New Mexico Library Association NEWSLETTER Volume 21, Nu'mber 2, June 1993

NMLA Looks To The Future

Thirty delegates have been cho­ recommendations in each planning at the Annual Conference. The di­ sen to spend a weekend at the Glo­ area. The recommendation will be rector would also serve as a perma­ rieta Baptist Conference Center in presented to the executive board at nent contact point for ALA, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains its June meeting. exhibitors, and the newsletter editor, where, as a group, they will make A special committee on a perma- and maintain the Association calen­ recommendations.. on. three major nent executive director was estab- . dar. The committee anticipated that issues that concern- the future of lished in January, 1992, and is duties would grow: Although an NMLA. The three issues to be dis­ chaired by John Brewster. Similar executive director would be able to cussed are: 1) long-range financial save some 'of NMLA's current opera- planning, 2) an executive director for tional costs,. and could generate NMLA, and 3) library networks. The .------, . some new income for NMLA, addi­ planning retreat will take place Friday' Retreat Delegates tional funding would be necessary evening, May 14th, through Sunday, for the position. The special commit­ May 16th. Karen Watkins Kathy Matter tee has some ideas that will be pres­ At the recommendation of the Allen Schwartz Rogers Barde ented at the retreat. executive board in January, Drew Virginia Seiser Gloria Trujillo The issue of library networks in Harrington, Alison Almquist and Bar­ Barbara Billey John Brewster New Mexico has also been kicked bara Billey drew up a proposal for around for a long time but has not Drew Harrington Clara Rey the retreat, which was approved by been resolved. A special committee the board at the preconference board Alison Almquist Charlene Money , on automation and networking, meeting in March. Board members David Null Marilyn Reeves chaired by Allen Schwartz, has up­ announced the plans for the retreat dated the Long Range Automation Kathy Flanary Joe Sabatini to members of their divisions and . Plan, which was one of its tasks. round tables during conference busi­ 'Cheryl Wilson Toni Beatty The other task was to examine net­ ness meetings, and those who were Stan Ruckman Marian Levine working in New Mexico. The com­ interested in being delegates were Ellanie Sampson George Marr mittee compiled a list of most of the asked to make their interest known. existing networks, automated and Drew, Alison and Barbara then se­ Betty Long Betty Reynolds ' otherwise, and looked at the kinds of lected individuals to represent all. John Bishop Sarah Henderson networks other states' have estab­ geographic areas and types of li-, Marian Veld lished. The final report of the com­ braries in the state. NMlA will pay mittee states "The committee for the use of the conference center discussed such subjects as resource and meals. but the delegates are committees operated in 1972 and sharing, . communications, regional­ responsible for their travel expenses. 1985. The latest committee has ism, p,riorities, bU,t could not reach a

Prioi"' to the meeting, each dele­ looked at the feasibility of creating c.onsensus on these various topics. n gate will have read and studied back­ such a position, and recommended in The planning retreat promises to ground material on the tppics of September that NMLA hire a half- be a,lively exchange of ideas as dele­ discussion. time executive director who would gates look to ~he needs of the pres­ A facilitator, Tommy Tho~as, has be . responsible for coordinating the'. ent and the challenges of the future been engaged to coordinate the dis­ workflow to and from the mailing list of NMLA. cussions. The goal of the retreat is contractor, to and among commit- to come up with specific tees, and would coordinate exhibits Newsletter submissions deadline June 18, 1993

In This Issue Please send your articles and photos to the News/etter editor NMLA Calendar 3 by the above date. From the President's Pen 4 Send News/etter submissions to: NMLA Soapbox 5 Donnelyn Curtis Annual Conference 7 P.O. Box 3358 Las Cruces, NM 88003 Awards and Scholarships 12 FAX: 646-4335 Self Check Out in Albuquerque 14 e-mail: [email protected] NM Newspaper Project 15 Send advertising requests FORQ III 16, and copy to: Carol Myers Gqals and Work Programs 19 8632 Horacio Place, N.E. Annou,ncElments and Updates 21 Albuquerque, NM 87111

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1993

. May 14- 16 . Long-range Planning Retreat .. June 11 2nd Board Meeting, Albuquerque Budget adopted; annual conference theme adopted; sets conference registration and exhibitor fees

June 18 Deadline for September Newsletter . (pre-miniconference issue)

September 18 3 td Board Meeting, Las Cruces Conference planning meeting; approval ofconference budget and ten­ tative ·program. Division & round table nominating committees named.

October 8 Miniconference, Truth or Consequences' Working theme: "Libraries in the 90'S~

November 1 Officer nominees presented to membership by Nominations & Elections Committee

1994

January 21 4th Board Meeting, Los Lunas pre-conference meeting

January 28 Deadline for March Newsletter (pre-conference issue)

APRil 26 5th Board Meeting, Albuquerque

April 26 - 30 71 0t Annual Conference, Albuquerque (convention center). Proposed theme: "Vision for New Mexico/Planning for the Future"

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------~ITlf-----~--- the reception. All charter donors in From the President's Pen attendance received a gold imprinted bookin-ark with the NMLF logo. The purpose of the NMLF is "to make funds available now, and in the March 20th was the first day of stressed the need for librarians to future, to support activities such as spring.· It was also the last day of the speak up and speak out. She men­ scholarships and awards, workshops 70th annual NMLA conference. tioned the current ALA National Li­ and seminars, research and publica­ Thanks to the hard work of the local brary Week campaign, "Write For tions, . innovative projects, and to arrangements committee, co-chaired America's Libraries," as one way to encourage library usage. The Las by Ruben Aragon and George Wang, bring attention to libraries and librari­ Vegas Casino Night was an event the entire conference flowed smooth­ ans. The theme for National Library planned to raise funds for NMLF. Iy. The weather was perfect, the Week is "Libraries Change Lives." Everyone who attended enjoyed a food was great, and the programs The silent auct.ion was a huge great buffet and an evening of 21 were well attended. This was the success. Thanks to everyone who blackjack, craps, and roulette. It was first time in 43 years that NMLA has bid on items; and contributed items so much fun, it was difficult to get held a conference in Las Vegas, NM. for the auction. This year's 9th annu­ all the gamblers to stop playing in I hope we do not have to wait that al silent auction was organized by order to bid on the over 45 items long for our next conference in Las Bettina Romero, who arranged a spe­ available. Lora Montenegro, a mem­ Vegas! cial showcase of artists as a speciai ber of the local arrangements com­ The conference grand opening on addition to the· silent auction. All mittee, was the lucky winner of the Wednesday evening was very proceeds from the silent auction trip for two toLas Vegas, NV. successful. There was a mariachi benefit the Marion Dorroh Scholar­ The NMLA Executive Board met band to open the festivities, along ship Fund. This year's recipient of on Saturday for the first meeting of with 62 exhibitors. Green chile chick­ the Marion Dorroh Scholarship was 1993-94. It was a brief meeting en enchiladas, natillas, tostadas, and Jacqueline Etulain,a full-time student where each committee, round table, taquitos were just a few of the items at the University of Arizona. Jackie's and division chair made a conference available at the lavish buffet. The mother is the librarian at Georgia report. The board also discussed an exhibitors were pleased with the O'Keeffe Elementary School in Albu­ upcoming retreat planned for May -centrally-located, large exhibit area querque, and a recipient last year of 14-16. The purpose of the retreat is available at Highlands University. the Community Service Award. They to develop specific recommendations Marilyn Miller, ALA President, were both able to attend the Awards in three different areas. The three presented a dynamic keynote address Banquet Thursday evening where . issues are: long-range financial plan­ on Thursday. The New Mexico con­ Jackie received her award. Congratu­ ning, an executive dJrector for ference was one of the four state lations to the Etulains. NMLA, and state library networks. library conferences she attended this Also at the Awards Banquet, Barbara Billey, First Vice-President year. Marilyn stressed the. impor­ Nancy Ebeling received Honorary Life and Conference Chair for 1994, is tance of librarians working together, . Membership. This is the highest already developing plans for next and the use of public relations to award the association can give. Ben year's conference. The 1994 confer­ enhance our status. She stressed Wakashige received the New Mexico ence will be held in Albuquerque that "Libraries Change Lives," and it Library Leadership Award; Howard during the last week of April. Make is up to us to let· the public know Maddox received the Trustee of the plans now to attend. how important we are. Year Award; and Toni Beatty, Judy We have a lot of work ahead of Susan Silk, founder and president Elstner, Barbara K. Garrison, and us this coming year. By working to­ of Media Strategy, Inc., presented a Richard Rumpf received the Commu­ gether, we will be able to accomplish workshop on Wednesday and a key­ nity Achievement Award. Louis Sa­ our goals. note address on Friday. The purpose char was present to receive the 1992 of her workshop was to empower Land of Enchantment Book Award librarians and library advocates with for "Wayside School Is .Falling the necessary tools to effectively Down." deliver their message to the media Other highlights of the conference and the general public. A 64-page were the New Mexico Library training guide, created in cooperation Foundation's First Birthday Party. with the Idaho and Washington state Everyone who attended enjoyed library associations, was distributed birthday cake, punch, and a rendition to participants at the workshop. Dur­ of Happy Birthday by a musician who ing . her . keynote address, .Susan played classical guitar music during -----.-·-·-----~III------Drew Harrington passes on the gavel to Alison Almquist, incoming President ofNMlA ,

