Exchange Spring 2000 - Vol. 11, No. 1

SEFLIN’s Continuing Education and Training Program, Sun Seekers, SHELLS, Awards Program, virtual meetings, 15th Anniversary map, DLLI courier test, and a library staff recruitment program all bear the distinctive stampof SEFLIN’s 12 standingcommittees, which are at theheart of SEFLIN’s collaborative organization.

The 12 committees are made up of more than 150 members who meet once to several times a year to develop and support services, programs, and projects. Including meeting and travel time, many hours per year are invested in committee meetings and activities.

SEFLIN’s e-mail distribution lists are used to exchange and disseminate committee information and minutes. Each committee’s minutes are posted online at /sefcomm/.

Committee members are appointed annually by their library Director. Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs are officially appointed by the SEFLIN Board President based on recommendations from the committee members and SEFLIN staff. Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs also compile the Annual Reports and Plans, which can be viewed online at /sefcomm/ under each committee link.

Committee Chairs present their Annual Reports at SEFLIN’s Annual Meeting, when all committee representatives are recognized each year for their service.

A Voice for Smaller Libraries Associate Members Committee

The 1999/2000 Associate Members Committee is headed by Chair Ed Nordine, Palm Beach Atlantic University, and Vice Chair Virginia Farace, Boynton Beach Public Library.

The committee is composed of 11 representatives from SEFLIN’s smaller or more specialized libraries. Its mission is to be a voice for these libraries and to promote communication and cooperation among its members and the SEFLIN community.

SEFLIN’s Associate Members include the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Boynton Beach City Library, Carlos Albizu University, Florida Keys Community College, Florida Memorial College, Johnson & Wales University, Keiser College, Northwood University, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Trinity International University, and West Palm Beach Public Library.

1999/2000 plans call for the committee to continue mentoring new Associate Members. As part of this, the committee developed a Checklist for new Associate Members available online at /assoc/ checklist.html. The Checklist contains frequently asked questions and was developed to help new SEFLIN members.

Of primary importance to these smaller or specialized libraries is their participation in the Bibliographic Enhancement Project and continued maintenance of their holdings information.

Cataloging Committee

SEFLIN’s Cataloging Committee is headed by Chair Donna Struthers of Nova Southeastern University and Vice Chair Maria Alvarez Berenbaum of Florida Atlantic University.

The Cataloging Committee co-sponsored the SEFLIN Continuing Education & Training Academy workshops Book Blitz and OCLC Boot Camp, and is looking at sponsoring future SEFLIN workshops in the areas of Authority Control, LC Classification, Evaluating Technical Services, Overview of Technical Services, and Cataloging for Paraprofessional Staff.

The committee is working on updating and merging The Cataloging Directory and Resource Guide into a single document and mounting it on the Web. The Cataloging Directory includes information about the cataloging skills of individuals who are willing to share knowledge and expertise in areas such as MARC Format, authority control, classification, particular subject knowledge, managerial skills, fluency and working knowledge of languages, and ability to transliterate. It also lists individuals and the topics they would be willing to address in presentations.

The Resource Guide includes information on the member institutions’ technical systems listing the automation systems and subsystems in use, the OPAC interface and staff interface, the LAN products and software networked, OCLC products and services, and use of vendor outsourcing.

Children & Youth Services Committee

One of the newer committees, SEFLIN’s Children & Youth Services Committee is headed by Chair Anne Leon of Broward County Library/North Regional, and Vice Chair Robyn Hemond of Palm Beach County Library.

The purpose of the SEFLIN Youth Services Committee is to promote awareness and cooperation among SEFLIN institutions concerning the provision of library services to area youth. A major thrust for this year is exploring issues and solutions for the recruitment and retention of Youth Services Librarians.

The committee is putting its youthful muscles into developing a series of workshops to help provide support to youth services staff. Each quarter, one topic will be developed and brought to several locations, so that more staff will be able to participate. The Fall 2000 workshop series will focus on the art of storytelling. The workshop will be presented at the following locations: North Regional/BCC Library on September 15th at 1:30 p.m.; Palm Beach County Main Library on October 19th at 2 p.m., and Miami-Dade on November 6 (time and location TBA). They will include an introduction with tips for successful storytelling, live presentations, and a question and answer session.

This committee recently sponsored popular SEFLIN Continuing Education & Training Academy workshops, including a Children’s Literature Workshop with Dr. Henrietta Smith, and I’m Not A Scientist, But I Play One at the Library with Meryll Cohen, Head of Youth Services, BCL.

The committee has also developed an ongoing resource project known as "The New Librarian’s Toolkit." Last year’s product was a Pack-and-Go Power Point presentation on "Internet for Families." This year, in response to requests, the committee will put together a Story Time Resource Packet. This packet will assist not only new youth services staff, but also the non-youth services staffers who occasionally provide story-time programs.

