the functions it de- the future of libraries, the board dential Initiative to raise $1 million may/june 2011

| scribes are not: Wherever members discussed how we can forcefully for scholarships, and talked about a

gather together, much of their ef- communicate the changes that are new planned-giving campaign this fort, energy, and discussion is de- occurring in libraries, and trans- year. For more information on the voted to identifying best practices form the public perceptions that are 2015 Strategic Plan, the Transform- and “next” practices—those innova- simply out-of-date. ing Libraries goal, and the Task Force tive and experimental ideas that are Also covered were the recent on Equitable Access, visit ala.org. z shaping the library of the future. Google court decision, which again Because so much of the work around rejected the proposed settlement as KEITH MICHAEL FIELS is executive director transforming academic, public, school, monopolistic; the recent HarperCol- of the American Library Association,

americanlibrariesmagazine.org and special libraries is occurring in the lins e-book licensing announcement; headquartered in Chicago.

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23 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | may/june 2011 24 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | may/june 2011 F librarian from the University of Dela FY2010 levelof $19.1 million. and appropriatetheprogramat its Through SchoolLibrariesprogram get linefor theImproving Literacy 2010—and topreserveadistinct bud- the levellastauthorizedinDecember gress tofundLSTA at$232million— million. $189 of appropriation tal to a for million, $24.5 is year fiscal this LSTA to cut The budget. FY2011 the from eliminated were marks ear federal all when lost IMLS lion mil $16 the including FY2010—not from million $28 down million, $237.4 totaled IMLS for funding FY2011 The levels. FY2010 from cut 10.7% a received (IMLS) Services Library and Museum of Institute the budget, FY2011 current the Under What’s at risk A Library anything,” Goff added. Goff anything,” be onthehorizonfor FY2012. fear thatmorecutsfor librariesmay andthe School Librariesprogram, the Improving LiteracyThrough ogy Act(LSTA), theconsolidationof to theLibraryServicesandTechnol- referring totheFY2011budgetcuts ginia StateLibrarianKarenGoff said, the messageout,” Interim West Vir - more importanttobehereandget Capitol. the at uncertainty the by deterred not were D.C., ton, Washing to came who ticipants par NLLD 361 the but Office, Washington Association’s Library American the by (NLLD) Day lative Legis Library National year’s this preceding day briefing the during T rends |Perspectives Cathy Wojewodski, a reference For FY2012,ALAisaskingCon- “If we do nothing, we can’t expect expect can’t we nothing, do “Ifwe “I thinkitmakes itthatmuch nated the discussions May 9 May discussions the nated domi programs library at targeted threats budget ederal dvocates H - - -

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OPINION | Public Perception How the World Sees Us

“Glam culture is ultimately rooted in ob- “Enter a library, and we lose our hard “I would rather there be a bright orange session, and those of us who are truly surfaces and become porous, like pa- library on the inside that was built from devoted and loyal to the lifestyle of per waiting for ink. We breathe in the the ’60s than a library that looks really glamour are masters of its history. Or, smell, that sweet intermingling of must nice that doesn’t have any books in it.” to put it more elegantly, we are librar- and glue, and our troubles melt away. University of Denver freshman AKIRA ians. . . . So dear critics and bullies: Our despair at the desk when the ARMBRUST, reacting to news that four- Get your library cards out, because I’m words wouldn’t come; our irritation at fifths of the university’s Penrose Library about to do a reading.” an imagined slight or a telephone that collection will be moved to off-campus LADY GAGA, declaring her librarianness in rang and rang; our sore back—all storage to make way for an academic com- “From the Desk of Lady Gaga,” V magazine, forgotten. Here, in the hush of the mons, CBS-TV, Denver, May 4. Summer 2011. stacks, we can forget the day’s indigni- ties; here, we can recover our curiosity “What libraries teach kids from both and hope.” “To dump the library in sides of the tracks is that they matter, SUSAN OLDING, “Library Haunting,” the name of budget cuts because you can take out the exact Utne Reader, March/April, an excerpt from same book that the kid whose father Olding’s essay in Issue 116 of The New is like burning down drops him off in the Lexus can take out. Quarterly: Canadian Writers and Writing, your house to save on There are some things that are worth which won second place in The New the electric bill.” paying a few extra tax dollars for.” Quarterly’s inaugural Edna Staebler “All Libraries Matter,” an editorial blasting local Mystery writer DENNIS LEHANE, explain- Personal Essay Contest. officials in the Bergen (N.J.) Record, March 28. ing to several hundred fans at a “One Book, One Town” event cosponsored by “If the library closed, clearly these porn- the Sharon (Mass.) Public Library why “in watching people would go outside and “What kid in high school is going to get certain circles, I’m considered a very hard do something wholesome. Doy. If only anything out of the library? Seriously, ‘get’–except for libraries,” in “Lehane there weren’t libraries, our children you’ve got some 90-year-old reference Speaks Volumes about Love of Libraries,” would never, ever see a naked person librarian who’s going to point you to Sharon (Mass.) Patch, April 3. until their wedding night.” what, a Britannica volume to look AUDREY FERENCE, remarking on media something up? All you’ve got to do is coverage this spring about patrons view- Google. For crying out loud.” ing sexually explicit images on library com- BRIAN COOLEY, senior editor at CNET, in puters in New York, in “Kids and Porn: a “Buzz Out Loud” podcast about Kindle’s Let’s Leave the Library Out of This, OK?” new library services, April 20. The L Magazine, May 9. “It’s not just like closing a gas station. “The libraries’ most powerful asset is The library becomes a part of the com- may/june 2011

| the conversation they provide—be- munity. You close a library, you’re clos-

tween books and readers, between ing down part of the community.” children and parents, between individ- Underemployed Gary, Indiana, resident uals and the collective world.’” MICHAEL JENKINS, reacting to news that BELLA BATHURST, in an essay lamenting the Gary Public Library Board of Trustees what the United Kingdom is “about to had voted to shut down its main branch lose” from library closures forced on local December 31 due to lack of funds, “Across The April 3 episode of American Dad government councils by federal budget the Region, Shutting the Local Library,” contains what may be two first-ever images: a library card cutting cocaine, cuts, “The Secret Life of Libraries,” The National Public Radio’s WBEZ in Chicago, followed by a CIA employee badge. Guardian (U.K.), May 1. May 10. z americanlibrariesmagazine.org

