• Author of "Building Influence for the School Librarian: Tenets, Targets, and Tactics" (2nd ed)
• Former high school teacher and principal
• Professor of Educational Administration and Supervision at the University of Nebraska at Omaha
• Author of "Building Influence," a monthly column in SLJ
• Featured Speaker at the White House Conference on School Libraries in June 2002
• Member of the Advisory Board for the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries
• Popular and dynamic presenter at state and national conferences i.e. ALA, AASL, and AECT
• Author of "Why Should Principals Support School Libraries?" ERIC Digest November, 2002

• 6 in-depth workshop hours with Gary Hartzell
• Panel presentation by Oregon principals and other administrators who are major supporters of school libraries
• Steve Wisely, retired Medford Schools Superintendent, OEMA Administrator of the Year, and featured speaker at the White House Conference on School Libraries in June 2002 will moderate the panel.
• "Tactics and Targets" group process with OEMA leaders
• The OEMA "all-stars" will recreate their traveling "road show" on quality library media programs as presented to administrators in Oregon education programs (most recently to administrators-in-training at George Fox). Star presenters include Kelly Kuntz, Melanee Lucas, Martha Decherd, Kathy Chan.

Location: Best Western Agate Beach Inn

If you have other questions or would like to help with the summer institute, email conference chair Mary
McClintock marymc@teleport.com

FALL CONFERENCE: AUTHORS. . . AUTHORS. . . AUTHORS

Linda Ague, conference author chair, has lined up an amazing amount of authors for the 2004 Fall Conference to be held October 8 & 9, 2004 in Seaside. 

Starting on Friday evening, Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, Montana resident, will share the details of her research on her three Lewis & Clark books at the author dessert.  Animals on the Trail with Lewis and Clark, Plants on the Trail with Lewis and Clark, and The Lewis and Clark Trail: Then and Now were all recently published for the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial.  She has collaborated on several award-winning books with photographer William Muñoz. Booklist review on her Plants on the Trail with Lewis and Clark include "Excellent...Of the many books recently published on the...expedition, this is one of the most...focused...interesting, and... beautiful."

Saturday’s Author Banquet will feature Nancy Farmer, author of The House of the Scorpion. This book earned the Newbery Honor, Printz Honor, and National Book Award. Nancy will share her writing and may reveal some tidbits from her upcoming YA book, The Sea of Trolls.

Saturday’s author signing will include Astorian Arlene LaMear, Astorian Muriel Jensen, Robert Young, Rex Ziak, Tom Cantwell, and Gail Bush.

FALL CONFERENCE APPAREL

The OEMA Fall Conference, School Libraries: The New Corps of Discovery, is currently taking pre-orders for conference apparel. From t-shirts to sweatshirts to fleece vests, you can proudly wear any or all of these items. Click here for the order form: http://www.oema.net/conferences/2004/index.htm

ALA LEGISLATIVE DAY

OEMA representatives Linda Ague and Martha Dechard joined Jim Hayden and Jim Scheppke from the State Library and Faye Chadwell and Sarah Beasley from OLA on the library version of a March on the Hill. Together they tried to plead the case for many of the pieces of library related legislation in the works. OLA lobbyist Nan Heim even joined them for the fun on Tuesday.
Many of the issues were the same as last year ( there seems to be little that is speedy about the democratic process ) and the folks from the ALA Washington office were pretty clear about the fact that nobody was about to vote on anything that might have a negative affect on the 2004 elections. But undaunted, they talked about funding the LSTA at $232 million and funding the Improving Literacy through School Libraries at $100 million so schools would be competing for Oregon money instead of competing with all the rest of the country for funds. They also discussed the Digital Consumer Media Rights Act and various aspects of the Patriot Act.
Members of the Oregon group took turns meeting with aides from the offices of Representatives Wu, Blumenhauer, DeFazio, Walden, and Hooley and Senators Smith and Wyden. These aides are so bright and determined, it makes you believe that our future could possibly be in good hands.
There also was time for some side trips so Martha and Linda are now both proud holders of researcher cards from the Library of Congress. This of course allowed them to sit quietly beneath the impressive dome of the Jefferson Library and wonder if they were in the same seat as the folks who prepared the arguments that led to Brown vs the Board of Education or where Bob Woodward found what allowed him to connect the dots shared by "Deep Throat." It is a powerfully inspirational place.
Martha and Linda were not so quiet as they commuted on the train from Ellicott City to DC just like grown-ups. They didn't realize that they were in the "quiet car" and apparently were speaking too loudly for a rather grumpy commuter who asked them if they could read the quiet sign. Oh the irony!

