What is the role of certification in librarianship? Come to the program, Are You Certifiable?, on Friday, April 26 at 10:00 a.m. to hear three librarians discuss how certification works in Nevada, Iowa, and other parts of the U.S. Sponsored by the Continuing Education Committee, this timely professional issue is important to all types of librarians.
Come and uncover the mysteries of developing fictional novels based on historical facts and characters with Texas novelist Anita Richmond Bunkley at the TLA Annual Conference. Bunkley, African-American author of such works as Black Gold, Wild Embers, and the soon-to-be-released Starlight Passage, will reveal unique ways to uncover facts helpful in developing memorable and unforgettable characters and compelling storylines.
A certified Spanish and French teacher and a native of Columbus, Ohio, Anita has been a Houston resident for the past 23 years and has lived and studied in Mexico as well. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio, and spends a great deal of time lecturing and presenting programs to audiences across the country who share her love of books, words, and learning. Bunkley's writing career was launched with the 1989 publication of her novel Emily, The Yellow Rose, a Texas legend, which was inspired by the
Bunkley's Fact to Fiction presentation is scheduled for 12 noon on Wednesday, April 24, immediately following the TLA Black Caucus Interest Group business meeting and box luncheon.
Join in a tour of the Robert J. Terry Library at Texas Southern University featuring the Barbara Jordan Archives, Heartman Collection, and the Gallery of Traditional African Art. Representative Jordan's papers, manuscripts, and personal memorabilia span her early career as an attorney, her activities in the Texas Senate, and her outstanding contributions on Capitol Hill from 1967 to 1978. The Heartman collection has been called the largest and most comprehensive research collection on Blacks in the southwest United States. The collection's original 11,000 items were purchased in 1948 from Charles F. Heartman, a German-born book dealer of Biloxi, Mississippi. The Gallery of Traditional African Art is vast and varied, with some 160 works of art from East, Central and West Africa, the Pacific Islands, and Meso-America. Included in the collection are rare textiles, musical instruments, and ancestral figures, fine examples of bronze casting, wood carving and weaving. Experience a slice of southern history, a taste of African artistry, then dine at the reception which follows, all courtesy of the Black Caucus Interest Group.
The Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) will hold its first annual poster session during the 1996 TLA Annual Conference on Wednesday afternoon, April 24. The LIRT poster session will provide librarians with the opportunity to share experiences and ideas about instructional programs, strategies, methods, and tools with their colleagues. The informal setting provides the chance to meet and talk with the masterminds behind each project.
Please submit your proposal for a poster session to the LIRT Program Committee. Any topic related to library instruction is appropriate: successful programs, new strategies or methods, tools you use (such as publications or electronic resources), or anything you want to show off!
Send your proposal to the address below. A proposal should include your name, institution, address, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail. On a separate page without your name, give a brief description of the project/idea you would like to present. If it will be of interest primarily to a specific audience, such as high school librarians, please include that information as well.
If you have any questions, or would like more information, please contact Gretchen McCord Hoffmann at gmhoffmann@uh.edu or 713/743-9764. All proposals must be postmarked by January 31, 1996. Members of the LIRT Poster Session committee will review proposals, notify all those who have sent in proposals, and send specification requirements by February 21. Proposals should be sent to: Gretchen McCord Hoffmann, University of Houston Libraries, Houston, TX 77204-2091; Fax: 713/743-9778.
Computer Bulletin Boards: Gateways to Community Information, an introductory-level program on how to develop an electronic bulletin board system (BBS) will be sponsored by M(RT)ý on Thursday, April 25 from 2:00 - 3:50 p.m. Presenters for the program will be Mark Allan, Veronica Covington, and Judy Hunter.
Mark Allan is the coordinator of Online/Electronic Resources for Sam Houston State University. Veronica Covington is coordinator for Testing and Program Evaluation for the Huntsville Independent School District. Judy Hunter is a librarian for the Huntsville Public Library.
The two-hour session will include information on how to develop reading, writing, and computer literacy skills. The presenters will explain how anyone can develop a BBS to provide users with access to the Internet, to a calendar of events, and to directories of organizations.
In October, 1994, MacUser chose The First Emperor of China, produced by Ching-chih Chen, as one of their 50 best CD-ROMs, a product also honored by the Association for Visual Communicators with its Cindy Award (1992). The Southwest Chapter of Chinese American Library Association (CALA) will present Dr. Chen, who will share an overview of her pioneering experience in use of multimedia and digital imaging technology and will discuss the potential of sharing information in cyberspace.