opens up in a college and you apply get worse, with serials catalogers for it, only to find that your years seeing monographs maybe once a spent serving' high school students year, at respectful distances.. There NMlA Soapbox add up to precisely nothing. Type-of­ are probably other. divisions of labor ­ library permeates our professional which become ossified (I read some­ associations too; and it may be where that it' can be very hard to \ "lHIave You Become worst in "academic" libraries: I now break out .. of--or into?--work with work in a high school library--after children); but one thing you can say Type-Cast?'" many years in a university--and this about such type-casting is that it is by Robert Pierson has worried some of my former'col­ fairly obvious. You-can generally leagues. I wonder: to what extent do identify it, and you may therefore be One bad thing about being a ~ov­ library schools' have track systems able to do something about it--using ie or TV actor is that if you do really with, e.g., special cataloging courses potentiai service benefits as your well in a part' you may be ever after'.. for types of librari,es? excuse for change, though youLreal ward assigned the same sort of role. Type of activity: Once a reference reason may be to get out of a rut. Breaking out can be difficult. Mental librarian, always- a reference librari­ In all fairness, let's admit that health specialists note the same kind an? Many systems discourage inter­ there are librarians who. typecast> of thing in families and other departmental transfers, and to make themselves and never quite adjust to groupings--victims and rescuers, for one you may have to step back, so new assignments; yes, I've seen this example--their concern being less to speak, which may look bad on happen--but I don't think it is as per­ with how people behave occ~sionally your resume' later. Type-of-activity vasive as conventional wisdom than with how they behave regularly. type-casting is especially sad in that holds. Let's remember, too, that peo­ It happens in libraries too. Here's a many libraries would give better ser­ ple will tend to ask you to continue list I've dreamed up of type~casting vice if their staff members partici~ doing what you have shown you can phenomena in our work-places. First, pated in a variety of activities.. do well. It's onlY natural. An advan­ some relating to work specialization: Type of material: Print and "ev­ tage of working in a "growing" lie Type of library: You ,may not real­ erything else" may be the most com­ brary (are there such things these ize you are type-cast as a school mon division. In large libraries it can days?) is that opportunities for librarian until this real great job ------(}]I'------career change are more likely to open attractive, e.g., translators and facili­ . Believe me, speak from up there than in non-growing ones. tators. But if you spend all your time experience. In the late 1970's, I Another is that your various talents playing such parts you may have no found myself in a situation where I may be exploited: you may get asked time or energy left over to play other was the only old-timer in upper man­ to take on special projects, which in parts. So how can we avoid or at agement. I was therefore assigned-­ more stable institutions are perma- least minimize type-casting in deci­ and I accepted--the role of "elder nentlyassignedto specialists--and sion making? who warns the young against rash this may lead to interesting career • By being aware of what action"~-and I played it virtually non­ developments. type-casting is and when it is stop until 1980 (actually, I played it No, the big problem is getting happening rather well, but that's beside the stuck in roles having to do with how point!)--at which time I moved on we participate in decision-making,· By resisting it: we do not have to and played, for' two glorious years, whenever morethan one or two peo- behave as people expect us to; creative spirit (my supervisor and I nor do w.e have to fill every' pie are involved. Here are some were like Carl' Sandburg's White stock char~cters, including pairs of vacuum (let's let others assume Horse Girl and Blue Wind Boy) . Now opposites: ' this task now and then) I am in a part-time job where, since I catalog, I tend to play restrainer; but • By realizing that other people are not always, thank goodness! Occa­ • Those who argue only as stuck. We may not be able to . sionally, I play 'wild-eyed innovator, representatives of type of change their roles, but by and often play eager apprentice (a library/activity/material . realizing what roles they are role old people are seldom lucky playing we may be able to react • Optimists versus pessimists enough to latch onto): six years ago I more constructively to their created my very first cross-reference • Altar-gardians versus behavior (let's fight madness with network, and now, nearing senility, I icon-smashers sanity, not with contrary am at last learning to catalog non­ madness) • War-makers versus peacemakers print media! • By changing roles at will: staff • Seconders-of-motions who lack So, let's resist type-casting! Let's meetings are not band rehearsals courage to introduce motions be what we want to be! Better still, in which we are assigned let's not be anything (except perhaps • Meanies who say what others are particular instruments human beings) for longer than, say, too nice to say an hour or two. Let's be guided sole­ And people in positions of authority: ly by our perceptions of what are, in • Sweeties who dare not say what particular situations, sensible stands needs to be said • Should insist that those who propose change study costs (that to take, sensible things to do. And • Harpers on pet themes way, others will not immediately when our resolution fails us, as fail start playing critic) us it will, let's turn for empowerment • Objectors who never suggest not to conformists, but to alternatives • Should discourage "argumentum individualists--the Emerson of "Self­ ad hominum" and encourage • Translators and facilitators reliance" ("A foolish consistency is people to tell what they think the hobgoblin of little minds") and • Sadists who lay traps while instead of always telling other the Thoreau of, well, maybe not pretendin~ to imitate Socrates people what is wrong with their "Civil Disobedience," but surely thinking (people tend to defend Walden--and step. to the' music that • People who are angry at someone their thinking when it is attacked we hear, however measured or,far else but who vent their anger on instead of trying to understand away. you why others think differently)

• Silent ones who wait to object • Should encourage discussion until after decisions are leading to consensus rather than promulgated debate leading to victory and • People who play roles, e.g., defeat directive parent, possibly These and oth~r tricks of supervi­ appropriate in other situations sion will not only make for more pro­ • Vacuum-fillers who play whatever ductive planning at the moment, but role no one else is playing will also reduce type-casting and thus make for more productive par­ And there are others. Now some ticipants in future situations. of these stock characters are --~-~---0-.------Roger Morris: "Neutrality Annual Conference is Irrelevant" by Molly Molloy

Beginning with Dickens' famous bbs in Colorado Springs. (For more paradox, "It was the best of times, it NREN: The_Harbinger of information, see "The Electronic was the worst of times," Santa Fe View from Roger's Bar" by David author and television personality the Future Hughes in MAIN (Media Arts In- by Valerie J. Horton formation Network), January/Februa- Roger Morris spoke to a standing- ry 1993, p. 1, 11-15). Costs can room-only gathering sponsored by "The only price of the information also be held down by gathering long the Legislation and Intellectual Free- age is the learning curve!" . distance messages into packets and dom Committee on Thursday, March This quotation by David Hughes, sending them out once a day in a 18. State Senator Pete Campos, also ·speaker at the Online Round Tables' short burst taking only a minute or on the program, could not attend due NMLA program, summarizes the ',' tvyo of long distance phone time. to legislative business. need for librarians to play an educa­ Hughes sees the networks as a Considering the state and national tional role in the network of the fu­ ,forum for creating and enhancing political scene, Morris pointed to ture -- NREN. NREN, the National communities. Art, poetry, and cul- both positive and negative possibili­ Research and Education Network,' 'ture will be the driving force for net- ties for substantive constitutional will replace the INTERNET· and BIT­ work expansion. He gave examples reform that could radically change NET.lt provides a high speed back­ of Native American art available from New Mexico's national and interna­ bone connecting universities and his bbs in Colorado Springs. (For tional economic relationships. New ·research labs across the >country. those on the nets, FTP to oldco- Mexico seems to have escaped the Librarians have a pivotal role to play lo.com then cd to pub). He cites current wave of military base c1os­ in providing access and information tales of Western Americana as being ings, but as the 2nd largest per capi- about the NREN to the community. , extremely popular on the worldwide ta recipient of federal dollars, the Over the next few years, NREN nets., Local bulletin boards can pro- state faces future shocks as Wash­ will reach into local communities and vide extensions of community culture ington continues funding cuts. The provide the highway (or electronic and tools for democratic discussions. end of the Cold War means ~hat New. backbone) for the nets. Local enti­ According to Hughes, librarians Mexico's' national researchlaborato­ ties will have to fund the county ha~e four network'roles. 'First, li- ries can' focus on applications of roads (or communication lines) and braries should set' up community .technology 'for domestic economic the driveways (or individual connec­ bulletin boards 'if they aren't already development, but disturbing rem­ tions) to complete the network ac­ available. Libraries will not need to nants of th'e. nuclear arms race linger cess. Each community has a provide technical knowledge, as local in unexplained cancer clusters ,in the different entity providing the local computer users groups will do that. Los Alamos area and other environ­ connections, such as local govern­ Second,iibrarians should provide the mental time bombs. The scandals in ments, private businesses, or col­ public with free access to electronic, New Mexico's Catholic Church may leges and universities. Library resources' such as local bbs or the funding may be available from 'Son NREN. Third, librarians, should pro- cause many to lose their faith, while of NREN' or Senate Bill 4. Senate vide information about'what is on at the same time they. provide an Bill 4 will extend funding for the the nets, (i.e., How do I access the opening for increased tolerance and NREN into K-12 schools, libraries, library collection in Kiev?, or Where forgiveness. and health organizations. Hughes is census data online?) Finally, we Librarians cC!n play an imp,ortant suggested librarians look for ways to should store and save the wisdom of role in '"peeling away'the layers" in ·support Senate Bill 4. the community as' it is dynamically order to expose the "various'truths Hughes said librarians should not created', on' community bulletin that underlie the "apparent reality" of wait for universities or governments boards. current issues and events. It is not to provide access to NREN. Every- But for now, Hughes sees the possible to remain morally, politically · one can get access to the nets ­ NREN as analogous to Moby Dick. or intellectually neutral; rather, we ,NOW! All that's needed is a modem, It's big, it's mostly a myth, and no must recognize the subjectivity Of a phone line, and an account with a one has caught it yet. Clearly, it's the "apparent authoritative facts." commercial online vendor such as time for librarians to start sharpening Much of the information available to ·CompuServe, Prodigy, or Delphi. harpoons. legislators and· citiz,ens comes Further, there are numerous local bulletin board systems (bbs) in com­ muniti~s around the. country that (continued on page 1'0) cost nothing more than a local phone call. Hughes started'a famous local ---"!""""""------[2]I------"'Share T.he Vision: 'N~ew :MexicoLibraries Workln.g T:ogethet"

Anne Scott, IBM consultant, demos the "Multimedia Knowledge System"

MavisNan.c.e,retired;NMHU librarian, Bt.the regis.tration,desk

• ·41:8 ,peqple .attended

• Ab().ut -2:50 members .and tS.Qnonmembers :Corifer,encepl;lotos;!:>y Arnold Trujillo

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70th Annual Conference Las Vegas, New Mexico March 17-20, 1993

Ruben Aragon, local arrangements committee co-chair, hands out money to Joe Sabatini, an anxious gambler

...... : ,_.': Quiet bidders at the silent auction laura Montenegro, las Vegas librarian, . was the winner ofthe gra.nd prize at the Casil1,o Nite·:t,-tri; for tiNo to las Vegas, Nevada .

