ALA News Releases (July 14, 1995) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/alareleases/alareleases-950714 NEWS RELEASES July 14, 1995 This batch contains: 1. ALA members vote "Yes for Goal 2000" 2. Phyllis Dain Library History Dissertation Award recipients named 3. Prudence Dalrymple appointed to certification task force 4. First REFORMA national conference tentatively set for Austin 5. LITA/LAMA issue national conference call for participation 6. LITA and OITP to create Libraries and the NII Network 7. PLA 1996 national conference program, registration information available 8. "Planning Library Building: A Select Bibliography" available = =20 =0C1. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes June 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 ALA members vote "Yes for Goal 2000" ALA Goal 2000 was given a resounding vote of confidence by members of the American Library Association (ALA) when they approved a proposed dues increase on the spring election ballot by a margin of 67 percent. The $25 increase for regular ALA regular members will be phased in over three years -- $10 in the first and second years and $5 the third year -- starting in the fiscal year that begins September 1. It is the first dues increase approved in 10 years. ALA President Arthur Curley said passage of the dues increase represents an investment in the future of the libraries, librarianship and freedom of information. "These are challenging times. Attacks on intellectual freedom continue to increase. There is still no legislation guaranteeing public access to the information superhighway," Curley expalined. "As an association and profession, we must play a leadership role in protecting public access to information in the 21st century." ALA Executive Director Elizabeth Martinez, who proposed the Goal 2000 initiative, said she was delighted the dues increase passed. "We have a clear goal and we have a clear mandate from our members to proceed." ALA Goal 2000, as envisioned by Martinez, calls for ALA to be as closely identified with the public's right to a free and open information society -- intellectual participation -- as it is with intellectual freedom. Key recommendations call for expansion of the ALA Washington Office to increase its ability to monitor and influence information policy and issues; establishment of an Office of Information Technology Policy to complement the Washington Office's efforts and the creation of an independent charitable foundation called the Fund for America's Libraries. Progress is underway. The Fund for America's Libraries was incorporated in March. Andrew Magpantay began work as head of the new Office for Information Technology on June 15. And the ALA Washington Office moves to bigger headquarters at 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. in= August. The dues increase will void a $135,000 deficit included in the FY 1995 budget approved by the Executive Board in April. The funds raised by the increase -- about $500,000 over the next three years, will be used solely for expansion of the Washington Office and establishment of an Office for Information Technology Policy. Additional funding will be obtained through reallocation of current resources and fundraising by the new Fund for American's Libraries. =0C2. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes June 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 Phyllis Dain Library History Dissertation Award recipients named Marilyn J. Martin, director of Learning Resources at Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, Ark., is the recipient of the 1995 Phyllis Dain Library History Dissertation Award presented by the American Library Association (ALA) Library History Round Table. The award, $500 and a certificate, is given every two years. It is presented to the author of a dissertation on the history of books, libraries, librarianship, or information science. =20 Martin received the award for her work titled "From Altruism to Activism: The Contributions of Women's Organizations to Arkansas Public Libraries." =20 The dissertation involves her study of Arkansas libraries that were founded by women's voluntary associations. She surveyed more than 200 Arkansas Libraries, 19 local and county historical societies, and all of the women's organizations that currently belong to the Arkansas Federation of Women's Clubs. Martin interviewed several women who were leaders in the club movement during the first half of this century. "Dr. Martin's research, which was directed by Professor Keith Swigger, fully meets all the criteria specified by the award," said Mary Niles Maack, chair of the Phyllis Dain Library History Dissertation Award Committee. "The committee agreed that Dr. Martin's well-documented work represents an important contribution both to American library history and to women's= history. "She demonstrates how the achievements of Arkansas club women can add further validation to a growing body of historical research that shows how women have played an active and important role in their communities -- often achieving their goals without overtly defying the social norms of the period," Niles Maack said. "Her findings indicate