ALANEWS (May 16, 1994) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/alanews/alanews-940516 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 May 16, 1994 This batch contains: 1. ALA Annual Report available 2. ALA IFRT State and Regional Achievement Award recipient named 3. Fund Fare Exchange to offer fund-raising information 4. Edward Gorey to illustrate 1995 ALA National Reading program materials 5. John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award recipient named 6. John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award for Intellectual Freedom winner named 7. LAMA programs to focus on library buildings 8. LAMA to present programs on librarian's roles, services 9. Pulitzer-prize winning author to keynote PLA All-Star Breakfast 10. 1994 World Book - ALA Goals Award to mobilize library advocates 1. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes May 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 ALA Annual Report available Free copies of the 1993 Annual Report of the American Library Association (ALA) are available. Titled "Empowering People Through Libraries," the annual report includes special focus sections on the Library Power Program, administered by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL); family literacy programs funded by the Bell Atlantic and Viburnum foundations; the "Libraries Change Lives" public awareness campaign, and "Writers Live at the Library," a two- year pilot program funded by the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund. Also included are the ALA financial statement and highlights of ALA's legislative, publishing, awards and continuing education programs, including office and division activities. To receive a copy, contact: ALA Public Information Office, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 5044. Fax: 312-944- 8520. 2. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes May 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 ALA IFRT State and Regional Achievement Award recipient named The Freedom to Read Foundation is the 1994 recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) Intellectual Freedom Round Table State and Regional Achievement Award. The award, $1,000 donated by Social Issues Resources Series, Inc., recognizes outstanding contributions to intellectual freedom at the state or regional level. "The committee unanimously selected the Freedom to Read Foundation as this year's winner for its crucial assistance to libraries in several states," said Frederick Stielow, chair of the IFRT State and Regional Award Committee. "The Foundation's assistance clarified First Amendment law and assisted libraries in resisting demands to restrict or eliminate access to library patrons." The Freedom to Read Foundation is a separate organization working in close liaison with ALA. The Foundation promotes and protects freedom of speech and freedom of the press, protects the public right of access to libraries, supports the right of libraries to collect and make available any creative work they may legally acquire and supplies legal counsel and other support for libraries and librarians suffering injustices due to their defense of speech and freedom of the press. The award will be presented on Saturday, June 25, during the ALA Annual Conference in Miami Beach. AASL is a division of the American Library Association. - END - 3. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes May 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 Fund Fare Exchange to offer fund-raising information for libraries The 1994 Fund Fare Exchange, sponsored by the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) Fund-raising and Financial Development Section, will be held on Monday, June 27, from 9 to 11:30 a.m., during the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Miami Beach. The annual event presents a variety of fund-raising information for school, academic and public libraries. Experts will provide advice for librarians and library trustees from the beginner to advanced levels. The program will include concurrent mini-presentations and informal table talks, repeated every 30 minutes, on various topics. Twenty table talk speakers will address such topics as book sales, raising funds for endowments, annual giving, fund raising for small libraries, creating a library foundation and special events, donor recognition and revitalizing Friends groups. Brochures and other fund-raising materials will be distributed. Peggy Barber, associate executive director, ALA Communications Department, and Marian Deeney, library program specialist for the Department of State, State Library of Florida, will discuss developing a proposal, essential components and writing tips in a presentation titled "Grant Proposals: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly." The program is cosponsored by the LAMA Public Relations Section (PRS), the American Library Trustee Association (ALTA), Friends of Libraries USA (FOLUSA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Library Public Relations Council. For more information, contact: Laura Maurer, Library Development Officer, Virginia Commonwealth University, P.O. Box 2033, Richmond, VA 23284. Telephone: 804-367-1116. Or, Andrea Lapsley, Director, Marketing & Development, Houston Public Library, 500 McKinney, Houston, TX 77002. Telephone: 713-247-2188. LAMA, ALTA and ACRL are divisions of the American Library Association. - END - 4. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes May 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 Edward Gorey to illustrate 1995 ALA National Reading Program materials Edward Gorey, noted children's books illustrator, will design art work for the 1995 American Library Association (ALA) National Reading Program, "Solve Mysteries -- Read!," developed by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). Gorey has illustrated several children's books, including Florence P. Heide's "The Shrinking of Treehorn" and John Bellairs' thriller mystery series. "From his Metropolitan Opera t-shirts to his PBS Mystery lead-ins, no illustrator is more closely identified with mysterious creepiness than Edward Gorey," said Kate McClelland, chair of the National Reading Program. "His slightly malevolent pen and ink compositions, heavily laced with irony, have immediate recognition and appeal. "Gorey's 1995 poster art for the ALA National Reading Program will be an irresistible invitation to explore a world of mystery - from detective stories to mysteries of nature to puzzles that mystify the mind. The ALSC National Reading Program Committee relishes the opportunity to create its 1995 Mystery Program around Gorey's distinctively gothic vision." The reading program materials will feature Gorey's artwork on posters of various sizes, reading logs, bookmarks and clip art. The program book that will accompany the reading kit will be written by the ALSC National Reading Program Committee and will introduce children to books that cover a wide range of mysteries. Materials can be ordered from the 1994 fall ALA Graphics catalog in October. Book Wholesalers, Inc., (BWI) will again sponsor a $3,000 grant to the library that proposes the best reading program around the theme of mysteries. Reading program materials for 100 children will also be awarded to the winning library courtesy of ALA Graphics. To request an application, send a postcard after July 1, 1994 to: ALSC/BWI Reading Program Grant, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. ALSC is a division of the American Library Association. - END - 5. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes May 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award recipient named Robert D. Stueart, dean and professor of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College in Boston, Mass., is the 1994 recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Committee John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award. The award, $1,000 donated by OCLC/Forest Press, is given to an individual for significant contributions to international librarianship. It was created in 1987 on the occasion of the retirement of John Ames Humphry as executive director of Forest Press, publisher of the Dewey Decimal Classification. It recognizes Humphry's far-ranging work to internationalize the English-language editions of Dewey and to ensure that translations were adapted to meet the needs of other cultures and countries. Stueart has taught in Wales, lectured in Sweden and observed library and information science education in Germany through a German government fellowship. Stueart has also worked in Eastern Europe when, for the four years immediately preceding the breakup of the Soviet Union, he co-chaired U.S.-U.S.S.R. Commission on Library Cooperation of the American Council of Learned Societies. Stueart spent part of a 1991 sabbatical in Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea. Under the sponsorship of the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation, he lectured on educating information professionals and spoke to professional groups. Also active in Mexico and Jamaica, Stueart consulted on the development of library services and continues to serve as examiner at the University of West Indies. He has also been a consultant to the U.S. and several other governments and foundations including the Asia Foundation, the United Board of Christian Higher Education in Asia and the Fulbright Foundation in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Stueart served on ALA's Executive Board and was a member and chair of the ALA International Relations Committee. In 1990, Stueart received the ALA Beta Phi Mu Award for his service to "library education and librarianship nationally and internationally." He received the ALA Melvil Dewey Medal "for outstanding professional achievement" in 1980. Stueart is an Executive Board member of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). He has been an active IFLA member for more than 20 years and is currently working, with Josephine R. Fang, on a database and monograph titled, "World Guide to Library and Archives and Information Science Education Programs." The project is an IFLA- sponsored activity with support from UNESCO and the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. Stueart also served as president of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). His writings on international and comparative librarianship are extensive. Stueart has been a regular contribution to the journal, Asian Libraries, now in its third year of publication. He is the author of the textbook "Library Management," used by libraries and library schools all over the world. On July 1, Stuart, who has a doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh, will become professor and director of the Library and Regional Documentation Center at the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok. He will be responsible for developing a new master's degree program in information management. The award will be presented during the ALA Annual Conference, June 23- 30, in Miami Beach. - END - 6. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes May 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award for Intellectual Freedom winner named The late John Swan, who served as director of the Crossett Library of Bennington (Vt.) College, is the 1994 recipient of the John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award for Intellectual Freedom presented by the American Library Association (ALA) Intellectual Freedom Round Table. The award, $500 and a citation, honors individuals or groups who have demonstrated extraordinary courage in defense and support of intellectual freedom. It is named for the IFRT cofounder who was an author, teacher, scholar and advocate and defender of intellectual freedom. "John Swan's career in librarianship was a model for all who revere the freedom to read, view and listen," said Sylvia Turchyn, chair of the Immroth Memorial Award Committee. "He was especially loved by his colleagues for his wit and the gentle, but determined, manner in which he exposed inconsistencies in policy or action which compromised intellectual freedom. "His courage, preserverance and dedication to the principles of intellectual freedom never wavered," Turchyn said. "He was taken from us much too soon and he will be sorely missed by his friends and fans in the library profession." Swan is past chair of the Indiana and Vermont Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committees. The award will be presented on Saturday, June 25, to a representative of Swan's family during the ALA Annual Conference in Miami Beach. - END - 7. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes May 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 LAMA programs to focus on library buildings The Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) will host programs on lighting in school libraries, providing library services during construction and renovation periods and the building design process in conjunction with the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Miami Beach. "Trip the Light, Fantastic!! Answers to Questions about Lighting in School Libraries" will be presented on Saturday, June 25, from 2 to 4 p.m., sponsored by the LAMA Buildings and Equipment Section (BES) School Library/Media Facilities Committee. The program will feature three experienced practitioners who will look at such areas as lighting instrument types, unique lighting solutions for special needs and areas, lighting control and energy cost. "Business as Usual? Managing through the Muddle" will be held on Monday, June 27, from 8 to 11 a.m., sponsored by the LAMA BES Buildings for College & University Libraries Committee. Speakers will explore issues and concerns involved in providing services and continuing operations during library construction, renovations, reconstructions and building alterations. "Charrette: The Client Interactive Process for Library Design" will be offered on Monday, June 27, from 2 to 5:30 p.m., sponsored by the LAMA BES Architecture for Public Libraries Committee. The program will demonstrate the charrette process which consists of the architect sketching with all library staff until a satisfactory solution is achieved. For more information, contact: ALA/LAMA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 5038, or 312-280-5038. Fax: 312-280- 3257. LAMA is a division of the American Library Association. - END - 8. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes May 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 LAMA to present programs on librarian's roles, services The Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) will present programs on customer service, changes in roles and responsibilities for librarians and support staff and successful teambuilding in conjunction with the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Miami Beach. "Focus on Customer Service: Applying Lessons from the Corporate Sector" will be held on Saturday, June 25, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., sponsored by the LAMA Personnel Administration Section (PAS) Staff Development Committee. The program is cosponsored by the Reference and Adult Services Division (RASD) Management and Operation of Public Services Section Professional Development Committee. Speakers will explore customer service philosophies such as the level of customer service offered at the library versus customer-oriented businesses, and the techniques and methods used by the business sector. Speakers include Anthony Antinori, manager, Organizational Development and Human Resource Information Systems at the Tampa Electric Company; L. Susan Hayes, manager, information resources at Encore Computer Corporation, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and Elaine Goleski, manager, Library Annex at the Jean & Alexander Heard Library, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. "Who's Who? Changing Roles of Librarians and Support Staff" will be offered on Sunday, June 26, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., sponsored by the LAMA PAS Economic Status and Staff Welfare Committee. The program is cosponsored by the LAMA Library Organization and Management Section (LOMS) Comparative Library Organization Committee, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Personnel Administrators and Staff Development Officers Discussion Group and the Library Support Staff Round Table. The program will explore the changes in roles and responsibilities for librarians and support staff. Topics of discussion will include the various factors affecting the changes such as automation, new