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January/February 2016
Special points of interest:
Special points of interest:
Attend the NMLA Mini-
Conference in Socorro
Apply for an NMLA
Scholarship
NM Historical Documents
now available online
Inside this issue:
UNM Libraries
News
2,8
Legislative Li-
brary Issues
3,4,5
NMSU Library 4
NM Historical
Docs Online 5
NMLA Scholar-
ship Opportuni-
6
Kudos Corner 6,7
LOE Book 7
NHCC Library
Receives Grant
8
NMLA
Membership
9
NMLA Officers 10
March/April 2019 Volume 49 Issue 2
Kathleen Dull, NMLA Membership Chair, [email protected]
Grab a gazetteer or pull out your map app and put in destination Socorro. This March we are excited to have the mini-conference hosted by New Mexico Tech and its Skeen Library. Members get a significant discount on registration and it isn’t too late to join or renew your membership. There is a program of great presenters and special events, which will ensure a memorable experience. Register today at https://nmla.wildapricot.org/event-3285999 If you have a break between sessions, there is much to explore on the Tech campus and in Socorro. The New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources is located in the Headen Center. This collection has been referred to as “Coronado’s Treasure Chest” and has gold, silver, and precious gems on display. There is a Smithsonite specimen of rare quality and fascinating history, so stop by and discover a ton of fun facts about the rocks beneath our feet. Exploring the town, start at the historical plaza, which was established in 1816 at the time of the original Spanish land grant. It is named after local dentist and postmaster, Dr. L.W. Kittrell who maintained the park and is said to be buried there. Near the plaza is the Capital Bar, M Mountain Coffee, and Sweet Occasions, should you be looking for a bit of refreshment. A couple of blocks south of the plaza is the Socorro Public Library. Take a look at what Socorro has to offer: https://www.socorronm.org/attractions/socorro-plaza/
NMLA 2019 Mini-Conference
Road Nogal NM USA, . Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
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Submitted by Patricia Campbell, Marketing Manager, UNM College of University Libraries, [email protected] Three University of New Mexico librarians are being nationally recognized for their recent publication. Amy Jankowski, Anne Schultz and Laura Soito were recently awarded the 2019 Edward Swanson Memorial Best of LRTS Award for the article Motley Crew: Collaboration Across an Academic Library to Revive an Orphaned Collection, which was published in Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS), Volume 62, No. 3 (July 2018), pages 114-126. The Edward Swanson Memorial Best of LRTS Award is given to the author(s) of the best paper published each year in LRTS, the official journal of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS). The authors will receive $250 and a citation in recognition of their work. Motley Crew: Collaboration Across an Academic Library to Revive an Orphaned Collection describesand analyzes a complex weeding project highlighted by cross-disciplinary, interdepartmental cooperation among several UNM campus libraries. The authors document the design, organization and implementation of this undertaking, noting the surprises (unforeseen workload increase for Access Services staff) and the successes (on-time completion of core actions) of the project. The timeliness of the article’s focus on collaboration, as well as the authors' straightforward presentation of the precedents, challenges and innovative choices made to support this venture, work together to make this article engaging to readers and highly relevant to the profession. The award will be presented on Saturday, June 22, at the ALCTS Awards Ceremony during the 2019 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference & Exhibition in Washington, D.C. The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is the national association for information providers who work in collections and technical services, such as acquisitions, cataloging, collection development, preservation and continuing resources in digital and print formats. ALCTS is a division of the American Library Association. Republished with permission from ALCTS. University Libraries Spring 2019 Ashton Speaker Series scheduled for Wednesday, March 20
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Troy Swanson will present a morning lecture “The Mechanics of Skepticism: What Climate Change can Teach Us About Belief and Reason” and afternoon workshop “Library as Podcast Platform: Creating a Podcast Infrastructure” on Wed. March 20 in Zimmerman Library on the UNM main campus.
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UNM University Libraries News
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By Joe Sabatini, NMLA Legislation Committee Co-Chair
As this is written, the Legislature is going into the last two weeks of its 2019 session, and library issues are moving through the process with some prospects for success. The dramatic improvement in state government revenues gives legislators much flexibility to address the difficult budget circumstances of the last decade.
