Notes from the Chair…
by Martha Tarlton
 

CULD is sponsoring several excellent programs at Annual Conference. More details are available in this issue of the
newsletter. I would like to thank Melody Kelly, Jon Luckstead, and the Community/Junior College Discussion Group for
all their hard work in planning these programs.

This spring we will award our first CULD scholarship to a library school student.  Our scholarship initiative will help as we
work to recruit new members to the academic library profession.

At the membership meeting at annual conference, we will be voting on some minor revisions to our bylaws.  Check the
CULD website http://www.txla.org/groups/culd/index.html for a draft.

You will find a ballot for 2003/2004 CULD officers in this issue.  Many thanks to all who have agreed to run for office!
Please take a moment to look over the ballot, then complete and return it to June Koelker, Nominations Committee chair.

Last but definitely not least, I encourage you to stay updated on legislation at the state level impacting libraries.  This is
a very tight budget year for the State of Texas, with many programs such as TIF coming under close scrutiny.  TLA’s
Texline listserv, the TexShare listserv, and the CULD listserv can help keep you current on legislative matters.

See you in Houston at Annual Conference!

CULD Bylaws Revisions

Be sure to check out the revisions to the CULD bylaws on the CULD web site.  The current wording, as well as the
proposed changes, is available for you to check with a fine tooth comb.  If you need an executive summary, the gist of
the revisions is that CULD is proposing to change the current Grants Committee to a new Scholarship Committee, and
award scholarships for library school students rather than job development/research grants.  As Martha mentioned, we
will be voting on these revisions at the CULD business meeting on Wednesday, April 1.

Candidates for Office

The Nominating Committee has been hard at work selecting excellent candidates to run for CULD offices.  Many of the
biographies and statements of concern appeared in the Autumn 2002 newsletter, which is available on the CULD web
site at: http://www.txla.org/groups/culd/index.html.  Please consult that issue for more information.  There is one more bio
and statement of issues, which is included in this issue.  The official ballot is also included in this issue.  You will need to
provide the stamp and a return address.  If you receive the electronic newsletter, the easiest thing to do would be to
print the 2 ballot pages on a duplexing printer.  If you don’t have access to one, just print out the ballot page and write
the addresses on the other side.  (Ain’t technology grand?!)
 
 

Candidates for Vice Chair/Chair Elect

Theodore E. Drake

Gilda Baeza Ortego
 
 
 
 

Candidates for Secretary/Treasurer

Mark McCallon
 

Karen Balcom

Karen Balcom has been employed as a librarian at San Antonio College since 1973 where she was a cataloger and the
systems librarian.  She currently serves the LRC as a reference librarian and webmaster, and is responsible for
collection development in the physical sciences and computer information systems.  Karen is a member of two
ACRL/Community and Junior College Libraries Section committees:  Awards and Learning Resources Review.  Twice in
the past she served on the Local Arrangements Committee for TLA's Annual Conference in San Antonio.
 

Statement of Issues:  I am honored to be nominated for Secretary/Treasurer of CULD.  If elected I will support the
Division's membership and Executive Committee by reporting accurately on the Division's activities and finances and.  I
am concerned with the "graying" of our profession and the need to recruit future librarians from diverse backgrounds. I
believe that librarians of all ages should be encouraged to actively participation in and support our professional
organizations.  I will continue to support TLA and CULD activities and efforts on behalf of all kinds of libraries.
 
 

                 CULD MEETINGS AND PROGRAMS AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN HOUSTON

CULD and the CULD Community/Junior College Discussion Group are sponsoring several sessions at the TLA Annual
Conference in Houston.  Check the program listings in your Annual Conference guide or on the web at
http://www.txla.org/conference/conf.html for more information about individual programs.  Here’s a convenient list of
programs by date and time to pull or cut out and bring with you to Houston.