Circulation and Access Committee

The Circulation and Access Committee is headed by Chair Tim Devine of Florida Atlantic University and Vice Chair Alice Dupuis of Miami-Dade Public Library System.

This committee spearheaded the creation of the SEFLIN 15th Anniversary map, which lists all member institutions and sites in the five counties. The map has been so well received that it is being reprinted. For a copy of the map, e-mail seflince@bc.seflin.org and include your name, institution, and courier code.

Collection Development Committee

The Collection Development Committee is headed by Chair Mary Melby, University College Library/BCC, and Vice Chair Schlomit Schwarzer, Carlos Albizu University.

The mission of the Collection Development Committee is to provide a regional forum for the exchange of information, coordination, and planning on collection development matters of common interest to the SEFLIN membership. The complete mission statement can be found at /colldev/coll.mission.html.

The committee maintains an online publication called the Special Collections Directory at /colldev/publ.html.

This year, the committee is identifying and compiling a list of databases licensed by SEFLIN members for potential group purchasing and SEFLIN’s Virtual Library project. Also, this committee is planning a joint meeting with the Reference Committee to discuss the core reference collection for SEFLIN’s Virtual Library project.

Government Documents Committee

The Government Documents Committee is headed by Chair Dawn Smith, Florida Atlantic University, and Vice Chair Jeannette Neuschafer, St. Thomas University.

The committee’s plans for this year are to compose and publish a position paper on the topic of Why Be A Depository?; develop and present an educational workshop for the Florida Library Association Annual Conference; educate the recently elected Congressional Representatives about the Depository Library Program; and update and publish on the Web its SEFLIN Government Documents brochure.

Interlibrary Loan Committee

The Interlibrary Loan Committee is headed by Chair Ken Frankel, Florida Atlantic University, and Vice Chair Mary Monaco, Saint Thomas University.

The ILL Committee coordinated and reported on the February test of the DLLI (Distance Library Learning Initiative) statewide courier service.

Also the committee sponsored and co-sponsored a number of SEFLIN Continuing Education and Training Academy workshops, including The Successful Searcher, ILL for New and Selective Users, OCLC Boot Camp, ILL: Beyond the Basics, and Creative Alternatives in ILL Workflow.

Library Administration and Management Committee

The LAM Committee is headed by Chair Harriett MacDougall, Nova Southeastern University, and Vice Chair Rita Pellen, Florida Atlantic University.

The purpose of the LAM Committee is to create a forum for assistant directors, associate directors, and campus directors from member libraries. The committee addresses professional issues, receives SEFLIN regular updates, and develops regional projects. A major goal of the committee is to promote the development of leadership skills throughout the region. The committee is also committed to enhancing communications in order to foster an understanding of SEFLIN by staff of individual libraries, to increase coordination among committee representatives, and to advise and assist the SEFLIN Board on relevant items.

This year, the LAM committee has created several subcommittees to focus on the following projects: Awards Program, Recruitment/ Retention/Internships/Job Exchanges, Sun Seekers, Mentoring, Leadership, Strategic Planning, and Committees.

Also, the LAM Committee has been working to develop a comprehensive leadership program. On Jan. 27, 2000, the SEFLIN Board of Directors reviewed and approved the proposal to establish the SEFLIN Library Leadership, Education, and Training Program. In addition to the already established Sun Seekers Program for emerging leaders, the LAM Committee has identified three additional leadership groups and will be developing programs for each. The three groups are Chief Leaders, Senior Leaders, and Middle Management Leaders. LAM has already scheduled the ARL Leadership Institute for Middle Management Leaders on Sept. 12-14, 2000.

As for the focus on library recruitment and retention, the LAM Committee is developing a survey for member libraries to be used to compile information about recruitment issues and looking at how internships might help libraries with recruitment. "I believe this active committee will take on the recruitment and retention of staff with a vengeance and will develop a program that will strengthen and enhance recruitment efforts for all member libraries," MacDougall said. "As a group we can make a compelling statement about the benefits of working in libraries in Southeast Florida. It will be possible to develop a recruitment campaign that will highlight the wide range of employment opportunities in the libraries of Southeast Florida. Add to this the leadership and mentoring opportunities provided by SEFLIN and the Southeast Florida area libraries will have much to offer any prospective employee."

Preservation and Conservation Committee

Chair Dr. Janis Jordan, Miami-Dade Community College, and Vice Chair Vicki Silvera, Florida International University, head up the Preservation and Conservation Committee.

The purpose of the committee is to promote cooperation among SEFLIN institutions interested in the preservation and conservation of library materials; to disseminate information about preservation and conservation issues and their methodologies, and to promote a forum for the discussion of those concerns. The goals of the committee are pursued in three broad areas: meetings and workshops, publications, and education.

