ASDAL Action

In This Issue

THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS
By Chloe Foutz

ASDAL has just completed 15 years of service to SDA librarianship:

16 interesting and rewarding conferences, meeting at most of the SDA colleges and universities in the US and at two outside the US;

constant refining of our governance documents, which indicates that we are a vibrant, living organization;

renewal of SDA librarianship through conference presentations and through the award of several D. Glenn Hilts scholarships;

promotion and support of school librarianship and Adventist resources through the formation of two ASDAL sections; and

enhancement of resources in a variety of ways, most recently through the formation of ALICE.

Although we may not have foreseen the development of the NET and the WEB, it was with exciting, cooperative ventures like ALICE in mind that this organization was formed--cooperation which may serve as a model for other organizations.

If ASDAL is to continue to succeed in its current programs and others which are yet undreamed of, we need the efforts of all our members. Would you like to be on a specific committee? -- your president welcomes volunteers! Would you like to make a presentation at the 1997 conference?--there is a call for presentations elsewhere in this newsletter. Would you like to write an article or a news item?--the editor would be glad to hear from you. Are there changes which you think would improve the organization? What can we do to better serve you? Please let us know where you would like to use your talents to further the mission of SDA libraries around the world.

Chloe Foutz is Library Director at Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska.

ALICE IS BORN
By Harvey Brenneise

On September 1, ALICE (Adventist Library Information Cooperative) came into existence with 10 inaugural members--Andrews University, Columbia Union College, Florida Hospital College, La Sierra University, Loma Linda University, Oakwood College, Pacific Union College, Southern Adventist University, Union College, Walla Walla College.

The purpose of this organization is to negotiate contracts with electronic information vendors that will allow the member libraries to extend access to electronic information resources to their respective clienteles in their library buildings, across their campuses and to their extension students in the most cost-effective way possible. It is the intent of the organization in the future to extend services both to other levels of Adventist education as well as to institutions around the world.

The concept of formally organizing ALICE was adopted at the ASDAL conference in Takoma Park in June, and libraries were invited to join. It is organized into a council made up of the library directors of the member libraries, with Keith Clouten (Andrews University) as chair. There is also a projects committee made of up Gilbert Abella (La Sierra University), Peg Bennett (Southern Adventist University), Harvey Brenneise (Andrews University), Mark Copsey (Walla Walla College), and Joel Lutes (Pacific Union College). Harvey Brenneise chairs that committee and is also executive secretary of ALICE. This committee will take over the work of the previous ASDAL Cooperative Information Access Committee.

The projects committee is currently working on the following projects. First is a general periodical index with full text to be made available via terminal and Web access. Products from EBSCO, Information Access Corporation and University Microfilms are currently being evaluated by the committee and the reference librarians with a projected "decision date" before November 1.

Second is a project to adopt a standard platform for a number of specialized subject periodical indexes: CINAHL, ERIC, HealthPlan, Medline, MLA Bibliography, PsycInfo, Social Work Abstracts, and Sociofile. The Council has asked Silver Platter for a final price quote, and it is anticipated that this project can be implemented in October. Each library has chosen which of these database sub-projects to participate in. Loma Linda will continue to load the medical bases locally for their own use. Other libraries will access these databases, at least for the present, from the Silver Platter server using either a text or a web interface.

Third is a project to adopt a general business periodical index with full text. Currently, the IAC Business Index and the UMI ABI/INFORM databases are being evaluated and price quotations sought. A decision on this should also be possible this fall.

Fourth is a project to gain consortium access to the Religion Indexes (Religion Index One, Religion Index Two and Index to Book Reviews in Religion) from the American Theological Library Association. Part of this database is already loaded as a local database at Andrews University. ATLA has made an offer to ALICE for Andrews University to pay $2,500 annually for this product and to allow the other ALICE libraries to have access for 60% of this ($1,500). There will be further discussion of pricing for the institutions that have fewer than 1,000 students. This project, also, should be able to go forward this fall. ATLA has now provided the necessary tape updates, and Andrews will load these as soon as possible.

Fifth is a project that would allow less expensive access to the base package of OCLC FirstSearch databases, particularly WorldCat. For this it might be possible to "piggyback" on a proposal being made by the Michigan Library Consortium. Further information is being sought, but progress might be made this fall.

Sixth is a project to install the Words of the Pioneers (full text of early Adventist publications) from the Adventist Pioneer Library on the World Wide Web. Web-server software has already been purchased, but not the hardware yet. This project should go forward this fall to early winter.

After this first phase is stabilized, there are many other potential projects to consider, including but certainly not limited to Nexis/Lexis, Books in Print, Current Contents or other ISI databases, Biological Abstracts, historical databases, etc.

Harvey Brenneise is Resources Development Librarian at Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI.

SDAPI REPORTS ON PROGRESS
By Daniel J. Drazen

The 1995 Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index shipped in early August, and most subscribers should have received it by now. It contains a record number of citations "over 6,000" yet we were still able to keep the publishing cost within budget.

Slowly but surely, we are filling in the blank spaces from the past. While Kelley Wilson has been doing an excellent job working on the retroconversion of the 1982 Index, indexing is also underway of periodicals from 1980 and 1981. We aim to have the 80s entirely keyed in by year's end and to have made a start with periodicals from 1979.

We have made a number of procedural changes to improve the Index. For one, we have instituted a tighter, weekly proofreading system that allows us to correct errors in the citations before they become carved in stone. We have also initiated a program of tracking unpaid invoices and notifying subscribers if they are in arrears. By doing so, we have cut the amount of receivables from 1995-96 by one third within the last four months.

