June 1st is the extended deadline date for the OLOS preconference in Atlanta. Learn from and with literacy and outreach library professionals at the Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS) Preconference that addresses 11 library outreach service delivery areas in libraries across the country!!
"Different Voices, Common Quest: Adult Literacy & Outreach in
Libraries, Thursday & Friday, June 13-14, 2002
Atlanta Marriott Marquis (downtown)
8:00 am - 8:00pm on Thursday, June 13
8:00am to 12:00 noon on Friday, June 14
(includes 2 continental breakfasts, two lunches and dinner with speaker
on Thursday evening)
$225 per person
Details at http://www.ala.org/olos
Participate in this 1-1/2 day interactive staff development session to systematically design effective service delivery strategies that promise to expand and enrich outreach services in libraries across the country.
Library Outreach Delivery Service areas covered:
Yes, the date has been extended until June 1st. Bring your library's resource materials. Join others who work in library outreach just like you! For details go to http://www.ala.org/olos . Register through OLOS at olos@ala.org or call 312-280-4294 for details.
FOR ALIRE, EXPERIENCE WITH DISASTER RELIEF MIGHT COME IN
HANDY
For the University of New Mexico, the hiring of Camila
Alire as dean of library services should put a swift end to
a reportedly bizarre and unstable situation in the library.
It came to a head when controversial tenured history
professor Richard Berthold allegedly suggested that then
dean Robert Migneault "should be shot" for his methods of
library management. Migneault took the remark literally,
filed a complaint against Berthold with local police and
with UNM officials, urging Berthold's firing. He then
allegedly threatened to go public with the university's
handling of the matter (see LJ Academic Newswire 11/13/01).
In response, UNM provost Brian Foster placed Migneault on
administrative leave. Prior to that incident, Migneault had
been asked to resign as dean of the libraries, effective
June 30, 2002, after an external report harshly criticized
his management of the UNM library. That report, cited staff
morale "lower than either external reviewer have ever
encountered on a site visit." In July 1999, Migneault
angered library staff by dissolving the library's staff
council after discussions over merit-based raises for
library staff became "adversarial." (see LJ Academic
Newswire 7/20/99). And in May 2001, the library came under
fire from faculty for discarding more than 800 math
journals (see LJ Academic Newswire 5/10/01), which were
ultimately reacquired.
Meanwhile, if reenergizing the UNM libraries is a challenging proposition, Alire herself was actively looking for her next challenge. In December of 2001, Alire resigned her post at Colorado State over "philosophical differences," with the CSU administration. After earning major plaudits for her efforts in leading the recovery of the CSU library after a devastating flood in July of 1998. The flood, which happened just after Alire had taken the helm, caused more than $120 million dollars in losses, damaging or destroying large parts of the library's collections. Alire told the LJ Academic Newswire in December of 2001 that she made the difficult decision to leave her post at CSU after differences arose over the final phase of the library's restoration from that flood. "It was a question of whether or not the library was funded to be completely whole," explained Alire, of her decision to resign. Despite the reports of controversy and low morale at UNM, Alire will have much to work with. In addition to its criticism of management, the independent report praised the work of UNM's librarians, noting that it was a "tribute to the employees' dedication" that library services did not suffer, given the library's travails. And despite the sharp criticism of Migneault's regime, UNM's library ranked 57th in the ARL's most recent ranking of research libraries, up from 103rd since Migneault took over as dean in 1987.
Just a quick and important reminder to all who will be attending the ALA Annual Conference in Atlanta, you will not want to miss this year's REFORMA Scholarship Fundraiser on Sat., Jun. 15th, 7-11 pm at the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel. After a day of meetings, programs, and exhibits, you will want to relax a little and join colleagues for an evening of celebration and fun.
Come to honor this year's Trejo Librarian of the Year recipient, Kathleen de la Peña McCook! We will also be honoring the REFORMA Scholarship recipients.
For entertainment, we will have author readings featuring Carmen Agra Deedy (featured on NPR; author of "The Library Dragon" and "Growing Up Cuban in Decatur, GA") and Judith Ortiz Cofer (author of "The Line of the Sun" and "An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio" which won the first Pura Belpre Award); there will be a book signing session following the readings for those who may want to purchase books and get them signed. We will close the evening with musica latina (brush up on your salsa dancing or get a quick lesson or two from colleagues!). Hors d'oeuvres will be served.
Advance reservations are $30 ($40 at the door). Electronic rsvp's will be accepted till the day of the program. Reply to bocon@mail.slcpl.lib.ut.us
If you prefer to send your advance payment check, be sure to do so by Fri., Jun.7th. Send your check to: Ben Ocón, Day-Riverside Library, 1575 West 1000 North, Salt Lake City, UT 84116; for further information, or 801-524-8287. Make your check payable to "REFORMA Scholarship Fund" (Note: If you cannot attend, consider making a donation to the REFORMA Scholarship Fund; your contribution is tax deductible).
See you at the REFORMA Scholarship Fundraiser!
The Friends of Cuban Libraries
(HTTP://WWW.FRIENDSOFCUBANLIBRARIES.ORG)
JIMMY CARTER PROMOTES UNCENSORED LIBRARIES IN CUBA
When former U.S. president Jimmy Carter landed in Havana in mid-May to begin his historic visit to Cuba, he offered both moral and material support for the island nation's human rights organizations. Included in the former president's baggage were books destined as gifts for Cuba's rapidly growing independent library movement. Since the founding of Cuba's first independent library in 1998, volunteers throughout the island have used space inside their homes to inaugurate more than one hundred uncensored libraries open to the public; their goal is to challenge the government's system of censorship by offering the Cuban people access to reading materials which reflect all points of view. According to human rights monitors such as Amnesty International, the Cuban government has responded to the independent library movement with a campaign of harassment and persecution.
On May 16, during his historic meeting with dissidents and human rights activists in Havana, former President Carter expressed support for the island's uncensored library movement in a conversation with Gisela Delgado, the national director of the Independent Libraries Project. After presenting Ms. Delgado with the gift of books he had brought to enrich the collections of the libraries, President Carter stated that the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, which he directs, will continue to supply Cuba's independent libraries with shipments of books, magazines and other materials. As a gesture of solidarity, President Carter signed and dedicated to Gisela Delgado one of the books he had brought to Cuba for the independent libraries, a Spanish translation of Vincent Roussel's biography "Martin Luther King: Against All Exclusions."
Radames Suarez, a member of the Friends of Cuban Libraries, an international support group for the island's independent librarians, commented: "Our organization briefed staff members of the Carter Center before their trip to Havana, and we greatly appreciate President Carter's generous actions to advance the cause of human rights. The island's emerging civil society is being strengthened by Mr. Carter's support for Cuba's brave independent librarians and their innovative movement to defend intellectual freedom as a universal human right."
BACKGROUND: The Friends of Cuban Libraries, founded in June, 1999, is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit support group for Cuba's independent librarians. We oppose censorship and all other violalations of intellectual freedom, as defined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, regardless of whatever government may be in office in Cuba. We are funded entirely by our members and do not seek or accept funding from other sources. For more information, send e-mail to: rkent20551@cs.com or telephone (USA) 718-305-9201. Mailing address: 4-74 48th Avenue, #3-C, Long Island City, NY 11109 USA. Website: (www.friendsofcubanlibraries.org).
IMLS Seeks Comment on Draft Guidelines for Proposed Program
The President's budget proposes a $10 million initiative to recruit and train new librarians. The initiative recognizes the key roles libraries and librarians play in supporting both the formal education process and the independent learner. IMLS has drafted a set of goals for the proposed program and is in the process of developing draft guidelines. Your continued input on program development is welcome. IMLS invites ALA Annual Meeting attendees to join in discussion of program development in Atlanta on Monday, June 17, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. GWCC room B207.
The goals, draft guidelines for the proposed program and an invitation to
provide additional input can be found at:
http://www.imls.gov/grants/library/lib_bdre.htm
Dear Colleagues,
I just wanted to bring to everyone's attention three programs that are
of special importance in terms of my Campaign for America's Librarians
Presidential Initiative, and the work being done on that initiative by
my Task force on Better Salaries and Pay Equity for Library Workers.
1. Saturday, June 15, 2-4PM. Library Support Services Interest Round
Table Program, "Role of ALA in Supporting Library Workers' Salaries."
The four speakers, all part of the Task Force on Better Salaries and Pay
Equity for Library Workers: Maurice J. (Mitch) Freedman, ALA
President-Elect; Patricia Glass Schuman, Task Force Coordinator; Gene
Kinnaly, Task Force Support Staff Working Group Coordinator; and Donna
Mandel, Task Force Union Working Group Coordinator.
2. Monday, June 17, 9-10AM. Speaker: Michael Moore, #1 Best-Selling
Author of "Stupid White Men" and the just-announced winner of the Cannes
Film Festival Special Prize for his movie, "Bowling for Columbine."
This program is sponsored by the ALA Task Force on Better Salaries and
Pay Equity for Library Workers, and by EpixTech Corporation.
3. Tuesday, June 18, 8-9AM. ALA Closing General Session Speaker:
Barbara Ehrenreich, Author, "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in
America."
Thanks for your attention.
Mitch
Poster Sessions Sought for MPLA/NDLA/SDLA Fall Conference Deadline June 30
Want to share your ideas? Describe a new library activity? Walk through a
building renovation? Show off a sample of your public display work?
Preview your research? (Or watch people do any of these?) A poster session
may be just right for you!
The Mountain Plains Library Association, North Dakota Library Association,
and South Dakota Library Association are seeking poster session
applications for the Fall 2002 Conference, Exploring New Pathways to
Information on Wednesday, October 2 Saturday, October 5, at the Ramada
Plaza Suites and Conference Center in Fargo, North Dakota.
Poster sessions may be on any topic related to libraries. The poster
should include items such as graphs, diagrams, pictures, photographs,
data, and narrative on boards to stand on a 4 x 6 foot table. The
submission deadline for poster applications is June 30, 2002. The forms
for submission are available at:
Subj: ALA Programs
Maurice J. Freedman, MLS, PhD
ALA President-Elect
http://www.mjfreedman.org
Director, Westchester (NY) Library System
410 Saw Mill River Road - Suite 1000
Ardsley, NY 10502-2605
Voice: (914) 674-3600 x223; fax: (914) 674-4193
freedman@wlsmail.org
www.westchesterlibraries.org
For all matters concerning the U*N*A*B*A*S*H*E*D Librarian,
editor@unabashedlibrarian.com
Subj: Poster Sessions, Mountain Plains, North Dakota, South Dakota, Library Associations
The review committee will respond to submissions by July 30, 2002.
For questions, please contact one of the following people: Kathy Enger at North Dakota State University at Kathy.Enger@ndsu.nodak.edu or 701-231-8862; Lisa Dunn at the Colorado School of Mines at ldunn@mines.edu or 303-273-3687; Kathy McLellan at Johnson County Library at mclellan@jcl.lib.ks.us or 913-261-2344.
Latino Literary Hall of Fame 2002 Awards Honor University of Arizona Press Books
Five books published by the University of Arizona Press won first and second place awards at the Latino Literary Hall of Fame awards ceremony, held at the New Yorker Hotel in Manhattan on Thursday, May 2, 2002.
The Latino Literary Hall of Fame and the Edward James Olmos Latino Book and Family Festival sponsor the awards to recognize publishers and authors who serve the Latino market. Kathryn Conrad represented the press at the awards ceremony, held during Book Expo America, a conference that draws more than 25,000 participants from the book industry. Many people admired the beautiful, engraved awards as they stopped in to the University of Arizona Press booth at the conference.
First place in the Best Literary Short Stories category went to the University of Arizona Press’s Snapping Lines, by Jack Lopez, and The Ghost of John Wayne, by Ray Gonzalez, won second place. Giraffe on Fire, by Juan Felipe Herrera, was co-winner of first place for this year’s Best Book of Poetry. In an Angry Season, by Lisa Chávez, and Cue Lazarus, by Carl Marcum, tied for second place in the poetry category.
Snapping Lines, by Jack Lopez, touches on the forces that shape male identity—friends, family, and lovers; culture, place, and relationships—in “rich, moody Chicano adagios” (Kirkus Reviews). The Ghost of John Wayne is a “remarkable debut short-story collection” (Booklist) by the well-known poet, essayist, and editor Ray Gonzalez, blending contemporary culture with ancient tradition. Juan Felipe Herrera’s Giraffe on Fire is a poetic collage of voices, genres, and time-spaces by “the premier Chicano poet in America” (Bloomsbury Review). In Cue Lazarus, Carl Marcum writes about mixed-blood identity and coming-of-age with “a sophisticated and powerful voice” (Luis Alberto Urrea). In an Angry Season, by Lisa Chávez, re-tells American history in provocative poems that “compel careful, engaged reading” (Publisher’s Weekly).
The University of Arizona Press published each of these books within its acclaimed Latina/o literary series, Camino del Sol. This series, launched in 1996, includes poetry, fiction, and essays by noted writers including Ray Gonzalez, Juan Felipe Herrera, Patricia Preciado Martin, Demetria Martinez, Virgil Suárez, Sergio Troncoso, and Luis Alberto Urrea. Publishers Weekly praised Camino del Sol as "a strong and growing presence in Latino literature." New Mexico Magazine called it "notable series which brings the work of numerous talented poets and writers to a broad audience."
All University of Arizona Press books in print are available in bookstores, by calling 800-426-3797 or 520-626-4218, or by ordering through www.uapress.arizona.edu.
Source: UA PressSource: http://vivatucson.com
For Immediate Release
May 24, 2002
Contact: Lillian Castillo-Speed
510-642-3947
csl@library.berkeley.edu
Major Grant to Process Chinese American Scholar's Collection at UC Berkeley
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission has awarded $78,891 to the Ethnic Studies Library at the University of California at Berkeley to assist a major project to process the Him Mark Lai archival collection. The year-long project begins this June. The Asian American Studies Archives in the Ethnic Studies Library contain over 100 collections documenting the experience of Chinese Americans, especially in the San Francisco Bay Area. The recently acquired Him Mark Lai collection is a particularly significant addition to these collections. Often referred to as "the dean of Chinese-American studies," Mr. Lai has spent his life deeply involved in the Chinese American community and has constantly collected materials for posterity. This extensive collection covers all aspects of his commitment to documenting the Chinese American history and experience, from immigration to the United States, the establishment of community associations and foundations, creating communities, being represented in the media, succeeding as prominent professionals, and yearning to find one's roots in the ancestral homeland. These are themes significant not just to the San Francisco Chinese American community, but to our nation of immigrants, whose stories have been well-documented in some cases but not in the case of Chinese Americans. The story of Chinese Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area is beginning to emerge through the slow acquisition and processing of collections such as the Him Mark Lai Collection.
Project Director Wei Chi Poon was thrilled to hear of the Commission's award "because it will make the Him Mark Lai Collection accessible to all scholars and students." Currently Ms. Poon is recruiting trained Chinese/English bilingual personnel since major portions of the collection are in Chinese. For more information she can be reached at 510-642-2220 or at wcpoon@library.berkeley.edu.
Born in San Francisco in 1925, Him Mark Lai received a degree in engineering at UC Berkeley in 1947 and worked as a mechanical engineer at Bechtel Corporation for 31 years. However, during most of his adult life he has researched Chinese American history, has written key articles and books, and in 1969 co-taught the first college level course in America on Chinese American history. Very active in community cultural activities, from 1971 to 1984 he produced a weekly hour-long community-based Cantonese language radio program. In 1991 he became a coordinator of the Chinese Culture Foundation's "In Search of Roots" program, which organizes Chinese American youths to research their family histories and to visit their ancestral villages. Featured in the January 14, 2000 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education as "the scholar who legitimized the study of Chinese America," Mr. Lai collected everything about Chinese American history that he could, which has resulted in one of the richest and most extensive personal collections of its kind.
Colegas:
It gives me great pleasure to announce the forthcoming publication of Latin American Studies: An Annotated Bibliography of Core Works. Please help us by sharing this information with colleagues who may be interested in acquiring this collection development tool for their libraries. Thanks for your support.
Ana Lya Sater
Los Angeles City College
HQ76.3/New England: GLBT Librarians and Library Workers, a section of the New England Library Association, will be presenting the following program at the 2002 NELA Annual Conference:
Monday, October 21, 2002
1:30 - 3:00
Sturbridge Host Hotel
Sturbridge, MA
As today's libraries grapple with diversity issues, collections for special populations such as gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people have become increasingly evident in both public and academic library settings. HQ76.3/New England is pleased to present our first program on GLBT collection development in libraries. Anne L. Moore, Resource Access Librarian and Selector for GLBT Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, will provide the perspective of academic libraries. Cecil Hixon, Adult Programming Specialist at the New York Public Library, will cover the current issues in public libraries.
This promises to be an informative and stimulating program. In addition to their direct involvement with glbt collections in their respective libraries, both speakers have been associated with the American Library Association's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Book Award, Anne as a former Chair of the committee, and Cecil as a current member and Chair-Elect.
The program will also include HQ76.3/New England's annual brief business meeting. Please try to attend if you are interested in becoming more involved with HQ76.3 and/or NELA.
If you are not able to attend the program in Sturbridge, but would like to become more involved in our section, please contact our Chair, Katie McDonough, at: kmcdonough@LIBRARY.STATE.NH.US
Mark your calendars; hope to see many of you in Sturbridge!
John DeSantis
Program Chair
HQ76.3/New England
Greetings. The first set of PLUS marcapaginas is up at
http://www.sol-plus.net/bookmarks/bookmarkhome.htmfor your viewing & printing pleasure.
The great picture of the Virgen de Guadalupe reading a book, by the way, was found & provided by Oralia Garza de Cortes.
Bruce Jensen
flaco@sol-plus.net
S O L : Spanish in Our Libraries
www.sol-plus.net
June 3, 2002
COLD WAR-ERA CUBAN EXILE PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE ONLINECoral Gables, FL - An abridged version of the finding aid of The Truth About Cuba Committee, Inc. Records and a selection of this organization's publications are now available online through the Cuban Heritage Digital Collection of the Otto G. Richter Library of the University of Miami at http://www.library.miami.edu/chcdigital/chc0193_main.html. Founded in 1961, The Truth About Cuba Committee, Inc. (TACC) sought to disseminate information about communist Cuba and the threat it posed to the United States. Led by the inexhaustible Luis V. Manrara and with the support of contributing members from around the world, TACC published hundreds of bulletins, flyers, brochures, and other publications that it distributed to members throughout the world as well as to libraries, government agencies, and the media.
"The Truth About Cuba Committee was formed at a very heated moment during the Cold War," states Esperanza B. de Varona, Head of the Cuban Heritage Collection (CHC). "It was established as a response to the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba and was most active at a time when the focus of tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union revolved around Cuba. With titles such as 'Don't Worry, the Enemy Still is 90 Miles Away' and 'How Cuba was Communized,' the publications we are making available online vividly illustrate the language and imagery of the Cold War from a Cuban exile point of view."
The Truth About Cuba Committee, Inc. Records is one of several collections being made available online as part of the Cuban Heritage Digital Collection. To learn more about this project and view other digitized collections, visit http://www.library.miami.edu/chcdigital/.
For more information, contact Project Director Maria R. Estorino at 305-284-5854 or mestorino@miami.edu.
