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6ED 138 358 AUTHOR TITLE . INSTITUTION SPONS AGENCY PUB DATE , NOTE RDAS PRICE DESCRIPTORS. IDENTIFIERS ABSTRACT DOCUMENT.RESUME o . IR 004 662 Chang, Henry C. Narrative Evaluation Report on.the.Imstitute for Training in Librarianship. College of.the,Virgill Islands, St. 'Thomas. Office of Education-(MB), Washington, D.C. 10 Apr 76 133p. MF-$0.83 HC-$7.35 Plus Postage. *Adult Education; Educational Programs; *Institutes (Training Prograis); *Librarians; Library Science; *Media Spedialists; *Program Development; *Program Evaluation, AaVirgin Islands A ten week in-service program for public and school librArians vas offered in the U.S. Virgin Islands for the purpose of upgradingthe quality of librarianship and library services. Thirty-five participants from various parts of the Virgin 2slands took part in the program which consisted of Saturday work,fhops and lectures during the seek..Basic infoimationvin specific subject areas : vas received and new developments in the field were intrbduced. Library facilities in St. Croix, St. Thomas, and Puerto Rico were, visited as krt of the program. Results of studentand faculty evaduations and exams given throughout the piograa were favorable. Major problems included the diversified background and expectations Of participants, time constraints, isolation and geographical separation, and administrative separation. The instructional staff, open communication between staff and participants, the workshops on media, and field trips were among the strengths'which contributed to the overall success of the program. Student and faculty program evaluations, exams, and course descriptions are appended. 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WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTE Of EDUCAnoN THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO- DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN ATING IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REFTRE- SENTOFFILIAL NATIONAL`INSTITUTE OF EOUCAT ON POSITION OR POLICY .PE;PM/SSION TO RE-PRODUCE THIC COPY T4IGHTED MATERIAL ..AS HE EN GRANTED II Henry ang TO ERIC AND. ORGANIZA tiuN1 OPERA tiNG UNDER SORE EMI NTS WirI HE NA1YONAL IN.' STITUTE OF EDER:AWN *E-IIRTHETI' REPRO DUCTION OUTSIDE THE f RID SYSTEM 'RE- QUIRES PER4r3005 C f1.4- DOpyRIG.4 OWNER AT: THE COLLEGE OF THE: VIRQINASLANDS.. BOX. 84., KINGSHJ1;L ST.. CROIX, U.S.V.I. DATE: FEBRUARY 1 APRIL 10, 1976 0 --'§UBMITTtD BY: HENRY C. CHAN6,1M.D. . DIRECTOR TABLE OF.CONTENTS 0 e: Paget Preface 1 s I, .Background. ,*. II. Program Narrative- . .0 go. 2 /.. A. Planning B. lmplemehfation 1 . Organization A a) orientation' 4/ . , ..: 12 12 ,13,. 14 ( ,:. 15 '. 17 19 22 23 24 25 26 29 32 36 38 0). lectures. ,... c) workshop:s d) ,field tripS J y 1 ' .-. ) e) graduation 2. pourse Description and Schedule m Relationship with Cbllega Administration a) facilities and equipment I b) credit c) exams ,t. d) budget 4. Administrative Staff 50 lnstrudtionai StaTf 6. Introduct,ion to BkOgraphicai Roster 7. Biographical Roster ofirarticipants 3 s" ; JP. Page Evaluetion A..Quantitative valuation 50 . 1. Interim valuation 50 51 .2. Results slf Pretests and Posttests'. , .3. Intbrvie with ParticipantS, 54 4 b, Evaluation by aTtipipants 55 1. Introduction 2. Orientatic1).n 3. Physical FaciIities, Materiajs, 'Supplies 57 56 Field TripS 59 1 5. Workshops. 60 6. CommunicatUon with Staff.and Director during Lnstitute 61 7, Quailty and Type of Instruction. ... 62 v . ... 8. Major Problems 63 19. Major Strengths 66 10. 71 C. Evaluation by instructors 73 *Summary L., , IV. Conclusion 75 .i Appendices A. Maps Page . 78 B. Sample Brochure 80 ' C. Publicity Release& 81 D. Application 84 E. Minutes of Advisory Board Meeting 85 F. Contracts with Participants 89 G. Contracts with instrdetors 90' H. Copies of Midterm, Final, Pretest/Posttest Exams 91 1. Letters of Evaluation from instructors ' 107 t' J. Participant Evaluation I,nstruments 114 K. Graduation..Ceremony invitation andbProgram 116 Certificate 119 . Group Photograph: Graduation Daii 1;20. Photograph: Graduation Ceremony 121 5 PkEFACE - The Institute for Training in Librarfa'nship offered a ten week in-service program.for public and school librarians In th U.S. Virgin Islands. The Institute was unique in many respects. library, training program had eydr b en offered before ln .S. . Virgin lsiands. As a result, trained professional liPrarian were greatly under-represented among publiC and school librarY st ff and the Virgin Islands community $itas thus deprived.of..optimaiiy effec- tive iibrary serAe. The Institute.served to upgrade the uailty of ribrartanship and thus, of library servites. In the course of the Institute, 1-ie participantS,developed greater insight Into the need 'kir active public reiations between the library and the,community. The partiCipants,Jearned about new trends in libllry services, and , they began adapting this new library' technologytto their Own library situations. The Institute stimulated the creative and cognitive potential of thd participants. They were introduced.to innovative uses of audio-visual materials in the library. Their knowledge of,ilbrary management, acquisitions, organization of information, and reference servicses was greatly enhanced: The 'thirty-five participants from the isiands:of St.- Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas left the Institute with a greater awareness of themselves as" The Inttitute wasi a sutcpssfUl pilot prbject. As a result of the success of the Institute, it is hoped;that new.Institufies will be established in tile.future so that the qualitY of library service in the U.S. Virginslands library 'systeM may* looked upon as a "model" system. 1 We are indebted to a4I the individuals and agencies Who have contributed to',the completion.of this program. This program would no+ have been possible without the Library Trarning . grant frOM the United States Office of Education. We thank triem . fo4141i7Orfl.---Jle are also grateful-for the ssistance and coop'eration of the College6f the Virgin Island5,-U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education, the U.S. Virgin Islands Depart- . ment of Conservation and Cultural Affairs, and peOple of the Virginflglands community. The dedication and determination of the Institute's 1.&:, %taff Tembers made this program eMinently successful. We want to thank the Advisbry Board for'its interest and support. The Institute-would not have 6en possible without the Instructors' stimulating and challenging lectures and workshops. A special debt ot.gratitude is due to Mrs. Helen Laurence, the Project Coordinator, for efficient and dedicated service 61- every stage of' the Institute program.' g Nst' Final thanks go to Ms. Chanel Otis Steinmann, who helped to coordl- nate and prepare the final evalptIon report. As with'the-errffre project, so with the final report: it could not have been completed without the constant support of all the staff mdMbers and Ins+itute participants. ThiS document is a tribut to their consistent,energies and efforts. St..Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Henry C. Chang ,June 1976' - 4 - BACKGROUND An Institute for Training' i Librarianship at the College of the Virgin Islands was held'in St. Croix andconcurrently in St. . Thomas, United 'States Virgin Islands, "from-February 1 to April. 10, 1976. There were thirty-five participants in the-Institute. Parti- cipants were primarlly fUll-time working public and:school librarians and Media.specialists from. the Virgin Islands. The Institute-was designed to improve the quality of librarianship by ieviewing basic skills and by introducing particrpants to new develppments in various fields of librarianship. The U.S, Virgin Islands.comprise some 50 islands and cays in the Caribbean. Sea. (See Appendix A) They were purchased ; 1917 from Denmark by the U.S. for $25 Million; prior-to the purchase, the islands had a rich and varied history under seven flags._ The two largest islands, St, Croix and S't. Thomas, are sepa- rated by 40 miles. The total land mass is 132 square miles. Oply the three largest islands have a sizeable permanent povulation of an estimated 100,000 inhabitants. Thi's is augmented by a transient population of approximately 1 million tourists per'year. The U.S. Virgin Islanda are closely allied h'istorically and economically _ with many remote and disadvantaged areas on- the U.S. mainland, .. as well as with other U.S. territories and outlYing regions. As a territory of the. U.S. the U..S..Virgin Islends possess library ser- vices less adequate than those found in any state on the mainland, 9 . regardless of the comparison used. Like/any rural, remote areas on the mainland, the,U.S. Virgin Islands arelsolated and far away froacit_Any large research collectionor training lnstitutiOn,.and' are removed from the educational and cultural. mainstream ( the U.S. Virgin Islands tie approxaly. 1,150 milegfrom Florida and,1,556 .. miles from New York). , There is no.ongoing program for librarianship in the Virgin Islands. The nearest library training school is in Puerf6 Rice, which iS approximately 40 minutes away by sea planes Since the official nguage of the Puerto Rico is Spanish, while English .1s the predothinant language of the U.S. Virgin Islands, few VirgFn Islands librarians have taken any library training there. Many People who serve in a librarians'oapacity in the .schoots and public libraries of the Virgin Islands have not had any' library training. This leck.of formal training tended to handi- Cap productivity and work effeciency. Library resource are limited in the islands; communigty library, users have been neglected for many years. The need to train and update thle knowledge of the' working librarians of the Virgin Islands has long been recognized; the demand in now urgent. It was to-this need'that the Institute for Training in Librarianship waS'intended to respond. As of the end of 1974 a/gajority of the librarians w rking the public library system had no formal library training. mong school ijbrarians the situation was evencmore extreme. These were the librarians for whom the Institute was planned. This 10 A . 0 .,.:target group consisfed'Primarily o-Cribrary empLoyees with B.A. . level degrees, but,With little or .no formal, library, training. . ..BeCaute of.the composition' of the target group, it was' ... . - .. , . . . -decided that ffie Li6rary instftwte Prdgram should consist of an , . instensive.in!rliduction td,hnd review of'basic"library science princiOes in leotil$4 presentations, combinerd with opportunities for ..practical application In workshops. Five.areas of coricentrattion were desi-gnated in accordatice with standard libi-8w school currrIcula: Reference and Informatioh services, Records'of Knowledgerganization -of InformatIon; Librar"ManegeTent and tducatlonal Media. Con- _ siderable'effort wps made to find Instructort'who were recognized ii , 4 'as experts intheit respective fields, whO.wdrecOMpetent teachert 4 and who were familiar with the CWbbean'experience, in order to ensure relevance to the needs of the Library Institute trainees. , Five locally-based instructors were hired as counterparts to*each of the stateside instructors, order lo providecontinuM-y and Jo serve as locai resource persohs to whom particiPantscould refer in the future: ,The College of' the Virtin Islands is the.,only f1/4our year liberal.arr-s institute in the U.S:'Virgin Islands. Since thelllege of the Virgin Islands is.well equipped with extensive litynary resources aRd facilities nd since at-the time of the grant application, Or.,Nenry C. Chang was Director-of the Coliege df he Virgin islandt Library on the St. Croix campus; it waS deemed appropriate that the College should terve as the grant recipient and institute Training-. ssite:... The Collegehas two campuses: One is located in St Thomas . 7 _ and one in St. CrOlx. The two islands are 40 miles distant, or , 20 minutes-by seaplane, which is the only public transportation between the islands.. In order to reduce costs and maximizeeffl- . i .1110' . . ciency, it was decidad to transport the instructors rather than . .., Ab. the participants between the islands.. Thus, inStitute classes . were held in St.Croix on Monday gnd Tuesday evenings and the same. . AtIP classes w're repeated/in St. Thomas on Wednesday and Thursday. a- Saturday workshops vere given in St-. Thomas'in the morning and in .St. Croix in the afternoon. Theinstitute-for Training in Librarianship was sCheduled to begin on February 1, 71976:and to end on April 10,, 1976. The ., opening date was-planned to coincide with the Opening:Of the*newly-C---1" completed Melvin H. Evans Center for Learning on the'St. Croix 4. Campus. This new structure housés. Classrooms and administrative :Offices, as well as the St. Crojx-Campu6 Library. The 5.K Croix .. \ Library Training Classes we0e.held in ,the Community Services Room, a combination classroom-conference room in the Melvin 14. Evans ( Center' for Learning. The StThomas classes were-held in a classroom-of the Education Building on the St, Thomas campus. 'o' 12 AS 41". / a' 8 I. PROGRA r;1 NARRATIVE j A. , Plannirrg. .1 ___-/-1-21 C Nearly six months Of planning provided the basts for 4 1 , the implementation Oi.tne" Institute for Training in Librarlariship: The planning team consisted primariiii.of.Dr. Henry C. Chang, Director of the In'stituf'd,.MN James' M. Oliver, Associate DIrector of the' Institute, and Mrs. Helen Laurence, Project Coordinator. and Administrative Secretary; allworked together on advance arrange- . Ments for the Library Institute. Other Librarlet and members of the community contributed to the effort. Ht.was a wise decision to allot siX months' time for the plann.ing.period. SlnCe much planning work had to,be done at a.distance (Contacting' instructors, ordering materials, etc.) arid since post;1 service to the'll.S. Virgin Islands is'notortously unreliable and slow, the planning team found that six MonthOwas just adequate for their need: During the, summer of 1975, after the notification of the grant award, the'Llbrary Institute staff began planning efforts. Initial contacts were made with potential instructors. Relation- ships with local agetiCies (Department of Education, Private Schools, Bureau of Librartes and Museums) and with appropriate departments within the Cillege of the Virgin Islands were.initiated and formalized. _ ,r 1 3 40- 9 in the fall of 1975, Dr. 1.--lenry C. Chang met with thel Business Manager and the Lhiefs Accountant atthe tollege of the Virgin ISlands in St. Thomas to determine the procedure for en- . cumbering funds and paying bills for the Institute. Mrs. Helen Laurence, a part-time adminiStrative secretary, was hired. Guide- lines were established for the use by the Library institute of'the College of the Virgin isids telephones, Postage, and copying services, as, well as for in er-island travel by-InStitute staff. instructors were contacted'to confirm their commit- ment to participate in the Institute for Training In LiUrar4an- . ship. (See Appendix G) Several instructors had conflictPrIg plans so replacements for theth had to be found. .This,process was begun in October. 7he nformation b'rochure and applicá+lon form were designed and printed. (See Appendix B) In November brochure/application forms were distri buted. Publicity releases announced the institute for,Tralning in Librarianship and solicited interested qualified persons to apply: (See Appendix C) instructors were cOntacted to re-confirm the committment to he Library institute. A tentative course schedule was drawn up. Books and instructional materials were ordered.' A reading list was developed. Applications'were returned 'and scrfeened. Vlork,was beguh to secure hotel accomodations and travel arrangements for visiting Institute Instructors. ed. The Advisory Board meeting Was held on December :9-th. . , (See Appendix E) The Advisory Board members were promipent local . . VI , . . . . citizens. 'They were community'members in many fields: Librarian- ship, Edudation-Ndministration, and Public Service, They were : selected toadvise the Library Tralhing Institute on matters of basic policy and procedures. The 'Selection. Committee met oil January .7th o dhoose 30 participants. More'than 100 librarians and librarian aspirants applied for he430 slots available In the Institute. (S e Appenix D) Because of the large response, the Advisory Board agreed to admit approximately 5 auditors to the institute cies es on each island, wIth the'stipulation that-the:. . number of pa. rt. ipants' in each class not exceed 20 peoprie. The auditors were.id ntIcal in all respects to the participants 1h that they were requires to attend all ciasses,/to take ali.exams pd to do all assignments They were eligible f'or'the College of the ' Virgin islands ,cour e credit on the,same terms as participants. However, auditors we e required'to pay tuition if 'they wished to .reteive credit for th course. They were also requied to pay for :their own travel- If they wished td acdompany the group on field trips. The auditor's...received no stipend. Participants and auditors were notified of their ,selection by telephone. Letters were sent to rejected applicants. Since the teachers in the public school system of the Virgin dslands were on strike and Many people do not have'homephones, It waS 4. 15 difficult to reach many participants who were public school tibrar- lens end teachers. Telegrams were sent to th6se who Could_not be , reached by telephone. A part-tiMle instructional assistant 'was hired to coordi- ate Institute activities in St. Thorilas, to act as a liaison between , r _ St. Thomas and SL.Croixai-ticiants and staff, and ter) assist the Instructional Staff when in St.Thomas, While.the College of the Virgin Islands Divisional Council deliberated whether to grant four trdergraduate course credits-to those Library.lnstitute participants who successfully completed thecaurte, all participants.were required to register as part-time students for the spring semester.in order to : ensure receipt of-credits uRon the Divisional Council's eventual positive'decision. Institute staff-travelled top. ThomaS far the- Colle0 of the Virgln Islandt spring semester registration, and co- ordinated-rregiStration of Institute participants there and in St. Croix. At registration, all participantS signed their contractual agreements ooncernisig attendance, work requiremeatse and stipend.pay- ments. (Seb Appendix F) The pretest and posttest'were devised. , (See Appendix Fl) Alrline tickets were sent tp the stateside instruc- , tor. Trvel "arrang,pents were made for MA St% Croix participants, advisory board members, and staff to travel to St..Thomas for the opening ceremonies on February 1, 1976. B. Implementation 1) rganizetion . . ) Orientation (Opening Ceremony) The orientation conssted of A formal open.ing ceremony, o P held on the St.