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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

By Per Lisle

My six-year-old son Martin always asks "Why?"when I tell him to do something. That used toannoy me considerably until it dawned on me thatI also demand to know why I am doing things. Infact, having the objectives of what one is doingclearly in mind is crucial to a successful outcome.According to the ASDAL constitution the

organisation exists to enhance communicationbetween Seventh-day Adventist librarians, toserve as a forum for discussion of mutualproblems and professional concerns of SDAlibrarians, an{ to promote librarianship andlibrary services to SDA institutions.

It is probably safe to argue that t}roughout itshistory ASDAL has never lost sight of these

objectives and that there is evidence of success inanumberofareas, the annual conferences andALICE being just two examples. The challengenow is to continue in this tradition and to ensure

that ASDAL remains capable of assisting and

supporting SDA librarians and libraries in a

rapidly changing environment.

The ASDAL conference at La Siena University inJune identified a number issues that ASDAL willaddress in the coming year as part of the pursuit ofits objectives. For instance, it was voted to create

an umbrella database that includes the SDAPeriodical Index, the Obituary lndex, the SDADissertation Bibliography, the Adventist PioneerLibrary and other appropriate materials. It is notclear when this will become a reality, but planningwill start shortly. ASDAL will also continue itsinvolvement with the ALICE consortium. A

Association of Seventh-day A ventist L rarrans

Fall,1997

committee was formed to investigate thefeasibility of a document delivery service linked toALICE. An ad hoc committee was set up to studycertification and a curriculum forparaprofessionals in SDA libraries.

Reports on the progress of work in these and otherareas will be given at the 1998 ASDALconference at Columbia Union College. However,if you have ideas or opinions you feel ASDALneeds to consider before that time, I wouldencourage you to write to me or one of the otherASDAL officers. A frrll list of ASDAL offïcersand committees can be found elsewhere in thisissue ofz4SD,4Z Action and also on the ASDALweb page (http ://www. andrews.edu/asdal/).

Per Lisle is Librarian at Newbold College,Bracknell, Berkshire, United Kingdom.

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HIGHLIGIITS OF THE ASDAL 17thANNUAL CONFERENCELa Sierra UniversityJune22-25 1997

By James llalker, ASDAL Secretary

Monday, June 23.

New ofücers announced:

President: Per Lisle (elected in 1996)President-elect: Randall ButlerTreasurer: Lee Marie WiselOverseas Libraries Coordinator:

Keith CloutenPublicity Coordinator:

Jess OliverAdventist Resources Working Committee:

Harvey BrenneiseViolet Maynard-Reid

Constitution and Bylaws Committee:Margaret von Hake

Scholarship Committee:Morris Iheanacho

School Librarians' Plaruring Committee:Nancy Kim

SDA Classrfrcation Advisory Committee:Carol Nicks

SDA Periodical Index Publication Board:Carolyn Gaskell

Site Planning Committee:Jannith Lewis

Presentation bv Randall Marcinko. "From There toHere: Document Delivery in the Electronic Age." or:"Crayons, Movies, Textbooks, Documents??? JustAnswer My Question."

Presentation by Keith Clouten. "Alice in ElectronicWonderland: Rabbit Hole or Passageway to AdventistLibrary Cooperation?"

Business Session (Afternoon) :

- Reports given by ASDAL Secretary, Treasurer, andEditor.- ASDAL Action Europe is published twice a year, andsent to nearly all the secondary schools and colleges inEwope.- Resolutions Committee selected, consisting ofMarissa Smith, Clint Anderson, Marley Soper, and JonHardt.

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- Section and Committee ReportsVoted: that ASDAL place in electronic

retrieval format the manuscript listdeveloped by Jim Ford and MerlinBurt for ARS.

Voted: that ASDAL create an umbrelladatabase that includes the SDAPI,Obituary l¡dex, SDA DissertationsBibliography, the Adventist PioneerLibrary materials, and otherappropriate materials.

- School Librarian's Section given by Chris Cicchetti.- Scholarship Committee Section report given by LeeWisel. WWC graduate Karen Thompson is therecipient.- Overseas Library Coordinator Report presented byKeith Clouten.- Site Planning Report given by Keith Clouten.

Voted: To approve the establishment of an

East Africa Division Chapter ofASDAL.

Voted: That ASDAL prepare a revised set ofguidelines for overseas libraries.

Business Session @vening): Minutes provided for thissession by Cynthia Helms.- Site Planning Committee report presented by KeithClouten.

Voted: to accept the list of sites as follows:1998 CUC, 1999Montemorelos/SWAU, 2000 AU,2001 SAU, 2002 PUC. [Since theconference, it has been learned thatALA has switched the 2001 and

2002 conferences, which willprobably result in 2001 being at

PUC and 2002 at SAU.I- The following names were voted for the 1999Conference Planning Committee: David Rios, AnnetteMelgosa, Gilberto Abella, Randy Butler, President (ex

officio), Treasurer (ex offrcio).- SDAPI Report: Keith Clouten reported that the 1996index has been sent to the printer.- Constitution and Bylaws Committee made severalrecommendations which were voted and passed

including a section relating to a Web Site Coordinator.(The full revised document is available on the Web.)- The following were voted to serve on the NominatingCommittee, which serves a two-year term: Stan

Cottrell, Lorranne Grace, Kitty Simmons, SharonWion, Adu Worku.- It was voted that an ad hoc committee be formed toexplore document delivery services consisting of JoelLutes, Violet Maynard-Reid, C1'nthia Helms, andAlberta Holman.

Tuesday, June 24

All day tour including the Richard Nixon Library,Whittier College, the South West Museum and OliveraStreet.

Wednesday, June 25

Worshio: Kit Watts.

Panel Discussion: "An Electronic SDA Bibliography."Harvey Brenneise (moderator), Gilberto Abella,Marilyn Crane, Caroþ Gaskell.

