Editor: Sallie J. Alger
Volume 31, No. 3 Spring 2012 Published tri-annually ISSN 1523-8997 by the Association of Seventh-day Adventist Librarians
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Spring 2012
6 Conference Keynote Speaker Annette Melgosa
7 Preliminary Business Session Agenda Lauren Matacio
8 Adventist Resources Section Jim Ford
9 Nominating Committee Report Joel Lutes
10 New Publication Illo Humphrey
12 Librarians on the Loose Katie McGrath
13 BYTES & BITS Andrews University
La Sierra University
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19 – 24 June 2012
3 2 N D A N N U A L ASDAL C O N F E R E N C E
Now is the time to finalize your plans for the upcoming ASDAL conference hosted by the Adventist International
Institute of Advanced Studies (AIIAS) in the Philippines. We are looking forward to seeing the beauty of the
Philippines. There will be presentations and fellowship with librarians from around the world.
In this issue of ASDAL Action you will find travel information, local tips, and a schedule for the conference. If you
have not done so already, we encourage you to send in your registration forms as soon as possible in order to take
advantage of the early bird pricing (prior to May 15).
We look forward to seeing you in the Philippines!
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Christy Scott, ASDAL President Elect, is Reference Librarian, Walla Walla University Libraries, Walla Walla
University, College Place, Washington (Christy.Scott@wallawalla.edu)
I N T E R N A T I O N A L T R A V E L T O T H E P H I L I P P I N E S
C O N F E R E N C E T R A V E L
The ASDAL conference will begin on Tuesday, June 19 and go through Sunday, June 24. To enjoy the entire
conference you will want to arrive no later than Monday, June 18 and the final conference meetings are scheduled
for Sunday, June 24. When planning your trip bear in mind the following:
Manila is 15 hours ahead of the west coast of the US. So any flights you book will be arriving at the
earliest the next day and often 2 days later.
Be respectful of those who will be picking you up and avoid, as much as possible, arriving into Manila
during Sabbath hours. We do not want to ask the school’s transportation folks to violate conscience for our
convenience. Sunset in Manila in June is around 6:30 pm. One possibility to arrive on Monday would be
to plan to leave Saturday night.
Manila is 8 time zones different from the west coast of the US. That means that jet lag is a reality and you
will want to book your flights accordingly. For information about how to handle jet lag, see:
http://www.medicinenet.com/jet_lag/page3.htm .
A R R I V A L I N F O R M A T I O N
All flights should go into the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila. For members attending only the
ASDAL conference, return flights will also leave from Manila. Members planning on attending the post-conference
tour to China should review the information included in the tour documentation on the ASDAL website before
booking flights.
As you arrive at the airport, claim your tourist visa from immigration officer for foreigners (see Visa information).
Present necessary documents, usually passport and return ticket.
Claim your baggage, go through customs, and go straight to waiting area where there will be an AIIAS
person to receive you if prior arrangement with AIIAS transportation was made. The airport is using
“letters of the alphabet” system of spreading the passengers in the waiting area. The passenger should wait
under the letter A for AIIAS. This is where the AIIAS representative will look for the passenger.
T R A N S P O R T A T I O N F R O M A I R P O R T
AIIAS is more or less one hour away from Manila. You need transportation to bring you to AIIAS. Unless you are
used to driving in the region it is not recommended that you rent a car, but rather use local transportation.
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If you wish to book for AIIAS van, individual payment range is $12 - $60 for one way trip. (A group of 5 =$12 for
one way per person; two persons sharing = $30 per person for one way; one person = $60 for one way)
Communicate with Elizabeth Siapco for your transportation needs. Please be sure to include the time and date of
arrival, airline and flight number, and the name/s of person/s sharing the van.