32 On My Mind | OPINION Where’s Our Carnegie?

We need a deep-pocketed library angel for the information age by Mark Herring

hen our nation’s The web, we are told, makes would-be rocket scientists—all rub- libraries were still libraries unnecessary. With “every- bing shoulders, all learning togeth- in their nascence, thing” supposedly online, the very er. And libraries engaged in such Andrew Carnegie buildings that house materials are “social networking” for millennia. If Wstepped forward and infused them in technology’s crosshairs. The plod the web is to replace all libraries, with financial stability, eventu- of progress threatens even New York can we at least wait until it reaches ally giving rise to their current City’s grandest, where Patience and adolescence first? ubiquity. I believe it’s safe to say Fortitude sit in regal silence, a syn- that without his example, libraries ecdoche for all libraries. Well, it’s Tweets or twaddle? and librarianship would never time—maybe past time—to roar on A folk singer of my youth, Joni have matured as quickly as they those lions’ behalf. Mitchell, once famously sang, “You did, or become as strong as they Google notwithstanding, good, re- don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s once were. His act of generosity liable information is only scantily gone.” If technology’s titans can re- enabled libraries to endure for present online. The bulk of trustwor- vive the spirit of Carnegie for one generations. thy, reliable infor- more generation, we may find that That is, until If we can mation still resides frequenting libraries trumps at- this one. revive the spirit only in aggregated tending the “University of Google.” Today, our databases, some of Our culture is more significant of Carnegie nation’s libraries which are affordable than 140 characters and too big to fit are in great peril. for one more only to libraries, on a mobile device. Culture needs Without a new generation, we may since access costs room to spread out because it cap- Andrew Carne- literally as much as a tures the whole of our civilization find that libraries trump gie, and soon, we compact car. and everyone in it. could lose them Google University. Oh, I can hear the Someday we may be ready to jet- entirely. clucking of tongues tison the Patience and Fortitude of I know I’m preaching to the choir from here. You think I adulate the our ancestors, along with the build- when I say something as obvious as library past simply because it’s old. ing they guard. When we are ready this. But as the great English essay- But my argument isn’t either/or, as to do that, let’s choose a worthy ist Samuel Johnson once said, in either libraries or the web. It’s a equal, not a popular but weak ersatz. “What is obvious is not always both-and argument. Of course the Perhaps it hurts the defenders of known and what is known is not al- web is valuable and its usefulness ex- our narcissistic web-based age to

ways obvious.” tensible. But it’s not ready to replace hear this, but libraries have never may/june 2011

Libraries in K–12 schools have al- libraries now, and possibly not ever. been about you or me, or exclusively |

ready all but disappeared. Nation- The web has only been around for about books and magazines. What wide, public libraries, when not a little over a decade, yet some are has made libraries last until now— defending funds in peril of being eager for it to replace libraries. Be- and I hope forever—is that they are gutted entirely, are cutting their fore the internet, libraries were the about us: the very best of us, when hours and sometimes, tragically, community centers of creativity in we shine in our shared greatness. z closing their doors. Academic every hamlet in this country, draw- libraries are shrinking before our ing together the rich and the poor, MARK HERRING is library director at very eyes, a prelude to their vanish- entrepreneurs and literary hope- Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South

ing altogether. fuls, amateur technicians and Carolina. americanlibrariesmagazine.org

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House Conference on Library and Information Services was scheduled to begin just five days after the ALA conference. We also knew that a physical march was logistically impossible—and some people hearing the word “march” might think it too politically charged with civil rights overtones, especially with an Atlanta starting point—but the idea was still seductive. Then on May 6, Sue Silk suggested that a whistle-stop tour modeled on Harry Truman’s 1948 campaign train might do the trick. Instead of a train, we would substitute a bus. Sue was convinced that a combination Atlanta Rally and Bus Caravan on Wheels would be embraced by the media. Her judgment proved prophetic. Planning the rally May 13 signaled the beginning of a hectic and sometimes chaotic six weeks that culminated with the rally on June 29, followed by the Caravan on Wheels. When we first broached the idea to senior ALA staff (Patricia was on speakerphone), I was met with a stony Members of the rally crew, from left: John Matthews, Jack Joyce, silence; you could cut the tension in the room with a knife. Richard Peck, Linda Crismond, John Hilinski, Ann Symons, Joseph Midway through that meeting I was still not sure of the Boissé, Richard Dougherty, Peggy Barber, Delstene Atkinson, Linda Wallace, and in front, Jim Hines. outcome, but Patricia and I held our ground and insisted we would push ahead with or without ALA staff support. to enter into a contract with Susan Silk of Media Strategies It was a good bluff, because there was no way we could have in Chicago. On October 6, 1990, Patricia and I held our accomplished our goals without staff support. As we sat first meeting with Silk, Associate Executive Director for around the table staring at one another, Chapter Relations Communication Services Peggy Barber, and PIO Director Office Director Gerald Hodges suddenly blurted out: “We Linda Wallace to plot new communication strategies for can do this, yes, we can!” It was like a dam bursting; almost ALA—which included some serious media training for ALA immediately the staff began strategizing about what presidents. That was an education in and of itself. needed to be done. Our efforts got temporarily sidetracked during the 1991 The staff’s initial reaction was understandable, con- ALA Midwinter Meeting in a Chicago snowstorm. The Gulf sidering that the meeting took place only a few weeks War captured the world’s attention; Al Gore came to Mid- before Annual Conference; moreover, ALA’s budget had winter to speak about the internet but had to begin by also been reduced. And here we were asking staff to go addressing the librarian protesters in the room who ob- jected to his vote on the war. On the home front, funding for libraries continued to deteriorate. As I was leaving the final Council meeting, Councilor Louise Blalock grabbed me and asked plaintively: “Can’t ALA do something to support libraries under duress? What are we getting for our dues? We need help!” That conversation haunted me for months, because in my heart I believed that ALA and its leaders, including myself, were too passive. So just before the Spring 1991 Executive Board meeting, Patricia and I had dinner together and talked about the funding crisis and how we might respond. Before our food even arrived, we came up with the idea to organize a rally in conjunction with the 1991 ALA Annual Conference in Atlanta. We would use the occasion to speak out on behalf of libraries. Later, Patricia’s publishing partner Jack Neal suggested we announce a “March from Sharing the rally stage with author Judy Blume was the unlikely Atlanta” to Washington as a way to attract media attention. combo of Democratic party activist Jesse Jackson and Georgia’s His idea appealed to us, because we knew that the White conservative Republican U.S. Rep. Newt Gingrich. 48 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | may/june 2011 really gratifying. Thus was born the ALA Champions Champions ALA the born was Thus gratifying. was really Champions” “Library become and help to stepped forward who companies of vendors number library The of suppliers. CEOs and down tracking phone the on weeks three solid a spent I caravan. bus the for ourselves and didwhattheycouldtoundermineitssuccess. itself project the opposed actively members board several project. 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We are honored to be a Library Champion www.baker-taylor.com and delight in supporting the important contributions of libraries and generous commitment to increasing the librarians to communities worldwide. importance and impact of libraries as www.brodart.com information, learning and community centers throughout the nation. To each of our Champions, thank you for supporting ALA and for making the Campaign for America’s Libraries a success. To learn more how your company can become a Library Champion and help Bob Sibert, President Todd Litzsinger, President of BWI & Follett Library Resources ALA speak up and speak out on behalf of For 90 years our company has put children’s books in our unique BWI and Follett Library Resources are proud to support the American binding so they are durable enough to withstand the heavy circulation Library Association’s advocacy efforts through the Library Champions libraries, please contact the ALA Office they get in schools and public libraries. 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Our projects that support our common goal: making genuine contributions The announcements, developed by the independence allows us to pursue a wide range of creative choices to the global science and health communities. American Library Association’s Campaign while we serve our young “constituents” from infancy to adulthood. Librarians play a primary role in the development of our electronic We honor librarians, who give as much care and attention to the products as well as providing valuable advice and insight through for America’s Libraries, were placed alchemy of connecting readers and books as we try to give to each Elsevier’s advisory boards. With our combined efforts we are able in magazines and online throughout detail of the publishing process. to improve scholarly communication and facilitate the mission of www.candlewick.com researchers and faculty. the spring. ALA also offered free www.elsevier.com customization of the PSA for libraries. John Grisham is widely recognized as the world’s most popular storyteller, with more than 250 million books in print worldwide. In addition to writing numerous adult bestsellers, John has recently written his first book for young readers, “Theodore Boone: Kid Jon Malinowski, President Matti Shem Tov, President & CEO Lawyer.” The Combined Book Exhibit began in 1933 as the original Book Ex Libris Group is a leading provider of library automation solutions, Mobile, providing a venue for librarians to find new books and make offering the only comprehensive product suite for the discovery, National Library Week is a national wise decisions with their limited funds during the Great Depression. management, and distribution of all materials-print, electronic, and observance each April, sponsored by the Today, The Combined Book Exhibit has a rich history as a staple digital. 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Mike Grasee, President Gale is committed to providing value to libraries and power to users. Since 1956, Highsmith has been providing fresh ideas, services For over 100 years DEMCO has supported the valuable work of We have a unique focus on integrating research with learning and on and products to help librarians engage readers of all ages. From librarians-taking pride in providing the best service possible. Our delivering an outstanding user experience and increasing usage. We furnishings, equipment and supplies that create inviting and effective mission is to continue to anticipate future needs... to supply products stand side by side with library partners to promote the library as a vital learning environments to our exclusive Upstart posters, literature and services that support the activities of library professionals and part of its community. and promotions, we have everything you need to encourage a love of improve library environments by making them more attractive and We are delighted to be ALA Library Champions. It’s all part of our reading that stretches beyond the library. user-friendly. The people of DEMCO demonstrate their continuing continuing heritage of serving libraries and librarians and supporting www.highsmith.com commitment to library professionals through their support of the good work of the American Library Association. the Library Champions Program and our participation at ALA’s conferences. gale.cengage.com www.demco.com