- Thomas Campus of the College of-the.Virgin Islands. ' All St. Croix participants were flown to St. Thomat.to attend. Senate7Pregident Elmo Roebuck, and cfhe Honorable Brown, Commissione of the Department oi-Conserva-tion and Cultural Affairs; were .guest spe'akers at tke Opbning Ceremony.. This occasion:marked the inauguration of the Institute for Training N\ in Librarianship. It provided the bpportunity.for official represen- tatives of relevant governmerit agencies to forMally acknowledge the existence and goals of the Instit)te. The members of the Advisory Board Who live in St. Croix were fl6wn to St. Thomas .to take part in the ceremony,- during whroh.all the [timbers Of the - .Advisory Board were introduced to the:.Institute participants and to'the members of the community in attendance.-.The St. Thomas Community Band provided.Musical selections, and the Cafeteria of the'St. Thomas Campus of the-College of the Virgin Islands generbutly donated refreshments for the reception after the' , CereMony.- 17 --13 b) Aectures / . 'Each,tocal and stateside instructor was asked to prepare 'a%. / -: two 21 hOur lectures to be presented,at the evening session's in w= 6 , St. Croix on MOnday and Tuesday, and St. Thomas on Wednesday and' 'Thursday. ln;tructors were asked to revi'w basicInformation in . their subject area's Tor, the first lecture and to intri3duCe new - developments in The fiel,doin their syb,suclunt lectureg. All sessions , '7were recorded on tape. . c Some instructors experienced difficulty in preparing. .lectures for an audience of such diverse t ining an&expertence. Most instructors were able to strike a happ medium so that only a very few partjcipants felt the.material iva too advanced, and' iewer still werebored by-the review of too-familiar matetlals. This problem would be virtuallWmpossible to overcome in a setting olf such cultural diversity as the U.S. Virgin Islands, particPlarly sinCe there is no local Aftrary-training school or program which might produce a homogenous population of librarians with stmilar . ^ expectations and abilities. Many instructors augMented -Weir lectures with . mimeographed habdouts, biblioraphtes, films, slides, and/or Other supplementary materials. The audio-visual resources and equipment, and copying facilities of the College of the Virgin islands, a5 well as the secretarial services of the Institute for Training in Librarianship were made available, for use by the 18 e. - 14 - _Instructors in.the preparation of instructional materials. -Ye\ 3 were fortunate In having an extremely able person to assist in this.capacity, and several ,instructors remarked on,the qu6lity of her work. ^r- .0 Workshops Instructors were asked to presen13-1our-long Satbrdey , workshops on eaCh.island. ;Specific guidelines were not articulated .since it waS assumed'that it would be understood that a workshop should provide opportunities ,for the participants fo apply 11..)e theory they had learned during the Week to practical situations on Saturday. As it turned out, this,was an unforfuniteomission. Although four Unstructors did present.excblient workshOp experiences,: three others used the Saturday sessions fo-expand on their week- night lectures, to the dIsappointment of many participant's. This disappointment may have been exaerbated by the outstanding 'quality of the workshops which were given; this made the omission of the othersseem more giaring by comparison. The workshops which'Were presented were extremely effective, especially in the area of Educational Media; a producer from the local ediea-fional television station demonstrated many media tools which can be used in libraries 19 .0" - 15- and classrooMs; and.an eiverseas audio-visual specialist demonstrated the process of making large displatransparencies and had each participant create'a script for a slide presentation. The' specialiSt in the area.of Management used,the,workshop session to have the class form small groups to discuss seVeral icase studies in library ; A organization and then to come together and,share their ideas witn the whole group. Our Okaloguing expert, in his workshop,,asked the 4 group to work on a collection of_uG-Catalogued recent acquisitions, -r 4 using the new ISBN tataloguing rules 'which he had,presen d ln hls evening lectures. The whol-e-hearted-response to all the e work- shop experienges\leads us to suggest that a future Institute with similar goals and objecti'ves shoulthdevOte proportionally more time to wellrstructured and carefully planned workshops. Above all, our expectations abouf the form,and cohtent of workshops should be made clear to instructors from the start. d) Field trips Several field trips were planned: All St. Thomas participants were flown to St. Croix, mhere they joined St. Croix participants for an Education-al Media workshop given by a producer for the local public TV station., at the St. CrOix Central Igligh S-chool Libr9. After the workshop, tnej, wereogiven-a tour of St. Croix library facilities,, including the FlorenCe Williams Public Library in Christiansted, the College of the Virgin Islands 2 0 -16- %.4 Campus Library in the Melvin- H, .Evans Center lor Learning, and the Frederiksted Public Library. -The second field-trip b'rought , . St. Croixparticipantt to St. Thothas for anOther Educational Media.'Workshop at the,itudios of WTJX, the public television sta- tion in St. Thomas., and for visits to various library sites there. The field trip to-Puerto Rito brought the St. Thomas MO St. Croix 'participants together. for 6 very.buiy day of touring 1 ibrari9sip and around San Jubn. We were fortunate to be able to obtain a bus frOm the University Of Puerto Rico for the day, compdete4ith driVer. The Library Institute groUp visited the Learning Re- \ sources Center of Bayamon Regidnar College of the University of Puerto IRiCo, lunched at the FaCulty Club of theylOversity of' PUerto Rico at Rio Piedras,,visited the University Central Li- brary and Graduate School of Librarianship at the University of Puerto Rico, and ended the day with.a tour of the,Carnegie Library inOld San Juan. Two professors from the Graduatelphool of Li- brarianship at the University of Puerto Rico,l)rs. Fernandez'and Faunce, served as our guides for the day. Field trips provided the opportunity for participants from different islands to get acquainted with each other and to learn about each others' needs and goals. Visits to library sites 'enabled participants to see the conditions under which their counter- parts work. 'The field trips were Successful in this regard. On the Whole, the participants responded very positively to these +rips; +his was one of the most important accomplishments of the Institute, 21 -17-- Institute, since inter-island communication and understanding hate often lieen neglected. In fact, in many areas-, infer-islndcor. petition ha; been the norM. The infer-iland field trips wer . a firsf step in the direction of understanding and.concern; hope- fully, follow-up trip's will be forthqomtng, for the need is great.. H Graduation The Graduation Ceremony was held on the St. Croix. Campus of the College of the Virgin Islands on April 25fh, 1976._ (See Appendix K) Thjs formal Ceremony was well-planned and executed. The ceremony was open to the public and.a'large audience from the St. Croix community attended. Governor King had agreed to-serve as Keynote speaker, but was unable to attend'at the last mlnute, so sent a revesentative, the Honorable_Clement Sackey, St. Croix Administrator, in his place. // Dr.-Henry C. Chang served as Master '. ofZeremonies for .thp Graduation. -Other Guest SPeakers lncluded U.S. Virgin,Islands . Commissioner of Education, the Honorable Gwendolyn Kean; Commissioner ot Conservation and Cultural Affair's, the Honorable Virdin C. Brown; Director of the St. Croix Campus of the College of the Virgin islands, Dr. Mary M. Savage; and the Honorable-Alexander A. Moorhead, Jr., U.S. Virgin'Islands Legislature Senator from St.-Croix. 2 2 77' I Each participant who successfully completed theInstitute course ( passing the midterm and final exams, satisfactory attendAnce) received a diplomaand stipend check at the.graduation ceremony. (See Appendix L) All St. 'Cro_ix. lnstitote'participants contributed 0 _r 'to furnish, an-elaborate buffet for the'reception after the Ceremony. This turned out to be a very imprestive event and was'extensively coNiered in'the local press. (See Appendfx,C) 2 3 .. Course Description and.Schedule At noted above, the Library Institute was designed 'as an inten.5.ive basic library 'science review, consistir0 of five (, main subject areas. qhat follows iSa.brief description of each'' 0 subjecf area coVered in the Llbrary Institute, accompanied by Course Wender. The names in-capital letters .on the calender refer to fhe Instructor responsible for fhe presentation on that date. Each instructor and particlpant received a.copy of this course, description and caitnder. Library Training Program Course Description The Insfiltufe course program inquded five major content areas Of Library Science and Educational Media presented as Instructional Modules in two courses: Professional Studies in Librarlanshivincludes the tibrary Science modules: 1) Organization of Information; 2) Records of Knowledge; 3) Reference and'InfOrmatign Services; 4) Man- NI% agement for Librarians; and Educational'Media consists of the Media Studies and Services module. Each module Consists of an InliroductIon_and Review of Basic Skills, and a Presentation of New Trends, In-formation, and Skills tO be Dayeloped. 24 ,/ it - 20- 1) brganizapon of Information Study.of metnods and problems invOlved in the descriptipn, subject organization, an4 retrieval'of 'records offlulowledge and information in biblio7 graphies, library catalogues, and miChine-based systems; - 2) Records of KnoWedge 4,1n overview Of the\_World ofkeecning :study- of the national and trade bibliographies. 1-listory - and-development of the records of knowledge in r.elation to 'the Communication problems of societY; princ4ples of selection anddIssemination of print and.non-print materials to.meet library clientele information.needs; 3) Reference and Information Services - InformatiOn sources and services to meet clientele needs.; uSer-Aibrarian (or media tpecialist) information,. 'interaction; research, evaluation, andmpianning for future services; 4). Mtfiagement for Librarians Dealing with all levels of library. management. The topics include principles of.library'administra- tion and management, managerial problems of innovation -and change;Anter-organizatIonal relations, problem solving, ieadership, motivation, communication, objective formulation,'Persohnel relations, decision. making, financial planning and Control, performanCe appraisal; the impact of technology, and the Amplementa- ' tion of change; 5) Educational Media . Advantages, limitati s, and proper. use of the. various-educational media and %,.\./ resourcas and eqUip- ment.-. Multi-media approach' to teaching and optimum use 'of school libraries by teachers. Review of all forms of instructional material.s. Philosophy and objectives 'of seevices; putllizi.ng-systeMatic approach to developing and evalbating inStruction. 25 INSTITUTE CALENDER WEEK 1 2/2-2/7 WEEK 2 2/9-2/14 WEEK 3 . 2/16-2/21 WEEK 4 2/23-2/28 WEEK 5 3/1-3/6 WEEK 6 3/8-3/13 WEEK 7 3/15-3/20 WEEK 8 3/22-3/27 WEEK 9 3/29-4/3 WEEK 10 4/5-4/10 Monday ''. Eve. In St, Croix 6:30- 9:15p.A. ,Reference: MACLEAN 2/2 Organize- tion: RAMOS 2/9 Reference:° CLARK 2/16 Records: 1 DIPIETRO 2/23 . Management: HOGG 3/1 Media: MOORE % 3/8 Reference: MACLEAN 3/15 'Organize- tion: RATS 3/22 Organize- tion: LEHNUS , 3/29 Manage- ment: HOGG 4/5 Tuesday Eve. In St.'CrOlx 6:30- 9:15p.m. Records: 0RTI4 2/3 . Media: SPANNAUS 2/10 Reference: CLARK 2/17 Records: DIPIETRO 2/24 Management: HOGG 312 , Media: , ORE 3/9 , Records: ORTIZ 3/16 Media: SPANNAUS 3/23 . Organize- tion: LEHNUS 3/30 Manage- menf: HOGG 4/6 i Oednes. Eye. In St. Thom. 630- 9:15p.m. Reference: MACLEAN 2/4 Organize- tion: RAMOS 2/11 Reference: CLARK 2/18, Records: DIWRO 2/25 Management: HOGG ' 3/3 Media: ADORE 3/10 Reference: MACLEAN 3/17 Organiza- tion: RAMOS 3/24 Organize- tion: LEHNUS 3/31 Manage- ment: HOGG 4/7 , Thurs. Eve, In 5t:-Thöm. 6:30- 9:15p.m. Records: ORTIZ 2/5 I Media: SPANNAUS 2112 Reference: CLARK 2/19 Recor, ds: DIPIETRO 2/26 ManageMent: HOGG 3/4 Media: MOORE 3/11 Records: . ORTIZ 3/18 Media: SPANNAUS 3/25 Organize- tion: LEHNUS 4/1 Manage- ment: HOGG 4/8 . _ Saturday Workshop AM: $t. Thomas Group Trip to St. Croix for St. Thomas students Group Trip to St. Thom. for St, Croix students Sat, AM Reference: CLARK 2/21 Sat, AM Records: DIPrETRO 2/28 Sat, AM ,Management: HOT 3/6, Sat, AM Media: MOORE 3/13 Group Puerto Rico Trip to Sat, AM Special Guest Lec- ture: BAA .3/27 Sat, AM Organize- jtion: LfHNUS 4/3 Sat.. AM Manage- ment: HOGG 4/10 Saturday Workshop PM: St. Croix including Media Oorkshop (NUDD) and Libr. Vis, 2/7 ,including Medra Workshop (NUDD) and Llbr. Vis. 2/14' Sat. PM,, Reference: CLARK 2/Zr Sat. PM Records: DIPIETRO 2/28 \ Sat, PM Managem4nt: HOGG 3/6 Sat, PM Media: kOORE 3/13 3/20 Sat. PM Special Guest Lec- Lire: BAA 3/27 Sat. PM 'Organize-, tion: LEHNUS 4/3 Sat PM Manage- ment: , HOGG 4/10 27 - 22 - 3. Relationship with College Administra.tion On the whole, the College of the Virgin Islands administration was supportive-of the needs and goals of tKe Institute for Training in tibrarianship._ Most colrege support functions and administrative services.were provided efficiently and . J graciouslOThere was a 'high.degree of:coOperation among ail middle-level management personnel-responsible for the proVision of these services. The supervisors and staff of the. AccOunting, Busi ness Manager's, PersOnnel; Maintenance, Registrar's, and the Student Services Offices are all tO be-commended with gratitude for their efforts on behalf Of-the institute for Training.in , Librarianship. The central administrative funCtions of the College of' 'the Virgin islands are concentrated on the St. Thomas Campus. The Directorof the Library Institute, and-hence, the administrative . functions of the Institute were centered on the St. Croix Campus 0 This made for some minor inconveniences in communication betWeen the College of the Virgin.islands and-the Library institute ,administrative staff. The College of the Virgtn Islands administratiOn on the St. CrOix CarOus was more responsive generally to the needs of the Library ,Institute classes there than was the College of the Virgin Islands administration on the St. Thomas Campus to the needs of the Library Institute classes in St. ThoMas. This sifuation may havb derrved from the-fact that the Director of the . 28 - 23 - Institqte for Training in Librarianship had been the Direci-or of the.St.''Croix Campus College Library. As such, there were strong professional and personal.ties between the Library Institute and , the College of the Virgin Islands administration !n St. Croix", which perhaps ensur ) q greater committment t the success of the here. Institute t . a) Facilities and Equipment In St. Croix and St. Thomas, the facilities most suited to the need and goals of an Institute for Trainin6 in Librarianship are to be found at the C011ege of the Virgin Islands. The College of the Virgin Islands environment offered modern, weilT equiped and maintdpined classrooms, access to A-V equipment as needed, and to office and business machines and supplies. A more suitable location for a Library institute in the U.S. Virgin Islands does not exist. On the St. Thomas campus, the room originally reserved for Library Institute class-meeting was pre-empted by another class. As a result, the St. Thomas Institute meetings were moved to another \ room which was slightly less suitable for Library Institute classes in terms of size and physical layout. Also on the St. Thomas campus, 2 9 24 the .purchaserand.maintenance of 'VA/ equipmemt and.the expansion A-V Program and resources are refativety low priorities An budget.and prOgram planning. Therefore, the,St. Thomas clas.ses expertenced-more difficultY with presentations calling for the' uSe of A-V equipment,and deMonstration than did the.claSses 11-1 ' Sf. Croix. b)'Credits Since this Institute was an in-service staff develop- ment program, it was hopedthat credit would be given to participants for successful completion of the Library Institute. This, Ft was felt, would serve as,an incentive to participants to finish college or library degree programs 3n cases where they were incomplete, or to enroll- in such programs, possibly by correspondence, in order 'to formalize the enhancedlevel of professionalism aftained particiPants in the Library Institute... The decision to grant college credit-to the participant of the Library Institute rested with the College of the Virgin ' Islands Divisional Council. Although_the Library Institute petitioned the Division Council on NoVember 7fh, to include the question of credit for Institute participants'in the agenda at the December 18th meefing this issue was not discussed or decided until the Divisional Council meeting of January 22th. The Institute was not 3 0 A - 25 - informed of the decision about ,granting college credit until January College of the Virgin Islands registration for the spring ferm took place'on Janua'ry.12-13=14th. In order to receive credit, Institute participants had to register for the Library Institute as for any other College of the Virgin Islands course offered for credit. Library. Institute participants were reguired to do this in order.to ensUre the receipt of credit upon the eventual decision of the Divisional Councir to grant courtse credit for the 'successful completiOn of the'Institute Course of study. The Divisional Council did, of course, everitually approve.the petition to gran+ four college credits to Library Institu-i-e participants. To receive credit, Library Institute participants . had to conform to the College'of the Virigin islands requirements to _attain passing grades on midterm and final exams and/or on course projects; for.a passing final grade. c) Exams It was uncertain until after the start of the Institute for Training in Librarianship , (and obviously, after registration with the signing of contractual agreements) that credit would be , granted. Therefore, the exam-passing-grade recuLrement was not stated in,the contr:acts or other cg.rrespondece with Library 3 1 Institute participants untii after February' 1st and the start.bf the . lhstitute. Several Institute partrcipantsrespecially.those who . had been.removed from school situations'for meny years, objected to the exam requirement on the grounØ that it had not been mentioned in the cohtract, and thus, that they were not obligated t . - any exams. Indeed, they were under no such obligation; exams were required only of those particiapnts who wished to receive the College of the Virgin ISlands course credit for the Institute. "). Exams consisted of objective, short,answer questions . based upon the, materials covered in lectures and workshops. Each instructoq wa4 asked to submit 10 questions for the-midterm and 10 for.the final. These questions were.selected arld edited by the., Institute staff, Exams were administered by the Institute staff simultaeously in St. Thomas and St. Croix. (See Appendix H). d) Budget The budget was 'adequately pre-planned. Unforeseen circuMstances necessitated-a minor budget revisiod which was accom- pLisOed in November 1975. For future programs in the Virgin islands, it:Travel and Per Diem Line item should be increased. If the program experienced any financial constraint at all, it was in this area. Several instructors from the Virg:in Islands arickthe 3 2 -27- -Caribbean-area (British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico) had originally \ agreed to pa ticipate in the.Library Institute. At the last moment, . they were able to fulfill their agreement and so the Institute. , was'obli ted to find SimMarly quarified instructors elsewhere. . In several cases,.the replacements were recruited from the main-' land. Thuss.the amount of inter-island and state-'side travel u1 - timtely -required was much more than 20ginally anticipated. Since no additional funds were available from the U.S. Office ofi. Education, the necessary bud9et reVision was accomplithed,by transferring funds from an Administrative line item.account to the Travel and Per Diem line item account. According to the U.S. iffice of Education guidelines, as , set forth in the notification of the grant award, the Institute jor Training in Librarianship officially began on July 1,,1975-and ended an June 30, 1976. This is reflected in fiscal policy whereby the Library Institute account, as administered throu9h. the College of the Virgin Islands Accounti4 Office, is closed on June 30, 1976.. S'ilectly speaking', however, the Library Institute activities extend beyond June 30th; injmrticular, activities a sociated with the we- % paration and dissemination of the Final Repo .and the Fiscal Report.. In regars1 to the Fiscal Report: Owin9 to tJ procedure.by which the College of the Virgin'Islands Accounti Office encumbers funds, there' is a lag, sometimes of more than a month, between the time money 3 3 is earmarked and spent by the'Llbrary knstitutee and the time the expenditure it. c.,tftected in the budget print-out figures received ,from the Accoogting Office. In this may, it .is difficult lo know at any't-iMe, exactly how much money is left in:a partic6Idar line item ln the Library Institute's account. Although funds cannot be encumbered after'June 30, 1976i costs of 'postage, reproduction, 'etc., of the final and fiscarreports must be paid. The problem which remains :representt 4he'two sides of the same coin: the exact free balance in any ,one line iteM is unknown; by the same token, thA Library Institute account must not be over-spent. It would be helpful to know how other federally.cfunded Library Training'Projects sOive similar budgetai-y and accounting procedural Ocoblems. 