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_