The committee recently sponsored a SEFLIN Continuing Education and Training Academy Book Repair Workshop with presenter Margaret "Peggy" Bing, Curator/Cataloger, Bienes Center for the Literary Arts.

The committee is also sponsoring and coordinating an open forum on Disaster Planning on June 2, 2000, with Jennifer Mwaisela, Director of Environment, Health, and Safety Development, Florida International University.

For more information on this committee, go to /preserv/.

Reference Committee

Chair Jane Craig, Palm Beach County Library, and Vice Chair Heidi Lowry, Florida International University, head the Reference Committee.

The Reference Committee promotes and enhances reference and information services among the SEFLIN member institutions through cooperative efforts. To achieve this the Committee pursues activities in three broad areas: Education, Advisement, and Communication. For the complete mission statement and details, please go to /ref/.

1999/2000 plans for the Reference Committee include hosting the Energizing III Conference Bridging the Distance from Ideas to Applications which is scheduled for Tuesday, July 25, 2000. In the area of Advisement, the committee is continuing to monitor the use of the SHELLS Union List and will update its Reference Committee directory. Under Communication, the committee plans for this year call for the scheduling of two focus group meetings to share information on current topics of concern to reference librarians.

Serials Committee

Chair David Goldsmith, Florida International University, and newly appointed Vice Chair Dani Lichtenberg from Palm Beach County Library System spearhead the Serials Committee.

The mission of the SEFLIN Serials Committee is to work cooperatively with its members to promote the collection and sharing of library resources via the Union List of Serials, to facilitate training by mentoring new members and by sponsoring workshops for all members, and to support professional development of members by providing a forum for the sharing of information and ideas.

"I think SEFLIN is a great resource . . . for training, sharing resources, meetings, and networking with people from other types of libraries," Goldsmith said.

The Serials Committee has three major goals for the 1999-2000 year, including serials union list maintenance, SHELLS evaluation and evolution, and training. To support these goals, the committee has sponsored SEFLIN Continuing Education and Training Academy workshops, including The Modern Serial: Not Just Print Anymore!, a popular two-part workshop presented by Cecilia Leathem, Head, Serials Cataloging & Binding, University of Miami.

The committee is also developing standard notes for electronic resources holdings. "Our institution has over 1,500 electronic journals available," Goldsmith said. "We own actual data for a little over half of them."

Technical Committee

Chair Doug Lehman of MDCC-Kendall and Vice Chair Richard Fredericksen of Nova Southeastern head the Technical Committee.

The mission of the Technical Committee is to assist the SEFLIN Executive Director in planning and evaluating products and services; maintain awareness of and review evolving technology; review and disseminate the means of access to other resources; and develop programs for training SEFLIN members in the use of new technology.

The committee’s plans for 1999/2000 call for work in the areas of Emerging Technologies, Information Resources, Free-Net, and Continuing Education and Training. For details of the plans, go to /technical/.

This issue of Exchange is featuring the members and work of SEFLIN committees. Over the past seven months, I have attended many SEFLIN committee meetings. I have observed the organization and implementation of committee meetings, reported on SEFLIN current activities and future plans, and most importantly listened to and talked with a considerable number of committee members. Overall, SEFLIN committees appear to serve a number of interesting, important, and sometimes unique roles in supporting Southeast Florida libraries and their staff.

First, SEFLIN committees provide an opportunity and forum for library staff to share information and expertise. Every committee meeting I have attended provided valuable formal and informal information about Southeast Florida libraries and library services. This information varied from very specific concerns such as the status of a particular government publication to very broad topics such as how to recruit library staff. The sharing of expertise is also widespread as demonstrated by the successful and well-attended committee workshops such as the Youth Services Professionals Planning for the Future.

Second, SEFLIN committees provide an excellent occasion for SEFLIN members to give feedback and advice to SEFLIN staff, and for SEFLIN staff to listen to and talk with members. A number of SEFLIN committees are critical partners in planning, implementing, and evaluating SEFLIN services. The Interlibrary Loan Committee has been the key partner in testing and evaluating the DLLI service. Additionally, in support of SEFLIN’s future virtual library project, the Collection Development Committee is collecting and organizing information on licensed databases.

Third, SEFLIN committees identify continuing education and training needs of Southeast Florida library staff and plan events to enhance skills and knowledge. Committees have recently sponsored a wide variety of educational offerings. The Library Administration and Management Committee has sponsored the Sun Seekers Leadership Institute and ARL Advanced Leadership Workshops, the Preservation and Conservation Committee sponsored the Book Repair Workshop, the Interlibrary Loan Committee sponsored a series of SOLINET sessions on ILL services, the Cataloging Committee sponsored the four-day OCLC Boot Camp, and the Children and Youth Services Committee sponsored I’m Not a Scientist, but I Play One at the Library! On July 25, 2000, the entire SEFLIN membership is invited to attend the Energizing III Conference, which is organized and delivered by the Reference Committee.