3 4 - 29 - 4. Administrative Staff Careful planning went into the selection of t Admini,+rptive Staff. The Administrative.Staff were chosen to make a balanced team which, in combination, would represent a bread spectrum of releVant local agencies. The Director of the.. 4 . Institute was affiliated with the College of the'Virgin Islands, the ohly complete higher education Institute in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Associate Director rep esehted 11e.U.S.. Virgin jslands . -.' government Department of Education amid was liaison with Federal . ogr-fams there. The Project Evaluator was a facultymlember at the College of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas CaMpus. 'She Adm.fnis- trative Secretary had a strong edUcationA bacKgrbund and was-" %- .able to function in many capacitis. ThetnstructiOrlel Ass'stant provided liaison with the St. Thomas branch of the Institute, aided by his familiarity with the island and the community. 'The Final Report Coordinator was selected for her .experiehce and: , skill in writing and editorial work. In DeceMber, 1975 Dr. Henry C. Chang aCcepted , appointment to the position of Director of,Ltbraries, Archives; Museums, and Archeological Services of the U.S. Virgin Islands government. He thereby resigned his position at +he College of the Virgin Islands. Although he was thenceforth not continuously "t present on,the St. Croix Campus, he.did retain the pirectorship of' the Institute. for Training in Librarianship. The 'following brief sketches are excerpted from the Administrative staff's vitae: S. , - 30 - Dr. Henry C. Chang, Director of the rnstitute for 'Training in Librarianship. Dr. Chan§ is presently Director of the Bureau of Libraries and Museums of the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Dr. Chang's area of expertise in librarianship is Library Administration and Management, and Government Documents and Archives. He received ab M. . in Library Science from the University of Minnesota and an M .in Sociology and Demography from the Univer- sity of Mis'shri. P received his Pn.D. in Sociology and Library. Science from =the Univèçsity of Minnesota. Dr. Chang is the former Chief Librarian d Lecturer in Social Science of the College of the Virgin Islands, Sf Croix Campus. He had extensive experjence in library administration in California, Minnesota, and the Virgfn lstands. He is autholl c4 several .publicatiohs, including work on library goals as respdnses to structural and milieu requirements; Gdvernment Publications; Demography, and numerous bibliographical studies. His mdst recent p4b1ication is a Selected Annotated Bibliography of Caribbean Bibliographies in English. .. Mr. Jame M. Oliver', Associate-Director of the Institute for Training in Librarianship. Mr. Oliver is Director of Federal Programs ,for the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of EdOcation. He received his B.St, M.Ed. degree, and M.S.L.S. from Wayne State University. He was formerly Director of LibraFy Services and Instructional Materials at the-U.5. Virgin l'slands DepartMent of Education. He was also Librarian and Audeb-Visual Coordinator and Principal of Adult -Education at Clauq6.0. Markoe School in St. Croix. 8 Dr. Earl Martensen4 Project EvalUator, Institute for Training in Librarianship. 'Dr. Mortensen is Assistant Professor of Education at the College,of the Virgin Islands and, Research.Associate for the Caribbean-Research Institute in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Dr. Morensen is former Project Director at the Far WeSt'Laboratory for EAdcational Research and DeveloPment in.San Francisco. He received his B.A. from Northwestern University, his M.S. from San Francisco State University, and Ph.D. from the University of .California at Berkeley. Mrs. Helen D. Laurence, Administrative Secretary and-Project Coordi- nator, InStitute for Training in Librarianship. Presently Children's Librarian at the Florence Williams Public Library in Christiansted, St. Ccoix,,and ReSOarch and Development Officer for the Bureau of Libraries and Museums, Mrs. Laurence is the former Director of the WorceSter.State C011ege Child Center in Massachusetts. She has worked as Education and Staff Development Specialist for the Office _ _ _ for Children.of the State of Massachusetts, and as Research Assistant at the Center for Educational Policy Research of the Harvard - 31 University Graduate School of Education. Mrs. Laurence received - her B.A. from Radcliffe College, her M.Ed..Degree from Harvard -University Gradbate. School of Education, and is an Ed.D, candidate at the'University of Massachusetts Graduate School of Education. Mr. Stanley S. Jones, Instructional Assistnt and St. Thomas Liaison, Institute for Training in Librarianship. Mr. Jones holds,the fn accounting from Long Island University nd the B.S. in accounting. from S. Francis College in PennsYlvania. He is presently staff accountant at Louis Hestress Associates accounting firm in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Ms. Chanel Otis Steinmann, Coordinator of Final Evaluation Report, Institute for Training in LibrarjAfthip. Ms. Steinmann attended Colby College, Maine, and also Western Maryland College,.Westminster, Maryland. Ms. Steinmann received her B.Aikegree in English from Franklin and Marshali College, Lancaeter, Pennsylvania. She received . her Instructional I. Certificate from the State of Penntylvania. Ms. Steinmann is a writer of short stories and will be teaching High School English at St. Joseph High School, St.Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, in the fall of 1976, \ 32 5. Institute Instructional, Staff The Institute instructional staff members were recruited from the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the West Indies, and the continental United. States mainland. All those selected are experts I in their respective fields. Deliberate effort was made to balance the number.of overseas lecturers with an eqbal number of lotal instructors, in order tO ensure relevance to-the Virgin ISiands experience and to provide Institute participants with-a.pool of resource people to whom they could refer with professional questions, after the end of the Institute. The following.brief sketches were excerpted from instructors' vitae: Miss Enid M. Bea,' Former Director, Virgin Islands Bureau of Libraries and Museums. As previous Head of Public Libraries, Miss -Bea is ' recognized as an outstanding authority and expert on library problems aild library deyelopment in the Caribbean and the Virgin-Islands. She received her B.S. in English Literature from Columbia University and B.S.L.S. from the Graduate Library School of the Hampton Institute. Miss Ba was a Guest Lecturer in the areas of RecorAs of Kpowledge and Or anization of Information and lectured on "HistorN of Library Develc)pment and Wassification in the U.S. Virgin Islands and in the Caribbean." ' Mrs. Barbara H. Clark, Principal Librarian of Mobile SerOces of the Los Angeles Public Library. Mrs. Clark formerly worked as a Branch Librarian, ChildreVLibrarian, and SpeciO1 Librarian in , the California library sys ems. She has received many professional awards in recognition of her outstanding library work. Her publications include "Whiat's a Librarian?", California LibraNian, October 1974---Netts-Reaches. Qut", American Libraries, 1973; and "A Theme Issue: Does the Block Librarian Make a Difference?", California Librarian, 1913. Mrs. Clark produced a 19 minute 16m . 318 t . , :A.the7Los Angeles Public.:Librar'y'Outreach Program in 1973. 'She reEelved. her BA, and MA,.from Howard Uni*ersity and the W.S.L.S. from the'University of Southern C rifornia in Los Angeles. Mrs.1Platk lectured In the.area of R ference and Infor-f. mation Services.- - 33 - a Professor Frank N. Hogg, Head, Pepartment of Library Studies, University of the West Indtet, i<ingston, Janialca. Professor p Hogg is al.so'Principal and foUnter of the College. of Librarianship, Aberystwyth, Wales; Director Of the 1):.g.'DewelOpment Program, Project for the Caribbean and tatin America; and Deputif Head of the Manchester School.of Librarianship. ProfeSsor Hogg ls,an - Editor of Information Processing arid Management, and isvgn the Advisory Board of ihe Encycloped4 of Library and.InfOrOtion : Science. Professor Hogg has cons"ed internationally .40rdland, 'Canada, England, Tanzania,.Malawi, Ghana, Nigeria,.and the U.S.A. Professor Hogg lectured on Management for Librarians. Dr. Donald tehnus, Associate Professor, Graduate School of.Librarlan- ship, UniverSity of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rtco. Dr. Lehnus is the author of Enchiridion of Form and Procedure for Typewritten Catalog Cards According to the International Standards for_Biblio- graphic Description of Separately Published Monographs (1975), -as well as numerous other writings in the field of Librarianship and Information Science. His current research project involves the study of the Dewey Classification System. Dr. Lehnus' field of specialization Ls technicáF processing. He lectured to the Institute for Training in Librarianship in fhe area of Organization of Knowiedge.' Mrs. Ellen MacLean, Title II Librdrian, Virgin !slang's Department of Education, St. Thomas. Mrs, MacLean was'tormerly a Public Librarian for the VirginIslands GoVernment, with a specialization in Government Documents, Reference, and lnterlib-rary Loan. She was also Acquisitions Librarlan,for the University of Chicago. She received her M.S:L.S. from the Catholic University of America ire Washington, D.C. ghe. presented lectures in Reference and Infor- . mation Services, - 34 - Dr. Douglad Moore, Director of Media Services, Learning Resources Center, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Dr. Moore is former coordinator of the Center for Upgrading Educatibnal Services in Champaign, illinols;he was 4ecturer'at the Pan-African institute for Development in Cameroon. -Or. Mbore received his M.A. from Indiana University, and his Ph.D. in,Educational Media from the University of Illinois. - Mr. Richard Nudd, Production and Operations Manager of W-TJX, Channel 12 Television, St. Thomas. He was formerly producer, director, and production manager for Ohio University (WOUB-TV). He was also involved in the America Samoa TV Project. He has produced and directed several thousand TV programs. Two of his series are in use nationally. 'He has a background in public and instructional TV since 1958.. He received his B.A. and.credits towards.his M.A. fro&Ohio University. Mrs. Oneida Ortiz, Director of.Learning Resource Center of the University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon Regional College, which she founded. She was formerly Director of Reader's Services and Periodicals Collection and also Assistant Head Librarian at the Mayaguez Campus of the University of Puerto Rico.' Mrs'. ',Ortiz is,the former Dean of Student§ of the Puerto Rico Junior College. She received hertIM.S.L.S. at Drexel University. Her leabces_,were An the area-of/Oecor0 of Knowledge. Dr. Robellt DiPletro, Professor, School of Languages and Linguistics, Georgetown University, Washimpnl D.C. He,received his M.S. from Harvard University and his PM. from Cornell University. .He was a Fulbright,Senior Lectu'rer at the University If Madrid. He is a worldwide lecturer and writer of numerous articles and books. Hi§, lectures, in the area of Record§ of Knowledge, were ba§ed on'the ) history of reading and language development with emphaSis'on multilIngualism in'the U,S. Virgin Islands. L'T 4 0 - 35 - .4 - Mrs. Cora Ramos, Schoql Librarian, Lew Muckle School, St. Croix. Mrs. Ramps was employed for 16 years ,by the New York Cify Board of Education a5 teacher, librarian, assistant'principal, and coordinator for Project Follow-Through. She was also head of Technical Services for the Universidad Central de Bayamon, Puerto Rico. She received her B.A. from Texas Southern University gif Houston, Texas, ber M.L.S. from Queens'College, New York, andi 4Mer M.S. in Media Instruction at the University of Bridgeport, Conn. Her lectures were on Organization of Information. Mr: Timothy Spannaus, Audio-Visjai Specialist, Claude 0. Markoe , School, St. Croix. Mr. Spannau5 was-previoutly the Instructor and _Instructionar Systems Designer for the U.S.A.F. Technical School; Chanute AFB. He received his M.S. in Radio-Televislon from the University of Illinois and did post-graduatemork at Wayne State Uhiversity. His lectures were in the area of Educational Media. 4 1 - 36 - 6. Introddttion to Biographical Information Roster When thei Institute for Trajning in.LibFarianship grant was awarded to the College of the Virgin Islands, news.of the Institute was quickly ditseminated. Publicity'releases were sent tO all the local news media: newspaper, radto, and television. )News releases were als 11( sent to professional Journals throughout the Continental U.S. mainhand and the Caribbean. ArInouncement of the Institute was made by the Director, Dr. Henry C. Chang, at the ACURIL(Association of Caribbean University and Research Libraries) Conference in Curacao in 1975 and also at the American Library -Association Conferende in San Francisco and subsequently at the Chicago American Library Association Mid-Winter Conference in- January, 1976. Brochures were printed and sent to all the local schools and libraries of the Virgin Islands, and throughout the U.S. mainland and the Caribbean. The brochure provided information about the Institute and inciuded.an application. (See Appendix D) The Institute received an avalanche of responses from interested._ librarians in South America, U.S. mainland, the West Indies and the U.S. Vii-gin Islands. OnlY thirty.participants Could be'accepted. Ihe Institute .could not absorb the cost Of transportation, room and board for applicants not living in the U.S..Virgin Islands. The Selection Committee was composed of Advisory Board Members-who were assigned the diffitult.task of selecting future participants. Since the response was so great, the Advisory Board Members decided 4 2. - 37 - to allow ten auditors to take part in the Institute. Five auditors . did 'not complete the Institute program. Of the original.forty participants, thirty-five successfully completed the kogram and. received.a certificate at graduation. The following biographical information roster .provides a brief, selective insight into the participants' education "and experience: It is by no means compIe13% but serves an an aid to an understanding of the Institute and its participants. 4 3 - 38 - 7. Biographical lnformatior Roster St. Thomas. and St. John Participants 4 OLIVIA AUBAIN Addresq': .Contant 3 CD, St. Thomas Education: St. Peter and Paul CatholiC High School, St. Thomas 1969 Experience: Assistant Librarian I, Enid M. Baa Public Library (7 Years) Number of Dependents: 1 FELIPE AYALA Address: PO Box,2174, St. Thomas. Education: University of Puerto Rico College of the Virgin Islands r' EXperience:'AudiO-Visual Specialitt Department of Education (15 Years) Number of Dependents: 2 'GAYLE BEAUVAIS Address: 32 Raadets Gade, St.-Thomas Education: Wayne State University B.S. . 1969 txperience: Audio-Visual Specialist Department of Education (6 Years) Numbrer of Dependents: 1 Elem. Ed. '1957 1970 4 4 . - 39.c- UTAH BENJAMIN' Address: .P0 Box 4034, St. ThOmas Education: College of the Virgin Islands Experience: Library Aide (SubstitUte Teacher assigned to Librarii) Department,of Education (3 Years) Number of Dependents: 2 MIDORI BUCHANAN AddreSs:. PO Box 226, St. John Education: University of California *Experience: Teacher Guy Benjamin School (4 Years) Number of.Dependents: 5 . ELIZABETH CHERIAN Address:. 4-A Estate Bolongo Bay, St. Thomas .1973-76 B.A. 1959 Educatron: Florida.State University B.A. Physics- 1950 Experience: Audio-Visual Spetialist E. Kean High School, Department of Education (3 Years) Number of Dependents: 1 " 4 5 40 - . GRANVILLE CHRISTOPHER Address: No. 4 Hull Bay, St. Thomas EduCatiOn: UJSAFI Uniyersity of Panama College of the Vi'rgin l,slands Experience: Assistant Librarian 'Enid M. Baa Public Library (3 Yers) Number of Dependents: 5 1964. 1965 1974 1 HOPE HUNTER Address: 15-15 Frenchman's Cove, St. Thordas Education: Johnson State College B.S. 1972 , Experience: Librarian Department of Education ( 4 Years) Number of Dependents: 1 SANDYtHUTCHINS Address: PO Box 3769, St. Thomas Education: Wesleyan College BFA 1963 Experience: Acting librarian --I All Saints Cathedral School .