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Officers and Committee Chairs President Larry Besant President-Elect Past-President Archivist Treasurer Secretary SLA/KY List Owner Director Director Membership Chair Public Relations/Diversity Leadership Development Committee Bulletin Editor KY Chapter Student Group Liaison KY Chapter Student Group President |
Table of Contents
Report
from the Nominating Committee
--Submitted by Alice Marksberry, Nominating Committee
Election of Officers
The Kentucky Chapter of the Special
Libraries Association will hold an election for President-Elect, Secretary and
one Director-at-Large at its business meeting to be held at the Joint Spring
Conference, Cumberland Falls State Resort Park on April 3, 2003. The
Nominating Committee has compiled the following slate of candidates, all of
whom have agreed to serve if elected.
According to the bylaws, additional names may be placed in nomination if filed
with the Nominating Committee (Linda Minch, Nancy Hanaford, and Alice Marksberry)
at least 10 days before the annual business meeting. Additional nominations
must be accompanied by a letter from the nominee indicating willingness to serve.
Many thanks goes to the following individuals for agreeing to serve as officers
in the SLA KY Chapter for the 2003-2004 term.
Constance Ard (Greenebaum, Doll
& McDonald-Louisville, KY)
Candidate for President-ElectConstance
Ard works at Greenebaum Doll & McDonald as a Research Specialist and Branch
Librarian in the Louisville, Kentucky office. She has been with Greenebaum in
various locations and positions since November 1996. Constance received her
Master of Library Science from the University of Kentucky in 1995. She earned
a Bachelor of Arts in History and English from Alice Lloyd College in1994.
Currently Constance is a columnist for SLA's Legal Division Quarterly and has served as Director-at-Large for the SLA Kentucky Chapter since 2001.
Some of her past duties include Chairing the Cincinnati Bar Association's Legal Research and Information Resources Committee from May to June 2000. She served as Coordinator for the Cincinnati Private Librarians Group from July 1999-January 2000.
She served as the Coordinator for Inside Look, a program planned by the Cincinnati Law Firm Librarians for Summer Associates in 1999.
Other past activities include serving as Secretary for the Special Section of the Kentucky Library Association in 1999. From 1999-2000 she served as Special Section Newsletter, Co-Editor. Constance is a current member of the Kentucky Library Association.
A few of Constance's other highlights include presenting a program at the June 2001 SLA Conference titled "News Research by the Beat-Legal" a continuing education course for the News Division. Constance planned and moderated another program for the June 2001 conference titled "Personal to Virtual: Effective Use of Communication Tools."
Outside her professional activities
Constance finds satisfaction with various community organizations. She serves
as President-Elect for the Louisville Youth Group and as Secretary for the Friends
of the Crescent Hill Library.
Larry Richmond (Union College
is in Barbourville, KY)
Candidate for Secretary
My interest in libraries and librarianship was sparked when I took a job in undergraduate school as a library student assistant at the University of Cincinnati, Clermont, a small branch campus on the East side of town. Much to my surprise, I found that I enjoyed it very much. My career goal at the time was to be an attorney. However, after an eye-opening internship with the local prosecutor's office, I decided that I didn't want to make personal strife a part of my vocation. Even though I had no grand expectations of what the law was, this experience deterred me from the only aspect of the law that interested me, prosecution. So, I fell back on what I enjoyed and that was libraries. I decided to go to library school.
As a result of my original interest in criminal law, I received my undergraduate degree in criminal justice with a minor in legal assisting. I became the de facto legal research guru in the library and assisted the students in those classes with their research. It was along about that time when I saw an ad for a law librarians position at the Cincinnati Law Library in downtown Cincinnati. I applied having no expectation of getting the job, but I did. This was a great learning experience that afforded me the opportunity to pay my way through my MLS. I found that I enjoyed reference and collection development immensely. However, my heart was not in the legal specialization and saw the need to get out in order to avoid being type-cast as a Law Librarian. Plus, I saw the writing on the wall that a law degree was necessary if I wanted to take my career to its fullest. I had been down that road and decided against it.