Allen Powell, President, EBSCO Information Services Guy Marhewka, CEO Harold Regan, President & CEO Tim Collins, President, EBSCO Publishing Gaylord Bros. has helped librarians meet the needs of their patrons, A Library Champion is just one dimension of H.W. Wilson’s 113 EBSCO would like to salute the library community and the good works students and staff for over 100 years. Through the continual years of commitment to libraries worldwide. Our primary mission — being accomplished by librarians worldwide. Our association with ALA and other information and standards organizations allows us to actively development of innovative and quality products, we’ve endeavored providing the highest quality access and the most relevant information participate in the ongoing discourse between libraries, publishers, to make the library environment and processes more inviting and for research — remains as vital as ever. and vendors. It also gives us the opportunity to contribute to various user friendly. Gaylord has also focused on providing expert guidance Wilson’s name and subject files — the most consistent, precise, and sponsorship and scholarship programs created to subsidize continuing in library layout as well as custom products that meet the specific reliable you’ll find anywhere — help make even broadest periodicals education and conference attendance for librarians. We believe it is demands of individual libraries. collections more accessible and valuable for research. The connection important to invest in professional development for new and emerging librarians. Our goal is to promote librarianship and see libraries flourish www.gaylord.com between America’s libraries and library users is the foundation of H.W. throughout the world. EBSCO’s services for complete e-resource Wilson’s success, and we look forward to continuing our support of the management and discovery are a natural extension of the print Library Champions program. subscription support we’ve provided for more than 65 years. www.hwwilson.com www.ebsco.com American Library Association 2010-2011 Library Champions INVESTING IN AMERICA’S LIBRARIES INVESTING IN AMERICA’S LIBRARIES NEW CHAMPION Libraries and Cal Ripken Jr. – an enduring legacy Cal Ripken Jr. is the record holder of 2,632 straight games started over seventeen seasons in Major League Baseball. Knowing the value of endurance and reliability, it is a natural fit for the “Iron Man” to Ron Dubberly, President be the 2011 spokesperson of National LSSI has a proud and successful history of providing vital contributions to libraries serving local communities, schools, colleges, corporations Library Card Sign-up Month. and the federal government. We are the world’s premier contract provider of library operation services and solutions to public and As Honorary Chair, Cal Ripken Jr. government libraries. LSSI improves library services and operations has donated his time and image to of communities and institutions by focusing on established service priorities, customer service quality, best practices, and efficiencies. the creation of a high-impact print LSSI accomplishes more with our customers’ library budgets. We public service announcement, which identify and secure grants, leverage library automation and technology, and create library programs tailored to the needs of the local is available for download at www.ala. community.” org/librarycardsignup. Libraries are www.lssi.com on the forefront of providing their communities with cost-effective tools that many Americans need to succeed. Library Card Sign-up Month was launched in 1987 and remains a key annual initiative of ALA’s Campaign for America’s Since 1970 Marshall Cavendish has been a highly regarded publisher of illustrated reference books for school and public libraries. In recent Libraries. years, we have significantly expanded our publishing program to meet reader demands. In 2006 we launched Marshall Cavendish Digital, to bring our award-winning print titles into digital form. Marshall Cavendish Reference Books: illustrated encyclopedias covering a range of curriculum related topics. Benchmark Books: nonfiction for elementary through high school readers. Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books: picture books, nonfiction, and fiction. Marshall Cavendish Digital: customizable, Web-based digital collection of reference resources. www.marshallcavendish.us

Rich Rosy, Vice President/General Manager Jude Hayes, Vice President Publishing, Academic & Library Solutions Jonathan Worrall, CEO Ingram offers the broadest inventory of print and electronic content The LexisNexis Academic and Library Solutions team serves the Founded in 1900, Mergent operates one of the longest continuously in the industry coupled with leading fill-rates, speed of delivery, and information needs of academic, secondary schools, and public libraries. collected databases of: descriptive and fundamental information expertly-managed programs and services. Our mission is to provide We offer a wide array of printed indexes, microform collections, on domestic and international companies; pricing and terms and public and K-12 school libraries, through Ingram Library Services, and electronic databases, and digital archives, such as the U.S. Serial Set conditions data on fixed income and equity securities; and corporate academic libraries, through Coutts Information Services, top-notch and Congressional documents as well as Statistical publications - all action data. Mergent’s unique history has enabled it to be an selection, service, and speed so you can focus on what is really designed to make vast information sources completely manageable innovative leader in easy-to-use, powerful information tools that important-your patrons and students. and accessible. We design products with the goal of simplifying and combine functionality with the latest in technology. In addition, www.INGRAMcontent.com ensuring successful research for students, faculty, knowledge workers, Mergent’s Indxis subsidiary develops and licenses equity and fixed and librarians. income investment products based on its proprietary investment www.LexisNexis.com methodologies. www.mergent.com

