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Volume 97, Number 4
ISSN 0029-2540
Winter 1997
mums «1 997 CONFERENCE ISSUE
154 From the President
156 Choose Quality, Choose Libraries
170 And in Edition: H.E.L.P.: A Needs Assessment, Jill Ellern and Sharon Kimble
172 Wired to the World: A Bold Plan for North Carolina, Ralph Lee Scott
1 wae 4 North Carolina Books
1 80 Lagniappe: A Treasury of Western North Caroliniana, Thomas Kevin B. Cherry
182 NCLA Section and Round Table Biennial Reports
192 Index to North Carolina Libraries, Volume 55 .
The Wake County ChildrenTs Bookmobile
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North Carolina Libraries is the official publication of the North Carolina Library Association.
From the President
EditorTs Note: Each biennium North Carolina Libraries uses the PresidentTs column to introduce the AssociationTs new
president to the membership. This year we used the wonders and convenience of technology to pose questions to
President Beverley Gass through Internet e-mail. What ensues is basically an unedited correspondence between Gass
and editor Frances Bradburn.
How did you decide to become a librarian in the first place?
Gee, I wish there were some fascinating story to tell about how I came to be a librarian " one where some wonderful
librarian was an inspiration or one where the desire to connect people and information had always been something I
knew I was destined to do. Not so.
I had completed my freshman year at the University of Tennessee as a home economics major " a year literally
filled with cooking and sewing. Among other accomplishments of that memorable year was the making of a dress in
a tailoring course. To pass the course, one had to sew a garment incorporating some 43 different techniques and subrou-
tines of tailoring. In another course, we had to plan and prepare meals for any number of ohome-like� situations. In a
design class, I wore my Jackie Kennedy look-alike pillbox hat and gloves to demonstrate my incredible tasteful
understanding of fashion, color, and style. Other peak moments that year came in the three-hour chemistry lab that
inevitably occurred every Thursday afternoon no matter how snowy or beautiful the day. There, among the many
other questions I could not answer, was the one where I never ceased wondering why I had not paid better attention
in Mrs. WhiteTs high school chemistry class, a place in which I could at least see the periodic table of elements.
By spring of that year, I was completely baffled by college, if this were college and not some homemakersT hell! I
was so distraught that I even went to the counseling department, a place in those days sought out by only the truly
troubled. After a series of aptitude tests, I decided to take college algebra, which is even more puzzling now than it
was then.
Out of desperation I started asking everyone in sight, except my parents of course. I cornered Mrs. Britton, my
eighth grade English teacher and, by then, my sisterTs mother-in-law. CanTt imagine why I asked her, but she was
probably at my sisterTs house and had no choice but to listen to me. And most times, when you ask for advice in this
world, you get it. Well, Mrs. BrittonTs advice was to become a librarian.
Best of all, that sounded like something appropriate for college study. It conjured up images of books and reading
and literate people, images very different from those of my experience earlier that year where the only people I ever
saw were home ec majors or football jocks who had wandered over to the home ec building to take their dreaded and
required nutrition class.
Mrs. BrittonTs suggestion also felt right. She said there was lots of money available to train librarians and that
schools were desperate for librarians. Given that my father had always told me that the finest thing a woman could
do was to teach school, her suggestion for becoming a school librarian seemed like a match. With great relief, there-
fore, I began my second year in college as an education major, which was the route for an aspiring school librarian.
All you needed to be certified as a school librarian in the state of Tennessee at that time was 18 undergraduate hours
in library science.
Currently you are Dean of Learning Resources at GTCC. What positions did you hold before this?
Obviously, I did have a stint as a school librarian in the Chattanooga Public Schools where I was an itinerant elemen-
tary school librarian. It was an aptly named position for I felt like an itinerant, a migrant worker, for sure. After two
schools, two libraries, and two sets of faculty and students, two years in that job was enough. Turned out Mrs. Britton
was right, too. There was money for libraries. I was making nearly $6,000 those days and working as hard as I could
to spend what seemed like an endless supply of ESEA Title IT money. Besides ordering books, I worked diligently
trying to keep some kind of order in all those libraries. My home ec courses came in handy since one of my biggest
challenges was finding the best way to clean the burlap cloth curtains that had been hanging for years on the
windows of Sunnyside School library.
After Chattanooga and a brief period teaching high school English, I decided to get a masters in library science.
Once I completed Emory UniversityTs library program, I moved to Memphis ready to really begin my library career. I
became the childrenTs librarian at the Poplar-White Station Branch of the Memphis Public Library and Information
Center. That, too, was an eye-opening experience. Those folks loved libraries and wanted their children to love them.
Story hours, puppet shows, summer programs so jammed with kids that all the other librarians and library staff just
wished ITd find another job somewhere. And, sadly, so did I. Despite the visible success at being a childrenTs librarian,
I did not feel successful. I was really worried that maybe I was a malcontent who did not like to work.
By this time, I knew that I had to find a job where I really felt fulfilled so I called a friend with whom I attended
library school at Emory. John Thomas, then director of the library at Davidson County Community College, told me
about a job at neighboring Guilford Technical Community College. I flew from Memphis, had an interview with
Mertys Bell, the Dean of Learning Resources and later president of NCLA, and knew that this was the right job.
Twenty-five years and a Doctorate of Library Science from Columbia University later, it still feels right. After a series
of increased responsibilities and promotions, I have been dean of learning resources at GTCC since 1991.
154 " Winter 1997 North Carolina Libraries
If you were trying to sell NCLA to librarians across the state, what would be the main advantages of membership that you
would highlight?
The opportunity to network would be the first selling point ITd pull from my kit of selling tips and techniques. I have
loved the chance to know all kinds of librarians from throughout North Carolina. I once read a study where the
characteristics of librarians had been investigated and, among other things, they were found to be a very bright group
of people. It is interesting to reflect on the North Carolina librarians I know or have worked with and, to a person,
they are all very intelligent. Since it is very important for me to be around smart people, NCLA provides a wonderful
place to associate with some of the brightest folks around. Then ITd talk about the value of belonging to an associa-
tion that serves its members. I would point to NC Libraries, the biennial conference, the work of sections and round
tables for professional development, and suggest that an association that consistently produced these kinds of quality
products for its members would really be worth the price of membership. Who among us, I would say, does not need
access to professional support and information? Then, if they were still not convinced, ITd appeal to their desire to
serve others. Who, but the hardest heart, would not be attracted to this possibility? ITd describe the ways that mem-
bers can work for the good of the cause of libraries and librarianship, their colleagues and friends through NCLA. ITd
point to the ways they could be involved in state level leadership and help shape the profession for North Carolina.
And if I had not closed the sale by this time, I would pull out all the stops, appeal to their emotions and note that
nowhere would they ever find an organization where they could feel so good and enjoy life so much. ITd note, too,
that if they really wanted to help themselves, joining NCLA was no more than the cost of one visit to a therapist. ITd
share the ways in which IJ had grown, and describe the opportunities that had come my way just by working for and
serving NCLA. I would describe how my life has changed " and for the better. ITd close the sale every time. ITd make
them weep!
Association members would probably like to know a little about your personal life " if you donTt mind osharing.�
Oh good, I do have a personal life. And I would be glad to share. First of all, thereTs Anthony Bartholomew and
Nelson, my family. Anthony and I have been together far longer than most folks have been married. We met when I
was student teaching in Chattanooga during my last quarter at the University of Tennessee. He has been wonderfully
supportive of my career and educational endeavors. Besides that, I like him more and more. Nelson, a great little
dachshund, came to live with us during the NCLA Executive Board retreat of 1995. His first mother had died of
cancer and his grandmother was keeping him. He lived on the one of those floors way up high on Sutton Place in
Manhattan. Oh, he had a dog, but it was still boring and lonely. (The story of how I came to know about him is too
long to tell here, but itTs a good story, too.) Anyway, his grandmother wanted a better life for him and on February 15,
1995, flew to Greensboro with Nelson in her lap and brought him to my house. I had planned to stay overnight in
Winston where the Executive Board was meeting. But someone said that Anthony might bond with him first and
thirty miles seemed not too far to commute. Got home late that night and itTs been love ever since! Beyond Anthony
and Nelson, ITm pretty ordinary. I love to shop " worry that I have a shopping addiction " and am enjoying deco-
rating my house that has been renovated from studs and sole plates out. That story would be good for another time,
too. Hobbies, do I have hobbies? I can tell you about lots of hobbies I wish I had. Would that do?
What is your vision of NCLA?
My vision of NCLA has been forming in my head for the past several weeks. Once the conference was completed,
those ideas have really begun humming. At this point, my vision is to create a vision. Does that make sense? I mean I
want to work with members of NCLA to create a vision, one based on what the librarians and library staff members of
this state want NCLA to be. At the Executive Board kick-off retreat, we will begin a planning process that really
focuses on the needs of our customers. I happen to believe that our customers are the librarians and library staff
members throughout the libraries of this state. We must find out what they want and then work like the dickens to
get those things and beyond. We must work to delight those customers. Within this gathering of ideas that whirl
through my head and conversations these days, are clear images of more members. I intend to find the means for
increasing the numbers of folks in this state who belong to NCLA. Another clear image is an association that talks
about omember benefits.� What are those benefits? Do our members want us to arrange cruises to the Bahamas? Do
they want us to be political activists in the state funding arena? Do they want a new computer every 18 months? I
think omember benefits� is an important term that, if incorporated into our NCLA vocabulary, might help us build a
larger membership.
I suppose that all this that I have described thus far is one and the same image. We must ogrow� NCLA, and the
first way we do this is by doing those things that will accomplish this growth. Selling memberships in a very assertive
way is quite important, but creating an organization that members want is a sure way to build membership. Another
image within this somewhat ethereal, yet emerging, vision is that of an association engaged in planning where sections,
round tables, committees, all tie their objectives to the overall goals of NCLA in a very deliberate way. I envision an
association where we all work within our organizational units clearly aware of what our particular members want and
need from NCLA. ItTs a cyclical kind of planning, all based on what our customers want. ItTs a planning where we do
what customers want, evaluate what we did, refine the process, and do more and better of what our customers want.
Well, is that perfectly clear? Now that I have said, in every way possible, that I envision an NCLA that is responsive to
its members, I realize that your question has helped me clarify the vision. Thanks for asking.
If you could make one change in the Association during your term as president, what would it be?
One change. I cannot think of one change, only. ItTs two changes I want to make. I want an NCLA that is signifi-
cantly larger than it is today, and I want an organization that has fuller coffers than it has today. Those two things are
possible if we create a vision for NCLA based on customer needs and expectations! Need I say more?
North Carolina Libraries Winter 1997 " 155
North Carolina Library Association
1997 Biennial Conference
Raleigh Convention & Conference Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
Wednesday - Friday, October 8-10, 1997
First General Session " Wednesday, October 8
President David Fergusson opened the
fifty-second biennial conference of
the North Carolina Library Associa-
tion on October 8 in Raleigh; the
Conference theme was oChoose
Quality, Choose Libraries.� Vice
President/President-Elect Beverley
Gass introduced the members of the
Conference committee.
The following awards were
presented: Bill Roberts, Director of the
Forsyth County Public Library, read
an American Library Association
resolution honoring North Caro-
lina Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. for
his support of libraries and library
funding throughout his four terms
as governor. A copy of the resolu-
tion was presented to North
Carolina Department of Cultural
Resources Secretary Betty Ray
McCain who accepted it on behalf
of the Governor. The resolution
was passed by the ALA Council on
July 1, 1997, at the annual meeting
of the American Library Association
in San Francisco.
Honorary NCLA memberships
were awarded to Judge Robert
Hobgood of Hillsborough and to
Camilla McConnell of Waynesville.
Judge Hobgood was cited for his
handling of a case involving the
prosecution of Richard Bland for theft
of materials from North Carolina
library collections. McConnell was
honored for her work on behalf of the
Friends of North Carolina Public
Libraries.
Life Memberships were awarded
to Ophelia M. Irving for her years of
service at the State Library of North
Carolina and her influence as a
mentor to other librarians and to Dr.
Marilyn L. Miller for her work in
library education and services to
children.
The Distinguished Library Service
Award was presented to Dr. Gene D.
Lanier for his work in assisting
176 " Winter 1997
libraries throughout North Carolina
and the nation who are faced with
intellectual freedom challenges.
Dr. Marshall Keys, Executive Director
of NELINET, Inc., was the featured
speaker; his topic was oIf Bill Gates Is
So Smart, Why Is The Year 2000 Such
A Problem?� Since todayTs libraries are
being encouraged to emulate the
business sector, Dr. Keys offered a
comparison of how the values of
businesses and libraries differ. Busi-
ness values competition and winning;
libraries value collaboration and
mutual benefit. In the end, Dr. Keys
stated that libraries that practice good
stewardship provide value to their
users and pride to their communities.
"John Welch
dealing with the Old
Top left: The Best We Have to Offer: Susan Cannady, media coordinator at Grimsley High
School, was presented the SIRS Intellectual Freedom Award for her courageous stand
Gringo. Earlier in the day,
Dr. Gene Lanier of East
Carolina University was
presented the Distinguished
Service Award for his work
in assisting libraries
throughout North Carolina
and the nation faced with
intellectual freedom
challenges.
Top right: Camilla
McConnell, NCLA Life
Membership.
Bottom: Ophelia Irving,
long-time Division of State
Library employee, shares
the excitement of her Honorary NCLA Membership. Photos by Joe Gierisch Photography
North Carolina Libraries
" Wednesday, October 8
Chill Out with the Frozen
Alive Band
Community and Junior College Section
The Frozen Alive Band entertained the
Community and Junior College
Section with original poetry and folk
music at their Wednesday afternoon
program. Band members Stephen
Smith, Danny Infantino, and Alice
Wilkins, all from Sandhills Commu-
nity College, accompany themselves
on guitar, bass, banjo, harmonica,
kazoo, washboard, and other assorted
instruments. Their songs and SmithTs
poems tell stories about talent night
at the high school, fathers teaching
sons to tie neckties, little brothers
tagging along on skating dates,
consumers struggling with
telemarketers, and innocent boys
taken in by mall chicks. For confer-
ence attenders who were actually able
to locate the room, the program was a
relaxing, quirky interlude.
Officers for the next biennium
were elected at the sectionTs business
meeting. Martha Davis will serve as
chair; Lynette Finch, vice chair; Alice
Wilkins, secretary/treasurer; and
Vance Harper Jones and Carol Free-
man, directors.
" Dorothy Hodder
Why Is the Sky Blue?
" Science in the Library
NC Association of School Librarians
Rhonda Dellinger, a media coordina-
tor from the Gaston County Schools,
shared a number of strategies for
incorporating science into the
teaching of library media skills. She
feels that students learn better if they
can investigate for themselves and can
see education as more than a collec-
tion of facts. She encourages students
to be observers, to predict outcomes,
and to test their predictions. She
infuses science into her media center
with anthills, cocoons, stuffed
monkeys hanging from camouflage
netting, etc., and with activities based
not only on her learning centers but
also on literature and the Standard
Course of Study as well. She also
utilizes contests, science experiments,
and surveys. This wide variety of
projects keeps studentsT interest and
makes her media center a place they
look forward to.
" Diane Kessler
North Carolina Libraries
Library Instruction " The State of the Art
College and University Section
Bibliographic Instruction Discussion Group
Librarians from public, academic, and community college libraries attended this
informal sharing of ideas and discussion of issues related to bibliographic
instruction. Cindy Adams of UNC-Chapel Hill led the session and was assisted
by the BIDG Steering Committee: Bobbie Collins, Wake Forest University;
Donna Gunter, UNC-Wilmington; Paula Hinton, UNC-Chapel Hill; and Cynthia
Levine, North Carolina State University.
On everyoneTs mind is, of course, the topic of technology"from the library
perspective and the user perspective. Session participants discussed these
questions: How do libraries get financial support to provide patrons with
enough workstations in the library? What are effective activities to improve
computer literacy of library users? How do we evaluate whatTs been found on
the Internet? Is information correct or valid merely because it was taken from a
computer database or found on a home page? In the future, will oresearch�
mean simply searching the Internet and copying material?
There was a consensus that students at all levels have more library research
assignments. With this in mind, participants discussed ways to educate faculty
about library holdings, procedures, and, most importantly, what constitutes a
good library research assignment. How do we reach new freshmen? How do
school librarians prepare high school students for the transition to academic
libraries? How does a small staff deal with numerous classes of required library
instruction?
Student apathy toward library instruction appears to be a common prob-
lem. Does it do any good to require students to attend BI sessions? How can we
jazz up our presentations to keep students interested? Can we plan staff devel-
opment programs on giving effective presentations?
Providing user education to various populations was another common
concern. All types of libraries are being used by relatively new groups, such as
students involved in home schooling and charter school students. What are
some of the ways librarians reach out to these groups and provide library
instruction?
This was a lively, informative session for everyone who participated.
" Michael Van Fossen
Internet Access to Public Documents
Documents Section
An overflow crowd attended the NCLA Documents Section session on oInternet
Access to Public Documents.� Ann Miller, Duke University, presided and intro-
duced speakers Mary Horton of Wake Forest University, Nancy Kolenbrander of
Western Carolina University, and Linda Reida of Tuscola High School in
Waynesville. The goal of all these presenters was to review resources from local,
state, federal and international government agencies of use to school, public,
and academic libraries.
Mary Horton presented key resources from state, federal, and international
organizations. She pointed out that the full texts of many government publica-
tions are being posted daily to the Internet. For government documents librar-
ians, keeping up with changes is currently a major challenge. Throughout her
talk, she used her documents home page at Wake Forest University to demon-
strate various sites. Going to the home page of a documents section is an
effective way to find out the various methods of finding government informa-
tion: by level of government, by title, or by subject.
Federal Internet sites of interest to school librarians were the focus of the talk
by Linda Reida and Nancy Kolenbrander. Many federal agencies are adding
special sections to their home pages that are focused on sources of interest to
students and teachers. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) site is one good example. In addition to beautiful images from Mars or
the Hubble Space Telescope, various educational programs and curriculum
support products also are available for teachers, including information on how to
acquire surplus equipment (computers) for schools.
" Michael Van Fossen
Winter 1997 " 157
" Wednesday, October 8
Perspectives on Outsourcing of Technical
Services Operations
Resources and Technical Services Section
Arnold Hirshon, Vice Provost for Information Resources at
Lehigh University, addressed what is to many"in the words
of Janet Flowers, outgoing chair of the Resources and
Technical Services Section, who introduced him"a ocontro-
versial and emotional topic�: outsourcing. He emphasized
that ooutsourcing may be an outcome, but it is not an
objective�; rather, outsourcing may be a tool employed to
achieve all or part of an outcome. His clear, polished, and
balanced presentation of all aspects of the outsourcing issue
gave the audience a better understanding of how
outsourcing might be a credible tool for change. A library
must carefully consider its goals, needs, resources, and
administrative and staff structures before deciding whether
outsourcing is a suitable tool for achieving greater produc-
tivity and quality of services.
Hirshon discussed the potential benefits of both in-
house processing and outsourcing; reasons why a library
might best make the decision not to outsource; and the
steps a library should take if and when the decision to
outsource is made. He placed great emphasis on the
importance of writing a good RFP (Request for Proposal),
selecting and contracting with the right vendor, maintain-
ing good communication with staff, and assisting staff
relocated (usually within the library) to new job duties. The
human side of outsourcing is a critical factor in the decision
whether or not to outsource. Staff must be informed on a
timely basis of all decisions affecting their work and their
jobs. Effective communication and the elimination of
ambiguity are key factors in preparing staff for change.
The process of considering the pros and cons of
outsourcing is one that Hirshon sees as beneficial in helping
a library assess and evaluate its services, internal needs, and
future direction. Audience receptivity showed clearly that
Hirshon succeeded both in decreasing the fear surrounding
discussion of this topic and in demonstrating that
outsourcing is neither viable nor desirable for all libraries.
For more information:
http://www. lehigh.edu/~arh5/bookad.htm
Or contact Dr. Hirshon by e-mail: arh5@lehigh.edu
" Page Life
Wake County ChildrenTs Bookmobile
NC Paraprofessional Association
Parked right outside the convention center, the Wake
County ChildrenTs Bookmobile was open for tours through-
out the afternoon. With an occasional appearance of
oMuddy,� the Mudcat, visitors learned how Ed Voliva,
Wanda Cox-Bailey, and Delores Douglas provide library
services to day cares, pre-schools, Head Start programs,
Library Power schools, after school programs, and in public
housing areas. The service also includes storytelling training
for day care providers. The 32-foot Thomas bus has wheel-
chair access and a PA system to announce its arrival.
Monthly calendars are provided with the special events
highlighted. The WCPL staff demonstrated portable
programming techniques and entertained the conference
visitors with their stories about children getting excited
about reading and books.
" Diane Kester
138 " Winter 1997
NC Live Initiative
College and University Section
Community and Junior College Section
Susan Nutter, Vice Provost and Director of Libraries at North
Carolina State University, Pamela McKirdy, Director of Library
Services at Greensboro College, and Dr. Ed Shearin, LRC Di-
rector at Carteret Community College, presented a brief over-
view and update of the NC LIVE (North Carolina Libraries in
Virtual Education) initiative. NC LIVE is a joint venture by
four library communities of interest " the UNC libraries, the
Community Colleges, the Center for Independent Higher
Education (representing independent academic libraries) and
the State Library of North Carolina (representing the stateTs
public libraries). Participating libraries will become gateways
to electronic resources and will provide equal access to those
resources for all citizens.
Presently, there are four committees (Publicity, Resources,
Technical Matters, and Training) working on various aspects
of NC LIVE, which is scheduled to be up and running on
January 30, 1998. The Resources Advisory Committee has
completed its review of potential resources, and negotiations
with potential vendors will occur this fall. The priority order
for resources is (1) indexing, abstracting, and full text of pe-
riodicals, (2) access to a database aggregator, (3)an electronic
encyclopedia, and 4) other reference resources as funds for
them are available. Updated NC LIVE information is available
at the URL http://www. dcr.state.nc.us/hottopic/nclive/nclive.htm.
"John Welch
Muddy Mudcat makes his move. Photo by Joe Gierisch Photography
North Carolina Libraries
" Wednesday, October &
What Is It About Those Southern Writers?
NC Paraprofessional Association
Novelist Lee Smith spoke to a packed room about contempo-
rary Southern writers on Wednesday afternoon. Reading from
her latest collection of novellas and stories, News of the Spirit,
she discussed the relationship between actual and imagined
experience in her novella oLive Bottomless.� Smith quoted
Anne Tyler, oI write because I want to have more than one
life,� and said that she is convinced that storytelling is a way
to make sense of life and is as important as food, clothing, and
shelter. She praised the Southern habit of presenting infor-
mation as anecdote.
Should Libraries Choose Audio Leasing?
Public Library Section
Audiovisual Committee
More than 50 participants attended the Public Library
SectionTs Audiovisual Committee panel discussion. The topic
featured the vendors Taped Editions, Brodart, and Landmark
Audiobooks. Librarians Mardi Durham (Iredell County Pub-
lic Library), Darla Johnson (Forsyth County Public Library),
Kim Huskins-Webb (Washington County Library), and
Deborah Marrs (Columbus County Public Library) talked
about leasing from the customerTs perspective, music to the
ears of the vendors, for the
Smith noted that we
have just celebrated
FaulknerTs 100th birthday
and reminded the audience
that each of his 19 novels
was an innovative experi-
ment in narrative style and
technique. She said that
Southern writers like Clyde
Edgerton, Lewis Nordan,
Barry Hannah, _ Ellen
Gilchrist, Jill McCorkle,
Kaye Gibbons, Doris Betts,
and Charles Frazier are car-
rying on this tradition of
searching for new ways to
present narrative fiction.
most part. Thanks to draw-
ings by Brodart and Land-
mark several lucky conferees
will discover the joys of
audiobook leasing free of
charge. Stephanie Davis of
Union County Public Library
won the Brodart drawing.
Landmark gave away a free
lease plan to Susan Adams of
Southeast Regional Library
System in Garner, another to
Stacy Hagarty of Chapel Hill
Public Library, and seven
audiobooks to Catherine
Moore of High Point Public
Library.
Asked about the particu-
larly active writing scene in
North Carolina, she men-
tioned the influence of
writers who teach in the «
state, including Fred Chappell, Doris Betts, Reynolds Price,
and James Applewhite. As her readers all know, her own name
also belongs on that list.
" Dorothy Hodder
Increasing User Input in Developing and
Managing Collections
Resources and Technical Services Section
For this Table Talk session, the group broke into three sections,
each representing a different library constituency. At the col-
lege and university group discussion, one of the central ques-
tions asked by its trio of facilitators was how librarians con-
cerned with the selection and management of collections
currently involve their users (and most often ousers� was de-
fined as faculty members) in those processes; conversely, they
asked what effects faculty involvement in collection develop-
ment policies and services had on the various libraries.
Everyone participated at some point in the discussion,
whether it was to relate his or her own experiences, tech-
niques, tricks for engaging the faculty in selection, to point
out the pros and cons of encouraging faculty input"both
successful and unsuccessful, for a wide variety of reasons"or
to question the reasons and purposes behind what was gen-
erally accepted to be the current opolitically correct� trend of
engaging users in selection. The lively give-and-take offered
everyone a chance to share sometimes widely different per-
sonal and institutional experiences.
" Page Life
North Carolina Libraries
Local arrangements chair Sue Moody's smile of relief reflects the
careful coordination of people, equipment, and room assignments "
a job well done! Photo by John Welch.
" Marie Spencer
Tired of making
opermanent loans?"
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Tomorrow's Technology for Today's Libraries�"�
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Winter 1997 " 159
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" Thursday, October 9
During the Second General Session,
the following awards were presented:
Sheila Johnson, representing the
Round Table for Ethnic Minority
Concerns (REMCO), presented
REMCO Roadbuilders awards to
Brenda W. Stephens, Director of the
Hyconeechee Regional Library; Dr.
Robert M. Ballard, Professor of
Information and Library Science at
North Carolina Central University; Dr.
Clarence Toomer, Director of Libraries
at UNC-Pembroke; and Dr. Benjamin
Speller, Dean of the School of Infor-
mation and Library Science at North
Carolina Central University.
Janet Flowers, representing RTSS,
presented the RTSS student award to
Carey McLean, a student at North
Carolina Central University. The RTSS
award for best North Carolina Libraries
article dealing with technical services
went to Robert Galbreath of UNC-
Greensboro for oNailing Jell-O to the
Wall.�
Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin presented
the Public Library Development award
to Sheila Anderson of the Cumberland
County Public Library and Informa-
tion Center for her successful project
" Second General Session "
oTeen Read.�
Frances Bryant Bradburn pre-
sented the Ray Moore Award for the
best article about public libraries
printed in North Carolina Libraries
during the preceding biennium to Dr.
Patrick Valentine for his article oThe
Spread of Public Libraries: The
Community of the Book in North
Carolina, 1900-1960.�
Judith Krug, Director of the ALA
Office of Intellectual Freedom, gave
the Ogilvie Lecture; her topic was
oIntellectual Freedom and the Inter-
net: WhatTs Next?� Ms. Krug noted
that in 1996, ALA added
a clause to the Library
Bill of Rights affirming
free, unfettered access to
electronic services by any
patron regardless of age.
In support of that new
clause, ALA went to court
in 1997 challenging and
ultimately defeating the
Communications
Decency ActTs oinde-
cency� provision which
would have restricted
access to certain parts of
the Internet. Libraries must be wary of
having Internet access only to
information suitable for a child.
Library users should be able to choose
what they want to view on a com-
puter screen. The Internet deserves
the same protection as print. ALA
took a public stand against filtering
software while affirming that parents
must teach their children how to be
safe on the Internet. The Internet
brings reality to the vision that the
framers of the Constitution had when
they wrote the First Amendment.
"John Welch
REMCO chair Sheila Johnson
presented 1997 Road Builder
Awards to Hyconneechee
Regional Library director
Brenda Stephens
(pictured above),
NCCU Professor
Robert Ballard
(right),
and St. Augustine Library
Director Clarence Toomer
(far right).
Photos this page by
Joe Gierisch Photography.
160 " Winter 1997
Pictured above: Chair Janet
Flowers presented the RTSS
student award to Carey
McLean, a student at
NCCU.
Left: Dr. Robert Galbreath
onailed� the Resource and
Technical Services Section
Award for Best North
Carolina Libraries article,
here presented by RTSS
member Ginny Gilbert.
North Carolina Libraries
" Thursday, October 9
Book-A-Peel
NC Association of School Librarians
Lou Doss and Pepie Jones, media
specialists with the Gaston County
schools, presented this Thursday
progam on labels. Lou and Pepie are
in love with labels, not only to make
the collection easier to manage, easier
to work with, and visually pleasing,
but also to help meet the require-
ments for Southern Association
accreditation.
The label programs reviewed were
My Label Designer and Labels Unlimited
(both very well liked) as well as
Microsoft Works, Microsoft Word and
Microsoft Publisher. While Labels
Unlimited takes some time to set up,
beautiful spine labels can be created
for all your libraryTs books, giving the
collection a more uniform look.
What can you label? The present-
ers suggested files, cabinets, shelves,
manuals, computer labs, audiovisuals,
books, novel sets, and big books, just
to get you started. If you are going to
re-label your whole collection, the
suggestion was made to either 1) close
the library for a couple of weeks or 2)
work through the summer. Parent
volunteers were very helpful to both
presenters.
The label programs are available
from Hart, Inc. in Asheville or
Software Express in Charlotte. Costs
were usually listed at under $50.
" Rhonda Holbrook
Joel Achenbach of
The Washington Post
Reference and Adult Services Section
oShow me the evidence,� said
Achenbach to an attentive luncheon
gathering. Widely known for his
weekly Washington Post column, oWhy
Things Are,� and his frequent com-
mentary on National Public RadioTs
oMorning Edition,� Achenbach drew
upon examples from his current
research on extra-terrestrial life as he
described the research pitfalls in our
increasingly information-rich society. A
lot of obad� information and widely
disseminated, unsubstantiated rumors
are presented as facts. Hard evidence
and current scientific fact are needed.