The Index continues to supply indexing services to both Ministry and the Adventist Review. In the case of the Adventist Review, we had been changing every title of every article in the indexes we provided to conform to their capitalization scheme, and using their continuous paging protocol instead of issue paging. Thus a job that should only take about one day had ended up taking four! But the Review has decided to take our indexes "as is" and to subject them to further editorial tweaking in-house.

The number of journals we index stands at 40, which I believe is the most ever covered. This past year alone we've added Divine Appointments (the men's devotional), ParentTalk, and the Journal of Adventist Thought in Africa. And the Index has become searchable on the World Wide Web; it can be accessed through the James White Library Website ( http://www.andrews.edu/library/) or at http://143.207.5.3:82/screens/opacmenu.html.

Daniel J. Drazen is Editor of the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index.

HIGHLIGHTED MINUTES OF THE 16TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE ASSOCIATION OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST LIBRARIANS
Columbia Union College, Takoma Park, Maryland
June 30-July 4, 1996

"Serials Collection Development in the Electronic Age"
By James Walker, ASDAL Secretary

Sunday, June 30
6:00 p.m. Banquet

Introductions were given by Margaret von Hake, Library Director, Columbia Union College (CUC). Remarks and blessing were given by Lyn Bartlett, Vice President for Academic Administration at CUC. The video tape "Paul McCall" by Rick Swarzwelder was shown.

7:30 p.m. Business Meeting

President Adu Worku gave the opening remarks. Committees were created from nominations and votes from the membership. Results are as follows:

Resolutions Committee: Marilyn Crane, Loranne Grace, Joel Lutes.
Nominations Committee: Belvina Barnes, Keith Clouten, Mark Copsey, Minneola Dixon, Margaret Von Hake, Annette Melgosa.

Monday, July 1
8:00 am. Worship

Rick Swartzwelder addressed the question, "What does it mean to live everyday and manage our time?"

8:15 am. Announcements

Margaret Von Hake, Chloe Foutz and Lee Wisel gave announcements, welcome, and thanks. It was announced that the conference would be at CUC again in 1998.

8:30 am. Business session

MOTION: That the Literary Committee be discontinued. CARRIED.

There was discussion of having another international conference congress such as we had a Newbold every five years with interim meetings possible.

MOTION: That we hold an international conference every 5 years with interim meeting possible as needed. CARRIED.

MOTION: That next year's conference be international in scope. CARRIED.

MOTION: That we ask the constitution and by-laws be changed so that we have a standing committee for nominations. CARRIED.

9:00 am. Theme Address: "Selection and Evaluation of Electronic Serials Collections"

Betty Day, University of Maryland Life Sciences and Humanities Bibliographer, put together selection procedures at University of Maryland and cited problems with printed serials such as title changes, rising costs, etc. Electronic journals were noted to have problems, too. She observed that the same definition applies to electronic serials as printed serials, such as being published on a regular ongoing basis. Several examples of different electronic journals were cited. It was suggested that electronic journal selection be treated like print materials, with similar criteria.

10:30 am. Proposal for Electronic Consortium

Harvey Brenneise said that at a meeting in Loma Linda it was felt that there is potential for an international consortium, which probably could be initiated with 8 libraries. We would probably use our own model for pricing which might, for example, consider enrollment or weighted enrollment. Several vendors were examined.

11:35 am. Adventist Library Information Cooperative

Keith Clouten gave the different requirements and how they are met. He reviewed a document which included purpose, definitions, organization, membership, projects, and term agreement. Discussion included international and elementary/secondary concerns.

1:41 pm. Business Session

MOTION: That we formally adopt the SDA consortium. CARRIED.

MOTION: That we adopt Keith's "Adventist Library Information Cooperative (ALICE) Agreement." Discussion followed but no action was taken at this time. A number of MOTIONS were then carried relating to specific wording within the ALICE document.

MOTION: That we accept the "Association of Seventh-day Adventist Librarians Member Interest Form," making necessary update changes to bottom and deleting "Literary Awards Committee." Form will be sent to treasurer with membership renewal form. CARRIED.

Tuesday, July 2
All-day tour.

Wednesday, July 3
8:10 am. Worship

Debbie Brown, Associate Professor of English, spoke about "Christian Education."

8:20 pm. Adventist Resources Section

Carolyn Gaskell noted that it was the 10th anniversary of the Adventist Resources Section and gave history.

8:30 am. Adventist Pioneer Library

This computerized program was demonstrated by Dwight Duffie who would like to add more materials to it and make it available on the Internet. The project is non-profit. LDS project can be viewed at http://www.infobases.com. SDA project's home page can be seen at http://www.andrews.edu/other/apl. Dwight's email is dduffie@netbox.com. Please address general communications to APL@netbox.com.

10:06 am. Automating SDA Bibliography and Dissertation List

Marilyn Crane was the moderator. Questions considered included: What is an SDA Bibliography? Who is responsible? When? Where? Many of these depend on the success of the pilot project, results of which should be available in a year's time.

11:00 am. Cooperative Collection Development Policy Discussion: Sheltering Under One Umbrella: Individual SDA/Heritage Policies and the Tiered Concept

A 3-tiered model was presented by Carolyn Gaskell and discussed. The question as to whether we needed an umbrella document was addressed. The floor was opened for comments and considerable discussion ensued. The discussion concluded with a suggestion that somebody volunteer to do a template and it was suggested that Jim Ford at Andrews might be able to do this.