Jerry Kline, CEO & Chairman Annette Harwood Murphy, President & CEO Joe Mansueto, Chairman, Founder & CEO For over 30 years, Innovative Interfaces has dedicated its energies The Library Corporation, a family-owned business founded in 1974, Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment to meeting the needs of libraries and the challenges of library provides automation solutions for school, public, academic, and research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Our goal is automation. Innovative fulfills this mission with trusted products special libraries of all sizes, including some of the busiest libraries in to offer products that improve the overall investment experience for including Millennium, the market-leading integrated library platform, the world. TLC’s library automation and cataloging products include individual investors, financial advisors, and institutions. Founded more INN-Reach (direct consortial borrowing solution), Electronic Resource Library•Solution®, Library•Solution® for Schools, CARL•X™, LS2 than 25 years ago, we continue to evolve and expand our products. Management, and the Encore discovery services platform. Innovative’s PAC, LS2 Kids, LS2 Mobile, LS2 Circ, Textbook Tracking & Asset We’re committed to delivering world-class investment research and customer service ranks among the best in the industry and its Management, BiblioFile®, ITS•MARC®, AuthorityWorks™, and Online services to people around the globe. Selection & Acquisitions – all backed by an unparalleled level of customer partner-focused approach and long-term outlook allow it to be a stable, www.morningstar.com responsive provider to the library community. Today, thousands of support and assistance. TLC is proud to support the Library Champions program, which recognizes the achievements of individual librarians libraries of all types in over 40 countries rely on Innovative’s products, while increasing public awareness and promoting advocacy programs – services, and support. important reasons to stand behind this program. www.iii.com www.TLCdelivers.com American Library Association 2010-2011 Library Champions INVESTING IN AMERICA’S LIBRARIES

Libraries and Baseball – a homerun for literacy and library awareness Developed by the American Library Association (ALA) and the National Baseball Patricia Glass Schuman, President Neal-Schuman Publishers Hall of Fame and Museum, Step Up to the Plate @ your library teams up two of and Past-President, ALA America’s favorite pastimes – baseball and libraries – to promote the importance The Neal-Schuman Foundation, established in 2000 by Neal- of information literacy skills and increase awareness of the library as an essential Schuman Publishers’ founders Patricia Glass Schuman and John Vincent Neal, aids advocacy, training, and programming that enhances information resource. library and information services. Neal-Schuman Publishers serves the library community with all of the professional and training materials Now in its sixth year, the program needed to succeed amidst the challenges of continuous change including THE TECH SET®, a new series of practical guides to encourages patrons to use the print today’s hottest technologies. We are proud to support ALA’s Library and electronic resources available Champion program. at their library to answer a series www.neal-schuman.com of trivia questions. This time, Step Up to the Plate connects generations by exploring baseball’s more than 150-year history through topics like famous baseball families and historical baseball franchises. One grand-prize winner will Jay Jordan, President & CEO receive a trip to the Baseball Hall Since 1967, OCLC and its member libraries have been working together for the public good. Each day, the OCLC community of of Fame in October 2011. librarians in more than 71,000 libraries in 112 countries uses OCLC cooperative services to help people find the information they need. To access a free online toolkit, program logos in both English and Spanish, a Each day, these Library Champions help to advance research, downloadable flier and more, register at www.atyourlibrary.org/baseball. scholarship and education. We at OCLC are proud to be advocates for libraries and librarians and the ideals they embody. www.oclc.org

William Schickling, President & CEO Steve Laird, President Blaise R. Simqu, President & CEO Today’s libraries are looking for better ways to serve their patrons ReferenceUSA from Infogroup offers verified details on 14 million U.S. Librarians stand at the forefront of the information revolution. SAGE and streamline staff workflow. And that’s precisely what we do at businesses and 210 million U.S. residents. We bring that information stands beside them. For more than 40 years, SAGE has consulted and Polaris Library Systems. As a forward-thinking library automation directly to library patrons, making it faster and easier to find new conferred with librarians to help meet the ever-changing needs of company, our goal is to keep you at the leading edge of technology, business opportunities, research executives and companies, find news library patrons. SAGE shares with librarians a passion for information helping you to maximize resources, reduce costs and improve patron articles, conduct job searches, research papers, locate addresses and that shapes and betters the world and value the critical role that satisfaction. Our mission at Polaris is to help libraries better serve their phone numbers, conduct market research and much more. libraries play in promoting literacy, learning and culture. SAGE was communities. www.ReferenceUSA.com founded on the idea that engaged scholarship lies at the heart of a www.polarislibrary.com healthy society. Today SAGE is a global, growing group of companies, including the most recent addition to the SAGE family, CQ Press. www.sagepublications.com

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Marty Kahn, CEO Jed Lyons, President & CEO Richard Robinson, Chairman, President, & CEO At ProQuest, “Library Champion” is a title we strive to earn every day. The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. is one of the largest Scholastic is proud to once again join the ALA in championing the To us, being a Library Champion means investing in library education, and fastest growing independent publishers and distributors in North important role school libraries play in providing all children access honoring great educators and supporting schools with free resources. It America. We are honored to be the supporter of ALA’s distinguished to books, research, and technology. We believe in the importance of means sharing with libraries our marketing expertise and our research. Equality Award which is awarded at the annual conference. The company libraries as a valuable resource for improving student achievement. It means understanding the core tenets of librarianship, standing publishes under a dozen imprints in virtually all fields in the humanities Through Scholastic Library Publishing, we continue to respond to the shoulder to shoulder with libraries in support of intellectual freedom. and social sciences including Scarecrow Press, Sheed & Ward, Taylor needs of libraries by developing print and technology products and Trade and AltaMira Press. While celebrating our 36th anniversary in 2011, services through the well-regarded Grolier, Children’s Press, Franklin Our business is partnership with libraries and it’s built on a foundation we will publish 1,400 new academic, reference, and general interest books. of respect for the role of the library to illuminate, educate and excite its Each of our 1,400 new books will be released simultaneously in paper and Watts, and Grolier Online imprints. We are proud to provide libraries community, no matter its composition. e-book editions. We also own National Book Network (NBN) and NBN with the resources they need to prepare our children for the future. www.proquest.com International. More than 30,000 new books have been published since the www.scholastic.com/librarypublishing company was founded in 1975. www.gbooks.com American Library Association 2010-2011 Library Champions INVESTING IN AMERICA’S LIBRARIES INVESTING IN AMERICA’S LIBRARIES

Edwin Buckhalter, Chairman Standard & Poor’s, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is the Patrick Gaston, President Libraries reinforce teaching and open wide horizons to all, irrespective world’s foremost provider of investment research, company and industry The Verizon Foundation is dedicated to the advancement of of their background. At a time of budget cuts and economic difficulties information, independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, data K-12 education. We know that in America and around the world it is critical for the ALA to maintain its support for The Campaign and valuations to both Information and Financial professionals. Standard educational achievement drives economic prosperity and social for America’s (and the World’s) Libraries. I am delighted that Severn & Poor’s offers a full range of innovative electronic platforms for change. Thinkfinity.org is our signature program for K-12 education House’s contribution demonstrates our ongoing willingness to support researchers in corporate, academic and public library settings including - a free web site that offers users more than 55,000 resources in all library advocacy via the Champion program, which in turn helps NetAdvantage, Research Insight, and Ratings Direct. NetAdvantage has K-12 academic subjects. Thinkfinity.org’s resources are provided produce a balanced society - and its future leaders in the community. recently increased coverage with the addition of the Daily Price Record in partnership with leading educational and literacy organizations, www.severnhouse.com a searchable and sortable database providing high, low and closing prices including the National Center for Family Literacy, ProLiteracy of over 75,000 US stocks traded on NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ and Worldwide, the International Reading Association and the National enhanced Financial Education content with McGraw-Hill’s Financial Council of Teachers of English. Thinkfinity.org supports librarians, Literacy Now portal, as well as links to other helpful resources. media specialists and teachers with free, standards based materials that www.netadvantage.standardandpoors.com engage students and make learning fun. www.verizon.com/foundation and www.thinkfinity.org

