ALANEWS (March 17, 1994) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/alanews/alanews-940317 Note: conversion from a BITNET transmission format not suitable for mail delivery was locally attempted. This type of conversion may sometimes require "choices" to be made by the conversion program, based on the (lack of) support for various file formats on the target operating system. The "choices" made by LISTSERV may not be the ones you expected, since it does not know anything about the system you are using. However, you would not have been able to use the file at all if it had not been converted. If you have trouble using the file as you received it, please contact the person who sent it and arrange for an alternate delivery method. *------------------------------ Cut here -------------------------------* NEWS RELEASES March 17, 1994 This batch contains: 1. ALA Executive Board approves Philadelphia as site of 1995 Midwinter Meeting 2. ALA to publish largest-ever library grant source book 3. Hillary Rodham Clinton Friends of Libraries U.S.A. honorary chair 4. ADA training offered 5. 1994 ALA National Reading Program to feature The Magic School Bus 6. Genealogy training offered 7. Guide to library employment sources available 8. Investment information "demystified" at RASD workshop 9. RASD names Outstanding Reference Sources for 1994 10. "You're in Money" video features fund raising fundamentals 1. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes March 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 ALA Executive Board approves Philadelphia as site of 1995 Midwinter Meeting The 1995 American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting will be held February 3-9 in Philadelphia. The site was approved by the ALA Executive Board during the Midwinter Meeting in Los Angeles. The meeting, originally scheduled for Cincinnati, was moved because of a recent amendment to the city's Human Rights Ordinance that bars the City Council from enforcing laws that give legal protection to lesbian, gay or bisexual citizens. "ALA was in a unique negotiating position since this contract brings a tremendous short term business opportunity to cities under consideration," said Paul Graller, ALA Conference Services director. "Convention bureaus value the economic impact of the Midwinter Meeting at more than $5 million. "The Philadelphia Tourism Bureau did an outstanding job of showing ALA that it wanted this meeting. Bureau representatives were very responsive to ALA's need to find an outstanding and productive meeting site." Graller said the package presented by the Philadelphia Convention Bureau offered ALA incentive savings of almost $60,000 compared to the amount that would have been budgeted in Cincinnati for items such as exhibit space, temporary personnel and hotel accommodations. In addition, rates for exhibitor services such as electrical and telephone are substantially cheaper than those offered by other cities that were under consideration. The new convention center and Marriott Hotel, which is connected to the center, will offer nearly 100 meeting rooms under one roof. In addition, the entire housing block will be within 12 blocks of the convention center. A welcome program will be developed by the bureau to greet ALA conference participants. Other cities under consideration were Chicago and Washington, D.C. Graller said that costs in D.C. were prohibitive and, while Chicago offered savings in air travel for ALA staff, higher costs for other services offset any potential savings at that location. Registration and housing information will be available in early August in American Libraries. The exhibitors prospectus will be mailed in late April. - END - 2. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes March 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 ALA to publish largest-ever library grant source book "The Big Book of Library Grant Money: Profiles of 1,471 Private and Corporate Foundations and Direct Corporate Givers Receptive to Library Grant Proposals" will be published in May under an agreement between the American Library Association (ALA) and The Taft Group, a subsidiary of Gale Research. The 1,200-page directory is described as "the largest-ever source book of library-friendly givers." Drawing from the Washington-based Taft Group databases of almost 9,000 top private-sector givers, the publication will include givers who have either funded library programs or expressed willingness to consider proposals from libraries. The number of library givers profiled in "The Big Book of Library Grant Money" totals 1,471 -- more than three times the number in any previous directory. Prepared by The Taft Group, one of the nation's leading compilers of private-funding information, the profiles will include name, sponsoring company information, contact, financial summary, contributions summary, corporate and program officers, application information, "other things to know," grants analysis and recent grants. The main text is arranged alphabetically. Indexes include information on foundations and corporations by headquarters state, operating locations and officers and directors, and grant recipients by state. "The Big Book of Library Grant Money" will also include an introductory chapter of practical tips from the ALA Development Office and an index of recent library projects funded by the givers. "The directory is designed as a time-and-cost saver for library staff as well as an inducement for exploring private-sector grants," said Arthur Plotnik, ALA associate publisher. "Development staff who have been poring through huge and more expensive general funding volumes to extract potential library givers will now have an opportunity to get right to grant-seeking itself." "The Big Book of Library Grant Money" (ISBN 0-8389-0636-2) is $126 for ALA members and $140 for nonmembers. To order, contact: ALA Order Department, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 800-545-2433, press 7. - END - 3. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes March 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 Hillary Rodham Clinton Friends of Libraries U.S.A. honorary chair First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton will serve as honorary chair of Friends of Libraries U.S.A. (FOLUSA), the national volunteer network of more than 2,600 friends of library groups in the United States representing more than three-quarters of a million people. Mrs. Clinton is known to enjoy reading and met the President for the first time at the library while studying at Yale Law School. She has stated that she does not remember a time when she did not have a library card. Friends of Libraries U.S.A., supports its members through programs, publications, videos, national campaigns, fundraising help and through the recent Books for Babies program aimed at putting books and library information into the hands of mothers of newborns while they are still in the hospital. FOLUSA is an affiliate of the American Library Association (ALA). Local Friends help their libraries by raising funds for special books and periodicals and non-budgeted amenities. They provide volunteer help, as requested by the librarian, and help with programs and public relations to keep the library prominent in the key of the community. For more information, write to: Friends of Libraries U.S.A., Box C, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. - END - 4. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes March 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 ADA training offered "Training for ADA: Action for Libraries" will be offered as a preconference to the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Miami Beach on Thursday, June 23, and Friday, June 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., both days. The preconference is sponsored by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA). The deadline for registration is June 1. The training session is designed for librarians in all types of libraries who want to learn how to comply with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). After completing the workshop, participants will be able to inform and train others in ADA compliance requirements. The presenters will be Marilyn Golden and Marian Blackwell-Stratton, policy analysts and trainers with the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF). DREDF is a national law and policy center dedicated to furthering the civil rights of people with disabilities. Funding for the preconference is provided by a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) and the Kansas State Library. The registration fee, which includes continental breakfast and beverage breaks, is: ALA/ASCLA members, $100; ALA members, $130, and nonmembers, $175. For registration materials, contact the ASCLA Office, 800-545-2433, ext. 4399. ASCLA is a division of the American Library Association. - END - 5. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes March 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 1994 ALA National Reading Program to feature The Magic School Bus The American Library Association has teamed up with author Joanna Cole and illustrator Bruce Degen for its 1994 National Reading Program, "Reading Is a Magic Trip" featuring The Magic School Bus. This year's national reading program features materials and activities that encourage children to discover the magic in books and to read together. Theme materials include full-size (22" x 28") and mini posters featuring the wonderful world of Ms. Frizzle, matching bookmarks for classroom activities (200 for $7), the Magic Trip Program Guide including suggested activities, clip art and other promotional tools ($6), certificates (100 for $4), reading logs (100 for $4) and stickers (100 for $4). Magic School Bus bookshelves, a 24-inch die cut, ($9 each) are also available to display up to 24 books. Miniature Magic School Bus erasers (8 for $2) are designed for prizes. To order the "Reading is a Magic Trip" materials from ALA Graphics with a credit card or organizational purchase order, call 800-545-2433, press 8. ($30 minimum on billed organizational orders.) For a free catalog of materials, send a postcard to: ALA Graphics, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 5046. - END - 6. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes March 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 Genealogy training offered "Reference Service for Genealogists: A Mini-Course for Librarians" will be held on Friday, June 24, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., as a preconference to the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Miami Beach. The program is sponsored by the Reference and Adult Services Division (RASD) Genealogy Committee, History Section. The deadline for registration is June 1. The preconference is designed for librarians who want to assist patrons in family history searches. Participants will learn how to conduct an effective genealogical reference interview and assist patrons in the use of more than 163 library tools primarily concerned with U.S. genealogical research. Presenters will include J. Carlyle Parker, university archivist, California State University at Stanislaus and volunteer director of the Turlock California Family History Center, and Janet G. Parker, genealogist and publisher. The registration fee, which includes a detailed syllabus and beverage breaks, is: ALA/RASD members, $95; ALA members, $130; nonmembers, $165. For registration materials, contact the RASD Office, 800-545-2433, ext 4398. RASD is a division of the American Library Association. - END - 7. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes March 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 Guide to library employment sources available The 1994 "Guide to Employment Sources in the Library and Information Profession" is available from the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Library Personnel Resources (OLPR). OLPR compiled the listing for "The Bowker Annual: Library and Book Trade Almanac 1994." The guide is designed as a handout for job seekers who want to know where to find library and information-related position openings and for employers who are advertising job vacancies. Included in the publication are telephone joblines, national and state job referral services, library school placement bulletins and services. There are special sections on overseas employment contacts and using information skills in non-library settings. Copies of the guide are available free for up to 25 copies. Additional multiple copies are $15 for packets of 25. For more information, contact: ALA/OLPR, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 4277. FAX: 312-280-3256. - END - 8. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes March 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 Investment information "demystified" at RASD workshop "Demystifying Investment Information" is the topic of a Reference and Adult Services Division (RASD) preconference program on Friday, June 24, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The deadline for registration is June 1. The preconference, to be held in conjunction with the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Miami Beach, is sponsored by the RASD Business Reference and Services Section and cosponsored by the Special Libraries Association (SLA), Florida and Caribbean Chapter. It is designed for business librarians and other librarians who need to answer investment questions. Participants will learn about investment jargon and become familiar with sources and strategies. Both print and electronic resources will be stressed. Presenters include Michael Lavin, business and management subject specialist at SUNY at Buffalo; David Bickford, academic information services manager at the University of Phoenix, and Thor Bruce, associate professor in the Department of Finance at the University of Miami. The registration fees, which include beverage breaks and course materials, are: ALA/RASD members, $75; SLA, Florida and Caribbean Chapter, $75; ALA members, $110, and nonmembers, $148. To register, contact the RASD Office, 800-545-2433, ext. 4398. RASD is a division of the American Library Association. - END - 9. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes March 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 RASD names Outstanding Reference Sources for 1994 The 1994 list of Outstanding Reference Sources for Small & Medium- Sized Libraries has been announced by the Reference & Adult Services Division's References Sources Committee. Members of the committee were: Dale Luchsinger, chair, Athens (Ga.) Area Technical Institute; Rebecca L. Johnson, University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City; John R.M. Lawrence, College of William and Mary Earl Gregg Swem Library, Va.; Shirley A. Maul, Vassar College Library, N.Y.; Donald W. Maxwell, Stone Hills Library Network, Ind.; Joyce A. McKnight, Akron (Ohio)- Summit County Public Library; Razia Nanji, University of Florida; Anna L. Yount, Transylvania County Public Library, N.C.; Judith A. Zelter, Niles (Ill.) Public Library District. A complete list of the recommended titles is attached. A complete list with annotations will appear in the May issue of American Libraries. RASD is a division of the American Library Association. 1994 Outstanding Sources for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries The Activist's Almanac Simon & Schuster American Golfer's Guide Turner Publishing, GA The American Horticultural Society Dorling Kindersley Encyclopedia of Gardening Black Women in America Carlson Publishing The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Cambridge Human Evolution The Cambridge World History of Cambridge Human Disease The Columbia Guide to Standard Cambridge American English The Columbia Guide to Standard Columbia American English Contemporary Lesbian Writers of Greenwood the U.S. DISCovering Authors [CD-ROM] Gale Encyclopedia of African American Garland Religions Encyclopedia of American Social Scribner History Encyclopedia of Arms Control Scribner and Disarmament Encyclopedia of Child Bearing Oryx Encyclopedia of Sleep and Dreaming Macmillan Encyclopedia of the Confederacy Simon & Schuster Acad Ref Endangered Wildlife of the World Marshall Cavendish Hazardous Substances Resource Guide Gale Hispanic American Almanac Gale Illustrated Encyclopedia of Holt Fly Fishing International Dictionary of Ballet St. James Press Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia Kodansha Japanese American History Facts on File McGraw-Hill Recycling Handbook McGraw-Hill The Mark Twain Encyclopedia Garland The Multicultural Student's Guide Farrar/Noonday to Colleges The New Shorter Oxford English Oxford Dictionary Nuclear Power Plants Worldwide Gale The Oxford Companion to the Bible Oxford The Oxford Dictionary of American Oxford Legal Quotations The Oxford Guide to Classical Oxford Mythology in the Arts Professional and Occupational Gale Licensing Directory Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Omnigraphics Names Roget's Thesaurus of the Bible HarperCollins Smithsonian Timelines of the Dorling Kindersley Ancient World The Supreme Court A to Z Congressional Quarterly The Supreme Court Justices Congressional Quarterly Two Hundred Years of the Facts on File American Circus - END - 10. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes March 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 "You're in the Money" video features fund raising fundamentals "You're in the Money! Fundraising Fundamentals" is the newest video release from the American Library Association (ALA) Video/Library Video Network. The 30-minute informational video outlines the basics of running a fund- raising campaign for libraries and other nonprofits. Included is information on choosing the appropriate method to raise money, locating the best prospects and how to ask for the money to get results. James Swan, director of the Central Kansas Library System, assisted in scripting the production. Author of "Fundraising for the Small Public Library" (Neal-Schuman Publishers), Swan shares techniques for the librarian/fund-raiser on how to "ask for the money." Elliot Shelkrot, director of the Free Library of Philadelphia, discusses his views on fund raising for libraries. "Every institution, every service, every organization is looking for the resources to fulfill its mission, just as the library is," Shelkrot said. "What's important for us is that we set ourselves apart, that we make it clear that the library is part of the solution to the community's problems." Other libraries participating in the video are directors and fund- raisers from the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Md., the Tulsa (Okla.) City/County Library System and the Bettendorf (Iowa) Public Library. The video is $130 and is available from: ALA Video/Library Video Network, 320 York Rd., Towson, Md. 21204-5179. Telephone: 800-441-TAPE. FAX: 410-887-2091. All videotape purchases are backed by a 30-day full refund guarantee. - END -