• The silent auction raised abo-ut ·$3,0()0 for·scholarships· • The casino night raised about $900 for the New Mexico Library Foundation " I .

--~~~~------~01"------Roger Morris several distinguished library leaders validation of data elements for all forms of material, thus' removing the continued from page 7 rounded out the program. The panel members commented on their par­ restrictions on data elements that packaged by the special interest lob­ ticular libraries' strengths and oppor­ currently make them valid only for byists. Librarians should strive to tunities. Specifically, they outlined specific forms of material. The result promote diversity of opinion by mak­ what unique resources each member is a' single bibliographic ,format that ing alternative press materials avail­ brought to the Alliance, what they contains data elements that can be able, often at the risk of engendering hoped to gain from their partnership used to describe many forms of ma­ opposition and criticism. Librarians in the Alliance, and' what concerns terial." How this will affect the vari­ can also provide packaged informa­ they had about participation in the ous formats in the different tion to legislators in order to make Alliance. bibliographic utilities was demon­ "informed dissent" possible. strated through the use of various L,ibrarians must forget about Panel members: examples. While the utilities hammer neutr~lity and openlY,even loudly, Theresa Connaughton, Los Ala­ out the fine details as to screen dis­ promote their cau!ies by lobbying mos National Laboratories Tech- play, proposed added fields to any federal and state lawmak(!rs to main­ nic:al Library , given format will be used to reflect tain arid increa!!e fund!n~for an item's true character. As an ex­ librarie~. Jeanne Howard, NMSU Library ample, a music score or video cas­ Rogll!r Morris has authored !!!:lver~1 Sally Landenberger; SandiaNa­ sette which might also be a serial books including: The Devil's Butcher tional Laboratory Technical publication, will still be cataloged on Shop: The /Ve'!! Mexit;Q .Prison IIpris­ Library a scores format or a video format, ing, New York: Franklin Watt~, bl)t through the use of additional Harry Jlull, l,JNM, Centennial Sci­ fields it will now be able to reflect 1983; 'and Richard Milhoys /V;xo/J: ence & Engineering Library The Ris," of an American, Politician, other aspects of its nature hitherto­ New York: Holt, 1990. He. is cur­ Barbara, Newton, Phillips Labora­ fore restricted by format. So the rently the producer/moderator of thl:! tory Technical Library cataloging record would reflect prop­ erties of both score/video and serial. KNME weekly news program~"At Betty Reynolds, New Mexico Week's End." Ms. Kimberly concluded her presen­ Tech Library tation with a listing of issues yet to be resolved by the national biblio­ graphic utilities, such as: GU$ Co.nference Progr~m ../ What will the new screens look like? by Garmen Ward Laura Kimberly Speaks on ../ How will these new fields be The CUS Division held its annual USMARC Format validated, searched or busin~~s m~etin~ o~' Friday, 'M~rch,- Integration indexed? 1 ~th. Jennie ,Mintl;lr, the o~tgoinQ by Gary Mayhood ../ What kind of documentation Ghair, cCllled th~ meeting to order' . and training will there be? and passed the gavel to Carmen For technical servic~s personnel, For those with local systems, WiJrd,i~Gorning qlair. ' L!J.rry 'Comp.- ' the hot topic of the (lay is the pro­ there was a 'list of questions which t()n was ~Iected Vic~-Gha.ir, App'roxi,~; ,pgse,d USMARC fQrmat integration may be important to ask of your ven­ mately 85 ' p~ople '.attended the' a.nct· how thi~ will affect records on dor. These included: bu.~ine~s meetin~ a~d pr~Q~~~' ., natiQna,1 bibliograp'hic.utiliti~s such as This y~ar's prQgr~rn vva,S c9!!p.Qn- OCLC and BibliQFile, and on local How will these new data in re- sored by' New Mexico Consortium ofonli.n~ ~ystems. Laura Kimberly, of cords affect: Aca(~le~ic libr~ries' (NMCALI' , an'd the AMIGQS Bibliographic Council, ../ validation S.R~c.i~1 ~i~ra.r'l:!S" A~~Q'~i~tiqfl ($tA': gave a' presentation' )on format in~ ../ importing cmd exporting The I;Ir.Qgr~rn VlfCl~. t~tl.eg "Th~, Libr~1y tewaticm to a grQup of over 35 par­ ../ indexing and searching ~~ryi~,~~' A,IJianc;~: Th@S,hClre,ct Vi- tic;ipants during the annual pusiness sion." Barbara Newton, Library Direc- m~eting of the Technical ServiCeS ../ screen displays to~ at 'P'tli'llips L~borato,.y, 'was' the' ROllnd Taple at the NMLA Annual . _.. .".-,'. ., .." ", ..... '. .- _. -.. . ,,- . . ../ filE! comparison fir~t ~p~Clker. l3arpClra gave ~ome Conferenc~ in> La$ V~Q()$. ../ formatting .bCl ckgrol!f1Q in.f.Qrm~tion an(l the hi§- What is format integration? Q~qt, t9ri~a'l dev~lqp'ment Qf th~ AIli,anG.e. .inQ • from·' jhe Libr~ry' of C;ongres$ ../ specific functionality M~rilyn. VQI1 $eggern, Washingtqn public.ation, FQrml!.t I~tegratic,n ~nd ../ reporting ~t,~te Ul1i'~i~rsity,talkec:t a~ol,lt l.,iQrClry·lts -Effec.f o~· fhf! I.!$MARC IJiblio- . ./ timing eooperatives and the Alliance's stra- grllphir; FQrmat (199~), Ms. Kimberly t~Qic RI~·~:" h. ~a..ne.l- di~G~'s$,iQn ~i_th s~Cltec:t, "Formatln~egrCltion is th~ For most of us, this was our first writes/draws stories about charac­ "Maps for Everyone: Every glimpse at these soon-to-be-imple­ ters ranging from the Winger Tiger to mented changes. Many, Questions Frank the Unicorn. His message in all Library's Map Collection" were raised as we prepare to move of these projects is succinct, "READ, Article by Kay Krehbiel into a new phase of cataloging. The AVOID EXTINCTION." Technical Services Round Table is If your students or library patrons Dr. Charles Seavey, University of grateful to Ms. Kimberly for giving us are intrigued by contemporary car­ Arizona School of Library Science this introduction to integrated toon characters, such as the Turtles, and formerly map librarian at the formats. Waldo or Bart, they will Quickly be University of Northern Iowa and at drawn into Phil Yeh's high original the University of New Mexico, spoke world of flying tigers and cartooning on map collecting for small libraries during the Documents Round Table A Tiger Takes Wings rabbits. Besides The Winged Tiger, Mr. Yeh's books include Th80 the meeting at the NMLA 1993 confer­ by Betsy McGuckin Dinosaur, Frank the Unicorn, and ence. After illustrating the wide Secret Teachings of a Comic Book range of information available on Move over, Teenage Mutant Ninja Master. Sweatshirts and T-shirts maps, from rural culture to the flow U.S~ Turtles, here comes the Winged Ti­ emblazoned with dinosaurs and the of commerce on waterways, he ger. If you are not acquainted with message, "READ, AVOID EXTINC­ declared that every library should the latter, you apparently missed Phil TION" in languages ranging from have a map collection, and every Yeh's presentation at the Public li­ English to Japanese are also avail­ library can have a Il')ap collection at a braries Division/Library Instruction able. Contact Cheryl Navratil, Vice­ relatively 19w cost. Round Table luncheon Thursday, president, Cartoonists Across Ameri­ Since over 90% of maps are gov­ March 18 at the 1993 NMLA confer­ ca, P.O. Box 670, Lompoc, CA ernment publications, 'maps are inex­ ence. Cartoonist Phil Yeh shared 93438-0670, (805) 735-5134 for pensive; Seavey's, favorite map on with the librarians there the story of ordering information. land acquisitions by the U.S. costs his personal commitment to promot­ around $6. To begi l1 a small collec­ ing global literacy. The Library Instruction Round Table unanimously elected Kris Wy­ tion, he suggested purd,asil)g'-United President of Cartoonists Across sick, Reference Librarian at Albuquer­ States Geological Survey]:5 minute America, Phil Yeh travels and s'peaks Que T-VI (Montoya), Round Table topographic _maps, ,sometimes called here and abroad as part of his mis­ Chairperson for the 1993-94 year. Quadrangle maps';' for the library's sion. He also creates murals in com­ local area. While-one', topographic munities across the country, and series, scale '1 -to-24,OOO, ,contains roads, forests" 'bGi,ldings,and: other~' surface feat~res of a 'srhall - area, another us'cis' series" stale 1 to 1,000,000, covers'}ttiEi'entire 'United States with :abou{ 450 ,'sheets. To ,," , ,j purchase: maps; :fronf~' tHe, _USGS, write: ,"