Reports continue- SDA Classification schedule- Statistics- Directors report given by David Rios.- Public Services report given by Cynthia Helms.- School Librarians report given by Chris Cicchetti.- Systems librarians report given by Joel Lutes.- Technical Services librarians report given by TonyZabaraschuk.- Evaluation forms dishibuted and breakouts made fordiscussing them.

Presentation by Annette Melgosa. "NationalInformation Partnership: the Great BritishExperiment."

Banquet. Chloe Foutz introduced evening. Dr.Margarete Hilts was presented with a vase and roses inthanks for her support of our ASDAL scholarship. She

also received a collection ofletters from the recipientsof the Hilts scholarship. Resolutions Committee reportread by Chloe during final business session. ChloeFoutz was presented with a plaque which reads:

"ASDAL, Chloe Foutz, President, Association ofSeventh-day Adventist Librarians, 1996-1997 .

Treasurer, 1984-199 4, "Mother of ASDAL. " Foutzclosed the meeting aI8:12 p.m., and presented theASDAL gavel to Per Lisle.

The full minutes will be available at the ASDAL website.

James llallær is Catalog Librarian at La SienaUniversity, Rivers ide, C aliforni a.

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THE MAN BEHIND THE HILTSSCHOLARSHIP

ByMoynard Lowry

David Glenn Hilts began his career in librarianshipsomewhat by default. Having graduated with a degreein English from Union College in 1922,his frst jobwas teaching high school English. To this was addedthe responsibility for the school library.

Following a brief term as an educational administratorin the Western Colorado Conference, Hilts was calledto his alma mater to teach English and Speech. Theresponsibilities of librarian were shortly added to hisporfolio. His cerebral personality and commitrnent tohis work kept hrm busy upgrading his knowledge andcredentials in formal study. In I 93 1, he completed therequirements for a Master's degree in English from theUniversity of Nebraska, and in 1938, he completed therequirements for a degree in library science from theUniversity of Illinois. He continued doctoral studiesduring the sunmers at the University of Chicago.

In 1941, he moved to Atlantic Union College as

librarian, probably due to his friendship with the dean,G.T. Anderson, who had also studied at Chicago whileHilts was there. Anderson had the distinction ofremembering his friends and people of ability whom hehad met.

The death of Hilts' first wife, Ivamae Small, who hadbeen a teacher of speech at Kalamazoo College and theSeventh-day Adventist Seminary, left a void in his life.When Anderson, Hilts' friend and formal dean,accepted the presidency of La Sierra College, Hilts wasconvinced to come west in 1948 to take charge of thecollege library.

La Sierra benefited greatly from the experience andskills Hilts brought with him. More than 90,000volumes were added to the La Siena library during the20 years of his tenure. Hilts experimented with a

cooperative attempt at an index of Seventh-dayAdventist periodicals and developed the first list ofsubject headings for a proposed SDA Periodical lndex.He continued his interest in the project and produced a

revised second edition ofthe headings during the earlyyears of his retirement.

As the old Fulton Memorial Library space becameovercrowded, it was Hilts who did the preliminaryplanning for the new library building. His successorhad the privilege of seeing the project through, and the

new library building was opened in 1973

La Sierra College was also the place where Hilts met a

new love, Margarete Ambs, a professor of modernlanguages. They were married in 1956 and sharedmore than 25 years together before his death in 1982.

Those who knew Hilts were struck by his genteelmanner. While a quiet man, Hilts left an impression onthe memory of students who knew him. He had areputation for knowing the library collection well.Roberta Moore, who was a student at Atlantic UnionCollege while Hilts was there, said that "He would goright to the shelf to help students find information thatthey needed. He knew exactly where to go." Hilts tooka very personal interest in collection building, oncecommenting that "You can't leave it up to faculty tobuild a library."

Hilts was also known for his love of music and his skillwith wood. He developed an extensive personalcollection of classical music. The woodworking skillshe learned from his stepfather as a young boy alsoserved him well. Long after he taught woodworking atUnion, he was still plying his trade. He built thecabinets in the home he desigrred in La Siena.

In a recent conversation with Margarete Hilts, hiswidow, she was asked how she decided to continue hismemory among a new generation of librarians byfrnding an annual scholarship administered by theAssociation of SDA Librarians. She said, "I reallydon't know why I decided to do it. But Glenn alwaysgave every encouragement he could to anyone whoexpressed an interest in librarianship. I guess that's as

good a reason as any why I should help out. I'veenjoyed doing it."

The D. Glerur Hilts scholarship has been assistingaspiring librarians to achieve their educationalobjectives since 1985. To date, 13 individuals havereceived scholarship assistance.

Møynard Lowry is Library Director at La SierraUnivers ity, Rivers i de, C alifornia.

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Maynard Lowry shares with all of us the letter which hereceived from Margarete Hilts after she was honored atthe recent annual conference.

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COMMITTEES

\ C onstitution and Bylaws Committee

Jannith Lewis (I 996-I 999)Daniel Mitchel (1994-1998)Margaret von Hake (1997-2000)Per Lisle IASDAL President (ex offtcio)]Lee Wisel IASDAL Treasurer (ex officio)]

Scholarship and Awards CommitteeCarol Morse (1994-1998), ChairSallie Alger (1 996-1 999)Morris Iheanacho ( I 997-2000)Per Lisle IASDAL President (ex offrcio)]Lee Wisel IASDAL Treasurer (ex officio)]

SDA C las s ifi cqti on Advis ory C ommitteeMorris Iheanacho ( I 996- I 999)Loranne Grace (1994-1998)Carol Nicks (1997 -2000)Keith Clouten fPublisher (ex offrcio)]Mariþ Crane Bditor (ex officio)l