1:30 pm. Reports on Breakout Sessions

DIRECTORS: A need was expressed for ways to evaluate library staff and systems staff, and it was requested that evaluations be sent to Margaret von Hake. On a related note, accrediting agencies require many libraries to do quality assessments, and these should be sent to Margaret von Hake also. Montemorelos needs volunteers for organizing a library science curriculum, specifically in developing two-week seminars in library science in areas such as cataloging, reference, etc.

PUBLIC SERVICES: Discussions were mainly about bibliographic instruction and interlibrary loan.

TECHNICAL SERVICES: The group shared horror stories and commiserated with each other.

SCHOOL LIBRARIANS: They shared frustrations and ideas including what might be in next year's conference. They also discussed automation for school libraries and how to classify E. G. White books in Dewey.

SYSTEMS: Discussions revolved around creating a listserv, electronic SDA bibliography, web page, scanning ILL and archive materials, creating union catalog, document delivery, and conference attendance.

2:00 pm. Business Session

ASDAL Constitution and Bylaws Committee Report. A number of MOTIONS were presented, discussed, and carried relating to the Constitution and Bylaws of the organization.

MOTION: That we accept the Secretary's Report. CARRIED.

MOTION: That we accept the Treasurer's Report. CARRIED.

MOTION: That orders be placed for Conference Proceedings on registration form and charge $5.00. NOT CARRIED.

MOTION: "In view of the expenses incurred with sending out the Conference Proceedings with ASDAL Action, we will no longer publish Conference Proceedings." CARRIED.

3:25 pm. Business Meeting

The business meeting was resumed after a break. Dick Osborne from the General Conference requests that ASDAL suggest potential members for a Technology Committee he is forming to examine ways by which cooperation can occur both across kindergarten through college and between college campuses.

The revised ALICE document was handed out. (Rev. 7-3-96) A number of MOTIONS were passed relating to the document, concluding with the MOTION: That we accept Keith's "Adventist Library Information Cooperative (ALICE) Agreement" as originally moved on Tue., July 2. CARRIED.

Harvey Brenneise gave a report relating to how costs might be divided with EBSCO or IAC under ALICE.

MOTION: Program Planner/President Elect in consultation with Local Site Coordinator will determine conference schedule. CARRIED.

MOTION: Have ASDAL after ALA next year. NOT CARRIED.

Task Force Report on International Cooperation was presented by Keith Clouten. A survey was sent to 61 SDA college, university and secondary libraries outside of North America. 30 out of 61 responded. Greatest needs included money for library materials, for computers, and for more staff. ASDAL could help small libraries by helping them first, to acquire computers; second, to help with selection of library materials; and third, in circulation of duplicate lists. Larger libraries would like first of all, help with acquisition of library materials and an SDA consortium for sharing electronic resources and secondly, coordination in circulation of duplicate lists and have regional seminars for training library staff. Keith Clouten then read the conclusions and recommendations.

MOTION: That the above report on ASDAL Taskforce on International Cooperation be received. CARRIED.

MOTION: That the Taskforce Committee continue in existence and be charged with implementing the recommendations in the above mentioned document. CARRIED.

The SDA Periodical Index Report was presented by Keith Clouten. The Index has made improvements with stability, being now "leaner and meaner" and has a balanced budget. Retrospective conversion of print indexes is underway, and has been assisted with two $1000 donations, each from La Sierra and Loma Linda Universities. The print edition pays for itself and is expected to continue.

MOTION: That Gilberto Abella, Harvey Brenneise, and Joel Lutes be suggested as names for the North American Division Technology Committee mentioned previously. CARRIED.

The Site Planning committee recommends that: 1997 be at La Sierra University, 1998 at Columbia Union College, 1999 at Southern College, 2000 at Andrews University, and that 2001 be international and that a committee be created to choose the site.

MOTION: To accept the recommendation regarding ASDAL sites. CARRIED.

MOTION: That Keith Clouten, Annette Melgosa, Lee Wisel and Adu Worku be the above committee. CARRIED.

The SDA Classification Committee reported that revisions are underway and an update should be forthcoming.

Thursday, July 4

10:30 am. Creating a WWW Home Page

This presentation was given by Harvey Brenneise. He showed us how to set up a home page.

11:19 am. Business Session

MOTION: That the resolutions be accepted as presented by the Resolutions Committee. CARRIED.

11:30 am. Closing

Adu Worku gave the closing remarks. Meeting adjourned.

ASDAL OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
1996-1997

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President: Chloe Foutz
President-elect: Per Lisle
Past President: Adu Worku
Secretary: Jamie Walker (1996-98)
Treasurer: Lee Marie Wisel (1994-97)
ASDAL Action Editor: Cynthia Helms (1996-1998)

COORDINATORS
Overseas Libraries Coordinator: Keith Clouten (1994-97)
Publicity Coordinator: Joyce Van Scheik (1994-97)
Membership Coordinator: Minneola Dixon (1996-98)

STANDING COMMITTEES
Constitution and Bylaws Committee
Jannith Lewis (1996-1999)
Harvey Brenneise (1993-1997)
Daniel Mitchel (1994-1998)
ASDAL President (ex officio)
ASDAL Treasurer (ex officio)

Cooperative Information Access Committee
Harvey Brenneise (1994-97), Chair
Mark Copsey (1996-1999)
Jim Luke (1996-1999)
Gilbert Abella (1994-1997)
Carlyle Edwards (1994-1998)
Joel Lutes (1994-1998)

