Exchange: Spring 1999 o Vol. 10, No. 1

SEFLIN's First Virtual Meeting

Virtual meetings are becoming an increasingly popular way for people at
geographically distant locations to meet virtually using technology.

Virtual meetings. Teleconferences. Video conferences. Telemeetings. They
are called by many different names, but they all describe what is
becoming an increasingly popular way for people at geographically distant
locations to meet virtually using technology. The advantage is that more
people are able to participate and communicate when their travel time is
minimized. This fits SEFLIN's goals of maintaining a member-driven
organization and seeking new horizons by jointly testing applications of
new technology.

The SEFLIN Technical Committee plans to test this technology for several
of its meetings this year. Doug Lehman from Miami-Dade Community College
is the 1998-99 Technical Committee chair who is coordinating the project
with Brian Kelley from Palm Beach Community College. January 21, 1999,
was a milestone, as the date of the first virtual meeting of the SEFLIN
Technical Committee. Thirteen committee representatives were connected,
using compressed video technology, at three sites at Miami-Dade Community
College, Palm Beach Community College, and Broward Community College.
Special thanks to Brian Kelley and Palm Beach Community College for
"hosting" and funding the connections.

"It was a very productive meeting," said Lydia La Cava from the
University/College Library at Broward Community College.

The technology offers SEFLIN libraries the opportunity to reduce their
staff members' time away from the library, while continuing to facilitate
the exchange of information and promote sharing of expertise. "It was a
very productive meeting," said Lydia La Cava from the University/College
Library at Broward Community College. "In many ways, it was just as
productive as if we were in the same room." The committee followed a
regular agenda with Doug Lehman, chairing. The purpose of the meeting was
to discuss printing from library networks and electronic databases: the
vendors, technology, policies, and issues. The discussion format was
particularly appropriate for the virtual meeting. The challenges are for
people to learn to effectively use the technology, restructure the
meeting style, and become comfortable with the new format.

The Technical Committee spent the end of the meeting with a quick
discussion of "lessons learned." The committee hopes to test virtual
meetings and assist other committees with such meetings next year. There
are still some technical refinements to be explored and tests of
technology to be conducted at other SEFLIN members' sites. The committee
members will also continue to practice the "protocols" or new procedures
for participation in virtual meetings. For instance, you can't just raise
your hand or nod your head for acknowledgment. The chair must work a bit
harder to include all the participants. You may not see the body language
and facial expressions of committee members clearly - depending upon the
size of screen and the room set-up.

La Cava recommends that virtual meetings do not entirely replace
face-to-face meetings.

"I think we all thought we would miss the physical contact, but
surprisingly we didn't," La Cava said. "We all knew each other - our
names, personalities, and institutions, and that helped. I think it's
also important to hold some meetings in person." Recognizing the
importance of face-to-face contact, the Technical Committee's first and
last meetings of the year (both are organizing and planning sessions)
will be in person, in a centrally geographic location. Two virtual
meetings during the year will be topical discussions.

Exchange
Spring 1999, Vol. 10, No. 1

Quarterly Publication of the
Southeast Florida Library
Information Network, Inc.(SEFLIN)
Online version of newsletter:
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Serving Broward, Miami-Dade, Martin, Monroe, and Palm Beach Counties

Offices are located in:
Broward County Main Library
100 South Andrews Avenue
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This issue edited by: Angela Feig

Telephone: 1-877-733-5460 (toll-free)
Fax: 954-334-1295

Our Mission:
SEFLIN, a non-profit membership organization of Southeast Florida
libraries, believes that libraries can make a difference in people's
lives. Our mission is to work cooperatively with our members and the
community to promote the collection and sharing of library resources, to
facilitate training, to increase public awareness, to provide leadership,
to encourage the joint use of technology and to support activities that
enhance an individual library's ability to meet the informational,
educational, and cultural needs of its primary users and Southeast
Florida residents.

CONNECTIONS
The Next Wave of Resource Sharing
by Elizabeth Curry

For SEFLIN's 10th anniversary we distributed buttons with the message,
"Don't Make Waves, Ride Them." We honored SEFLIN members as visionaries
and problem solvers. SEFLIN librarians didn't look for reasons why they
couldn't do something. SEFLIN librarians asked what it would take to
accomplish something. As we prepare to commemorate SEFLIN's 15th
anniversary, it is time to plan for "The Next Wave" of multitype library
collaboration and SEFLIN services.

Traditional values of library resource sharing are still the foundation
of SEFLIN; however, many products and services are maturing. Now is the
time to look at emerging library needs and SEFLIN services. The SEFLIN
Board has a tradition of experimenting with new technology applications
and "retiring" projects when it becomes appropriate. The learning process
is a critical part of the pilot projects for SEFLIN members. SEFLIN and
member libraries are facing a time of change and renewal. It is time to
seek our new horizons and shape "The Next Wave."

