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Join the CSRA Baseball Buddies!
Westinghouse Savannah River Site Technical Library
Our next meeting is March 21 at 7:30 PM at Augusta State University
Reese Library. The speaker will be Dennis Sodomka, Executive Editor
of the Augusta Chronicle. His topic will be the First Amendment.
Freedom of speech is a cornerstone of journalism and newspapers as it is
to librarians and libraries. This is an opportunity to hear knowledgeable
comments on this critical issue and to discuss topics such as obscene literature,
censorship, Internet filters, and harmful material.
--Tom Sutherland
A new scholarship fund for the College of Library and Information Science at University of South Carolina has been established through the considerable generosity and kindness of C. Tom Sutherland. Proudly named for its inaugural donor, the scholarship celebrates and honors Mr. Sutherland's continued dedication and successful service in the field of Library and Information Science. Once endowed, this scholarship will be awarded to the very best and brightest prospects for the next generation of valued professionals and new leadership. Friends wishing to honor Tom with a contribution to this fund should continue to check the CSRA Library Association web page for updated information on the scholarship.
SANAD Support Technologies has an opening for a Cataloger in Charleston,
SC. Full or part time will be considered. Candidates should
have familiarity with AACR II, and OCLC, and at least 1 year cataloging
experience with LCSH and LC Classification. Experience with an automated
library system preferred.
For more information contact:
John Vogel
Director of Technical Services
SANAD Support Technologies
Suite 400
11820 Parklawn Dr.
Rockville, MD 20852
301-231-5999 (Voice)
301-231-5990 (Fax)
Librarian II -- Augusta-Richmond County Public Library Augusta, Georgia
Primary duty is working on the reference desk, answering questions both in person
and by telephone. Additionally, as Local History Librarian, provide specialized
reference service for historical and genealogical research in person, by phone
and in writing. Duties include indexing the local daily newspaper, assigning
relevant Library of Congress subject headings, as well as maintaining a computerized
file of published vital records. Conduct library tours for groups and classes.
Assist the public in the use of public access computer terminals, providing
guidance in use of the Internet and other library-supplied databases. Maintain
building security and ensure proper closing procedures when acting as senior
staff member on duty. Serve as a resource to subordinate personnel. Possession
of an ALA-accredited MLS and a good driving record are required. Salary $28,761.00.
Excellent benefit package. Send cover letter and resume with three professional
references, and a copy of graduate transcript to: Ms. Lee Ann Fisher, Assistant
Director, Augusta-Richmond County Public Library, 902 Greene Street, Augusta,
GA 30901. Open until filled. EOE
It's time to plan for a Greenjackets activity. In the spirit of cost-saving and convenience, we will sit in the "all-you-can-eat" picnic section near the concession stand. Waitpersons will serve from a menu of hamburgers, hot dogs, BBQ, side items, and beverages. Alcohol requires additional cost.
The tickets and food are per person (child or adult) at $11.00.
The cost is not reduced for large groups. The target dates are between
mid-June and the end of July. The dates for give-aways are not yet
confirmed. Hopefully by the March 21st meeting, date options will
be available.
--Debby Barron
Public libraries in South Carolina received $4.3 million in grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Foundation teams with public libraries to bridge the digital divide. The grant provided $2.1 million in cash, $1.2 million in software and $1 million in training and technical support statewide.
The ABBE Regional Library System received $331,978 from the grant. This provided the four county area with 50 new PC's, 9 content servers and 13 laser printers. Trainers from the Gates Foundation conducted two-day, on-site sessions for library staff at the 13 area libraries. Two system employees received training in Seattle. Installation of equipment and training was completed on October 5, 1999.
The Aiken County Library and the Nancy Carson Library (North Augusta) will share a $10,000 grant from the Gregg Graniteville Foundation, Inc. This grant will be used to upgrade the print reference collections in these two libraries.
Recently Carol Ann Bunch was named Library Manager for the Bamberg
County Library and Jeannie Simmons was promoted to the ABBE
Regional Children's Librarian.
EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA REGIONAL LIBRARY
Historic Appleby Branch Library will close for renovations March 10th. The Grand Re-Opening of Jeff Maxwell Branch Library is tentatively scheduled for some time in April.
The Summer Reading Program will go on as scheduled even though our downtown location will be closed for renovations this summer. Patrons are welcome to visit any of our other library facilities to get involved in the program.
REESE LIBRARY
AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY
Dr. William Nelson is currently serving as a member of the GLA Executive Board and GLA Long-Range Planning Committee. He is also currently serving as Chair of the GLA Academic Division, which is the Georgia Chapter of ACRL. He presented "GALILEO and the Future of Libraries in Georgia" to the Martinez-Evans Optimist Club on December 9, 1999. Dr. Nelson served as a member of a SACS Accreditation Committee for a college in Virginia in January 2000.
