From
The Bookshelf
Central
Savannah River Area Library Association Newsletter
Volume
38, Number 1, January 2004
Guest Column - by Patricia Boerner
About the Association/Contact Information
I hope everyone is having a great start at the beginning of this New Year. It is my honor and pleasure to serve as President of the CSRA Library Association for the term 2003-2004. In advance, I'd like to thank you for your participation and support. With your continued involvement with the CSRA Library Association, we will have a banner year with our programs.
Our first meeting was held on October 23, 2003 at the Nancy Carson Library in North Augusta, SC. Our members were treated with refreshments and entertained by a wonderful storyteller, Ms. Virginia Dunkelbarger, of the group Tellers of Two Cities. Her wit and remarkable talent of storytelling was delightful and enjoyed by our members. Thanks to Ms. Shelley Patterson for arranging her visit and giving us this treat.
Our January 28 meeting, originally scheduled at the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area Interpretive Center at Enterprise Mill in Augusta, was canceled due to inclement weather.
Our meeting in March is tentatively scheduled for March 16, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. at the Augusta Technical College - Waynesboro Campus library. I look forward to hosting this event and enjoying some fellowship time with our members. The last meeting for the term will be a Saturday meeting with the date and time to be determined and advertised. At this meeting I hope we will be able to settle the motion made at our first meeting regarding Lifetime Membership fees. Please attend the meetings prior to the May meeting to voice your concerns and opinions about our lifetime membership motion.
As the year begins, please consider renewing your membership in our association
at your earliest convenience and resolve to get new members interested in our
organization so that we can expand our programs and grow as an organization.
Special thanks to Fay Verburg for publishing this newsletter and maintaining
our membership records.
David White
Guest Column - "Random Seating Stories," by Patricia Boerner
The delight of a Conference Luncheon or the splendor of a Convention Banquet are doubly enhanced by the remarkable table companions encountered. Turn to the left, turn to the right and a memorable story evolves.
I turn to the left. She stands slim and erect for the head table processional. She has an inner eagerness about her that's not directed to salad and the hot rolls, and by the time we've passed dressings and butter and sugar packets I've loved noting the colorful orange frock, a warm suntan, the Florida name tag. She's bringing Technicolor to the green hills of North Carolina! "You're such a colorful treat," I say. "I'm a miracle," she replies. "I was at Grade 3 when cancer was discovered, then a double mastectomy and all that follows. I'm a miracle!" What a blessing to enjoy a glowing table companion, alive and well, radiantly inspiring and randomly seated next to me.
It's Banquet time. I turn to the right. A petite, smartly gowned young woman with salt and pepper hair has her own unique story. "My father was an Air Force pilot. His plane was shot down over France fifty years ago. A French farmer, while plowing, uncovered airplane parts and human remains. He brought partial evidence to the American Consulate and the identification process began." This seems upsetting and breathtaking all at once, but I'm anxious to hear the rest of the story. She was two months old when her father died. She's close to sixty as she plans his memorial service. The mother had died, the daughter married but the military tracked her down. She talks about the satisfaction and emotion of "closure" and the farmer at her side who traveled from his home in France to see her father safely home---and I rest!
I do not want to rest. I long for the next opportunity to turn-to-the-left
and turn-to-the-right.
Reese Library's Meet the Author program hosts authors affiliated with Augusta State University. These programs are free and open to the public.
Mr. Robert Grant from the Political Science Department spoke about his newest book American Ethics and the Virtuous Citizen: the Right to Life on Wednesday, November 19, 2003 in the library. In this, the second book in the American Ethics and the Virtuous Citizen series, Mr. Grant applies the principles of public morality to "right to life" issues such as gun control, abortion, assisted suicide and war.
On Tuesday, February 10 at 12:00 p.m., Dr. Ralph Watkins, from the ASU Department of Sociology, will speak about a book chapter he has written called "Rap, Religion and New Realities: The Emergence of a Religious Discourse in Rap Music." The book is titled Noise and Spirit: the Religious and Spiritual Sensibilities of Rap Music, and is edited by Anthony Pinn.
