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CHECK IT OUT! 4
Newsletter of the James Earl Carter Library
Volume 9, No. 2
Spring 2009
Turnout Soars Past Seventy for Briars Event
On Wednesday, February 25, the James Earl Carter
Library presented the documentary Briars in the Cotton Patch
in celebration of Black History Month. The event proved
successful with a turnout of over seventy people from the GSW
campus and community.
The program, a joint venture with Koinonia Farm and
Faith Fuller, daughter of Habitat for Humanity and The Fuller
Center for Housing founders Millard Fuller and Linda Fuller,
included an introduction to the film, an hour-long viewing and
a panel discussion with Fuller, Alma Jackson (a resident who
lived at Koinonia farm during the 50’s and 60’s), and Koinonia
program director Bren Dubay. After the panel discussion, Fuller
held a surprise viewing of never before seen footage of a 1965
Americus High School reunion in which former classmates of
(L to R): Program Director of Koinonia Bren Dubay,
a Koinonia resident discussed the ways they mistreated him.
Amanda Moore, former resident Alma Jackson, and
They apologized for their actions.
Faith Fuller look on as Ellie Castle (center) talks about
Refreshments at the event included cookies, soft drinks
her life at Koinonia.
and bottled water courtesy of the Library, coffee and bagged
pecans courtesy of Koinonia, and cupcakes courtesy of Faith Fuller.
Briars in the Cotton Patch, produced and directed by Faith Fuller and narrated by former Atlanta Mayor
and UN Ambassador Andrew Young, explores the individuals and events of Koinonia Farm from its founding in
1942 through the challenges the community faced in the late 1950’s and the Civil Rights struggles of the 1960’s.
Such struggles included bombings, shootings and beatings as a result of Koinonia’s radical belief in the equality of
all people. Whites and blacks were working and living together as equals on the farm.
The program was enjoyed by all.
Inside This Issue:
Briar Event.........................1
Library Info........................2
From the Dean....................2
What’s New........................2
Wish List............................2
In The Spotlight:
Kay Bell .......................3
INFOcus.............................3
The crowd watches a scene from
Faith Fuller’s documentary
Briars in the Cotton Patch.
Dean Weisskopf welcomes visitors
to the event.
John P. Wilson
Interlibrary Loan Assistant
jwilson@canes.gsw.edu
FROM THE DEAN’S DESK
The articles in this issue illustrate several of the themes I have emphasized over
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CHECK IT OUT is published by the
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Valarie N. Anthony, Editor
vanthony@canes.gsw.edu
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the years in this column. One of the highlights of this semester (see article by John Wilson)
was the Library’s hosting of the Emmy-winning documentary Briars in the Cotton Patch.
This project illustrated our commitment to diversity, to reaching out to the surrounding
community, to preserving GSW and related local history, and our emphasis on collaboration.
Without the latter, we could not have brought this event to fruition. Faith Fuller, Vice
President for Communications for the Fuller Center, who produced this Emmy-winning
documentary about Koinonia from its origins to the present, generously donated 2 copies
of the film and assisted us throughout the entire process. She put us in touch with the
wonderful folks at Koinonia whose many contributions from marketing, to providing the
delicious home-baked goodies and coffee, to participation on the panel after the showing
of the film were greatly appreciated. Others who assisted in marketing and preparations
for this event included the Chamber of Commerce and GSW’s Stephen Snyder, Director
of University Relations, Physical Facilities, Retirees Association, and OIIT. The Library
committee which organized this event included Tishana Smith, Chair, John Wilson, Valarie
Anthony, and Gretchen Smith. We are proud of this collaborative effort and grateful to all
for making this event such a success.
Ru Story-Huffman’s informative essay on INFOcus… illustrates our on-going
commitment to the promotion of Information Literacy. This semester saw the realization
of our goal to develop a Library one-hour credit course for Area B focusing on information
literacy. We also continue to incorporate information literacy concepts into all Library
courses and classes and encourage other faculty to work with us to include these concepts in
other disciplines as well.
A Library is only as good as its staff and we are fortunate to have a highly
knowledgeable and user-oriented staff. By way of introducing our staff, we began the
occasional feature spotlighting our individual staff members. In this issue we feature Kay
Bell, our Senior Administrative Assistant.