CONFE RE NCE SCHE DUL E Monday, 18 June 2012
5:00 – 8:00pm Registration
10:00 Break
10:15 Librarian/Student Relationships in the University and the Importance of an Early Start;
Kieren Bailey
12:00 Lunch
2:00 Hot Tools, Cool Results: Putting Assessment to Work; Cynthia Helms
3:00 Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index and Other Adventist Databases; Jim Ford
3:45 Break
4:00 Adventist Resources Section Business and Updates
5:00 Tour of AIIAS Ellen G. White Research Center and AIIAS Library
5:30 Dinner
7:00 AIIAS Cultural Presentation
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
9:45 Break
10:00 Adventist Resources Section Round Table Discussion on Collecting and Preservation of
Adventist Resources in the Asia-Pacific Region Specifically, as Well as Around the
World; David Trim, moderator
11:00 Break
11:15 Digitization at the General Conference Archives and at the Andrews University Center
for Adventist Research; Joshua Marcoe and Jim Ford
Noon Lunch
1:30 Hiram S. Walters Resource Centre: An Agent of Change at Northern Caribbean
University & its Environs; Grace Carr-Benjamin
2:30 Business Session
5:30 Dinner
After dinner, posters will be available for viewing and presenters will be there to answer
questions and discuss their posters.
Thursday, 21 June 2012
On Thursday, June 21, 2012, the delegates will be driven to Manila Harbor, and from there, will take a
ferry to Corregidor Island.
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8:30 Worship
9:00 Re-Visiting the Topic of Fiction in Adventist Libraries; Keith Clouten
10:00 Break
10:30 E-Book Challenges: The Experiences of ASDAL Libraries and Andrews University;
Silas Oliveira and Lauren Matacio
11:30 Biblico-Historical Foundations of Contemporary Library and Archival Practices; Bola C.
Atulomah
3:00 Business Session 3
Saturday, 23 June 2012
On Saturday afternoon, June 23, 2012, the delegates will be driven to the Adventist University of the
Philippines, Tagaytay, and 1000 Missionary Movement.
6:00 ASDAL Banquet.
Sunday, 24 June 2012
On Sunday, June 24, 2012, the non-school librarian attendees will be taken to Intramuros, in Manila
around 45 km from AIIAS.
School Librarians Post-Conference
8:30 Welcome and Worship
9:00 The Impact of Library Provisions on the Academic Achievements in Elementary
Schools; Michelle Orendain-Carbonilla
10:00 Break
10:15 Children and Internet Safety: What the Research Shows; Annette Melgosa
11:00 Break
11:15 Raised by Librarians: Engaging Children’s curiosity at the Reference Desk;
Christy Scott
Noon Lunch
1:30 Session
2:30 Break
2:45 Session
3:45 Break
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CONFERENCE KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Lourdes T. David is the director of the Rizal Library, Ateneo de Manila University. Prior to her transfer to
the Ateneo, she was connected with the University of the Philippines first as an instructor with the
Department of Chemistry at Los Banos, then as a librarian and professor of library science in Diliman. She
holds a bachelor’s degree in food technology and a master’s degree in Library and information science. Her
specialization is in information technology for which she obtained training at IBM, Philippines and in
various institutions here and abroad.
She is a member of a number of national and international library associations including the Philippine
Library Association where she was a one-time president, the American Library Association and the
International Association of School Librarians. She has also been a consultant of various organizations such
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Lauren Matacio
3. Election of Nominating Committee (5)
4. Election of Resolutions Committee (3)
5. Reports from Officers
6. Reports from Sections
Adventist Resources - Jim Ford
Constitution and Bylaws
Scholarship and Awards
11. New Business

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Jim Ford
We are excited to be able to present several topics related to Adventist Resources which will help aid librarians from
locations throughout Asia who may not normally be able to attend our conferences. These sessions will focus on
basic “how to do it” as well as teaching attendees about resources that are currently or soon will be available to aid
them in providing Adventist materials to their patrons. Additionally they will learn where they fit in the bigger
picture of preserving and making available Adventist resources. In keeping with the recent request by the ASDAL
membership, these Adventist Resources Section programs are integrated into the overall ASDAL conference.
One session will be presented by Jim Ford from Andrews University talking about the Seventh-day Adventist
Periodical Index and the changes and improvements being made in it to benefit users around the world. Also at the
session, David Trim, General Conference Archivist, will introduce many to the Adventist Digital Library. This was
talked about last year, but much has happened since then and David will bring us up to date with this exciting new
resource.
A second session will have Jim Ford presenting a “how-to” session on Collecting, Managing, and Accessing
Adventist Collections. This session is designed to help those who have not yet started an Adventist collection, those
who have started but have not yet formed all of the necessary procedures, and those who are well along in this work
but need some help and direction to improve what they are doing.
