New Mexico Library AssociationNEWSLETTER

Volume 19, Number 4, December 1991

MOCKBA '91: The IFLA Conferenceby Judith R. Bernstein, University of New Mexico

In This Issue

NMlA News

From the President's Pen 2

NMLA Calendar of events 3

Officers Slate Set 6

Annual Conference Shaping Up 9

Award Nominations Sought 10

Name Change For SLCYAS Division 10

SLCYAS Division Report 11

Getting Involved With NMLA 13

Document Round Table News 17

Conference Reports

Bare Bones ConservationWork Shop 11Library Management Institute 12

Machine-ReadableSocial Science Information 16Electronic Government Information 18

Other News

MOCKBA '91: The IFLA Conference 1

State Library Plan Completed 8

Interview With Tom Rutherford 8

Legislative Day, 1992 10

Libros en Resena de Nuevo Mexico 12

New Selection Policy For Tularosa 15

Municipal League Resolutions 17

American Memory Program 18

Interview With Richard Cheney 18

In June I was informed that I hadbeen elected to the Standing Com­mittee on Administrative Libraries ofIFLA (International Federation of Li­brary Associations and Institutions)whose 57th annual conference wasto be held in Moscow August 18 ­24. Travel and hotel arrangementswere foremost in my mind, as well

.as learning the Cyrillic alphabet so Icould negotiate the Metro, but mypreconference excitement certainlydid not match the historic eventswhich occurred during the confer­ence!

I arrived on Friday the 17th andspent Saturday getting myselfthrough the maze. of registration,meeting with my standing committeeand attending the caucus of theAmerican delegation. In odd years,IFLA elects officers and votes onresolutions. With an American, Rob­ert Wedgeworth, running for thepresidency and others running forthe Executive Board, the caucus wasa buzz of political activity. The U.S.delegation was urged to supportadoption of an IFLA resolution pro­moting the use of acid free paper bygovernments and international bo­dies. There was also discussion ofthe proposed resolution that IFLAimplement its Paris resolution for amoratorium on new member institu­tions from South Africa until a sur­vey of equality of access to libraryservices could be completed. It wasestimated that there were 1000 for­eign delegates to the conferencerepresenting 65 countries; 130 of

the participants were American, and500 were Soviet.

Sunday began with an orientationfor newcomers, the contributed pa­pers session, open forums of theDivision of Bibliographic Control andof Libraries Serving the General Pub­lic, followed by the Council I meetingduring which elections were held .Robert Wedgeworth defeated hiscompetitors from the UK and Jamai-ca by a wide margin to become thenext President of IFLA, while bothDavid Bender and Robert Stueart ..from the US were elected to the Ex- 01

ecutive Board. The evening wasspent at dinner with Soviet friends. :.Frrom the window we watched, afireworks display which ringed thecentral city in celebration of the So­viet Air Force.

Monday, August 19, dawnedbrightly at 4:30 am. (Moscow is atthe 56th parallel which in NorthAmeIica is at Hudson Bay, Canada.)Everyone in our hotel lobby wasglued to their radios. Because we didnot speak Russian, it was not untilwe flagged a taxi to the ConferenceCenter that we learned that duringthe night Gorbachev had been over­thrown by a military coup. .. Manydelegates had not yet heard thenews and everyone was in a state. ofconfusion about what was going on.Later we learned that a group callingthemselves the State Committee forthe State of Emergency had an­nounced that Gorbachev had beenrelieved of power because he was ill

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From thePresident's PenDaryl BlackSeptember 27, 1991

We are approaching the middle ofthe NMLA ·year. October. The leavesare changing, chile is roasting, and arainbow of vegetables are being har­vested and stor~d for the coming win­ter. I've heard that -':"~9"tQlJ\lds ofcaterpillars signify a cold one, andalthough some of us may., fe;el likehibernating, the work of librariansgoes on. As does the work of NMLA.

Thanks to Jenny Minter and thestaff at Dona Ana Branch CommunityCollege, we had a good meeting siteand plentiful snacks to buoy usthrough a long and productive meet­ing. The Board approved, withchanges, the Bylaws and Articles ofIncorporation for the New MexicoLibrary Foundation. They will now goto a lawyer for analysis before beingreturned to the Executive Board inJanuary. The final version of thedocument will be presented to the

~ membership at the Conference Busi­hess Meeting in Farmington. If youhave not seen a copy of the proposed

.. ,Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation,'please contact George Marr at SignalSystems in Albuquerque. The phonenumber is 262-1564.

Automation Committee EstablishedAfter discussing the topic with a

number of you, I made the decision toappoint a Special Committee on Auto­mation and Networking. Members willbe looking at the automation plan pub­lished by the Association in early1990 to see what aspects are current­ly being implemented, what could usechang~ or updating and 'what, if any,additions need to be made. They willalso be looking at the networking pos­sibilities in New Mexico. Membersinclude Richard Luce, Los AlamosNational Laboratory Library; MargaretArmijo, Luna Vocational-TechnicalSchool Library in Las Vegas; HaroldBogart, New Mexico State Library;Jeffrey Conner, Eastern New MexicoUniversity Golden Library; Mary Pat

Kraemer, Mesa Public Library in LosAlamos; Betty Long, Roswell PublicLibrary; Earl Phillips, Las Cruces Pub­lic Schools; Stephen Rollins, UNM­Zimmerman Library in Albuquerque;Marge Poole, Santa Fe PublicSchools; Allen Schwartz, Santa FePublic Library; Erna Wentland, Clovis­Carver Public Library; Wayne Bower,Albuquerque Public Library; and my­self as an Ex-Officio member. This isan exciting time for automation inNew Mexico and I look forward totaking a serious look at the subjectwith such a talented group of people.

SLCYAS Division Works on

Standards

Randy Gaylor and Serena Douglas,Chair and Vice Chair of the SchoolLibrary, Children and Young AdultServices Division, are preparing back­ground work and informational letterson School Library standards in NewMexico. Under their leadership, thE!

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New Mexico LibraryAssociation Officers

o President - Daryl Black,Santa Fe Public Library

It First Vice President, President;Elect and 1992 ConferenceChair - Drew Harrington,Albuquerque Academy

• Second Vice ~resident - ." Alison Almqui~t,'Wh'er"ry ."<.

Elementary, Albuquerque

• Secretary - Dinah Jentgen,NM Highway Department

• Treasurer - David Null,University of New Mexico

• Newsletter Editor - StefanieWittenbach, University ofNew Mexico

• Newsletter Advertising Man­ager - Carol Myers,Albuquerque

• ALA Councilor (1989-1992) ­Ben Wakashige, Western NMUniversity

Next newslettersubmissions deadline

February 3, 1992Please send your articles and

photos to the Newsletter editor bythe above date. All articles sub­mitted for publication should betyped and double spaced.

Send Newsletter. submissions to:

Stefanie WittenbachReference DepartmentZimmerman Library, UNMAlbuquerque, NM 87131

or

Newsletter EditorNMLA, P.O. Box 25084Albuquerque, NM 87125

Send advertising requests andcopy to:

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The New Mexico Library AssociationNewsletter (ISSN 0893-2956) is pub­lished quarterly based on NMLA ExecutiveBoard meetings and Annual Conferencedates (approximately March, June, Sep­tember. and December!.

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Calendar of NMLA Board Meetings and Events

1991

../ Oct. 25. Mini-conference, Socorro Theme: "Socorro for Your Library."

../ Nov. 1. Nominations & Elections Committee has selected a slate of officer nominees,and publicizes it to the membership .

../ Dec - Jan. Library Development Committee. Meeting to prepare work program.

1992

../ Jan. 27. 4th Board Meeting, Santa Fe. Pre-conference meeting. Completed 1992 Conference pro­gram presented, and meal prices set. Pre-conference mailing date set. Approval of awards and/orhonorary memberships. Approval of items to be submitted to the membership at Conference.First review of work program. Nominees for offices announced .

../ Jan. 31. Deadline for articles for Pre-conference issue of newsletter. Include nominations forBoard, Division and Round Table offices, minutes of 1991 conference business meeting(s), textof proposed work program and any Bylaws amendments .

../ Jan. 31. Entry deadline for NMLA sponsored Scholarship Essay Contest .

../ Feb. 1. Ballots for Association offices mailed .

../ March. Pre-conference registration deadline .

../ March 4. Technology Day, sponsored by Educational Technology Round Table, Albuquerque .

../ April 29. 5th Board Meeting, Farmington. Beginning of Conference. Year-end wrap-up.Presentation of annual reports .

../ April 29 - May 1. NMLA Annual Conference. Farmington. Theme: "Through the Eyes ofthe Patron."

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Division is also looking at the role ofthe State Department of Education instandards development. At the re-cent New Mexico Friends of Li-braries meeting in Santa Fe,members agreed theit support ofschool libraries in the state was theirNUMBER 1 priority and we thankthem for any support they can pro­vide. It also came to my attentionthat two Albuquerque Public SchoolsMiddle Schools - Van Buren andWashington - have eliminated profes­sional staffing in their libraries. This

. is a dangerous trend. Letters to thateffect and calling for the professionalstaffing of ALL APS libraries weresent to each member of the SchoolBoard, to the Superintendent, severaldeputy and assistant superintendentsand the principals of the two schoolsinvolved. If you are interested orangry or discouraged about trends inschool libraries, WE WANT YOU! Weneed people with ideas and energy toadvocate for libraries of all kinds. Call

~ Randy at 585-2282 or Serena at864-2422.