Scholarship Committee
Carol Morse (1994-1998), Chair
Sallie Alger (1996-1999)
Pat Morrison (1993-1997)
ASDAL President (ex officio)
ASDAL Treasurer (ex officio)

SDA Classification Advisory Committee
Morris Iheanacho (1996-1999)
Stan Cottrell (1994-1997)
Lorranne Grace (1994-1998)
Classification Editor (ex officio)
Marilyn Crane (LLU representative)

SDA Periodical Index Publication Board
Library Director of Host Institution (ex officio), Chair
Margaret von Hake (1991-1997)
Marilyn Crane (1992-1998)
Chloe Foutz (1993-1999)
Maynard Lowry (1994-2000)
GC Archivist (ex officio)
Index Managing Editor (ex officio)
NAD BHE Executive Secretary or designee (ex officio)

Site Planning Committee
Annette Melgosa (1993-1999)
Keith Clouten (1993-1996)
Lee Parson (1994-1998)

Statistics Committee
Linda Maberly (1994-98), Chair
Carolyn Gaskell (1996-1999)
ASDAL Secretary (ex officio)
Past ASDAL Secretary (ex officio)

Adventist Resources Working Committee
Carolyn Gaskell (1993-97), Chair
Randy Butler (1996-1999)
Minneola Dixon (1996-1999)
Petre Cimpoeru (1993-1997)
Jim Ford (1994-1998)
Merlin Burt (1994-1998)

Nominating Committee
Annette Melgosa (1996-1997), Chair
Belvina Barnes (1996-1997)
Keith Clouten (1996-1997)
Mark Copsey (1996-1997)
Minneola Dixon (1996-1997)
Margaret von Hake (1996-1997)

BOOK REVIEWS
By Harvey Brenneise

Bradshaw, John. Family secrets: What you don't know can hurt you. New York: Bantam, 1995.

Bradshaw has written a number of books on the psychology of the family (for example, Creating Love and Homecoming). This is another in this important series of books, and like the others is written partly from an autobiographical viewpoint.

Bradshaw explains how family secrets are made and kept and their sometimes long-term negative influence on the mental health and social relationships of various family members. This influence may not be known by the people involved, who in some cases may not even be aware of the secret. In other cases, all or part of the family conspires to keep a secret that way.

One danger in "sleuthing" for family secrets is that one may find more than one wants or even for the "creation" of secrets that are not real. Numerous case histories are given, as are various methods of "uncovering" family ecrets.

Some in conservative religious communities may be uncomfortable with his observation (p. 156) that "people who feel deeply flawed and defective often join sects or cults or rigid religious communities that tell them with absolute certainty that they are saved. This gives them a sense of righteousness. Perfectionism and righteousness become an obsessive and mood-altering way of life. The person loses touch with their own humanness, and the part of self that is frail and imperfect becomes their shadow."

This is a book that for many readers may be emotional or even painful to read. However, it is an important book that belongs in most libraries.

Kramer, Mark. Travels with a Hungry Bear: A Journey to the Russian Heartland. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1996.

This report on post-Soviet (early 1990s) Russian agriculture reads more like a travelogue than a dry academic study. The fundamental question, to which no answer is given, is how a country that has rich farm lands and was once the breadbasket of Europe can again return to at least feeding itself not to mention exports after the enormously destructive experiment with communism?

How does one create from scratch, including the building of all the necessary infrastructure, a new system that rewards individualism, innovation, and productivity when for several generations these qualities have been beaten out of the people? How does one build the necessary trust between people where trust does not now exist? How does one reward innovation, when resistance to change has been the order of the day for so long? And then there is the problem of the stupefying bureaucracy. The attitude of many is summed up with this joke, "When Boris gets a cow, his neighbor Pavel's ambition wasn't to get a cow too, but to kill Boris's cow" (p. 90).

Kramer knows agricultural economics (he is a reporter), and incessantly compares Russian farms with Iowa farms. He reports the almost complete failure to date of agricultural reform, and describes the great distance, socially and economically, that will have to be traveled before Russia will have a modern agricultural economy.

This book is for those libraries with an interest on agricultural economics and students of post-Soviet Russian affairs.

Ash, John. A Byzantine Journey. New York: Random House, 1995.

This is a combination history and travelogue. Byzantine history is not well-known in the West, and reading this book is a pleasant way to get a partial overview of that fascinating period of history. Ash uses the description of a trip through Asia Minor (now Anatolia or Asiatic Turkey) as the platform from which to tell the story.

Ash begins with a short stop in Istanbul (formerly called Constantinople or Byzantium), but quickly crosses the Sea of Marmara and begins his travel from west to east across Asia Minor, discovering Byzantine Greek ruins along the way. Skillfully woven into the travelogue are vignettes from various periods of Byzantine history as he visits the sites where they occurred.

Ash is a good writer, and this is an enjoyable mixture of pleasure and learning.

Gray, John. What Your Mother Couldn't Tell You & Your Father Didn't Know: Advanced Relationship Skills for Better Communication and Lasting Intimacy. New York: HarperCollins, 1994.

This is a "sequel" to Gray's phenomenally successful Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. Apparently because it did not sell well under this title, a revised edition has been issued under the title Mars and Venus Together Forever: Relationship Skills for Lasting Love (New York: HarperPerennial, 1996), perhaps to capture more of the magic "Mars and Venus" terminology.

Like the original volume, this book discusses how men and women communicate differently, and how this impacts their relationships, particularly in marriage. It is very practical, and gives lots of experiences, both the author's personal experiences in his own marriage as well as others. He relates this especially to the changes that have resulted for social change.