(2 Years) Number of Dependents: 46. -41 - . JUNE LINDQUIST' Address: PO Box 357, St, Thomas. Education: New York University 1950-52' Hampton Institute ° 1953-55 .Polytechnic 'Institute 1953-55 Catholic University 198263 Experience: Records Management Officer -Enid M. Baa Publ.ic Library (24 Years) , Number of Dependents: .1 SUSANNE MARTIN Address: Estate St. Peter, St. Thomas Education: Kutztown State, Pa. Experieilce: Librarian Department of Ecucation (2 Years4 Number of Dependents: 4 JEANNE MAYO Address: 22 Crystal Gage, St. Thomas Education\. Boston-Scho61, Boston, Mass. Experience: Research AssiStant Department of Education (Project Introspection) (2 Years) B.S. 1972, Number of Dependents: .1 47 1948 - 42 - 2 CYNTHIA OLSON Address.: #1 Lille Taarne Gade, St.,TIomas Education: UniI versity of-Minnesota. B.S. 1974 'Experience: Librarian 1 L her=an Parish School (2 Yearts) NuMber of Dep ndents: f THELMA WALTERS Address: PO Box 5138, St. Thomas Education: Wayne State University B.A. '1973 Experience: Elementary SchOol Librarian ( Assistant) Department of Education ( 2 Years) Number of Dependents: 2 SANDRA WARREN Address: PO,BoX 2841, St. Thomas Education:. Tennessee Temple College Tennessee Temple Bible School Th.G. 14 1963, E perience: Libr'arian Bluewater Bible College and, Institute ( 11 Years) Numper of Dependents: 1 48 - 43 - Auditdrs MICHAEL MIRONOV Address: PO Box 3156, St. Thomas Education: Patterson State College B.A. 1969 Experience: Social Studies Department; Chairman All Saints Cathedral School (2 (Years) Number of Depenaents: 1 CHARLENE 941TH Address'v 5D Nordsidevej, St. Thom.as Education: University of Michigan B.A. Experience: Sixth Grade Teacher 1968 Nisky Elementary School, Department of Education (4 Years). Numbsesiof Dependents: 1 DOREEN EDWARDS Address: PO Box 310, St. Thomas Eduoetion: Roman Catholic High School, Trinidad_ Experience: Secretary - Documentalist Caribbean Research In'stitute Cl Year)" Number of Dependents: 2 1952_ . 7.1 -44- St. Croix Participants ADA BOUGH ANDERSON" Address: PO Box 1077, Christiansted, St. Croix -Education: Howard University Drexel University' Experience: Department of Education ). 000rdinator,'SAFA Project NuMber of Dependents:: 1 B.A. 1942 "GORRINE,BROPHuRST. . AddresS: .P0 BOx 6554,..Chrlstiansted, St. Croix- Education: Threl College ' Experience: Teacher " St. Croix Country. Day%School.( 9 Yearsf) NuMber' 'f Dependents: *. B.A. LINDA D. FABIO CAMACHO . Addrets: -,10 Tide Vlilage) Christiansted, §.t. Croix Education: Colle e of the Virgin Islands . Experience: Assis ant Librarian I , .5.1or ce WfIliams Public -Library Number of Depen,dents: 1 51.0 1971 , 1964 197,4 .- 45 LAURENCE EDD I NGTOrt Address: Coakley Bay #E-2, Christiaroted, St. Croix Education: Universityof Maryland 1953-55 Experience: Litrarien II Fiorence Williams Public Li.DrarY Number of Dependents-: 2, ,JULIO ESPINOSA Address: 'PO Box 2535, Christiansted, Croix Education: University of Puerto Rico B.A. 1964. Experience: Elementary School Librarian Juanita Gardine Elementary School, Department of Education (11 Years) Number of Dependents: 4 MERLENE GIBBS Address: PO Box 842, Christiansted, St. Croix .Education: Inter-Amercan University, Puerto Rico Pace College, New York City Experience: Librarian B.S. 1956 Juanita Gardine Elementary School, Department of Education (3 Years) Number of Dependents: 2 0 SHARON GRAHAM Address: ( Education: Ohio'CominUCan College PG Box 278, Questa Verde N54, Christiansted, St. Cr76)'k B.A. 1974 Experience: Teacher Lew Muckle School, Department'of Education 15.2 Years) Number of Dependents: 1 ETHYL HARRIS. Address: PO Box 698, Kingshill, St. Crbix Education: College of the Virgin Islands B.A. 1972 Experience: Teacher-Pre-school and kindergarten Wilson-La Valle School, Department of Education (9 Years) Number of Dependents: .** LAUREL HECKER Address: PO Box 3422, Christiansted, .St. Crol>,( Iducatfon: College of.the Virgin Islands 1973-74 Experience: Librarian'Aide Florehce Williams Public Library (2 Years) Number of Depenilents: 1 5 2 JULItHORINE Address: PO Box 80, Kingshill, St. Croix I. EduAkion: :Portland State University B.A. Engitsh 1972 Experi,ence: Audio-Visual Specialist St. Croix. Central HighSchoo), Department of Education. (1 Year) Number of'Dependents.: I ASTRID JOHNSON :Address: PO Box,211, Kingshill.,41-Croix EdUcatton: Alfred University SUNY, tenese; FredonTil Coliegei of.the'Virgin leialps 14006rience: Librariah St. Durt$tan!s Episcopal. Schoot (3 Years). NuMber of Dependebts: '2 ATHALJE PETERSEN A 4 Address: PO Box 493, Frederiksted, St. Croix MkP Education: Christiansted High ,School .1939 Expegiencet tibrarian Frederiksted PUblic,Library (33 Years) Number of Dependents: 2 4 ANNA RAINEY e ,Address: 2 Aahogany, Est. Welcome, Christiansted, St. Orotx- -48.- Education:. leauw University Indiana University B.A. 1973. Experience: Elementary School Libtatian Alfredo Andrews'School, Department of EduCation (3 Years) Number of Dependents: 1. VIRGINIA ROGERS 4 Address: 66 Mahogany, Est. Welcome, Christiansted, St. Croix- ., Education: Southwest Mo.State U. B.S. in Ed. 1972 Experience: Elementary Librarian Pearl B. Larsen Elementary School, Department of Education (2 Yeas) _ Number of Dependents: 1 SYLVIA TROUT Address,: PO .Box 1136, Christiansted, S.t.Croix Education: /Kutztown State, Pa. Experience: Librarian St. Croix Country Day School (8 Years). Number of Dependents: 5 4 1953 Auditors ASHA BANSAL Address: - 49 - " . PO Box,6710,. Christransted, St. CrOix 'Education: College of the Virgin Islands Experience: Librarian-:Aspirant .Number of Dependents,: 3 liERNADETTE RJCHARDS ,Address: #205 Richmond, Chrittiansted,'St. Croix Education: St. Croix Central High School Experience: Library Aide- VISTA Elena L. Christian Jr. High School; Department of Education (4 months) 19-72. Number of Deindents: 2 PRISCILLA WATKINS Address: Star Rte. Diamond Ruby, Christiansted, St. Croix Education: Mt. Ida Jr. College, Mass. Experience: Office Manager, Reliable Services Number of Dependents: 3 5 5 AA 1961 - 50 - ill. EVALUATION A. -Quantitative Evaluation 1. jnterim Evaluation It was decided priol- to the_beginning.of the institute that th 4uation would gather information. information relating_ to how well the needs of the:partictpants were being met, the quality of lnstruCtion, the amount of learning taking place over the 10 week period, and the the participants toward the Institute. In order-fii determine how well the needs of parti- cipants were met, theparticipants were asked at the first meeting to states in writing what +hey expected to gain from attending the Institute. These expectations were then placed in categories and at the finat gbssion, participants were asked to rate how well-the. Program met the expressed needs. The quality of instruction was judged by participant ratings of instructors, obserVations of - sessions, end interviews of participants. The amount of learning. was measured by the difference between the mean of the pretest scores and mean of the posttest scores. Attitudes were measured -) through interviews and written comments at the last session. By the Middle of the Institute program, the pretest had been administered, expectations collected, comments on the instructors- gathered, sessions had been observed, and participants had been interviewed. At the end of the Institute program the posttest and overall ratings ware completed and evaluated.. 5 6 ,- 51 - 2. Results of Pretests and Posttests A pretest and a posttest were administered by Dr. Earl Mortensen, Project Evaluator of the lpstitute for Training im Librarianship. (See Appendix H) 'A twenty ttem test, which waS repredentativef the domain of library skills dealt with during thejnstrtute, was giVen before the first session and again at Prti end of the*final. session. This was done to ascertarn Whether there had been any significant mean gain in cognitive learAithg. Table X shows the distribution of.scores for both pretests and doSttests for all participants taking 6oth tests. Some participants were unable to take.the posttest and several posttests could not be identified as to participants and.were therefore not used% Most participants scored considerably higher on the posttest than on the-pretest and when t - tests were done on the difference in mean scores of the pretest and the posttests for all participants, gains were found to be significant at the .001 level of significance. Since the tests were given approximately two months apart it was assumed that the pretest would hot affect. the results of the posttest., Table Y showst a summary of the statistics for the group from St. Thomas and the groLip from St. Croix. TABLE X - 52 - Scores and Statistics on the Pretests and Posttests (20 'was maxiMum score) ST: THOMAS (N.11) ST. CAM( (N=.12) . . e. . pretest , :posttest difference pretest posttest difference 15 .17 2 14 14 0 14 18 4 13 15 14 18 4 12 13, . 13 17 4 . 12 9 '`. 13 14 I 1 11 14 . ' 12 . 16 4 10 . '14 '4 11 18 7 10 ....... 11 14 - ---, _,--------__ )3 . . 3 10 13 10 13. 3 _ 10 15 0 , k 4 / 4 1_41 9 13 4 , 12 _ kL 130 174 128 156 11.82 15.82 10.55 13 ' 4.88 . 3.24 2D1 3.09 2.98 2 (s 2D) 4.06 2.21 ' 1.8 (s() .56 1.72 ' 1.41 (sE) .58 i , t. 71 - 72 . 15.82 - 11.82 . 7.19 for at .001 level(10df) t= (-1- 7(2 . 13 - 10.55 = 4.21 (for ildf) at .001 level s . d .56' t. 4.144 r s_ D .58 t=..4.025 59 - 53- _- Summary.. of ,Statistics forSt. Thomas and St. Croix Combined (N=23), Pretest Posttest 11.22 14.35 4.17 s 2D =, 4.29 4.47 = .43 2.04 2.14 Xl - 7(2 = 14.35 11.22' = 7.25 .43 = 3.51 at .001 Ivel (for 22df) 60- 7 54 - 3. - Interviews with Participants Dr. Earl Mortensen, the program evaluator of the. Institute for Training in Libi ianship, conducted goa -free -. evaluatioN.Interviews mlth the Institute-participant/) S. Mortensen attended Institute classes for several evenings in St. Thomas and St: Croix. He rand ITsampied the participants on both islands, asking whether the In titute was a worthwIlle experience; what could be *roved; In the context of the perticipants' was satiSfactory, on of the-Httitui-es strengths and weaknesses, the evaluator did not discover-any unanticipated effects. This free-response interview illowed the 20 participants polled to discuss how they felt about the Institute and also to suggest ways in which the Institute could be improved. These are some-sample responses: 1. Well organized, professionally done. 2. Would have liked More time in order to go into greater depth. 3. Would have liked more student participation. 4. Possibly fewer speakers and more time with each. 5. Information and materials covered could have been more specific. 6. Useful in developing profesilonal skills. 61 - 55- B. Evaluation by Participants . Introduction The Evaluation narrative which foflows represents a sampling of all the responses,to all the evaluation instruments., which were'presOittd to'the Institute participants, synthesized IR into a coherent whole. The, evaluation instruments which' were used can be found'in Appendix.J. The participants of the Institute for Training Librarianship evaluated each instructor, ag well as the Library institute, as,a whole. The participants were.seen as the most important evaluators, because theY experienced the Institute's strengths and weaknesses for ten weeks. This summary is based upon the participants' final eNialuati.on of the Library Institute. The final evaluation instrument consisted of 12'items. The CIO/ 4 12 items-mere analyzed and ,synthesized into 8 evaluation components. 0 6 2 tip 56 2. Orientation Ofrientation consisted of a formal openining ceremony held in St. Thomas. Guest Speakers were invited to the program. 1 participants from'St. Croix flew.over to St. Thomas to attend the 'Ceremony. Flyers and information about the Institute were available and giveist The participants had a.general knoWledge.Of what the Institute was going 10 accomplish. Sbme participants thought that the ceremony was a nice iptroduction to the program: others:4 felt that it was inadequate. Participants expressed the feeling that instead o having a formal opening ceremony, the purposes Of orientation might have been better served, had there'been an informai orientation meeting for,all the participan s. At this me ting, all Institute \I staff members could be in-6oduced to the partic pants, and their educational background and areas of special interest be explored. Each* participant could share information with the group, such as previous library and other experience, and Aat they might hope to accomplish in the Institute. These introductions ould contribute to a sense of espirit de corpsthin the group, especially since the participants were divided:among three Jslands. The behaViorat, objectives the Institute could be clearly stated. The participants could be frJ to' ask questions. This group interaction might be more beneficial than a formal opening ceremony where.questions may go unanswered, and group interaction is minimal., 6 3 I. - 57 - 3.. Physical Facilities, Materials, Suplies The College of the Virgin Is-lands in St. Thomas is *situated on a picturesque hill with a view of roiling hills and the . . blue-green Caribbean. Unfortunately, St. Thomas participants seemed to have had more problems with their physical facilities than the St. Croix partiCipants. The College Administration assigned the Library Institute to one room, but, due to unforseen circumstances, the participants were moved to different rooms. Moving from room to room annoyed many participants: These room 6hanges were due \ to a lack of communication w4th the College Adninistration. In the future, minor problems like these can be solved if communication " between Library institute and College Administration is strengthened. !The St. Croix participants had the advantage of excellent facilities. The new College Learning Center on the St. Croix Campus had just been completed at the start of the Ins+itute. The architectural wonder of the building, the flowing streams, budding gardens, and spacious classrooms led one participant to.comment, "The facilities \ -4- were ideal and the atmosphere conducive to study." Numerous handoutd and supplementary materials accompanied the lectures. The participants found their handouts very useful and :valuable. TeXtbooks were ordered jn November for use in the Institute starting February. Some textbooks arrived late which is a common and.upavoidable problem with postal service in the Virgin -Islands. - 64 a 58 - However, to compensate for -these pr.oblems most instructors supplied handouts. A lthoygh some tetbooks orr ived late partici pahts `--"? discovered a wealth of information in the Reserve section at the col lege libraries. They expressed the hope that. the material uld remain in the l I brary for f orther use; it wi I I . How does one fakle the problem of receiving and materials too late? Th is S a common problem in the islands; perhaps more opr:e.p fanning should have been done books V I rgi n to compen- sate f'othe shipment probl erns we 'so often encrunter. Books shaiuld be ordered wel l in advahee if possible. Handouts Should be d i ven to supplement all I cturAt Lac* of books and handouts can have a disrupting infiuen e on a lecture or workshop. The participants' search for more materials,' randouts, and A-V equipment is an indication of their intense desire to expand and encjsch Hbrary service in the Vjrgin lslanjs. -The purp Field Trips. e of the field trips Was to expose the, participants to a variety Of.library, operat'ions in the Virgin- 'Islands and Puerto Rito. By visping othAc.l.ibrary systems the , . . participants, it Was hoped,,wo4d ga'in the'insight to initiate: changes in their own libraries, in order to serve the.public more effectively. . Most participants found these field trips - well-organized, Informative and Interesting. Most participants.fel+ that the trip to PtiertoRI:co . was extremely beneficial, alt ough sonle_found theffull schedule (-\ and the numerous site visit quite strenous. The Rarticipants felt that they;benefited.most fr4 visiting thO Learning Resources t' s, Center at Bayamon Regional Coltega._ The media.personnel t1 here explained the A-y equipment and procedures In detail- 'One partici- pant thought it would have been extremely,beneficial if thpy.hack spent half the day at the Learniing Resources Center leareing. to operate the various types of A-V equipment which are net present, - at the Virgin Islands Libraries presently, but which will be i the near future. The part e4pants felt it would have been'valuable ... / to have had the opportuni y.to learn to operate the A-V 'equipment \ire- -60- so that they could incorporate them into their own program and plan for them in future budgets. Since there was so much to see and do in Puerto Rico, it was difficult to accomplish all in one day without experiencing fatigue. In the future, the off-fslancf trip-might 17) extended. Despite tile problem of fatigue, most participants fourid that the field trips provided a worthwtvile and inspiring View of other A ) o library systems. 5. Workshops Workshops were included tn the 'Institute for Training in LibrarianVp Curriculum in order to provide an opportunity to appiy theorii via practical experidnce. Each Saturday, the schedule called for a 3 hour workshop. With the exception of four-occasions, the Saturday programs were generally extensions of regular classes. Instead of emphasizing practical experience, Instructors delivered lectures. ln the future, we, should correct-for this omission of workshoP experience by asking the Guest Lecturers to submit a detailed outline of .their workshop, and by clearly stating this requirement in the contractual agreements. With few exceptions, all participants'cited the'4 bona-fidemorkshop experiences as highlights, of the Librry 7 4 S 6. Communication with Staff. and Director. during Institute Most Earticipants.felt that their need were mell- _ . anticipated by the InStitute's, staff members. The particiwants were kept imformed and updated at all ,times: The participants were in constant communication with the Director and were'invited to call or come at any time. The teaching staff was approachable and easy to communicate with. The Institute's staff members were always available for questions and well prepared with infOrmation.. Institute staff members attended all evening and Saturday afternoon sessions. The Director and Associate Director of the Instlfute alternated in supervising the program and activities each week on the St. Thomas Campus. ?- In sum, communication between )the Director, staff members,. '( instructors, and participants wasexcellent. . ,68 - 62 7. Quality and Type of Instruction Most participants concur that the quality of the instruction, with few exceptions, was exteptionally.good. Most of the Instructors were specialists in their fields and executed ' eir lectures in a professional manner. The instructors were knowledgeable and highly organized. There was a relaxed flow of dialogue between the instructors and students. Twt; Guest Lecturers read prepared material verbatim which the perticipants felt.was mis-bse of time. In the-future, the,Institute must be wa-ry of hiring Guest Lecturers who use this approach, despite their excellence in their respective fields. Again, most participants reemphasized the fact that more pracfical workshops would reinforce the lectures. Ope,participant ' comented, " Workshops in whith the instructor taught the.first workshop and we were given activities to do in class werre moroe rewarding because we could see exactly what the instructor was trying td get across." 