Conference NewsDrew Harrington, Conference

.Chair, and Karen McPheeters, LocalArrangements Chair, have come up

,·with some terrific programs· andtours for the 1992 Conference April29-May 1 in Farmington. A prelimi­nary ·schedule was approved at themeeting. Fred Barraza, ConferenceSite Chair, has been working diligent­lyon a conference site and date for1993. The Board approved Las Ve­gas (New Mexico, of course) for the1993 NMLA Conference. It will beheld on the campus of New MexicoHighlands University March 17-20.1993, by the way, is Highlands' Cen­tennial.

Legislation NewsThaddeus Bejnar and Susan Ober­

lander, along with their committeemembers, are planning strategy forthe 1992 Legislative Session. Thesession is a 30 day event this year,

which means that mainly moneyissues rather than philosophic issueswill be addressed. Committee mem­bers may be meeting with govern­ment officials to discuss funding andother issues before the session be­gins. They are also planning a Legis­lative Day on January 27. In themeantime, a new activity designed tocreate awareness of 1st Amendmentrights is in the works. The L1FC,along with the SLCYAS Division, ispresenting an Essay Contest. Foradditional information on the event,contact Thaddeus Bejnar at827-4850.

And speaking of the LegislativeDay on January 27, the NMLA Boardmeeting date has been changed toJanuary 27 so that we can havewarm bodies there in the morning forLegislative Activities and in the after­noon for the Board meeting. Every­one is invited and encouraged toattend both the morning and after­noon activities. The more people wehave on site to meet legislators thebetter. It is fascinating to see howour government works. The day'sevents are in Santa Fe; the Boardmeeting will be at the New MexicoState Library Classroom.

As always, I love hearing fromyou and hearing your concerns andideas (but before 9 p.m., please. Ican't be held responsible for my ac­tions after that!). NMLA is a fineprofessional organization and YOUmake it happen. I hope that you cantake the time out of your very busyschedules to think about what wecan do to better serve library em·ployees in New Mexico. Thanksagain for your thoughts and service.

MOCKBA '91/1FLA

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(which no one believed), and that hewas being "held" in the southernCrimea where he had been vacation­ing. Rumor had it that tanks weremoving into Moscow.

Nevertheless, the major sessionsbegan with extremely interestingtalks around the conference theme"Libraries and Culture." By the endof the conference 42 open sessions,40 workshops and 4 satellite meet­ings would be held with some 225papers presented. Simultaneoustranslation into the four major lan­guages of the conference, English,German, French, and Spanish, aswell as Russian, was provided forCouncil meetings and other largemeetings. Interpreters had beenbrought to Moscow through a grantfrom the H.W. Wilson company. Istand· in admiration of Soviet col­leagues who engineered such a com­plex conference in a society in whichtechnology is sometimes superb andsometimes nonexistent, during atime of extreme political upheavaland change.

Because of the large number. ofSoviet participants there were manyextremely interesting papers relatedto Soviet librarianship. Mondaymorning, while tanks and militarytransport were rolling into Moscow, Iwas attending the session "The roleand purpose of the University libraryin a rapidly changing informationenvironment." The speaker outlinedthe development of University li­braries in the USSR and pointed outsome unique features of these li­braries. The speaker confirmed myimpression about repressive condi­tions in the past by noting that olderregulations had required that politicalliterature be stored in restricted ac­cess archives, that parts of cata­logues be closed to readers, and thatworks of party officials be bought inunwarranted quantities.

Well, today was becoming in­creasingly tense. After the morningsession, I proceeded to the HotelRossiya where I was to meet my

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husband who was on an accompany­ing person's tour of the Kremlin.Four or five tanks and some 10 mili­tary trucks had taken up positions infront of St. Basil's Cathedral adjacentto the Rossiya. Red square wasclosed and the entrances wereblocked by military personnel. Thetank personnel seemed quite friendlyand not at all poised to start runningdown civilians, Soviet or otherwise.After some trepidation--after all wedidn't know whether the soldierswere instructed to shoot or not-­many of us took pictures of thetanks and the surrounding buildings,while others who spoke Russian en­gaged in conversation with thetroops.

The official opening of the confer­ence began at 2:30 in the Hotel Ros­siya Concert Hall. An evening­gowned chamber music group playedMozart. Flowers bedecked thestage. Men were in blue suits andwomen in black lace dresses. Thekeynote address was given by Niko­lai Gubyenko, USSR Minister of Cul­ture, who "guaranteed the safety ofthe conference participants" whilePeter Geh, President of IFLA re­sponded in his welcoming addresswith hopes for peace. Geh was todistinguish himself in the next fewdays by his sensitive diplomacy. At6 pm the speeches were followed bya lavish buffet with sufficient vodkaand wine to almost quell our trepida­tions, but word spread that RobertDoyle, Executive Secretary of ALAwas taking American names andaddresses to give to the UnitedStates Embassy. We hastened tosign up. Boris Yeltsin, we heard,had called for a general strike whilestanding on top of one of the tanksin front of the Russian Republic Par­liament Building. Someone said thatthe airport was closing down. Itseemed unreal that the evening en­ded with lighthearted StraussWaltzes as we exited to a quiet,rainy night.

At the conference hall those whohad seen CNN or other English lan­guage news reported that Yeltsin haddefied the Emergency Committee,

declaring that he had been elected bythe people and could only be re­moved by the people. Citizens con­tinued to mass at the RussianRepublic Building and some 100,000people had rallied there the eveningbefore to show their support for Yelt­sin and his program of democraticreform. The US Embassy, whichwas without an ambassador sinceRobert S. Strauss, the new appoin­tee, had not yet taken up his post,said they could not take responsibil­ity for our safety and we should gohome. Many Americans felt the USEmbassy was ineffectual and decidedto observe the directions on the mes­sage board from the British Embassywhich said to "hold tight and stayout of sensitive areas." Addressesand phone numbers for all the majorairlines were posted for those wish­ing to leave the country.

IFLA meetings continued all day,including the lunch hour, althoughmany people were reluctant to attendthe exhibit area since it was inanother building in the direction ofthe Russian Republic Building, itselfonly a ten minute walk from the con­ference site. I met with some 20other IFLA participants that morningto help form a new group dealingwith women's issues. It was de­cided to elect officers and to preparea program for the next IFLA annualconference on how necessary in­formation is provided to women inunderdeveloped countries.

Many conference attendees tookturns running off to one session oranother, and hanging out at the barin the Mezhdunarodnaya Hotel adja­cent to the Conference Center,where English language televisionwas continuously broadcasting mes­sages from Yeltsin and other figuresat the Yeltsin Parliament. WhenBush declared in favor of the Yeltsingovernment there was much enthu­siasm from the Russians. It was re­ported that barricades had been setup all around the Yeltsin building andthat some five or ten tanks had de­fected from the coup group to Yelt­sin. The Air Force and the Navy inLeningrad had declared for Yeltsin.

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The military imposed an 11 pm cur­few. Newspapers were still beingpublished, television operated freelywith what seemed to be continuouscoverage of Yeltsin's speeches fromhis "White House." CNN and NBCwere in evidence interviewing andtaking pictures. Apparently, whilethe internet computer lines all wentthrough Moscow and these had beenunavailable for 24 hours, the privateRELCOM line going directly throughFinland, had been up and runningsince Monday spreading word of the"putsch" throughout the SovietUnion and the rest of the world.Electronic mail continued to reportthe news as it had done during theTiannamen Square conflict, in spite­of the risk of personal arrest.

There was some doubt as towhether the scheduled church ser- :vice at St. Basil's Cathedral at whichprayers were to be offered for thesuccess of the IFLA conference,would take place with Red Squareclosed and soldiers on guard at allentry points. Some of the more in­trepid among us turned up at RedSquare at 4 pm and found that atone entrance soldiers had been toldto admit those wearing the IFLAidentity badge. Some 50 IFLA dele­gates were privileged to attend theservice conducted by the Metropoli­tan of Moscow. A presentation wasmade to Peter Geh and ·various· pray­ers were said in behalf of books andIFLA. We surely hoped the prayerswould be effective! That evening aw~lI-attended IFLA reception washeld at the Pushkin Museum.

Wednesday morning, August21 st, we awoke to a continuingdownpour and news that Martial Lawhad been imposed on the City with a

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by G/oria N. TruN/o, Chair, Nominations and Elections Committee

ALA Councilor (4-year term)

2nd Vice-President (succeeds t01 st Vice-President)

Slate of. Candidates for NMlA Offices Set

Susie Sonflieth, Executive

Director, N.M. Coalition for

Literacy, Santa Fe

Barbara Billey,Reference Librarian, San JuanCollege Library, Farmington

Jeanette Smith, Documents

Librarian, New Mexico State

University Library, Las Cruces

Workshops and library visits onThursday would still take place butthere would be no bus transportationand all participants in ANY eventswere advised to use the Metro only.On Friday consideration of the reso­lutions at Council II would be can­celled and only the closing ceremonywould take place. Coordinating bo-

dies were asked to hold their meet­ings as early as possible that day andreport promptly to the IFLA Boardregarding programs for next year.My Standing Committee met in theafternoon and set up general plansfor the program in India and theworkshop to be held in 1993 in Bar­celona.

Secretary (2-year term)

AntoinetteR. Beatty,Director, Rio Rancho PublicLibrary, Rio Rancho

lucy S. Cruz, School Librarian,

Questa Elementary School

Quest(l

Pat Sauer, Managing Editor of

NICEM Access Innovations,

Albuquerque

work with the children through famil­iar stories and books. For me, havingthe opportunity to hear about libraryactivities in areas which are seldomif ever reported in our press wasvery exciting.