Dr. Nelson and Bob Fernekes (USC-Aiken Library) have had the following accepted for presentation:
Workshop, "Applying the New ACRL Standards to Your Library," South Carolina Library Director's Forum retreat (Seabrook Island, SC), scheduled for March 28, 2000.
"SACS Compliance and Library Assessment: Practical Use of the New ACRL Standards," SOLINET Conference, scheduled for April 27, 2000.
"Distance Education: SACS Compliance and the New ACRL Standards,"
Workshop, Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference (Kingsport, TN),
scheduled for May 3, 2000.
"Using the Standards for External Assessments and Accreditation Reviews,"
part of ALA 2000 Program, "Applying the New Standards for College Libraries,"
(Chicago), scheduled for July 9, 2000.
Jeff Heck, Automation Librarian, presented a session called "What is Your Favorite Holiday? A Century-Old Question but a New-Century Perspective" with Dr. Magali Duignan in Birmingham, AL November 6, 1999.
WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE TECHNICAL LIBRARY
On January 31 the Savannah River Site Library Services department announced desktop access to approximately 500 electronic journals, published by Elsevier Science. These journals are available to our customers through the SRS intranet. This system allows users to search and access full text articles from 1995 to present. Approximately 70 additional journals from other publishers are also offered through EBSCO Online on the same internal Web site. Included are journals covering energy, technology, government, business, the sciences, and medicine. Full-text access to these journals is the result of a cooperative effort between Department of Energy site libraries, the Los Alamos National Laboratory Library, the U.S. Office of Scientific and Technical Information, and Elsevier Science. Due to conditions in our license, this service is only available within the physical boundaries of the site. Remote users cannot access these jour- nals. Over 1,100 journals are available, but in the future, this number will be revised to represent the Elsevier journals subscribed to collectively by all DOE libraries.
Savannah River Site employees now have networked access to seven bibliographic and reference databases from their desktops. Six databases use the SilverPlatter interface (Energy Technology Data Exchange, Applied Science and Technology, EI Index, Gale Associations, Business Periodicals Index, and Georef); the last, CorpTech, has its own software for searching data on technology companies. The SRS Library & Services department worked with computing personnel to load the databases on a new server last fall. Once an employee obtains a Windows NT password, they are able to use these databases at their computer. The databases are also available throughout the two Library branches on site. The Library has also made an electronic version of the popular reference book, Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, available through the same server. Employees can search, view and print sections from the textbook, and use "active tables" which allow zooming and plotting along an axis. Plans have also been made to add an electronic version of another heavily used reference, the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics.
If your name is not on the membership list, please send the application
form along with a check payable to:
CSRA Library Association
Fay Verburg
Reese Library
2500 Walton Way
Augusta, GA 30904
Annual dues are $5, of which $3 goes to the Elizabeth M. Tyson Memorial
Fund.
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| Barton, Dianne | Beachum, Mary | Bess, Dorcas A. | Black, Diane |
| Boatright, Bonnie | Boerner, Pat | Boerner, Bob | Brown, Le Anne |
| Bush, Pat | Bustos, Roxann | Calhoun, Wanda J. | Carver, Nancy |
| Cashin, Mary Ann | Combs, Darra | Creelan, Marilee | Crossan, Kathy |
| Dennison, Lyn | Duernberger, Amy | Farris, Sally G. | Fashion, Mashell |
| Faulk, Ann | Fehrenbach, Rebecca | Fernekes, Bob | Ferrang, Edward |
| Fogleman, Marguerite | Fowler, Clarice E. | Golgart, Patricia | Harter, Melissa |
| Heck, Jeff | Hobbs, Thomas | Howard, Kristin | Irvin, Charles |
| Isaacs, Susan | Ivey, Elsie | Jenkins, Betty | Jones, Janet |
| Kerins, Mellie | Kinnaird, Carol | Knight, Alan | Lee, Tamera P. |
| Lewis, Faye | Lewis, Paul | Lightsey, Nancy | Little, Elise |
| McLean, Elfriede H. | Meinhold, Janet | Miller, Bertina | Morris Museum of Art |
| Morrison, Nancy | Nelson, Dr. Bill | Novinger, Margaret | Olliff, Jody |
| Orne, Linda L. | O'Shea, John | Perugini, Daniel | Poorbaugh, Susan |
| Reid, Camilla | Rodgers, Jacqueline | Rogers, Charlotte | Rowland, A. Ray |
| Roy, John | Rystrom, Barbara | Shivers, Louise | Simmons, Mary Jo |
| Stephens, Kristy | Sullivan, Peter G. | Sutherland, Tom | Tavares, Claudia |
| Thigpen, Sara C. | Thomas, Deborah C. | Thompson, Carrie | Timmerman, Betty |
| Trainor, Donna | Treger, Rita | Truitt, Margaret | Tuten, Jane |
| Usry, Leilani | Verburg, Fay L. | Wagher, Judi | Walker, Alice O. |
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| Williams, Sandra | Williams, Shirley | Wise, Carole |