NEWSLETTER Volume 32 Number 3 December 2004 President’S Message by Jay Springer, Fox Broadcasting
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NEWSLETTER Volume 32 Number 3 December 2004 http://www.sla.org/chapter/csca President’s Message By Jay Springer, Fox Broadcasting Holidays Don’t the holidays just sneak up on you? I’m always amazed at how quickly time passes the older you get. Here we are again and I wanted to remind everyone to take some time during the busy season to relax and reflect. First, I want to urge everyone to attend the upcoming Holiday event with LACASIS on December 7th. Our fea- tured speaker will be Dr. Kevin Starr, California State Librarian Emeritus. We’ve priced the event at $35, which includes free parking. That’s a steal. It’s also nice to dress up a little (not required) and enjoy the company of your fellow information professionals. So take the time to head down the freeway and enjoy a great evening of food and entertainment. I love the holidays. What I love the most about this time of year, among numerous things, is the music. I love holiday music. My favorite album of all time is A Charlie Brown Christmas by the Vince Guaraldi Trio. I listen to that CD in my car more than anything else I own. It just lifts my spirit every time I hear it. Around this time of year, it’s a permanent fixture on my long commutes to and from work. One of my fondest holiday memories was listening to Handel’s Messiah one Christmas morning. I was sick and didn’t feel much in the holiday spirit. As I sat in my living room with my tea, I turned on the radio to a classical station and they had just started playing the piece. Wow, it just took me over. I was still sick, but I felt so much better. It really had such a positive effect that I try and listen to that piece at least once during the holidays, un- interrupted. It really makes my day. I’m sure each of you has your own Charlie Brown Christmas or Handel equivalent. It may be a favorite piece of music, or a cherished holiday decoration. It could be a time-honored dish that’s served on your holiday table. Or going to a church service on Christmas Eve or lighting the candles for Hanukkah. Whatever it is, these connec- Continued on page 2 Inside this issue: SLA-SCC & LACASIS Joint Holiday Meeting 2 Interview with Sara Tompson 8 Recent Events: The Chili’s Luncheon 3 Requests for Articles 12 Calendar of Events 5 Newsletter Editor 12 UCLA Students Tour KCRW Radio Archives 6 SLA Jobline on the Web 12 Small Business in a Box 7 2004-2005 Executive Board and Advisory Council 13 SLA-SCC Recent Local Job Listings 8 Vol. 32 No. 3 SLA-SCC NEWS Page 2 (Continued from page 1) tions bring about a sense of joy and excitement that follow us throughout our lives. This year, take time the time to really enjoy that thing that brings the spirit of joy and peace in your lives. It’s that opportunity each year to reconnect to times we most fondly remember. Also make a memory for someone else. Get involved in your company toy drive. Serve a meal at a mission. De- liver some food or clothes to someone you know who needs help. There a thousand ways to share your spirit of warmth and love. It truly is the time of year where it’s better to give than to receive. Make a pledge today to make it better for someone else. Here’s to a safe and blessed holiday season for everyone. Happy Charlie Brown! Jay SLA-SCC & LACASIS Joint Holiday Meeting When: December 7, 2004 Where: The Grand (www.thegrand.net) Time: 6:00 p.m. 4101 East Willow St. Long Beach, CA. 90815 Speaker: Dr. Kevin Starr Parking: Free Cost: $35.00 Send completed form and check (payable to SLA-SCC) to: Belinda Beardt (AIM) 900 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1424, Los Angeles, CA. 90017. You may register by fax at 213-489-9802 or email to [email protected]. Please register by November 29, 2004. No refunds after November 29th. Name: _____________________________________________________________ Affiliation: __________________________________________________________ Email: ______________________________________________________________ Membership: SLA-SCC LACASIS OTHER Dinner choice (circle one): Prime Rib Vegetarian Vol. 32 No. 3 SLA-SCC NEWS Page 3 Recent Events The Chili's Luncheon By Neal Axton October 20th, 2004 began as a dark and stormy day, Cappoli, Margarita Chie, Kasey Eng, Jennifer Lange- but the information professionals from UCLA and the Pomes, Lindy Lecaros, Jenny Lentz, Bruce Liebman, Southern California Chapter of SLA were not de- Patricia Mallari, Joshua Manning, Kathy Mirescu, terred. At 11:30 a.m. they converged on the Chili's in Dorothy McGarry, Marion Peters, Marisol Ramos- Westwood to bring the sunshine of laughter and con- Lum, Elizabeth Sheehan, Barbara Smith, Kathy versation to lunch. 