6 9 -63- Despitethe prob em with workshops, the participants felt.that through the lect res they were exposed to new ideas and.techniques. 'Most participants Would...agree the "The quality Of instruction was exceyent, on the whole, and caliber of the Instructors, inAmost instantes, superb." The variety and . excellence -of the instructors was one of the. Institute's greatest strengths. 8. Major Problems a) Diversified Background and Expectations-of Participants One of the major prOblems that the participants en-' countered was the diffi ulty in assimilating all the different lectures and topics into one harmonious whole. Perhaps a general outlithe and essay showing the interrelationship between all the areas could be handed out towards the end of a iuture Institute. This problem reflects-the more comprehensive issue of the wide range of-the particlpants', knowledge and experience. As a result of this diversity in the range of knowledge in the class, the instructors had to structure their approaches in ways which may have been too fast or too slow for some participants. It was virtually impossible for the Institute to select a homogenous 6 group of working librarians, slnof experience and educatlonal 7 0 levels are so varied. A possibleIolution might be to:require an . . 'entrance examination of all future Institute participants, which $6'7, would enable the. Institute selection comMitteeto choose partici- pants with roughly equivaleht abilities and expectatiCns. b) Time.constraints Some participants felt that time was a.:_problem. 'Some full:time working participants idn't have enough time to spend ln preparatidn for classes. They felt +hat to6 much woRk was coVered in too short a time. A year otwork anOstudy was con densed into ten weeks. Some participants sUbgested that the Institute be longer than ten Weeks, or tha-Lthere be geater concentration on fewer subject areas. Some participants whollare school librarians would like to see a similar Institute progra$ offered duringthe summer. This would enable them to beoome more involved in the courses and to investigate areas of interest. This would apply to-public librarians only if they could be granted an educational leave. c) Isolation an0 Geographical Separation One problem which is inherent in the geographical location of theNiuin.Islands is that all professionals here are removed from the latest developments in their respective lields. 7 1 - 65 - Information resOurce$, which may be considered indispensable by any professor Of librarianship in the States, are simply'unavailable her'e. Another inherent problem is the geographical separation of the three Islands; this meanS that many.resources-ard 'duplicated, but also that maq.resOurces exist on one island and-are unavailable on another. Until such/time as a'Virgin Islands Library.Network and Union Catalog are established, the situation' which obtains at present -.whereby librarians and teachers are usually unaware of what resources exist where --- will continue. d) Administrative Separation* The administratiVe headquarters of the College of the VUrgin Islands, as well as for the U.S. V)rgin Islands government, are located on St. Thomas. he administrative headquarters of the Institute for Training. in Librarianship were located on St.,Croix. This created some próblems in c6mmunication,-time lag and delays in proce$sing important documents. For the future, we migh# consider changing the location of the administrative headquarters of the. Library Institute'to St. Thomas. e) Other Comments For the future, some partilpants would like groups arranged according to individual interests.. For example, A-V 7 2 specialists would take courses in media and regular librarians, would take courses-in iibrary science. This 'splintering of groups into specialized areas would defeat one purpose of the Institute which was to familiarize the participants with many areas of library science. Some Oarticipants felt that there should have been more emphasis on the immediated needs of small libraries in the areas o'f classification, reference, A-V machine operation, etc. Another suggestion was that future Institutes should put greater emphasis on library public relations within the Library Manage7 ment course mOdure. . 9., Major Strengths Instructional staff The participants considered one of the major strengths of the Institute to be the seiection of instructional staff. The Instructors were clear in their presentation and well versed in their fields. Their handouts wer excellent suppiements to the lectures and could.be studied and used in the future. The, classes 7 3 - 67 - were small. The lectures'were highly organized and interesting. One participant commented, "The informal, adult manner in which the sessions were conducted produced an atmosphere conducive to painless learning." b) Communication between Institute staff and participants The open communication between staff members and the participants was a sound foundation for the exchange'of knowledge and experience. The participants enjoyed having professionals . in The library field.share their experiences With the cldss. The instructors gave the participants the needed incentive to develop attitudes.ofyillingness to serve the public. The'participants learned to veiw the libraries as totel information'centers, where communication is not based solely on'print but also on nop-print materiels. One participant stases, " The Institute has been the first real action to improve.quality on these islands. If given more opportunities like"this, tintrained professionals could become a thing of the past." . 7 4. - 68 - c) 'Other comments A' Another strength of the Institute, besides its excellent instructors, were the two workshops on media, the ones on cata- . loging and management, also the several field trips. The field trips/Ito the various libraries exposed the participants to the realities of different library systems. Participants,cited other highlights.of the Institute eXperience as follows: the broad scope of the Institute, learning where to go for more information on a subject, and meeting new people. Some participants felt greatly inspired and motivated to generate changes within library, systems. They were exposed to many different dreas of library science. One participant found the study of language so fascinating that she has decided to enroll in a linguistics course. The innovative techniques and approaches presented by the various profeSsors was inspirational. The Insti-tutEt helped some participants decide what area they Would like,to concentrate on for a masters program: Most participants found the Institute's program.beneficial to the Job and also to the self. More participants would have liked more 4111Sne spent on media, as most participants have had.minimal eXposure to this ,area. Some participants felt that there should have been less emphasis on management as most of them are not in administrative positions. Even thOugh all presentations may not have been immediately applicable, the.partitipants felt that they were important to have for future reference. Since. the Virgin Islands / 75 - 69 - are isolatedjrom the mainstream of developments in libra7 systems in the states, it was exciting to be exposed to the new kinds of services and changes in the library field. But most importantly, the participants were stimulated to search :for more knowledge in the various areas of library service. This is a basis for change in library systems. The Institute opened a whole new realm of attitudes and ideas in library/service for the participants. There was a new realization of the vast job in store for librarians in the Virgin Islands, for public library system as well as for the school library system. The prfld.pant felt a sense of urgency to update and expand their library ystems, as most library systems in the Virgin Islands are far from being model systems.. One participant was especially challenged to strengthen the card catalog and reference areas. Most of the participants appreciated being brought up to date on information in new areas and services'in the.library field. One participants was so stimulated by the institute that he decided to work on an advanced degree in Library Science. lome participants applied theiir new knowledge immediately by beginning to make AILV materials such as slide sets and fransparericies. The participants seemed inspired to learn- . mOre -on their own. 76 .4. s I. - 70 - A Most participants, for the first time, were introduced to the realm of non-print materials, or media. The working ex= perienceeef many participants has been strictly limited to pri.nt materials. They realized the potential of television as a teaching medium, with application in schools as well as in the libraries. Most participants experienced a significant turning point in their attitudes and awareness in library service. One participant comments., __/ "It made me aware of how vital library service is not only for our own indvidual society, but also for a world-wide communication network - that is, 1 if librarians the world over could establish such a tystem." 7 7 10. Summary -7 71 - What-will the participants do differently as a result of theirexperience within the Institute? They will advertise their library programs in order to attract the public's attention and interest, and so tpe community will learn that librarians do not sit around and "play" with-books. They willactively seek to stir interest among stildents and faculty in schools and among all patrons in pub_lic4libraries. By encouraging their fellow staff to change attitudes about the fuAction of the library they will likewise encourage the public attijudes to also change towards the library. The.pacticipants will also seek to organize their daily work more efficiently. For example, they will correctly type catalog cards. One participant decided to standardize catalog card . to ISBN. More attention will be paid to professional Journals and articles. Innovative techniques for 'displays and posters will be used so that visiting the library will 6e more,of a 4.00 pleasure than a chore for the public, especially children. Available-4 research tools will be more effectively dsed to help patrons finb information. Professional attitudes.towards librarianship Were strengthened. One participant found the courage to condentrate on non-prin ma erials as a library source, despite peer and/or administrative pressure to concentrate exclusively on pript materials. / 7 8 -72- ."I have alread, begun some local media production and intend to t0lloW uP Wtta course in Onotographyl As a res.ult of the.lt emphasis Tn media-Organization and classification by one professional librarian who lecture , I realized itlizoli it is up to the A-V sPecialltt todo an adequate jo regardiess)of peer pressure to concentrate. mainly on book collection. Our (non-book) Collection has been neglered for years but I have ilgun, to work on it." a . " Most of the pat---ficipants returned to thei with new ideas, new teohni ques, and new attitudes. .The brimmi.ng Institute apparently did functionasl a chano; agent ior Iiiirary personnel and library systems wit61 the Virgin Islands. 36 7 9 -.73- C. Eyaluation byInstructos This evaluation is based upon letters of evaluation which were sollCited from the institute Instructors. (See Appendix I) The Instructors-were.Oniformly 'positive in'thetr 1 assessment of the institute. Onewinstructorthought that the a 7' Institute was sensible and practical approach towards upgrading librarianship skills, in that thetbreadth and.depth of +he SUbject areas Offered the students a uniqueaopportunity to acquire.know ledge that,might otherwise beve taken years of graduate or under- graduate work, One instructor questioned the claim that the Institute - ptepared ti.btarians. He feit InStead that it prepared pIra7professionals .and encouraged particjpants to bepome.professional librarians 10 the future. 150tuctbr fe,t;1- tha6he Institute served three Yaluable functions. ,Firstr the i-n-ser-4e training was invaluale to island personnel whose potential might otherwise have remained 'untapped. Secondly, +he Institute provided stimulds to teachers and schoor librarians to renew and expand their-skills in their various Ids. Thirdly, the utilizatiob of oft-Island and'main- . land visiting lecturers allowed exPosure to new ide s and the introduction to current practices and concepts in 4ch of several fields. 80 .- 74 The instructors felt that the par-hicipant'S wetce receptive .and enthusiastic about tile Institute. Judging from the 'participants14 response to the Institute most Instructors deemed the lnstitutd to be a rewarding experience. The sifccess of and need foir a similar Institute in the future is succinctly expressed by Robert DiPietro, Profess-LinguisticS:- "The U.S. Virgin Islands prese especially challenging setting.to the work of librarians. The Intitte for Training in Librarianship has made a good beginning at answering the challenge.' 8 1 - i 0 . . - to the Graduation Ceremony, and the Institute for Tralnin*.in Librarianship Program, 41t. A ersen spoke for her, ferlow graduates 7 . A' eleCted representatives to speak for them et the Graduation CeFemony. It-was their hope and'intention that their representatives would / 775- IV, CONCLUSION Mo, -c , The Inttitute participants in St. :Thomas and St. IC,roix dtstill the essence of their tep week.Instttute,expertence while articulating'the.group consgnsut in some valedictory remarks. - Mrs. Ada, Andersen, the participant selected by-1-1:6' St. Croix Instituteciassj. succeeded admirably in fulfilling this responsiblity. Her speech was a fitting and inspiring conclusion as weil s for the Library:Institute staff when she-enumerated - some of 4he )mplicit .benefitt.associated with participlOonin the Institute. ,,..' - "InsOration and entAJsiasm:- from the dediCated Leaders In'the fietd who are'constantty seeking weys to expand the horizOns of library service;"" - , a gift,.a glimpse of what,library service is all 'about and al4 that,it can be and how each of us.might fit Into the plcture;" , ,., r. . . - "Concepts: the basic credo, of which were previously . unaware, was hammered home to us; that Air business is .Jpeople-oriented and that books are only a 'part of.our stock in trade;" ' 4 a' -76- -"Context: Recall if you will some of the outstanding, accomplishmentssf *the Educators from whom we have had the privilege OTvlearning." "Can-a value be placed on the access we now have to these leaders in thei i. respective specialities? Our classes wereismall enough to afford each one of us the opportunity-fo talk personally with each one of them. We how know how to contact them if we should need to seek their guidance, or avail ourselves of their ex-, perience in'any w x. As for local contacts, we have learned from instruc ors who live and work here and who have the same goals as we have. Among members of sur class, it would certainly be easier froM now on to ex hange ideas and to compare noTbs as a result of the . go d-will and the friendships which have developed." Speaking to the future,, Mrs. Andersen expressed the hope that this Institute for Training in Librarianship would be the first in a succession of like endeavors: "Will this Institute be the ilo-eginning and the end of library training in.the Virgin Islands? We hope not. As far as I can ascertain, this is the first time a program such as this'Sas been offered here, obviating the expense and inconVenience of travelling to the main- land and edsewhere.. Would it be possible to have more along the'same lines? Perhaps once a-year? An in- depth study of a different aspect ol librarianship for' .. the professionals? Or Work-study'programs;for the as- 'piring -IPlbrariansr If we have learned anything, We , have learned:thal the,-key o ,1-ibrary service rests upon the knowledge of the communit andAts needs.' How many, times in the past have, we had to tell; 'No,' to the ( community? A continuhng, eyen Intermittent pro ram of library training in" the Virgin Islands, would acilitafe the-training of local recruits-Who'know'and un erstand 4l-leir communi-ty." , -77- - Institute participants, instructors, staff,,and those ----- who had varlaVs other contacts with the Institute for:Training in Librarianship, all concurred in this hope that ttie Institute was a first Step which will be followed by many other similar learning enrichment experiences. As a second. step, Dr.'1-leny C. Chang, in his capacity as Director of the U.S. Virgin Islands' Bureau of Libraries and MuseuMs, jspinc1ng for a Virgin Islands Library and Ihfikmation ience Mini-Conference. fo take pled? during 1977. ,Th's.conference 'will serve to focuS and accentuate the newly-developed seise ot professionalism . -among those Institute graduates who aril! atten0(. The Institute for Training in Librarianship cearly accomplished its "goal of Upgrading the skill's of .35 wo'rking librarians and media specialittsin the U.S.. Virgin.lslands. In addition, the 'Institute experience tappeda vast store of energy -and enthusiasm in the process// of Rroviding part1cipan4 with an opportunity to discover new resou/ces and innNative . methods and materials in the fields ofyibrary'sCience and educational medLa. , I 84. Map 01: GeogAapitic Location oi the U.S. .Vingin Iitaide Cuba ATLANTIC OCfAN 411- S. ViAgin sox 14616 Juan *Juaica Donan Pu Republic Rico CARIBBEAN StA 0 , 0 The Wet t India 0 b es 86 FedeAd Fitenchtown Centat Ulm:my Ub Chattott Amalie; t 42. 02: Geognapitie Locition o Exiging rat* 14tand4 Pubtic Libutiti by Miming Comity and Poptds4on. 87 (Ntoe4 baud on 1910 Cool)) COLLEGiOF THE VIRGIN ISLAN6S INSTITUTE FOR T WING ON LIBRARIANSHIP HENRY C. CHANG ,Ph.D. DIRECTOR APPENDI X B NARRATIVE EVALUATION REPORT ON THE INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING IN LIBRARIANSHIP -------F-ebruary 1 April 10,1976 Sponsored by a U.S.. Office of Education Library Train- ing Grant under Title 11, Part R, HIer Education Act (P.L.89-329, as amzcolie#049). 