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July 2003 Volume 28, Number 2 |
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Officers and Committee Chairs President President-Elect Past-President Secretary Treasurer Director Director Archivist/Operating Procedures Manual Bulletin Editor Co-editor: SLA/KY List Owner Membership Chair Member: Public Relations/Diversity Leadership Development Committee Webmaster and Bulletin Co-Editor KY Chapter Student Group Liaison KY Chapter Student Group President |
Table of Contents
President's
Message
--James Manasco
Greetings from Louisville! I can't tell you how excited I am to be serving as your President this coming year! First off, I do want to encourage you to let me know if you have any ideas, suggestions, complaints, etc., about the Kentucky Chapter in general and the upcoming Annual Conference in Nashville, in particular! You can reach me at email james.manasco@louisville.edu or phone 502-852-8784.
I do want to take a moment to extend my utmost appreciation and thanks to our oldest member for serving the Chapter so valiantly and well this past year as President. Larry, I guess I better warn you that I'll be calling on you quite a bit this coming year to help keep me on task! Also, big thanks to the whole advisory board for all your awesome support and hard work.
The big news this coming year is, of course, the Annual Conference in Nashville. It looks like we'll have a shindig along the lines of what we did in Indianapolis. We'll be working with several of the science divisions to pull off this function. Plans are still developing at this point, but it looks like we may congregate at a local drinking establishment with live music and dancing being the order of the evening. I'll let you know more as things get finalized! I'm hoping the Kentucky Chapter will have a big turnout for this conference.
I do want to thank those of you who volunteered to work the Nashville hospitality booth in NYC. I certainly enjoyed my time on the table and was heartened to hear many folks say how much they looked forward to next year's conference. I'm sure the Southern Appalachian Chapter will appreciate all the help we can offer this coming year, so be sure to look out for postings on the listserv regarding activities we can do to help bring this conference to life in Music City!
For those of you who couldn't be
at the Annual Conference, wow, you certainly missed a great time in the big
city! For those of you who didn't make the journey, here are some pictures and
short notes from my time at annual:
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| Some of you may know about my…affection for boats ("Boats, James, Boats -Stacey Greenwell). I'm standing in front of the Peking. | After a long day at the conference and some serious networking in the evening, it's nice to relax with fellow Kentucky Chapter members Valerie Perry and Stacey Greenwell. |
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| The open houses are a must-attend part of the conference. The networking is what makes the conference so special and is a definite highlight both professionally and socially. Here I am at the PAM open house with Mykie Howard and honorary KY Chapter member Mary Frances Lembo. | Another social opportunity was the ACS party. Three masked librarians can't be a good thing, can it? Can you identify the third librarian in the picture above? A special prize to the first person who e-mails me with the answer! |
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| At one of the ITE open houses, Richard Huffine, manager, EPA National Library Network networking with some of our KY Chapter folks. | Stacey
Greenwell led the whole extended Kentucky crew to Katz's Deli for the traditional
Kentucky Chapter dinner. Katz's deli is featured prominently in the movie
"When Harry met Sally." :) Around the table are Tracey Stivers, Cincinnati Chapter; Laura Whayne; Kristiana Burke; Valerie Perry and Student Chapter President Christine Wysocki. |
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| Another scene at Katz's. | Stacey Greenwell and Christina Byrne, Univ. of Washington, show off their sandwiches. Let me just state for the record that I had the best Reuben sandwich of my life at this place! You can see that there are a lot of smiles all around the table. A testament to a smashingly awesome meal! |
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| President's Yeoman (a new job made up at the conference) Wysocki showing off her beverage of choice. | Another picture of Stacey and Chris. |
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picture of the whole gang outside afterwards.
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Anyway, this is just some of the social stuff you missed if you didn't make Annual in NYC, there was much more along the professional end that was offered, believe me. Make plans now to attend SLA in Nashville!
As a closing thought, my goal this
year is for continuous improvement in our professional development offerings,
our outreach to potential members and our general service to the profession
of librarianship …while having an excellently spiffy time! Take care and
think of me the next time you enjoy a cold beverage.
"I Like New York
in June, How 'Bout You?"
--Submitted by Christine Wysocki, UK Student Group President
That was all I could sing to myself--over and over again--this summer at the SLA Annual Conference in New York, NY. I couldn't help but be amazed at my fabulous luck to have found myself learning so much and having such a great time.