U.S> Geological Survey Box,25286 Federal Center , , Den~er;C080225 " or c~n, 1°~80-0,~USA-M~PS ·1" '. • .' ..•. ,;..,(" State m'apping agencies •. for New Mexico include the '~"TClu;'ism and Travel Division" the State,Highway Department in Santa .Fe,' ~nd the Bureau of Mines and Mineral Re­ sources in Socprro. ' When, S'eaveywas ,a 'map,librarian he found th~It' a topographic ;"ap of the local area displaye,d unQer Plexi­ j "1*e, Winged 1ig~; and G/oba/literacy glas attracted' the attention, of pa­ Phi/ Yeh, presenter trons, anQ,' answered,:many' ~e,ference Questions. For"':some~~ people, and some types of" ' 'information, -----~------ETI------.---~--~ cartographic format is more readily understood than hundreds of words. To interpret maps, and to help others Awards & Scholarships' use maps, librarians must educate themselves. Among the publications he recommended is Morris M. Thompson's Maps for AmtNica: Car­ Nancy Ebeling Honored serving NMLA for over 20 years in tographic Products of the U. S.· Geo­ elected and volunteer positions, origi­ logical Survey and OthtNs, 3rd ed., Friends and colleagues of Nancy nating and sustaining support for the 1987, Government Printing Office, Ebeling, Dennis Chavez Elementary Land of Enchantment Children's $25, which explains the symbols School librarian, have been planning Book Award, encouraging increased employed on USGS topographic for the past several years to nomi­ membership in NMLA by "school maps. Seavey hopes that librarians nate her for NMLA's highest award, librarians throughout the state as a will assist in reversing the current Honorary Life Membership. So many means for professional growth and trend of decreasing~map skills among people across the state have been networking, serving on State Library school children and the general' touched by Ebeling's professional and State Department of Education public. attention that organizing them all committees, and working with other took some effort, but this year they associations and institutions promot­ did it. The Awards Committee re­ ing reading and library support for ceived more than 20 letters substan­ children. tiating Ebeling's "outstanding Ebeling told those gathered at the contributions to the purposes of the Awards Banquet that when she New Mexico Library Association." opened the NMLA envelope with the Among Ebeling's many accom­ letter informing her of her award, plishments noted by supporters are: expecting a routine association flyer,

