Volume 14, No. 27 A Weekly Newspaper for the Library Staff July 25, 2003

AT&T Gift Boosts National Book Festival Shelter-in-Place Plan Tested in Adams Building

By DEBORAH DURHAM-VICHR

he Library tested its emergency pre- paredness on July 10 in “Exercise T Adams Shield,” the largest shelter- in-place exercise attempted on Capitol Hill to date and the fi rst time an entire building was locked down for a drill. As the Adams Building shut its doors at 10 a.m.—no one was allowed in or out of the building during the exercise—police and security staff, Evacuation Team mem- bers, and personnel from the House Offi ce

Michaela McNichol of Emergency Preparedness, Planning and Jim Cicconi, left, AT&T general counsel, presented a $250,000 check to the Operations, observed and evaluated how Librarian on July 10 to support the 2003 National Book Festival on Oct. 4. With its gift, AT&T became the fi rst charter sponsor of this year’s book festival, the third to well Library staff respond to a call to shel- be organized and sponsored by the Library, hosted by fi rst lady Laura Bush, and ter in place. supported by AT&T. ‘The National Book Festival highlights literacy as a power- The event was a learning experience ful national resource,’ Cicconi said. This year’s festival will bring more than 80 of for all, from the fi rst Library-wide e-mail America’s best-known authors, illustrators and storytellers to the National Mall for a day-long celebration of books and reading. announcement on July 9 urging staff members to familiarize themselves with shelter-in-place procedures to the fi nal notice that the exercise was over at 10:44 Retirement Savings May Be Increased a.m. on July 10. In between, at 8:15 a.m. on July 10, was a broadcast Audix mes- By GAIL FINEBERG IRS cap of $12,000 in 2003 —or 8 ppercentercent of basic salary for employees in the Civil sage announcing the exercise, which tied Library employees who qualify may Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the up all 64 ports of the Library’s telephone contribute as much as $14,000 to their CSRS-Offset plan, or 13 percent of basic system for an hour. tax-deferred Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) pay for those in the Federal Employees’ “We tested many of the notifi cation accounts. Retirement System (FERS). systems that we would use during a real A new law (Public Law 107-304), For further information, employees event and identifi ed some strengths and which was approved on Nov. 27, 2002, should refer to the TSP Fact Sheet on weaknesses in the entire process. I feel allows federal employees to contribute up Catch-up Contributions, which is avail- that because of this exercise, we are to $2,000 extra to their TSP accounts this able at www.tsp.gov. much better prepared,” said Jeff Goldberg, year, providing they meet two criteria: According to William Callanan, emergency management program offi cer (1) They must be 50 years or older a retirement counselor with Human with the Offi ce of Security and Emergency this year. They qualify if they reach 50 Resources Services, “There are no open Preparedness. Overall, he said, “I believe years of age any time during calendar season time limits for making catch-up the exercise went very well.” year 2003. contributions.” Evaluators with Nextel radios were sta- (2) They are contributing the maximum Employees wishing to make TSP tioned on each fl oor of the Adams build- allowable amount to their TSP accounts: an TSP, ContinuesContinues onon pagepage 8 SHELTER, Continues on page 4 2 THE GAZETTE JULY 25, 2003

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GAIL FINEBERG COLA Pay-out Explained Editor MICHAELA McNICHOL Staff wondering how their annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 2003 was Visual Information Specialist distributed now have an explanation. Contributing Editors: Deborah Durham-Vichr, Calendar; and Stephanie F. Smith, technical services specialist, Human Resources Services, said Carla V. Bussey, Moving On and Length of Service. this year’s annual across-the-board, cost-of-living increase to federal employees’ pay Proofreaders: Sally CraigCraig and Suzy Platt was disbursed in two parts. The president signed Executive Order 13282, effective Dec. 31, 2002, which pro- PETER BRAESTRUP JAMES W. McCLUNG vided a 3.1 percent, across-the-board increase in the basic pay rate. Pay period one Founder Founding Publisher (1990 – 1997) (1990 – 1994) in 2003 refl ected this pay increase. An additional 1 percent increase in locality pay was provided in the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, which Congress passed on Feb. 13 and the president signed The Gazette encourages LC staff to submit articles or photographs (Public Law 108-7) on Feb. 20. This resolution, which gave the Library authority to of general interest. Submissions will be edited to convey the most begin operating within its fi scal year 2003 budget, included a provision for the 4.1 necessary information. percent overall average pay adjustment, including the base pay increase of 3.1 percent Deadline for submission is 5 p.m. Wednesday, one week prior to publication date. Please submit text in digital form and if pos- plus the locality pay increase of 1 percent. silble include hard copy with your submission. The National Finance Center (NFC) distributed the 1 percent locality pay hike in An offi cial publication of the Library of Congress, The Gazette is largely staffed by Library employees who have volunteered June (pay period 10), retroactive to pay period one. for part-time details. Persons interested in serving a detail as a page editor, writer, proofreader, photographer, reporter, or artist All employees who were entitled to the 1 percent increase in locality pay have may submit applications to the editor, LM 105, mail code 1620. received their retroactive monies. Those groups of employees who receive a special Those persons interested in contributing to The Gazette as partpart of a Library-wide network should fi rst check with their supervi- rate of pay (such as those in clerical/typing and information technology positions) sors. Back issues of The Gazette are availableavailable in the newspapernewspaper and whose special rates exceed the locality rates, were not entitled to the retroactive offi ce, LM 105. adjustment. James Madison Memorial Building, LM 105 Library of Congress Because of the process that NFC established to refl ect the retroactive adjustment Washington, DC 20540-1620 in the NFC database, personnel actions that were effective between pay periods four Editor 707-9194, gfi [email protected] Calendar Editor 707-1639, [email protected] and 10 were held until after the pay adjustment was applied to the NFC database. Production 707-0970, [email protected] Those actions were processed in pay periods 11 and 12. ISSN 1049-8184 As a result of the 1 percent retroactive adjustment, there should be no outstanding pay adjustments except those for wage board employees. Once the database has been updated, their adjustments will be made no later than pay period 16, Smith said. Printed on paper that contains recycled paper by the Printing Management Section, Offi ce Systems Services

