Learn how to be a survivor this week

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Learn how to be a survivor this week !!!
May 12th May 14th, 2008 Beautiful Mount
Magazine State Park Highway 309, 16 miles
south of Paris, AR Highway 309, 10 miles north
of Havana, AR
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Take a trip off the beaten path with Al Ernst,
creator of the E-MAN NATION.With a carefree
style and great turn of phrase, he has been
called the Jimmy Buffett of funny. The E-man
offers one of the most hilarious shows touring
today.  Not only is Al a one-of-a-kind comedian,
he also writer and presenter of meaningful and
funny personal development seminars. 
Al has presented both entertaining and inspiring
speeches, seminars and training to over 300
groups, and is a favorite guest on over 150 radio
shows including the nationally syndicated Bob
and Sheri Morning Show. With a background as
varied as his "E-man Nation", Al has been a
seminary student, a professional wrestler and now
a stand up comedian. He has traveled around the
world on an adventure as big as his tough, yet
fluffy shell of a body. From misadventures with
the Transportation Security Administration, to
playing his favorite character Emmit Lee
Tutwiller Junior, his stories and lessons are
ones that thousands have come to hear and see
again and again.  Als production group,
EnterMedia 360/365 (not only full circle, but
year round), has presented The Carnival Comedy
Challenge, The All You Can Laugh Comedy
Buffet, and LOCO Ball Sports Promotions, as well
as over 90 media and live events. Stay off the
beaten path and let Al Ernst lead you to a world
that youll never forget.  Make your
DESTINATION E-MAN NATION.
Dear Conference Attendees,   On behalf of the
ALPS Executive Council and the Conference
Committee, welcome! Im so glad youre here for
the 16th ALPS Conference! Im especially glad to
welcome those of you who are here for the first
time! You, whove survived at least one
previous Conference, please make the newcomers
feel welcome. Rest assured that no one has to
eat bugs or worms, nor does anyone get voted off
the island.
 Since were a little off the beaten path this
year, we have some extra activities planned. We
hope youll enjoy learning and/or using survival
skills in a variety of areas.   As always, we
seek your input about the Conference (read
evaluations). Please help us plan future
Conferences and programs with your comments and
suggestions. If youd like to get involved more
directly, were looking for committee members for
next years Conference. Let us know if youre
interested.   Im looking forward to seeing all
the survivors of our Arkansas
libraries.   Lynaire Hartsell ALPS Chair 2008
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A Special THANK YOU to our Supporters America
n Library Association Arkansas Highway and
Transportation Department Border Collie Rescue of
the Ozarks Encyclopedia Britannica Goodturn
Investments Graphics Express, Larry Chesser Hot
Springs National Park Community College
Bookstore JoAn Ingersoll, Past-Chair National
Guard University of Arkansas Bookstore -
Fayetteville University of Arkansas Computer
Store Fayetteville World Book
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Introducing our Presenters Alzheimer's Group
Surviving Brain Drain Russell J. Anzalone
Outreach Coordinator for the Alzheimers
Association, Fayetteville Office, is a retired
Major, US Army and holds a Bachelors Degree in
Education. