Editor: Becky Whetmore Managing Editor: Katie McGrath http://www.asdal.org/ Volume 33, No. 1 Fall 2013 Published tri-annually ISSN 1523-8997 by the Association of Seventh-day Adventist Librarians ASDAL ACTION Volume 33, number 1 Fall 2013 CONTENTS 2 President’s Message Warren Johns 2 Minutes of the 33rd ASDAL Conference Marge Seifert 24 Treasurer’s Report Annette Melgosa 24 2013 Conference Financial Report Annette Melgosa 24 34th ASDAL Conference Lori N. Curtis 25 Call for Papers Lori N. Curtis 27 International Libraries Column: Hiram S. Walters Grace Carr-Benjamin and Resource Centre at Northern Caribbean University Nicola Palmer 32 Andrews Treasures Exhibition Larry Onsager 33 Library Services to Off-Campus Students Silas M. Oliveira 35 Cataloging the HMS Richards Library Tony Zbaraschuk 36 Summer at the SMS in Germany Petra Dürsch 37 Conference Reports Jennifer Alleyne Cynthia Mae Helms 40 Recipients of the D. Glenn Hilts Scholarship: 2013-2014 Marge Seifert 41 BYTES & BITS La Sierra University Middle East University Oakwood University 44 Give Something to ASDAL! Christy Scott 45 ASDAL Officers Volume 33, number 1 1 Fall 2013 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Warren Johns Dear ASDAL Member, As the new President of ASDAL, I want to personally give you a warm welcome to ASDAL for a new school year that has just begun for most of us. ASDAL is continually growing and progressing with new goals and achievements. I had the privilege of being at ASDAL 2012 near Manila, Philippines, where we made history by organizing another chapter for all of the Far East. We had excellent attendance at that conference, including one Philippino librarian coming from Ethiopia and others coming from Africa, Indonesia, and Hong Kong, just to mention a few of the far-flung places represented by delegates. This issue of ASDAL Action will feature our upcoming 2014 conference at our General Conference Headquarters, hosted by the Department of Archives and Statistics under David Trim. Be sure to look for the call for papers in this issue given by Lori Curtis, ASDAL President-elect, who is the program coordinator for the 2014 conference. The dates are July 7 – 10 (Monday – Thursday). We hope as many overseas librarians can attend as possible. Suggestion for those of you having a hard time scraping up the money: perhaps you can combine travel money from two academic years, since the conference for most of you starts with a new fiscal year in July. You will not be taking money away from the 2015 conference because that also will be in July. Speaking of the 2015 conference, the dates are set for July 13 – 16 (Monday – Thursday), and the place is Southwestern Adventist University at Keene, TX, which is about a four-hour drive north of San Antonio, TX, site of the General Conference session on July 2 – 11. We have a good reason for meeting after the GC session and not before, and that is to avoid conflict with the annual session of the American Library Association, June 27 – 30, 2015, in Las Vegas. The SWAU administration met recently and has cordially approved our using their campus on the proposed dates. These are just a few of the things you can look forward to as an ASDAL member. If you need the login and password for our ASDAL web page (www.asdal.org), contact our webmaster Kieren Bailey ([email protected]), and she can email the necessary information to you. Wishing you all of God’s blessings in your rewarding role as an Adventist librarian! _______ Warren Johns, ASDAL President, is special collections cataloguer at Del E. Webb Memorial Library, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California ([email protected]). ◘◘◘◘◘ Minutes of the 33rd ASDAL Conference Marge Seifert, ASDAL Secretary “The Bedrock of Seventh-day Adventist Librarianship: What never changes or what should never change?” Walla Walla University, College Place, Washington June 25-30, 2013 Volume 33, number 1 2 Fall 2013 Tuesday, June 25, 2013 Registration Poster Session Meet ‘n greet with refreshments Wednesday, June 26, 2013 Welcome: 8:15 am Warren Johns, president elect, welcomed everyone and gave announcements. Jody Wagner, Vice President for Advancement and Marketing and Enrollment services at Walla Walla Jennifer Alleyne, Vincent Turner University, welcomed the group and gave a short history of the university. Devotion: 8:30 am Dr. Bob Cushman, Vice-President for Academic Administration at Walla Walla University, followed at 8:30 am. He spoke on the value of Seventh-day Adventist higher education, what makes Adventist education special and worth the cost of tuition. o Today's students have more challenges than previous generations. o Students need mentors who can help them. o Students need to know of a Savior who loves them unconditionally. o They come with questions of sexuality. We need to find ways to minister to these students. o They come with questions about belief in God. Dr. Cushman shared stories that give proof why today's college students belong in an Adventist university. Following the devotional, Christy Scott, President of ASDAL welcomed ASDAL participants. Keynote Address: 9:00 am Drew Harrington, Dean of Clark Memorial Library, University of Portland "What can we count on? Library core values amidst change" Drew has been involved in the planning process at a number of libraries. She also has a consulting firm that does assessments and planning projects. She began her career in public schools, then private and independent schools, then higher education, so has a broad range of knowledge about all libraries. We need to pay attention to those who are the nay sayers, who don't like technology etc. Does anything tangible remain the same? What can we count on? Library core values amidst change. Change and flexibility Service ethic Information literacy Multiple points of view Critical thinking Shared resources Collaboration Open access So.......what? Why should we pause to examine the basics of librarianship? Because, we are in an avalanche of change. We must rely on core values to make decisions. Core values = orientation - give us direction, tell us which way is up. "Because we have always done it this way" is not a core value! In your own library come up with your core values. Use your core values to manage change. “An avalanche is coming: Higher education and the revolution ahead” an essay from March 2013 in Institute for Public Policy Research, speaks on change in higher education. There are huge ideas in this report. The library of Faith and Technology: Academic library and integrating faith and learning: 10:15 am Paulette Johnson, Library Director, Oakwood University This is a topic that interests Paulette. Oakwood is trying to increase research output and develop faculty scholars. Paulette conducted a 3-item questionnaire via SDA-Librarian Listserv. Volume 33, number 1 3 Fall 2013 o What is the philosophy of SDA librarianship? o Has the philosophy of SDA librarianship changed with the changing technology? o Has the mission of individual SDA libraries been lost sight of in the haste to adapt to change? She received nineteen responses from NAD, Africa, and Europe. Paulette did a survey of the literature to reflect on professional practice, to affirm the role of faith and the use of technology in SDA libraries, and to stimulate dialogue on this and other current issues a frame work for collaborating and doing research. Worldviews were mentioned. Very few articles deal with the why and faith in practice. Has the philosophy changed? 100% said no. Critical thinking is decision making Library of Faith in practice: o Provide access to collections that allow students to integrate faith and learning. o Demonstrate love and concern for patrons and staff. o Teach students the ethical use of information sources. o Enable students to become lifelong Christian Thinkers. How it our Mission applied? o Library instruction o Library exhibits o Collection development policy o Educational programs o Dropping everything to serve your students o Budgets o Collecting and preserving history o Digitizing o Consultation services o Employees sharing prayer requests o Providing breakfast during exam week Bola Atuloma, Adeleke University, and o Being Christ-like Rosemary Maturure, Solusi University o Closing early on Friday The Mission has not been lost. It continues to guide through planning, innovation, and sustainability. 1st Business Session: 11:20 am Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Christy Scott with the banging of the gavel at 11:20 am. Appointment of a parliamentarian. Adu Worku was nominated and voted as parliamentarian. Introduction and welcome to new attendees o Vincent Turner – Oakwood University o Gillian Connors – Union College o Chelsi Cannon, La Sierra University o Darel Bennedbaek – Canadian University College o Farid Najm Khoury – Middle East University, Lebanon o Thampi Kochukunju Amathoppil – METAS Adventist College, India Election results President Elect: Lori Curtis Academic Rank & Tenure Committee (3 year term): Cristina Thomsen, David Trimm Constitution & Bylaws Committee (3 year term): Carolyn Gaskel Constitution & Bylaws Committee (1 year term): Lee Wisel SDA Classification Advisory Committee (3 year term): Warren Johns Site Planning Committee: Grace Carr-Benjamin Statistics Committee: Joshua Marcoe Volume 33, number 1 4 Fall 2013 Motion: The past president of ASDAL will serve as the Nominating Committee Chair. Voted Election of Nominating Committee Election of Resolutions Committee Christy Scott – Kieren Bailey Larry Onsager – Lauren Matacio Vincent