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Savannah River Area Library Association Newsletter
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39, Number 2, October 2006
Programs for 2006-2007
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We are offering a variety of meeting topics, days, and times for the 2006-07 school year. The outline of the programs is published in this newsletter with additional details available closer to the meeting dates. We followed the suggestions offered last spring at the meeting at the new Columbia County Library. Specifically, a luncheon and an evening meeting are included. I am particularly excited about featuring our prolific local author, Frank Yerby, at the April meeting. All too often, we tend to focus upon national talent to the exclusion of local writers and artists. We are always looking for more meeting topics or venues and encourage member suggestions.
The Executive Committee is very pleased and grateful to the library community for exceeding the membership goal of 50 members. For the membership year starting in January 2007, our challenge goal is 60 members!
Have a healthy and satisfying school year.
Debby Barron
The first meeting of the CSRA Library Association for 2006-2007 will be a tour of the new Cancer Research Center on the MCG campus, Friday, October 27, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. The tour will last about 40 minutes. A hot/cold lunch from Fat Man's can be ordered through Peter Shipman (706) 721-9903 with your RSVP. An email with the menu attached was sent previously to members. Soft drinks and tea will be provided. Also, lunch is available on your own from the MCG Student Center Grill (run by Fat Man's) or the MCG Cafeteria.
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED to ensure enough parking places and for access to the Cancer Research Center. Because parking is scarce on campus, please make every attempt to carpool. Deadline for reservations is Wednesday, October 25. RSVP to Peter so that he may have a roster of people attending, to reserve a parking space, and to order lunch. More parking information will be provided to those requesting parking spaces.
What: Tour of new MCG Cancer Research Center with lunch options
Where:: MCG campus
When: Friday, October 27, 2006, 11:00-11:45 a.m. (tour)
What: Blogs presentation
Where: USC Aiken Library
When: Thursday, January 25, 2007, 4:00 p.m.
What: March luncheon and election of officers. Tour of house, garden, children's area, and an exhibit featuring Charlotte Riley Webb of Atlanta. The theme of the Women's History Month Exhibit is "A Moment of Clarity with an Abstract View." The tour begins with an 8-minute video and Q&A. A catered lunch follows the tour.
Where: Lucy Laney Museum
When: Saturday, March 17, 2007, 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Cost: The tour costs $5.00 per person. Lunch provided by Hot Foods by Calvin is additional. More information forthcoming about lunch costs.
What: Presentation about Frank Yerby and his novels by Dr. Roscoe Williams of Paine College
Where: TBA (hopefully at the Yerby House on the Paine College campus)
When: April evening meeting (after Masters)
The Program Planning Committee hopes that the mix of days and times for the planned meetings will allow for greater participation.
Helen Anderson retired from the Augusta library in September. Ms. Anderson worked a total of 32 years in the Circulation and Technical Services departments. Our congratulations to Helen upon her retirement!
Mashell Fashion has been named Assistant Director of the East Central Georgia Regional Library. One of the main areas of responsibility in her new position will be personnel for the libraries in Augusta. Ms. Fashion was previously Facilities Librarian of the six-branch Augusta-Richmond County Library, a position she held for five years. She is very excited about her new duties and about the construction and completion of the new Augusta Headquarters Library.
The public library GALILEO password now provides home access to HeritageQuest. Ancestry Library Edition is available only from library locations. Passwords are available in person at any Georgia public library facility with a Georgia PINES library card.
Augusta Richmond County Public Library
The Augusta Public Library offers an obituary, wedding, and birth database from the Augusta Chronicle between 1982 and 2005. For queries after 12/31/05, use the online Augusta Chronicle archives.
| On Friday, September 8, 2006, Mayor Deke Copenhaver (middle) proclaimed September to be Library Card Sign-Up Month in Augusta. Mashell Fashion (left), Assistant Director of the Augusta Library, presented the Mayor with a new library card. Gary Swint, Library Director (right), spoke about the history of the new PINES Evergreen software that was introduced in 252 libraries across Georgia on September 5. |
ECGRL news submitted by Saralyn Ingram and Debby Barron
Medical College of Georgia - Robert B. Greenblatt Library
Two well-known library faculty members retired from the library in 2006: Lyn Dennison and Marilee Creelan. Lyn is now a part-time librarian at Paine College and Marilee is pursuing graduate studies at the University of the South in Sewanee, TN.
Lisa Westrick, library archivist, has relocated to Arizona. Lisa was instrumental in securing the National Library of Medicine exhibit "Changing the Face of Medicine." Two MCG physicians, Leila Denmark and Lois Ellison, are featured in the online portion of the exhibit.