expectations of librarians, downsizing, restructuring, limited funding and other organizational and economic changes. A panel of five members will address the impact of this trend as well as the implications of the new roles. "Successful Teambuilding: Managing to Survive the Challenging '90's" will be held on Monday, June 27, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., sponsored by the LAMA Middle Management Discussion Group and cosponsored by the LAMA LOMS and LAMA Systems and Services Section. Arlene Farber Sirkin, president of the Washington Resource Consulting Group, Inc., Washington, D.C., will present the keynote address on successful teambuilding. Sirken blends theoretical and practical ideas to help library managers at all levels to create and utilize teams to maximize effectiveness in a resource reduction economy. She has master's degrees in business administration and library science. For more information, contact: ALA/LAMA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 5038, or 3128-5032. Fax: 312-280-3257. LAMA, RASD and ACRL are divisions of the American Library Association. - END - 9. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes May 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 Pulitzer-prize winning author to keynote PLA All-Star Breakfast Edna Buchanan, author of "The Corpse Had a Familiar Face", "Contents Under Pressure" and "Miami, It's Murder," will be the featured speaker at the Public Library Association (PLA) All-Star Breakfast on Monday, June 27, from 7 to 9 a.m., during the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Miami Beach. At age four, Buchanan announced that she planned to write books when she grew up. And write books -- and columns and articles -- she has. Her Pulitzer-prize winning career at the Miami Herald spawned "The Corpse Had a Familiar Face: Covering Miami, America's Hottest Beat," followed by several critically acclaimed mystery novels. Buchanan has become a south Florida legend. As Calvin Trillin noted in his New Yorker profile, "In Miami, a few figures are regularly discussed by first name among people they have never actually met. One of them is Fidel. Another is Edna." Six of PLA's most prestigious library service awards will also be presented during the program. Preregistration is required. Tickets are $25 per person, or $245 for a table of 10. The deadline is June 10. For registration or other information, contact the PLA Office at 800-545-2433, ext. 5PLA. PLA is a division of the American Library Association. - END - 10. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes May 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 1994 World Book - ALA Goals Award to mobilize library advocates A proposal to train a nationwide network of thousands of library advocates has won the 1994 World Book -- American Library Association (ALA) Goals Award. The award, $10,000 donated by World Book, Inc., is given to ALA units for the advancement of public, academic, or school library service and librarianship through support of programs that implement the goals and priorities of ALA. The proposal, titled "Library Advocacy Now," was submitted by ALA President-elect Arthur Curley, the ALA Special Committee on Public Awareness, the ALA Chapter Relations Office, the ALA Public Information Office and the ALA Washington Office. The award will fund training and expenses for a corp of presenters who will take the library advocacy training "on the road" and for development of support materials. The presenters will be available to conduct a 3 1/2 hour training program at state and regional library conferences beginning in the fall of 1994. Those wishing to schedule programs should contact Gerald Hodges, director of the ALA Chapter Relations Office, at 800-545-2433, ext. 4285. ALA President-elect Curley called the project "exciting, ambitious and important." "I encourage every librarian, board member and trustee to take advantage of this training so that together we can better articulate and advocate the cause of libraries as a basic American value that must be supported in the Information Age." The free training -- open to librarians of all types, trustees and friends of libraries -- will focus on: o how to mount an effective public awareness campaign, o how to be an effective spokesperson for libraries, o how to mobilize citizen support and influence legislators and o how to increase the effectiveness of local and state efforts by tieing into ALA's broad national campaign. Participants will receive a package of specially created and adapted support materials. Patricia Glass Schuman, chair of the ALA Special Committee on Public Awareness, noted that several pieces of critical library legislation are pending in 1994-95. These include reauthorization of the federal Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA); the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which includes assistance for school libraries, and development of the National Information Infrastructure (NII). In addition to funding issues, states are also having to deal with information policy and infrastructure issues. "Other interests have claims that they advocate forcefully in the media, and especially in executive chambers and legislative halls," Schuman said. "The library community must also speak out loudly, clearly and with a unified voice." Copies of the winning "Library Advocacy Now" World Book - ALA Goals Award proposal are available from: ALA Public Information Office, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 5044. Fax: 312-944- 8520.