SDA Periodical Index Publícation BoardKeith Clouten flibrary Director of Host Institution (exoffrcio)1, ChairMurilyn Crane (1 992-1998)Chloe Foutz (1993-1 999)Caroþ Gaskell (1997 -2002)Maynard Lowry (l 994-2000)Bill Cash [GC Archivist (ex offrcio)]Harvey Brenneise [Index Managing Editor (ex offrcio)]Dallas Kindopp [North American Division delegate (ex

officio)l

Site Planning CommitteeJarurith Lewis (l 997-2000)Annette Melgosa ( I 993 - I 999)Lee Parson (1994-1998)

Statistics CommitteeLinda Maberly (l 994-l 998), ChairCaroþ Gaskell (1996-1999)James Walker [ASDAL Secretary (ex offrcio)]Cynthia Helms fPast ASDAL Secretary (ex offtcio)]

Adventist Resources lV'orking CommitteeMerlin Burt (1994-1998)Harvey Brenneise (l 997-2000)Randy Butler ( I 996- I 999)Minneola Dixon (1996-1999)Jim Ford (1994-1998)Violet Maynard-Reid (l 997-2000)

Publicity Coordinator:

" Membership Coordinator:

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Keith Clouten(1 9e7-2000)Jess Oliver(1 997-2000)MinneolaDixon(1 996-1 998)Harvey Brenniese(l 997- I 998)

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ÐGCUTIVE COMMITTEE

President: Per LislePresident-elect: Randall ButlerPast President: Chloe FoutzSecretary: James Walker (1996-1998)Treasurer: Lee Marie Wisel (1994-1997)ASDAL Action Editor: Cynthia Helrns ( I 996- I 998)

COORDINATORS

Overseas Libraries Coordinator:

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Web Site Coordinator:

Nominating C ommittee, I 9 9 7-9 IStan Cottrell, CharLoranne Grace

Kitty SimmonsSharon WionAdu Worku

Ad Hoc Committee to Study Certification/Curriculum

for Paraprofessionals in SDA LibrariesAdu Work (1997-2000), ChairGilbert Abella (1 997-2000)Nancy Kim (1997-2000)Keith Clouten, Advisor

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CURRENT VALUE AND RARITY OF'EARLY ADVENTIST MATERIALS

ByMerlin D. Burt

(This is a condensed version ofthe presentation givenat the 1997 ASDAL Conference SDA ResourcesSection.)

Librarians need to be familiar with the rarity and valueof older Adventist materials. At least occasionally theyreceive donations in behalf of their libraries fromschool alumni, retired Adventists, and/or other donors.Additionally most Adventist libraries have in theirstacks and files, various Adventist books, pictures,serials, and sometimes ephemera dating to the lgthcentury. ln discussions I have had with variouslibrarians, I have observed that some are uncertainabout how to classi$ an Adventist book as rare orparticularly valuable. The situation is complicatedbecause at present there is not a comprehensiveSeventh-day Adventist bibliography.

The last decade has seen a dramatic change in theavailability, value, and rarity of early Adventistmaterials. I have been personally collecting earlyAdventist materials since about 1980. A little less thanfour years ago, I joined the library faculty of LomaLinda University and the Ellen G. White Estate. ln thiscapacity, I have been active in collection developmentfor the Department of Archives and SpecialCollections. The purpose of this presentation is toconsider the changes that have occurred since about1980 and give some broad guidelines regarding rarityand value of Adventist materials.

1. The increase in collectors--both private andinstitutional.

2. A dramatic increase in cost and financialvalue of Adventist materials.

3. The deaths of most people who werecor¡nected in some \ilay to the pioneers of theChurch. These people have been importantdonors over the years.

Rarity of Adventist Materials

A few years ago I would have said that anything printedbefore about I 870 could be considered quite rare. Ourcurrent policy at Loma Linda University is to place inour vault any Adventist title that was printed in 1870 orbefore. Of course, we do include some titles after thisclate. We do not have the capacity in our vault formajor expansion, but if it were possible, I wouldchange the cutoffdate to 1880.

When I first began collecting, I frequentþ sawAdventist book titles from the 1870's and even the1860's available on the market. The prices ran fromabout $15 to as high as maybe $100. The averageprice tended to be about $30 to $40 per title. Todaymatters have changed dramatically. Materials from theI 870's and late 1860's become available much lessfrequently and they command a far higher price on themarket. They are almost never priced under $50 andare frequently $100 even for more common titles like J.

N. Andrews' History of the Sabbath (1873 ed.). Eventitles from 1880 to 1900 appear less frequently andcommand higher prices than 10 or I 5 years ago.

It would be my recommendation that, with a fewexceptions, no Adventist title published before I 900be placed in the circulating stacks. Most Adventistpublications before 1900 are worth at least $20.00 andmost will be diffcult to replace. As a general rule forAdventist materials, older is rarer.

A Review on Seventh-day Adventist and RelatedImprints

It might be helpful to give an overview of the historicalprogression ofAdventist publications up to about I 880with some comments on rarity. I will divide Adventistpublications into seven sections with some additionalconsiderations.

1. Before 1845: Pre-disappointmentMillerite

I will not attempt to give a detaileddescription of the value or rarity of Milleritematerial (published before 1844). All are rare

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The major changes have been the following:

and of great value. I have seen nothingpublished from the Millerite penod sellingfor under $100. Most are $300 and up.

2. 1845-1852: Pre-Rochester

Any tract or book dated before 1853 isextremely rare. In many cases, only a coupleofcopies are extant. These are

understandably of great value. I have onlyseen this type of publication on the market a

couple of times. It is very diffrcult to set aprice but it would be higher than for Millentematerials. It is worth remembering thatsometimes the rarest imprints are not knownto book dealers and are sold at ridiculouslylow prices. Examples of these materialsinclude such publications as.4 Word to the

Little Flock (1847), Hymns for God'sP e cu li ar P e op le (1849), C hri s tianExperience and Views (l 85 1 ), and the tractswritten by Joseph Bates.