Score a wonderful webzine about children's books...a family-oriented guide to Internet safety, in Spanish...and all the news on the copa mundial. Twenty fun, fact-filled news items for your library's team are in SOL 75 at http://www.sol-plus.net/75.htm
Bruce Jensen
flaco@sol-plus.net
S O L : Spanish in Our Libraries
www.sol-plus.net
The Trejo Librarian of the Year Award Committee is pleased and honored to announce the Trejo Librarian of the Year, 2002.
Dr. Kathleen de la Pena McCook, Professor at the School of Library and Information science at the University of South Florida, has been selected as the 2002 Arnulfo D. Trejo Librarian of the year.
Enthusiastically nominated by the President of the REFORMA de Florida Chapter, Dr. McCook's contributions to the Library profession are knowledgeably praised but her contributions to the Latino community of Florida are especially highlighted. She is lauded for her "efforts with migrant workers, REFORMA, library student recruitment, academic research, and the Trejo Institute".
Dr. Kathleen de la Pena McCook is a distinguished researcher and respected author with many significant publications to her name. She works professionally in the academic arena, yet her dedication and efforts to promote library services to Spanish speaking and Latino populations is far reaching. Among one of her many publications is Library Services to Youth Of Hispanic Heritage, which she co-edited in 2000.
She was a member of the REFORMA Board of Directors in 1997-98 and chaired the Committee for the 4th National Institute of the Trejo Foster Hispanic Library Education Foundation, held in Tampa, Florida in 1999. As stated by two strong supporters, Vicki Gregory and Derrie Perez, "Probably her most outstanding achievement in respect to her community building initiatives was an invitation from the President of the American Library Association to speak on the President's Program at the ALA annual conference in July 2000. Approximately 5,000 people attended this program at which Kathleen spoke on the topic, 'To Live in community is not a Matter of Choice but a Calling'."
Dr. McCook has had a strong impact on the graduate program of the School of Library and Information Science at the University of South Florida. She is ranked among the nation's top 20 researchers in the field of Library Science as shown by a study published by Library Quarterly. She has made special efforts to provide educational opportunities for Latino students, both in recruitment and in employment. Her leadership and mentoring activities are exemplified by being one of the founders of the ALA Spectrum Scholarship Program for Minority Students.
In addition Dr. McCook has worked to ameliorate salary and other equity issues unique to the library profession. She recently participated in a meeting of the ALA Better Salaries for Librarians Task Force and is currently writing a history of the salary issue for the American Library Association.
This outstanding record of achievement and leadership merits the honor of receiving the award of REFORMA's 2002 Arnulfo D. Trejo Librarian of the year.
The three-judge panel issued a decision today holding that the CIPA statute is facially unconstitutional and violates the First Amendment.
The three-judge panel permanently enjoined the FCC and LSTA from withholding funds from public libraries who have chosen not to install filters on all terminals. Public libraries thus are not required to install filters on their computers in order to receive funds from either agency.
The opinion was unanimous. The opinion was written by Chief Judge Becker of the Third Circuit and joined by U.S. District Judges Fullam and Bartle.
The Court held that the CIPA statute is unconstitutional because the mandated use of filtering on all computers will result in blocked access to substantial amounts of constitutionally protected speech.
The Court found that filters both overblock (block access to protected speech) and underblock (allow access to illegal or unconstitutional speech).
The Court held that less restrictive alternatives exist to allow public libraries to protect children from material that is illegal for them to access. The Court found that public libraries can - and indeed that many do -- use the following less restrictive alternatives: (1) filters offered as a choice for families to use for their own children at the public library; (2) education and Internet training courses; (3) enforcement of Internet Use policies by library staff; and (4) placement of terminals, use of privacy screens or utilization of recessed monitors.
For more information, see www.ala.org/cipa
Friday, June 14th - BCALA Benefit Dance - 9pm - 2am
WESTIN PEACHTREE PLAZA - Z Peachtree Ballroom Main Floor
Attire: Cosmopolitan
(A Light Fare & Cash Bar)
Donations are Tax Deductible!
SCOUG's 15th Annual Retreat, July 26-28th, 2002
La Casa de Maria, Santa Barbara, CA
REGISTER NOW!
Do our information settings enable or disable us from performing our jobs the way we know we could and should? Does the information infrastructure within which we work waste our time and energies as professionals doing tasks that don't need doing or, at least, not doing in the accustomed manner? Is it time to burst our bonds and move our talents and resources to new levels of service and new expanses of clients? Where can information professionals best invest their talents and energies? If we do not change the organizations within which we work, will the forces of change in the world bring new players that replace our traditional employers - with us or without us?
Come to the future - come join the winners at the 2002 SCOUG Retreat!REGISTER NOW!
SCOUG Retreats Shape the Online World!The information profession is in turmoil. Library schools close across the country though libraries report current and looming shortages of librarians. Some M.L.S. graduates deny the very name librarian as they morph their talents into new settings, new tasks, and new clienteles. Technology empowers information professionals to expand service far and wide, while institutions often confine service to narrowly defined constituencies.
Which developments will prevail?
Register for SCOUG's 15th Annual Retreat, July 26-28th, 2002
La Casa de Maria, Santa Barbara, CA
http://www.scougweb.org
The Southern California Online Users Group is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people take better advantage of information in electronic formats. SCOUG was founded 24 years ago by Barbara Quint, editor of Searcher magazine and still an active member. SCOUG's membership of 1,600 information professionals includes people from corporate, special, public, private, university, law, and medical libraries; information brokers; database vendors, producers; and content providers. SCOUG annually produces a spring workshop on a cutting-edge topic, the summer retreat, and a holiday program and vendor showcase.
Your retreat committee....This is our 15th Annual Retreat and we've learned a lot! Here's your 2002 Retreat Team: Patti Brown-Finie, Gale Group; Cherene Berkholz, R.R. Bowker; Caroline Bordinaro, Pasadena City College; Barbara Busch, DTIC; Lys Chuck, CQ&A; Steve Coffman, LSSI; John Dobbins, Occidental; Lynn Ecklund, SEEK Information Service; Eva Perkins, EPA Research; Barbara Quint, Searcher Magazine; Pearl Yonezawa, Los Angeles Public Library; Latonya Jefferson, KPMG; Merrill Lishan, The Benjamin Group; Mary-Ellen Mort, JobStar; Kathryn Louyse, Kathryn Louyse Design.
Bill and Melinda Gates have joined Mexican President and Mrs. Fox to announce a $30 million commitment to provide computers and Internet access, staff training, and technical support to approximately 1200, or 20 percent, of public libraries across Mexico. The grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation builds on the international library work underway in Chile, and completed in Canada and the United Kingdom. In the United States, the foundation expects to give approximately 40,000 computers to nearly 11,000 libraries in all 50 states by the end of 2003.
The first stage of the grant to Mexico is a planning period, which McKinsey & Company in Mexico will facilitate for the National Council for Culture and Arts, the administrating agency for Mexico's libraries. This planning process will include an assessment, recommendations for needed resources, a completed grant application, and a detailed three-year implementation schedule. The plan--scheduled to be complete in October 2002--will take into account sustaining the technology and maintaining technical assistance.
Source: Library Hotline, June 3, 2002, p. 1.
ACRL - Racial & Ethnic Diversity Committee presents :
Outreach in the Academic Library
Date: Sunday, June 16, 2002
Time: 10:30 - 12:00
Hotel: Atlanta Marriot Marquis
Room: Chablis/Picard
Members of ALA and ACRL, you are cordially invited to attend a panel discussion by ACRL's Racial & Ethnic Diversity Committee at the annual conference in Atlanta. This year's program will feature many ideas and approaches in promoting academic librarianship and services to diverse populations. Panelists and discussions include:
Lesley Moyo - Pennsylvania State University Campus Outreach. Presents new and exciting ways of using partnerships with departments outside of the library to foster diversity. Details approaches that have been used at Penn State.
Elaina Norlin - University of Arizona PIC - Peer Information Counseling. Details the University of Arizona's effort to promote librarianship and library services to minority and international students while diversifying its staff at the same time.
Gloria L. Rhodes - San Diego State University K-12 Outreach. Discusses techniques and methods for outreach at both commuter and traditional campus settings.
Lothar Spang - Wayne State University Job Shadow Day. Presents the success of the ALA sponsored initiative to bring local high school students into the library for exposure to library environments and careers.
I would like to take this opportunity to update the REFORMA membership of the committee chair appointments which I have made in the last few months and which will be in effect following the ALA Annual Conference. We are also fortunate to have several Chairs who will be able to continue serving in the coming year. Thanks to all for their willingness to find time in their busy schedules to step forward and serve REFORMA at the national level.
New Chair Appointments:
Are you interested in serving on a REFORMA Committee?
If REFORMA members are interested in serving on any of the above committees, please contact me at 801-524-8287 or bocon@mail.slcpl.lib.ut.us
Muchisimas gracias!:
I also want to acknowledge and recognize the outstanding effort which has been made by those of you who are vacating your positions at the end of this year: Al Milo (Membership), Isabel Espinal (Nominations), Rhonda Ríos-Kravitz (Education), Pamela Martin Díaz (Children's/Young Adult Services), Armando Ramirez (Scholarship), María Champlin (Mentoring), Paola Ferate-Soto (Organizational Development), Miguel García-Colón (Mora Award), Richard Chabran (as Co-Chair, Information Technology), and Oralia Garza de Cortés (Finance/Immediate Past President). Thanks also to Francisco Garcia who has done an outstanding job as webmaster on an interim basis. [Note: All outgoing Chairs have expressed a willingness to assist and coach their respective replacement through a transition process]. Thank you all for your commitment to serve REFORMA during the past few years!
Finally, a very special thanks to Al Milo who has served as Membership Coordinator of REFORMA for over sixteen years! (maybe longer). This is definitely one for the record books! Thanks, Al, for your long standing commitment to REFORMA!
Please let me know if you have any questions. Those who will be attending the ALA Conference, see you in Atlanta!
Ben
Please consider joining us at the following event to honor past and present recipients of the ALA Spectrum Initiative Scholarships. The Spectrum Initiative's major drive is to recruit applicants and award scholarships to African American, Latino/Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander and Native American/Alaskan Native students for graduate programs in library and information studies. This is a unique opportunity to learn more about the individuals involved in one of ALA's largest recruitment and diversity initiatives.
June 17, 2002 8:30am-12:30pm ALA Annual Atlanta
Spectrum Scholars Forum and Fair
Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta BR F
Meet and Greet with the ALA Spectrum Scholars. Share in their achievements and participate in hourly Q&A sessions and talk tables with these remarkable representatives of the future of librarianship. Spectrum Scholars from 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and the newest class of 2002 will be in attendance! for more info: email spectrum@ala.org
Wendy Prellwitz
Communications Officer
Office for Diversity & Spectrum Initiative
ALA
1.800.545.2433 x. 5048
"New Faces, New Era @ Your Library"
New reference service for Spanish-speaking library users:
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin constitute almost one-third of the population of California, however many libraries have found it difficult to meet the needs of their Spanish-speaking patrons due to a shortage of bilingual librarians.
The 24/7 Reference service, a cooperative group of libraries which collectively provide 24 hour web-based live help to library patrons in California, will soon launch a Spanish language version of its Ask the Librarian service. The new service, called "Bibliotecario a su alcance" (a librarian at your fingertips) will provide access to bilingual librarians who will assist your Spanish-speaking patrons live, over the Internet.
The service will begin on June 8. The initial participating libraries will include 24/7 Reference libraries, QandACafe, and Florida International University.
Access to the service will be provided by an icon, placed on your library's web site. When library patrons need help, they can go to your web site, click on the icon, and they will be connected to a bilingual reference librarian.
We are seeking libraries that can volunteer a few hours per week of bilingual librarian time to help staff the service. In return, your library will obtain access to the 24/7 Reference software, training on how to use it, and the icon, which connects your patrons to the collaborative group of bilingual librarians.
The software is completely web-based; there is nothing for the library or the patron to download. Any library that contributes staffing to the service will receive the software and the service at no cost.
For more information about the 24/7 Reference project, please visit our web site at http://www.247ref.org
24/7 Reference is a project of the Metropolitan Cooperative Library System (MCLS), supported in part by Federal LSTA funding, administered by the California State Library.
If you would like more information about Bibliotecario a su alcance, please contact Susan McGlamery at smcglamery@mcls.org, or call 310-391-7444.
Dear colleagues:
Greetings. You are cordially invited to attend this CALA program. We were very fortunate to have these prominent leaders in our profession as the CALA program speakers. Please come to hear them, to learn from them, and to share ideas with them.
CALA 2002 Conference Program Committee
Chinese American Librarians Association
2002 ALA Conference Program
Sunday, June 16 2002, 2:00-4:00 PM
Location: Atlanta Renaissance Hotel - Norcross
Abstract:
As librarians we serve very diverse users. The speakers will talk
about the history of the various ethnic librarian organizations; the best
practices of mentorship and leadership development; and the successful
strategies for community outreach and partnership building in order to
foster a strong library community.
Angela Yang
Manager, Fremont Libraries
Alameda County Library
2400 Stevenson Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94538-2325
510-745-1414 (V)
510-797-6557 (F)
"A report written by the Consumer Federation of America,
Consumers Union and the Civil Rights Forum on Communications
Policy states that the "digital divide" is still a cause for
concern and the US government should consider subsidizing
Internet access. According to the report, nearly two-thirds
of all Americans now have access to the Internet, but
lower-income households run the risk of being shut out of
the digital economy because they are not as likely to be
online."'
Release at http://www.consumerfed.org/ddivide0502.pdf
Coverage at http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,52865,00.html
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-928431.html
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/3368030.htm
The Hispanic Div. and the Ctr. for the Book in the Library of Congress invite you to the presentation of the Americas Award for Children and Young Adult Literature by The Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP)
Friday, June 28, 2002, 4-6 p.m., Mumford Room, James Madison Memorial Building, The Library of Congress, 1001 Independence Ave., SE, Washington DC. Please respond by telephone (202) 707-2013. Reception to follow. Accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request.
We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the:
The 2nd Joint Conference on Digital Libraries - JCDL 2002To register for JCDL 2002, please visit the conference web site at http://www.jcdl2002.org/. You can register on-line or via fax or postal mail. In addition to the main conference, there are tutorials and workshops.
The Joint Conference on Digital Libraries is a major international forum focusing on digital libraries and associated technical, practical, and social issues. JCDL encompasses the many meanings of the term "digital libraries", including (but not limited to) new forms of information institutions; operational information systems with all manner of digital content; new means of selecting, collecting, organizing, and distributing digital content; and theoretical models of information media, including document genres and electronic publishing.
Participation is sought from all parts of the world and from the full range of disciplines and professions involved in digital library research and practice, including computer science, information science, librarianship, archival science and practice, museum studies and practice, technology, medicine, social sciences, and humanities. All domains---academe, government, industry, and others---are encouraged to attend.
The conference venue is in Portland, Oregon, which has superb access to aqua and terra attractions and events. The conference hotel is the Lloyd Center Doubletree Hotel, which is a short ride on the light rail across the river to downtown Portland as well as the eclectic eateries and galleries of NW 23rd St. July is an excellent month to visit the Pacific Northwest, as temperatures are moderate and humidity is low. Within 1-2 hours driving distance are the Oregon coast, the myriad of recreational activities in the Cascade Mountains, and Mt. St. Helens.
William Hersh, Oregon Health & Science University, General Conference Chair, hersh@ohsu.edu Gary Marchionini, University of North Carolina, Program Chair, march@ils.unc.edu
JCDL 2002 is jointly sponsored by
In cooperation with The American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIST)
Attendees are reminded that CoLIS4, the Fourth International Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science, will take place in Seattle, Washington, the week following JCDL 2002, offering a unique opportunity to minimize travel costs by combining attendance at the two events. See http://colis.ischool.washington.edu/ for further information on CoLIS4.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 27, 2002
THE LANGSTON HUGHES CHILDREN'S LITERATURE FESTIVAL to be held by the Children's Defense Fund at the Alex Haley Farm
The Children's Defense Fund opens the gates of the former Alex Haley Farm for a weekend of celebration and creativity at the Langston Hughes Children's Literature Festival, to be held Friday through Sunday, August 2 - 4, 2002.
The Festival will highlight the poetry, fiction, and nonfiction authored or co-authored by Langston Hughes for a reading audience of children and young adults. In celebration of his 100th Birthday, readers of all generations will recite and remember the pioneering works of the "Harlem Renaissance" poet. Just as the combined prominence of his novels, stories, plays, poems, songs, and essays brought Hughes public recognition, the success of the 1928 white-authored Little Black Sambo illustrated how pervasive stereotypical racist images of Blacks stubbornly remained a part of mainstream children's literature. Langston Hughes wanted something better for Black children and began writing books and poems expressly for them. In 1932, Hughes and Arna Bontemps co-authored the novel Popo and Fifina, and Hughes published The Dream Keepers, a collection of poetry. He also penned several nonfiction books for children documenting the achievements of Blacks. His poems "Mother to Son" and "Youth" are still among the favorites of children today.
The three-day event, made possible by the generosity of Scholastic Books and HarperCollins Publishers, will feature intellectual dialogue, literary and visual arts, music, dance, and theater, recapturing the essence of one of the most important social movements of the 20th Century. There will be a special focus on celebrating and discussing children's literature by authors of African descent and about the Black experience. In keeping with the mission of the Langston Hughes Library, the festival will serve as a vehicle to promote the library as a leading national repository for the best-quality children's literature, and the use of this literature among librarians, parents, scholars, students, teachers, and all others in the service of children, building on the movement to Leave No Child Behind®.
On behalf of Mrs. Marian Wright Edelman, founder and President of CDF, and the Reverend Dr. Joan S. Parrott, Vice President of Haley Farm, I invite you to visit the Children's Defense Fund's Langston Hughes Library as we convene the Langston Hughes Library Roundtable on Friday, August 2, through Sunday, August 4, 2002 at the former Alex Haley Farm in Clinton, Tennessee.
Confirmed authors and illustrators include: E.B. Lewis; Coretta Scott King Honor Award for Illustration; Dinah Johnson, author of Quinnie Blue & Sunday Week; Jan Spivey Gilchrist, illustrator of Angels: An African American Treasury & Children of Long Ago; Eleanora Tate, author of Black Stars: African American Musicians & Don't Split the Pole; Javaka Steptoe, Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration; Tony Medina, author of Love to Langston and Deshawn Days; and Tom Feelings, Caldecott Honor Medal & ALA Notable for Illustration.
Registration fee for the Langston Hughes Children's Literature Festival is $210. The cost of registration includes access to all Festival events, all Festival materials, all Haley Farm meals, roundtrip shuttle service from McGee-Tyson Airport to CDF Festival hotels, and shuttle service from CDF Festival hotels to Haley Farm each day.
For more information or to download a registration form, please visit the Langston Hughes Library Web site at www.langstonhugheslibrary.org.
To find out more about the Children's Defense Fund, go to www.childrensdefense.org.
