DC/SLA Chapter Notes - April 1998

Chapter Notes/April 1998

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Volume 57, No. 8 April 1998

Contents: Annual Business Meeting and Banquet The President's Corner Global Experience: DC/SLA Fundraiser '98 Information Explosion Annual Business Meeting and Banquet Date: Wednesday, May 13th Place:Tivoli Restaurant, Rosslyn,VA Time: 6:00-6:30 p.m: Cash Bar 6:30-9:00 p.m.: Dinner, Business Meeting, and a presentation by Sheldon "Shelly"Avenius, retired Public Affairs Officer, U.S.Department of State, who will regale us withtales of "Life in the Funny Service."

Cost: $30.00 (DC/SLA Members) $15.00 (Students and Retirees) $33.00 (Nonmembers) Directions: Tivoli Restaurant is located above the Rosslyn Metro Station on the Orange/Blue Lines.

The address is 700 N. Moore St., Arlington, VA. Parking is available at the Diplomat Parking Lot at N. Moore and Wilson Blvd. No charge for parking; the restaurant will validate the ticket.

Entree Choices: Grilled Trout Filled with Shrimp-Mousseline and Fresh Tyme or Veal Scallopini with Exotic Mushrooms. A vegetarian dish is also available.

Please send your reservations to Jenifer Grady, 1328 E St. SE, Washington, DC 20003, by Wednesday, May 6th. Checks should be made out to DC/SLA. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Reservation Form Annual Business Meeting and Banquet May 13, 1998 Name:____________________________________ E-mail:___________________________________ Phone:____________________________________ Organization:_______________________________ Menu Choice: _______Trout ______Veal ______Vegetarian Return to contents

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The President's Corner

By Ellie Briscoe, DC/SLA President, ebriscoe@ngs.org In March, the Executive Board changed the nature of the Chapter's student loan fund. It became the Catherine A. Jones Memorial Student Assistance Fund, and future recipients will be given grants or scholarships, rather than loans. We are able to do this because of the existence of the Telesec CORESTAFF scholarship. By supplementing Telesec's generous support of library school students with an additional scholarship, we maintain the same level of funding to students that has been available in previous years.

I gratefully acknowledge the contributions of two of our outgoing committee chairs. Terri Clark did a great job as membership chair this year. If you are a new member, you'll have received a packet of material welcoming you to the Chapter, and maybe a phone call as well. And Marisa Urgo, one of our two pioneering Internet Committee chairs, is also moving on. Marisa played a key role in getting the Web page designed, up and running. Thanks to you both! If anyone reading this is interested in finishing out the Chapter year in either of these soon-to-be-vacated posts, please get in touch with me (ebriscoe@ngs.org) or Daille Pettit (dpettit@ahma.com).

As you make your plans for National Library Week, set aside a couple of hours to visit the World Bank on April 22 for the Global Village experience. Besides being a culturally enriching adventure, this project will help fund our Chapter's support of a third-world librarian's attendance at SLA's international meeting in England in the year 2000. And the NEXT day, April 23, is International Special Librarians Day. Every librarian can get a snappy button advertising this from HQ (check it out at http://www.sla.org/pr/order.html), so get yours and wear it with pride to the Global Village day!

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Global Experience: DC/SLA Fundraiser A Fundraiser Hosted for DC/SLA by the Community Relations Office of the World Bank Date: Wednesday, April 22 Time: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm - come for all or part Place: World Bank Auditorium, G St Entrance, west of 19th & G. "AUDITORIUM" over the entrance.

Proceeds to go to support the DC/SLA International Projects Committee, to send librarians to the DC 2000 meeting in Brighton, England.

Event Title: Global Village Performing Arts Fest (Multicultural dance, music, and crafts) Program: Dances, music and crafts from Latin America, North America, India and other Oriental cultures, Mid East, Europe and Africa. A Master of Ceremonies (from Africa) will introduce each act with the history and purpose of the dance or music.

Crafts Sales: Bank cultural clubs and individuals will host crafts sales in the outer lobby.

Tickets: $4.00 in advance, $6.00 at the door. For tickets, send a check made out to DC/SLA, with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Sue O'Neill Johnson, The World Bank, Room S7-067, 1818 H St NW, Washington, DC 20433. Phone Sue at 202/458-2833 with questions. (SORRY, you can't bring or even buy lunch in the Auditorium area, but there is a Cafe located next to the Building) Metro: Farragut West or Farragut North; cross Pennsylvania Ave to 19th, then to G. Turn right.

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'98 Information Explosion Sponsored by Law Librarians Society of the District of Columbia (LLSDC) Date:April 14, 1998 Place:Washington Convention Center Visit with Major Library Vendors is your opportunity to meet one-on-one with today's library vendors to express your needs. A mix of electronic, software, hardware and library service companies will offer a wide variety of new products and applications.

Following is a preliminary list of exhibitors: Almanac Publishing, Inc.; Association Book Exhibit; Bernan Associates; BNA, Inc.; Cal Info; Capitol District Information, Inc.; CBA/Charlotte Inc.; CCH Incorporated; Court Record Services; Global Securities Information, Inc.; i.b.d., Ltd; Leadership Directories; Legal Times; Lexis-Nexis; Library Management Systems; The Library Store, Ltd.; Long's-Roullet Bookbinders, Inc.; On Point, Inc.; SIMA, Inc.; Telesec Corestaff; Washington Researchers; West Group Schedule of Activities z z

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8:30 a.m.FREE Continental Breakfast generously sponsored by West Group 9:00 a.m.

Opening Remarks & Keynote Speaker, Nina Totenberg 10:15 a.m.Educational Program A: "Keeping Up with Online information," presented by Lynne Davis-Gabriel Educational Program B: "Mobilize to Globalize," presented by Ellen Schaffer & Roberta Shaffer Vendor Demonstrations 12:00 p.m.LLSDC Town Meeting & FREE Pizza Luncheon, generously sponsored by Matthew Bender 1:30 p.m.Educational Program C: "Publishing as an Aspect of Career Development," presented by the LLSDC Academic Special Interest Section Educational Program D: "The Future of the Law Library Profession: Don't Close the Book on Us Just Yet," presented by Roberta Shaffer Vendor Demonstrations 3:00 p.m.Featured Afternoon Speaker, Don MacLeod, "Don't Call Us Librarians! Out of the Stacks and Into the Chips"

Vendor exhibits, prizes and surprises will be ongoing throughout the day! All activities are FREE except educational programs. One $15.00 fee admits registrants to all educational programs. *Registration Questions? Contact Carol Gruenburg, '98 Co-Chair, cgruenburg@milchev.com or 202/626-6094. Program or Volunteer Questions? Contact Diana Botluk, '98 Co-Chair, botluk@law.edu or 202/319-6252. Vendor Exhibit Questions? Contact Brian Baker, '98 Co-Chair, bbaker@udc.edu or 202/274-7354 | back to top | back to Chapter Notes | back DC-SLA Homepage |

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