Ching-chih Chen is professor and associate dean of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Simmons College. In addition to being author/editor of 26 books and over 100 journal articles and reports, Chen has devoted her career as an educator in preparing librarians for the new information age. Chen hold a bachelor's degree from National Taiwan University, a master's degree in library science from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a doctorate in information science from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
The TLA Acquisitions Round Table is co-sponsoring a preconference on Fundamentals of Acquisitions. This workshop is actually an institute that will focus on basic acquisitions of monographs and serials; financial management of materials budgets; trends in acquisitions management, and relationships among librarians, library booksellers, subscription agents, and publishers. Sessions will focus on issues of interest to librarians and paraprofessionals new to the acquisitions field, but seasoned acquisitions librarians will also find the institute useful as a refresher course. Sessions are geared to cover issues of interest to staff in all types of libraries. The institute is sponsored by ALA's Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS).
The presenters for the institute are Carol Pitts Diedrichs and Trisha L. Davis, both of the Ohio State University Libraries. Diedrichs is head of OSU's acquisitions department, as well as editor-in-chief of Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory, and Davis is head of OSU's continuation acquisitions department.
The Fundamentals of Acquisitions preconference will be held on April 23. Registration for ALCTS and TLA members is $95; for ALA members, $135; for non- members, $185.
The Storytelling Interest Group, together with the Texas State Library, will sponsor a preconference workshop for both novice and experienced storytellers looking for practical ways to use stories with children and adults in the school, the library, and the community. The workshop will be held on Tuesday, April 23, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The cost of the workshop is $45 for TLA members and $55 for non-members.
During the morning session, Jeannine Pasini Beekman and Jay Stailey will cover basic storytelling skills, including: finding, learning, and telling the story; vocal techniques; and incorporating music with storytelling. Beekman performs and teaches throughout the country and is the 1991 recipient of the prestigious John Henry Faulk Award. Stailey is the current chair of the National Storytelling Association Board, as well as an elementary school principal.
During the afternoon, Dale Bulla, a nationally known storyteller, author, and gifted education specialist, will demonstrate methods for teaching storytelling to children and discuss how these methods can be used in schools and libraries to stimulate the imagination and enhance reading and creative writing skills. Bill Raley, a storyteller and public library manager, will discuss innovative ways to use storytelling in adult programming and outreach, including: senior citizen and intergenera- tional programs, cooperative school/library programs, and establishing a community literary coffee house.
Access! Access! Is there ever enough? How can any library (academic, public, school, special, etc.) empower the library user to find the appropriate electronic resources on the superhighway of information? The program Linking Internet Resources and the User, Wednesday, April 24 at 10:00 a.m., will demonstrate one way librarians provide the links. Erik Jul, Library Resources Management Division, OCLC, will describe the results of OCLC's Building a Catalog of Internet Resources project. Melinda Reagor Flannery, Fondren Library, Rice University, will relate her experiences as a project participant. Jo Ann Oliphant, Victoria Public Library, will discuss what the future holds for Internet access in Texas libraries. The program is co-sponsored by the Texas Regional Group of Catalogers and Classifiers Round Table and the Serials Round Table.
The Hetherington Fun Run/Walk will be held on Thursday, April 25, 1996 during the TLA Annual Conference. The Fun Run/Walk benefits the Jerre and Glen Hetherington Leadership Development Fund, a special endowment fund which supports the training and development of leaders in the Association and the profession of librarianship.
Jerre Hetherington served as TLA executive director from 1954 until her retirement in 1983. When Jerre began as administrative secretary in 1954, the position was part-time, and the TLA membership totaled 1,190. The TLA `office' was housed in several locations: the trunk of her car, her dining room, and a couple of rooms in husband Glen's building. When Jerre retired in 1983, the membership totaled 3,254, and the annual conference had become one of the largest state library conventions in the country. Today, TLA is THE largest state library association in the US, with membership over 6,000! TLA staff and members continue to follow the course charted by Jerre. Her dedication to libraries and her commitment to the Texas Library Association serve as a model for everyone associated with the library profession.
Jerre and her entire family contributed greatly to TLA. Linda Claytor and Janet Murdock, the Hetherington daughters, are active supporters of libraries in Texas and TLA. Janet is helping to design the Fun Run T-shirt this year and Linda will serve as starter for the run.
The Fun Run is financed by registration fees and corporate sponsorship, and net proceeds are allocated to the Hetherington Leadership Fund. The sponsoring company will be acknowledged in the conference newsletter, honored at the closing luncheon, and its logo featured on the back of the T-shirts.
1996 will be the eighth annual fun run/walk and will take place in Houston's beautiful Memorial Park, along the jogging trail. All participants will receive commemorative fun run T-shirts. Even if you are not a runner or walker, you can still show your support for the Hetherington Leadership program by purchasing a T- shirt. Look for the registration form in the conference booklet, which will be mailed in mid-February.