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------.....'E3Ir------she was stunned. She could not ab­ Jackie's mother, Joyce Etulain, is the sorb that she had received the award librarian,'at Georgia O'Keefe Elemen- and could not talk about it until the tary School of Albuquerque. ' next day. To help her appreciate that A former student assistant at the the many people supporting her Center for the American West at the nomination value the way that she University of,New Mexico, Jackie is has indeed enriched their lives--and the coeditor of Women and Family in changed libraries in New Mexico--her the Twentieth-Century American supporters presented her with a book West: A Bibliography (the Center, of all the letters submitted to the 1990), the editor of Mexican Ameri­ Awards, Committee. cans in the Twentieth-Century American West: A Bibliography (the Center, 1990), and the coeditor of Etulain Receives Marion The Twentieth-Century American West: A Bibliography (University of Dorroh Scholarship Oklahoma Press, forthcoming). by Jeanette Smith, Education The Marion Dorroh Memorial Committee Scholarship, named for Marion Dor­ 1993 NMlA leadership Award roh, a former NMLA President, is a recipient,' 8iJR W~kashiiJe Jacqueline Etulain, a student at $1 500 grant awarded to a full-time the University of Arizona School of student at an ALA accredited library Library Science, was presented with school. The primary considerations the 1993 Marion Dorroh Memorial Award Winners Honored, in selecting the scholarship recipient Scholarship at the Awards Banquet, at Banquet are scholarship and potential contri­ during the Annual NMLA Conference bution to the profession, especially in "Libraries Change Lives", is this: in Las Vegas. A straight"A" student, New Mexico. The scholarship is year's National Library "Yeek theme. Jackie expects to g~aduate in De­ funded' by the proceeds from the Nearly 200 people at the conference· cember 1993,. She received a B.A. in Silent Auction' at' the Annual awards ,banquet in Las VegC!son: literature from Point Loma Nazarene Conference. March 18th celebrat~d·seven indi~ College in San Diego, and' isa gradu­ viduals who changed libraries. ate 'of Albuquerque 'High School. Benjamin J. Wakashige, recipient of the' New, Mexico Library Leader~ ship Award; has enriched Iibra.ries throughoufhis 'career, serving in many different capacities in many,· kinds of institutions.' From the bor­ , . ders of New Mexico and beyond, librarians' attested to the' help and support he has given. His contribu­ tions reach, beyond libraries to such activities as coaching cross country and serving on institutional boards. Wakashige himself modestly demurs that, as a library director, he is often given credit for work done by others. , Trustee of the Year Howard Mad­ dox has contributed materially to changing' the Bosque Farms. library by dir.ectly lending a hand in the building's construction, by dedicating his salary as Municipal Judge for four years, and at ,present by making himself available to fix anything from 1993 Marion Dorroh Scholarship Awardrecipient, leaks to balky computers. In accept­ ing the award, Maddox told the audi­ Jacqueline ftulain ence that he did~'t do all he has done in order to win the award--he ------@]Io,;.-.:------did not even know the New Mexico Library Association existed--but he NMLA Scholarships for was proud to accept the honor Emporia Students Features , nonetheless. This year a special $1,000 schol­ The 21 nominations considered arship was made available to five for the Community Achievement students enrolled in the Emporia Award indicate that communities State University MLS program in Self Checkout Machine around New Mexico are graced by Albuquerque. hardworking individuals--and that Pioneered at Albuquerque they. appreciate the contributions of The recipients are: Main Library these people. The four who received by Joe Sabatini and Susan Keller the award exemplify "outstanding Kathleen LeFebre, Socorro service in their local communities": .Bettina Romero, Las Vegas The Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Toni Beatty, Director of Rio Ran­ John Kemp, Albuquerque Library system is installing charge cho Public Library, was supported by terminals which enable patrons with Alicia "Rhen" Busch, Rio Rancho community leaders, staff, volunteers, current cards to checkout their own and library users for her unflagging Harriett Meiklejohn, Santa Fe books. The terminals use a laser efforts which, despite initial set­ scanner to read the bar codes on backs, ultimately resulted in a new library cards and books, and a printer library building and, more recently, in to generate date due receipts. Similar increased staff to support expanded .in concept to a bank automated teller hours of service. machine, it allows patrons to bypass Judy Elstner was accompanied to lines of borrowers at the circulation the banquet by the Mayor of Estan­ de~k. cia t,Jnd .. other town staff who were Albuquerque will be among the am<;>ng the·many who supported her first libraries in the V.S. to insta.1I nomin~tion for the aw.ard. Members self-charge mac;hine~. The concept of thi~ ~.mall community (Ie~~ thcm 800) crE!dit Elstner with making it was first tes.ted last year, when a "PQ~~ible· for peqple frOm sm.aII. proto.type model was developed by st~ff t~\II{ns to ~l,Icceed (!nd excel." to connect with the library's GEAC integrated system. The library l:Iar~ar~ G~rri~Qr'! K. had the sup­ contracted with the Fisource Compa­ princill~1 fac~l­ P9rt o.f the cmd mt,Jny ny, an AlbuquerqLJe manufacturer of ty members at L~ GUElv~ High Sc.hool al,ltomated teller machines, to build in Albuquerql,le fOr bringing the li­ three machines, The first of these brary, in ~ few short years, frqm inadequacy to a fully automated and was installed at MClin Library in Feb­ loui~ Sa.~har, indJspensable service, valued by stu­ Children's author, ruary, and the other two will be in­ dents and faculty for its contribution receiving the. t993 Land of stalled in brCilnches. Meanwhile, the to the curriculum. Garrison was also Enchantment Book Award 3M Company has developed a self­ recognized for her direct contribution charge machine ·compatible with its to students' lives outside the library. library book security system which is The Edgewood community nomi­ already operational at a library in nated Richard RlImpf for his taking Australia. Albuquerque will be pur­ the library from an idea to realization chasing 3M machines for most of its in less than one year. Rumpf galva­ branches, and hopes to have them nized. community efforts and "almost installed within a year. In anticipation single handedly· was able to get of the conversion to the 3M self­ donations of books, shelves, materi­ charge system, book bar codes are als, furniture, and most of all finan­ being transferred from the front fly cial support." The Edgewood leaf to the front cover of every Circu­ Community Library opened in Sep­ lating volume. Volunteers and tempo­ tember 1991 with 800 books, and rary help. are .supplementing staff by June 1992 had 8500 books. efforts. to transfer over 700,000 bar Nancy Ebeling wt,Js presented codes. with Hono.r~ry Life Membership (see The MClin Library self-chClrge unit, page 1 ~). . . nic;knart;led "Betsy" by the circulation . staff, is. a. big hit with patrons, The stCiff refllJl~rly enc;ouraQes patrons to. "try the Express Checkout" by con­ locations and holdings of these pa­ ducting quick demonstrations. A pers for researchers. The program is borrower places the library card on a jointly operated by the National En­ ,,>-t~~ platform with the bar code facing up, dowment for the Humanities and the '. and a laser light scans it. Next, the Library of Congress. Currently, 28 borrower places the book on the states have active newspaper proj­ platform and scans the bar code. An ects and 17 states are already com­ «nal audible signal alerts the borrower pleted. In 1993, three new state (Binding> systems that the transaction is successful. A projects were approved. • Equipment printed slip is generated for each In late 1991, after several years • Supplies transaction, showing the book and of submitting unsuccessful propos­ • Service patron bar code numbers and due als, the New Mexico Newspaper date. If there is a problem with the Cover Stock Project finally received a $300,000 '0 c: Matt Transparent card or with the book (e.g., sus­ iii grant from the NEH for Phase I of o Lazer pended cards, returned mail, at­ the Project: identifying, inventorying ~ Paper tempted charge of a reference book, and cataloging New Mexjco's ap­ Composition etc.) the borrower is directed by a Hard Back proximately 2,600 newspapers. The Foil Imprinting screen graphic to see an operator at '0 grant also covers the costs of emer­ c: the circulation desk. The great major­ gency microfilming those newspa­ iii 615 San Mateo Boulevard NE ity of patrons seem pleased with this ~" Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108 pers in extremely fragile condition (505) 262-1564 innovation, and many express enthu­ and in danger of being lost complete­ Out of Albuq, 800-545-0934 siasm that the library has offered it. ly. Phase II of the project will consist Once patrons learn to work it, they of filming those papers which, often use it on subsequent visits, though not in immediate danger of overwhelming at first was handled whether or not there is a line at cir­ disintegration, have not been micro­ without any undue problems. A spe­ culation. It is not uncommon to see filmed. Proposals for the funding for cial thanks to the Kit Carson Mu­ borrowers (especially children) show- , this portion of the project will' be seum's Victor ,Grant for his help. ing other patrons how it works. Al­ submitted to NEH in December At about ~he same, time, as the ready, the self-charge machine 1993. result of an article in the Albuquer­ accounts for half of the books circu- que Journal, the Project received its lated at Main. ; The project is located in Zimmer­ man Library at the University of New first call from a private individual. A Self-charge is an important step Mexico and project members are: 'gentleman living in Rio Rancho had a, taken by the Albuquerque/Bernalillo Marilyn Fletcher, Project Coordinator; small collection of papers from turn'~ County Library system to enhance Henry Guenther, Senior Cataloger; of-the-centu,ry Albuquerque which productivity. In the wake of signifi­ Dave Rixse, Cataloger/Field Repre­ yielded several gems such as never cant staffing reductions during the sentative and Anne McGoey, Staff before filmed issues of La Hormig de last two years, staff librarians and Assistant. The 'project 'began getting Oro. The most exciting find'in this paraprofessionals hav~ been obliged, up to speed beginning in January of gentleman's Gollection was a hi,therto to spend excessive hours covering 1992. The early months were taken unknown Albuquerque newspaper, EI circulation desks, to the detriment of up with the necessary Library of Imparcia/, founded by the peripatetic reference service and children's pro­ Congress CONSER (Cooperative On­ editor Manuel Salazar y Otero who' gramming. Self-charge will enable line Serials) cataloging training' to had previously edited EI Sol de Mayo agencies to handle borrower traffic receive full OCLC 'CONSER authoriza­ in Las Vegas, New Mexico and be­ with the existing clerical staff. tion for the catalogers, and with es­ gan the famous La Bandera America­ tablishing procedures, designing an'd na in Albuquerque. publishing a Newspaper Project bro­ These papers were filmed by New Mexico Newspaper' chure for statewide distribution,' and Southwest Micropublishing which" planning of initial travel schedules. Project has been contracted to do the film­ In the spring of 1992, large-scale ing. Southwest has set up a filming by Henry J. Guenther ' cataloging of titles' in the UNM lab in the basement of' Zimmerman collection began. On September 8, Library, and the camera ope.rator, The United States Newspaper 1992 we undertook our first field Joan Blair, has been very helpful in Program (USNP) is the largest single trip, with a visit to the Kit Carson helping us to prepare papers for film­ bibliographic project ever undertaken Historical Museum where a large ing, a laborious '.proGess of gently in the United "States and aims to collection of 'papers aVliaited us. ironing the papers flat to remove identify and preserve'thousands of Daunted by the size of the task at creases and using archival tape to U.S. newspapers, while at the same hand we quickly settled into our pro­ mend tears. Jim Parke, the owner of time creating an' online union list of cedures, and what seemed Southwest Micropublishing, has --~------~--'---.....,@]-...------been both supportive and knowl­ NEW MEXICO NEWSPAPER fourteen exhibitors. New Mexico was edgeable, being particularly patient in P~OJECT STATISTICS FOR 1992 represented by delegates from the showing us how to identify a master State Library, UNM,Central Correc­ negative. Our thanks to both Joan ./ New records entered on OClC: tional Facility, Alamogordo Public and Jim. 234 Library, Deming Public Library, Wool­ Our first lengthy trip was to Santa ./ OClC records replaced: 109 worth Library in Jal, Thomas Brani­ gan Public Library in las Cruces, Fe to catalog and inventory the large ./ local data records created: New Mexico State University Library, newspaper collection at the New 223 Mexico State Library. We thank Betty Southern Correctional Facility, and ./ Pages filmed: 11,530 (5,765 Serna and Norma McCallan for their the Gadsden School District. frames) assistance. This was but the first The theme of the conference was "Libraries and Education in the part of our immediate goal of cata­ Partial list of titles and dates al- Americas," so it was fun to have loging and inventorying the three ready filmed: major collections in the state, the high school and college students as others being the University of New Deming Headlight 1890-1901 well as school librarians in atten­ Mexico's collection and the New The Eagle (Silver City) 1894-98 dance. Mtra. Estela Morales Campos, Mexico State University collection at Ft. Sumner Index 1909-11 Director of Library Research at the las Cruces. During one visit to Santa University of Mexico, opened the New Mexico Ruralist 1918-20 Fe we also visited with Orlando Rom­ first day's deliberations in which she ero at the Museum of New Mexico Santa Fe Sun 1936-37 exhorted us to attend to the educa­ HistOry Library who assisted us in Red River Prospector 1901-07 tion of individuals and groups, their compiling a list of the Museum's social and information needs, while Mosquero Monitor 1939-41 holdings for a larger statewide list continuing to produce and protect currently in preparation. The Golden Retort 1883-84 knowledge. She was followed by In February 1993 we traveled to Grant County Democrat 1897-98 laura Gutierrez-Witt who described the Benson latin American Collection New Mexico State University at las Revista lIustrada (Santa Fe) 191 7 at the University of Texas, 'Austin. Cruces to catalog the large Amador Santa Rosa Star 1902 collection of newspapers which con­ Discussion groups consumed the tains many unique titles. Everyone EI Faro del Rio Grande 1914 afternoon: I attended the sessions on there was very kind and extended us "Children's Services and Collection every courtesy. Our gratitude to all Development: obtaining Mexican the wonderful people we met there imprints in the U.S.," and got lots of and special thanks to Cheryl Wilson FORO III tips on purchasing Spanish language and Pete Kinnas in Special Collec­ materials. tions for their assistance.. Several delegates from New Mexi­ The evening was spent in the co attended the 3rd FORO Binacional At the end o'f April we travel to UTEP Library where jazz, champagne de Bibliotecarios (Transborder Library and delicious food vied for our atten­ Washington, D.C. to give a presenta­ Forum) at the University of Texas at tion with the beautiful and interest­ tion and slide show at the annual EI Paso February 25-27. The follow­ ing library itself. Of course, there U.S. Newspaper Program Conference ing two accounts give impressions of at the Library of Congress. was also lots of bilingual friend­ some of the official and unofficial making going on. I was happy to see activities of New Mexico librarians Those of us working on the New again sortie of the librarians I first who were there. Although they at­ Mexico Newspaper Project are ex­ met in Guadalajara in December. This cited to be a part of preserving our tended many of the same events, event was sponsored by the Dutch Barbara and Rita have focused on state's history. Please notify us at periodical subscription service, different aspects, and have included 277-8898 if your library has any old SWETS, one of the exhibitors. In our their personal responses. New Mexico newspapers that have infancy as a group, we transborder never been microfilmed or need to be friends need social time as well as refilmed. We win- mend an'd film educational time to understand each these papers at no charge, and the FORO Notes other's problems and needs. lending institution will receive a free from Barbara King positive copy of the film. Saturday's session opened with an ovation for a sterling address by Bob Seal, Director of UTEP Li­ Dr. Manual T. Pacheco, President of brary, deserves an award for a well­ the University of Arizona. He spoke planned and executed, not to men­ to us of "borders" in our lives, in our tion enjoyable, conference. There communities, in our world. Since he were 225 librarians in attendance is an academician speaking to numer­ from all types of libraries, and ous college and university librarians, ------'[!!]r------he was challenged in the question materials. The Mexican librarians of continuing education of the portion by various persons in the were excited at the prospect of re­ masses in an environment of equal­ audience not to forget that the poor ceiving any assistance. Although the ity. The next speaker, Laura and uneducated need libraries too. establishment of public libraries is Gutierrez-Witt, Director of the Ben­ After particularly fervent remarks by done centrally (Mexico City), the son Latin American Collection in a politically active librarian, there upkeep and staffing are by the local Austin, presented a historical over­ was another spirited ovation. community, which, in may cases, are view of this collection and its use in A panel discussion followed re­ poor and unused to providing library the study of Mexico. garding the impact of the North resources. After lunch, we broke up into American Free Trade Agreement on At the planning meeting for FORO discussion groups, where we were libraries. That, too, brought much IV, it was also decided to hold FORO afforded the opportunity to share spirited exchange, and is sure to be a V in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and ideas not only with American librari­ topic of further work in the year to FORO VI in Ensenada, Baja Califor­ ans, but also with our Mexican coun­ come and in FORO IV, 1994, to be nia, Mexico. There was competition terparts. I found that the same held in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, to be the designated sites! concerns about libraries and their Mexico. role in society were shared by all. The final event was the banquet The library was viewed as anything The workshops on Saturday con­ and presentation of reports from all from a temple in which we preserve centrated on types of libraries: I at­ the discussion groups. The entire our cultural values~ to a spaceship tended the one on public libraries conference was dedicated to the where humanity is transported. where we shared the differences memory of Carlos Salas, former di­ However, everyone agreed that .the between Mexican and U.S. services rector of Sonora State Library and library could provide lifelong educa­ and talked about ways of helping originator of the FORO concept. Mr. tion beyond formal schooling. each other. Several people there Salas died last year, and his absence After an intense day of presenta­ were interested in the lack of ser­ was keenly felt by the participants. tions and discussions we were vices in rural Dona Ana County Thanks to Karen and Scott for treated to a reception at the UTEP where so many Mexican Americans permitting me to attend. I hope that Library, where we ate, listened to are. living, working, and going to librarians throughout New Mexico jazz, and exchanged ideas in a very school. will attend future meetings. relaxing atmosphere. On Saturday afternoon, Ramirio The keynote speaker the second S. Salazar, Director of the EI Paso day was Dr. Manuel Pacheco, Presi~ Public Library, took us on a tour of FORO Impressions dent of the University of Arizona. In his main library and the newest an ever-changing world, institutions by Rita Pino Vargas branch library. What a contrast. Main of higher learning are challenged tb prepare students to live in a diverse is small, crowded, an ADA night­ Through an NMLA education world. Libraries play an important mare, but also full of people of all grant I was fortunate to participate in role in this process, since the library ages using all the departments. All the Third Transborder Library Forum signage and information is bilingual; is not only an information center, but in EI Paso. The opening ceremonies also a cultural center and a teaching the Spanish language collections are included the introduction of digni­ large and recent; lots of people were center. It is also "uniquely posi­ taries by the organizer of this forum, tioned to encourage lifelong learning reading periodicals. There I found Liz Bob Seal, Director of the UTEP Li-. Arrambide (a friend from Anthony) and to provide individuals and com­ brary. EI Paso Mayor Tilney gave a munities with the skills and re­ who is a temporary children's librari­ passionate welcome in both English sources needed to thrive in an an, and Ivonne Jimenez (also a friend and Spanish. Before the first key­ information-based society." He· went from Anthony and a helper'on our note address there was a moment of on to say, "Our new global aware­ Title V Grant application) who is in silence to remember the late Lic. ness offers transborder opportunities charge of the ten city branches. Both Carlos Salas Plascencia, who dedi­ between the United States and Mexi­ were at the conference, as were cated his life to libraries in Mexico co for active participation in a global most of the staff at one - time or and who tirelessly organized FORO society," and concluded that librari­ another. Mr. Salazar plans to request II. ans can take. a leadership role in. funds this year to enlarge and reno­ meeting the challenges of a diverse Mtra. Estela Morales Campos vate Main library. EI Paso gives li­ world. brary cards to residents of Ciudad de from UNAM Centro Universitario de Due to a last-minute cancellation Juarez, a meaningful example of Investigaciones Bibliotecolgicas was by the final speaker, an impromptu transborder cooperation. the first keynote speaker. Her ad­ dress centered around viewing the panel was organized to discuss the Discussions about other possibili­ library as "education in action. ~ The impact of the Free Trade Agreement ties of cooperation revolved around library not only "opens windows to on libraries. Participants included Dora Biblarz, Arizona State Universi­ interlibrary loan and programming humanity and culture," but is a tool ty; Jesus Lau, ITESM in Durango; ------@)f------...... ------Lou Wetherbee, a library consultant such ideas must be put aside' discussion groups were presented. from Dallas; and Adolfo Rodriguez of QUICKLY. As we left the conference, plans UNAM in Mexico City. The informal Saturday's discussion groups were already underway for FORO 'IV, nature of the panel encouraged lively focused on different types of libraries which will probably be held in Mon­ participation from the audience and --academic, school, special, and pub­ terrey, Mexico. resulted in a fruitful exchange of lic. The public library discussion was This exchange was very produc­ ideas. Even though this agreement very well attended by an equal num­ tive and an eye opener about our affects Canada, most of the discus­ ber of librarians from Mexico and the southern neighbors. Basically, it was sion focused on' Mexico. There United States. Some of the librari­ an affirmation of libraries and the seemed to be a consensus that li­ ans from Mexico were very vocal in opportunities that are open to us at. braries would be affected in a posi­ sharing their experiences, and we all the international level. We can make tive way. Librarians from Mexico realized that we had much in com­ a positive difference, but we must hope that books from the United mon. I learned, for instance, that take a leadership role in this global States will be less expensive to buy. Mexico's public library system was society. I am hoping that because of One participant pointed out that the not started until 1984. It was men­ our proximity to Mexico, NMLA will U.S. is viewed as an information­ tioned that Mexico will look at the become more visible in the future producing country while other coun­ American system as a model. FOROs. tries are seen as information con­ sumers. With the new agreement, The conference closed with a banquet during which results of the'