We are always grateful for your support and encouragement, particularly in these
difficult economic times. Thank you!
Vera J. Weisskopf
Dean of the Library
vjw@canes.gsw.edu
WHAT’S NEW
AT THE LIBRARY
Selective List of New Titles/
Acquisitions In Spring 2009:
Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman
LU PZ 7 .G1273
WISH LIST
The Library is grateful to its supporters for
their gifts and donations. These are often
used to supplement the Library’s limited
collections budget. In each issue we will list
a few examples of works we would like to
purchase from donations.
Tools for Teaching Video Toolbox
$795.00
Cobra: The Last Avant Garde Movement of
the Twentieth Century
Willemijn Stokvis
N6494.C5 S854413
Forest Genetics
Timothy L. White
$100.00
How to Conquer Public Speaking Anxiety
Jonathan Berent
Media BF575 .A6 B47
Building Findable Websites
Aarron Walter
$39.99
IN THE SPOTLIGHT:
Kay Bell, Senior Administrative Assistant
“GSW is a warm and friendly place. I enjoy knowing the staff and students. We
have students that come from around the world and it’s interesting to hear about their life
and culture.”
For the past 11 ½ years, Kay Bell has been employed by Georgia Southwestern
State University in some capacity. She has held positions in the Human Resources,
Admissions and Career Services departments, but for the last 10 years, she has served as
the Senior Administrative Assistant to the Dean of the James Earl Carter Library.
As the Senior Administrative Assistant to the Dean, Kay runs the daily operations
of the Library’s administrative office and provides administrative support for other units of
the Library. Kay’s list of responsibilities is extensive. She is in charge of maintaining and
balancing the operations lines of the Library budget, purchasing supplies, interfacing with
vendors and library patrons, coordinating and facilitating Library activities with other units of the University such as physical
facilities and purchasing, creating lists of new additions to the library and initial processing of all gift materials to the library.
She served on the university’s Homecoming committee for two years. She has been on the Graduation committee for the last
10 years and is currently the President of Staff Senate.
“One thing I love about my job is listing President Carter’s book donations to our Library. He has books about every
subject imaginable. Most of them are autographed by the author!”
Kay was born and raised in Americus, Georgia to Dorsey and Moncile Millwood. She grew up on a small farm
outside town. She has two older siblings, her sister Marcia and her brother Larry, who is deceased. Her hobbies include
scrapbooking and keeping a nice yard.
Valarie N. Anthony
Access Services Supervisor
vanthony@canes.gsw.edu
INFOcus: Information Literacy at the James E. Carter Library
In 2000, the Association of College and Research Libraries published the Information Literacy Competency Standards
for Higher Education, with the definition of information literacy as a “set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when
information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and effectively use the needed information.” In other words,
Information Literacy is a skill that helps us manage, organize, understand, and use the vast amount of information available in
our world.
Libraries are at the forefront of the information literacy movement, and the Carter Library is no exception. With the
understanding that we are preparing our students for a career and their future, the Library has undertaken a concerted effort to
provide training in information literacy theory and concepts. Each specialized class addresses the theory of information literacy
and this spring a new course, LIBR1101 Foundations of Information Literacy, has 18 students enrolled.
LIBR1101 is a one hour course that fulfills requirements for Area B of the Core Curriculum. Using the Big6 model
of information literacy as a guide, students are learning the steps of information literacy, which include Task Definition,
Information Seeking Strategies, Location and Access, Use of Information, Synthesis, and Evaluation.
Information literacy is not something that is learned one time and then forgotten. Information literacy is considered
a “lifelong learning” opportunity, which is something done over and over again throughout life. The concepts of information
literacy provide us with the necessary tools to determine our information need, decide which sources of information would
work best for our situation, find and use the information, and synthesize all the resources available. The evaluation stage helps
choose the best and most reliable information for our information needs.
At the Carter Library, we are striving to present an information literate learning environment for students, faculty,
staff, and the public. Although the nature of information is continually evolving, a goal for successful use of information
is to understand the nature of information and how to use that information. The integration of information literacy into the
curriculum and into our lives is one step toward that goal.
Ru Story-Huffman
Reference Librarian
ru@canes.gsw.edu
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