By noon, a statement appeared onthe message boards from the Presi~

The Committee has prepared a slate of candidates for the Februaryelection of officers. Those who have agreed to run are:

In addition, according to NMLA bylaws, "nominations may also be madeby the membership, provided, the candidate has agreed and one or morepetitions for that candidate signed by a total of at least 20 members of theAssociation have been submitted. Such petitions must be received by theChair of the Nominations and Elections Committee postmarked no later thanJanuary 1·'... The petition form is included in this issue;

dent of IFLA that the conferencecould not proceed normally becauseof disruptions of transportation toand from the conference site and theearly departure of a number of par­ticipants.' The reception slated thatnight at the Kremlin Palace of Con­gresses was moved up to 6 pm be-cause of the 11' pm curfew.

continued night time curfew. It wasnot until we arrived at the confer­ence that we heard that 3 o'r morepersons had been killed in violenceon the ring road' not far from theBelgrade Conference· Hotel whereanti-coup demonstrators had defiedthe military. Thousands of Yeltsinsupporters were camped or millingabout at the Russian Parliament andYeltsin continued to make speechesexhorting his followers to stand firm.The attempt to intimidate the popula­tion by the maneuvering of tanks andmilitary in the city seemed to havehad no effect as the resistance cen­tered around President Yeltsin grewstronger. The Junta seemed unwill­ing to storm the Parliament and pro­voke a blood bath. The IFLAConference went on, although no­tices appeared that those registeredfor the official tours should confirmthat they intended to participate. TheBritish Embassy suggested that indi­viduals not go on after-conference'tours. Word had it that the US Am­bassador might finally turn up inMoscow that week. Many delegates

~ had already left on Tuesday or were• leaving that day; others had made

arrangements to leave on Thursday- or Friday. ..

In, spite of concern and chaos,some excellent meetings were heldon Wednesday, although they' "allbegan about an hour late because oftransportation problems. Of particu­lar interest was the, program of theLatin America and Caribbean Divisionat which, Marta Terry of the Biblio~

"tecaNacionale, Havana, Cuba spokemovingly on .. Librarians as interna­tionalists: the Cuban experience."'She described exchange programs ofCuba and Angola and Mozambique atwhich Cubans worked to train librari­ansand help set up libraries in veryprimitive communities. She furtherdescribed how librarians contributedto the aid which Cuba gave to some10,000 children caught in the Cher­nobyl incident who were sent toCuba .for medical treatment. Librari­ans translated fairy tales such asCinderella, Peter Pan" and SleepingBeauty, and games, from Spanish toRussian and taught nurses how to

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Wednesday's conference highlightwas the Soviet speaker on "Scientificand Technical Information in theUSSR" who passionately continuedthe commentary on the impact on alllibraries of political changes in thecountry, begun by his colleague inthe morning. He pointed out thatthere had been a' decline in generallibrary attendance of 10-1 2 % for thelast few years but that student read­ers had increased. However, therewere 4 readers for each seat in thelibrary and with the elimination ofbureaucracies, libraries had becomefree floating, meaning that they didnot receive federal dollars as before.Furthermore the production of litera­ture had declined from 1980 with900,000 titles to '1990 with280,000 titles. The demand forphysics and mathematics materialremained steady but a much greaterinterest was evinced in business andeconomic materials including man­ufacturers catalogs, information onprices of merchandise, and patents.He decried bureaucratic actions--readthe Communist Party--which hadcaused some libraries to cease. Hecalled for a strong push to mpdernizethe large libraries, to have a widerapplication of personal computers, toprovide for fee-based services, andto promote social and political activ­ity. He felt that librarians had caredfor their clients and collections and"ignored their own needs." The av-"erage salary for librarians had been160 rubles and was now 225 rublesper month, which in no way com­pensated for inflation which wasover 300% in one year. Althoughrent was generally free and manyprices were controlled by the govern­ment, even those prices had risen.Goods were in short supply, lineswere long for whatever was availableand it was not uncommon for peopleto have to "sneak" out of work tostand in line because shops openedno earlier than 8 am and closed by 6pm. He contended that librarianswere exhausted and over workedand for all this, it was clear, heblamed the bureaucracy. Many of usfeared that if the Junta gained pow­er, this librarian and others like him

who had spoken so freely would bearrested and exiled!

Between sessions, I stopped tolisten to the TV where many dele­gates were always gathered. Yeltsinwas saying he would not back downand would rule the country himselfuntil Gorbachev returned. The Juntaseemed indecisive in the face ofmounting civilian and Republic op­position. About 4 pm we suddenlyheard the announcement that thecoup leaders had given up and thatfour of the eight who had engineeredthe coup had been arrested trying toleave the country. The coup wasover! Russian people had clearlyshown that they wanted their newfreedoms in spite of economic prob­lems. For the first time, individual,Soviet citizens had stood up againstmilitarists and had been victorious.An Assistant Minister was sent tothe Crimea to bring back Gorbachev,but it was ,clear that Yeltsin was thereal hero. Even those who had spo­ken of him as too "brutish" and tooharsh in his language now saw himin a new light.

Everyone was ready to be joyous.After the last meetings, we alltrooped up the street to the Metro,boarded the trains with our blue andwhite plastic IFLA conference bagswith their Mockba '91 labels, exitedat the Lenin Library and entered' theKremlin at the Great Troitsky Gate.The rain which had been comingdown heavily for the last three daysceased and the sun came out. Wewalked up through the massive brickwalls of the Kutafya Tower directedby soldiers to the Palace of Con­gresses and up the many staircasesto the fourth floor banquet hallwhere a sumptuous feast had beenlaid by the USSR government. Vod­ka goes down easily and we were allready to celebrate the victory of So­viet freedom. There was a programof Russian dancing and singing andbefore the evening was out IFLAdelegates were dancing between theladen tables with their Soviet col­leagues. Eventually the merrimentcame to an end but not the feeling of

euphoria that ended those three his­toric days!

Perhaps even more than usualbecause of the political turmoil onewas able to develop a strong senseof camaraderie with other membersof IFLA. Networking, as always, is,an important part of these confer­ences. I was immensely impressedwith the sensitivity with which indi­vidual points of view were ex­pressed, received, and made anintegral part of conclusions. As al­ways, I was impressed with howtechnologically advanced the UnitedStates is and how much we can andneed to contribute to other countriesin areas of our expertise. On theother hand, in areas of multinationalaffairs and ethnic minorities, wehave much to learn from librarians allover the world. Finally, I found itvery exciting to be a part of the glob­al profession at a time when U.S.librarians are becoming aware of theneed to work with their colleagues innewly emerging regional bodies.

One caveat is in order. WhileIFLA is an extraordinary experience,it surely requires a significant finan­cial sacrifice for the ordinary librari-'an. (Perhaps this is one of thereasons that I found so few rank andfile U.S. librarians there.) Registratio'n .cost is $300 with a fee of $150 foraccompanying persons. Air costsare high and hotels run from $50 toover $1 00 per person per night andfor India may only be paid in hardcurrency. Anyone interested in IFLA,shou-Id feel free to contact me forfurther information.'

·'JFLA was founded in 1927 and its mem­bership now covers 123 countries. IFLA car­ries out its programs through 38 sections'grouped into eight divisions, some concernedwith type of library (e.g .• public libraries, uni­versity libraries) and others by function (e.g.,cataloging) .

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State LibraryPlan Completedby Karen Watkins, State Librarian

The State Library managementand staff have completed a plan thatwill determine priorities and guideactivities for the coming 'fiscal year.

Because many of our activitiestouch other libraries in the state andsome of our projects are statewide innature, I would like to briefly reviewsome highlights of our plan.

A study of the information andlibrary needs of the state's rural citi­zens is planned. We expect to con­sider both the existing bookmobileand books-by-mail programs, as wellas library services in small ruraltowns. Recommendations about thebest ways to serve rural citizens willresult.

Currently, public and communitylibraries must meet certain require­ments to be eligible for state-grants­in-aid. The State Library will begin towork with NMLA and libraries toreview those requirements with an

.'-eye toward revising them for futureyears.

~ School libraries need a lot more·assistance than they are getting. TheState Library will continue to workwith the Department of Education tohelp school libraries and improvelibrary services to children. First, weplan to study our existing operationsto determine exactly what level ofassistance the State Library can pro­vide school libraries. We will thenpublicize those areas in which wecan provide technical or other typesof support. Secondly, we will coop­erate with the Department of Educa­tion in trying to gain additional staffto assist children's and school librari­ans. Thirdly, we will attempt to dem-onstrate the importance andexcitement of school librariesthrough various projects.'. Amongother things, we will again be re­questing funding for the EnchantedHistory Project, which wouldstrengthen the ability of school li­braries to support New Mexico histo­ry curriculum in seventh grade.

The CD-ROM serials union list willbe completed in the first half of thecoming year. One hundred (100)copies of the database will be distrib­uted to libraries statewide. The StateLibrary will work with libraries toprovide training, decide how to cleanup the database records where nec­essary, develop a statewide proce­dure for exchange of periodicalarticles, and determine when andhow to add other libraries to the list.

To improve service to state gov­ernment, we will develop a demon­stration project whereby a singlestate agency is targeted to receiveextensive and specialized assistancewith its information needs. Besidesimproving information support forthat one agency, we will be develop­ing a model to use with other agen­cies in future years.

Making state government informa­tion more available to citizens isanother State Library objective. Wewill continue to sponsor BIL, the BillInformation Locator, during the 1992legislative session. Further refine­ments will be made to improve itsfunctioning. A new project will also!?e undertaken: we. will begin creatingan information and referral databaseof state government services andcontact points. This informationshould be very useful to all librariesthat need to help people find theirway through the maze of state gov­ernment regulations and offices.