89 INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING IN LIB ARIANSHIP 'The, Institute for Training in Librarianship is a federally funded library staff development pro gram designed to improve the skills of full time working librarians and media specialists ihroughOut the Virgin Islands. This in.service training program will offer educational enrichment experiences con sisting_of field trips, evening lecture sessions, and weekend workshops with local, We% Indian, and stateside experts in several fields of specialization, WHO? IF YOU HAVE: full time job as a public or school librarian andlor media specialist de ree or equivalent library work experience. er Education Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-329,as. ADVISOWtCOMMITTEE amended).. Under the auspices of 'this grant, the Ms,'. Enid Baa, Former pirector, V I Division of College of the Virgin Islands Institute for Training : , Libraries and Museums; in Librarianshiji offers each participant in the)ro. Dr, Issic Dookhan, Associate Professor, College of , gram a Stipend, of $37500 for 10 weeks' alien. , the Virgip Islands; dance, In addition, the lnsbtute will pay registra# Dr, Milton L. Forbes, Professor, Collgge of the tion fees, tuition, most instructional materials costs Virgin klands; and most field trip travel costs. * [Ms, Eiolina B. Mills, 'Acti4,Director, Bureau of ' Library Services, V,I, Department of Education; , ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF "t;' HoIrtairlee;xander Moorhead, Seriatdr, tl.S.V.1. Legis Director .Dr: .Henry C. Chang, Chill Librarian ., College Of the Virgin Islands, St. Croik Campus; ,Dr, Darshan Padda, Acting DirectOr, NJ. Exten. -)4ssociate Director Mr, Ja s M. Oliver, Director sion ,tvice;, , of ,Federal Programs, V. I. epartment of Edu; Ms, Man/ C. Scott, Librarian in Charge, Florence . cation; ' I., Williami Public Libra0 thristiansted. Instructional Associate Mrs, M jorie Masters, Ad , Mr, RObeit Vautn, School Librarian, Good Hope mingtrative Assistant, College 'of the Virgin School, FrederItte0 ' s Library, St, Croix Campus; ! Mr. Ernest Wagner, Chief Librarian, College of the Administrative ec n Laurence Vir in Islands, St, Thomas Campus. WHAT? THEN YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE .IN: The Institute for Training in Librarianshrj) at the College.of the Virgin Islands, WHY? The .purpose of t'he'Anstitute for' Training in Librariatiship,is to proVide 25.30 full- time librarians and media specialists'an opportunity z to upgrade their skills and to expand their knowl 2 edge of librarianship, The Astitute course pro. >c gram includes five major arek Records of Knowl co edge; Organization of. Information;.Reference and Information SeNices; Educational Media; and Man agement for Librarians, College credits may be available through the College of the Virgin Islands. WHERE? The Institute for Training in Librar- ianship will take place simultaneously in St. Thomas and St Craix U.S.V.I. on the campuses of the -College-of the Virgin .Islands, In addition, there will be libry field trips: To St. Thomas for St. Croix.based librarians; To St. Croix for St. Thomas. based librarians; andlecieriO kb for the entire Institute and Staff, WHEN? The Institute for Training in Librar ianship will hold evening sessions two nights per week, from 6:30 p.m..9:15 p.m.; and Saturda workshops, for ten weeks, from February 1 to AVril 10, 1976. HOW? The Institute for fraininiin Ll!brar . ianship isiponsored by a U.S. Office of Education Library Training Grant under Title II, Part B, High. INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF Ms. Eleanor Bough, School Librarian, Eudora Kean High School, St. Thomas; , Ms. Barbara 9. Clar( Principal Librarian, Mobile' Services, Los Angeles Public Library, Los Ange- les, California; Dr. Robert J. DiPietrO, Professor, School. ofiC Languages and Linguistics, Ctorgetown Univer. sity, Washington, D. C., 46. Professor Frank N, Hogg, Head, Department tf Library Studies, University, of the'West Indies, Kingston, JaMaita; and Principal, College of Librarianship, AberVstWyth, Wales; Dr, Donald Lehnus, Associate Professor', Graduate Schog. of Libiarianship; University of Pu Rico, San Juan, Puerto Kilco; Ms, Ellen MacLean; Title II Librarian, V, I, partment of Education, St, Thomas; Dr, Douglas C. Moore, Director of Media Services, Learning Resources Center, Virginia PolVtech. nic Institute and State University; Mr. Richard Nudd, W-TJX, Channe112 Television, St. Thomas; Ms, Verqa E. Penn, chief Li Islands Public Library, R Ms. Cora M. Ramos, Schoo rarian, British Virgin d Town, Tortola; Librarian, Lew Muc APPLICATIONS ' Librarians interested , in,. participating io this Institute should complete the applicationt form on the reverse side of this ttrochure and Mail or bring it to:' , Dr. Henry.C. Chang, Director Institute for training ifl librarianship College of the Virgin Illands P 0. BoA.84, Kingshill, St. Croix 00850 Te1,1,(809) 7781620 x 134 c lateComplpted'applicationS must be retred n r, than'.December 12, *75, Applications will be reviewed by the. Selection CoMmittee. . . 1 Applicants ,will be selected on the basis'Of oriteria ! set forth in Federal guidelines and interpreted by , the Selecon Committee. Penoni selected to-at. tend he institute will be notified bl Januaroy 9, 1976, . I e QUESTIONS? SChool, St. Croix; For mprt information, please call Dr, Mr. TiMothy Spannius, Audio Visual Specialist, C.hang, Mrs. Masters, or Mrs. Laurence at the C.V:1. Claude 0. Markoe School, St. Croix. b ary, 18091 778.1620, x 133, 134, 90 % , - 432- THE DAILY NEWS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1975 C V. I. Awarded $38,000 Library. Training Grant The 'College'of the Viren Islands has been awarded a $38,000 Library% Training Grant by the U.S. Office of Education to tablish an Institute for, ning in Librarianship. This institute .Will be directed by Dr. Henry ,C Chang, college librarian and lect az r in social Sciences. The% rpose- of the Institute is to prOn i--36--1u1t=time working librarians and media specialists an opportunity to improve their skills and to expand - their 4 knowledge of Librarianship. The'. program will concentrate on management for libiarians, reference and information services, records of- knowledge, organization of information, and . educational media. The faculty of the institute consists of scholars and educators, from the West Indies and the U.S. Librarians and/or media specialists who are working in the library or school systems are eligible to partiCipate in this in-service traikting program. Participants may recei0 a total stipend of $375.00. In additon, _ the Institute will pay registration fees, tuition, most instructiolal materials -costs, - and most field trip travel costs. . The institute will hold evening sessions two nights per week and Saturday half-day workshops in Si. Thomas and St. Croix for ten weeks from February .1 'to April .. 10, 1976. The institute is now accepting _4. applications frqm all interested librarians and media specialists who wish to participate in the .. . .. librariadship training program. Infoltnation brochures and application 'forms are available .from the CVI Lipiaries. Completed applications most be returned no later than Dec. 12 to Dr. Henry C. Chang, director of tha. Institute for Training in Librarianship. Those inarested in further information are invited,to address inquin:es to Helen L nistrative SeCretary, Institute for Training in Librarianship, College of the Virgin Islands, P.O. Box 84, Kingshill, St. Croix, U.S. V.I. 00850, or call (8139) 778-1620, extension 133 .or 134. , 9 2 - q .01T I. NINO INSTITUTE - 83 7 The airly News April 28,1976 .5 Grads Pre'sented iibrary Certificates CHRISTIANSTED-The first graduation of the Institute for ,Training in Librarianship of the College of the Virgin Islands was held Sunday afternoon at the Melvin - Evans Center for Learning on the St. Cmix c Thirty-five graduates fro h St. Croix and St. Thom awarded their certificateb for successfully completing' ten weeks of classes by Dr. Henry C. Chang, institute diiector. The program, federally funded by the U.S. Office of Edueation, was established to" nngrade skills' of working librarians and media specialists andlto improve library ti 4 APPF-ND):' C *mites general! 'The thirty-fi, comprised of school and public librarians., teacher-librarians, mediaA specialists and librarian aspirants, studied many phases Of library sicence. Their instructors Included ex ts front Bayamon Regio er and the University of Puerto .Rico; Geargetow University, Qty of Leis Angeles, California, University of the West Indies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and other educational 'institutions. '_ Mrs. Ada B. Anderson, chceen by herSt. Croix fellow graduates dr speak .on their behalf, summarized what they had ked, saying theyraw studied every aspect of lib science, with instruction ranging firom the organTzar Clod to records Of knowledge, medli _technology, reference and referral services and management theory and practices. Instruction also included worl4tpanwas and field trips, with St. and St. Croix having exchange proverb and also 'with the combined enrollment spending a day in ' Puerto Rico libraries and facilities there. , "If we hive le d noihing Mrs. Anderson pointed out, "we have learned that the key 4k to adequate !thinly sert:Ice rub. upon a, knowledae of the 1.1 . s.... Jr., Granville.Christoper.Speaking on behalf of the St. Thomas , members of, the class. and St. Croix Administrator Clement Sackey, Who rvad .a prepared, speech for Governor King 'who was unable to be present. ,Pastor Robert C. .'Wakefield , gave the invocation and benediction ax, the. St. 'Croix . .-Commurlity d, under the 1 direttion o,r Arthur hitmore, ' played sevdaI musical' selections, Membersf the first graduating dass sere: da B. Anderson, Olivia M. Aubrun, Felipe Ayala, St:, Asha Hansel, Dayietc M. Beauvais Utalr Benjamin, Cuwine ' _ A. BrodhUrst, ,. hedori M. , Buchanan, Lana F. Camicho, ----Falzabe . Cherian, Granville : Qs her, Liorencddingtoni-_ Jul o Espinosa, Medina D. Gibbs, , Sh n graham, Ethyl_ G. Harris, utrek,6.A. Hecker, JuliecHorine,- Hope 'M. Hunter, Sandy Ti Hutchins, Astrid V. Johnson, lune A.V: Lindqvist, Susanne Bretz Martin, Jeanne. Mayo, ' hSchael E. tBronov, Cynthia A. Olson, PliiiIie L Petersen,' 'Bernadette Richards, Virginia Rogers, Charlene R. SmithAgna : Rainey; Sylvia M. Trout, Vialma V. Waltedl,gndreL. Waneri. and . Prisiiihr . '. community and its needs."She said,. " A con tinuing eyn intermittent program of\library training her will attract locid recruits .who know and understand their community." Al particiPating in the gradu on ceremony were St:- Croix C.V.I. Director Dr. Illary G dolyn Kean, Co rvation Education Comaiasioner Commissioner' Virdin C.-Brown, Senator Alexander A. Moorhead ^ * Name 1. APPLICATION FOR. INSTITUTE FOR TT1AINING IN LIBRARIANSHIP Position Present EmPloyer` llow long employed heie? ____ . \ A 'Address Telephone Library School/College Attended -, Degree Date - Place of Birth , ,, Countfy of Citizenship How long residing in U.S.y:I.? i ( Please attach a brief statement relating reasons why you Teel you WM berlefit from this Institu3 apply Institute experience to improve your libAry environment. ) , I i Wrification by Supervisor: Name 3 gnature m Position . Notes on the Advisory BoarIL Meeting of December , 14975 The Advfsory Board of the Institute for Training in Librarianship met^ for tne first tiMe On December .9, 1975,in St. Croix. Present at the meetTng were Miss Enid Aa, Dr. 'Isaac Dookhan, Miss Fiolina B. Mills", Senator Alexander A. Moorhead, Miss Mary, C. Scott, Mr. 'Robert V. Vaughn, and Mr. Ernest Wagner. ^BepresenfYnQ the Institute staff were Dr. Henri)/ C. Chang, Mr. James M. Oliver, and Mrs Helen LaureDce. '1. As the first order of,business, the Advisory Board elected . Mr. Robert Vaughn as chair:person. Mr. Vaughn asked for a progress ' report of the Institute. Dr. Chang reviewed tne history of the; t, Institute fro4 the submission of the proposal rn February 1975, to the notification of the grant award June 1975 (as one of the 28 selected4from a total of 189 submitted nationwide), to the ,0 praesent, at which time the Institute has received 46 applications fir a totaliof 30 spaces. Of the 46 applications received, 15 are fromASt. Thomas-St: John, 28 from St.Croix, and 3 from elsewhere (Puerlto Rico, Colpmbia, S.A.). ^ 2. The Advisory Board considered the agenda item'of-Participants' eligibility-criteria and selection priorities: 'Several pciorities ' \ were discussep 1) working librarians presently in the public library system; 2) working public school librarians presently fn the public school system; 3) 11irgin1slahders and permanent .res.idents. It wat suggested'that a standard educational .level beiset to er4ur=e consistency and to faciritate instruction. The need fork standardizing criteria was emphasized as a caveat against dkininishing the effectiveness'of the institute by intro- ducing tic) wide a range of needs, A decision was made to issue general/guidelines for minimum eligibility requiremehts, and to let the:Selection Committee make judgements on individual applications. The following requirements were passed: 1) Residency - a minimum of three years in the Virgin Islands; 2) ,faucation -.High School Diploma or Equivalency; 3) Experience- at least one year working full time in any library. It was agreed that the Institute staff would publicize these amended eligibility requirements and that the deadline for application . be !extended from December 12th to December 31, 1975. *a. APPENNX E. - 86 - The Selection ComMittee Was-eleCted, M1 En+d Baa and br. isaac Dookhan are th.e Selection Committ membdr. :They be.assisted by thestaff' members :of the. In itute, Thd Selection. Committte ffeeting was.set for January 976. - 4.. Contracts.with%participants re: Sti ends: There was Consensus thatthe stipend s ourd be paidjn orAlump sum upon completion of the institilte raining program.. ReceiOt . of st4pend will depend-upon attenda'ce only;. a MaximuM of three (3) cuts will .be allowbd. For more th njhree cuts, stipendS be forfeited accordingly, at the Tate 'of11200 per session missed. A If it is deemed by the nstructor and by, the Institute staff that a participant is not committing haslher .energy to:the program, the per on in question. shall .be 'dropped : fromhthe program. Stipend nies earmarked for Institute'dro07 outs shall revert to the F deral goverhMent. 400.005, College credits.for Institute PartiCipants- from the College of the Virgin Islands! It was 'proposed that a Letter be drafted fr m the'AdOsory. Board and signed by the chairperson, to Dean A. Richards of -the- College of thOirgin Islands, reqUesting.a decisiori.on the . is'sue of whether or not credit.will be granted-to Ihstitbte' bartidipants: -The Selection Committee will need to know whether trd credit option is available in order to make ihformed - admission decisions. (The.l.etter was sent out ,on-DeceMber 1.1th.1),- 6. Auditors will be accepted, but class sIze shall hot eXdeed . twenty. Auditors may receive a certificate', but no 'stipend-- , . , . 7. The institute. steff Is presently.planning for the.Opening Ceremonies. A list of speakers and pfatform guests is being.,:, developed and ihvitations,should be sent out before ChriStmes... Thank you for,attendIng. If you,haVe any comments, suggestiors or duestions, please call Mrs. Laurence at,778-1620, extension : 133 or 14. AAPPENDIX 9 7 787- o' ADVISORY COMMITTEE.,MEMBERS Ms. Enid .Baa Former Director' ';! V.I. Bureau of liprarieS and' Museums' P.O. Box 822 lk St. Thomas, U.S.V I . 00801 tbr. ssac Dookhan *\ .4, ..;- Ass ckiate Prdfesso of History. and Testing.Officer .C1-3,0 i rFnan. of the Li f*ary,fit57Wni tfee . I lege or.the V i rg in Islands t..Thomas, U. S. V . I .' 00801 Dr. Mi tton Ls Forbes J Professor of Sciende and, Mathematics - Chairman of the Library Connittee Col lege. of the Virgin Islands St. Croix., U.S.V.I. 00850 Ms. Fiolina B.Milis. Coordinator, Bureau of Library Services a 1d Instructional Services Dbpartment of Education P.O. Box .630 St. Thomas, ,U.S.V.1. 008131 Honorable Alexander A. Moorhead, Jr. Senator, U.S.V.I. Legislature P:O. Box 187 Frederiksted, St. Croix U. S. V, I . 00840 ,It Dr. Darthan Padda Research Horticultural ist Aci=ing Director, V1AES and \TIES P.O. Box 6902, Sunny Isle ChristiTsted, Sf. Croix U.S.V.I. 00820 9/8 Ms. Mary :C. Scott. 'Libr,arian in Charge Florence Williams Rublid King Street. % _Christianstedi'St. Croix . 0082V , Mr. RObert V. Vaughn School Librarian Good Hope School Frederiksted, St; Croix 00840 - 88 - rary Mr. Ernest Wagner Chief Librarian College of the Virgin Islands - St. ThoMas, U.S.V.I. 00861 f 9 9 APPENDIX E - 89_ COLLEGE of the VIRGIN ISLANDS ST, tROIX CAMPUS . , This statement will serve as your contractual agreement to participate inthe Institute for Training in. Librarianship of fhe College of the. Virgin Islarlds In accordance with the fol- lowing provisions: . .1.) Period: From February 1, 1976 To April ?O.,. 1976 2.) Attendanze and Class participation: Attendance at all Institute activities including lectures, workshops, and. field trips, is required. k-The participant must demonstrate committment to and interest in the Institute.program,'subject to the evaluation of the Project Director and the Instruction ,al staff. No"more than three excuSed absences are.allowed. More absences will result in a pro-rated reduction of the total silpend ($12.50/absence), subject to the provisions of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Training. in Librarian- ship, based upon Federal Guidelines. If the participant mis-' ses more than a total of one-third (1/3) of all Institute activities, he/she will e automatically dismissed from.the InstitUte. . 3.) Stipend: Pa icipants will reCeive a total stipend of $375.00 in orje lump sum, upon suCcessful completion of the Instituti program, according to the evaluation of the Project director and -the Instructional taff. 4.) Certificate: Upon successful compl.etion of the Institute program,subject to the .eyaluation oI the Project Director and the Institute Instructional Staff, the participant will receive an official certificate verifying his/her participation in the InstitJte. Your participation in the Institute for Training,in Librarienshlp is subject to the rules, policies, and regulations of the College of the Virgin Islands, and to the guidelines of the U.S. Office of Education Library., Training Grant under Title II, Pert B, Higher Education Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-329, as emended). I accept the terms of this contract. Participant Institute Director, Social Security Number Date. OPENDIX F KINGSHILL POST OFFICE ST. CROIX U. S. yIRGIN ISLAAbS 00850 -TEL. 809-778420 ft inn -90- OLLEGE of the /IRGIN P_ANIpS ST CROIX CAMPUS 7 Thi4 4tatement wiit zeitue a4 you& contrbactuat aguement with. the Cottege 06 the V,Ltgin Latin* to wokk On the Imsti,tute 6o4 Tkaining in Libuticianahiplh accondance with the 6attow- , . - ing putriaion4: , !- Po4it2on Titte PehiOd: FhOM To Pate. o6 Paymen,t% .Thave,t Pn. Diem and/ on Lectuke Fee Ruponisibilitie4 YOWL appointment to the 1n4titute 6ak Tkaining in LiAaAiaA4hip 4.6 Aubject to the /Luta, poticie4, and kegutations o6 the Cottege o6 the Vikgin I4Land.4, and to the guide2ine4 o6 the U.S. 066ice ot5 Education Libnany Maining GA.ant unden Titte II, Patt 5, - Highek Education Act 96 1965 (Pubtic Lad89-329, a4 amended). Pkeskdent In4tAtute accept the ..te.'um o thi4 contnact. SignatuiTe Vate Toaat Secukkty Uumbet . IttctahotAng Vependent5 APPENDIX G se S. KINGSHILL POST OFFICE ST, CROIX, U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 00850 TEL. 809-77%0620 .101 a 7 I GRADE CHART IgOTERM EXAM- ..TOTAL: n= '36 mean 75.95- . median= 78 ST. THOMAS: n= 47 mean= 75::.5 median-,.. 78 1 mode= 82 ST. CROIX: n= 19 mean= 764 median= 78 ik mode= 74 a. , r . FINAL EXA'M TOTAL: n= 36 mean= 77.5 )fledian= 80' S. THOMAS: mean= 78 median= '80 1 2- mide= 80 APPENDIX H ST. GROIX: mean= 77 Median= 80 mode= 84 AAME ; - 92 OPENDIX H INSTITU1* FOR TRAINING IN LIBRARIANSHIP -- MthrERM EXAM -- MARCH 6, 1976 You will have one (1) hour to complete. this exam. Please answer all qustions. -7---EaCh -Cori-eft answer is worth" two (2). points. (goMe questions reidire several. answers.) A perfect score is 100%. Good luck! Mujtiple Choice: Ciicle the appropriate .answer or suPply the appropriate letter. 