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ACRL BIS Bibliographic Instruction Publication of the Year winners named 3. ACRL/ISI Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship recipient named 4. ASCLA Leadership Achievement Award recipient named 5. ASCLA/National Organization on Disability Award recipient named 6. ASCLA Service Award recipient named 7. EBSCO Community College Award winners named 8. Samuel Lazerow Fellowship recipient named 9. Nijhoff International Study Grant recipient named 10. Twenty library sites selected for "Poets in Person" 11. YALSA preconference to focus on young adult services output measures 1. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes April 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 AASL and LITA to offer Internet preconference "Internet 101: K-12 Resources," a preconference on using the Internet in schools, will be held on Friday, June 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., sponsored by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and the Library Information and Technology Association (LITA). The preconference will precede the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago. The program will include information on the Internet's function and tools, and current uses of Internet resources in schools across the country. There will be video demonstrations of school library media specialists and teachers using network resources in the library and classroom. Gail Union-Metz, an Internet training specialist based in Cleveland, Ohio, will serve as presenter. She has more than 20 years experience as a manager and trainer, and has presented Internet workshops specializing in the area K-12 resources for the past two years. The registration fees are $110 for AASL and LITA members, $145 for ALA personal members and $170 for nonmembers. The deadline is June 1. For more information or a registration form, contact: AASL, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: (800) 545-2433, ext. 1393. Fax: 312-664- 7459. AASL and LITA are divisions of the American Library Association. 2. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes April 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5942 ACRL BIS Bibliographic Instruction Publication of the Year winners named Frances F. Jacobson, University Laboratory High School librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), and Michael J. Jacobson, visiting assistant professor in educational psychology and instructional technology at UIUC, are the 1995 recipients of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Bibliographic Instruction Section (BIS) Bibliographic Instruction Publication of the Year Award. The award, a citation, recognizes outstanding publications related to bibliographic instruction published in a given years. The Jacobsons received the award for a publication titled "Representative Cognitive Learning Theories and BI: A Case Study of End User Searching," (Research Strategies, summer, 1993). "This article presents a groundbreaking merger of three theories of cognitive learning which are then applied within the environment of bibliographic instruction," said Lois Arp, chair BIS Bibliographic Publication of the Year Award Committee. "The Jacobsons present a flexible example which can be emulated in programs of instruction at all levels. Their synthesis of recent developments in learning theory is masterful, yet easily comprehended within the context of current theory in instruction." "This article serves as a model for excellence in both arenas - theory and practice - and demonstrates that it is indeed possible to 'practice what you preach.'" Frances F. Jacobson has worked as a reference librarian and user education coordinator at UIUC, and reference/instruction librarian and circulation/reserve librarian at Western State College of Colorado in Gunnison. Michael J. Jacobson was post-doctoral research associate and a research assistant in the Center for the Study of Reading at UIUC, Computer Science Department coordinator and instructional computing coordinator, and instructor of music at Western State College of Colorado. The award will be presented on Friday, June 23, at the ACRL BIS dinner during the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. ACRL is a division of the American Library Association. 3. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes April 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043,5042 ACRL/ISI Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship recipient named Danuta A. Nitecki, associate director for public services at the University of Maryland, College Park, is the 1995 recipient of the Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship presented by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). The fellowship, $1,000 and a plaque donated by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), is given to assist a doctoral student in academic librarianship whose research has potential significance in the field. Nitecki received the award for a dissertation titled "An Assessment of the Applicability of SERVQUAL Dimensions as Customer-Based Criteria for Evaluating Quality of Services in an Academic Library." "The committee found this proposal to merit support because of its timeliness in an era of accountability and emphasis on assessment in higher education other than the traditional model of library inventory data, and current focus on customer satisfaction based largely on qualitative factors," said