Hope you all have enjoyed the beginning of another year with the
GA/SLA Chapter. Again, I wish to thank Julie Schein for her
arduous task of finding interesting special librarians to profile in
each issue. If you know of someone you think should be profiled,
please feel free to contact Julie. I'm excited about this issue
because it's packed full of information - about each other, our
Chapter, and how it is growing and changing with our information
age. I look forward to seeing you all at our annual Holiday Party
at Agatha's Mystery Theater in December and wish you all a great
holiday. Please continue to contribute to your newsletter, and
thanks again for your support and interest in the Georgia Chapter.
September Program: Ms. Sylvia Piggott, President of the
Special Libraries Association
It was a pleasure that the Chapter received Sylvia Piggott,
President of the Special Libraries Association on September
20th, 1996 at the Terrace Garden Inn. Lunch provided a
good opportunity for members to have fellowship, and after
lunch, Sylvia spoke for nearly two hours, providing her
opinions and advice on the market and management of a
career as a librarian.
Her remarks were enjoyable and insightful. I noted that it
was not difficult to understand why she is President of the
Association. For any that are interested, I have copies of her
presentation and would be happy to send duplicates to you.
Over 40 members attended the meeting, which was
generously sponsored by WavePhore NEWSCAST. Paula
Nickerson attended and spoke to the group briefly about the
service that WavePhore offers. She also distributed some
literature to attendees. Thank you, WavePhore!!!
Special thanks to Jeanne LaRocco, Rosalind Lett, Joanne
Tobin, and Holly Buchanan for their efforts towards the
meeting.
Note: The following is a chronology of letters and announcements
that transpired between Jeanne LaRocco, SLA/GA Chapter
President, and Mr. Jim Mears, SLA Board of Directors.
"At the SLA Board of Director Meeting, October 24-25, 1996, the Board will be selecting a site location
for the 2001 Winter Meeting. I would like to let you
know that the staff will be proposing the sites of
Savannah, Georgia and Washington, DC as possible
hosts. The exact dates of the meeting would be
January 25-27, 2001. In June of 1997 at the Seattle
Annual Conference, the SLA Board of Directors will
be selecting the site of the 2006 Annual Conference.
Staff is currently investigating the city of Atlanta as a
possible site. Other locations under consideration are
Boston, MA; Baltimore, MD, and Miami, FL.
Chapter input on site selection is welcome. Please
feel free to give me a call with any questions or
concerns."
Jim Mear
"Dear Jim:
Thank you for your recent letter announcing the
possibility of holding two national meetings in the
state of Georgia. On behalf of the membership of
the Georgia Chapter, I would like to express our keen
interest and enthusiasm for these events. Both
Savannah and Atlanta benefited from improvements
made in preparation for the 1996 Summer Olympic
Games and are excellent locations fo future SLA
meetings.
Savannah, Georgia is an ideal setting for the 2001
Winter Meeting site. This historic city has been
named "The Most Beautiful City in North America"
by Le Monde, a French news daily. Also, Savannah
has been named one of the Top Ten travel
destinations in the United States. The city is rich in
accommodations, ranging from large hotels to quaint
Bed & Breakfasts, and hosts several world class
restaurants. In addition to the charms of the city
itself, the Georgia Chapter has several active
members living and working in Coastal Georgia, who
would be pleased to arrange for tours of historic sites,
libraries, colleges and institutions. For additional
information on the city of Savannah and its
amenities, you may wish to consult the following Web
sites:
The Georgia Chapter has a history of providing
gracious hospitality to the national membership of
SLA. In 1994, as hosts for the Annual Conference,
we were delighted to share our knowledge of Atlanta
and its surrounding area with over 5,000 attendees.
The members of the Georgia Chapter are a talented
group and very active in SLA on both the local and
national levels.
On behalf of the membership of the Georgia Chapter
of Special Libraries Association, I would like to
officially invite the SLA Board of Directors to hold
the 2001 Winter Meeting/Winter Education
Conference in Savannah, Georgia. We look forward
to the opportunity of demonstrating our "Southern
hospitality" to the Association in the 21st Century.