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PEOPLE Scholar Says Transatlantic Rift Can Be Repaired

By DONNA URSCHEL Eisenhower, and Sergei Khrushchev. mized and hardly noticed in the face of a He participated in various scholarly perceived common threat. After the Cold conferences and taught a number of semi- War, the power-political problems and Transatlantic relations between nars at Harvard University, the Massachu- a widening values gap between United the and Europe started setts Institute of Technology, Georgetown States and Europe came into sharp focus, to change in the early to mid-1970s, University, George Washington University, culminating in the dire state of today’s began to unravel during the 1990s, and and the State Department’s Foreign Ser- transatlantic relationship. deteriorated further in the early years vice Institute. To explain this development, Larres of the George W. Bush Administration, At the Library, he lectured on his most examined the events during three time especially since Sept. 11, 2001, according recent book, “Churchill’s Cold War: The frames: the immediate post World War II to Klaus Larres. Politics of Personal Diplomacy,” published period, when the transatlantic relation- Larres, the Henry Alfred Kiss- by Yale University Press in 2002, and on ship was good; a turning point in the late inger Scholar in Foreign Policy and developments in Northern Ireland. He 1960s and early 1970s; and downturns International Relations at the Library, also spoke to various Churchill societies from the post-Cold War era to the cur- discussed these developments and in the United States. rent crisis. provided guidelines for the future in a Prior to this appointment, Larres was After World War II, the United States June 23 lecture, “Downward Course: the Jean Monnet Professor in European set out to stabilize and reconstruct European-American Relations from the Foreign and Security Policy at the School Europe, with the help of generous U.S. 1970s to the Present.” of Politics, Queen’s University of Belfast. economic and fi nancial aid. “The Ameri- The author of books and articles In September 2003, he will move to the can policy-makers fully recognized that on international affairs in the Cold War Royal Holloway Chair in International only a united Western Europe, at peace and post Cold War eras, Larres suggested Relations and Foreign Policy at the Uni- with itself, would be able to create a that differences are not insurmountable. versity of London. concerted front against the military and “It’s quite possible to overcome the rift of Larres said the threat of the Soviet ideological threat of the Soviet Union,” transatlantic relations. Both sides have Union during the Cold War was the glue Larres said. still an awful lot in common in regard to that held together the transatlantic alli- Also, the thinking was, by helping common cultures and shared political ance. Any confl icts that arose between rebuild the European economy, the interests,” Larres told a large audience the United States and Europe were mini- RIFT, Continues on page 6 in the Mumford Room. Prior to the lecture, Prosser Gifford, head of Scholarly Programs at the Library, Obituaries described Larres’ tenure at the Library, which started in September 2002: “Klaus Carleton W. Kenyon ing factor and active has not only been a great colleague, in Carleton W. Kenyon, who for 20 years ingredient in law good humor and always with ideas on served as the law librarian of the Library of libraries, perhaps what more we can do, but he has always Congress, died on July 11 at Salem Hospital, more so than in any done it with real scholarship and integrity. in Salem, Ore., following a long illness. He other profession. He has brought to the Kluge Center a was 79 years old. Law libraries prog- very lively spirit of inquiry into topics on Law Librarian Rubens Medina remem- ress as law librarians bered Kenyon as “a law librarian committed improve. . . . European-American relations.” to developing and maintaining the greatest “The dimen- During the year, Larres organized and global assembly of legal sources at the Law sions of service of 1971 LC photo moderated two well-attended roundtable Library of Congress. His vision included law librarians are Carleton W. Kenyon discussions, in March on “The Death of providing for the greatest possible access to directly dependent Stalin: A Missed Opportunity to Over- the world’s laws for the purpose of compara- upon their style of performance. Their role come the Cold War?” and in June on tive studies and research.” is as effective as their education and experi- “Reevaluating the Nixon/Ford/Kissinger Kenyon championed the role of the ence, but mainly their attitude of service and desire for self-actualization.” Era: Transatlantic Relations and U.S. For- individual law librarian as the primary contributor to the progress of law libraries. Kenyon retired from the Law Library eign Policy in the 1970s and Beyond.” In 1969, the year he assumed the position in 1989. Both roundtables featured scholars and of law librarian, Kenyon wrote in the Law Prior to heading the Law Library, Kenyon “historical witnesses”—participants in Library Bulletin, “Personalities and abilities served as California State Law Librarian in the events at the time—such as Henry of law librarians have been the most decid- KENYON, Continues on page 9 Kissinger, James Schlesinger, Susan 4 THE GAZETTE JULY 25, 2003

SHELTER, Continued from Page 1 ing. Their job was to observe, among other things, how quickly staff arrived in LC police offi cers shelter-in-place locations and how they taking part in the July interacted with evacuation team mem- 10 shelter-in-place bers and LC police. Evaluators were drill, from left, are directed to intervene only if staff started George Murdock, Anissa Butler and to open their escape hood respirators Robert Moore. LC (Quickmasks), which are not a part of police were com- shelter-in-place procedures. mended for their “On a scale of one to 10, I’d give [the participation in the exercise. exercise] an eight,” said Paul Gray of the Conservation Offi ce, who served as an evaluator on the fi fth fl oor. “People got here [to shelter-in-place locations] in a timely fashion. Police responded well. People did bring their kits [evacuation