Tamera Lee, Director of Libraries, is Chair-Elect of the GALILEO Steering Committee.
Kathy Davies was promoted to Head, Instruction and Education Department, and Karen Tschanz is the new Head, Content Management.
Linday Haynes is the new Information Services Coordinator.
Peter Shipman co-presented at the GACOMO Conference in September on formative assessment.
The library is hosting a tour of the MCG Cancer Center for CSRA Library Association members on October 27, 2006.
Submitted by Peter Shipman
Reese Library Celebrates Georgia Archives Week 2006
On October 10 at 2:30 p.m., Reese Library Special Collections welcomed an eager audience for Faces of Georgia; Georgia Archives Week with a presentation to accompany the unveiling of the web exhibition Watermark of Adversity: Augusta Floods. The presentation included lectures by Dr. Helen Callahan, Professor Emerita of History, Augusta State University, and Misty Tilson, registrar of the Augusta Museum of History and author of Augusta: Surviving Disaster. Mike Wallace, an ASU education student, created a lesson plan which can be used by educators as a supplement to the web exhibition. Christina Westerberg, a park ranger with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, arranged for the loan of the video Building and Exploring the J. Strom Thurmond Dam. Our thanks go out to all who worked on the presentation and participated in the audience.
Submitted by Carol Wagoner-Angleton
Please come visit Augusta State University to see how ASU has combined the social heart of the campus (the new Jaguar Student Activities Center) with the academic heart of the campus (Reese Library). During the construction of the new student center, visitors used a converted emergency exit. The Library reopened its front doors at the beginning of fall semester. The new front doors open into the beautiful new enclosed breezeway between the library and the student center. The library has also gotten a major interior facelift with new furniture, carpet and paint. For a parking map, go to: www.aug.edu/public_information_and_publications/asumap/index.html. On weekdays, please stop by Public Safety for a visitors' pass. Access to the library is through the east and west doors of the breezeway between the two buildings.
Submitted by Camilla ReidCSRALIBS (Local Area Library Listserve)
Need to publicize a vacancy locally? Announce an appointment, a promotion, or a retirement? Promote your library event? Join CSRALIBS, your area electronic library news and discussion list.
For further information on CSRALIBS, contact Tom Hobbs (USC Aiken Library at 803-641-3261), the listowner and operator.
Please note, CSRALIBS is not affiliated with the CSRA Library Association.
Dr. Bill Nelson, Reese Library, gave the following presentations and presented the following workshops:
Workshops:
"Using the ACRL Standards for Assessment, Accreditation, and Institutional Outcomes " (with Bob Fernekes), invited presenters, Oklahoma Council of Academic Library Directors (Oklahoma City), April 27, 2006.
"Practical Library Assessment: Applying the ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education," (with Bob Fernekes), invited presenters, SOLINET-sponsored workshop (Tampa, FL), University of South Florida, May 17, 2006.
"Practical Library Assessment: Applying the ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education," (with Bob Fernekes), invited presenters, Southeast Florida Library Information Network (Ft. Lauderdale, FL), June 8, 2006.
"Practical Library Assessment: Applying the ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education," (with Bob Fernekes), invited presenters, Nylink-sponsored workshop (Albany, NY), September 14, 2006.
"Creating an Environment of Continuous Assessment: Practical Approaches for Academic Libraries," (with Bob Fernekes) invited presenters, OCLC Western-sponsored workshop, University of Southern California (Los Angeles), October 16, 2006.
"Creating an Environment of Continuous Assessment: Practical Approaches for Academic Libraries," (with Bob Fernekes), invited presenters, OCLC Western-sponsored workshop, University of California (Berkeley), October 17, 2006.
Presentations:
"Practical Approaches for Implementing ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education," (with Bob Fernekes), competitive selection, Georgia Library Association (Athens, GA), September 22, 2006.
"Using the ACRL Standards for Library Assessment," invited speaker, dinner meeting of the Missouri chapter of ACRL, Missouri Library Association Conference (Columbia, MO), October 4, 2006.
"Continuous Assessment Using the ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education," invited speaker, Missouri Library Association Conference (Columbia, MO), October 5, 2006.
Publications:
"A Library Compliance Strategy for Regional Accreditation Standards: Using ACRL Higher Education Standards with the Middle States Commission," (co-author, Debbie Malone ), College & Undergraduate Libraries, 13, No. 1 (April 2006), 91-107. Abstract available at Haworth Press online.