Should you have need of further information, please
feel free to contact me.
Jeanne LaRocco
"Good news!
The official dates are January 25-26 with the Winter
Education Conference to be held January 29-31.
Thanks for your input and suggestions that made this
happen!
Jeanne LaRocco
Some of you might have been wondering what has
been happening professionally to recent library
school graduates who have been involved with the
SLA Student Chapter at Clark Atlanta University
(CAU). Dr. Ismail Abdullahi, the Student Chapter
Advisor, helped to contribute some information on
the whereabouts of several people and here's what we
came up with. Brought to you in alphabetical order
are the following people:
Stephanie Atkinson, Past President of the Student
Chapter, as of mid-August, was about to accept a
position as a solo librarian of a small, nonprofit
organization in Macon, GA, or a position within the
Public Library of Brooklyn, New York. It is
interesting to note that Stephanie received her job
offers by attending the SLA Conference in Boston
this past summer.
Deborah Broocker is working as a reference librarian
at the Dekalb College Learning Resources Center.
Arlene DeSalles is working at the reference desk at
the Woodruff Library at Clark Atlanta University.
Nancy Hampton took a position at the Philadelphia
Free Public Library.
Marcie Jones is employed at Clark Atlanta University
in one of their offices.
Lorraine Martorana moved to Maryland, where she is
a librarian at the Wor-Wic Community College.
Aubin Odah is working at the National Library of
Benin, his country of origin.
Elaine Rene went back home to Madagascar, where
she is working at the University of Toamascina
Library.
Delicia Rogers-Hill took a position at the College
Park Branch of the Fulton County Library System.
Synthia Sankey moved back home to Alabama where
she plans to pursue her doctoral degree in Library
and Information Systems.
Gary Spahn is recently employed at the Queens
College Library in Charlotte, North Carolina in the
reference and circulation departments.
Neli Tshabalala returned to South Africa, where she
is working as a Deputy Law Librarian at the
University of Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg.
Dawn Wright is employed in the archives of the
Woodruff Library at Clark Atlanta University
If anybody has any knowledge about anyone else not included here,
please share it with Dr. Ismail Abdullahi.
Nancy Bryant has been appointed Technical
Education Manager in the Information Technology
Services Division of Morehouse School of Medicine.
She will be teaching and assisting users with their
available technologies, consulting with them on what
they need, and working with vendors. Nancy will
have the opportunity to continue to develop the
aspects of her current job - teaching - and grow in
new directions to prepare faculty, staff, students and
administration for the 21st Century. She will also be
involved in Web page development.
Due to several staff changes in Amoco's Atlanta
Region libraries, Rahn Huber recently assumed
management responsibilities for Amoco's Fabrics and
Fibers library in Austell, in addition to managing the
Amoco Polymer's Business Information Center in
Alpharetta. Library Assistant Sherry Honeycutt has
been hired full time to assist Rahn in making sure
that the two libraries compliment each other's subject
areas and this effectively increases resources available
to both customer groups.
In January, 1996, Rahn was asked by her manager
to assist him in developing customer-focused
behaviors in other Atlanta region supervisors from
various other service groups. Since a goal of the
group was to conduct a customer survey, she
designed a four hour interactive session that created
discussion about "What is a Customer?", "Why is a
Customer Important?", "What are Our Products and
Services?", "What is a Survey?", "How Will Doing a
Survey Help Us Improve?", and "How Do We
Develop an Action Plan to Address Issues Raised by
the Survey Results?"
Rahn received a commendation and a cash award in
recognition of the results of her project and impact
on Amoco's Atlanta Region services.
Brian Berfield recently joined the Amoco Polymers
Business Information Center in Alpharetta. He has
worked with Amoco in other locations for 20 years,
with the last 15 years in the research and information
centers. His skills are in searching scientific,
technical and chemistry databases as well as creating
Lotus Notes database applications to deliver current
awareness and competitive information. He joins
Rahn Huber, who began the Amoco Business
Information Center in 1990, and consultant Deanna
Morrow Hall, who also provides part-time technical
research for the Information Center's customers.
Karalyn Kavanaugh, Lorrie Burroughs, and Roger
Glenn have been invited by Dr. Ishmail Abdullahi, to
speak to Clark Atlanta University School of Library
and Information Studies graduate students on what it
means to be a special librarian, the job market for
special librarians, and the many opportunities for
graduates who wish to pursue a career as a special
librarian. They will participate in the graduate
program's Career Day, which takes place in
November.
Kay Pickney recently joined forces with the Decatur
Library's Technical Services staff to assist in LAN
administration and Web site development.
Susan Klopper, Director of Arthur
Andersen/Andersen Consulting's Atlanta Information
Center, was asked for the second year to speak at the
annual On-Line World conference, held this year in
Washington, D.C. Susan's talk, addressing the
program "Business Content Review," highlighted new
trends, and products and services in the electronic
business field.
Karalyn Kavanaugh, Employment Chair, is keeping
stamped, self-addressed envelopes for people who are
looking for jobs. Currently, she has envelopes for
nine people. As jobs come to her attention, she
makes copies and sends each job seeker the
announcement. In the past few months since she
volunteered her time in this capacity, there have been
six to eight positions for which she has notified job
seekers. Pat Zang, formerly at AT & T is now
working at Deloitte & Touche as a result of this
service. If you are seeking a job or seeking an
employee, contact Karalyn by phone or email at the
address listed for each Board Member located at the
end of each newsletter.
Barbara Walker, Government Relations Chair, who
works in the Georgia Institute of Technology's
Library and Information Center announced that
John Crosby is the new Director of Government
Relations. He joined the staff at the national SLA
headquarters in September. John is a graduate of
the College of William and Mary, and has experience
as a researcher and as a member of a Senate
lobbying staff.
Note: If you have any news or announcements, please send them
to Lorrie Burroughs email toto2@mindspring.com by January
1997 for publication in the next PeachState Update.
During her library career, Georgi Steinhauser has worked in academic, public and special libraries. She has lived in Atlanta
since 1994, when she moved here from Pittsburgh where she attended library school. I recently had the opportunity to find out
more about Georgi's varied career.
Julie: Describe your career before Arthur Andersen?
Georgi: When I first moved to Atlanta, I worked briefly for the Gwinnett County Library System as an
Information Specialist (Adult and Children's reference and reader's advisor). Before moving to Atlanta, I was
Supervisor of the Telephone Reference and Online Search Center (TROSC) at Worthington Public Library (Ohio),
and before that, worked with the end-user on-line service at Memphis State University's Brister Library.
Julie: Describe your most non-traditional library job?
Georgi: Right after I graduated from library school at the University of Pittsburgh, I worked in Member Support
at CompuServ. Although it wasn't a library, all my best library skills (negotiation, patience, tact, the reference
interview, etc.) were useful to me. My job consisted primarily of trying to figure out what kind of help people
really needed (as opposed to what they thought they needed!), and then assisting them in finding information on-line. There's a great article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal (see p. 9 for complete article) about on-line
help desks. We all kept copies at our desks, and tried to top their stories--a not too difficult task!
I also drove the "Bookmobile" (my 1984 Chevy Chevette with a book truck in the trunk!) for several years while was
at Worthington Public Library. I traveled every week to the nursing and retirement homes in our library district
with books and magazines, and distributed Talking Book materials as well. My proudest moment was when one
of my regular clients introduced me during a group activity as "my special friend who brings me joy."
Julie: Describe your job at Arthur Andersen. What is your biggest challenge?
