Volume 27, Number 6, December/January 1999-2000

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NMLA officers & more,

President: Charlene Greenwood3540 Haines Ave NE 'Albuquerque, NM' 87106Phone: 256-1379'Cgreen2224@aol.com

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Beginning in May 2000, the piogram 'will award up to $7,500 to library andinformation professionals in AmigOsmember institutions to fund resource-'sharing research and deve/opme,ntprojects. '

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from the president's pen'

The Mini-Conference October 22 in RioRancho was a huge success. I would like tothank our Members-At-Large, Toni Beatty of RioRancho, Isabel Rodarte of Espanola, and NancyOsterberg of Ruidoso for all of their planning,creativity and hard work. I believe the fashionshow at lunch and the Y2K rap at breakfast werethe big hits of the day. There is an article in thenewsletter with the details.

Laurie Macrae and the LocalArrangements Committee in Taos are workinghard toward the April 2000 Conference. There .are many interesting programs and tours beingplanned. Start planning now for TaosApril 27-29.

The New Mexico Task Force for SchoolLibraries has almost completed its work on thestate survey. There has beenabout a 62%return rate, and surveys are still welcome. Theresults will be published in the Hitchhikker.

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anywhere With a range of prices to suit mostbudgets. All local hotels are offering specialrates for the conference, but Taos is apopular destination, so make yourreservations soon. Hotei information can befound on the NMLA website at:http://lib.nmsu.edu/nmla/conferences.html.There are many charming B&Bs to choosefrom 'as well. Rio Grande Air is offering aspecial round trip fare from Albuquerque toTaos for $150.

We invite you to come to Taos andexperience ,the beauty and stimulation· ofone of New ,Mexico's most historiccommunities. But we also want you to comeand participate in making this conference astatement about the importance ofintellectual freedom in the next millennium.

Laurie Macrae

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There are 'two positions on the Boardthat have been filled since the last newsletter.Ben Wakashige has temporarily been appointedto the ALA Councilor position following DrewHarrington's resignation. Lorie Mitchell hasreturned to being the Chairperson of the PublicRelations Committee. She will be updating andenhancing the NMLA web page. I would like towelcome both ofthem and thank them for theirefforts on behalf of NMLA.

'The Board and a special committeehave been working on guidelines for the NMLAe-Iist. They have been completed and

. approved. They appear in this newsletter andwill be posted to the e-list itself. The committeedid a splendid job. The Chair was GwenGregory and her committee members includedThaddeus Bejnar, Lorie Mitchell and HeatherGallegos-Rex.

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1999 Mini-Conference: A ',,'Spa forthe Mind

While neither~erbal wraps nor massages wereavailable at the October 22 mini-conference one '

" hundred and "forty-two librarians and' support. , staff spent the day learning, networking, seeing

old friends' and making new ones at the. HiltonGarden Inn in Rio Ra,ncho. Two ideas drove thetheme arid content of the mini-conference thisyear. ' . One was' how we deal. with the stresscaused' by', the rapid 'cha~ges happening in',libraries today. The other was the desire todesign' a conference which could be, enjoyed, ,equally bybotn' support 'staff as well as 'Iibrarians~

, "As Members atLarg~ of~MLA's Board, NancyOsterberg of Ruidoso Public 'Library, IsabelRodarte from Northern 'New Mexico CommunityCollege, arid Toni Beatty from Rio, Rancho

_Public· Library were, responsible for planning and', organizing themihi-conference: Their goal was, to provide work~hops' which would give library

staff members some tools to not only deal with,stress, ,workplace violence, _ and personriel 'issues; but also 'some, time to' meet by job

, specialty so as to allow' people to establish asupport network of colleagues working- in the -same field of library service. ' '

The ,day 'started, ~ff 'with a foot-stomping,rendition C?f, the (soon to be famous) Y2K Rap,written by Vaunda Nels'on and Lori Snyder, with'assistance by" Amy Weig-Pickering andStephanie Kelly of, Rio Rancho PL. ' The rapwas written,· at the request of Rio, Rancho'semergency rnanagement staff as a way to reach'

" more members of the community and get themto pay" attention to 'preparing· for Y2K. ' Havingperformed their morning calisthenics, the crowdsettled'dolJlin ,to' hea,rabout work by the New

, , ,Mexico Library, Foundation. David Giltrow "awarded Foundation grant' checks to' Taos'Public Library, M,agdalena Public 'Library, theOavid Cargo Public Library in Mora, and the RioRancho Public" Library; to enhance theirprograms, outreach.. t~chnology, and literacyefforts. ' ,

: " State, :Librariah '. Ben , W~ka:shige ' 'updated ', 'conference attendees on the' impact of the, on~ ,

, line ProQuest database 'in New Mexico; as well,'as plans· fqr the expansion' this progra'm to

inClude other databases. ' ', '

After breakfast, attendee~ broke intog~oups' to,network by job specialty, after wbich there was achoice .of four different workshops. These',included' ethicist Carolyn' Silver speaking, on,

'''Finding the Sprit in the Workplace,"" aqiscussion of school/public librarY cooperationby the RRpt Education Team and Rio Rancho 'Public Schools staff, "Library Safetyi'.with Officer 'Gurt Voiles, and a library fundraising workshop~by Sandra Lynn entitled "Show lJsJhe Money!"

, After'grabb'ing a box lunch, we 'settled in to enjoy,a' fashion, show organized by Nancy Osterberg,which feature,d library fashions over the past 200year~, as, well as what books those librarians','may have recommended to their readers. ,Nexton the agenda. was a presentation' by CandaceVigil on the Hartman' Color Code; a method ofunderstanding human behavior 'based on the,

, core motivations of various personality types~ ,

", Afternoon events included a " stress' 'relief"'workshop with: Susan Silverman of, Aspen,' ", Behaviorcll Services entitled "Library Staff in the' ,Pressure 'Cooker: Taking' Care 'of Ourselves and 'On~ ,Another," and "Look to ' the Mountain:Reflections on Indigenous ,Ecology" with UNM's

, :Dr. Gregory Ca,jete. "lnterviE!wing ·fora Good,, Job Fit" with Dr. Leonard, Stitelman 'and'''Copyright in, the Electronic' Age i. with, lawlibrarian/attorney Marsha L. Baum rounded oufthe workshop selection. After another.

,n~tWorking session and meetings by the SIGS.the conference was adjourned., . :, '.

Our ,thanks go to the 'volunteers /from :' Rio ', Rancho's Board of Trustees and Friends of the­

librarY, as well as'to the NMLA'Board membersand President Charlene Greenwood.. '

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Officer Nominations:" NMLA 2000·2001

The Nominations and Elections Committee has composed the following slate of candidatesfor the offices of Vice-President, Secretary, Member at Large, and ALA Councilor. Youshould have received a nominations form and more detailed biographies of the candidatesin the mail by now. If not, please refer to the NMLA website at http://lib.nmsu.edu/nmla.Your vote is important.

Vice-PresidentlPresident-Elect: Paul MillerDirector, Alamogordo Public Library

Secretary: Leslie ChamberlinHead of Tireman Library, UNM

Kathy MatterLibrarian, John Baker Elementary School

Claire OdenheimLi,brary Media Specialist, Onate High School

Member at Large: Norice LeeBranch Librarian, NMSU-Dona Ana Branch

Community College

Carol MerrillLibrarian, Hubert Humphrey Elementary School

Olivia NewfieldLos Alamos County Library, White Rock Branch

"Rebecca Rich-WulfmeyerSenior Librarian/Manager of Archival Collections,

Museum of International Folk Art

*(Please note that Elaine Goodman has withdrawn her candidacy since the mailing.)