28 members were present, repre- Talley, Laura Tuers, Lisa Turner, Fern Willis, Scott senting UCLA staff and students as well as several Wilson, and Chris Gray. members of the Southern California chapter. While many people contributed to the success of the As the attendees reflected various aspects of the in- event, the UCLA SLA chapter would like to espe- formation profession, the luncheon exposed students cially recognize Kathy Talley, a first-year-student to the diversity of SLA. Due to the excellent atten- who volunteered to help with the advertising of this dance at the luncheon, every student was able to meet event. Thanks to everyone who attended and we at least two practicing professionals. hope to see you again next year. Attendees included: Elaine B. Adams, Neal Axton, (Neal Axton can be reached at Belinda Beardt, Alison Becker, Diane Benner, David [email protected].) Vol. 32 No. 3 SLA-SCC NEWS Page 5 Calendar of Events December 2 - BEST Friends December 14 - SANDALL Holiday Party. Time: Annual Luncheon. "Hidden 4:30pm-6:30pm. Location: University of San Treasure of Los Angeles: The Diego’s Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice. Los Angeles City Archives." For information and registration, please contact Ju- Location: Union Bank of Cali- dith Lihosit at [email protected] fornia Coral Tree Pavilion at 445 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA. 90017. Time: Noon. Cost: $12.00 Please submit your calendar items to Mark Holmes per person. Contact John Shea at 213-236-6873 or at [email protected] Ann Shea at 213-744-2544 for more information and registration. Upcoming Events December 2 - SCALL Holiday Meeting. Location: San Gennaro Pasta Cafe & Bar in Culver City. Time: The Sternheim Fundraiser will be Saturday, 6pm. For more information and registration, please March 19, 2005. The location is to be determined, contact Belinda Beardt at213-489-9800 or but as usual, it will be a great time! Save the date on [email protected] your 2005 calendar. December 7 - SLA-SCC & LACASIS Joint Holiday Meeting. Speaker: Dr. Kevin Starr. Location: The Grand at 4101 East Willow Street, Long Beach, Ca. 90815. Cost: $35.00. Contact Belinda Beardt at 213- 489-9800 or [email protected] for registration in- formation. December 8 - NOCALL Fall Workshop. Time: 8:30am - 1:30pm. Location: Milton Marks Audito- rium at 455 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA. 94102. For registration information, please contact Fran Jones at [email protected] or 415-865-7170. December 10 - CARL North One Day Mini- Conference: "Information Competency Student Learn- ing Outcomes: Strategies for Intersegmental Collabo- rations in California Higher Education." Time: 1:30pm-4pm. Location: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. San Jose. For more information, please con- tact Amy Andres at [email protected] or Florence Espiritu at [email protected] December 13 - SCIP Meeting: "Santa's Spies II: The Competitive Edge." For full meeting details, visit http://www.scip.org Vol. 32 No. 3 SLA-SCC NEWS Page 6 live music and news feeds, as well as recorded video UCLA Students Tour KCRW and audio performances. Radio Archives By Julie Huffman The highlight of the tour was visiting the studio, in which Nic Harcourt was broadcasting his daily The UCLA student chapters of both SLA and SAA "Morning Becomes Eclectic" show. sponsored a tour of the KCRW (FM 89.9) radio ar- (http://www.kcrw.com/cgi- chives and studio on Thursday, October 28, 2004. bin/db/kcrw.pl?show_code=mb&tmplt_type=progra m). Nic took time out to answer a few questions, and Head music librarian Eric J. Lawrence guided six- it was fantastic to watch him record the show we lis- teen students through the small, but very efficiently ten to everyday. packed, headquarters in the basement of the Santa Monica College cafeteria. As unglamorous as the Eric emphasized that much of the work of this NPR- setting may sound, it was like kids in a candy shop affiliated station is accomplished with the help of for the music-loving library students. volunteers, and many of the current employees started out in that capacity. The station plays LPs and CDs -- not the digital for- mats commercial radio steers towards -- and the If you're interested in donating your time, please visit small physical space of the library holds an astonish- http://www.kcrw.com/about/ and contact them--it's a ing quantity of items. Sliding floor-to-ceiling CD remarkable place! shelves are stacked around the perimeter, pull-out CD drawers line three rows in the middle of the (Julie Huffman can be reached at huffy- room, and ceiling-high shelves of LPs top the draw- [email protected].) ers.