Georgi: I am a research librarian who services the Tax and Audit practices of Arthur Andersen, as well as
Andersen Consulting. My primary responsibilities include providing research and ready reference, training
internal clients in the use of our print and on-line resources, and preparing bibliographies and
training materials. My biggest challenge is finding creative ways to answer questions that seem unanswerable! I
do mostly business research, but I work with all kinds of resources and materials, including census data, SEC
filings, government publications, and tax resources. I especially enjoy working with our Business Consulting,
Litigation, and Real Estate Advisory Services groups because of the broad range of research topics they request.
Julie: Describe the Arthur Andersen library.
Georgi: We have four full-time professional librarians, and two full-time library assistants. Our research is very
diverse, including technical research for our Tax and Audit practices, as well as general business and legal
research for Arthur Andersen and Andersen Consulting. In addition to the Atlanta office, we service offices in
Florida, Tennessee and Alabama. Our library contains over 8,000 print titles and 30 CD-ROM titles. In addition
to providing research services, the library orders and catalogs materials for our own collection as well as our
satellite offices.
Julie: What is your favorite pastime outside of library work?
Georgi: Travel. My two favorite trips were to Stockholm and Victoria, B.C.
Julie: What is the last book that you read?
Georgi: Glimpses of Louisa: A Centennial Sampling of the Best Short Stories by Louisa May Alcott.
I enjoyed having the opportunity to get to know more about Georgi. If you get a chance, as her about her days at
CompuServe. She has great stories about some of the questions posed to her during her tenure there!
It's not too early to start thinking about the SLA 88th Annual Conference to be held in Seattle, Washington, June
7-12, 1997. To help you in planning your trip, check out the Pacific Northwest Chapter's conference Web Page
at:
Although the page is still under construction, already there is a lot of material on the conference, including useful
information on registration, travel arrangements, transportation, local events, restaurants, sightseeing, and other
regional resources.
Q. What is your role at Disclosure Inc.?
A. Specifically, I am the Regional Sales Manger
for the Southern Territory, selling business and
financial products to all commercial markets, which
includes corporations, consulting firms, accounting
firms and law firms. Just last year, Disclosure has
dramatically increased it's focus and presence in
Atlanta by adding additional representatives. In
1997, we are opening a Production Center which will
offer numerous educational activities, such as the
SEC REVIEW. This session will offer a 3 hour
presentation on everything you need to know about
SEC form types, documents, etc. We are in the
business of selling our services, but we also offer
undivided support to our customers, and this is just
one way of showing our dedication.
Q. How long have you been in this position?
A. I started in March of this year, after a
successful career at Lexis-Nexis for 11 years servicing
legal markets in Washington D.C. and Atlanta.
Q. In the last six months, what has been your
biggest challenge?
A. With Disclosure, my biggest challenge has
been to meet and exceed the expectations of our
sophisticated customer base and to ensure that the
positive attitudes our customers maintain towards
Disclosure continues into the future.
Above and beyond work challenges, I was
faced with another challenge; a revelation on March
8, 1996 that my wife Dawn and I were expecting our
first child. It wasn't much more than a week or two
later that we went out and bought Rigley, the dog
(ShihTzu). Rigley has opened up our eyes to our
expectant parenthood.
(Note: At the time of this reading, Tyler Stephen Hayward will be
upstaging Rigley with his crying, burping antics, and sleeping
soundly "we hope", as Mark said, with Winnie the Pooh and his
friends.)
Q. Any closing remarks?
A. I look forward to participating in the
Association in developing life-long friends. Happy
Holidays to all, and pray that my wife and I sleep
soundly too!
The Georgia Chapter Executive Board and Committee Chairs met on June 19, 1996 at the office of Disclosure,
Inc. and on September 28, 1996 at the Avis Williams Branch of the Dekalb County Library System. Items
discussed at these meetings included the following:
The Board voted to increase the allocation for the 1997 Student Scholarship from $500.00 to $1,000.00 due to
increased costs of travel and lodging for the Annual Conference. The essay contest will be announced in the
PeachState Update.
Two Ad Hoc Committees were formed that will investigate the financial management of the Chapter and the
creation of Chapter Guidelines for Officers and Committees. Both Committees will report their findings to the
Board early next year.
