ASSOCIATES (vol. 4, no. 3, March 1998) - associates.ucr.edu
*ANNOUNCEMENTS*
OUR NEW LISTSERV
_ASSOCIATES: The Electronic Library Support Staff Journal_ has
been moved (not without a few snags) to its new server. The server
address is LISTPROC@UKANS.EDU. The address for submissions, letters
to the editors, etc. is ASSOCIAT@RAVEN.CC. UKANS.EDU. As of this
writing, archival issues cannot be obtained at this site. However,
several other sites do archive _ASSOCIATES_. That information is
available under our Archive, Gopher, FTP and WWW Retrieval Information
section.
********************
PETITION
Signatures are being gathered that will be presented to Dr. John
Berry, Editor of _Library Journal_, and his staff. Each year
_Library Journal_ gives a Librarian of the Year Award. Carolyn Tate,
of the University of Richmond is spearheading this project, along with
concerned and committed paraprofessionals who feel that _Library
Journal_ should also give an annual award to recognize an outstanding
paraprofessional. Your support is needed to acheive the goal of an
annual Paraprofessional of the Year Award from _Library Journal_.
If you would like to participate, send an email to Carolyn Tate
at: ctate@richmond.edu To be counted, your message MUST include:
SUBJECT LINE: LJ Paraprofessional Award petition
MESSAGE TEXT: Your name, Dept/Position, Library, Address, Phone,
Fax, Email address
"Please add my name to the petition to request that the editors
and staff of _Library Journal_ include the 'Other Librarians' by
creating an annual Paraprofessional of the Year Award."
Please share this information with your colleagues, both
paraprofessional and librarians, and ask them to participate.
The deadline for participating in this is March 31, 1998---so
please add your name to the petition today! We would like to
collect at least 3000 names on this list, and with the 2500+
subscribers to _ASSOCIATES_, that should not be a problem!
**********
OALT/ABO
Greetings from OALT/ABO: Ontario Association of Library
Technicians/Association des Bibliotechniciens de l'Ontario
I would like to introduce myself. I am the PR Coordinator for
the Ontario Association of Library Technicians.
OALT/ABO have recently affiliated with COLT and I wanted to say
on behalf of the association, how delighted we are to be in this
relationship. Support staff relationships are very important and
networking amongst library associations is something that I personally
look forward to.
After the exciting conference last fall at the Northeast chapter
of COLT, I found out how important networking really was. Because of
this initial meeting, the affiliation wheels were put in motion. Both
Dorothy Morgan and Kent Slade were extremely enthusiastic and
motivated in this direction. I invited Dorothy to a meeting of
Halton/Peel (a chapter of OALT/ABO). After this meeting and further
discussions with our provincial executive, it was decided that
affiliation was the way to go. Our associations are so very similar
in goals, mission statements and values.
I want to invite all of you to come and visit our homepage and
see what OALT/ABO is all about. Our URL is: http://www.interlog.com/
~oaltabo. Also I hope to see all of you at the COLT conference in
Washington in June. Please feel free to drop by and say hello and
find out my association.
Pam Casey
PR Coordinator
Ontario Association of Library Technicians
pcasey@cgocable.net
**********
LIBRARY SUPPORT STAFF RESOURCE ENTER - NEW ADDRESS
The Library Support Staff Resource Center has moved! Its new URI
is:
http://www.lib.rochester.edu/ssp/
Please update your bookmarks. (For the time being, requests sent
to the old "rodent" will be automatically directed to the new server.)
As always, we welcome your comments, suggestions, and contributions.
Walter F. Nickeson * wnickeson@rcl.lib.rochester.edu
Martha Parsons * parsons@halcyon.com
LSSRC FTP
**********
INTRODUCING FTP FROM THE LSSRC!
What does this mean? "FTP" is "File Transfer Protocol," and has
to do with how computers transfer files across the Internet. Today, in
this announcement, it means that the Library Support Staff Resource Center
has some files for you to download and use in your work. We are starting
with two offerings: my own Passport for Windows macrobook, and a student
training manual written by Terrie O'Neal at the University of Colorado
in Boulder.