Wealth of Information

SEFLIN staff provides support of committees in a number of ways. The SEFLIN Committee Leadership Guidebook provides a wealth of information on the "who, what, when, where, why, and how" of SEFLIN committees. Other publications are distributed in print and available online to assist committee members and include the SEFLIN 1999/2000 Directory, SEFLIN Map of Libraries, SEFLIN Committee Horizons: 1998-99 Annual Reports and 1999-2000 Annual Plans, SEFLIN Strategic Plan for FY2000/2001, EXCHANGE quarterly newsletter, and the SEFLIN Academy Continuing Education Quarterly Calendar.

One of the best resources available to SEFLIN committee members is SEFLIN’s e-mail distribution lists. The lists provide a wonderful opportunity for asking questions and posting information. The distribution lists are available to any interested staff of SEFLIN member libraries. All committee members are automatically subscribed to their committee’s list. Committee members are not removed from a list at the end of their appointed term unless requested. The distribution lists are regularly used in planning committee meetings and posting committee minutes.

As I have learned about the value and importance of SEFLIN committees, I have also heard many comments about the need to streamline and improve the structure and operations of SEFLIN committees. The future success of SEFLIN committees will depend on rethinking why we need committees, how committees contribute to improving library services in Southeast Florida, and how we can operate committees in the most effective and efficient ways.

I sincerely appreciate the warm welcome extended to me by SEFLIN committee members. I also wish to thank committee members, particularly the committee chairs, for being patient with me as I have learned about SEFLIN and Southeast Florida libraries. SEFLIN committees have made and will continue to make a significant contribution to the success of SEFLIN and cooperative library activities. I look forward to our continuing efforts to ensure that SEFLIN committees meet the needs of SEFLIN member libraries and their staff.

Leadership Profile

Margaret Elliston
SEFLIN Board of Directors
St. Thomas University Library Director

by Angela Feig

If you say the word dessert to most people, images of rich Crème Brulee, Tiramasu, or home-baked apple pie ala mode appear in their heads.

But when St. Thomas University Library Director Margaret Elliston thinks of dessert, she envisions beautiful, one-of-a-kind historical items and documents like the Magna Carta, Shakespeare’s first folio, and the Lindisfarne Gospels, which she saw on a recent visit to London’s British Library. "It was like going in and having dessert," Elliston said, recalling her visit. "Just seeing one document was thrilling."

Because historical documents are Elliston’s dessert, she cannot wait to sink her teeth into the boxes of St. Thomas University’s historic documents, when she retires in August as Library Director and begins her role as the Library’s part-time archivist.

"I’m hoping to do this retirement gradually," Elliston said, citing the precedents set by retired Lynn University Library Director Kathleen Clunan and retired NSU-Einstein Library Director Bob Bogorff, who both decided to work part-time upon their retirement.

"About 10 years ago I started thinking about what I would do after retirement," Elliston said. "Because I am interested in archival management and thought this is something I might do when I retire, that would also help the university, I took a course at the National Archives in Washington D.C. to familiarize myself with archiving. Next, I want to visit the University of Miami and Florida International University and contact an archival group in the area to increase my knowledge in this area."

If historic documents are Elliston’s dessert, then her more than 25-year career in librarianship has provided her with a satisfying main course of the books, people, and life-long learning she loves. And her plate is spilling over. As part of her role as library director, Elliston serves on STU committees for Academic Policy, the Library, and Deans and Directors. She also serves on SEFLIN’s Board, and on SEFLIN’s committees for Collection Development, and, not surprisingly, Preservation and Conservation. She has tapped staff members Bryan Cooper to serve on SEFLIN’s Library Administration and Management Committee and Jeannette Neuschaefer to serve on SEFLIN’s Government Documents Committee.

Her love of helping people is apparent in her work as a sustaining member of the Junior League of Fort Lauderdale and every Sunday when she teaches religion to second graders at St. Anthony Parish. "I love young people," Elliston said.

It is also obvious in that she chooses to work the STU Reference Desk every Saturday and when she teaches bibliographic instruction classes to new students. "STU is a smaller library, and I wear many hats," Elliston said. "It also gives me a very good idea of what students are needing."

Life-Long Learning

Her love of learning is reflected in the way she seizes every opportunity as a learning experience. Whether she is familiarizing herself with a new library database to help a student; traveling to England, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, or Spain, as she has done recently; attending the opera; or reading a biography, she is an enthusiastic, life-long student. "You have to keep learning it all the time," Elliston remarked. "Everybody today must have a commitment to continuing education."