packs]. For me, that was everything I Vichr Deborah Durham was looking for. The only thing was that the PA system didn’t work.” serves on the Emergency Management an exercise was to take place. He chose Although the July 10 malfunction Team, said: “We were using everything to stay and continued his research. later was repaired, according to Gold- we have to get the word out: broadcast Goldberg said that a working group berg, the system needs to be replaced. e-mail, broadcast Audix, person-to- was looking into food and provisions for Congress has authorized funds for a new person scripts, and voice enunciators. visitors in the event of a real emergency. PA system that will operate independently We learned we don’t have a perfect He added that “while we always plan for of fi re-warning systems in all three of the system.” She cited the Audix problem, three days of supplies in a shelter-in-place Library’s Capitol Hill buildings. Plans for which also affected the CRS Inquiry Unit event, the truth of the matter is that it the Library’s new system are in the design system on the morning of July 10, as well would probably last a maximum of a stage. as any other offi ces using a telephone few hours.” Many noted the absence of an alarm tree for incoming calls. In the debriefi ng session immediately or voice announcement. On the north No plans have been made yet for after the exercise, those involved in the side of the fifth floor, staff from the additional shelter-in-place exercises exercise discussed what worked and Baseline Inventory Program, Prints and for the Madison or Jefferson buildings, what did not. Photographs Division, Federal Research said Dalrymple. The Adams building Division (FRD) and Veterans History was chosen because “there is not a lot Program gathered. Robert Worden, the of impact on visitors and it has a smaller American Red Cross offi ce emergency coordinator, together building population,” she said. Give Blood! with Glenn Curtis of FRD, did a head There were only two visitors in the Blood Drive Dates count. Adams Building Reading Room, which is 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. “The only successful way [people a shelter-in-place location, at the time of July 25, West Dining Room, LM 621 Sept. 19, Classroom A/B, LM 654 got the message] was by e-mail,” the exercise. One reader stated that he Sept. 26, West Dining Room, LM 621 said Worden. “We were expecting an had been approached and informed that announcement over the PA system.” Jim Stewart, offi ce emergency coor- dinator for the Science, Technology, and Join Fellow LCPA Members for a Business Division (ST&B), whose group Fun-Filled WETA-TV Pledge Night sheltered in the Adams Building Reading Date: Tuesday, Aug. 12 • Time: 7:45 - 10 p.m. Room, commented, “When you get an e- Place: WETA Studios in the Shirlington section of Arlington, Va. mail like that, your fi rst thought is, is this (free parking next door) real? We would have expected an alarm. Scheduled Broadcast: Vintage Sinatra Not everyone noticed the e-mail. What if Come and hang out to listen to the music of the Chairman of the Board you weren’t looking at your e-mail?” Both riders and drivers are needed for carpools forming now. Helen Dalrymple, senior public affairs Contact: LCPA Public Service Coordinator Fred Augustyn ([email protected] or 7-3273) specialist in the Public Affairs Offi ce, who JULY 25, 2003 THE GAZETTE 5 Deborah Durham Vichr Deborah Durham Deborah Durham Vichr Deborah Durham Staffers from the Veterans History Project shelter in place in the Robert Worden, left, and Glenn Curtis, both of FRD, check to see lobby of the Adams Building’s fi rst fl oor. who is missing from the shelter-in-place location on the north side of the Adams Builidng’s fi fth fl oor.

“The general impression was that to wait until operations were over, a delay the building rather than take part in the people were very patient and the exer- that had not been anticipated. exercise,” he said. E-mail messages cise went smoothly and quietly,” said Goldberg said evaluators from the announcing the exercise included the Dalrymple. She added that in addition to House Office of Emergency Prepared- statement, “As with any exercise or drill, the malfunctioning PA system, the issue ness, Planning and Operations “were all staff in the building are required to of deck staff was brought up. “It seemed very impressed with the exercise as well take part in this exercise.” as though some deck staff didn’t have as our level of preparedness.” “The Library can only do so much to a plan or know their evacuation team Participation in the exercise, how- prepare staff. It is up to each individual members. In some isolated areas, they ever, was another matter that needs to staff member to take it upon themselves may not get word [of an emergency].” In be addressed, according to Goldberg. to prepare for emergencies. This the case of this exercise, anyone in the “The staff that was in the building was includes participation in training and Jefferson Building who was ordering a very cooperative but I am displeased especially participation in exercises,” book located in the Adams Building, had that many staff members chose to leave said Goldberg. ❑

Construction Update wall on the Jefferson Building grounds. Once that section is completed, the con- Jefferson’s SW Corner Is Next tractors will move across the street and install bollards and a stone pier running pop-up barriers across the driveway and By HELEN DALRYMPLE from the street barriers to the planter wall a new police shelter. Signs will direct on the Madison Plaza (where a round Perimeter security construction pedestrians around the construction planter is now located). around the Jefferson Building continues area. Vehicles will enter and exit the Other construction at the southeast to progress. Here is an update on what west front driveway through the northwest and northeast corners of the Jefferson you can expect to see during the next entrance while the southwest entrance Building has been largely completed. month or so. is under construction. The contractors Light poles will be installed where Beginning at the northwest corner are scheduled to complete construction wires now protrude from stone piers of the Jefferson Building, the intersec- at the southwest corner before the book at entrances to the Jefferson Building tion of First and East Capitol streets, festival activities in early October. grounds from East Capitol Street on the construction there should be fi nished Also on First Street, fences are now north and Independence Avenue on the by the end of July. Much of the fencing in place in front of the two smaller sets south. has already been removed, and only the of stairs leading up to Neptune Plaza for Finally, the replacement of the side- fi nal hookup of cabling and electricity installation of bollards at those locations. walk along the south side of the Adams for the new police shelter remains to be Completion is slated for the end of July. Building, along Independence Avenue, completed. Capitol perimeter security construc- is another project of the Architect of Once the contractors have fi nished tion will continue with the installation of the Capitol’s Construction Management at the northwest corner, they will move bollards and a stone pier leading from Branch, which is related to general to the southwest corner (First Street and popup barriers across Independence maintenance and not to perimeter Independence Avenue) to install bollards, Avenue near Second Street to the stone security. ❑ 6 THE GAZETTE JULY 25, 2003