Finally, the State Library will pub­lish - for the first time in ten years ­an annual report to let you knowwhat we are accomplishing. We willalso work with NMLA's Public Rela­tions .Committee to better informpeople about both the State Libraryand all libraries statewide.

There are many other projects wewill be undertaking in 1991-92.These special projects are in additionto the ongoing services we will con­tinue to provide libraries and citizensstatewide. A lot of effort will go intoimproving our internal operations andstrengthening agency-wide team­work and interdepartmental commu­nication. Anyone who would like to

know more about our plans should!Jive us a call.

,Another Discussion With,A State Senatorby Deborah Eagan and Joe Sabatim:Legislation & Intellectual FreedomCommittee

Senator Tom RutherfordNM State Senator Tom Ruther­

ford, Democrat, represents the adja­cent neighborhoods of the Universityof New Mexico in Albuquerque. He isan attorney and is well known as oneof several pioneer hot-air balloonistsin New Mexico. He began serving inthe NM State Senate in 1973. Pres­ently, he is the Chairman of theRules Committee and is a member ofthe Indian Affairs Committee. Inaddition, Senator Rutherford is ontwo very active interim committees:he is co-chair of the Reapportion­ment and Redistricting Committeeand a member of the LegislativeCouncil Capitol Building Repair Sub­committee. He also serves as anadvisory member to the Business,Economic Development & Telecom­munications Committee and theHealth and Human Affairs Commit­tee.

Ouestion: What roles do you seelibraries playing in the State of NewMexico related to educational andeconomic development? How couldthe existing library' resources be bet­ter utilized?

Answer: Libraries are important tothe overall state educational process.Communities without other multi­purpose educational institutionsought to have libraries, at least. Cer­tainly communities with educationalinstitutions ought to have good li­braries.

The public library or school libraryought to be a place where peoplecan have access to a lot of informa­tion resources through access shar­ing via some sort of network. Thestate is presently developing a broad­cast television network among vari­ous public institutions throughout

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NM. That is the sort of thing thatlibraries could also do to allow great­er public access to limited quantitiesof information materials, such asvideo tapes, and other such materi­als.

The research capabilities of li­braries ought to be helpful to NewMexico's communities. I think thatlibraries can be a good repository fora lot of technical data that can beused to assist communities in eco­nomic development efforts. If generalmodels could be developed at thestate level for approaches to eco­nomic development and for planningfor growth, the libraries' informationresources could be used for individu­al community profile analysis as partof an overall task to estimate indi­vidual community's developmentcapabilities.

Question: Would you favor anearmarked state mill levy or bondissue, subject to voter approval, as ameans of providing additional fund­ing to school libraries?

Answer: That idea has possibili­ties, but we should also consider thefunding alternative of local. voteroption earmarked increases in localproperty taxes. Other states havemuch higher property taxes thanNew Mexico and use the propertytax much more extensively than NewMexico does for funding educationprograms. Therefore, the propertytax rate has more potential to beincreased as a revenue resource foreducation related purposes, sincethat practice is more in the politicalmainstream of tax policy in most ofthe other states in the nation.

Question: Recently, there hasbeen interest expressed by somemembers of the Legislature towardschanging the existing use of theState Library's existing building.There has also been some discussionof co-locating the State Library withthe State Archives. What interestdoes the Legislature currently haveconcerning these issues?

Answer: The Legislature is notinterested in the State Library Build­ing but in the existing State Library

site. The existing State Library site isvery valuable in the densely devel­oped area surrounding the Capitol,because of its close proximity to theCapitol. The Legislature feels that thesite should be developed for thehighest and best possible land use tomaximize state government servicesto the public. Alternative uses thathave been discussed include legis­lative offices and the State SupremeCourt and Law Library. The site isbeing considered as part of a largerland use plan called the North CapitolPlan.

If the site were to be redeveloped,the State Library would be relocated.One alternative site for the StateLibrary would be a site closer to anarea with extensive, nearby vehicleparking capacity, such as the Down­town Santa Fe Central Business Dis­trict. Another alternative site wouldconsider the idea of co-locating the

. State Library with the State Archivesat the South Capitol Complex, be­cause of the similar missions that thetwo agencies perform.

Question: In general, what areyour views about censorship?

Answer: I am in favor of it, aslong as the censorship applies tothings I don't like. But, of course, Idon't like censorship of things I dolike. Seriously, one of the problemsthat I think that libraries have' andacademia has is that an educatedpopulace is a threat to the estab­lished power structure. The attrac­tion of censorship is the superficialpopularity of conformity to maintainorder in the community and thecountry. But such attitudes stifleoriginal thinking and limit our coun­try's efforts to develop intellectualsas well as new technologies. Conse­quently, censorship is ultimately det­rimental to New Mexico's and thenation's communities whenever itoccurs.

Question: Finally, what personalrecollections do you have about li­braries?

Answer: While growing up andgetting my education, I never forcedmyself to actually learn how to study

or how to use a library until I wasenrolled in graduate law school.Also, as a child, I had a very limitedattention span and could not sit stillfor very long. I was never more thana very casual, occasional visitor tothe library. I may have had whatcould be diagnosed as a type oflearning disability. But I did enjoyreading certain things very much,such as the Hardy Boys mysteries.But, because of personal help that Ireceived in the' Albuquerque PublicSchools and at the University of NewMexico, I was able to compensatefor my weak learning skills. I willalways be grateful to the publiceducation institutions in New Mexicothat provided me with the abilitiesthat have allowed me to reach mycurrent status in life.

Annual ConferenceShaping UpBy Drew Harrington, 2nd VicePresident/President-elect

The NMLA Annual Conferenc~,

planned for April 29-May 1, 1992 in·Farmington, is quickly taking shape.Speakers are planning their trips tQFarmington, and the conferenceschedule is rapidly filling up. Natural­ly, conference program plans are farfrom complete, but you can expectto see acclaimed poet Luci Tapahon­so, moving keynote speaker MikePrintz from Topeka West HighSchool, Charles Seavey from theDepartment of Library Science at theUniversity of Arizona, Victor Rosen­berg from PBS, Inc. and many otherfine speakers. Programs in keepingwith this year's theme "Through TheEyes Of The Patron," currently rangefrom Spanish speaking in the libraryto networking and how to handlethat hopefully rare breed--the difficultlibrary patron. A number of otherprograms and speakers are in theworks, and the conference promisesto offer a variety of programs thatwill address the wide range of inter­ests of New Mexico librarians.

Local arrangements are movingalong well in Farmington under the

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capable guidance of Committee Chairand Public Library Director KarenMcPheeters. Many people connectedwith libraries in the Four Cornersarea are working on the local ar­rangements contmittee to help thingsgo well during the Conference. Ka­ren's co-chair, David Butler, will beunable to complete his work with thelocal arrangements committee, hav­ing accepted a job ,at Ricks College inRexburg, Idaho. Though he will bemissed, everyone who knows Davecertainly wishes him the best of luckin his new position.

Don't be left out of all this ad­vanced planning for the 1992 Con­ference. Mark your calendar and planto be in Farmington, April 29-May 1.

Legislative Day, 1992by Susan Oberiander, Legislation &Intellectual Freedom Committee

The second annual LegislativeDay, sponsored by the New MexicoLibrary Association, the Special Li­,prary Association, and the New

. Mexico State Library, will take placeon January' 27,1992, in Santa. Fe.

~The day will begin at 9:00 at the. State Library with' a briefing on thestatus of pending legislation thataffects' libraries; 'Participants willthen move to the House and Senategalleries where our group will, berecognized by a Representative andSenator on the floor and asked tostand. After lunch, participants willvisit their legislators and give theminformation on library legislation.

Last year a vigorous group oflibrarians from around the state at­tended Legislative Day. The interestaroused by being involved first-handin the process of passing legislationcarried over in many of our lives aswe returned home and wrote orcalled to remind our legislators of ourviews both during the session andthroughout the year. So take note ofthe day, January 27th, and plan totravel to Santa Fe to supportlibraries.

Watch the Hitchhiker for further'details on Legislative Day, or call

Susan Oberlander, 753-7141 or Don­na Berg, 667-5809.

Name Change SoughtFor SLCYAS Division

Members of the School li­brary, Children's and Young AdultServices Division should sendtheir nominations for the namechange to:

Patricia Martin, ChairSLCYAS Division,Committee for The Name Change506 Ethel,Tularosa, NM 88352

The Committee will selectnames from those nominated fora vote by the membership at theNMLA Annual, Meeting in Far­mington, April 29-May 1, 1992.Names already submitted include:

• Kidservice Division• Youth Services Division• School and Youth ServicesDivision• School Libraries, Children'sand Young Adult ServicesDivision

It's Award NominationTimeby Nancy Fischer, NMLA AwardsCommittee

The NMLA Awards Committeesolicits and receives nominations forawards and honorary memberships.The Committee recommends recipi­ents for the awards to the ExecutiveBoard in January and presentationsare made at the annual conference. '

banquet in April.

A nomination form is includedwith this issue. Use it to describehow the nominee meets the criteriafor the particular award. It is usefulto the Committee to have supporting

'letters of recommendation from sev­eral individuals who can describevarious aspects of ·the nominee's

qualifications. The deadline for awardnominations is January 1, 1992. Tosubmit nominations, and for furtherinformation, please contact: NancyFischer, New Mexico State Library,325 Don Gaspar, Santa Fe, NM,87503.

