Chapter Bulletin

In this new century, we're not just living and working in the much-vaunted "Information Age." We're right in the middle of the "new" information age, and already the original information age is beginning to look a little old-fashioned. Information professionals have a choice: they can either figure out what they must do to participate fully, or they can hold on to their much-loved traditions and hope there will be work for them by the end of the decade.

Guy St. Clair, a past-president of the Special Libraries Association, has some thoughts on the subject, gleaned from over thirty years of experience in working in librarianship and information services. A popular speaker and author, Guy has written several books on such subjects as customer service for information workers, advocacy for information services within the organization, entrepreneurial librarianship, change management, and TQM in information services. Many of Guy's books, articles, and presentations have provoked comment and, on some occasions, dissent.

Known as both a consultant to information organizations and as a futurist, Guy has just completed his newest book, to be published in October. In the book, entitled "Beyond Degrees: A New Paradigm for Professional Learning in the Information Environment," Guy throws down the gauntlet and dares librarians and other information workers to look realistically -- not sentimentally -- at what they do, and at what their organizations expect of them.

The presentation will be followed by structured break-out sessions at which attendees will discuss the ideas he presented. Following the break-out sessions, the group will reassemble for a free-spirited wrap-up, guaranteeing that all in attendance leave stimulated and enthusiastic (in one way or another) about their careers.

Guy's presentation is not for the faint-hearted. If you come, be prepared to think about what your life as an information professional is going to be like in the coming years. This session is not just for SLA members, so invite one or more of your colleagues along.

CHAPTER BUSINESS MEETING: This meeting is scheduled from 10:00 to 12:00, with lunch in the Salt River Project Cafeteria. Members are welcome to attend the business meeting and join us for lunch.

LOCATION: The Salt River Project Project Administration Building (PAB) is at 1521 N. Project Drive in Tempe. Take the Priest exit from the Loop 202 Freeway and head North past Washington Street. Turn right on W. Center Parkway and make an immediate left onto Project Drive. As you begin to drive past the building, the visitor's parking lot is on the right . You will be issued a visitor's badge in the lobby and directed to the Mohave Conference Room.

A list of attendees will be needed, so if you plan to come please mail or email your name, organization, and phone number before February 23.

Name __________________________________________

Organization ____________________________________

Phone Number __________________________________

Mail to: Valerie Pomerenke
ISB Librarian
P.O. Box 52025
ISB 552
Phoenix, AZ 85072
Phone: 602-236-5676
Email: vafresch@srpnet.com

President's Message

Although this issue of the Bulletin will not be in your hands until February, I feel it is not too late for some New Year Resolutions. I have been active at various levels in SLA chapters and divisions since 1982 and I know that, depending on where you currently are in your professional and personal life, SLA's activities, services, and publications may be more relevant at certain times than at others. At the chapter level, the greatest value is often the opportunity to network. Along those lines, I would encourage you to adopt one of these resolutions for 2000.

- Attend at least one program this year.
About15 to 25 people consistently attend program meetings. Our membership is about 130, so we know that only a small percentage of our membership is participating in the chapter programs. There are issues of time, place, logistics, and perhaps the topic of the meeting itself that contribute to low numbers. However, I encourage you to look at forthcoming programs and join us on February 25 in Tempe to hear Guy St. Claire; April 5-7 at the Southwest Regional Conference in San Diego (the Arizona Chapter is one of the sponsoring units); and April 11 in Tucson for a program on International Special Librarians Day.

- Invite a non-SLA colleague to a meeting.
These programs are not restricted to SLA members and most are free or at a modest cost. While we would like to see our member base grow, more important is offering a venue where information professionals can learn, be challenged, and network with each other.

- Just say yes.
Even though we are a little more than half-way through the SLA year, there will soon be opportunities to run for office, chair a committee, work on a committee, or host a meeting. We want to infuse the Chapter with enthusiasm and commitment, and to do this we need you and your ideas. If you are asked to run for office or take on another role, please resolve to say "yes."

News from the SLA Student Chapter

On Friday, November 12, 1999, there was a joint meeting of the SLA regular chapter and student members at the U of A Library. Based on conversations about possible subjects that might be of interest to SIRLS students, Sarah Paciorek (past president of the student group) suggested that publishing might be an appropriate subject for discussion.

Students addressed their questions to the regular chapter and SIRLS faculty members who were present. Professional librarians and faculty shared their tips for successful publishing, based on past experiences both as editors and as authors.

