DC/SLA Chapter Notes - January 1998

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Volume 57, No. 4 Contents: Career Day 1998 Capital Steps President's Corner Winter Meeting DC News Group Library of Congress Reception Paula Lovas National Cryptologic Museum New Chapter Members

Career Day 1998 Place: University of Maryland, College Park College of Library and Information Science College Park, MD Date: February 28, 1998 Time: 9 AM - 1 PM Career Day 1998 is intended to benefit special librarians at all stages in their careers, but most especially those librarians entering the profession. However, we can all benefit from the programs scheduled for this year! Introductions and registration will take place over coffee and other refreshments, and the program will conclude with a networking lunch. Please join us to learn more about advancing in your career and make new contacts and friends.

Schedule: z I. General Session: Seeking Jobs On - and Off - the Internet - Speaker: Anne Caputo, Knight-Ridder Information z II. Breakout Session #1 A) Association and Government Libraries - Speakers: Barbara MacKinnon, Labat-Anderson (GAO); John Latham, Special Libraries Association; and Valerie Taylor, Special Libraries Association B) Corporate and Law Libraries - Speakers: Kari Anderson, CSIS; Mary Talley, Library Management Systems; and Connie Dickson of Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher. (Other speakers TBD) z III. Breakout Session #2 A) Interviewing and Negotiating Skills - Speakers: Mandy Baldridge and Kitty Boyd, Telesec; Deborah SmithCohen, American Society of Association Executives B) Beginning Your Career - Speakers: Marisa Urgo, KRA Corporation and Jill Jefferson, Telesec Directions: Via Metro - Green Line to College Park station. Metrobus or UMCP bus to Student Union. **Walk to College of Library and Information Studies in Hornbake Library Annex.** Via car - I-95 or 495 to Exit 25 (U.S.1). UMCP is two miles south on Route 1. Metered parking available in garage PG2. (Bring plenty of quarters!). Maps of campus are available at: http://www.inform.umd.edu/CampusInfo/About_UMCP/Maps/ CAREER DAY REGISTRATION FORM Name__________________________________________________________ SLA/DCLA member

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_____ $35.00 Affiliation______________________________________________________ Student/Retired Member _____ $18.00 Phone/E-mail____________________________________________________ Non-member _____ $40.00 (Lunch is included; if vegetarian lunch is requested, please check here _____.)

Please select one session from each of the Breakout Sessions, so we may plan space accordingly: Breakout Session #1 - A) Association/Government Libraries _____ B) Corporate/Law Libraries _____ Breakout Session #2 - A) Interviewing and Negotiating Skills _____ B) Beginning Your Career _____ ALL REGISTRATIONS MUST BE PREPAID; PLEASE MAKE CHECKS OUT TO DC/SLA AND MAIL BY FEBRUARY 6th, 1998 TO: MANDY BALDRIDGE, TELESEC, 11160 VEIRS MILL ROAD, SUITE 414, WHEATON, MD 20902, PHONE: 301/929-2665

LIGHTEN UP WITH CAPITOL STEPS "Some people in Washington are confused. The Capitol Steps are not."

- Vice President Al Gore Described as "the funniest view of Washington," the Capitol Steps offers no-holds- barred, highenergy political satire around the country, including every weekend at Chelsea's in Georgetown.

Since their origin at a Senate office party in 1981, the Steps, all former congressional staffers, have performed thousands of shows, recorded 15 albums, been featured on All Things Considered, Good Morning America, The Today Show, 20/20, Entertainment Tonight, and The Late Show, and lightened up every president since Carter.

Mark your calendar for a hilarious night out with your DC Chapter colleagues -- bring spouses, significant others, even your boss -- and join us for dinner and a performance by: Who: THE CAPITOL STEPS When: Friday, March 6, 1998, 8:00 pm (dinner at 6:00) Where: Chelsea's, 1055 Thomas Jefferson St. NW (Georgetown) Why: For the heck of it How: Send a check for $45.00 (includes dinner) payable to: Ruth Leonard News Research, The Washington Post 1150 15th St., NW Washington, DC 20071 PHONE: (202) 334-6545 EMAIL: leonardr@washpost.com Registration Deadline: February 16 (President's Day)

The President's Corner

by Ellie Briscoe, DC/SLA President, ebriscoe@ngs.org A new year begins!

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Here's a New Year's resolution for all members: get involved! The Chapter is as strong as the participation in events and planning. Jump in now with Winter Meeting: staff the registration and hospitality booths, be a dinner buddy, offer a tour of your library. Think about the various committees we have that work all year to plan programs, work with students, put out the newsletter, promote us to the community, and so on.

Another way to get to know the Chapter: come to the reception at the Library of Congress! It will be a smashing way to start 1998. New members will be welcomed by ... well, not old members, but by the longer-term members. And everyone will have a chance to talk with the candidates for Association office as well as the incumbents, which has been for some time a feature of our New Members reception. Everyone will have received the Association ballot by then, but may not yet have voted.

As we look forward, we also look back in sadness. Paula Lovas, who preceded me as President, left us a legacy of work well done and a sparkling attitude of can-do and zest for life.

We will be setting up a memorial of some kind for her, but haven't quite settled on what it should be. If you have suggestions, please email me at ebriscoe@ngs.org. In the meantime, I encourage you to send your recollections of Paula for posting on the web page and inclusion in Chapter Notes to Marisa Urgo, sophia@mindspring.com.