The third session will be coordinated by David Trim and will feature a panel on the collecting and preservation of
Adventist resources in the Asia-Pacific region specifically as well as around the world.
A fourth session will be a show and tell to inform conference attendees about the work being done at the General
Conference and Andrews University to make Adventist resources available via the Internet.
In addition we plan a modified update session where you will hear about new Adventist resources and enjoy a tour
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James White Library, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan (fordjim@andrews.edu)

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NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT
Voting for ASDAL officers and committee members will be done online this year. Each ASDAL member in good
standing will receive an email with a link to the ballot. If you do not receive this email and think you paid your dues
and should be included, please contact Lauren Matacio (matacio@andrews.edu).
President-elect (Choose one)
Warren Johns, Special Collections Cataloger, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
Lawrence Onsager, Dean of Libraries, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan
ASDAL Action Editor (Approval)
Secretary (Approval)
Academic Rank and Tenure (Approval)
Carlene Drake, Director, University Libraries, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
Bruce McClay, Librarian, Peterson Memorial Library, School of Nursing, Walla Walla University,
Portland, Oregon
Constitution and Bylaws Committee (Approval)
Ruth Swan, Associate Director of Libraries, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, Florida
Scholarship and Awards Committee (Choose one)
Doug McClay, Electronic Services Librarian, Warner Pacific College, Portland, Oregon
Tony Zbaraschuk, Special Collections Librarian, La Sierra University, La Sierra, California
SDA Classification Advisory Committee (Approval)
Stan Cottrell II, Technical Services Librarian, Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, Tennessee
Linda Maberly, Technical Services Librarian, Pacific Union College, Angwin, California
Site Planning Committee (Approval)
Sheila Clark, Library Director, Canadian University College, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada
A big thanks to the Nominating Committee for all their hard work: Joel Lutes, chair; Sabrina Riley, Bruce McClay,
Josip Mocnik, and Paulette Johnson; members.

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12th, and 13th centuries. In this perspective, we can now better measure the legacy of Boethius within
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Latin stenography [p. 15, p. 104], and one glossary of 9th century notae sententiarum, that is to say
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Katie McGrath
On March 16, 2012, an enthusiastic salesman handed me an elegant white box. I lifted the lid and became one of the
first 3 million people on the planet to own the new iPad 3. I like it. A lot. It’s fast, it’s intuitive, it has a super crisp
display, and the camera is more powerful than any I’ve ever owned. I was thinking of all the ways I could use it to
increase productivity when I heard a small voice ask sweetly, “Mommy, may I play with that?”
I’ve hardly seen it since.
This, of course, is exactly what Apple was hoping for when they created the device. They wanted something so
easy, so fun, so intuitive to use that even a child could pick it up and use it confidently with little or no instruction.
They succeeded—at least when the child is playing matching games or my son’s personal favorite, “What Did
Snakey Eat?”
But what about the future of the iPad in education? Remember Apple’s big education announcement on January 19?
Apple thinks they have the answer to getting students engaged—using, of course, the iPad. How is this going to
happen? Well, kids like iPads. This is not news. Everyone likes iPads. But can we turn this love affair with
technology into a love affair with learning?
It turns out that learning can be difficult and requires a good deal of self-discipline. Probably more if the student is
working from an electronic text—a paper text doesn’t come with YouTube pre-installed and Facebook just a touch
away. But let’s say that the student is motivated to learn and is eager to receive appropriate teacher direction. Is the
electronic textbook the wave of the future? Maybe. Apple thinks so. (Watch it here: http://tinyurl.com/7swfwx2)
According to Apple marketing head Phil Schiller, the iPad is “affordable, not only for families but for schools.” Not
so sure about that. I forked over 700 bucks for mine—and that didn’t include the data plan. Point failed.
Next, Schiller reminds us that there are over 20,000 education apps built for iPad, lots of iBooks out there, and lots
of education institutions already using iPad technology. Apple wants to accelerate that, so they are going to
“reinvent” the textbook. Problems with traditional textbooks which the iPad will resolve include:
Books are cumbersome—kids don’t like carrying so many of them around. True. Point taken.