SEFLIN is an organization that is member driven and continually planning
on many different levels through our committees, Board, and staff.
Annually, SEFLIN's plan is reviewed and committees develop action
strategies. Every three years, SEFLIN conducts a more comprehensive
review of the strategic direction of the organization. The SEFLIN Board
has begun outlining a major planning project for 1999. The Library
Administration and Management Committee has been actively supporting the
planning process. The Board has asked me to facilitate the planning
session and Board President Don Riggs is chairing the process. To date
there has been a review of the plans from SEFLIN member libraries,
preliminary identification of strategic issues impacting SEFLIN,
preliminary identification of needs and trends, and a review of the
SEFLIN Committee structure.

The Futures Forum on March 22, with keynote speaker Clifford Lynch from
CNI, will be a kick-off for the next phase of planning. The SEFLIN Board
of Directors will set the direction of the organization; however, it is
essential to gather input from staff of member libraries. Following the
Futures Forum, SEFLIN will schedule "The Next Wave" Focus Groups on
several key topics: Shaping the Future of SEFLIN Free-Net, Defining the
SEFLIN Virtual Library, Expanding a Regional Continuing Education
Network, and Library Advocacy and Image in the Electronic Age. An "Open
Topic" group may also be scheduled, if time allows.

The Board of Directors will consider the input and will work with SEFLIN
staff to develop a plan with broad strategies. SEFLIN staff and
committees will outline action plans under the organizational plan. The
new SEFLIN Strategic Plan, "The Next Wave: Beyond 2000," should be
officially adopted and operational by October 1999.

Leadership Profile

Don L. Bosseau
Director of Libraries
University of Miami

by Gariot Louisna
University of Miami
Education & Outreach Services

Don L. Bosseau joined the University of Miami as Director of Libraries on
August 15, 1997. His appointment marks his 3rd directorship at an ARL
Library during his 32-year career in academic libraries. One of his chief
objectives for the Otto G. Richter Library is to enhance its role as an
integral part of the University of Miami's mission of preserving,
expanding, and disseminating knowledge, and providing high quality
information services. As the new Director of Libraries, Bosseau has since
immersed himself into the work involved in implementing new services and
policies to enhance the visibility and usefulness of the libraries on
campus and throughout the surrounding community.

Since his appointment at UM, he initiated a $12 million renovation
project, which includes the opening of an off-campus library facility
that now provides much needed space for some of the statistically
lower-use volumes in the library's collection. As director, he has
implemented a number of significant enhancements to library services and
operations. The Richter Library added an 80-workstation Information
Commons to its list of services. Borrowing the name from the "Boston
Commons," the Information Commons provides UM students with a "one-stop
opportunity" to conduct research and complete papers and projects using
multipurpose computer workstations located on the 1st and 2nd Floors of
the Richter Library. In conjunction with this new service, library
systems and databases were enhanced and expanded. IBISWEB, the Library's
new Web-based catalog was introduced last year, and government
publications records have been added to the catalog. A number of new
electronic information products, including LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe,
Congressional Universe, Statistical Universe, Britannica Online, Project
Muse, JSTOR and more, are now available to the university community.
Library operations were reorganized into nine major service divisions. In
an effort to increase communication to the university community, the
Library introduced a newsletter, Library Links, as a vehicle for
featuring news on services, collections, and information resources.
Published nine times per year, the newsletter is mailed to the all campus
administrators and faculty and is distributed in the Library. It will
serve as a major component of the Library's communication plan during the
upcoming renovation.

These services, and more, are central to the Library's new vision and
mission and its five major goals:
	* Developing a plan for the renovation of Richter Library into a
	  state-of-the-art facility;
	* Enhancing and expanding digital information resources and
	  services;
	* Teaching information literacy and management skills to students;
	* Initiating a library advocacy program for long-range fundraising
	  and development, public relations, and marketing efforts;
	* Creating an environment of empowerment to cultivate involvement
	  and teamwork amongst library staff and faculty members.

Bosseau began his professional career as a nuclear engineer and reactor
physicist at the John Jay Hopkins Laboratory for Pure and Applied
Research at General Atomic Corporation in La Jolla, California, in 1961.
After working in the Nuclear Analysis and Reactor Physics Department for
a year, he spent the next four years in the Direct Energy Conversion
Project working on thermionics and magnetohydrodynamics systems. Upon
leaving General Atomic, Mr. Bosseau earned a M.L.S. from the Graduate
School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Hawaii.
Following graduation, Mr. Bosseau became Head of the Systems Automation
Department at the University of California-San Diego. He was later
promoted to Assistant University Librarian in 1970. Serving in this
capacity, Mr. Bosseau was responsible for the operation of the Central
Research Library's public service departments, systems, and budgeting. He
also developed innovative staffing patterns to open the new research
library in the same year that the state cut out all 27 new positions from
the library. By 1974, Bosseau had been appointed Director of Libraries at
Emory University in Atlanta, where, perhaps his most important
achievement included the implementation of the OCLC services through
SOLINET. Emory was the first university in the South to utilize that
service. He returned to the University of Hawaii in 1977 as University
Librarian where he was responsible for all operations of the research
libraries and undergraduate library, while maintaining a coordinating
role in the law and medical libraries.

