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Executive Director: Jim Hayden
P.O. Box
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Terrebonne, OR 97760
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OEMA
Newsletter
An Electronic Newsletter
of The Oregon Educational Media Association
Volume 14 No. 3 January, 2002
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE from
Jeri Petzel
Happy New Year! Needless to say, 2001 was a very interesting
year. While the events of September 11 have had an impact
on us all, it is reassuring and comfortable to think about
those people dear to us and carry on with routines that
are part of our daily lives.
As an organization, OEMA has continued to positively progress.
The Board has come to the realization that a number of positions
are too much for one person to manage. The editing and layout
of the Interchange has been contracted out, guest editors
take responsibility for one issue, and we have a coordinator
to oversee the process. The OEMA listserve has been moved
to a new ISP so that new members can easily subscribe. Our
Webmaster will have some help with the website this coming
year. We will be reevaluating our electronic newsletter
soon; possibly changing the frequency of it.
The changes we have been implementing really mean that we
need more of you involved. If you are interested in taking
a closer look at a more active role in OEMA, I would like
to invite you to our Winter Board Meeting January 26, 2002.
The Board will meet at my school, Boones Ferry Primary School
in Wilsonville. Our meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. The
agenda for the meeting is full and should provide for active
discussion. I only need you to e-mail me at jpetzel@canby.com to let me know you can join
us. I look forward to seeing new faces!
Have a wonderful New Year!
EXEC BOARD HI-LITES
The OEMA Executive Board met on Dec. 8 in Wilsonville. There
is good news from this meeting.
1. Allen Kopf distributed the new Spring Conference Planning
Handbook which Region Reps will use to plan Spring Conferences.
2. Interchange seems to be back on track with the Interchange
Coordinator Garnetta Wilker working with guest editors who
select a theme and solicit articles. Then the articles are
sent to layout and finally to printing before being mailed
to members.
3. Martha Decherd, David Douglas H.S. Librarian, and Sue
Kelsey, Alice Ott M.S. Librarian, will co-chair the Awards
Committee.
4. Patty Sorensen is the official OEMA representative to
the OPENing (Oregon Public Education Network Clearinghouse
Instructional Networking Group) Board for a 2 year term.
5. Jim Hayden is busy filling orders for the Oregon Study:
Good Schools have School Librarians. OEMA members receive
one copy free. Additional copies are $20 or $15 for 10 or
more copies.
OEMA MAILING LIST GETS NEW ADDRESS
The new address for the OEMA mailing list is OEMA@w3.saw.net.
Due to ongoing problems with the OEMA Listservs, the OEMA
Executive Board approved several changes. First, the OEMA
mailing list has moved to another Internet Service Provider
(ISP) over the Winter Break. This move requires that OEMA
pay for SawNet to host the mailing list. (The previous account
at PEAK was free.) Second, given the additional expenses
involved in hosting three lists, and that OEMABD and OEMATC
have historically had minimal usage, the OEMA Executive
Board decided to discontinue the OEMABD and OEMATC listservs
by Jan. 1.
Every effort will be made to minimize disruption to OEMA
members. The new OEMA listserv was activated Monday (Dec.
17th) and is being tested using a small number of subscribers
to the list to iron out any problems. Over the Winter Break,
the new OEMA listserv has been activated for member use.
The old list at oema@peak.org has been phased out and discontinued
in early January.
Please note that in the transition that you may receive
duplicate postings or experience other problems. If you
do experience any problems during the
transition, please email Alan Griffin at agriffin@ttsd.k12.or.us
Lastly, you will need to update your e-mail program's address
book to reflect changes in the OEMA mailing list address.
Specifically, by Friday, Jan. 4, you will need to change
the OEMA mailing list address to OEMA@w3.saw.net.
ESEA & LSTA FUNDING FOR LIBRARIES
The new school library resources program popularly known
to school librarians as the Reed Amendment, established
under the recently reauthorized Elementary and Secondary
Education Act, approved by Congress and still to be signed
by the President, would be funded by appropriators at $12.5
million. The Senate bill had set funding at $25 million,
but the House bill had no funding for the account. In conference,
appropriators sometimes reach agreement by splitting the
difference, and that happened in many education line items.
Because this will be a new program, the Department of Education
will decide on guidelines and set up a process for grant
applications. Notification for comments on guidelines will
be published in the Federal Register. According to the new
law, if funding goes over the $100 million level, the program
will become a state formula grant. The conference report
is available on THOMAS, under the House Education and the
Workforce Committee web site.
(Note: A word of explanation is in order, since ESEA passed
and quickly thereafter appropriators voted on their conference
report. Authorization occurs every five to six years and
sets the overall level for programs so when ESEA was reauthorized,
the funding level for the school library resources program
was set at $250 million for this year and “such sums”
as may be stipulated for succeeding years. Appropriators
decide how much of that amount to spend, either up to the
limit or somewhere below the limit, so appropriators chose
for this year to spend $12.5 million for the school library
resources program).