Books get dog-eared, written on, worn out. True, but the iPad isn’t exactly indestructible. Point failed.
Schools can only afford a limited number of textbooks, but with iBooks, each student gets his own copy.
Yes, but what about his own iPad? Who will pay for this $700 item? If the iPads belong to the school,
students will leave them behind when they graduate. They may still have their texts in their iTunes
accounts, but without a device, they can’t access them. Point failed.
Books are not interactive, and don’t give immediate feedback. True. Books are not interactive in the sense
that Apple is using the word, but books can give immediate feedback if there is an answer key included.
Point unclaimed.
Books are not easily searchable. True. Ctrl+find technology is beautiful. Point taken.
A print index is inferior to a touch-screen index. Sounds like Apple never learned to use an index. Point
failed.
Once printed, books can’t be updated. True, but do you really want the content of your personal copy
changing? What happens to your notes when the content changes? Point unclaimed.
So the print textbook bashing session didn’t go so well, but the demonstration of iBooks 2 and the digital textbooks
which are available from big-name publishers left me drooling. And reaching for my iPad. The electronic texts are
beautiful, engaging, and downright amazing. They include fantastic photography, embedded video, intuitive
navigation, and fantastic interactive learning components. All points taken.
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The electronic textbook also features simple touch-screen highlighting and notation tools (the iPad 3 even has a
voice recognition feature—you don’t even have to type), integrated word definitions, and you can put in digital
bookmarks, search your notes, search the book for keywords, and even make flash cards for study. Did I mention I
was drooling? All points taken.
Pair all this functionality with the fact that anyone can create content (iBooks Author is free—and there is a vetting
process, so only the “good” stuff gets published) and anyone can now audit college courses from institutions such as
MIT, Yale, and Harvard (download the iTunes U app today); the whole package is pretty much irresistible.
So will the electronic textbook revolutionize education? Probably. But before we go slashing our book budgets and
purchasing iPads for everyone, there are other factors to consider. First, at present only a fraction of what is
available in print is available in electronic format. Second, Apple isn’t the only company out there making devices
and creating content, and all these competing platforms are pretty stingy about content sharing.
Third, there are precious few of these gorgeous, interactive digital textbooks available. Most e-books are little more
than digital versions of the print product. Finally and most importantly, we are talking about textbooks, not entire
library collections.
Bottom line: We are going there, but we are not there yet. The iPad 3 is awesome, but not yet awesome enough to
merit tossing out all things paper and pencil. The iEverything world is coming, but we are still farther away from it
than Apple wants us to believe.
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What new and exciting things are going on in your library? Send your “Libraries on the Loose” contribution to
Katie McGrath, Reference/Instruction, McKee Library, Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, Tennessee.
(kmcgrath@southern.edu) Twitter: @refmaster94
Retirement
On July 1 st , Sallie Alger, MLS, MSA, is retiring as the head of Bibliographic Services at the James White Library,
Andrews University. Sallie has taken a leadership role in cataloging, collection development and the faculty liaison
program, periodicals and acquisitions, and Services to Adventist International Libraries (SAIL) for the past eight
years, as well as previous to her development work. It will be challenging to replace her expertise, collegiality, and
leadership. Sallie has spent 20 years working in the Andrews Library. She also spent 5 years working in
development at Andrews and at Adventist Frontier Missions (AFM). Sallie has been voted by her colleagues to be
an emerita professor of library science at Andrews University.
One of the areas Sallie has researched for her presentations and posters is the benefits of working as a library
assistant in an academic library. She has served the library profession in a number of capacities. Sallie was the
ASDAL Action editor for 6 years and is currently the president of CATLA (Chicago Area Theological Association).
In 2006, Sallie spent a sabbatical in Chiang Mai, Thailand, setting up a mission resource library for Adventist
Frontier Missions. She serves on several campus-wide committees at Andrews and is heavily involved in Church
and community service. Sallie received a state-wide award for her community service from the Michigan Campus
Compact in 2008 for “outstanding contributions in service learning and community service.”
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New Librarians
I am pleased to report that we are welcoming two new library faculty to the La Sierra University Library team.