Prior to joining the University of Miami, Bosseau was Dean of Libraries
and Information Access at San Diego State University. During his tenure
at SDSU, Bosseau oversaw a major addition to the University Library. The
200,000 square-foot building won campus and statewide approval and a
national award. Under his leadership, the SDSU Library developed the
world's first electronic course reserves system, known as the ERBR
(Electronic Reserves Book Room), which served hundreds of courses. His
accomplishments at San Diego State provided a good match for the
University of Miami's library plan and expectations of the
administration.

Bosseau's professional accomplishments include publication of more than
60 articles and presentations. He is currently the Chair of the Library
and Information Technology Association Research Committee. Bosseau is a
member of Kappa Mu Epsilon, the Honorary Mathematics Society, and Phi
Beta Delta, the Honor Society for International Scholars. Currently, he
is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Academic Librarianship, and
serves on the Editorial Board and is North American Adviser to
Information Management Report, an International Newsletter for
Information Professionals and Librarians, published in Oxford, England.

Bosseau received his B.S. in Nuclear Engineering at Kansas State
University, his M.S. in Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Physics at
the University of Kansas, and he earned his M.L.S. at the Graduate School
of Library and Information Studies at the University of Hawaii.

(Editor's note:  This profile is part of a continuing series spotlighting
SEFLIN Board members.)

Joint Projects

"Reclaiming the Everglades:
South Florida's Natural History, 1884-1934"

by William E. Brown, Jr., University of Miami. and Gail Clement, Florida
International University

The University of Miami Library, in partnership with Florida
International University Library and the Historical Museum of Southern
Florida, received a 1998 Library of Congress/Ameritech National Digital
Library Grant of $137,188 for "Reclaiming the Everglades: South Florida's
Natural History, 1884-1934." With this support, the three institutions
will digitize approximately 10,000 images, letters, documents, and pages
of printed text that document the evolution of the Florida Everglades.
Upon completion, the partnership will merge a series of separate yet
inter-related collections into a single resource for students, scholars,
researchers, and other individuals. The grant is one of seven 1998 awards
following a peer review process that considered sixty-eight submissions.

Principal Investigator William E. Brown, Jr., Coordinator of Archives and
Special Collections at the University of Miami Library, noted that, "This
project represents the culmination of years of work by librarians and
archivists at these institutions. The invaluable support provided by the
Library of Congress and Ameritech Corporation will help us create this
unique historical and educational resource on the Everglades for the
citizens of the world." Gail Clement, who serves as project director for
the Everglades Information Network & Digital Library project, a
collaborative effort of FIU Libraries and Everglades National Park,
observed that "Reclaiming the Everglades . . . demonstrates the
commitment and determination of South Florida's libraries to advance our
knowledge about the past and present state of the Everglades." Rebecca
Smith, archivist at the Historical Museum of Southern Florida also hailed
the project for its inter-institutional cooperation.

The history of South Florida, particularly the development of the
Everglades, is a central theme to the operations and collections of each
institution. The University of Miami Library, and its Archives and
Special Collections Division, maintains one of the finest collections of
primary source and print material on the history of the Everglades.
Florida International University, through the Everglades Information
Network, is leading the way to preserve and promote historical
information on the South Florida ecosystem. The Historical Museum of
Southern Florida's extensive collection of visual materials and
manuscripts also contains significant photographs and documents about the
Everglades. Everglades National Park also maintains a wealth of
information on the history and development of the Everglades. This
partnership combines the resources of private and public universities,
with an agency of the federal government, in a most important and
creative manner.

The Everglades, a unique subtropical ecosystem, bears a rich and troubled
history. As this fragile wilderness wavers on the edge of environmental
annihilation, the textual and visual history of this natural treasure
also borders on destruction. The preservation of our natural resources
and the survival of its textual and visual history are linked in this
consortial project. The ability to provide remote digital access to the
myriad types of historical information relating to the Everglades will
fuel the educational process at all levels of our society, both in the
near-term and for future generations.

Don L. Bosseau, Director of Libraries at the University of Miami said,
"This grant represents the unique joining of modern technology with rare
and unique documentation of the history and ecology of the Everglades.
The project is a precursor to the new approaches that libraries are
embracing to enhance access to intellectual content." Dr. Laurence
Miller, Executive Director of FIU Library, commented, "We appreciate the
opportunity this represents to enhance the content of the Everglades
Information Network, based at FIU, and welcome the opportunity to share
the technology that has been developed in this effort."

PBCC and PBCSD Celebrate New Partnership

Brian Kelley, Director of Library Learning Resources, Palm Beach
Community College, and Vern Crawford, Director of Department and
Instructional Media Services, Palm Beach County School District, recently
announced a partnership of PBCC's Harold C. Manor Library and PBCSD's
Elizabeth Bias Professional Library.
During a recent open house at PBCC, SEFLIN Executive Director Elizabeth
Curry congratulated the two SEFLIN members on their partnership and
spirit of cooperation. Following Curry's remarks, Brian Kelley presented
PBCC President Dennis P. Gallon with a SEFLIN Horizon Award.

