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New Library at Morris Communications:
East Central Georgia Regional Library
Gregg-Graniteville
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Retirees
I recently met with the other newly elected officers, Vice-president Susan Poorbaugh, Secretary Nancy Morrison, Treasurer David White, and immediate past President Rebecca Feherenbach to plan the year's programs. I believe we have planned a series of meetings that will be professionally relevant and personally enjoyable. These meetings are as follows:
October 5, 1999, 7:30 p.m. at the Nancy Carson Library in North Augusta. The program will be Bryan Halterman on Architectural styles with local examples. Bryan is the author of From City to Countryside, published in 1997 by Historic Augusta.
January 20, 2000, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Fort Discovery and lunch. You can stay as late as you wish, the 1 p.m. is just a planning time for those who have to get back to work. We need a minimum of 15 to get the group discount. We also get a discount for senior citizens (over 55) at Ft. Discovery. We will pre order box lunches from Gorin's Café ($5.89 each). The lunch menu will be in the next issue of the Bookshelf.
March 21, 2000, 7:30 p.m. at Reese Library, Augusta State University. Program to be announced.
April 29, 2000, Annual business meeting and luncheon to be in Aiken at a restaurant to be selected. The speaker will be Dean Fred Roper of the College of Library and Information Science, University of South Carolina.
I solicit your help in maintaining and even increasing our membership.
Please scan the membership list to see
if all of your fellow workers have joined or renewed their membership in
the CSRA Library Association and if they have not please encourage them
to do so.
I am writing this in mid-summer, even though my deadline is not until
September, since the first two weeks of that month I will be in Europe
visiting some World War II battlefields. Some of you may share this interest
of mine and, if so, you know how much I look forward to Arnhem, Holland,
the "bridge too far," where the British 1st Airborne fought and Bastogne,
Belgium where General MacAuliffe of the 101st Airborne Division (Screaming
Eagles) replied "Nuts" to German surrender demands during the Battle of
the Bulge, the Normandy invasion beaches and Sainte Mere Eglise, France,
the D-day objective of the 82d Airborne Division. Also, on this subject,
this fall the Augusta Richmond County Historical Society will sponsor a
number of events which I hope will be of interest to you and the rest of
the CSRA. "Road to Victory" a pageant about World War II in period uniforms
with music of the time will be performed at Bell Auditorium on October
29th and 30th. There will be an associated display of World War II uniforms
at the Augusta Richmond County Museum. Then on Veterans' Day, November
11th (Armistice Day) the Society will conduct its annual ceremony with
the Fort Gordon Color Guard and Band and Firing Detail at Heroes' Overlook
honoring Augusta's Medal of Honor and Distinguished Service Cross awardees.
The World War II emphasis this year will be followed with an emphasis on
veterans of Korea, Viet Nam, and Desert Storm in the successive years.
--Tom Sutherland
The Fellowship of Christian Librarians and Information Specialists is a nondenominational organization of people involved in the library and information profession who are committed to the Christian faith and seek to reflect its principles in their personal and professional life. Meetings of the fellowship are held annually in conjunction with the scheduled conference of the American Library Association.
The membership year is September-August. Annual dues are:
$10 - personal memberships
$5 - student and retired memberships
$25 - corporate memberships
For a membership application, contact Dr. William Nelson at 667-4903 or send an email to: wnelson@aug.edu.
Jeanette Bergeron has been awarded a contract to organize a library for William Morris, CEO of Morris Communications and publisher of the Augusta Chronicle. Mr. Morris owns numerous newspapers, radio and TV stations and book publishing houses. His collection is quite large containing approximately 9,000 books and about that many more newspapers, magazines, videotapes, architectural renderings, maps, etc.
Mr. Morris and Jeanette selected Diane Buckley, formerly a part-time clerical staff member at Reese Library, Augusta State University, as the project assistant. Diane who is working towards her degree in Library and Information Science at the University of South Carolina will be working with Jeanette sorting the materials into a subject classification scheme that Morris has partly devised (not LC or Dewey); to key author-title-subject-publishing information into a database; and to label and shelve the materials. The project begins September 22 and could conceivably go through the end of year 2000 and beyond.
EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA REGIONAL LIBRARY
Pat Golgart, Coordinator of Public Services, retired July 31st. She and Carl are planning a fall trip to Australia. In the meantime, Pat says that the time away from work seems like a vacation rather than retirement. The new Coordinator is Alice Walker who works in ECGRL reference specializing in local history.