Please join in the acknowledgement, celebration and purchase of this new publication! You will recognize many of our colleagues' names as authors:
Diversity Now: People, Collections, and Services in Academic LibrariesDiversity Now delivers a comprehensive look at diversity issues for librarians. It examines partnerships between academic research libraries and campus agencies and provides effective retention strategies for diverse employees. It also shows how librarians can lobby for domestic partner benefits for university employees who are unmarried same- and opposite-sex couples. In addition, it provides a unique research perspective on assessment and diversity integration in the academic libraries and highlights effective working strategies for a multicultural library environment. (from http://www.ala.org/diversity/divbib.html)
Includes articles by:
Camila A. Alire
Polly Thistlewaite
Janice Simmons-Welburn and William C. Welburn
Erick Kofi Acres, Sharon Epps, Yolanda Gilmore and Charmaine Henriques
Linda Musser
Johnnieque B. (Johnnie Love)
Joan Howland
Bertie Greer, Denise Stephens and Vicki Coleman
Joyce Thornton
Irene Owens
Elaina Norlin and Patricia Morris
Mark D. Winston
Loriene Roy
Yem S. Fong
Johnni Love, Candance Benefiel and John Harer
Deborah A. Lee
Diversity Now! – now, not yesterday, not tomorrow. The title of this compilation speaks to the work and the action of meaningful organizational and professional change that is occurring or being demanded in academic libraries. Here, you find no screeds on the justification or rationalization for diversity but concrete models and programs to tailor for your own library organization whether it is an academic library or not. If you are ready to bring meaning to a trend and if you are ready to expend energy in rejecting the path of least resistance then here you have a place to start. Neely and Lee-Smeltzer gather a spectrum of familiar areas: recruitment and retention, institutional and organizational culture, collections and access, and instruction and library education – but with a new bent. Let’s get to the root and discuss how power shifts, domestic partner benefits, junior faculty learn the ropes, effective campus partnering, gender role spillover, incorporation of communication theory and service learning into LIS education, and other variables of shared accountability impact the facilitation of meaningful diversity initiatives. The contributors must be applauded for their research, presentations and effort to both act and write. Without this documentation or publication other researchers such as myself flounder for materials or are forced to go outside of the profession for worthy stimulation and continuous learning.
Sandra Rios Balderrama,
Director, Office for Diversity, American Library Association
Mark your calendars for the Library Instruction Round Table's ALA 2002 conference program, "Emerging Visions: Libraries and Education in the 21st Century"
When:Sunday, June 16, 9:30-12 noonSince the founding of LIRT in 1977, sweeping technological innovations have changed how we teach, both in the classroom and in the library. In a broad look at the future, this program will examine new directions in the field of education and how they will impact libraries.
Speakers:Dr. Louis Schmier, professor of history at Valdosta State University, and author of Random Thoughts: The Humanity of Teaching and Random Thoughts II: Teaching from the Heart. Louis Schmier will share his philosophies on student-centered learning and how it applies to libraries.
Tim Grimes, Associate Director of Community Relations of the Ann Arbor District Library, Michigan, and a former President of LIRT, will speak on the increasing need for and direction of instruction for users in public libraries.
Jean Donham, College Librarian, Cornell College, Iowa, and a former middle school teacher, will discuss how to apply lessons learned from the field of education to library instruction.
After the program, stay for the LIRT/IS 25th Anniversary Party
When: Sunday, June 16, 12:00 Noon-1:30 p.m.
Where: Atlanta Marriott Marquis Z Bonn/London/Zurich/Sydney
Join LIRT and IS as we celebrate our 25th Anniversary with a birthday cake, prizes, and recognition of those individuals who have been important in these two organizations during the past 25 years.
Reformistas in the Chicago area,
You may be interested in the research that was recently done in the Berwyn-Cicero, IL area.http://www.nd.edu/~latino/research/chicago.html
Information on obtaining a research report can be found at the following URL:
http://www.nd.edu/~latino/research/needs_assessment.html
ALA announces William R. Gordon Scholarship
President John W. Berry is pleased to announce that a new fundraising effort is underway to endow the William R. Gordon Scholarship. This endowment will allow ALA to award one scholarship annually to support the education of a member of a principal minority group in an ALA-accredited MLIS program or an ALA-recognized (NCATE) School Library Media program and will be counted among the Spectrum Scholarships.
The ALA Presidential Task Force on the Spectrum Scholarship Program seeks to raise a minimum of $25,000 to establish a named scholarship in honor of William R. Gordon's legacy of leadership within the ALA and the larger library profession. Gordon will retire as ALA executive director, effective August 31, 2002. As of April 2002, the Task Force is halfway toward its fundraising goal.
ALA members and friends who donate at least $100 will be named Charter Contributors to the William R. Gordon Scholarship endowment. Charter Contributors will have their names listed on a certificate to be presented to Gordon prior to his retirement. To become a Charter Contributor, please visit
For more information about the William R. Gordon Scholarship, how to contribute to the Spectrum Initiative, or how to create a named scholarship to honor a special individual, please contact Lainie Castle in the ALA Development Office at 1-800-545-2433 ext. 5050.
ALA Announces Spectrum Leadership InstituteThe American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce its fourth annual Spectrum Leadership Institute. The Institute, a major component of the Spectrum Initiative, supplements the $5,000 annual Spectrum Scholarships with a three-day intensive training and professional development conference. This year's Institute will be held in Atlanta, June 11-14.
The current cohort of Spectrum Scholars strengthen the diversity of the profession through their varied geographical, ethnic, cultural and individual backgrounds. The Institute is designed to empower scholars to draw on that vast and rich collective body of experience; to attain and retain positions of leadership; and to thereby ensure the quality and validity of library and information science for our increasingly diverse population of users.
At the Institute, scholars will be joined by speakers and presenters from an array of professional interests and cultural backgrounds. These presentations and sessions, combined with participation in discussion and work groups, form a curriculum proven to be a vital tool in instilling leadership skills in the scholars as they embark on their library careers. Topics include diversity awareness; cross-cultural leadership skills; professional development; career options; and much more. Creativity, openness and knowledge building set the tone.
To learn more about the Spectrum Initiative and its efforts to recruit, train and retain library leaders of color, visit
For more information, contact Hector Escobar,Jr. 574-631-6561, email: hescobar@nd.edu or Sandra Rios Balderrama, 312-280-5020, email: sbalderr@ala.org.
New Bilingual ProductsThe new 32-page Spring ALA Graphics catalog is full of new products, including the American Library Association (ALA) 2002 Awards poster set. The six prestigious ALA awards posters, include winners and honors book jackets and illustrations representing the Caldecott, Newbery, Coretta Scott King, Michael L. Printz, Pura BelprÈ and Robert F. Sibert awards. A Coretta Scott King Award video, produced by Scholastic, highlights past recipients and includes details on winning books and authors.
Celebrate Latino Heritage Month, September 15 - October 15. Who's the New Celebrity? Mexican movie star Salma Hayek poses with her book of choice - "Frida." Hayek will portray Frida Kahlo, the legendary 20th century quintessential autobiographical artist, in an upcoming movie. This poster is a sure-fire way to get people to notice reading, biographies and your bilingual collection.
Sing and Read with Elmo. "la m(tm)sica en tu biblioteca / music @ your library" - the new Elmo poster and bookmark! Sing, listen, dance, read, write and play music at the library with a great bilingual message from this furry Sesame Street favorite.
Infant Clothing. Adorable curlicue faces encourage parents to "Read Please! / Lea Por Favor!" in English and Spanish to their little ones. This new bilingual line of infant clothing includes rompers, bodysuits and bibs.
The ARL Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce offers stipends of $2,500 per academic year, renewable for up to two years with demonstrated academic success. Students who are awarded stipends are required to sign up an agreement to work for a minimum of two years in an ARL library upon graduation in either a residency program or a position that matches your experience. Stipend recipients will be mentored by an established leader in the academic and research library community, attend a professional development institute, and have the opportunity to apply to any participating research library with a position opening upon graduation. Stipends may be used in concert with other financial awards.
Qualified applicants must:
Complete application packets must be received no later than Friday, May 31, 2002 to be considered for a fall 2000 award. Applications will be notified of award decision by June 30, 2002.
Background information and application materials are available at the ARL web site http://www.arl.org/diversity/init/
For an Application Checklist, visit http://www.arl.org/diversity/init/checklist.html and for an Application Summary Sheet, visit http://www.arl.org/diversity/init/app.html.
I want to invite librarians in the DC, MD, VA, and Mid-Atlantic Area, in general, to join the REFORMA DC Metro Area Chapter discussion group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/reformadc/ for information on upcoming events.
-Mario
REFORMA - National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking
http://www.reforma.org
Mario A. Ascencio
Adult Service Librarian
District of Columbia Public Library
West End Neighborhood Library Center
1101 24th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037-1430
tel: (202) 724-8698
email: mario.ascencio@dc.gov
web: http://www.dclibrary.org/branches/wee/
from ALA News Releases
Mexico, Japan join Campaign for the World's Libraries The Mexican Association of Librarians (AMBAC) and the Japan Library Association have signed on to The Campaign for the World's Libraries, a partnership between the American Library Association (ALA) and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA).
As part of its involvement in the world campaign, The Mexican Association of Librarians has asked ALA to provide advocacy training in Spanish for its upcoming annual meeting, June 5-7, in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. The theme of the conference is "Democratization of Information Access." The training will be coordinated by the ALA International Relations Committee and the ALA Public Awareness Committee. Mexico and Japan join Turkey, Iceland and Italy as international partners, as well as several Canadian library associations, including the Canadian Library Association, Library Association of Alberta, Ontario Library Association and Saskatchewan Library Association. All of these organizations have signed international trademark agreements to use the @ your library brand in their native countries. Australia, Denmark, Israel and Korea recently have expressed interest in the campaign, as well.
The Mexican Association of Librarians will use the translation that ALA developed with REFORMA (National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking) - en tu bibliotecaä - to unify its communications efforts, while Japan has developed its own translation. All of the international versions of @ your library created to date can be found on the campaign Web site at www.ala.org/@yourlibrary under Download Logos. These include Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese.
The world campaign was unveiled last August during the 67th IFLA General Council and Conference in Boston. It is based on ALA's @ your libraryä initiative, a five-year public awareness effort to speak loudly and clearly about the value of libraries and librarians in the 21st century. Like the U.S. program, the goals of the world campaign are to raise awareness about the variety of programs and services offered at libraries worldwide; to increase use of libraries at schools, at colleges and universities, in government, at work, and in daily community life; to increase funding for libraries; to involve librarians as stakeholders on public policy issues, such as closing the digital divide; and to encourage librarianship as a profession. For more information on The Campaign for the World's Libraries, visit the IFLA Web site at www.ifla.org/@yourlibrary. For more information on the U.S. program, see www.ala.org/@yourlibrary.
The 2002 Diversity Research Grant consists of a $2,000 award for original research and a $500 travel grant to attend and present the winning proposal at the ALA Annual Conference. One proposal will be chosen from each of this year's topics for a total of three awards. Grant recipients will be expected to compile the results of their research into a paper and present and publish the final product in conjunction with the ALA.
If you are not presently a member of ALA, but wish to submit a proposal, please visit http://www.ala.org/membership/ for information on becoming a member. You will be required to supply your membership ID number with your proposal. Only proposals demonstrating relevance to the 2002 research topics will be considered. For more information and a complete list of the criteria on which proposals will be evaluated, please visit http://www.ala.org/diversity/grant.html Submissions should be sent by mail to: ALA Office for Diversity, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Electronic submissions will be accepted as a Word document attachment. Email electronic submissions to diversity@ala.org. Contact diversity@ala.org with all inquiries, or call the ALA Office for Diversity at 1-800-545-2433 ext. 5048.
Ina Rimpau, Bilingual Reference and Acquisitions Librarian at the Newark Public Library is the Recipient of the REFORMA Northeast Chapter's Pura Belpré Librarian Award for 2002.
Ina has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to the library profession and to the promotion and improvement of services and programs to the Spanish-speaking Latino populations over the years.
At the local level, she has excelled at presenting a variety of relevant and creative programs and workshops addressing the various needs of families and young children. Her story-times and on-site training sessions such as "How to Use Literature for Day Care Providers" are illustrative of that commitment.
Ina's advocacy on behalf of Latino young adults has been obvious through her informative and timely programs and publications: ¡Leeme!, a program to reach out to the 13-19 year old youth groups; "Cool Salsa", an annotated bibliography of Spanish language titles for Hispanic Young Adults. To highlight Hispanic Heritage Month, the popular exhibit "Había Una Vez y Dos Son Tres" was presented at her library.
Ina's multilingual skills (English, German, Spanish, French, and Italian) are an asset that she has used to connect public and academic staff members addressing multicultural issues.
The following workshops were presented in her home state New Jersey: "Cross-Cultural Library Services" for the John Cotton Dana Library, Rutgers University; "Reaching Out to Multicultural Populations: How MultiMAC Can Help You" presented at the New Jersey Library Association Annual Spring Conference.
Her participation and contributions at the national level are numerous. As a panelist, Ina spoke at "Entendidos: the Latino Queer Community and its Allies" at the REFORMA National Conference in Tucson, Arizona; "Who me? ¿Quién, yo?", a popular and timely program on bilingual story hours, was presented at the Connecticut Library Association Annual Conference 2001, in Waterbury, CT.
Ina also collaborates with REFORMA-Net, and as a Northeast Chapter member she encourages other members and colleagues to actively participate in committees and to be visible in their library's communities.
Spanish-speaking cybrarians are being hired right now, and SOL 73 has the details on how to get the virtual chamba! Plus: Find out how much Juan Gonzalez's bubble gum is worth! Find out how much you're worth! Compare your salary to A-Rod's! All this and much, much more at http://www.sol-plus.net/73.htm
Bruce Jensen
WANTED: SPANISH SPEAKING LIBRARIAN VOLUNTEERS FOR GUATEMALA
ASIC Rural Libraries Program (Guatemala program of Rudder Foundation a US non profit) is looking for Spanish speaking librarians who would like to volunteer in Guatemala for 16 days June 20 to July 6. The purpose of the program is to develop skills of the librarian, teachers, library users and library committee members. You will be working side by side with the host librarian.
SCHEDULE
Cost : $650
This includes in-country transportation, accommodations, most meals, materials, and scheduled tours. It also covers the workshop expenses for 3 persons from your host village.Airfare is NOT included.
Requirements
Denise Westcott
Programs Director ASIC
Association for Support of Individual Charity
denwest@yahoo.com
website www.rudderfn.org
5TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LIBRARIANS
CULTURE KEEPERS V: ACCESS
August 13 - 16, 2002
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
HURRY!!!!
EARLY-BIRD Registration Deadline is only two [2] weeks away-----FRIDAY, MAY 10,2002[Advance Registration Deadline is July 1, 2002]
Register Online:
Five [5] PRE-CONFERENCES:
Tuesday, August 13, 2002
Opening General Session:Wednesday, August 14
featuring Willie E. Gary, nationally known leading trial attorney
John Tyson Luncheon/Lecture Series
featuring Hugh Price, President & CEO, National Urban League
Closing Session: Friday, August 16
Breakfast with a Few Good Men--- featuring Judge Greg Mathis & Congressman Alcee Hasting
& authors--- Tavis Hunter & Colin Channer
MEET NEW AND EXCITING AUTHORS!!!
Thursday, August 15
Children's Authors Luncheon
featuring Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Eric Velasquez
Adult Authors Luncheon
featuring Illyash Shabazz & Blair Walker
50+ WORKSHOPS/SESSIONS
focusing on ACCESS to the profession, information & services
Wednesday, August 14, 2-5 PM
Thursday, August 15, 9-4 PM
BCALA President's Reception:
Tuesday, August 13
Caribbean Show & Dinner Dance:
Wednesday, August 14
Stompin' at the Savoy:
Thursday, August 15
DON'T FORGET TO:
Visit the Exhibits
SAIL AWAY CRUISE
to Nassau/Paradise Island
August 16-19, 2002
Contact Post Haste Travel Services
Attn: BCALA Meredith McCleary
800-881-7690 or 954-966-7690
Florence Simkins Brown
305-787-6048
Wayne M. Crocker
804-733-2387
Gail W. Avery
Public Relations Chair
5th National Conference of African American Librarians
Black Caucus of the American Library Association [BCALA]
202-727-5725
Here is a press release for the May 4, 2002, meeting of the Colorado and New Mexico chapters of Reforma in Durango, Colorado. --Mary Clare Wickins
LIBRARIANS FOCUS ON LATINO AND SPANISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITIES AT FORUM HOSTED BY FORT LEWIS COLLEGELibrarians from Colorado, New Mexico and surrounding states will participate in the "Forum on Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking" on Saturday, May 4 at the Fort Lewis College Center of Southwest Studies. No registration fee is required to attend the discussions, which are scheduled from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. "With the growth of the Latino community in the United States, librarians are looking for better ways to reach this traditionally underserved population," said Elayne Walstedter, forum host and librarian at Fort Lewis College's John F. Reed Library and the Center of Southwest Studies. "The influx of Spanish-speakers to this country provides a particular challenge to America's librarians who are committed to serving all equally." Guest speakers include Angel Vigil, a nationally known author who specializes in cuentos, which are stories of the Hispanic southwest, Sharon Chickering Moller of Colorado Mountain College's Timberline Campus in Leadville, and Ghada Elturk, outreach librarian of the Boulder Public Library.
Walstedter envisioned this meeting of librarians from state chapters of the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking (REFORMA). Although REFORMA has been in existence since 1971, its growth in recent years has accelerated. Latinos in the U.S. include a wide array of indigenous, European and African
cultures from Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean, as well as descendants of these cultures raised in the melting-pot climate of the "English only" America of the 1950s.
The presidents of the Colorado and New Mexico chapters, Mary Clare Wickins of Regis University, and Leslie Monsalve-Jones of the New Mexico State Library, will lead discussions and activities. In conjunction with the forum, Vigil will be featured in several storytelling programs throughout Durango schools, libraries and Cinco de Mayo celebrations. A special event, "Dinner with Angel Vigil," will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday evening at the Strater Hotel.
The meeting and storytelling events have received generous sponsorship from National REFORMA, the Southwest Regional Library Services System, Fort Lewis
College, La Plata Electric Association, Durango Cinco de Mayo Committee, Durango Public Library, Park Elementary PTO, and the Special Populations Committee of the Colorado State Library.
For more information, contact Walstedter at 970-247-7662 or e-mail her at walstedter_e@fortlewis.edu. Or contact Mary Clare Wickins, mwickins@regis.edu
ACRL - Racial & Ethnic Diversity Committee presents:
Outreach in the Academic Library
Members of ALA and ACRL, you are cordially invited to attend a panel discussion by ACRL's Racial & Ethnic Diversity Committee at the annual conference in Atlanta. This year's program will feature many ideas and approaches in promoting academic librarianship and services to diverse populations. Panelists and discussions include:
Lesley Moyo - Pennsylvania State University
Campus Outreach. Presents new and exciting ways of using partnerships with
departments outside of the library to foster diversity. Details approaches
that have been used at Penn State.
Elaina Norlin - University of Arizona
PIC - Peer Information Counseling. Details the University of Arizona's
effort to promote librarianship and library services to minority and
international students while diversifying its staff at the same time.
Gloria L. Rhodes - San Diego State University
K-12 Outreach. Discusses techniques and methods for outreach at both
commuter and traditional campus settings.
Lothar Spang - Wayne State University
Job Shadow Day. Presents the success of the ALA sponsored initiative to
bring local high school students into the library for exposure to library
environments and careers.
Keith Michael Fiels is ALA's New Executive Director
ALA President, John W. Berry announces the appointment of KeithMichael Fiels as the American Library Association's new Executive Director effective July 1, 2002."Mr. Fiels brings a wealth of experience in many library settings and a combination of attributes that are well-suited to managing ALA in the first years of the 21st century", commented Mr. Berry.