OEMA MEMBERSHIP REPORT 04/24/2004
from JoAnn Klassen Membership Chair

SCHOOL LIBRARIANSHIP AND LIVING HISTORY

One of Jim Tindall's hobbies is writing radio plays. His most recent work about Meriwether Lewis' last night alive led to some school requests for him to perform as Lewis as a living historian. Jim reports being reluctant at first, because he approached his subject first as a tragic literary hero, not as a historical figure.

Well, he was convinced to do the classroom visits-and the work seems to be making an impact curricularly and is leading to collaboration opportunities.

2004 YRCA WINNERS

ORA ANNOUNCES PATRICIA GALLAGHER AWARD

Oregon Reading Association Patricia Gallagher Picture Book Award winner for 2004 is Tom Birdseye of Corvallis whose book "Look Out Jack, the Giant's Back" received about 4,000 of the 11,500 votes cast by Oregon school children of all ages.
The ORA is very appreciative of the many media specialists throughout the state who have their students participate in this children's choice picture book award named for Patricia Gallagher, former ORA president and teacher of Children's Literature at Western Oregon State College.

WLMA SUSQUATCH AWARD WINNER

The Sasquatch Award Committee is pleased to announce that The Monsters of Morley Manor by Bruce Coville has won the 2004 Sasquatch Award.

GEORGE FOX SUMMER CLASSES

The following classes are being offered by George Fox University in the summer 2004 for the library media endorsement program.

EDFL 550 The Dynamic School Library Media Program

This course introduces the student to all aspects of Program Administration, including the role of the Media Center, development of goals, both short and long term, human, physical and financial resources.

Offered summer semester June 21-July 2 MWF 12:30-4:30 and Tuesday/Thursday 8:30-3:30 ESC 101
3 semester hours

Format: Classroom Centered

EDFL 533 Advanced Studies in Children's and Adolescent Literature

The course focuses on a critical examination of children's literature as literature, considers curriculum development based on children's literature, and on a further development of a broad understanding of literacy learning issues.

Offered summer semester June 21- July 9 MWF 8:30-12:00 ESC 207
2 semester hours

Format: Classroom Centered

EDFL 556 Resource Management

This course provides the media specialist with resources and knowledge about the organization, cataloging, classification and arrangement of resources in the Media Center.

Offered summer semester June 21- July 9 MTWTHF 5:30-8:30 ESC 209
3 semester hours

Format: Classroom Centered

If you would like information on how to add a library media endorsement, get a Master of Education degree, or if you have a degree and wish an initial teaching license and library media endorsement contact Karen Wedeking, Coordinator Library Media Endorsement Program, George Fox University, kwedeking@georgefox.edu
Website - edfl.georgefox.edu

L-NET: OREGON'S DIGITAL REFERENCE SERVICE

L-net <www.oregonlibraries.net> which was formerly known as Answerland connects students and librarians online using chat and co-browsing technology to share online resources. A live help sessions usually takes 20-30 minutes. L-net hours are Sunday - Thursday noon to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. E-mail help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Responses to e-mail questions take up to 2 working days.

Appointments can be made for live help. To arrange for a class or other large group to visit the service, please contact L-net at least 2 weeks in advance. L-net will be happy to arrange a session outside of scheduled hours. An example class visit might include an introduction to the service and general guidance is searching the Internet or a library resource using a students' topic as an example.
School librarians are encouraged to link to L-net from your library's website. More information about L-net for schools is available at <www.oregonlibraries.net/for_schools.shtml>.