Librarians can serve as mediators to tell
inquirers where the original informa-
tion can be found and to help them
analyze the quality of data.
" Suzanne Wise
North Carolina Libraries
Copyright and Internet
NC Paraprofessional Association
The advent of the Internet and the
digital library have made copyright
more of an issue than in the past,
according to Simone A. Rose, Profes-
sor of Law at Wake Forest University.
With information now disseminated
so quickly among a large number of
users, the existing copyright law is no
longer adequate to protect intellectual
property rights. Rose began by tracing
the copyright law from its origins in
English common law, through the
United States Constitution and the
1909 Copyright Act, to the present
Copyright Reform Act of 1976.
How do libraries operate in light
of the copyright holderTs exclusive
right of distribution (sec. 106)?
Libraries already lend tapes, books,
software, etc., because they are legally
recognized by law: under the ofirst
sale� doctrine of sections 106(3) and
109(a), whereby once a work is first
transferred by sale, lending, gift or
trade, the copyright law does not
prevent further transfers of that copy.
Basically, once a library buys a copy of
a book or other material, it is free to
lend that copy to library users. On
the other hand, a library cannot make
multiple copies of purchased works,
for the ofair use� doctrine (sec. 107)
protects the copyright holder on the
one hand, yet allows reproduction of
multiple copies for classroom use.
The factors that determine fair
use are the amount and substantiality
used; the nature of the copyrighted
work (the more factual and less
creative a work is, the more allowance
is permissible); the purpose and
character of the use (e.g., for non-
commercial rather than commercial
purposes); the market effect; and
other considerations that the courts
want to evaluate. oWhen in doubt,
ask permission,� Rose added.
In most cases, librarians can
reproduce no more than one copy or
phonorecord of a work for non-
commercial purposes (sec. 108) and
are absolved of responsibility for
private copying in the building as
long as the material displays a
copyright notice, such as a warning
placed on copying machines. On the
other hand, section 117(h) excludes
most A-V works " including compact
discs " from the libraryTs right to
reproduce.
How do we handle traditional
copyright law and electronic works,
including information on the Inter-
net? Are existing rules workable given
the oethereal� and ohighly liquid�
nature of the work? Congress com-
missioned a study by the National
Commission on New Technological
Uses of Copyrighted Works (CONTU),
which concluded that owe donTt need
to change the language too much,�
Rose said. The current law regarding
electronic works is a direct analogy of
the first use of print material: elec-
tronic works used in libraries function
as ohome uses� " a copy can be read
by a library patron, so long as no
more than one copy is used simulta-
neously. If a library wishes to have
more than one active copy of an
electronic work, it can either arrange
for a software osite license� that
allows the use of more than one active
copy at once, or it could pay a royalty
fee to the Copyright Clearance Center.
The key oInternet White Paper�
(1995) provisions for proposed
changes to the Copyright Act would
amend the distribution right to make
it clear that the digital transmission
falls within the exclusive distribution
right of the copyright owner; expand
the definition of otransmit� in sec.
101 to include transmissions of
reproductions; make clear that digital
transmission of a work into the U. S.
by others violates the copyright
ownerTs exclusive importation rights;
and abolish the ofirst sale� rule for
digital transmission.
Rose concluded by offering some
food for thought: What is the role of
the ALA oElectronic Bill of Rights� of
1996? What should be the role of
libraries in pushing for a change in
the copyright law? How can we
preserve the constitutionally man-
dated balance of the incentive to
create versus the free dissemination of
ideas/speech?
[Note: The information in this report
is not intended to be legally binding.
Anyone with a question of interpreta-
tion of the copyright law is encour-
aged to seek professional legal advice.]
" Michael Cotter
Winter 1997 " 161
" Thursday, October 9
Planning Your Opening
Day Collection
NC Association of School Librarians
ThursdayTs session, oPlanning Your
Opening Day Collection,� was a must
for representatives of school systems
anticipating new schools. Frances
Bradburn and Gerry Solomon cleverly
led the attendees through the neces-
sary steps in planning a new media
center collection.
The process begins with the
selection of a media coordinator"
ideally a year ahead"who in turn
identifies key teachers and curricula.
Next an automation vendor will have
to be selected. All automation system
companies and their programs should
be reviewed for strengths and weak-
nesses. Service, reliability, technical
support, and cost should be consid-
ered.
If an old library is being moved to
a new facility, weeding will have to be
completed. Then a print vendor will
have to be chosen. Also, selection
tools will have to be collected and
curriculum guides should be used. In
North Carolina, we are lucky to have
the Evaluation Services Center to
assist us in our preparations.
I left the session thinking, oWow,
this would be hard, but I could do
this!�
" Anna Fay Campbell
K-5 Resources Update
NC Association of School Librarians
Janice Johnson, Gerry Solomon, and
Frances Bradburn from the Informa-
tion Technology Evaluation Services
of the North Carolina Department of
Public Instruction presented an
overview of current multimedia
resources that fit into the K-5 curricu-
lum. They divided the resources into
three elementary curricular areas "
Canada, Science, and Early Learning
Activities. In each area they intro-
duced print materials, non-print
materials such as CD-ROM, and Web
sites which have been reviewed in
InfoTech, providing demonstrations of
the different resources. They discussed
various ways of presenting the
materials in each area to accommo-
date childrenTs differing learning
styles.
" Diane Kessler
162 " Winter 1997
oOh, Yes! WeTve Been Here a Long Time�:
A Panel Discussion on
Writing the History of Tarheel Libraries
Round Table on Special Collections
Three speakers discussed their experiences researching and writing histories of
libraries and librarianship in North Carolina. Dr. Patrick Valentine, director of
the Wilson County Public Library, approached the topic by saying that ohistory
helps us to explain the present and foresee the future.� By asking ourselves
questions about the nature of public libraries in the state, their similarities and
differences, their public role, the characteristics of the librarians themselves, and
their relationship to their communities, we can contribute to the writing of local
library history. In doing so, we cannot oignore or sweep aside the baser aspects�
of the economic, geographic, social, and cultural setting, which in the South
includes the odenigration ..., disrespect, and worse shown and meted out to the
blacks.� Valentine said that we should look at the role of librarians and libraries
in this situation; the perception that olibrarians prefer to deal with the white
middle classes have historical roots that cannot be ignored.�
Some studies of library history at the national level do exist, he said, such as
those by Wayne Wiegand. Those interested in studying library history of North
Carolina have a ospecial opportunity� with its four library schools and their
faculties and graduate students investigating research topics; the oinnovative
and groundbreaking work� of Jim Carmichael at UNC-Greensboro and the
owide-ranging and substantial� work of Ed Holley at UNC-Chapel Hill; the owell-
organized and accessible archives, plus the splendid manuscript and historical
records at Chapel Hill�; and a number of centennial observations of public
libraries occurring at this time. Valentine suggested that ohistories of local
libraries must be the real base of large-scale library history for local research�
which gives life and substance to the larger, national picture.
Pat Ryckman, of West Charlotte High School and formerly Technologies
Manager at the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, reviewed
her experiences in conducting research for The Public Library of Charlotte and
Mecklenburg County: A Century of Service (1989) and An African-American Album
(1992). She thinks the real value of these publications is that they caused the
librarians to bring order to the existing materials, so that someone can write a
definitive history of the library some day. She used a variety of materials, such
as taped interviews with former staff and long-time library patrons and photos,
scrapbooks, and clippings. Ryckman concluded by saying that she would not
have been able to do anything if the materials had not been saved over the
years.
Dr. Beverly W. Jones, Professor of History at North Carolina Central Univer-
sity, spoke of her association from childhood with the Stanford L. Warren
Branch Library in Durham and her observations of its role in the community.
People tend to think of libraries as depositories for materials, but the Warren
library is a center of the community, a osafe place for children.� The librarians
are more than librarians"they are osurrogate parents� and opart of an extended
family.� The library plays a central role in the culture of the community. This
was especially important in the age of Jim Crow, when the library was estab-
lished by three leading families in Durham to serve the community. It offered
(and still does) after-school academic support, a place for young people to gather
in a supervised and caring environment, and an opportunity to encourage them
to omove forward despite discrimination and segregation,� she added.
Jones said that in her research she used interviews with former and present
library board members and the Warren, Beard, and Merrick families; documenta-
tion from vertical files, board minutes, and annual reports; and photographs of
the library and librarians, who were a ocentral part of the library.� The book
includes many photographs, especially important for the many in the commu-
nity who are visually-oriented rather than print-oriented; in addition, a taped
version was produced for the Library Corner for the Blind.
She said that it is overy clear that when we look at institutions, we look at
histories of communities.� As it has in the past, the community served by the
Warren library and librarians can still motivate young people today and ore-
shape and give focus to lives to those who may not be directed.�
" Michael Cotter
North Carolina Libraries
" Thursday, October 9
What Will They Want from Us?:
How to Prepare for NCATE and
DPI Accreditation Visits
Academic Curriculum Libraries Interest Group
Dr. Pauletta Bracy, representing the National Council for Accredi-
tation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and Donna Simmons of the
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI)
discussed the criteria for accreditation by these groups and its
application to academic curriculum libraries and librarians. The
visit is conducted jointly with NCATE focusing on the teacher
preparation unit while DPI looks at the licensure program; they
determine how the standards are being met and cite strengths
and weaknesses.
Participants were advised to find out when the visits are to
occur and to be involved from the beginning. Because most
visitation teams will not include a librarian, the curriculum
librarian must know the conceptual framework and provide
handouts and other comprehensive documentation covering such
topics as trends in budget support and comparison with other
library units, intellectual and physical access to material, the age
of the collection (how current is the material) and its fit with the
conceptual framework, and services to patrons. It helps to be
systematic in order that data can easily be retrieved from regular
reports, statistical compilations, and timelines. oWhere two or
more are gathered together, keep minutes,� says Donna Simmons.
The goal is to show steady gains in collections and services.
Refer to the NCDPI standards and NCATE indicators for guidance.
Where there is a perceived deficiency, have a written plan for
taking care of it.
" Suzanne Wise
Buildings, Books & Bytes:
Libraries and Communities in the Digital Age
North Carolina Public Library
Directors Association
Laura Weiss, Senior Program Associate at the Benton Foundation,
discussed the implications of a study commissioned by the W. K.
Kellogg Foundation on the role of libraries in the digital age. The
Middle School Advisory-Media Center
Cooperative Effort
NC Association of School Librarians
A recent middle school concept provides special
activities in a program called AA " Advisor/Advisee.
At Southwest Guilford Middle School, Joy Hoke,
media specialist, has worked as an active participant
by collaborating with the teachers to create special
programming during the AA period.
The monthly schedules include book talks,
poetry, North Carolina art, read-aloud sessions,
speakers, folk singers, and programs for the transition
into high school. Slides and handouts highlighted
the year-long program of activities integrating media
services with the AA program.
" Diane Kester
Moeedere rape,
Aatbes
Young adult author Theodore Taylor signs books after
addressing an overflow audience of NCASL luncheon-goers
on Thursday. Photo by Joe Gierisch Photography.
Kellogg Foundation, which is interested in helping "_"
public libraries cornmunicate with their communi-
ties to maximize services, was concerned that
libraries lacked a unified voice to speak to their
publics. The oBuildings, Books & Bytes� study was
modeled on previous studies done by the Public
Agenda Foundation that had identified gaps
between public sentiment and leadership agendas.
The Benton Foundation analyzed the written
vision statements from several public libraries and,
in April 1996, used a national polling firm to
interview 1,050 citizens on their perceptions of the
public library. The overall results showed that
Americans 1) love their public libraries; 2) want
access to computers and the Internet; and 3) at the
same time want libraries to keep book collections
current, support childrenTs programs, and maintain
traditional services. Public librarians were urged to
apply the Benton Foundation research to their own
situations and use it as a tool to enlist public
support for library goals and objectives.
"John Welch
North Carolina Libraries
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In spite of all their presentations, NCDPI consultants John Brim, Janice
Johnson, and Gerry Solomon took time to check out the exhibits.
Photo by John Welch.
Winter 1997 " 163
" Thursday, October 9
Read To Your Bunny!
ChildrenTs Services Section
Literacy Committee
The featured speaker at this Thursday
morning breakfast program was
Rosemary Wells, whose childrenTs
books include Bunny Cakes, MaxTs
Dragon Shirt, MorrisTs Disappearing Bag,
and Noisy Nora. Wells began with a
tribute to librarians stating, oItTs you
who stand between a child and a life
of ignorance.� She stated the need for
literacy and reading aloud to children.
In order for children to become
responsible parents and citizens, they
must develop critical thinking skills
and good attention spans. Without
early exposure to lots of language,
critical pathways in the brain are not
formed. For those parents who say
theyTre too tired to read to their
children, WellsTs response is, oItTs the
most restful thing in the world.�
Wells said that she cared so
deeply about the country and its
children that she wrote the book Read
To Your Bunny and is promoting
reading aloud oas the most important
20 minutes of your day!� The Ameri-
can Booksellers Association has
become a co-sponsor and has funded
the printing of 150,000 copies of the
book for doctors to give away. Any
profit from books that are sold will be
used for grants of up to $10,000 to
fund reading promotion programs in
rural communities. Three Trade
Secrets workshops to be presented this
fall by the State Library of North
Carolina will give further information
about the Read To Your Bunny
program. The book, Read To Your
Bunny, ends with this encouragement,
oRead to your bunny often and your
bunny will read to you.�
" Mel Burton
Dr. Gene Lanier. Photo by Joe Gierisch Photography
164 " Winter 1997
Before her Olgivie Memorial Lecture at the Second General
Session, ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom director Judith
Krug chats with North Carolina's own intellectual freedom
advocate and NCLA Distinguished Service Award winner,
It Takes a Vision
NC Paraprofessional Association
The speaker at this Thursday program
was Ed Martinez, the editor of Library
Mosaics, the magazine for library
support staff news and issues. His
speech combined personal anecdotes
with published sources. The book,
Built to Last: Successful Habits of
Visionary Companies, was recom-
mended. The speaker stressed looking
at things instead of for things, finding
the essence of what we do, accepting
that failures will occur, and being
willing to take risks. We need to
know what our core ideology is"who
we are, Our purpose, our values, our
vision of the future, our dreams.
Martinez told about a conversa-
tion with his friend Art just before he
died. Art asked, oWho are you?� and
the answer was oEd Martinez,� but
then Art responded, oWho is Ed
Martinez?� Martinez stated that the
message was to go back to the core of
who we are.
" Mel Burton
Poetry Spoken Here:
Carole Boston Weatherford
Public Library Section
North Carolina Center for the Book
Introducing this Thursday afternoon
session, Frannie Ashburn described
humanities programs available to
public libraries through the Center for
the Book, including oLetTs Talk About
It,� oChoices for the 21st Century,�
oPoets in Person,� and oVoices and
Visions.�
Carole Boston Weatherford is a
poet, childrenTs author, and business
writer who lives in High Point. Her
program included selections from
other poets, notably Ruth ForemanTs
oPoetry Should Ride the Bus,� as well
as from her own childrenTs books and
poetry, which she gives intriguing
titles like oOnce I Cried a River, Now I
Make Waves,� oThe Conductor Was a
Woman: For Harriet Tubman,� and
oThe Tar Baby on the Soapbox.� She
involved the audience in the perfor-
mance through music, mime, and
refrains. Weatherford is the winner of
the NC Writers Network Harperprints
Chapbook Competition for her
collection, The Tan Chanteuse, and she
received the NC Poetry SocietyTs 1997
Caldwell Nixon, Jr. Award for her
childrenTs poem, oThe GriotTs Tale.�
She is available to lead a variety of
workshops and programs for children
and adults.
" Dorothy Hodder
Pictured left: Author Carole B. Weatherford
signed books for numerous conference attendees.
Pictured below: Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin, backed
up by President Dave Fergusson, presents
Shelia Anderson with the youth services award
for her dynamic YA programming at the
Cumberland County Public Library.
Photos by Joe Gierisch Photography.
North Carolina Libraries
" Thursday, October 9
Whack That Web
NC Association of School Librarians
What exactly is an off-line browser,
what are its potential uses, and what
are its pluses and minuses? These were
the questions that Janice Johnston
and John Brim from Information
Technology Evaluation Services
addressed in oWhack That Web.� Off-
line browsers such as WebWhacker
and Teleport Pro allow the user to
locate Web pages and their links and
copy them for later use. The Web
pages then actually reside on the
userTs hard drive or server. Some of the
advantages in using this way of
accessing Web information are better
speed of access, more reliable access,
and portability. The user also can have
the information even when Web
access is not available.
The disadvantages include the
fact that once the information is
gathered it is as current as it is ever
going to be; storage space on hard
drives and servers can be a problem;
and legal issues such as copyright in
this area are cloudy at best. The most
sensible recommendation is to ask for
permission before downloading a Web
site. Identify your library as a non-
profit, K-12 educational institution
and state why you want to use the
site. Have an extensive list of Web
sites you may want to use, and then
download only the ones for which
you receive permission.
" Diane Kessler
Bibliomania and Button
Hooks
NC Association of School Librarians
Lou Doss and Pepie Jones, media
coordinators from Gaston County,
presented two sessions on Thursday:
oBibliomania� and oButton Hooks.�
In the first they shared the method
they use for developing bibliographies
using FollettTs Unison system and
Microlif disks. They begin by transfer-
ring the data into Microsoft Word or
another software package and then
organizing the entries into bibliogra-
phies in a more attractive format than
the original. Finally, they construct
brochures incorporating the bibliogra-
phies to use with students and
teachers in promoting new materials,
a particular author, or a certain genre.
In oButton Hooks� they described
how they utilized the Badge-a-Minit
machine, along with a digital camera
and software such as oMicrosoft
Publisher,� to create buttons that will
entice people into the library. Some of
the buttons they showed were used to
identify members of the Accelerated
Reader Club, school volunteers, and
media assistants. Others were made to
use at open houses or on field trips.
The list of possible uses for the
buttons was virtually limitless.
" Diane Kessler
Pictured above: My library is bigger than your library. The SIRS reception enabled public
library directors David Paynter, Richard Wells, Margaret Blanchard, and Willie Nelms to
catch up on the latest. Photo by John Welch.
Right: Wilson Public Library Director Patrick Valentine was presented the Ray Moore
Award by North Carolina Libraries editor Frances Bradburn for his carefully researched
article on the history of public library development in North Carolina. photo by Joe Gierisch.
North Carolina Libraries
Lunch with Dori Sanders
New Members Round Table
Dori Sanders addressed the New
Members Round Table at its Thursday
luncheon program, describing her life
on a South Carolina peach farm and
the events that led her to write her
first novel, Clover. She said that the
main luxury old-fashioned life on a
farm affords is time to read, by
kerosene lantern light if necessary,
after all the work is done. Even
though her home was oa wide
opening in the road,� she was able to
go everywhere through reading and
books. She recalled her father saying
that nothing prepares the mind like
reading, and quoted Pasteur, oChance
favors the prepared mind.�
SandersT income from writing, she
told her audience, has made it
possible for her and her brother to
keep their farm when other small
farmers have failed. Her brother takes
equal credit " �We wrote us a book� "
although he hasnTt read any of hers,
which now include the autobiographi-
cal novel Her Own Place and Dori
Sanders Country Cooking. Sanders
speaks with pleasure and self-depre-
cating humor about her publisher,
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill;
about working with a Boston food
editor on her cookbook; about visiting
the set of the Hallmark television
movie version of Clover; about her
correspondence with book club ladies
owith thin Republican smiles� in Palm
Beach, and with schoolchildren; and
about her recent trip to lecture in
Denmark. She is presently writing a
book about her father.
The New Members Round Table
announced the election of their
officers for the next biennium, and
voted to change their bylaws to drop
their standing committees on public-
ity and bylaws.
" Dorothy Hodder
Winter 1997 " 1695
" Thursday, October 9
Developing a
North Carolina Collection
for your Elementary School
NC Association of School Librarians
This program was presented by Wake County elementary media
specialists Rusty Taylor and Nancy McNitt.
Taylor and McNitt are involved with opening day collections
in the Wake County Schools, specifically in the area of North
Carolina materials. An extensive bibliography of materials
particularly appropriate to the fourth grade NC curriculum was
given to each participant.
The list included print and Internet resources that have
received solid reviews, will fit into many budgets, and are readily
available. The fiction materials do not have to mention North
Carolina specifically. Appropriate materials also do not have to
be located in the NC collection at a school. Many folktales as
well as materials on hurricanes, endangered frogs, and red
wolves, which would be kept in the regular non-fiction collec-
tion, were included on the bibliography.
Many media specialists face the problem of a classroom full
of students all coming to research the same obscure NC fact. To
handle this, our presenters suggested collaborative instruction
with teachers well before assignments are made, classroom
vertical files (having a copy of every travel brochure available in
each classroom) and use of travel guides.
" Rhonda Holbrook
Guiding Libraries Through Changes:
Creating and Achieving the Exciting Future
Technology and Trends Round Table
Dr. Richard M. Dougherty, Professor of Information at the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, discussed the nature of
change in libraries. Noting
that most libraries had already
experienced profound
changes, Dougherty predicted
that the pace of change will
intensify. Transformational,
rather than incremental,
change is needed so that
libraries can meet twenty-first
century challenges. Specifi-
cally, libraries must be pre-
pared to meet customer needs
by being able to deliver
services at any time. Organiza-
tional flexibility is a must if
libraries are to navigate
owhite-water� challenges and
produce real-time changes.
Library leaders must become
skilled in the ability to
manage at multiple levels, and
they must recognize that the
biggest obstacles in any
change process are managing
organizational politics and
changing the organizational
culture.
"John Welch
166 " Winter 1997
Dilbert Meets Dewey:
Library Workplace Afflictions
Library Administration and Management Section
New Members Roundtable
With the goal of entertaining, amusing, stimulating,
motivating, and spurring the audience to action,
David S. Ferriero, Vice Provost for Library Affairs and
University Librarian at Duke University, discussed the
cynicism in the workplace that is portrayed by two
popular comic strips. Both oDilbert,� created by Scott
Adams, and an earlier comic strip, oWork is Hell,�
created by Matt Groening, convey a distrust of
management. DilbertTs nameless, pointy-haired boss
is both incompetent and uncaring. GroeningTs boss,
the Lonely Tyrant, is not only inept, but mean as
well.
Ferriero sees both these comic strips as riding the
crest of cynicism in America today, with individuals
both pessimistic and resigned to alienation. Institu-
tional values, however, may help to combat this
cynicism. Values are beliefs in action. They shape
individualsT behavior and underpin organizations.
They determine how business is conducted.
The ALA Code of Ethics is a set of values for the
library profession. In addition, many libraries have
developed their own statements of values. Ferriero
reported that as part of the libraryTs strategic plan-
ning effort, Duke Library staff members have recently
identified a set of core values, which include respect,
fairness, honesty, creativity, recognition, service,
quality, risk-taking, fun, and loyalty. Ferriero believes
that library employees may be less cynical if the
institutionTs values are clearly identified, used well,
and embraced by all the staff.
" Joline Ezzell
NCLA President Dave Fergusson installs 1997-1999 officers President Beverley Gass,
Directors Jackie Beach and Ross Holt, Treasurer Diane Kester, and Vice President/President
Elect Al Jones. Photo by Joe Gierisch Photography
North Carolina Libraries
" Thursday, October 9
Sally Kalin and Katie Clark of Pennsyl-
vania State University, authors of
Technostressed Out?: How to Cope in the
Digital Age, found an attentive
audience for their lively discussion of
otechnostress� in the library: what it
is, what causes it, what we can do to
cope with it, and how we can learn to
adapt to and live with technological
change. Technology, they stressed, is
neither good nor bad; it is a tool, and
a tool that we can manipulate. The
term otechnostress�" defined as oa
modern disease of adaptation caused
by an inability to cope with new
technologies in a healthy manner�"
was first used by Craig Brod in his
1984 book, Technostress: The Human
Cost of the Computer Revolution.
Typical otechnostress� reactions
include otechnofear� (oThereTs all
that stuff out there and never enough
time to learn it!�); over-
identification with technology (such
as conducting an elaborate online
search for facts readily available in the
print source on the shelf right behind
you); use of e-mail to the point where
face-to-face interactions with
Technostress
Reference and Adult Services Section
colleagues become few; and
cyberphobia (avoidance of technology
and refusal to learn new systems).
Reactions may take the form of
physical symptoms such as back pain
and carpal tunnel syndrome, or even
behavioral problems such as temper
tantrums.
The causes of technostress are
real: constant change; a seemingly
endless number of systems to learn;
possibly unresponsive and
insensitive managers who fail to
communicatate the who, what, when,
where, and most importantly, the why
of change; and accelerated pace in the
workplace as exemplified by e-mail
and the expectation of immediate
response. There are, moreover,
hardware and software issues (espe-
cially when systems are "down�),
inadequate technical support, and
inadequate training and education.
What can be done? Kalin and
Clark urged that the issues are
not technological, but rather human
and organizational. Solutions may be
found by tackling the human ele-
ment. Managers should realize the
importance of good communication
and listening skills; set an example by
being good role models; hire the
otight� people; upgrade equipment
and software regularly; provide
adequate technical support (expertise
and personality are both significant
factors); and offer proper training and
education. Training and education
cannot be emphasized enough. To be
effective, training must be appropriate
and well-timed, be backed by commit-
ment from both administration and
staff, and incorporate the important
principle that different people have
different learning styles.
The speakers described the 12-
hour AST (Automated Skills Training)
program instituted at the Pennsylva-
nia State University libraries which
introduces new staff members to the
machines they will use; provides
instruction in e-mail, Internet, and
OPAC systems; offers a technology
showcase of how technology is being
applied in the library; and maps out
individual training programs.
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Winter 1997 " 167
" Friday, October 10
Why Librarians Should be Pastmasters:
The Importance of Library History Studies
Round Table on Special Collections
Renowned library historian Dr. Wayne A. Wiegand spoke on the impor-
tance of library history and suggested new methodologies for making this
history more relevant to the present and future development of libraries.
After a brief overview of American library history since 1876, Wiegand
described how the incorporation of reader-response theories and a new
interest in alternative information cultures could shed light on previously
unexplored areas of library history. For example, the reaction of readers to
popular fiction, a genre long disparaged by librarians, is an area in need of
more research. WiegandTs own research on the role of small public
libraries in their communities was, as he described it, an attempt to study
how users of libraries view these institutions and make use of the informa-
tion provided by library professionals. He concluded the session with a
plea for librarians of the present to be more diligent in saving records of
their own institutions, which may be invaluable to future historians.
" Megan Mulder
Think Standup Comedy and You Can Do YA
Booktalks
Public Library Section/Young Adult Committee
I entered this session just a little late, but the audience was already sitting
on the edge of their seats. There were listening to Sheila Anderson, Young
Adult Librarian at Cumberland County Public Library, as she demonstrated
tips for book talking with middle school and high school students.
Sarah Hudson from the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg
County and Gwendolyn Davis, Durham County Public Library, each took a
turn involving the audience in the session. Just as the program promised,
they demonstrated their techniques that have mesmerized crowds in the
toughest rooms on the circuit: middle and high school classrooms.
Some of the tips: find the ringleader and get him/her into some
interaction; avoid early mornings; booktalk on busses; end with a bang.
Suggestions for booktalkers included involvement with readersT theaters,
reading aloud with members of the audience, and using the audio books to
learn dialogs.
"Diane Kester
Grey Currin, Markey Duckworth, and Ron Jones were only three of the many
storytellers who delighted a huge conference breakfast crowd on Friday morning.
Photo by John Welch.
168 " Winter 1997
Passport for Windows
Resources and Technical Services Section:
Cataloging Interest Group Table Talk
It may have been the final hour of this
yearTs NCLA conference, but no one
observing the large group waiting to hear
Margaretta Yarborough share information
and tips about the OCLC oPassport for
Windows� interface would have ever
guessed that fact. Interest in the topic was
even warmer than the room. Yarborough
navigated the deep and often treacherous
waters of Passport for Windows to give
helpful tips about systems recommenda-
tions, how to get online help, what she
called obells and whistles� of the interface
(such as automatic logins), and the star
attraction macros: how to write, record,
and copy them.
The group was eager to learn more
about how macros could simplify and
streamline cataloging procedures. Members
of the audience then shared accounts of
their own successes and failures using
Passport for Windows. As of January 1,
1998, Yarborough warned, Passport for DOS
would no longer be supported by OCLC, so
any libraries that have not yet switched to
Passport for Windows software should be
planning now for that transition. The date
of the next release of Passport for Windows
is uncertain, though it might come in late
1998. She cited a number of useful articles
and home pages which offer both basic
help with Passport for Windows and
specific help with the creation of macros.
" Page Life
The North Carolina ChildrenTs
Book Award
Sponsored by the ChildrenTs Services
Section and the North Carolina Associa-
tion of School Librarians, the North
Carolina ChildrenTs Book Award is given
each year in two categories: Picture Book
and Junior Book. Books are nominated
anually for these awards and must have
been published within the last three years
to be eligible. Children across North
Carolina have the books read to them or
read them themselves and then vote in
March for their favorite. An activity
booklet to use with teaching and/or
reading these books is sent each fall to
every public library and school system in
the state. The fifteen nominations for
Picture Book and the ten nominees for
Junior Book were all presented and book
talked at the conference by Jackie Pierson
and Vicki Stanfield, media coordinators in
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County, who also
suggested activities to use with each title.
"Diane Kessler and Mel Burton
North Carolina Libraries
" Friday, October 10
Virtually North Carolina
NC Association of School Librarians
John Brim from Information Technol-
ogy Evaluation Services of the NC
Department of Public Instruction
demonstrated two new electronic
resources, oCarolina Clips� and
oVirtual Visits.� Designed for use by
teachers and school media specialists,
these resources use maps, text, and
digital photographs to provide North
Carolina information that is especially
useful for fourth and eighth grade
history class projects or papers.