Over sixty librarians and library supporters attended a “Legislation 101” orientation at the Capitol on Library Legislative Day on February 2nd. John Sandstrom, Lynette Schurdevin, State Librarian Eli Guinnee, Ruben Aragon, Mary Chappell, Joe Sabatini, Larry Horan and Shel Neymark of the Rural Library Initiative made presentations. NMLA had a capitol rotunda information table, staffed by David Giltrow. The New Mexico Consortium of Academic Libraries provided "Support Library" and "I believe in the Power of Libraries" buttons.
In opening ceremonies in the House, Representative Deborah Armstrong read a statement and then introduced the library delegation in the House; David Cox, NM Institute of Mining & Technology, NMLA Vice President; Mary Chappell, S.Y. Jackson Elementary School, Albuquerque; Clyde Henderson, Navajo Technical University, Crownpoint; Sharon Jenkins, N.M.S.U. Alamogordo and Eileen Sullivan, Los Alamos County Library. In her remarks, Representative Armstrong noted that one of the State Library Bookmobiles was parked outside the Capitol, and fondly remembered getting books from a bookmobile as a child.
In the Senate, Senator William Soules was able to note that it was Library Legislative Day. However, a scheduled joint session of the legislature interrupted introductions, so he was unable to present our Senate delegation: John Sandstrom, New Mexico State University, NMLA President; Kelly McCabe, Gonzales Community School, Santa Fe; Valerie Fernando, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Library; Ruben Aragon, Library Director, New Mexico Highlands University and Florence Sablan, San Pedro Branch Library, Albuquerque.
Among the library issues presented in the Legislature, the receiving the most attention is the Rural Library Endowment Fund. Senate Bill 264 has passed the Senate after being amended in two committees. The bill was initiated by a group of Rio Arriba County non-profit public libraries organized by Shel Neymark, a longtime volunteer at the Embudo Community Library. Shel visited with fifty rural libraries throughout the state. He worked with the bill sponsor, Senator Jerry Ortiz y Pino, and with the Legislative Council Service and the Department of Cultural Affairs to get two bills drafted. There were newspaper stories about the proposal. KUNM-FM ran an hour
long conversation with Shel Neymark, Rep. Gail Armstrong and several rural librarians on their Let’s Talk New Mexico show on February 21st. https://www.kunm.org/post/lets-talk-rural-libraries. They also ran a news story on March 1st about the changes in the bill. https://www.kunm.org/post/nm-senate-drains-proposed-rural-library-fund. If SB 264 passes the House, a $5 million
2019 Legislature Library Issues
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appropriation in to establish the fund, with the money distributed by the New Mexico State Library to public, tribal and non-profit libraries serving communities with fewer than 3,000 people.
There is progress in addressing priorities identified during the Libraries Transform New Mexico planning process. Funding for $1.6 million to assist public and tribal libraries to obtain federal e-rate funds for expanded broadband is currently included in Senate Bill 280, the Capital Outlay Expenditures bill.
Senator William Soules re-introduced the memorial he put up in 2018 calling upon the Public Education Department to assist in a comprehensive study of school libraries and librarians statewide. Senate Memorial 27 has passed the Senate Public Affairs Committee, and is awaiting a hearing in the Senate Education Committee.
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NMSU Library News Submitted by Dr. Elizabeth Titus, Dean of NMSU Library NMSU Library is hosting the 2019 Sunshine Week event panel discussion on Border Issues New Mexico State University will host a panel discussion, “Shedding Light on a Dark Journey,” in honor of Sunshine Week 2019 at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, at Zuhl Library, third floor. The event is free and open to the public. “This program will be an extraordinary view inside the daily lives of working journalists on the border,” said David Irvin, NMSU business and government documents librarian. In its seventh year at NMSU, Sunshine Week is a national initiative that was created by the American Society of News Editors to educate the public about the importance of open government. NMSU Library staff won EBSCO Scholarship NMSU Library Cataloging Librarian for Technical Services Aubrey Iglesias recently won, as part of competitive process which required writing an essay, a $1,000 EBSCO Scholarship to attend the American Library Association’s2019 Annual Conference in Washington, DC this summer. NMSU Library partnership with NMSU Graduate School As of March 1, 2019 NMSU Library partnership with NMSU Graduate School is excited to announce the launch of Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD, with the use of ProQuest. This is an opportunity for NMSU Graduate Students research work to become discoverable to a wider global audience joining the most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses in the world. Going electronic is a monumental positive change for students. A move intuitive and simpler process will save both time and money Students submitting from a distance will have a much easier time navigating this process .We see these changes as contributing to the lowering of stress levels for graduate students engaging in their journey of completing this process.