Gray does not discuss the issue of gender differences in communication in the workplace. In most workplaces, it is likely that "male speak" predominates. It would be interesting to compare workplace communication between say, an attorney's office, and one of the traditional female professions such as librarianship. It is possible that there is actually more conflict in communication styles in the latter.

At least one of these volumes belongs in every library, and both where demand warrants.

ADVENTIST RESOURCES COLUMN
Marilyn Crane, Coordinator

Recent Books, Theses, & Periodical Articles

Andress, William. Grandma Whitney: queen of the mountain. Brushton, NY: TEACH Services, Inc., c1996. 100 p. $8.95 ISBN:1572580518. A biography of Hulda Crooks who is known for her annual climbing of Mt. Whitney in California and other mountains, a feat began at age sixty-six and continued into her nineties.

Baker, Delbert W. Telling the story: an anthology on the development of the Black SDA work. Order from Black Anthology Resources, 715 Young's Lane, Nashville, TN 37207, (615) 226-6500. "A collection of historical documents, articles, and visuals on selected topics relevant to the Black SDA work.

Ball, Bryan W. The Seventh-Day men: Sabbatarians and Sabbatarianism in England and Wales, 1600-1800. Oxford: Clarendon Press; New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. 402 p. $60.00 ISBN:0198267525. Seventh-Day men, as they were called by their contemporaries, were a group of Christians who observed Saturday as a day of religious rest rather than Sunday during the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries. Ball documents that the movement was more extensive than originally thought.

Beeler, Charles R. A history of Seventh-day Adventists in Arkansas and Louisiana, 1888-1996. [Burleson, TX]: Arkansas-Louisiana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, 1996. 176 p. A history of the origin and development of the Arkansas-Louisiana Conference.

Blake, Harold. Child age and education: an Ellen White Spirit of Prophecy compilation. La Grande, WA: Manna Publishing House, c1995. 252 p. $9.95.

Bradford, Graeme S. In the shadow of Ellen White: fundamentalist and evangelical Seventh-day Adventists in conflict. [Cooranbong, N.S.W., Australia]: Andrews University Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Avondale College Campus, 1994. 84 p. A published paper "presented in partial fulfillment for the requirements of the Degree Master of Arts in Theology."

Brooke, John L. The refiner's fire: the making of Mormon cosmology, 1644-1844. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. 421 p. ISBN:0521345456. There is a brief mention of William Miller and Seventh-day Adventists.

Conquering life's mountains: a collection of writings by Hulda Crooks. Redlands, CA: The Quiet Hour, Inc., c1996. A collection of Hulda Crooks' favorite inspirational stories which illustrate her personal philosophy of life.

Currow, Stephen John. Developing ministry's other half: theological education for theology student wives at Pacific Adventist College (Asia Pacific Region). Fuller Theological Seminary, 1995. Order from UMI, no. AAI9541565.

Daily, Steven G. Adventism for a new generation. Portland: Better Living Publishers, c1993. 325 p. ISBN:0962429120. A challenging look at the Seventh-day Adventist faith and how it can be redefined for a new generation. The foreword is by Tony Campolo.

Dameron, Peggy. Jewels in the sand: the end-time message of the sanctuary. Pleasant View, TN: Jacobsen Publications, c1995. 383 p. ISBN:0964909103. A new look at this important document. Foreword by Clifford Goldstein.

DeVille, Jard. The pastor's handbook on interpersonal relationships: keys to successful leadership. Silver Spring, MD: The Ministerial Association, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, c1995. 206 p. $5.95. Purchase from Ministerial Supply Center/Seminars. P.O. Box 66 Keene, TX 76059, (817) 641-3643. This is a reprint of a book written in 1986 and published by Baker. This text is used in conjunction with a continuing education credit course.

Edwards, Rex D. Every believer a minister. Silver Spring, MD: The Ministerial Association. General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, c1995. 110 p. $5.95 Purchase from Ministerial Supply Center/Seminars P. O. Box 66, Keene, TX 76059, (817) 641-3643. Deals with empowering the laity for ministry. This text is used in conjunction with a continuing education credit course.

Fixin' food! (Ch'iyaan ali') the Native American way: recipes for Native American foods. Holbrook, AZ: Holbrook Seventh-day Adventist Indian School, c1993. 133 p. $15.00.

Francis-Rockwell, Esther. When the world was young: the story of Genesis. (Bible Lessons Series, Third grade). College Place, WA: Country Garden School Publications, 1995. 327 p. ISBN:0964773104. First published in 1924 by Pacific Press Pub. Association.

Fuller, Robert C. Naming the Antichrist: the history of an American obsession. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. 232 p. ISBN:0195082443. A history of antichrist thought viewed from an American religious and cultural perspective. There is a brief mention of Seventh-day Adventists and Millerites.

Goldstein, Michael S. The health movement: promoting fitness in America. (Social Movements Past and Present). New York: Twayne Publishers, c1992. ISBN:0805797254 (hardcover); 0805797262 (paperback). Seventh-day Adventists, Ellen White, Western Health Reform Institute, and John Harvey Kellogg are mentioned.

Graz, John. Reussir sa vie = Success. Dammarie les Lys Cedex, France: Vie et Sante, 1992. 181 p. ISBN:2857431562. The topic of "success" is approached from the perspectives of philosophy, psychology, sociology, and the Bible. Text in French. Purchase from the Euro-African Division, Youth and Communication Departments.