that women joined literary clubs to expand their influence beyond the sphere of homemaking and childrearing while at the same time maintaining their image as dutiful wives and mothers. Her study also shows that after gaining confidence and credibility through their library projects, many Arkansas club women went on to champion other causes such as child labor legislation, penal reform and city sanitation systems." Martin has a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in library science from the University of Washington, a master's degree in public history from the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, and a doctorate from Texas Women's University in Denton. For the first time, the award committee unanimously agreed to award a citation of honorable merit to Susan A. Cady, associate director for technical services at Lehigh University, for her dissertation titled "Machine Tool of Management: A History of Microfilm Technology." The dissertation was presented at Lehigh University for a doctorate in the history of technology program. =20 "Cady's study places microform within the context of business as well as that of libraries and scholarly reprint publishing," said Niles Maack. "In tracing the history of microphotography and its uses, she demonstrates its versatility, showing how it has been re-invented several times in order to meet widely varied needs, from providing a short-term distribution medium for cataloging (through computer output microfiche) to serving as a long-term preservation medium for rare or deteriorating materials." Cady has a bachelor's degree from Wheaton College, a master's degree in library science from the University of Illinois and a master's degree from Lehigh University. For further information, contact: Renee Prestegard, ALA Library History Round Table, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. E-mail: renee.prestegard@ala.org =0C3. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes June 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 Prudence Dalrymple appointed to certification task force Prudence Dalrymple, director of the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Accreditation (OA), has been appointed to serve on the National Policy Board on Higher Education Institutional Accreditation (NPB) Advisory Task Force on Certification. The Task Force is charged to develop a plan that could lead to the creation of a certification process and to serve in an oversight and advisory capacity during implementation of the plan. The plan is expected to define the primary purposes and goals of accreditation, to recommend one or more accreditation models to accomplish those purposes, and to develop a mechanism to certify and monitor agencies that conduct the accreditation. Certification is a new term being used by the NPB to refer to the review and approval of accrediting agencies, also referred to as= recognition. The plan will be recommended to the NPB and 45 college and university presidents. It will also be available to the accreditation and larger higher education community for comment.=20 The group hopes to be a catalyst for a broad-based and beneficial conversation about accreditation in general and certification/recognition in particular. Other members of the task force are: Daniel Aleshire, associate director, Commission of Accrediting, Association of Theological Schools; L.M. (Mac) Detmer, executive director, Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; William F. Dorrill, president, Longwood College; Robert Glidden, president, Ohio University; Norma Rees, president, California State University at Hayward; Howard Simmons, executive director, Commission on Higher Education, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools; Billie Stewart, National Policy Board on Higher Education Institutional Accreditation; Douglas Ward, associate executive director for Educational Affairs, Department of Education, American Osteopathic Association. =0C4. For Immediate Release Pamela Goodes June 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 First REFORMA national conference tentatively set for Austin "Cultural Partnerships: Linking Missions and Visions" is the theme of the first national conference of REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library Services to the Spanish Speaking, scheduled for August 25-28, 1996. The city of Austin, Texas has been selected, pending final negotiations, as the host site for the conference. "The conference is an opportunity to celebrate REFORMA's 25 years of service to the Spanish-speaking community," said Gilda Baeza, REFORMA president. The conference will feature programs, author events and exhibits. It will seek to discuss the implications and impact of technology on the U.S. Latino community, establish partnerships with associations and organizations, and promote the value and importance of libraries and information services to Hispanic populations. The host committee includes local REFORMA members and representatives from the Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and City Council, the Austin Public Library, the Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum, the University of Texas Graduate School of Library and Information Science and the Texas Library Association.