ALABI

Staff/Librarian

The Baptist College of Florida

Job Description

Responsibilities:

Primary responsibilities are: the provision of reference services and library instruction; development of the reference collection; assistance with the maintenance and evaluation of online resources; process incoming and outgoing ILLs; some evening and weekend coverage of the reference desk; promotion of information services to the Baptist College of Florida; and generally assist in the operation of the library.

Secondary responsibilities are: Assist in Acquisition services; perform some copy cataloging when needed; participate in the planning and budgeting processes of the library; engage in other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

MLS from ALA-accredited program; effective organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills; knowledge of current library information services and emerging electronic information services. Must have a strong service commitment and be able to work well under pressure; maintain a Christ-like attitude that is commensurate with the published standards of the Baptist College of Florida; a strong work ethic that will advance the library; loyalty to the Baptist College of Florida.

Application Information:

Please submit cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references to John E. Shaffett, Director of Library Services, The Baptist College of Florida, 5400 College Drive, Graceville, FL.32440. Phone: (850)263-9049 Email:jeshaffett@baptistcollege.edu

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Robert Ray, the Assistatnt Editor of the Journal of Religious and Theological Information, has asked that we post the following message for the members of ALABI.

The Journal of Religious & Theological Information, now published by Routledge (a member of the Taylor & Francis Group), is an essential resource for bibliographers, librarians, and scholars interested in the literature of religion and theology as well as digital information in a religious or theological context. Both international and pluralistic in scope, this peer-reviewed journal encourages the publication of research and scholarship in the field of library and information studies as it relates to religious studies and related fields, including philosophy, ethnic studies, anthropology, sociology, and history. By “information” we refer to both print and electronic, and both published and unpublished information. A board of consulting editors assists the editor in reviewing submissions as well as maintaining awareness of developments in the fields covered. JRTI welcomes submissions using various methodologies, including empirical research, essays, and critical reviews.

This journal focuses on various stages in librarianship for religious and theological information, such as:

• production (including printing and publishing)
• dissemination
• use
• storage
• retrieval
• preservation
• bibliography
• collection development
• instruction and information literacy
• digitization and multimedia
• special collections and archives
• history of libraries and librarianship
• censorship and intellectual freedom

Manuscripts should be submitted to the Editor via email, preferably in Microsoft Word format. Send manuscripts to Mark Stover at mstover@mail.sdsu.edu

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ASSOCIATION  OF LIBRARIANS  AND  ARCHIVISTS  AT  BAPTIST  INSTITUTIONS

MINUTES of Business Meeting, June 3, 2010

Anna Ashcraft Ensor Learning Resource Center

Georgetown College

Georgetown, KY

President Kent Millwood brought the meeting to order and called for reports:

Audit Committee:

Mary Fox and Kathy Hillman reported that the financial records were in good order.

Executive Secretary/Treasurer:

Bill Sumners presented a printed financial report to those in attendance.  He added that  following the income and expenditures for the current meeting, the balance in our account would be about $9,088.00.  ALABI has 36 paid members so far for 2010, about the same number as for 2009.

Southern Baptist Periodical Index:

Eldonna DeWeese reported that as a result of excellent data entry support, the 2007 volume was completed and ready for distribution in March of 2010 in addition to data entry completed for the 2008 volume by the end of May.  Editing will be completed on the latter during the summer, enabling two volumes to be issued in 2010.  In addition, a retrospective year of data was included with the 2007 online update, so that coverage online is now for 1984—2007. There are around 70 current subscribers, with about a third of those being online subscribers.

President Millwood extended a special thank you to the presenters for this year’s conference and to Mary Margaret Lowe and her staff for the work of hosting the meetings.

New business:

A follow-up discussion to the morning presentation on digitization and the possibilities this presented resulted in the formation of an ad hoc committee by President Millwood entitled, Baptist Digital Library Task Force, consisting of the following members: Laura Botts, Jason Fowler, Taffey Hall, Kenette Harder, Kathy Hillman, Alan Lefever,

Anne Marie Martin, Bill Sumners, Naomi Taplin, and Elizabeth Wells.