Special thanks go to the SLA regular chapter, for generously contributing funds to pay for the pizza lunch, Jane Matter, SLA Networking chair, and Sarah Paciorek, who did a great job of organizing and promoting the event. Approximately 40 people attended.

Claire Macha, SLA Student Advisor, cmacha@bird.library.arizona.edu

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SLA WINTER MEETING

St. Louis was cold and snowy in mid-January, but the locals were warm and welcoming. This could have been, in part, to the enthusiasm that was being generated for the St. Louis Rams' Super Bowl playoff game the Sunday we left town. The SLA St. Louis Chapter hosted a wonderful reception for attendees at the City Museum where many of us crawled through tunnels and slid down chutes as we reverted to play time in this fantasy warehouse set up with an aquarium, tree house, bridges and caves. If you go to St. Louis, this is a must visit.

At the Winter Meeting there are sessions for Chapter and Division officers, the program planning committees for forthcoming annual conferences, and the Board of Directors. Some announcements that should be of interest to SLA Members are highlighted below.

Four new task forces are being created by the Board to look at critical issues facing the association: membership (retention and new members), identity and branding (including a potential name change), conference planning processes (balance of programs that are broad in appeal and those that have a more narrow subject focus), and partnerships (formalizing at the national level relationships with other information organizations to maximize benefits to SLA members).

The SLA Web site, www.sla.org, will be revamped during 2000. Plans include a new search engine and a redesign of the site. The responsibility for the Web site will be moved to SLA's Information Resource Center from the computing support function. Longer-term plans include a resume referral service, SLA publications sales, and a centralized calendar of events.

The announcement of the week was a gift of $400,000 to SLA from the estate of Isabel Weeks, a long-time Florida Chapter member. The interest earned from the gift will be available through the Endowment Fund Grants program to chapters, divisions, or committees that apply for support of programs that further the scientific, literary, and educational purposes for which SLA is organized.

AZ-SLA Phoenix Networking Group

February 23, 2000, Arizona Historical Society
March 1, 2000 (evening), open
March 29, 2000 (morning), The American Graduate School of International Mgt

Check the webpage for updates. http://www.sla.org/chapter/caz/chpevent.html

Sheila Donnelly, Information Research Specialist
(480) 413-8073
(480) 413-7095 (FAX)
Sheila.Donnelly@motorola.com

Area Reference Librarians Association

Please feel free to attend any or all of the meetings. They usually start at 8:30 am with refreshments and end at 11:30am. They include a tour of the site and a discussion of the topic along with sharing of news from area libraries.This schedule is subject to change. For monthly updates, email Jenny Mueller Alexander at mue@asu.edu

Feb 2000, Thur, Feb 10 -- Glendale PL, Foothills Branch -- Public Library - Academic Library Relationships Impact on Collections & Services
Mar 2000, Thur, Mar 9 -- Mesa PL, Central Mesa -- Internet access rollout featuring use of Timers/Cops; Meet the new Director
April 2000, Thur, Ap 13 -- ASU West -- Remote Reference Services (morning of the AzLA ALIRT Library Assessment at ASU West)

This participatory workshop focuses on the practical processes of indexing. We will survey the steps that indexers follow as we interpret texts and create index structures, using examples and hands-on exercises from a range of real texts and indexes. The workshop covers back-of-book indexing of both scholarly books and textbooks in the social sciences and humanities. It is not a basic introduction to indexing, but novices as well as experienced indexers should benefit. Among subjects to be discussed: main topics, indexable topics, index structure, subheads, cross references, and wording.

Saturday, Feb. 26, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Twin Palms Hotel, 225 East Apache Blvd., Tempe, AZ 85281. Next to ASU. Call (480) 967-9431 for directions.

Fee is $65 for ASI members and $85 for nonmembers (includes all workshop materials, lunch and refreshments).

To register, please go to the chapter web site and print out a registration form. http://aztec.asu.edu/azasi

Carla Smith, r37066@EMAIL.SPS.MOT.COM

THE INDEXING PROJECT FOR THE FIESTA BOWL

November 1999 was a very exciting time for Arizona SLA as our group was requested by the Fiesta Bowl staff to create an index for their coordinator-of-the-day manual. This manual is a crucial reference tool at the "Coordinator of the Day" desks located at each of the football team hotels. The two hotels are the Buttes Resort in Tempe and the Scottsdale Plaza Resort. This year the Tennessee Volunteers stayed at the Buttes Resort and the Nebraska Cornhuskers stayed at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort. The players, coaches, the band, cheerleaders, alumni and their families always need information, and directions to the stadium (of course!), restaurants, golf resorts, shopping malls, churches, museums, are among a host of other questions they may ask about the Phoenix area or the state of Arizona.