Member News

Barry University

People on the Move

Nancy Kalikow Maxwell was promoted to the position of Interim Library
Director on January 19, 1999. Maxwell, who joined the Barry staff in 1994
as a Reference Librarian, had been serving as the Head of Reference since
1998. Before coming to Barry she held public service and administrative
positions in libraries in her native state of Kansas, as well as
Missouri, Massachusetts, and Florida.

Maxwell replaces Nancy Pine, SEFLIN Technical Committee, who has assumed
the position of Systems Librarian/Coordinator of Library Technology. In
this capacity, Pine will be responsible for the expansion of online
library resources.

Christine Stillings, SEFLIN Reference Committee, was promoted to the
position of Interim Head of Reference on February 1, 1999. Stillings
joined the Barry community as a part-time Reference Librarian in 1988.
Following several years of service with the Broward County Library
System, she returned to Barry in 1998 as a full-time Reference Librarian.

Also effective February 1, Rita Cauce, SEFLIN Cataloging Committee, was
promoted to the newly created post of Interim Head of Technical Services.
Cauce joined the Barry community in September 1998 as the Head of the
Cataloging Department. Before that she served as Head Librarian at the
Ransom Everglades Middle School. She worked for ten years at the Schiller
International University in Madrid and worked four years at the
University of Miami Law Library. In her new capacity, Cauce will be
responsible for overseeing the cataloging, acquisitions, and technical
processing of all library resources.

Broward County Libraries

BCL Staff Members Move to "The Rock"

Broward County Library has moved its Collection Management Department
from the 7th floor of the Main Library to a storefront in Lauderdale
Lakes to make way for expansion of the Main Library's Youth Services. The
new Remote Operations Center, nicknamed the ROC, houses the collection
development, acquisitions, serials, receiving, cataloging, processing,
and deliveries staff. The move began in mid-January and took about two
weeks. While their offices and computer equipment were moved and set up,
staff members worked on special projects at other libraries in the
system, including the library's massive project to put bar codes on every
item. By the first week of February, new books were once again flowing
into Broward County Libraries.

BCL Staff Donate to Research Library

Members of Broward County Library's AASIA (African-American Staff In
Action) recently presented a check for $2,500 to Ellyn F. Walters,
community fundraising committee chair, for the African-American Research
Library and Cultural Center, scheduled to open in 2000. AASIA, a group of
Broward County Library employees from various departments, was formed in
1996. Its mission is to support the Research Library through donations
raised at community fundraising events. The events are planned and held
during staff members' personal time.

Bienes Center Kudos

Congratulations to Librarian Jim Findlay and Cataloger Peggy Bing from
the Bienes Center for the Literary Arts, Broward County Library, who were
recently named winners of the Art Libraries Society of North America's
(ARLIS/NA) 1999 Worldwide Books Publication Award. The award was for
their 88-page exhibition catalog entitled: "The WPA: An Exhibition of
Works Progress Administration (WPA) Literature and Art from the
Collections of the Bienes Center for the Literary Arts." The catalog
accompanied an exhibition held in BCL's Main Library Bienes Center from
Oct. 6 - Dec. 31, 1998. Also, the catalog received a laudatory two-page
review in the January 4, 1999, issue of AB Bookman's Weekly.

The purpose of ARLIS/NA's Worldwide Books Publication Award is to
recognize original scholarship in the arts. ARLIS/NA has 1,300 members in
United States, Canada, and Mexico. According to Findlay and Bing, the
$500 prize money will be used to acquire rare WPA titles for the Bienes
Center.

The catalog is on sale for $15 in the BCL Main Library gift shop and in
the Bienes Center, 6th floor.

Florida Atlantic University

Library Expands Collection

FAU Library participated in the State University System purchase of
Floridiana material from the estate of Thomas and Georgina Mickler.
Approximately $33,000 worth of materials were selected from the materials
in the Mickler's home in Chuluota, Florida, near Orlando, by Florida
Atlantic University's Acquisitions Librarian Diane Kachmar. As the only
participant from SEFLIN, FAU acquired materials representative of the
entire SEFLIN service-area, as well as general items on Florida and the
Southeast United States.

FAU Librarian Publishes Genealogy Notebook

Dahrl E. Moore, University Librarian at Florida Atlantic University, has
authored a book called The Librarian's Genealogy Notebook. "Genealogical
research is one of the fastest growing pastimes in the United States, and
libraries are going to be the first stop for those eager to find their
roots," said Moore.

Moore's book shows how to obtain information from external sources and
also offers general sources libraries may want to provide access to or
own. Listed in the book are guides for computer databases, Internet
sites, and the World Wide Web; state, county, and city sources;
genealogical records, such as vital records, passenger lists, land
records, wills, and probate; genealogical societies; and a basic
genealogical bibliography.

Both locations and access are provided for each of these sources and many
others. Checklists help librarians direct patrons to the right
information throughout their research.

Moore, president of the Palm Beach County Genealogical Society, lectures
on genealogy and has taught Library Resources in Genealogical Research
for the University of South Florida Library and Information Science Program.