RIFT, Continued from Page 3 Nixon imposed a 10 percent protective believe there exists a deep culture clash, tariff on imported goods. These deci- a vigorous confl ict of fundamental politi- sions terminated the 1944 Bretton Woods cal values, and a profound mutual lack United States would create a huge Euro- system of a fi xed exchange rate. of understanding between the foreign- pean market for American exporters and, These economic moves by the Nixon policy approach of the United States and therefore, insure America’s long-term administration, Larres said, antagonized many European countries.” economic prosperity. the Europeans and ignored entirely Euro- Larres said the gaps in power and “European integration did not work pean concerns. values are strong in four areas: religion; as expected,” explained Larres. The Also, militarily and politically, Europe pacifism and international morality; Europeans adopted protective and dis- was not the focus of the Nixon admin- patriotism and nationalism; and the use criminatory trade practices with regard to istration. Global détente, together with of force in international affairs. American goods. There were increasing a perception that, by the mid ’70s, the He outlined steps to mend the rift: efforts to keep the United States from com- military threat of the Warsaw Pact was First, remove personality battles from peting in Europe and to keep the dollar receding, led to further shifts in Washing- politics. Personality clashes should be out of Europe. ton policy toward Europe. Meanwhile, conducted behind the scenes and not in Nonetheless, Larres said, the United the Europeans were becoming more public. Second, continue cooperation States was willing to accept the economic independent. in practical matters, such as trade and disadvantages temporarily so long as a “The U.S. seemed to be overstretched intelligence. Third, continue military and stronger Europe was created. But that and had more important problems to deal political cooperation. The United States tolerant economic attitude began to with. So if the Europeans wanted to have should ask Europeans for help in Iraq, change during the course of the 1960s a unifi ed Europe and a unifi ed market, as the Germans and Dutch are helping and 1970s. ‘Let them do it themselves.’ The U.S. in Afghanistan. Fourth, work together “I believe the late ’60s and early 1970s did not become opposed to European concerning the emerging nuclear prolif- proved to be a decisive turning point as integration, but the support was more eration threats of Iran and North Korea, far as America’s European strategy was diminished than in the past,” explained and cooperate in solving the Israel-Pal- concerned,” said Larres. Larres. estine problem. “Washington resented the ever-grow- Transatlantic relations improved In his final remarks, Larres said, ing competition and exclusionary trade in 1990, when the George H. W. Bush “One thing is certain, without strong habits of the European community, which administration signed a declaration efforts from both parties, the transat- seemed to challenge America’s leader- calling for a more unified European lantic crisis will linger on. Yet it is quite ship position. community with stronger, more formal, possible to do something about it. The “The fi nancial burden of the Vietnam links with the United States. The Clinton crisis in transatlantic relations can be War, with lingering costs of fi nancing the administration continued Bush’s policy overcome.” ❑ domestic Great Society program of the regarding Europe. 1960s, as well as the two oil crises of the “Gradually, however, the Clinton 1970s, meant that the American fi nan- The LC Cooking Club proudly sponsors administration became aware of Amer- cial position appeared to be much less ica’s lone super power position, and The First Annual secure than [in] the previous decade. although the Clinton administration Primarily Peaches Festival The United States not only accumulated a continued to think within the multilat- Wednesday, Aug. 13 considerable balance of payments defi cit 1 – 2 p.m. • Dining Room A, LM 621 eral framework, slowly but surely, certain from 1971, for the fi rst time since 1893, but Primarily Peaches unilateral tendencies began to creep into also had considerable trade defi cit, and Come share your homemade peach tarts, pies, jams and its policies,” Larres said. jellies, compotes, soups, cobblers, peach-and-anything else that worried the Nixon administration,” Clinton’s popularity with European recipe— in fact, anything with—primarily peaches. Larres said. leaders enabled him to hide the large ***Prize for the best overall confection!*** He said the country also had infl a- and often unbridgeable power gap and Library of Congress Cooking Club members get in free. tionary problems, rising unemployment, Nonmembers may join at the door for $5 values gap in transatlantic relations, Contact Robert Handloff, 7-4443 or [email protected] for entry stagnant wages, and a dollar that was forms or questions. Larres explained. Request ASL and ADA accommodations fi ve days in advance weakened by the reputation of many @202-707-6362 or [email protected] Of the current crisis, Larres said, “I European currencies, especially the West German mark. In August 1971, according to Larres, The Humanities and Social Sciences Division offers Nixon decided on a sudden suspension Research Orientation to the Library of Congress of the dollar’s convertibility to gold. This Presented from 10:30 a.m. to noon Monday, July 28 resulted in the free fl oating of interna- in the Jefferson Building, Room G-07. Registration Required: Phone (202) 707-3370 between tional currencies and, above all, a hectic 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., or register in person in the Computer Catalog Center, Jefferson Building, fi rst fl oor. devaluation of the dollar. Simultaneously, JULY 25, 2003 THE GAZETTE 7