Mr. Fiels has over 15 years of senior level administrative experience in the state library arena, including his current position as the Director of the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. He also has experience working in public and school libraries. Fiels has been a member of ALA since 1976, and is active in ALA committees and Divisions, as well as various state library association. Fiels is the recipient of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) Leadership Achievement Award and the Library Public Relations Council Award. He was named to the ALA Association for Library Trustees and Advocates (ALTA) National Advocacy Honor Roll in 2000. Fiels is the current President of the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA).
Mr. Fiels stated, "The prospect of serving as the Executive Director of the Association is a lifelong dream. ALA has made great progress over the last five years as an advocate for libraries, for librarians and for an informed public. I look forward to working with a tremendous board, staff and membership to build on these successes and to work toward even stronger libraries and library services in our country and around the world. What we do is so important for our communities, our democracy and our future."
William R. Gordon, Retiring Executive Director, will assist in the management transition through August 2002. Mr. Fiels will be introduced at the ALA Annual Conference in Atlanta, June 13-19, 2002.
The ALA Board and Staff interviewed the finalists on April 11-12 at ALA Headquarters. Berry noted, "We were very fortunate to have two well-qualified finalists for this most important assignment,"
President Berry concluded "The ALA Executive Board thanks Ken Haycock, chair of the Search and Screening Committee, as well as all members of the Committee for the excellent work and for completing the search in a timely and efficient manner. The Board also thanks ALA staff for providing thoughtful input throughout the process."
The Chinese American Librarians Association NE Chapter
& The Mid-Manhattan Library
present lectures by
Mr. Gary Strong
Director of Queens Borough Public Library
The Challenge of Librarianship in a Multi-cultural Society
and special guest speaker, Mr. Ti-Hua Chang,"NewsChannel 4" reporter
(visit http://www.cala-web.org for speakers' biographies)
Saturday, May 18, 2002, at 2:00 p.m.
6th Floor Conference Room
Mid-Manhattan Library
455 5th Avenue at 40th Street
New York, N.Y. 10016
(212) 340-0944
http:www.nypl.org
Congratulations to Pat Mora for being named one among 100 'giants' recognized by the Texas Library Association for 'significant contributions to libraries and library service during the period 1902-2002.'
Noted in her recognition is her work in initiating Dia de los ninos/Dia de los Libros
' the premier program for promoting bilingual reading.' The citation goes on to read that ' with her support, Texas was the first state to embrace this campaign, and libraries in many communities celebrate the importance of reading in many languages through this unique program.'
Three other outstanding Mexican Americans were also named among the 100: Carlos Castaneda ( 1896-1958 ) the noted historian, professor and bibliographer; Luciano Guajaro ( 1923-1994) founder of the Laredo Historical Collection and Director of the Laredo Public LIbrary.
Henry Cuellar- A Texas Legislator, noted for his effective advocacy for libraries in the Texas Legislator..
The announcement appeared in the Spring 2002 issue of Texas Library Journal.
Heartfelt congratulations, Pat on this well-deserved honor!!
Oralia Garza de Cortes
Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature
2001 AMERICAS AWARD WINNERSPicture Book Category
A MOVIE IN MY PILLOW by Jorge Argueta.
Illustrated by Elizabeth Gómez.
Children's Book Press, 2001.
32 pages.
ISBN 0-89239-165-0
$15.95
BREAKING THROUGH by Francisco Jiménez.
Houghton Mifflin Company, 2001.
195 pages.
ISBN 0-618-01173-0
$15.00
IN THE DAYS OF THE VAQUEROS: AMERICA'S FIRST TRUE COWBOYS by Russell Freedman.
Clarion Books, 2001.
70 pages.
ISBN 0-395-96788-0
$18.00
HARVEST by George Ancona.
Marshall Cavendish, 2001.
48 pages.
ISBN 0-7614-5086-6
$15.95
IGUANAS IN THE SNOW AND OTHER WINTER POEMS by Francisco X. Alarcón.
Illustrations by Maya Christina González.
Children's Book Press, 2001.
32 pages.
ISBN 0-89239-168-5
$15.95
THE JUMPING TREE by René Saldaña, Jr.
Delacorte Press, 2001.
181 pages.
ISBN 0-385-32725-0
$14.95
MAMA DOES THE MAMBO by Katherine Leiner.
Illustrated by Edel Rodriguez.
Hyperion, 2001.
36 pages.
ISBN 0-7868-0646-X
$15.99
UNCLE RAIN CLOUD by Tony Johnston.
Illustrated by Fabricio Vanden Broeck.
Charlesbridge, 2001.
32 pages.
ISBN 0-88106-371-1
$15.95
The Américas Award is given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States. By combining both and linking the Americas, the award reaches beyond geographic borders, as well as multicultural-international boundaries, focusing instead upon cultural heritages within the hemisphere.
The award is sponsored by the national Consortium of Latin American StudiesPrograms (CLASP). The award winners and commended titles are selected for their 1) distinctive literary quality; 2) cultural contextualization; 3) exceptional integration of text, illustration and design; and 4) potential for classroom use. The winning 2001 books will be honored at a ceremony on June 28, 2002 at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
2001 Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature Review Committee :
Chris Carger, chair (Northern Illinois University, Illinois)
Oralia Garza de Cortés (Latino Children's Literature Specialist/Library Services Consultant, California)
Florenz Maxwell (retired, Bermuda Youth Library, Bermuda)
Elissa Miller (Arlington County Public Library, Virginia)
Elizabeth Van Sant (Tulane University, Louisiana)
Award Coordinators:
Julie Kline (Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Jenny Trinitapoli (Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
For more information visit the Americas Award web site at:
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CLACS/outreach_americas.html
The following are meetings sponsored by CCMCCD, Diversity Council and/or the Office for Diversity - at ALA Annual conference.
Note: Locations of CCMCCD meetings not yet determined. They will follow.
June 15, 2002 Saturday
Diversity Council Business Meeting, 9:30-11:00am HYAT Vinings
Diversity Leadership Institute (Toronto) Planning, 9:30am-12:30pm SHER
CR 125
How to and Why Become an ALA Councilor? , 1:30-3:30pm WYN Centennial A
June 16, 2002 Sunday
Spectrum Institute Planning 2002 Committee
(Debriefing and Planning for 2004), 9:30-11:00 RITZ Capitol Suite
June 17, 2002 Monday
Spectrum Scholars Discussion Forum
8:30am - 12:30 pm WEST Atlanta BR F
Spectrum Presidential Advisory Task Force (Fundraising for Spectrum
Endowment)
9:30-11:00 am RITZ Boardroom
Closing the Chasm: ALA Diversity Research Grant Winner Presentations
2-4pm EMB Legacy C/D
Diversity Leadership Institute (Toronto) Planning,
2-4pm SHER Georgia 7/8
Spectrum Scholar Discussion Group
8-10:00pm HIL Jefferson
HYAT - Hyatt Regency Atlanta
SHER - Sheraton Atlanta
WYN - Wyndham Atlanta
RITZ - Ritz CArlton Atlanta
WEST - Westin Peachtree Plaza
EMB - Embassy Suites at Centennial Olympic Park
HIL - Hilton Atlanta
It is my pleasure to announce the kick-off of the 2002 Campaign for the REFORMA Scholarship Fund. Traditionally, our fundraising efforts have been limited to the annual REFORMA Scholarship fundraiser at the ALA Annual Conference. However, a few years ago, a REFORMA special task force identified the need for REFORMA to begin exploring and implementing new fundraising strategies that would broaden fundraising efforts for the REFORMA Scholarship. This year, we will expand the fundraising efforts to include several activities from now through Dec. 31st, 2002. We will evaluate our efforts at the end of the year and apply what we learn to future campaigns.
Here are the components of this year's campaign:1.) REFORMA Scholarship Fundraiser at the ALA Annual Conference. Sat., Jun. 15th, 7-11 pm at the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel (REFORMA hotel). Tentatively, we will have author readings featuring Carmen Agra Deedy (featured on NPR; author of the Library Dragon) and Judith Ortiz Cofer (first Pura Belpre Award recipient); the Trejo Librarian of the Year Award presentation; announce the REFORMA Scholarship recipients; and ending the evening with dancing to musica latina (brush up on your salsa dancing or get a quick lesson from colleagues!). Advance reservations are $30 (and $40 at the door), please send advance reservation payment (by Jun. 8th) to Ben Ocón, Day-Riverside Library, 1575 West 1000 North, Salt Lake City, UT 84116; for further information, bocon@mail.slcpl.lib.ut.us or 801-524-8287.
2.) Formal solicitation for donations will be sent to prospective donors (individuals, companies, vendors, and organizations). If you cannot attend the Scholarship Fundraiser at ALA, you may wish to consider making a donation through this effort.
3.) REFORMA pins will be sold. A pin with REFORMA's organizational name logo (letters and trim in gold with rich brown background). If this works, maybe each year we can sell other REFORMA products (e.g. totebags, t-shirts, etc.) or conduct special raffles/silent auctions to raise funds. Chapters will be asked to help with the sales of the pins; and there will be pins sold at the ALA Conference.
4.) Lando Archibeque (current Book Review Editor of the REFORMA Newsletter) will run a benefit marathon run on Aug. 17th (see attachment). The race is the Pikes Peak Ascent (13.32 miles up Pikes Peak in Colorado). Following the ALA Conference, a pledge drive will be initiated for "Lando's Run for the REFORMA Scholarship"; members (and anyone else) will be able to pledge any amount for Lando's run. Lando ran a benefit race for the RNCII fundraising campaign in 1999 and he's agreed to run for the Scholarship fund this year (and we greatly appreciate his willingness to do so--thank you, Lando!).
We will be creating a Scholarship Fund link from the REFORMA webpage that will acknowledge this year's donors to the fund.
Through the years, REFORMA has awarded tens of thousands of dollars to applicants who aspire to earn the MLS degree and who will dedicate part of their professional library careers to serving Latino and Spanish speaking communities. It is one of REFORMA's most noteworthy projects. Please support this year's Campaign for the REFORMA Scholarship Fund!
I want to thank this year's team members who have assisted in planning this year's fundraiser and who have contributed ideas to the 2002 Campaign: Susan Hawk (DeKalb County Public Library), Jon Sundell (Forsyth County Public Library), Brigida Campos (Pasadena Public Library), and Armando Ramirez (Half Moon Bay Public Library and the current Chair of the Scholarship Committee).
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Schools, libraries, and organizations who planned and implemented "Día de Los Niños, Día de Los Libros" activities this year are eligible to apply for the Estela and Raúl Mora Award. The Mora Award was established by author and poet Pat Mora and her three siblings in honor of their parents and was created to promote participation in the celebration of "Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros". The Mora Award now consists of a $1,000 stipend and a plaque donated by the Mora grandchildren. The award is presented annually to the most exemplary program celebrating "Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros".
There were many wonderful programs scheduled this year and all libraries, schools and organizations are encouraged to apply! If your institution was not able to plan a program this year, it's never too early to begin planning for next year's celebration.
The attachment are this year's Mora Award application guidelines. If you cannot open the attachment, you may visit the REFORMA webpage www.reforma.organd select the link "Estela and Raúl Mora Award".
For additional information about the Mora Award, please contact: Juan Tomás Lee, Chair, Mora Award Committee, jlee@mail.slcpl.lib.ut.us or 801-524-8287
REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking
Guidelines
ESTELA & RAÚL MORA AWARD
To Promote Día de los Niños / Día de los Libros
The Estela and Raúl Mora Award was established by author and poet Pat Mora and her three siblings in honor of their parents and was created to promote participation in the celebration of Día de los Niños / Día de los Libros. The Mora Award consists of a $1,000 stipend and a plaque donated by the Mora grandchildren. The award is presented annually to the most exemplary program celebrating Día de los Niños / Día de los Libros.
Application Guidelines for 2002
Application
The application should not exceed two pages of typed narrative, exclusive of supporting documents. Font should not be smaller than 12 point. Three (3) copies of the application packet, including supporting documents, should be sent to:
Juan Tomás Lee
Day-Riverside Library
1575 West 1000 North
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Packets must be postmarked by July 31, 2002 and will not be returned. The winner will be announced by October 15, 2002. The formal presentation of the plaque and award check will be made at the ALA Midwinter Conference in January 2003.
Applications must include:
For additional information, please contact: Juan Tomás Lee at 801-524-8287 or jlee@mail.slcpl.lib.ut.us
For those of you who could open the Word attachment in the email posting sent earlier, here is the list of the REFORMA meetings and programs at the forthcoming 2002 ALA Annual Conference in Atlanta, Jun. 14th-17th. Also included are the room assignments for each meeting and program.
REFORMA Meetings & Programs
2002 ALA Annual Conference in Atlanta
"Embracing a new commitment to activism! -- ¡Abrazando un compromiso nuevo al activismo!!"
REFORMA Meetings:
"Coalition Building with the Emerging Latino Community: A Necessary Investment for Every Library"
Sat., Jun. 15th, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm, Wyndham Atlanta Hotel, Centennial A
Toolkits for action in generating grassroots coalition building in the Latino community. Learn how librarians from the public library, community college, and university levels have established successful strategic alliances within the Latino community and how their successes contributed to developing effective library services at their libraries. Panelists: Isabel Espinal (University of Massachusetts)); John Ayala (Fullerton College), Amanda Castillo (Tucson Pima Public Library), and Yolanda Cuesta (Cuesta Multicultural Consulting).
"De Colores: A Spectrum of Library Services to Latinos"
Sat., Jun. 15th, 1:30-3:30 pm, Westin Peachtree Hotel, Augusta Room.
A broad spectrum of topics presented using the intimate "table talks" format that would be useful to librarians serving Latino populations--Children's and Young Adult services; cataloging, acquisitions, collection development, community college librarianship, school librarianship, Internet instruction, outreach. Meet colleagues who will share insight and expertise on a variety of topics and areas of service. A follow-up to the Bienvenidos! program presented at the ALA Conference in San Francisco (2001).
REFORMA Scholarship Annual Fundraiser & Social Event
Sat., Jun. 15th, 7:00 - 11:00 pm, Westin Peachtree Hotel, Ballroom D & E
An evening devoted to mingling with fellow Reformistas and colleagues in the profession. Scholarship recipients will be honored as will this year's Arnulfo Trejo Award Librarian of the Year recipient. Author readings, music, entertainment and refreshments. $30 admission ticket in advance; $40 at the door. Advance tickets may be reserved from Ben Ocón 801-524-8287 or bocon@mail.slcpl.lib.ut.us
REFORMA's Mentoring Program
Sun.,Jun.16th, 8:00-9:30 am, Westin Peachtree, International C
The Mentoring Committee's special session on REFORMA's Mentoring Program prepared for the Ethnic Caucuses and all who are interested.
"¡Celebración! Pura Belpré Awards Ceremony"
Sun., Jun. 16th, 1:30-3:30 pm, Westin Peachtree, Ballroom C.
A program honoring the 2002 Pura Belpré Award winners: Pam Muñoz Ryan (Esperanza Rising) for narrative; and Susan Guevara (Chato and the Party Animals by Gary Soto) for illustration. Honor book recipients for narrative, Francisco Jiménez (Breaking Through), Francisco X. Alarcón (Iguanas in the Snow), and for illustration, Joe Cepeda (Juan Bobo Goes to Work by Marisa Montes) will also be honored. Acceptance speeches by recipients, entertainment and refreshments will comprise the celebration.
Programs Involving REFORMA as a Co-Sponsor:
"Medical Resources for Diverse Communities @ Your Library!"
Fri., Jun. 14th, 9:00 am-5:00 pm Marriott Marquis Hotel.
A preconference presented by the National Library of Medicine in a joint sponsorship with the Office of Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS) and ALA's ethnic caucuses (REFORMA, the Black Caucus, American Indian Library Association, Asian Pacific American Librarians Association, and the Chinese American Librarians Association). Information and training on the National Library of Medicine's resources and services; and on how to locate valuable medical information affecting diverse populations. Registration required.
EMIERT Program: "Independent Ethnic Publishers: Carving a Space Between the Conglomerates & the Internet"
Sat., Jun. 15th, 1:30-3:30 pm Sat., Jun.15th, 1:30-3:30 pm, Wyndham, Athena room.
Challenges facing independent ethnic presses are presented by Danilo H. Figueredo, Dir. of the Bloomfield College Library, and authors Russell Charles Leong and MaryJo Moore.
OLOS Program: "People and Stories - Gente y Cuentos: Reading Stories, Enhancing Lives"
Sun., Jun. 16th, 4:00-5:30 pm, Georgia World Congress Center, B205.
A program about a grassroots humanities program designed to create an enjoyable and enriching experience with literature. Small groups engage in dialogues about short stories in English and Spanish in community settings. Speaker: Patricia Andres.
Congratulations to Amanda Castillo (Tucson-Pima Public Library & Tucson Chapter of REFORMA) who has been awarded the first Librarian of the Year Award from Criticas. Listed below is a forthcoming article that will appear in Criticas. Felicidades, Amanda!
"Amanda Castillo: Librarian of the Year" by Carmen Ospina, Criticas.For Amanda Castillo, library work goes far beyond the aisles of bookshelves and desks in her own building. As a librarian at the Tucson-Prima Public Library for 25 years, she has not only introduced library services to the Latino community, but has also been active in advocacy groups for Hispanics and in recognizing the cultural contributions of the Mexican American people to the American West. It is for this work that Críticas has chosen Castillo to be the first recipient of the Críticas's Librarian of the Year Award. On June 15, at ALA's Annual Conference (see p. TK), she will receive a plaque honoring her civic leadership and work for promoting Spanish-language usage in her community. Castillo worked as a juvenile court probation officer from 1977 to 1978, until REFORMA founder Dr. Arnulfo Trejo recruited her for the Graduate Library Institute for Spanish-Speaking Americans (GLISA). "It was a special institute that brought over 100 Latinos from around the United States to receive their masters degrees in library science," she recalled. At GLISA she collaborated on A Core Collection of Print Materials for Libraries Serving the Spanish-Speaking of the Southwest (1978, o.p.), a collection- development manual for area libraries, which were just beginning to serve the Latino population. Castillo has been a devoted librarian ever since, and today she manages the Valencia Branch in a community that is about 80% Mexican American. Her strategy has been based on a combination of in-house programs and external community service. "We have recruited staff that is both bilingual and bicultural and very community oriented," she explained. "We have worked with neighborhoods on several projects-building parks, youth employment, cultural activities, and resource fairs." Other programs at the Valencia Branch include computer classes in both English and Spanish and special activities such as "Start First at the Library/Comienza Primero en la Biblioteca" to introduce first-graders and their parents to library services. The results have been outstanding. Besides a much higher use of the branch's services by the community, Castillo affirms that "additional neighborhood associations have been formed in the Valencia service area, which means that more [people are] getting involved in community and political activities." For the past 20 years, Castillo has also been an active member in several advocacy groups for Hispanics, like the Hispanic Professional Action Committee and the Hispanic Coalition. "I am also on the Tucson Area Literacy Coalition, which is made up of over 12 literacy organizations in the city," she added. "We recently wrote a grant together that was funded and allowed us to provide literacy training to over 100 volunteers who work in literacy organizations." Castillo also serves as the vice-president of the Tucson REFORMA Chapter, which sponsors cultural events in the community such as Latino author readings and Día de los niños/Día de los libros (Kids'Day/Books' Day). Beyond bringing issues to the table and establishing literacy traditions, one of Castillo's most memorable missions has been to remember and recognize the Mexican American legacy in the West. As a member of the Canoa Ranch Advisory Committee, an organization aimed at preserving the working ranch where she grew up, Castillo has worked to build a museum that documents vaquero (cowboy) culture and heritage. "It is very important to have a location that highlights the contributions of the Mexican American people to the West, [especially since] there is no museum that does this in Arizona." Críticas applauds Castillo for her commitment to recalling the Latino past, dealing with the Latino present, and preserving a heritage for the Latino future.