Legislative Library Issues (continued from page 3)
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By Linda Koch, AGS President & John Adam Farris, AGS Past President, [email protected]
We are pleased to inform you that over one hundred books published by the Albuquerque Genealogical Society are now available for FREE through our newly updated AGS website at www.abqgen.org. Our publications include indexes of names from the Albuquerque newspapers from 1888-2001, indexes of names from the 1885 and 1910 New Mexico Territorial Censuses, and more. These indexes and other publications were
created through thousands of volunteered hours by our members, and most of the projects were spearheaded by long-time volunteer and AGS member Howard Henry. On our Home Page, just click PUBLICATIONS in the lower left and you will see an overview of our publications as well as links to our digitized publications on Internet Archive. We will be adding a few additional publications in the months ahead. We have also distributed print copies of our publications to public libraries throughout the state. We hope you find these documents useful for your clients.
Library Legislative Issues (continued from page 4)
House Bill 670, a proposal to appropriate almost $37 million for tribal library construction, broadband and wireless access was endorsed by the House Local Government Committee. Tribal leaders are making the case that this support would enable their communities to address requirements in the Yazzie Martinez educational funding case. The proposed appropriation would eventually be incorporated into SB 280 on Capital Outlay Expenditures.
The proposal to create a study committee to develop school curriculum on media literacy in House Bill 400 has advanced through the House Education Committee and is about to be heard in the House Appropriations Committee. School librarians have worked to be participants in the development of this proposal, since they have been teaching digital literacy since the dawn of the internet.
House Bill 430 (HB430) would amend the Procurement Code to allow public, school, and state libraries to purchase print, digital, or electronic format library materials for access by the public. Further, the Cultural Affairs Department (DCA) would be able to procure publishing and distribution services for materials produced and intended for resale by the department. This exemption would facilitate purchases using state aid and G.O. Bond funding. It has passed two House committees and is awaiting consideration by the full House. If passed, it would need to get through the Senate.
The New Mexico Library Association Legislation Committee has published 20 Legislative Bulletins to inform the library community about the progress of legislation. The 2019 session of the New Mexico Legislature ends at noon on Saturday, March 16, 2019.
Availability of New Mexico Historical Documents On-line
NMLA 2019 Scholarship Opportunities
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The New Mexico Library Association will once again offer the Marion Dorroh and College Scholarship programs for 2019. Program descriptions and application procedures are described below. Application forms are available on the NMLA Website. If you have questions, please contact Kevin Comerford, Education Committee chair at [email protected]. Marion Dorroh Memorial Scholarship The Marion Dorroh Memorial Scholarship supports new library professionals in New Mexico. The program provides scholarship awards to students enrolled in advanced degree programs in library and information science at ALA-accredited colleges and universities. This scholarship is available to both full-time and part-time students.
To Apply:
Submit your completed application by May 1, 2019.
Download and complete the Marion Dorroh Scholarship Application Form at http://nmla.org/scholarships-grants.
Include the following documents with your application:
Your current Résumé
A one-page statement of your professional goals
Transcripts from all your post-high school work (unofficial copies are acceptable)
Three letters of reference, at least one of which is from a librarianA copy of your acceptance letter or the name and phone number of an official at the library school you will be attending who can provide confirmation of your acceptance
Email or send the completed application to the NMLA Education Committee Chair at the address below. College Scholarship Fund The NMLA College Scholarship Fund supports New Mexico library workers who are pursuing an undergraduate degree in library technology or school library certification. It can also be used for graduate study toward a teacher-librarian endorsement. To Apply:
Submit your completed application by the May 1, 2019 deadline.
Download and complete the NMLA College Scholarship Application Form at http://nmla.org/scholarships-grants.
Include a one-page statement of your professional needs, goals and intent to serve New Mexico’s libraries with your application.
