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Australian Library and Information Association past president to speak 4. Blackwell North America Scholarship Award recipients named 5. Bowker/Ulrich's Serials Librarianship Award recipient announced 6. CHOICE editor accepts new position 7. Loleta D. Fyan Award recipient named 8. LAMA announces award winners 9. LAMA programs to focus on fund raising 10. Matthiessen, Buchanan, Goudge to headline "PLA at ALA" activities 1. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes May 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 ACRL programs focus on president's theme "Networks: Personal & Electronic Links for Improved Customer Service," the theme of Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) President Thomas F. Kirk, will be the focus of programs sponsored by ACRL during the American Library Association Annual Conference in Miami Beach. "The ACRL programs focus on issues critical to the advancement of the profession and to the improvement of customer service in academic and research libraries," he said. On Saturday, June 25, from 2 to 4 p.m., Sheldon Hackney, director of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, D.C., will present "Binding Together a Multicultural Society: Challenges for the Academy." Brooke Sheldon, dean of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Texas, Austin, and other leaders will participate in "What Me -- A Leader?," on Saturday, June 25, from 2 to 4 p.m. Dan Barron, professor at the College of Library & Information Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, and others will present "Learning from Afar: The Realities of Distance Education" on Sunday, June 26, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Elaine Sloan, university librarian and vice president of Information Services for Columbia University, New York, and other panelists will discuss "Educating and Training Special Collections Librarians: The Network of Expectations and Opportunities" on Sunday, June 26, from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Terry Belanger, professor at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, will also participate in the program. An all-day workshop on Monday, June 27, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., will offer conference participants an opportunity for hands- on experience using the Internet. Trained Internet users will offer a variety of platforms at a program titled "Scholarly Resources on the Internet: Beyond the Basics." A series of poster sessions on uses of Internet resources will be available throughout the day. Paul Evan Peters, executive director of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), will address CNI's past accomplishments, present initiatives and future directions on Monday morning from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Anne G. Lipow, director of the Library Solutions Institute, Berkeley, Calif., will present "Bringing Your Staff Up to Speed on the `Net'", on Monday, June 27, from 2 to 4 p.m. "Beyond the F1 Key: Thinking and Teaching the Internet Within the Curriculum" will be held on Monday, June 27, from 2 to 5:30 p.m. For more information, contact the ACRL Office, 800-545-2433, ext. 2516. ACRL is a division of the American Library Association. - END - 2. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes May 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 ALA video premieres Polisar video Children's author, singer and songwriter Barry Louis Polisar has premiered his newest video, "Barry's Scrapbook: A Window into Art," on the American Library Association (ALA)/Library Video Network label. The 40-minute video features Polisar hosting a visual and musical ride through the world of art. Joining Polisar in the video are his twins, Evan and Sierra, and a group of youngsters touring the Baltimore Music of Art with Schroeder Cherry, educational director. The tape also includes three hands-on art projects for kids using recyclable materials, talks with different artists on how they make their art and several new songs by Polisar. "Libraries, music and art have always opened doors for me," said Polisar. "This video is the perfect combination of all three." "We wanted to make a tape that was enjoyable for kids, but which also kept them interested in art by doing it, viewing it and singing about it," said Jeff Lifton, producer/director. "It also helps that my wife, Mary Carney, is an art teacher and guided my selections during the videotaping and editing process." Polisar wrote and produced his first children's album in the '70's. Now in the 90's style, he has remastered his music on compact discs. School Library Journal recently reviewed one of Polisar's CDs, "Old Dogs, New Tricks," as a "must have for all libraries serving young children." The videotape is appropriate for ages 6 to 10 and is geared to libraries, elementary schools, media centers and at-home viewers. "Barry's Scrapbook: A Window into Art" is $19.95 and is available from: ALA Video/Library Video Network, 320 York Rd., Towson, Md. 21204. Telephone: 800-441-TAPE (8273). Fax: 410-887- 2091. All purchases are guaranteed by a 30-day refund policy. - END - 3. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes May 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 Australian Library and Information Association past president to speak "When Ants Carry Elephants: Applying the Wisdom of Indigenous Peoples to Library Leadership" is the topic of the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) President's Program to be held on Sunday, June 26, from 2 to 5:30 p.m., during the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Miami Beach. Jennifer Cram, immediate past president of the Australian Library and Information Association, will describe the benefits of applying varied cultural and social concepts to library leadership and management. Her message will challenge librarians to learn from the values, organizational and communication patterns and problem- solving skills of indigenous societies. LAMA President Carol F.L. Liu said Cram's address illustrates "that great achievements are possible when individuals cooperate." American Library Association (ALA) Ethnic Caucus speakers will respond to Cram's theme and offer suggestions for implementing her ideas in libraries. Speakers will include: Lotsee Patterson of the University of Oklahoma School of Library and Information Studies; Luis Herrera of the San Diego Public Library; Marjorie Li of Rutgers University, and John Tyson of the Virginia State Library and Archives. The program is cosponsored by the American Indian Library Association (AILA), the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), the Black Caucus of ALA (BCALA), the Chinese- American Librarians Association (CALA) and REFORMA. LAMA awards will be presented before the program and a reception will immediately follow. LAMA is a division of the American Library Association. - END - 4. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes May 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 Blackwell North America Scholarship Award recipients named Joel S. Rutstein, Anna L. DeMiller and Elizabeth A. Fuseler, from Colorado State University Libraries, are the 1994 recipients of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Blackwell North America Scholarship Award. The award, a citation to the winners and $2,000 to the library school of the winners' choice donated by Blackwell North America, is given to the authors of an outstanding monograph, published article or original paper on acquisitions, collection development or areas of resources development in libraries. Rutstein is head of Collection Development; DeMiller, head of the Social Services and Humanities Department, and Fuseler, head of the Sciences and Technology Department. They received the award for "Ownership versus Access: Shifting Perspectives for Libraries" in Advances in Librarianship 17:33-60, 1993. They have designated the University of Arizona's Cooperative Program in Library Science at Colorado State University for the $2,000 scholarship. "This article was chosen for its in-depth research, clear presentation and practical applicability," said Helen I. Reed, chair of the Blackwell North America Scholarship Award Committee. "It distills the significant issues in the debate of access versus ownership and provides a cogent, focused discussion of the technological and copyright issues that surround the debate. "Most importantly, this article identifies strategies for libraries and librarians to adopt in order to have a role in shaping the transformation of libraries as we move into the 21st century." Rutstein has worked at the University of Kent, Canterbury, England, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities in Santa Monica, Calif. He has published widely in the field of collection development and has presented papers and workshops in this area. A project headed by Rutstein was named the 1990 Project of the Year by the Colorado Library Association. He also received the "Best Paper Relating to Collections" award in 1991 presented at the Conference on Acquisitions, Budgets and Collections in Minneapolis. Rutstein has a bachelor's degree from the University of Vermont, a master's degree in history from Boston University and a master's degree in library science from Simmons College. DeMiller has served as acting head, Social Sciences and Humanities Department, and Social Sciences and Humanities librarian at Colorado State University Libraries. She has also worked as assistant head, Reference Department, and general reference librarian, Marriott Library, University of Utah. She is the author of a number of publications including "Reference Service Polices" ARL SPEC Kit (forthcoming 1994) and "Survey of a Research Collection with Preservation, Assessment, Weeding and Inventory Objectives" in Kaleidoscope: Proceedings of the ASLA/MPLA/AEMA Joint Conference, October-November 1993, Phoenix, Ariz., pp 11-22. Emporia, Kan.: Emporia State University, 1991. DeMiller has a bachelor's degree (magna cum laude) in anthropology, a master's degree in Middle East Studies-Arabic from the University of Utah, a master's degree in library and information science from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign and has completed doctoral degree course work in Middle East Studies-Arabic at the University of Utah. Fuseler has worked as manager, Bibliographic Research, Institute for Scientific Information, chief librarian, Commander USMS, United States Merchant Marine Academy, library director, Texas A & M University at Galveston and Biological Sciences librarian, U.S. National Marine Fisheries Services, Northeast Fisheries Center. She is the author of a number of publications including "Providing Access to Journals--Just in Time or Just in Case" College and Research Libraries News, 55(3): 130, 132, 148, 1994. Fuseler has a bachelor's degree in education from the College of William and Mary, a master's degree in library science from Drexel University, has completed graduate study in environmental technology at the University of Houston and received a certificate of advanced study in Information Science from Drexel University. The award will be presented on Monday, June 27, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the ALCTS President's Program and Awards Ceremony during the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Miami Beach. ALCTS is a division of the American Library Association. - END - 5. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes May 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 Bowker/Ulrich's Serials Librarianship Award recipient announced Christina Feick of Lawrenceville, N.J., senior serials specialist at Blackwell's Periodicals Division based in Oxford, England, is the 1994 recipient of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Bowker/Ulrich's Serials Librarianship Award. The award, $1,500 donated by the R.R. Bowker Company, recognizes significant contribution to serials librarianship in the areas of professional association, participation, library education, serials literature, research or development of tools lending to better understanding. "Tina Feick approaches serials from the viewpoint of both an academic librarian and a vendor's representative," said Marilyn Norstedt, chair of the Bowker/Ulrich's Serials Librarianship Award Jury. "She is an articulate, knowledgeable spokesperson for the importance of implementing electronic communication and efficiencies throughout the serials process, and through her extensive participation in national and international professional organizations, she has made a major contribution to the