Awards are not necessarily givenevery year. More than one awardmay be given. The awards are:

Librarian Of The Year: This awardis made to individuals who have ren­dered outstanding library service.Criteria include: Notable contributionto the advancement of libraries with-

, in the state, known and recognizedin more than one community; contri­bution of a nature that brings recog­nition andlor enhances the image oflibraries in general within New Mexi­co; activities and efforts that havehelped other librarians to improvetheir service capabilities. The awardis not for length of service.

Trustee of the Year: This award ismade to a trustee whose work onbehalf of the local library has re­sulted in significant progress andlorachievement for that library. Thisaward may also be given to a trusteein recognition of work in the promo­tion of library services within thestate.

Community Achievement Award:This award is for individuals whoseachievements are within their owncommunities. They may be librarians,trustees, volunteers, or other citi­zens. It is intended to recognizeachievements at the local level whichare important, but without directstatewide influence. This award mayalso be given as the Association'srecognition of an award from anothersource that has enhanced the libraryand so the entire library community.Such recognition might be given to alocal school or academic librarianwho has received a community, re­gional or national honor. Nominationsfor this award should document thespecific actions, awards received,etc., that meet these requirements.

Legislator of the Year: This awardis made to a New Mexico state legis­lator who has demonstrated leader-

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NEW MEXICO LIBRARY ASSOCIATION AWARD NOMINATION FORM

NAME OF THE AWARD FOR WHICH YOU ARE NOMINATING SOMEONEPlease circle the award name

LIBRARIAN OF THE YEARTRUSTEE OF THE YEAR

COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDHONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP

LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR

NAME OF NOMINEE

liBRARY AFFIliATION OF NOMINEE _

PERSON MAKING NOMINATION _RELATION TO NOMINEE _PHONE NUMBER _ADDRESS _

SUMMARY OF HOW NOMINEE MEETS CRITERIA OF AWARD FOR WHICHNOMINATED (use back or extra paper as needed)

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

YOU MAY USE THE "NOMINATION SUPPORT FORM" TO MAIL TO PEOPLEYOU THINK WOULD liKE TO SUPPORT YOUR NOMINATION.

NOMINEE SUPPORT FORM

I have nominated JortheNMLAaward of . Ifyou would like toexpress your support ofthis nomination please fill out and return this form byDecember31st to Nancy Fiscfzt;r, Awards Committee Chair at the New MexicoState Library, 325 Don Gaspar, Santa Fe, NM. 87505.

Thanks,

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I would like to ~upport this nomination. I feel the nominee meets the criteriafor this award in the following ways.

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LIBRARY INSTRUCTION ROUND TABLE SURVEY

The purpose of this survey is to find out what topics/activities

in library instruction are of greatest interest to round table members.

The information will be used to plan conference, workshop and work

goals for our group.

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--time/work management skills tomaximize time available forinstruction

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--"state of the art" techniques forinstruction in individual types oflibraries

__yes no -school

__yes no -public

__yes no -academic

__yes no -'special

(Please list any· specific library instruction technique/computerprogram you would like information on.)

Return survey to: Betsy McGuckin4751 Quail RunLas Cruces, NM 88001

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TO: NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE. NMLA

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED MEMBERS OF THE NEW MEXICO LIBRARY ASSOCIA­TION, DO HEREBY PETITION THE NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEETO PLACE IN NOMINATION FOR THE FEBRUARY, 1990 ELECTION THE NAMEOF

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ship in the advancement of librariesthroughout the state. Nomineesshould meet one or more of the fol­lowing requirements: Notable legis­lative contribution to library funding,issues of intellectual freedom, oraccess to library services.

Honorary Life Membership: This isthe highest award the Associationgives. It is given to individuals whohave made outstanding contributionsto the purposes of NMLA. The awardis made for constructive accomplish­ment rather than length of service. Itis not limited to librarians, but maybe made to those who have helpedthe Association and/or the work oflibraries in New Mexico. Criteria in­clude: A significant contribution tothe Association and its activitiesthroughout his/her library career inNew Mexico. The scope of activityhas reached beyond his/her ownwork location. This person's achieve­ments and contribution to the As­sociation's growth are known withinthe library community of the state,as well as being recognized by otherpersons and entities in New Mexico.

School Library, Children'sand Young Adult ServicesDivision: A Reportby Randy Gaylor, Division Chair

The Division has prepared a draftcopy of proposed standards forschool libraries and submitted it as adiscussion item for the January Ex­ecutive Board meeting. Briefly, thestandards call for professional librari­ans and media specialists in everyschool in the state; for materialsfunding at $59 per student at theHigh School level, $39 per student atthe Middle School level; and $29 perstudent at the Elementary level; forhigh tech equipment in every clas­sroom; and for support staffing atleast equal to the number of profes­sional staff. While the standards arehigh and the State Board of Educa­tion and State Department of Educa­tion will certainly not adopt them,the Division chair took the position

that NMLA should adopt reasonable(and therefore high) standards forschool libraries anyway. He also rec­ommended that NMLA supportevaluation teams to analyze or re­view school programs and provideschool districts with certificates indi­cating the level of compliance.

The Division also agreed to con­sider taking on the Battle of theBooks program as a work item forthe 1992-1993 Association year,and expressed strong support for thecontinuing education proposals beingdeveloped by Elaine Goodman at theState Library.

Finally, the Division is interestedin pursuing the stated goal of theFriends and Trustees Roundtable asit relates to friends groups in schoollibraries. (An aside from the divisionchair: Should school librarians con­sider encouraging school board mem-

. bers to view themselves as trusteesfor school-libraries? Think about it.)

Bare Bones Conservation...and Panty Hose?by Kathy Flanary, New MexicoMilitary Institute

Why do professional librariansand archivists need to know about"recycled" panty hose? No, not be­cause we're planning workshops andpreparing scholarly bibliographies onthe history of "Materials Suitable ForPillow Stuffing" or "Procedures ForStoring Onions." Certainly, I'll tellyou; but first let me thank the NMLAEducation Committee for a grant inthe amount of $125 which helpedfinance my attending a "Bare BonesConservation" workshop held in con­junction with the Society of South­west ArchivistslConference ofIntermountain Archivists AnnualMeeting in Tempe, Arizona. Valuablehands-on experience gained in theworkshop was endorsed with perti­nent information regarding qualityarchival supplies and reputable com­panies. If anyone is interested inhaving a copy of this material, con­tact me and I'll send it.

Residing in the desert of NewMexico, I realize heat, light, and dustare to be managed. Yet, I venture tosay few of New Mexico's librarieshave filters on their fluorescent lightsor film on windows for protectionfrom ultraviolet rays. Heat, oh my. Idon't mind admitting my feeling ofdespair when I was reminded of thedevastating effects of heat. Do youremember that three days of 100°temperature, or six days at 90°, ortwelve days at· 80° will age papertwenty-five years! Of course, youremember. And you also rememberto inquire about the frequency yourphysical plant or cleaning personnelchange the air filters in your building!Oh yes, I almost forgot to tell youabout the panty hose! I don't knowabout you, but I've always hateddusting--so I'll pass along an archi­vist's trade secret. They use a vacu­um c1eaner ...but, you guessed it,they cover the vacuum's attachmentwith panty hose to prevent damageto materials!

SALALM 37 To Be Heldin Austinby Sharon Moynahan, SALALMSecretariat

The next meeting of SALALM,the Seminar on the Acquisition ofLatin American Library Materials,will meet in Austin, Texas, May 30through June 4, 1992, on theUniversity of Texas Campus. Thetheme of SALALM 37 will be"SALALM and the Area StudiesCommunity."

'New configurations and alliancesare emerging in the Latin AmericanArea Studies community in the faceof changing governmental supportand agendas.

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Into the Woodsby Jeanette Smith, NMSU Library

Eighty-seven representatives of abroad spectrum of New Mexico li­braries went to camp August 19-22,1991. Sponsored by the State Li­brary and the Library Administrationand Management Association ofALA, and organized by John Brew­ster, the Library Management Insti­tute was held at Bishop StoneyCamp near Santa Fe. Accessible by arutted dirt road, Camp Stoney is bestdescribed as "rustic." Despite, orperhaps because of, the bunk bedsand primitive facilities, the partici­pants were drawn together in a spiritof camp camaraderie.

Undistracted by radio or televi­sion, we were free to concentrateday 'and night on the content of theworkshops presented by Abigail Hub­bard, Suellyn Hunt, and Murray Mar­tin. I will cover the high points of my68 pages of notes; a massive set ofhandouts was also distributed.

On Monday and Tuesday, Dr.• Hubbard presented a dynamic day

. and a half workshop entitled "Lead­ership Survival Kit." A former librari­

, an, she is now a member of the" busioess faculty at the University of

Houston. Although she distinguishedbetween leadership and management(one does not have to be a managerto be a leader), most of the work­shop concentrated on management.

Traits of leadership include vision,commitment, oral and written com­,munication skills, focus, and recipro­cal trust. Leaders know theirstrengths and learn from their mis­takes.