So, I set my sights on academia, from whence I came. I wanted very much to be back in an academic environment. It was then that I found an ad in the Chronicle for a reference and government documents librarian for Union College in Barbourville, KY. No, I didn't know where that was either until I looked it up. It didn't pay much but was the job that I wanted with the faculty status and nine month contract I had come to view as a requisite.Before the end of my first week on
the job, I received a call from Larry Besant. It seems that Mykie Howard (whom
I knew from library school and the Cincinnati Chapter), then chapter Secretary,
suggested that I would be a great person to take over for her since she accepted
a position in Washington, DC and I just moved to Kentucky to take a position.
Larry informed me that the chapter had already approved me as the new Secretary
and all I had to do was to say yes, and I had the job. I was hesitant only because
I had spatial concerns because I would be traveling all over the state. I accepted
and I have recently agreed to serve a full term as Secretary, if elected. Over
the Christmas break I have begun my private pilot training, so perhaps in the
near future my spatial concerns won't be such a potent force inhibiting further
chapter involvement.
Cathy Schenck (Keeneland Library-Lexington, KY)
KYSLA Open Board Meeting
to be held on February 21, 2003
--Submitted by Elizabeth Smigielski, Director-at-Large
Please join us for the KYSLA Open Board Meeting and lunch. In the spirit of professional camaraderie, this will be a joint meeting with the Bluegrass Medical Librarians and the students of the UK School of Library and Information Science. A meeting agenda will be forthcoming.
Where: Boone Faculty Center, University of Kentucky
When: Friday, 21 February, 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. KYSLA Chapter business meeting will follow lunch.
Lunch: Buffet lunch, including
desert, tea and coffee, $15.00.
RSVP: To Jo Staggs-Neel by February 18:
Jo Staggs-Neel
Science/Engineering Libraries
Univ of KY
King Library
Lexington, KY 40506
Tel 1-859-257-9373
Fax 1-859-257-4305
Email: mistag00@pop.uky.edu
2003
Joint Spring Conference
--submitted by James E. Manasco, President-Elect
Hopefully by now, everyone has seen the call for mini-session proposals for the 2003 Joint Spring Conference. The conference will be held from Wednesday April 2 through Friday April 4 at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park in Corbin, Kentucky. The conference theme will be: What price freedom-What cost security? : Libraries and the USA PATRIOT Act.
For the keynote session on Thursday morning, we will have a panel consisting of representatives from the ALA, the ACLU and the Kentucky Office of the FBI. Should be a very interesting discussion! On Friday, we will have a second keynote session concerning retirement planning for librarians.
Information about Cumberland Falls
NOTE: The information from the following paragraphs comes from a wonderful book
Kentucky State Parks: A Complete Outdoor Recreation Guide for Campers, Boaters,
Anglers, Hikers and Outdoor Lovers by Bill Bailey (pages 68-78, published by
Glovebox Guidebooks of America (1995) and the park's website: http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/parks/cumbfal2.htm.
I trust you will forgive me for not doing proper footnoting!
Cumberland Falls State Resort Park is the third oldest state park in Kentucky. And, of course, it is home to the famous moonbow. The only place in the Western Hemisphere where this phenomenon occurs (the other place in the world which has a moonbow is Victoria Falls on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe). Unfortunately, we won't be there while a moonbow is going on (doh!), but the 120-foot-wide falls are still mighty impressive indeed. Roughly 3,217 cubic feet of water passes over the falls each second!
Accommodations blocked out for conference attendees include several lodge rooms (rates are $55/night for one guest, $65/night for two); Woodland Rooms, which appear to be duplex cottages, but are actually almost identical to the lodge rooms, but with a little more privacy than the lodge (but they do have daily maid service) (rates are $60/night for one guest, $70 for two guests); and 2-Bedroom Executive Cottages (rates are $145.00/night, two beds in each bedroom, but can sleep up to six guests at this rate). You can call to make a reservation at 1-800-325-0063, but you do have to mention that you are making reservations for the Kentucky Library Association conference or they will probably say they have no rooms available. Kentucky State Parks require a one-night's deposit to hold the room. You can put this on a credit card or they will accept a personal check that arrives within 10 days of the reservation. Probably a good idea to make your reservations by the end of February if at all possible, too, since these rooms will be released in early March if not reserved.
Getting there is actually very easy. From I-75 South, take Corbin exit 25 and turn right. Follow U.S. 25W to a slight right onto KY 90. There is good signage, so don't worry. The park is about 20 miles southwest of Corbin. The address is:
Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
7351 Highway 90
Corbin, KY 40701-8814
Hope to see you in April!
University
of Kentucky Student Group Update
-- Submitted by Stephanie Ballard, UK Student Group President
The big news here at the UK School of Library and Information Science is that
the new facility is nearly complete! Located on the third floor of the Lucille
Little Fine Arts Library, two "smart" classrooms are already being
used. The lounge, computer lab, and faculty/staff offices will soon be ready
for move-in. We hope to hold some SLA student group events there yet this year.
Come check it out if you are on campus.
After a much-needed holiday break, we are gearing up for another series of activities.
The joint event with the SLIS, ALA, and ASIST student groups held last Fall
was so successful, we agreed to participate in another one this semester. The
theme will be "What kind of librarian do you want to be?" Watch for
details to come. Also planned are a couple more tours of special libraries and
a brownbag seminar about corporate librarianship. We are hoping to organize
a group of students to attend the Spring conference at Cumberland Falls.
Looking forward to seeing y'all at the open Board meeting in February!
Travel
Grants for MLIS Students
--Compiled by Catherine Lavallée-Welch, Webmaster and Co-Bulletin
Editor
Several SLA divisions are about to
award grants to students to help them attend the annual conference in New York.
See, for example, the News
Division, the Business
& Finance Division , the Chemistry
Division, the Sci-Tech
Division and the Engineering
Division (those last two do not have details on the website, but you can
write to have more information).
Issues
from the Winter Meeting
--Submitted by James E. Manasco, President-Elect
Several issues of interest arose at this past Winter Meeting in New Orleans. I will do my best to give a full report on these at our next business meeting later in February. But, in brief, here are some of my thoughts.
First off, I was charged to bring up several issues to the "powers that be." I was able to have a conversation with Dav Robertson, Chapter Cabinet Chair-Elect, some time ago and passed along our ideas for having provision for membership to Chapter only, membership fee based on salary and the ability to pay the membership fee over time in payments. We'll see what happens.
All of the presentations and documents we received should be available under the Winter Conference page on the SLA website at: http://www.sla.org/content/leadership/resource/wintermeet/2003wintermtg/index.cfm. Click on Tentative Leadership Summit Agenda to get to the schedule and all the links for the documents.
On Wednesday morning, we jumped right
in with a report from the Branding Task Force. There was much discussion on
the proposal for a name change of the association. Emotions ran a bit high,
even. The two choices that the task force put forward are SLA (simple
acronym) or Information Professionals International. Both could be used
with various taglines, i.e. SLA: Your informational Association, and
such. The Task Force proposed that the name Special Libraries Association was
"broken" and needed to be fixed. In addition, the word "special"
carried with it several negative connotations. With either selection, people
could still be "librarians" but the association itself would be more
inclusive of those outside the traditional library realm. This proposal will
come up for a vote at the Annual Business Meeting. I would be interested to
hear how the Chapter feels about this issue.
On Thursday, we were introduced to
model governing documents and recommended practices (sort of an outline/checklist
for procedures manuals). These documents can be viewed on the page noted above.