Chelsi Cannon began work at the Reference Desk in April. Chelsi graduated from Walla Walla University in 2007
with a BA degree in History and also French. Her college years included study at the Universidad Andres Bello in
Santiago Chile and the Campus Adventiste de Collonges Sous-Saleve in France. Chelsi earned a MLIS degree from
the University of Washington in 2011.
Before joining our staff she was doing reference librarian work at the University of Redlands Library. In July, she
will also take on Special Collection duties upon the arrival of Jeff deVries.
Jeff, our other new reference librarian hire, is scheduled to receive his MLIS degree from San Jose State University
in May. His previous educational record includes a BS in computer science from Pacific Union College (1981) and
an MS degree in Computer Science from Stanford University (1991). After working for many years in the computer
industry (including Google!), he decided to make a significant career change. We are looking forward to channeling
Jeff’s expertise and his enthusiasm for reference service into our library program.
Although I wish these new librarians represented additional positions on our staff, actually they are replacing
departing librarians Cindy Parkhurst and Tony Zbaraschuk.
In building news, the Library’s concrete atrium floor was repaved with stone tiles during spring break. In addition
to adding beauty to the space, this improvement is intended to alleviate a long standing problem.
For many years rain water has leaked from the atrium down to the lower level, damaging books and other materials
in both the main book stacks and the Heritage Room. The repaving should seal the floor and provide a barrier to
further leaking. Following a late rain storm this spring, we noticed no leaking so hopefully this problem has finally
been resolved.
In a cooperative effort with Loma Linda University, we acquired a considerable quantity of bookshelves which were
installed in the Heritage Room over spring break. These are beautiful sturdy solid wood shelves which closely
match existing shelving in the Heritage Room. With this addition we have increased our book storage capacity in
the Heritage Room by about 30%.
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The Eva B Dykes Library (www.oakwood.edu/academics/library) was awarded a grant in the amount of $50,700.83
to improve the condition of the Archive's historical photographic collection. This grant provides for appropriate
storage, conservation treatments, preservation measures, and training of Archives staff and two students. In addition
to the grant allocation, two students will participate in a one week, all expenses paid, internship at the University of
Delaware in the summer. They will learn about photograph preservation and on their return, they will work in the
Archives for seven weeks for a stipend of $3,000 each. It is expected that these two students will continue to work
with the photographs during the academic year. Applications for the internships are now being reviewed.
The photographic collection contains over 10,000 items in varying physical conditions. Under the direction of the
Archivist, Mrs. Heather James-Rodriguez, the re-housing the photographs must be completed within the next twelve
months. The grant is an integral part of the HBCU Photographic Preservation Project (www.hbculibraries.org),
funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (www.mellon.org) and disbursed by Lyrasis (www.lyrasis.org).
Lyrasis is a consortium of over 1,700 member libraries that provide access to valuable resources, professional
expertise in content creation and management and savings through group purchases to libraries.
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Retirements
The Eva B. Dykes Library extends congratulations and best wishes to Ms. Doris McCrary, cataloging assistant (38
years), Mrs. Elizabeth Mosby Paes, reference librarian (12 years), and Mrs. Gloria Sepulveda, media librarian (12
years), on their retirement, effective July 1, 2012. The library is extremely grateful for the great work and
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Union College
Photographs from the Lora McMahon King Heritage Room in the Union College Library are now available for
searching and viewing in the Union College Heritage Collections database
(http://cdm15913.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/) through the aid of OCLC’s CONTENTdm Quickstart package. Material
in this collection is related to the history of Union College, the College View community, and the Seventh-day
Adventist denomination with a particular emphasis on the Mid-America Union region. The database is open access
and available to the public through the World Wide Web.
Currently the database includes three growing collections. The John W. Fulk Collection contains images of Union
College and College View from the 1920s through the 1950s. The Medical Cadet Corps Collection includes
photographs from Everett Dicks travels across the United States and around the World from the time periods he
oversaw this program from the General Conference. And the General Photograph Collection includes miscellaneous
photographs from Union College, College View and the Mid America Union.
Future plans for the Union College Heritage Collections database include a growing selection of photographs,
publications, and other visual media from the Heritage Room. Recently a successful campaign raised funds for
scanning the Clocktower, Union College's student newspaper which began publication in 1927. When the project is
finished, readers will be able search and browse the complete run of the Clocktower online.