ALA Councilor:

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Thaddeus BejnarState Law Librarian and Public Records

Commissioner

Susan Deese-Roberts "Director, Education Programs and Services, UNM

General Library

. Teresa Naranjo "Santa Clara Pueblo Community Library

Sandra SpurlockManager of Library Services for the Lovelace

Respiratory Research Institute

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Travelogues

A.. Chine'se Journey --PartIV·ofIV, -

With our meeting with the Ministry ofBasic -Education as background, we were readyfor the real thing,-'a visit to Beijing #5 High' .School.. TheY,havestudents ages 12 to 18years old, There are 21 00 students in 42classes. At class change time the halls w~re

surprisingly empty; then we learned .that thestudents stay put arid the teachers. changeclassrOOms. The staff of the school wereanxious to show us their library, computer lab,and observatory. At the end of the day the .students did not leave until their classroom was

·clean and rl;l,ady for the next day.. This in.cludedtheir washing the bo~rds, dusting, and moppingthe floors. The students were eager to talk taus.and practice their four years of English. This

· high school is considered a, key' school in Beijing,and all the students we talked to were anxious togo on to the university. Nationally the. rate of .passing the Universityexarri is 2%; at thisschool the rate is 99% - a key school indeed..After chatting with the 'students, we went outside'to watch them play basketball and get their ~ikes

·for their trip home. . ". ' Our next school visit was the Xi'an .

Foreign Language University. Here students'that were training to be teachers of English .listened to presentations by members of ~ui' .group and then chatted with us on an individual.basis. There were many questions regardingteaching and anxieties similar to those of anyeducation studenfin the United States..

Zhong Shan University has 16,000' ,students ,and 6,000 faculty on 300 acres.inGuangzhou.. It is one of only 30 schools in

.. Chinathat,9ffers training to become a librarian.

. The Info'rri'lation Management Departmentwasestablished in 1~80 and has 300 undergraduatestudents working toward a degree in library .science,infor'mation management, or arc;hivemanagement. They were anxious to trade.professional tidbits with us and give us a tour oftheir librarY and campus. '

The Guangzhou Kindergarten was next,on our agenda. This private school for childrenof government,officials was opened in 1950.

They h~ve800.studentsages 3 to 6-1/2 years;600 of these students are boarding students 'which means they !iveat the school fromMonday morning until Friday night with a

· possible visit home on Wednesday ev~ning. 'It is'a lovely faCility with landscaped areas, play'·areas, a full· size puppet stage and rooms to play

· with clay, playwith models, learn musical '. keyboard, read books anddo,rmitory rooms with40 beds in them. The cost at poarding a studentwas 400 yuan ($48) per month.' .

-' Our' last day inChin.a found us at, LaSalle High School in Hong Kong. BecauseHong Kong just became part of China in 1997, it

, was not surprising that this school followed the .'B,ritish pattern of education; or that its principal

. was Brother Patrick from Ireland. The school· has 1740 male students ages 12 to 19. 96% of

the students go on to the university. The day we·,Were visiting the students were off on 'a, school­wide picnic but we did get to visit with ,thelibrarian about the library, c1asses,.c1ubs, and'clJrriculum a,s well as have tea in the ci3:riteen.

Our very last meeting was. with thepresident of the Hong Kong Teacher/Librarian'

'Association. She is a strong-willed, out-spoken .lady who has definite opinions'ona number ofissues. Herconclusions'summarized wnat a lot·of us were feeling regarding the importance of

'the. teacher/librarian in reaching. all the students;'in cooperating with teachers and winning'overadministration, and.providing a model for today's

.students so theY will know how to act in their'future lives. ,,' .'

Just as it is impossible to see all parts ,of .the U.S. in 15 days, so is it impcissipleto study .every aspect of China in the same amount oftime. However, it was a wonderful trip,which Inever expected to take. I ha,ve 540 slides fa aid

.the memory process or to show others.to try toconvey a sense of what we lSaw anddid. If youever have the chance, spend the money; take

, the trip. China is worth the effort. : ." ' .

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Monterrey, Mexico

In mid-October, I took a brief but fruitful trip toMonterrey, Nuevo Le6n, Mexico, where I taughta two-day seminar on basic reference servicesto a group of about 20 Mexican librarians.Monterrey is only about 150 miles away from myformer home in Laredo, TX. While I wasreference and ILL librarian at Texas A&MInternational University (formerly Laredo State), Igot to know some of my colleagues in this third­largest city in Mexico. Monterrey is the nationalseat of high-tech industry and the mostAmericanized of Mexican cities. It has a 90%literacy rate, several universities, and a well­educated populace.

After connecting with these friends again at theFORO last spring in Mexicali, I received aninvitation to be a part of their Second AnnualTraining Program for Librarians and InformationSpecialists. The program is scheduled tocoincide with EnUnea (Online), a trade showfor electronic products, and the FeriaInternacional del Libro (FIL), or InternationalBook Fair. Monterrey's FIL, while only half aslarge as its better-known counterpart inGuadalajara, is still sizeable, featuring over 400publishers. All of these activities are sponsoredby the ITESM (Instituto Tecnol6gico y deEstudios Superiores de Monterrey), or "Tec,"one of the most respected universities in thecountry.

Library education is not nearly as well developedin Mexico as it is here. There, even inuniversities, many librarians don't even have aIicenciatura, or bachelor's, in library science.They may have worked many years in the libraryfield and learned much from practicalexperience, but they are unlikely to have thetheoretical grounding and broader contextualknowledge of the field that comes from formaltraining. Many of my students in the seminarwere in this situation. In fact, many of them hadbeen working in libraries for longer than I have-

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I got my first professional position 10 years ago.They were enthusiastic to discuss the largerissu'es at play in their jobs-the role of publicservices in general, inter- and intra-departmentalcommunication, the art of the referenceinterview, ethical issues like patronconfidentiality, etc.

Most of the participants were from universitylibraries, with only a few from special libraries.The lack of public librarians in the class servesto highlight how undeveloped that sector is inMexico. As of the mid-1990s, there were onlyabout 4300 public libraries in the whole country,with an average of around 5000 volumes percollection and 2.7 employees per library.Obviously, these struggling institutions wouldhave a very hard time sending employees to aclass, which cost approximately $100.

After my teaching duties were over, I took a dayto enjoy the beauties of Monterrey itself. One ofmy favorite stops is always the Museo de ArteContemporaneo, known as the MARCO, whichis also a play on words since "marco" means"frame." This museum was designed byLegorreta, the same architect who designed themuch-ballyhooed San Antonio Public Library.His use of color, space and light makes thebuilding itself.as much of a draw as the art itholds.

I'm so glad I was able to teach this class. It wasa real joy seeing my students share information,experience and ideas, and to feel that I hadcontributed, in however small a way, to thedevelopment of the profession I love so much, ina country that I have grown to love as well.

By Verla J. PetersonAssistant Library Director Branigan Library,Las Cruces

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,The,Main Library MU'ral Project: A Summer of Art, Politic,s ,andJournalism

by Joe Sabatini

"Library Murai Plan Ridiculed. Loc'al architectsqnd artists decry murafplan; stupid, an act ofvandalism.... Muralist Joe Stephenson is wayout of his league when he proposed festooningits sides with giant murals.'; This text from the"Pleasantville Joornal," quoted from actualnewspaper stories and'editorials, appears on ayellow sheet of newsprint emerging from a 'Gutenberg press in the ce'nter of Albuquerque'sMain Library mural. The controversies 'surrounding the mural project reflected thevolatile nature of public art, and made thesU,mmer of 1999 a unique exer~ise in art andpolitics for the staff at Main Library.

In April, Albuquerque Mayor Jim ~aca' ,announced that Main Library would get a muralas part of his Mayor's Arts $i.Jmmer Institute.One hundred high school youth would be ,selected from 500 applicants to work on public "art projects"through interviews and portfoliopresentations. Selected apprentices would behired for the summer and be assigned to music,dance, sculpture, painting and mural projectsunder supervision of professionalartists. MayorSaca had indicated his desire ,to make the Public

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'Library more'visible in the community, a'ndwas,enthusiastic in accepting the recommendation ofmuralists JOE! Stephenson and KathleerSweeney that the east side of the downtownMain Library would be an ideal site for a largemuraL In telling the Library administration aboutthe project,the Mayor requested staff to a~sist

the students in learning about the library so themural could reflect its history and mission. Assoon as schoorwas out, the muralists ,assembled and began doing research. Library'staff made presentations, gave tours of libraryfacilities and assisted with a wide array ofreference requests. The students and staffagreed on the theme "kn'owledge is power,"'portraying aspects of the history of ideas, "writing, printing, books and libraries, represented,on a time line from ancient Egypt to present-dayAlbuquerque. '