Email or send the completed application to the NMLA Education Committee Chair at the address below. For more information about any of the NMLA Grant or Scholarship Programs, contact:
Kevin Comerford NMLA Education Chair University Libraries, MSC05 3020 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 Email: [email protected] Phone: (505) 277-6341
Shout out to Kate Alderate! Congratulations to Taos Library Director, Kate Alderete, who is one of 10 library and information professionals selected to participate in the 2019 Policy Corps The American Library Association (ALA). For more information see http://www.ala.org/advocacy/ala-policy-corps
Kudos Corner
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Land of Enchantment Book Award
Submitted by Diane Guiett, Land of Enchantment Book Award Committee, [email protected] Our committee members have been busy reading and reviewing books for this year’s nominations. There have been over ninety books that have been read and added to the list of contenders. All genres are being considered for this year’s nominations, from poetry to historical fiction, mystery to realistic fiction, biographies to graphic novels, and nonfiction and picture books. We have been receiving books from publishing companies and visiting our local libraries as well. If there is a book that you are passionate about, and feel it is worthy to be considered, check out the Land of Enchantment (LOE) Book Award website (https://loebookaward.wordpress.com/) for qualifications for nominations. And now is the time to get your students ready for voting for this year’s LOE winners. Go to the website in April to access ballots for your students. You will be able to send in your school’s totals through the website as well.
Congratulations, Pat Garrett!
Capitan Public Library's long time director, Pat Garrett, retired as of December 31. She has been with the library for 20 years and director 18 of those years; volunteering her services. A new director, Paulette Arnone, has been
hired and will begin March 1. She has held a number of positions where she was in charge of training or leadership and has been involved with the library off and on for many years. The Board of Directors is very impressed with her resume and feel she is an excellent choice for the position of director. Welcome, Paulette!
Kudos Corner
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Workshop registration is free and open to anyone in the academic and library community. Troy Swanson is Library Department Chair at Moraine Valley Community College where he teaches information literacy and coordinates the library's online presence. He has published on social media, website usability, and information literacy. Troy co-edited the book, Not Just Where to Click: Teaching Students How to Think About Information, which received the Ilene F. Rockman Publication of the Year Award from ARCL’s Instruction Section. Lecture Schedule and Registration The Mechanics of Skepticism: What Climate Change can Teach Us About Belief and Reason 9:30-10am refreshments 10-11am lecture Willard Room, Zimmerman Library Registration for the Mechanics of Skepticism Workshop: Library as Podcast Platform: Creating a Podcast Infrastructure 12pm-1pm Lunch 1:00-2:30 Workshop – Part 1 3:00-5:00 Workshop – Part 2 Registration for workshops: Part 1: Overview of Podcasting and MVCC program (approx. 1.5 hours)
Part 2: Recording an “Information Literacy” Focused Podcast (approx. 2 hours)
Activities University Libraries hosts many activities throughout the year. Spring 2019 events include:
The Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections People and Places lecture series features a monthly talk given by a visiting scholar.
Two new exhibitions have opened in the Fine Arts and Design Library: Archives in the Grooves: a Sound Collection showcases the large LP collection spanning many decades.
Self Portraits: Efthimios Maniatis is a 52 work set of self-portraits by UNM School of Architecture and Planning instructor Efthimios Maniatis.
UNM University Libraries News
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National Hispanic Cultural Center
Library Receives Grant
By Cassandra Osterloh, NHCC Librarian, [email protected] The National Hispanic Cultural Center Library has been se-lected as one of 70 libraries nationwide to take part in the Great Stories Club, a reading and discussion program for underserved teens. This competitive grant is offered by the American Library Association (ALA) with support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The NHCC is the only library in the state of New Mexico to receive the grant this year. As part of the Great Stories Club series on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation, NHCC librarian, Cassandra Os-terloh, will work with teens to read and discuss stories that explore questions of race, equity, identity, history, institution-al change and social justice. The books--curated for the theme "Deeper than Our Skins: The Present Is a Conversation with the Past"--will include “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates; “The Revolution of Evelyn” Serrano by Sonia Manzano; “Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voic-es” edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale; and “Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A.” by Luis J. Rodriguez. The titles were selected to inspire young people--especially those facing difficult circumstances or challenges--to consid-er "big questions" about the world around them and their place in it. The NHCC Library will receive a programming grant and 11 copies of each of the selected books, which will be gifted to the book club participants. The NHCC Library has also re-ceived resources and training, including travel and accom-modations for an orientation workshop in Chicago this past month (February 2019). The workshop included dialogue facilitation training led by consultants to Everyday Democra-cy and program modeling led by national project scholar Maria Sachiko Cecire (Bard College). Gatherings of the Great Stories Club at the NHCC Library will begin April 2019. If you would like more information about the Great Stories Club, visit the ALA Great Stories Club webpage: https://apply.ala.org/greatstories Since 2006, ALA's Great Stories Club has helped libraries engage young adults with accessible, thought-provoking literature. The current series is part of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation efforts, a comprehensive, national and community-based process to plan for and bring about transformational and sustainable change, and to address the historic and contemporary ef-fects of racism.