Copyright clearance has been ob-
tained for all information and photo-
graphs on both sites, and both are
available over the Intemet. oCarolina
Clips� URL is http://
www.itpi.dpi.state.nc.us/caroclips;
oVirtual Vists� URL is http://
www. itpi.dpi.state.nc.us/wisits. They can
be downloaded to run on local servers
or laptop computers and are compat-
ible with Hyperstudio for classroom
presentations.
oCarolina Clips� focuses on the
stateTs lighthouses, waterfalls, and the
major state govemment buildings in
central Raleigh. Some of the photos,
such as those of the original State
LibrarianTs office in the old State
Capitol Building or the interior of the
GovemorTs Mansion, are the only
ways to see places that no longer exist
or that are not open to the general
public.
oVirtual Visits� focuses exclu-
sively on the state government
buildings and museums in central
Raleigh and contains more detailed
information and photographs than
oCarolina Clips�. oVirtual Visits� has
sections designed to aid teachers who
are planning trips to Raleigh by
providing detailed planning informa-
tion and contact points. This resource
also incorporates a special feature
called QuickTime virtual reality.
QuickTime allows a 360-degree
panorama view of an individual site
so that a student can get an idea of
the total surroundings in an area.
" John Welch
The ultimate network: the Friday
morning conference breakfast was a
highlight for all attendees.
Photo by John Welch.
North Carolina Libraries
The Web in Technical Services Operations
Resources and Technical Services Section
Technology and Trends Round Table
Eleanor Cook and Alan Keeley led a very informal, lively discussion session of
sharing useful information about current and potential uses of the World Wide
Web in technical services operations. Cook introduced the AcqWeb site devel-
oped at Vanderbilt University and the ACQNET listserv developed at Appala-
chian State University, which she described as othe electronic gathering places
for librarians and others interested in acquisitions and collection development.�
She gave AcqWeb high marks as a model technical services site, from which it is
possible to find links to practically anything a technical services librarian might
wish.
Alan Keeley gave practical tips on construction of local library Web pages.
He encouraged technical services departments to develop internal Web sites
building from a basic page as items are developed. Other topics discussed were
ordering via the Web, using search engines, cataloging information, the relation-
ship between the Web and the publishing industry, and tips for construction of
Web sites.
To subscribe to ACQNET: listserv@listserv.appstate.edu
Visit AcqWeb: http://www. library. vanderbilt.edu/law/acqs/acqs.html
" Page Life
A North Carolina Storytelling Festival
All Conference Breakfast
After the installation of officers and adoption of changes to the NCLA bylaws and
constitution at the final general session at FridayTs all-conference breakfast, it was
time for a storytelling festival. Ron Jones, Youth Services Consultant for the State
Library and for many years the coordinator of the Wake County Storytelling
Festival, kicked off with a Mother Goose medley on guitar. Susan Adams told
oRendercella,� a tongue-twisting tale full of Spoonerisms. Pat Stepney followed
with oThe Cow Tail Switch,� an African folktale, and Grey Currin and Markey
Duckworth (aka the Grey Duck Tellers) spun a tall tale of cowboys and oThe Great
Turtle Herd.� Terry Rollins told Paul GreenTs story about oIzzy Izzard and the
Crows.� Ron Jones came back to tell oUncle JakeTs Pet Rattlesnake,� and exhorted
the audience, oDonTt content yourself with being a plain ordinary person"learn
to tell stories� as Grey and Markey took us out with oYou Can Get Anything You
Want at Your Local Public Library,� apologies to Arlo Guthrie. (Step right in, get
yourself a card, check out a book"itTs not too hard. You can get anything you
want at your local public libraree!)
" Dorothy Hodder
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Winter 1997 " 169
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Editor's Note: North Carolina Libraries presents this feature in recognition of the increase in excellent unsolicited manuscripts that merit
publication, but are not necessarily related to each issue's specific theme.
H.E.L.P.: A Needs Assessment
by Jill Ellern and Sharon Kimble
school library professional has evolved and ex-
panded from simply being a school librarian and
book manager to being a school library media specialist
with a variety of hats to wear. For example, information
specialist, teacher, and instructional consultant are listed in
Information Power as the three main components of the job.!
Indeed, the current literature is full of debate over what the
future holds for this profession. In the 1995 School Library
Media Annual, Marjorie Pappas and Ann Tepe predict that
there will be four major areas for the future oinformation
educator�: oinformation manager, curriculum consultant,
teacher, and manager of an information center.��
It is apparent to all within the school library media
profession that additional training and staff development
are necessary if school media personnel are going to
continue to assume more and more responsibility for
various facets of technology such as OPACs and CD-ROM
and on-line resources, while continuing their more tradi-
tional work with literature and curriculum. One of the
places in North Carolina where such help is being offered is
western North Carolina, where some of the staff at Hunter
Library at Western Carolina University (WCU) realized that
no one in their area was addressing these needs. They
began a project to gather information about the changing
roles and professional development needs of school media
coordinators and to solicit information from them about
their staff development requirements. The project was
named the Hunter Educational Librarians Project, or HELP,
and the information-gathering meeting was the HELP
Council. This article describes preliminary preparations, the
setup and structure of the meeting, findings from the
Council, and the result and conclusions of the project.
M4 : Nhroughout the twentieth century, the role of a
Preparations
The leaders of the HELP team met with Dr. Gurney Cham-
bers, Dean of WCUTs College of Education and Applied
Professions, to discuss the project idea and receive advice
on how to proceed. Because of time and resource con-
straints, the project was to be limited to the school systems
in six western North Carolina counties (Jackson, Swain,
Graham, Cherokee, Macon, and Clay) and the Cherokee
Central schools. Chambers suggested meeting with the
board of directors of STEPE (Strengthening Teacher Educa-
tion through a Partnership of Equals), a group of school
superintendents and curriculum and instruction staff from
the same six counties, along with administrators from
170 " Winter 1997
regional community colleges and WCU. When Project
HELP was presented to the STEPE Board, the idea was
enthusiastically approved.
Since the HELP team was unfamiliar with school media
centers and how they operated, they decided to visit some
of the schools in the target region before planning and
conducting an information-gathering meeting for media
coordinators. Team members contacted school principals
and media coordinators and visited eleven of the thirty-five
school media centers and several school administrators to
learn about the centers and the issues facing school library
media personnel. This information was crucial in planning
and carrying out the information-gathering meeting and
writing the discussion section of the final report.
A date and location for the HELP Council were selected
and invitations were sent to school media coordinators,
school board administrators, and interested members of the
WCU community, along with a brochure developed to
publicize and explain the project. A registration form with
some preliminary questions concerning the media
coordinatorTs education, duties, school schedule, and past
professional development activities gave the participants an
idea of the purpose, structure, and scope of the meeting.
The major goal of the council was to come up with a
list of professional development topics. It was decided to
use a structured approach to gather this information, to
guide the thinking processes of the participants, and to
have a record of how they arrived at their suggestons. This
approach included developing a series of worksheets that
could be used in a small group setting. In creating these
worksheets, Learning Connections: Guildelines for Media and
Technology Programs was used as a model for the role of the
media coordinator as defined by the state of North
Carolina.
Three sets of worksheets were printed:
e Your LibraryTs Strength, Your LibraryTs Weaknesses, Your
Duties and Responsibilities, Program Activities and
Services, Your Professional Interests and Past Profes-
sional Development Activities.
e Your Own Expectations, Expectations of Your Teachers,
Expectations of Others, Expectations Fulfilled, and
Unfulfilled Expectations.
e Future Training Needs.
The worksheets were reviewed and assessed; the final draft
was included in a packet of materials for each council
participant.
North Carolina Libraries
Setup and Structure of the Meeting
Of the twenty-eight participants in the HELP council,
seventeen were media coordinators, one was a county
school administrator, and ten were members of the WCU
community (six of the ten from Hunter Library). The
participants were divided into groups for work sessions
where they completed the worksheets and then shared
their results with the entire council. Each groupTs top three
professional development topics were presented and
prioritized.
Findings from the Council
The study was completed with the project report, which
presented several recommendations and suggestions to
council participants and county, school, and WCU adminis-
trators. The study identified a number of opportunities for
WCUTs College of Education and Allied Professions and the
Division of Continuing Education and Summer School to
increase the professional development opportunities for
school media coordinators. The following topics of interest
are presented in priority order:
¢ Grant writing and sources of funding for school media
centers;
¢ New technology, e.g., CD-ROMs;
¢ New materials, print and non-print;
¢ Training on lesson design for integration of library
resources across the curriculum;
¢ Basic maintenance of equipment/hardwate;
¢ Network maintenance and troubleshooting;
e New teacher computer competencies;
¢ Internet training in a lab setting;
¢ Methods of teaching teachers to incorporate technology
in their disiplines or grade levels, e.g., how to use
multimedia in teaching;
¢ Methods of presenting media coordinator duties/needs
to administrators;
e Information skills/curriculum development;
e Storytelling/booktalking;
e Time management for media coordinators;
e Techniques to improve communication of services to
faculty and staff.
The report recommended that workshops, seminars, or
activities presented by WCU be offered to the entire
western region of the state, not just to the six counties
involved in the HELP project. The WCU Office of Rural
Education newsletter, which is distributed to the school
media centers, could be used to communicate professional
development offerings.
The council concluded that cooperation in organizing
and providing professional development activities for
media coordinators in the western region could economi-
cally utilize existing strengths and resources. It made the
following recommendations regarding regional support
activities:
1. County and school administrators should assure that
there are regular countywide meetings of school media
coordinators. Even counties with few media coordina-
tors can benefit from sharing expertise, coordinating
efforts, pooling resources, helping each other keep pace
with changes, and helping to eliminate isolation.
2. Existing regional education consortia should specifically
address cooperation for professional development for
media coordinators. Regional efforts should focus on
encouraging media coordinators to participate in
cooperative professional development activities on a par
North Carolina Libraries
with those in nearby counties on a regular basis.
3. County and school administrators and WCU should use
existing distance learning technology, e-mail, and
Internet resources for regional meetings and to provide
professional development activities for school media
coordinators. Such technology currently provides many
opportunities and resources for professional develop-
ment for teachers, but few are focused on the needs of
school media coordinators.
4. WCU could be a resource for the school media coordina-
tors concerning new childrenTs literature, teaching
trends, and current technology. Examples of activities
include hosting regular events and frequent communi-
cations with groups of media coordinators.
5. The study recommended that WCU create an ongoing,
self-perpetuating council composed of school media
coordinators and WCU faculty and administrators.
Quarterly meetings, held at WCU with the participation
of faculty members from the College of Education and
the Division of Continuing Education/Summer School,
would aid the flow of information and ideas about
professional development activities for media coordinators.
Results and Conclusions
About 100 copies of the final project report were distributed
to principals, county administrators, media coordinators,
and faculty and administrators at Western Carolina Univer-
sity. It was well received, particularly by WCUTs College of
Education, which had recently created a position to support
and evaluate technology competencies. The findings of the
report prompted discussions at Hunter Library, in the
College of Education, and among members of the STEPE
Board about possible follow-up activities. Because the
purpose of HELP was to provide information about profes-
sional development activities for school media coordina-
tors, no further activities are planned.
In addition to the recommendations listed above, the
HELP Report also made a number of other suggestions to
WCU. Some addressed ways to strengthen teacher educa-
tion by helping students form partnerships with school
media coordinators and librarians at WCU. Another
suggestion was that WCU sponsor an annual event similar
to a book fair, providing a professional development
opportunity for media coordinators and publicity for WCU.
Although some media coordinators may like to see
more immediate action on some of the recommendations
and suggestions, the project raised awareness about issues
involving school media coordinators as well as possibilities
for activities in the future. Real action on recommendations
of this report will require leadership and team effort on the
part of the schools and the media coordinators in the
regions.
References
' Information Power: Guidelines for School Library Media
Programs (Chicago: American Library Association & Associa-
tion for Educational Communications and Technology,
1988), 26.
* Marjorie L. Pappas and Ann E. Tepe, oPreparing the
Information Educator for the Future,� School Library Media
Annual 13 (Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1995), 37.
Jill Ellern is Systems Librarian at Western Carolina University.
Sharon Kimble is Assistant to Vice Chancellor for Acamenic Affairs
at Western Carolina University.
Winter 1997 " 171
ired to the
orld by Ralph Lee Scott
A Bold Plan for North Carolina
orth Carolina librarians have been planning for over
N: year now for a bold new electronic library system
for the state. This project, called NC LIVE, is a multi-
type consortium of public university, private college and uni-
versity, community college, and public librarians. The NC
LIVE project will provide the goal of enhancing delivery of
electronic library resources to the desktops of citizens through-
out North Carolina. This consortium will be under the direc-
tion of the State Library of North Carolina, which is charged
with coordination of all multi-type library activities within
North Carolina. Patterned on the GALILEO project at the Uni-
versity of Georgia, NC LIVE is organized into four communi-
ties of interest (called COI). Representatives of these commu-
nities have been meeting intensively since the early summer
to plan and implement this bold new system.
At the initial brainstorming session for NC LIVE, held in
the fall of 1996, the following were identified as major goals
and outcomes of the project:
e Provide a core group of electronic reference and
research databases to the local desktops regardless of
time, geographic location, or type of library a North
Carolinian was using.
e Improve access to electronic materials through resource
sharing and electronic delivery of information.
e Provide the technological infrastructure needed to
access these online resources. (The infrastructure would
be provided through two tandem linked electronic
resources centers at two different oinstitutions of the
University of North Carolina,� however each commu-
nity would be responsible for enhancing oaccess� for
their members.)
e Expand access to state government information
through electronic distribution of information via the
State Library Documents Clearinghouse.
e Educate library staff statewide through a ocomprehen-
sive, systematic ongoing program of training for staff in
participating libraries.�
Following the initial fall 1996 informational meeting, a
budget request for $4.7 million was submitted to the North
Carolina General Assembly for the 1997-98 budget. While this
budget was not adopted until late summer 1997, work on
organizing the NC LIVE project continued. A Steering Com-
mittee was formed in fall 1996 to direct the organizational
efforts of the project. The Steering Committee heard presen-
tations on the GALILEO project, formulated an initial gover-
nance structure, and developed a timetable for future NC LIVE
actions. By June 1997 the Steering Committee had formulated
a retreat, scheduled for July 30-31 at the Friday Center in
Chapel Hill. Each community of interest was asked to nomi-
nate ten representatives to the retreat. Public library represen-
tatives were selected by the NC Public Library Directors Asso-
ciation Board; community college members were selected by
172 " Winter 1997
the newly formed Council of Community College Library
Administrators; University of North Carolina library represen-
tatives were selected by the University Librarians Advisory
Committee (ULAC). The selection of the independent aca-
demic libraries community of interest was coordinated by the
North Carolina Center for Independent Higher Education
The meeting on July 30-31 was attended by over forty li-
brarians from the various communities of interest. At this
retreat these librarians adopted a project process model simi-
lar to GALILEO. Through this process an electronic library
desktop would be within reach of all citizens of North Caro-
lina. At the retreat the librarians also agreed on a core data-
base profile, adopted a process model time line, and elected
members of a Resource Advisory Committee. The core data-
base profile will consist of an electronic encyclopedia, a full-
text database abstracter and indexer, and a database
aggregator. An aggregator is a vendor that supplies more than
one abstract and index product using the same search engine.
The aggregators were soon dubbed the oAlligators� by a mem-
ber of ULAC. The process time line called for vendor demon-
strations on September 11-12 to be followed by discussion on
the part of the Resource Advisory Committee with a small
group of selected vendors. The NC LIVE retreat librarians also
adopted January 30, 1998, as the implementation date for the
project.
At the time of the July retreat, the General Assembly had
not yet passed the 1997-98 budget. Subsequent to the July
retreat, but prior to the vendor demonstrations in September,
the budget was passed, approving most of the requested fund-
ing for the NC LIVE project.
A large group of vendors showed their wares at the two-
day presentation on September 11-12. Representatives of the
communities were then instructed to take the vendor infor-
mation back to their constituencies and to rank their prefer-
ences by September 18. These ranked lists were brought by the
two elected Resource Advisory Committee members from
each community of interest to a meeting at Chapel Hill on Sep-
tember 19. At that meeting, the Resource Advisory Committee
developed a list of preferred vendors with whom to hold in-
tense contract negotiations. Also in September an Ad Hoc
Technical Advisory Committee traveled to Georgia to study
technical aspects of implementing the GALILEO model in
North Carolina.
This project is the largest currently under development
at one time in the United States. It has great promise to de-
liver an enhanced level of quality electronic library services
to the citizens of North Carolina. While many technical issues
still remain to be worked out (such as authentication schemes
for remote access, and transmission delays on the Web, now
known as the World Wide Wait), NC LIVE is well on its way
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You donTt bring me flowers, you donTt sing me love songs.
You hardly talk to me anymore when | come through the door at the end of
the day.
| remember when you couldnTt wait to love me, used to hate to leave me....
arbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson must have been caught in Chapel
Hill author NaumoffTs pervasive relational pattern. Continuing the
dissection of male-female relationships that characterized his four
previous books, all critically acclaimed (The Night of the Weeping Women,
1988; Rootie Kazootie, 1990; Taller Women, 1992; and Silk Hope, NC, 1994),
A Plan for Women is an extended essay illustrated with four case studies of destructive
interpersonal relationships.
Louise, adored by both men and women, is marrying loving, sensitive Walter.
Their outlook is blissful; all about them, however, is misery. WalterTs sister, Mary
Pristine has failed in every relationship with men. LouiseTs parents, Dorothy and
Vincent, talk only occasionally and never truly communicate. Vincent
still is punishing his wife for a long ago betrayal by placing her in physi-
cal peril as he asks her to help him mend the roof or repair the car.
Lawrence Naumoff. Then there is Shirley, who sticks by Manny through repeated
A Plan For Women.
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instances of physical abuse because ohe had only hit her twice and only
one of those times in the face. Of those two total times, she thought she
actually deserved it once, so that, all in all, having been hit twice in three
1997. 259 pp. $23.00. months,... [she] had found a good man.� Shirley surely suspected from
ISBN 0-15-100231-2. the start that all might not be roses; she met Manny when he and a friend
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kidnapped her with rape in mind.
Louise and WalterTs marriage begins to sour. LouiseTs former lover is
harassing her and threatening blackmail with a videotape of their
steamier moments. Walter and Mary Pristine find out and steal the tape,
but Walter canTt bring himself to destroy it. He carries it around in the trunk of his car
for weeks, then finally breaks down and views it. From that moment, the relationship
is doomed. In WalterTs eyes Louise is no longer the pure, innocent girl he married;
now she is a lustful creature who owants it� from him and any other man around,
whether she admits it or not. Somehow Walter orchestrates the death of her dog and
forces her to help him slaughter a goat that refuses to die. In bed the action is hard
and cold. No flowers, no love songs.
Naumoff portrays women as victims of men, but they are willing victims. The
women assume that any problem in a relationship is somehow their fault: oonce a
woman says ITm sorry, sheTs lost. Most men would rather hear that than I love you.�
There are episodes of tragicomedy, but it is hard to generate sympathy for any of the
characters. The women willingly accept mistreatment and misunderstanding, and the
men persist in bizarre interpretations of who women are and what they want. What
we have here is a failure to communicate.
The story ends on a provocative note. Mary Pristine has obtained legal custody of
a man with total amnesia whom she has named Zephyry. She is training him to be
the onew improved� model of male partner. Perhaps the roles are shifting?
A Plan for Women sends a strong message that the sexual revolution has been less
than successful. It is recommended for libraries with large contemporary fiction
collections.
" Suzanne Wise
Appalachian State University
Winter 1997 " 173%
David W. Yates.
hen you find this book, you have found oone of the SouthTs greatest treasures� " Valle
Crucis. The sensitive treatment by author David Yates and photographer William A. Bake
captures the flavor of this community down by the Watauga River, near Boone, North
Carolina. Both text and photography do a good job of documenting the history, geography,
and present sense of the place. A number of landmarks are featured, including the
Mast Farm Inn, the Mast General Store, the Watauga River and its various tributaries,
and a number of churches. The church connection is of particular importance histori-
cally, as the name of the place is Latin for oVale of the Cross� and was so named by an
Episcopal bishop in the 1840s.
Valle Crucis. A number of local families contribute to the success of this valley and their
: histories are included. Yates describes these adequately, though regional genealogists
Winston-Salem: John F. Blair, may find the coverage too general.
Publisher, 1997. 97 pp. $29.95. This is a slim volume with pretty pictures and some interesting local history,
ISBN 0-89587-803-X. written aptly by an author who clearly has justifiable affection for this special region
of our North Carolina mountains. It should be included in regional collections that
concentrate in Appalachian materials, and would make a nice gift for a friend or
family member interested in the topic. It is optional for other academic or public libraries.
" Eleanor I. Cook
Appalachian State University
aura F. Edwards, an assistant professor of history at the University of South Florida, has
chosen an intriguing title for her first book. As she explains in her preface, the phrase
ogendered strife and confusion� first appeared in a letter published in 1876 in a Granville
County newspaper as Reconstruction was drawing to an oofficial� close in North Carolina.
The writer, an African American Republican politician, had some choice observations about
the outcome of a recently concluded local convention dominated by individuals seeking
office for personal gain at the expense of the African American community. This situation,
he concluded, would only lead to ogendered strife and confusion� within the Republican
party. Confusing? Perhaps, for what the letter writer meant, according to EdwardsTs inter-
pretation, was that this situation had already engendered political strife and confusion. For
Laura Edwards, however, the black politicianTs misstated utterance is
an appropriate metaphor for illuminating one of the central themes of
Reconstruction politics.
Laura F. Edwards. With Gendered Strife and Confusion, Laura Edwards joins a growing
Gendered Strife an d Confusion: number of historians whose works defy scholarly convention by
blurring the boundaries between the fields of political and social
The Political Culture of history. In so doing, scholars like Edwards also call into question
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1997.
longstanding assumptions about the relationship between public and
Reconstruction. private power in postbellum southern society.
Public policies that sought to shape (and in many instances
378 pp. Paper, $24.95. ISBN 0-252-06600-6. control) social and economic relations among southerners"black and
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white, male and female, elites and commoners"were rarely formu-
lated or carried out in the isolation of the state house, Edwards argues.
Instead, as her study so forcefully demonstrates, seemingly remote political decisions were
not only vetted within southern households and communities, but also developed out of
localized, contested views of menTs and womenTs roles, duties, and obligations.
To drive home her point, Edwards opens Gendered Strife and Confusion with an analysis
of a rape case that originated in a wartime relationship between a poor white woman,
Susan Daniel, and two male slaves, William Cooper and Henderson Cooper, who lived and
worked on a plantation managed by the womanTs husband until he was drafted into service
for the Confederacy. Although the case began in 1864, its resolution would take over three
years. By the time the dust had settled, William Cooper had been hanged, Henderson
Cooper had managed to escape the state but was returned for trial in 1866, and was
presumed dead in the aftermath of a fiery jailbreak that destroyed the prison and its
residents. The case had become a political contest pitting the governorTs views of justice
against those of an agent of the FreedmenTs Bureau. Like the anecdote that gave rise to her
title, this seemingly inconsequential incident is reworked by Edwards until the guilt and/or
innocence of the accused, the motives of the accuser, and the clash of wills between state
and federal power acquire a heightened significance. Suffice it to say that the intertwining
of social and political themes Edwards develops in her brilliant analysis of the Cooper-
Daniel case reappear in subsequent chapters. Topics under consideration include linking
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the construction of marriage and family life to oclaims for civil and political rights,� the
formulation of new labor relations, the intersection of race and class in the construction of
gender roles, the politicization of private behavior, and the emergence of a new interpreta-
tion of citizenship (and its limits) for the post-Reconstruction South.
Laura Edwards is to be commended for her exhaustively researched, superbly argued,
and readable study of Reconstruction in North Carolina. Her contribution to the historical
literature lies in her ability to complicate and yet illuminate an era that began with a
profound uncertainty as men and women of both races and all classes made competing
claims to private and public forms of powers. Amid this ostrife and confusion,� uncertainty
over the ordering of race, class, and gender relations slowly gave way to certainty; but as
Edwards points out, it was only after the success of the 1898 white supremacy campaign
that the stateTs social and political hierarchies took on a seemingly fixed and immutable
appearance.
" Kathleen C. Berkeley
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
e read fiction for the experience of merging with the charactersT reality and
witnessing their struggles to become whole, so we can take part in their
growth and internalize what we need from it. At the beginning of BrandtTs
first novel, suitable for adult audiences, Avery is a woman trapped in an
existence she loathes. Locked into a sense of guilt for her part in events 21
years earlier, she finds no refuge in a life of artificial pleasures. She sells real estate for her
husband, a land developer who pillages FloridaTs wildlife for escalating profit, but riches
cannot assuage her discomfort. Only her garden gives her temporary solace from the
torment of an unresolved past. Her best friend is Skeeter, a Seminole Indian who helps her
garden and brings her plants from marshes. He encourages her to face her truth so that
she can live more fully.
Memories of summer vacations in the mountains of North Carolina tug at Avery
constantly. As a child, she lived for the summer vacations her family took in Crowfoot
Ridge. Her friendship with Silva and Mars Marshall gave her profound happiness as they
explored the beauty of the ridge together. But Avery soon learned of the bestial nature of
their backwoods father, Hunter. He cast the dark cloud of his ignorance and
mean-spiritedness over the Marshall children, and Avery was affected too.
HunterTs violence set off a chain of events that severed her relationships
with Silva and Mars, and she carried the guilt of her concealment into her
adulthood. The mystery unravels as she returns to Crowfoot Ridge as an
Ge adult to confront the truth of what happened there. Surprises await not only
Crowfoot Ridge. Mars but Avery as well, and she is liberated from her guilt to start living in
the present as Skeeter advised her to do.
Alexander, NC: Alexander Books, 1997. A few implausible turns of events mar the novel. Brandt would have us
239 pp. $22.95. ISBN 1-57090-053-1. believe that the mountain code of justice is to look the other way when a
mountain girl is sexually assaulted, but to let her off the hook if she kills her
attacker. Also, the surprise outcome is flawed by the improbable notion that
Hunter could ever have been capable of compassion for his wife. It doesnTt
square with the portrayal of Hunter as a dirty old man, and Brandt needs to
clear his connection with a subsequent birth in the family.
In other respects the book renders a convincing recreation of a small mountain
community. Brandt is just getting her writing wings with this first novel and seems to
warm to the task as the novel gathers momentum. The romantic interest works well, if at
times the halo Brandt places on Mars glares a bit too brightly. Mars captures our attention
and trust from the beginning as his artistic and sensitive nature contrasts with his stark
upbringing. We want to see Avery and Mars reconcile and rekindle their desires.
The textures of the setting are marvelous, as Brandt's love of nature shines through
and gives the book its finest strength. A subtheme woven into the novel is the subtle
relegation of women to second place on the family totem pole. This is apparent especially
when AveryTs predicament is overshadowed by her parentsT silent preference for her
brother Adam. The ending is satisfying as Avery learns what she is living for and is able to
oshed the old skin,� as Skeeter put it, of guilt and self-doubt, and to grow the new skin of
acceptance.
" Helen Kluttz
UNC-Greensboro LIS student
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im McLaurinTs latest work again explores the clash between the South and the
other. It features an easily recognizable McLaurin stable of characters: a Black
stripper with a heart of gold, a runaway belle clashing with the values of her
developer stepdaddy, a handsome snake handler whose hope lies in a college
education, an old soldier haunted by Vietnam, and a hallucinating madam with
a shard of glass in her brain. This perfectly matched gothic set shares a gospel-bus-propelled,
cross-country quest. Think, oFellini on grits.�
McLaurin, a native of Fayetteville and the author of WoodrowTs Trumpet (1989), The
Acorn Plan (1989), Cured By Fire (1995), and his best work, a memoir, Keeper of the Moon: A
Southern Boyhood (1991), has an ear for the twist of words and a first-hand
familiarity with the trashier elements of the pre-suburbs South. His books
work when what begins as grotesque and outlandish becomes human and
Tim McLaurin. plausible"an alchemical change involving mystical catalysts along the
lines of mourning dove calls and sandwich bags full of homeplace soil.
The Last Great Snake Show. Unfortunately, no amount of cooing and scooping seems to help The Last
Great Snake Show. It doesnTt work.
The Snake Show characters never get beyond mere cutouts. They are
outward appearances, a few regrets, and fewer hopes, and the Snake Show
story is as predictable as only road-trip books can be. All of that is too bad
for those of us who now drive past strip malls that sit where once we
tromped in search of quail, or for those of us who have walked down
main streets knowing everyone we passed, being kin to half of them. Tim
McLaurin tells our story. He is one of the best writers of southern literatureTs oNew Lost
Cause,� the vanishing South of iron-skillet food, rural families that eat it, and their almost
genetic sense of place. Simply put, he is a fine tale-teller of the most recent Old South to be
routed by Yankees and mourned by the survivors.
Unfortunately, in his latest work McLaurin dances upon the self-conscious stage of
southern literature, substituting talk about being southern and the South for the tales that
the region so readily generates. In Snake Show, the haunting notes of WoodrowTs hunting
horn found in McLaurinTs first work are replaced by the drunken shouts of Hollywood
carpetbaggers, oHoney chilT, you be in de Southland now ...�
McLaurin needs to tell his stories (hawkbill knives, tobacco barns, sweating fruit jars,
and the charging Volvos that run them over) without repeated reference to a specific
geography. If he does, ITll lay you ten to one that theyTll come out more Southern than his
latest. At least theyTll be more fun to read.
All libraries with large North Carolina fiction collections will want to add this work for
McLaurin groupies.
New York: Putnam, 1997. $24.95.
288 pp. ISBN 0-399-14280-0.