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P.O.BOX 42948 ISBN Prefix 0':943173­ TUCSON AZ 85733 Harbinger House 1-800-759-9945 Books of Integrity _....._-----_...... ~~------_...... _------~---- 2. Continue to work for the estab­ lishment of new state standards for Goals & Work Programs school libraries (ongoing committee). 3. Continue to support the Land of Enchantment Book Award in con­ junction with International Reading and by contacting. them regarding Association. NMLA Goals and Work membership. Program, 1993-94 4. Continue to support the Battle 2. Promote and support profes­ of the Books in conjunction with the Continuing Goals sional activities within the state' for Public Library Division. 1. Promote collaboration and academic and special librarians by announcing programs or workshops 5. Research, compile, and dis­ cooperation among all types of li­ of interest in the NMLA News/etter. seminate a directory of all public, braries in New Mexico. private, parochial, Indian, ~nd ot.her 2. Support the 'New Mexico State 3. Initiate an "information ex­ K-12 schools in New MexIco to In­ change" among CUS librarians to Library's efforts to increase the .per . clude the following: capita funding for State Grants-in-Aid share innovative or unusual ideas . and projects by surveying members a. school name, address, and for New Mexico's public libraries telephone number from the present 13 cents to at least and publishing findings in the NMLA b. principal or administrator 25 cents per capita by the year News/etter. 2000. c. librarian, clerk, aide, or person Public Library Division providing library service. 3. Support the implementation of 1. Sponsor a program to acquaint the resolutions adopted by the dele­ 6. Support coordination of ser­ New Mexico librarians with the vari­ gates assembled for the Second New vices between public and school ous forms and possibilities for re­ Mexico Conference on Libraries and libraries and work for greater coor­ source sharing. Information Services. dination and cooperation with all 2. Cosponsor with Public Rela­ undergraduate college ·Iibraries. 4. Support the Legislation and tions Committee a program on ,public Intellectual Freedom Committee and 7. Establish committees to assist relations in libraries aimed at all New Mexico State .LibrarY'sl~gis­ in accomplishing the work program types of libraries and lib.rarians. 'Iative ·efforts. of the Division. 3. In conjunction with the Ser­ 5. Support the development of 8. Increase :communication and vices for 'Youth .and 'School Libraries the New Mexico Library Foundation. awareness between the Division and Division, support the Battle of the that portion ·of the :Iibrary ,community" ;Books. ·WorkPro.gram we represent to ,determine needs and .futuregoals. 1. Have the 'Public Relations Com­ Ser-vicesfor Youth and School :mittee solicit additions to the Pro­ 9..Encourageand support efforts gram Ideas section .of the P-ublic . :Libraries Division for .continuing education of library 'Relations Handbook for New .Mexlco 1. :Participate ,in the ;minicoRfer­ .personnelthroughoutNew Mexico. .Librariansfromtheuriits .of 'New 'ence by sponsoring ·one ·or more Mexico Library Association. Distrib­ .speakersand/or .programs. ute results to libraries in ·New Mexico.

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------...;.------,:[§];....-~...... ---~-~ Documents Round Table Library Instruction Round 2. Contact New Mexico Indian 1. Continue to promote the use of Table libraries not listed in the New Mexico Library Directory to join. Targeted state and federal documents within 1. Sponsor a workshop on tech­ libraries: the library community and the public niques for motivating and instructing by submitting articles of interest to. the learner in library use. a. BIA school libraries documents librarians to the NMLA 2. Use the NMLA ias a forum for .b. contract school libraries News/ettsr. collecting information and bibliogra~ c. mission school libraries 2. Continue to promote member-' phies on library instruction, and com­ d. rural "unknown" libraries. ship in the Documents Round Table pile such in a notebook or file for by: distribution to interested persons. 3. Organize a reunion of past a. Submitting newsletter articles members, past chairmen, past pre­ 3. Continue to focus on the role senters, with current members to on topics of interest to documents of the library in helping others learn librarians and others interested in discuss library issues and human to read by cooperating with the New services issues. documents. Mexico Coalition for Literacy. b. Contacting non-members who Online Round Table attend the round table meeting at the Local and Regional History 1. Promote knowledge and under­ annual conference. Round Table standing of library automation by: 3. Solicit suggestions from round 1. Increase knowledge and ap­ ~ a. Publicizing Online Round Table table members and others on the preciation of local history by encour­ programs in The Hitchhiksr and the work program for the following year aging libraries to display and NMLA News/etter. by: advertise materials available on their b. Encouraging informational ar-' a. Contacting representatives specific local history. ticles on automation~related topics in from each depository library in the 2. Encourage special programs NMLA publications. state.. emphasizing local history'and how it c. Sponsoring programs which b. Contacting representatives' fits in with state history, beginning promote knowledge of new technolo­ from the Public Library Division and with th'e NMLA Annual Conference gies and automated services at both from the Services for Youth and program. ~chool Libraries Division to discuss· 3. Continue to increase aware­ the NMLA miniconference and the use of government. documents by ness of new materials relating to annual conference. school and p.ublic library--patrons. New Mexico history by submitting . - 2. Investigate the possibility/desir­ -" c. Forming a program committee book reviews and/or publication an~ ability of merging with the Educa­ ofthree or. more PElrsons to pr~pare . nouncements to the NMLA News/et­ tional Technology Round Table. specific activities or programs which tsr and/or articles for the New the round table will discuss at the Mexico .State Library publication, The annual conference. ; Hitchhiker. Technical Services Round Table Educational'Technology Round' LUISARQund Table 1.. Plan programs and workshops Table 1. Present a program that ex­ that foster professiorial groWth for all amines the role of language, learning technical services librarians and staff 1. Promote awareness, appreci­ and literacy. by: " . ation, application and evaluation of new innovations, including hardware 2. Explore through presentations, a. Conducting a survey of initial and software, that will improve ser­ book reviews, and newsletter articles members as to ideas, needs anc:lin-· vices or provide useful sources of the recent writings of Hispanic terests in all'areasof technical information. authors. services. 3. Submit articles to the NMLA b. Planning a program for the 2. Provide programs and work­ r shops that foster professional News/et~sr. annua.1 c~nference and mini- growth and development of 4. Continue to promote conference. library/media personnel. membership. 2. Send letter of petition to ALA 3. Provide a forum for the discus­ to affiliate with ALA-ALCTS sion of problems and solutions of Native American Libraries 3. Promote the Round Table' current issues. RO!Jnd Table throughout the state to increase. 1. Recruit Arizona' libraries and membership by developing apubiici­ librarians as members of ty campaign. ;' NMLA/NALRT.