Lawrence J. McCrank, chair of Doctoral Dissertation Award Committee. Nitecki has worked as coordinator of Illinois research and reference activities at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and coordinator of automated information retrieval services, head of the Interlibrary Services Department and interlibrary loan librarian at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She has a master's degree in communications from the University of Tennessee, and a master's degree in library science from Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa. The award will be presented on Monday, June 26, at 4 p.m., at the ACRL Membership Meeting during the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. The meeting will follow the joint ACRL/Library Information and Technology Association (LITA) President's Program. ACRL and LITA are divisions of the American Library Association. 4. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes April 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 ASCLA Leadership Achievement Award recipient named Linda D. Crowe, director of the Peninsula South Bay Cooperative Library Systems in San Mateo, Calif., is the 1995 recipient of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) Leadership Achievement Award. The award, a citation, is given for leadership in consulting, multitype library cooperation and state library development. "Linda Crowe is a proven leader in ASCLA and well-recognized for her leadership, commitment and achievements in multitype library cooperation in California, Illinois and other states," said Bridget Lamont, chair of the ASCLA Awards Committee. "Her work in multitype library cooperation and continuing education have contributed to ASCLA and its members." The award will be presented on Sunday, June 25, at the ASCLA/COSLA reception during the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago. ASCLA is a division of the American Library Association. 5. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes April 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 ASCLA/National Organization on Disability Award recipient named The Westerville (Ohio) Public Library is the 1995 recipient of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA)/National Organization on Disability Award for Library Service for Persons with Disabilities. The award, $1,000 and a citation donated by the National Organization on Disability and funded by J.C. Penney, is given to institutions or organizations for the development of programs or services that have made the library's total service more accessible through changing physical and attitudinal barriers. The Westerville Public Library is being recognized for its classes on sign language, and homebound and outreach library services. They established a special committee that included representatives from the disabled community to evaluate library building services for the disabled. The library's Buildings and Grounds Committee implemented many of the requested enhancements recommended as part of the study. "The Westerville Public Library has been in the forefront of libraries making its services fully accessible to deaf individuals and their families and friends," said Bridget Lamont, chair of the ASCLA Awards Committee. "The library, even prior to the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), had an ongoing program of services for the disabled." Nominations were received on behalf of the Westerville Public Library by a number of people including parents of blind children. They wrote, "Without this class parents of blind students would not have had the opportunity to learn braille along with their children and be able to assist them with their studies in the manner that parents of sighted children can." Dan Barlow is director of the Westerville Public Library. The award will be presented on Sunday, June 25, at the ASCLA/COSLA reception during the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago. ASCLA is a division of the American Library Association. 6. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes April 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 ASCLA Service Award recipient named Duane F. Johnson, state librarian of Kansas, is the 1995 recipient of the Association for Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) Service Award. The award, a citation, recognizes an ASCLA personal member for outstanding service and leadership to the division. It recognizes sustained leadership and exceptional service. "Mr. Johnson was an early champion in ASCLA and the American Library Association (ALA) in assuring that librarians were fully prepared to ensure compliance with the new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) national legislation," said Bridget Lamont, chair of the ASCLA Awards Committee. "As a past president of ASCLA, Johnson served the division and its members with distinction." Johnson initiated and sponsored the 1992 ASCLA preconference, "ADA-Its Impact on Libraries-The Library's Response in Doable Steps," that resulted in a sell-out publication. The program resulted in a follow-up preconference, "Training for ADA: Action for Libraries." The award will be presented on Sunday, June 25, at the ASCLA/COSLA reception during the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. ASCLA is a division of the American Library Association. 7. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes April 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 EBSCO Community College Award winners named The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has announced the 1995 winners of the EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Program Development Award and the EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Leadership Award. They are Derrie E. Roark, associate vice-president of learning resources at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Fla., and W. Lee Hisle, director of learning resource services at Austin (Texas) Community College. The awards, $500 each and a plaque donated by EBSCO Subscription Services, recognize significant achievement in the areas of programs and leadership. "Ms. Roark has helped create a state-wide automation system that is the envy of community colleges across the country," said Charles R. Peguese, chair of the EBSCO Community College Learning Resources/Library Achievement Awards Jury. "Her work with the College Center for Library Automation Advisory Board succeeded in putting in place a statewide automation network." The award is presented by the ACRL Community and Junior College Libraries Section (CJCLS). Peguese said of Hisle, "Lee has been an acknowledged leader within the Community and Junior College Library Section (CJCLS) and the National Council for Learning Resources (NCLR). He truly deserves this national recognition for his outstanding leadership." Roark has worked as director of the Office of Inservice Training and Development at Pensacola (Fla.) Junior College, learning resources specialist at Odessa (Texas) College and assistant to the librarian in the Louisiana & Rare Book Rooms at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. She has a master's degree in library science from Louisiana State University and a doctorate in education from Florida State University, Tallahassee. Hisle previously was director of learning resource services at the Austin Community College Rio Grande (Texas) Campus, library director/librarian/media specialist at Henderson (Ky.) Community College and library director at Lextington (Ky.) Technical Institute. Currently an ACRL councilor, Hisle is cofounder of NCLR, an affiliate of the American Association of Community Colleges, and served as chair of the ACRL CJCLS (1989-90). He received a master's in library science from the University of Kentucky, Lexington, and a doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin. The awards will be presented on Saturday, June 24, at 8 a.m., at the ACRL CJCLS business meeting during the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. ACRL is a division of the American Library Association. 8. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes April 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 Samuel Lazerow Fellowship recipient named Karen A. Schmidt, acquisitions/binding librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is the 1995 recipient of the Samuel Lazerow Fellowship for Research in Acquisitions or Technical Services in an Academic or Research Library recipient. The award is presented by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). The fellowship, $1,000 and a citation donated by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), fosters advances in acquisitions or technical services by providing fellowships to librarians for travel or writing in those fields. Schmidt received the award for a research proposal titled "Marketing to Libraries." The project, to be conducted in two parts, will include in-depth discussions with publishers to verify the various techniques they use to market their books to libraries. The results of those discussions will be used to formulate a survey that will be sent to 1,200 libraries. "The committee felt that this proposal was significant in that it will collect empirical data concerning the way publishers can best market books to libraries," said Julia Gammon, chair of the Samuel Lazerow Fellowship Committee. "Little has been previously written in this area and most is anecdotal evidence." Schmidt has served as assistant acquisitions librarian and head of the Bibliographic Searching Unit at Illinois State University in Normal, and as head of regional campuses technical services, Latin American bibliographer and cataloger, and head of the Latin American Reading Room at Ohio State University in Columbus. She is the author of "Understanding the Business of Acquisitions" (ALA, 1990). Schmidt has a master's degree in library science from Indiana University, Bloomington, and a doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The award will be presented on Monday, June 26, at 4 p.m., at the ACRL Membership Meeting, following the joint ACRL/Library Information and Technology Association President's Program during the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. ACRL and LITA are divisions of the American Library Association. 9. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes April 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 Nijhoff International Study Grant recipient named Barbara Halporn, head of the Collection Development Department at Harvard University's Widener Library in Cambridge, Mass., is the 1995 recipient of the Martinus Nijhoff West European Specialists Study Grant presented by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). The grant, for up to 14 days of travel for research in Europe, supports research pertaining to West European studies, librarianship or the book trade. Halporn will use the grant to travel to Basel and Mainz, Germany, to complete research and manuscript preparation of "The World of Johann Amerbach: Early Printing in its Social Context." "The Western European Studies Section (WESS) viewed the research proposed by Dr. Halporn as a valuable contribution to scholarship in Western European book and publishing history, and an important addition to our knowledge of the sociology of the spread of literacy in the 15th and 16th centuries," said James Spohrer, chair of Martinus Nijhoff Study Grant Committee. Before joining the Widener Library at Harvard, Halporn served as librarian for history and philosophy of science, classics and psychology at Indiana University in Bloomington. Halporn has a doctorate from Indiana University, Bloomington. The award will be presented on Monday, June 26, at 11:30 a.m., at the ACRL Western European Specialist Section (WESS) Membership Meeting during the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago. ACRL is a division of the American Library Association. 10. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes April 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 Twenty library sites selected for "Poets in Person" Twenty public libraries have been selected to be the 1995 hosts of "Poets in Person," a reading, listening and discussion program on Contemporary American poetry, sponsored by the Modern Poetry Association and the American Library Association (ALA). The programs will begin in June. Participating libraries are: the Southeast Arkansas Regional Library, Monticello; the Wethersfield (Conn.) Public Library; the Tampa-Hillsborough County (Fla.) Public Library; the Screven-Jenkins Regional Library, Sylvania, Ga.; the Park Forest (Ill.) Public Library; the Matthias M. Hoffman Public Library, Dyersville, Iowa; the Cambridge (Mass.) Public Library; the Escanaba (Mich.) Public Library; the Bacon Memorial District Library, Wyandotte, Mich.; the St. Paul (Minn.) Public Library; Kansas City (Mo.) Public Library; the Kirkwood (Mo.) Public Library; the Fuller Public Library, Hillsborough, N.H.; the Keene (N.H.) Public Library; the Queens Borough Public Library, Jamaica, N.Y.; the White Plains (N.Y.) Public Library; the New Hanover County Public Library, Wilmington, N.C.; the McMinnville (Ore.) Public Library; the North Kingstown (R.I.) Free Library, and the Teton County Library, Jackson, Wyo. This will be the third national "Poets in Person" program supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The first two drew more than 6,000 people to 63 libraries to discuss modern poetry. "Poets in Person" is designed to encourage an interest in poetry and revitalize the place of the humanities in American society. The program features National Public Radio's "Poets in Person" audiocassette series used in conjunction with library-based reading and discussion programs led by scholars. The audiocassette series features in-depth interviews with 13 American poets including Rita Dove, Gary Soto, A.R. Ammons, Charles Wright and Adrienne Rich. Two-person project teams from each of the 20 participating libraries will attend a national training seminar in May in New Orleans, La. Local teams are made up of a scholar and a librarian. Team members make a commitment to share their experiences with other libraries in their states and regions. Host libraries will receive complete materials to present the programs as well as reimbursement for training program and other expenses. Project materials are available to other libraries through the ALA Graphics catalog or the ALA Whole Person Catalog (call 800-545-2433, press 7, to place an order). For more information, contact: ALA Public Programs, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 5056, or 312-280-5056. 11. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes April 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 YALSA preconference to focus on young adult services output measures "Implementing Output Measures for Library Services to Young Adults" will be held on Friday, June 23, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) and cosponsored by the Public Library Association (PLA). The preconference will precede the American Library Association (ALA) Annual conference in Chicago. The preconference is based on YALSA's new publication, "Output Measures and More: Public Library Service to Young Adults," by Virginia Walter. The monograph is a companion publication to "Output Measures for Public Library Services" and "Output Measures for Library Services to Children." The program will explore the connection of output measures for young adults to the Public Library Development Program, management and training of staff to implement output measures for young adults, how to use evaluation results for planning, and how to conduct a needs assessment, integrate qualitative and quantitative data and present results. Presenters will include Stella Baker, Kitty Smith, Patrick O'Brien, Bridget Lamont, Virginia Walter, Phil Clark, Martha Hale and Joy McGregor. Keith Swigger of Texas Women's University in Denton is coordinating the program. The registration fees are $135 for YALSA members, $175 for ALA personal members and $215 for nonmembers and includes a copy of "Output Measures and More: Public Library Service to Young Adults." The deadline is June 1. For more information or a registration form, contact: YALSA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 4390. FAX: 312- 664-7459; E-mail: Esther.Murphy@ala.org. PLA and YALSA are divisions of the American Library Association.