Gary M. Rautenstrauch, CEO Jose Luis Andrade, President, Swets North America Since 1975, VTLS has consistently been in the forefront of library SirsiDynix helps libraries succeed. Using SirsiDynix means you have Swets is the world’s leading subscription services company. We automation and information technology, providing innovative software, the leader in strategic technology solutions on your team, with deep recognize that librarians need to supply access to relevant, timely custom solutions and superior service to the global library community. functionality and experience working for you. SirsiDynix offers a information to ensure the continued success of their patrons. Our The company has experienced continual growth since incorporation comprehensive suite of solutions for superior library management products and services power the work of professionals and students and now has users in 45 countries. Its independence and growth testify and user experience. The solutions help libraries improve interal in thousands of organizations across the globe by partnering for the not only to the success of its corporate vision, but also to the fulfillment productivity and enhance a library’s capabilities to better meet the acquisition, access and management of information. Swets provides of its stated mission to develop, market, and support superior library needs of people and communities, making libraries more relevant than libraries with innovative services and support required to successfully automation products. ever. SirsiDynix also assists libraries through software-as-a-service, meet the growing needs of customers. www.vtls.com personal consulting, and other professional services. www.swets.com www.sirsidynix.com

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The mission of Sisters in Crime is to promote the professional Chris Kibarian, President – IP & Science Don Keller, CFO, V.P. & Acting President development and advancement of women crime writers to achieve Thomson Reuters is proud to be a part of the American Library World Book sets the standard in publishing accurate, current, and equality in the industry. Sisters in Crime has 3600 members in Association’s Library Champions program. We recognize the reliable reference and learning materials for children and adults. The 48 chapters world-wide, offering networking, advice and support contributions our nation’s libraries and librarians make toward company is committed to creating educational products that meet the to mystery authors. The organization includes authors, readers, strengthening science and scholarship in the United States. Thomson highest standards of editorial excellence in print and online. publishers, agents, booksellers and librarians bound by our affection Reuters works with over 3,500 academic institutions to provide For nearly a half-century, World Book has continuously recognized for the mystery genre and our support of women who write mysteries. research solutions from Web of Science to EndNote. In all cases, and supported the work of the American Library Association and Sisters in Crime was founded by Sara Paretsky and a group of women libraries remain at the forefront of advancing knowledge exchange in a its affiliate organizations as advocates for their members and the at the 1986 Bouchercon in Baltimore. rapidly changing world, and we value opportunities to increase public constituents they serve. awareness. www.sistersincrime.org www.worldbookonline.com www.thomsonreuters.com Smart investing @ your library People need help understanding money. The library can play expand the impact of the services an important role in providing effective, unbiased financial and and resources the grants enable. investor information. Library patrons will be empowered to make educated financial choices Smart investing @ your library is a grant-funded program for both long-term investing developed collaboratively by the American Library Association and day-to-day money matters. and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation. The program “Whether you’re a young person addresses the growing need for unbiased financial and investor just starting out or an experienced education at the grassroots level. Since its launch in 2007, investor, public libraries are a free participating libraries and their community partners have helped resource to help you make better and better informed decisions” people nationwide find the information they need to improve said John Gannon, president of the FINRA Foundation. their financial decisions. 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75 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | may/june 2011 People | Announcements Currents

n In March Maxine Allen fective August 1. retired as director of the n Susan Covington re- McCune Osage Township tired as manager of the El (Kans.) Library. Dorado Hills branch of El n April Anderson was Dorado County (Calif.) Michelle Cervantes Gale Etschmaier Dottie Hiebing Will Owen appointed university ar- Library March 31. chivist for the Dr. Jo Ann n Effective June 1 Steph- Public Library. n Carol McKey will re- Rayfield Archives at Illi- anie Dennis will become n In March Dottie tire as director of Morris- nois State University in director of the Carmi (Ill.) Hiebing retired as execu- son-Reeves Library in Normal on April 11. Public Library. tive director of the Metro- Richmond, Indiana, Octo- n March 25 Doug Bean n June 30 Gale Etschma- politan New York Library ber 1. retired as director of Mid- ier will become dean of Council. n Donna Miller became dletown (Ohio) Public library and information n March 31 Georgiana director of the Lucy Rob- Library. access at San Diego State Huizenga retired as di- bins Welles Library in n September 1 Jean Berg University. rector of Harris-Elmore Newington, Connecticut, will retire as director of n Diane Fulkerson (Ohio) Public Library. April 4. Barry-Lawrence Regional joined the University of n August 31 Betty Johnson n March 1 Will Owen be- Library in Monett, Mis- South Florida Polytechnic will retire as director of came associate university souri. Library in Lakeland as ed- duPont-Ball Library at Stet- librarian for technical n Michelle Cervantes ucation and social scienc- son University in DeLand, services and systems at became director of Round es librarian April 1. Florida. the University of North Rock (Tex.) Public Library n July 1 Susan Gibbons n Diane Jones retired Carolina at Chapel Hill. March 16. becomes Yale University May 1 as children’s librar- n Kim Potter retired n In March Alyssa Cle- Librarian in New Haven, ian at Coshocton (Ohio) April 15 as director of land became director of Connecticut. Public Library. Redford Township (Mich.) Angie Williams Cox Public n April 15 Mary Giunta n May 1 Tom Jones re- District Library. Library in Pardeeville, was named director of the tired as director of Bis- n April 4 Bridget Wisconsin. Social Sciences Libraries marck (N.Dak.) Veterans Quinn-Carey became n Carrie Cooper has been at Columbia University in Memorial Public Library. chief operating officer of appointed dean of univer- New York City. n Effective August 16 Queens (N.Y.) Library. sity libraries at the College n In March Janette Go- Heidi Julien will become n Janet Raven retired of William and Mary in din retired as reference director of the School of April 1 as librarian of As- Williamsburg, Virginia, ef- librarian at Morton (Ill.) Library and Information pen Elementary School in Studies at the University Thousand Oaks, Califor- of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. nia. n Leora Kemp retired n Cora Mae Reid retired March 31 as librarian and April 8 after 57 years as may/june 2011 cited

| archivist at the University library clerk in the cata-

of North Texas at Dallas. loging department of the n april 14 Barbara Ford, director of the n In late March Ruth William R. and Norma B. Mortensen Center for International Library Kowal retired as director of Harvey Library at Hamp- Programs at the University of Illinois at Urbana- administration and finance ton (Va.) University. Champaign, received UIUC’s Sheth Distinguished at Boston Public Library. n August 1 James Rettig Faculty Award for International Achievement, n David McKay was ap- will become library direc- recognizing her work in teaching, research, and pointed executive director tor and associate dean for public service in the international arena. of Boston Public Library information services at