3. 1852-1855: Rochester, New York

All Rochester publications are very rare. Becareful not to overlook pamphlets publishedat Rochester by James White. They are notalways clearly marked. Most often, smallimprinted tracts have publishing informationat the end of the tract. Sometimes an imprintis not even present.

4. 1855-1861: EarlyBattle Creek, Michigan

These monographs come with differentimprints. The year 186l was a transitiontime. The name Seventh-day Adventist wasadoptedon October 1, 1860,butthepublishing imprint was not changed to includethe newname until sometime in 1861. Thesteam press notation on the imprint beganbefore the name Seventh-day Adventist wasincluded. All books from this period are veryrare. A few titles are more "common" butstill quite rare.

1861-1880: Battle Creek SteamPress and

Pacific Press

The'nearly universal imprint for this period is"Steam Press of the Seventh-day AdventistPublishing Association, Battle Creek, Mch."Steam press materials are the most common

19th century Seventh-day Adventist imprints.Some titles are more common than others.Today everything from this period can beconsidered rare and command a price on the

market of $50 or more. The Oakland,California, Pacific Press imprint began in1874. Early imprints (up to about 1880) fromPacific Press are generally much rarer thancorrespondingly dated Battle Creek imprints.

6. Alternatively Published SDA Materials

This is a broad group that includes anythingpublished by private press and foreignAdventist presses. It includes publications byindividuals, schools, health institutions, and

foreign publications. As a rule, anything inthis category published before 1900 (even

some after) can be considered rare and insome cases very rare.

7 . Adventist Related Materials

This is a broad category that is diffrcult to get

a handle on. It includes early Seventh DayBaptist, Advent Christian, and other relatedgroups. These can be very important and

valuable and are often overlooked inevaluating the rarity and impofance of abook. Sometimes these books can be quitevaluable and very rare. More famousexamples might include Bliss'sMemoirs ofIlilliam Miller, Seventh Day Baptist Sabbath

tracts from the 1840's, Wellcome's .F/is tory ofthe Advent Message, Storrs' Six Sermons, andvarious works by Joseph Wolffand otherEuropean Adventists.

Additional Considerations

Certain publications that might not be considered to be

that rare based on date are quite rare or valuable. Hereare a few examples. Living Temple (1903) by J. HKellogg is famous because of the pantheismcontroversy in the church. This book is valued at over$200. Actually any book by J. H. Kellogg, even those

which are more conìmon, has a higher monetary value.The base ofcollectors is much larger because ofpopular interest. The green first edition of Patriarchsand Prophets (1890) by Ellen G. White is very rare. Ihave only seen a few copies in good condition. Alsothe 1 Oth edition of the pre- I 888 Gre at C ontroversy byEllen G. White is very rare. I have only seen twocopies ofthis book.

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Periodicals

ln considering rarity and value, we sometimes overlookserials. Any Adventist or Adventist-related serial up to1880 is rare. Some particular titles might bementioned. The Review and Heraldtends to be mostcommon. The,Srgns of the Times published by thePacific Press on the other hand is very rare up to theturn of the century. Many Adventist libraries do nothave a complete set. Certain Union papers are alsovery rare. At present I do not believe that any libraryhas a complete run of the Pacifc Union Recorder. TheBible Echo published in Australia is very rare. Anyserial before 1900 should be considered rare toextemely rare until proven otherwise.

EIIen G. Whitc Publications

Anything published dwing Ellen G. White's lifetimetends to have greater value on the market. Rarity ismixed, but in most cases Ellen G. White titles are morecoÍrmon. The general rule of "older is rarer" usuallyapplies. Certain Ellen G. White tracts can be extremelyrare. Even some editions of Series A and B specialtestimonies (1890's through 1910's) are quite rare.

Autographed Materials

Usually anything autographed by the author should beconsidered rare and valuable. This is especially true ofEllen G. White. Anyttring sigred by any of ourpioneers is rare and important. A few years ago Iordered a second copy of Life Incidents by JamesWhite (1868) to use in displays. It cost $100. When itcame, I discovered that Leonard Hastings, a closefriend of James and Ellen White, had owned it.

Manuscripts, Letters and Artifacts

I hardly need to comment on the rarity and value ofmanuscripts and letters. Since these are usually one ofa kind items, they can be highly sigrificant and beyondrarity. Obviously significance and value depend on thecontent. Artifacts, which have been largely overlookedby libraries, need to be given consideration.Establishing authenticity and provenance formanuscripts, letters, and artifacts is very important.

Conclusion

This paper is only intended to give general guidelinesregarding the current rarity and value of Adventistmaterials. If Adventist librarians are able to establishthe value and rarity of the Adventist materials in their

collections and take steps to preserve them, theauthor's objective for writing the article will have beentulfilled.

Merlin D. Burt is Chair of Archives and SpecialCollections at Loma Linda University, LomaLinda,California.

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IN THE MEMORY OF A F'ORMERLLU LIBRARIAN

By Marilyn Crane

Canoll Leonard Westermeyer, for many years amember of the library facuþ at the Del E. WebbMemorial Library, died Sunday, September 2l at theRedlands Community Hospital after a short illness. At77 hehad served the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA)Church for more than 50 years in a variety of positionsincluding 21 years of service at Loma Linda University(LLU).

A native of Lincoln, Nebraska, Westermeyer graduatedfrom Walla Walla College in 1943 with a B.A. inMusic and later earned a M.Mus. from NorthwesternUniversity. He spent many years as a music teacher invarious SDA academies. He joined the library facultyat LLU in 1970 after completing a M.A. inLibrarianship at the University of Denver.