LC Takes Hispanic Recruitment Effort to Orlando

By LISA PINO

ibrary staff and interns attended an Attending an Orlando, Fla., job fair annual meeting and exposition of and conference targeting His- the League of United Latin Ameri- panic employment June 16-21 are, L from left, Darnishia Pace, Human can Citizens (LULAC) last month in an Resources Services; Anthony effort to recruit more Hispanics for the YBarra and Lisa Pino, Hispanic Library’s workforce. Association of Colleges and Univer- Gilbert Sandate, director of the Offi ce sities (HACU) interns; and Gilbert of Workforce Diversity (OWD), and an Sandate, director of the Offi ce of Workforce Diversity. LC team attended a Federal Training Institute, staffed an exhibit booth, and networked with offi cials and par- ticipants at the league’s 74th Annual National Convention and Exposition in Orlando, Fla. Sandate supervised a leadership population by 2020. Attended by key Hispanic leaders seminar during the Federal Training Yet, Hispanics represent only 1.8 per- from the federal government and the Institute. “It is essential that the Library cent of all permanent Library employees private sector, the event offered the forge strong working relationships with and 6.8 percent of all federal employees, Library an opportunity to follow three organizations like LULAC, which happens according to LC statistics and a 2002 OPM strategies for increasing Hispanic to be the largest Hispanic organization report. employment at LC: to develop working in the United States, because they hold The need for greater federal employ- partnerships with Latino organizations the key to developing a pipeline of quali- ment of Hispanics was a LULAC confer- such as LULAC; provide bilingual materi- fi ed, diverse candidates for the Library to ence theme. Although former President als and assistance at recruiting events; tap. This is the foundation upon which Clinton signed Executive Order 13171 on and reevaluate recruitment methodology recruitment and other hiring and program Oct. 12, 2000, to remedy this situation, and sources to ensure that the Library initiatives can be built,” Sandate said. and President Bush’s OPM Interagency achieves its goal of addressing Hispanic Human Resources Specialist Dar- Task Force also addresses it, much prog- underrepresentation in its workforce. nishia Pace and Hispanic Association ress remains to be made. of Libraries and Universities (HACU) In Orlando, LULAC President Hector interns Lisa Pino and Anthony YBarra Flores urged reforms in Hispanic federal Carpools Maryland also attended the conference. LC’s spon- employment. Establishing relationships Rider seeks carpool from Lanham, Md. sorship of HACU, an internship program with organizations such as LULAC ben- Call Phyllis at 7-4222. for Hispanic students interested in the efi ts government agencies seeking greater Rider seeks carpool from Clinton, Md. federal sector, reflects the Library’s Call Gloria at 7-6135. Hispanic representation, Flores said. commitment to strengthening Hispanic OPM Director Kay Coles James voiced Riders/drivers sought for carpool from BryansBryans RRoadoad arareaea and poinpointsts north (F(Ft.t. employment. the Bush administration’s commitment to Washington/OxonWashington/Oxon Hill). Call Donna at Revitalizing LC Hispanic recruit- improving the overall representation of 7-8282 or Shelvie at 7-6800. ment through HACU and like programs Hispanics in government, citing numer- Carpools Virginia can help counter a potential exodus of ous initiatives now under way. Carpool seeks driver/rider from Stafford/ federal workers. By 2006, nearly half of Former Environmental Protection Fredericksburg. Call Liz at 7-0968 or all federal employees will be eligible to Agency Administrator Christine Todd Michael at 7-0924. retire. Furthermore, 55 percent of the Whitman said her agency strengthened Driver seeks carpool from Route 28 or Senior Executive Service is expected to Hispanic community partnerships, edu- StringfellowStringfellow arareaea at I-66 (Cen(Centrevilletreville ararea).ea). leave by 2007. Greater opportunities at the cation and mentoring programs, intern- Call Jen at 7-7669 or email [email protected]. Library for Hispanics could help mitigate ships, and active recruiting. Rider seeks carpool from Old Town this impending loss of employee talent. Alexandria, Va. Call Roger at 7-6710. But for now, Hispanics remain severely Constituting 13 percent of the nation’s underrepresented at the Library. Sandate Driver wanted for established carpool from Kings Park West/Burke area of Fairfax population, Hispanics number 38.8 mil- and the Offi ce of Workforce Diversity are County. Call Mike at 7-9890 or e-mail lion in the United States. Now the largest working toward greater parity by diver- [email protected]. U.S. minority, Hispanics are expected to sifying the Library’s workforce so that it comprise nearly 20 percent of the nation’s better refl ects American society. ❑ 8 THE GAZETTE JULY 25, 2003

TSP, Continued from Page 1 How much can I contribute? TSP Limits IRS Limits catch-up contributions have been allowed to sign up since July 1, although the fi rst FERS CSRS and Regular Catch-up Total Uniformed Contributions* Contributions Contributions payroll deductions will not occur until the Year Services pay period that begins on Aug. 10. If an 2003 13% 8% $12,000 $2,000 $14,000 employee signs up on or after that date, payroll deductions will be effective the 2004 14% 9% $13,000 $3,000 $16,000 fi rst day of the following pay period. To enroll in the TSP catchup con- 2005 15% 10% $14,000 $4,000 $18,000 tribution plan, employees should print out Form TSP-1-C found on the TSP Web 2006 and Limits $15,000 $5,000** $20,000 thereafter eliminated page at www.tsp.gov, complete the form, * For uniformed services participants, this includes incentive pay and special pay, including bonus pay. and deliver it to the Human Resources ** After 2006, this amount will be subject to increase to refl ect infl ation. Services payroll office in Room LM- 107. At the present time, the Employee be $18,000. The total TSP contribution New Orleans. The address is provided Express system has not been updated allowed in 2006 and thereafter will be on the form. to allow online election of catch-up $20,000 a year subject to increases to Because the new TSP record keeping contributions. refl ect infl ation. system cannot accommodate everyone Callanan noted that there are only The government does not match who is trying to access it, TSP changes nine pay days between Aug. 10 and catch-up contributions. cannot be processed online at the TSP Dec. 31. Employees interested in par- The allocation of catch-up contri- Web site at this time. Because Form TSP- ticipating should calculate their payroll butions between funds will be made 50 must be scanned, it cannot be printed deductions accordingly. For example, in accordance with the most recent from the Web site or photocopied. an employee who wishes to contribute contribution allocation (TSP-50) that Other read-only information is avail- the full $2,000 between Aug. 10 and the an employee has on file with TSP. In able on the TSP Web site. For example, end of the year should divide $2,000 by order to change the fund allocation or to the site lists the current rates of return for nine, round down to the nearest dollar, make interfund transfers, the employee each of the fi ve TSP funds, and, using a and designate a payroll deduction of must obtain a scannable Form TSP-50 TSP PIN number, one may access a per- $222 per pay period for the remainder from Room LM-107, complete and mail sonal account online, but only to see of calendar year 2003. it directly to the TSP Service Office in current balances. ❑ Employees who wish to contribute a lesser amount should divide that amount by nine and round down to the nearest dollar to determine the correct deduction. Name the Security Armadillo! Employees who sign up on or after Aug. The computer security mascot, the rough and tough 10 should divide the contribution amount armored armadillo, needs a name. Information Technology Services (ITS) is giving a coveted prize basket to the by the number of pay days remaining in lucky person who submits the winning entry! calendar 2003. The prize basket includes free barbecue feasts for two As provided by the new law, the IRS at Rocklands restaurant in Washington, D.C., dozens of armadillo-shaped cookies, an armadillo cookie cutter, will allow federal employees to increase armadillo candy, industrial- strength barbecue sauce, and their tax-deferred TSP contributions each other surprises. year for the next several years. The IRS Rules caps in 2003 are $12,000 for regular Name the Security Armadillo! 1. Deadline is Sept. 15. contributions, $2,000 for catch-up con- Offi cialcial EntryEntry FormForm 2. Offi cial entry form may be copied. tributions, and $14,000 for total contribu- 3. In case of duplicate entries, the earliest tions. In 2004, the IRS cap on regular Suggested Name: ______entry will be considered the contender. More than one entry may be submitted. contributions will be increased to $13,000 My Name: ______4. Entries will be judged by an anonymous panel. Decision of the judges is fi nal. for regular contributions; the 2004 catch- Signature: ______5. All Library employees are eligible to up limit will be raised to $3,000, and the participate total allowed will increase to $16,000. In Service Unit: ______2005, the tax-deferred withholding limit Telephone Number:______Sign form, put in an interoffi ce envelope and send to: MAStrawn, ITS, Mail Stop will go up to $14,000 for regular contri- Date: ______9300 or deliver to ITS, LM G-51. butions; the catch-up contribution cap will be $4,000, and the total allowed will JULY 25, 2003 THE GAZETTE 9