There will be many prizes and a variety of activities. Prizes will be awarded for the:
The tournament will also feature a putting contest, a closest-to-the-pin contest, and a longest ball contest. Participants will be able to compete for over $10,000 in prizes for a hole-in-one.
Get your application in early for the best TLA Golf Tournament ever! Fill out and mail in the
Directions and maps will be forwarded upon receipt of registration. For more information contact: Doug Manning, 5603 Briarbend, Houston, TX 77096; 713/728-1876, or e-mail: dmanning@tenet.edu.
By the December 1, 1995 deadline, 147 members had been nominated to be participants at the 1996 TALL Texans Leadership Development Institute. These persons were either nominated by a colleague or supervisor, or were self-nominated. Application forms were mailed to all nominees in December, and the completed application forms are due at the TLA Office by January 6, 1996. The TALL Texans selection sub- committee of the Leadership Development Committee will make the final choice of participants, and these persons will be contacted prior to TLA Annual Conference. This year's number of nominees represent a wide variety of cities across the state and is an increase of 13 persons over the 1994 total.
The process of aging among individuals often sparks an interest in family origins. The process of aging among organizations--even future-oriented organizations like TLA--often ignites a similar interest in the past. And TLA is aging. In 2002, TLA will be 100 years old. Looking forward to that centennial celebration is an exciting prospect. At the same time, the History of TLA Committee members are finding that looking backward is an equally energizing experience--an experience they would like to share with all TLA members wishing to assist in "making" TLA history.
The committee is engaged in capturing on tape the oral histories of members whose leadership and involvement in TLA fostered its growth. Without these recorded personal accounts, the vitality that shaped TLA will be lost to future TLA historians. This work offers a rare opportunity to the membership. The need is great, and the time to do it is now. As in families, sometimes postponing the family history yields fewer sources and records. There are only three past presidents extant who can recount leading TLA in the forties and fifties. They all have wonderful stories to tell, but those stories will be lost unless they are recorded soon. The list of other interviewees is extensive.
Your contribution to this project would be invaluable in preserving TLA history. The committee has devised ways for facilitating these oral history projects, and there are several areas in which members can participate even if you shy of doing an actual interview. Please give this project serious thought and volunteer to participate by contacting Ada Howard by phone, 210/379-1531, or e- mail, ahoward@link.org; or Audrey Vanderhoof by phone, 817/921-7622, or e-mail, a.vanderhoof@tcu.edu. Join in one of the most rewarding projects TLA has to offer as the organization goes into the 21st century with its history fully recorded and properly archived.
The College and University Libraries Division Research and Grants Committee is seeking proposal for Research and Job Enrichment Grants. The research grants are designed to assist in the funding of research projects which will expand the body of knowledge including the library and information sciences. The job enrichment grants are available to individuals interested in updating their professional skills and broadening their experiences in areas of value to their career.
The winners of the 1995 grants were Catherine Guynes, assistant reference librarian at Cornette Library, West Texas A&M University, and Gretchen McCord Hoffmann, coordinator of library instruction, University of Houston Libraries. These two individuals requested job enrichment grants which allowed them to attend the National Bibliographic Conference, LOEX 1995 Program.
To obtain information or application forms for the grants contact Bill Mears, acting chair, Research and Grants Committee, Southwest Texas State University, Albert B. Alkek Library, San Marcos, TX 78666; fax 512/353- 0720; e-mail WM01@SWT.edu. The deadline for applications is February 1, 1996.
If you are: a TALL Texan (Texas Accelerated Library Leaders), wish to become a TALL Texan, one who is interested in TLA leadership continuing education, or one who believes that it is important for Texas to `grow our own' leaders, then, TALL Texans Interest Group (TIG) is for you! One of many positive results of the 1994 TALL Texans Leadership Development Institute was the creation of an interest group to accompany the TALL Texans leadership committee of TLA. TALL TIG exists separately from TLA's TALL Texans Leadership Committee. While the committee's responsibility is to organize and conduct the Leadership Institute, TALL TIG's purpose is to support the committee and help perpetuate the TALL Texans Leadership Institute. TALL TIG meets at the TLA Annual Conference and at Annual Assembly. Although just forming, TALL TIG has already offered a program and a recognition event for the incoming class of 1995 TALL Texans at the 1995 TLA Conference in Dallas.