Westermeyer worked primarily in the TechnicalServices Dept. ofthe Library and served as

Chaþerson of the Dept. from 1980 to 1983. Heimplemented the changeover from the Library ofCongress classification system to the National Libraryof Medicine classification system for the healthsciences collections. He also was involved in theintroduction of OCLC (Online Computer LibraryCenter) in 1978 which revolutionized librarycataloging process and cooperative sharing ofbibliographic information. LLU was one of first fivelibraries in Southem California to take advantage ofthis bibliographic service. He enjoyed working withstudents and worked part-time at the Reference Desk.

Westermeyer's commitment to University outreach wasexemplified by his participation in the development ofthe libraries at Montemorelos University in 1978 andColegio Adventista de Bolivia :ri,1979. After hisretirement in 1985, he continued to work part-time at

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the Reference Desk of the Webb Library for l0 years.

He also fourd time to volunteer and share his talents inmany ways. He volunteered at Mesa Grande Academyand helped set up their automated library system. Heand his wife assisted with the church library atCalimesa. And beginning in 1996, he volunteered inthe Technical Services Dept. of the Webb MemorialLibrary where he worked until th¡ee months prior to hisdeath.

An avid skier and hiker, Westermeyer was also activeas a ham radio operator. He was one of the churchorganists at the Calimesa church and also shared hismusical talents with other churches. A resident ofCalimesa for 27 years, he is survived by his wife,Eileen; his three sons, Leonard of Chillian, Chile;Raymond of Tillamook, Oregon; and Jeftey of SanBernardino; and five grandchildren. He is rememberedand appreciated for his loyalty, commitment to hisprofession, and willingness to serve.

Marilyn Crane is Cataloging Librarian at LomaLinda University, Loma Linda, Caldornia.

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SCHOOL LIBRARIANS' COLUMN

Nancy Km, Coordinator

TheVision Thing

By Christina Cicchetti

It was George Bush who lost the 1992 U.S.presidential election, in part over "the vision thing."Throughout the campaign, Bush's words came back tohaunt him as the political commentators borrowed themrepeatedly to imply that Bush was in fact lacking acoherent vision for the future of the United States ofAmerica.

Bush's words have haunted me many times ever since Istarted reflecting on school libraries in the Seventh-dayAdventist (SDA) school system, It sçems to me thatoften we, too, are lacking in "the vision thing." We areso easily bogged down in the mire of the present stateof our school libraries that we are in danger of losingour vision ofwhat our school libraries ought to be. Itis true that the condition of SDA school libraries varieswidely. I want to give tribute to those of us who do runschool libraries utilizing the cutting edge of technology,who work closely with teachers to incorporate library

instruction throughout the curriculum, and who haveinviting collections. Nevertheless, if we do not work inone ourselves, we all know ofschool libraries barelydeserving of the name.

I believe that when the vision seems most unattainable,that is when we most need to remind ourselves of theessential components of a quality school library: anattractive, up-to-date collection; a friendly,knowledgeable librarian; a good selection ofelectronicresources. If we lose the vision, what hope do we haveof ever making our school libraries what they ought tobe? If we do not have the vision, how will ourprincipals ever acquire it? And if we can share ourvision with our principals, who knows what canhappen? Have we ever noticed how, even in thescarcest of times, money can usually be found for thoseprojects deemed truly worthwhile? Here, then, are a

few articles which can help us with "the vision thing."

We can all thank Keith Clouten for bringing libraryissues to the attention of SDA educators through theJournal of Adventist Education (1995 Oct/l.loq 58:26-29). "Revitalizing the Academy Library" provides a

good synthesis of the basics for a quality school libraryprogram, and is a good place to start rejuvenating our"vision thing." While Clouten addresses academylibraries specifically, many of the principles found hereare equally applicable to elementary school libraries.

Jean Donham Van Deusen also addressed the broaderaudience of educators as a whole in her article "TheSchool Library Media Specialist as a Member of theTeaching Team: 'lnsider' and 'Outsider'." (Journal ofCurriculum and Superuision.1996 Mar; 1l(3):249-258.) Van Deusen presents the results of a case

study dealing with a librarian's collaborations withteachers. The various conbibutions the librarian wasable to make as both an insider and an outsider of thecurriculum planning teams are outlined. This is trulyan excellent piece on teacherlibrarian collaboration.

Cynthia Schulz describes the benefits of technology in"Today's School Library Media Center--Technology isKey." (Educational Horizons. 1997 Win; 75(2):78-82.) Resource sharing, professional development,and access to Internet resources are some ofthebenefits which accrue to the technologically-enhancedlibrary and school.

Two recent articles nSchool LibraryJournal provideexcellent case studies of quality library programs. KenStewart describes "The Library Blend: One MediaCenter's Alluring Brew." (School Library Journal.

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1997 Aug 43(8): 26-29.) Stewart uses the coffee potas a lure to get teachers into the library to plancurriculum projects. Coffee might not be appropriatein our schools, but perhaps a nice selection ofherb teas

would work too.

"Brooklyn Cinderella Or The True Story OfTransforming P.S. 3" @owling, Susan. ScåoolLibrary Journal. 1997 May; 43(1): 24+.) describes

how one Brooklyn school went from a school librarywith a few moldy books on the shelves of a lockedroom to a vibrant media center. This wasaccomplished with the aid of a Library Power grant

from the Dewiu Wallace-Reader's Digest Foundation.Don't we all wish we could have grant money topursue our projects? It is inspiring to see the change inthe school resulting from the improvements to thclibrary. This is a good story to share with ourprincipals and board members to inspire them to helpus with some fund raising, or maþe to inspire us to tryour hand at some grant writing too!

Finally, the "vision thing" would not be complete if weonly addressed what makes a qualrty school libraryprogram in the present, particularly in this age ofrapidtechnological change. Our vision needs to include a

vision for "The Future School Library Media Center" as

well. While predictions for the future are notorious fortheir inaccuracies, David Loertscher's scenarios ofpossible school library media centers of the fuh¡re(School Library Media Annual. 1995; 13: 78-90.)provide much food for thought.