Making the Grade
by Linda Lou Wiler

Florida Atlantic University has put a "Library Report Card" on its web
page for patrons to grade the library in 13 categories. At the beginning
of the winter semester, FAU Libraries added a report card in the upper
right-hand corner of its Webpage (www.fau.edu/library/home home.htm). As
of early February, one or two people a day had filled out the form giving
the library a grade and making comments. Even after only one month, the
report card has proved a useful tool for improving services and the
library building's environment.

FAU Library staff members wanted to have some new way to evaluate their
services and the library building's environment. A suggestion box and
periodic surveys were already in place. Upon investigation, they found
that the University of Arizona Library, which is very student-oriented,
had added a report card to its Webpage. Liking the idea, they reworked
the concept for FAU's own report card. They identified thirteen areas of
concern-service from each department, photocopy services, and building
environment. Individuals filling out the report card can give a grade
from A (the best) through F (the worst) for each area, and write comments
at the end. The content of the report card is confidential.

Head of the Reference Department Ed Erazo combines the grades-five points
for an "A," four for "B," three for "C," two for "D," and one for "F"-and
will come up with the Library's GPA (grade point average) at the end of
the semester. He is also keeping track monthly so that the library can
continually improve its service and environment. Erazo gives a monthly
summary to Director of Libraries William Miller for his action. This new
form of evaluation also should help with the SACS accreditation in the
year 2002.

Florida International University
Approves New Literacy Proposal

The Faculty Senate at Florida International University voted to approve
an Information Literacy Proposal that requires an information literacy
sequence of instruction for all undergraduates. The proposal includes a
model for information literacy across the curriculum, with library
instruction sessions linked to core courses for lower division students,
as well as for core courses in each major in the upper division. The
Committee on Library Instruction and Information Literacy has developed a
mission statement and is working to define competencies. The Committee
will also explore issues related to implementation of the proposal. The
Library Committee will work with a recently appointed Information
Literacy Advisory Group comprised of faculty from various disciplines.
Both groups will work together to develop outcomes for assessment and
assessment methodologies, and to identify specific courses for
integration of information literacy components.

The Information Literacy Initiative (ILI), a collaborative service
between the Libraries and the Academy for the Art of Teaching, provides
faculty support for the integration of information literacy components
across the curriculum. ILI offers a series of faculty workshops designed
to help faculty improve their own information seeking skills, as well as
find ways to restructure their courses and design assignments to
incorporate information literacy outcomes. For further information about
the Information Literacy Initiative, contact Patricia Iannuzzi, Florida
International University Library, 305-348-3423, iannuzzi@fiu.edu or Leora
Baron, Academy for the Art of Teaching, 305-348-4214, baronl@fiu.edu.

The full text of the Information Literacy Pro-posal and further
information about information literacy is available on the web pages at:
http://www.fiu.edu/~library/ili/

Florida Keys Community College
FKCC Hosts Regional Meeting

Florida Keys Community College recently hosted the second annual joint
meeting of the CCLA Executive Committee and FCLA/SUS directors to focus
on programs to expand and improve automated services at community
colleges and state universities.

Special presenters at the joint session were Stephanie Race from the
Florida Distance Learning Reference & Referral Center; Diane Solomon from
TBLC, discussing statewide delivery; Sylvia Fleishman from the Division
of Community Colleges; and Mark Flynn from the State Library representing
State Librarian Barratt Wilkins. Also holding separate meetings at FKCC
to discuss similar issues were the CCLA Region V Advisory Board and
individual FCLA/SUS, and CCLA.

Martin County Library System
Blake Library Grand Opening

The grand opening of Martin County's S. Prestley and Helen Blake Library
in Stuart, Florida, took place on January 9, 1999. The building is the
first step in a library expansion program, which will include three more
new buildings and an addition to the Indiantown Library. This library
expansion program has been funded by a one-year sales surtax, Florida
State Department of library grants, gifts from citizen benefactors,
impact fees, and the sale of real estate.

Miami-Dade Public Library System/Main Library

Resurrection City: A Look Back, a moving photographic essay by
photojournalist and part-time Miami resident Jill Freedman, is on display
at the Miami-Dade Main Library through April 1. Resurrection City was the
encampment erected on Washington, D.C.'s Mall in the months following the
slaying of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Miami-Dade Public Library System Staff News

Phyllis Sue Alpert has been appointed as the new MDPL Assistant Director
of the Main Library & Collection Development. Phyllis has previously
served on the SEFLIN Reference Committee and now she will be the new
representative on the SEFLIN Collection Development Committee.

Nova Southeastern University
Most Wired Law Library

Shepard Broad Law Center, home of the Leo Goodwin Sr. Hall Law Library,
was recognized recently as the most wired law school, out of 140 in the
United States, in an article in The National Jurist magazine called "Most
Wired Law Schools."

St. Thomas University

Federal Grant Awarded to Main Library; Links STU and Seminary Library-SW
Campus

This past fall, the St. Thomas University Main Library was awarded a
Federal LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) Grant in support of a
project titled: "Establishing Patron Electronic Access to and from the
Seminary Library." The $30,000 project was funded for $19,934, with the
remainder matched by Main Library funds.