I worked in a group of small chapter leaders evaluating these documents. We
all felt this was a great start and much appreciated. However, we did have some
concerns about the documents. Also, there seemed to be some confusion in the
SLA ranks. We were told these were optional by the folks working with our group,
but the task force which proposed them said they were the minimum requirements,
though we could add to them. Several ideas were proposed, like making the section
on publications actually about communications and that while it certainly is
preferred that a member not hold office in both the Chapter and Division cabinets,
that in smaller units it may be necessary to break this guideline (for example,
I am both the President-Elect of the Kentucky Chapter and the Chair-Elect of
the Sci-Tech Division) in order to promote participation by members. I would
like to ask everyone attending the business meeting on the 21st to review these
documents and give me your comments. It would be grand if the Chapter could
present a unified response to the proposed guidelines and model governing document
this Spring.
At the Chapter and Joint Cabinet Meetings, these issues and others were discussed openly. The decision on whether to see the building is still very much in the exploratory phase at this time, but the Branding and proposed guidelines are very much in play.
As always, I found the meetings informative and interesting. On a personal note, I was troubled that when those affiliated with the board of our association make a presentation and ask for input from the leadership attending the Winter Conference, they often meet such requested input with a marked lack of patience and outright exasperation. Perhaps if more open involvement of the membership were sought during the development phase for many of these proposals some of this frustration could be avoided. I am aware it might be hard to coordinate such awareness to our far-flung membership, but I feel it might be worth the trouble. Frankly, there were several items presented at the meeting I had never heard of before.
I was also able to start discussions
of a repeat of the "Slippery Noodle" at the Nashville conference in
2004. The Sci-Tech Division is definitely interested, with a couple others in
the tentative category, in joining up with the Kentucky Chapter to sponsor such
an event. Our Chapter workgroup on this will definitely have quite a bit to
do over the next year or so!
I have to admit, I greatly enjoyed the location for the meeting. Though, this was the coldest time I have ever spent in New Orleans. It's always a joy to visit the Big Easy, but I would prefer not to have to wear a parka to go walking on Bourbon Street!
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Presentations
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If
you build it right, they will come!
--Submitted by Catherine Lavallée-Welch, Webmaster and Co-Bulletin
Editor
The Kersey Library of Engineering, Physical Science and Technology at the University of Louisville rejuvenated its website, just in time for the new Spring semester. The makeover in both design and content follows the lead of the UofL Libraries' main website, online since September 2002.
And following the experience of the main UofL website, usability testing sessions were run with actual library users. The basic concept of usability testing is to have patrons perform real-life tasks using drafts of a website. They could be asked to look up the contact information of the circulation desk, opening hours, or how to connect from databases from home, for example. The wording of the questions is important, as well as the attitude of the persons present as you do not want to lead your test subjects into giving the answer they perceive you want. Observers take notes about the users' attempts at finding the desired information and analysis follows: did the subject found the information? How long did it take? What paths were followed? Such testing should be done at the beginning of the design process and continue throughout. This usability tool can help pinpoint problems and give the designers an objective point of view when there are disagreements on "what should go where".
What is the measure of success? If your users can easily find the answers to their needs, in a envelope that respects the identity and culture of your institution, you may have very well succeeded in the redesign of your website.
So, what happened to the old Kersey website? The entire content of the site was revised, updated as needed and reorganized. New services are featured and the site now offers more online forms. Subject-specific pages (engineering, physics, mathematics and chemistry) regroup the most frequently used resources and searching aids. In the works now is a Virtual Tour of the Library, complete with maps, pictures and an index. More online forms will be available shortly. In our experience, usability testing permitted us to correct certain problems with the choice of vocabulary and the location of certain links. As we haven't received any negative comments so far, we have confidence that, not having struck out, we may even have hit a homerun.
For more information on usability testing, you can consult:
New
Column in the Herald-Leader
--Submitted by Linda Minch
If you haven't already noticed, News Researchers Lu-Ann Farrar, Linda Niemi and Linda Minch are answering questions in a newly developed column in the Lexington Herald-Leader called "Ask Us". The column is an effort by the paper to be more interactive with its readers and put an end to those questions that have been gnawing on people's minds.
Readers have been asked to send their questions on any subject to the staff via the internet, email, snail mail, phone or fax (for complete information read the column in the City & Region section of the Sunday paper.) No questions will be answered personally, and depending upon the number of questions submitted, all questions may not be published, but they will do their best to respond to valid requests.