SLA had an unusual opportunity this past year to create an index and represent SLA. The final index product highlighted the capabilities of the special librarians profession. The SLA members who were able to volunteer spent many hours perusing the Coordinator-of-the-day manual to sort out the terms that needed to be included in the index.

Special thanks to Carla Smith, Peggy Pedigo, Jenny Mueller-Alexander, and Lisa Bradley, and to Bambi Wessel for establishing the opportunity to play a part in the Fiesta Bowl activities. SLA looks forward to working with the Fiesta Bowl staff next year!

Become a contributor to the research literature of the profession! This program will focus on practical aspects of planning research that is particularly relevant to librarians. It will be of interest to librarians in small libraries as well as those in academic settings who have had limited research experience. By the end of the day, you will have a better sense of (1) researchable questions which arise in the daily practice of librarianship and (2) the cost in time and energy of conducting quality research and how collaboration can maximize the effort and output.

Don’t miss what promises to be a lively and engaging program! 4 MLA CE Credits - Approval Pending

Instructor: Zoë Stavri, Ph.D., a faculty member at the University of Arizona, School of Information Resources and Library Science, teaches graduate courses in Research Methods. She is the former Chair of the Research Section, and member of the Research Policy and Implementation Task Force of the Medical Library Association.

Schedule:
      9:30 - 10:00     Registration
      10:00 - 3:00     Practical Research Methods (break for lunch from 12-1)

Cost: FREE to CABL and SABL members; $35.00 non-members; $15.00 students (includes course materials)
Registration Deadline: Friday, February 18, 2000. No refunds after this date.
Questions? Contact Mary Riordan: (520) 626-3510 or mriordan@ahsl.arizona.edu

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Send check, payable to SABL, and registration form to: Mary Riordan, Information Services, The University of Arizona Health Sciences Library, PO Box 245079, Tucson, AZ 85724-5079. For directions to the meeting location, see below.

DIRECTIONS TO THE ARIZONA HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY

From I-10, take the Grant Road exit. Travel east on Grant Road, past Fairview, Oracle, Stone, 4th Ave., 1st Ave, Park, and Mountain. At the next street light, at Campbell Ave., turn right and head south on Campbell Ave. Continue until you pass Elm Street. The Arizona Health Sciences Center is on your right. Turn right into the Center’s entrance, and immediately to the left is the Patient Parking Garage. Alternate visitor parking is available in the Visitor Parking Lot at the intersection of Helen and Martin.

OR

From I-10, take the Speedway exit. Travel east on Speedway, past Main, Stone, 6th Ave., 4th Ave., Euclid, Park, Mountain, and Cherry. At the next street light, at Campbell Ave., turn left (north) on Campbell Ave. About two and a half blocks north of Speedway, you will see the Arizona Health Sciences Center on your left. Turn left into the Center’s entrance, and immediately to the left is the Patient Parking Garage. Alternate visitor parking is available in the Visitor Parking Lot at the intersection of Helen and Martin.

The AHS Library’s entrance is on the same floor with the entrance of the hospital. Go through the entrance of the hospital, past the elevators, turn left (south) down the hall almost to the end. The Library is at the end of the corridor on your right.

1. You will get valuable information to help you make decisions. In a study at five corporations, 80 percent of the executives and managers felt that the information provided by their special librarians helped them choose a course of action.

2. You will make better decisions. In the same study, 75 percent of the executives felt the information helped them avoid making a poor decision.

3. You will save time. In the same study, approximately two-thirds of the respondents felt that the information supplied by their special library helped them avoid wasting their own time and other people's time.

4. You will be more productive. By taking advantage of the library's services, you will be able to devote your time to your primary job instead of to obtaining needed information. At one medium-sized company, the professional staff members estimated that they each would have to spend an average of 94 hours a year information-gathering if there were no library. And in another study, using five productivity measures (such as volume of formal writing and oral presentations), frequent library users were found to be more productive than infrequent users.

5. You will get your work done. In a survey at one company, 90 percent of the respondents reported that their visits to the library were helpful in accomplishing the work task for which they went to the library. And 40 percent stated they couldn't have done their work without using the library.

6. You will do better work. In studies at numerous organizations, including several Fortune 100 companies, more than half of the employees surveyed reported that library-provided information resulted in improved work.