..;",,;,------...... ------...... -~r-..------...... -,;",-.----- Trustees and Friends 4. Conduct an Electronic Round Table .Newsletter Delivery workshop to be held at the 1994 NMLA conference, 1. Improve the Trustees and bringing in a nationally known Friends of the Library public relations speakerIleader. within the communities in the state. 5. Refine Calendar of Activities, 2. Encourage submission of ar­ adding specific dates and work ticles on activities of Friends of the • J where possible. Library to the NMLA News/etter and The Hitchhiker. 6. Consider revising and review­ ing the completed work on the New 3. In conjunction with the Legis­ Mexico Literary Map and its use as a lation and Ititellectual Freedom Com­ promotional item. mittee, educate Trustees and Friends of the Library members on how best 7. Continue to workwith and . to approach city, county and state promote the idea of press releases officials about library funding. from Divisions, Round Tables, and Committees. 4. Prepare informational sheet which addresses the duties of the 8. Investigate the possibility of chair and vice-chair and explains the having all NMLA publications avail­ round table's'affiliation with NMLA able in multiple formats. and how it works. 5. Promote membership in Trust­ ees and Friends Round Table. Legislation and Intellectual Announcements & Updates Freedom Committee J. Inform and educate legislators and policy makers about issues of intellectual freedom and the impor­ committee. Please contact Serena at tance and needs of libraries. SYSLing Belen Middle School (864-2422) if' 2. Improve the working of the by Jerry Klopfer you would be willing to serve on the . Legislative Network in cooperation committee. This is not a commitment with Friends of New Mexico Libraries I would like to begin my first ar- to run for office. ticle as Chair of Services for Youth and the Trustees and Friends Round and School Libraries Division by Some new committees were es- Table. thanking Serena Douglas for her con- tablished at our business meeting in 3. Work to amend the New Mexi­ tribution over the past two years as an attempt to get greater participa­ co statute that currently excludes vice-chair, and chair, and for her tion in the planning for this division. libraries as donative institutions. work with the School Standards If you would be willing to serve on a ~ 4. Work to increase the state Committee. This committee has al- committee, please. contact the com­ grants-in-aid line item of the State ready accomplished much, but they mitt~e' ~hair: Anita. Estrella, Chil­ Library budget. ' have found that there is still much dren s Llbranan at RIO Rancho, will more that needs to be done~ Serena .chair the Public Relations Committee, Public Relations Committee and the other members of the.com- Dinah Jentgen will chair the Planning mittee have agreed to continue for Committee, and ,I will chair the Pro­ 1. Solicit additions from the units another year. An article on, their gram Planning Committee. of NMLA to the Program Ideas sec­ tion of the Public Relations Hand­ work will be prepared for the. next. This year's 'work program looks' book for NeVIl Mexico Librarians. The NMLA News/etter;' ambitious; however, several of these results will be distributed to libraries I would also like to introduce and activities' are ones which we' have ." in New Mexico.' . . . . thank Dinah Jentgen who agreed to been doing for some time.:now and run for vice-chair/chair-elect. Dinah is some are· carryovers from last year' . 2. Work with the Legislation and librarian at 'White Sands Elementary (see SYSL Work Program, page 21 I. Intellectual Freedom Committee to improve the working of the Legis- School. Children's' and young adult librari- lative Network. . Serena Douglas has also agreed, ,ans at the public librarie's,' please .... '. -', as immediate past chair, to serve as cont~ct me, Jerry. Klopfer at: New 3. Complete NMLApromotional the Chair of the Nominating Commit- MeXICO Military Institute, Paul Hor-' , video. ., , , tee. Two additional division members gan Library, 101 West College, Ros­ are needed to serve on this well, NM 88201, 624-8382, with ideas on how this division can better What do we know so far? To our serve your needs. I would love to credit, many of us feel we can go hear from anyone who is involved the extra milE! to help students and NMLCA Mourns Passing of with programming which they would staffs, some of us have supportive Longtime Member' like to share with others as a pre­ administrators and faculties, have senter at the miniconference, a work­ been able to implement technology,' The New Mexico library Cats shop, or at the annual conference. have wonderful story times, 'have Association heard recently of the Finally, we need a volunteer to integrated the library'into the curricu­ untimely demise of longtime mem­ serve a two year term as· a delegate lum, and are working hard to provide' ber Angel Sonflieth. Angel lived to the AASL Affiliate Assembly. welcoming libraries. Some of us can with Susie Sonflieth for· many Please contact me.· if .you are provide collections that meet needs years and the .NMLCA. shares Su­ interested.. and interests. Thankfully,. we have sie's grief. . We suggest· that positive attitudes. NMLCA members, wishing to re­ For all the good we do, the sad member. Angel make a donation of news is that we seem to be running a catly book to their local library ONLINE ROUND TABLE school libraries mostly on love and and ask that it'be dedicated in CHANGES ITS BYLAWS book fair money in the state of New Angel's name. The Multitude in T by Valerie J. Horton Mexico. We are physically and emo­ or C have given the child~en~s tionally isolated, and we hunger for boo1<, "Tom's Cat" by Voake, to On March 19th, the members of training to help us do our job better. their local library in Angers name. the Online Round Table voted to Many of us feel that NMLA is not For more information on the change the bylaws. The new bylaws meeting the needs of poorly paid NMLCA, please write to: expand the mission of the Online library staff who cannot leave their The Multitude Round > Table from basic online buildings. And for every school li­ 918 Kopra searching to include, broader techno~ . brary with a usable collection, staff­ Truth or Consequences, NM logical issues. Article 2 now states ing, facilities, equipment, and 87901 the object of the Online Round Table. funding there are ten times that num­ is to provide "a forum for those in-' ber which have 'little or none of the terested in online searching, network basic elements of educational a,ccess', aryd other librarY applications excellence. and volunteer. help is almost non-existent. of technoiogy an.d information stor~ An initial, cursory analysis age ·and. retriev~l." The new bylaws . indicates: • Ourfunds come from many and codify a change that had been occur- • Our facilities range from 1.41 inconsistent sou·rces. Many of us ring over the years as Online Round .square feet to 52 square ,feet per have NO school-provided money. Table programs have been including student (and 32% of our What money we do have is often topics such· as the. Internet, NREN,' respondents don't know what granted at the whim of and CD"ROM applications. size their facilities are). administrators, arid few of us . . know much about school finance • Dated reference books (> ter:' or the accounting codes that years) make up anywhere from It's Not 'Too Late For Your govern library/media purchases. 1% to 100% of our collections.. (By tne way, the code numbers SYSL Survey will change this year!) • Our elementarY collections range by Judy Crocker f'rom 2 to 105 items per pupil. Where is this taking us? With the Schools in the same town may Lib~arY School librarians who 'have need- support of the Sta'te and vary by 500% in the number of ed "just a little more time"' to com- . through a growing network of state per-pupil items. plete their SYSL statistical survey are . agencies and professionalorganiza­ still. invited to return them for com- .• Only about 30% of our facilities tions, we will eventually put together pilation or request another. The sur­ have small group spaces; 25% of a legislative' package to support vey, circulated in August by the, .our libraries have. no separate school library media centers. To do School L,ibrary Standards Committee, stqrage; 15% of us have . this, we need to be able to provide will ultimately help us develop a leg­ classroom space available for. rational proposals '. with statistical islative pa~kage to support school patrons. ' backup. This is where your help is '-'.' library facilities, materials, and staff­ needed. ' ing. But it will'take cooperative effort • Almost none of us. can hold class Please get in the habit"of 'keeping and a lot mo're time' thaniniti~I'y and meet the needs of individuals records ,even.· if .' it means starting p~nned. ' or sl)1all groups which come to small. Have students help you with . .,the library unscheduled--clericaJ counts and copyrights. Our survey is ------~.lEJ~·, - .. ~ ... ~ ..