Besides the images found in this collection, additional historic photographs from the Heritage Room may be viewed
in the Nebraska Memories database (http://www.nebraskamemories.com/).
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National Library Week Luncheon
On Monday, April 9, 2012, Walla Walla University Library hosted the twenty-first annual National Library Week
luncheon for faculty involved in scholarship throughout the previous year. Invitations were presented to faculty
involved in publication, poster sessions, presentations, dissertations, research studies, art shows, and other
scholarship in their discipline. This year over twenty individuals attended the luncheon, enjoying food and
fellowship, as well as the opportunity to learn about new library resources available for them and their students. Joe
Galusha, biology professor and Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies, spoke briefly on the research process
and how to inspire students to creative curiosity.
Scholarship submissions given to the library are compiled into a bibliography for the previous year. This year’s
bibliography held submissions from 35 faculty members representing 15 departments. Bibliographies for this year
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Second Annual William Landeen Library Lecture a Success!
“A Strike at the Heart: Mining Community Memory in a Central Washington Coal Town,” the Second Annual
William Landeen Library Lecture, drew more than 23 alumni, students, and faculty during Alumni Homecoming
Weekend, 2012. David Bullock, Professor of Communications, was this year’s featured speaker. Carolyn Gaskell,
Director of Libraries, introduced the lecture series and the day’s speaker.
The event was held Friday afternoon, April 27 in the Reference Room at Peterson Memorial Library. David tied his
research about the mining heritage of Roslyn, Washington - and his grandfather’s story about working those mines -
to the library and archival research he conducted while piecing together the story. David’s research and presentation
were sponsored in part by Humanities Washington for which he is a Humanities Washington Inquiring Minds
Lecturer for 2010-2012. Andra Aaby, interim Reference Librarian, created a display of books, maps, photos, and
coal that attendees enjoyed perusing both before and after the lecture.
In addition, David made available several of the books he used in his research which alumni enjoyed leafing through
after the lecture. These resources exemplified the purpose of the William Landeen Library Lecture series which was
created to highlight the connection between faculty scholarship and library resources. Particularly interesting was
John C. Shideler’s Coal Towns in the Cascades, as it contained the article “A Little Nest of Fascists” reprinted from
the May 30, 1924, issue of the New Republic. David’s family comes from Central Washington and he remembers
Roslyn and Cle Elum as small, sleepy towns.
Finding out that they had once harbored “fascists” was so intriguing that he started researching the topic. During
the question and answer period following the lecture, two alumni talked about their family’s involvement in the
mining and oil industries.
Publicity before the event included running an ad in the Collegian, WWU’s student newspaper, and designing a new
sign for the front of the library to announce the lecture series. Intended to be used each year, the sign has space to
attach information about the current speaker. Andra Aaby, Annette Melgosa, and Christy Scott were instrumental in
working with WWU’s student-run Pictor Graphics in developing the sign. The communications department created
its own poster announcing the event and multiple departments offered colloquium credit for current majors attending
the lecture.
Created last year (2011), the purpose of the William Landeen Library Lecture is to heighten awareness of the
connection between faculty and student scholarship as it relates to library resources and services. The series is
named after William M. Landeen, a former Walla Walla College president, who was instrumental in securing
accreditation for the university and worked closely with Molly Sittner, then librarian, to improve the library’s
collections to meet accreditation guidelines. A small honorarium from the library’s Jennie M. Livingston Memorial
Library Fund accompanies the lecture.
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Secretary: Heather Rodriquez-James, OU
Treasurer: Annette Melgosa, WWU
ASDAL
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ASDAL Action is the official publication of the Association of Seventh-day Adventist
Librarians. Its purpose is to keep members abreast of the association’s activities, collection
development projects and activities related to SDA materials, and the progress of SDA libraries
throughout the world. It includes book reviews, bibliographies, and articles that keep SDA
librarians up-to-date with the profession.
It is published three times a year: fall, winter, and spring. Deadlines are October 15, January 15,
and April 15.
ASDAL BLOG: http://www.asdal.org/index.php/blog