TALL TIG has accomplished two fund-raising projects, given three scholarships to the 1995 class of TALL Texans; grown to an active membership of 39 members; met at the 1995 Annual Assembly; and submitted bylaws to TLA's bylaws committee. The interest group's goals are: to become a TLA Round Table by 1998; to raise money for TALL Texans Leadership Institute scholar- ships; to help the Leadership Development Institute committee attract funding for the Institute; to offer leadership programs at TLA conferences; to provide an umbrella for TALL Texan alumni activities; and to serve as an adjunct to the TALL Texans Leadership Development committee.
Any TLA member may join this interest group by marking TALL TIG under Interest Groups on the TLA membership form. For more information, please contact Joycelyn Claer at joycelyn@ICSI.net.
Bowen, Gary. Stranded at Plimoth Plantation 1626. HarperCollins, 1994.
Brandenburg, Jim. Sand and Fog: Adventures in Southern Africa. Walker, 1994.
Brittain, Bill. Shape-Changer. HarperCollins, 1994.
Bunting, Eve. Dandelions. Harcourt, 1995.
Florian, Douglas. Beast Feast. Harcourt, 1994.
Haas, Jessie. Uncle Daney's Way. Greenwillow, 1994.
Hickman, Janet. Jericho. Greenwillow, 1994.
Hurwitz, Johanna, ed. Birthday Surprises: Ten Great Stories to Unwrap. Morrow, 1995.
Isaacs, Anne. Swamp Angel. Dutton, 1994.
Johnston, Tony. Amber on the Mountain. Dial, 1994.
Park, Barbara. Mick Harte Was Here. Knopf, 1995.
Paulsen, Gary. Mr. Tucket. Delacorte, 1994.
Polacco, Patricia. Pink and Say. Philomel, 1994.
San Souci, Robert D. Kate Shelley: Bound For Legend. Dial, 1995.
Scieszka, Jon. Math Curse. Viking, 1995.
Shalant, Phyllis. Beware of Kissing Lizard Lips. Dutton, 1995.
Simon, Seymour. Sharks. HarperCollins, 1995.
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley. The Trespassers. Delacorte, 1995.
Taylor, Mildred D. The Well: David's Story. Dial, 1995.
Yolen, Jane. Merlin and the Dragons. Cobblehill, 1995.
The Texas Media Awards (TMA) is a statewide amateur media competition sponsored jointly by the Texas Association of School Librarians (TASL) and the Media and Related Technologies Round Table (M(RT)ý). Texas citizens of any age may participate. Each entry must be sponsored by a librarian. The deadline for entries for the 1996 TMA program is Friday, January 19, 1996.
Entry forms and rules are available from the TLA Office: 3355 Bee Cave Road, Suite 401, Austin, TX 78746-6763; 512/328-1518 or 800/580-2852; or from Suzan Nyfeler, TMA chair, PO Box 2287, Austin, TX 78768-2287; 512/499-7490.
SB 1, the Texas Education Code passed by the 74th Legislature in the spring of 1995, expands eligible applicants for grants under Section 29.251 titled "Adult and Community Education Programs."
Previously, only education agencies could apply for grants; under the expansion, public nonprofit agencies and community based organizations are eligible if they have had at least one year of providing the literacy services proposed in an application and if they can show coordination with any other existing adult education and literacy services in the area.
Grants are provided by the Texas Education Agency on a school year basis, September - August. Allocations have already been made for 1995-1996. It is suggested that interested library staffs contact TEA immediately at the following address to be placed on the 1996 announcement of applications: Adult and Community Education Division, Texas Education Agency, William B. Travis Bldg., 1701 North Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701-1494; 512/463-9294.
Announcements will be mailed in July, 1996, with applications due by mid August, 1996. The Division has no extra copies of the 1995-1996 application and requirements; however, a copy may be available through the Adult Education Division of the local ISD or one can be borrowed from the Library Science Collection, Texas State Library. It is recommended that interested parties review the guidelines in advance of receiving the 1996- 1997 application forms.
By now you should have received your 1996 TLA membership renewal form. In order to vote in TLA officer elections, your membership must be sent by February 1, 1996. The following is the 1996 TLA officer slate as it will appear on the official ballot.
1996 TLA Officer Nominees
President-elect: Sharon Criswell
Barbara Immroth
Treasurer: Dana Rooks
Elizabeth Snapp
ALA Councilor: June Berry
Ruth Dahlstrom
Gleniece Robinson
Rep.-at-Large: Carol Bartz
Doug Manning
Rep.-at-Large: Nancy Nassar
Marian Staton
Six Texans were selected to represent Texas at the American Library Association's Telecommunications Advocacy Network Conference in Washington DC, sponsored by the Library and Information Technology Association/Office for Information Technology Policy :
Others making news:
The General Libraries of The University of Texas at Austin have announced the following staff appointments and/or changes:
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