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College & University Libraries Division |
Spring 2006 |
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Thank you for being CULD members! Our associations provide us with opportunities for community as well as professional development. We are seeing more and more of our students develop their own learning communities, and we recognize these because we are actually seeing what we have been doing at district meetings, conferences, and in electronic discussions. For me there is increased value in attending physical gatherings to share concerns and ideas, even though I enjoy the immediacy and efficiency of electronic communication. I urge you to keep participating online and in person with your association memberships. Right now, with information in this Newsletter, you can participate in the CULD community by voting for your choice of new CULD officers, participating in a member survey, and keeping aware of academic library trends. Then, you can read about the fabulous offerings for community at the 2006 TLA Conference. Make the commitment to yourself to demonstrate your passion for our profession by joining your community of colleagues in Houston, April 25-28, 2006.
2006 TLA
Conference: April 25-28, 2006, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston Come hear Dame Julie Andrews Edwards speak at the First General Session! Then be sure to hear Marlee Matlin as the Second General Session speaker! Are you interested? The
complete conference schedule is available online at
http://www.txla.org/conference/ The CULD Membership meeting will be immediately following the program “Unleashing the Phoenix Within” which begins at 2:00 on Thursday, April 27. This CULD sponsored program has been chosen to be designated as a “President’s Program.” The CULD Community and Junior College Discussion Group business meeting will take place Wednesday, April 26, beginning at 4:00 pm. Community and junior colleges are encouraged to submit their experiences with “QEP” (Quality Enhancement Plan) in the revised SACS accreditation process. Some of us have already entered the waters of QEP and others of us are getting ready to begin the process. We all could benefit from each others experiences, the trials, tribulations and successes. Please email Bobbie Long, Chair, Blong@ccccd.edu with your comments and experiences as well as questions about the process. We will have all the information put together in a handout ready for discussion at the business meeting. CULD Sponsored Programs at Conference: Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Interacting with Patrons with Autism 8:30 am - 12:00 pm Providing library services to high functioning autistic persons can be challenging for staff. Learn how to interact with and effectively serve this special population. Matthew Bridges, consultant, Bridges and Associates (Houston). Public Libraries Division and College and University Libraries Division.
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Choose Your Projects Wisely 2:00 - 3:50 pm Discover portfolio management. Diane L. Wahl, librarian for planning, assessment, and training, University of North Texas Libraries.
Thursday, April 27, 2006
SACS Igniting Librarians 8:00 - 9:50 am Academic libraries are essential to higher education. Review the new SACS Principles and learn how to use qualitative data to demonstrate your contributions to the success of your institution. Ralph Russell, director for institutional support, Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (GA).
Unleashing the Phoenix Within 2:00 - 3:50 pm Remember the excitement of your first job in a library? Have the increasingly rapid changes in technology and user expectations clouded your joy? Discover how to renew the passion for our profession. A business meeting follows the program. Abigail Hubbard, clinical assistant professor, Department of Management, Bauer College of Business, University of Houston.
Friday, April 28, 2006
Prescription for Consumer Health Information 8:00 - 9:50 am Colleagues describe current initiatives and partnerships in consumer health information outreach.Speakers discuss available resources for communities and will allow time for Q & A. Patricia Diana Brooks, epidemiologist, Texas Cancer Data Center, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; Bobbie G. Long, executive director, Learning Resource Center, Central Park Campus, Collin County Community College District; Sheila Ross Henderson, director, Pasadena Public Library; Beth A. Scudder, director, McKinney Memorial Public Library; and Karen J. Vargas, consumer health coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region (Houston). CULD, Community and Junior College Discussion Group.
Check out the full conference program about the other sessions on outcome assessment, digitization, stability of e-journals, leadership, copyright, confidentiality, information literacy, institutional repositories, academic ethics, and RFID technology. Be sure to look for the programs featuring Stephen Abram, vice president of innovation, SirsiDynix, Jenny Levine, “The Shifted Librarian” and Internet development specialist, Lawrence Lessig, professor of law, Stanford Law School, Jessamyn West, creator and editor, Librarian.net., and Leonard Kniffel, editor and publisher, American Libraries.
There is something for everyone – so let’s show everyone how passionate academic librarians really are. Come to Houston and encourage your colleagues to join us to see what TLA and CULD is all about.
by Karen L. Hopkins Needed Bylaws Changes
The proposed changes to the CULD Bylaws, reported in the Fall Newsletter, have not yet passed the review of the TLA Bylaws Committee. The proposed changes are available on the CULD webpage at http://www.txla.org/groups/culd/propbylaws.html. Meanwhile, comments regarding these proposed changes are welcome. Please send any comments to Ted Drake, Chair of the CULD Special Bylaws Revision Committee at theodore.drake@tccd.edu.