only the first of many that will cross (Text to be changed in brackets newest chapter is in 'Puerto ·Rico. your desk in the next few years. [ ], text to be deleted in italics, new The REFORMA Newsletter is pub­ Next, find out something about fund­ text in bold.) lished quarterly and shares informa­ ing. There are many potential funding ·tion with the membership on a sources, but it may take time and Section ,9. Public Relations variety of events and issues ,of,inter­ finesse to work your way through Committee. est to libraries with Spanish-speaking the ,politics involved in accessing A. The Public Relations Commit­ populations. them. Finally, consider networking to tee shall publicize library activities, REFORMA meets at both Annual help make your job easier. especially New Mexico Library As­ and 'Midwinter Conferences and If you are able to complete a sur­ sociation activities, throughout the hosts programs for public, academic, vey, contact Serena Douglas at Belen state; be responsible for notifying special and school librarians. Middle School, 314 S. 4th Street, national library publications of meet­ This year's conference in New Belen, NM 87002, or Judy Crocker ings and newsworthy activities of Orleans has tentatively scheduled the at Chamisa Elementary School, 301 the Association; and implement a following events and meetings: Meadow Lane, Los Alamos, NM program publicizing all types of li­ 87544, and a copy will be sent to braries in New Mexico in conjunction Saturday, June 26, 1993 you. We also welcome comments with the American Libr,ary Associ­ 8:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. and requests for help. ation's National Library Week pro­ Children's Services Committee gram and theme. 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Section 10. Publications Book Awards Committee Miniconference Planned Committee. 8:00 P.M. - 12:00 A.M. REFORMA Evening Reception For October in T or C [A.I B. The [Publications] Public Relations Committee shall make rec­ by Ellanie Sampson Sunday, June 27, 1993 ommendations to the ,Executive 2:00 P,M. -4:00 P.M. Board .on the format and frequency The annual NMLA Miniconference REFORMA Conference Program. is scheduled for Friday, October 8, of the official periodical, its content, "Lobbying for Minority Concerns: How to 1993, in Truth or Consequences. and the method of publishing; rec­ Be Effective in a Political World: Units wishing to present programs ommend other official publications of Florangel Mendez, Presenter. should have their budget and pro­ the Association, including directo­ gram requests to Ellanie Sampson as ries; and recommend a candidate for Monday, June 28, 1993 soon as possible, or call Ellanie at Editor and the amount of the Editor's 8:30 A.M. - 10:30 A,M. 894-3027 or 894-6575. Tentatively honorarium to the Executive Board Executive Board Meeting scheduled programs include a pre­ for approval. 10:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. sentation by the New Mexico Coali­ [B.I C. The Editor of the official General Membership Meeting tion for Literacy on the use of LSCA periodical of the New Mexico Library funds. Association shall be an ex-officio, Annual dues range from $10.00 to $20.00 per year and include a The Truth or Consequences area nonvoting member of the Committee and of the Executive Board. subscription to the REFORMA News­ offers many recreation possibilities letter. For more information or a for those who may wish to stay over membership application form please after the miniconference. Watch your contact me: mail in the summer for miniconfer­ Invitation to Join ence mailings. REFORMAfor LUISA Edward Erazo REFORMA Newsletter Editor Members and .others New Mexico State University Library Bylaws Changed by Edward Eraz.o .sox 30006 - Dept. 347:5 Las Cruces, NM 88003"0006 by Cher,yl Wilson What is REEORMA? It':s ·the Na­ Phone: '505/646-,693.0 (Voice-mail) "tional Asso,ciation ,to Promote Library ',or The following ,change in the Services to the Spanish Speaking. FA)( '505/64.6-694,0 NMLA 'Bylaws was ;passed _by the ,Founded in '19.11 ,REFORMA is .an Internet: ,[email protected];edu membership during the Business ALA affiliate ..withthirte.en state 'Meeting ,h~ld'durin.g ,th,e .conference. ,.chapters and over 6.00m.ember.s. As ) The change is needed to reflect the would ,be expected, most of ,the :dissolutionof ,the Publications chapters are in areas of the 'country ,Committee. that ·,have the highest '~panish­ .~peakiQ,gpopulations, California, Texas, Illinois and 'New Yo_rk--the ~------;~~-- ...... _--..;.--.------.1993-94 Division, Round Table, and Committee ,Officers

Divisions Committees College, University and Special Libraries. Division Awards Carmen Ward, Ch.air Linda Avery ,Larry Compt<.>n,· Vice~chair Bylaws and Procedures Public Libraries Division Cheryl Wilson Bambi Adams, Chair. LuCie Olson, Vice-chair Conference Site David Null Services for Youth and Scho~1 Libraries Division Jerry Klopfer, Chair Education Dinah Jentgen, Vice-chair Gary Mayhood

, Round Tables Legislation & Intellectual Freedom Marilyn Reeves, Joe Sabatini (cochairs) Documents Round Table Kay Krehbiel,' Chair Library Development Karen George, Vice-chair' Betty Long

Educatio'nal Tect:mology Round Table Local Arrangements Richard Bell, Chair Robert Martinez, Cherrill Whitlow (cochairs) Jennifer Marquardt, Vice-chair Membership Library Instruction Ro~nd Table Clara Rey Kris Wycisk, Chair Nominations & Elections Local and Regional History Round Table Drew Harrington Cheryl Wilson, Chair Peter Ives, Vice-chair Pubiic Relations John Brewster LUISA'· Round Table Claire Odenheim, Chair Special Committee on Adriana Ortega, Vice-chair. Executive Director for NMLA John Brewster Native American Libraries Round Table Lee Platero, Chair Special Committee on Mars' Chalan; Vice-chair Funding Roles of NMLA/NMLF Kathy Flanary Online Round Table .Roger Steeb, Chair" NMLA Liaison to the Harold Bogart, Vice~chair New' Mexico Coalition for Literacy. Susie Sonflieth' Technical Services Round Table Barbara Spivey, Chair Mary Grathwol, Vice-chair

.' ~. " : Trustees and Friends Round Table Carol King, Chair ------~~.------"""'!""~--.--~-.....----.....-----.....- '. . ~. Regional Literacy .. Family Computer Assisted 81 Reunions" Questionnaire Hispanic Library Regional literacy "Family Reuni­ The ALA Library Instruction Education to be ons," each with its own focus, will Round Table (lIRT) Computer Appli­ Discussed be hosted by four New Mexico li­ cations Committee is conducting a The Trejo Foster Foundation brary sites during the month of May. survey to identify libraries which are for Hispanic Library Education developing or using computer as­ The Thomas Branigan Memorial (TFF) and the University of Arizo­ sisted instruction (CAl) programs to Library, Las Cruces, will host the na will co-host a three day nation­ provide instruction in the use of li­ first of the four day-long trainings al institute on July 29-31 to brary and information resources. and workshops on Friday, May 7, discuss issues concerning Hispan­ Personal computers and customiz­ from 8:30-5:00. As a permanent ic library education in this coun­ able software are enabling all sizes residual of the literacy project, each try. It will provide a unique and types of libraries to experiment library will receive a core collection opportunity for participants from with creating programs geared to the of materials chosen to enhance the across the country to discuss needs of their clientele. lIRT is seek­ literacy focus of each library site, issues and possible solutions to ­ ing to identify these libraries and will along with a rich collection of materi­ improve the status of library compile the results in a directory to als designed for new adult readers education and information ser­ facilitate communication between and English speakers. These materi­ vices pertaining to Hispanics. als will be distributed through the' librarians who are interested in CAl Dr, Arnulfo Trejo, President of New Mexico Coalition for Literacy as programs. If your library uses CAl Hispanic Books Distributors,lnc., part of a cooperative training project and you would like to fill out lIRTs and co-founder of TFF, believes initiated by the New Mexico -State questionnaire, contact Anne Lynch, that -the institute will have a posi­ Library through a Library Services Access Services, Doheny Library, tive and long lasting impact on and Construction Act, Title 6 Grant. University of -Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, CA Latino librarianship. The title of Future trainings will be in: 90089; FAX (213) 749-1045; AN­ this year's institute will be: "Sta­ [email protected]; or phone tus of Hispanic Library and In­ • Farmington. May 15, focusing on (213) 740-3393. Completed sur­ formation Services: A - National Family Literacy- veys should be returned by June -1, Institute for Educational Change." 1993. The committee will begin For more information, please • Carlsbad. May 21, with con­ compiling results at the ALA Annual write: centration on the needs of Disabled Learners Conference. National Institute for 'Hispanic Library Education, TFF • Gallup, May 28, with emphasis on P.O. Box 6021 Program Development. Tucson, AX 85703-2021.

(from the Hitchhiker, March 22, 1993)

------~@]r------tion Com'1lission. Application was and the following trustees were, 1992 Annual Report of made for a federal employer identifi­ elected for 1993: James Dyke" Daryl' the New, Mexico library cation number, and application for a Black, and Linda Avery to serve 'a Foundation 'nonprofit 501 (c)(3) status was com­ one year term; David Giltrow, Sidney by Karen Watkins, Secretary pleted and ,mailed to the" Internal Margolis, and Karen Watkins to serve Revenue Service, with IRS response a two year term; and Kathy Flanary, Creation of th'e New Mexico Li- ,e~pectedin early 1993. A post office Drew Harrington, and George Marr brai"y'Foundation began in 1990 with box was,obtained and a bank ac­ to serve a three' year term. Officers informal discussions with Gloria Tru- count opened. The Foundation logo' for 1993 are George Marr, chair; jillo, New Mexico Library Association was designed, and stationery and James Dyke, vice~chair; Karen Wat­ president at the time. In' 1992, by- solicitation brochures were printed. kins,' secretary; ,and Linda" Avery, laws and articles of J incorporation Solicitation brochures were mailed to treasurer. " were approved by NMLA 500 ' Booktalk ,subscribers, 500 Marketing plans are being de­ membe,rship'. NMLA members, 250 library ven- signed to, secure additional, funding , The Foundation's first fund raising dors, and' 30 library friends, groups. with the understanding that it, will effort was ungertaken during Plans were made fo(~ 1st year birth~ take several years of hard' work by NMLA's 1992 conference. Librari- day party and a "Las Vegas" night the trustees and other supports to , d d d fund, raiser,' as part of the' 1993 ans, ven ors, an frien s donated makf;l ,the Foundation, a significant close to $4,000. NMLA conferel1ce. contributor to New Mexico library An ir,lterirn Board ofTrustees was Original trustees were George activities. appointed for the period from mid-, Marr (chair); :James Dyke (vice­ For ,the' fiscal year 1992~ June to December 31, 1992, and chair), Karen' Watkins' (secretary), $5,019.83 was, received in income, Carol Myers (treasurer), Daryl Black, Expenses totaled '$1,290.08. The officers elected. During the balance Kathy Flanary, Sidney Margolis, Ali- 1~92, truste~sfocused balance at the end of 1992 was a! on orga- son Almquist, and David Giltrow. $3,729..15. ~ n1Zatlon",,.al reqUirements..,for the EIect"Ions were heId'In Decem' b'er Foundation. ,Nonprofit incorporation'" 1992. .In accor dance Wit . h .. b'yawsI W",S, approved !?y the State Corpora- ,' ' ' , ,

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