NOTABLE EVENTS Pianist and Art after violin soloist in Hollywood. Robert Russell Bennett, Samuel Collector Annette He worked closely with most of Barber, William Grant Still, Ernst Kaufman Discusses the great Hollywood composers, Toch and others. “A Fiddler’s Tale” conductors, and musicians of the Kaufman was largely responsible day. for bringing the once-forgotten Annette Kaufman, pianist and art Kaufman, who was born in 1905 music of (1678- collector, will discuss “A Fiddler’s in Portland, Ore., studied violin 1741) to its current popularity Tale: How Hollywood and Vivaldi with at New York’s worldwide among both classical Discovered Me,” a book she co- Institute of Musical Art. And, as musicians and the general wrote with her husband, violinist the original violist of the Musical population of music lovers. and art collector Louis Kaufman, Art Quartet (1926-1933), he He made the fi rst commercial at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, performed at the memorial concert recording of a then little-known July 31, in the Mumford Room. for Rep. Nicholas Longworth in collection of violin concertos by The program is sponsored by the Coolidge Auditorium of the Vivaldi called “The Four Seasons.” the John W. Kluge Center in Library. He won the coveted This recording won the Grand Prix cooperation with the Library of Naumburg Award in 1928, the year du Disque in 1951. Congress Music Division, the A Fiddler’s Tale of his American solo recital debut In 1933, Kaufman married Annette University of Wisconsin Press, in New York’s Town Hall. Leibole, a pianist, who shared his and the Phillips Collection in During these early years, Kaufman passion for music, theater, and art. Washington, D.C. 1940s, and 1950s, such as “Casablanca,” “Gone With the played chamber music with some Together, they traveled the globe “A Fiddler’s Tale: How Hollywood Wind,” “The Diary of Anne of the most important string to perform, conduct musicological and Vivaldi Discovered Me” is Frank,” “Wuthering Heights,” players of the 20th century: Pablo research, and collect art. They a biographical account of two of “The Grapes of Wrath,” and Casals, , Jascha managed to amass a major art the most fascinating fi gures in “Spartacus.” After performing the Heifetz, , Gregor collection that includes African, the music and art worlds of 20th- violin solos for ’s Piatigorsky, and , Asian, and pre-Columbian pieces, century America. 1934 fi lm “The Merry Widow,” among others. Kaufman was a as well as works by many other Kaufman was violin soloist in Kaufman became the most sought- champion of the music of many important modern American, Latin nearly 500 fi lms of the 1930s, contemporary composers such as American and European artists. ❑

KENYON, Continued from Page 3 Miss America Promotes Antiviolence Campaign Miss America Sacramento, Calif., 1960-1969, and 2003 Erika Harold before that with the LA County Law was the keynote Library in Los Angeles. speaker at the A native of LaFayette, N.Y., and National Book long-time resident of Yankton, S.D., he Presentation served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during Ceremony of the World War II, from 1943 to 1946. He was Do the Write Thing Challenge held at an aerial gunner and fl ight engineer on the Library on July B-25s. 14. The ceremony He was awarded a bachelor’s degree recognized stu- in history from Yankton College in 1947, dents from across master’s and law degrees from the Uni- the country who versity of South Dakota, and a master’s participated in the in library science from the University of challenge, a youth Michigan in 1951. antiviolence initia- Kenyon is survived by his two tive sponsored by daughters, Garnet (Rick) Elliott and Kay the Kuwait-Amer- ica Foundation (Perry) Barboza; a son, Harmon (Glic- and the National eria) Kenyon; a sister and a grandson. Campaign to Stop Remembrances may be offered to Violence. Here, the Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon, Harold is fl anked 2145 N.W. Overton, Portland, OR 97210- on the right by Michaela McNichol 5158 and the Humane Society of the Wil- Hassan Al-Ebraheem, chairman of the Washington-based Kuwait-America lamette Valley, P.O. Box 13005, Salem, Foundation, and on the right by Donald L. Scott, Deputy Librarian of Con- OR 97309. ❑ gress, who co-hosted the ceremony. 10 THE GAZETTE JULY 25, 2003