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Public controversy firSt emerged in a column in'the AlbuquerqueTribune by V.B.price on-June

, 11th, denouncing the lack of public discussionabootthe wisdom of putting a'mural on the

, ,"award-winning" building. The local-chapter ofthe American Institute of Architects expressed,

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concerns about painting on the brick surface.Retired architect George Pearl expressedsurprise that anyone would want to put a muralon one of his best works. A full-page editorial inthe Albuquerque Journal denounced the projectand Mayor. Letters to the editor characterizedthe building as a "gem of regional modernism"which should not be defaced. City councilorsmade statements critical of the way that theproject was handled. Television news crewscame to the Library to interview the muralists,who were obliged to respond to the criticism.These talented youth discovered thatparticipating in a public art project involved morethan just a resume-enhancing summer job. Theywere dismayed at being portrayed as if theywere at-risk graffiti gang taggers. Finally, ameeting was arranged between the muralistsand George Pearl, with the press in attendance.The muralists accepted Pearl's suggestion thatmural be painted on plywood panels mounted onsteel girders attached to the wall, rather than onthe brick. Local architects and businesses raisedmoney to pay for the panels and girders. '

Meanwhile, the muralists worked together todesign the subject matter. There were severalmeetings with library staff to discuss the designand hear suggestions. As a result, a portrait ofself-educated American philosopher Eric Hofferwas substituted for a potentially controversialrepresentation of a homeless man with a ,shopping cart full of books. A "generic librarian"in the section showing Main's reference deskwas changed to a portrait of Miss Myra Durr, arecently-deceased longtime employee at the.South Broadway Library and Cultural Center.Texts were researched to illustrate book andknowledge themes from the Bible, the Koranand Don Quixote. A final design sketchwaspresented to Mayor Baca for approval, and thenpresented to City Council. The panels arrived,and painting began in the Library's CommunityMeeting room.

In mid June, a scaffold was erected along theeast side of the Library to install the girders andattach the partially painted panels. Someonecontacted the City's Risk Management Divisionto express concern about having teenagersworking on a scaffold. Several students whowere under sixteen had to work on other aspectsof the project due to child labor laws. There wasongoing press coverage as the mural .progressed, but it focused on the positiveaspects of youth doing art. The muralists invited

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library staff to participate in painting somebackground areas, and this was the subject of atelevision news feature. Maxine Huang, thelibrarian at the Special Collections Library, wrote'and painted the Chinese text on a muralsegment showing Ts'ai Lun, inventor of papermanufacturing. By mid-August, most of themural was complete, and the apprenticesreturned to school. The two lead muralists, twoassistants and one volunteer worked to finishthe design.

The attention focused on the Main Library muralcreated an opportunity to publicize library needs.I sent a letter to the weekly newspaperCrosswinds appreciating their objectivecoverage. I wondered why Main Library's vocalarchitectural supporters hadn't raised objectionsto its deteriorating physical and mechanicalcondition. Without being critical of publicofficials, my letter identified a number ofmaintenance deficiencies. Several weeks later,Journal columnist Jim Belshaw called and askedfor a tour. We spent almosttwo hours talkingabout the state of the Albuquerque's PUblic

, Library system and looking at the building. Hiscolumn on August 9th entertainingly andsuccinctly summarized our budget and physicalplant shortfalls. I made sure to note that theBaca administration's recent budget began toaddress some of the library's maintenance andstaffing needs. .

Toward the end of July, an apprentice artist fromanother of the Arts Summer Institute projectswas transferred to the mural project. Thisstudent worked with lead muralist JoeStephenson on a segment of the mural showinga Mayan Indian holding a codex. The Mayansand other Pre-Columbian civilizations madepaper and recorded religious, historical andastronomical events. The first panel of themural codex was illustrated with a drawing of aSpanish conquistador in armor, standing over anIndian warrior and stabbing him with a sword.The Indian is shown bloody from his neck to histrunk. Although this drawing was historically andstylistically accurate, it was made deliberatelyprovocative by elongating the sword's hand­guard so that the sword resembled a Christiancrucifix. Just so no-one would miss this point, acrucifix was also inscribed on the Spaniard'shelmet. This drawing was towards the top of themural, and partially obscured by the scaffold.The other artists noticed but did not comment onthe subject matter. On September 10th, the

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,The dedication cer~mony b'rought'together all of., .the artists except Stephenson, toj::elebrate the,

. qompleted mural. MayorBaca; Kathleen·, Sweeney,artistCurti's Wilson and I 'made '

" 'presentations. le?<pressedthe thanks of my.' ..,colleagues. that theapprehtices hag "absorbedwhat they saw 'and heard, and p'roceedE1d to

. create a thoroughly researched,'brilliantly"- conceived and beautifully executed work of art.." Long after the controversies have faded this .