" Kevin Cherry
Rowan Public Library
obert Donaldson (1800-1872) of Fayetteville, though orphaned at an early age, inherited
sufficient funds from his fatherTs commercial trade to propel him into a world of business,
travel, and social engagements. Following his degree from the University of North Carolina
(class of 1818) and his marriage to Susan Jane Gaston (March 1828) in
New Bern before the Rt. Rev. John England (Catholic Bishop of Charles-
ton), Donaldson relocated to the fastest growing commercial region of
Jean Bradley Anderson. the country, New York City. He was to become a leading patron of the
BhEes 2 arts and of landscape gardening, residing first on State Street near the
Carolinian on the Hudson: Battery in Manhattan and then at Blithewood, his first estate along the
The Life of Robert Donaldson. Hudson River in Dutchess County near the old aristocratic estates of the
Livingstons. His occupation consisted of investing in bonds and
Raleigh: The Historic Preservation securities and managing his Carolina real estate holdings in Fayetteville.
Foundation of North Carolina, 1996. In 1853 Donaldson moved from Blithewood to his second Hudson River
[ P. O. Box 27644, Raleigh, NC 27611-7644] estate, Edgewater (Barrytown), where he remained until his death in
340 pp. $29.95. No ISBN. 1872. The estateTs present owner, Richard Hampton Jenrette, a North
Carolinian and New York financier, purchased the villa in 1969, and has
spent years restoring the oRobert Mills� style mansion to its nineteenth-
century glory. JenretteTs efforts culminated in his commissioning Jean Anderson to con-
struct a biography of Donaldson and his family, an effort that has produced a handsomely
crafted and superbly researched cultural record for both North Carolina and New York City.
Anderson was charged to paint with delicate strokes oDonaldsonTs quiet but influential
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aa a han i a Se yn ager. i hy rn
career ... in the context of his time and place.� Her task was almost insurmountable at times, for
she had only four significant manuscript sources. She covered her tracks well: oif only Robert had
kept a diary of his European venture,� oif SusanTs letters told next to nothing about her husbandTs
activities ... his were little better.� In fact, Anderson compiled a wealth of knowledge tangentially
profiling a prominent family and the social circles in which each member moved. With a slight
shift in the research and direction, she could have included several additional Carolina families
on the New York City scene, especially The Rev. Francis Lister Hawks, who preserved his ancestorTs
sketches of Governor TryonTs Palace at New Bern, defended Mecklenburg CountyTs early and
active role in the American Revolution, and served as president of the New York Historical
Society.
Anderson includes important material about New Bern, a 1790s description of a Carolina
barbecue, FayettevilleTs Lafayette Hotel, and the March 4, 1825, visit of the Marquis de Lafayette.
The strength of the biography centers around the DonaldsonsT family life at their first
Hudson River estate, Blithewood, from 1835-1853, the osite of [RobertTs] scientific farming, his
landscape gardening, his art collection, the refashioning of an old house ..., and the entertain-
ment inherent in his role in society.�
Jean B. Anderson has contributed three earlier family histories on prominent North Carolin-
ians and a history of Durham County. Her latest is a fine work of prose, and will be an important
addition to public, academic, and major secondary school libraries. Carolinian on the Hudson
crosses state and regional boundaries and calls attention to the fine arts at a time when the nation
was preparing for confrontation and sanguinary conflict.
" Stewart Lillard
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
homas Wolfe has not lacked for biographers, most recently Harvard historian David
Herbert Donald, whose Look Homeward: A Life of Thomas Wolfe, was published in 1987.
But there was a need for a brief, easily available biography of this native son of the
Carolina mountains. Ted MitchellTs new book fills that void.
Though its original purpose presumably was to make available to visitors to the
Thomas Wolfe Memorial in Asheville an inexpensive, accurate, and brief account of the life of the
atithor, this book deserves much more widespread distribution. In 114 pages, the reader gets a
gracefully written foreword by James W. Clark, Professor of English and Director of the Humani-
ties Extension/Publications Program at North Carolina State University; a concise biography of
Wolfe in six chapters by Ted Mitchell, Historic Site Interpreter at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial; and
two appendices, one on WolfeTs ancestry and the other on WolfeTs publications. (This reviewerTs
only significant criticism of this book is that the shortened form of entries in the publications list
does not allow the inclusion of the names of editors.)
The text is broken logically into six chapters, each with endnotes, adding
usefulness and academic credibility. WolfeTs works are quoted frequently,
Ted Mitchell. allowing the reader to sample his style and craft. One of the outstanding
features of this small volume is the ample selection of well-chosen photo-
Thomas Wolfe: graphs, carefully identified and credited, that appear throughout the text. The
eign anisty saieeio cover photograph of Wolfe by Doris Ulmann is stunning. The book is artfully
A WriterTs Life. crafted and beautifully designed by David Strange, whose work is well-known
Asheville: Thomas Wolfe Memorial _ to members of the Thomas Wolfe Society.
State Historic Site, 1997. Thomas Wolfe: A WriterTs Life is an excellent introduction to the world of
114 pp. Paper, $8.95 plus tax plus Thomas Wolfe and is suitable for high school through adult readers. It belongs
$2.00 shipping and handling. in school and public libraries and in academic libraries with an interest in
[Order from the Thomas Wolfe Thomas Wolfe. Those libraries then should supplement this biography with
Memorial State Historic Site, WolfeTs The Lost Boy, edited by James W. Clark, Jr. (University of North Carolina
52 North Market Street, Press, 1992) and by A Thomas Wolfe Companion by John Lane Idol, Jr. ( Green-
Asheville, NC 28801.] wood Press, 1987). The late Richard WalserTs excellent volume on WolfeTs days
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Thomas Wolfe, Undergraduate
(Duke University Press, 1977), unfortunately out of print, needs to be re-
printed. If school and public libraries have in their collections some materials
appropriate to introduce young adults to WolfeTs writing"brief biographies, a
guide to WolfeTs written works, and a complete novella" then by the year
2000, the centennial of WolfeTs birth, North Carolinians of all ages can join in
celebrating the life and works of our oft-neglected literary son.
" Alice R. Cotten
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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he Store of Joys is a collaborative tribute to the museum from 45 North Carolina writers.
Reynolds Price chaired the advisory committee, the other members of which were Betty
Adcock, Gerald Barrax, Doris Betts, Fred Chappell, and Allan Gurganus. Huston Paschal, the
MuseumTs assistant curator of modern art, edited the volume. Each contributor picked a
favorite piece of art from the collection and wrote an essay, poem, or story in response. The
literature and art, in full-color reproductions, combine to form a stimulating
volume to which a reader can return again and again, as well as a record of
the artistic treasures and literary talent available to North Carolinians.
Huston Paschal, ed. David Sedaris and Robert Morgan wrote about their own student
The S$ f = experiences at the North Carolina Museum of Art. Monet inspired Tim
e Store o J oy S: McLaurin to write about a camping trip with his children, and John
Writers Celebrate the Beerman elicited Marianne GingherTs memory of horseback riding as a
: young girl. Allan Gurganus, Julie Suk, Eleanor Ross Taylor, and Jill McCorkle
North Carolina Museum of let themselves be led by paintings to imagine the experiences of David, St.
y ogze ° Matthew, Columbus, and a dying woman. Lee Smith, Heather Ross Miller,
Art's Fiftieth Anni versary. and Linda Beatrice Brown created characters for scenes by Milton Avery,
Minnie Evans, and Romare Bearden. Doris Betts and Elizabeth Spencer wrote
Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of ;
essays about Andrew Wyeth and Frederick Carl Frieseke. Essays by Reynolds
Art, in association with Winston-
Salem: John F. Blair, Publisher, 1997. Price, Wilma Dykeman, Max Steele, and many others are lessons in how to
xii, 150 pp. Paper, $22.00. read a painting, and offer glimpses of the research that underlies a writerTs
ISBN 0-89587-174-2. work. The poems in the volume are among its greatest treasures, offering
opportunities for speculation and interpretation equal to the paintings they
accompany.
Those who love the North Carolina Museum of Art will miss their own favorite works
from this selection, and perhaps be inspired to write their own responses. Readers will be
inspired to visit and revisit not only the museum but also the literature of North Carolina.
Recommended for high school, public, and academic libraries.
" Dorothy Hodder
New Hanover County Public Library
R. Ammons, an important contemporary American poet and a native North Carolinian, published his
first book, Ommateum, in 1955. Subsequent collections received major recognition, including the National
¢ Book Award, the Bollingen Prize, and the National Book CriticsT Circle Award. Sometimes compared to
William Carlos Williams, Ammons often focuses on nature and on the open-ended process of human
experience and of the world itself. Although he has been a professor at Cornell for many years, Ammons is
wary of academic writing and is a strong advocate for the autonomy of poetry.
This perspective comes across powerfully in his first collection of prose, Set in Motion, which is divided
into three parts: first, selections from essays that appeared in a variety of journals from 1955 to 1994;
second, interviews that were published in the 1980s and two previously unpublished interviews, one of
which was conducted by Zophia Burr, the editor; third, several of AmmonsTs poems and his observations
on them, discussions which first appeared in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Set in Motion provides the reader with insights into AmmonsTs poetics, into his
views on literary criticism, and into his perspective on teaching creative writing.
In addition, he discusses his childhood as the son of poor farmers in Whiteville,
Set in Motion: E ssays, North Carolina, during the Depression. The death of two of his brothers would
é fs prove to have emotional repercussions for the rest of his life. After military service
In ter views, & D ialog ues. in the South Pacific, Ammons graduated from Wake Forest University in science,
later took more English courses at Berkeley, and went on to publish his first book.
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Set in Motion both in tone and theme reveals Ammons to bea strongly
Press, 1996. 126 pp. independent thinker, one who is not concerned with trends in literary criticism or
Cloth, $39.50. ISBN 0-472-09603. in creative writing. He writes poetry simply for its own sake. He says that poems
Paper, $13.95. ISBN 0-472-06603. ocome on in a sound stream that cannot be talked away, and any other way of
representing the sound stream will not be the same sound stream.... Until they
end, poems exist in time from the first syllable to the last. They are actions.�
Ammons has a strong predilection for the work of Ralph Waldo Emerson and John Ashbery.
Zofia Burr, a former student of Ammons, has put together an attractive volume, an excellent addition
to the University of Michigan Press Poets on Poetry series. This book, which is very readable, is highly
appropriate for academic and public libraries. It includes not only subtle observations on poetry as an art
form, but also general reflections on poetry by a thoughtful and throught-provoking poet of our time.
Finally, we gain a sense of the man behind the poetry.
A. R. Ammons.
edited by Zophia Burr.
" Kathy Rugoff
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
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OTHER PUBLICATIONS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST
In honor of their 75th anniversary, The University of North
Carolina Press has published Books From Chapel Hill 1922-
1997: A Complete Catalog of Publications from the University
of North Carolina Press. This is their third complete anno-
tated catalog, following 25th and 50th anniversary editions.
It includes brief essays by Press directors, written on the
25th, 50th, and 75th anniversaries, as well as title and
subject indexes and a list of major awards won by Press
titles. (1997; The University of North Carolina Press, P.O.
Box 2288, Chapel Hill, NC 27515-2288; xxxviii, 464 pp.;
cloth, $45.00; ISBN 0-8078-2383-X; paper, $19.95; ISBN 0-
8078-4690-2.)
The Papers of David Settle Reid, Volume II, 1853-1913, is now
available. Edited by Lindley S. Butler, the volume covers
ReidTs second term as governor, his years in the United
States Senate, and his service as a delegate to the Washing-
ton Peace Conference of 1861 and the state constitutional
conventions of 1861-62 and 1875. (1997; Historical Publica-
tions Section, Division of Archives and History, 109 East
Jones St., Raleigh, NC 27601-2807; xxvi, 408 pp.; $35.00
plus $4.00 postage; ISBN 0-86526-269-1.)
C. Yvonne Bell Thomas, a research associate at the High
Point Public Library, has written Roads to Jamestown: A View
and Review of the Old Town, a history of the Guilford
County, North Carolina, community. Photographs for the
volume were selected by Helen Mendenhall, maps by Jack
Perdue. The volume includes notes and an index. (1997;
copyright C. Yvonne Bell Thomas; order from Historic
Jamestown Society, P.O. Box 512, Jamestown, NC 27282; 85
pp. plus notes and index; $17.00 plus $2.00 shipping; no
ISBN.)
Lola is a narrative poem, novelist Tim McLaurinTs first
published work of poetry. Six voices tell the story of the
passing of farmer John Wesley Stewart and his way of life,
including a serpent, the hired man, the farmerTs three
children (Lola being the youngest and most vulnerable),
and the man himself. (1997; Down Home Press, P.O. Box
4126, Asheboro, NC 27204; 119 pp.; $14.95 plus 6% sales
tax and $2.50 shipping; ISBN 1-878086-62-6.)
Twelve Christmas Stories by North Carolina Writers, And Twelve
Poems, Too is a new collection edited by Ruth Moose, with
illustrations by Talmadge Moose. Contributors include
Ellyn Bache, Kaye Gibbons, Michael McFee, Robert Morgan,
Sam Ragan, Bland Simpson, Lee Smith, Shelby Stephenson,
and others. Some selections are excerpts from longer works,
notably Kaye GibbonsTs oEllen FosterTs Christmas� and Lee
SmithTs oChristmas Letters.� (1997; Down Home Press, P.O.
Box 4126, Asheboro, NC 27204; 180 pp.; $17.95 plus 6%
sales tax and $2.50 shipping; ISBN 1-878086-61-8.)
Elizabeth Leland, author of The Vanishing Coast and a
reporter for the Charlotte Observer, has written a true story
about an unusual family, titled A Place for Joe. Joe Hill, a
mentally retarded teenager with nowhere else to go, came
to live with Marvin and Mattie Leatherman in Lincolnton,
North Carolina, in 1935. Joe was black; the Leathermans
were white. The arrangement, unheard of in that time and
place, came about through a misunderstanding. Love and
duty, however, integrated their lives in deeply enriching
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ways. (1997; Down Home Press, P.O. Box 4126, Asheboro,
NC 27204; 166 pp.; $19.95 plus 6% sales tax and $2.00
shipping; ISBN 1-878086-60-X.)
Deja Dead, by Kathy Reichs, is a thriller in which forensics
expert Temperance Brennan, a North Carolinian living in
Montreal, is stalked by a serial killer. (1997; Scribner, 1230
Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020; 416 pp.;
$24.00; ISBN 0-684-84117-7.)
The Everlasting Snowman is a picture book by Hunter D.
Darden of Statesville, with watercolor paintings by Tamara
Scantland Adams. Darden wrote and published her book as
an attempt to explain the concept of eternal life to her
children after her father died. (1997; Sunflower Publishing
Company, 421 Westchester Rd., Statesville, NC 28677;
approx. 35 pp.; $16.95; ISBN 0-9653729-0-1.)
Southern Jack Tales by Donald Davis is a paperback reprint
of Jack Always Seeks His Fortune, published by August House
in 1992, reviewed in the spring 1993 issue of North Carolina
Libraries (1997; August House, P.O. Box 3223, Little Rock,
AR, 72203-3223; 217 pp.; paper, $11.95; ISBN 0-87-483-
5003.)
Southern Fire is the third installment in R. Thomas
CampbellTs Naval Exploits of the Confederacy Series,
following Gray Thunder and Southern Thunder. (1997; Burd
Street Press, White Mane Publishing Company, Inc., P.O.
Box 152, Shippensburg, PA 17257-0152.) A Place for
Theodore: The Murder of Dr. Theodore Parkman is an investi-
gation by L.G. Williams of Greenville into an incident at
Whitehall, North Carolina, on December 16, 1862. Will-
iams argues that in an engagement with North Carolina
Infantry, the New York artillery opened fire on soldiers from
Massachusetts, whom they despised as o9-months bounty-
soldiers.� (1997: Holly Two Leaves Paperback, PO Box 2242,
Greenville, NC 27836; 198 pp.; paper, $9.95; ISBN 0-
9656484-0-0.)
In Where Nature Reigns: The Wilderness Areas of the Southern
Appalachians, Jack Horan describes the 54 federal wilderness
areas in the mountains of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and
West Virginia. Includes small maps and black and white
photographs. ( 1997; Down Home Press, P.O. Box 4126,
Asheboro, NC 27204; 249 pp.; paper, $14.95; ISBN 1-
878086-58-8.)
A new bookstore has opened online, featuring hundreds of
titles about North Carolina and/or written by North
Carolina authors. Owner R. Stephen Smith hopes to make
the North Carolina Bookstore, at http://www.mindspring.com/
~freedom1/ncbooks, the most comprehensive site on the
Web for learning about North Carolina books. In addition,
Smith says, oI welcome the submission of links from
anyone with any kind of North Carolina Web site. My goal
is to become a one-stop Web site for anyone looking for
anything having to do with North Carolina.� Orders may
be placed through the Web site and will be handled
through www.amazon.com, many at substantial savings over
retail.
Winter 1997 " 179
he aguiappeT North Cancliniana
compiled by Plummer Alston Jones, Jr.
*Lagniappe (lan-yap�, lah� yapT) n. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. [Louisiana French]
A Treasury of Western North Caroliniana
May We All Remember Well:
History & Cultures of
Western North Carolina.
Vol. 1. Robert S. Brunk, ed.
Robert S. Brunk Auction Services, Inc.,
P.O. Box 2135, Asheville, NC 28802
ISBN 0-9656461-0-6. $40.00
180 " Winter 1997
by Thomas Kevin B. Cherry
What am | bid for this beautiful volume? The first in a wonderful prospective series, it
contains 287 pages of fine design, straightforward prose, and classic photography.
president of his own Asheville fine antiques
and estate auction company, has pulled
together a publication that celebrates the cultures
of western North Carolina. Part coffee table book,
part auction catalog, part scholarly journal, and
part journalism, it is a work that doesnTt fit easily
into established publishing categories. And that is
one of its virtues.
A trained sociologist, Brunk has for years seen
objects pass before his gavel for which no docu-
mentation exists.
May We All Remem-
ber Well is his
attempt at rectifying
at least a bit of this
problem. This first
volume contains
eighteen articles,
including studies on
architecture, decora-
tive arts, archeology,
music, photography,
and commerce. It is
a mixture that works
well together.
The intention of BrunkTs series, which is
scheduled to appear once every eighteen months,
is to publish research and descriptive reports on
the history and peoples of western North Caro-
lina. The plural, opeoples,� is intentional. There is
no western North Carolina oculture� presented
here, but ocultures�: Native American, African
American, and Anglo-American, in addition to
research on one Spanish American and a Japanese
American. Most of the articles at least acknowl-
I: May We All Remember Well, Robert S. Brunk,
A Journal of the
edge the interaction between these cultures, while :
one or two explore them in some depth.
Another intention of the publication is to
create a descriptive record, something along the
lines of a published archive. In other words, you'll
not find a great deal of analysis and interpretation
in May We All Remember Well. Like the Foxfire
Books, which went into a great deal more detail in
the everyday arts of mountain living, this work
seeks to document that which is passing away. As
editor Brunk notes, oI am struck by the rate of
cultural change to which we are witness. Some
people in Western North Carolina describe their
childhoods in terms that detail a preindustrial,
agrarian life style. Some of the same people now
participate actively in a postindustrial, electronic
culture.� The theme seems to be, oGet it down on
paper now, we'll study it later.� This documenta-
tion is intended to be conducted no matter how
ofragmentary the information or informal the
process.� Being primarily descriptive is a respect-
able desire, and while no publication can do
everything, many of the articles could have
benefited from a bit more summarizing interpre-
tation or analysis. After all, our attempts at
answering the owhys� are often implicit in our
telling the owhos,� owhats,� owhens,� and
owheres.�
Since most of the information in this
volume already may be found in a variety of
secondary sources or are already archived "
though highly scattered " this workTs most
successful documentation efforts are its two
collections of oral histories. The first presents
the memories of some of the hooked rug workers
of Madison County. Like many of the articles
presented here, it had its impetus in a specific
item. The inspirational relic for this particular
piece was a photograph identified with only the
words oMHC"Rug Shop.� A search ensued and
stories were gathered. What emerges is one
familyTs tale of taking a home-based industry,
expanding a bit upon it, and then marketing its
products to the outside world as a special
mountain handicraft. This is a theme that
emerges in several of the journalTs articles,
among them an exemplary study. of the Mace
family of chair makers and another featuring
Sunset Mountain Pottery. The latter shows how
marketing can become nearly all-important.
There wasnTt much omountain� to Sunset
Mountain Pottery; it was made in Seagrove and
North Carolina Libraries
shipped west " not unlike the oIndian�
tomahawks once found at mountain roadside
tourist shops; they were inevitably stamped
oMade in some Asian country.�
The other oral history compilation in May
We All Remember Well is Dellie NortonTs
reminiscences about her life among the leaves
of Burley tobacco. As she says, oyou had to do
something to live.� Accompanying the inter-
view are the fantastic photographs of Rob
Amberg who has documented the sweat-hard
work of mountain tobacco growers for at least
20 years. His 22 photos remind the reader of
Bayard WootenTs classic shots found in the
1935 Toe River Valley study, Cabins In the
Laurel. For that matter, a few of them could be
dropped into the mountain classic and few
would catch on. There is a timelessness to
AmbergTs style, which is clear and straightfor-
ward. He employs no tricks, weird angles, or
funny lenses to heighten the power of his
images, and he doesnTt need to. Their power "
and their timelessness " come from his subject,
rural families coaxing life from the soil.
Another grouping of articles that proves
to be valuable are the three on Mountain
visionaries: Rafael Guastavino, a builder of
Spanish origin who championed and im-
proved upon an ancient Mediterranean form
of tile construction which appears in the
arches of the Biltmore house and throughout
AshevilleTs Basilica of St. Lawrence; business-
man and developer Edwin Wiley Grove, who
brought Grove Park Inn into existence; and
George Masa, a Japanese-born hiking enthusi-
IN INTEGRATED
North Carolina Libraries
ast and photographer, whose work was
instrumental in the creation and promotion
of the southern portion of the Appalachian
Trail. While longer works have been, or are in
the process of being, written on these men,
the articles gathered here do a fine job of
drawing attention to men who (perhaps apart
from Grove) have not received the attention
their contributions warrant.
This workTs greatest strength is its look.
The design is exceptional, and the use of
photographs is at times stunning. Indeed,
some of the best documentary work in the
journal is its photography, the gathering
together of those snapshots which are in
private hands, and those photos of places,
people, and especially artifacts that were
taken for this publication.
All told, May We All Remember Well is a
welcome addition to North Carolina studies. I
can imagine students in the not-too-distant
future flipping through the index in search of
a North Carolina History project. I can foresee
local historians doing the same, hoping to
find the brief biography of an artisan. And I
can predict that some poor flea-market
hound, relic in hand, will check its contents,
intent on establishing the provenance of
some dusty find. If continued in the same
strong vein, this publication should help
them all. And until there is a volume two,
three, and four, it will do just fine as a
thoroughly entertaining coffee table book and
leisurely oflip-through.�
Going once. Going twice...
INFORMATION SERVICES
INFORMATION
Thomas Kevin B. Cherry
is Local History Librarian,
Rowan Public Library,
Salisbury, N.C.
MANAGEMENT
ERE TENT IE TELE EE I SP TSC SE EEE
Winter 1997 " 181
North Carolina Library Association
SECTION AND ROUND TABLE BIENNIAL REPORTS
EditorTs Note: Space constraints have forced the editing of some reports. Unabridged versions will be housed in the NCLA Archives.
CHILDRENTS SERVICES SECTION
The ChildrenTs Services Section reached
its goal of working with various sections
and committees that share our vision of
making libraries a familiar and nurtur-
ing place for children, their parents, and
caregivers.
The section provided monetary
support to the NCLA Leadership
Conference.
CSS and NCASL continued to work
together on several projects. We
cosponsored the NCASL fall conference
keynote speaker, Joseph Bruchac. Chair
Beth Hutchison, presented a breakout
session. Members continued joint efforts
on the North Carolina Book Award
project.
The Paraprofessional AssociationTs
Super Storytelling Techniques work-
shops were lead by Frances Lampley,
Susan Adams, and Beth Hutchison.
The Literacy Committee along with
the State Library and North CarolinaTs
Center for the Book are all cosponsors of
the CSS conference breakfast. Our
keynote speaker, Rosemary Wells, spoke
of her nationwide campaign, oRead to
Your Bunny,� that stresses the impor-
tance of reading aloud to children.
In the fall of 1996 CSS held a
seminar entitled, oStories at the Sum-
mit.� It highlighted the many facets of
storytelling. Our keynote speaker,
Elizabeth Ellis, was joined by several
librarians who shared ideas as varied as
creative dramatics, children as storytell-
ers, and how to organize a storytelling
festival. Breakout sessions were led by
Pauletta Bracey, Geneva Hanes, Bonnae
Bartus, Pam Lewis, Ann Burlingame,
Susan Adams, and Beth Hutchison.
" Beth Hutchison
cole
Thank You to NCLA
Contributing Members:
David S. Ferriero,
Duke University
Dr. Benjamin F. Speller, Jr.,
North Carolina Central University
SOLINET
Tom Broadfoot,
BroadfootTs Publishing Company
182 " Winter 1997
COLLEGE AND UNiversity SECTION
The Executive Board for 1995-97 included: Chair: Kathryn M. Crowe (UNCG), Vice
Chair/Chair-Elect: Clarence Toomer (UNCP), Secretary/Treasurer: Cindy Levine (NCSU),
Director: Joy Pastucha (Warren Wilson) Director: Paula Hinton (UNC-CH), Representa-
tive to NC Libraries: Artemis Kares (ECU), BI Interest Group: Cindy Adams (UNC-CH),
Academic Curriculum Librarians: Pat Farthing (ASU), Past Chair: Al Jones (Catawba)
On May 14, 1996 the Academic Curriculum Librarians Interest Group met in Ra-
leigh at the Department of Public Instruction in their state-of-the-art technology lab for
a session on integrating technology into the curriculum. Frances Bradburn, Section Chief
for Information Technology Evaluation Services, presented the morning session. The
afternoon included a brief business meeting and an open forum.
The section held a workshop on October 18, 1996, at the Cone Center at UNC
Charlotte entitled oBringing it all Together: Campus Collaboration for Information Tech-
nology.� The keynote speaker was John Day, University Librarian at Gallaudet Univer-
sity. Day presented a model of campus collaboration among librarians, teaching faculty,
and computer personnel based on the American Association of Higher EducationTs
Teaching, Learning, and Technology Roundtables. A panel including April Wreath
(UNCG), Ray Frankle (UNCC), Linwood Futrelle (UNC-CH), and Rick Moul (ASU) re-
ported on how technology was administered on their individual campuses. The day
ended with a presentation from High Devine, professor of Forest Resources and Carolyn
Argentati, Forest Resources Librarian (both from NCSU) on their Student Directed, In-
formation Rich project which uses information technology in the teaching and learn-
ing experience. This program received a project grant from NCLA.
On May 23, 1997 the Bibliographic Instruction Interest Group sponsored
a workshop at UNC Wilmington, oTeaching for Knowledge " Not Just for Information,
Freshman Instruction and the LibraryTs Role.� This program was for teaching faculty as
well as librarians. The keynotes were Ronald Lunsford, Chair of the English Department
at UNCC who spoke on� Changing Concepts and Models of Freshman Instruction� and
Kelly Cannon, Humanities and Instruction Librarian at Muhlenberg College whose topic
was oLibrarians as Partners in the Process: Where Have We Been and Where Should We
Be Going.� In the afternoon the keynote speakers were joined by Cindy Levine, Refer-
ence Librarian at NCSU and Betsy Ervin from the English Department at UNCW for a
panel discussion. The section sponsored three programs at the NCLA Biennial Confer-
ence. The BI Interest Group held an open discussion on oLibrary Instruction " The State
of the Art.� The section sponsored a program on NCLIVE with Susan Nutter, Library
Director at NCSU as speaker and representatives from a small private college and a com-
munity college as respondents. The Academic Curriculum Librarian group sponsored
oWhat Will They Want from Us: How to Prepare for NCATE and DPI Accreditation Vis-
its.� Dr. Pauletta Bracy, NC Central School of Library and Information Science, and
Donna Simmons, State Department of Public Instruction, were presenters.
The College and University Section is the North Carolina Chapter of the Associa-
tion of College and Research Libraries. The chair attended three meetings of ACRL Chap-
ters Council at NCLA.
" Kathryn M. Crowe
CoMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGE SECTION
The Community and Junior College Section of NCLA spent the biennium trying to re-
build following a biennium of inactivity. NCLATs Task Force on Governance had recom-
mended that the Section consider merging with the College and University Section. The
CJCS Executive Committee conducted a survey of current and potential members (librar-
ians at public and private two-year colleges). The response rate was 50% for members
and 23% overall. Current members favored remaining a separate section, while non-
members were equally split. A few people on each side of the question indicated strong
preferences. At least one person joined the section as a result of the survey. Given the
survey results, the Executive Committee decided to continue the Community and Jun-
ior College Section as a separate entity, but to closely watch the membership numbers
during the next biennium. At the Biennial Conference in Raleigh, CJCS will present a
program of readings and music by author-musicians Steve Smith and Danny Infantino.
" Shelia Core
North Carolina Libraries
NCLA ConrerENCE COMMITTEE
The NCLA Conference Committee members are Barbara
Baker, Maureen Costello, Kem Ellis, Dave Fergusson,
Beverley Gass, Chair, James Jarrell, Sharon Johnston,
Cheryl McLean, Chuck Mallas, Sue Moody, Carrie Nichols,
and Merrill Smith. The committee held its last meeting
prior to the conference on August 15, 1997, at the Raleigh
Convention and Conference Center.
Conference Store - Carrie Nichols, Chair
The store will include items remaining from last yearTs
store at reduced prices, newly designed T-shirts for this
conference, posters from ALA, and some other items
from Upstart.
Conference Finance - Chuck Mallas, Chair
The projected budget for the conference anticipates
$107,000 in revenues and $78,490 expenses for a
projected profit of $28,510.
Fundraising - Richard Wells, Chair
The committee has sold ads and solicited donations in
the amount of $2,500.
Exhibits - Merrill Smith, Chair
The committee has worked diligently to provide a
comprehensive group of library-related vendors for the
conference.