=20 REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library Services to the Spanish Speaking, is committed to the improvement of the full spectrum of library and information services for the approximately 20 million Spanish-speaking and Hispanic people of the United States.=20 Established in 1971, REFORMA has actively sought to promote the development of library collections to include Spanish-language and Hispanic-oriented materials, the recruitment of more bilingual and bicultural professionals and support staff, the development of library services and programs which meet the needs of the Latino community, the establishment of a national information and support network among individuals who share REFORMA goals, the education of the U.S. Hispanic populations regarding the availability and types of library services, and the lobbying efforts to preserve existing library resource centers serving the interest of Hispanics. For more information, contact REFORMA national conference chairs Luis Herrera at the Pasadena Public Library, 818-405-3867, or Ingrid Betacourt at the Newark Public Library, 201-733-3637. REFORMA is an affiliate of the American Library Association. =0C5. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes June 1994 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 LITA/LAMA issue national conference call for participation The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) and the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) are seeking proposals for programs and showcase sessions for the LITA/LAMA National Conference scheduled for October 13-16, 1996, in Pittsburgh, Pa. Proposals must be submitted no later than October 15, 1995. The National Conference Program Planning Committee is looking for a wide variety of offerings including prepared demonstrations, showcase demonstrations, program sessions, small group sessions and poster sessions addressing the conference theme, "Transforming Libraries: Leadership and Technology for the Information Age." Conference participants will include all types of library professionals involved in every aspect of information technology. Program sessions will address the uses of and the need for technology in all types of libraries =FE- public, academic, school and special libraries. The conference objectives are to envision the future of information services, implement new service concepts and strategies, facilitate change processes, and manage and influence the evolution of technology= applications. Suggested program tracks and topics for proposals are: the Strategic Environment - the long range perspective; the Operational Environment - managing the near future; Societal Roles - determining how we contribute, and Collaboration - defining new partnerships. "We are looking for innovative topics and presentations," said Marcia Deddens, LITA/LAMA Program Planning Committee co-chair, of the University of Cincinnati, Ohio.=20 Planning Committee Co-Chair Rod Henshaw of Emory University, Atlanta, said the committee seeks "a learning environment where strategies gleaned from successes and failures will guide us to our libraries of the 21st= century." Applications are available by contacting: LITA/LAMA Conference Office, ALA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago IL 60611. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext: 4268. Fax 312/280-3257. E-mail: Marie.Louise.Settem@ala.org. All proposals will be evaluated by the Conference Program Planning Committee in November 1995. Notification of the status of proposals will be made in December 1995. LITA and LAMA are divisions of the American Library Association. 6. For Immediate Release Contact: Pamela Goodes June 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 LITA and OITP to create Libraries and the NII Network The Library and Information Technology Division (LITA) and the Office of Information Technology Policy (OITP) are collaborating with other American Library Association (ALA) units to create a national network of librarians advocating for the role of libraries in the National Information Infrastructure (NII). The project was officially kicked off on May 20, at the first meeting of the Steering Committee in Washington, D.C. "The vast network of libraries in America represent the most vital resource in the nation's information infrastructure and must play a key role in its development," said Nancy Roderer, Steering Committee chair. "Librarians, by training and philosophy, wish to protect the public's interest in a free and open information society, and they can also provide input on a variety of NII issues. =20 "Despite librarians' significant levels of expertise, however, there is a shortage of articulate speakers on libraries and the NII, and this shortage increases as discussions move to the state and local level." LITA and OITP plan to create a national network of 80 to 100 librarians representing a broad range of library types from every state in the nation. Network members will be trained to advocate for the role of libraries in the NII. Members will make the case for public access to the NII