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Annapolis, Maryland. obituaries n In April Maureen Slane retired as children’s librarian at Prosser Public n Helen M. Abig, 81, librarian at librarian in the U.S. Army during the Library in Bloomfield, Newark (N.J.) Public Library from Korean War and later served as a faculty Connecticut. 1947 until her retirement in 1962, librarian and founded the education n Jacquelyn Slater be- died March 26. collection at Millar Library at Portland came librarian of the West- n Mildred E. Lake Agor, 91, died (Oreg.) State University. In 1979, she ern History Collections at March 31. She served as children’s joined the librarian faculty at Kuwait In- the University of Oklahoma librarian at the Ellenville (N.Y.) Public stitute for Scientific Research and be- in Norman April 1. Library from 1959 to 1977. came the manager of the library’s n In April Anne Slaugh- n Julia Allen, 64, director of the retrospective conversion project. ter was appointed virtual Carnegie Free Library in Connellsville, n Frank McGowan, 79, died March 8 services manager at Oak Pennsylvania, since the early 1970s, due to respiratory failure. McGowan Park (Ill.) Public Library. died March 6 after an extended illness. served as director of acquisitions and n Effective July 1 Denise n Patricia W. Berger, 84, 1989-90 overseas operations for the Library of Stephens will become ALA president, died March 27 from Congress in Washington, D.C., until university librarian at the complications following a fall. She re- his retirement in 1982. University of California, ceived the 1984–85 Federal and n Elizabeth Meehan-Black, 62, Santa Barbara. Armed Forces Libraries Round Table head of order management and assis- n June 1 David Stern will Achievement Award, recognizing pro- tant head of the monographic services become associate dean for motion of library and information department at the University of North public services at Illinois service and the information profes- Carolina at Chapel Hill Library, died State University in Normal. sion in the federal community. As March 2 after a battle with cancer. She n In July Mark Stover ALA president, she appointed the joined the library staff in 1986 as head will become dean of the committee that drafted ALA’s Preser- of bibliographic searching and held a Oviatt Library at Califor- vation Policy. In 1992, she was elected number of management positions at nia State University in to the board of the Freedom to Read the library. Northridge. Foundation. n Ursula Meyer, 83, director of n Judith Sutton retired n Dennis Bruce, 67, died February library services in the Stockton–San May 6 as head of children’s 22 after a long battle with Parkinson’s Joaquin County (Calif.) Library Sys- services at Mt. Lebanon disease. He headed Spartanburg tem from 1974 until her retirement in (Pa.) Public Library. County (S.C.) Public Libraries for 25 1994, died April 15. Meyer served as n Lana Thelen became years, until his retirement in 2000, president of the California Library college librarian at Relay and oversaw the opening of six Association in 1978, and on the ALA School of Education in branches throughout the county. Council from 1974 to 1979. New York City April 26. n Marguerite Carden, 83, former as- n Genevieve Neu, 81, who served as a n GladysAnn Wells resistant director of Miami-Dade Public librarian for a number of years at South- tired March 25 as state Library System, died on March 30. ern Tier Library System in Corning, New librarian of the Arizona n Carlyne McCallister, 84, died on York, and later as director of Cohocton

State Library, Archives, March 2. She was a special services (N.Y.) Public Library, died March 17. may/june 2011

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Phoenix. n March 7 Jennie Wiley became director at West n April 29 Nancy Sbona Dennis (Mass.) Library. At ALA left Choice as senior ad- n In March Barbara n April 15 Jessica Hor- ministrative assistant. Wolfe was appointed head vath left ALA as library n Laura Tillotson left as librarian at Camarillo technician for the head- editorial director for (Calif.) Public Library. quarters library. Booklist April 15. z

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77 Professional Development | Youth Matters A Facility Forever Young

Kids’ comfort rules in Cedar Rapids’s library plans by Jennifer Burek Pierce

hat do young negie library, a third of the floor The young adult area, he noted people want? space is allotted for young adult and wryly, has been “strategically placed When it comes to children’s areas. A library’s values by the coffee shop.” Also nearby will library space, they’re should be reflected in its use of be spaces for media use, such as Winclined to seek sophisticated yet space, Pasicznyuk explained, and laptop counters. Together, these comfortable areas. In a focus group meeting young people’s develop- features should support the sense of that gave teens the opportunity to mental needs is a service priority bustle and activity that teens in the advise librarians and architects for CRPL. focus group talked about, Pasicz- charged with designing the new Ce- Both children’s and young adult nyuk predicted. A flue-less, and dar Rapids (Iowa) Public Library, spaces will be on the first floor, and therefore moveable, fireplace will their wishes were simple: Skip the floor-to-ceiling glass walls will help create the desired comfort fac- clashes of color that might be con- make the collections visible to pa- tor (adult readers will have a fire- sidered cool or edgy, Library Direc- trons as they approach the facility, place of their own, too). Low-height tor Bob Pasicznyuk recalls them architect Bradd Brown said. In de- shelving will be placed around the saying. signing the children’s room, Brown circumference of the room to fur- Instead, these Cedar Rapids teens and his colleagues considered how a ther facilitate flexible use of the said they want- young child’s use of a library differs space, Brown said. Skip the ed a dynamic from that of a preteen. In addition to thinking about all clashes of space that The result: The children’s room the things that young adults want evokes the at- has four zones suited to different and young children need, Pasicz- color that mosphere of a ages. While a parent and a young nyuk and OPN have thought about might be coffee shop. child might want to read in chairs another aspect of young people’s considered cool More than vid- ringed by low-height bookshelves, lives—their future. “We wanted to eo games, these an older child might be more in- create a design that would stand the or edgy. Instead, teens talked clined to other activities. One clever test of time,” Brown said. That goal teens want the about “lots of feature is a magnetic chalkboard has been conceived broadly, with atmosphere of a great books” wall that might be used by children attention to the environment as well as a feature of or by librarians during storytime. as the facility itself. The building is coffee shop. young adult Architect Mindy Sorg and Pasicz- designed to meet the highest LEED space, Pasic- nyuk predict that lava lamp–like certification criteria, with a green znyuk said. circles on the floor, which change roof terrace and cisterns to contain The work of OPN Architects, Inc. colors when stepped on, will be stormwater on site. may/june 2011

will allow the teens of Cedar Rapids popular. Through creative and challeng- |

to have all this and more. ing perspectives on service to the As recovery from the 2008 flood Homepage and hearth community, the new Cedar Rapids that closed the library’s main site A distinctive element, Sorg noted, Public Library stands to shape the progresses, ideas about delivering is a room set aside for a community lives of its users in more ways than youth services have been central to organization, the Community Early one. z planning a new facility. In the new Literacy Institute. Pasicznyuk de- library, to be built downtown along scribed the collocation of services as JENNIFER BUREK PIERCE is assistant the edge of Green Square Park and a way of offering “one-stop shop- professor of library and information science at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Contact her across from the city’s original Car- ping for literacy to the community.” at [email protected]. americanlibrariesmagazine.org