Does the vision seem remote? Let us take it one step at

a time. Let us figure out one or two things that are

achievable this year to improve our library, and workon those. Is there a reference book we have been reallyneeding that we could squeeze out ofour budget? Isthere one teacher we know well enough to approach fora collaborative project with the library? Could wemanage a fund-raiser to buy a computer? Are there oldbooks in our collection which could be weeded, makingthe collection more attractive and the newer bookseasier to locate? Let us take pride in what we are ableto accomplish, no matter how much remains to be

done. But above all, let us keep the vision!

Christina Cicchetti is Curriculum Librarian at LqS i e rra Unive rs i ty Li b rary, Rive rs i de, C a I do rni a.

REVIE\ryS

Remen, Rachel Naomi. The Kitchen Table ll'isdomNew York: Riverhead Books, 1996. 336 p.

One tradition which has become lost in the fast-pacedlives we lead is that of story-telling. ln spite of, ormaybe because o{ the a\üesome powers of technologywe do not connect with each other on the personal levelthat we may have in generations past.

The author of this book, Rachel Remen, believes that"loneliness is the hidden wound of our time, the pricewe may have paid for embracing such frontier values as

independence, self-reliance, and competence."Drawing on her experiences in medical school, as a

professor of medicine, a therapist, and a swvivor of achronic medical condition, Remen uses stories toillustrate the deep need that we all have to heal our"wounds," to travel together "with humor and meaning,with purpose and quality companionship, with warmthand tenderness."

It is a beautiful book, fuIl of compassion and hope, richwith humor, with stories of healing--an inspiration foranyone going through a "life-changing" event.

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Schlessinger, Lavra. How Could You Do That?! : The

Abdication of Character, Courage and Conscience.New York: HarperCollins,1996. 269 p.

In this book, the popular radio talk-show host, LauraSchlessinger, also uses stories to illustate herphilosophy of taking personal responsibility for ouractions. She strongly believes that "doing good leadsto feeling great," and that as a society we use all kindsofself-indulgent excuses for all kinds ofbad behavior

"She demonstrates in no uncertain terms that personal

values are never someone else's responsibility, but ourown, and why choosing not to honor them actuallycompounds unhappiness."

Chapters include:Yeah, I Know. . . But. . . (Where's Your Character?)I KnowIt's Wrong. . . But. . . (Where's YourConscience?)

IKnow lt'sRight. . . But. . . (Where's YourCourage?)

Thinking "Poor Baby''Keeps You One (Where's YourSelf-Respect?)Of Course I Have Values . . . Umm, What Are They

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Again? (Where Are Your Morals?)For Brutus Is an Honorable Man . . . Yeah, Right(Where's Your Integnty?)Eenie, Meenie . . . Ohhh, I Hate Decisions (Where AreYour Principles?)

Schlessinger's "pull-no-punches" style might not be foreveryone, but the book is fast-paced reading with lotsof experiences from her listeners, most of which we can

relate to.

Sallie Alger is Head of the Department of TechnicalSeruices at Andrews University, Berrien Springs,

Michigan.

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ADVENTIST RESOURCES COLUMN

M ari lyn C rane, C o ordinator

Recent Books, Theses, & PerÍodical Articles

Awal(e, bold Bligh!: Iltilliam Bligh's letters describingthe mutiny on HMS Bounty. Edited,with an

introduction by Paul Brunton. North Sydney,

NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin, c1989. 87

p. ISBN:0044421230. $16.00. Threepersonal accounts of the Bounty mutinywritten by William Bligh to his wife, uncle,and patron are published together withfacsimiles and explanatory text. Available inthe United States from Unwin Hyman Ltd., 8Winchester Place, Winchester, MA 01890.Available from Bounty Sagas.*

Burchfield, Lee Swafford. Adventist religiousexperience, 1816-i,868: a comparison ofllilliam Miller and Ellen llhite. SouthernBaptist Theological Seminary, 1996. 184 p.

$43.50. UMI Ntunber:9714328. The authorexamines "the religious experiences ofWilliam Miller and Ellen White, looking forcontinuities and discontinuities which helpexplain the divergence of prophetic styles

within a single linear tradition."

Ernst, Pauline Fargher. Book Relics from H.M.S.Bounty. Mountain View, CA: ErnstAssociates in Graphics, c1993. 42 p. ISBN:0963696521. $ I 4.00. Two monographscomprise this title: History of t-rvo BiblesfromH.M.S. Bounty andHistory behind "Relics of

the book kind" from H.M.S. Bounty.Available from Bounty Sagas.*

Gillespie, V. Bailey. The sounds of grace in ourchurches. Westlake Village, CA: PacificUnionConference Church Resource Center,

cI996. 69p. ISBN: 1577560000. $7.00.Over 100 creative ideas are given for ways toenrich the ufaith life" ofSeventh-dayAdventist chtuches.

Holte, James Craig. The conversion experience inAmerica: a sourcebook on religiousconvers ion autobiograp hy. New York:Greenwood Press, c1992. 228 p. ISBN:0313266808. The bookcontains achapterabout William Miller which includes quotes

taken from his Apolog,, and defense

published by J. V. Himes in 1845.