Her love for books and reading is reflected in her enjoyment of fiction by author Jon Hassler and in her interest in biographies. In fact, it was her love of books and helping people that led Elliston to a career in Library Science.

She completed her graduate studies in Library Science at the Catholic University of America. She worked at Marymount College (now Lynn University) and Broward Community College before taking a position at Biscayne College/St. Thomas University, in 1975, where she has remained.

Wonderful Team

She has a staff of nine. "We are a very small staff and all wear more than one hat," Elliston said. "Everyone takes a turn at Reference and Circulation. I don’t like to brag, but I think I have a wonderful team."

What milestones brought STU to where it is today? "That’s very easy," Elliston said. "The first was when Library Director Father John Bresnahan joined Solinet in 1976 with the help of a Kellogg Grant [for small college libraries]."

"Second, when I came we had 6,000 square feet in Kennedy Hall with 52,000 books and 400 journals. So you can imagine this tiny little space. . . What students got then was within those four walls." The library had a fund raising drive and, in 1982, the new 50,000 square foot library opened.

"Third, we joined SEFLIN in 1988, right after the initial grant. We came in at the same time as Palm Beach County. It brought us into this special consortium where we were getting help from fellow librarians, had continuing educational opportunities, courier service, and interlibrary loan. I felt like, instead of just being associated with St. Thomas, I was a branch of this large library system." She credits SEFLIN with helping St. Thomas University get from card catalog to CD-ROM products and providing continuing education opportunities.

"Fourth, in 1998 we signed a contract with Endeavor Information Systems, Inc., for the Voyager System."

"Look how far we’ve come from the initial PCs to the Internet, the Web, and online databases," said Elliston. "What we can do today is mind boggling. There’s change and more change. Who knows what’s next?"

Taking a fast forward to her August semi-retirement. Along with her archiving project, Elliston also plans to throw her energy and enthusiasm into STU’s Friend’s Organization to help raise money for Library projects and needs not covered in the budget.

What else? She refers to a comment made by Sam Morrison, BCL Library Director. "When someone asked Sam what he was going to do when he retired, he said, ‘Travel, read, and rest.’ I’d like to do a little of that too," Elliston says, smiling. It’s easy to imagine the travel and reading-Elliston has her eye on a book by Hassler, and is planning a trip to the Holy Land and a return visit to Rome. But it’s hard to imagine that Elliston will have time for rest. As for dessert, Elliston will have plenty of that in her role as part-time archivist, not to mention her favorite-Cherries Jubilee.

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

Member News

Barry University

Woman of the Year Nominees

Nancy Kalikow Maxwell, Library Director, and Daniele Perez-Venero, Reference Librarian, are two of 15 women nominated for Barry University’s Woman of the Year. Barry’s ForU says the following about the nominees: "Nancy has experienced more significant changes in her one-year as the library director than many directors will throughout their entire careers. In addition to her unparalleled ability to adapt and maintain her sense of humor and perspective, Nancy is also a wife and mother, graduate student, and author. Still she finds time for a fitness routine. She’s another example of women who juggle it all and do it well. Daniele gives tirelessly of herself to Barry students, faculty, and staff. She provides patient and caring guidance through the complex world of electronic databases and high tech search tools and is an excellent teacher."

Broward Community College

Digitized Books

Broward Community College is adding approximately 400 E-book titles to its holdings and is working with Blackwell, Netlibrary, and CCLA on the project.

Broward County Library

John Cotton Award

Broward County Library and the Broward Public Library Foundation won a John Cotton Dana Public Relations Award for their two-month campaign to get out the vote in March 1999 for a $139.9 million bond issue. The award is awarded annually by the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) and the H.W. Wilson Company.

Dania Branch Renamed

BCL has re-named the-long-time Dania Branch in honor of Paul DeMaio, a longtime library advocate who died last year. DeMaio, who was known in Dania as "Mr. Library," founded the branch Friends group and lobbied to expand the library from a room at Dania City Hall to its present location at the Graves Museum. A memorial fund to support the library has been established in his name.

Carlos Albizu University
by Schlomit Schwarzer

"I am pleased to announce that the former Miami Institute of Psychology has renamed to honor its founder Dr. Carlos Albizu. Carlos Albizu University is located in our new facility at 2173 NW 99th Avenue, Miami, FL. 33172. The multi-complex building campus is located on 18.3 acres and it houses our expanded library. We certainly invite people to see our new home."

Florida Atlantic University

Books as Art

A major collection of rare books has been donated to FAU Libraries. The Arthur and Mata Jaffe Collection: Books As Aesthetic Objects was dedicated on January 5, 2000. The collection consists mainly of books created more for their artistic merit than for their informational content. The principle categories are Limited Edition Books, Fine Press Books, The Gehenna Press, Children’s Books, Artists’ Books, Books Without Words or Written in a "Private" Language, Miniature Artists’ Books, Movement Books, Ephemera, and Reference Books. For information on viewing the collection, go to http://www.fau.edu/library/depts/special.htm.