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Book Antiqua Professional Development | Next Steps We Never Close

The honor system works for one college library by Brian Mathews

magine that your library tions, and a handful of student assis- on library computers, and promotes building is open 24/7 with tants. She uses a cooperative style of Zotero for citation management. no overnight staff or secu- leadership where information is fre- Open access scholarly materials rity gates. What if trusting quently shared and discussed, and also play a significant role. “Many Ipatrons to abide by the honor the team explores all possibilities. vendors begin pricing products system actually worked? That’s This approach has led to some around 3,000 FTE and since we only the reality at Marlboro (Vt.) creative decisions. An example is have 300 students it can be chal- College’s Rice-Aron Library, the design of a new instruction lenging for our budget,” Alling not- where an open-door policy has space, which occupies what used to ed. The library relies heavily on free been in effect for decades. be a large discovery tools and At Marlboro College, a private lib- circulation While many instead invests in eral arts institution founded in 1946 desk. By add- libraries speedy access to con- on two farms in rural southern Ver- ing stools, talk about tent through interli- mont, students develop a personal- laptops, and a brary loan and ized Plan of Concentration. With 300 projection transparency, this on-demand purchas- students and 40 faculty members, the system, is one that actually lives it. ing. educational culture is very intimate. Marlboro Alling oversees all Emily Alling, who describes her- transformed this underused service article requests herself and starts by self as a practitioner-administrator, point into a critical interaction spot checking academic repositories. She is the library’s director. She is in- where faculty teaches classes and often sends thank-you notes to au- volved with day-to-day tasks, such works with students on their as- thors who deposit their works on- as teaching, processing requests, signments. Dubbed the “Research line. “It’s important for authors to and cleaning up messes, but also Bar,” the space has become a favor- know that their papers are reaching oversees the larger strategic vision. ite of several faculty who use it for an audience who otherwise might One of the most pivotal places she informal sessions. not have had access to them.” spends her time is the monthly Another transition has been a What’s inspiring about the Rice- Town Meetings where campus deci- move toward open source software. Aron Library is its openness: the sions are discussed and voted upon “Systems are very expensive and open building, the belief in patrons by students, faculty, and staff. end users don’t get excited about the honoring the privilege of the collec- Each semester Alling approaches catalog. What they really want is a tion, the instruction sessions held this governing body with a list of particular book or an article.” The out in the open for all to see and books that have gone missing and library has made an effort to shift learn, and the leap to open source may/june 2011

there is a vote taken to purchase re- money away from proprietary tools tools as suitable replacements for |

placements, which always passes. and toward content. “The principles commercial systems. While many “The money comes from either stu- and economics of open source libraries talk about transparency, dent activities fees or from the wash- trumped the small amount of func- this is one that actually lives it. z er/dryer fund,” Alling shared. “It’s a tionality that we had to sacrifice.” way for the community to bear some In the summer of 2010, the Brian Mathews is a librarian at the of the costs of our open system, as library adopted Koha as its integrat- University of California, Santa Barbara, and well as enjoying the fruits of it.” ed library system. It uses CUFTS the author of Marketing Today’s Academic Library (ALA Editions, 2009). This column Alling runs the library along with and GODOT for serials management spotlights leadership strategies that produce another librarian and two staff posi- and for link resolving, runs Linux inspirational libraries. americanlibrariesmagazine.org

80 “The library card is the smartest card in my wallet. Sign up for yours today.” Cal Ripken JR., Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame 2007, 19 time All-Star, two time M.V.P., World Series champion. Author of Hothead. www.ripkenfoundation.org

SePTeMBer IS LIBrAry CArd SIgn-uP MonTH Visit your library today. It is a community hub of activity. In tough economic times, your library card gives you free access to books and computers, homework help, assistance with resumes and job searches, accurate financial information, adult education courses, Cds, dVds and much more. For more information, please visit: www.atyourlibrary.org Professional DEVELOPMENT | Books Librarian’s Library

The Road to New Librarianship by Mary Ellen Quinn

he word atlas generally Babbage’s difference en- many levels. Not being a conjures up a road trip, gine to Vannevar Bush’s mathematician, I read it and R. David Lankes differential analyzer, from for the historical aspects, traveled to “29 loca- the telegraph to the inter- and for insights about the Ttions on three continents” to put net. In The Information, problem-solving ap- together The Atlas of New Librar- James Gleick shows how proaches of visionaries ianship. But his atlas is more many of the information- like Babbage, Samuel about data than maps—data col- related concepts that we Morse, and Claude Shan- lected from a variety of sources now take for granted non, the Bell Labs re- and providing the basis for “new evolved. This is an ambi- searcher (and wartime librarianship,” by tious book that ranges over many cryptologist) who essentially creat- which he means disciplines and can be read on ed information theory. It’s part of “the mission of librarians is to improve society through facilitating knowledge New From ALA creation in their communities.” owever much one learns while studying for The atlas maps Hthat MSLS degree, some skills are learned on the six major concepts contained the job—perhaps with the help of a guide like Be in this statement, offering for a Great Boss: One Year to Success by Catherine Hakala-Ausperk. Part of the ALA Guides for the each a visual representation and Busy Librarian series, the book provides a month-by- then discussions of related ideas month program, starting with “Attitude” and ending called “threads.” Following this with “Your Future.” In between are short chapters are 140 “agreement supplements” on hiring and firing, customer service, planning, that provide additional ideas, ex- budgeting, and other familiar management topics. Each chapter includes amples, conversation starters, re- a worksheet. Though this won’t take the place of more in-depth guides, it sources, and more. In mapping a offers a digestible approach to the basics. future direction for librarianship, Indexed. 252p. $50. 978-0-8389-1068-9 Lankes gives us plenty to think about. The work is copublished by The practice of coaching in organizations has grown may/june 2011 tremendously since the first edition of Ruth F. Metz’s

| MIT Press and ALA’s Association Coaching in the Library: A Management Strategy

of College and Research Libraries. for Achieving Excellence was published in 2001. Indexed. MIT Press. 408p. $55. 978-0-262-01509-7. The new edition has been updated with new forms. It also adds an annotated list of best resources, A Compendium of reflecting the proliferation of coaching resources Communication over the past few years. Metz believes that coach- The need to transmit and process ing is about more than problem-solving, and her information efficiently has given guide shows how it can be applied by libraries on a rise to technologies from talking broader scale to improve organizational effectiveness. Indexed. 112p. $50. 978-0-8389-1037-5