Camilla Reid, Camilla Baker, and Jeff Heck, Reese Library, presented "What Every Faculty Member Should Know About Information and Computer Literacies," at the annual meeting of the Georgia Council of Media Organizations (GACOMO) in Athens, GA, on September 21.
Joseph Schneider and Deborah Tritt, Reese Library government documents faculty and staff members, presented their findings from a 2004-2005 survey of social science students at ASU in their presentation, "Usage of Government Documents by Social Science Students at Augusta State University," at the GACOMO annual meeting.
Tom Sutherland presented "Steven Vincent Benét, Augusta Poet" at the September Brown Bag Program at the Augusta Museum of History.
Tom co-chaired the celebration of the 225th anniversary of the Battle of Augusta for the Augusta Richmond County Historical Society. Three major events, a seminar, a dinner, and a battle re-enactment, were held to commemorate the siege of Fort Cornwallis.
A highlight of the celebration was the presence of the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, part of the U.S. Army’s 3d Infantry Regiment that supplies the guards for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington. The uniforms worn by the Corps are dated circa 1781, and consist of black tricorn hats, white wigs, waistcoats, colonial coveralls, and red regimental coats.
On Saturday, June 3, 2006 the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) held a wreath laying ceremony behind Saint Paul’s Church, the actual site of the siege, and received a proclamation from the city of Augusta. The Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps performed followed by a battle reenactment on the field immediately adjacent. Geographically, this was almost on the actual site of Fort Cornwallis. A Maham Tower and Fort Cornwallis were built for the re-enactment. In 1781, “Light Horse” Harry Lee had a tower built and mounted a cannon on it so he could fire over the walls and into the Fort.
This event drew re-enactors from Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Following the re-enactment, members of the audience were invited to visit the participating re-enactors for their interpretation of colonial and revolutionary life and to see the various items of clothing, equipment and weapons used. We estimate between 5,000 and 6,000 people saw various events of the 225th Anniversary of the Battle of Augusta.
Alice Walker, retired August 31 after 23 years with the Augusta Public Library. Mrs. Walker is looking forward to having more time to travel with her husband, Doug.
Membership List for 2006 (54 Current Members)
Adams, Marianne
Anderson, Gail
Baker, Camilla
Baker, Eldorah W.
Ballance, Darra
Barron, Deborah
Black, Diane
Boerner, Bob Lifetime Member
Boerner, Patt Lifetime Member
Bradford, Kevin
Bryant, Martha
Bustos, Roxann
Carter, Melody
Carver, Nancy
Davis, Allyson
Dennison, Lyn Lifetime Member
Farris, Sally
Feinberg, Jennie
Fernekes, Bob
Fogleman, Marguerite
Geisen, Amy
Haynes, Lindsay
Heck, Jeff
Hobbs, Tom
Hollins, Suzette
Hull, Christie
Humphrey, Holden
Ingram, Saralyn
Isaacs-Bright, Susan Lifetime Member
Kerins, Mellie
Kinnard-Ibrahim, Carol
Lawal, Linda
Lee, Tamera
Lewis, Paul
Marshall, Rose Parkman
Morrison, Nancy
Nelson, William
O’Shea, John
Patterson, Shelley Davis
Payne, Yadira V.
Perry, Patricia
Poorbaugh, Susan
Pulley, Natalie
Reid, Camilla
Shipman, Peter
Sutherland, Tom Lifetime Member
Swint, Gary
Timmerman, Betty
Tschanz, Karen
Verburg, Fay
Waggoner-Angleton, Carol
Walker, Alice
White, David Lifetime Member
Wilkins, Cary
If your name is not on the membership
list, please send the application form along
with a check payable to: CSRA Library Association, c/o Fay Verburg, Reese Library,
2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904. The membership year in the Association runs
from Jan. 1 to Dec 31. Annual dues are $10, of which a portion goes to the Elizabeth
M. Tyson Memorial Fund.
The Central Savannah River Area Library Association includes libraries in the Georgia counties of Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren and Wilkes. It includes the South Carolina counties of Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Edgefield, Hampton, Jasper, and McCormick. The largest city in the area is Augusta, GA.
Members of the association consist of librarians and paraprofessionals from public libraries, school media centers, special libraries, and university and college libraries. The membership directory was compiled through lists in the American Library Directory published by R.R. Bowker and lists furnished by school media center coordinators and the regional libraries. The list does not include every library in every county. Please contact editor Fay Verburg if you have any corrections or additions to the directory as well as suggestions or comments about the web site.