The committee was charged as follows:

1. Explore the viability of a cooperative digital Baptist library and the role of ALABI and its member institutions
2. Set standards
3. Do a pilot project

Sandra Brown moved that we accept this charge and look forward to a mid-year report.  This was seconded and carried.  A web application will be set up on the ALABI web site to track the project. Steve Jones and Natalie Edwards will work with Jason Fowler on maintaining the blog.  Alan Lefever will serve as chair and Kathy Hillman will serve as vice-chair of the task force.

Next year’s meeting:

Details will be worked out later, but it will be in the Dallas/Fort Worth area May 18 and 19, 2011.  Bill Sumners reported that we had 28 registrants for the current meeting.

Election of officers:

The nominating committee consisted of the current ALABI officers, who presented the name of Taffey Hall as Vice-President/President Elect. There was a call for nominations from the floor.  There being none, Kathy Hillman moved that Taffey Hall be elected by acclamation.  The motion was seconded and carried.  Eldonna DeWeese agreed to continue as recording secretary for 2011 and was re-elected.

The gavel from outgoing president, Kent Millwood, was presented to incoming president, Jason Fowler.  There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

Eldonna DeWeese

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The ALABI 2010 meeting in Georgetown, Kentucky, was graciously hosted by the staff of Georgetown College. The Anna Ashcraft Ensor Learning Center at Georgetown College is a wonderful facility, and the Mary Margaret Lowe, the Library Director of Georgetown College was a wonderful host.

During the conference, Mary Margaret treated attendees to a presentation entitled “Library Assessment in Academic Libraries.” For those who would like to revisit the information Mary Margaret provided, her PowerPoint presentation is offered below.

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Attendees to the ALABI 2010 meeting had the unique privilege of hearing Eric Ames, Kathy Hilman, and Dr. Doug Weaver, all of Baylor University, make a presentation entitled, “Cooperative Digitization: Possibilities, Pitfalls, and Prospects.” The slides from their presentation are offered below.

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At the 2009 ALABI meeting in Nashville, ALABI members approved the revised Constitution and Bylaws for the group. Those documents have been available as PDFs on the meetings page, but until now, they have not been available on the Constitution and Bylaws page. The official Constitution and Bylaws page has now been edited to reflect the current edition of the ALABI Constitution and Bylaws. If you plan on attending the meeting in Georgetown this year, you might want to take a few minutes to review them before the meeting.

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The registration form and accommodations information for the 2010 ALABI meeting are now available on the meetings page. Please notice that the preconference workshop is

The agenda should be released sometime later this week. The following topics will be addressed at this year’s meeting.

Preconference workshop: Records management

Basic digitization techniques

Using social media for outreach and promotion in archives

Cooperative digitization

Assessment in academic libraries

We look forward to seeing you in Georgetown this June!

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The officers of ALABI (Association of Librarians and Archivists and Baptist Institutions) would like to announce that ALABI will have its annual convention at Georgetown College, in Georgetown, Kentucky on June 2-3, 2010. The main topic will be The Digital Archivist: Records Management Across the Institution. The program is still coming together, but we expect to release details about it very soon.

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The Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives is pleased to announce we will be co-sponsoring a Society of American Archivists workshop, Records Management for Archivists, Thursday and Friday February 4-5, 2010, at the SBC building in downtown Nashville.

This practical, introductory records management course provides an overview of records management principles and practices and tools to use for establishing or continuing a records management program.

Members of the Association of Librarians and Archivists at Baptist Institutions are eligible for a $25 discount off the non-member rate. Enter the code “RMA10TN” into the promotional code on the online registration form and the discount will be activated by SAA staff.

Early bird registration ends January 5, 2010. The course also provides 10 Archival Recertification Credits for individuals who are members of the Academy of Certified Archivists. For more information and to register, visit
the education calendar of the Society of American Archivists website, http://saa.archivists.org/Scripts/4Disapi.dll/4DCGI/events/ConferenceList.html?Action=GetEvents

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