"Zoot Suit," in a new radio production starring Marco Rodriguez and El Teatro Campesino, will shoot thru the airwaves this Sat., May 4 at 8pm -10pm on radio KPCC 89.3 in Southern Califas. That darn KPCC doesn't stream a webcast, que lata, but the program's producer (L.A. Theatre Works) runs a Library Access Project (see http://www.latw.org./alivealoud/access.html ) that will send you (yes, you!) five sets of their all-star radio theater masterpieces for free. And if you're wondering how to hear "Zoot Suit," visit the LATW's 'new releases' page: http://www.latw.org./catalog/index/category/New%20Releases where you'll also find "Radio Mambo: Culture Clash Invades Miami."
Bruce Jensen flaco@sol-plus.net
CUBAN HERITAGE DIGITAL COLLECTION MAKES AVAILABLE ONLINE THE EXILE PAPERS OF CUBAN PRESIDENT GERARDO MACHADO April 30, 2002
Coral Gables, FL -- The Gerardo Machado y Morales Collection of the Cuban Heritage Collection (CHC) can now be viewed online at http://www.library.miami.edu/chcdigital/chc0336_main.html. Gerardo Machado was Cuba's fifth president from 1925 to 1933. A collection of his personal materials was donated to the Cuban Heritage Collection in 1992 by Machado's great-grandson, Francisco X. Santeiro. The Gerardo Machado y Morales Collection consists of correspondence, financial records, speeches, and photographs pertaining primarily to Machado's exile from Cuba after he was ousted in 1933 and includes the manuscript of Machado's memoirs, Ocho Años de Lucha, as well as business records for his various interests, including the Central Carmita. The Cuban Heritage Collection of the University of Miami has digitized this collection and provided online access to it through the Cuban Heritage Digital Collection Web site with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Machado's second presidential term was strife with internal conflict and economic turmoil. In 1932, Machado suspended the Constitution, and in 1933, US president Franklin D. Roosevelt instructed Ambassador Sumner Welles to mediate between Machado and opposition forces. Welles' efforts failed, a general strike was called, and on 12 August 1933, Gerardo Machado was forced into exile.
While his family took refuge in the United States, Machado was exiled for several years in Nassau, the Bahamas, Montreal, and Bermuda while the matter of the possibility of his extradition to Cuba was resolved. In 1936, Machado joined his family in New York, and the following year they moved to Miami Beach. On 29 March 1939, Gerardo Machado passed away. He is buried in Miami's Woodlawn Cemetery.
The Gerardo Machado y Morales Collection is one of several collections being made available online as part of the Cuban Heritage Digital Collection. To learn more about this project and view other digitized collections, visit http://www.library.miami.edu/chcdigital/
For more information, contact Project Director Maria R. Estorino at 305-284-5854 or mestorino@miami.edu.
THE BLACK CAUCUS of the AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'S
RECRUITMENT & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
The Clark Atlanta University School of Library & Information Science
CAU PRESS
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
JUNE 17th, 2002
9am-12pm
Clark-Atlanta University
Science Research Center Auditorium
Lisa Pillow
Assistant Documents Librarian-Academic Librarian
Presenting the Current Trends of Academic Black Librarians & Publishing
Khafre Abif
Director-Children's Librarian
Recording the Culture of Black Librarianship
Greg Reese
Director-Public Librarian
Shares Experiences of Publishing as a Form of Advocacy
Dr. Mark Winston
Professor-Academic Librarian
How to Identify Topics for Publication & Matching Them
with Appropriate Journals
This forum will discuss the need for Black Librarians in all fields of librarianship to participate in publishing. We will discuss getting your ideas from pen to publication.
Hope to See You There!!!QUESTIONS CONTACT: tfontno@uic.edu
Dear Reformistas,
I am taking the liberty of promoting a great book that my library has purchased (4 copies) and that I know will be a hit in libraries with Latino communities. The book is entitled Mariachi Method for Guitar, Beginning Level by local musician and music teacher Michael Archuleta. Michael has created a high quality publication for learning beginning Mariachi guitar music
that is now available for purchase from his web site http://www.mixtapublishing.com
He has self published and is self distributing the text. It is hard to believe that the book is self published because it is so professionally designed and illustrated. Michael put every cent he had into the creation of this book and it shows.
This excellent step-by-step instructional tool includes numerous user-friendly chord diagrams and photographs, as well as two CD teaching sound tracks that include exercises, and classic mariachi songs. The book has been endorsed and supported by numerous Latino musicians and mariachis including Javier Trujillo, Director of Mariachi Aztlan, Laura Sobrino, mariachi educator, Lalo Guerrero, “the grandfather of Chicano music,” José Cuellar, AKA Dr. Loco (who played at the 2001 Reforma pachanga at the SFPL, Mission Branch), and Tomas Delgado, the owner of Candelas Guitars in East Los Angeles where many professional Latino musicians go to buy the handmade Candelas guitars.
My son's guitar teacher, Luis Viramontes, (who comes from a family of mariachis) has started using the book with my sons. They love it! I think this publication will fill a needed information niche in the Latino community and for music lovers, in
general. Mike will soon be publishing intermediate and advanced volumes. A Spanish version of the series will be available next month . Right now this beginning level book can be ordered directly from Mr. Archuleta's web site at:
http://www.mixtapublishing.com
BTW, Michael Archuleta is a well known professional musician and music teacher in Southern California. He presently resides in Long Beach, CA. You can contact him at
MICHAEL@MIXTAPUBLISHING.COM
Mariachi Method for Guitar, Beginning Level by Michael Archuleta.
Long Beach: CA, MIXTA Publishing, 2001,
pp. 80 page and two Teaching Soundtrack Compact Discs (Exercises and Songs). $19.95
http://www.mixtapublishing.com
Susan Luévano
Ethnic, Women's & Multicultural Studies Librarian
California State University, Long Beach
Dear Friends,
I just heard the good news that our good friend Linda Tse is the recipient of the year 2002 ALA EMIERT (Ethnic and Multicultural Info, Exchange Round Table) Multicultural Award. The Award presentation, followed by a reception, will take place during the ALA annual Conference in Atlanta on Saturday, 6/15/2002 4-5:30p.m. The location is to be announced later.
Linda has been working very hard in the field of multicultural services and deserves this prestige award. Please mark your calendar now (if you plan to attend the annual conference) to join her for the celebration in Atlanta.
Harriet Ying
Report of Campaign for America's Libraries
Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 09:29:15 -0600
From: "William Gordon" wgordon@ala.org
Reply-To: wgordon@ala.org
To: ALA Executive Board - alaboard@ala1.ala.org
Following is a report updating activities regarding the Campaign for America's Libraries. Please post this report to any list that you wish in order to keep people informed about the Campaign .
There is great news to share about The Campaign for America's Libraries as we head into this new year. The campaign now has more than 1,000 libraries on board thanks to the efforts of public, school, academic and special libraries nationwide, as well as state chapters, state libraries and regional cooperatives around the country.
The campaign has provided these organizations with a brand and a program that is serving the broadest array of marketing and communications initiatives -- from developing new programs and services to advocating for new buildings and more funding. The flexibility of the @ your library* brand has done exactly what it was intended to do - offer libraries a creative way to customize their marketing efforts to meet their needs while being a part of a lar ger, national program. The January issue of American Libraries (pgs 70-75) provides a wonderful description of how libraries are participating and ideas on how to get involved. Here are a few additional examples:
As many of you know, National Library Week is coming up April 14-20. National Library Week is the perfect opportunity for libraries to get involved in the @ your library campaign if they have not done so already.
We are pleased to announce that the Omaha (Neb.) Public Library is the winner of the 2002 Grolier National Library Week Grant, a $4000 annual award sponsored by Grolier Publishing Co. and administered by the ALA Public Awareness Committee. The award is given to a U.S. library for the best proposal for a public awareness campaign in support of National Library Week. This year, ALA received 74 applications - the highest number ever. Libraries were asked to develop proposals around the @ your library brand. The Omaha Public Library will partner with Nebraska StoryArts, a non-profit organization that produces storytelling activities around the state, to produce its program, Find your story @ your library. The program's goal is to demonstrate the power of individuals finding and telling their own stories. It also showcases how the library is a community center that brings people together.
National Library Week (April 14-20) also marks the launch of an exciting, new, national initiative sponsored by ALA called Rediscover America @ your library. The program is designed to showcase the essential role of libraries and librarians to our democracy and convince policymakers and the public that libraries and librarians are needed now, more than ever. During National Library Week, ALA will be conducting a national radio publicity campaign with library spokespeople discussing the importance of libraries to our communities. There is also a new video about the program available for purchase from the Public Information Office. For ideas on how libraries can get involved, see the campaign Website at www.ala.org/@yourlibrary/rediscoverAmerica.
The campaign offers libraries of all types opportunities to participate in national partnerships. A new Put It in Writing @ your library program with Woman's Day Magazine will kick off during National Library Week. Woman's Day is sponsoring a national essay contest for unpublished women writers that runs until August 1 and is hosting writing programs in eight libraries around the country during National Library Week featuring their writers. These workshops are free to the public and are designed to motivate new writers and to showc ase the role of libraries and their resources in the creative process. Nancy Kranich, ALA immediate past president, is featured in an article about the partnership in the March issue of Woman's Day, which just hit the stands. More details can be found at www.ala.org/@yourlibrary/putitinwriting.
In addition, a grand slam 21st century literacy initiative with Major League Baseball starts this spring, with promotional materials available beginning National Library Week from ALA Graphics. The program is called Hit a Homerun @ your library and it will launch on the first-ever Baseball Literacy Day coming in May. For more information, see the campaign Web site at www.ala.org/@yourlibrary/homerun.
I would like to thank all of you for your continued support of the campaign. The level of participation in the program demonstrates that the word is getting out about this multi-year public education effort. You, of course, are our best ambassadors for the program. I hope that you will share this campaign update with your members and encourage their involvement. If you or your members have any questions about the campaign, please contact Deborah Davis or Megan Humphrey in the Public Information Office. They are always looking for great examples to share of how libraries are participating. If you know of any participating libraries, please encourage them to send a description of their involvement to atyourlibrary@ala.org and to mail sample materials to PIO. Thank you.
Deborah L. Davis, Manager
@ your library
The Campaign for America's Libraries
312-280-2148
Día de Los Niños, Día de Los Libros 2002:
Is your school, library or REFORMA Chapter planning any "Día de Los Niños, Día de Los Libros" activities this month?As this year's "Día de Los Niños, Día de Los Libros" approaches, we would like to encourage schools, libraries, and REFORMA Chapters to share their plans for "Día de Los Niños, Día de Los Libros" activities on Reformanet so that others can know of your activities. An effort will also be made to regularly update this year's activities on the REFORMA "Día de Los Niños, Día de Los Libros" website. This year, there will also be a link to the "Día de Los Niños, Día de Los Libros" website from the REFORMA homepage. So take a few minutes to share your library's "Día de Los Niños, Día de Los Libros" activities with colleagues on Reformanet. (Thanks to Marcela Villagrán who has already posted their upcoming activities at Multnomah County Library!)
Mora Award Committee 2002:Also, I would like to take this opportunity to share with you an update on the new Mora Award Committee. It is my pleasure to announce that Juan Tomás Lee, Salt Lake City Public Library, has been appointed as the new Chair of the Mora Award Committee. Juan has previously served as President of the REFORMA de Utah Chapter and has participated in Día de Los Niños activities in Utah since 1998. Also, Juan co-presented an idea exchange program on "Día de Los Niños, Día de Los Libros" at RNCII. Joining Juan on the committee will be Marie Kaneko, Children's Services Manager, at the City of Commerce Public Library (California), and Jon Sundell, Outreach Services Manager, at the Forsyth County Public Library (North Carolina). The committee will serve a two year term beginning this year and ending in 2004. The Mora Award application form will soon be updated. For additional information regarding this year's Mora Award, please contact Juan at jlee@mail.slcpl.lib.ut.us or 801-524-8287.
I also would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the work of Miguel A. García-Colón (Chicago Public Library & REFORMA Midwest Chapter) who has just completed a term as Chair of the Mora Award Committee and to members of the Midwest Chapter, María Peterson and Yvette García who also served on the recent Mora Award Committee. This committee has just completed their charge with the selection of the El Paso Public Library as this year's Mora Award recipient http://www.reforma.org/moraward.html
¡Gracias Miguel, María y Yvette!
For more information and resources about "Día de Los Niños, Día de Los Libros", visit these websites:
Texas State Library
REFORMA Día de Los Niños website (soon to be linked from REFORMA webpage)
http://latino.sscnet.ucla.edu/library/reforma/resources/ninos/dia.html
Kellogg Foundation Grant--Día de Los Niños, Día de Los Libros Literacy Initiative:
In an earlier Reformanet posting, Susana Hinojosa shared that each REFORMA member will soon receive multiple copies of a special "Día de Los Niños, Día de Los Libros" brochure. The brochure was made possible through a $50,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The Association for Library
Service for Children (ALSC) is collaborating with REFORMA, the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE), and author Pat Mora to increase public awareness of "Día de Los Niños, Día de Los Libros" in libraries and schools throughout the country. Special acknowledgment to Oralia Garza de Cortés for assisting with the preparation of the brochure and representing REFORMA at planning meetings held earlier this year. For additional information on the Kellogg Foundation grant, visit the ALSC website:
http://ala.org/alsc/eldia.html
¡QUE VIVAN LOS NIÑOS!
Interesting new online publication.
http://home.pacbell.net/hgladney/ddqstart.htm"In the industrial nations, nearly every business, government, and academic document starts in a digital form, even if it is eventually published and saved on paper. The Digital Document Quarterly (DDQ) will treat quality for digital documents—books, newspapers, scholarly papers, scientific tables, legal briefs, medical charts, engineering designs, and government and business records—the carriers for many kinds of information. Our topic touches the welfare of every citizen. DDQ will focus, at least during 2002, on the problems that “trust”, “trustworthy”, and “trusted” imply and on trustworthy digital mechanisms—and their limitations. Can you trust e-mail or what you read on the World Wide Web? How can you persuade people to trust what you send?"
Isabel Espinal, Reference and Instruction Librarian
W.E.B. Du Bois Library,
University of Massachusetts,
Amherst, MA 01003
Voice: 413-545-6817
Fax: 413-577-1536
iespinal@library.umass.edu
April 1, 2002
LATEST ISSUE OF "CUBAN MEMORIES" AVAILABLE ONLINE
Coral Gables, FL - The Cuban Heritage Digital Collection this month
publishes it's fifth issue of "Cuban Memories: Primary Sources from the
Cuban Heritage Collection, University of Miami Libraries." This newsletter
each month features an item from the Cuban Heritage Collection and uses it
to tell part of the narrative of Cuban history and culture. This month's
issue presents a "Drawing of Enrique Labrador Ruiz by Juan David" and can be
viewed online at
http://www.library.miami.edu/chcdigital/memories5.html.
For more information, contact Project Director María R. Estorino at 305-284-5854 or mestorino@miami.edu.
María R. Estorino
Cuban Heritage Digital Collection
University of Miami
305-284-5854
mestorino@miami.edu
El Corazón de Tejas-Central Texas Chapter of REFORMA presents
"Central Texas Immigrants: Issues They Face, Resources to Assist Them"
Date: Saturday, May 11, 2002
Location: Austin Community College Rio Grande Campus, 1212 Rio Grande St., Austin, TX 78701
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Keynote Speaker: Luis F. B. Plascencia, MAS/Public Policy Center for Mexican American Studies, University of Texas at Austin
This forum will focus on immigration issues for library workers, educators, and social service providers who work with immigrants as part of their clientele. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about issues important to immigrants in the areas of Education, Employment , Health/Social Services, Housing, Immigration Law, and Police/Safety. All participants will walk away with an awareness of current issues and the resources available in Central Texas for helping immigrants in our community.
For registration information, programming updates and continuing education credit, please visit the forum Web site at http://www.main.org/reforma/Forum/forummain.html.
For more information, please contact Jennifer Thomas at 512-974-7547 or el_corazon_reforma@hotmail.com.
Community Partners: Austin Public Library, Austin Community College
PAPERS OF CUBAN AUTHOR LABRADOR RUIZ GO ONLINE
Cuban Heritage Digital Collection adds the Enrique Labrador Ruiz Collection
to Its Web Site
Coral Gables, FL -- The Enrique Labrador Ruiz Collection of the Cuban Heritage Collection (CHC) can now be viewed online at http://www.library.miami.edu/chcdigital/chc0111_main.html. This collection consist primarily of the manuscripts of Cuban novelist, essayist, and journalist Labrador Ruiz's work in exile, including that of his final book, Cartas a la Carte, and also contains a small collection of correspondence, photographs, speeches, and awards and recognitions. The Cuban Heritage Collection of the University of Miami has digitized this collection and provided online access to it through the Cuban Heritage Digital Collection Web site with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Enrique Labrador Ruiz was born in Sagua la Grande, Cuba on 11 May 1902. He was a member of the Academia Cubana de la Lengua and also of the Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española. Labrador Ruiz was a well-learned and traveled man who created his own style of writing novels which he called "gaseiforme." In 1933, he published his first novel in this style, El laberinto de sí mismo, which forms a trilogy with Cresival (1936) and Anteo (Novela gaseiforme)(1940). With his collection of short stories El gallo en el espejo (1953), he established his "cuentería cubiche style."
In 1976, Labrador Ruiz and his wife María (Cheché) were exiled from Cuba. After residing in Spain and Venezuela, they moved to and maintained their permanent residence in Miami, Florida. During his years of exile, Labrador Ruiz wrote for many literary journals and newspapers, including Réplica (Miami), El Diario de Caracas, and Linden Lane Magazine.
Enrique Labrador Ruiz received numerous awards and honors for his works of literature. In Cuba, Conejito Ulán won the Hernández Catá Prize in 1946, and in 1950 his novel Sangre hambrienta, won the Premio Nacional de Literatura. Some of his most important works are: El gallo en el espejo (1953), El pan de los muertos (1958), and his final work, Cartas a la carte (1991).
The Enrique Labrador Ruiz Collection was donated to the CHC in 1992 by his wife, María "Cheché" Labrador. It is one of several collections being made available online as part of the Cuban Heritage Digital Collection. To learn more about this project and view other digitized collections, visit http://www.library.miami.edu/chcdigital/.
For more information, contact Project Director María R. Estorino at 305-284-5854 or mestorino@miami.edu.