DATE                                      TIME                           PROGRAM

Tuesday, April 1                      4:00 – 4:50 p.m.          CULD Executive Board meeting

Wednesday, April 1                 1:00 – 1:50 p.m.          TexShare Update

                                              2:00 – 3:50 p.m.          Digital Reference: What, Why, How? by Joe Janes followed by
                                                                                CULD business meeting

Thursday, April 3                     9:00 – 9:50 a.m.          Community/Junior College
                                                                                Discussion Group business
                                                                                Meeting

                                              12:00-12:50pm            Online Evaluation:  Are You Being Instructed?

                                              1:00 – 1:50 p.m.          Not so S.I.L.I.:  Librarian/Faculty Collaboration—CULD
                                                                                Community/Junior College Discussion Group
 

Join us for TexShare: Growing with Texas Libraries at 1 pm on Wednesday, April 1.  This program will update us on the
latest from TexShare.  TexShare continues to be the primary resource sharing initiative for all types of Texas libraries.
Hear the latest information on existing services and get the vitally important update on legislative funding.

Right after TexShare at 2 pm on Wednesday is Dr. Joe Janes’ program, Digital Reference: What, Why How?  Dr. Janes,
Assistant Professor, Information School, University of Washington, will discuss why digital reference may or may not be a
good thing for your particular library.  He will also offer practical strategies on how to “do it right” in your library setting.
(You may recognize Dr. Janes from his monthly Internet Librarian column in American Libraries.)

The CULD Community/Junior College Discussion Group is sponsoring Are You Being Instructed? at noon and Not so
S.I.L.I:  Librarian/Faculty Collaboration on Thursday, April 3, at 1 pm.  This program will look at a recent study on the
impact of information instruction (Sociology Information Literacy Infusion, aka S.I.L.I.) on student success in a
high-enrollment, freshman-level course.  The study’s instructional materials, pre- and post-tests, and preliminary results
will also be discussed by a panel made up of both librarians and faculty.

CULD Community/Junior College Discussion Group Hosts Information Literacy Presentations

By Jon Luckstead

Playing an increasingly vital role in academic librarianship, information literacy is the focus of two back-to-back
presentations sponsored by the CULD Community/Junior College Discussion Group is sponsoring at the TLA
conference in Houston.  This past year, library professionals at North Harris College developed and implements a
web-based survey using an active server page for student feedback of library instruction.  Monica Noram, Pradeep Lele,
Carolyn Jacobs, and Chris Gonzales will demonstrate their survey instrument and explain how they use its instantly
compiled data to refine their library instruction in the program “Are You Being Instructed?” on Thursday, April 3rd at
noon.

Another instructional project developed at North Harris College was deemed S.I.L.I.—Sociology Information Literacy
Infusion.  Librarians and sociology professors studies the effects of their collaborative information literacy instruction on
student performance in a freshman-level course.  Lynda Dodgen, Sarah Naper, Olia Palmer, and Adrian Rapp will
explain how they went about the study, demonstrate instructional materials they employed, and present their most
current findings in the program “Not so S.I.L.I.—Librarian Faculty Collaboration for Information Literacy” at 1 p.m.

CULD Community/Junior College Discussion Group Business and Discussion Meeting

The College and Junior College Discussion Group will hold its business and discussion meeting on that same Thursday,
April 3rd at 9 a.m.  Discussion group meetings provide a forum for exploring issues and exchanging ideas and
information of concern to college librarians.  Possible topics include digital reference, serving distance learners, patron
computer use, and TIF-funded laptops in the library.  Attendees are encouraged to bring their own topics for discussion
at the meeting.
 

VICE CHAIR/CHAIR ELECT  (elect one)

_____Theodore E. Drake

_____Gilda Baeza Ortego
 

SECRETARY/TREASURER  (elect one)

_____Mark McCallon

_____Karen Balcom
 
 
 
 
 

Envelope is on the back of this ballot.  Please remove ballot, vote, and mail.  MUST BE RECEIVED BY
MARCH 8, 2002.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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                                  June Koelker, PhD

                                      Associate University Librarian

                                       and Asst UL for Technical Services

                                      TCU Box 298400

                                      Texas Christian University

                                      Fort Worth Texas 76129
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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