LENGTH OF SERVICE JULY 2003 Curt Tarnoff, foreign affairs analyst, 20 Sawicki, librarian, 30 years; Jacqueline Dorothy Denchy, aadministrativedministrative offioffi -- years; George S. Toth, librarian, 20 years; Starbuck, secretary, 30 years; Richard cer, 40 years; Durward L. Power, pro-pro- Eman S. Asfour, librarian,librarian, 1010 years;years; L. Webb, copyright specialist, 30 years; gram analyst, 40 years; Anna L. Campos, Sharalyn D. Baker, hhumanuman rresourcesesources Jean T. Woods, supervisory copyright supervisory librarian, 35 years; Boris N. assistant, 10 years; Patricia A. Carlton, specialist, 30 years; Denise H. Agee, sec- Hayduchok, librarian, 35 years; Nancy librarian, 10 years; Paul M. Hahn, librar- retary, 25 years; Kerry B. Dumbaugh, B. Jones, librarian, 35 years; Willie L. ian, 10 years; Joseph O. Sams, librarian, foreign affairs analyst, 25 years; Mark Melson, binding machine operator, 35 10 years; and Sook Hee K. Weidman, W. Hauver, librarylibrary technician,technician, 2525 years;years; years; Anthony B. Poole, information supervisory librarian,10 years. Jack Liu, information technology spe- technology specialist, 35 years; Fran- cialist, 25 years; Bonnie K. Roberts, cisco Ramos, library technician, 35 AUGUST 2003 library technician, 25 years; Chandru years; Catherine S. Shih, librarian, 35 George W. Stockton, electronic tech- J. Shahani, physical scientist, 25 years; years; Mary M. Wolfskill, supervisory nician, 40 years; Thomas L. Andrew, Eleanor H. Yuille, administrative offi cer, librarian, 35 years; Betty I. York, library librarian, 35 years; Lynn E. Brooks, 25 years; William C. Anderson, librar- technician, 35 years; Yvette V. Baylor, information technology specialist, 35 ian, 20 years; Linda Miller, llibrarian,ibrarian, 2200 copyright specialist, 30 years; Karen years; Ursula R. Darrah, librarian, 35 years; Charlotte Ou, librarian, 20 years; E. Bethea, secretary, 30 years; Alan years; Robert T. Ennis Jr., supervisory John S. Rossman, library technician, 20 W. Brown, librarian, 30 years; Velma librarian, 35 years; Janet M. Raskin, years; Carolyn C. Smith, librarian, 20 W. Burke, social science analyst, 30 library technician, 35 years; Victor A. years; George F. Thuronyi, information years; Dana L. Ely, paralegalparalegal special-special- Schmidt, quality assurance specialist, technology specialist, 20 years; Robin B. ist, 30 years; Angela M. Evans, deputy 35 years; Divna Todorovich, librarian, Watson, copyright specialist, 20 years; director, 30 years; Gracie M. Gilliam, 35 years; William H. Cooper, fforeignoreign James E. Wright, telecommunications librarian, 30 years; Richard W. Hoey, affairs analyst, 30 years; Kevin L. Cross, specialist, 20 years; Mary B. Loup, copy- library technician, 30 years; John R. material handler foreman, 30 years; right specialist, 10 years; and George L. Justus, biological science analyst, 30 Donna L. Dugger, ccopyrightopyright eexaminer,xaminer, Murdock, police offi cer, 10 years. years; Isadore A. Rosen, copyright 30 years; Edward M. Ecklund, infor- specialist, 30 years; Sharon R. Schurt- mation technology specialist, 30 years; , attorney adviser, 30 ter, sspecialpecial aassistant,ssistant, 3300 yyears;ears; Sherry Thomas J. Nicola MAIL?? years; Gary J. Pagliano, supervisory Questions, Tracking of Express Items, B. Shapiro, librarian, 30 years; Richard Comments, Mail Delivery foreign affairs analyst, 30 years; Carol Call LOC Mail Call Center, 301-336-8820 Monday S. Beth, social science analyst, 25 years; L. Pickett, secretary, 30 years; Sandra A. through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sherry B. Gohl, administrative offi cer, 25 years; Lidia M. Heretz, librarian, 25 years; Lee R. Hurwitz, contract special- ist, 25 years; Michael W. Kolakowski, LC Hosts Sound-Saving Symposium in Texas librarian, 25 years; Edward B. Rap- The Library’s Preservation Directorate, realizing the growing need for a national forum paport, economist, 25 years; Kevin N. on audio preservation, sponsored a symposium about “Sound Savings: Preserving Audio Thompson, accounting technician, 25 Collections” together with the Preservation and Conservation Studies Program of the years; Mary B. Ambrosio, information School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin. technology specialist, 20 years; Runako The symposium was co-sponsored by the National Recording Preservation Board and Balondemu, human resources special- the Association of Research Libraries July 24-26 in the newly renovated Harry Ransom ist, 20 years; Kevin Gates, information Humanities Research Center on the University of Texas campus at Austin. technology specialist, 20 years; Dora “Sound Savings” featured talks, demonstrations and exhibits by experts in the fi eld A. Hawkins, administrative offi cer, 20 of audio preservation, on topics ranging from assessing the preservation needs of audio years; Lynn C. Kidder, conservator,conservator, collections to creating, preserving, and making publicly available digitally reformatted audio 20 years; Gary M. Levine, audiovisual recordings. The two-and-a-half-day symposium explored many of the technical, procedural production specialist, 20 years; Christine and practical issues central to preserving and making available sound recordings. Mills, library technician, 20 years; Sigrid For more information, visit the “Saving Sounds” Web site at www.ischool.utexas.edu/ P. Milner, librarian,librarian, 2020 years;years; Darnell ~soundsavings/. W. Moses, library technician, 20 years; The Library has the most extensive preservation program in the world. Each year Sheryl Y. Rush, information technology preservation staff provides conservation treatment to approximately 500,000 items from specialist, 20 years; Dean Seibert, super- a collection of more than 126 million items in all formats. visory accounting technician, 20 years; Mark W. Strattner, llibrarian,ibrarian, 2020 years;years; JULY 25, 2003 THE GAZETTE 11