Included in the conference report for library programs under
the Institute of Museum and Library Services was a total
of 197.6 million. Both Houses had previously reported bills
that listed library programs at $168 million, the President’s
requested level, but in conference a large number of earmarks
were added. The conference report may be accessed on Thomas,
under the House Rules Committee web site.
OSLIS GRANTED $103,960 FROM LSTA
TO REFRESH WEB PAGES
“The Last Mile: Extending OSLIS to All Oregon Schools”
will provide funds to upgrade the OSLIS website, and create
training and curriculum support materials. A half-time web
librarian position will be posted as soon as the Oregon
State Library releases these LSTA funds.
Grant funding for OSLIS over the last four years totals
$1,115,781. The Oregon Department of Education has provided
$613,350 from three Technology Literacy Challenge Grant
funds. Since 1998, the Oregon State Library has provided
$502,431 from Library Services and Technology Act funds.
OREGON SENATE INTERIM TASK FORCE
ON LIBRARY COOPERATION is charged with the investigation
of ways that library cooperation can be increased to improve
library services to all Oregonians. The investigation will
consider, among other ideas, the Oregon Library Association's
"Vision 2010 Call to Action," the Oregon Library
Services and Technology Act Plan 1998-2002, and the Connect
Oregon (CORE) Model.
Specifically , the Task Force will:
Review current structure, services and funding of libraries
in Oregon.
Investigate existing models of statewide library cooperation
and collaboration that better enable equitable access, both
physically and electronically, to existing collections and
services of all types and sizes of libraries in Oregon,
and identify an Oregon option.
Investigate existing models of statewide library cooperation
that will result in equitable access by all Oregonians to
electronic information and resources, and identify an Oregon
option.
Develop draft legislation that furthers the implementation
of the Oregon options.
Voting Members
1. Senator Cliff Trow, Chair
2. Senator Ginny Burdick
3. Senator Verne Duncan
4. Aletha Bonebrake, Director, Baker County Library District,
Baker City
5. Deborah Carver, Acting Director, Knight Library, University
of Oregon
6. Ginnie Cooper, Director, Multnomah County Library, Portland
7. Larry Oberg, Director, Hatfield Library, Willamette University,
Salem
Non-voting Members
8. Connie Bennett, Director, Eugene Public Library, Eugene
9. Karyle Butcher, Director, Valley Library, Oregon State
University,
10. Jim Scheppke, State Librarian, Oregon State Library
11. Janet Webster, Director, Guin Library, OSU Hatfield
Marine Science Center. President of the Oregon Library Association.
Resource People
Patricia Cutright, Director, Pierce Library, Eastern Oregon
University, La Grande - Resource on Connect Oregon (CORE)
Model
Mary Ginnane, Director, Library Development, Oregon State
Library - Resource on Oregon Library Services and Technology
Act Plan
Sheryl Steinke, Library Services Coordinator, Eugene 4J
School District - Resource on state of school libraries
in Oregon
Meetings
March 11, 2002
May 13, 2002
October 21, 2002
SCHOOL LIBRARIANS REPRESENTED ON LSTA
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Patty Sorensen has been appointed to the LSTA Advisory Council
representing school libraries. Mary Beth Pearl Gent was
appointed at the same time to represent library users. Mary
Beth is on the board of the Deschutes County Library. They
join Jim Maxwell on the fourteen member council which develops
guidelines and reviews grants which the Oregon State Library
uses to administer LSTA funds
NUMBER OF LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALISTS
DROPS AGAIN
In the latest data from the Oregon Department of Education,
for October 1, 2000, the number of school library media
specialists in Oregon schools is down again to the lowest
number in decades. According to ODE, there were 555 library
media specialists in Oregon schools, down from 569 in the
previous year. This continues a two-decade trend of fewer
library media specialists in Oregon schools. In 1981, there
were 819 library media specialists. The number for 2000
represents a 32% drop in the number of library media specialists
in the past two decades.
OEMA MEMBERS SPEAK TO CONCORDIA
COLLEGE STUDENTS
On Tuesday, November 27th, seven OEMA colleagues talked
to a class of future teachers at Concordia College in Portland.
Representing school librarians were Jim Tindall, Hood River;
Casey Sundermann and Melanee Lucas, Beaverton; Edith Fuller
and Janet Setness, Portland, Patty Sorensen, Sherwood; and
Garnetta Wilker, Lake Oswego.
Following self-introductions, the time was spent in a free
flowing interchange of questions and answers. Janet Setness
reports that “it was an exciting time and format in
which to educate future teachers. The collected wisdom and
information that flowed from the 7 experienced library media
specialists was magnificent. The group did a great job of
being impressive and making a dent in how future teachers
view school librarians. Personally, I think we ought to
take this show out on the road!”
CALL FOR YOUNG READER'S CHOICE AWARD
NOMINEES!
Children, teachers, and librarians are encouraged to recommend
titles for the 2003 YRCA ballot. Nominations are due by
February 1, 2002. The chair (using the top nominated books)
makes a genre-reflective list. Send your nominees to YRCA
Chair, Carole Monlux at Paxson Elementary Library, 3738
West Central, Missoula MT 59804 or email Carole at monlux@montana.com.