An email list for SLA Board Members has been created to facilitate better communications.
Planning for the 1996-97 Programs is underway. This year's plans include a September Chapter visit by SLA
President Sylvia Piggott, a Holiday Party at Agatha's Mystery Dinner Theater in December, Brown Bag Lunch
series in February, "Take Your Boss to Lunch" event, library tours, and the annual Business Meeting.
The possibility of a 1998 southeastern Regional Conference was discussed and will be investigated by the Program
Committee.
The Professional Development Committee is coordinating a joint meeting in collaboration with the Georgia Health
Sciences Library Association, which will take place March 12-14, 1997 at the Radisson Riverfront Hotel and
Conference Center in Augusta, GA. It will include two to three CEU courses on the topics of the Internet, Serials
Management, Downsizing, and Reengineering. The meeting includes a banquet on Thursday night, with
entertainment that is membership driven. The registration fee will be around $65.00, and the CEU courses will be
$75.00 to $150.00.
The International Relations and Public Relations Committees are developing a plan for sending books to African
libraries. The Committee is also investigating adopting libraries in Africa.
The Affirmative Action Committee mentioned that the Mentor Program has a full roster of Mentors this year and
is need of additional students.
The Georgia Chapter Web Page is up and running. Rod Bustos of Mercer University is the Webmaster. The
address is:
A discussion of whether the Membership Directory should be posted on-line led to an investigation of password
protection for this information. Information which could be added to the Web Page includes employment notices,
current issues of the PeachState Update, committee reports, Chapter by-laws, program announcements, and other
general information. A Working Group is being organized to assist with HTML coding of additions to the Web
site.
GEORGIA CHAPTER OF SLA OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS 1996-97
President-Elect/Program Chair
Roger Glenn
Disclosure, Inc.
2475 Lenox Road,NE
Suite 400
Atlanta, GA 30326
404-238-0542
FAX: 404-238-0543
email: roger.glenn@disclosure.com
Treasurer
Irene McMorland
1926 North Decatur Road
Atlanta, GA 30307-1125
404-315-6428
email: ireneMcM@aol.com
Secretary
Jennie Lazarus
Pulp Chemicals Association
15 Technology Park/South
Suite 250
Norcross, GA 30092
770-446-7237
FAX: 770-446-1487
email: Jlazarus@tappi.org
Past-President
Rosalind Lett
Crawford Long Hospital of Emory University-Medical Library
550 Peachtree St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30365
404-686-1290
FAX: 404-686-4974
email: rosalind_lett@email.eushc.org
Director
Charles Shellabarger
GDS Associates, Inc.
1850 Parkway Place
Suite 720
Marietta, GA 30067
770-425-8100
FAX: 770-426-0303
email: charles@ix.netcom.com
charless@gdsassoc.com
Director
Deb Robinson
McKinsey & Company
Library
133 Peachtree St. NE
Suite 2300
Atlanta, GA 30308
404-335-3351
FAX: 404-524-4416
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Affirmative Action/Student Liaison
Delicia Hill, co-chair
East Point Branch
Atlanta-Fulton Co. Public Library
2770 McGee Way
East Point, GA 30344
404-762-4842
FAX: 762-4844
Nancy Bryant, co-chair
Morehouse School of Medicine
Multi-Media Center
720 Westview Drive, SW
Atlanta, GA 30310-1495
404-752-1533
FAX: 404-755-7318
email: nbryant@msm.edu
Archives
Paula Vacceriello
Southern Engineering Company
Library Services
1800 Peachtree St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30367-8301
404-352-9200
FAX: 404-351-119
email: pav@soeng.com
Peach State Update Editor
Lorrie Burroughs
Arthur Andersen LLP
133 Peachtree St. NE
Suite 2500
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-221-8094
FAX: 404-223-7155
email: toto2@mindspring.com
Corporate Sponsorship - Newsletter
Kathyrn Pease-Hulshof
Atlanta Journal/Constitution
News Research Services
72 Marietta St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-526-5420
FAX: 404-526-5840
email: khulshof@ajc.com
Corporate Sponsorship - Programs
Ward Silver
Equifax Inc.