Difficulties in communication maybe caused by a clash of life-styles.To understand this concept, weworked on a "Life-Style Question­naire," assigning points to questionssuch as "I value my irldependencehighly." According to our scores, wewere classified into one of five cate­gories: Tiger-aggressive; Chameleon­collaborative; Turtle-defensive; Eagle-

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Libros en Reseih31 de Nuevo Mexico

Lyon Hunts and Humor: True Ufe Hunting and Adventure Storiesby Tolbert James "Shorty" Lyon. Vclrious illustrators. Santa Fe: Sunstone,1990. 120 pages, paperbound. ISBN 0-86534-148-6

"Shorty" Lyon has been a hunter and trapper, logger and oil field work­er, freighter, miner and millworker. Homesteading in the Mogollon area inthe mid-1930's, Lyon eventually went to work for the New Mexico Depart­ment of Game and Fish as a trapper and lion hunter. He expanded his landholdings as a rancher when the Mogollon mines closed and continuedworking for the state government until his retirement in 1972. In 1986 hewas inducted into the New Mexico Trappers Hall of Fame. Lyon Hunts andHumor is a compilation of unpublished poems and stories previously pub­lished in Outdoor Life, New Mexico Stockman, and New Mexico Wl1d/ifemagazines.,

Tolbert is a natural storyteller and his relaxed manner makes for enjoy­able reading. The stories are short and filled with wonderful details of theplants and animals, geography, and interesting inhabitants of the moun­tains of southwestern New Mexico. His admiration for the natural worldaround him and for the dogs, horses and mules which were his constanthunting companions are a constant theme. There's a healthy dose of hu­mor in each of the stories. Illustrations were contributed by five artists andthe author's daughter.

Lyon Hunts and Humor is recommended for libraries with extensiveregional history or oral tradition collections or where hunting and trappingare popular topics. Several of the stories could be edited for oralinterpretation speeches. (Reviewed by Judy Crocker)

New Mexico's Buffalo Soldiers, 1866-1990 by Monroe Lee Billing­ton. Illustrated. Niwot, CO: UniVE!rsity Press of Colorado, 1991. 272pages, hardbound. $29.95. ISBN 0-87081-233-5

Monroe Lee Billington's account of black military service in post-CivilWar New Mexico is chronicled in New Mexico's Buffalo Soldiers,1866-1900. In Billington's words, "the term 'buffalo soldier' originatedwith the Indians, who saw that the hair of the black soldiers resembled thefur of the buffalo and that the soldiers' fighting spirit made them a worthyopponent." (Preface)

The author draws heavily on primary source materials such as newspa­pers, correspondence, and military post records to provide the details forthis account. Complete with maps, drawings, and photographs, this bookdocuments the trials and tribulations of black soldiers stationed at numer­ous military forts around New Mexico during the post-Civil War era. Thestory tells of fierce skirmishes with Indians, hardships of military life, andprejudice suffered by the black soldiers. Billington also highlights the livesof several individuals (soldiers, Indians, and others) who played bothsignificant and minor roles in the history of New Mexico during the timeperiod covered.

Billington's account fills an important gap in telling the history ofblacks, of the U.S. Army, and of the West. This book is a must for alllibraries collecting in any of these areas. (Reviewed by StefanieWittenbach)

Judy Crocker'is editor of the "Libros en Resena de Nuevo Mexico"column.

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Getting Involved--Working With The New Mexico Library Associationby Drew Harrington, First Vice President, NMLA

Some years ago, as a friend and fellow librarian and I were returning from an NMLA Conference, we ponderedthe mystery of how one got involved in the inner workings of NMLA. In fact, it is not all that mysterious. If youare interested in greater participation in NMLA, you really only need to do two things: First, please come to theannual NMLA business meeting held during each conference. The meeting time will be listed in your conferenceprogram, and you are not only invited to attend, you are encouraged to join in that meeting. During the annualmeeting, issues pertinent to the members of NMLA are discussed and voted on, officers are introduced, and youwill begin to understand how the Association conducts its business. Second, take a look at the form below. Ifyou would like to serve on an NMLA committee, please take a moment to fill in the form and return it. As FirstVice-President, it is part of my job to make committee assignments for my upcoming presidential year. Each year,a number of committee assignments are made and I would like to include you. Please check the committees thatsound most interesting to you (you may check as many as you like). The amount of time and work as a commit­tee member varies, and committee chairs will give new members the guidance they need to get started. Don't letthe New Mexico Library Association be a mystery to you, Clip the form, return it, and get involved.

YESl I would like to serve on an NMLA.Committee

Name

Address

Phones Work Home.,'

NMLA Committees--check areas of interestSelect as many as you like

Awards CommitteeBylaws & Procedures CommitteeConference Site CommitteeEducation CommitteeLegislation & Intellectual Freedom CommitteeLibrary Development Committee _Membership Committee _Public Relations CommitteePublications CommitteeSpecial Committees Assigned by President

RETURN TO:Drew Harrington4404 De La Cruz, N.W.Albuquerque, N.M. 87107

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individualistic; or Salmon-resistive.Tigers and Eagles predominatedamong the participants. The loneSalmon enjoyed being a resistive"Devil's Advocate." We discussedthe positive and negative aspects ofeach category. For instance, Tigerssee themselves as enterprising, vig­orous, and assertive, but· may beseen by non-Tigers as opinionatedand pushy.

Presentations of perception, barri­ers to communication, managingcreative people, tolerance of ambigu­ity,' conflict management, andsources of power followed. Hubbardleft us with many thoughts 'on man­agement:

..; Good management is thank­less. People only notice whenthere is a problem.

..; A manic organizational cultureis bad for the organization.Overcommitted people burnout.

..; Must we deal with every de­tail? Learn when "mightlydone" rather than "mightygood" will suffice.

..; Libraries need to focus on su­perordinate goals based on theneeds of users; they shoulddepoliticize internally and po­liticize externally.

Book titles recommended by Hub­bard include:

Dancing With Your Books; TheZen Way of Studying by J.J. Gibbs.

Breakthroughs.

Changemasters (video also avail­able).

Influence Without Authority byAllan Cohen.

Thaddeus Bejnar and Daryl Blackled an informal discussion of Hub­bard's concepts on Monday evening.

On Tuesday and Wednesday,Suellyn Hunt presented a workshopentitled "Communication Roles ofSupervisors." Ms. Hubbard is thePersonnel and Training Consultant

with the Monroe County Library Sys­tem in Rochester, New York. Sheoutlined several phases in the com­munication roles of supervisors:

..; Working with the employee todevelop and write a job de­scription containing four ele­ments: 1) employee performswhat action(s)? 2) to whom orwhat? 3) to produce what? 4)using what tools, equipment,processes?

..; Sharpening selection skills.Translate the job into list ofrequirements in terms ofknowledge, skills, and abilities.

..; Polishing interview practices.Practice interviewing, usingtechniques such as role­playing.

..; Developing on-the-job effec­tiveness. Determine what theemployee already knows andwhat needs to be learned onthe job.

..; Developing a performancemanagement system. Give theemployee recognition, praise,and feedback.

..; Conducting the performancereview conference. Use a be­haviorally anchored ratingscale. All behavior is learned.What differs is when it islearned, and for what purpose.

..; Coaching. The manager's roleis that of a coach, not a judge.

WANTED:

New Mexico Highway Jour­na/1923-1927, bound vol­umes or individual issues.

New Mexico Magazine1/38, 2/38, 1/39 or boundvolumes.

Will buy or trade.

Bill JohnstonP.O. Box 370White Sands, NM 88002

505/382-7804 (H)505/678-2226 (W)

Follow up and reinforce behav­ioral objectives.

..; Establishing a humanistic disci­pline process. Document.Mutually agree on action to betaken (employee responsiblefor own behavior). Clarify con­sequences if there is nochange.

..; Motivation, productivity +excellence = service by a pro­ductive team.

We completed an "InterpersonalCommunication Inventory," answer­ing Yes, No, or Sometimes to ques­tions such as "Do you find it difficultto compliment and praise others?" Inorder to achieve a score that ap­proached .the norm, one had to besensitive to the other person's pointof view and to be a good listener.

Book titles recommended by Huntinclude:

Coaching for Improved Work Per­formance by Ferdinand Fournies.

The Critical Edge by Hendrie Wei­singer.

The Tuesday evening informalsession began with some amateurcamp talent, the "Facilitation Rap,"written by Ellanie Sampson, and per­formed by Ellanie, Mary Pat Kraemer,and Marilyn Reeves, with myself asback "singer." Mary Pat and Marilynthen led a discussion which again ledback to Hubbard's concepts .

Wednesday evening we made awelcome foray into civilization for abuffet dinner in the courtyard at theSanta Fe Museum of Fine Arts. Weviewed exhibits of the art of AllanHouser, Georgia O'Keefe, and theSanta Fe Railroad, and toured themuseum's art library.

On Thursday, Dr. Murray Martin,a native New Zealander and formerAssociate Dean of the Library atPenn State, presented a workshopentitled "Bottom Line in FinancialManagement." A last-minute replace­ment for the scheduled speaker,Betty Turock, Dr. Martin concen­trated more on the broad picturethan the specific tools of financialmanagement.

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According to Martin, libraries area part of the greater society's econo­my, a zero-sum economy in whichthere exists a finite amount ofmoney. Libraries are this country'sbest example of successful coopera­tive activity, a well-functioning na­tionwide network, and money spenton libraries is wisely spent. In orderto make a case for increased fund­ing, we need to put a monetary valueon what we do. In a study which puta monetary value on materials circu­lated in one year in a community, thecitizens got 1000% more out of thelibrary than they put in. A library'scollection is a major capital invest­ment for a community. Major tasksof a financial manager include:

.j .Quantifying goals and objec-tives in monetary terms.

.j Finding necessary funds.

.j Allocating resources.

.j Making certain funds are pro­perlyemployed.

.j Placing a value on assets con­sidered for purchase.

.j Estimating cash flow asso­ciated with individual projectsand the total operation ..

