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Welcome!





I'd like to personally welcome you to the Oklahoma Chapter's home on the web. I am excited about the opportunities being planned this year to meet special librarians and to find out what is being done in individual libraries. I hope you will take the opportunity to learn more about special libraries.

Susan Hahn, President (January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007)

Officer Listing for 2007:

Susan Hahn, President
Michael Kim, President-Elect
Tom Rink, Past President
Jenny Brock, Secretary
Christine Holiday, Treasurer
Sara Blackwell, Director
Jerry Stephens, Director
Susan Walker, Archivist, Webmistress



July 16, 2007

REPORT OF THE PROGRAM PLANNING COMMITTEE
Committee members: Susan Walker, Sara Blackwell, Tom Rink, Kevin Drees, Brad Robison, Jenny Brock, and Susan Hahn.

The committee met in Stillwater at the Fire Protection Publications in lqate September 2006 to plan the programs for the upcoming year. We settled on three separate programs:
  • “Bio-Terrorism: What Librarians Should Know” at the Tulsa Police Academy (Tulsa) on February 23rd, 2007.


  • “Smart Search Update” and Business Meeting at the Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (OKC) on May 11th, 2007.


  • “Defining the Value of Information: Beyond ROI” at Tronox (formerly Kerr-McGee Chemical, OKC) on September 28th, 2007.


  • Annual Business Meeting to be held in conjunction with the ODL American Memory Program at the Oklahoma Department of Libraries (OKC) on November 9th, 2007.



July 16, 2007

REPORT OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE

The following individuals agreed to serve the Chapter membership in the respective offices.

PRESIDENT-ELECT

Mr. Michael Kim (2007)


SECRETARY (2-year term)

Ms. Jenny Brock (2007-2008)


Later this year, we will be seeking persons to fill the following offices:

President-Elect (for 2008)
Treasurer (for 2008-2009)

Persons who expressed an interest in helping out in the future:

Mary Arthur (does not currently show to be a member)
Dan Chandler
Brad Robison
Shirley Thatcher
Susan Walker




July 16, 2007:

REPORT OF THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Current Chapter Membership: 49 persons.

Geographic Breakdown
  • Ardmore: 2

  • Bartlesville: 1

  • Duncan: 1

  • Edmond: 1

  • Lawton: 1

  • McAlester: 1

  • Medford: 1

  • Norman: 5

  • Oklahoma City: 10

  • Ponca City: 1

  • Tulsa: 9

  • Stillwater: 7

  • Outside the State: 6

  • University (OU): 1

  • Vendors: 2


Outside the State
  • 10K Wizard Technology (Dallas, TX)

  • Safari Books Online (Sebastopol, CA)

  • Donald Dennis (Syracuse, NY)

  • Larry Guthrie (Washington, DC)

  • Michelynn McKnight (Baton Rouge, LA)

  • Robin Tolle (Millbrook, AL)

  • MaryEllen Tucker (Chapel Hill, NC)

  • Lori Upman (Lawrence, KS)


OK Address, but not chapter members
  • Kim Chekhovskiy (Ardmore) – Noble Foundation

  • Sharon McKenna (Altus) – Air Force

  • Frederic Murray (Weatherford)

  • JoAnn Palmeri (Norman) – Univ. of Okla.

  • Cliff Pierce (OKC) – ProQuest




July 16, 2007

REPORT OF THE WEB PAGE COMMITTEE

Well, we finally have a new and updated web page being hosted by SLA HQ! Thanks to Susan Walker and Jameson Morgan (Fire Protection Publications) for tackling this project and getting us back up and running.

Please forward any feedback, suggestions, additions, deletions, etc., to Susan Walker (royals@osufpp.org).


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