NMLA Membership
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Honorary Life Members
Paul Agriesti Alison Almquist Thaddeus P. Bejnar Dr. David R. Giltrow Tina Glatz Charlene Greenwood Martha Liebert Betty Long Elinor McCloskey Carol Myers Linda O'Connell Elise Orell Calla Ann Pepmueller Dr. Earl H. Phillips Joseph Sabatini Ellanie Sampson Ben Wakashige Cheryl Wilson
Sustaining Members
Paulita Aguilar Sharon Amastae Bradley Carrington Natasha Chisdes Richard Clement Enid Costley Merritt R. Helfferich David A. Hurley Sarah Obenauf Cindy Pierard Kathleen Puffer Marian Royal John Sandstrom Carol Sarath Christopher Schipper Susan M. Sheldon Cecilia D. Stafford Elizabeth Titus
Commercial Members
Captsone Mackin Educational Resources Sebco Books Colibri USA
New Members
Samantha LeGrand Mary Santos Helen Robertson Rachel Altobelli Sandy Farrell Bob Hamilton Laurie Kastelic Tammi Moe Nancy McNicol Clover George Mary Fugate Eli Guinnee Margo Gustina Kate Alderete Laura Metzler Kathy spring Elizabeth Lyons Andi Knight Dylan McDonald Flo Trujillo David Florez LeAnna Whitaker
Institutional Members
Carlsbad Public Library New Mexico Library Foundation New Mexico State Library
NMLA Officers and Committee Chairs
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President John Sandstrom, [email protected]
Vice-President/ President-Elect David Cox, [email protected]
Secretary Sarah Obenauf, [email protected]
Treasurer Bridget O’Leary Storer, [email protected]
ALA Councilor / APA Councilor Elizabeth Titus, [email protected]
Members at Large
Cordelia Hooee, [email protected] Katherine Skinner, [email protected] Sharon Jenkins, [email protected] Ron Gonzales
Awards Committee vacant
Archivist Jonna Paden, [email protected]
AASL Representative Mary Chappell, [email protected]
MPLA Representative Bradley Carrington, [email protected]
NMLF Chair vacant
State Librarian Eli Guinnee
Conference Site Aubrey Iglesias, [email protected]
Education Kevin Comerford, [email protected]
Intellectual Freedom Deirdre Caparoso, [email protected] Margaret Neill, [email protected]
Legislative Cynthia Shetter, [email protected] Joe Sabatini, [email protected]
Membership Kathleen Dull, [email protected]
Nominations & Elections Lynette Schurdevin, [email protected]
Bylaws Melanie Templet, [email protected]
Local Arrangements Kelli Murphy, [email protected]
Public Relations Marian Frear, [email protected]
Newsletter Editor Robyn Gleasner, [email protected]
Program Committee Chair Bradley Carrington, [email protected]
Send “Newsletter” submissions, advertisements, and other requests to:
Newsletter Editor c/o NMLA
P.O. Box 26074
Albuquerque, NM 87125
Shedding Light on a Dark Journey - March 13 at 5:30 p.m. at NMSU Zuhl Library NMLA Mini Conference - March 21-22, 2019
University Libraries Spring 2019 Ashton Speaker Series - March 20,
2019
Children’s Bilingual Book Festival - April 27, 2019 at NHCC
Deadline to apply for NMLA Scholarships - May 1, 2019
Joint MPLA/NMLA Conference - October 30 - November 1, 2019
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