Oklahoma Library Association
University and College Division
Annual Report
July, 2002 - April, 2003

The University and College Division for this past year has consisted of the Chair, Melissa Huffman, Rose State College; the Chair Elect, David Oberhelman, Oklahoma State University; the Secretary, Cathy Blackman, Cameron University; and of course, UCD members from across the state.

Mary Evans conducted the salary survey this year. She found the following results:

Entry level - no experience required :

mean=$29,000, median=$30,000; mode=$30,000. Low $25,000. High $35,000.

 Experience required :

mean=$34,438; median=$34,000; mode=$30,000. Low $30,000. High $41,000.

 UCD spent this year working on several programs for the annual conference:

• A Preconference: Feng Shui Your Library, where participants learn some of the elements that make their office and library an inviting place to be.
• A variety of Poster Sessions
• A variety of Presented Papers
• A workshop: Buried Treasures in Oklahoma Libraries, with Brad Robison (Library Director, Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism, Oklahoma City), Marilyn Ogilvie (Curator, History of Science Collection and supervisor of the Bizzell Bible Collection, University of Oklahoma Libraries, Norman), Christie Ballard (Oklahoma City Museum of Art).
• A workshop: Establishing a Statewide Digitization Effort in Oklahoma developed by Gina Minks of TU and Cokie Anderson of OSU.
• A workshop: An examination of strategies designed to increase the visibility and political influence of academic librarians within the academic political structure, presented by Scoff Goldy, Wichita State University.
• A workshop in conjunction with the Public Relations Committee: Marketing your library.

UCD is coordinating with several other groups to develop a copyright workshop for this next year. We're also looking into doing some of our regular meetings via H.323 teleconferencing to encourage statewide participation. We think the combination of in-person meetings, chat rooms, and teleconferencing will provide a mix that will help us deal both with travel budget shortfalls and the needs of communication.

Submitted by Melissa Huffman, Chair 

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