In March English Professor Marsha Maurer will be at the library to speak about her newest book, A Fragrant Fullness, inspired by nature's invitation to spiritual reflection.
Submitted by Mellie Kerins
Camilla B. Baker, M.Ln., Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Library Instruction comes to ASU from Canisius College in Buffalo, NY. At Canisius she was most recently Head of Reference Services, Coordinator of Library Instruction and Coordinator of Evening and Weekend Public Services. She is a graduate of the Emory University Division of Librarianship and Agnes Scott College. She is a native of Milledgeville, Georgia.
Martha Bryant, MLIS, is Instructor and Electronic Resources Librarian at Reese Library. She comes to this position after eleven years as a school media specialist in North Augusta and Aiken, SC. She received her master's from the University of South Carolina's School of Library and Information Science and her undergraduate degree from Clemson University. She has lived in North Augusta since she was ten years old.
Camilla B. Reid, MSLS, comes to Augusta State as Assistant Professor and Associate Director of the Library. Her prior library management experience includes eight years as Coordinator for Public Services and Coordinator for Library Administration at the Medical College of Georgia. She is a graduate of the School of Library and Information Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Samford University. She was raised in Auburn, Alabama.
Michelle Mohr joins Reese Library as Administrative Specialist. She previously worked for a law firm. Genie Nesmith is newly employed in the Circulation Department as a Library Assistant. Genie served for four years in the U.S. Army. She is continuing her education at Augusta State. Ginny Loveless accepted a new position as Office Manager in August after working for Reese Library as Administrative Specialist. Ginny graduated from ASU with a B.A. degree in Sociology in December 2003 and is currently pursuing a graduate degree.
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On May 20, 2003, Roxann Bustos officially retired from her position as Associate Director at Reese Library of Augusta State University. She had worked in the library since 1985, beginning as part time and moving to full time in 1990. A reception for Roxann was held in Washington Hall Towers and her many friends, colleagues and family members were in attendance. She now enjoys the extra time with Sergio, grandchildren, gardening, reading, traveling--you get the idea. |
| Wayne Mixon, Barbara Andrews, "Cowboy" Mike Searles, & Roxann | Photo and story by Mellie Kerins |
East Central Georgia Regional Library
Financing is in place for a new Burke County Library in the Waynesboro Citizen's Park, an area designed to contain sports fields as well as a gym and walking space. It is also next door to the local branch of Augusta Technical College, creating more opportunities for shared usage. The final plans are ready and will go out for bid soon.
The Augusta History Museum and the Augusta Public Library are cosponsoring a new history book discussion group. The group is open to the public and free of charge. Robert E. Lee, by Roy Blount, Jr. will be the first book read. Tom Sutherland will lead discussions of the book on Tuesday, February 10, at 11:00 a.m. at the Museum and on Tuesday, February 24, 11:00 a.m.at Library Headquarters. You may bring your lunch. Call 722-8454 if you wish to purchase an optional beverage and dessert for $3.00. Copies of Robert E. Lee are available at the library and local bookstores.
Clubs, service groups, and other specialized organizations in the Metro Augusta area provide support and fun for people who have a common interest or need. Newcomers, folk dancers, bikers, seniors, and history buffs all enjoy meeting and discussing issues and activities. In response to many requests about these groups, the Augusta library maintains a directory of such organizations. There are over 400 listings in the 2004 directory which is available for use in any library in the ECGRL system or for purchase from Augusta Library, 902 Greene St., Augusta, GA 30901. The cost is $5.00 at the library or $7.00 by mail.
Submitted by Saralyn Ingram
Woodworth Library at Fort Gordon has a new Chief of Library Services and two new reference librarians. Fred Danes assumed the position of Chief of Library Services in May of 2002. He has been with the library since 1986, serving as a Reference/Public Services Librarian.
Two recent reference librarian vacancies were filled in December, 2003. Susie Joyner is a graduate of USC School of Library and Information Science and has recent experience at the East Central Georgia Regional Library and Augusta Technical College. Vickie Arnett is a graduate of FSU School of Information Studies and has recent experience at the Cobb County Public Library.