Florida International University Libraries

New Information Center

Florida Memorial College Library

New Library Director

Lynn University
Eugene M. and Christine E. Lynn Library

People in the News

Martin County Library System

New Port Salerno Branch

Miami-Dade Public Library System

Carnegie Corporation Grant

Nova Southeastern University

On the Road BI Sessions

People in the News

Palm Beach Atlantic University

Voyager System

People in the News

Palm Beach County Library System

Staff Inservice Day

Saint Thomas University

Endeavor System Installed

People in the News

University of Miami Otto G. Richter Library

People in the News

Retirement

Universal Service E-Rate

Florida Public Libraries were awarded $2,429,465 in E-Rate Year 3, Wave 1 discounts. Additional discounts should be announced weekly until all applications have been considered.

The total E-Rate funding commitment awarded to the Palm Beach County Library System was $147,337 for the year beginning July 1, 1999. Martin County received approximately $35,000 in E-rate discounts.

COMMITTEE NEWS

Florida Public Documents Biennial Meeting
by Dawn Smith

At the recent Florida Public Documents Biennial meeting in Tallahassee, Florida Government Documents librarians got a peek at State Archival treasures dating back to the 1500s and a taste of future projects, including Famous Floridians on the Web, which will include pictures, biographies, and resources for teachers. The librarians also toured the State Library.

A number of Florida agencies were represented and shared their new activities, including the Florida Legislature’s Office of Economic and Demographic Research, Enterprise Florida, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, and Florida Legislature’s Law Books Division. The U.S. Bureau of the Census provided information on Census 2000 and American Factfinder.

Dr. Joe Knetsch, Senior Management Analyst II at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection spoke on his many successful lawsuits in defending and protecting public lands in Florida. He stressed how depository collections were important in many of the lawsuits because of their cartographic and geographic resources, along with oral and local histories. He emphasized that depository librarians should be very careful and selective when weeding their collections.

Informational Nuggets

Governor Bush’s budget is available in electronic format only at http://www.state.fl.us/budget. Depositories will receive the CD-ROM. Florida Statutes will now only be published annually-no more supplement volumes.

Web Sites

General Laws - http://election.dos.state.fl.us/ laws/laws_proced.shtml

Florida Administrative Code Annotated available online - http://election.dos.state.fl.us/fac/index.shtml

Please note the caveat: "Although we haveattempted to accurately reproduce thisdocument it should not be regarded as the official copy. For an official version, refer to the publication Florida Administrative Code Annotated, available from Darby Printing Company, 6215 Purdue Drive, Atlanta, GA 30336 or call 1-800-241-5292."

Florida Administrative Weekly - http://election.dos.state.fl.us/faw/index.shtml

Office of Economic and Demographic Research - http://www.state.fl.us/edr/

Enterprise Florida Information Center - http://www.census.gov/dmd/www/2khome.htm

American FactFinder - http://factfinder.census.gov/java_prod/dads.ui.homePage.HomePage

It’s All on the Internet. . . . NOT!

Questions answered by SEFLIN member Government Document Librarians during a typical week, that were not found on the Internet.

Population of Jupiter from 1920-1980?
-requested by reporter from the Palm Beach Post

Census of Agriculture, Florida 1940-1969?
-requested by FAU faculty

Who were the members of the Florida House or Representatives in 1945 and 1969?
-requested by FAU student

Patents from the 1950s -1960s
-requested by BCL patron

"Yeah, I know it’s on the Internet. I found it on the Internet, but I wanted to see the paper copy."
-patron at Miami-Dade Public Library

The Summer Continuing Education & Training Quarterly Calendar has added a number of Microsoft Windows and Office Suite classes, a table of contents, and information on the market value of our workshops/classes. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced user there is something for you this quarter.

The market value of continuing education and training sessions is based on the review of several public and private sector training agencies including New Horizons and SOLINET. We have estimated the "market value" of an all-day hands-on training session in a computer lab as approximately $225 per person, and a half-day, hands-on training session in a computer lab as approximately $125 per person. Additionally, we have estimated the "market value" of a full day specialized training session (no lab) on a library topic as approximately $200 per person, and a half-day specialized training session on a library topic as approximately $100 per person. These cost are based only on registration fees and do not include any related costs.

We welcome any comments and questions regarding our efforts to document the value of collaboratively planning and purchasing continuing education and training. Thank you for your support of SEFLIN and cooperative activities between Southeast Florida libraries!