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85 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | may/june 2011 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | Classifieds Application and nomination of minority one of the foremost collections of Latin candidates are strongly encouraged. American research materials in the world The University of Kentucky is An Equal and one of only three stand-alone Latin Opportunity University. American research collections in United States universities. The Library houses Career Research and Instruction Librarian/The more than 460,000 volumes, including Latin American Library Howard-Tilton over 500 current periodical subscrip- Memorial Library Tulane University tions, a growing number of electronic Howard-Tilton Memorial Library invites resources, and an impressive collection Leads applications for the position of Research of over 14,000 rare printed materials, and Instruction Librarian at The Latin over 4,000 linear feet of manuscripts, American Library (LAL). The library seeks including 18 post-contact Mesoamerican to build its professional staff by recruiting painted manuscripts, 2,000 rubbings of talented, energetic librarians interested Maya relief sculpture, an archive with over from in shaping the future of Tulane University 54,000 images, maps and other special and New Orleans. The LAL Research and collections. While the Library continues Instruction Librarian will combine a strong to emphasize its traditional strengths service orientation with an interest in in Mesoamerican history, anthropology collection development, outreach, and and archaeology, it has major holdings joblist.ala.org reference to ensure that the Latin Ameri- relevant to all other social science and can Library maintains and builds upon the humanities disciplines and the entire re- high level of collections and user services gion, particularly the circum-Caribbean. Your #1 source for job for which it is renowned. 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86 Curator of Special Collections The Latin American Library Howard-Tilton Memorial Library Tulane University Howard-Tilton Memorial Library invites applications for the position of Curator of Special Collections at The Latin American Library (LAL). The library seeks to build its professional staff by recruiting talented, energetic librarians interested in shaping the future of Tulane University and New Orleans. The LAL Curator of Special Collections will combine a strong service orientation with collection development, outreach, and reference to ensure that the Latin American Library builds upon the high level of collections and user services for which it is renowned.

Position Summary: The Curator of Special Collections at the Latin American Library is a service-oriented professional with a strong background in the languages, socioeconomic conditions, history and cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean. The curator has primary responsibility for the organization, cataloging, preservation and access to the LAL rare books, manuscripts, visual and ephemeral materials, in consultation with the Director. S/he coordinates LAL digitization projects in collaboration with the LAL Director and web staff. The curator shares with LAL bibliographers collection development and reference duties for all LAL collections, and participates in long-term planning for preservation and access of the collections. S/he also serves on library committees and actively participates in national and international professional and scholarly associations.

Qualifications: Required: Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited institution or its equivalent and a degree in a relevant subject area, or advanced degree in a relevant subject area and professional experience in an academic library or archive; excellent command of Spanish and/or Portuguese, spoken and written; knowledge of the history, politics, economics, literatures and cultures of Latin America; familiarity with archival procedures and practices; excellent interpersonal and communications skills, and a proven record of working well in a team and with the public.

Salary/Benefits: Rank and salary commensurate with experience, minimum Librarian I; benefits including a choice of health plans, immediate tuition waiver for self, and undergraduate tuition waiver for dependents.

Environment: Tulane University is an AAU/Carnegie Research Institution and ranked by U.S. News and World Report among the top fifty national universities in the United States. The university is located in beautiful uptown New Orleans where it borders the St. Charles Avenue streetcar line and Audubon Park. Howard-Tilton Memorial Library is the university’s main library with an ARL research collection of more than four million titles. Founded in 1924, Tulane’s Latin American Library is one of the foremost collections of Latin American research materials in the world and one of only three stand-alone Latin American research collections in United States universities. The Library houses more than 460,000 volumes, including over 500 current periodical subscriptions, a growing number of electronic resources, and an impressive collection of over 14,000 rare printed materials, over 4,000 linear feet of manuscripts, including 18 post-contact Mesoamerican painted manuscripts, 2,000 rubbings of Maya relief sculpture, an archive with over 54,000 images, maps and other special collections. While the Library continues to emphasize its traditional strengths in Mesoamerican history, anthropology and archaeology, it has major holdings relevant to all other social science and humanities disciplines and the entire region, particularly the circum-Caribbean. Throughout the academic year the LAL has a lively schedule of exhibits, invited speakers and other special events that highlight the library’s collections. For more on the Library’s collections, services and programs visit http://lal.tulane.edu/

To Apply: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until a suitable candidate is selected. To ensure full consideration, applicants must supply a letter of application, resumé, and names with full contact information of at least three professional references via email to Andrea Bacino ([email protected]) or mail to : Tulane University Howard-Tilton Memorial Library Attn: Andrea Bacino 7001 Freret St. 2nd floor New Orleans LA 70118 Tulane University is an AA/EO Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

tulane_curator.indd 1 4/13/2011 3:29:35 PM COMMENTARY | Will’s World My Professional Heroes

Let’s hear it for the front-line grunts who make service happen by Will Manley

hen I hear the term brate those who The plodders as, I suppose, is the “movers and shak- push us out of our and toilers case with any award. ers,” I think of Don- professional comfort are the most A winner wins, and ald Trump, Steve zones? everyone else goes WJobs, Sarah Palin, and Hillary Still, I dont’ important home feeling, well, Clinton. These are the innova- think the M&Sers people in librarianship. like a loser. tors, power brokers, and pioneers are librarianship’s But the comments that move us to places where we most important people That honor I received seem to go beyond mere haven’t been and don’t neces- would go to the “plodders and toil- disappointment. Basically they can sarily want to go. They are the ers,” or if you prefer, the worker be paraphrased in six ways: catalysts who wake us from our bees. There’s a lot of grunt work to n The Movers and Shakers Award slumbers and give us a good push be done in libraries: books to be proves nothing more than the im- out of our comfort zones. They shelved, shelves to be read, books to portance of networking. are more than just leaders: They be mended, catalogs to be main- n A mover and shaker at our are agitators and change agents. tained, storytimes to present, refer- library put on his desk a name Ten years ago, when Library Journal ence questions to deal with, and plaque that said “Change Agent.” unveiled a new set of annual librarian phones to be answered. These tasks n While they are moving and awards called “Movers and Shakers,” I may not be “edgy,” but like it or not, shaking, we are serving patrons. was delighted. The little-known reali- they are what keep us in business. n We have a mover and shaker on ty is that librarians have not only en- Of even greater value are the our staff who was fine before win- dured but actually embraced each new worker bees who toil nights and ning the award. Now she is a diva. wave of communications technology, weekends with smiles on their n Thanks to this annual award and are barely recognizable from their faces. The absolutely worst part of extravaganza, the library world has rubber-stamp and card-catalog days. management is motivating people to its own little elite clique. Well, I Clearly there’s been a lot of movin’ work odd hours. The irony, of suppose they need the recognition and shakin’ going on. So why not cele- course, is that nights and weekends since there are no longer any pro- are libraries’ busi- motional opportunities. est times. n If I see the Mover and Shaker Given all of that, Award on a résumé, that application I shouldn’t have ends up in the circular file. I want been surprised to workhorses, not show horses. receive a number of On the other hand, you’re not a may/jujne 2011

| negative comments real mover and shaker if you don’t

and emails follow- irritate and annoy people in order to ing my blog post bring about change. Every bona fide about the Movers M&Ser I’ve known was expert at ruf- and Shakers award. fling feathers and stepping on toes— To be pointed about not exactly traits of endearment. z the matter, it seems that many WILL MANLEY has furnished provocative “Yeah, I used to be a mover and a shaker in my day too. working librarians commentary on librarianship for over 30 years Now I’m just glad to be regular.” and nine books on the lighter side of library

americanlibrariesmagazine.org resent the award, science. Write him at [email protected].

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