.j Evaluating the impact of pro­spective new investments andprograms in the organiiation'soperations.

Marketing is an essential part offinancial strategy. If officials do notuse the library (and few do), bringthem into the library, or go to them.Get out and speak to and listen toyqur users. Find out what local busi­nesses .want. If you institute fee­based services, build costs for staffand overhead into your charges.Most practical budgeting takes placein a twilight zone between politicsand efficiency.

A yearly budget can result inshort-term thinking. Work with amission statement and a five-yearplan for long-range budget planning.

Dr. Martin concluded by ,echoingHubbard's statement that _internalconflict can only damage a library. Itis pointless to fight over a zero-sum

budget when outreach can gain moremoney for the library.

As effective as the speakerswere, the most memorable personal­ity at the camp was Dennis, thecook, who wore funny hats, madeballoon animals, and dished up gen­erous helpings of joy and fun to feedour spirits.

Our mosquito bites now healed,we have returned to our academic,public, school, and special librariesthroughout New Mexico. By theway, while we were out in thewoods, I understand that somethinghappened in the Soviet Union ...

New Selection Policy andProcedures Adopted byTularosa Schools May BeArchetype For PolicyRevisions Around theStateby Randy Gaylor, SLCYA DivisionChair

In the late fall of 1990, SusieMurphy, the Superintendent of theTularosa Municipal Schools, in­structed the district librarians to re­vise, edit, rewrite, and submit forco-nsideration a selection policy forbooks and materials for the schooldistrict. The charge included bott)library and text materials. It also di­rected the librarians to make surethat the procedural section includeadequate community input and re­view so that if materials were everchallenged, litigation and costly courtbattles could be avoided withoutbowing to undue individual pressure.

That was probably one of themost forward thinking' charges everdelivered by. a superintendent in thehistory of library education in NewMexico. It acknowledged the need tohave a clear policy statement. Itwent further by requiring that theprocedures be such that challengescould be avoided if possible, but ifunavoidable, that the procedures

provide fairness and equity in thedecision-making process.

Why was Mrs. Murphy so sup­portive of the need for an excellentpolicy and procedure? First, becauseshe is an advocate of InformationPower. She recognizes that as we,move into an increasingly automatedinformation environment, the role ofthe schools will be to train studentsin access strategies as well as in-,formation. Secondly, she recognizesthat a school district is only as effec­tive as its policies and procedures.While many advocate cutting downon regulations (for example the cut­ting of standards by the State Boardof Education to single paragraphs ineach instructional area), Mrs.Murphy takes the position that clear,concise procedures and well articu­lated expectations provide for clarityof action, and that in turn allowspeople to move forward because therules of the game are known andunambiguous. Finally, Mrs. Murphyhas had the persistent, polite (thoughsometimes aggressive), urging of oneof New Mexico's finest: PatriciaMartin, Librarian. When the district •lost Darlene Nelson to the Anthony­Gadsden Schools, Pat took the initia­tive and made sure that each admin­istrator in the district was given acopy of Information Power so thatthey would be well informed withregard to hiring a replacement forDarlene. Thus, the education of theadministration began in the summerof 1989. Pat also spent time teach­ing - teachers and administratorsabout the critical need for meetingthe needs of students through' anextremely active library/media pro­gram. Thus, when it came time torevise the selection policy adoptedby the Tularosa School Board in1978, Mrs. Murphy was both well­informed and had two librarians onboard who were committed to mak­ing Tularosa schools exemplary usersof library media materials and in­formation.

The steps were fairly simple.Reading' the literature on selectionpolicies is a tedious and confusingtask. Policies reflect a variety of

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things, but one of the most obviousis the climate for free and open ex­pression of ideas. As a result, theliterature search provided many poli­cies which were long on theory andphilosophy but very short on proce­dure. One policy however stood out:Gwinnet County Schools, near Atlan­ta, GA. (For a relatively readableexplanation of the Gwinnet Policyand its text, see: School Library Me­dia Annual, 1989.) The actual policystatement itself is' only one para­graph long. The procedures areroughly 15 pages.

Since the Gwinnet Policy paral­leled the intent of the Superintendentto have a short and clear policy, andan unambiguous set of procedures toguide everyone in the selection ofmate(ials, it wasn't long before I hada capable library student busy typingthe text of the Gwinnet Policy andProcedures in my word processingprogram. From there Pat and I mettwo or three times to edit the draftand recommend to Mrs. Murphy thatthe revised Gwinnet Policy/Proce­dures be adopted. Mrs. Murphy thenconvened a committee made up o.feach of the district's principals, a

• teacher from eachschdbl,the twolibrarians, the assistant superinten­dent and herself to review the policyand procedures. The committee metfour times. Virtually every letter inevery word was challenged, dis­cussed, questioned, and defended.While this stage of the process wascertainly the most aggravating, it didprovide a rough semblance of con­sensus with regard to the final. docu­ment.

After a few editing sessions withthe word processor after each meet­ing, a final draft was approved bythe committee and submitted to theSchool Board. Because of the com­plexity of the document, Pat and Ipresented the document as a discus­sion item in April. The Board in­structed the Superintendent to set upa public work session to discuss indetail the policy and most especiallythe procedures. The work sessionanswered all of the Boards' concernswith the procedures, and they placed

it on the agenda for the June meet-­ing.

I am pleased to announce that itpassed unanimously.

I also offer a word of caution.Many times we attempt to reviseselection policies and have adminis­trators who fight to maintain com­plete control of everything in theirdomains. We were fortunate. Onlvone of the five administrators ob­jected to the procedures becausl~

they diluted his control. Fortunately,he was over ridden by a Superinten­dent and a School Board who under­stand the need for a strong set ofprocedures. Selection is a politicalIact when people can exert pressumto object to materials. Your steps towrite or rewrite a policy can only beeffective when someone does th,eground work to make it happen. It isfor that reason that Pat Martin andSusie Murphy should receive mostof the credit for our success inTularosa.

Management ofMachine-Re~dable Social.Science InformationBy Bobray Borde/on, NMSU Library

The Inter-University Consortiumfor Political and Social Research(ICPSR) conducted a workshop on,; Management of Machine-ReadableSocial Science Information" in AnnArbor, Michigan, June 10-14, 1991:.ICPSR is a membership-based orga­nization comprised of more than 325institutions. It is the world's largestrepository of computer-based re­search data for the social sciencE!sand related fields of study. NMSUand UNM are members of the con­sortium. Access to over 25,000machine-readable data files (MRDF':s)is provided through the membership.

The objectives of the workshopwere to introduce information man­agement and data control and tech­niques. The teaching style consistedof seminars, group tasks, lectures,and hands-on experience. Of the 27participants, 17 wer'e librarians and 8

were the official ICPSR representa~

tives for their campuses. Most li­braries provided cataloging andreference service, with the computerand/or statistics center preparing andanalyzing the data.

As this was a forty hour work­shop, only highlights will be pres­ented. When introducingmachine-readable data files, the firststep is to categorize the environ­ment. Identify all relevant playersand determine who is providing whatservices. Coordinate activities be­tween and within units. Determinecurrent and potential users.

The next step is to determinewhat level of service is currentlybeing offered and what level is de­sired. The following services willneed to be offered: promoting mem­bership and services, ensuring con­tinuous funding, acquiring of data,checking local hardware and soft­ware compatibility, receiving and,processing of tapes and codebooks,record keeping, notifying, the re­quester' when materials arrive, ensur­ing data accessibility, and providingcomputing and data analysis adviso­ry services. It is important to notethat the above services do not nec­essarily have to be administered by asingle unit.

While the levels described aboveare for part of the operation overall,the library may consider undertakingthe following activities. Recognizethat MRDF's exist and what theiruses are. If you are not able to pro­vide the service, be able torecom­mend someone that can provide theservice. Catalog and archive MRDF'salready on campus. Develop a collec­tion development policy for acquiringMRDF's. Provide minimal computingservices. Levels of reference servicefor data files inClude identifying andlocating known databases, identify­ing data by subject, and communi­cating the structure and problems ofspecific datasets. Whatever level ofservice your library decides to pro­vide, be sure it is able to deliver.Remember there are other facilitieswhich may be able to assist in theprocess.

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Once it is decided what serviceswill be provided and who will providethem, there are many other issueswhich one will encounter. The work­shop addressed many of these is­sues.

Collection development issuesinclude: whether your center shouldfunction as an archive and/or library;hardware, software, and medium ofdistribution; developing collections;the number of selectors needed; pro­active or on-demand selection; and apolicy statement. Manage your re­quests and urge your users to planahead.

Develop handouts describing theservices you offer. Distribute theguide and route the bulletins. Holdworkshops. Survey users. Establishadvisory boards. Incorporate datafiles into your bibliographic instruc­tion program. When citing a MRDF, itis important to not only cite the file,but also to describe the methodologyemployed.

Access points, information con­tent, and information retrieval sys­tems were discussed. Ordering andsearching tips for ICPSR materialswere given. RUN leads in providingbibliographic access to MRDF's.

It is important to belong to orga­nizations and to keep in touch withother data librarians. Unlike otherlibrary functions, the data librariantypically does not have colleagueswithin one's organization to consult.