through libraries by speaking and writing on the role libraries play in the NII. They will also encourage and facilitate broad education of the library profession in their state and region. Nominations for network librarians will be sought this summer to individual librarians and to a wide range of library and information science organizations including ALA divisions. Organizations will also be asked to endorse the project and to commit to paying travel expenses for network participants. =20 The first round of network librarians will be selected in the fall and an initial training session will be held in December 1995. After the training session, network librarians will continue to meet on a regular basis and will share their ideas and activities via a listserv. =20 LITA and OITP hope to expand the network beyond the first round.=20 Partial funding of this project has been contributed by the Council on Library Resources and EBSCO, Inc. =20 Steering committee members are: Nancy K. Roderer, chair, Yale University and LITA president; Elaine M. Albright, University of Maine; Liz Bishoff, OCLC, Inc.; Julia Blixrud, CLR; Nancy Bolt, Colorado State Library; Margo Crist, University of Michigan Library and chair, Library Advocacy Now; Patrick Flannery, Houston Academy of Medicine - Texas Medical Center Library; Martin Gomez, Oakland Public Library; Carol Henderson, ALA Washington Office; Dan Iddings, The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh; Jacqueline Mancall, Drexel University; Dennis Reynolds, CAPCON Library Network; Patricia A. Wand, The American University Project staff; Linda Knutson, LITA executive director; J. Andrew Magpantay, director, OITP, and Robert G. Gillespie, consultant. For more information on the Libraries and the NII Network project,=20 contact: Linda Knutson, LITA Executive Director, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 4270. Fax: 312-280-3257. E-mail: (linda.knutson@ala.org); J.Andrew Magpantay, Director, OITP, ALA Washington Office, 110 Maryland Ave., N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002. Telephone: 202-547-4440. Fax: 202-547-7363. E-mail: (jam@alawash.org), or Nancy Roderer, Director, Yale Medical Library, 333 Cedar St., P.O. Box 208014, New Haven, CT 06510. Telephone: 203-785-5352. Fax: 203-785-4369. E-mail: roderer@yale.edu. =0C7. For Immediate Release From: Pamela Goodes June 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 PLA 1996 national conference program, registration information available More than 110 continuing education programs will be offered during the Public Library Association's (PLA) Sixth National Conference "Access for All: The Public Library Promise," to be held March 26-30, 1996, in Portland, Ore. Conference participants will have an opportunity to build schedules tailored to specific information needs. Program tracks cover eight areas of specialization - administration, the Internet, adult services, buildings, visions, readers advisory, youth services and special services/friends/volunteers. Preconference programs will be held on Tuesday, March 26, and Wednesday, March 27. The day-and-a-half-long sessions include "The Public Library Building Process: A Primer for Librarians and Trustees," "Building Better Boards," and "Writing a Technology Plan." PLA will also cosponsor two preconference programs organized by the Oregon Library Association (OLA) -- "Making Connections: The Role of the Public Library in Community Networking," and "Workplace Ergonomics." Preconference costs will be announced later. =20 The conference will also feature more than 250 exhibitors and a number of special exhibit events including author signings and a dessert reception. Advance registration costs are: early bird registration (PLA and OLA members by January 5, 1996, $135; regular registration, PLA/OLA members, $160, ALA members, $215, nonmembers, $270 and students, $55. Registration forms will be mailed to PLA members in October 1995. For more information or to be placed on a mailing list to receive membership information, call the PLA Office, 800-545-2433, ext. 5PLA.=20 PLA is a division of the American Library Association. =0C8. For Immediate Release Pamela Goodes June 1995 Linda Wallace 312-280-5043, 5042 "Planning Library Buildings: A Select Bibliography" available "Planning Library Buildings: A Select Bibliography, 4th ed.," published by the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) Buildings and Equipment Section (BES), is available. Edited by Anders C. Dahlgren and Erla P. Heyns, the bibliography includes citations on library facilities planning in general and sections on the specific needs of all types of libraries. It includes a short list of general works, current references to materials on the planning team, site selection, mechanical and structural systems, automation, space planning, interior design, barrier-free design and finance. "Planning Library Buildings: A Select Bibliography" (ISBN 0-8389-7800-2) is $13.50 for LAMA members and $15 for non-members. It is available from: ALA Publishing, Order Department, 520 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 800-545-2433, press 7. LAMA is a division of the American Library Association.