The project will connect St. Thomas in North Dade County and St. John
Vianney College Seminary in South Dade through a wide area computer
network. In addition, the seminary book record data will be enhanced and
loaded into the Endeavor system, allowing for an effective electronic
union list of books and periodicals held by both schools.

The grant also supports the establishment of a quick-response courier
system. Students at either campus will be able to view, request, and have
delivered to them material existing in the remote library. The new joint
Catholic library network also provides a way for the seminary to
participate in the OCLC interlibrary loan system, locating and receiving
books and articles from regional, national and international libraries.
The network also makes possible seminary access to electronic indexes and
full-text sources provided to Main Library patrons. And, for the first
time, other libraries, whether in Southeast Florida, or halfway around
the world, have the ability to share the unique books and periodicals
housed in the seminary.

University of Miami Otto G. Richter Library
New Library Information Commons Improves Service

The Otto G. Richter Library has debuted the Information Commons, a new
computer-lab style service for students, faculty, and staff conducting
research and working on assignments in the library. The Information
Commons features 80 new computers networked to a fee-based laser printing
service, along with 13 new photocopiers for the library. The Information
Commons offers users both color and black-and-white printing and copying
services.

"This enhanced service to students is a result of our partnership with
Xerox and is central to our mission and goals," said Director of
Libraries Don L. Bosseau. "The purpose is to provide students with a
'one-stop' opportunity to conduct their research and complete papers and
projects."

The Information Commons is located on the library's first and second
floors: It offers improved services for library patrons to search the
library catalog, general and subject databases, and full-text information
resources. Patrons can use application software such as Microsoft Word to
write a paper and print it out on one of the networked printers.
Computers located near the reference desk allow library staff to provide
improved assistance to patrons who are researching information. Some of
the Information Commons workstations are located in a group study area
and are designated for use by students working in groups.
(Editor's note: This article is a clarification of a story on the Otto G.
Richter Library that appeared in the previous edition of Exchange.)

Committee News

Committees are the foundation of SEFLIN. The participation and
cooperation of committee members from throughout the region are critical
to the success of resource sharing in Southeast Florida.

Associate Member News
by Schlomit Schwarzer

The Committee is working on its plans for 1998/99. To promote awareness
of the Associate Members' libraries among Full Members, the Miami
Institute of Psychology hosted a Government Documents meeting in January
1999. During the SEFLIN Annual Meeting, the Art Institute of Ft.
Lauderdale and the Miami Institute of Psychology had tables in the
exhibit area with promotional materials from their respective libraries.

Updated Brochure and Website

The Associates Members brochure is being updated by Diane Rider (AIFL),
to include SEFLIN's newest member, Johnson & Wales. The Website is being
updated on an ongoing basis. As part of their Mentoring Program, the
Associate members are working on a checklist to be distributed among new
members and placed on their Websites.

Government Documents Committee Bids Adieu to Founding Member

The SEFLIN Government Documents Committee recently said farewell to one
of its founding members, Margaret "Peggy" Walker, who was a valued
resource for many Government Documents librarians, nationally and in the
tricounty area. She will be truly missed. At her recent retirement party,
the Committee presented Peggy with a gift certificate and plaque
commemorating her many years of SEFLIN service. So what does a Government
Documents librarian do after thirty plus years in the trenches? She goes
to Disney World of course!

The Committee held its last meeting at one of SEFLIN's  Associate Member
libraries, the Miami Institute of Psychology (http://www.albizu.edu/),
to learn more about its resources.

Online Tax Forms

The most popular web site during February was the Internal Revenue
Service. http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/forms_pubs/ forms.html will take
you to any form or publication you need to print for your many patrons.
Make sure you have the freely available Adobe Acrobat
(http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/ acrobat/readstep.html) before you
download those forms! Other great features include:
	
	* Instructions for Forms and Publications
	* The Internal Revenue Bulletin (IRB)
	* Business Taxpayer Information.

Upcoming Activities

Be on the look out for the Committee's Educational Initiative. Chris
Marhenke, BCL, will present an explanation of Patent and Trademark
Depository Libraries in the near future.

Reference Committee Goes the Distance

Providing library services to distance learners and remote users was the
focus of the January 19, 1999, meeting of the SEFLIN Reference Committee.
Committee members reviewed the results of a survey of SEFLIN member
libraries, discussed a bibliography, and saw a demonstration of
NetMeeting software for distance education. The program was planned and
organized by Deane Bjork, Ed Erazo, Karl Suhr, and Eleanor Lomax to
provide a format for discussion and identification of trends, and current
and future issues, in distance learning.

Deane Bjork created a survey that was distributed to member libraries in
December. The survey was designed to ascertain what services libraries
were providing, numbers of distance learners and remote users, and topics
of interest for discussion by the committee members. The results of the
survey were distributed and reviewed as the first part of the meeting.

Next, committee members shared recent articles and discussed issues
identified by the survey as being of special interest to the committee.
Several members contributed to the preparation of a bibliography that was
distributed to those attending. Some of the articles that were felt to be
especially relevant were summarized and copies were made available. To
obtain more information about the survey and bibliography, contact a
Reference Committee member.