MCL HOMEWORK CENTER: CIVIL RIGHTS & BROWN v. BOARD OF EDUCATION

With the Brown v. Board of Education 50th anniversary just around the corner, May 17th, I thought everyone might be interested to know about the Multnomah County Library Homework Center's newly created Civil Rights & Brown v. Board of Education Resource Guide. <http://www.multcolib.org/homework/civilrights/index.html>
This Homework Center guide helps K-12 students and educators find library booklists and quality Web resources about the civil rights movement, from the mid-1800s through the 20th century. Educators will find an incredible wealth of links to online civil rights lesson plans.
You can access this guide directly from the link above, from the index page of the Homework Center <http://www.multcolib.org/homework/>or from the American History page of the Homework Center <http://www.multcolib.org/homework/amhsthc.html>.
And if you haven't seen the Homework Center's Lewis & Clark Resource Guide, check it out at <http://www.multcolib.org/homework/lewisandclark/index.html>

@ YOUR LIBRARY® SCHOOL LIBRARY CAMPAIGN

Developed in collaboration with AASL, the school library component of the ALA's @ your library® campaign seeks to increase public awareness of the significant contributions made by school library media specialists through school library media programs to further the academic achievement and lifelong learning of students; strengthen a belief in the value of school library media programs and school library media specialists; and position school librarianship as a desirable career opportunity.

ALA READ POSTER CONTEST

The American Library Association (ALA) is looking for the best do-it-yourself READ poster created with the new READ CD from ALA Graphics. Participants have a chance to win a $100 ALA Graphics gift certificate, and to have their READ Poster featured in American Libraries' September 2004 issue. Entries may feature adults, children, students, families, local celebrities or staff. Entries must be postmarked by July 31, 2004 to be eligible for consideration.

READ Poster Contest entries must use design elements from the READ CD and follow the CD's license agreement. The CD contains, fun templates, creative type styles and graphic elements that are used by libraries, schools and non-profits to create their own custom READ posters. Submissions may be made by e-mail attachment to graphicsmarketing@ala.org, or mailed to READ Poster Contest, ALA Graphics, 50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL. 60611. ALA Graphics and American Libraries staff members will select the contest winner. All entries must arrive by July 31st, 2004. Please note that contest submissions become property of ALA and will not be returned.
For additional READ Poster Contest information please contact Trish Cleary, ALA Graphics Marketing Manager, tcleary@ala.org, or 312-280-2426.

The celebrity READ series is the most recognized promotion series for literacy and libraries. For over 25-years, the series has featuring well known celebrities like Bill Cosby, Oprah Winfrey, Britney Spears and Shaquille O'Neal; to rising stars like Tony Hawk, Serena Williams, Orlando Bloom and Matt Kenseth. To view the complete line of READ posters please visit the ALA Store Web site at www.alastore.ala.org click on "Celebrity READ."

ERIC UPDATE

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a five-year, $34.6 million contract to Computer Sciences Corporation
(CSC) of Rockville, Md., along with its subcontractors, to develop and operate a new database system for the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC). The ERIC database will use the latest search and retrieval methods to cull education literature and give high-quality access to educators, researchers and the general public.

The ERIC database is the world's largest education database. Begun in 1966, it is composed of more than one million bibliographic records. The goal of the new ERIC is to provide more education materials quicker and more directly, to audiences through the Internet.
With the new ERIC, individuals will be able to go to one Web site to search a comprehensive database of journal articles and document abstracts and descriptions and, for the first time, directly access full text. The database will include as much free full text as possible and links will be provided to commercial sources so that individuals can purchase journal articles and other full text
immediately.

Libraries will also be able to indicate their in-house holdings so that individuals do not purchase information that is already available to them. Materials will be added to ERIC within one month of release, and authors will submit conference papers through an online system.
During the development and transition to the new ERIC, the ERIC database will continue to be available at http://www.eric.ed.gov
Materials selected in 2003 will continue to be added. Until the new model is operational in 2004, no new materials will be accepted for the database. The department will post updated information about the transition on the ERIC Web site and will contact publishers, education organizations and other database contributors when the new model is ready to begin adding journal articles and other materials this year.