Hook, Ta$, compiler. The Pitcairn Islands radiostation and its postal history. [S.1.]: PitcairnIslands Study Group, c1992. Printed byMoosehead Graphics, P.O. Box 418,Greenville, ME 04441-0418. 49 p. $8.00.Available from Bounty Sagas.*

Kitching, Cy. Pitcairn Islands postal markings,

I 883- I 99 I . [S.1.]: Pitcairn Islands StudyGroup, 1992. Printed by MooseheadGraphics, P.O. Box 418, Greenville, ME04441-0418. 72p. $8.00. Ahistoryofpostal markings that have been applied on the

island as well as offthe island. Availablefrom Bounty Sagas.*

Larson, Roland and Doris; with a foreword by V.Bailey Gillespie, editor. Teaching values: oProject Affirmation publication. Riverside,CA: La Sierra University Press, cI996. 338p. ISBN: 0944450148. $13.00. The book istargeted for teachers, pastors, and othersinterested in "faith development" ofyoungpeople.

Lindley, Susan Hill. You hqve stept out of your place:a history of women and religion in America.Louisville, KY: Westrninster John KnoxPress, cl996. 500 p. ISBN: 0664220819.Ellen White is mentioned twice but not indepth. The value ofthe book is the contextgiven to women in American religious historyduring the early days ofthe Seventh-dayAdventist church.

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Morgan, Douglas. The remnant and the republic:Seventh-day Adventism and the Americanpublic order. University of Chicago,1992.No UMI number available. This dissertationdeals with the "complex ways Adventists haverelated to the question ofthe religiousmeaning of public life."

Murray, Spencer. The five neighbors of PitcairnIsland: Oeno, Henderson, Temoe, Ducie,Mangareva, with an overview of Pitcaimgeologt. La Canada, CA: Bounty Sagas,

c I 993, revised March 1997 . 36 p. $6.00.Available from Bounty Sagas.*

Murray, Spencer. Pitcairn Island: the first 200 yeørs.La Canada, CA: Bounty Sagas, c1993. 188 p.ISBN: 0963322907. $1 1.00. A recent,comprehensive history of Pitcairn Island andits settlement timed to coincide wittr theBicentennial celebration. Available fromBounty Sagas.*

Sepulveda, Ciro. Ellen l{hite on the color line: theidea of race in a Christian community. fs.l.:s.nl., c1997. Printed by Biblos Press. ISBNI 888867 I 08.

Wahlroos, Sven. Mutiny and romance in the SouthSeas; a companion to the Bounty adventure.Topsfield, MA: Salem House Publishers,cl989. 497 p. ISBN: 0881623954. 527.00.The book is in two parts: Bounty Chronicleand Bounty Encyclopedia. The first gives adetailed month-by-month story of the eventsand the second an alphabetical listing andexplanation ofpeople, places, and events thatwere involved in the story. Available fromBounty Sagas.t

Winchester, Simon. "Pitcairn: the loneliest island inthe world." Islands, an internationalmagazine. 1994 March/April; 14(2):126-137 . $4.95 single issue. Anillustrated article depicting the island's historyand the daily life of the current inhabitants.

Recent Videos

Bounty's heritage: the legacy of Fletcher Christian.Produced by Jerry R. Miller. Chula Vista,CA: Pacific Visions, c1997. 6 videos.

$239.00. The six videos are divided intotwelve parts which cover the history of theIsland, the daily life of its inhabitants, and thecelebration of the Bicentennial. Availablefrom Pacific Visions, 550 Marina Parkway,D2, Box 32, Chula Vista, CA 91910, (619)422-3006.

Christian, Steve. Pitcairn Island Today. [S.1.: s.n,199-?l $21.00. A non-professional,7O-minute video filmed on Pitcairn island bySteve Christian, a descendant ofFletcherChristian. It depicts the daily life of theIsland. Available from Bounty Sagas.*

* Bounty Sagas, P.O. Box 1302, La Canada, CA9t0r2-s302 (8 1 8) 790-01 3 1

Marilyn Crane is Cataloging Librarian at LomaLinda University, Lomø Linda, Caliþrnia.

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LIBRARY DIRECTORS' REPORTS

Atlantic Union College

The library building was finally wired for Internetaccess, which has been operative since January I 997

With four new pentium computers for patron use and anew CD-ROM tower, a CD-ROM network wasinstalled in March 1997 for multi-user access to ourindexes and other programs in CD-ROM format.

At its 1988 site visit, the New England Association ofSchools and Colleges (NTEASC) pointed to the need fortechnological advancement in the library. With thecollege up for reaccreditation in March 1998, theadministrative offrcers voted in Fall 1996 to go aheadwith the long delayed matter of automating the library.A contract was signed with h¡rovative lnterfaces, Inc.for the INNOPAC integrated library system. Tapecleanup of our OCLC archival tape and bar codingwere ordered from Library Technologies, lnc. Thesystem was installed on June 3,1997. Cataloging andCirculation modules were installed in late July, andSerials and Acquisitions in early September.

Inputfrom NEASC has also stimulated increases to thebook budget which had been severely lowered in 1994and 1995.

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Our library is on the Web. Please visit us at

htlp.//199.232.32.170. Our supervisors now have e-

mail. They are as follows:

Mindy MacKenzie, Evening Services SupervisorMMacKenzie@atlanticuc. edu

Lee Parson, DirectorLParson@atlanticuc. edu

Margareta Sbacchi, Technical Services LibrarianMSbacchi@atlanticuc. edu

Karen Silverthorn, Periodical Dept. And InterlibraryLoan Supervisor

KSilverthorn@atlanticuc. edu

Marjorie Whidbee, Circulation Department SupervisorMWhidbee@atlanticuc. edu

Lee Parson***

Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences

The news from Florida Hospital College of HealthSciences (FHC) is mostly a continuation of the newsabout automation of our library. Lastyear, the newswas about finding for the automation process and

beginning the bar coding process. At this writing, thebar coding has been completed and the catalog recordshave been uploaded. The uploading presented some

problems because of a glitch in the program, but the

task was finally done on March 31. The automatedcatalog is now available for the patrons and they love it.