Why are the News Researchers writing
this column? Who better to find the answers than the people who find answers
every day for the reporters? So, if you need to know where to get your knives
sharpened in Lexington or why there is garbage pick up twice a week, read "Ask
Us". Better yet send in your question and see if you can stump the researchers!
Minutes
for Kentucky Chapter of Special Libraries Association Open Board Meeting, Berry
Hill Mansion, Frankfort, KY, November 14, 2002
--Submitted by Larry Richmond, Secretary
Attending
Larry Besant, Alice Marksberry, Mary Vass, Veronica Walker, Wenda Webster Fischer,
Linda Minch, Catherine Lavallée-Welch, Susan Brown, Elizabeth Smigielski,
Larry Richmond, Constance Ard, Sarah Mayfield, James Manasco, Stacey Greenwell,
Leoma Dunn, and Jo Staggs-Neel.
Speaker
The meeting began after lunch and a presentation by Aldona K. Valicenti, Chief
Information Officer for the Commonwealth of Kentucky spoke on "Kentucky's
Technology Landscape."
Minutes
The Minutes of the October 25, 2002
meeting were approved.
Old business
Nominations Committee: Mr. Besant will be soliciting volunteers by phone.
Committee Reports
Treasurer: Jo Staggs-Neel
10/25/02 - 11/14/02
| GRAND TOTAL (Available for Expenditures) | $5,105.33 |
| Operating Budget (Ledger) | $3, 310.32 |
| Savings Account Balance | $1, 795.01 |
| Deposits | |
| Fall Bd. Meeting Registrations | $108.00 |
| Expenses | |
| Campbell's catering for Fall Bd. Mtg. | $152.00 |
The Treasurer's Report was approved as submitted.
Student Group: Leoma Dunn, Secretary-Treasurer of the Chapter Student Group
Webmaster: Catherine Lavallée-Welch, Chairperson
Bulletin: James Manasco for Stacey Greenwell, Chairperson
Public Relations: Susan Brown, Chairperson
Archivist/Chapter Operating Procedures Manual: Alice Marksberry, Chairperson
Membership: Larry Besant for Gracie Hale, Chairperson.
Nominations:
No report.
Program:
New Business
Motion to adjourn carried at 3:09PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
Larry D. Richmond, Jr.
Secretary
Branding, Boards,
and Beads: A Report from the Winter Meeting in New Orleans
--Submitted by Stacey
Greenwell, Bulletin Editor
Since joining SLA, I have heard other members remark about the benefits of Winter Meeting - the opportunity to meet and chat with national leadership, the small number of attendees which allows for easy networking, and the leadership sessions which give opportunities for input and change. Last week in New Orleans, I was delighted to have the opportunity to experience this myself. I thought a travelogue of sorts might be helpful for those of you who have never attended a Winter Meeting.
Wednesday, January 22, 2003
8:00 a.m. - The day starts early as I arrive at the Lexington airport. I won't bore you with the details of the uneventful flight or the excitement of waiting around the Cincinnati airport, so…
3:00 p.m. - I arrive in New Orleans with two other SLAers, Kentucky Chapter President - Elect James Manasco and fellow UK grad, Craig from the Pennsylvania Chapter.
4:00 p.m. - We arrive at the Winter
Meeting hotel, the Hyatt Regency Superdome (yes, it is a pretty big dome).
5:15 p.m. - Cindi Trainor, former Kentucky Chapter member extraordinaire, arrives at the hotel with a yet-unnamed future Chapter member, who is due in June.
6:00 p.m. - Cindi and I meet with the executive board of the Information Technology Division. As Membership Chair for ITE, I am responsible for awards, so much of our time is spent discussing student award applications.
8:00 p.m. - Several ITE board members, along with Cindi, James, myself, and Kathy from the Engineering Division go to dinner. We shuttle down to the French Quarter and choose the Crescent City Brewery on Decatur. It's SO cold there. The folks back home had little sympathy for me in New Orleans, but trust me, it was very cold that night (every night, as it turns out) with the chilly wind whipping across the river.