July, August, and September 2000 Classes

PC INTRODUCTION

• Computers Made Easy
  Friday, July 7, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

WINDOWS

• Beginning Windows ’98
  Friday, July 28, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Introduction to Computers and Windows
  Friday, July 14, 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon
  Friday, August 11, 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon

WORD PROCESSING

• Beginning Word ’97
  Friday, July 21, 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon
  Friday, August 18, 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon
• Intermediate Word ’97
  Friday, July 21, 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  Friday, August 18 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m

SPREAD SHEETS

• Beginning Excel ’97
  Friday, August 4, 9:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m
• Intermediate Excel ’97
  Friday, August 25, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

CATALOGING

• Intro to Authorities
  Wednesday, August 16, and Thursday, August 17, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m

DATABASES

• Beginning Access I ’97
  Friday, September 22, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
• Beginning Access II ’97
  (Please note: This is a two-part course following Access I on September 22.)
  Friday, September 29, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

INTERNET

• Introduction to the World Wide Web
  Friday, July 14, 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m
  Friday, August 11, 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

BRIDGING THE DISTANCE

• Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2000, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  Location: The Roz and Cal Kovens Conference Center. Florida International University-North
  Keynote: Patricia Iannuzzi, University of California
  Presented by: SEFLIN Reference Committee
  For complete information please see /training/energizing3

ARL Middle Management Leaders Workshop

• Date: September 12, 13, and 14
  Presented by: ARL
  Sponsored by: SEFLIN Board of Directors and LAM Committee

Think Tank

• Date: September 25, 2000
  Location: BCL-MAIN, Room 8A&B
  Attendees: All 2000/2001 Committee Chairs and Vice Chairs

SEFLIN Annual Meeting

• When: November 17, 2000
  Keynote Speaker: Patricia Schuman
  Theme: Library Advocacy

SEFLIN Video Tape Library

SEFLIN has a video lending library of the following films which may be borrowed by contacting Peg Cooke: cookiefl@bc.seflin.org

• Information Power: What is It, How to Know It
• Internet Power: How to Get It, How to Keep It
• Success in the Library Workplace: You Have the Power
• What’s a Librarian to Do? The Filtering Dilemma - presented by SOLINET and the University of South Carolina School of Library and Information Science
• Copyright in the New Millennium - The Impact of Recent Changes to U.S. Copyright Law, by ARL.

SUNSEEKERS
SEFLIN Leadership Institute
2000 PROGRAMS
Workshop Schedules:
9:30 - 10 a.m. Coffee and Networking
10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Workshop

The SEFLIN Board of Director, has approved $40,000 in LSTA contracts for the cataloging of special & local collections at five Southeast Florida libraries. Projects receiving cataloging contracts of $8,000 each are:

• The Barry University Rare Book Collection of approximately 6,000 books and manuscripts housed in the University Archives’ Rare Book Room in Lehman Hall. The Rare Book Collection includes a rich variety of materials extending from the 1600’s to contemporary novels. Several first editions, hand-lettered Gregorian chant music sheets, 1800’s English and French literature, and turn-of-the-century children’s books are among the treasures of the collection.
• The Broward County Library Indictor Alphabet Collection of over 3,000 alphabet books and alphabet-related items includes blocks, games, and puzzles. The materials range in date from the 1800’s to the present and contain many different foreign language books and items. The collection is unique not only in its span of time and the completeness of tracking the publishing history of the alphabet book, but in the amount of countries and languages represented.
• The Florida Atlantic University Molly S. Fraiberg Judaica Collections of over 70,000 items includes books, periodicals, sheet music, audio-visual materials, and artifacts, primarily in Hebrew, Yiddish, English, and Polish. The collection coverage is comprised of all subjects including history, culture, religion, literature, and art. This collection of Judaica is one of the largest in the southeastern United States.
• The Miami-Dade Public Library System 16mm Film Collection of 4,514 titles includes instructional, feature, children, local history, experimental, and avant-garde films. The collection is one of the largest in the United States of experimental and avant-garde films including prints that are variant versions, often longer than standard prints. Films from the collection are often loaned to museums and curators around the world.
• The Palm Beach Community College Finnish Collection of approximately 1,700 volumes includes Finnish literature, fiction translated into Finnish, and modern listing works. The collection is important to the Finnish community in Lake Worth and adjacent communities. The Finnish Collection represents a commitment of the library to diversity and community outreach.

The SEFLIN Board of Directors has awarded Barbara Bush the SEFLIN 2000 Distinguished Service Award in recognition of her exceptional support of libraries, literacy, and learning. The award recognizes the generous contributions from The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy to libraries across the nation and to Governor Jeb Bush’s Family Literacy Initiative for Florida. This new award was created to honor those who have encouraged libraries, literacy and learning by inspiring others through their extraordinary achievement, support, or patronage.