There remains a number of projects related toautomation. Approximately 10 percent of the recordsfrom OCLC did not seem to result in proper "smart"bar codes and catalog entry. ln addition, library staffhave yet to master all of the new firnctions in thecataloging module but they are using it anyway and

learning as they go along. The circulation moduleawaits fi.rther study and setup and will be availablesometime this month if things go as planned. The staffis pleased with the Master Library System from BookSystems, Inc. ASDAL members attending the displays

at the next ALA Conference might like to see whatMLS is like, or betteryet, come to visit FHC in sunny

Florida.

The continuing story about Leaming and InformationResource Network (LIRI.Q is that finally some

decisions have been made. As reported in a previous

issue oflSDl L Action, LIRN had voted to go withEBSCO (as has ALICE), but the EBSCOrepresentatives would not deal with LIRN in a wayconsidered satisfactory at this time. iAC (INFOTRAC)

took the hesitation in negotiations as an opportunity tojunp in with a terrific bargain and LIRN offrcers likedthe offer. At the member meeting held the next day at

Schiller lnternational University on March 14,

members voted to accept the IAC offer. It includes the

Expanded Academic Index ASAP, General Business

File ASAP, Health Reference Center- Academic,National Newspaper Index, and Boolæ in Print. Thebill to FHCH, one of the smaller institutionsrepresented, for the first contract year was $ I 665.Beck Hutchinson, FHC cataloger, says that she ishappy with the service which is available now in ourlibrary. She said that these databases will soon beavailable on all campus computers and for all students

who have Internet service at home.

Marley Soper was elected Vice President of LIRN at

the meeting held at Johnson & Wales University inNorth Miami on April I L The network, which ranprimarily by committee in the past, has begun to take a

more organized approach to the mission of cooperationbetween the very different academic schools. MarleySoper is now wondering about the need for additionalonline databases as they might be provided by ALICEor LIRN. FHC has a developing program whichMarley Soper says he will have to review as new orrenewed contracts come up for discussion.

FirstSearch from OCLC is also available now at FHCthrough a program directed by the state and offered viathe regional cooperatives.

FHC is growing fast! Last year the head count was 331

in the fall. This year it is 516. The student count has

gone up every year since the college began.

Marley Soper***

Pacific Union College

First of all, the library, students, and faculty are glad tohave our catalog on the Web. Secondly, we just hiredMrs. Paulette Johnson as reference librarian to replace

Dan Mitchel who left to work in the State Library inSacramento. We have also hired Patrick Benner whoworked for Christian Records to be Learning ResourceLab and Library computer systems manager. We are

very pleased to have these two colleaguesjoin our teamatPUC.

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Southern Adventist University

Brian Jackson, who just graduated from the Universityof Arizona, is our new Periodicals Librarian. LoranneGrace was elected as Vice President of the ChattanoogaArea Library Association. Southern's enrollment is at1667, necessitating addition ofseveral new patronwork-stations.

Peg Bennett***

Southwestern Ädventist University

The excitement of a new year is upon us--along withthe training of new student workers! Enrollment oncampus has grown again this year by more than 80 FTEover last year. We have yet to see this translated intoadditional monies for the Library, but hope springseternal. The fact that Southwestern continues to raisemoney for a new library OPAC is a positive sign. TheTexas state legislahre recently passed and the govemorsigred historic legislation creating a state-wideconsortium consisting ofpublic and private collegesand universities. Frnds to underwrite TexShare werealso designated. A director is currently being sought.The purpose of TexShare is primarily to facilitate state-wide access to electronic databases. We will knowsometime this academic year how this is going to affectus here at Southwestern, but the potential is awesome.

The Chan Shun Centennial Library was able, throughtwo regional consortia, to provide an expandedFirstSearch. In addition to basic FirstSearch, users canalso access.4 Bl/lnform, CINAHL, Psyclnfo, andPeriodical Abstracts. The Library also added twoonline encyclopedias: Americanø and Britannicø. Wehope to be able to add the student edition of ChemicalAbstracts next year.

The Library has begun this year to outsource catalogingon standing orders from Baker & Taylor. The qualityand accuracy, as well as the speed of delivery, havebeen excellent to date. The Book-on-Approvalprogram which began last year has proven to be a greatsuccess with the faculty. The Library has alsoexpanded its CD-ROM, video, and multimediaeducation materials profiles. Acclaim is widespreadfor the starting of a special section devoted to the NewYork Times Best Sellers list. The building of an SDA

and Ellen G. White resource collection is in themaking. We hope to have a special dedication of theStudy Center (the former director's offrce) in the springsemester.

The new Cyril Miller men's dorm is now open. Sincethe number of students living on campus went up byover one hundred this year, the new dorm is already toosmall. There are no immediate plans to demolish theold dorm, but the site will eventually be cleared forconstruction of a new university complex.Construction over academics is the story here atSouthwestern Adventist University.

Randy Butler

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Deadlines

Contributions to the next two issues of ASDAL Actionare expected to be in the editor's otrrceby Jan. i,5,I998 for the Winter issue and lprl I I 5, I 998 for theSpring issue. Articles may be sent by e-mailQrelmsc@andrews.edu) or fax (616-47 l -61 66). Pleasenote that the editor uses Word Perfect 6.1.

Welcome

We welcome Peter Marks to ow association. He is justcompleting a Master of Information Managementdegree at the University of New South Wales School ofInformation, Library and Archive Studies. This is asecond career for him as he has spent I I years in theministry and has a BA (Theology) from Avondale andan MA @eligion) from Newbold College. He hasworked in the ministry in Australia and New Zealand.He is married to Wendy and has 2 daughters:Ruth-Ellen, I I and Amy-Lyn, 8. He hopes to serve insome Adventist tertiary institution or in the WhiteEstate. His e-mail address at home is 104474,2057 .

Next Conference

The date and place for the next ASDAL conference areas follows: June 2l-25, 1998 at Columbia UnionCollege, Maryland. We hope to see all of you!

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