FREE LEARNING RESOURCES

New learning resources in arts, science, & social studies have been added to FREE. They're described below. http://www.ed.gov/free

Social studies

"F. Scott Fitzgerald: Winter Dreams" provides a timeline of Fitzgerald's career, an essay written & read by E.L. Doctorow, an interview with the filmmaker, & footage not included in the original documentary. (NEH)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/fitzgerald_f_homepage.html

"Huntington Archive of Buddhist & Related Art" contains nearly 300,000 slides & photos of Asian art & architecture. Materials are predominantly Buddhist but include Hindu, Jain, Islamic, & other works (dating back to 2500 BC). This archive is the most comprehensive collection of its kind. It includes the largest photo archive of Nepali art & architecture in the world & represents the only formal collection that photographically records Nepali's artistic heritage. (NEH)
http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu./projects.htm

"Immigration" includes lessons, photos, & vocabulary activities for learning about immigration & migration, oral histories, & more. Information is provided about immigrants from Africa, Germany, Ireland, Scandinavia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, China, Puerto Rica & Cuba, & Poland & Russia. (LOC)
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/immigration_set1.html

"Indian Boarding Schools: Civilizing the Native Spirit" invites students to explore the forced acculturation of American Indians through government-run boarding schools. In the late 1800s, thousands of Native American children were sent to live in these schools with the aim of changing their traditions & customs. Students examine that effort through photos, letters, reports, interviews, & other primary documents. (LOC)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/01/indian/index.html

"Journeys West" helps students examine the motivations of people who traveled west during the 1800s, as well as the conditions they encountered, the conflicts between settlers & native people, & policies of the federal government. Students interpret first person narratives & choose a role for in-depth study -- a gold miner, fur trader, pioneer family, Native American, or explorer. (LOC)
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/lessons/01/west/index.html

"Korea: The Unfinished War" examines the "forgotten war" that almost led to World War III. When communist troops of North Korea crossed the 38th parallel on June 25, 1950, the U.S. & later the U.N. joined forces with South Korea to stop the invasion. The Soviet Union & China supported North Korea in the three-year war, which claimed 54,246 American lives. This website offers a radio documentary, interviews with veterans & historians, & information about integrating the military. (NEH)
http://www.americanradioworks.org/features/korea/index.html

"A Life Apart: Hasidism in America" is a documentary on this movement within Orthodox Judaism. The Hasidic ideal is to live a hallowed life in which even the most mundane action is sanctified. Hasidim live in tightly-knit communities centered around a rebbe, the community's political & religious leader. Most of the 200,000 American Hasidim live in NYC. This website provides the film script, reviews, a discussion forum, & 15 essays on Hasidism. (NEH)
http://www.pbs.org/alifeapart/

"Murder at Harvard" is the companion website for a film about a murder that shook Boston in November 1849. It began when Dr. George Parkman, a scion of one of Boston's richest families, disappeared. A week later, a janitor discovered body parts in the lab of a mild-mannered chemistry professor. Transcripts of the trial, news articles, a tour of the lab, 19th century medical instruments, a transcript of the film, timeline, & teacher's guide are provided. (NEH)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/murder/

"The Museum Collections at Chaco Culture National Historical Park" presents artifacts from the Chaco Canyon, an area of the Colorado Plateau occupied by Native Americans for over 10,000 years. Images of pottery, ceramics, beads, pendants, petroglyphs, & tools for farming, hunting, & gathering food are included. (MM,NPS)
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/chcu/

"Papers of John Jay" is an image database of thousands of pages scanned from photocopies of original documents. Jay (1745-1829) helped negotiate peace with & independence from Great Britain. He served as Secretary for Foreign Affairs, contributed to the Federalist, was the first Chief Justice of the U.S., negotiated the 1794 "Jay Treaty" with Great Britain, & was a two-term governor of New York. (NEH)
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/archives/jay/

"Picturing Modern America" helps students learn about modern America (1880-1920) by analyzing primary sources. Topics include immigration, the city, women & suffrage, industrialization, the West, children's lives, leisure time, progressive reform, & World War I. Three kinds of exercises are offered: analyzing a single document, exploring a theme (prairie settlement, for instance), & creating an online exhibit. (NEH)
http://www.edc.org/CCT/PMA

Acronyms
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LOC -- Library of Congress
NASA -- National Aeronautics & Space Administration
NGA -- National Gallery of Art
NSF -- National Science Foundation
NEH -- supported by National Endowment for the Humanities
MM,NPS -- Museum Management, National Park Service

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