Local Arrangements - Sue Moody, Chair
The Raleigh Plaza Hotel is the conference hotel with the
Holiday Inn providing overflow rooms. The work of
this committee is extensive and among many things,
included arranging for an all-conference local library
community reception at the N.C. Museum of History
on Thursday night, the executive board dinner on
Tuesday night, all food functions, all facilities arrange-
ments, all AV equipment arrangements, and all
associated details.
Placement - James Jarrell, Chair
Once again, James Jarrell willsprovide conference
participants with an opportunity to explore jobs within
the library community of North Carolina.
Program - Kem Ellis, Chair
The program content that Kem and his committee have
planned and coordinated with the sections,
roundtables, and committees may be one of the most
extensive in several conferences. The first general
session with Marshall Keys of NELINET kicks off the
conference on Wednesday, October 8. The second
general session on Thursday features Judith Krug of the
ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom while the third
general session is an all-conference breakfast with North
Carolina storytellers as the program. The program time
slots are packed with excellent programs " a source of
confusion for participants trying to determine what
programs to attend.
Publicity - Sharon Johnston, Chair
Sharon mailed postcard reminders to all members about
the conference in May 1997 and then mailed registra-
tion packets to 1,748 members. She and the staff of the
Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
developed a Web site for the conference, an NCLA
conference ofirst.� The theme of the conference is
oChoose Quality, Choose Libraries.�
Registration - Cheryl McLean, Chair
Chery] revised the registration program to run in WIN
~95 and to use more generally available Laser printers to
produce name tags and receipts.
The Conference Committee agreed to extend
scholarships to two students enrolled in the library
programs at ASU, ECU, NCCU, UNC-CH, and UNCG.
" Beverley Gass
North Carolina Libraries
DocuMENTS SECTION
The Documents Section sponsored three workshops and one conference
program during the 1995-1997 biennium.
We held our Spring 1996 Workshop on May 10, 1996, at the Uni-
versity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We had about 70 participants.
The Workshop was on oThe Transition to Electronic Government Infor-
mation: Tools and Resources, Issues, Problems and Solutions.� Issues
concerning electronic information raised by the U.S. Government Print-
ing OfficeTs oStudy to Identify Measures Necessary for a Successful Tran-
sition to a More Electronic Federal Depository Library Program� served
as background for the Workshop. Raeann Dossett, then Internet Special-
ist from the U.S. Government Printing Office, was our guest speaker on
oBeyond Hunter/Gatherer: Tools that Civilize the Quest for Federal In-
formation on the Internet.� Michael van Fossen, UNC-CH, spoke on oIn-
ternational Government Information on the Internet.� Ridley Kessler,
UNC-CH, provided an oUpdate on the Transition to a More Electronic
Federal Depository Library Program.� Kessler then led a general discus-
sion on the potential impact of the planned transition to a more elec-
tronic Federal Depository Library Program.
The Documents Section held our Fall 1996 Workshop, oLegal Re-
sources and Services Using Government Documents,� on October 4,
1996, at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh. About 68 people partici-
pated. The WorkshopTs intended audience was documents and general
reference staff who had never had an introduction to these concepts and
materials in the law or who needed a refresher. The speakers and their
topics were Thomas M. Steele, Director of the Professional Center Library
and Professor of Law, Wake Forest University, oThe Structure of the Law�;
Ridley Kessler, UNC-CH, oDocuments Generated by the Federal Legis-
lative Process and Their Finding Aids�; Alex Hess, Institute of Govern-
ment, UNC-CH, oNorth Carolina Legislative Resources�; Mark Bernstein,
Associate Director and Senior Lecturing Fellow, Duke University School
of Law Library, oAdministrative Law and Case Law�; and Katherine
Topulos, Reference Librarian and Lecturing Fellow, Duke University
School of Law Library, oInternational Legal Materials: Treaty Research
and U.N. Documents.�
Our Spring 1997 Workshop was on two U.S. Department of Com-
merce resources: the STAT-USA/Internet service on the World Wide Web
and the National Trade Data Bank (NTDB) on CD-ROM. The workshop
was presented by Valerie Bullerdick of STAT-USA, standing in for Ken
Rogers, who could not attend because of illness. The workshop was held
June 6, 1997, at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh, NC. We had only
41 participants; this attendance was disappointing.
Our Fall 1997 Program was presented at the 1997 Biennial Confer-
ence on October 8. oInternet Access to Public Documents� had an em-
phasis on materials of interest to public libraries. Speakers were Mary
Horton, Wake Forest University; Linda Reida, Tuscola High Cshool;
Nancy Kolenbrander, Western Carolina University; and Ann Miller, Duke
University.
The Documents Section now has a home page http://www.rcpl.org/
ncla/documents/, thanks to the efforts of Michael van Fossen, UNC-CH.
Documents Section chairs serve one-year terms. Cheryl McLean,
State Library of North Carolina, served as Chair during the 1995-1996
term; Richard Fulling, Barton College, served as her Past Chair during
that term. Barbara Levergood, UNC-CH, served as Chair during the 1996-
1997 term; Ann Miller, Duke University, served as Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect
during that term. During the biennium, Jack McGeachy, NCSU, was
Secretary/Treasurer; Marilyn Schuster, UNC-Charlotte, editor of The
Docket, the newsletter of the Documents Section of the North Carolina
Library Association; Michael van Fossen, UNC-CH, the Documents Sec-
tion representative on the editorial board of North Carolina Libraries;
Ridley Kessler, UNC-CH, the representative of the Regional Federal De-
pository Library; and Sally Ensor, State Library of North Carolina, State
Documents Clearinghouse Coordinator.
Ann Miller will serve as Documents Section Chair for the 1997-1998
term. Nancy Kolenbrander is running for Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect and will
serve in that capacity during MillerTs term and as Chair during the 1998-
1999 term of the biennium.
"Barbara Levergood
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ROUND TABLE FOR ETHNIC Minority CONCERNS
The Round Table for Ethnic Minority Concerns
began the biennium planning a survey to discover
exactly what workshop topics were of interest to the
membership. The survey was mailed to REMCo
members, as well as other sections, and produced
the following suggestions:
e Internet e Diversity
e Self Esteem e Management Development
¢ Dealing with difficult people
A workshop entitled oCultural Diversity in our
Lives� was planned for March 1997. It was eventu-
ally canceled due to a lack of registration.
REMCo supported the National Conference of
African-American Librarians which was held in
Winston-Salem, July 31-Aug.3, 1997. Several
members served on the Local Arrangements
Committee, volunteered as room monitors, registra-
tion workers, and in various other capacities.
Barbara Best-Nichols chaired the RoadbuildersT
Award Committee. The committee selected the
following award recipients for 1997: Benjamin
Speller, in the category of Library Education;
Clarence Toomer, academic libraries; and Robert M.
Ballard, special libraries.
REMCo chose Claude Andrew Clegg, author of
An Original Man: the Life and Times of Elijah
Muhammad, as prograrn speaker for the 1997 NCLA
biennial conference. Dr. Clegg is a professor of
history at North Carolina A&T State University. A
native of Salisbury, North Carolina, Dr. Clegg has
appeared on C-SpanTs Booknotes, B.E. T. Talk, and
WFEMYTs The Morning Show.
Saundra Peterson, newsletter editor, produced
two newsletters during the biennium. REMCo
Executive Board Director Doris Mitchell, produced
an informational brochure describing Round Table
purpose and activities.
" Sheila M. Johnson
GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE
FINANCE COMMITTEE
The Finance CommitteeTs accomplishments during 1996 and 1997 include
addressing the lack of balance between income and expenses in NCLATs
Operating Budget, development and revision of Financial Procedures for
Operating Funds, and filing of IRS forms. Members of the committee de-
serve credit for these accomplishments, particularly President Fergusson
and Treasurer Brown. Fergusson has appointed committees to recommend
solutions for NCLATs finances, and has dedicated much effort to resolv-
ing remaining concerns. BrownTs contributions exceed those of other
members, as she has worked closely with the accountant, with commit-
tee members, with the Administrative Assistants, and played indispens-
able roles in overseeing the filing of IRS forms and the transition of NCLA
record keeping from manual to automated system. The NCLA Executive
Board members also deserve credit, for they have taken contentious issues
back to their Section and Round Table members and have made difficult
decisions to ensure the vitality of NCLA.
The financial vitality of NCLA remains a concern. Decisions made by
the NCLA Executive Board concerning which monies may be spent for op-
erating expenses and how much money will be allocated to cover expenses
will determine NCLATs financial health in the immediate future. In order
to get NCLATs financial house in order in the long term, the association
should place high priority on recruiting members and supporters.
On behalf of the Finance Committee, I would like to express our ap-
preciation to the NCLA Executive Board and the members of NCLA for
their thoughtful attention and effort invested in addressing NCLA finan-
cial concerns. As Chair of the Finance Committee, I would like to thank
the committee members. The guidance and input of the Finance Commit-
tee members were essential to moving forward in addressing NCLA finan-
cial concerns. Individuals serving as Finance Committee members during
1996 and 1997 included Larry Alford, Wanda Brown, Maureen Costello,
David Fergusson, Nancy Fogarty, C.T. Harris, Steve Johnson, Judy LeCroy,
Teresa L. McManus, Nona Pryor, Christine Tomec, Marsha Wells, and
Claudette Wiese. Frances Bradburn is also due special thanks, as she has
attended meetings to share information regarding expenses related to
publishing North Carolina Libraries and has provided cost analyses and
other data which helped the committee in evaluating NCLA finances. Last,
thank you to David Fergusson for appointing me to this committee; it has
been a pleasure to serve the members of NCLA.
" Teresa McManus
The chief activity of the Governmental Relations Committee during the biennium was the coordination of NCLATs
participation in annual National Legislative Day activities in Washington, DC.
Representing the Association on May 6 and 7, 1996, were Melanie Collins, Mary Kit Dunn, David Fergusson,
Jackie Frye, Nancy Gibbs, Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin, Irene Hairston, Gene Lanier, Linda McDaniel, Jane Marshall, Karen
Perry, Elinor Swaim, John Via, and John Welch.
On May 5S and 6, 1997, Nancy Gibbs, Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin, Elizabeth Laney, Irene Hairston, Elinor Swaim,
John Via, and John Welch served as a smaller but very effective delegation, assisted by Satia Orange, former NCLA
member and current ALA staff member.
The national scene during the biennium was remarkable for the many victories which libraries and library
supporters won, with no significant losses. Much credit goes to the extremely effective efforts of the upgraded
Washington Office of the American Library Association. But credit goes as well to efforts of state and local associations
and to considerable grassroots support.
The successful campaign in the courts against the Communications Decency Act, which could have had a
devastatingly chilling effect on the Internet, was a major victory. In the Congress, the library community was able to
stave off well-meaning but premature decisions to substitute electronic access for print access to federal documents.
Other efforts were successful in slowing down new intellectual property legislation until it can include extensions of
the Fair Use doctrine into the electronic era. And in a period when federal budgets were being tightened to reduce the
national deficit, funding for most library programs held steady or increased.
Staff members in the office of Senator Jesse Helms were extemely helpful in making it possible for NCLA to host
luncheons in Senate office buildings. These events, to which North Carolina senators and representatives and their
legislative aides were invited, gave NCLATs delegations the opportunity to meet many of these individuals and discuss
with them some of the issues of concern to North Carolina libraries and librarians.
The outstanding contributions of Elinor Swaim to the effectiveness of both Legislative Day delegations cannot be
understated. Her effervescence, stamina and legislative acumen have been truly inspirational.
184 " Winter 1997
"John E. Via
North Carolina Libraries
INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM COMMITTEE
Intellectual Freedom Incidents Investigated/Handled/Referred:
Requests in North Carolina:
Asheville; Boiling Spring Lakes; Burlington; Burnsville; Chapel Hill; Charlotte;
Clayton; Dunn; Durham; Eden; Elizabeth City; Elkin; Fayetteville; Forest City;
Gastonia; Goldsboro; Greensboro; Greenville; Halifax; Henderson; Hendersonville;
High Point; Holly Ridge; Kernersville; Lexington; Lillington; Marion; New Bern;
Newton; Pilot Mountain; Pinehurst; Raeford; Raleigh; Reidsville; Rockingham; Rocky
Mount; Salisbury; Spindale; Stokes; Trenton; Washington; Whiteville; Wilmington;
Wilson; Winston-Salem; Winton.
Requests from Out-of-State: Jacksonville, AL; Tucson, AZ; Inglewood, CA; Boulder, CO;
Littleton, CO; Washington, DC; Pensacola, FL; Atlanta, GA; Dalton, GA; Chicago, IL;
Notre Dame, IN; Valparaiso, IN; Jefferson, MO; Reno, NV; Albuquerque, NM; Albany, NY;
New York, NY; Akron, OH; Pittsburgh, PA; Nashville, TN; Houston, TX; Richmond, VA
Titles Giving Problems in North Carolina:
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Blubber
Bridge to Terabithia
The Brothers Karamazov
The Cat Who Went to Heaven
The Catcher in the Rye
The Color Purple
Cross Your Fingers, Spit in Your Hat
A Day No Pigs Would Die
Death Be Not Proud
Forever
Fun House
Getting Ready for the New Baby
The Headless Cupid
The History of Folklore
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Indian in the Cupboard
ItTs Perfectly Normal
Jack
Kaffir Boy
The Lemming Condition
The Prince of Tides
Life Without Friends
Look Homeward Angel (play)
Mademoiselle (magazine)
My Brother Sam is Dead
Native Son
The Old Gringo
Out (magazine)
The Red Pony
Rolling Stone (magazine)
A Separate Peace
Scorpions
Sounder
The Summer of My German Soldier
The Teacher from the Black Lagoon
Things Fall Apart
Witches and Wizards
A Wrinkle in Time
YM (magazine)
" Gene D. Lanier
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
During the 1995-97 biennium, the
Membership Committee accomplished
the following:
1. Worked with the NCLA Administra-
tive Assistant to provide recruitment
displays and membership brochures/
applications at NCLA section/round
table/committee workshops.
2. Revised membership form to indicate
that the New Members Round Table is
the Section included in dues for first
time members.
3. Solicited additional suggestions for
recruiting and retaining members
from section/round table/committee
chairs and worked with membership
committees in these groups.
4. Drafted othank you� note/letters to
be sent to new and renewing members.
In addition to the above, the commit-
tee participated in the 1996 Career Fair
sponsored by the School of Information
and Library Science at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Membership brochures/applications were
distributed to student and professional li-
brarians. Because of this activity, several
renewals and new memberships were pro-
cessed on site.
For the 1997 Biennial conference, the
membership solicited nominees for the
Association Awards. Awards were given in
the following categories: Honorary, Life,
and Distinguished Service.
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LiprARY ADMINISTRATION AND
MANAGEMENT SECTION
The Library Administration and Manage-
ment Section has been involved in a wide
range of activities during the past biennium.
Most of the SectionTs activities centered on
the theme of leadership.
NCLA Leadership Institute. The Section
worked during the 1994-1995 biennium on
planning for a biennial leadership institute
for NCLA and recommended in early 1996
that the President of the Association estab-
lish a committee of NCLA to continue the
work of planning and implementing the
institute. This committee was established,
and the first NCLA Leadership Institute was
held in October 1996.
North Carolina Libraries Leadership Is-
sue. The Section Chair served as editor of
the summer 1996 issue of North Carolina
Libraries, a special issue on leadership.
Fall 1996 Workshop. The SectionTs bien-
nial fall workshop was held on November 21
and 22, 1996, at Southern Pines. Forty-one
librarians attended. Annis Howard Davis,
former personnel trainer for Wake County,
led the workshop on the first day in oBe-
coming a Better Coach,� a session that fo-
cused on team building, coaching character-
istics, and planning. Tom Moore, Wake
County Library Director, led the workshop
on its second day and focused on team
building.
Web Page. The Section brought up its
Web page at http://www.nccu.edu/~burgin/
lams.html.
Newsletter. One issue of the SectionTs
newsletter, On the LAM(S), was mailed to
members of the section and was also put on
the Web site.
1997 BCLA Biennial Conference. The
Section was joined by the Public Library Sec-
tion and the Reference and Adult Services
Section in sponsoring a pre-conference for
the 1997 Biennial Conference. The
preconference is the 1997 institute of the
American Library AssociationTs Library Ad-
ministration and Management Association,
entitled oStaffing Issues for the Year 2000.�
The Section is also co-sponsoring, with
the New Members Roundtable, a session at
the Conference on oMaintaining a Positive
Workforce in the Age of Dilbert.� The fea-
tured speaker will be David Ferreiro, Director
of the Duke University Libraries.
By-Laws Changes. The Board also pro-
posed three by-laws changes to be voted on
by its members in 1997. The first change
would provide a single nominee for each
office instead of two nominees. The second
change would amend the sectionTs by-laws
so that elections would be conducted at the
regular meeting, as opposed to mail ballot.
The third change would allow amendments
to the by-laws to be approved either via a
mail vote or via a vote at the regular meet-
ing at the Conference.
" Robert Burgin
186 " Winter 1997
New Memeers RounD TABLE
The 1995-97 biennium has been an important one for the New Members Round
Table. Our most significant item of business involved a bylaws change which
reflected the NCLA Executive BoardTs decision to give a two-year automatic
membership in NMRT to those joining NCLA for the first time. This change
brought an increase in the membership of the Round Table, which now includes,
for the first time, all the new members of NCLA. The executive board of the NMURT
has made an earnest effort to address the needs of librarians new to the profession
and to the organization.
This biennium the Round Table resumed publication of a newsletter, the
NMRT Bulletin. A Web site was also established with a link to the NCLA home page.
Two workshops were held, both of which proved to be very successful. The first, in
August of 1996, was entitled oBookmark It! World Wide Web Sites for Librarians.�
The second, in June of 1997, was called oNMRTTs Big Adventure� and involved a
tour of three libraries in the Triangle area: Perkins Library at Duke University, the
library at the National Humanities Center in Research Triangle Park, and the main
Durham County Public Library. This workshop was the first in a planned series of
oAdventures� in different areas of the state, offering excellent opportunities for
networking and observing various library environments.
The NCLA conference is always a highlight of the biennium. Round Table
plans for the October 1997 conference included a program entitled oYour First Job
and Beyond�; a program co-sponsored with the Library Administration and
Management Section called oThe Dilbert Principle in Libraries�; and our business
meeting/luncheon with Dori Sanders, bestselling author of oClover.�
" Carol Freeman
NortH CAROLINA LIBRARY PARAPROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
What an exciting biennium this has been! NCLPA has been busy planning/
sponsoring programs, holding membership drives, updating/compiling publica-
tions and preparing for the biennial conference.
This biennium NCLPA co-hosted the teleconference Soaring to Excellence II at
Appalachian State University. Our workshop series on childrenTs programming,
SizzlinT Storytelling Techniques, proved an exciting opportunity for workshop
participants. Frances Lampley and Susan Adams discussed many useful methods
and were very motivational presenters. The summer workshop series began with
oSearching the Web.� Helen Tibbo, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of the
School of Information and Library Science at The University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, focused on the knowledge, skills and techniques necessary for
searching the World Wide Web. Sidney Pierce, also of the School of Information
and Library Science at UNC-CH, spoke of the impact electronic resources have on
traditional collection development. In addition, participates viewed web pages
designed to help library workers with collection development. Carol Tobin and
Michelle Neal, both of Davis Library at UNC-CH, were presenters for oFuture of
Reference and Interlibrary Loan " Where Do We Go From Here.� The two-part
series dealt with the ever changing roles of reference work and the impact the
Internet and World Wide Web have on these two valuable services of libraries.
Many thanks to Meralyn Meadows and Lori Davis, Barbara Ledbetter, Beth Lyles
and Lee-Anne White (Regional Directors) for their eager persistence in planning
and hosting the biennial workshops.
The Membership committee was busy trying to increase interest in NCLPA
and NCLA. Letters, posters and brochures were sent to some 300 libraries in North
Carolina. Contact persons were selected and membership has slightly increased
due to the hard work by this committee. Sharon Noles, committee leader, was also
responsible for publishing our Visions newsletter and establishing a home page
which is accessible through Randolph County LibraryTs website. Sincere apprecia-
tion to Sharon for her dedication to these projects.
The 1997 conference has proven, once again, to be the highlight of the
biennium. NCLPA hosted four fabulous programs. Our speakers included NC
Author Lee Smith, Library Mosaics editor, Ed Martinez, Simone Rose of the Wake
Forest University Law School and last, but certainly not least, Rosalie Blowe.
NCLPA also sponsored a two-hour walk-thru tour of Wake County LibraryTs
ChildrenTs Bookmobile.
oChoose Quality, Choose Libraries� was the theme for the 1997 biennial
conference. With proper training and teamwork, library staff can be quality staff
who provide quality service at the customer's chosen library.
" Renee Pridgen
North Carolina Libraries
REFERENCES AND ADULT SERVICES SECTION
The goal of the Reference and Adult Services Section is to provide a forum
for discussion of reference service in an ever changing environment and to
sponsor programs that are stimulating, challenging and relevant to library
staff interested in reference and adult services.
The RASS program for the 1995 NCLA Biennial Conference in Greens-
boro provided a variety of customer perspectives on our service mission and
performance. oThrough the CustomerTs Eyes: Linking Information Needs
and Library Services� featured a panel of three speakers, followed by reaction
and a research overview from our moderator, Dr. Elfreda Chatman, Associate
Professor, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science. The
panelists included science-fiction novelist Orson Scott Card; Tammy
Worthy, vice president of the Greensboro Citywide Poor PeopleTs Associa-
tion; and Karen Gottovi, former state legislator from Wilmington (recently
named director of the North Carolina Division of Aging).
RASS supported the first biennial NCLA Leadership Institute by donat-
ing $250 to the Institute and by sponsoring Sue CodyTs attendance at the
Institute. Having found the Institute extremely valuable, Sue has encour-
aged the RASS Executive Committee to continue to support the program.
Responding to the need for libraries to provide Internet access to the
public, RASS offered a program in November 1996 entitled oProviding or
Policing: Internet Access Dilemmas for Libraries.� Our first featured speaker
was Dr. Henry Schaffer, then Professor of Genetics & Biomathematics,
currently Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs for Information
Technology, UNC General Administration. He addressed the development
and future of electronic access to information and some philosophical shifts
in library and information services inherent in these changes. The second
featured speaker was Frances Bradburn, Section Chief of Information
Technology Evaluation Services, Public Schools of North Carolina and Editor
of North Carolina Libraries. Ms. Bradburn led a lively discussion of legal,
ethical and practical dilemmas for libraries, especially relating to access for
young people. The afternoon concurrent sessions offered participants an
opportunity to address special issues related to either the public or academic
library setting. The public library session included panelists Robin Hemrick,
Wake County Public Library; Lois Kilkka, Public Library of Charlotte and
Mecklenburg County; and Suzanne White, Rowan Public Library. The
academic library session panelists were Laura Cousineau and John Little,
both from Perkins Library, Duke University, and Pam Sessoms, Davis Library,
UNC-Chapel Hill. The evaluation forms returned at the end of the day
indicated that participants especially enjoyed hearing a wide variety of
perspectives, gaining both philosophical and practical insights, and discuss-
ing shared concerns with speakers and other participants.
A Web presentation for RASS was established this year. Providing basic
information about the section was the first goal, which has been accom-
plished. Further development of the pages to provide additional useful
information to members of the section is needed in the next biennium. The
URL for RASSTs home page is: http://coast.lib.uncwil.edu/rasshome. html
" Sue Ann Cody
RESOURCES AND TECHNICAL SERVICES
SECTION
During the 1995-1997 biennium, the
Resources and Technical Services Section
continued to offer a range of programs
relevant to those interested in technical
services issues. On September 27, 1996, the
section sponsored a workshop entitled oThe
Interconnected Information Environment:
Perspectives for Resources and Technical
Services.� The 80 participants gave the
workshop high marks for providing various
perspectives on the issues to be considered
when designing, selecting, or implementing
automated systems. We were very fortunate
to have the following individuals as speakers:
Keith Wright, Pam MckKirdy, Catherine
Wilkinson, Kathy Brown, Ricki Brown, Susan
Wood, Joe Collins, and Jordan Scepanski.
During the 1997 NCLA Biennial Confer-
ence, RTSS sponsored one major program and
three table talks. Arnold Hirshon, Vice
Provost for Information Services at Lehigh
University, spoke on oPerspectives on
Outsourcing of Technical Services Opera-
tions.� The three table talks were oIncreasing
User Input in Developing and Managing
Collections,� oThe Web in Technical Services
Operations,� and oPassport for Windows.�
In addition, the section surveyed its
membership twice and prepared and distrib-
uted a directory of members and their
interests. We also designed and sent out
materials regarding our section to colleges
and universities throughout the state and to
NCLA members who were not members of
RTSS.
We presented two awards ($200 and a
plaque) at the conference. The oBest Techni-
cal Services Article Award� from North
Carolina Libraries went to Robert Galbreath
for his article entitled oNailing Jell-O to the
Wall? Collection Management in the Elec-
tronic Era.� The second, the Student Recogni-
tion Award, was given to Carrie McLean. We
are pleased by the continued interest in the
work of our section and invite participation
and suggestions from others at any time.
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NortH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANS
The biennium just closing saw continu-
ation of many programs that have been
successful in the past for NCASL. The
Children and Junior Book Awards
program, co-sponsored with the
ChildrenTs Services Section, continued
to be vital with assistance from the
NCLA Special Projects grants to publish
booklets of enrichment ideas and
curriculum support suggestions for the
list of books. The NCASL Research
Grant of $500 spurred a new member,
Annemarie Timmerman, to help the
association complete a survey on
flexible scheduling in North Carolina
elementary media programs. Based on
her work, NCASL later published a
position pamphlet on flexible schedul-
ing for use by members in educating
each other, administrators, and
teachers. The Battle of the Books
program served more middle school
students than ever before as use of the
model expanded in the state. The
newsletter NCASL Bulletin provided
communication with our members
about programs and events, as well as
the ongoing committee work of the
section.
During this biennium, the NCASL
Executive Board tried several new ways
to serve its members and was successful
in some and unsuccessful in others.
One of the efforts which was not
successful was the move of the Biennial
Work Conference to an August date in
1996. The attendance of about 400 was
approximately half the expected
number. Those surveyed at the confer-
ence indicated that a fall date was more
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Executive Board acted to move the
1998 Biennial Work Conference back to
September dates. Contracts were signed
to place the 2000 and 2002 Work
Conferences in October at the Benton
Convention Center in Winston-Salem.
These contracts were negotiated as part
of a package with NCLA for 1999 and
2001.
The NCASL Executive Board
planned another new summer program
effort with the assistance of the
Division of Instructional Technology at
the Department of Public Instruction.
The onew� August Workshops were
born from repeated requests from
members to assist in revisiting the
former oDPI August Workshops.� The
1997 Summer Workshops were held in
three locations (Valdez, Salisbury, and
Greenville), and featured exhibits, a
general session by Elsie Brumback, and
concurrent sessions by Instructional
Technology staff. Evaluations were very
high and total attendance at the three
sites was over 400. The success of this
regional effort supports the idea of low
cost one day programming in summer
dates.
As a result of the reduction in dues
collected and the low attendance at the
1996 conference, NCASL has econo-
mized to balance its budget. One issue
of the newsletter was dropped in 1996
and again in 1997. Programs have been
made to pay for themselves if possible.
Bulk mailing has been used whenever
possible to cut postage costs. The use of
NCLA grants has helped tremendously
to support committee work.
NCASL has been represented at the
AASL Affiliate Assembly by our elected
representative and the chair. It became
apparent during this biennium that
other states had a more continuous
chain of communication because their
representatives to the Assembly were
the chair and vice-chair of their
organizations. As changes are made at
the national level, we often need to
reflect those changes at the state level.
The NCASL membership ratified a by-
laws change which eliminated the AASL
representative position and transferred
those duties to the Chair-Elect. The
change was effective in summer 1997 at
the ALA conference.
Intersectional cooperation has
been an effort of the board. NCASL
teamed with the New Members
Roundtable to sponsor a reception at
the 1995 NCLA conference. The College
and University Section, LAMA, and the
ChildrenTs Services Section provided
programs for conferences. The NCLA
Board meeting was held at the 1996
Biennial Work Conference. In a spirit of
dedication to the NCLA mission, the
NCASL Executive Board donated $250
toward the first NCLA Leadership
Conference. Two of those attendees
were elected to the 1997-1999 NCASL
Executive Board.
The NCASL section ends the
biennium with considerably smaller
cash reserves but membership on the
upswing. It is the intent of the NCASL
Executive Board to continue to provide
the programming its members need at
as low a cost as possible within the
confines of its financial ability. NCASL
will, therefore, continue to be creative
in forging partnerships with other
library and education groups.
" Karen Perry
NCLA ScHoLarsHip ComMMITTEE
The committee completed action on
recommendations to the Executive
Board on the recipients for the NCLA
Memorial Scholarship and the Query-
Long Scholarship for the past two years.
NCLA Memorial Scholarship
1996 Melanie Terry
1997 Sue Harris
Query-Long Scholarship
1996 Marni Jo Overly
1997 Merribeth Triplett
In other action by the committee,
strategies were explored for increasing
awareness and interest in NCLA
scholarships.
" Edna Cogdell
North Carolina Libraries
NCLA Speciat Projects COMMITTEE
NCLA Project Grants for 1996-97
In 1996, $7,935 was awarded but no more money was budgeted in 1997 for grants.
