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ALA/LVN production "Barry's Scrapbook" wins Parents Choice Award 3. Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship Award recipient announced 4. LITA publishes "Directory of Adaptive Technologies" 5. "The Public-Access Computer Systems Review" new LITA publication 6. Three libraries selected as "Born to Read" national demonstration sites 7. "WHAT'S UP WITH THE ALA GOPHER AND ALA LISTSERVS?" GUIDE AVAILABLE 1. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes December 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 ACRL offers early-bird registration for seventh national conference The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is offering early-bird registration for its seventh national conference, "Continuity and Transformation: The Promise of Confluence," scheduled for March 29-April 1, 1995, in Pittsburgh. The rates for ACRL and Pennsylvania Library Association (PLA) members who register before January 6 is $160; American Library Association (ALA) members $185, nonmembers, $280 and full-time library school students $105. The rates increase beginning January 7 through February 28. ACRL and PLA members can register for $185, ALA members, $225, nonmembers $305 and full- time library school students, $105. On-site registration will be $225 for ACRL and PLA members, $265 for ALA members, $345 for nonmembers and $145 for full-time library school students. Approximately 2,500 librarians are expected to participate in ACRL's conference that will feature more than 200 contributed papers, panel sessions, poster sessions and roundtable discussions, and tour more than 200 exhibits. Special and local tours are also planned. The renowned Carnegie Museum will be the site of the all-conference reception. ACRL members will automatically receive registration materials. Others should call, 800-545-2433, ext. 2521, or 312-280-2521. ACRL is a division of the American Library Association. - END - 2. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes December 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 ALA/LVN production "Barry's Scrapbook" wins Parents Choice Award The American Library Association (ALA)/Library Video Network (LVN) production "Barry's Scrapbook: A Window into Art" is the recipient of a Parent's Choice Award. The 40-minute video, featuring children's author, singer and songwriter Barry Louis Polisar, received a silver honor award in the video category. Parents, teachers, journalists, eminent children's authorities and children themselves choose the Parent's Choice Award winners. "Barry's Scrapbook" features Polisar hosting a children's group in a visual and musical ride through the world of art. It is staged at the Baltimore (Md.) Museum of Art with Educational Director Schroeder Cherry. The tape also includes three hands-on projects for children using recyclable materials, talks with different artists on how they make their art and several new songs by Polisar. Parent's Choice has operated as a nonprofit service foundation since 1978. The Parent's Choice Awards are given every year to outstanding children's products. It also publishes quarterly consumer guides to children's books, toys, videos, audios, television and computer programs. "Barry's Scrapbook: A Window into Art" is $19.95. It is available from: ALA Video/Library Video Network, 320 York Rd., Towson, MD 21204. Telephone: 800-441-TAPE (8273). All purchases are guaranteed by a 30-day refund policy. 3. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes December 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship Award recipient announced Kathy Toon, manager of the Children's Center at the Dallas (Texas) Public Library, is the 1995 recipient of the Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship Award administered by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). The fellowship, $3,750 donated by the Bechtel Fund, is awarded to a librarian with at least 12 years of work at a professional level in a children's library collection to read and study at the Baldwin Library of the George Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, Gainesville. It is named for Louise Seaman Bechtel as a memorial to her work in publishing literature for children. Toon will conduct a comparison of early children's series books -- a special strength of the Baldwin Collection -- with series books published during the past 20 years. "Requests are made by many of our adult patrons for books they have read as children that they would like to share with their own children or grandchildren," Toon said. "Frequently, we need to substitute a more current series for the same type of content. To fill our patron's requests, which sometimes are based on hazy recollections, our staff needs to be more familiar with the much earlier series." "Kathy Toon's project makes excellent use of the Baldwin Collection's strengths," said Margaret Bush, chair of the Bechtel Fellowship Selection Committee, "Her study is linked to the needs of her library's patrons and the strengths of the Dallas Public Library's collection." Members of the Bechtel Fellowship Award Committee were: Bush, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, Boston, Mass.; Phyllis Kennemer, Green Mountain (Colo.) Elementary School; Marlene K. Lee, Broward County (Fla.) Library; Jan Moltzan, Dallas (Texas) Public Library, and William C. Morris, HarperCollins Children's Books, New York. For an application, send a postcard to: ALSC Bechtel Fellowship Award, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 2163. Applications are due December 1 of each year. ALSC is a division of the American Library Association. 4. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes December 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 LITA publishes "Directory of Adaptive Technologies" "A Directory of Adaptive Technologies to Aid Libraries and Staff with Disabilities" is the latest publication from the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA). The publication, written by Dennis A. Norlin, Cay Gasque, Christopher Lewis, Ruth O'Donnell and Lawrence Webster, is designed to provide a one-stop resource on adaptive technologies for libraries. It summarizes disability-related legislation and provides guidance for upgrading the work environment to comply with current disability legislation. The book also offers information about organizations providing support services to people with adaptive technology needs, serves as a reference in identifying and selecting assistive devices and identifies funding sources for securing adaptive equipment and technology. "A Directory of Adaptive Technologies to Aid Libraries and Staff with Disabilities" (ISBN 8389-7754-5) is $28 ($25.20 for LITA members). To order (prepayment should accompany orders of $30 or less), contact: ALA Order Department, 155 N. Wacker, Chicago, IL 60606-1719. Telephone: 800- 545-2433, press 7. Fax: 312-836-9958. LITA is a division of the American Library Association. 5. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes December 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 "The Public-Access Computer Systems Review" new LITA publication "The Public-Access Computer Systems Review, Volume 4, 1993" has been published by the Library Information and Technology Association (LITA). The publication, edited by Charles W. Bailey, Jr., Leslie B. Pearse, Dana Rooks and Roy Tennant, is the print version of the electronic library journal associated with the PACS-L list that is distributed to more than 11,000 subscribers worldwide via BITNET, Internet and other computer networks. The latest volume includes papers on the Internet Gopher software, virtual library issues, the dangers of visionary technological predictions, information policies and electronic information resources. It also includes a model copyright policy for universities, an electronic document delivery project (OJAC) and the University of Pennsylvania's PennInfo CWIS. "The Public-Access Computer Systems Review, Volume 4, 1993" (ISBN 8389- 7766-9) is $20 ($17 for LITA members). The complete four volume set (ISBN 8389-7769-3) is $60. To order (prepayment should accompany order of $30 or less), contact: ALA Order Department, 155 N. Wacker, Chicago, IL 60606-1719. Telephone: 800- 545-2433, press 7. Fax: 312-836-9958. LITA is a division of the American Library Association. 6. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes December 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 Three libraries selected as "Born to Read" national demonstration sites Three libraries have been selected as national demonstration sites for the "Born to Read: How to Nurture a Love of Learning" project administered by Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and funded by The Prudential Foundation. The H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library in Henderson, N.C., The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and the Provo (Utah) City Library will each receive $30,000 to implement the program. Projects will begin on March 1, 1995. "The three sites were selected for innovative program proposals linking the library and a local health care provider," said Virginia McKee, ALSC president. "The libraries indicated that this type of project was needed in their communities, provided support for the project's mission and goals and displayed enthusiasm and dedication." Targeting expectant teen parents, the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library will provide on-site parenting classes at three local housing projects. The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh will use the grant money to expand its "Beginning with Books" program that features Read-Aloud Parent Clubs. The clubs will focus on the importance of reading to young children and introduce library resources to support parents in their literacy and health needs. A "Time with Father" component will be implemented as part of the Provo City Library's program. Classes taught by a male educator will focus on fathers in order to encourage the early learning experiences of children. Born to Read national demonstration site applications were distributed to more than 570 libraries. A total of 110 applications were returned. The libraries will partner with a local health care facility to encourage at-risk parents to take an active role in the early education and well-being of their babies. "Expectant parents who participate in one of these first Born to Read programs will strengthen their own skills and become better able to give their children the most important gift of their lives -- the ability to read," McKee added. The "Born to Read" project staff, representatives from various American Library Association (ALA) divisions and offices, and members of the National Advisory Committee assisted in the evaluation and selection process. Two additional national demonstration sites will be selected next year. For information on the "Born to Read" project, contact: April L. Judge, Project Manager, ALA, 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL, 60611. Telephone: 800- 545-2433, ext. 1398, or 312-280-1398. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton is honorary chair of the Born To Read National Advisory Committee. ALSC is a division of the American Library Association. 7. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes December 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 "What's Up with the ALA Gopher and ALA Listservs?" guide available An informational guide, "What's Up with the ALA Gopher and ALA Listservs," designed to assist American Library Association (ALA) members and others is available from the ALA Headquarters Library and Information Center. ALA hosts its own Gopher and more than 20 Internet public listservs and electronic journals enabling the association to disseminate information electronically and to facilitate discussion of professional issues on the Internet. The electronic journals and listservs cover a wide range of interests as diverse as the ALA Washington Office Newsline, with the latest legislative news affecting libraries; ALAWORLD, a listserv for discussion of international relations and libraries; and ALAOIF, a listserv for intellectual freedom issues. The guide is available in print and electronic forms. To obtain the print version, send a stamped self-addressed envelope to: ALA Headquarters Library and Information Center, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. To receive electronically, either download the information from the ALA Gopher, located under the second menu item "About ALA", or send an e-mail message to Charles.Harmon@ala.org requesting the information via e-mail. To locate the ALA Gopher, point your gopher client to gopher.uic.edu port 70, select the menu option "The Library" in the first screen of the UIC gopher and then choose "American Library Association" under the "The Library" menu.