Membership Survey The CULD Information and Membership Committee urges you to take a few minutes of time to complete their brief survey. Please go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=868411235510 and share your thoughts with them so we may continue to thrive as a Division of TLA and as an ACRL Chapter to better anticipate your needs. At the CULD business meeting in Houston, the Committee will report preliminary findings on this survey, as well as on the data they have received from non-renewing CULD members. By Steven Ring Weatherford College Changing Library Classification System Weatherford College (WC) joins the 21st Century by changing the library classification system from Dewey to Library of Congress (LC) to fulfill the wishes of the Humanities’ faculty. The need of the community college student to learn the use of the LC numbering system before transferring to the university library was the one reason the librarians agreed to this labor-intensive and costly conversion project. A survey of the Texas Council of Community/Junior College Librarian’s listserv resulted in responding librarians stating that the cost was not worth the transition as long as the library’s catalog was available on line. The past administration did not approve of the budgeted funds for several years adding fuel to the TCCJCL listserv results. The change in administration proved to be a great time for this community college library to have budgeted funds approved. The project timeline began with the college-board approval of the bid for the MARC record conversion on December 14. The withdrawal process took longer than planned even with the librarians and faculty working together. The MARC records will be sent off January 30 to be searched, cleaned up, the authorities updated and authorities authorized. The MARC records will be returned to the library by May 1 allowing the physical move of the books and the re-organization of the numbering system. Volunteers and temporary library staff will spend the first six weeks moving and re-labeling books with plans to have the major work completed by August 30. Plans are in effect to close May 15 – June 30 and use a computer lab as the research site for summer students. A library staff person will be housed there temporarily to assist students. Mandatory LC classification training for faculty will occur during the fall 2006 in-service workshops. Weatherford College Library staff appreciates the guidance of Rose Marie McElfresh of Marcive, Kathy Fair of Kilgore College, Bob Yehl of Henderson State University of Arkadelphia, AR. Carolyn Kacena of Texas Woman’s University and Jerry Hoke of Wharton College. The WC Library staff will have this major project to look forward to for summer 2006. By Martha Tandy
ALA ACRL/CULD News ACRL Chapters Council Report CULD is one of forty-two chapters of ACRL. The ACRL Chapters Council meets during the Annual and MidWinter meetings of ALA. At this year’s MidWinter meeting on Sunday, January 22, one of the most “passionate” topics was allowing the Chapters to use their ACRL allocated funds to better meet their needs. Currently these funds may be used by Chapters only for printing, postage, and office supplies for ACRL member activities. Most of the chapters do not rely on printed communication but would like to be free to use the funds for other needs such as server space, programming activities, or scholarships and stipends to encourage membership. This issue will be taken to the ACRL Board for further discussion. One Chapter asked about the possibility of help with conducting surveys. There is a possibility that chapters might be able to participate in a “community” software application, much like WebCT or Blackboard, which would have a survey function. The Chapters Council Chair will be checking into this possibility. The most pleasant surprise was the announcement that ACRL logos have been created for each Chapter. We may use this logo whenever we wish to indicate our Chapter affiliation with ACRL. In this issue of the Newsletter we are using it to indicate ACRL information for all CULD members. Top Academic Library Trends The two ALA ACRL Presidential Candidates were asked to identify the top academic library issues for the next two years at the “meet the candidates” luncheon at MidWinter in San Antonio. Listening to both of these candidates lured me away from precise notes. Here, then, is a summary of what I remembered to record: Cynthia Steinhoff, Director of the Anne Arundel Community College Library identified these:
Julie Todaro, Dean of Library Services at Austin Community College, concentrated her comments on these three topics:
ACRL/CNI/EDUCAUSE Joint Virtual Conference, April 20-21, 2006 http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/virtualconference.htm
The theme of this unique conference is “Innovate and Motivate: Next Generation Libraries.” Conference tracks are Transforming Leadership, Transforming Spaces, Transforming Teaching and Learning, and Transforming Thinking, Culture, and People. ALA ACRL Blog Have you had a chance to look at ACRLog, the official blog of ACRL? This blog “aims to discuss the issues of the day in the field of academic librarianship.” As of the end of January, the top five discussions have been (1) worth reading with 46 posts, (2) technology issues, with 39 posts, (3) information ethics, with 23 posts, (4) libraries and learning with 20 posts, and (5) with thirteen posts each, conference blogging, higher education, and professional development. The blog also has links to ACE HENA (American Council on Education’s newsletter Higher Education and National Affairs), Inside Higher Ed, Chronicle of Higher Education, and Wired Campus Blog (from the Chronicle). CULD Elections 2006-2007 Slate of Candidates The Nominating Committee consisted of Jeanne Pyle, Library Director, University of Texas at Tyler; Patricia Switzer, Librarian IV, University of