As the recipient of the Joe Ann Clifton Student Award in the 2002-2003 school year, sponsored by the Information Technology Division (ITE), I received a free trip to the conference, and I presented my winning research paper, "Creating a Future with Technology." I was quite hesitant at first-terrified to go to New York for the first time by myself, nervous about my first presentation before a professional audience-but the experience proved to be even more than I could have hoped. My presentation was very well received, which introduced me to people who are also interested in this area of my research: gender, ethnicity, and technology. I also attended presentations on archiving trends and products for special libraries, and an excellent lecture on digital competencies for the librarian of the future, where Sylvia Piggott and Ethel Salonen reiterated some of my own interests in gender and technology in libraries.
My conference mentor, Kristiana Burke (a UK graduate), introduced me to wonderful people in the Business and Finance Division, who in turn introduced me to great people in the Solo Librarians Division. What fun people, and the Solo librarians had a chocolate dessert themed buffet, yum! I spent quite a bit of time with the Information Technology Division and the Kentucky chapter, and I really enjoyed our dinner out at Katz's Deli.
I'll confess to getting a lot of tourist time in too. I visited the New York Public Library, where I demanded to see their Gutenberg Bible (it was on public display), but was not allowed to see their Shelley and other Romantic poets collection (razmatazz!). The Frick collection had an excellent exhibit of Whistler's paintings, drawings and sketches of women in high fashion, which I hadn't expected, and the International Center for Design had a neat exhibit about contemporary design trends.
My trip to New York taught me a lot
about myself, about the strengths I am capable of when presented with new challenges,
and I learned even more about my chosen profession. I can't wait until Nashville
to do it all over again!
"New
York, New York…"
--submitted by Stacey
Greenwell, Bulletin Editor
New York City is my favorite home away from home. My husband and I try to visit the city at least once or twice every year. Many of our old college friends are now living in the area, and it's a great opportunity to catch up with them, as well as hit the used bookstores and enjoy some fabulous meals. We like New York so much we even got married there-the day after the Yankees beat the Mets in the last Subway series. The city was immersed in the game that week-Patience and Fortitude, the lions outside the New York Public Library, sported Yankees and Mets caps. The last game in the series was of those moments you never forget-after the game, everyone ran out into the streets. Any establishment that had a jukebox or radio cranked up Sinatra's "New York, New York," and literally, it felt like the whole city was singing (think of the intersection of Euclid and Woodland the last time the Cats won-times a hundred, at least). I love that city, so imagine my delight in attending the SLA conference there.
In addition to the great meals and socializing with old and new SLA friends, the conference offered a number of valuable sessions and networking opportunities. Even the pleasant New York weather and an endless array of things to do outside the conference didn't keep too many attendees away. I attended one of the best hands-on workshops I can remember-an excellent two-hour crash course on using Cascading Style Sheets. Even at the bleary hour of 7:30 a.m., it was one of my conference highlights.
This year's personal conference theme
for me was apparently public speaking. I spent much of my time immersed in division
activities. I had the unique opportunity to host Science Fiction Night for the
Information Technology Division (ITE), so I got to meet and chat with author
Paul Levinson. It was quite an honor to be the one to introduce him to a packed
roomful of science fiction fans and ITE members. In addition to hosting the
open house, I presented the Annual ITE Awards. It was an honor to be in the
company of so many distinguished members of SLA.
Speaking of Nashville, I worked two shifts at the Nashville booth, and I never had a moment to sit down. I'm glad the conference is in a close (and cheap) city next year, though Nashville is no New York. I was surprised at the number of attendees who stopped by the Nashville booth, literally giddy with delight over visiting the city of Nashville. So many SLA members are excited about the great outlet shopping (me too), the country music, the Parthenon, the Grand Old Opry, the wide array of downtown restaurants and clubs, and so much more. It wasn't just the Goo-Goo clusters that kept people stopping at the Nashville booth-so many SLA members are really looking forward to the conference and everything that Nashville has to offer. I am, and I hope you are, too.
New York was one of the best conference
experiences I have ever had (and this is coming from a long-time ALA conference
attendee). Sure, we had a lot of fun-I think the pictures in this issue are
evidence of that. The national conference truly is a great way to spend time
with chapter members and to meet so many new people. Attending sessions, participating
in SLA chapter and division activities, browsing the exhibits, and enjoying
the important networking opportunities are what make for a great conference
experience. I had a great conference, and I'm already looking forward to Nashville.
I hope to see you there in 2004!
Conference
Contents
--submitted by Stacey Greenwell, Bulletin Editor
You've missed the annual conference? You can still review what was presented. Contributed papers from the annual conference are now available at: http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/2003annual/slacontribpapers.cfm.
Also, some conference presentations are available at http://www.sla.org/content/Events/03confpresentations.cfm.
University
of Kentucky Student Group Update
-- Submitted by Christine Wysocki, UK Student Group President
Hello Kentucky SLA Chapter,
At a recent board meeting, the UK student chapter passed the torch to the 2003-2004 leadership. As the new president, I am pleased to say that we can anticipate a very exciting year at UK.
We have one of our largest incoming student groups ever this fall (around 100!), and I think this will be an excellent opportunity to recruit for SLA. I have initiated plans for a group recruitment activity with ALA, LISSO and KLA. Look for e-mail invitations to the event in early September, and I'll also be requesting volunteers to come and speak about SLA membership and careers in special libraries.
Aside from resurrecting some of the most beloved events from last year--like the trip to Keeneland!--I plan to get some fun and informative activities arranged. We will focus on some career-oriented information sessions, and I hope to find some of the more off-beat special libraries in Kentucky to arrange tours for students and members.
My two objectives for the 2003-2004 school year that I am most excited about, however, take a slightly different approach than the organized activities mentioned above. My first goal is to initiate "Diversity Mentoring," to pair up the relatively few minority students in UK's LIS program with professionals in the area. My hope is that this will help establish the support networks I think our students need. I'll need a lot of help with this project, and I hope to recruit state chapter enthusiasts to get it off the ground.
My second goal is to super-charge national level involvement in the student group. With the annual conference in Nashville next year, this is an excellent opportunity to get a lot of first-timers involved with the exciting events in SLA--I know I learned so much this year in New York, and I hope to share that experience with as many classmates as I can. My aspiration is to set up a connection with SLA members in the Nashville area, enabling UK students to stay over at residents' homes instead of having to pay conference-priced hotel rates.
I look forward to working with the
state chapter and, as I know so many of you so well already, I know we'll have
a productive year.
Confessions
of a Middle-Aged Graduate Student
--Submitted by Stephanie
Ballard, UK Student Group Past President
This is a personal story with a sappy ending, and I have no idea if it will interest Bulletin readers. But summer is a slow news time in the world of special libraries and Stacey needed articles . . . so, what the he**!
Deciding to become a librarian was the result of a mid-life career change (and part of a mid-life crisis, as you shall see below). I had held jobs in several fields but never found my niche--you know, the place that feels like exactly where you belong. In an attempt to find that place, I took a battery of career tests and LIS was one of the jobs it suggested. Ah hah! That seemed a good fit and I embraced the latent librarian who had probably been lurking inside of me all along. Although I had never worked in a library, I arranged to enter the MLS program at UK and train for a new career, presumably the one from which I would some day retire. So far so good. Suddenly my personal life blew up and I was still bleeding from the shrapnel wounds of a failed relationship when I packed up for Lexington. I arrived here in the dog days of summer, not knowing a soul or even where to find a good salad bar.
Sitting in the SLIS classes, I listened to lectures being delivered in an incomprehensible tongue - professors using phrases such as "relevancy ranking," "inverted file," and "controlled vocabulary." In the classroom were students half my age who seemed to speak this same strange tongue. Sure, I had already earned a Masters degree but it was a different ballgame then. Term papers were written on quaint devices called "typewriters." There were no web courses then (because there was no web), no end-user searches, no PowerPoint presentations. "Full-text" meant photocopying printed pages. But what I lacked in technology skills, I made up for in loss of short-term memory. (Hello, old brain cells, are you still there?) I began to question the wisdom of my decision. WHAT WAS I THINKING?
Then just weeks into the semester, 9/11 happened, followed by hateful rhetoric and an avenging war that made no sense. Mundane existence took on a surreal sheen and I plunged into a kind of existentialist hell. I spent the rest of the year trying to answer that classic question: what is the point of it all? Tempted to abandon my academic endeavor, I chose instead to tough it out, returning for another semester and another. Eventually, many small miracles happened. I found some like-minded souls and the fog began to clear. The LIS jargon and once-esoteric concepts began to make sense, courses became more interesting, and I enjoyed a successful field placement. My role in the SLA student group and Kentucky chapter gave me another reason to be here and the chance to network with practicing librarians.