The library uses the Sirsi Unicorn system with iBistro for the public catalog.
Submitted by Fred Danes
Linda Beck was awarded a Master's degree in Library Science by the University of South Carolina in December, 2003. In January she was promoted from her position at Augusta Library headquarters to Manager of the Maxwell Branch Library.
Darra Combs is serving as Chair-Elect of the Science-Technology Division of the Special Libraries Association. She will take over as Chair in June 2004 at the SLA Annual Conference in Nashville, TN.
Dr. Bill Nelson, Reese Library, lead the following workshops:
"Creating a Continuous Assessment Environment in Academic Libraries," (with Bob Fernekes), ACRL Preconference to ALA Midwinter Conference, (Philadelphia), January 24, 2003.
"Assessment in Academic Libraries: Practical Approaches for Creating a Continuous Evaluation Environment," (with Bob Fernekes), Preconference to ACRL National Conference, (Charlotte), April 10, 2003.
They also presented similar workshops in Indiana (May 2002), Wisconsin (June 2002), Charleston, SC (October 2002), and North Carolina (September 2003). In October and November of 2003, Bill and Bob led workshops at the libraries of Augusta State and Georgia Southern Universities.
Presentations:
"SACS and ACRL Standards for Technical College Library Collections,"
Georgia Library Association-Council of Media Organizations Conference, (Athens,
GA), October 10, 2002.
"Higher Education Standards for Libraries (2004): New ACRL Multi-type Standards,"
(with Bob Fernekes), and "SACS Standards
(2004): Compliance Strategy for Academic Libraries," Georgia Library Association-Council
of Media Organizations Conference, (Jekyll Island,GA), October 23, 2003.
Publications:
Standards and Assessment for Academic Libraries: A Workbook (co-author,
Robert W. Fernekes), Chicago: Association
of College and Research Libraries, 2002. Summary available at: http://www.ala.org/ala/acrlbucket/nonserialtitles/standardsassessment.htm.
"How Practical are the ACRL College Library Standards?: Applying Standards in the Academic Library," (co-author, Robert W. Fernekes), College & Research Libraries News, 63 (November 2002), 711-13.
Interviews:
In July 2003, Bill was interviewed by Scott Cohen on "Questions of Importance
to Academic Librarians." The interview is posted on the webpage of Library
Deans and Directors Group of the State University and Community College System
of the Tennessee Board of Regents at http://faculty.jscc.edu/scohen/nelsoninterview.html.
Tom Sutherland will lead a History Book discussion at the Augusta Museum of History beginning February 10 at 11:00 a.m. The first book will be Robert E. Lee by Roy Blount. Participants will also be planning a book list for future meetings. Please call the Education Department of the Museum, 722-8454 for additional information about this program.
Tom also will be conducting a Civil War tour of Augusta as part of the "Picturing the Civil War Symposium." This symposium will explore the wealth of visual materials that create a pictorial record of the Civil War period, ranging from photographs to artists’ battlefield sketches and political cartoons, and the “Lost Cause” imagery that emerged in the war’s aftermath, including war monuments and, in later times, film. The symposium will be staged on March 26 and 27, 2004, at the Augusta Museum of History, Augusta State University Division of Continuing Education, the Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson, and the Morris Museum of Art.
Speakers include Emory Thomas, author of the definitive R.E. Lee biography, Lee Ann Caldwell (Georgia College & State University), Peggy Yonce (Augusta State University), actor Patrick Gorman (John Hood Bell in "Gods & Generals") and John Zwimmer.
Events include a Civil War tour of Augusta, BBQ at the Woodrow Wilson home on Friday, and dinner at the Museum on Saturday.
Baker, Camilla
Black, Diane
Bryant, Martha
Bustos, Roxann
Combs, Darra
Ingram, Saralyn
Kerins, Mellie
Lee, Tamera
O'Shea, John
Reid, Camilla
Shipman, Peter
Timmerman, Betty
Verburg, Fay
Williams, Shirley
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 $7, of which $3 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.