ongoing educational serials librarians." Feick has held several positions during her 10 year tenure at Blackwell's Periodicals Division including sales representative, sales manager and serials specialist. She worked as a serials librarian at Princeton (N.J.) University Library and head of the Serials Section, serials librarian and head of the Gifts and Exchange Section at the Free Library of Philadelphia. An American Library Association (ALA) member since 1973, Feick is a frequent speaker and presenter. She is past president (1987- 89) of the North American Serial Interest Group, Inc. (NASIG) and currently serves as chair of the NASIG task force to develop a vision statement. Feick is also past chair (1990-92) of the Serials Industry Systems Advisory Committee (SISAC). Feick has a bachelor's degree in sociology from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., a master's degree in librarianship from the University of Denver and a master's degree in business administration from Temple University in Philadelphia. The award will be presented during the ALA Annual Conference, June 23-30, in Miami Beach. - 30 - 6. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes May 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 CHOICE editor accepts new position Patricia E. Sabosik, editor and publisher of CHOICE Magazine, a publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), resigned on May 6. Sabosik held the senior management position at CHOICE for the past 10 years. According to ACRL Executive Director Althea Jenkins, Sabosik published more than 100 issues of CHOICE, stabilized finances and improved the magazine's profitability. "She established new revenue sources, appointed a subscriptions agent for Japan and negotiated license agreements with Bowker, the CARL Corporation and SilverPlatter for the electronic distribution of CHOICE reviews," Jenkins said. Sabosik has written widely on collection development issues, document delivery and electronic publishing. Her editorship ended with the completion of volume 31 and a 30th anniversary year for CHOICE. Prior to joining CHOICE, Sabosik held marketing and editorial positions at The H.W. Wilson Company and Baker & Taylor. She has a master's degree in marketing and a certificate of advanced study in finance. Sabosik has accepted the position of vice president of Electronic Texts at CMG Information Services in Wilmington, Mass. ACRL is a division of the American Library Association. - END - 7. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes May 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 Loleta D. Fyan Award recipient named The Middle County Public Library in Centereach, N.Y., is the 1994 recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) Loleta D. Fyan Award. The $10,000 award is given to a library, library school, association, unit or chapter of ALA, or an individual for the development and improvement of public libraries and the services they provide. It is named for Loleta D. Fyan, a past ALA president (1951-52) who provided funds in her will. Middle County Public Library, directed by Sandra D. Feinberg, received the award for a proposal titled "The Development and Field Testing of a Public Library Quality Review Initiative." The project will develop a reviewing process and/or appropriate assessment tool to measure the educational component of library-based youth programs and services. It will be based on the New Company for Learning School Quality Review Initiative in New York. The project will be co-directed by Sari Feldman of the Onondaga County Public Library in Syracuse, N.Y. "This project will contribute to our ability to measure the learning we believe takes place in public libraries," said Kathleen Weibel, chair of the Fyan Grant Jury. "This will help us design better services and will also aid us in communicating with policy makers and funding sources about the significance of the public library as an educational force in the community." Application materials for the 1995 grant will be available in September 1994, from: ALA Headquarters Library and Information Center, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. - END - 8. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes May 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 LAMA announces award winners The Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has announced the 1994 recipients of its Certificates of Appreciation and Certificates of Special Thanks. Anders C. Dahlgren, consultant for Public Library Construction and Planning for the State of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction; Robert A. Daugherty, circulation librarian and associate professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago; and Carolyn A. Snyder, dean of library affairs at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, will receive Certificates of Appreciation honoring significant contributions to the goals of LAMA over a period of years. Dahlgren is being honored for "significant contributions to LAMA, especially regarding library buildings activities and LAMA's publication program." "Throughout his long association with LAMA, he has been willing to take on and complete many important tasks which have benefitted LAMA members," said William G. Jones, chair of the awards committee. "These include serving as chair of the Buildings and Equipment Section (BES), chair of the BES Library Buildings Award Committee, chair of the Editorial Advisory Committee and chair of the Small Libraries Publication series committee." Daugherty is being recognized for "sustained contributions" to LAMA's Systems and Services Section (SASS) as a member and chair, for his contributions to the Membership Committee and the LAMASOURCE Task Force and for his service as chair of the Government Affairs Committee. "The joy and enthusiasm he has brought to these endeavors has contributed materially to their achievements and success," Jones said. Snyder received the award for her "valuable contributions" to the LAMA organization. "As a past president, councilor and committee chair, Carolyn has excelled in the areas of leadership and guidance," said Jones. "Her professional and personal traits as well as her work are highly valued by the organization's membership." Robert A. Almony, Jr., and Dwight Burlingame have been selected to receive