Oklahoma Library Association
University and College Division
Annual Report
July, 2000 - April, 2001

Officers for 2000-2001: Rhonda Taylor Harris, Secretary; Ann Blakely, Chair Elect; Retha Robertson, Chair. 

A very big thank-you to a small group of very hard working and enthusiastic members of the University and College Division (UCD) who met regularly to plan and carry out the activities for this year. 

For the OLA conference two programs and poster and paper presentations were planned. Buried Treasures: Special Collections in Oklahoma, Part II program planning was chaired by Barbara Bradley with assistance from Pat McCall. The program continues last year's program theme of highlighting special collections in Oklahoma. This year the Oklahoma City Zoo, Melvin B. Tolsen Black Heritage Center, Oklahoma Historical Society and the Philbrook Museum of Art are the featured collections. Reference Roundtable co-sponsored this program. 

The topic that was selected for the second conference program was Tell It Like It Really Is: Statistics for the New Millennium. Gathering and using statistics in the digital/electronic age and how all types of libraries can more realistically report activity and usage. Ann Blakely made all the arrangements for this program. 

Cecelia Brown, David Oberhelman, and Julia Crawford prepared the guidelines and application forms for the poster sessions and for the paper presentation programs. All forms were made available in paper and online through the OLA web page. We received a high number of responses with very interesting topics for the OLA conference in Oklahoma City. 

After much discussion on possible topics for a workshop, the decision was made to develop a program addressing distance learners and how librarians and libraries can assist them. Workshop will highlight distance-learning programs available in Oklahoma; review of what some academic, public and school libraries are doing to assist these students. Other sessions will focus on building library networks, creating friendly web sites for distance learners, free web resources available, and how to promote library services to faculty and students. Title of the workshop to be offered May 15 is Are You Being Served? Distance Learners and Their Local Library. Carolyn Warmann and her committee of Jon Woltz, Pat McCall, Charles Brooks, and David Oberhelman worked tirelessly to plan this workshop. Library Education Division is cosponsoring this workshop and some of their members also worked with UCD planning this one-day program. 

Salary Survey Committee composed of Barbara Bradley and Pat McCall continued the Division's ongoing responsibility to survey Oklahoma academic libraries to determine the starting salary for beginning professional librarians. Survey was conducted by email and the results were tabulated and submitted to OLA Executive Director who then reported this to ALA. 

Nominating Committee members Ann Blakely, Pat McCall and Barbara Bradley presented a full slate of candidates for vice-chair/chair-elect and secretary. Ballots will not be counted until after this report is due so next year's officers will have to be announced at a later date. 

Electronic Committee members Charles Brooks, Jon Woltz, and David Scott continue to explore locating a new host for the website and redesigning the UCD pages. The OLA web pages and the UCD listserv remain the primary means of communication for division members. 

Submitted by Retha Robertson, Chair 

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