The final portion of the program consisted of a demonstration by Karl
Suhr of NetMeeting. NetMeeting is a collaborative software that Nova
Southeastern has been using to provide library instruction to students in
the distance education programs. Suhr has conducted many of these
sessions and was able to address questions regarding NetMeeting's
usefulness in reaching out to distance learners.

SEFLIN NEWS

 SEFLIN NEWSLETTER SCHEDULE 1999

Summer 1999

Distribution date to libraries
June 8

Submissions due to SEFLIN
May 7

Call for submissions
April 16

Fall 1999

Distribution date to libraries
September 8

Submissions due to SEFLIN
August 9

Call for submissions
July 26

Courier Tips and Tricks

For speedier service and to ensure materials arrive in good condition,
please use the pink SEFLIN labels and bags, be sure to use the correct
courier code, and please pack materials in boxes that best fit the
materials. Too much space left in a box can cause it to be crushed by
heavier boxes. If you are uncertain about the courier codes, please go to
www.seflin.org/seflin.

First SEFLIN Intern

SEFLIN welcomes Kathy Werthman, a University of South Florida Library
Science student, who is our first intern. Werthman is also working as
Head of Circulation/Branch Manager at BCL's Davie-Cooper City branch.
SEFLIN looks forward to working with more interns. If you are interested
in becoming an intern, please contact Executive Director Elizabeth Curry.

FLA President Elect to Visit

Florida Library Association Vice President and President Elect Madison
Mosely is scheduled to visit the SEFLIN area on April 22 to listen to
librarians' concerns about FLA. SEFLIN is co-sponsoring Mosley's visit,
as SEFLIN libraries and staff are active in FLA and provide state leadership.
Mosley hopes to gather opinions of how members and potential members feel
about FLA. "The consortia, in my opinion, represent what FLA can
become...a true community of ALL types of libraries," he said. For more
information, on the times and locations for Mosley's visit, please refer
to SEFLINK.

SEFLIN Academy Update
by Debby Auchter, Continuing Education & Training Coordinator

Talent Search

The desire to share information with others is what draws many people
into a career as a professional librarian. The SEFLIN Academy is offering
you an opportunity to fulfill your desires! We are seeking volunteer
trainers in a variety of subjects.

Conducting a workshop for the SEFLIN Academy can offer you the
opportunity to polish your skills, showcase your talents, make valuable
professional contacts, build up your resume, make new friends, and help
others. It is good for the soul, and great for your career!

Do you know of several good Internet sites on a particular subject? Are
you very talented in using a particular database or databases? Are you
competent in an area of librarianship and see the need for training for
your peers? Do you have a special collection that you would like to
showcase? Do you have an idea for a workshop that we haven't thought of?
If your answer to any of these questions is "Yes," please contact me and
I will make it happen for you!

Workshops can be any length you think appropriate, from one hour to
several days. We can hold them at any SEFLIN member institution, and we
can usually provide the equipment you need. SEFLIN will take care of all
arrangements, including room reservation, publicity, registration and
confirmation, parking permits, duplication of handouts, and certificates
of attendance.

Please consider sharing your knowledge and skills with others. Call me at
877-733-5460 (toll-free) or send an e-mail message to dauchter@bc.seflin. org.
Together we can make it happen!

Coming Soon . . .

Our 1999-2000 grant proposal to the State Library for LSTA FloriNet
Training features an enhanced training calendar, and new "Training
Tracks" for gaining competency in a specific area. Look for more
information in the next edition of Exchange!

Licensing Workshop Spotlights Trends

On January 19, 1999, the Collection Development Committee sponsored the
workshop, "Negotiating Licensing Agreements." SOLINET's Angee Baker,
Director of Electronic Information Services, and Amy Dykeman, Manager of
Library Products and Services, delivered a lively presentation. Some of
the key trends in licensing include:
	
	* Database sources are evolving
	* Legal concerns are increasing with the Web
	* Technology is impacting database costs
	* Costs for licensing resources are increasing
	* The impact of new electronic models on traditional print
	  resource-sharing model
	* User demands are increasing

Angee and Amy presented the vendor's perspective to help us understand
vendor concerns. They discussed the licensing models of SOLINET and NC
LIVE, led us through the steps of the licensing process, and discussed
the elements of contracts. The presentation concluded with copyright law
as it relates to the licensing of electronic products. Several workshop
participants remarked that they found the presentation to be very
valuable and thought provoking.

To learn about future presentations, check the SEFLIN Academy website, or
call  1-877-733-5460 (toll-free) to receive your copy of the SEFLIN Academy Calendar.

Bookmark This!

The SEFLIN Academy is available to you 24 hours a day on the SEFLINK
website. You can learn about upcoming workshops before they are available
in print, and register immediately on-line. Point your browser to
http://www. seflin.org/academy and click on "add bookmark" today!