Harley, Rachel Brett and Betty MacDowell. Michigan women: firsts and founders, v. 2. [S.l.] Michigan Women's Studies Association, Inc., c1995. 182 p. ISBN:0961939028. Ellen White is mentioned.

Heresy and literacy, 1000-1530. Edited by Peter Biller and Anne Hudson. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. 313 p. $59.95 ISBN:052149794. A collection of papers from a conference at Oxford University in 1992 which covers the question "Did growing literacy in the later medieval period foster popular heresy, or did heresy provide a crucial stimulus to the spread of literacy?" Waldensians, Lollards and Anabaptists, among other, are discussed.

Hofrenning, Daniel J.B. In Washington but not of it: the prophetic politics of religious lobbyists. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, c1995. 246 p. ISBN:1566393035. Seventh-day Adventists are briefly mentioned in the text and tables.

How to be a perfect stranger: a guide to etiquette in other people's religious ceremonies. Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing, c1996. 417 p. ISBN:1879045397. There is a whole chapter on Seventh-day Adventists and their etiquette.

Kenny, Michael G. The perfect law of liberty: Elias Smith and the providential history of America. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, c1994. ISBN:1560983213. Smith was one of the founders of the Christian Connexion, the church of Joshua Himes, James White, Joseph Bates, and others.

The martyrs of Papua New Guinea: 333 missionary lives lost during World War II. Edited by Theo Aerts. Port Moresby: University of Papua New Guinea Press, 1994. 276 p. ISBN:9980840617. There is a chapter on Seventh-day Adventists.

The memoir of Amarillo Adventist Academy, 1895-1995. An unpaged history of the Academy. Alphabetical lists of teachers and students are included. (Purchase information: Amarillo Adventist Academy, 5804 Erik Street Amarillo, TX 79106, (806) 355-8371.

A mountain, a pickax, a college: Walter Utt's history of Pacific Union College, with an afterward by Eric Anderson. 3rd edition. [S.l.:s.n.], c1996. 185 p. ISBN:0965078906.

Phipps, Wintley with Goldie Down. The power of a dream: the inspiring story of a young man's audacious faith. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, c1994. 186 p. ISBN:0310479207. Autobiography of Seventh-day Adventist pastor, gospel singer, and recording artist.

Pinnock, Clark, et al. The openness of God: a Biblical challenge to the traditional understanding of God. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, c1994. ISBN:0830818529. The chapter, "Biblical Support for a New Perspective," is written by Richard Rice, Faculty member at La Sierra University.

Rees, Mel. Biblical principles for giving and living. Silver Spring,MD: The Ministerial Association, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, c1995. $5.95. 126 p. Purchase from Ministerial Supply Center/Seminars Unlimited, P.O. Box Keene,TX 76059, (817) 641-3643. Stewardship is discussed from the perspective of the divine/human relationship. This text is used in conjunction with a continuing education credit course.

Riches, Rex. The establishing of the British Mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1863-1877: with specific reference to the writings of Ellen G. White. Ph.D. dissertation from the Division of Religion at Fairfax University, Greensboro, NC, 1995.

Rubin, Julius H. Religious melancholy and Protestant experience in America. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. 308 p. $35.00. ISBN:0195083016. While Seventh-day Adventists or Millerites are not specifically mentioned, the "Second Awakening" is. The book is valuable in understanding the guilt and concern about damnation or the unpardonable sin that beset our spiritual ancestors.

Seasoned with love: a collection of pastoral wives favorite recipes. Silver Spring, MD: Shepherdess International, Ministerial Association, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, c1995. 320 p. $16.45.

Shall we dance: rediscovering Christ-centered standards. Edited by Steve Case. (Project Affirmation, v.4.). Riverside, CA: La Sierra University Press, c1996. 414 p. $18.00. This publication deals with exploring lifestyle standards and choices.

Shearer, Gary W. The ordination of women and the role of women in the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church: a bibliographical guide to sources in the Pacific Union College Library. [S.l.:s.n.], 1995. 25 leaves. Contact Gary Shearer at PUC.

Simmons, John K. and Brian Wilson. Competing visions of paradise: the California experience of 19th century American sectarianism. (The religious contours of California, Window to the world's religions, v. 3). A project of The Center for the Study of Religion, University of California, Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, CA: Fithian Press, c1993. 130 p. $160.00 ISBN:1564740641. The following are mentioned: James and Ellen White, St. Helena Sanitarium and Hospital, and J.N. Loughborough.

Siwani, Nyaniso James. A history of Sabbathkeepers in South Africa. Janesville, WI: Seventh-day Baptist Historical Society, c1995. 118 p. Written from a Seventh-day Baptist perspective. There is a chapter on Seventh-day Adventists.

Tippett, Harry Moyle. Too soon to quit: patterns to clear life's hurdles. 2nd ed. La Jolla, CA: VIA Press, c1995.123 p. ISBN:0964377209. Originally published in 1951 as Who waits in faith. This book deals with the inspirational themes of trust and faith.

Torkelsen, Linnea. Who cares? (YouthNet's Servanthood Series, v. 1) [S.l.]: Adventist Youth Service Network, North American Division, c1996. 126 p. Order from AdventSource, 5040 Prescott Avenue, Lincoln, NE 68506, 1-800-328-0525. This book gives ideas for youth service.

Vegetarian Resource Group. Vegetarian journal's guide to natural foods restaurants in the U.S. and Canada. 2nd ed. Garden City Park, NY: Avery Pub. Group,c1995. 295 p. ISBN:0895296543. Loma Linda University Medical Center cafeteria, White Memorial Medical Center cafeteria, and Country Life Restaurants are included.

