OEMA Newsletter
An Electronic Newsletter
of The Oregon Educational Media Association
Volume 14 No. 4 February , 2002
FROM THE
EDITOR
The OEMA Newsletter is now being
published on the fifth of the month during the
school year, September through May. One of the
major reasons for this change is to make it
easier for you to read it because it will no
longer have to be sent in 2 parts. Another factor
is to send news which isn't almost 2 months
old. Please send any comments to Sheryl Steinke, OEMA Newsletter Editor.
BOARD HI-LITES
from Linda Ague
The OEMA Board met in President
Jeri Petzel's wonderful new library on January
26. Once we learned to trust the semi-rocking
nature of her plush chairs we focused on the
following highlights:
- 2002 OEMA/WLMA joint conference - Libraries
without boundaries: You better sign up early
for this major media event! Lois Lowry, Jacqueline
Woodson and Graham Salisbury are only a few
of the authors. Mike Eisenberg, Jamie McKenzie
and Doug Johnson will also present. It is
a guaranteed good time.
- Vailey Oehlke and Mary Bush from the Multnomah
Public Library shared their findings from
an LSTA funded study to improve cooperation
between the school and public libraries in
their county. They found that many of the
school libraries were in dire straights (as
if we didn't know) and that one of the most
powerful things they could do is advocate
for better school library collections managed
by certified librarians. They are continuing
to examine various cooperative models and
will share best practices as they find them.
- The 2001 Conference chair, Kathy Jenson
reported that we actually made between $15,000
and $20,000. It turns out that collecting
on the purchase orders from various school
districts may be the most difficult part of
the treasurer's job.
- State Librarian Jim Sheppke said we can
ask the legislature for anything as long as
it doesn't cost any money, so we will ask
that they make sure the kind of data we need
to accurately evaluate the state of our libraries
is being gathered with all the other data.
Then we can wow them with statistics next
legislative day which, by the way, is May
7.
- Steve Baker from Follett is offering to
analyze the collections from a sample of schools
in Oregon to gather data about the age of
the collections. This information used with
the Oregon Study could present a powerful
argument for the need to care for our school
libraries. They would do this free of charge
so of course we all tried to one up each other
to get on the list. Eligible schools would
have to meet certain criteria like having
useable MARC records for their books. More
on this later.
- All you web designers out there - Bob Zybach
is ready to give away prize money to school
projects for well designed environmental web
sites. For more details check the Oregon
Watersheds and Websites Project site or
contact Bob Zybach.
- From the great windows in the new library,
we could see big snow flakes falling and even
though Jim Hayden made fun of us for being
weenies, we adjourned early. For more details,
watch the
OEMA website.
OEMA ELECTIONS
Have you been enjoying the benefits of being
an OEMA member for a few (or many) years?
Have you been thinking you might like to get
involved a bit more, but haven't been sure how
to take that next step?
Here is your opportunity!
Past-President Margo Jensen has the responsibility
to put together the ballot for the 2002 OEMA
election. There are several positions open on
the board for your consideration. Please contact
Margo Jensen for more information about
running for an office and to learn more about
the responsibilities of each position. General
responsibilities include attending four OEMA
Board meetings each year, as well as, the specific
responsibilities associated with each position.
| President Elect |
3 year position |
| Secretary |
2 year position |
| High School Building Representative |
2 year position |
| Elementary School Building
Representative |
2 year position |
| Commercial Representative |
2 year position |
REGIONAL SPRING CONFERENCES
Mark your calendar to attend the Spring Reginal
Conference in your area. And check your mailbox
for more information form your regional rep.
| Region 1 |
Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook,
Washington |
April 20 |
Kathy Chan |
| Region 2 |
Benton, LIncoln, Linn, Marion,
Polk, Yamhill |
April 6 |
Jean
Townes |
| Region 3 |
Coos, Douglas, Lane |
April 27 |
Melinda
Warburg |
| Region 4 |
Clackamas, Hood River, Multnomah,
Sherman, Wasco |
April 27 |
Edith
Fuller |
| Region 5 |
Curry, Jackson, Josephine,
Klamath, Lake |
April 6 |
Judy Hale |
| Region 6 |
Baker, Gilliam, Malheur, Morrow,
Umatilla, Union, Wallowa |
April 13 |
Allen
Kopf |
| Region 7 |
Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Harney,
Jefferson, Wheeler |
April 6 |
Kate
Ratliff |
OEMA 2002-2003
SCHOLARSHIPS
Two scholarships of $800.00 each are being offered
by OEMA to individuals studying at the graduate
level in the fields of educational media/instructional
technology. The scholarship grants may be used
to assist the recipients to further their education
in a summer session or academic year of graduate
study at any accredited college or university
in Oregon. Programs of study may be at the Masters
or Doctoral level. Scholarship money must be
used between July 1, 2002-June 30, 2003.
Deadline for submission of all application forms
and letters of recommendations is May 1, 2002.