Certificates of Special Thanks honoring individuals for specific, significant, single contributions to the goals of LAMA. Almony, assistant director of libraries at the University of Missouri Libraries - Columbia, is being recognized for "outstanding service" in organizing and leading the LAMA Membership Committee and for his "tireless efforts" to promote LAMA through its activities. Burlingame, director of academic programs and research at the Indiana University Center on Philanthropy, is being honored for his "learned, dedicated and sustained efforts in encouraging the advancement of fund raising in libraries, for his work in furthering the role of LAMA in facilitating educational opportunities and for developing the body of knowledge in library fund raising." The awards will be presented on Sunday, June 26, at the LAMA President's Program during the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Miami Beach. LAMA is a division of the American Library Association. - END - 9. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes May 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 LAMA programs to focus on fund raising The Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) will present several programs on public relations and fund raising in conjunction with the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Miami Beach. "You Bet Your Levy: Planning and Implementing a Successful Public Relations Campaign" will be presented on Saturday, June 26, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., sponsored by the LAMA Public Relations Section (PRS) Governmental Advocacy Skills Committee and cosponsored by the LAMA Governmental Affairs Committee. A panel, including public library directors, a library public information officer and an architect will present strategies and techniques for conducting successful public library levy and bond issue campaigns. The panel discussion will be followed by a "You Bet Your Levy," quiz show involving audience members responding to questions on how to win levy and bond elections. "It Happened One Night: Raising Funds through Special Events" will be offered on Sunday, June 26, from 8:30 to 11 a.m., sponsored by the LAMA PRS Education and Training Committee. The program is cosponsored by the LAMA Fund Raising and Financial Development Section, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Fund-raising and Development Discussion Group, ACRL Public Relations in Academic Libraries Discussion Group and Friends of Libraries USA (FOLUSA). The program, designed for library personnel assigned to fund- raising functions, will provide a tool kit for fund-raising in a variety of library settings. Program speakers with extensive special event experience will provide information on the elements of successful special events for academic and public libraries. "ADA: Finding Funds to Implement Your Program" will be held on Monday, June 27, from 2 to 4 p.m., sponsored by the LAMA Fund Raising & Financial Development Section Program Committee. The program is designed for librarians, trustees and library supporters faced with the responsibiity of implementing services for specially challenged patrons but lack the funds to do so. Specialized and detailed information and assistance in identifying and securing public and private funding that will allow libraries of all types to comply with the American Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines will be provided. Speakers will introduce the ADA guidelines, provide techniques for identifying funding sources and discuss fund raising strategies. For more information, contact: ALA/LAMA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 5038, or 312-280- 5032. Fax: 312-280-3257. LAMA and ACRL are divisions of the American Library Association. - END - 10. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes May 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 Matthiessen, Buchanan, Goudge to headline "PLA at ALA" activities Author Peter Matthiessen, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Edna Buchanan and novelist Eileen Goudge will be the keynote speakers for the Public Library Association's (PLA) division-wide activities during the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Miami Beach, June 23-30. Matthiessen will speak at the PLA President's Program on Saturday, June 25, from 9 to 11 a.m. He received the National Book Award in 1979 for "The Snow Leopard" and the American Book Award in 1980 for its paperback edition. Matthiessen's 1965 book, "At Play in the Fields of the Lord," was recently made into a motion picture starring John Lithgow and Daryl Hannah. He is co-founder of the Paris Review and has made anthropological and natural history expeditions to Alaska, the Canadian Northwest Territories, Peru, New Guinea, Africa, Australia and Nepal. Buchanan will keynote the PLA All-Star Breakfast on Monday, June 27, from 7 to 9 a.m. Her career as a police reporter for the Miami Herald spawned "The Corpse Had a Familiar Face: Covering Miami, America's Hottest Beat," followed by four mystery novels. Buchanan has become a South Florida legend. As Calvin Trillin noted in his New Yorker Magazine profile, "In Miami, a few figures are regularly discussed by first name among people they have never actually met. One of these is Fidel. Another is Edna." Six of PLA's most prestigious awards will be presented at the breakfast. Tickets are $25 per person or $245 for a table of 10. The deadline is June 10. For registration, call the PLA Office at 800-545-2433, ext. 5PLA. "If I wrote my own life, no one would believe it, so I write fiction," says Goudge. She will be keynote speaker at the Hot Topics Program on Tuesday, June 28, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Author of the New York Times bestsellers "Garden of Lies" and "Such Devoted Sisters," Goudge went from a single mom on welfare to a best-selling novelist commanding a six-figure advance. A reception and book signing will be held immediately after the program from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. PLA is also sponsoring 15 continuing education programs in conjunction with the ALA Annual Conference. For more information on any of these events, consult the ALA Conference Program or contact the PLA Office at 800-545-2433, ext. 5PLA. PLA is a division of the American Library Association. - END -