Remodeling at all 5 Richmond County locations is scheduled for this fall. Unfortunately, no details are available about starting dates or sequence of buildings. According to the current information, each building will be closed for about 2 weeks at staggered times. We apologize in advance for the inevitable inconvenience to patrons.
The ECGRL web site now offers access to the library's OPAC at http://ecgrl.home.duesouth.net . The modem option continues at 821-2634. Tip: After the connection is established, hit RETURN several times for the initial screen.
The national ALA sponsored Teen Read Week is set for October 17-23rd. A cartooning program with Xavier Jones (Herbert Art Institute) is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 23. The location may change due to remodeling. Gibbs Library in Evans is offering a contest to draw favorite or original heros/heroines with winners to be announced during Teen Read Week. For information check http://ala8.ala.org/teenread/index.html.
REESE LIBRARY
AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY
Dr. Bill Nelson, Director, was elected chair-elect of the Georgia Library Association, academic division. He was also appointed to the Association of College and Research Libraries' national committee on the Status of Academic Librarians and was reappointed to the University System of Georgia's GALILEO Steering Committee. He presented a program at the American Library Association's annual conference in New Orleans. At the ACRL's national conference in Detroit, he facilitated a conference within the conference entitled Student Learning in the Information Age. Dr. Nelson also had an article published in the Georgia Library Quarterly entitled "GLA-COMO Presented Papers."
Reese Library welcomes Melissa Harter as a new part-time reference librarian. Several staff changes have also occurred. Fay Verburg, formerly the Coordinator of Interlibrary Loan Services and Special Collections, was selected as the Coordinator of Reference Services. Diane Black, formerly head of the Acquisitions/Cataloging Department was selected to fill the newly created position of Coordinator of Technical Services. John O'Shea will assume the task of coordinating the preparation and conversion of the library's database from the DRA to the GIL (Voyager) system. His official title will be Database Coordinator and Special Collections Librarian.
GREGG-GRANITEVILLE LIBRARY
USC AIKEN
From Tom Hobbs: The announcement below was recently distributed to employees at USC Aiken. I have decided to share it with all of you. Frankie Cubbedge has been an institution among CSRA librarians for many years, and her impending retirement is well earned.
"Dean Frankie Cubbedge, Dean of the Library, Director of Academic Support Services and Interim Director of the Computer Services Division, has announced plans for her retirement effective December 31, 1999. It is difficult in this short statement to capture the many contributions Dean Cubbedge has made to the USCA campus. Throughout her 34 years at USCA, she has shown a dedication to this institution that is admirable and she certainly shares a role in the success this campus has experienced through the years.
The cornerstone of her career at USCA is her outstanding leadership of the Gregg-Graniteville Library. During her tenure as Dean of the Library, many milestones have been achieved including: construction of the Gregg-Graniteville Library, completion of an addition to the library building, implementation of the full automation of the library, an initiative to have librarians achieve faculty rank and promotion, and the award of an "A" rating on the collection according to the standards of the American Library Association.
In recent years, Dean Cubbedge has also taken on additional duties in the areas of academic support services and technology. In every instance she has taken the areas reporting to her to a new level of excellence in their service to the campus. Per my request, Dean Cubbedge is developing recommendations for the future structure and leadership of the areas under her supervision. I will share the decisions regarding these areas over the next few months.
While her retirement as a full-time employee is effective December 31st, Dean Cubbedge has agreed to continue on a contractual basis as co-director of the USCA Self-Study. She will remain in this role through the duration of the SACS reaccreditation process. This continuing role is certainly evidence of her commitment to this campus. We value very highly her continued relationship and involvement with our campus through this important milestone in our history.
I am sure we all wish her the best in her retirement. However, the campus will sorely miss her talents and commitment on a daily basis. I would personally like to thank Dean Cubbedge for her dedication and friendship through the years. She is the consummate professional, a trusted colleague, and one of the finest employees ever to work on this campus."
-- Robert E. Alexander
Chancellor
USC Aiken
Tom Sutherland ‘s article "Campus Coehorns" about the two Civil War mortars on the Augusta State University campus was published in Richmond County History, Summer, 1999, vol. 30, no. 1.
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Morrison, Nancy
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