Now this phase of my life is drawing
to a close: my term as UK-SLA president is over, my coursework is completed,
and the specter of Comps can longer haunt me. At age 48, I am ready to embark
on a new life and new career as an "information professional," wherever
it may lead. In reviewing the past two years, I am proud to have survived and
yes, even grown stronger and wiser. (Queue the Helen Reddy chorus…) I feel
grateful to those who helped me through the challenges-old friends back home,
new ones here, university staff and professors who had faith in my abilities,
SLA members who welcomed me to the organization, a skillful massage therapist,
and of course, my Higher Power. As I prepare to leave Kentucky, I take with
me fond memories of this place-its friendly people, its natural beauty, and
some right-tasty bourbon. Blessings to you all.
New
membership brochure unveiled at "Empowering Black Community Conference"
--Submitted by Susan Brown, Public Relations Committee/Diversity Leadership
Development Committee Chair
The Kentucky Chapter of SLA has a
new tool to recruit members to the organization. The tri-fold brochure details
what special librarians are, who the organization serves, and reasons why joining
is beneficial. It includes information on the upcoming national conference in
Nashville, gives brief information on the Kentucky chapter, and provides contact
information for the Kentucky membership chair. You can see it at: http://www.sla.org/chapter/cky/chapter_recruitment_brochure2_act_2003.pdf.
August
Open Planning Meeting - The Distillery Tour Continues
--Submitted by Cathy Schenck, Director-at-large
Yes, folks, this time we're heading to Lawrenceburg for the Wild Turkey tour followed by a lunch at the Kavanaugh Bed and Breakfast, a former schoolhouse built in the 1880's. After the business meeting, browse for antiques at the Bed and Breakfast's shop housed in the former gymnasium.
Who:
All members of the Board and committee members should attend if at all possible.
All other Chapter members are welcome to attend as well.
When:
Friday 8 August. Meet at Wild Turkey distillery for the 10:30 tour. Don't be
late! Following the tour we'll head to the Kavanaugh Bed and Breakfast (a 5
minute ride) for a 12:00 buffet lunch. The business meeting will be at the Kavanaugh
B & B following lunch.
Where:
Wild Turkey distillery, US 62 Lawrenceburg. (502) 839 4544
(http://www.wildturkeybourbon.com/nest/index.html)
Click on the "More About the Bird link" to hear a delightful array
of wild turkey calls.
Kavanaugh House Bed and Breakfast, 241 East Woodford Street (US 62). (502) 839-9880,
http://www.bbonline.com/ky/kavhouse/
Directions:
To Wild Turkey From Louisville:
Interstate 64 East to 151 South to 127 South to US 62 East to Distillery
To Wild Turkey From Lexington:
US 60 West to Versailles to US 62 West to Distillery
From Wild Turkey to the Kavanaugh
House:
Turn left on Hwy 62, toward Lawrenceburg. The house is on the right. It is a
big white house with a large barn-like building in back. If you cross the railroad
tracks, you've gone too far. The drive is approximately 5 minutes.
Cost:
The buffet lunch will be $12.20 including beverage, tax and tip. If you don't
care for a beverage then it'll be $11.00. You may pay at the B & B or in
advance by sending checks to: Veronica Walker Electronic Resources Cataloger
William T. Young Library University of Kentucky 500 S. Limestone St. Lexington,
KY 40506-0456 859-257-0500 x2120 vwalker@email.uky.edu
RSVP to Cathy Schenck by Tuesday
5 August. 859-288-4223. cschenck@keeneland.com
Minutes
for Kentucky Chapter of Special Libraries Association Open Board Meeting - April
3, 2003, Cumberland Falls State Resort Park Corbin, KY
--Submitted by Larry Richmond, Secretary
ATTENDING
Larry Richmond, Larry Besant, Jo Staggs Neel, Fannie Cox (KLA-member
services), Jill Sherman, Alice Marksberry, Pat Wilson, Elizabeth Smigielski,
Mary Vass, Debbie Sharp, James Manasco, Susan Brown, Stacey Greenwell, Stephanie
Ballard, Leoma Dunn, Laura Whayne, Valerie Perry, and Joseph Miller.