1996 Grants Made: Program Title: Amount
College & University Sect. oCollaboration on Technology� $1,038
Library Adm. & Mgt. Sect. oLeadership Conference� $1,500
NC Assn. School Librarians
& ChildrenTs Serv. Sect. oDelicate Balance� $ 500
Resources & Tech. Services oInterconnected Info Environment� $ 672
NC Assn. School Librarians
& ChildrenTs Serv. Sect. oNC ChildrenTs Book Award� $3,000
ChildrenTs Services Sect. oStories at the Summit� $1,225
TOTAL AWARDED $7,935
" Patrick Valentine
TECHNOLOGY AND TRENDS RouNnD TABLE
Officers: The TNT Round TableTs officers for the 1995-97 biennium are
Cristina Yu, Chair
Ruby Hunt, Treasurer
Eleanor Cook, Secretary
Tim Bucknall, Director
Susan Smith, Director
Diane Kester, North Carolina Libraries editorial board representative
The proposed slate for the 1997-99 biennium is
Eleanor Cook, Chair
Susan Smith, Chair-Elect
Gloria Frost, Treasurer/Secretary
Jeudi Kleindienst, Director
Michael Roche, Director
Workshops and Conferences:
Board members of TNTRT have been busy in the 1995-97 biennium. We
organized four hands-on workshops and they were very well received.
Oct. 18, 1996 oWork Wisely on the Web� hands-on workshop, Forsyth
Technical Community College
Nov. 1, 1996 oWork Wisely on the Web� hands-on workshop, Forsyth Tech
Mar. 21, 1997 oHttp:creating.webpages.org� hands-on workshop, Forsyth Tech
Apr. 25, 1997 oHttp:creating.webpages.org� hands-on workshop, Forsyth Tech
We offered three programs at the 1995-97 biennial conference in Raleigh.
Oct. 9, 1997 oGuiding Libraries Through Changes: Creating and Achieving
the Exciting Future� with Richard Dougherty as speaker.
Oct. 9, 1997 oNorth Carolina Information Highway: Where, Who, How, and
Why,� experts from various sectors shared their experiences
in using the NCIH, the impact, the problems and the future plans.
Oct. 10, 1997 Co-sponsored oThe Web in Technical Services Operations� table
talk with Resources and Technical Services.
" Cristina Yu
Status OF WoMEN IN LIBRARIANSHIP
Betty Meehan-Black (Chair); Marilyn Miller
(Chair-Elect); Elizabeth Laney (Secretary);
Trish Gwyn (Membership Chair); Libby Grey
and Mary McAfee (Directors); Anne Marie
Elkins (Past Chair); Joan Sherif (North Carolina
Libraries representative); and Rex Klett (Ms.
Management Editor) led the Round Table on
the Status of Women in Librarianship during
1995-1997. During this time period the
RTSWL published six issues of Ms. Manage-
ment. Of special note was an interview with
Elinor Swaim, a Rowan County Public Library
Trustee, who was appointed to the National
Commission on Library and Information Sci-
ence by Presidents Reagan and Bush.
The goals of the Round Table on the Sta-
tus of Women in Librarianship are to (a) unite
North Carolina Library Association members
who are interested in the status of women in
librarianship; (b) provide a forum for the dis-
cussion of the concerns of women in
librarianship and how these concerns affect the
profession as a whole; (c) provide for exchange
of information among all components of the
North Carolina Library Association with the
goal of increasing understanding of current is-
sues affecting women within the profession; (d)
give stimulus, support, and information to the
Association and its various components in
causing library policy and decision makers to
be more aware of and responsive to these issues
and concerns; (e) present programs and carry
out other appropriate activities; and (f) seek to
fulfill the objectives of the North Carolina Li-
brary Association. One of the ways to accom-
plish these goals is through sponsoring work-
shops on skills training. oHiring Smart,� the
1997 workshop, was devoted to avoiding per-
sonnel mistakes, mentoring, getting the best
references, hiring a diverse staff, orienting and
training. A panel of speakers was chosen from
personnel experts throughout the state.
The final program took place at the 1997
NCLA Biennial Conference in Raleigh. Marga-
ret Maron, a North Carolina mystery writer,
spoke with humor and eloquence at a lun-
cheon which was co-sponsored by the RTSWL
and the PLS.
" Betty Meehan-Black
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NortH CAro.ina Liprary ASSOCIATION 1997-1999 Executive BOARD
PRESIDENT
Beverley Gass
M.W. Bell Library
Guilford Technical College
P.O. Box 309
Jamestown NC 27282-0309
Telephone: 336/334-4822
x2434
Fax: 336/841-4350
GASSB@GTCC.CC.NC.US
VICE PRESIDENT/
PRESIDENT ELECT
P.A. Al Jones, Jr.
Catawba College
2300 W. Innes Street
Salisbury, NC 28144
Telephone: 704/637-4449
Fax: 704/637-4204
PAJONES@CATAWBA.EDU
SECRETARY
Elizabeth J. Jackson
West Lake Elementary School
207 Glen Bonnie Lane
Apex, NC 27511
Telephone: 919/380-8232
LIZ@MAIL.WLE.APEX.K12.NC.US
TREASURER
Diane D. Kester
East Carolina University
10S Longview Drive
Goldsboro, NC 27534-8871
Telephone: 919/328-6621
Fax: 919/328-4638
LSDDKEST@EASTNET.EDUC.ECU.EDU
DIRECTORS
Vanessa Work Ramseur
Hickory Grove
7209 E. W.T. Harris Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28227
Telephone: 704/563-9418
Fax: 704/568-2686
VWR@PLCMC.LIB.NC.US
Ross Holt
Raldolph Public Library
201 Worth Street
Asheboro, NC 27203
Telephone: 910/318-6806
Fax: 910/3186823
RHOLT@NCSL.DCR.STATE.NC.US
ALA COUNCILOR
Jacqueline B. Beach
Craven-Pamlico-Carteret
Regional Library
400 Johnson
New Bern, NC 28560
Telephone: 919/823-1141
Fax: 919/638-7817
SELA REPRESENTATIVE
Nancy Clark Fogarty
Jackson Library
UNC-Greensboro
Greensboro, NC 27412
Telephone: 336/334-5419
Fax: 336/334-5097
FOGARTYN@IRIS.UNCG.EDU
EDITOR, North Carolina Libraries
Frances Bryant Bradburn
Evaluation Services
NC Dept. of Public Instruction
301 N. Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27601-2825
Telephone: 919/715-1528
Fax: 919/715-4762
FBRADBUR@DPL.STATE.NC.US
PAST-PRESIDENT
David Fergusson
Forsyth County Public Library
660 W. Fifth Street
Winston-Salem NC 27101
Telephone: 336/727-2556
Fax: 336/727-2549
D_FERGUSSON@FORSYTH.LIBINC.US
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Maureen Costello
North Carolina Library Association
c/o State Library of North Carolina
Rm. 27 109 E. Jones St.
Raleigh, NC 27601-1023
Telephone: 919/839-6252
Fax: 919/839-6252
MCOSTELLO@NCSLDCRSTATENCUS
SECTION CHAIRS
CHILDRENTS SERVICES SECTION
Susan Adams
Southeast Regional Library
908 7th Avenue
Garner, NC 27529
Telephone: 919/662-6635
Fax: 919/662-2270
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COLLEGE anp UNIVERSITY SECTION
Clarence Toomer
Mary Livermore Library
UNC-Pembroke
Pembroke, NC 28372
Telephone: 910/521-6212
Fax: 910/521-6547
TOOMER@NAT.PEMBROKE
COMMUNITY anp JUNIOR
COLLEGE LIBRARIES SECTION
Martha E. Davis
M. W. Bell Library
Guilford Tech. Comm. College
P. O. Box 309
Jamestown, NC 27282-0309
Telephone: 336/334-4822
Fax: 336/841-4350
DAVISM@GTCC.CC.NC.US
DOCUMENTS SECTION
Ann Miller
Perkins Library
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708-0177
Telephone: 919/660-5855
Fax: 919/660-2855
AEM@MAIL.LIB.DUKE.EDU
LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION anp
MANAGEMENT SECTION
Rhoda Channing
Z. Smith Reynolds Library
Box 7777
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7777
Telephone: 336/759-5090
Fax: 336/759-9831
CHANNING@WFU.EDU
NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION
OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANS
Malinda Ratchford
Gaston County Schools
366 W. Garrison Blvd.
Gastonia, NC 28052
Telephone: 704/866-6251
Fax: 704/866-6194
MELEIS@AOL.COM
NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC
LIBRARY TRUSTEES ASSOCIATION
Peter Keber
Public Library of Charlotte/
Mecklenburg County
310 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Telephone: 704/386-5086
Fax: 704/386-6444
PK@PLCMC.LIB.NC.US
PUBLIC LIBRARY SECTION
Steve Sumerford
Glenwood Branch Library
1901 W. Florida Street
Greensboro, NC 27403
Telephone: 336/297-5002
Fax: 336/297-5005
GLENWOOD@NR.INFI.NET
REFERENCE anp ADULT SERVICES
Stephen Dew
Atkins Library
UNC-Charlotte
Charlotte, NC 28223
Telephone: 704/547-2806
Fax: 704/547-2322
SHDEW@UNCCV.UNCC.EDU
RESOURCES anp TECHNICAL
SERVICES SECTION
Ginny Gilbert
Perkins Library
Duke University
230C Box 90191
Durham, NC 27708
Telephone: 919/660-5815
Fax: 919/684-2855
VAG@MAIL.LIB.DUKE.EDU
ROUND TABLE CHAIRS
NEW MEMBERS ROUND TABLE
Tracy Babiasz
Durham County Library
300 N. Roxboro Street
PO Box 3809
Durham, NC 27702-3809
Telephone: 919/560-0191
Fax: 919/560-0137
TBABIASZ@NCSL.DCR.STATE.NC.US
NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARY
PARAPROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
Lou Bryant
Eva Perry Regional Library
2100 ShepherdTs Vineyard
Apex, NC 28502
Telephone: 919/387-2100
Fax: 919/387-4320
LBRYANT@WAKE.NC.US
ROUND TABLE FOR ETHNIC
MINORITY CONCERNS
Barbara Best-Nichols
Reichold Chemicals, Inc.
6124 Yellowstone Drive
Durham, NC 27713-9708
Telephone: 919/990-8054
Fax: 919/990-7859
BARBARA.BEST-NICHOLS
@REICHOLD.COM
ROUND TABLE ON SPECIAL
COLLECTIONS
Maury York
Joyner Library
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
Telephone: 919/328-6601
YORKM@MAIL.ECU.EDU
ROUND TABLE ON THE STATUS
OF WOMEN IN LIBRARIANSHIP
Marilyn Miller
4103 Friendly Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27410
Telephone: 336/299-8659
Fax: 336/334-5060
M_MILLER@HAMLET.UNCG.EDU
TECHNOLOGY AND TRENDS
ROUND TABLE
Eleanor I. Cook
Belk Library
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28606
Telephone: 704/262-2786
Fax: 704/262-2773
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EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor
FRANCES BRYANT BRADBURN
Evaluation Services
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Raleigh, NC 27601-2825
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fbradbur@dpi.state.nc.us
Associate Editor
ROSE SIMON
Dale H. Gramley Library
Salem College
Winston-Salem, NC 27108
(910) 917-5421
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Associate Editor
JOHN WELCH
Division of State Library
109 East Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27601-2807
(919) 733-2570
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Book Review Editor
DOROTHY DAVIS HODDER
New Hanover Co. Public Library
201 Chestnut Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
(910) 341-4389
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Lagniappe/Bibliography Coordinator
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Salisbury, NC 28144
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East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
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North County Regional Library
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Community and Junior College
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Documents
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Reference Documents
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University of North Carolina
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Library Administration and
Management Section
JOLINE EZZELL
Perkins Library
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708-0175
(919) 660-5925
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New Members Round Table
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Florence Elementary School
High Point, NC 27265
(910) 819-2120
N.C. Asso. of School Librarians
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Durham Public Schools
_ 808 Bacon St.
Durham, NC 27703
(919) 560-2360
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North Carolina Library
Paraprofessional Association
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Cumberland Co. Public Library
6882 Cliffdale Road
Fayetteville, NC 28314
(910) 864-5002
Public Library Section
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Randolph Public Library
201 Worth St.
Asheboro, NC 27203
(910) 318-6806
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Reference/Adult Services
SUZANNE WISE
Belk Library
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
(704) 262-2798
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Resources and Technical Services
PAGE LIFE
Davis Library CB#3914
UNC-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
(919) 962-0153
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Round Table for Ethnic Minority Concerns
JEAN WILLIAMS
F.D. Bluford Library
NC A &T State University
Greensboro, NC 27411
(910) 334-7618
williamj@athena.ncat.edu
Round Table on Special Collections
MEGAN MULDER
Wake Forest University Library
PO Box 7777 Reynolda Station
Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7777
(910) 758-5091
mulder@wfu.edu
Round Table on the Status of Women
in Librarianship
JOAN SHERIF
Northwestern Regional Library
111 North Front Street
Elkin, NC 28621
(910) 835-4894
jsherif@ncsl.dcr.state.nc.us
Technology and Trends
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Library Studies and Ed. Technology
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
(919) 328-4389
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Wired to the World Editor
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Joyner Library
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
(919) 328-0235
scottr@mail.ecu.edu
Trustees
ANNE B. WILGUS
N.C. Wesleyan College
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
(919) 442-2662
(919) 977-3701 (FAX)
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Index to
North Carolina Libraries
Volume 55, 1997
Cross-references to pages and issues:
" Compiled by Michael Cotter
Pp. 1-56: Spring, 1997; pp. 57-104: Summer, 1997; pp. 105-152: Fall, 1997; pp. 153-204: Winter, 1997
Abdulla, Ali. See Foote, Margaret.
About the Authors.
(Biographical Information). 47, 91,
147
Academic Libraries.
Foote, Margaret, Jan Mayo, Ali
Abdulla, Lydia Olszak, and James
Haug. Encouraging Research Among
Untenured Faculty: One LibraryTs
Experience. 134-136
Hewitt, Joe A. WhatTs Wrong with
Library Organization? Factors
Leading to Restructuring in
Research Libraries. 3-6
Access to Information.
Curlee, Mimi. For the People: Organiz-
ing and Accessing Federal Docu-
ments in the Public Library. 124-
Way
Dreger, Megan. Public Service Issues of
U.S. Government Information in
North Carolina. 111-115
Galbreath, Robert. Nailing Jell-O to
the Wall? Collection Management
in the Electronic Era. 18-21
Greene, Araby. Barbarians at the Gate:
Civilizing Digital Information (An
Annotated Bibliography). 27-29
Kessler, Ridley R., Jr., and Dan Barkley.
U.S. Government Electronic
Information Service Guidelines.
107-110
Miller, Ann E. U. S. Government
Publications in Time of Change. 22-
26
Porter, Jean. Should There Be A
Depository Library Program? 132
Pratt, Jennifer Seavy. Public Libraries:
An Important Piece in the Commu-
nity Network Puzzle. 12-14
Tuchmayer, Harry. Electronic Access,
Not Paper Acquisitions. 133
Across the Dark River: The Odyssey of the
56th N. C. Infantry in the American
Civil War, by Clyde H. Ray. Review. 45
The ActivistTs Daughter, by Ellyn Bache.
Book review by Plummer Alston
TOMES, |}
Against Distance, by Peter Makuck.
Review. 145
192 " Winter 1997
Akinwole, Barbara. Membership
Committee [biennial report]. 186
Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community
Library.
Photos. 81
Alderman, J. Anthony. Wildflowers of the
Blue Ridge Parkway. Review. 96
Alley Williams Carmen and King.
Architects of Graham Public Library.
Photos. 81
Alvis O. George, Architect.
Architect of Asheboro Public Library.
Photo. 83
American Library Association.
Presents resolution to Gov. James B.
Hunt, Jr., in honor of his support
for libraries and library funding.
156
Ammons, A. R. Set in Motion: Essays,
Interviews, & Dialogues. Book review by
Kathy Rugoff. 178
And in Edition (column).
Ellern, Jill, and Sharon Kimble. H.E.L.P.:
A Needs Assessment. 170-171
Foote, Margaret, Jan Mayo, Ali
Abdulla, Lydia Olszak, and James
Haug. Encouraging Research Among
Untenured Faculty: One LibraryTs
Experience. 134-136
Hieb, Fern. Issues in Retrospective
Conversion for a Small Special
Collection: A Case Study. 86-89
Truett, Carol. Technology Use in
North Carolina Public Schools: The
School Library Media Specialist
Plays a Major Role. 32-37
Anderson, Jean Bradley. Carolinian on the
Hudson: The Life of Robert Donaldson.
Book review by Stewart Lillard. 176-
177
Anderson, Shelia.
Receives Youth Services Award (pic.).
164
Ashburn, Frannie, reviewer. See Where
Trouble Sleeps.
Asheboro Public Library.
Photo. 83
Avery, Mary. Photo of Learning Re-
sources Center, Stanly Community
College. 82
Awards.
NCLA Conference Awards. 156, 160,
164
Bache, Ellyn. The ActivistTs Daughter.
Book review by Plummer Alston
Jones, Jr. 39
Ballard, Robert.
Receives 1997 Road Builder Award
(pic.). 160
Banks, Philip P., reviewer. See Weaving
New Worlds: Southeastern Cherokee
Women and Their Basketry.
Barkley, Dan. See Kessler, Ridley R., Jr.
Barton, Phillip K. Photos of Albert
Carlton-Cashiers Community Library.
81
Barton, Phillip K., and Plummer Alston
Jones, Jr. Creating Library Interiors:
Planning and Design Considerations.
65-71
. Library Dreams/Architectural
Realities: North Carolina Library
Architecture of the 1990s (Photo
Essay). 78-83
Barton, Phillip K., and Plummer Alston
Jones, Jr. , Guest Editors. Theme issue,
Building Libraries for Changing Times
(Summer 1997)
Bastard Out of Carolina. Video review by
Melody Moxley. 98-99
Battle of the Browsers: Round Two, by
Ralph Lee Scott. 90-91
Baxley, Laura, reviewer. See Reynolda: A
History of an American Country House.
Beach, Jackie.
Candidate for ALA Councilor, 1997-
1999 (pic.). 49
Installed as ALA Councilor (pic.). 166
Beach, Jackie. Membership Committee
[biennial report]. 186
Becoming Rosemary, by Frances M. Wood.
Review. 44
Berkeley, Kathleen C., reviewer. See
Gendered Strife and Confusion: The
Political Culture of Reconstruction.
Bibliographies.
Greene, Araby. Barbarians at the Gate:
Civilizing Digital Information (An
Annotated Bibliography). 27-29
North Carolina Libraries
Kolenbrander, Nancy, and Linda
Reida. Federal Web Resources for
High School Teachers and Students.
120-123
Bibliomania and Button Hooks. NCASL
(conference programs). 165
Biographical Information.
About the Authors. 47, 91, 147
NCLA Candidates, 1997-1999
(pics.). 48-49
The Black Bard of North Carolina: George
Moses Horton and his Poetry, by Joan R.
Sherman. Book review by Lawrence
Turner. 93
Blanchard, Margaret.
Pictured at NCLA biennial conference
(pic.). 165
Blanchard, Margaret. Photos of Graham
Public Library. 81
Blood Tells, by Ray Saunders. Review. 44
Blue Velvet. Video review by William H.
King. 99
A Bold Plan for North Carolina, by
Ralph Lee Scott. 172
Bonesteel, Georgia. Georgia BonesteelTs
Patchwork Potpourri. Review. 96
Book Reviews.
See Reviews.
Book-A-Peel. NCASL (conference
program). 161
Books from Chapel Hill 1922-1997: A
Complete Catalog of Publications from
the University of North Carolina Press.
Review. 179
Bradburn, Frances Bryant. From the
President [interview with Beverly
Gass]. 154-155 =
. Presents Ray Moore Award to
Patrick Valentine (pic.). 165
Bradburn, Frances Bryant, reviewer. See
Naked.
Brandt, Ann. Crowfoot Ridge. Book
review by Helen Kluttz. 175
Brim, John.
Views exhibits at NCLA biennial
conference (pic.). 163
Brown Jurkowski Architectural
Collaborative.
Architects of Olivia Raney Library,
Raleigh. Photo. 82
Brown, Juli. Taste of the Triangle: A Guide
to the Finer Restaurants of Raleigh,
Durham, Cary and Chapel Hill with
Recipes. Review. 145
Brunk, Robert S., ed. May We All
Remember Well: A Journal of the History
& Cultures of Western North Carolina.
Review by Thomas Kevin B. Cherry.
180-181
Buchanan, John. The Road to Guilford
Courthouse: The American Revolution in
the Carolinas. Book review by Patrick
Valentine. 140-141
Building Libraries for Changing
Times.
Barton, Phillip K., and Plummer
Alston Jones, Jr. Creating Library
Interiors: Planning and Design
North Carolina Libraries
Considerations. 65-71
. Library Dreams/Architec-
tural Realities: North Carolina
Library Architecture of the 1990s
(Photo Essay). 78-83
Barton, Phillip K., and Plummer
Alston Jones, Jr., Guest Editors.
Theme issue, Building Libraries for
Changing Times (Summer 1997)
Burgin, William R. Fashion Your New
Library from Old. 59-64
Horne, Dan. If You Build It, They Will
Come! 85
Marks, Kenneth E. The More Things
Change: Nuts and Bolts of Technol-
ogy Planning. 75-77
Moore, Tom. LetTs Build Libraries
Where the People Go. 84
Perry, Karen. Form Follows Function:
Redesigning the School Library
Media Center. 72-74
Theme issue, Summer 1997. 59-85
Buildings, Books & Bytes: Libraries and
Communities in the Digital Age. N.C.
Public Library Directors Association
(conference program). 163
Buildings"Remodeling for Other Use.
Burgin, William R. Fashion Your New
Library from Old. 59-64
Burgin, Robert. Library Administration
and Management Section [biennial
report]. 186
Burgin, William R. Fashion Your New
Library from Old. 59-64
Butler, Lindley S. The Papers of David
Settle Reid. Review. 179
C.D. Langston/R.E. Boyd Library,
Winterville.
Photo. 61
Cahoon, Lawrence B., reviewer. See The
Nature of North CarolinaTs Southern
Coast: Barrier Islands, Coastal Waters,
and Wetlands.
Campbell, R. Thomas. Southern Fire.
Review. 179
Cannady, Susan.
Receives SIRS Intellectual Freedom
Award (pic.). 156
Carolinian on the Hudson: The Life of
Robert Donaldson, by Jean Bradley
Anderson. Book review by Stewart
Lillard. 176-177
Cashiers Community Library.
See Albert Carlton-Cashiers Commu-
nity Library.
Chain of Error and the Mecklenburg
Declarations of Independence: A New
Study of Manuscripts: Their Use, Abuse,
and Neglect, by V. V. McNitt. Review. 45
Chansky, Art. The DeanTs List: A Celebra-
tion of Tar Heel Basketball and Dean
Smith. Book review by Beverly
Tetterton. 40
Chappell, Fred. Farewell, ITm Bound to
Leave You. Book review by Dorothy
Hodder. 41-42
Charlotte and UNC Charlotte: Growing Up
Together, by Ken Sanford. Review. 45
Cherry Huffman Architects PA.
Architects of Eva Perry Regional
Library, Apex. Photos. 80
Cherry, Kevin. See Cherry, Thomas
Kevin B.
Cherry, Thomas Kevin B. A Treasury of
Western North Caroliniana. See May
We All Remember Well: A Journal of the
History & Cultures of Western North
Carolina.
Cherry, Thomas Kevin B., reviewer. See
The Last Great Snake Show.
. May We All Remember Well: A
Journal of the History & Cultures of
Western North Carolina. 180-181
. See My Drowning.
. See Nell.
Child, Lee Harrison, comp. Close to
Home: Revelations and Reminiscences by
North Carolina Authors. Review. 44
Childers, Max. The Congregation of the
Dead. Book review by Kristine
Mahood. 43
Chill Out with the Frozen Alive Band.
Community and Junior College
Section (conference program). 157
Choose Quality, Choose Libraries. North
Carolina Library Association Biennial
Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina,
October 8-10, 1997. 156-169
A Chronicle of North Carolina during the
American Revolution, 1763-1789, by
Jeffrey J. Crow. Review. 96
Ciarlante. Photo of Independence
Regional Library. 69
Cities and Roads Stories. Review by Helen
Fowler Kluttz. 146
Clark, Daniel J. Like Night & Day:
Unionization in a Southern Mill Town.
Book review by John Welch. 94
Close to Home: Revelations and Reminis-
cences by North Carolina Authors,
comp. by Lee Harrison Child. Review.
44
Cody, Sue Ann. Reference and Adult
Services Section [biennial report]. 187
Cogdell, Edna. NCLA Scholarship
Committee [biennial report]. 188
Cold Mountain, by Charles Frazier. Book
review by Lisa D. Smith. 140
The Collected Poems, by Reynolds Price.
Review. 145
Collection Management.
Galbreath, Robert. Nailing Jell-O to
the Wall? Collection Management
in the Electronic Era. 18-21
Community Computer Networks.
Pratt, Jennifer Seavy. Public Libraries:
An Important Piece in the Commu-
nity Network Puzzle. 12-14
Congregation of the Dead, by Max
Childers. Book review by Kristine
Mahood. 43
Cook, Eleanor I., reviewer. See Valle
Crucis.
Copyright and Internet. NCLPA (confer-
ence program). 161
Winter 1997 " 193
Corbett, Lauren, reviewer. See The Journey
of August King.
Core, Shelia. Community and Junior
College Section [biennial report]. 182
Cornwell, Patricia D. HornetTs Nest. Book
review by Gayle McManigle Fishel. 40
Cotten, Alice R., reviewer. See Thomas
Wolfe: A WriterTs Life.
Creating Library Interiors: Planning and
Design Considerations, by Phillip K.
Barton and Plummer Alston Jones, Jr.
65-71
Crow, Jeffrey J. A Chronicle of North
Carolina during the American Revolution,
1763-1789. Review. 96
Crowe, Kathryn M. College and Univer-
sity Section [biennial report]. 182
Crowfoot Ridge, by Ann Brandt. Book
review by Helen Kluttz. 175
Curlee, Mimi. For the People: Organizing
and Accessing Federal Documents in
the Public Library. 124-127
Currin, Grey.
Storyteller at NCLA conference
breakfast (pic.). 168
Darden, Hunter D. The Everlasting
Snowman. Review. 179
Davis, Donald. Southern Jack Tales.
Review. 179
de Hart, Allen. Trails of the Triad. Review.
96
. Trails of the Triangle. Review. 96
The DeanTs List: A Celebration of Tar Heel
Basketball and Dean Smith, by Art
Chansky. Book review by Beverly
Tetterton. 40
Deja Dead, by Kathy Reichs. Review. 179
Depository Libraries.
See Government Information (Theme
Issue)
Developing a North Carolina Collection
for Your Elementary School. NCASL
(conference program). 166
Dilbert Meets Dewey: Library Workplace
Afflictions. Library Administration and
Management Section, and New
Members Roundtable (conference
program). 166
Directories.
Scott, Ralph Lee. Wired to the World
(column). 38
Divided Allegiances: Bertie County During
the Civil War, by Gerald W. Thomas.
Review. 45
Documents Home Pages: Questions of
Beauty, Practicality and Simplicity, by
William Spivey. 116-119
Dreger, Megan. Public Service Issues of
U.S. Government Information in North
Carolina. 111-115
DTW Architects and Planners Ltd.
Architects of Riverside High School,
Durham. Photo. 74
Duckworth, Markey.
Storyteller at NCLA conference
breakfast (pic.). 168
194 " Winter 1997
East Carolina University. J. Y. Joyner
Library.
Foote, Margaret, Jan Mayo, Ali Abdulla,
Lydia Olszak, and James Haug.
Encouraging Research Among
Untenured Faculty: One LibraryTs
Experience. 134-136
Marks, Kenneth E. The More Things
Change: Nuts and Bolts of Technol-
ogy Planning. 75-77
Photos. 67, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79
Echoes of Topsail: Stories of the IslandTs
Past, by David Stallman. Review. 45
Edgerton, Clyde. Where Trouble Sleeps.
Book review by Frannie Ashburn. 144
Edwards, Laura F. Gendered Strife and
Confusion: The Political Culture of
Reconstruction. Book review by Kathleen
C. Berkeley. 174-175
Ehlert, Adrienne, reviewer. See The
Measured Man.
Electronic Access, Not Paper Acquisitions,
by Harry Tuchmayer. 133
Ellern, Jill, and Sharon Kimble. H.E.L.P.: A
Needs Assessment. 170-171
Ellis, Kem. Photo of High Point Public
Library. 83
The Episcopalians of Wilson County: A
History of St. TimothyTs and St. MarkTs
Churches in Wilson, North Carolina
1856-1995, by Patrick M. Valentine.
Review. 45
Eva Perry Regional Library, Apex.
Photo. 80
The Everlasting Snowman, by Hunter D.
Darden. Review. 179
Farewell, ITm Bound to Leave You, by Fred
Chappell. Book review by Dorothy
Hodder. 41-42
Fashion Your New Library from Old, by
William R. Burgin. 59-64
Federal Web Resources for High School
Teachers and Students, by Nancy
Kolenbrander and Linda Reida. 120-
123
Fergusson, David.
Pictured with Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin
and Shelia Anderson at NCLA
biennial conference (pic.). 164
. Installs new NCLA officers
(pic.). 166
Fergusson, David. From the President. 2,
58, 106
Fernandes, David. See Mayberry: The
Definitive Andy Griffith Show Reference.
Fishel, Gayle McManigle, reviewer. See
Hornet's Nest.
Flowers, Janet L.
Presents RTSS student award to Carey
McLean. (pic.). 160
Flowers, Janet L. Resources and Technical
Services Section. [biennial report]. 187
Fonvielle, Chris E., Jr. The Wilmington
Campaign: Last Rays of Departing Hope.
Book review by Maurice C. York. 142-
143
Foote, Margaret, Jan Mayo, Ali Abdulla,
Lydia Olszak, and James Haug.
Encouraging Research Among
Untenured Faculty: One LibraryTs
Experience. 134-136
For the People: Organizing and Accessing
Federal Documents in the Public
Library, by Mimi Curlee. 124-127
Form Follows Function: Redesigning the
School Library Media Center, by Karen
Perry. 72-74
Fox, Jeanne W.
Candidate for NCLA Secretary, 1997-
1999 (pic.). 48.