Information Resources
P.O. Box 4081
H-36
Atlanta, GA 30302-4081
404-885-8328
FAX: 404-885-8369
email: wsilver@mindspring.com
Employment
Karalyn F. Kavanaugh
EBSCO Subscription Services
1020 Eden Avenue SE
Atlanta, GA 30316-2575
404-635-0709
800-633-4604
email: KARALYN@EBSCO.COM
Government Relations
Barbara Walker
Georgia Institute of Technology
Price Gilbert Memorial Library
Atlanta, GA 30332-0900
404-894-4538
FAX: 894-8109
email: barbara.walker@library.gatech.edu
International Relations
Dr. Ismail Abdullahi
Clark Atlanta University
School of Library and Information Studies
James P. Brawley Dr. at Fair St. SW
Atlanta, GA 30314
404-880-6009
FAX: 404-880-8222
email: abdull@cau.edu
Membership
Julie Schein
Cadence Group Associates
1924 Clairmont Rd.
Decatur, GA 30033
404-315-0544
FAX: 404-633-9552
email: 71763.265@compuserve.com
Parlimentarian
M. Kay Mowery
University of Georgia
Georgia Experiement Station Library
1109 Experiment St.
Griffin, GA 30223
770-228-7238
FAX: 770-229-3213
email: librgrf@gaes.griffin.peachnet.edu
Professional Development
Holly Buchanan, co-chair
Medical College of Georgia
Robert B. Greenblatt M.D. Library
Augusta, GA 30912-4400
706-721-2856
FAX: 706-721-6006
email: hbuchana@mail.mcg.edu
Public Relations
Pam Urban
Labat-Anderson, Inc. US EPA Region Tower Records Center
345 Courtland St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30365
404-347-3555
FAX: 404-347-7903
email: urban.pamela@epamail.epa.gov
Strategic Planning Committee
Rahn Huber
Amoco Polymers
Business Information Center
4500 McGinnis Ferry Rd.
Alpharetta, GA 30302
404-772-8276
FAX: 404-772-8294
email: rchuber@amoco.com
Martha Coolidge
CDC
1600 Clifton Rd. NE
MS E06
Atlanta, GA 30333
404-639-8042
FAX: 639-8603
email: mcb3@cpsodl.em.cdc.gov
Rosalind Lett
Jeanne LaRocco
Roger Glenn
Student Chapter Liaison
Dr. Ismail Abdullahi
Student Chapter President
Valeda Cofield
Clark Atlanta University
School of Library and Information Studies
A Message from Your Editor
FROM THE PROGRAM CHAIR
by Roger Glenn
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: NATIONAL SLA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNOUNCES PLANS
FOR 2001 WINTER MEETING IN SAVANNAH,
GA
To SLA/GA Chapter Board and Officers
I just received a letter from Jim Mears stating that the
SLA Board of Directors selected Savannah as the site
of the 2001 Winter Meeting.
RECENT LIBRARY SCHOOL
GRADUATES UPDATE
Submitted by Deborah Anne Broocker with assistance from Dr.
Abdullahi
MORE NEWS AND NOTES....
LIBRARY PROFILE: GEORGI STEINHAUSER, RESEARCH LIBRARY AT ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
by Julie Schein
NATIONAL NEWS OF INTEREST
ANNUAL CONFERENCE WEB PAGE AVAILABLE
VENDOR PROFILE: MARK HAYWARD,
DISCLOSURE INC.
GEORGIA CHAPTER BOARD MEETING MINUTES
President
Jeanne LaRocco
ATSDR Information Center, MS E57
4 Executive Park Drive
Suite 2300
Atlanta, GA 30329
404-639-6357
FAX: 404-639-6359
email: jyl9@atsdhs2.em.cdc.gov
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