MINUTES
The Minutes of the February 21, 2003 meeting were approved as distributed.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Fannie Cox of the KLA Special Section membership services presented the selling
points to becoming a member of the section.
2. In light of the inadequacies of this year's travel budgets, reports from the Annual Conference held in New York in June will be sought from members who will be in attendance.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Treasurer: Jo Staggs-Neel
2/21/03 - 4/06/03
| GRAND TOTAL (Available for Expenditures) | $5,676.18 |
| Operating Budget (Ledger) (Includes Student sub-account of $232.00) |
$2,745.93 |
| Savings Account Balance | $2,930.25 |
| Expenses | |
| 2 $125 student stipends for Spring Conference | $250.00 |
The Treasurer's Report was approved as submitted.
Student Group: President of
the Chapter Student Group
- Stephanie Ballard and Leoma Dunn thanked the Kentucky chapter for the stipends
to attend the KLA-SLA joint conference at Cumberland Falls. Although neither
is going to New York in June, another SLIS student has been awarded a stipend
to attend. Christine Wysocki, a new member from Louisville, won the Joe Ann
Clifton Student Award. At the conference, Wysocki will make a short presentation
about her winning paper, which will also be published in the bulletin of the
ITE Division of SLA. Deborah Mills, who has agreed to be webmaster for the student
group website next year, will also be attending the conference.
- The student group hosted
two educational events at SLIS in March. Both were designed to inform LIS students
about careers as information professionals and to "think outside the box."
Speakers at these informal events were: Wenda Webster-Fischer, owner of InfoSource
Inc., Jan Carver, head librarian at Lexmark, and Enid Wohlstein, director of
KYVL. There are plans to visit Lexington Theological Seminary in April to tour
that special library; KY chapter member will be notified and are invited to
come along. Current group officers are recruiting students to replace them during
the next school year so there is no void in leadership.
Webmaster: Catherine Lavallée-Welch,
Chairperson/Web Development Chair
- The chair continues to maintain the website and the calendar of events.
Bulletin: Stacey Greenwell,
Chairperson
- Bulletin articles are due 4/23/03. Please consider doing a write-up of a session
here at the conference.
Public Relations and Diversity:
Susan Brown, Chairperson
| - Attorney General's Conference "Empowering the African American Community" |
- All is on track. |
| - Edited a brochure from NJ on how to become a librarian to include KY information. |
| - ALA PR office sent brochures for us to use. |
| - PR event at SLA national conference. There will be folks holding up signs at the morning talk shows. |
- James Manasco, Stacey Greenwell and Mykie Howard will participate. |
| - Several news articles have been written for the newsletter and other publications. |
Archivist/Chapter Operating Procedures
Manual: Alice Marksberry, Chairperson
- Five years of the archives have currently been indexed. The back log is currently
being worked through.
- The Procedures Manual review has yet to begin in earnest.
Membership: Larry Besant for
Gracie Hale, Chairperson.
- An inquiry will be made regarding the membership lists.
- An emphasis was put on the importance of membership, which currently consists
mostly of academic librarians with a mere smattering of other types. Students
are encouraged to ask people about joining when they are on their special library
tours.
Nominations:
- Nominations are closed. The slate is as follows:
Candidate for President-Elect
- Constance Ard (Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald, Louisville, KY)
Candidate for Secretary
- Larry Richmond (Union College, Barbourville, KY)
Candidate for Director-at-Large
- Cathy Schenck (Keeneland Library, Lexington, KY)
Motion to allow Jo Staggs Neel to be interim Treasurer until the August Board meeting carries. The committee extends its apologies to her for failing to recognize the end of her term as Treasurer.
Please contact Alice Marksberry if
you are interested in being Treasurer.
Program: Elizabeth Smigielski,
Chairperson
- There will be a social meeting in May.
- There will be an August social with the Board meeting.
Motion to adjourn carries.
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SLA Kentucky Chapter Treasurer's
Report (07-17-03)
--Submitted by Veronica Walker, Treasurer
| GRAND TOTAL (Available for Expenditures) |
$5,016.11
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| Operating Budget (Ledger) |
$2,072.20
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| (Includes Student sub-account of $232.00) | |
| Savings Account Balance |
$2,943.91
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