7. You might even become a "fast-tracker." In one study, specific employees were identified as achievers because they received special awards or had been selected to serve on important committees and problem-solving teams. On average, these achievers used their special library more frequently than did their non-achieving peers. And at one company, 25 employees were identified as "fast trackers." Compared to colleagues with similar backgrounds (education, number of years with the company, total work experience, etc.), the "fast trackers" were found to use the library substantially more than their peers did.

Sources: Jose-Marie Giffiths and Donald W. King, Increasing the Information Edge, SLA. Joanne G. Marshall, The Impact of the Special Library on Corporate Decision-making, SLA. From the SLA webpage.

A warm Thank You to SLA volunteers

The Special Libraries Association worked with the Fiesta Bowl this year at the suggestion of Bambi Wessel to bring some publicity and recognition to the Special Libraries Association and our profession. A public relations goal of AZSLA is to get exposure within the business community. The Fiesta Bowl volunteer partnership was a chance to really solidify SLA and us as an important part of the community.

The Fiesta Bowl provides a team handbook to each team attending the bowl game; Fiesta Bowl staff and volunteers also use the handbook. Lisa Bradley and her team of indexers, Jenny Mueller-Alexander, Carla Smith, and Peggy Pedigo took the Team Handbook and created an index to make locating information easier for the team and all of the people working with the Fiesta Bowl. Karen Churchard at the Fiesta Bowl said Tennessee commented that this was great since they saw the book last year and can use the newly added index this year.

Special Libraries Association members, families and friends also staffed the information desks at the team hotels. The participation was much appreciated by the Fiesta Bowl staff. Our excellent volunteers included Beki Welsch, Karen Holloway, Cathy Large, Tom Turner, Paula McCarty, Chris Vathis Howell, Linda Shackle, Valerie Pomerenke, and Lisa Bradley. Thank you all for the outstanding job. The efforts you made to get people to the places they needed to go with the information they need to know was what makes the Fiesta Bowl experience so wonderful for the teams.

The Special Libraries Association was able to raise $370 for the Chapter through the Fiesta Bowl game ticket raffle as well as receive publicity for the organization and the librarian profession. SLA was recognized on Fiesta Bowl event programs, at the team information desks, and even on the scoreboard at the big game.

Again, thank you for everyone's efforts on behalf of the 2000 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona Special Libraries Association.

Valerie Pomerenke

The Phoenix Public Library is recruiting librarians at all levels.

LIBRARIAN I/LIBRARIAN II/LIBRARIAN III/LIBRARIAN IV Salary Range: Librarian I $33,384 - $47,258 annualized; Librarian II $36,733 - $54,954 annualized; Librarian III $42,723 - $60,715 annualized; Librarian IV $47,258 - $67,059 annualized. Appointments can be made above the minimums depending upon qualifications. Recruitment Dates: The application period is continuous, but may close without notice when a sufficient number of applications have been received or the positions have been filled. Residency Requirement to Apply: Maricopa County residency is required within 24 months after the date of hire and must be maintained.

Positions perform professional library work at the Central Library, at branches, or in the Technical Services Division and responsibilities increase respectively. Currently there is one vacancy as a Librarian III Branch Manager, and one vacancy as a Librarian II, Children's Services, in the Central Library.

All classifications require a Master's degree in Library Science from an American Library Association accredited institution. The ability to speak Spanish is highly desirable for all positions. Specific requirements include: Librarian II - two years of experience in professional library work. Librarian III - three years of experience in professional library work including one year experience performing the full range of advanced, professional library work, and one year of supervisory experience. Librarian IV - four years of progressively responsible professional library experience including three years supervisory experience. Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.

EVALUATION: Based on training and experience. Only the highest qualified applicants will be certified to the eligible list. Previous test score may be reused. Request to Reuse Test Score forms are available in the Personnel Department Application Office.

Applications at http://www.ci.phoenix.az.us/JOBS/adminjob.html#30210
From: Mary Mitchell, Phoenix Central Library, mmitchel@lib.ci.phoenix.az.us

Arizona Chapter 1999-2000 Officers

EnVironmental Education oNline: EVEN

When asked how they (university faculty) help students become proficient in the literature of their academic discipline, the answer is remarkably consistent: a silent shrug of the shoulders! EVEN was created to help faculty and students understand the environmental literature, appreciate the scholarly communication of original research, become comfortable with how libraries organize information related to the environment, and to serve as a springboard for finding international environmental information quickly and efficiently.