9:30 p.m. - Several of us decide
to walk around the French Quarter before heading back to the hotel. We take
a brisk walk around Bourbon Street and see the sights, including an interesting,
er…shop.
10:30 p.m. - We're all pretty tired - it's been a long day of traveling for all of us, so we head back to the hotel.
11:00 p.m. - Lights out. Yes, we might be the only people asleep in New Orleans at that hour, but we were tired.
Thursday, January 23, 2003
6:30 a.m. - I hate waking up at 6:30, even though I do every day.
8:00 a.m. - Continental breakfast and networking. See some people from yesterday, chat for a moment.
8:30 a.m. - The leadership summit begins with a report from the Branding task force, Stephen Abram, and the Board. When the session opens up for questions/discussion, I am surprised and delighted at the number of people waiting in line for a chance to be heard.
One of the issues being raised in this part of the Summit is the name change of SLA-should the Special Libraries Association change its name to SLA or Information Professionals International? The group gives a variety of justifications for a name. We learn that the name change will be up for a membership vote at the Annual Meeting in New York, though you must be present to vote. This really hackles some people, as you can well guess and likely understand.
10:30 - The leadership summit continues with a discussion of SLA's mission/vision. Does our mission statement accurately reflect who we are? What is your "elevator speech" when someone asks you about SLA?
I am impressed when we break into small groups to write our own mission statements for SLA. The small groups report back, reading aloud their suggestions, and the Board collects written copies of our suggestions and ideas.
12:00 - Time for lunch! During the luncheon, we have the opportunity to listen to the Board candidates. This is a great way to put a name to a person, and after the luncheon, I am able to recognize the candidates everywhere.
2:00 - For the rest of the afternoon, we have the opportunity to choose roundtables for discussion on specific topics. I choose the leadership group and meet several more people. A few others new to SLA also chose this roundtable, and it was nice to talk to them. We tended to stray from the leadership topic, but I did learn a lot about different Chapter Bulletins and Division Awards.
5:00 -- When in New Orleans…I had never been to a casino, so we go to Harrah's and play for awhile. Okay, this has nothing to do with SLA, but you could say that skills learned from this experience were budgeting and luck.
7:00 - We meet up with pretty much everyone at the Louisiana/Southern Mississippi Chapter Welcome Reception at Madame John's Legacy. This is a grand old building filled with local artwork and-you guessed it - complimentary food and drinks.
10:00 - The reception is nearly over, so we walk back to catch the shuttle back to the hotel.
12:00 - Lights out.Friday, January 24, 2003
6:30 a.m. - So early again. And it's still dark outside.
8:00 a.m. - Breakfast. This time, it's all New Orleans. Beignets, King's Cake, and chocolate coins. Best of all, chocolate milk in those tiny cartons - my table is quite humored by my fascination with this grade-school-lunch staple.
8:30 a.m. - This is probably the
most daunting part of the meeting for me, as a newcomer. For the morning session,
we divide into chapters and divisions by size. (From dividing, I learn that
the Kentucky Chapter is small - small but powerful, I argue!). Anyway, I join
the Board members of the Information Technology Division for this session. Our
assignment is to examine the recommended Policies and Guidelines for Divisions
- line by line.
Was I ever impressed with the hard work and preparation of these members! Cindi
had already examined this 50 page document in its entirety, with notes and suggestions
and cross-outs throughout. Being new, I follow along, maybe finding one or two
suggestions. It impresses me that so many members are this dedicated to the
successful operation of this organization.
The luncheon includes a virtual seminar on Metadata and Taxonomies, which feels very much like LIS602 all over again. The session is nearly over, and one of my tablemates convinces me…
1:30 p.m. - …to take advantage of the 40% off sale at Ann Taylor in the mall attached to our hotel! Again, probably not relevant to SLA, but you all didn't want me to freeze out there again tonight? I found a very warm sweater for 60% off.