,',mural will be a beloved landmark cel~brating , ,, Alpuqu~rque'spUbliclibra,ry. ,Everyone who :. passes by ,this, spot will ,see this mural and. think,,'Oh" that's what they have in there; 'the entirety:of human knowledge~' . --J.S.

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muralists finished the last detaiis ~mdapplied , :varnish to the entire 2,600 square foot surface.Then, with the dedicatjon set for Saturday,'September 18th,and the scaffold about to come,

.down; the '''offensive'' drawing was called to theMayor's att~rition. ,The Administration had', .'already had severe political differences with the' ,Council and with, Hispanic leaders about a .sculpture to commemorate the 400th

. anniyersa'ry of, the Spanish settlementof New:'Mexico. There had been bitter controversy ,

about a memorialto'Oon,Juan de Onate,'"characterized;as both the bringer of European ','civilization and as the bJoody butcher of Acoma. ,A statue of Onate'in Alcale had one of its feet 'vandalized in protest,of !lis order to cut off the: .­'feet of all Acoma males in retaliation:for an,.ambul3h., While not not¢worthy by the st~ndards

of sixteenth century colonial warfare, this a.ct' ,.was a metaphor fortwo ra,dicallydiffer.ent viewsof th~~uropean cQnqu~st ot'Am,erica. " '

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Not wanting ar~peat9f the'spririgcontroversy". Mayor Baca ord!=lred'the dr?wing, to be removed.,When Joe Stephenson refused to do so, ArtsSummer Institute director Phil Baca paintedit,' '.over. Stephenson called the pressto denounce ,~. ( .. . . . , '.,

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. "the censorship, 'and the' television news creiNs,came back in force. ,But the scaff()ldin'gcam~,dpwn with the'image removed. Had it remained,"

, , it is likely t!latfundingfor future Arts S'ummerInstitutes would have been jeopardized. the'incident did inspire an exhibit of books about theConquest, including reproductions 6f codex

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new mexico chapter of reforma

The New Mexico chapter of REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library Services tothe Spanish-Speaking, has elected new officers for 1999/2000. They are: Gwen Gregory, NMSU Library,President; Norice Lee, Dona Ana Branch Community College Library,Vice-president; Grace Gonzales­Small, NMSU Library, Treasurer; and Jean Dickinson, NMSU Library, Secretary, This year, the NewMexico chapter will build on the excellent foundations laid in past years. Planned activities include:sponsoring a program at the annual NMLA conference, conducting fundraising with the goal of creating ascholarship, and participating in the national REFORMA conference in August 2000 in Tucson.

For more information about the chapter and its activities, contact Gwen Gregory at (505) 646­1508 or ggregory@lib.nmsu.edu. To bec'ome a member of REFORMA, use their.online membership format http://c1net.ucr.edu/library/reforma/aboutl. Gwen Gregory

nmla newsletter contributions sought

The NMLA newsletter seeks news articles, ideas, interest groups, research, updates, etc. Thedeadline for the February/March 2000 issue is January 26, 2000. That issue should arrive in yourmailboxes by mid-February.Send submissions to Jackie Shane (UNM) atjshane@unm.edu ; phone 505/277-5327.Electronic submissions (e-mail or disk) in Word or ascii are preferred. The editor reserves the'right to edit contributions.

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New Mexico Library Association Newsletter

The New Mexico Library Association Newsletter (ISSN 0893-2956) is published six times a year(February, April, June, August, October, and December) Submissions can be sent viae-mail'(preferred), on disk, or printed (double spaced). Electronic format is highly preferred.

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