The new and improved SHELLS 2000 (Serials Holdings - Electronic Library Lists), available at /shells/ or through individual Library Web page hotlinks, provides access to 56,995 unique titles and 281,902 holdings records. SHELLS is the first Florida web version of a regional Union List of Serials. This 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 33 Florida counties.

SHELLS particular focus is on specific holdings of serials titles that are owned by libraries in the regions. Serials are represented by newspapers, journals, magazines, select government documents, and much more.

The SHELLS 2000 project is funded in part by federal LSTA (Library Services Technology Act) grant funds administered by the Florida Division of Library & Information Services.

The Shells 2000 project was managed by Bill Mooney, SEFLIN’s Manager of Technology Services, and Craig Stillings, Consultant.

Hats off to Bill Mooney, Manager of Technology Services. SEFLIN received more than $24,000 in 1999 Universal Service funds (E-Rate) as a result of Mooney’s efforts.

SEFLIN Executive Director Tom Sloan has been awarded the Delaware Library Association’s 2000 Distinguished Service Award. The award is presented to elected and/or appointed officials who have made significant contributions to Delaware libraries.

Paula Manrique has been promoted to the position of Manager of Administrative Services.

Save the Date
SEFLIN Annual Meeting
November 17, 2000

Please mark your calendars for Friday, November 17, 2000, for SEFLIN’s Annual Meeting. The theme is Library Advocacy. The dynamic keynote speaker is Patricia Schuman. Please stay tuned for more details.

Welcome to Daniel Murphy who has been hired to fill the position of Manager of Virtual Library Services. Murphy’s primary responsibilities are to plan and manage the technical operations for a new regional virtual library and Web-based products and services. Murphy comes to SEFLIN from University of North Carolina at Charlotte where he served as Head of Systems for the Atkins Library. Murphy previously worked at SEFLIN member Florida International University’s North Campus Library where he most recently served as Assistant University Librarian, Information Systems. Murphy earned his Master of Arts from the University of South Florida’s School of Library and Information Science.

In November 1999, the SEFLIN Board voted to create a position of full-time bookkeeper. SEFLIN welcomes Caridad Basco, our new full-time bookkeeper.

Caridad recently relocated from Connecticut where she was the accounts payable coordinator for an advertising firm. Prior to that, she was a senior accountant with Cubaniquel (a nickel export company) in Havana, Cuba. Caridad will assist the staff in attaining their number one priority for fiscal year 99/2000-the implementation of an integrated budget and statistical management system.

Staff Farewells

Debby Auchter, formerly Continuing Education and Training Coordinator, is now Head of Telephone Reference for Broward County Library.

Angela Feig, formerly Manager of Marketing and Communications, is now Senior Public Relations Representative with JM Family Enterprises Inc.

Happy 200th Birthday Library of Congress

The Library of Congress celebrated its 200th birthday on April 24, 2000. What started with fewer than a thousand books has grown into the world’s largest library. Its collection features more than 115 million items in all formats. For a list of the library’s bicentennial events, go to http://www.loc.gov/, scroll to the bottom of the page, and click on the BICENTENNIAL hotlink.

Calendar of Events

May, June and July 2000

5/25	9:30 a.m.	SEFLIN Board of Directors	PBCL-SWC
5/31	Noon	        SEFLIN Associate Members	BCL
6/28	9:30 a.m.	SEFLIN Interlibrary Loan	FAU-Boca 
7/18	9:30 a.m.	SEFLIN Collection Development	BCC-Central
7/18	9:30 a.m.	SEFLIN Youth		PBCL
7/20	9:30 a.m.	SEFLIN Board of Directors 	MDPL-Main
7/25	9:30 a.m.	SEFLIN Technical		FIU-North

Other Meetings

6/2	All Day	Sun Seekers Leadership	        MDPL-Main
7/25	All Day	Energizing Conference III	FIU-Kovens Center

SEFLIN Academy

5/31	9:30 a.m.       Researching Artists on the Web	FAU-Boca
6/9	9:00 a.m.	SOLINET: Troubleshooting PCs	BCL-Main
6/26	9:00 a.m.	SOLINET:  Creative Alternatives	BCL-Main 
	   	        in ILL
7/7	9:30 a.m.	Computers Made Easy	J&W Library Lab
7/14	9:30 a.m.	Introduction to Computers 	BCL/NR-CTC
		        and Windows
7/14	9:30 a.m.	Introduction to the World 	BCL/NR-CTC
		        Wide Web
7/21	9:30 a.m.	Beginning Word ‘97		BCL/NR-CTC
7/21	1:00 p.m.	Intermediate Word ‘97		BCL/NR-CTC
7/28	9:30 a.m.	Beginning Word ‘97		J&W Library Lab

Holidays Closed

5/29	Memorial Day	
7/4	Independence Day