Applause!

June, 2002

William Armstrong

Poster Session at ALA, Atlanta, with Anna Ferris of the University of Colorado at Boulder, entitled, "Informing the Future Using Links to the Past." Deals with the digitization of archival material of NMRT and creation of a web page to access these materials.

Elected Treasurer of LaSoMi Regional Chapter (Louisiana, Southern Mississippi) of SLA.

Kelly Blessinger

Blessinger, Kelly. "Trends in the Job Market for Librarians: 1985-2000" E-JASL: The Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship 3, no.1-2 (Winter 2002). http://southernlibrarianship.icaap.org/.
Contributed to Best Books for Academic Libraries Volume I: "Science, Technology and Agriculture, Geology section" Forthcoming. (A ten-volume set listing the most highly recommended books in specific subject areas.)

Jennifer Cargill

Marilyn Christianson

Christianson, Marilyn. "Are We Listening to Our Customers?" Louisiana Libraries 64, no.3 (November 18, 2000): 3-4,6-7.

"Louisiana Environmental Resources," presented at the STS Database Discussion Group, ALA Midwinter, New Orleans, January 20, 2002.

Nancy Colyar

Aimee Fifarek

"Technology and Privacy in the Academic Library (or Not)?" presented at the Association of Internet Researchers 2nd International Conference, Minneapolis, MN, October 10, 2001.

Fifarek, Aimee. "Celebrating History and Innovation: the Louisiana Purchase Digital Library Project at Louisiana State University." OCLC Systems & Services. Forthcoming.

Linda Smith Griffin

Awarded Promotion and Tenure to the rank of an Associate Librarian, effective July 1, 2002.

Appointed Chair of the ALA-ALCTS (Association for Library Collections and Technical Services) Nominations Committee. Will serve as the ALCTS representative to the ALA Nominations Committee, Summer 2002.

Paul Kelsey

Kelsey, Paul. "USDA for Kids: The 'Healthy New Look' of the USDA Web Site for Children and Teachers." T.H.E. Journal (Technical Horizons in Education). Forthcoming.

Appointed to the USAIN (United States Agricultural Information Network)AGRICOLA Interest Group.

Sigrid Kelsey

Robins, Dave and Sigrid Kelsey. "Analysis of Web-Based Information Architecture in a University Library: Navigating for Known Items." Information Technology and Libraries. Forthcoming.

Appointed co-chair of the ALA NMRT Liaison Coordination and Support Ad Hoc Committee.

Jane Kleiner

University of Louisiana at Lafayette. "Writing Successful Library Grants." Invited one-day workshop, March 2002.

Appointed to the Ingenta U.S. Library Advisory Committee.
Appointed to the NSF EPSCoR Science Information Group. National Science Foundation Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.
Appointed to the Center for Research Libraries (CRL). Coordinated Collection Development in Sci-Tech Collections Working Group.
Appointed to the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Grants reviewer.
Appointed to the LALINC Resource Development Committee.
Appointed to the LSU Centers for Excellence in Learning & Teaching Advisory Council.
Appointed to the LSU Institutional Research Board, Subcommittee on Education, Library Science and Libraries Research.

Jason Martin

Accepted to be part of the Patent and Trademark Depository Library Association program entitled "Don't Faint when the Patron Says 'Patents': Unlocking the Secrets of Basic Patent Searching" at ALA in Atlanta.

Maureen Olle

Elected the Secretary of the Federal Documents Task Force of ALA's Government Documents Round Table.
Elected First Vice Chair/Chair-Elect for Louisiana Library Association Government Documents Round Table.
Elected Secretary of the Louisiana Federal Depository Library Council.
Appointed to New Members Round Table's Student and Student Chapter Outreach Committee.
Appointed chair of the New Members Round Table's Student Reception Committee.

Faye Philips

Faye Phillips, "Managing the Special Collections Department in the Digital World: a Case Study of Cooperation and Innovation." OCLC Systems & Services 18 (Spring 2002): 51-57.

Lamara Williams

Williams, Lamara. "Off-Campus Library Services, ed. Anne Marie Casey : a book review." portal: Libraries and the Academy 2, n.4 (Oct. 2002).