Judging results will be send to all applicants
on or before July 1, 2002. Requests for application
forms may be made by e-mail to Jenny
Takeda, by calling 503-524-1315 (work),
or in writing to Jenny Takeda at the address
listed below. Selection of finalists and award
amounts is subject to budget restraints and
quality of the applicant pool.
All forms and letters should be sent to:
Jenny Takeda
OEMA Scholarship
Hiteon Elementary
13800 SW Brockman Road
Beaverton, OR 9708
BEVERLY CLEARY CHILDREN'S
CHOICE AWARD
Jann Tankeresley reports that Mrs. Cleary has
agreed to allow OEMA to name our new award the
"Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award"
in her honor. This award is currently being
developed and will hopefully be awarded for
the first time in Spring of 2003. It is modelled
after the Young Reader's Choice Award, but will
target books at the 2-3rd grade reading level,
both chapter books and nonfiction. The first
list of nominated books should be ready this
spring, and the contest will run during the
2002-03 school year.
If you are interested in helping to select the
books that will be on the first list of nominations,
you are invited to reply to Jann Tankersley. If you are interested
in nominating books to be on the list, please
send those titles as well. The committee will
begin publicizing the award before the end of
the year. Send nominations to Jann by Feb. 15.
Criteria for the first year:
1. Copyright date of 2000
2. Reading level of 2-3rd grade, interest level
may be up to 5th grade.
3. Fiction (chapter books) or nonfiction
4. Literary merit, including characterization,
plot, language, theme
5. For nonfiction, accuracy and use of pictures
2002 OEMA WLMA JOINT
CONFERENCE CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Have you thought about presenting at fall conference
and just not gotten around to proposing? Can
you suggest a session?
Our concurrent session chair, Janet Lockwood, is looking for a few more
good men and women presenters for the 2002 Joint
conference of OEMA and WLMA, scheduled for the
Doubletree Hotels at Jantzen Beach in Portland
on October 10-12, 2002.
Potential presenters (and anyone who would like
to suggest a presenter) need merely complete
a simple form
with title of presentation category and interest
level. The tough things such as description
and equipment needed come later after session
is accepted.
ANNE FRANK EXHIBIT
IN PORTLAND
The traveling exhibit, "Anne Frank: A History for Today,"
will be in Portland April 8 through May 5; the
free exhibit will be open to the public daily
within Lloyd Center. Portland is the only West
Coast city featuring this international exhibition.
OREGON REFERENCE LINK
Remember LINK, Oregon Reference LINK, that is...your
friendly and FREE reference service. There are
5 LINK centers around the state to serve you.
Check here for an
online request form for your area.
This service is supported by an LSTA grant from
the Institute of Museum and Library Services,
administered by the Oregon State Library.
TEENS RELY MORE ON
INTERNET THAN LIBRARY FOR RESEARCH
According to a recent survey reported in the Internet and Education
Report by the Pew Internet and American
Life Project in Washington, teenagers now rely
more on the Internet than the library for research.
While 94 percent of online youth use the Internet
for school research, about 28 percent of those
who have been online more than three years know
people who have used the Web to cheat on a school
paper or test, according to Pew. John Barrie,
founder of Turnitin.com, an online service that
checks student papers against Web material,
estimates 30 percent of papers received are
unoriginal and 75 percent of that work is copied
off the Web.
GRAPEVINE
Patty Sorensen, Middleton Elementary
Media Specialist, in Sherwood; and Gregory Lum,
Astoria High School Media Specialist, are two
recipients of the Ezra Jack Keats
Foundation mini-grants.
Jim Tindall is about to air his latest
radio play, Manser and Dolph: Mid-Columbian
Men of Art, a dialogue between the prolific
regionalist naturalist painter Percy Manser
(1886-1973) and the first director of Maryhill
Museum, Clifford Dolph (1901-1979). Set in July,
1954 the two men talk art, politics, and contemporary
entertainment as they take in the grand view
of the Columbia River Gorge at Wishram above
Celilo Falls. The play will air in the spring
on KIHR, Hood River.
OEMA member Janet Murray spoke to a symposium
of Japanese librarians and library educators
at the University of Tokyo on Saturday, January
26th. The Japanese government has only recently
begun to install Internet access in the schools
and has mandated the addition of school librarians
by 2003. American-educated Japanese librarians
have proposed a continuing education curriculum
to help their peers implement an information
literacy focus. They asked Janet to inspire
their audience with her experience "Pioneering
Technology in the School Library." The
slide show she delivered is available on her
web page: http://www.surfline.ne.jp/janetm.
Remarkably, one of the attendees came up to
Janet after the presentation to remind her that
she and others from her school had visited Wilson
High School's library ten years ago!
As of January 1, 2002, Jim Brown is the
World Book Regional Schoo/Library Director for
all of Oregon, Northern California, and Southern
Idaho. This is basically the same position that
Darrell Thompson has, but he now covers Washington,
Alaska, Montana, and Northern Idaho.
CALENDAR
OEMA Newsletter -- Editor: Sheryl Steinke,
Eugene 4J Schools
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