2:00 p.m. - As Membership Services Chair for ITE, I knew that the session on Membership Recruitment and Retention would be particularly important for me. Linda Broussard of Headquarters presents a session filled with tips and ideas for increasing our membership. In this session, the audience also has ample opportunities for feedback and ideas.
2:45 p.m. - Refreshment break. The Military Librarians are celebrating their 50th anniversary, and they celebrate by a cake cutting ceremony, complete with sword.
3:00 p.m. - This session reviews Association resources - how to find things on the website, who to contact, etc. I wish everyone had the opportunity to attend.
4:00 p.m. - The Chapter and Division
cabinets meet. I have asked to make an announcement to the Chapter Cabinet,
as ITE is giving a Chapter Technology Award, and I really need some nominations.
I am pretty nervous about getting in front of the group - they look like a younger,
friendlier Congress sitting in long rows with their name cards and water glasses.
It goes okay. They even laugh at my pathetic joking, and a few people seem like
they really will nominate someone for this award. Mission accomplished, though
I run out of handouts.
5:00 p.m. - The Joint Cabinet meeting. I sit in the back with others and observe the proceedings.
6:30 p.m. - Evening reception in the hotel. We have a dinner reservation at 7:30, so we don't have long to take advantage of the networking and the free cheese.
7:30 p.m. - Dinner at Tujaque's with Cindi, James, and Kathy.
9:00 p.m. - Cindi goes back to the hotel. I've been amazed at her ability to keep going at this pace. She must be exhausted. She insists that we go out and have fun, since she's just going to sleep early anyway, so we…
9:30 p.m. - …spend the evening
networking with quite a few SLA members at several places, including the Café
Oriolle, the Spotted Cat, and Pat O'Brien's. I love those guys!
9:45 a.m. - We had a pretty late night and fortunately no early meetings. I get up and prepare for my "big" meeting, the Information Technology Division board meeting.
12:00 p.m. - The meeting begins. We discuss a variety of business, including the Awards I've been managing. I submit my report and everyone seems generally happy with the membership activities I'd done for 2002. We also discuss ITE-sponsored events at the Annual Conference in New York. If any of you have the opportunity to attend Annual, ITE has some outstanding sessions planned as well as some fun and interesting Open Houses. I'd be glad to tell you more about it…
3:30 p.m. - Meeting adjourned!
4:00 p.m. - I do a little shopping - pick up some souvenirs, do a little packing.
6:30 p.m. - Cindi, James, and I have a fabulous dinner at Bacco's.
8:00 p.m. - We walk around the French Quarter, buy some souvenirs. Cindi and I buy some particularly smashing feather boas.
12:00 p.m. - Lights out. It's been another long day.
Sunday, January 26, 2003
9:00 a.m. - We get up and pack. Not much time to do anything but have a nice breakfast with lots of bacon.
12:00 p.m. - We're picked up by the
airport shuttle. From here, there's not much excitement, unless you want to
count the pilot backing into something near the terminal in New Orleans. Otherwise,
the trip was pretty uneventful. It was fun being met with snow in Kentucky -
and we thought it was cold in New Orleans!
For any of you still reading this,
thanks for sticking it out. I do think the Winter Meeting is a terrific opportunity,
and I hope that all of you have the chance to participate in the future.
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SLA Kentucky Chapter Treasurer's
Report (11/15/02-01/30/03)
--Submitted by Jo Staggs-Neel, Treasurer
| GRAND TOTAL (Available for Expenditures) | $4,706.62 |
| Operating Budget (Ledger) | $2,906.35 |
| (Includes Student sub-account of $232.00) | |
| Savings Account Balance | $1,800.27 |
| Deposits | |
| Student Pizza Party Reimbursement | $90.86 |
| Fall Bd. Mtg. & Conf. Registrations | $354.00 |
| Total Deposits | $444.86 |
| Expenses | |
| Campbell's in Paris (Fall Conf.) | $359.50 |
| Berry Mansion (Fall Conf.) | $110.00 |
| James Manasco (Winter Conf. Spons.PE) | $200.00 |
| Total Expenses | $669.50 |
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