SEFLIN ACADEMY Continuous Learning Environment               
Quarterly SCHEDULE 1999

SUMMER 1999 - July - September
Distribution of Program Schedule to Libraries	May 5, 1999
Planning Input Deadline	April 5, 1999
Call for Input	March 22, 1999

FALL 1999 - October - December
Distribution of Program Schedule to Libraries	August 3, 1999
Planning Input Deadline	June 15, 1999
Call for Input	June 1, 1999

SEFLIN Futures Forum 1999
SEFLIN Strategic Planning
The Next Wave of Resource Sharing - Collaboration Beyond Year 2000

Sponsored by SEFLIN Board of Directors

A time to share ideas, discuss future opportunities, and explore new horizons

March 22, 1999
Broward County Main Library Auditorium
100 South Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

			Agenda
9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Registration and Coffee
9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.	Opening Remarks & Introductions -
			Elizabeth Curry, Executive Director, SEFLIN
			SEFLIN's Strategic Planning - 
			Don Riggs, SEFLIN Board President;
			Vice President for Information Services
			and University Librarian, Nova
			Southeastern University
10 a.m. - 11 a.m.	Introduction - Don Bosseau, Director of
			Libraries, University of Miami
			Keynote Speaker - Clifford Lynch, Executive
			Director, CNI
11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.	Question & Answer with Keynote Speaker
			Forum time for audience participation.

Come Prepared To Share Your Ideas About Library & Information Services.
The discussion will focus on the information environment and library
trends, issues, user needs, etc. - NOT on SEFLIN as an organization.
SEFLIN's mission and services are developed from the broadest perspective
of assisting member libraries to meet the needs of their institutions.

www.seflin.org/forms/seflin1.html

Upcoming SHELLS Demonstrations

SHELLS, the first Florida web version of a regional Union List of
Serials, is a collaborative project of three of Florida's six multi-type
library cooperatives to make OCLC Serials holdings more accessible to
member libraries and their users. The vehicle chosen for the project is a
web-based Internet service developed by Auto-Graphics. Participants
include the libraries of SEFLIN, PLAN (Panhandle Library Access Network)
and CFLC (Central Florida Library Cooperative). These groups represent
the libraries of 32 Florida counties.

SHELLS' particular focus is on serials titles (and specific holdings),
which are owned by libraries in the region. Serials are represented by
newspapers, journals, magazines, select government documents and much
more. This tool does not give "full text" of articles, but rather is
meant as a search aid. Once titles are located, patrons may go to the
local library or inquire from their library concerning a service known as
"interlibrary loan."

For information on how to attend an upcoming demonstration of SHELLS,
please refer to SEFLINK.

The SHELLS project is funded (in whole or in part) under the Library
Services Technology Act (LSTA) grant program funded by the Institute of
Museum and Library Services.

April, May and June 1999
SEFLIN Board & Committee Meetings
4/13	9:30 a.m.	SEFLIN Collection Development	NSU
4/16	9:30 a.m.	SEFLIN Interlibrary Loan	Barry
4/16	9:30 a.m.	SEFLIN Library Administration
			& Management			BCL-Main
4/20	1 p.m.		SEFLIN Reference		BCC-Central
5/11	9:30 a.m.	SEFLIN Children & Youth ServicesBCC-North
5/14	9:30 a.m.	SEFLIN Government Documents  	FIU-Wolfsonian  	
5/18	1 p.m.		SEFLIN Reference		Lynn
5/20	9:30 a.m.	SEFLIN Free-Net Training	BCL-Main
5/21	9:30 a.m.	SEFLIN Board of Directors	FIU
5/27	TBD		SEFLIN Technical		TBD
6/4	9:30 a.m.	SEFLIN Library Administration
			& Management			BCL-Main

SEFLIN Academy
4/5	10 a.m.	SHELLS: Serials Holding
		Electronic Library Lists	BCL-Main
4/13	1 p.m.	Vendor Showcase GaleNet
		Solutions			NSU
4/14	9 a.m.	Vendor Showcase GaleNet
		Solutions			FAU
4/14	2 p.m.	Vendor Showcase GaleNet
		Solutions			UM
4/15	8:30 a.m.Beyond the Stars: Reference
		Services and the Youth Patron	BCL-Main
4/19	10 a.m.	SHELLS: Serials Holding
		Electronic Library Lists	Barry
4/27	9 a.m.	Web Search Engines		BCL-Main
4/28	9 a.m.	Web Search Engines		BCL-Main
4/30	10 a.m.	SHELLS: Serials Holding
		Electronic Library Lists	PBCL-Okeechobee
			Branch Library
5/26	10 a.m.	Introduction to PowerPoint	BCC-Central
6/2	9:30 a.m.Introduction to the
     or 1:30 p.m.World Wide Web for New Users 	BCL-Main
6/8	1 p.m.	Introduction to HTML		FIU-North
6/11	10 a.m.	Business & Trade Resources on
     or 1 p.m.	the Web/Tour of Broward County
		Library/NationsBank Small
		Resource Center			BCL-Main

Holiday Closings
5/31	SEFLIN Closed in Observance of Memorial Day

Full calendar listing is available on SEFLINK:
/eventcalendar.cfm