MOVING ON TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS: and Cooperative Cataloging Division L. Robinson, library technician, GS- Jennifer O. Almaroof, clerk-typist, (RCCD), LS; Sarah A. Lister, socialsocial 07, Rare Book and Special Collections GS-03, Information and Reference Divi- science analyst, GS-15, Domestic Social Division (RBSCD), LS; Loras J. Schissel, sion (I&RD), Copyright Office (COP); Policy Division (DSP), CRS; Virginia W. music specialist/librarian, GS-13, MUS, LS; Bern N. Barnes, personnel assistant, Mason, cartographer, GS-11, Geography Thanh Xuyen Tran, library technician, GS-06, Offi ce of Worklife Services Center and Map Division (G&M), LS; Narase B. GS-09, Serial Record Division (SRD), LS; (OWSC), Human Resources Services Oudit, supervisory general engineer, and Melissa C. Young, library techni- (HRS); Susan E. Busam, library techni- GS-13, FACS, ISS; Alan M. Robinson, cian, GS-06, MUS, LS. cian, GS-05, Motion Picture, Broadcast- economist, GS-15, RSI, CRS; Shelly A. ing and Recorded Sound (MBRS), Library Seaver, sstafftaff assistant,assistant, GS-09,GS-09, CenterCenter forfor REASSIGNMENTS: Services (LS); Annitra L. Cole, library Russian Leadership Development (CRLD); Barbu D. Alim, librarian, GS -11, technician, GS-05, MBRS, LS; Holly E. Kay A. Sinnema, librarian, GS-11, HLCD, Humanities and Social Sciences Divi- Foote, library aide, GS-04, MBRS, LS; LS; and Jacob E. Zonn, cartographer, sion (HSS), LS; and Galina Teverovsky, Jacob M. Freedman, library technician, GS-09, G&M, LS. library technician, GS-08, African/Asian GS-04, African and Middle Eastern Divi- Acquisitions and Overseas Division sion (AMED), LS; Aaron Gregory, offioffi ccee TEMPORARY PROMOTIONS: (AFAOVOP), LS. automation clerk, GS-03, Office of the Howard W. Calander, supervisorysupervisory Librarian (LIBN); Cyntia C. Karnes, mail & fi le clerk, GS-08, Receiving and RESIGNATIONS: librarian, GS-11, Conservation Division, Processing Division (R&PD), COP; Rich- Ariel De, special assistant to the LS; Christel Klingensmith, clerk, GS-02, ard A. Roepke, supervisory librarian, director, GS-13, Office of Strategic Ini- tiatives (OSI), Sean M. Farrell, public Development Offi ce (DO), LIBN;Shelby GS-13, HLCD, LS; Claudia L. Ruoff, affairs specialist, GS-07, Offi ce of Con- Lawson, sales counter attendant, GS-03, supervisory librarian, GS-13, SMCD, LS; gressional Affairs and Counselor to the Retail Marketing Offi ce, LS; Rebecca S. and Vejune J. Svotelis, supervisory Director (CAC), CRS; Beatriz B. Haspo, Maddage, interior designer, GS-12, Facil- librarian, GS-13, Social Sciences Cata- librarian, GS-11, Conservation Division, ity Services (FACS), Integrated Support loging Division (SSCD), LS. LS; Beth S. Katzoff, librarian, GS-11, AD, Services (ISS); Eric J. McDonald, junior LS; Laura M. Leach, accounting tech- fellow, AD-00, Hispanic Division (HISP), PERMANENT PROMOTIONS: nician, GS-06, Financial Reports Offi ce LS; Ciara C. Medley, librarylibrary aide,aide, GS-04,GS-04, Shirley M. Ball, library technician, (FRO), Financial Services (FS); Sarah MBRS, LS; Justin J. Miree, clerk-typist, GS-08, Collections Access, Loan and Man- Nagel, librarian, GS-11, Information GS-04, Photoduplication Service, LS; agement Division (CALM), LS; Lewis A. Research Division (INF), CRS; Dana B. Michelle C. Mwalimu, clerk, GS- 03, Brandon, police offi cer, SP-03, Offi ce of Taylor, clerk-typist,clerk-typist, GS-04,GS-04, I&RD,I&RD, CCOP;OP; Copyright Acquisitions Division (CAD), Security (OS), Protective Services (PS); and Beatrice Tolidjian, library techni- COP; Brittany E. Quarles, clerk, GS-01, Rann L. Chrouk, library technician, cian, GS-09, European and Latin Ameri- OWSC, HRS; , library aide, GS-08, Asian Division (AD), LS; Felicia Smith Patrick can Acquisitions Division (ELAD), LS. GS-04, Materials Development Division J. Cunningham, auditor, GS-14, Offi ce (MDD), LS; Federico Sor, juniorjunior fellow,fellow, of the Inspector General (OIG), LIBN; RETIREMENTS: AD-00, HISP, LS; Angela Tudico, library Denise P. Gallo, librarian, GS-13, Public Herbert S. Grooms, police offi cer, technician, GS-07, MBRS, LS; and Albert Service Collections, LS; Lily C. Kecskes, SP-03, OS, PS. Turner, clerk,clerk, GGS-02,S-02, DDO,O, LLIBN.IBN. librarian, GS-12, AD, LS; Sandie Kinloch, library technician, GS-06, Music Division COMPILED FROM NFC DATA PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS: (MUS), LS; Susan E. Marsick, librarian, FOR PAY PERIOD 12. Rosa G. Alicea, librarian, GS-12, Spe- GS-13, Arts and Sciences Cataloging Divi- cial Materials Cataloging Division (SMCD), sion (ASCD), LS; Latesha M. McCalip, LS; Daniel L. Clinton, librarian, GS-11, computer clerk, GS-04, Automation History and Literature Cataloging Divi- Planning and Liaison Offi ce (APLO), LS; The Library of Congress sion (HLCD), LS; Robert F. Esworthy, Angela O. Napili, librarian, GS-13, Offi ce Philatelic Club social science analyst, GS-15, Resources, of the General Counsel (OGC), LIBN; All meetings are at 11:30 a.m. on TuesdaysTuesdays Science, and Industry Division (RSI), Christopher O’Connor, lleadead exhibitsexhibits in the Decimal Classifi cation Conference Room, Congressional Research Service (CRS); specialist, GS-12, Interpretative Programs LM 5th Floor, Green Core, Patricia M. Figliola, social science ana- Offi ce (IPO), LS;Sophie C. Rigny, librar-librar- Aug. 19, Sept. 2, Sept. 16, Oct. 7, Oct. 21, Nov. 4, lyst, GS-15, RSI, CRS; Peter L. Goodman, ian, GS-12, ASCD, LS; Jane M. Rinard, Nov. 8, Nov. 18, Dec. 2, Dec. 16. librarian, GS-11, SMCD, LS; Kenneth R. supervisory copyright examiner, GS-13, Contact John Roberts at 7-3129 for more information. Hunter Hall, librarian, GS-09, Regional Examining Division (EXD), COP; David 12 THE GAZETTE JULY 25, 2003

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