Titles nominated must have a 2000 copyright date and should
fit into either the Junior Division ballot--grades 4-6,
the Middle Division--grades 7-9, or the Senior Division--grades
10-12.
There is also plenty of time to purchase YRCA support materials
prior to voting on the 2001 ballot in March.
Go to the PNLA website and
click on the YRCA link, then the YRCA Store link to see
prices on ballots, posters, stickers, brochures, and the
booktalk videotape. You'll be sending your order to Betty
Ammon at Missoula Public Library, 301 East Main, Missoula
MT 59802.
NEWBERY-WINNING AUTHOR CHRISTOPHER PAUL CURTIS TO SPEAK AT MULTNMAH
COUNTY LIBRARY'S CHILDREN'S AUTHOR LECTURE
Christopher Paul Curtis will speak about his experience
as a successful African-American author for children at
the fifth annual Multnomah County Library Children's Author
Lecture on Monday, April 15, 2002 at 7 p.m. at the First
Congregational Church in Portland, Oregon. A book sale and
book signing will follow the lecture.
First Congregational Church is located at 1126 S.W. Park
Avenue in Portland. Tickets for the lecture are $10 for
adults, $5 for students and will go on sale mid-March 2002
at select Multnomah County libraries and Portland-area bookstores.
Beginning March 15, 2002 ticket information will be available
on the library's
Web site or by calling 503.988.5402.
AASL OFFERS ON-LINE COURSES
Registration for the next session of free ICONnect courses continues through
January 27, 2002. The session, which begins the week of
January 28, includes courses about navigating the World
Wide Web, issues raised by Internet use in the classroom,
telecollaborative activities, and technology's effect on
the role of the school library media specialist.
The free "FamiliesConnect: An Introduction
to the Internet" and "Raising Good Citizens for
a Virtual World" courses will both begin the week of
January 28. Registration continues through January 27, 2002.
COMPUTERS IN LIBRARIES 2002 CONFERENCE
DISCOUNT
All Oregon libraries have an opportunity to attend this
conference at discounted rates through OSL's Statewide membership
in BCR (the Bibliographical Center for Research).BCR is
sponsoring discounted rates for the upcoming Computers in
Libraries 2002 conference, March 13-15, 2002. This year
it is being held at the Washington Hilton and Towers in
Washington DC.
Staff from BCR Member libraries may attend using BCR's group
registration rate of $149 for the three-day event.
Discount prices of $99 on the Computers in School Libraries
conference and $179 for the combo of Computers in School
Libraries and Computers in Libraries general conferences
are also available. No discount rates are available for
pre- or post- conference events.
More information about the conference is available on Information Today's Web site.
For more information about the discounted rates contact
BCR's Stephanie Jauregui at sjauregu@bcr.org, (800) 397-1552
or (303) 751-6277. To receive the discount you must send
your registration and payment (please make checks out to
Information Today, Inc.) to: BCR, 14394 E Evans Ave, Aurora
CO, 80014-1478 by January 25, 2002.
OREGON BOOK AWARDS
are presented annually for the finest accomplishments by
Oregon writers. The fifteenth annual Oregon Book Awards,
held on Thursday, November 8, recognized writers of excellence
in poetry, fiction, literary nonfiction, drama and young
readers literature.
VIRGINIA EUWER WOLFF, Oregon
author, has won the 2001 National Book Award for Young People's
Literature for her novel True Believer. The awards were
announced at a ceremony in New York City on November 14th
with Steve Martin as Master of Ceremonies.
TEENS LOOK FOR HEALTH INFORMATION
ONLINE
Teens and young adults go online for health information
more often than to download music, play games or chat, according
to a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation. About 68 percent
of people ages 15-24 (22 million of the 32 million young
people in the United States) have found health information
online. 13 million search for sexual health information.
About 90 percent of young people have been online. The survey
indicates that young people use the Internet to find health
information because they do not have an already established
relationship with a doctor and they want to do some exploring
without anyone knowing about it. Half of the young people
surveyed go online to find information about a specific
disease. 44 percent have researched pregnancy, birth control,
AIDS or sexually transmitted diseases. 39 percent say they
have changed their personal behavior because of online health
information.
OREGON STATE ARCHIVES TOUR
is designed to help researchers become more familiar with
the building as well as the products and services available
at the Archives and its Web site. The tour also shows how
the staff and volunteers preserve historical Oregon state
and local government records and make them available for
use.
EZRA JACK KEATS
FOUNDATION has announced that, in celebration of
the fortieth anniversary of the publication of The Snowy
Day, $40,000 will be awarded in the Fourteenth Annual Minigrants
in December 2002 for innovative and imaginative programs
in public libraries and public school libraries designed
to combat illiteracy. Minigrants of $350 are available for
such programs. The deadline for submissions is September
15, 2002.
LIBRARY LOVER’S MONTH
is a month-long celebration of school, public, and private
libraries of all types. This is a time for everyone, especially
library support groups, to recognize the value of libraries
and to work to assure that the Nation's libraries will continue
to serve."
CALENDAR
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OEMA Newsletter -- Editor: Sheryl Steinke, Eugene 4J Schools
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