Where shall I study?: a guide to Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities. Silver Spring, MD: General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Department of Education, 1996. 164 p. This is an "alphabetical descriptive listing of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities that hold current accreditation with the Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools, Colleges, and Universities.

SAIL ON!!
By Daniel J. Drazen

Services to Adventist Institutional Libraries, better known as SAIL, has been busy scattering library materials like leaves of autumn. The collection of bound periodicals which the Kettering Medical Center library sent to us ended up being split up between seven schools in seven countries, from Croatia to Trinidad. I've also had to supply information on classifying Spirit of Prophecy books for an academy in the Philippines, fax cataloging information to Caribbean Union College in Trinidad, ship source material from a seminary course to Helderberg College, subscribe to and route periodicals to the Adventist Seminary of West Africa and Caribbean Union College, and on one occasion fax almost 90 pages of materials to West Indies College in Jamaica as part of a rush document delivery order. Of course I would have preferred going to Jamaica to hand-deliver the documents... especially on those days last January when the temperature in Michigan never got higher than single digits!

This job has grown like Topsy, and I'm glad I don't have to do it alone. My student assistant, Raquel Arrais, has done excellent work for me.

We have also taken over the "donated textbooks for overseas" program. So many books have come over from the top floor storeroom of Griggs Hall, in addition to duplicates given to us by the Heritage Collection, that Josip Horonic (who oversees the physical well-being of the James White Library) has had to assemble some old shelves to use as storage. So we now have a small library within the library. Thanks to the Exchange List that is designed to go out with the quarterly SAIL newsletter, we hope these books don't stay around here too long.

LIBRARY NEWS

ANDREWS UNIVERSITY

It was a busy summer, but the library accomplished many things. Three items are in the list. First, an 8-port communications controller was installed for OCLC use by catalogers and interlibrary loan staff--this should all but eliminate use of the Internet for OCLC Prism access. Second, a full-time Library Systems Manager was hired to take care of electronic equipment, networking, Innopac site maintenance, and new excursions into multimedia. And third, a logo for James White Library was selected. Look at the James White Library Web home page for the blue and gold version.

Looking ahead, the library anticipates a busy and interesting year. Again, three things pop up. The new SDA library consortium, ALICE, will provide the campus with enhanced access to some new databases and full-text. Preparations are also being made to establish a high tech multimedia lab within the newly renamed TMC (it's now the Mary Jane Mitchell Multimedia Center). And finally, to fill the loose moments, the library staff members are committing themselves to an emphasis on library assessment in future planning.

Kathleen Demsky, director of the Architecture Resource Center, is the recipient of the 1996 award of EDRA, the Environmental Design Research Association. This special award was presented at the 1996 annual conference of EDRA held this past June at Salt Lake City, Utah. Part of the award citation as follows:

"In addition to managing the book display at the conference, Ms. Demsky is continually in contact with publishers to continue building the collection. Furthermore, she is always available to consult with EDRA members to visit the library in Michigan to use these books. In all of our dealings with Ms. Demsky, we have always found her to be extremely generous with her time and knowledge.

Managing the collection and making the book display available to conference attendees truly represent services to EDRA worthy of recognition, and we are pleased to be able to give the EDRA 1996 Service Award to Kathy Demsky for her contribution."

Submitted by Keith Clouten and Wanda Cantrell

ATLANTIC UNION COLLEGE

With the very favorable enrollment figures for the Fall Semester, the library book budget has been raised from $10,500 to $63,000. This is a very encouraging move since the college is up for reaccreditation in March 1998. The New England Association of Schools and Colleges has stressed the importance of the library resources budgets.

A strong effort is planned for raising funds for the library automation project. The Friends of the Library is being revived now that the college is back on track. One of its major goals is fund raising for resources and for library automation.

The library building has been wired for Internet access and this will soon be in operation.

The reference librarian, Gloria Sepulveda, resigned effective Aug. 16. She has been replaced by two part-time professionals, Marjorie Whidbee as Circulation Department Supervisor and Mindy MacKenzie as Evening Services Supervisor. Mrs. Whidbee has been Circulation Department Supervisor for many years before her position was cut in May 1995. The other library supervisors are Margareta Sbacchi, Technical Services Librarian; Karen Silverthorn, Periodical Dept. and Interlibrary Loan Supervisor; and Lee Parson, Director.

Submitted by Lee Parson

CANADIAN UNION COLLEGE

In support of the college's bid for accreditation with the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), Carol Nicks has had a very busy summer selecting and cataloging new materials for the curriculum collection. Special funds specifically for curriculum development made this task possible.

The library is now in the process of evaluating its computer system and considering upgrading options. However, the whole exercise has elevated the technostress considerably, as decisions made now will affect how information is accessed in the future.

In August, Bernie Leavitt was welcomed to the library staff as Supervisor of Technical Services. She replaces Cathie Trenchuk.

Submitted by Joyce Van Scheik

FLORIDA HOSPITAL COLLEGE

The Library is now making significant progress toward automation albeit in a limited fashion in the beginning. The OCLC tape of records has been received and will be sent to Library Technologies, Inc. (LTI) for deduping and authority control in a few days. (LTI did the authority work at Andrews University also). To begin, Florida Hospital College, (FHC) will have only the cataloging, circulation, and OPAC modules which will be followed in the next few months by internet access, acquisitions control, and periodical control as these are developed by the system. FHC has decided to use a vender known as the Master Library System available from Book Systems of Huntsville, AL.