North Texas Libraries; and Edward Kownslar, Associate Library Director for Collection Development and Reference Services, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. The following candidates have agreed to run for the positions of Vice Chair/Chair Elect, and Secretary/Treasurer. Candidates for Vice Chair/Chair Elect: Linda Bixler Linda is currently Coordinator, Access Services at Texas Woman’s University and prior to the library‘s reorganization in the Fall was Assistant Director of Libraries for Access Services at Texas Woman's University from 1996 -2005. She came to TWU from The Alliance for Higher Education's (AHE) Library Program. She has been an active member of TLA since 1992. She is currently CULD’s Secretary/Treasurer and has been Chair of CULD's Scholarship Committee. She has served as a member of the 2004 Program Committee, Co-Chair of the 2000 TLA Program committee, member of the 1997 TLA Local Arrangements Committee, and Alternate Counselor of Acquisitions and Collection Development Roundtable. Statement of Issues: All libraries are dealing with similar issues, most of which involve money and technology. In order to move forward and provide for the needs of our users, librarians need to work together despite the type of library they serve. TLA provides us with that umbrella from which we may work together to address issues affecting all of us. I am an academic librarian and higher education is the area that I serve, but I also understand the common goals and issues that all types of libraries and librarians have. I wish to work through CULD/TLA to encourage all librarians to unite and use their combined strength to lobby and fight for the types of support needed so that we may do our jobs and serve our populations when and where needed. Paul Coleman Paul is University Librarian at West Texas A&M University in Canyon. He has served in that position since 1995. He earned his MLS from Louisiana State University in 1983, and has worked in academic libraries in Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Colorado, and Michigan. His TLA experience has included coordination of contributed papers for the Conference Program Committee, appointment to the Library Partnerships Committee, and service as chair of District 2. He is presently a member of ALA’s Publications in Librarianship editorial board. Statement of Issues: As academic libraries are pressed to articulate their role and maintain their relevance, CULD is more important than ever. Through programming and discussion groups, CULD helps the academic librarians of Texas identify and comprehend technological, economic, and social factors that affect their profession and their ability to serve. Through advocacy, it helps TLA forge a message that links reliable information services to productive study and research. In all of its activities, CULD is a conduit that channels energy between the greatest state library association in the country and the state’s academic library community. I would welcome the privilege of working with the division’s stalwart volunteers and TLA’s dedicated staff to maintain the vitality of CULD and carry out its crucial mission. Candidates for Secretary/Treasurer Jeffrey Levy Jeffrey is currently a Reference Librarian at the University of North Texas Libraries and serves as a Subject Liaison for Business and History. His experience in TLA and CULD includes: Member, TLA-CULD Research and Grants Committee, 2000-2001. Treasurer, TLA District 7, 2001-2002. Secretary-Treasurer, Reference Round Table, 2000-2001. Chair, TLA-NMRT Outstanding New Librarian Award Committee, 1998-1999; 1999-2000. Chair, TLA-NMRT Bag Check Booth Committee, 1997-1998. District Meeting Coordinator for TLA-NMRT, 1994-1995. Newsletter Editor and Representative-at-Large for TLA-NMRT, 1992-1993 and 1993 -1994. Member, Texas Reference Book Award Committee, 2003-2004 and 2004-2005. Member, TLA Conference Program Committee for the 2004 and the 2006 conferences. Statement of Issues: Here are some of the main issues as I see them: (1) Improving the salaries of librarians, (2) Marketing the library to university administrators, (3) Marketing the library to faculty and students, (4) Keeping libraries vital to education, (5) Keeping up with publishing especially electronic publishing and copyright, (6) Mentoring newcomers, and (7) Partnering to share expenses. I am running for Secretary/Treasurer of TLA-CULD in the hopes of making a contribution as the division deals with these and other issues. Elizabeth Norman Elizabeth is the Associate Director for Public Services and an associate professor in the Richardson Library at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, where she has worked since 1995. She has a Master of Science in Library Science from the University of North Texas. Ms. Norman is a member of the Texas Library Association, the American Library Association and the Association of College and Research Libraries. Within TLA, she currently serves on the CULD Scholarship Committee and is a member of the Reference Round Table. From 1999-2005, Ms. Norman was a member of the TexShare Electronic Information Working Group. Statement of Issues: I appreciate the opportunity to be considered for the position of Secretary/Treasurer. If elected, I vow to keep accurate and precise records for the division and will meet to the best of my ability the requirements of the office. I am concerned about developing innovative methods to emphasize the usefulness and relevancy of the library, librarians, and library resources in the face of pervasive student use of internet search engines to find sources for their research and working with faculty to promote the benefits of using the library to their students. By Edward Kownslar The ballot is being sent out in the CULD print newsletter and is due back on March 30, 2006. Newsletter Editor: Lea Worcester |
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