1. HOOT OWL is the 'phone number of: . a. In afterhours reference serv,ice. b.. a interlibrary loan network c. a co ity agency referral center. -.2. SoutherriGalifornia Answering Network:' .. ,. _ a.' delivers books to libraries id' a van 1 . ob. searches in-depth reference que§tions c. refers .patrons to other community agencies. , 3. SCILL'stands fOr: 7 a% Southern California Intvlibrary Loan b. Southern California Independent Library c. Southern California kIndividual Loan. 4. ANSWERS is: a. a community information and .referral center b. a telephone answering service c.' a statewide reference service. -5, The number assigned to a book or other material to show the subject area and to indicate its location in the collection is: a. a call number b. a Cutter number c. an accession number d. a classification number G. The notation used to identify and locate a particular book on the shelve i : 'a. a call number b. a Cutter number c. an accession number' d. a classification number.. to 7. Which Of the following is NOT a fact book? a. Black's Law Dictionary b. The Statesman ' s Who ' s Who c . Reader ' s Guide to Periodical' Literature . d: ducational Media 'Yearbook. R. Pap2r (vellum, parchment) was first made. in: 0a. Philadelphia b. Holland -c. Germany d. China 9. The fiist American edition of Che 'Bible was produced b a. .Tliomas Paine b: Benjamin ,Fran%lin Cyrus McCorini!: d. Addison anal SteP1 e 103 MAME mowntm EXAki - 93 - 10. A behaviora1 objective defines! 'a. learning behavior b. terminal behavior c. teaching behavior d. initial.behavior. . 4. 11. Circle the words that would be appropriate for use in a behavioral objective: a. to.list .b, to appreciate c. todefine.. .d. to identify e. to understand f. to make: PA(E 2 APPENDIX H 12. In the communications model, whic h\caPthe'components interferes with the reception of a message? ' do. a. feedback b. medium c. message d. noise e. norof the above 13. In applying the communications matcY1 upthe:components of the proper letter inleach space: a. receiver .-b. message c. medium d. interpretation model to the use of 16mm film ift a class, model withe items listed,. by.placing the content of film , film student . stu'dent's perception 14. Chfldren of Puerto RiCan parentage resk4ing in the V.I. may be receptivelY- ,competent in: b. English . c. Danish 15. Children of Puerto Rican parentage residing in the V.I. are likely to be productively competent.in: a. Spanish b. Eng/ish c. Danish 16. Native Virgin:Islanders are likely to'use their creole fn the following situation:1 a. at a party with childhood friends b. giving directions to Continentals c. both of the above 17. The meanings that words have are : a. fixed by dictionaries b. 'defined by how people usethe words c. determined by legislation. . . 1R. A lil y daat serves a diglossic community a. should haveits collection exclusively in the standar-1 language shodld incLide materials in th.2-noh-stan'e2ard vari,.7ty )f lu c. hould not have a library. 1 0 4 NAME MIDTERM EXAM, - 94 - 4 15. An organogram is: a. apan of control la: a .work2study.Of a syst* c. 'oldagraimatie description of a system's 20. A subject division is an area/room in a library a. the reference-"and lending stock of same sectien4. b. all.information materials arrapged c. a11 information materials-arrahged 21. Sttndards are useful for: a. reducing expenditures APPENDIX H stafqng strucyure. where one finls: a.subjeot combined.j.n that' in chronological order by'country Of origin. b. acting as reference Points for 'measuring a aY§fem*.s requirements ,) 14in terms of space, staff, and stock - c. 'impressing the library committee-. II. True-Falae: Please.circle.the appropriate answer. 1. senior citizens do not use bookmobiles. - 2. Bookmobiles carry mostly high demand_library mater&als. 3. Bookmobiles are more costly to operate thaiwptanch librarie6. . True Fdlse Trur False True . 4. Bookmobiles shouldprovide all:the serviojahranch library:True fa. III. Fill-ins: Please write the cotrect answer in thp space'provided. (3) tYpes of reference questilms which should NOT be answered: , List three False False V , ' 2. In what general reference source would,you look to find BedeFal programs for the handicapped? .3..List foils- (.4) kinds of bibliographic-reference tools: r ed3 4. Wha't is the . official jou<nal of the Division of Referencs the American Library Association? 9 and Adult Service of- ( 5. Wha/i th-c main bibliographfic reference book for reference librarians: 105 NAME- . MfDTERM EXAM G.Put the'following into chronological order. which-dewloped earliest: - APPENDIX H PAGE 4.- Start with the method of expression . . 1 : a.ideograms lit '1): a*habct 2nd- . , c.,pictOgraphs,.. 3rd , , 1 d. syllabiC -writing 4th 7.'1...ist two books or other you:L)Uld'uSe to find subject headings: ( '.. .. , . . . -7--- , 8. Fill in the misi letters, ':the number of blankS equals the number of letters in the miing word. :- is the foundation of management. . , . The fraxnework 'of management'i's the - p . / j . .9. In ihe list given below"hiCh-are the regulating ,ind which are ,t11e social factors of Management? Please put a..Cheak'in the columns .provided. Regufting ,Social 6. Planning ° Coordination Control Motivation 10. Please rate this test,by Ciocling the appronri&te:pumbec. belOW., 6 7 Fair . ^ Tbo hard 1 2 3. 4 5, 6 7 /Too easy 1 Please explain and commentbel?ow. This question is ungradedi forout information.only . NAME - 96 - APPENDIX H INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING TN LIBRARIANSHTP -- FINAL EXAM -- APRIL 10, 1976. You will have one and one-halif (11/2) hours to complete this- ex'am. Rlease answer all.q4estions., Each correct answer is worth one' (1) point, (Some qupstions require several an'swers.) A pe(rTect score is 100%. 'GOOD I,T1 I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Circle the appropriate answer(s) or supply the appropriate.letterW. ( Where wOuld you find.the U-.S.%S.upt. of 'Documents ClassifAa:tion. number for the Agricultura4 Yearbook? (2 pts) P. in.Books in Print B. in'the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications O. in `the document itself.. D. in the'Wilson Public. Library Catalog E., in the Encyclopedia Britannica. AP 4 2. In which of the following sources Can you find information about, Gerald Ford, President oV the United Statet? .(4pts). , A. in Who's Who in America NisellA3. in CUrrent Biography C. in the U.S..Government Manual D. in Reviers' guide to Periodical Literature E. in. The. bictionarlrof AmericanJ3iography 3. Which of the folk:*wing type's of reference 4uestions Should not fra answered by a reference iibrarian? (3pts) biographical bibliographicd1 C. legal' D: copyright E. medical 4. Where cah you find out whether th4re is an.education journal Published in Spanishy (lpt) A. in the'Readers' "Guide to PeriodiCal Literature B. in Library'JOurnal C. in Ulrich's International PeriodiCals Directory D. in(Webster-'s Unabridged Dicttonaty E. in Wincherl's Guide to Reference Books. Where can you find a map of the Roman Empire Under Auqustui?" ( p A. in the,.Oxford.EconomIc Atlas' B. in the National Geographic-Atlas C. in Shepherd's Historical Atlas D. in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the Worid E.,in Palmer's Atlas of World History " 6. Which of the following stateTents, about Wilchell's Guide to Reference Books axe Correct? (3pts). A. It is.published9by the AmeriCan Library AssociatiOn. B. It is a bibliographic refereNgo.tool. C. It is a Statistical reference tool. : D. It is-an evaluative reference eool. E. It is an index to reference periodicals. 1 07 dr .111- FI/IAL EXAM' 2 - 97 - . , APPENDAX H 7. In-the analysis of the following question "when did the,Amerioan artist, James - Whistler, diens the: followinq are logical apprOaches to the arlswerf (3pts) - t- A..encyclopedias ofs art B. histories of American art 4 . : , . C. contporary biograPhical sources ,1 'D iirsal biographical sources, E. almanacs' N\ . ) 8. Which of the4folIdWing professional periodicals. regtlarly carry sections'with reviews of reference works?' (5pts). 4 A. Booklist :7-. ' a 4 1 B. Choiae . , L C.'Library journa,1 t . . D. RQ, . E. Wilson Library Buletin . .. vs` 9. Whic4-of the following questions probablj can be answered by one of the almanacs? (2pts) A. Who.are the bishops of the Methodist Church in the U.S. "? um )3. What is.the definition of "oomiak"? C. What is B4wle's Law? D. Where can you find the seating capacity of stadiums in the U.S.? . E. Where do you find a list of federal-programa for the handicapped? 10.. Which of these terms describes the terminal.behavior expected of a, learner? A. curriculum referent B. adjunct program C...meditm/meSsage D. behavioral Objective 11. Which one of'thede terms describes'a self-instruc ional deyice using already- available softwarer.7 A. Individual,Sfudy Module (ISM) B. 0,,junct program C.1'rOgrammed text 4". 12, What legal doctrine allows, a student to quote'a sentence from a oopyrighted work, for.use in a terth paper? , A. Wilkidton decision B..Buckley Amendment C. ExcluSive right D. Fair use 13. In 1972, the CoPyright Act was extended to cover which of the below, which had nOt been covered before? A. recorded musical performances B. Color movies C. Xerox, copies . D. cable television product ons fri 14. The professiOnar associat,i.on or media specillsts is abbreviated: A. AVI B. AECT 1 0?) C. ALA D. NAVA NAME FINAL EXAM - 98 - . 15. A community ,librarian shoutd be most concerned withr A. a good literary book collection B. xiirect service to the pations C. a large librark building . APPENDIX H The purpose of library 'progiams and activities is: A. to pUblicize,the library B. to 'make people feel comfortable and at home in a.library C. to impress the library administrator . ., :,e. _ . . . 7 17.: How would'you characterize the languagesituation in thg"u.s. virgin Islands: r, .4.. . A. Bidialectal . B, Bilingual : / C. Digldsbic .... . D.7Bilingual and Diglossic . E. Bilingual and Bidialectal % '. F. Monolingual . . -18. In a diglossic situation, which written materials would be likely to be written ,in the non-rstandard xariety of languaqe: A. tourist!guide boOks B. native proverb's and folktales C.'treaises on mathematics 19. The change from the useLof one ) langUage tiOthe use of another during a conversation., is called: A. code-switching B. monolingualism C. neither of ,the aboye 20. Management services units are concerned with which one of the below? A. Servicing equipment B. Improving effeptivenese of the firm or institution C. The, re-employment of veterans II. TRUE FALSE: -Plea4e Circle the approPriate.answer. 1. Receptille competence in 'a.language is necessarii greater than productive comgetence . in, order.to assure ease of communication with many people. , 1 . . . fl True . False 2. Work Study is concerned with method study and work measurment. yrue False .. . . 3. Good'design is produced bli ergonomists.. ltue -False 4. A good salary is the best long,term motivator. 4 A a 5. Herzberg belieVed that achievement was a motivator. 109 True False True False FINAL,EXAM - c - 99 - APPENDIX .1-1 , III. FILLINS! Please write the correct answer in the space provided. 1. In the following list of reference.tools,-mark those that'are bibliographic by a B . . and those that.are fact books by an F. (5 pts.) k A. encyclopedias B. card catalog C. maps, atlases & gazetteers D. indexes to magazines, newspapers & books E. books of curious facts, customs, folklore mythology Match the following terms with the definitions in the secomicolumn: software, A. equOment hardware, B. carrier of a message hoise C. step-by-step instruction D. interference E. instructional material (e.g.filmstrip) medium programmed text (5 pts.) 3-12... Read the following definitions and determine which term from the group of fifteen (15) . terms given below is being defined. Write the letter which corresponds to the defini- tion in the blank'p 'ded at the left. Not all of the fifteen terms are defined, and no term is defined more tfian once. <..3 4. 00, Information telling where, when and by whom the publication was produced. .A physical description of,the publication.or other item. A record or list ot the added entry cards made to representthe publication in' ,the-catalog. , 6. The total.number of copies of a publication produced at any one time._ 7.. A're-issue of a pUblication with additions, revisions, or other changes in the 8. Symbols used to mark and distinguish the item* in a collection and to facilitate their'retrieval. ; 9. The entity responsib1qtfor reproducing copies of a publicatioh. 10. A record of the materials that a library possesses. A style (or form) used for describing materials when the title is used as the main entry. The entity responsible for the printing costs and the distribution of a publication A. Calf number B. Collation C. Contents nde D. Edition E. tol1aty4 F. Hanging indention G. Imprint H. Pacjination I. Printer J. Printing K, Publisher . L. Series statement Shelflist N. Subject,headings. 0. Tracing NAME 'PAGE 5 'FINAL EXAM - 100 APPENDIX Determine ehe main entry for each o the following ten (lO) publicationt and select the correct anSwer from the rouP A 0 that follows. Write the letter s4hich corregponds to the main entr in the blank provided, at the left.of each portion of title page information. j SOme answers will not be used at all and otherS.May be Used more than once.. 13. Modern theater an anthol of iwelve plays by Henrik Ibsen and Tennessee Williams, , Selec ed and/annotated:by George Simpson. ,4 I I . , 14. The complete works of Henr k Ibs n. Edited,by Melvin Littleton, with a biographical sketch of sen b Stanley Walker. An analysis of the literar work! of Henrik Ibsen, by George Simpson ,and Mary Jane Smith.' 15. , 16. HandbObk of practical nursi g, by:Mary jane Snlith,"Laura Irving, Beatrice Ewing and Alice dmin. ' 18. 19. 20. 21. . . . The complete book,of MOther se nursery rhymes. Illustratedby James Gibbs. Arranged by Ma garet Pierson. n introduction to librarians ip, by John-Gibbs and George Simpson.- The wisdom of an antholo of.guotesfrom the writings and speeches of the late President ennedy. Selected, edited and ar7 ranged by John Gibbs, , The new Random House encyclopedi didtionary of computer and informa- tion science terminology. Edite and arranged by Melvin Littleton. Medical terminology for nurses : an introductory"text,.by Mary Janp Smith, Laura Irving-and Beatrice EWing. 22. The private life_of John F. Kennedy as ,seen through his Personal correspondence : a collection of 250'letters compiled and arranged by Stanley Walker, and indexed by,James Gibbs, A. ,Title main entry I. Mother. Goose B. Ewing, Beatrice J. Pierson, Margaret C. Gibbs, James .K.. Random House D. Goose, Mother* . L. "Simpson,tGeorge E. Ibsen, Henrik M. Smith, Mary Jane F. Irving, Laura N. Walker, Stanley G. Kennedy, John F. 0. Williams, 'Tennessee H. tittleton, Melvin / 23.-32. Choose one of the terms in parentheses and use it to.fill in tlie blank. 23. Classroom television should be regarded as (Another tool available for learning; something extraordinary; a mystery) .24. Videotape .be used more than once for'. recording. (Can; 'Cannot) lt 1 NAME FINAL EXAM PAGE .6 - '1 01 APPEND I X H 25. IS videotape a single Or double system 'process ? (Single; Double) That is to say, is the Sound.recorded with the picture ,on the same tape or.e. on a different machine ? 26. Most television instruction is (Designed to stand alone; ..designed to be used with a teacher present) ; - .27. Videotape is a(n) prOcess. AMAgnetic; Optical) . 28. Given reasonable care during daily use, should last longest. (Film; VAeotape) 29 When you-turn'te television set-on and there is no picture or sound, what should YOu Check arst before palling for help'? ( Is it plugged in? .Properichannel? Window shades down?). I. 30. The of the light 'is as'important.tO a calor televisIon, camera as the amount of light. (Intensity; color; Speed) . 31. Color television camerS are generally sensitive to light than black and white Cameras. (Less; More; the Same) :32. Videotape physically splicedllike film. (Is.; Is not) '33. .Fill in!the words missing from the two boxes which form part of this -cycle of' man'agement (2 pts.) (Fill in-the.letters to 4ell the correct words) I---LRODOCT OR SERVICE 34. Managerial tasks have been classified into four groups, incluAing planning and motivation. What are the other two? f2-pts.) 35. When.many personnel report to the same supervibOr, this may be called the spa A. of control. (Fill in the letters to spell the correct: word) , 36. When few personnel report to the same supervisor, this.may be.called the ,span of control.. (Fill in'the letters to spell. the correct word) 37.. List seven (7) variables'that ma.y affect the span of control (Other.than those given as examples -- the' manager ancr.hiS abilities;. the enVironment of thejob area, etc.) J7 pts.) 112 . NAME I FINAL yxAm - 102-- APPENDIX H ,Liat three (3) ways that libraries may choose, to departmentaliie (other than thi6 example -- e.g. bY Function, ie, Reference and Lending) 39. 40. .4 ' 41.-42. Complete Maslow's hierarchy.of human Vit..eds by filling in the-blanks below: 1st:. 2nd: . Esteem :-Belongingnesl 4th: 5th: Physiological 43. Conrad von Gesner is known As the "Father of . , 44. Please rae ,this test by circling the appropriate numbers below.. Unfili Too hard 2. 3 4 5 6 7 air 3 5 '6 7 Too easY .Pleaie explain-and comment.below.- Thia.question is ungraded, for our information only. Thank yob. 113 103- INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING IN LIBRARIANSHIP , PRE-TEST/POST-TEST Name Date PLEASE ASWER ALL QUESTIONS. LEAVE NO BLANKS. YOU HAVE APPROX. 20 MINUTES 1. The process of descriptive cataloging consists of identifying and describing each separate bibriographical unit in the collection. (Circle true or false) True, False 2. The main entry may occur in four possible forms: personal author, corporate author, title entry, or uniform title entry. (Circle true or false) True False 3. , .The twist, principles bf card catalog filing are the alphabetic prtn- . . ciple and the principle of congruity. (Circle true or -false) True False 4. The major cataloging code changes effected by ISBD(M) lie in the areas of punctuation, statement of authorship, and Imprint; (Clrcle true or false) True . False 5t The acid test of 'a library administrator is not 1-fis/her knowledge of bopks, but the size of his/her budget and the, reputation the library enjoys in the community. True False .6. Professional growth is the responsibility of the individual librariari, not of the library-administrator. True Jalse! 7. The l'erm "library network" refers to a radio station Operated by a publiC library syStem. True false 8. In a public library; It ispreferable to acquire a ,SuperlOr book which wiJI not be read than to acquire a mediocre book which will 'be read. True 1 . False 9. The' term "codex" refers to: (Circle one) 8) the cuneiform method of wrrting used in ancient Babylon; b) an automated information retriever system; c) an ancient book form made 6Y folding and sewing together ,several sheets; d) a computer language,. 