María R. Estorino
Cuban Heritage Digital Collection
University of Miami
305-284-5854
mestorino@miami.edu
I am not sure how many of you are aware of the bilingual video De Colores Lesbianas y gays Latinos: Historias de Fuerza, Familia y Amor De ColoresLesbian and Gay Latinos:Stories of Strength, Family & Love
It's a VERY GOOD, 28 minute documentary (English/Spanish with subtitles) http://www.unlearninghomophobia.com/decolores.html
I bough it this Summer at the Castro Street Fair in San Francisco for about $50 or so. We will be adding it to our collection but I think for public libraries, IT"S A GREAT RESOURCE.
It is available from
WOman VIsion
3570 Clay St.
SAn Francisco, CA 94118
1-800 343 5540
Adan Griego
Curator for Latin American,
Mexican American & Iberian Collections
Green Library-FLAC
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6004
(650) 723-3150 / 725-1068 (fax)
griego@sulmail.stanford.edu
As many of you know, California in the year 2000 approved legislation that created a state holiday, March 31st, in honor of Cesar Chavez. Part of this legislation also mandated that a model curriculum be developed for use by the public schools in honor of Cesar Chavez. This curriculum is now available at the Calif. Dept of Education web site:
www.cde.ca.gov/cesarchavez/
Take a look. It includes Model Curriculum, Research, Resources,
and a news release. Pictures (over 500), documents, audio/video,
etc. are also included.
Susana Hinojosa
HISTORICAL MATERIALS OF CUBAN WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION GO ONLINE
Cuban Heritage Collection adds Lyceum and Lawn Tennis Club Collection to
Website
Coral Gables, FL - A collection of administrative files,
publications, events and exhibitions announcements and programs, and
photographs of Cuba's Lyceum and Lawn Tennis Club has been digitized by the
Cuban Heritage Collection (CHC) and can now be viewed online at
http://www.library.miami.edu/chcdigital/chc0124_main.html. Funding by the
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has enabled the CHC to
digitize this collection and provide online access to it through the Cuban
Heritage Digital Collection Web site.
The Lyceum and Lawn Tennis Club was a women's organization in Cuba
dedicated to the promotion of cultural understanding, women's issues, social
welfare, and women's athletics. It was formed when two Havana women's
clubs, the Lyceum and the "Tennis de Señoritas," merged in 1939. The Lyceum
and Lawn Tennis Club hosted art exhibitions, lectures, conferences,
vocational classes, and a library. It's strong emphasis on social welfare
led to the creation of the School of Social Service at the University of
Havana. The club was also recognized as a nurturing environment for
emerging as well as established Cuban intellectuals and artists.
In 1968, the Lyceum and Lawn Tennis Club was shut down by the Castro
government. Led by María Luisa Guerrero, several members continued meeting
in exile in Miami. In the early 1980s, the Cuban Heritage Collection
canvassed former Lyceum members to collect their memorabilia, photographs,
exhibition programs, newsletters, and yearbooks. It is the over 300 items
generously donated by former members that comprise the Lyceum and Lawn
Tennis Club Collection of the Cuban Heritage Collection.
"This collection is essential to understanding the history and
activism of Cuban women in the 20th century," states Esperanza B. de Varona,
Head of the Cuban Heritage Collection. "It was a true labor of love to
collect the materials that are in this collection, and we are very excited
to be able to provide digital access to them."
The Lyceum and Lawn Tennis Club Collection is one of several
collections being digitized as part of the Cuban Heritage Digital
Collection. To learn more about this project and view other digitized
collections, visit http://www.library.miami.edu/chcdigital/chcdigital.html.
María R. Estorino
Fifty-seven online soccer magazines in Spanish! Maradona goes to Cuba! Radio
Bilingüe! And the first annual sugarless Capirotada contest!
Subj: Historical Materials of Cuban Women's Organization Online
Cuban Heritage Digital Collection
University of Miami
305-284-5854
mestorino@miami.edu
Subj: Sol 72
http://www.sol-plus.net/72.htm
S O L : Spanish in Our Libraries
www.sol-plus.net
Bruce Jensen
flaco@sol-plus.net
Humberto Silex was born in Managua, Nicaragua in 1903. On November 7, 1920, at the age of seventeen, he arrived in San Francisco on the SS Newport. He volunteered for the US Army from 1921 to 1922 where he served as a private in the 47th Infantry at Fort McDowell, California. The end of WWI prompted a reduction in enlistments and Silex was released from service with an Honorable Discharge. After working in a variety of jobs Silex settled in El Paso in 1929 where he married Maria de Jesus Renteria.
As a labor organizer, Humberto Silex was no stranger to a wide variety of working conditions. He worked in a variety of jobs over the course of his life including servings as a fireman, airline mechanic, cook, miner and smelter worker, and finally in the vending industries. However, it was his work as a union organizer in the mining and smelter industry where he made major contributions to the struggle against low wages and poor working conditions, which were fueled by a labor market that was segmented by race and class.
In Mexican Americans: Leadership, Ideology & Identity, Mario Garcia writes "When Silex first worked at the AS & R (American Smelting and Refining Company) plant in 1937, Mexican common labor received $2.06 for a 10-12 hour day and worked six days a week with no vacation time." Silex officially joined the Mine Mill Smelters Workers Union in 1939 and remained a member until 1950.
In 1942 Silex was one of the principle labor leaders that organized the mineworkers at both the American Smelting and Refining Company and Phelps Dodge. In 1946 he led a successful strike that resulted in better working conditions and benefits for the largely Mexican and Mexican American workers.
As a member of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers he traveled widely throughout the United States and northern Mexico. One of his central organizing strategies was the need to organize for better wages at both the national and local levels. He had experienced large difference between wages in working at similar jobs in Chicago and El Paso. While he was unable to fully accomplish this goal, the strategy did result in local victories.
Even though he received recognition for his war efforts, he faced much adversity for his organizing efforts. On January 10, 1946 he received a War Service Award for the support his union provided in stabilization of the economy during the WWII. During the "Cold War" period he was falsely labeled a communist, arrested by the Sheriff on trumped up charges that were later dismissed, and as a non-citizen was scheduled to be deported. He successfully fought the charges and was allowed to stay in the United States, but was not allowed to continue as an organizer. Many members of the local Mexican community of El Paso continued to seek him out for support. He spent the rest of his life stocking and repairing vending machines in an attempt to support his family. He often mentioned that he missed being able to fight for better working conditions.
Although Silex had been in the United States since 1920, his journey to citizenship was not fulfilled until the eleventh hour. In 1947 he applied and was recommend for citizenship. However, in 1949 the government reversed itself and denied his appeal for citizenship on the grounds that he was a subversive. In was not until 1991 that his reapplication for citizenship was finally granted.
He was a devoted husband and father who never received proper recognition for his contributions to bettering working conditions for Mexican and Mexican Americans. He died on March 14, 2002 at age 99 in El Paso, Texas from complications due to pneumonia. His wife and seven children, Humberto, Lupita, Victoria, Olga, Emma, Elenor and Hugo, and many grandchildren and great grandchildren survive him.
also see article in the El Paso Times http://www.borderlandnews.com/stories/borderland/20020318-183141.shtml <
Richard Chabran
University of California, Riverside
FYI
Press Release from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services
March 19, 2002
IMLS Press Contacts:202/606-8339
Eileen Maxwell - emaxwell@imls.gov
Mamie Bittner - mbittner@imls.gov
Coming Up Taller Growing Stronger
Washington, DC - In 2002, the President's Committee on the Arts and the
Humanities will present Coming Up Taller awards to non-profit
organizations, state or local governments, or federally-designated tribal communities
conducting out-of-school programs using the arts and humanities to enrich
the lives of underserved children. Coming Up Taller grants ten awards of
$10,000 each year. Guidelines, eligibility requirements, past honorees and
applications are available on the Coming Up Taller Web site at
http://www.cominguptaller.org
Coming Up Taller is a unique partnership among federal cultural agencies. Recognizing the exceptional afterschool programs at many of our nation's libraries and museums, this year the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities welcomes the Institute of Museum and Library Services http://www.imls.gov joining with the National Endowment for the Arts http://www.arts.gov and the National Endowment for the Humanities http://www.neh.gov in making these awards possible. Founded in 1998, the program focuses national attention on, and garners support for, out-of-school programs that use the arts and the humanities to provide children safe places to go, new learning opportunities, chances to contribute to their community, and ways to take responsibility for their own futures.
The 2001 Honorees include Artists in Training, a program developed by the Opera Theater of Saint Louis. The program, which is in its second decade, exposes high school singers to operatic training by celebrated college voice teachers. Through AIT students learn how to set and develop artistic goals and how to be productive citizens in their communities as well as in their post high school lives. During the school year students attend weekly voice lessons. In the fall they begin with an orientation, in the spring they attend a college retreat, and in the winter they participate in a ten-day visiting artist program where they receive master training. The Opera Theater of Saint Louis established a formal matching scholarship system with Webster University and the University of Missouri-St. Louis, which provides opportunities for exceptional students to attend the school's programs. During the past three years 90 percent of AIT graduating seniors enrolled in college.
In 1996 the leaders of the Tohono O'odham Nation established the Arts and Cultural Preservation Program Youth/Elder Initiative to redevelop strong cultural/community identity within their youth population. The after-school, summer arts, and culture program uses the traditional arts of the Tohono O'odham Nation such as: pottery basketry, oral history activities, traditional singing, and dancing to foster positive self images and identities in their youth. Another integral element of the program is their Youth/Elder Initiative, which pairs the Elders and Youth together to share and implement cultural knowledge. Through this collaboration the initiative reintroduced the jujkida--a rain ceremony--back to a village where it had not been performed in 30 years.
In 1998 visual artist Bob Bates and local businessman Irwin Jaeger developed the Inner-City Arts After School Program in a Los Angeles neighborhood in response to budget cuts to Los Angeles Public Schools. The pair transformed a former auto body shop into an artistic haven for children from 14 local elementary schools. Inner City Arts provides activities in visual arts, dance, digital animation, and choir. The majority of the children that are served by the program are Latino, many of whom have limited English language proficiency. A large number of the children live in walking distance of the center and one third of the children are classified as homeless. Without the program many would not have experienced diverse and significant cultural exposure. The University of California Los Angeles conducted a recent study on children who participated in the program. The study showed that the children who attended preformed better on standardized tests in math, reading, and language.
About the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - IMLS is an independent Federal agency that fosters leadership, innovation, and a lifetime of learning by supporting the nation's museums and libraries. Created by the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996, P.L. 104-208, IMLS administers the Library Services and Technology Act and the Museum Services Act. For more information contact IMLS at 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 202-606-8536, or http://www.imls.gov
Eileen Maxwell
Public Affairs Specialist
Institute of Museum and Library Services
1100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Suite 510
Washington, DC 20506
202-606-8339
202-606-8591 (fax)
emaxwell@imls.gov
Subscribe to Primary Source, the IMLS monthly e-mail newsletter, for
important museum and library news http://www.imls.gov/utility/subscrbe.htm.
In its annual Movers & Shakers (March 15, 2002), Library Journal has recognized Reformista Ben Ocon as one of the U.S. librarians who is making a big difference.
Link to http://libraryjournal.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=article&display=LJMS&articleid=CA200908&pubdate=3/15/2002 for the article on Ben.
Link to the entire LJ digital article at http://libraryjournal.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=LJMSTOC&pubdate=3/15/2002.
Solina Marquis
solina-marquis@attbi.com
972-396-0752
Just in case you have not seen this, Argentina's daily LA NACION has a special supplement on AIDS. You can go to the newspaper's page at http://www.lanacion.com/ and click in the CULTURA section at the left of your screen. Once in the CULTURA page, look at the right of your screen under ESPECIALES and you will see LA LUCHA CONTRA EL SIDA.
Mexico's independent daily, LA JORNADA also has had a monthly supplement
for several years now. The latest one (March) is available at:
http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2002/mar02/020307/ls-cara.html
while the previous 67 issues are also archived at:
http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2002/mar02/020307/ls-anterior.html
Adan Griego
Curator for Latin American,
Mexican American & Iberian Collections
Green Library-FLAC
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6004
(650) 723-3150 / 725-1068 (fax)
griego@sulmail.stanford.edu
CLA Reference Service Press Fellowship
2002 Information Sheet
Purpose:To encourage college seniors, college graduates and beginning library school students to prepare for a career in reference/information service librarianship.
Eligibility:Applicant must be a college graduate or college senior who has been accepted in an accredited MLS program (documentation is required). A graduate student already enrolled in an accredited MLS program (either part-time or full-time) may also apply if no more than eight credits have been completed by June, 2002.
Applicant must be either:
(1)A California resident attending or planning to attend an ALA-accredited library school masters program in any state
OR
(2)A resident of any state planning to attend or attending an accredited library school masters program in California.
Applicant must be interested in preparing for a career in reference or information service librarianship and must agree, if awarded the fellowship, to take at least three classes specifically dealing with reference or information service.
Application:Applicant must submit the following:
The application deadline for this year’s fellowship is May 31, 2002. (The entire application package must be submitted by this date.)
Application forms may be requested from:
California Library Association,
717 20th Street,
Suite 200,
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-447-8541
Fax: 916-447-8394
Email: info@cla-net.org
Award:One fellowship of $3,000 is awarded annually. Funds will be distributed in three equal payments to the award recipient by Reference Service Press. Each of the three payments will be made upon the applicant’s successful completion of an ALA-accredited masters level reference/information service class with a grade of B or better (official transcript required). The award recipient has four years from the date of the award to complete the fellowship requirements (no extensions).
Sponsor:The funding for this fellowship is provided by Reference Service Press, a California-based publishing company. The program is administered by the California Library Association, an association of individuals and institutions devoted to the development of library service for all California residents. Personal members of the California Library Association receive a monthly newsletter, a biennial membership directory, and they are entitled to reduced registration rates at the annual CLA conference.
Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association
PRESS RELEASE
March 7, 2002
LOS ANGELES - Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) is pleased to announce the launching of Living in America: An APA Library Outreach Initiative, a two-year community project to support public libraries in their efforts to assist Asian Pacific American users in obtaining practical community information and living skills needed to succeed in their communities.
In partnership with Farmers Group, APALA will coordinate with public libraries in APA concentrated areas in California to develop outreach programs specifically designed for APA users. This project aims to provide financial support for libraries to purchase books in the areas of community health, insurance, telecommunications, financial literacy, taxation and citizenship preparation for APA users, and to develop APA workshops with presentations by experts on topics of concern in APA communities.
Among the libraries participating in the Initiative are San Mateo City Public Library, Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library, Pasadena Public Library and Diamond Bar Library. Dr. Ling Hwey Jeng, the Executive Director of APALA, and Ms. Janet Tom, the Secretary of APALA, will be the coordinators of the Initiative.
Dr. Jeng describes the Initiative as a significant step toward public and private collaboration in community outreach. "APALA is committed to support and encourage library services to APA communities," she said, "and to provide a vehicle whereby APA librarians can collaborate with other organizations having similar or allied interests."
"This partnership and generosity of the donor will help San Mateo Public Library continue to expand services to the Asian community," said its director, Ms. K.G. Ouye. "San Mateo has had a viable Chinese community since the city was founded over 100 years ago. In the past year, the Chinese language collection use grew by 111 %, and the growing ethnic diversity of San Mateo in the new millennium continues the need for information the Initiative provides."
Ms. Phyllis Young, the Regional Coordinator of Los Angeles County Library, sees the Initiative as an opportunity that allows the Library to dramatically increase and update the materials available for the Asian Americans in the community."Diamond Bar is a city with a population that is 42.8% Asian. With targeted programming and increased resources, the library will be able to reach out to help this growing new immigrant population adjust to their new life."
"The Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association exemplifies everything that we believe in," said Diane Tasaka, Director of Corporate Communications at Farmers Group, the funding sponsor of the project. "Their commitment to education and public service mirrors our belief that the best way to conduct business is by promoting strong ethics, high standards for achievement and exemplary business practices."
For further information about Living in America: An APA Library Outreach Initiative, please contact:
Dr. Ling Hwey Jeng, Executive Director
Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association
3735 Palomar Centre, Ste 150 PMB 26
Lexington, KY 40513
859-257-5679
859-257-4205 fax
LHJENG00@uky.edu
LATINA HEALERS: LIVES OF POWER AND TRADITION
Oliva Espín. 173 pgs. (pbk) Ser.: La Mujer Latina. 1996
ISBN: 0-915745-49-6 Includes biblio and table.
$35.00
La Mujer Latina Series
"Latina Healers casts new light on the centrality of gender and migration status on the lives of Latina women. Encompassing the idiosyncrasies of individual decisions and the social context of the healers' lives, this book presents an original analysis of the relationship between gender, power, religious beliefs and social status. It brings the life narratives together with understandings of the impact of migration and traditional beliefs on the lives of these women. Heralding women not as passive victims of social forces, but as active and creative agents of their lives, the book's findings are valuable for mental health practitioners, feminist, and all interested in the lives of Latinas."
Lillian Comas-Díaz, Ph.D.
Editor-in-Chief
Cultural Diversity and Mental Health
"Dr. Oliva Espín’s most inquisitive biographical narrative provide a solid new interpretation of the roles of healers in the Latino community. Drawn from historical and traditional beliefs, a new understanding of power between genders is herein clearly documented. Highly recommended. LA RED
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I just wanted everyone to know that Rudolfo Anaya was selected as a recipient of the National Medal of Arts for 2001. He will receive the medal in Washington on April 22. He really deserves the honor. He told me about this today and I thought everyone would be interested.
The Medal of Arts honors individuals who in the President's judgement are deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, support and availability of the arts in the United States.
IrmaMedal of Arts Biographies link: http://www.arts.gov/endownews/news02/Medals-bios.html
January 11, 2002
For immediate release
Press Information Center
(www.multcolib.org/news/index.html)
PORTLAND, OR - Multnomah County Library has launched a new Web site for its Spanish-speaking customers - www.multcolib.org/libros/. While the library has provided a Web site in Spanish since June 1999, the new site offers simpler organization, more complete information about library services and more direct access to key resources, such as databases and community programs.
More Direct Access to Community Programs Multnomah County Library's new site is the first single place in the Portland area where the public can go for comprehensive information in Spanish about local programs that serve the Hispanic community. Visitors to the "Enlaces Populares" ("Popular Links") section of the library's new site will find information on employment, immigration, English classes, social services and local cultural activities. The library will continue to work with agencies, organizations and the county to organize and provide a central location on the Internet for information to gather, much in the way that the libraries themselves are becoming central locations for the Spanish-speaking community to gather.
More Direct Access to Key Resources
The Web site allows customers free access to numerous databases that the
library has purchased. "¡Informe!," for example, provides the complete
text of more than 50 publications in Spanish.
In addition, library employees have organized hundreds of links to external Web sites and other resources in Spanish. Each listing includes an annotation to help customers determine the usefulness of the resource.
Children, teens, parents and teachers will find special sections targeted for their needs, including homework help. Other sections, for users of all ages, are organized by subject.
Complete Information About Library Services
Another section, "Español en la Biblioteca," details all of the services
that Multnomah County Library provides in Spanish and explains how
customers may access these services. Customers can also use online forms
to register for a library card or to suggest new materials for the
library's collection.
Simple Organization
Experienced Internet users will note that the site is divided into four
main areas and offers navigational links in the upper right-hand corner of
every page. On the site's home page and other pages, smiling library
employees greet users and explain different aspects of the site through
video and audio clips. This feature keeps the site accessible to
customers with low literacy levels or little or no experience using the
Internet or the library.