These files are freely available and easily downloadable. Simply
follow the link to save the file to your computer, de-compress it, and
seehow it worksfor you. Thesetwo initial files can be found on the "Tools
for the job" page. (And speaking of PfW macros--this page also has a
link to Joel Hahn's Passport for Windowspage, where you can find his
macros and a wonderful set of lectures on how to program with the OCLC
Macro Language.)
I invite any of you who want to share something you have made for
your job, that can't be simply displayed on the Web (programs, forms,
documentation,exhibits, etc.), to contact Martha or me about making it
available via FTP. I knowyou have much you can share with your peers.
Walter F. Nickeson * wnickeson@rcl.lib.rochester.edu
**********
ALA SSIRT
The following is the 1998 slate of individuals running for office
for the ALA Support Staff Interests Roundtable. All SSIRT members
will receive ballots which must be returned by April 24, 1998.
Vice President/President Elect-
Dolores Payne, Principal Library Assistant, Ocean County Library
(New Jersey), Stafford Branch, Past President, Treasurer,
Conference Chair, New Jersey Association of Library Assistants.
Recipient of Library Assistant of the Year, NJALA Presidential
Award, AMK Award.
Secretary-
Sara Stichert, Library Services Assistant Senior, University of Wisconsin
Oshkosh, Media Services, Information Technology Division, 1996
Chair, Wisconsin Library Association, Support Staff Section; SSIRT
Strategic Planning Committee member; Executive Board, AFSCME Local
579.
Steering Committee Member-at-Large-
(2 will be elected)
Patricia Clingman, Administrative Assistant, Dayton and Montgomery
Public Library (Ohio) 1998 SSIRT President, 1994/96 SSIRT Secretary
/Treasurer, SSIRT Interim Steering Committee, 1993-94; Support
Staff Membership Initiative Group, 1991-93; Ohio Library Council,
Supportive Staff Division Coordinator, 1990-92, Membership
Committee, 1993- 94.
Jim Hill, Library Technician III, Auraria Library (Denver, Colorado)
1996-97 SSIRT President, 1990 President Colorado Library
Association Paralibrarian Division. 1994 Recipient of the Lucy
Schweer Award for Outstanding Colorado Paralibrarian
**********
VIRGINIA AWARDS
The Virginia Library Association's Paraprofessional Forum seeks
nominations for two awards to be presented in conjunction with the
Forum's 1998 Spring Conference to be held on May 18-19, 1998.
*** The "Evelyn Kimball Scholarship," established in 1995, is
funded by a retired library paraprofessional who recognizes the
value of support staff development. The scholarship is meant to
assist a Virginia paraprofessional who is unable to acquire local
funding to attend the Forum's Spring two-day conference. Awarded
annually, it will provide full conference fees to a deserving
paraprofessional.
You may nominate a colleague or yourself. The entry should include
the name of the nominee, the library where the nominee is
associated, and two to three paragraphs describing why the nominee
deserves this scholarship.
Submit nominations for the "Evelyn Kimball Scholarship" to:
Lydia Williams
VLAPF Co-chair
Longwood College Library
Farmville, VA 23909-1897
DEADLINE: NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 3, 1998.
Recipient will be notified by April 10, 1998.
*** The "Outstanding Paraprofessional Award" was launched in 1996
as a means of recognizing excellence among the library
paraprofessionals in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The "Outstanding Paraprofessional Award" is presented to a
deserving Virginia paraprofessional at the VLAPF Spring Conference.
This award is presented annually to an individual who:
-has been a member of VLA for at least one year
-demonstrates excellence in performance in his/her field of
experience
-fosters communication among library employees throughout
the Commonwealth
-advances and strengthens the image of paraprofessionals
You may nominate a colleague or yourself. Submit a brief
description of the nominee with a justification of why you feel the
candidate is deserving of the award. This may include a list of
activities, programs, and organization participation, recognition
or awards, innovative support staff development activities, or
other noteworthy achievements in the workplace. Include the name
and library of the nominator.
Submit nominations for the "Outstanding Paraprofessional Award" to:
Mary Fran Nash
VLAPF Co-chair
Longwood College Library
Farmville, VA 23909-1897
DEADLINE: NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 3, 1998.
***************************
Send your announcements to associat@raven.cc.ukans.edu for inclusion in
the next issue of _ASSOCIATES: The Electronic Library Support Staff
Journal_