10. In .Webster's Dictionary's listings of different definitions for each word definedthe first meaning liSted is always the most current usage. (Circle true or false) True False 114 APPENDiX H -104- e7Q , PRE-TEST/POST-TEST 4 Name 4' 11. Good reference servict involves knowing how to.interpret the reader's inquiries, and to respdn,d by providing what is really desired, even when the,reader can't express it. (Circle true or'false) True False 12. Reference Services are most satisfactory when-every effort te.. made to enable the reader to serve him/herself. True/ 1 False° 13. Good reference servi.ce depends on a thorOughknoWledge of platerials withirOhe library rather than.a knowledge of those available:ftom otheritibraries. True' False . 14. What journal discusses new reference books tin a monthly. article? AtcOrdifig to the Library Bill of Rlghts:(ALA, 1967), librarJes shou4d 4ractice censorship wh'en it is sanctioned arid supported ' by the community. (Cifcle true ,or faise).. True False, ,j 16. .Write an "s". next..to the items listed below that are "Software;" Write an,"h" next to the items listed below that are "Hardware." 'filmstrip filmstrip projector .4 cassette recorder transparency 17. Which one of the following teaching, methods prpvides the leasf feedback from student to teacher? (Circle. one) a) tutor b) lecture c) videotape 18. In a programmed text, which of the following is individualized? a) bbjective b) pace 19. To permanently mount a photo to illustration board, use: a) rubber cement b) laminating machine., c) dry mount press d) double stick tape . 20. Whidh of the folldwing is the professional assocJation for educational media? a) ALA b) AEMC . c) AECT . d) AAVI e) NAVA r APPENDIX,H 115 -105- ,-,page 3. Narne 21. Pleasé list sriecifically what you expect to Nam tt4e Institute for Training in LWarianship. a) ib) 4 d) APPENDIX H 116 PRE-T1T rom-attending , a -106- POST-TEST Name % 21. OA your bre7tests,- you were asked'to list specifically what you r expected to learn from attendUng the Institute. Below,-please. indicate.whether or Aot ybar expectations have been met by the!". Ipstftute. ,Pleaselgive'examples%. If your expectations haVe not been met; please indicdte in what way(s) they have not been met. _ APPENDFX H 117 LIBRARY. - 107 - APPENDIX I UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO REGIONAL COLLEGES ADMINISTRATION BAYAMON REGIONAL COLLEGE BOX 4296 BAYAMON/ GARDENS STATION BAYAIMON, PUERTO RICO . 00619 1/4. wonus.ft.nonIlla7 "5 'ION.x ,May 11, 1976 4 Iienry C. Chang Director \ College co'f the Virgin Island-a In'stitute for Trairking in Librarianship St. Croix, Virgin Is lancls 00850 Dear Dr. Chang: no. t. Thank you for the opportunity of participating.in the Institute for Training in Librarianship of the College of the Virgin Islands. It was a most rewarding experience, because of the success of the Institute itself. The participants deponstrated to be Ifery receptive and enthusiastic to the.courses offered. By my second set of lectures I could feel the progress they have 'obtained so far.. it Programs like this; provide for the continuing education of the librarians, as.well as for training of those not having a degree. I congratulate you and your staff for the realization ofsuch an important event and I hope that ,similar programs be repeated in th future. 1 Thank you aga4n, and r eat that these facilities .and my staff Welcome you whenever Sfou want to come back: - QRO/nnb Sincerely, i>tate)(4.' /PI \ Oneida R. Ortiz Director \ Learning Resources Center - 108'- ApPEODIX J GEOIRkETOWN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON. D.C. 20057. SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTICS 7: unicluisms May 10, 1976. lb. Chanel Q. Steinmann, Administrative Secretary Institute for Training in,Iibrarianship College of the Virgin Islands Kingshill P.O. Pox 84 St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands 00850 Dear Ma. Steinnanni I am happy to Eive mx support to a future program for training in librarianship'similar to the one which has just ended. Dr. Chang, Mr. Oliver and the others assoCiated with the Institute for Training in Librarianship are to be commended for'bringing together the numerous weakers who were able to touch uponthe many topics ofimportance to library science in a multilingual setting. The U. S. Virgin Islandg present an esPecially challenging setti,ng to the work of librabians. The Institute for Training. in Librarianahip-has made_ a good beginning at answering the challenge. It should be repeated so that its benefits mill continue. o. 4 119 *Sincerely; Robert J. Di Pietro, Ph. D. Professor of Linguisticp P. 0. Box 822' St. Thomas, V. I. 00801 . -109- APPENDIX I ENID IVLINBAA LIBRARY CONSULTANT, CARIBBEANIST, BIBLIOGRAPHER ' .13 May 1976 li. Mr. Chanel O. Steinmann Administrative Secretary . 'College of-the Virgin Islands / Institute for Training in Librarianship . Kingshill P:O. Box 81.1:_l__t_ -7 "St. Croix;Vi-ITITE-1-saands 00850 Dear Mr. Steinmann: Tel. 774-3228 ^ I should like to offer mY congratulations to Dr: Chang.and associates for the successful completion of the Institute for trainci ing in Librarianship. , You have asked me for an evaluation of the. Institute ,(letter- of May 5,1976)in order to have the support for a similar program in the future. Here are a few of my thoughts:', , a) Th& Institute was a pleasant introduction to Some phases Of library service and the Organization of libraries and also audio--- visual materials and their uses,. To consider that the Institute has , prepared librarians israther questiOnable, but rather that it aimp. to prepare para-Profession4s and encourage candidates for professional librarians in the futnre. 0 As for my own.mbdest.coutribution', I believe.that my discourse, on UDC classification system cou d be uSeful only as its utilization in the development toward the comp erization and/or manipulatioit of library. materials (print and non-print viz7a-vie L.C., D.C.', or any other library classification system: The system shouid.also point towar4 the the inclusion of micro and com units for non:print materials and their organization for stbrage and retrieval fer,information dissemination. c) In the matter of Acquisition. and inter-library cooperation I wOuld stress closer contacts and exchanges between .staff, materials, planning/rfiformation, sharing of prajects and joint procedurgs, more. frequent exchanges of aequisition lists. "Selected Acquisitions" 'axe, ,not as,useful as exteneded lists even though they aAze repetitive. However; with computerized services aVailable much Can be accomplished toward the realization of indexi,ng services and net-work of information and reference services for all Virgin Islands libraries. I am pleaSed to learn that DR: Chang is contemplating the projections suggested in 1970 Plarinipg for V.I. ' Library Sgstems. d) 'These views are offered in'the absence f knowledge pertaining to the.lectures of other guest speakers. I hgpe that they may mot be found in conflict orcontradiction,to them. 120 Baa .. - 110 kale a flor '. P. 6 Box 487 FREDERIKSTED, ST. CROIX U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS nom -. TELEPHONE (809) q-720,p0. . Mayk21, 1976 . APPENDIX -I 1)2, nry/C. Ntrecioi.- Instktute for Training ir qibrarianship'' College ofthb Virgin'Islands Kinshi2:15:St. Croix' a Dear\Llenry: I wish to add my support to those suggesting that.there be some contlnuation of the valuable work begun by this, yearts institute. . The interest and hard'.work put in by the-participants, &long 'with the wide community support, indicate a gepuine,need for ontinuing profeSsional- growth of librarians-and media spec- ialists ift'the Virgin Islands. With the,rather limited itarket, for professional librarians7and media specialists in the Virgin aslands, I laelieVe thatin-service:.coursts, like the present Institute,are more'vaSuable'than:courbes leading to ,certificatiOn. .Certainly there is.a seriaus need'for con-' tinuing :education in this area.' Anpther institute at some .time in.th near.future might well open 'enrollment to all those now' Amployed, regardless of when each one receiVed formal training. The-course work might thente conducted at, an advanced (graduate)' level, 27ather.,than at the basic.level sometimes adopted.in this institute. . Be assured of my continuing support of programs of this kind, and please let me knOw if I canbe of any assiStanee. 21 Sincerely, v.....46/..4u3 othy W. Spanr1aus Audib-visual specialist. I. .4 COMMISSIONERS ) MURIEL PFAELZER WOIDEK MRS. ROSEMARY HOLLOMAN ANN R. LANE . ,BETTY J. REDOIN WILLIAM R. ROSEATSON SUSIE D. FRIERSON SCCINCTANY CITY F LOS ANG CALIFORN)A 'TOM BRADLEY MAYOR May 20,-1976 Ms. Chanel 0. Steinmann Administrative Secretary College of the Virgtn Islands Institute for Training in Librarianship Kingshilr, P. 0. Box 84 St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 0085 Dear Ms. &teinmann: Re: Institute for Traini ApPEND I X I in Librarianship PUBLIC LIBRARY LOS ANGECES 690 WEST FIFYH STREET LOS ANGELES 90047 626.7585- WYMAN H. JONES CITY LISSANIAN MRS. EDITH P. BISHOP ASSISTANT CITY LISRANIAN The concept of an insti like yours,is a most sensible grid practical approach to upgra.ing -the knowledge and skills of nin'the field" librarians. My.con acts with your staff and your students convinced -me that you were indeed on the right path to developing better informed, more up t date librarians. he with.o e ered by students idea-of using p icing "expertd'todhare their experiences rs , cour not new; but the breadth of subjects cov- our insti and the amount of time given them provided the unique opportunity to gain knowledge which might otherwise require years of graduate study. Dr. Chang is to be congratulated for his wisdom in planning such an institute, and the students are to be respected for theirstute- neds in taking part in it. I wish you luck with your.plans to repeat the institute in the Sipperely, . -4 Mrs. Barbara H. Clark -4rin ipal Librarian ; No le Services 122 Angeles Public Library 923 S. Western Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90047 =112- .APPENDIX I ESCUELA GRADUADA DE BIBLIOTECOLOGIA UNIVERSITIAD DE PUERTO RICO RECINTO DE RIO PIEDRAS APARTADO 2111011 SAN JUAN. PUERTO RICO 00931 10 May 1976 Ms. Chanel 04 Steinmann Administrative Secretary Institute for Training im Librarianship College of the Virgin Islands )- 1N0 Boit 84 st. Croix, VI 00850 Dear Ms. Steinmann: ThAnk you for your letter of May 5 in which you informed 9 of the , success of the Institute and the satisfaction.of the participants. Due to the lack of trained personelllin the libraries of the Virgin Islands such institutes give the residents the opportunity to attain certain skills and knowledge of librarianship that otherwise are unavailable to them. If, in the future, another institute,or similar prOgram is given (and I hope it will be) I wpuld be very glad to offer anysservices that might be needed. Very sincdrely, A Donald J. Lehnus, Ph.D. Associate Professor 12g -113- APPENDIX 1 a yIRGINIA'S LAND-GRANT UNEYERSIV VIRGINIA: POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY. 73lackskiirg, Virgiglia 24061 LIMNING Rcsouncis Ciwna ._4 Patton Hall May 14.1976 4 Ms. Chanei-0. Steinmann . Administrative Secretary InstitIte for Training in Librarianship College of the Virgin Islands Kingshill, ' St. Croix, US Virgin Islands 00850 Dear Ms. Steinmzry , ank yoU so much for your letter.of May 5th regarding graduation and support for a similar Institute in the future.' Without question, I would support the idea of having such in-service on-island training sessions. The Islands need these kinds of workshops, and as I see it they serve three vary valuable functions. 1. They provide otherwise unavailable training to island peraonnel whose valuable potential might otherwise be unreaiized. .2. They provide estimulus.for osidsland teachers to renew and re-applor their own skills in diverse training. 3. The utilizatidn.of off-island or;mainland visiting lecturers-provides a useful hybridization of in-; struction, bringing current practices and concepts in the varied fields, and avoiding the "in-breeding" of practices so .often perpetuated in in- ''sular sub-culturee, whether in rural Vermont, ,Central Kansas, or on lovely tropical isles. C. - , I would suggest, however, that you structure into your next . such endeavor.enough "teeth" so that participants coUld earn some real .credits ar.could at least qualify for Librarian Jobs on the islands at some level. I gather there was some disappointment that that did not result from the recent inatitute. True, it might require more funding (t)iough not necessarily), but the authorities'involved Should be.con- vinced of the merit of uch a program. Please keep me advitbd, and rest assured that I would be9nost'happy to be a part of such another institute should I be fortunate enough to be considered. J Copy: Dr. Hilnry Chang Mr.-James Oliver TitpothySpennaus ,Kindest regards to all, 121' -Douglas C. Moore JXrector of Media Services' Discetor Ur. Henry C. Chang. Associate Direr:he. Mr. James M. Oliver - Instructional Associate Mrs. Marjorie Masters Adrinnistrative Secretary Mrs..Helen Lawrence APPENDIX4 COLLEGE_ of the VIRGIN ISLANDS *14,- INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING IN LIBRRIANSHIP INSTRUCTOR EVALUATION FORM PLEASE RATE YOUR INSTRUCTOR BY CIRCLING, THE APPROPRIATE NUMBERS BELOW. PLEASE ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. 1) Was the information 0-esented by this instructor relevant to your,Work situation and experience? Irrelevant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7.. Very relevant I 2) How well-organized were this InstructOr's presentatiOns.? Dis-organtzed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Well,organized 3) To what degree did the presentations maintaim Your inter.est? Boring .1 . 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very Interesting 4) Was the LEVEL of material and information presented: .Too simple 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. Too advanced 5) Was there ample opportunity for discussion in class? Definitely no 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definitely yes 6) How well did this instructor know the subject area? Uninformed 1 2 3 4 5. 6 7 Very Knowledgeable 7) The Best aspects of the presentations were: 8) The Worsf aspects of the presentations were: 9) How could the presentations have been improved? 10) On the back of this paper, please,write your overall evalua-ion of this instructor. KINGSHILL P.O. BOX.84 ST. CROIX, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 00850 TEL. (809) 778-1620 125 t - .115 - IJ4ST'ITUTE FOR TRAINING 'IN LIBRARIANSHIP :FiNAL EVALUATIQN - APPENDIX J PLEASE ',WRITE YOUR PERSONAL EVALUATION OF THE LIBRARY INS-fITUTE IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS'. PLEASE WRITE SEVERAL SENTENCES FOR EACH AREA. THANK YOU. 1. 'Orientation , 2. Physical faailities, materials, supplies .Field trips, Workshops: effecti.veness in terms of number and purpose a 4. ComMunication with.staff.and.director during institute (amount, effectiveness) C. Olt 5. Quality and type f lnstruction Relevance, applicabili y, usefulness 7. Major strengths 8: -Mbjor problems-(State -problems, suggestssolutlions) 9. Please discOSs the mOst significant -thing.that happened to you during the-Institute. 4 Please list what ylf anything) you would liketo see done differently if yOu were to pa ticlpate in another Institute like this one. 11. Please list what (if anything). you will do differently as a, result of the Institute. 126 12. .Any additional 'comments (Please use reverse side of paper if necessary). 116 TIA INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING .IN LIBRARIANSHIP - ot THE COLLEGE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Reque.sts the honor of 'your presence at its gt(aduatton Cettemopies Sunday, April 25, 1.06 / 2:00-4:00 P.M. St. Cilint Campus Communit!I Services Room (Call 778-1620 extension 133los information) APPEND I X K 121 sr mrship is the only calling that -devotes itself to bringing nd non-print materials] intd the common' life of the world. !rials librarians work with are the materials which furnish rstanding, knowledge, and reasoh that1/4 can inform the mind :t the will to meet the chatl ge of the time, to fit ourselves mpulsions, to discern a ide the forces-that are shaping re ...The sprirt of d ight and confidence in books, the re- nd adyenturous attitude toward the new .ancrexperimental, ilicity of lifelong friendshig and understanding for literature, . nites of librarianhip more than of ari other calling. And ributelmust be fused in i dynamic of social consciousness, lence and purpose, if librarians are to rise to their potential p in welding public understanding and unity for the build- afer and better world. from Living with Books by Helen E. Haines d THE COLLEGE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS ;LINSTITUTE FOR TRAINING IN LIBRARIANSHIP GRADUATION APRIL 25, 1976. 2:00-4:00 P.M. ST. CROIX CAMPUS MELVIN H. EVANS CENTER FOR LEARNING GOLDEN GROVE 129 ADVISORY BOARD MISS ENID M. BAA DR: MILTON FOR4S DR. ISAAC DOOKHAN ,MRS. FIOLINA B. MILLS SENATOR ALEXANDER A. MOORHEAD DR. DARSHAN PADDA MRS. MARY SCOTT MR. ROBERT V. pUGHN MR, ERNEST W4NER \ STAFF DR. HENRY C. CHANG, Director MR, JAMES M. OLIVER, Associate Director MR. STANLEY S. JONES, Instructional Assistant MRS. HELEN LAURENCE, Administrative Secretary -o z ADA B. ANDERSON x OLIVIA M. AUBAIRO FELIPE AYALA, SR. ASHA BANSAL GAYLE M. BEAUVAIS UTAH E A M MIN CORRINE A. BRODHURST MIDDRI M. BUCHANAN LIND& F, CAMACHO ELIZABETH A..CHERIAN GRANVILLE CHRISTOPHER LAURENCE EDDINGTON 'JULIO ESPINOSA MERLENE 0, GIBBS SHARON GRAHAM ETHYL G. HARRIS LAUREL A,A, HECKER JULIE HORINE GRADUATES 139 HOPE M. HUNTER SANDY T, HUTCHINS ASTRID' V: JOHNSON JUNE A.V. LINDQVIST Sl&kNNE BRETZ MARTIN JEANNE MAYO MICHAEL E. MIRONOV' CYNTHIA A. OLSON ATHALIE L. PETERSEN ANNA RAINEY BERNADETTE RICHARDS VIRGINIA koGERS CHARLENE R. SMITH SYLVIA M. TROUT THELMA V. WXLTERS 'SANDRA L. WARREN. PRISCILLA WATKINS GRADUATI0( CEREMONY INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING IN LIBRARIANSHIP APRIL 25, 1976 MUSICAL SE1.ECTION St. Croix Community Band, Mr, Arthur Whitmore, Conductor VI MAR& AND NATIONAL ANTHEM INVOCATION Pastor Robert C., Wakefield , WELCOME Lawrence C. Wanlass, President GREETING'S TO THE. GRADUATING CLASS The Honorable Gwendolyn Kean, COMmissioner of Education The Honorable Virdin C. Brown, Commissioner Conservation & Cultural Affairs The Honorable Clement Sackey, St. Croix Administrator Mrs. Ada B. Andersorr Graduating Class, St Croix Mr. GranvikAristopher, Graduating Class, st.. Thomas The Honorable Alexander A. Moorhead, Jr., Senator V.I. \ Legislature MUSIcAL,SELECTION St. Croix Community Band KEYNOTE,ADDRESS \/ The lionorable Cyril E. King, z'dovernor of the AWARDING OF THE CERTIFICATES . .1-lenry C. Chang, Director, MUSICAL SELECTION St. Croix Community Band BENEDICTION Pastor Robert C. Wakefield MUSICAL SELECTION St:Croix 'Community Band 03 *REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED Any THE ?GRAM* 131 . COLLEQE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS A latitutif4ratotnigitfibtoimo 10. , HAS SUCCESSFUL IN LIBRARIANSH US, OFFICE oF EDUCATION ACT THEREOF,IS HER E FOR TRAINING AltiICES OF THE fART B, HIGHER N CPNFIRMATION UNITED STATES VA PRESIDENT, APRIL 25, 1976 DIRECTOR I N 133