In addition to directly visiting the new site at www.multcolib.org/libros/, customers may access it from the home page of Multnomah County Library's Web site (www.multcolib.org) by clicking on the "ESPAÑOL" link.
A grant provided by the Library Services and Technology Act financed the development of the new Spanish Web site.
Spanish-speaking Valentine hearts! Info galore on the healing arts! Read
of multilingual kiosks for legal research, and win a new book on indigenous
service! Plus, wintergreen wafers that spark in the dark...what fun! All
this & more in SOL 71:
www.sol-plus.net/71.htm
Everyone,
I'm very pleased to report that two Reforma members will be doing a
program at the NABE Conference. Title: REFORMA and NABE: Partners
for the Spanish Speaking.
The 2 presenters are:
Holly Willett
Asst. Professor & Graduate Advisor, Program in School & Public Librarianship
Dept. of Secondary Education/Foundations of Education Rowan University (NJ)
Lillian Marrero
The Free Library of Philadelphia
tks Susana
ALA COUNCIL ACTIONS
ALA MIDWINTER, January 21-23, 2002
Executive Board Election
Three candidates were elected to the Executive Board: Kathleen Bethel,
Nancy Davenport, Barbara Stripling.
ALA Honorary Membership
E.J. Josey and Seymour Lubetzky were awarded honorary memberships.
Executive Director's Report
Mary Ghikas gave Bill Gordon's report. Since the 9/11 events, a pattern has
emerged: while many for-profit conferences have taken hits, groups that
have held up best are organizations like ours, i.e., organizations in which
members predominate.
President-Elect's Report
Maurice (Mitch) Freedman referred to his work on establishing a task force
on salaries; for further information see www.mjfreedman.org.
Formation of Allied Professional Association, 501©6
At ALA Annual 2001, Council approved establishment of "an allied
professional association to certify individuals in areas of specialization
beyond the ALA-recognized masters degree." At this Midwinter the ALA
Committee on Education brought a proposal to broaden the scope of the
ALA/APA to encompass such activities as the work being done by the Better
Salaries Task Force. As one Councilor stated, ALA, as a 501(c3) can
undertake activities to promote libraries but not librarians. A 501(c6) can
engage in advocacy and political activities. Council approved the bylaws of
ALA/APA with the expanded scope. ALA Executive Board members comprise the
Board of ALA/APA and the ALA Council the governing body.
Resolution on Hotel Contracts for ALA Meetings
At ALA Annual this resolution was referred to the Conference Committee and
Budget Analysis and Review Committee (BARC ). The resolution sought to add
the word "boycott" to hotel contracts so that ALA has flexibility to cancel
a contract in the event of a strike or boycott. The Conference Committee
found that none of the major hotel chains would sign a contract which
includes the word boycott, concluding that this would put ALA at risk
financially and programatically. Council defeated the resolution.
Programmatic Priorities
President-Elect Mitch Freedman requested and Council approved these
priorities for FY2003:
Committee on Legislation
Council passed by consent the following action items:
Intellectual Freedom Committee
IFC had one action item that was passed by consent: Resolution Reaffirming
the Principles of Intellectual Freedom in the Aftermath of the Terrorist
Attacks. This resolution cites a number of ALA policies and will be
delivered to the President, Attorney General and both Houses of Congress.
International Relations Committee
These action items were approved by consent as well: resolutions on an
"Agreement to Cooperate" between ALA and the Asociación Mexicana de
Bibliotecarios at the AMBAC meeting in Monterrey and at ALA Annual in
Atlanta and congratulations and welcome on the occasion of the grand
opening of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. The Committee also reported on the
launch of the IFLA Campaign for the World's Libraries that includes a
multi-lingual @ your library logo.
Committee on Organization
COO presented three action items that Council approved:
I missed the last 45 minutes of Council III in order to catch my plane. Executive Board member Patty Wong reported on the remaining actions:
Vivian M. Pisano
Chief of Automation and Technical Services
San Francisco Public Library
Main Library, 100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 557-4340
Fax: (415) 557-4324
Email: vpisano@sfpl.org
There will be a special preconference program on medical resources at the ALA Annual Conference in Atlanta this year. The preconference will be jointly sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, the Office of Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS), REFORMA, Black Caucus, American Indian Library Association, Asian Pacific American Library Association, and the Chinese American Library Association. Please take note that there will be scholarship opportunities to attendees to help defray the costs of attending this special preconference.
Listed below is the pertinent information about the preconference:"Medical Resources for Diverse Communities @ Your Library"
Enhance your community's medical resources through increased awareness of the National Library of Medicine's databases and services: Increase awareness of NLM's programs, and access guidelines developed by co-sponsoring librarians' ethnic caucuses on the dissemination of the information through local libraries. Receive "train-the trainer" experience, obtain a certificate of completion and gain the ability to share medical information resources in your library and local community.
Friday, June 14th, 2002 - 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fees: $100; $50 for students
Scholarship assistance available; contact Satia Orange, OLOS,
sorange@ala.org (312-280-4295)
Register through ALA's Conference Services:
http://www.ala.org/events/annual2002/index.html
Un guia para investigar el camino que conduce a homicidios relacionados con
violencia domestica
~ Para amistades, activistas, periodistas, y cualquier persona a quien le
importa.
http://www.justicewomen.com/cj_investigate_guide_sp.html
Marie De Santis
Dear Reforistas:
I am serving on the Local Arrangements Committee for the Missouri Library Association's Annual Conference. The conference will take place Wednesday through Friday, October 2-4, 2002 at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The theme of this year's conference is "Changing Faces/Enduring Values" and will be devoted to serving new populations, such as the increasing number of Latinos represented in Missouri libraries both urban and rural. Attendance is likely to be 30-50, and exact times are still flexible. We would like to devote at least one hour to a national speaker addressing one of the following concerns:
If interested, please contact me directly with background, topic interest, and normal honorarium. Thank you.
Darren J. Nelson
Branch Librarian
Irene H. Ruiz Biblioteca de las Américas
Kansas City Public Library
2017 W Pennway
Kansas City, MO 64108
(816)-701-3655;(816)-531-0157 (home)
r_darren@kclibrary.org
un web de interes
http://latino.ucol.mx/dice el web:
En este nuevo portal presentamos por primera vez la versión online del proyecto LATINO: Bancos Bibliográficos Latinoamericanos y del Caribe. En esta fuente referencial se han reunido 114 bases de 15 países de la región: Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, España, Guatemala, México, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay y Venezuela. Adicionalmente, se han incluido los catálogos electrónicos de las instituciones de la región que han aportado esta información desde el LATINO I (1991) al LATINO IV (1998), todas ellas en disco compacto. Compartir y cooperar. Esos son los dos elementos que están presentes de manera permanente en el largo, exigente y detallado proceso de preparación de este proyecto, que sin duda alguna se ve recompensado con la culminación de uno más de los productos de esta serie.
Here is a new site to add to your resources from a project at the University of Illinois targeting ESL collections in libraries.
Satia Orange
Satia Marshall Orange, Director
Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS)
American Library Association
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
312-280-4295
E-mail: sorange@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/olos
Here is a wonderful resource for libraries wanting to build their ESL collection. It was created by my friend and colleague, Heath Booth, at the University of Illinois.
http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/seworkspace/LatinoService/collecte.htm
For Immediate Release
February 8, 2002
Celebrate Black History Month 2002 on the Internet
Contact: Karen G. Schneider, Coordinator, lii.org
http://lii.org
kgs@lii.org
510-236-1908
The lii.org Black History Month collection at http://lii.org/bhmonth celebrates the African American experience through Internet resources that specifically address Black history and other links that provide new and useful resources related to African Americans, Africa, and diversity. The Black History Month collection was created by the staff and volunteers of lii.org (Librarians' Index to the Internet), and includes resources recommended by Eric Brasley, who teaches a class on African American resources on the Web for Infopeople (http://infopeople.org).
lii.org, Librarians' Index to the Internet, is a searchable, browsable Web portal for public libraries and the people they serve. lii.org is funded by the Library of California through the Library of California Board. Additional grant funding is from the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act administered by the California State Librarian.
California Librarians Black Caucus
www.clbc.org
NEWS
For Immediate Release
Contact: Miguel A. Garcia Colón
312-747-0666
January 17, 2002
REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking, is proud to announce that El Paso (Texas) Public Library is the winner of the Estela and Raúl Mora Award 2001 celebrating el Día del los Niños / Día de los Libros (Day of children and books). A record 17 award applications were received from Oregon, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Nevada and other parts of the country.
"El Paso was selected for their depth and breadth of the coalition that was created around their celebration and their spectacular outcomes," said Award Committee Chair Miguel A. García-Colón. "By collaborating with city agencies, businesses and private individuals, the library really made el Día del los Niños / Día de los Libros a citywide event that brought out 14,000 participants."
The library's all-day celebration included a proclamation signed by the Mayor and City Council, storytelling, hands-on activities, performances, motivational speeches, cultural and recreational activities and a parade with 200 participants that included children, local celebrities and performance groups. The city's public transportation agency "Sun Metro" announced free rides on all routes for all children up to 18 years old on April 28, 2001.
"El Paso Public Library has set a nationwide example of turning el Día del los Niños / Día de los Libros into a special day in the lives of a truly deserving community," García-Colón said. "We are proud of all the libraries who shared their events with us, and we're glad that more libraries are participating each year." El Paso Public Library will receive a $500 cash award and a plaque.
The award was established in 2000 by poet Pat Mora and her siblings, in honor of their parents, to stimulate participation in and recognition of el Día del los Niños / Día de los Libros. For more information about the award, call Miguel García-Colón at 312-747-0666.
ANNOUNCEMENT #1
2002 Sheila Suen Lai Scholarship of Library and Information Science
Contact: Dajin Sun
Phone: (203) 432-1706
Email: dajin.sun@yale.edu
The Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) is pleased to announce the availability of the 2002 Sheila Suen Lai Scholarship of Library and Information Science. Established in 1989, the Sheila Suen Lai Scholarship of Library and Information Science awards a total of US $500 each year to a full-time student of Chinese heritage who is currently enrolled in an ALA-accredited master's or doctoral program of library and information Science at a higher education institution in North America. The Scholarship is designed to encourage the professional and leadership development in Chinese American librarianship. The application deadline is March 15, 2002. The decision of the award recipient will be announced by May 15, 2002 and the award presented by the Chinese American Librarians Association at a ceremony during the ALA annual conference in Atlanta.
The Chinese American Librarians Association was founded in 1973 and is a vital affiliate organization of the American Library Association with its six regional chapters. In addition to holding annual programs, CALA publishes its own Newsletter, Membership Directory, and the Journal of Library and Information Science in conjunction with the National Taiwan Normal University.
Ms. Sheila Suen Lai, the founder of the Scholarship, is a seasoned Reference Librarian at the California University at Sacramento and served as the Executive Director of CALA from 1992 to 1998. She champions the education of future professionals in the field of library and information science by providing this Scholarship and has delegated to CALA the full responsibility for selecting and awarding one qualified recipient every year.
For more information about the application and the Scholarship, please visit the CALA's web page at http://www.cala-web.org or contact Dajin Sun, Chair of the CALA Scholarship Committee at the following address:
Dajin Sun
Sterling Memorial Library
P.O. Box 208240
Yale University
New Haven, CT 06520-8240
2002 C. C. Seetoo/CALA Conference Travel Scholarship
Contact: Dajin Sun
Phone: (203) 432-1706
Email: dajin.sun@yale.edu
The Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) is pleased to announce the availability of the C. C. Seetoo/CALA Conference Travel Scholarship for the year 2002. As a joint effort between Mr. Seetoo and CALA, the Scholarship awards an amount of US$500 each year to a library school student for his or her attendance of the CALA program at an annual ALA conference. Designed to provide an opportunity for networking and being mentored at the ALA conference, the award is eligible to all students of Chinese heritage who are currently enrolled in ALA-accredited master's or doctoral programs of library and information science in the higher education institutions in North America. The application deadline is March 15, 2002. The decision on the award recipient will be announced by May 15, 2002 and the award will be presented at a ceremony during the ALA annual conference in Atlanta.
Founded in 1973, the Chinese American Librarians Association is affiliated with the American Library Association and includes six regional chapters. In addition to sponsoring annual programs, CALA publishes its own Newsletter, Membership Directory, and the Journal of Library and Information Science in conjunction with the National Taiwan Normal University.
Born in Shanghai in 1916, Mr. C. C. Seetoo graduated from Shanghai University in 1939 and moved to Taiwan in 1946. A successful entrepreneur in the export business, Mr. Seetoo has traveled all over the world and made numerous friends and valuable contacts along the way. He recognizes and values the benefits of networking for people striving to become successful in the field of librarianship, and wishes to provide such an opportunity for current students of library and information science by co-sponsoring this Travel Scholarship.
For more information about the application and the Scholarship, please visit the CALA's web site at http://www.cala-web.org or contact Dajin Sun, Chair of the CALA Scholarship Committee at the following address:
Dajin Sun
Sterling Memorial Library
P.O. Box 208240
Yale University
New Haven, CT 06520-8240
Phone: (203) 432-1706
Fax: (203) 432-7231
E-mail: dajin.sun@yale.edu
Library Program to Cuba
April 19-May 3, 2002
You are invited to join a Library Program to Cuba, organized for April 19-May 3, 2002. We will meet with Cuban library professionals, scholars and educators, and visit libraries, archives, universities, cultural institutions, and other places of historical and cultural significance. In addition to visiting libraries, program participants will attend the International Congress of Information (INFO2002 Conference) to be held in Havana April 22-26, 2002, sponsored by several Cuban libraries, library and information professionals and organizations. At the conference, we will join ALA President John Berry and President-Elect Mitch Freedman, as part of the official ALA delegation to this historic meeting. INFO2002 Conference organizers have extended to US librarians a special invitation to participate in this conference by organizing sessions, delivering papers or contributing to the conference in some other way. In order to register for the INFO2002 conference and to find out ways to participate, please see the conference website at http://www.congreso-info.cu.
After the INFO2002 conference, participants in the Library Program to Cuba will stay another week to visit other cities and more libraries. You can attend the conference only, or you can attend the conference AND stay an additional week and visit more libraries and librarians in Cuba, including travel to Santiago and perhaps another city.
Flights, Cuban visas and U.S. Treasury licenses will be arranged for this delegation by Marazul Charters. If you have specific questions about travel to Cuba, you can talk to travel coordinator, Bob Guild at 1-800-223-5334 (bguild@marazulcharters.com) or visit the website at http://www.marazultours.com. Marazul's INFO2002 information sheet is attached to this email.
Tentative pricing for this trip: estimated $2000, depending on accommodations, city of departure, duration of trip, single or double housing. Price includes airfare from the US (Miami, New York or Los Angeles), Cuban visa, internal transportation, daily breakfast, selected entrance fees, and guide and translator for 2nd week of travel. Some expenses not covered include Airport tax ($50 Miami; $20 Havana); conference registration ($200/$180 speakers); meals, optional excursions.
This is an exciting opportunity to return to Cuba and visit the librarians that we met on the previous programs in 2000 and 2001 and/or to make new professional contacts and friends.
I hope you will join us!
Rhonda L. Neugebauer
Bibliographer, Latin American Studies
University of California
PO Box 5900
Riverside, California 92517-5900
(909) 787-3703
(909) 787- 3285 (FAX)
Rhonda.neugebauer@ucr.edu
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF INFORMATION
Information, knowledge and society: Challenges of a new era
http://www.congreso-info.cu/index.htm
Dear colleagues:The Institute for Scientific and Technological Information (IDICT) of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of the Republic of Cuba welcomes the opportunity to invite you to attend the sessions of the International Congress of Information Info 2002 from April 22- 26, 2002. The Congress will be held under the motto "Information, knowledge and society. Challenges of the new era" at Havana International Conference Center.
In this opportunity, coinciding with this Congress, will also be celebrated the 40 anniversary of the IDICT, occasion that makes this a very significative Congress.
The International Fair-Exhibition ExpoInfo'2002 will session
simultaneously to the Congress.
English and Spanish would be the official languages of the Congress. Your attendance which certainly would contribute with discussions will be
welcomed. During your stay you will also be able to visit interesting
places and meet the hospitable Cuban people.
The seventh staging of the international congresses on information, Info'2002 will be held under the motto "Information, knowledge and society. Challenges of a new era."
Info congresses have been held on a continued and biannual basis since 1988. The 45th Congress and the Conference of the International Federation for Information and Documentation (FID), was held in Cuba in 1990 and ever since, these congresses have BEEN held in our country in 1993, 1995,1997, and 1999.
A considerable attendance of specialists from Latin America and Spain has been the main feature of these congresses , and this has made it possible to exchange experiences, with a focus on information institutions, university libraries and library and information science associations and schools.
Senior executives and other specialists from international organizations and institutions have participated in these congresses. Regional and professional meetings have been held by those organizations and institutions as part of the general program of the Congress.
.A fair-exhibition, known as ExpoInfo has also taken place together with the Info Congress. Cuban and foreign organizations exhibit their information products and services, softwares, databases and other applications as part of the fair-exhibition.
For the first time in this century Info 2002 will gather information specialists which will discuss on the new management issues faced by organisations and the challenges posed by the new information and communication technologies, the new managerial approaches and the requirements to be met by information professionals and institutions at the beginning of a new millennium.
Topics
The professional program includes lectures, round tables, seminars, workshops, panels, as well as presentation of open topics related to the congress topics.
The Organizing Committee is working hard on the final arrangement of the above all these modalities.
Final names of the activities of the professional program would be gradually determined as part of the procedures thereto.
Post-congress courses would be organized among participants. Those courses will contribute to the widest possible exchange among delegates.
KEYNOTES PAPERS
Information and knowledgement: basis of a new society.
LECTURES-FORUM
Technology for rich and for poor people. Huge contrasts in the information
society.
WORKSHOPS
SEMINAR - WORKSHOP
The role of information in the prevention and mitigation of natural disasters.
SEMINAR
Academic seminar devoted to scientometrics[OIE2] and informetrics.
ROUND TABLES
PANELS
Call for Open Topic Papers
The Scientific Commission of Info 2002 will decide upon the form of
presentation of papers submitted. It would nclude oral presentation or
posters.
Electronic format
Power point presentation (no more than 15 screens)
Traditional format
Presentation in paper or cardboard (82 x 120 cm)
The first page of each paper should include: Title, author, (name and address of the institution represented, phone, fax and Email, and a brief curriculum), speaker (name and address of the institution represented), country.
Papers should be submitted in one original and one hard copy written in paper (8,5" x 11"), double spaced pages, with 30 lines and 2,5 cm margins on both sides. A copy in diskette should be also available in Word or WordPerfect format for PCs.
Papers should not exceed 15 pages, including graphics, tables and annexes.
A summary of the paper not exceeding 300 words should be submitted. Summaries should follow the above mentioned requirements and should be sent to the Organizing Committee before January 15th 2002.
The Scientific Commission of the Congress will notify the authors on acceptance of papers submitted and the form of presentation. This may does not exclude the possibility of participation as delegates.
Papers must reach the Organizing Committee no later than February 15th, 2002 so as to include them in the Proceedings of the Congress, in compact disk, that will be distributed to all participants. A letter with the name of author, co-author or any other responsible for the presentation of the paper during working sessions should attached to the paper.
EquipmentAll the rooms will be equipped with overhead projectors. In case another equipment is needed for the presentation (computer, video, slides, etc.), this should be reported to the Organizing Committee.