Frank 15 Online. Region: North Carolina.
See oOn the New North Carolina
Writers.�
Frankenberg, Dirk. The Nature of North
CarolinaTs Southern Coast: Barrier Islands,
Coastal Waters, and Wetlands. Book
review by Lawrence B. Cahoon. 143
Frazier, Charles. Cold Mountain. Book
review by Lisa D. Smith. 140
Freeman, Carol. New Members Round
Table [biennial report]. 186
From the President, by David Fergusson.
2, 58, 106
From the President, by Frances Bradburn
[interview with Beverly Gass]. 154-155
Galbreath, Robert.
Receives RTSS Award for best North
Carolina Libraries article (pic.). 160
Galbreath, Robert. Nailing Jell-O to the
Wall? Collection Management in the
Electronic Era. 18-21
Garden of OneTs Own: Writings of Elizabeth
Lawrence, ed by Barbara Scott and
Bobby J. Ward. Review. 145
Garner, Bob. North Carolina Barbecue:
Flavored by Time. Book review by Lee
Johnston. 41
Gass, Beverly.
{Interview with Frances Bradburn].
154-155
Installed as NCLA President (pic.). 166
Gass, Beverly. Conference Committee
[biennial report]. 183
Gaston College. Morris Library.
Photo. 79
Gavigan, Karen.
Candidate for NCLA Director, 1997-
1999 (pic.). 49
Gendered Strife and Confusion: The Political
Culture of Reconstruction, by Laura F.
Edwards. Book review by Kathleen C.
Berkeley. 174-175
oGeneral Guidelines for Web Site
Design.� 118
Georgia BonesteelTs Patchwork Potpourri.
Review. 96
Gierisch, Joe. Photo of Wake County
ChildrenTs Bookmobile mural, 153;
NCLA conference photographs 156,
158, 160, 163, 164, 165, 166
Gilbert, Ginny.
Presents RTSS Award for best North
Carolina Libraries article to Robert
Galbreath (pic.). 160
North Carolina Libraries
Government Information.
Curlee, Mimi. For the People: Organiz-
ing and Accessing Federal Docu-
ments in the Public Library. 124-127
Dreger, Megan. Public Service Issues of
U.S. Government Information in
North Carolina. 111-115
Kessler, Ridley R., Jr., and Dan Barkley.
U.S. Government Electronic Infor-
mation Service Guidelines. 107-110
Kolenbrander, Nancy, and Linda Reida.
Federal Web Resources for High
School Teachers and Students. 120-
123
Shreve, Catherine. UFOs, NGOs, or
IGOs: Using International Docu-
ments for General Reference. 128-
ei
Spivey, William. Documents Home
Pages: Questions of Beauty, Practical-
ity and Simplicity. 116-119
Theme issue, Fall 1997. 107-133
Van Fossen, Michael, Guest Editor.
Theme issue, Government Informa-
tion (Fall 1997)
Government Publications.
Miller, Ann E. U. S. Government
Publications in Time of Change. 22-
26
See also Government Information
(Theme Issue).
GPO Recommended Minimum Specifica-
tions. 26
Graham Public Library.
Photos. 81
Greene, Araby. Barbarians at the Gate:
Civilizing Digital Informatién (An
Annotated Bibliography). 27-29
Grimsley, Jim. My Drowning. Book review
by Kevin Cherry. 92
Growing a Beautiful Garden: A Landscape
Guide for the Coastal Carolinas, by
Henry Rehder, Jr. Book review by
Suzanne Wise. 43-44
Guide to Research Materials in the North
Carolina State Archives: County Records.
Review. 145
Guiding Libraries through Changes:
Creating and Achieving the Exciting
Future. Technology and Trends
Roundtable (conference program). 166
H.E.L.P.: A Needs Assessment, by Jill
Ellern and Sharon Kimble. 170-171
Half Moon Pocosin, by Cherry L. F.
Johnson. Review. 145
Haug, James. See Foote, Margaret.
Haunted Asheville, by Joshua P. Warren.
Review. 45
Hayes/Howell, PA.
Architects of Southern Pines Public
Library. Photos. 80
Hewitt, Joe A. WhatTs Wrong with Library
Organization? Factors Leading to
Restructuring in Research Libraries. 3-6
Hieb, Fern. Issues in Retrospective
Conversion for a Small Special Collec-
tion: A Case Study. 86-89
North Carolina Libraries
High Point Public Library.
See Neal E. Austin High Point Public
Library.
Hill, Sarah H. Weaving New Worlds:
Southeastern Cherokee Women and Their
Basketry. Book review by Philip P.
Banks. 141
Hite-MSM Architects.
Architects of C. D. Langston/ R. E.
Boyd Library, Winterville. Photo. 61
. Architects of Margaret Little
Blount Library, Bethel. Photo. 61
Hobgood, Robert.
Awarded Honorary NCLA Membership.
156
Hodder, Dorothy, comp. North Carolina
Books (column). 39-45, 92-96, 139-145,
173-179
Hodder, Dorothy, reviewer. See Farewell,
ITm Bound to Leave You.
. See The Store of Joys: Writers
Celebrate The North Carolina Museum of
ArtTs Fiftieth Anniversary.
Hoi Toide on the Outer Banks, by Walt
Wolfram and Natalie Schilling-Estes.
Book review by Meredith Merritt. 94
A Holistic Look at Professional Develop-
ment, by Martha Kreszock. 7-11
Holt, Ross A.
Candidate for NCLA Director, 1997-
1999 (pic.). 49
Installed as NCLA Director (pic.). 166
Holt, Ross. Photo of Asheboro Public
Library. 83
Honorary Life Membership Awards.
Presented to Ophelia M. Irving and
Marilyn L. Miller (pic.). 156
Honorary NCLA Membership Awards.
Presented to Robert Hobgood and
Camilla McConnell (pic.). 156
Horan, Jack. Where Nature Reigns: The
Wilderness Areas of the Southern
Appalachians. Review. 179
Horne, Dan. If You Build It, They Will
Come! 85
HornetTs Nest. Book review by Gayle
McManigle Fishel. 40
How Close We Come, by Susan S. Kelly.
Book review by Joan Sherif. 144
Hughes, Thomas H.
_ Architect of King Public Library.
Photos. 82
Hunsucker, David L. Photo of Morris
Library, Gaston College. 79
Hunt, James B., Jr.
Receives American Library Association
resolution in honor of support for
libraries and library funding. 156
Hunter Educational Librarians Project.
Ellern, Jill, and Sharon Kimble. H.E.L.P:
A Needs Assessment. 170-171
Hutchison, Beth. ChildrenTs Services
Section [biennial report]. 182
If Bill Gates Is So Smart, Why is the Year
2000 Such a Problem? First General
Session (conference program). 156
If You Build It, They Will Come!, by Dan
Horne. 85
In Our Own Back Yard: Review of
Nonprint Sources on North Carolina
Authors, by Helen Fowler Kluttz. 146-
147.
Increasing User Input in Developing and
Managing Collections. Resources and
Technical Services Section (conference
program). 159
Indian Wars in North Carolina, 1663-1763,
by E. Lawrence Lee. Review. 96
International Documents.
Shreve, Catherine. UFOs, NGOs, or
IGOs: Using International Docu-
ments for General Reference. 128-131
Internet.
Greene, Araby. Barbarians at the Gate:
Civilizing Digital Information (An
Annotated Bibliography). 27-29
Scott, Ralph Lee. Wired to the World
(column). 38, 90-91, 137-138, 172
Internet Access to Public Documents.
Documents Section (conference
program). 157
Internet Explorer 4.0, by Ralph Lee Scott.
137-138
Irving, Ophelia M.
Awarded NCLA Life Membership (pic.).
156
Issues in Retrospective Conversion for a
Small Special Collection: A Case Study,
by Fern Hieb. 86-89
It Takes A Vision. NCLPA (conference
program). 164
J. Hyatt Hammond, Associates.
Architects of Learning Resources
Center, Stanly Community College.
Photo. 82
Jackson, Liz.
Candidate for NCLA Secretary, 1997-
1999 (pic.). 48
Joel Achenbach of The Washington Post.
Reference and Adult Services Section
(conference program). 161
Johnson, Cherry L. FE. Half Moon Pocosin.
Review. 145
Johnson, Janice.
Views exhibits at NCLA biennial
conference (pic.). 163
Johnson, Sheila M.
Presents 1997 Road Builder Awards
(pic.). 160
Johnson, Sheila M. Round Table for
Ethnic Minority Concerns [biennial
report]. 184
Johnston, Lee, reviewer. See North
Carolina Barbecue: Flavored by Time.
Jones, Al. See Jones, Plummer Alston, Jr.
Jones, Plummer Alston, Jr.
Candidate for NCLA Vice President/
President Elect, 1997-1999 (pic.). 48
Installed as NCLA Vice President/
President Elect (pic.). 166
Jones, Plummer Alston, Jr. See Barton,
Phillip K.
Jones, Plummer Alston, Jr., comp.
Lagniappe/North Caroliniana (col-
Winter 1997 " 195
umn). 46-47, 97-99, 146-147, 180-181
Jones, Plummer Alston, Jr., Guest Editor.
See Building Libraries (theme issue).
Jones, Plummer Alston, Jr., reviewer. See
The ActivistTs Daughter.
Jones, Ron.
Storyteller at NCLA conference
breakfast (pic.). 168
The Journey of August King. Video review
by Lauren Corbett. 97
K-5 Resources Update. NCASL (confer-
ence program). 162
Kaiper, Gina. Sparta With a Hoe. Review.
145
Kealy, Tom, ed. Cities and Roads Stories.
Review by Helen Fowler Kluttz. 146
Kearns, Paul R. Weavers of Dreams.
Correction of order information. 145
Kelly, Susan S. How Close We Come. Book
review by Joan Sherif. 144
Kessler, Ridley R., Jr. List of Federal
Depository Libraries in North Carolina.
Cover, Fall 1997
Kessler, Ridley R., Jr., and Dan Barkley.
U.S. Government Electronic Informa-
tion Service Guidelines. 107-110
Kester, Diane D.
Candidate for NCLA Treasurer, 1997-
1999 (pic.). 48
Installed as NCLA Treasurer (pic.). 166
Killer Market, by Margaret Maron. Book
review by Rose Simon. 139
Kimble, Sharon. See Ellern, Jill.
King Public Library.
Photos. 82
King, William H., reviewer. See Blue
Velvet.
Kluttz, Helen Fowler, reviewer. In Our
Own Back Yard: Review of Nonprint
Sources on North Carolina Authors.
146-147.
. See Crowfoot Ridge.
Kolenbrander, Nancy, and Linda Reida.
Federal Web Resources for High School
Teachers and Students. 120-123
Kreszock, Martha. A Holistic Look at
Professional Development. 7-11
Krug, Judith.
Pictured with Gene Lanier at NCLA
biennial conference (pic.). 164
Lagniappe/North Caroliniana (column
compiled by Plummer Alston Jones, Jr.).
Cherry, Thomas Kevin B. A Treasury of
Western North Caroliniana. 180-181
Kluttz, Helen Fowler. In Our Own Back
Yard: Review of Nonprint Sources on
North Carolina Authors. 146-147.
Moxley, Melody. The Search for North
Carolina Audiobooks: A Directory of
Sources. 46-47
Reel North Carolina: Movies Filmed in
the Old North State. 97-99
Lanier, Gene.
Receives Distinguished Service Award
(pic.). 156
Pictured with Judith Krug at NCLA
196 " Winter 1997
biennial conference (pic.). 164
Lanier, Gene. Intellectual Freedom
Committee [biennial report]. 185
The Last Great Snake Show, by Tim
McLaurin. Book review by Kevin
Cherry. 176
The Last of the Mohicans. Video review by
Rodney Lippard. 97-98
Leary, Helen F. M., ed. North Carolina
Research: Genealogy and Local History.
Book review by William S. Powell. 42
Lee, E. Lawrence. Indian Wars in North
Carolina, 1663-1763. Review. 96
Leland, Elizabeth. A Place for Joe. Review.
179
LetTs Build Libraries Where the People
Go, by Tom Moore. 84
Letter to the Editor, by Al Stewart. 71
Levergood, Barbara. Documents Section
[biennial report]. 183
Librarianship.
Hewitt, Joe A. WhatTs Wrong with
Library Organization? Factors
Leading to Restructuring in Research
Libraries. 3-6
Kreszock, Martha. A Holistic Look at
Professional Development. 7-11
Libraries Do Not Need Resuscitation,
Thank You!, by Harry Tuchmayer. 31
Library Architecture.
Barton, Phillip K., and Plummer Alston
Jones, Jr. Library Dreams/Architec-
tural Realities: North Carolina
Library Architecture of the 1990s
(Photo Essay). 78-83
See also articles under Building
Libraries for Changing Times (theme
issue)
Library Buildings.
See articles under Building Libraries
for Changing Times (theme issue)
Library Dreams/Architectural Realities:
North Carolina Library Architecture of
the 1990s (Photo Essay), by Phillip K.
Barton and Plummer Alston Jones, Jr.
78-83
Library Instruction"The State of the Art.
College and University Section,
Bibliographic Interest Discussion
Group (conference program). 158
Library Organization.
Hewitt, Joe A. WhatTs Wrong with
Library Organization? Factors
Leading to Restructuring in Research
Libraries. 3-6
See also Regrowing Libraries (theme
issue).
Library Profession.
Foote, Margaret, Jan Mayo, Ali Abdulla,
Lydia Olszak, and James Haug.
Encouraging Research Among
Untenured Faculty: One LibraryTs
Experience. 134-136
Library Research.
Foote, Margaret, Jan Mayo, Ali Abdulla,
Lydia Olszak, and James Haug.
Encouraging Research Among
Untenured Faculty: One LibraryTs
Experience. 134-136
Life Without Water, by Nancy Peacock.
Review. 44
Like Night & Day: Unionization in a
Southern Mill Town, by Daniel J. Clark.
Book review by John Welch. 94
Lillard, Stewart, reviewer. See Carolinian
on the Hudson: The Life of Robert
Donaldson.
Lincoln Heights Elementary School,
Raleigh.
Photo. 73, 78
Lippard, Rodney, reviewer. See The Last of
the Mohicans.
A Literary Map of North Carolina, by North
Carolina English TeachersT Association.
Review by Helen Fowler Kluttz. 146
Little & Associates.
Architects of Morris Library, Gaston
College. Photo. 79
Lola, by Tim McLaurin. Review. 179
Luke, Terri. Photo of Eva Perry Regional
Library, Apex. 80
Lunch with Dori Sanders. New Members
Roundtable (conference program). 165
Lundin, Lynette. Photos of J.Y. Joyner
Library, East Carolina University. 67,
78, 79
Mahood, Kristine, reviewer. See The
Congregation of the Dead.
Making the Difference: North Carolina
Women Writers and Their Works. See
oWomen and Literary Publishing in
North Carolina.�
Makuck, Peter. Against Distance. Review.
145
MaloneTs New Literary Map of North
Carolina. Review by Helen Fowler
Kluttz. 146
Margaret Little Blount Library, Bethel.
Photo. 61
Marks, Kenneth E. The More Things
Change: Nuts and Bolts of Technology
Planning. 75-77
Maron, Margaret. Killer Market. Book
review by Rose Simon. 139
May We All Remember Well: A Journal of
the History & Cultures of Western North
Carolina, ed. by Robert S. Brunk.
Review by Thomas Kevin B. Cherry.
180-181
Mayberry: The Definitive Andy Griffith Show
Reference, by Dale Robinson and David
Fernandes. Review. 45
Mayer, Barbara. Reynolda: A History of an
American Country House. Book review
by Laura Baxley. 95-96
Mayo, Jan. See Foote, Margaret.
McConnell, Camilla.
Awarded Honorary NCLA Membership
(pic.). 156
McKenzie & Dickerson, Inc.
Photos of Southern Pines Public
Library. 80
McLaughlin, Shirley.
Candidate for ALA Councilor, 1997-
1999 (pic.). 49
North Carolina Libraries
McLaurin, Tim. Lola. Review. 179
. The Last Great Snake Show. Book
review by Kevin Cherry. 176
McLean, Carey.
Receives RTSS student award. (pic.).
160
McManus, Teresa. Finance Committee
[biennial report]. 184
McNitt, V. V. Chain of Error and the
Mecklenburg Declarations of Indepen-
dence: A New Study of Manuscripts: Their
Use, Abuse, and Neglect. Review. 45
The Measured Man. Book review by
Adrienne Ehlert. 94
Meehan-Black, Betty. Round Table on the
Status of Women in Librarianship
[biennial report]. 189
Merritt, Meredith, reviewer. See Hoi Toide
on the Outer Banks.
Middle School Advisory-Media Center
Cooperative Effort. NCASL (conference
program). 163
Miller, Ann E. U. S. Government Publica-
tions in Time of Change. 22-26
Miller, Marilyn L.
Awarded NCLA Life Membership. 156
Mitchell, Ted. Thomas Wolfe: A WriterTs
Life. Book review by Alice R. Cotten.
177
Moody, Sue.
At NCLA biennial conference (pic.).
159
MooreTs Historical Guide to the Battle of
Bentonville, by Mark A. Moore. Review.
145
Moore, Mark A. MooreTs Historical Guide to
the Battle of Bentonville. Review. 145
Moore, Tom. LetTs Build Libraries Where
the People Go. 84
Moose, Ruth, ed. Twelve Christmas Stories
by North Carolina Writers, and Twelve
Poems, Too. Review. 179
Moravian Music Foundation.
Hieb, Fern. Issues in Retrospective
Conversion for a Small Special
Collection: A Case Study. 86-89
Morrissey, William G. Photo of Olivia
Raney Library, Raleigh. 82
Moser, Mayer and Phoenix Associates.
Architects of Pilot Elementary School,
Guilford County. Photo. 78
Motion Pictures.
Reel North Carolina: Movies Filmed in
the Old North State. 97-99
Moxley, Melody. The Search for North
Carolina Audiobooks: A Directory of
Sources. 46-47
Moxley, Melody, reviewer. See Bastard Out
of Carolina.
Muddy Mudcat.
Makes his move at NCLA biennial
conference. (pic.). 158
My Drowning, by Jim Grimsley. Book
review by Kevin Cherry. 92
Nailing Jell-O to the Wall? Collection
Management in the Electronic Era, by
Robert Galbreath. 18-21
North Carolina Libraries
Naked, by David Sedaris. Book review by
Frances Bryant Bradburn. 142
The Nature of North CarolinaTs Southern
Coast: Barrier Islands, Coastal Waters,
and Wetlands, by Dirk Frankenberg.
Book review by Lawrence B. Cahoon.
143
Naumoff, Lawrence. A Plan for Women.
Book review by Suzanne Wise. 173
NC LIVE.
NC LIVE Initiative. College and
University Section, and Community
and Junior College Section (confer-
ence program). 158
Scott, Ralph Lee. Wired to the World
(column). 172
NC LIVE Initiative. College and Univer-
sity Section, and Community and
Junior College Section (conference
program). 158
NCASL.
See North Carolina Library Associa-
tion. North Carolina Association of
School Librarians.
NCLA Candidates, 1997-1999. (pics.) 48-49
NCLA Distinguished Library Service
Award.
Presented to Gene Lanier. (pic.) 156
NCLA Minutes. 50-53, 100-102, 148-149
NCLPA.
See North Carolina Library Associa-
tion. North Carolina Library
Paraprofessional Association.
Neal F. Austin High Point Public
Library.
Photo. 83
Nell. Video review by Kevin Cherry. 98
Nelms, Willie.
Pictured at NCLA biennial conference
(pic.). 165
Nelms, Willie. Photos of C.D. Langston/
R.E. Boyd Library, Winterville, and
Margaret Little Blount Library, Bethel.
61
North Carolina Barbecue: Flavored by Time,
by Bob Garner. Book review by Lee
Johnston. 41
North Carolina Books (column com-
piled by Dorothy Hodder.) 39-45, 92-
96, 139-145, 173-179
North Carolina Bookstore.
Noted. 179
North Carolina Center for the Book.
Poetry Spoken Here: Carole Boston
Weatherford (conference program). 164
North Carolina ChildrenTs Book Award.
ChildrenTs Services Section, and NCASL
(conference program). 168
North Carolina During Reconstruction, by
Richard L. Zuber. Review. 45
North Carolina English TeachersT
Association. A Literary Map of North
Carolina. Review by Helen Fowler
Kluttz. 146
North Carolina in the American Revolution,
by Hugh Rankin. Review. 45
North Carolina Library Association.
Distinguished Service Award presented
to Gene D. Lanier. (pic.) 156
Honorary Memberships presented to
Robert Hobgood and Camilla
McConnell. 156
Life Memberships presented to Ophelia
M. Irving and Marilyn L. Miller. 156
Officers, 1997-1999 (pic.). 166
Section and Round Table Biennial
Reports. 182-189
North Carolina Library Association.
Biennial Conference, 1997
Bibliomania and Button Hooks. NCASL
(conference programs). 165
Book-A-Peel. NCASL (conference
program). 161
Buildings, Books & Bytes: Libraries and
Communities in the Digital Age.
N.C. Public Library Directors Asso-
ciation (conference program). 163
Chill Out with the Frozen Alive Band.
Community and Junior College
Section (conference program). 157
Choose Quality, Choose Libraries.
North Carolina Library Association
Biennial Conference, Raleigh, North
Carolina, October 8-10, 1997. 156-
169
Copyright and Internet. NCLPA
(conference program). 161
Developing a North Carolina Collec-
tion for Your Elementary School.
NCASL (conference program). 166
Dilbert Meets Dewey: Library Work-
place Afflictions. Library Administra-
tion and Management Section, and
New Members Roundtable (confer-
ence program). 166
First General Session. 156
Guiding Libraries through Changes:
Creating and Achieving the Exciting
Future. Technology and Trends
Roundtable (conference program).
166
If Bill Gates Is So Smart, Why Is the
Year 2000 Such a Problem? First
General Session. 156
Increasing User Input in Developing
and Managing Collections. Resources
and Technical Services Section
(conference program). 159
Internet Access to Public Documents.
Documents Section (conference
program). 157
It Takes A Vision. NCLPA (conference
program). 164
Joel Achenbach of The Washington Post.
Reference and Adult Services Section
(conference program). 161
K-5 Resources Update. NCASL (confer-
ence program). 162
Library Instruction"The State of the
Art. College and University Section,
Bibliographic Instruction Discussion
Group (conference program). 157
Lunch with Dori Sanders. New
Members Roundtable (conference
program). 165
Middle School Advisory-Media Center
Winter 1997 " 197
Cooperative Effort. NCASL (confer-
ence program). 163
NC LIVE Initiative. College and
University Section, and Community
and Junior College Section (confer-
ence program). 158
The North Carolina ChildrenTs Book
Award. N.C. ChildrenTs Book Award,
ChildrenTs Services Section, and
NCASL (conference program). 168
A North Carolina Storytelling Festival.
All Conference Breakfast. 169
Oh, Yes! WeTve Been Here a Long Time:
A Panel Discussion on Writing the
History of Tarheel Libraries.
Roundtable on Special Collections
(conference program). 162
Passport for Windows. Resources and
Technical Services Section (confer-
ence program). 168
Perspectives on Outsourcing of
Technical Services Operations.
Resources and Technical Services
Section (conference program). 158
Planning Your Opening Day Collec-
tion. NCASL (conference program).
162
Poetry Spoken Here: Carole Boston
Weatherford. Public Library Section,
and North Carolina Center for the
Book (conference program). 164
Read to Your Bunny! ChildrenTs
Services Section, and Literacy
Committee (conference program).
164
Second General Session. 160
Should Libraries Choose Audio
Leasing? Public Library Section,
Audiovisual Committee (conference
program). 159
Technostress. Reference and Adult
Services Section (conference pro-
gram). 167
Think Standup Comedy and You Can
Do YA Booktalks. Public Library
Section , Young Adult Committee
(conference program). 168
Virtually North Carolina. NCASL
(conference program). 169
Wake County ChildrenTs Bookmobile.
NCLPA (conference program).158
The Web in Technical Services Opera-
tions. Resources and Technical
Services Section (conference pro-
gram). 169
Whack That Web! NCASL (conference
program). 165
What Is It about Those Southern
Writers? NCLPA (conference pro-
gram). 159
What Will They Want From Us? How
to Prepare for NCATE and DPI
Accreditation Visits. Academic
Curriculum Libraries Interest Group
(conference program). 163
Why Is the Sky Blue? Science in the
Library. NCASL (conference pro-
gram). 157
198 " Winter 1997
Why Librarians Should Be Pastmasters:
The Importance of Library History
Studies. Roundtable on Special
Collections (conference program).
167
North Carolina Library Association.
ChildrenTs Services Section.
Hutchison, Beth. ChildrenTs Services
Section [biennial report]. 182
The North Carolina ChildrenTs Book
Award (conference program). 168
Read to Your Bunny! (conference
program). 164
North Carolina Library Association.
College and University Section.
Crowe, Kathryn M. College and
University Section [biennial report].
182
Library Instruction"The State of the
Art (conference program). 157
NC LIVE Initiative (conference
program). 158
What Will They Want From Us? How
to Prepare for NCATE and DPI
Accreditation Visits (conference
program). 163
North Carolina Library Association.
Community and Junior College
Section.
Chill Out with the Frozen Alive Band
(conference program). 157
Core, Shelia. Community and Junior
College Section [biennial report]. 182
NC LIVE Initiative (conference
program). 158
North Carolina Library Association.
Conference Committee.
Gass, Beverly. Conference Committee
[biennial report]. 183
North Carolina Library Association.
Documents Section.
Internet Access to Public Documents
(conference program). 157
Levergood, Barbara. Documents
Section [biennial report]. 183
North Carolina Library Association.
Executive Board. Minutes. 50-53, 100-
102, 148-149
North Carolina Library Association.
Finance Committee.
McManus, Teresa. Finance Committee
[biennial report]. 184
North Carolina Library Association.
Governmental Relations Committee.
Via, John. Governmental Relations
Committee [biennial report]. 184
North Carolina Library Association.
Intellectual Freedom Committee.
Lanier, Gene. Intellectual Freedom
Committee [biennial report]. 185
North Carolina Library Association.
Library Administration and Manage-
ment Section.
Burgin, Robert. Library Administration
and Management Section [biennial
report]. 186
Dilbert Meets Dewey: Library Work-
place Afflictions (conference pro-
gram). 166
North Carolina Library Association.
Literacy Committee.
Read to Your Bunny! (conference
program). 164
North Carolina Library Association.
Membership Committee.
Akinwole, Barbara, and Jackie Beach.
Membership Committee [biennial
report]. 185
North Carolina Library Association.
New Members Round Table.
Dilbert Meets Dewey: Library Work-
place Afflictions (conference pro-
gram). 166
Freeman, Carol. New Members Round
Table [biennial report]. 186
Lunch with Dori Sanders. New
Members Roundtable (conference
program). 165
North Carolina Library Association.
North Carolina Association of School
Librarians.
Bibliomania and Button Hooks
(conference programs). 165
Book-A-Peel (conference program). 161
Developing a North Carolina
Collection for Your Elementary
School. (conference program). 166
K-S Resources Update (conference
program). 162
Middle School Advisory-Media Center
Cooperative Effort (conference
program). 163
The North Carolina ChildrenTs Book
Award (conference program). 168
Perry, Karen. North Carolina Associa-
tion of School Librarians [biennial
report]. 188
Planning Your Opening Day Collection
(conference program). 162
Virtually North Carolina (conference
program). 169
Whack That Web! (conference pro-
gram). 165
Why Is the Sky Blue? Science in the
Library (conference program). 157
North Carolina Library Association.
North Carolina Library Paraprofes-
sional Association.
Copyright and Internet (conference
program). 161
It Takes A Vision (conference program).
164
Pridgen, Renee. North Carolina Library
Paraprofessional Association [bien-
nial report]. 186
Wake County ChildrenTs Bookmobile
(conference program). 158
What Is It About Those Southern
Writers? (conference program). 159
North Carolina Library Association.
Public Library Section.
Poetry Spoken Here: Carole Boston
Weatherford (conference program).
164
Should Libraries Choose Audio
Leasing? (conference program). 159
North Carolina Libraries
Think Standup Comedy and You Can
Do YA Booktalks (conference
program). 168
North Carolina Library Association.
Reference and Adult Services Section.
Cody, Sue Ann. Reference and Adult
Services Section [biennial report].
187
Joel Achenbach of The Washington Post
(conference program). 161
Technostress (conference program).
166
North Carolina Library Association.
Resources and Technical Services
Section.
Flowers, Janet L. Resources and
Technical Services Section. [biennial
report]. 187
Increasing User Input in Developing
and Managing Collections (confer-
ence program). 159
Passport for Windows (conference
program). 168
Perspectives on Outsourcing of
Technical Services Operations
(conference program). 158
RTSS Award for best North Carolina
Libraries article presented to Robert
Galbreath (pic.). 160
RTSS Student Award presented to Carey
McLean (pic.). 160
The Web in Technical Services Opera-
tions (conference program). 169
North Carolina Library Association.
Round Table for Ethnic Minority
Concerns.
Johnson, Sheila M. Round Table for
Ethnic Minority Concerns [biennial
report]. 184
Road Builder Awards presented to
Brenda Stephens, Robert Ballard, and
Clarence Toomer (pics.). 160.
North Carolina Library Association.
Roundtable on Special Collections.
Oh, Yes! WeTve Been Here a Long Time:
A Panel Discussion on Writing the
History of Tarheel Libraries (confer-
ence program). 162
Why Librarians Should Be Pastmasters:
The Importance of Library History
Studies (conference program). 168
North Carolina Library Association.
Round Table on the Status of Women
in Librarianship.
Meehan-Black, Betty. Round Table on
the Status of Women in Librarianship
[biennial report]. 189
North Carolina Library Association.
Scholarships Committee.
Cogdell, Edna. Scholarships Com-
mittee [biennial report]. 188
North Carolina Library Association.