In addition to joining ALICE, FHC is active in another group known as Library and Information Resource Network (LIRN) which is a group organized by the State Board of Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida. This group has been doing much the same type of work with vendors that ALICE and other groups have been doing. FHC is a little frog in a big pond with both groups, but it remains active and interested.

FHC started playing in the big pond when it got its regional accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools last summer. Marley Soper attended meetings of LIRN in both Tampa and Tallahassee since ASDAL conference last summer.

FHC library staff has now grown to five regular staff members equivalent to 4.5 FTE. The new staff member, Donna Brown, rejoined the staff after working for a year at Student Services. She will be the automation and communication coordinator, also known as "Jill of all trades"! She will also be doing some of cataloging when the library gets automated.

Submitted by Marley Soper

LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY

Beshia Popescu relocated to Oregon with her family. She had been liaison librarian for the School of Allied Health Professions. Her position is open. The library anticipates beginning the interview process the latter part of October. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Dr. John Morovati retired after 14.5 years of service to the University and 39.64 years total to the Seventh-day Adventist denomination as an educator. John first served the church in his native Iran in the capacity of teacher, business manager, and principal. He came to the United States from 1964-1966 and earned a master's degree in education at Andrews University. He went back to Iran and returned to Andrews University where in 1978 he earned his doctorate in Educational Administration. He again returned to Iran, but the political situation was deteriorating. He therefore emigrated to the United States and started working at Loma Linda University in 1981. He has held several titles in the Del E. Webb Memorial Library, all primarily related to the audiovisual area. He retired holding the faculty rank of Assistant Librarian. He has moved closer to Los Angeles to be with his children and grandchildren. We wish him well in his retirement.

Merlin Burt, Chair of Archives and Special Collections and Assistant Director of the Ellen G. White Estate Branch Office in Loma Linda, has begun a doctorate this fall at Andrews University. While still responsible for the operations of the department and branch office, Marilyn Crane has been named Interim Associate Chair. She will be assisting in the day-to-day activities in the Heritage Room part of the department.

Submitted by David Rios

SOUTHWESTERN ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY

Southwestern Adventist College is now a university. The new library director, Randal Butler, started on July 15 this year. He is working hard to develop communication with the administration and to bring up the collection to university level. His current project is a proposal for an online catalog.

Submitted by Randal Butler

WALLA WALLA COLLEGE

Peterson Memorial Library is in the process of barcoding its collection in preparation for bringing the INNOPAC Circulation system up in January. The library has hired five students whose main responsibility will be the barcoding of the collection. Current staff members will be working with them as they can. Volunteers from the ranks of retired librarians and library staff will be filling in the gaps.

Testpack training is scheduled for October 14 through 17 and circulation and OPAC training for mid-November. The staff are excited about seeing some major progress after the disappointing delays of summer.

For the first time, all 6 College Writing classes took advantage of the Bibliographic Instruction program.

Submitted by Carolyn Gaskell

EXTRA! EXTRA!

Bruce McClay, 1995 Hilts Scholarship winner has just been hired as Reference and Bibliographic Instruction Librarian at the University of Texas-Pan American Library, Edinburgh, TX, beginning November 1.

Submitted by Chloe Foutz

ANNOUNCEMENTS

READY FOR "ACTION"

Surely you can write and get published! Submit feature articles, research articles, book reviews, job announcements, and news items such as library projects, involvement in professional associations, new employees, retirees, etc. for publication in ASDAL Action. Library directors, please keep everyone posted with what is happening in your libraries and to your staff members.

Deadlines for submitting articles are as follows: Fall issue - first Friday in October; Winter issue - first Friday in February; Spring issue - first Friday in May.

Please send contributions to: Cynthia Helms, ASDAL Action editor, James White Library, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI 49104-1400. Email helmsc@andrews.edu.

TIME TO RENEW

ASDAL is starting its 1996-97 membership year. Membership renewal forms were mailed in August. The ASDAL membership year runs from September-August, so send your renewal in now. If you are unsure about your renewal, please check the mailing label on this issue of Action. It will read "expires Aug. 97" if your renewal has been received by the treasurer. Without renewal, all ASDAL Action subscriptions stop with this issue.

Please refer any questions to: Lee Marie Wisel, ASDAL Treasurer, Weis Library, Columbia Union College, Takoma Park, MD 20912. Email lwisel@cuc.edu.

ALA MIDWINTER

ASDAL members are invited to gather for dinner on Sunday evening of the American Library Association Conference in Washington, DC. The SDA Periodical Index Board is holding their winter meeting in conjunction with ALA Midwinter this year so there should be a fun group. Please meet at the message board in the conference registration area at 6:00 pm on Sunday, February 16, 1997. The group will be going to the China Inn in DC's Chinatown just a few blocks away. If you are planning to attend, please notify Lee Marie Wisel. Information on how to contact her is given in the previous paragraph.

WHAT'S NEW?

ASDAL information is on the Web. If you have not looked at it yet, please try it. The address is http://www.andrews.edu/asdal.

NEXT YEAR'S CONFERENCE

Here is information for those who want to plan ahead for next year's conference.

Venue: La Sierra University, Riverside, California
Dates: Sunday June 22 - Wednesday June 25 1997 (to be confirmed)
Theme: Document delivery

Further details will appear on the ASDAL home page and in the Winter issue of ASDAL Action.

If you would like to contribute to the conference by reading a paper/making a presentation, please write to: Per E. Lisle, ASDAL President-Elect, Newbold College Library, Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 4AN, England. Email: per@newbold.ac.uk.