Exhibition ExpoInfo'2002The Fair-Exhibition "ExpoInfo'2002" will be held simultaneously to Info'2002. Companies, corporations, institutions and organizations in the information market will have the opportunity to promote and sell their products, services, equipments, publications and other items of interest for information consumers.
ExpoInfo'2002 will session in the Grand Foyer of Havana's International Conference Center from April 22nd - 26th, 2002.
The charge for the use of the indoor modular stand is US $130,00 m2 during the exhibition and includes:
Stand location in the plan will be decided upon by the Organizing Committee and according to receipt date of the applications.
Audiovisuals computers, furniture and international telecommunication services are available for rent during the exhibition.
All information on charges, participation requirements, requirements for goods delivery, customs regulations, etc., may be obtained directly from the Organizing Committee and the Division of Fairs and Exhibitions of Havana's International Conference Center.
For further information, contact:
Ania Ferrer Forcades
Dpto. Comercial del IDICT
Capitolio Nacional, A. 2019,
La Habana 10200, Cuba-
Telf.: 537 626531, 603411,
ext 1174 , Fax 537 338237
Email : aferrer@idict.cu
comercial@idict.cu
Violeta Rodríguez Oramas
Fair Executive Officer
Havana International Conference Center
Phone: 537 284398, 226011 ext. 19
Fax 537 287996, 283470, 228382
Email: violeta@palco.get.cma.net
Do you know of people who have been considering getting their library degree? Please help us spread the news that Knowledge River at the University of Arizona's Library School (SIRLS) is accepting applications for its inaugural class! The deadline is April 15, 2002, so they would need to start the process soon.
Knowledge River graduates will receive an MA in Information Resources And Library Science. Successful applicants will receive:
Questions? Contact the Program's Director, Pat Tarin at (520) 621-6428; E-mail: tarinp@u.library.arizona.edu (Pat is at ALA now, but will be back by the 23rd).
Pura Belpre Award
Susan Guevara, illustrator of "Chato and the Party Animals," written by Gary Soto and published by
G.P. Putnam's Sons, and Pam Muñoz Ryan, author of "Esperanza Rising," published by Scholastic Press, are the 2002 winners of the Pura BelpréAwards, honoring Latino authors and illustrators whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in a children's book. Susan Guevara's larger-than-life, mural-like images translate and extend Soto's barrio story with vitality, color and social commentary. Discovering that his best friend, Novio Boy, has never had a birthday party, Chato the Cat plans a surprise pachanga. Everything is set except that Chato forgets to invite the guest of honor. Sly humor and Latino symbolism abound in these innovative, acrylic-on-scratchboard illustrations. According to Award Committee Chair Dr. Eliza T. Dresang, Guevara's vivacious, distinctive artistic style creates a culturally authentic picture book with immense child appeal. In "Esperanza Rising," pampered thirteen-year-old Esperanza and her mother are forced to flee Mexico following her father's sudden death and his brothers' takeover of their land. In a California migrant-worker camp, they encounter poverty and racism that are mitigated by the support of family and friends. Esperanza's response to the fall from a privileged life into a 1930s, immigrant experience transforms her from a spoiled child into strong adolescent. "Esperanza Rising" brings to young readers beautifully executed literature, simple but eloquent and rich in historical details, powerful imagery, and symbolism," Dresang said. "Vivid descriptions of the social and economic hardships of the Mexican migrant workers create compelling realism for contemporary readers." One Honor Book for Illustration also was selected: "Juan Bobo Goes to Work," illustrated by Joe Cepeda, retold by Marisa Montes and published by HarperCollins Publishers. Two Author Award Honor Books were named: "Iguanas in the Snow," by Francisco X. Alarcón, illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez, published by Children's Book Press; and "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez, published by Houghton Mifflin Company. The awards are administered by ALSC and REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Service to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking.
Look for the full color illustrations of these wonderful books on the ALA web site. They will be posted soon.
" Gracias" to all members of the Pura Belpre Committee, and a special 'gracias' to REFORMISTAS Miguel Garcia-Colon, Jean Hatfield and Maria Mena for their hard work and commitment.
An Extra special thanks to Miguel Garcia Colon for his contribution toward what should prove to be an fexcellent translation of the announcement. We are still doing the final edits, and should get this out on reformanet hopefully by the end of the week. Please look for it, and deliver to the Spanish speaking media in your community, and offer to provide more information to them as well.
USA Today listed the full list of all the Children's Media award winners on Jan. 22, 2002, including the Pura Belpre Award.The bad news is that neither the New York Times nor the LA Times listed the Belpre winners. ;How did other newpapers around the country fare? Chicago? & Dallas? San Antonio? San Jose? Florida?
I urge Reforma Chapters and at large members and everyone on reformanet to e-mail their Arts editor today and offer to voice our disappointment that these awards were not mentioned. Offer to provide more information, in the hopes that they might want to remedy their omission, and do an additional feature story on these award winners. We must begin to convince them they they must begin to recognize that the Pura Belpre Awards recognize outstanding Latino authors and illustrators as well, and that these works are important books about the Latino cultural experience, and are important for Latino children and ALL children as well.
Oralia Garza de Cortes
Immediate Past President, REFORMA
Co-founder, Pura Belpre Award
MLA/NLM Spectrum Scholarship applications due March 1.
The Medical Library Association (MLA) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) jointly sponsor a scholarship through the American Library Association (ALA) Spectrum Initiative Scholarship program. The two organizations make a total annual donation of $5,000 each year to support minority students in their goals to become health sciences information professionals. African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, or Pacific Islander individuals attending ALA-accredited library schools are eligible.
For more information, contact the ALA Spectrum program at 800.545.2433 x4276 or email spectrum@ala.org.
Council on Library Information Resources Announces
International Workshop on Digital Preservation
April 24-25, 2002: Washington, DC
http://www.clir.org/registration
The Council on Library and Information Resources will hold a workshop entitled "The State of Digital Preservation: An International Perspective" on April 24-25, 2002. The workshop will focus on international developments in digital preservation and identify the emerging challenges. The program agenda follows.
There is no charge for the workshop, but attendees are asked to cover their travel and hotel costs. Registration will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The registration deadline is March 15. For your convenience, CLIR is now offering online registration at
http://www.clir.org/registration.
The workshop is the first in a series of international symposiums that are supported by a grant from Documentation Abstracts, Inc. (DAI). The institutes will address key issues in information science relating to digital libraries, economics of information, or resources for scholarship.
Hotel information is provided at the end of this message. If you have questions about the program, contact Daniel Greenstein (dgreenstein@clir.org). Logistical questions should be directed to Cynthia Burns (cburns@clir.org). We hope to see you in April!
AGENDA - THE STATE OF DIGITAL PRESERVATION: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Wednesday, April 24
5:00-7:00 Reception and Welcome: Deanna Marcum, President, CLIR
CLIR has booked a block of rooms at the Radisson Barcelo Hotel 2121 P Street, NW, Washington, DC tel.: (+1)202-293-3100; fax: (+1)202-857-0134. Please make your reservations directly with the hotel; mention that you are with the "CLIR Meeting" to receive CLIR's negotiated per-night rate of $159. You will need to make your hotel reservation by April 3, as the hotel will release all unreserved rooms for general sale after that date.
Dear Colleagues: Please spread the word to any CERTIFIED TEACHERS
that might be interested in getting their MLIS - ONLINE from
Mansfield.
Scholarships are available. Please read below. Thanks. Sandra
Here is a website: http://library.mnsfld.edu/scale/home.html
Here is text:Mansfield University Offers Tuition Scholarships for Teachers to Become School Library Media Specialists
The School Library & Information Technologies Graduate Department of the Mansfield University of Pennsylvania has been awarded a prestigious Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) federal grant for $356,491. The funds will be used to create and administer graduate scholarships for teachers to become school library media specialists and to produce and implement an online library advocacy program for school principals. The concept behind the "SCALE: Systemic Change and Library Education" grant is to build partnerships between trained school library media specialists and informed building principals to develop or revitalize quality school library programs. The federal grant is the second largest awarded nationally in 2001 in the Education and Training category. It addresses the critical shortages of school library professionals today, as well as the recruitment of individuals of diverse racial or cultural backgrounds. SCALE Graduate Scholarships
Approximately thirty, half-tuition scholarships for a complete Master's degree will be available beginning Summer 2002 for Pennsylvania residents, as well as out-of-state and international applicants. Teachers accepted into Mansfield's School Library & Information Technologies program will be required to complete 30 credits (ten web-delivered, online courses) plus a two or four credit Practicum and Residency course to earn a Master's in Education. (Residency is satisfied during one week in Harrisburg, PA. All other course work is completed online or in a local school library.) Scholarship students are expected to complete the program in three years. For more information about Mansfield University's School Library program, visit http://library.mnsfld.edu.
The scholarships are designed to recruit teachers from diverse ethnic backgrounds who are located beyond commutable distance of a graduate library science program and who work in under-served, high-need communities. Additionally, candidates who recruit a principal to enroll in the "Partners for Success" Advocacy Program as described below will receive higher consideration.
School Library Advocacy Program for PrincipalsDuring the summer of 2003, an online advocacy program will be offered to approx. 30 principals. The purpose of the program is to increase knowledge and build support for school library programs. Participants will explore the qualities of a good school library program and the basics of an information literacy curriculum, as well as learn how to provide relevant information resources and evaluate the library program. Upon completion principals will receive $500. for professional development activities to improve their library program. The web-based summer program can be completed in 4 to 6 weeks. More details are available at the SCALE GraduateScholarships website at http://library.mnsfld.edu/scale/home.html.
If You Are Interested in ParticipatingThe Mansfield University School Library program is unique in its approach. Not only can you study from home via the Internet according to your schedule, but you will also benefit from the experience of school library practitioners who have designed the courses and will facilitate your learning in online classes no larger than 24 students. While other library science programs educate students to become various types of librarians, this program focuses solely on training teachers to become school library media specialists. If you would like to apply for one of these scholarships, contact Debra Kachel, SCALE Project Director (see contact information below). Applications are currently being accepted. All applicants must meet the standard admission requirements and be accepted into the program (see http://library.mnsfld.edu/requirements.html.).
Address questions and correspondence regarding the scholarships to:
Ms. Debra E. Kachel, SCALE Project Director
15 Conestoga Road
Lancaster, PA 17522
717-393-6205
717-393-4760 FAX
kachel@bellatlantic.net
Mr. Brian Barden, Director of Admissions
gradapp@mnsfld.edu
Mansfield University
Mansfield, PA 16933
800-577-6826
570-662-4121 FAX
Dr. Doris Epler Dorwart, Program Director
139 Greenview Dr.
Lancaster, PA 17601
d.dorwart@worldnet.att.net
717-581-1367 Voice & FAX
Orange County Chapter of REFORMA Invites current and future library and information studies students to participate in its 2002-03 Patricia Ayala Scholarship Competition
As our Library profession strives to serve an increasingly diverse population, REFORMA: Orange County Chapter seeks to support the recruitment and retention of bilingual Spanish/English students to the profession of librarianship through a local REFORMA chapter scholarship fund. Scholarship applicants should fulfill the following requirements:
The student should:
The scholarship is to be applied to school expenses. The exact number and the amount of each scholarship will be determined by available funds, but $500.00 has been the average in recent years. A committee of chapter members will review applications and winners will be announced at the July 2002 chapter meeting.
The deadline for application for the scholarship is: Friday, May 3, 2002
Mail completed applications to:
Barbara A. Miller
Scholarship Committee Chair
REFORMA: Orange County Chapter
Pollak Library, California State University, Fullerton
P.O. Box 4150
800 N. State College Blvd.
Fullerton, CA 92834-4150
For further information, please contact Barbara Miller at 714-278-4460 or bmiller@fullerton.edu
REFORMA: Orange County Chapter
2002-03 Patricia Ayala Scholarship Application
To apply, please supply the following information:
Name of Applicant: ____________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Telephone: ________________________ (home)
________________________ (work)
E-mail Address: _________________________________________
Name of the ALA-accredited institution you attend or to which you have been accepted:
[ ] UCLA [ ] SJSU [ ] Other(specify) ________________________________
Where/How did you hear about this scholarship?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Do not write in this box.
Check list of application materials:
Date received: ______________
Proof of acceptance/attendance: _____
Proof of California residence: _______
Personal statement: _________
EZRA JACK KEATS FOUNDATION, INC.
1005 East 4 Street, Brooklyn, NY 11230
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2/1/02
EZRA JACK KEATS FOUNDATION CELEBRATES FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PUBLICATION OF THE SNOWY DAY BY OFFERING FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IN MINIGRANTS FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation has just announced that, in celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the publication of The Snowy Day, $40,000 will be awarded in the Fourteenth Annual Minigrants in December 2002 for innovative and imaginative programs in public libraries and public school libraries designed to combat illiteracy. Minigrants of $350 are available for such programs. The deadline for submissions is September 15, 2002.
"This is a momentous celebration," said Deborah Pope, Executive Director of the Foundation. "The Snowy Day, when it was published forty years ago, broke the color barrier in mainstream children's literature. It depicted African-American Peter enjoying the snow, as does every child. From that point on, the black child appeared more often in mainstream literature."
Minigrant applicants must be from the United States, and proposed projects must be exclusively sponsored by the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation. Programs that will be considered include storytelling, innovative or noteworthy workshops, and festivals. Those targeted at parents are also considered worthy. Programs featuring the works of the famed author/illustrator Ezra Jack Keats will be given special attention.
"We have a long history of minigrant awards totaling $400,000 to libraries and schools in every state of the union, as well as territories," said Ms. Pope. "Programs have been diverse and outstanding, ranging from writing books to making patchwork quilts. Some have developed friendships with pen pals in different schools and different ethnic backgrounds. The librarians who initiate these outstanding programs make a significant contribution in advancing the fight against illiteracy. We are proud to have provided the grants making their work possible."
Applications for proposals may be downloaded from the new Keats website: www.ezra-jack-keats.org, which also provides information of value to the librarian and the teacher.
Colleagues - please take a look at this significant section of
our website. I am sharing for your review, feedback, and
dissemination. Please help us pass the word.
Thanks for checking it out. Any comments/insights can go
to diversity@ala.org
Recruiting for diversity to the profession- information/tips/context:
http://www.ala.org/diversity/recruitprof.html
Ready recruitment resources and tools for your use:
http://www.ala.org/diversity/recruitres.html
For MLIS students that you may know:
http://www.ala.org/diversity/student.html
February 5, 2002
FOUR COLLECTIONS ADDED TO THE CUBAN HERITAGE DIGITAL COLLECTION WEB SITE
Coral Gables, FL - In its continuing efforts to provide online
access to its materials, the Cuban Heritage Collection (CHC) has added four
collections to its Cuban Heritage Digital Collection Web site. They are the
Fernando Fernández-Cavada Collection, the Cordovés and Bolaños Families
Collection, the Cuba: Capitanía General Collection, and the Alberto
Arredondo Papers and can be viewed online at
http://www.library.miami.edu/chcdigital/collections.html.
These four
collections join the Tomás Estrada Palma Collection and the José Lezama Lima
Papers already online.
The Fernando Fernández-Cavada Collection consists primarily of the correspondence of Federico, Adolfo, and Emilio Fernández Cavada during Cuba's Ten Years War (1868-1878), as well as some materials of Emilio Fernández-Cavada Suárez del Villar, Lieutenant Colonel in Cuba's War of Independence (1895-1898). Federico and Adolfo Fernández Cavada both served in the Union Army during the US Civil War and led insurgent troops during Cuba's Ten Years War. Their brother Emilio worked with exile leaders in the United States to garner financial support and arms for the Cuban insurrection. This collection was donated in 1997 to the CHC by Fernando Fernández-Cavada, grandson of Emilio Fernández Cavada.
The Cordovés and Bolaños Families Collection contains letters, documents, and photographs from Cuba's Wars of Independence and the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Several letters are signed by important figures in Cuban history, including Tomás Estrada Palma, Carlos J. Finlay, Máximo Gómez, and Antonio Maceo. They were collected primarily by Rosario and Encarnita Lastra, both of whom served as Mambisas under General José María Aguirre. Their great-grandnephew Julio A. Mestre donated this collection to the CHC in 1994.
The Cuba: Capitania General Collection contains the "bandos" (edicts), royal orders, and official forms from the governments of Governor-Generals Valeriano Weyler and Ramón Blanco. They include the edicts pertaining to re-concentration and controls over the tobacco harvest as well as blank forms of war criminal rosters, military hospital records, and applications to become volunteers of the Spanish army.
Alberto Arredondo was a Cuban economist and journalist. His papers consist of primarily of economic reports and papers prepared by Arredondo or by groups of which he was a part in Cuba and in exile, such as the Consejo Nacional de Economía of Cuba and the Confederación de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC). Topics include employment and wages, agrarian reform, and industrialization.
These collections are four of several being digitized and made
available online by the Cuban Heritage Collection. In the coming months,
the Lyceum Lawn and Tennis Club Collection, the Enrique Labrador Ruíz
Collection, and the Gerardo Machado Collection will be accessible on the
Web. To learn more about this digitization project and to view other
collections, visit
http://www.library.miami.edu/chcdigital/chcdigital.html.
For more information, contact Maria R. Estorino at 305-284-5854 or mestorino@miami.edu.
Good afternoon,
MedlinePlus is now offering medical information focused on specific ethnic
populations.
Examples are the updated page for Asian Americans at:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asianamericanhealth.html
African Americans at:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/africanamericanhealth.html
Hispanic Americans at:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hispanicamericanhealth.html
Topics covered include specific conditions, organizations, epidemiological statistics, and materials in other languages.
Training Institute for Early Career Librarians From Traditionally
Underrepresented Groups
The University of Minnesota Libraries will offer its third training
institute for twenty early career librarians who are from traditionally
underrepresented groups and are in the first three years of their
professional career. This week-long Institute will have a two-fold
focus, combining training in leadership and organizational behavior with
developing a practical skill set in key areas for professional
librarians. In addition, Institute participants will gain a community
of peers with whom they will develop a support network that will continue
through their professional careers. This program builds on the success
of earlier institutes offered in 1998 and 2000.
Linda DeBeau-Melting
Subj: Training Institute for Early Career Librarians From Traditionally
Underrepresented Groups
Assistant University Librarian for Human Resources
1-debe@tc.umn.edu (612) 624-5802
Assistant University Librarian
m-john@tc.umn.edu (612) 624-2312
Subj: Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees, Web Site
RETURN TO HOME PAGE
Dear Colleagues:
Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) invites you to visit our redesigned and expanded Web site at www.gcir.org!
The new site's most exciting feature is an interactive map displaying statistics on immigrants and refugees in all 50 states. Click on the state of your choice and discover the latest available information on:
We gratefully acknowledge the Ford Foundation for its generous and timely support that made our expanded and upgraded Web site possible.
Our thanks also go to Rob Paral who supervised data collection done by Lawrence Benito, Joan Jeffery, and Amanda Kellett.
Finally, we extend our deepest appreciation to Grand Junction Design for its excellent work in redesigning the Web site and making it attractive, user-friendly, and easy to navigate.
Please share with us your comments and suggestions on the new Web site?and tell us what additional features and improvements you'd like to see in the future!
Sincerely,Daranee, Lawrence, and Amanda of the GCIR Staff