Winter Meeting Needs You Local Arrangements for this month's SLA Winter Meeting and Winter Education Conference are firming up nicely, BUT WE STILL NEED A FEW GOOD WOMEN AND MEN!!

If you can help us welcome our out-of-town guests to Washington as a Registration or Hospitality volunteer, please contact Laura Foy, Registration team leader, at lfoy@hfma.org or (202) 2962920, x614; or Mandy Baldridge, Hospitality team leader, at telesec@clark.net or (301)9292665.

The Winter Meeting runs January 21-24, and the Winter Education Conference runs January 25-27.

Both meetings will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Crystal City.

DC News Group Session on News Library Temps: How to find them, How to keep them around, How to be one Date: Monday January 12 Time: 12:30pm-2pm (leave when you need to) Place: The Washington Post, 1150 15th St NW Finding good temporary librarians with News Library experience can be a constant struggle. How do DC area News libraries find temps?

Some librarians temp before finding a full-time news library job. Some experienced full-timers shift gears to work part-time. Is temping a viable option for you in this market?

Join us for a roundtable discussion about temping in the DC area. Mary Talley from Libary Management Systems and Mandy Baldridge from Telesec are planning to attend. Several former and current News Library temps will attend also.

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Please pass the word to any News Library temps and would-be temps you know.

One of the former temps attending will be Ruth Leonard of the Washington Post News Library.

Starting January 1, Ruth will be the new Chair of the News Group. This will be a good opporutunity to meet Ruth, if you don't already know her, and give her your ideas for the future of the News Group.

The Washington Post building is near the MacPherson Square Metro stop on the Blue and Orange Lines, or Farragut North on the Red Line.

Meet in the lobby of the Washington Post by 12:25. Food and drink will be provided.

E-mail your reservation to rrobinson@npr.org by January 5. Space is limited to 20.

Special Note for Those Planning to Attend the Library of Congress Reception Dave Shumaker, Winter Meeting Liaison, dshumaker@mitre.org If you've registered for the January 22 reception at the Library of Congress, please check the Chapter website (www.capcon.net/dcsla) in the week before the reception for an update on arrangements. Final determination of whether we will use the ground floor or first floor entrance was not available at press time.

Also, a clarification: in the December issue we stated that guided tours would be available during the reception. In fact, Library of Congress docents will be on hand to interpret the exhibits, but guided tours as such will not be offered.

If you're still thinking about registering, remember these important points: Space is extremely limited, so register early. (It may already be too late.)

There will be absolutely NO on-site registration.

Registration is limited to Chapter members; we cannot accommodate guests.

See last month's issue of Chapter Notes for full details http://www.capcon.net/dcsla/dec97.html.

Thanks again to our corporate sponsors: West Group, Dow Jones, The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., Telesec Corestaff, Blackwell's Information Services, and Endeavor Information Systems, Inc.

In Memory of Paula Lovas (1941-1997)

By Eileen Rourke, 1995-1996 DC/SLA President Regretfully, Paula Lovas passed away on November 23. As most of you know, Paula served as the DC Chapter's 1996-1997 President and was still on the Board as Past President when she died.

I had the privilege of working closely with Paula over the past few years as she succeeded me as President of the Chapter. The last time I saw Paula was in May at our annual banquet. Ironically, it was just berfore she got the news that she needed surgery and would be unable to attend the

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Seattle conference. Paula looked vibrant and, even looking back, it's hard to believe that she was ill.

I recall her commitment to our chapter members during her tenure as President, which we are fortunate that she was able to complete. I will remember Paula as a lady of graciousness, but also as someone who wasn't afraid to try new things. When faced with a serious illness, she met it with the same dignity that she brought to her professional life.

We will miss Paula greatly. I know this is especially true for Estelle Alexander, who was a close friend and colleague of Paula's at AARP. Estelle visited Paula recently, which I know meant a great deal to Paula, along with all the cards she received from the Board and members.

In her memory, donations may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice House, 10450 Mullan Rd., Missoula, MT 59802.

National Cryptologic Museum Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

Don?t tell anyone---but the Military Librarians Group of the DC/SLA is hosting a tour of the National Cryptologic Museum Date: Saturday, February 7, 1998 Time: 10:00 am Join us for a fascinating peek at the world of spies and secret codes as we learn about the history of cryptology in the United States. Knowledgeable docent?s will lead us on a tour of the collection that includes rare books from the Middle Ages, items from Civil War to present day US military cryptologic operations, a working German Enigma machine, captured Japanese code machines from World War II, and working examples of recent security advances. Displays also highlight the history of the National Security Agency and US efforts (and successes) in decrypting Russian espionage traffic from the World War II and Cold War eras. The museum gift shop will also be open. After the tour we will adjourn to a neighborhood restaurant for a Dutch -treat lunch.

Cost: $2.00 Please register by February 5, 1998. For reservations please contact Patricia Ames at (202) 767-3367 (e-mail pata@library.nrl.navy.mil). Make checks payable to "MLG" and send to Patricia Ames, 6250 Edsall Rd. #201, Alexandria, VA 22312.

The museum is located at Exit 32 East of the B/W Parkway (Rt 295). Brown and white signs will direct you from the parkway to the museum. If you are interested in carpooling, please call Pat Ames.

NEW DC/SLA Chapter Members Terri Clark, DC/SLA Membership Committee, clark@bizou.nlm.nih.gov Please welcome these new members of DC/SLA who joined from October 16-31: Daniel Dollar Kathleen Graf Holly Hrebar, Education Research Service Linda Johnson, US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station

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