Special Projects Committee.
Valentine, Patrick. Special Projects
Committee [biennial report]. 189
North Carolina Library Association.
Technology and Trends Round Table.
Guiding Libraries through Changes:
North Carolina Libraries
Creating and Achieving the Exciting
Future (conference program). 166
The Web in Technical Services Opera-
tions (conference program). 169
Yu, Christina. Technology and Trends
Round Table [biennial report]. 189
North Carolina"Literature.
Kluttz, Helen Fowler. In Our Own Back
Yard: Review of Nonprint Sources on
North Carolina Authors. 146-147.
North Carolina Public Library
Directors Association.
Buildings, Books & Bytes: Libraries and
Communities in the Digital Age
(conference program). 163
North Carolina Research: Genealogy and
Local History, ed. by Helen F. M. Leary.
Book review by William S. Powell. 42
A North Carolina Storytelling Festival. All
Conference Breakfast (conference
program). 169
North Caroliniana.
Brunk, Robert S., ed. May We All
Remember Well: A Journal of the
History & Cultures of Western North
Carolina. Review by Thomas Kevin B.
Cherry. 180-181
Kluttz, Helen Fowler. In Our Own Back
Yard: Review of Nonprint Sources on
North Carolina Authors. 146-147
Norvell, Edward P. Southport: A Novel of
Second Chances. Review. 145
Oh, Yes! WeTve Been Here a Long Time: A
Panel Discussion on Writing the
History of Tarheel Libraries.
Roundtable on Special Collections
(conference program). 162
Olivia Raney Library, Raleigh.
Photo. 82
Olszak, Lydia. See Foote, Margaret.
oOn the New North Carolina Writers,� by
Louis D. Rubin, Jr. Review by Helen
Fowler Kluttz. 147
Osowski, Michael.
Architect of Albert Carlton-Cashiers
Community Library. Photos. 81
Owen, Howard. The Measured Man. Book
review by Adrienne Ehlert. 94
The Papers of David Settle Reid, by Lindley
S. Butler. Review. 179
Paschal, Huston, ed. The Store of Joys:
Writers Celebrate The North Carolina
Museum of ArtTs Fiftieth Anniversary.
Book review by Dorothy Hodder. 178
Passport for Windows. Resources and
Technical Services Section (conference
program). 168
Paynter, David.
Pictured at NCLA biennial conference
(pic.). 165
Peacock, Nancy. Life Without Water.
Review. 44
Pelli, Cesar.
Architect of Worrell Professional
Center library, Wake Forest Univer-
sity. Photo. 83
Perry, Karen. Form Follows Function:
Redesigning the School Library Media
Center. 72-74
. North Carolina Association of
School Librarians [biennial report]. 188
. Photo of Riverside High School,
Durham. 74
. Photos of Pilot Elementary
School, Guilford County. 73, 78
Perspectives on Outsourcing of Technical
Services Operations. Resources and
Technical Services Section (conference
program). 158
Pete and Shirley: The Great Tar Heel Novel.
Review by Helen Fowler Kluttz. 146
Pilot Elementary School, Gaston
County.
Photos. 73, 78
A Place for Joe, by Elizabeth Leland.
Review. 179
A Plan for Women, by Lawrence Naumoff.
Book review by Suzanne Wise. 173
Planning Your Opening Day Collection.
NCASL (conference program). 162
Poetry Spoken Here: Carole Boston
Weatherford. Public Library Section,
and North Carolina Center for the
Book (conference program). 164
Point/Counter Point (column edited by
Harry Tuchmayer).
Horne, Dan. If You Build It, They Will
Come! 85
Moore, Tom. LetTs Build Libraries
Where the People Go. 84
Porter, Jean. Should There Be A
Depository Library Program? 132
Tuchmayer, Harry. Electronic Access,
Not Paper Acquisitions. 133
. Libraries Do Not Need
Resuscitation, Thank You! 31
Wise, Suzanne. Raymond Chandler on
Libraries. 30
Porter, Jean. Should There Be A Deposi-
tory Library Program? 132
Powell, William S., reviewer. See North
Carolina Research: Genealogy and Local
History.
Pratt, Jennifer Seavy. Public Libraries: An
Important Piece in the Community
Network Puzzle. 12-14
Price, Reynolds. The Collected Poems.
Review. 145
Pridgen, Renee. North Carolina Library
Paraprofessional Association [biennial
report]. 186
Professional Development.
Kreszock, Martha. A Holistic Look at
Professional Development. 7-11
Project HELP.
Ellern, Jill, and Sharon Kimble. H.E.L.P:
A Needs Assessment. 170-171
Public Libraries.
Barton, Phillip K., and Plummer Alston
Jones, Jr. Creating Library Interiors:
Planning and Design Considerations.
65-71
Horne, Dan. If You Build It, They Will
Come! 85
Winter 1997 " 199
Moore, Tom. LetTs Build Libraries
Where the People Go. 84
Pratt, Jennifer Seavy. Public Libraries:
An Important Piece in the Commu-
nity Network Puzzle. 12-14
Public Libraries: An Important Piece in
the Community Network Puzzle, by
Jennifer Seavy Pratt. 12-14
Public Library of Charlotte and
Mecklenburg County. Independence
Regional Library.
Photos. 69, 80
. Plaza Midwood Branch
Library.
Photo. 79
Public Service Issues of U.S. Government
Information in North Carolina, by
Megan Dreger. 111-115
Public Services.
Curlee, Mimi. For the People: Organiz-
ing and Accessing Federal Docu-
~ments in the Public Library. 124-127
Dreger, Megan. Public Service Issues of
U.S. Government Information in
North Carolina. 111-115
Kessler, Ridley R., Jr., and Dan Barkley.
U.S. Government Electronic Infor-
mation Service Guidelines. 107-110
See Also Reference Services.
Ramsay, Burgin, Smith Architects, Inc.
Architects of Lincoln Heights Elemen-
tary School, Raleigh. Photos. 73, 78
Architects of Southwest Elementary
School, Lexington. Photo. 78
Ramsay, John, Jr. Photos of Lincoln
Heights Elementary School, Raleigh.
73218
Ramseur, Vanessa Work.
Candidate for NCLA Director, 1997-
1999 (pic.) 49
Rankin, Hugh. North Carolina in the
American Revolution. Review. 45
Ray, Clyde H. Across the Dark River: The
Odyssey of the 56th N. C. Infantry in the
American Civil War. Review. 45
Ray Moore Award.
Presented to Patrick Valentine (pic.).
165
Raymond Chandler on Libraries, by
Suzanne Wise. 30
Read to Your Bunny! ChildrenTs Services
Section, and Literacy Committee
(conference program). 164
Reel North Carolina: Movies Filmed in
the Old North State. Reviews. 97-99
Reference Services.
Shreve, Catherine. UFOs, NGOs, or
IGOs: Using International Docu-
ments for General Reference. 128-
131
See Also Public Services
Regrowing Libraries.
Galbreath, Robert. Nailing Jell-O to the
Wall? Collection Management in the
Electronic Era. 18-21
Greene, Araby. Barbarians at the Gate:
Civilizing Digital Information (An
200 " Winter 1997
Annotated Bibliography). 27-29
Hewitt, Joe A. WhatTs Wrong with
Library Organization? Factors
Leading to Restructuring in Research
Libraries. 3-6
Kreszock, Martha. A Holistic Look at
Professional Development. 7-11
Miller, Ann E. U. S. Government
Publications in Time of Change. 22-
26
Pratt, Jennifer Seavy. Public Libraries:
An Important Piece in the Commu-
nity Network Puzzle. 12-14
Theme Issue, Spring 1997. Regrowing
Libraries. 3-31
Tuchmayer, Harry. Libraries Do Not
Need Resuscitation, Thank You! 31
Warden, Milton J. Technology and
Educational Standards: Crossroads in
the Media Center. 15-17
Wise, Suzanne. Raymond Chandler on
Libraries. 30
Wise, Suzanne, Guest Editor. Theme
Issue, Regrowing Libraries (Spring
1997)
Rehder, Henry, Jr. Growing a Beautiful
Garden: A Landscape Guide for the
Coastal Carolinas. Book review by
Suzanne Wise. 43-44
Reichs, Kathy. Deja Dead. Review. 179
Reida, Linda. See Kolenbrander, Nancy
Research Libraries.
See Academic Libraries.
Retrospective Conversion.
Hieb, Fern. Issues in Retrospective
Conversion for a Small Special
Collection: A Case Study. 86-89
Reviews.
Cherry, Thomas Kevin B. A Treasury of
Western North Caroliniana. 180-181
Hodder, Dorothy, comp. North
Carolina Books. 39-45, 92-96, 139-
145, 173-179
Kluttz, Helen Fowler. In Our Own Back
Yard: Review of Nonprint Sources on
North Carolina Authors. 146-147.
Reel North Carolina: Movies Filmed in
the Old North State. 97-99
Reynolda: A History of an American Country
House. Book review by Laura Baxley.
95-96
Riverside High School, Durham.
Photo. 74
Road Builder Awards.
Presented to Brenda Stephens, Robert
Ballard, and Clarence Toomer (pics.).
160
The Road to Guilford Courthouse: The
American Revolution in the Carolinas, by
John Buchanan. Book review by Patrick
Valentine. 140-141
Roads to Jamestown: A View and Review of
the Old Town, by C. Yvonne Bell
Thomas. Review. 179
Robinson, Dale, and David Fernandes.
Mayberry: The Definitive Andy Griffith
Show Reference. Review. 45
RTSS Awards.
Presented to Carey McLean and Robert
Galbreath (pics.). 160
Rubin, Louis D., Jr. oOn the New North
Carolina Writers.� Review by Helen
Fowler Kluttz. 147
Rugoff, Kathy, reviewer. See Set in Motion:
Essays, Interviews, & Dialogues.
Runion, Lee. Cover photo, Summer 1997
. Photos of Z. Smith Reynolds
Library, Wake Forest University. Cover,
Summer 1997; 83
Sanford, Ken. Charlotte and UNC Char-
lotte: Growing Up Together. Review. 45
Saunders, Ray. Blood Tells. Review. 44
Schiff, James A. Understanding Reynolds
Price. Book review by Sally Sullivan. 92-
98
Schilling-Estes, Natalie. See Hoi Toide on
the Outer Banks.
School Libraries.
Ellern, Jill, and Sharon Kimble. H.E.L.P::
A Needs Assessment. 170-171
Kolenbrander, Nancy, and Linda Reida.
Federal Web Resources for High
School Teachers and Students. 120-
123
Perry, Karen. Form Follows Function:
Redesigning the School Library
Media Center. 72-74
Truett, Carol. Technology Use in North
Carolina Public Schools: The School
Library Media Specialist Plays a
Major Role. 32-37
Warden, Milton J. Technology and
Educational Standards: Crossroads in
the Media Center. 15-17
Scott, Barbara, and Bobby J. Ward. A
Garden of OneTs Own: Writings of
Elizabeth Lawrence. Review. 145
Scott, Ralph Lee. Battle of the Browsers:
Round Two. 90-91
. A Bold Plan for North Carolina.
172
. Internet Explorer 4.0. 137-138
. Wired to the World (column).
38, 90-91, 137-138, 172
The Search for North Carolina
Audiobooks: A Directory of Sources, by
Melody Moxley. 46-47
Sedaris, David. Naked. Book review by
Frances Bryant Bradburn. 142
Set in Motion: Essays, Interviews, &
Dialogues, by A. R. Ammons. Book
review by Kathy Rugoff. 178
Sherif, Joan. Photos of King Public
Library. 82
Sherif, Joan, reviewer. See How Close We
Come.
Sherman, Joan R. The Black Bard of North
Carolina: George Moses Horton and his
Poetry. Book review by Lawrence
Turner. 93
Should Libraries Choose Audio Leasing?
Public Library Section, Audiovisual
Committee (conference program). 159
Should There Be A Depository Library
Program?, by Jean Porter. 132
North Carolina Libraries
Shreve, Catherine. UFOs, NGOs, or IGOs:
Using International Documents for
General Reference. 128-131
Simon, Rose, reviewer. See Killer Market.
Simon, Rose. Cover photo. Winter 1997.
SIRS Intellectual Freedom Award
Presented to Susan Cannady (pic.). 156
Smith, Donna. Photo of Southwest
Elementary School, Lexington. 78
Smith, Lisa D., reviewer. See Cold
Mountain.
Smithey & Boynton.
Architects of High Point Public Library.
Photo. 83
Solomon, Gerry.
Views exhibits at NCLA biennial
conference (pic.). 163
Southern Fire, by R. Thomas Campbell.
Review. 179
Southern Jack Tales, by Donald Davis.
Review. 179
Southern Pines Public Library.
Photos. 80
Southport: A Novel of Second Chances, by
Edward P. Norvell. Review. 145
Southwest Elementary School,
Lexington.
Photo. 78
Space Planning.
Perry, Karen. Form Follows Function:
Redesigning the School Library
Media Center. 72-74
Barton, Phillip K., and Plummer Alston
Jones, Jr. Creating Library Interiors:
Planning and Design Considerations.
65-71
Sparta With a Hoe, by Gina Kaiper.
Review. 145
Special Collections.
Hieb, Fern. Issues in Retrospective
Conversion for a Small Special
Collection: A Case Study. 86-89
Speer, Allen Paul. Voices from Cemetery
Hill. Review. 96
Spivey, William. Documents Home Pages:
Questions of Beauty, Practicality and
Simplicity. 116-119
Sprinkle-Hamlin, Sylvia.
Presents Youth Services Award to Shelia
Anderson at NCLA biennial confer-
ence (pic.). 164
Squires, Elizabeth Daniels. Whose Death is
it, Anyway? Review. 44
Stallman, David. Echoes of Topsail: Stories
of the IslandTs Past. Review. 45
Stanly Community College. Learning
Resources Center.
Photo. 82
Stephens, Brenda.
Receives 1997 Road Builder Award
(pic.). 160
Stewart, Al. Letter to the Editor. 71
The Store of Joys: Writers Celebrate The
North Carolina Museum of ArtTs Fiftieth
Anniversary, by Huston Paschal, ed.
Book review by Dorothy Hodder. 178
Sullivan, Sally, reviewer. See Understanding
Reynolds Price.
North Carolina Libraries
Sumerford, Steve. See North Carolina
Library Association. Executive Board.
Minutes.
Talking Books.
Moxley, Melody. The Search for North
Carolina Audiobooks: A Directory of
Sources. 46-47
Taste of the Triangle: A Guide to the Finer
Restaurants of Raleigh, Durham, Cary
and Chapel Hill with Recipes, by Juli
Brown. Review. 145
Taylor, Theodore.
Autographs books at NCLA biennial
conference (pic.). 163
TBA2 Architects.
Architects of Independence Regional
Library. Photos. 69, 80-81
Architects of Plaza Midwood Branch
Library, Public Library of Charlotte
and Mecklenburg County. Photo. 79
TBA2 Architects. Photo of Plaza Midwood
Branch Library, Public Library of
Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.
79, 80
Technical Services.
Curlee, Mimi. For the People: Organiz-
ing and Accessing Federal Docu-
ments in the Public Library. 124-127
Hieb, Fern. Issues in Retrospective
Conversion for a Small Special
Collection: A Case Study. 86-89
Technology.
Greene, Araby. Barbarians at the Gate:
Civilizing Digital Information (An
Annotated Bibliography). 27-29
Marks, Kenneth E. The More Things
Change: Nuts and Bolts of Technol-
ogy Planning. 75-77
Truett, Carol. Technology Use in North
Carolina Public Schools: The School
Library Media Specialist Plays a
Major Role. 32-37
Warden, Milton J. Technology and
Educational Standards: Crossroads in
the Media Center. 15-17
Technology and Educational Standards:
Crossroads in the Media Center, by
Milton J. Warden. 15-17
Technology Use in North Carolina Public
Schools: The School Library Media
Specialist Plays a Major Role, by Carol
Truett. 32-37
Technostress. Reference and Adult
Services Section (conference program).
167
Tetterton, Beverly, reviewer. See The
DeanTs List: A Celebration of Tar Heel
Basketball_and Dean Smith.
Their Native Earth: A Celebration of North
Carolina Literature. Review by Helen
Fowler Kluttz. 147
Theme Issues.
Building Libraries for Changing Times
(Summer 1997) 59-83, 84-85
Choose Quality, Choose Libraries;
NCLA Biennial Conference, 1997
(Winter 1997) 156-169
Government Information (Fall 1997)
107-133
Regrowing Libraries (Spring 1997) 3-31
Think Standup Comedy and You Can Do
YA Booktalks. Public Library Section,
Young Adult Committee (conference
program). 168
Thomas Wolfe: A WriterTs Life, by Ted
Mitchell. Book review by Alice R.
Cotten. 177
Thomas, C. Yvonne Bell. Roads to
Jamestown: A View and Review of the Old
Town. Review. 179
Thomas, Gerald W. Divided Allegiances:
Bertie County During the Civil War.
Review. 45
Toomer, Clarence.
Receives 1997 Road Builder Award
(pic.). 160
Trails of the Triad, by Allen de Hart.
Review. 96
Truett, Carol.
Candidate for NCLA Director, 1997-
1999 (pic.). 49
Truett, Carol. Technology Use in North
Carolina Public Schools: The School
Library Media Specialist Plays a Major
Role. 32-37
Tuchmayer, Harry. Electronic Access, Not
Paper Acquisitions. 133
. Libraries Do Not Need Resusci-
tation, Thank You! 31
Tuchmayer, Harry, ed. Point/Counter
Point (column). 30-31, 84-85, 132-133
Turner, Lawrence, reviewer. See The Black
Bard of North Carolina: George Moses
Horton and his Poetry.
Tursi, Frank. The Winston-Salem Journal:
Magnolia Trees and Pulitzer Prizes.
Review. 45
Twelve Christmas Stories by North Carolina
Writers, and Twelve Poems, Too, ed. by
Ruth Moose. Review. 179
U. S. Government Electronic Information
Service Guidelines, by Ridley R. Kessler,
Jr. and Dan Barkley. 107-110
U. S. Government Publications in Time of
Change, by Ann E. Miller. 22-26
UFOs, NGOs, or IGOs: Using Interna-
tional Documents for General Refer-
ence, by Catherine Shreve. 128-131
Understanding Reynolds Price, by James A.
Schiff. Book review by Sally Sullivan.
92-93
University of North Carolina Press. See
Books from Chapel Hill 1922-1997: A
Complete Catalog of Publications from the
University of North Carolina Press.
University of North Carolina-Asheville.
D. Hiden Ramsey Library.
Photo. 79
Valentine, Patrick.
Receives Ray Moore Award from
Frances Bradburn (pic.). 165
Valentine, Patrick M. The Episcopalians of
Wilson County: A History of St. TimothyTs
Winter 1997 " 201
and St. MarkTs Churches in Wilson, North
Carolina 1856-1995. Review. 45
Valentine, Patrick. Special Projects
Committee [biennial report]. 189
Valentine, Patrick, reviewer. See The Road
to Guilford Courthouse: The American
Revolution in the Carolinas.
Valle Crucis, by David W. Yates. Book
review by Eleanor I. Cook. 174
Van Fossen, Michael, Guest Editor.
Theme issue, Government Information
(Fall 1997)
Via, John E.
Candidate for NCLA Vice-President/
President Elect, 1997-1999 (pic.). 48
Via, John E. Governmental Relations
Committee [biennial report]. 184
Virtually North Carolina. NCASL
(conference program). 169
Voices from Cemetery Hill, by Allen Paul
Speer. Review. 96
Wake County ChildrenTs Bookmobile.
Photo of mural. [153]
Wake County ChildrenTs Bookmobile.
NCLPA (conference program). 158
Wake Forest University. Worrell
Professional Center.
Photo. 83
. Z. Smith Reynolds Library.
Photos. Cover, Summer 1997; 83
Walter Robbs Callahan & Pierce.
Architects of Edwin G. Wilson wing of
Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake
Forest University. Photos. Cover,
Summer 1997; 83
Architects of Joyner Library, East
Carolina University. Photos. 67, 78,
79
Walter Robbs Callahan & Pierce. Photos
of Joyner Library, East Carolina
University. 78, 79
Ward, Bobby J. See A Garden of OneTs Own:
Writings of Elizabeth Lawrence. 145
Warden, Milton J. Technology and
Educational Standards: Crossroads in
the Media Center. 15-17
Warren, Joshua P. Haunted Asheville.
Review. 45
Weatherford, Carole B.
Signs books at NCLA biennial confer-
ence (pic.). 164
Weathersbee, Gary. Cover photo, Spring
1997;
Weavers of Dreams, by Paul R. Kearns.
Correction of order information. 145
Weaving New Worlds: Southeastern
Cherokee Women and Their Basketry, by
Sarah H. Hill. Book review by Philip P.
Banks. 141
The Web in Technical Services Opera-
tions. Resources and Technical Services
Section (conference program). 169
Weiland, J. Photo of D. Hiden Ramsey
Library, University of North Carolina-
Asheville. 79
Welch, John. NCLA conference photo-
graphs 159, 163, 165, 168, 169
Welch, John, reviewer. See Like Night &
Day: Unionization in a Southern Mill
Town.
Wells, Richard.
Pictured at NCLA biennial conference
(pic.). 165
Western Carolina University. Hunter
Library.
Ellern, Jill, and Sharon Kimble. H.E.L.P:
A Needs Assessment. 170-171
Whack That Web! NCASL (conference
program). 165
WhatTs Wrong with Library Organization?
Factors Leading to Restructuring in
Research Libraries, by Joe A. Hewitt. 3-6
What Is It About Those Southern Writers?
North Carolina Library Paraprofes-
sional Association (conference pro-
gram). 159
What Will They Want From Us? How to
Prepare for NCATE and DPI Accredita-
tion Visits. Academic Curriculum
Libraries Interest Group (conference
program). 163
Where Nature Reigns: The Wilderness Areas
of the Southern Appalachians, by Jack
Horan. Review. 179
Where Trouble Sleeps, by Clyde Edgerton.
Book review by Frannie Ashburn. 144
Whose Death is it, Anyway?, by Elizabeth
Daniels Squires. Review. 44
Why Is the Sky Blue? Science in the
Library. NCASL (conference program).
157
Why Librarians Should Be Pastmasters:
The Importance of Library History
Studies. Roundtable on Special
Collections (conference program). 168
Wildflowers of the Blue Ridge Parkway, by J.
Anthony Alderman. Review. 96
Wilkinson, Catherine L.
Candidate for NCLA Treasurer, 1997-
1999 (pic.). 48
The Wilmington Campaign: Last Rays of
Departing Hope, by Chris E. Fonvielle,
Jr. Book review by Maurice C. York.
142-143
The Winston-Salem Journal: Magnolia Trees
and Pulitzer Prizes, by Frank Tursi.
Review. 45
Wired to the World (column by Ralph
Lee Scott). 38, 90-91, 137-138, 172
See also World Wide Web and
Internet.
Wise, Suzanne. Raymond Chandler on
Libraries. 30
Wise, Suzanne, Guest Editor. Theme
Issue; Regrowing Libraries (Spring 1997)
Wise, Suzanne, reviewer. See A Plan for
Women.
. See Growing a Beautiful Garden:
A Landscape Guide for the Coastal
Carolinas.
Wolfram, Walt, and Natalie Schilling-
Estes. Hoi Toide on the Outer Banks.
Book review by Meredith Merritt. 94
oWomen and Literary Publishing in
North Carolina.� Review by Helen
Fowler Kluttz. 147
Wood, Frances M. Becoming Rosemary.
Review. 44
World Wide Web.
Kolenbrander, Nancy, and Linda Reida.
Federal Web Resources for High
School Teachers and Students. 120-
123
Scott, Ralph Lee. Wired to the World
(column). 38, 90-91, 137-138
Spivey, William. Documents Home
Pages: Questions of Beauty, Practical-
ity and Simplicity. 116-119
Yates, David W. Valle Crucis. Book review
by Eleanor I. Cook. 174
York, Maurice C., reviewer. See The
Wilmington Campaign: Last Rays of
Departing Hope.
Youth Services Award.
Presented to Shelia Anderson (pic.).
164
Yu, Christina. Technology and Trends
Round Table [biennial report]. 189
Zuber, Richard L. North Carolina During
Reconstruction. Review. 45
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A Feeling for Books
The Book-of-the-Month Club, Literary
Taste, and Middle-Class Desire
Janice A. Radway
An engaging look at the Book-of the-
Month Club as a cultural institution and a
profound meditation on the love of books.
oNow at last 1 know how the Book-of-the-
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448 pp. $29.95 cl (0-8078-2357-0) Oct
William Faulkner
The Making of a Modernist
Daniel J. Singal
Published on the centennial of Faulkner's
birth, this stunning intellectual biography
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"Donald Kartiganer, coeditor of
Faulkner and the Artist
376 pp. $29.95 cl (0-8078-2355-4)
Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies
PickettTs Charge in History
and Memory
Carol Reardon
A pathbreaking assessment of the myths
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oRiveting.�"-Harry W. Pfanz, author of
Gettysburg: The Second Day
Approx. 328 pp., 23 illus. $29.95 cl
(0-8078-2379-1) Nov
Civil War America
War at Every Door
Partisan Politics and Guerrilla Violence
in East Tennessee, 1860-1869
Noel C. Fisher
oFisher shows how both Union and Con-
federate partisan irregulars preyed on the
civilian population"and on each other"
in wartime East Tennessee. [This book] is
destined to become a classic.�"Daniel W.
Crofts, author of Reluctant Confederates
264 pp. $29.95 cl (0-8078-2367-8) Nov
Civil War America
What Do We Need a Union For?
The TWUA in the South, 1945-1955
Timothy J. Minchin
oBased on massive archival research and
extensive interviews with union activists
and textile workers, [this book] brings
postwar southern textile workers to life as
never before.�""Robert Zieger, author of
The CIO, 1935-1955
296 pp. $45 cl (0-8078-2317-1),
$16.95 pb (0-8078-4625-2)
Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies
Daybreak of Freedom
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Stewart Burns, editor
Using more than 100 original documents, Burns presents a
groundbreaking history of the pivotal civil rights protest.
392 pp., 18 illus., 2 maps $45 cl (0-8078-2360-0),
$17.95 pb (0-8078-4661-9) Oct
The Robert E. Lee Family Cooking and
Housekeeping Book
Anne Carter Zimmer
oI love this book! The great-granddaughter of Robert E. Lee,
Anne Carter Zimmer has taken a faded little notebook full of Lee
family chat and recipes . . . and dished up an insider's glimpse of
the great Confederate general ~at home.�"Jean Anderson,
author of The American Century Cookbook
Approx. 296 pp., 6'/ x 8, 91 illus. $24.95 cl (0-8078-2369-4) Nov
A Garden of OneTs Own
Writings of Elizabeth Lawrence
Barbara Scott and Bobby J. Ward, editors
oFor garden writing at its best, donTt miss [this] collection.
... [A] posthumous tribute to one of the SouthTs most gifted
landscape architects and writers.�"Southern Living
304 pp. $24.95 cl (0-8078-2349-X)
Georgia BonesteelTs Patchwork Potpourri
Georgia Bonesteel
Popular public television program host and author Georgia
Bonesteel presents twenty new projects with step-by-step
instructions, patterns, and tips.
138 pp., 8 x 11, 36 color/196 b&w illus. $21.95 pb (0-8078-4660-0)
Living with Spina Bifida
A Guide for Families and Professionals
Adrian Sandler, M.D.
o[An] ~all you really need to know road map for the develop-
mental stages of a person born with spina bifida. I can anticipate
this book being used by parents, teachers, local physicians, and
extended family members.�"Joanne Mackey, R.N., Duke
University Medical Center
296 pp., 93 illus. $45 cl (0-8078-2352-X), $19.95 pb (0-8078-4657-0)
Books from Chapel Hill, 1922-1997
A Complete Catalog of Publications from the
University of North Carolina Press
Approx. 446 pp. $40 cl (0-8078-2383-X),
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Into the Sound Country
A CarolinianTs Coastal Plain
Bland Simpson
Photography by Ann Cary Simpson
oPart history, part geography, and part
memoir, it has a satisfying feel"like the
sound of familiar voices on the porch telling
old-time stories at twilight.T"Philip
Gerard, author of Cape Fear Rising
Approx. 288 pp., 7 x 10, 61 photos., 3 maps
$34.95 cl (0-8078-2381-3),
$19.95 pb (0-8078-4686-4) Nov
The Nature of North CarolinaTs
Southern Coast
Barrier Islands, Coastal Waters, and
Wetlands
Dirk Frankenberg
oMust reading if you want to understand
our complex coastal ecosystem and help
keep our coast healthy and productive for
future generations.�"Todd Miller, Execu-
tive Director, N.C. Coastal Federation
272 pp., 6x 7%, 111 illus., 7 maps
$17.95 pb (0-8078-4655-4)
Field Guide to the Piedmont
The Natural Habitats of AmericaTs Most
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Michael A. Godfrey
Godfrey has revised and expanded his
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536 pp., 4/2 x 8, 194 illus., 8 maps
$19.95 pb (0-8078-467 1-6) Nov
A Chapel Hill Book
Weaving New Worlds
Southeastern Cherokee Women and
Their Basketry
Sarah H. Hill
oHill's passion for knowing the heart and
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their intertwined history is matched drama-
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"Rayna Green, Smithsonian Institution
440 pp., 7 x 10, 110 illus., 5 maps
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Excavating Occaneechi Town
Archaeology of an Eighteenth-Century
Indian Village in North Carolina
A CD-ROM edited by R. P Stephen Davis Jr.,
Patrick Livingood, Trawick Ward, and
Vincas P. Steponaitis
oAll of the detailed maps, photographs, and
scholarly descriptions . . . are carefully
linked in a very accessible and engaging
fabric of interpretation that provides a fas-
cinating and comprehensive view of how
archaeologists piece together the way of life
of an ancient Indian village.�"Bruce Smith,
Smithsonian Institution
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$39.95 (0-8078-6503-6) Jan 1998
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