This Web-based curriculum support tool is designed to help graduate and undergraduate students "master" the scholarly literature of chosen environmental subdisciplines to give them an edge in the job market or in the pursuit of an advanced degree. However, EVEN is more than a simple guide to the print and electronic resources related to the environment. It is a collaborative effort between the academic library and research faculty which fosters an understanding and appreciation for how knowledge is created, evaluated, and disseminated. Users of EVEN are encouraged to become lifelong learners who not only consume information but contribute to its development in the cause of environmental conservation around the world.

Initial funding for EVEN was secured through a grant submitted to the Plum Foundation. Arizona State University East, Science Librarian Bill Johnson, supplied the resource content with input from faculty and librarians across the Internet. Technical support was provided by a technician at Texas Tech University Libraries who converted Word documents into hypertext pages. Project implementation began in the summer of 1999 and was completed in December. Spring 2000 will be spent testing the site and making revisions based on input from students, faculty, and librarians at the site's home institution (Arizona State University) and around the globe.

While environmental studies are quite interdisciplinary, the content focus of EVEN is reflected in the environmental curriculum at Arizona State and Texas Tech. Hence, at this point you will not find a significant amount of information related to marine, polar, or other environments which do not constitute a large proportion of the curriculum at these institutions. However, more of this information may be added depending on the interest expressed by users of this resource beyond the parent institutions. Free access to full-text information around the world is an important element of EVEN, yet certain proprietary sources are included which are restricted to parties affiliated with Arizona State University.

In addition to scientific information related to specific environmental subdisciplines such as agrochemicals/soils, air/water pollution, hazardous waste management, toxicology, human health, emergency management, and international issues, users of EVEN will find information on environmental careers and finding a good grad school.

For those confused by the language of bibliographies, a section on the anatomy of a citation is offered. You can even test yourself on the material presented. While an extensive collection of related links are included, you will also find information on traditional print sources found in academic libraries around the world: classic books and core journals.

EVEN is presented with frames and numerous JAVA-based pop-up windows are included to explain what was included to foster the development of independent researchers and scholarly communicators. Netscape 4.0 or higher is the recommended browser for a visit to EVEN ( http://eastlib.east.asu.edu/Reference/even/ ). A guest box is included whereby you may submit comments and suggestions. Your input is highly appreciated.

Bill T. Johnson, Science Librarian
Arizona State University East
scilib@asu.edu

Logo designed by Polin Lei - Arizona Chapter

The theme for the second Southwest Regional Conference reminds us that we must always be striving to stay one step ahead of technology and our competitors. Whether you are coming from around the world or across the street ~ this is the place to meet other leaders in the information field.

April 5 - 7, 2000.     Shelter Pointe Hotel and Marina.     San Diego, California

Continuing education courses ~ Get in on the latest and greatest with your choice of four half-day CE courses. Courses are $115 each or $200 for any two ~ a $30 savings!<

Keynote Speakers
Technology Change, Rich Wiggins
Interface between the Communication and Information Industries, Howard McQueen
"Futures" Research in the Information World, Wendy Schultz

For more information, contact the Conference Committee Chair Gretchen Gabbert, ggabbert@nu.edu. http://www.sla.org/conf/swrc/

The Southwest Regional Conference II is sponsored by seven SLA chapters in the Southwest: Arizona, Oklahoma, Rio Grande, Rocky Mountain, San Diego, Southern, California and Texas.

Shelter Pointe Hotel & Marina: http://shelterpointe.com/ . On dramatic San Diego Bay, the Shelter Pointe Hotel & Marina is a year round resort hotel on eleven acres of lush tropical gardens situated right at the tip of Shelter Island. Five minutes from Sea World, Shelter Pointe is uniquely located to allow easy access to all the exciting area attractions while providing a relaxing retreat from the intensity of dynamic San Diego. The atmosphere is casual and Mediterranean making the resort a wonderful destination for families, and couples, business and leisure travelers alike.

Global
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Do you have suggestions for the
    International Special Librarians Day 2000?

This program is held annually during National Library Week and is a great time to internationally expand your horizons. Past programs have included librarians who have gone on international sabbaticals, authors who traveled on Fulbright’s, and researchers doing international collaborative projects.

Contact Patricia Morris
pmorris@bird.library.arizona.edu

Check your SLA membership record online!

By going to the SLA Web site Members Only section, you can check the profile that is on record with SLA and request changes if necessary. To access your record, you will need your PIN that appears on your membership card.

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