The importance of confidentialitywas stressed. In preparing a datafile, there are many problems asso­ciated with ensuring confidentiality.Information may be lost and it ishard to deal with unique cases.Much data processing occurs in or­der to make the data usable and tocheck for human error. The advan­tages and disadvantages of differentstatistical packages were discussed.The complexities of subsetting datawere illustrated through both lec­tures and hands-on experience.,

By the end of the workshop, theentire process had been coveredfrom the design of the questionnaireto the data analysis. As a novice to

data librarianship, the seminar pro­vided me with an introduction to thefield. I was able to experience thewonders, as well as the problems,associated with large data sets. AtNMSU, the Computer Center is thehome of the Official ICPSR Repre­sentative as well as the computertapes. The Library is cataloging thetapes and cataloging and housing thecodebooks and guidebooks, whilethe Statistical Center provides dataanalysis. This current arrangement atNMSU is now being examined. TheLibrary is considering taking on anexpanded role. The experience andcontacts gained at the workshopshould prove beneficial to NMSU inthis examination process. If anyone

Documents Newsby Jeanette C. Smith, DocumentsRound Table Chair

Four responses were receivedto the letters sent by the roundtable and NMLA promoting theamendment of Title 44 of the U.S.Code to permit each tribal govern­ment or reservation to designateone library on or near a reserva­tion as a depository library for thepublications of the U.S. govern­ment. Letters were received fromTeresa Marquez, Joe Sikeen, andPete Domenici; a note indicatingsupport for very selective depos­itories was received from CharlesTownley.

The round table's publicityproject was approved by theNMLA Executive Board on Sep­tember 20, when free sampletelevision public service an­nouncements from the Govern­ment Printing Office were shown.The only cost will be for duplica­tion, distribution, and adding a tagmentioning the round table andNMLA. The spots, which publicizethe Federal Depository LibraryProgram, will be distributed toselected television stations serv­ing New Mexico. Watch for them!

would like further information onICPSR, feel free to contact me at505/646-6171.

Municipal League EndorsesState Aid Increaseby Joe Sabatini

Librarians attending the NewMexico Municipal League Conferenceon August 30, 1991, in Roswell,were successful in getting theLeague to adopt a resolution support­ing a doubled appropriation for' stateaid for public libraries. The Leagueadopts an annual policy statementfor legislative concerns. Thereso­lution was prepared during theLibrarians Section meeting, in re­sponse to information presented byState Librarians Karen Watkins. TheState Library is requesting a 1992-93state aid budget of $400,000,double the current appropriation. Thetext of the resolution follows:

Resolution No. 1991-13

Concerning State Aid for Public Li­brary Book Budgets

WHEREAS, New Mexico publiclibraries provide all citizens with ac­cess to book and information ser- •vices, making a vital contribution to "the economic and cultural well-beingof the community; and

WHEREAS, book budgets of NewMexico public libraries are increasing­ly less able to fulfill increased de­mands for library services; and

WHEREAS, the New Mexico StateLibrary administers' a supplementalgrant program to encourage ·ade­qua,te local funding for library bud­gets; and

WHEREAS, the existing level ofstate grants-in-aid, at 13. cents percapita, is one of the lowest levels. ofstate support for libraries in the na­tion.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE- IT RE­SOLVED that the New Mexico Mu­nicipal League support an increase inthe state aid budget for public li­braries to at least 25 cents per capi­ta.

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PASSED, APPROVED andADOPTED this 30th day of August,1991 at Roswell, New Mexico.

In other business, the LibrariansSection elected Mary Elms of Carls­bad to be the Vi-:;e-Chair/Chair Elect.Members toured the Roswell PublicLibrary, and had a demonstration oftheir new CIRCE online circulationsystem. The Section will co-sponsora workshop during the NMLA Mini­Conference in Socorro on October25th. Projects were discussed toincrease librarian visibility amongmunicipal officials. Section memberswill caucus at the 1992 NMLA Con­ference.

Workshop on ElectronicGovernment InformationHeld in las CrucesBy Jeanette C. Smith, Head,Government Documents,NMSU Library

The New Mexico State UniversityLibrary Government Documents Unithosted a workshop on Electronic

,~ Government Information on August2, 1991. Presenters Kathleen Keat­ing and Clark McLean of the Univer­sity of New Mexico· LibraryGovernment Publications Departmentdemonstrated· CD-ROM and onlinesources of government information,and provided a hands-on opportunitywith CD-ROMs such as Public Law94-171 Census Data, County Busi­ness Patterns, National Trade DataBank, GPO on Silver Platter, the Eco­nomic Censuses, and the ToxicChemical Release Inventory.

In attendance were representa­tives from southern New Mexico andwest Texas, including the Universityof Texas at EI Paso, EI Paso PublicLibrary, Western New Mexico Univer­sity, Eastern New Mexico University,

. and NMSU. The attendees felt thatthe presentation was a timely andpractical guide to the use of thesenew government information re­sources. I<athleen and Clark hope topresent the workshop in northernNew Mexico in the future.

American Memoryby Karen Stabler, Head, InformationServices, NMSU

New Mexico State University Lii­brary is one of thirty-seven sites se,­lected to participate in the userevaluation of the Library of CongressAmerican Memory Program. Thisprogram is a prototype of a projectto provide nationwide access to thiScollections of the Library of Congressthrough electronic formats. Initiallythe program will include 274 docu­ments of the Continental Congressand Constitutional Convention;1,000 photographs of· the Civil Warby photographer Mathew Brady andothers; 25,000 photographs fromthe turn-of-the-century by DetroitPublishing Company; 650 photo­graphs from the Farm Security Ad­ministration; 500 political cartoonsabout the U.S. Congress from1770-1981; 60 sound recordings ofAmerica's leaders from the earlvtwentieth century; the texts andillustrations of over 300 rare pam­phlets written by African-Americans;and early motion· pictures of Presi­dent William McKinley.

The pilot program will be availablein late fall. Many types of primarymaterials will be available such asbooks and pamphlets, broadsidesand manuscripts, photographs,.graphic arts, motion pictures, re··corded sound, and music. The re..source materials will be placed oncompact discs and videodiscs andwill be available in the reference areaof the NMSU Library. The evaluationwill assist the Library of Congress indetermining what type of materialsto include and what audience existsfor this program. Users in the LasCruces area and citizens of NewMexico are. encouraged to visit theUniversity Library and search theseprimary materials .

Interview withRepresentativeRichard P. CheneyBy Karen McPheeters .

Interviewing State RepresentativeRichard Cheney this morning I gotthe distinct feeling that early morn­ings are familiar to him .. he actuallyseemed cheerful. I, on the otherhand, am not a cheerful morningperson and wasn't crazy about mak­ing my debut as an interviewer.

With the special session just be­hind him, I felt lucky to have cap­tured some time with Rep. Cheney.My first questions provided somebackground information aboutCheney. He is a Civil Engineer bytrade, 53 years old, and in his fourthterm' as state representative. Hislegislative assignments include Mi­nority Floor Leader, Agriculture, Judi­ciary, Printing & Supplies, and Rulesand Order of Business. I asked him ifhe liked being a' state representativeand he laughed. Then he said he did,but felt that legislators should gethonorary degrees for the educationthey receive while in session. Whenasked about his reading habits heconfessed to a surprising list of au­thors including Tony Hillerman, Rob­ert Frost, Ogden Nash and JamesWhitcomb Riley. He also admitted toputting an occasional pen to paperhimself, but" only when inspired," headded.

What follows is the result of fortyminutes of discussing four libraryissues:

Literacy. "I could not read fiveyears ago. I walked into a library oneday and I went up to a librarian andshe was so understanding it changedmy life." Literacy Student

I asked Rep. Cheney if he knewthat one in five New Mexicans can'tread. He asked if I knew why theycan't read. I couldn't answer easilyand neither could he. He supportsprograms that promote literacy andespecially programs that enhance

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parental involvement in improvingeducation. He feels that some gov­ernmental decisions have created afinancial crisis for most families forc­ing both parents to work and de­creasing parental involvement in theeducation process. He agreed it wasa complicated issue and one noteasily resolved.

Funding. "Libraries will get youthrough times of no money betterthan money will get you throughtimes of no libraries."

I asked Rep. Cheney about fund­ing for libraries in the state of NewMexico. He felt that there was muchmore competition for the tax dollarand that as a consequence, thestate, counties and communities inNew Mexico should examine theirpriorities and be more responsive totheir taxpayers. He felt that mostNew Mexicans were unwilling tosupport rising taxes. When I askedhim if he had any advice for librariesseeking funds in New Mexico, hesaid that· efficiency, creativity and

resource-sharing is the trend of thefuture.

Right to Know. Goal for ALA's100th Rally for America's Libraries:"To mobilize public support for ... li­braries and the most basic of Ameri­ca's freedoms, the right to know."

Rep. Cheney felt that "yes" wehave the right to know, but thatAmericans also have the responsibil­ity to know. The right to knowdoesn't help if you don't take theresponsibility to know seriously. Hementioned that nine out of ten peo­ple on the street probably don'tknow who their state representativeis. I agreed but also shared that he isone of our most popular referencequestions at the Farmington PublicLibrary and that there are some whotake the right and responsibility toknow seriously. He then asked me ifI was going to ask him about censor­ship. He knows that censorship is abig issue to NMLA but wanted toaffirm his conviction that thereshould be laws and regulations re­garding pornography. He personallyfeels that books, magazines and tele­vision are pushing against somecommunity standards and parents

should take an active part in deter­mining what their children read andwatch. He said that "true pornogra­phy is easily defined" and that theFCC and Postal System operate un­der those definitions.

Quality of life. "I could make acase that one of the good ways tomeasure a city is by the size andquality of its library system." LarryKing in USA Today

I asked Rep. Cheney if he agreedwith the quote and he said he felt itprobably was a good measure of acommunity, and added that that'swhat we all want--good streets,good communities, good libraries.Perhaps he'll look at New Mexicolibraries in a different light.

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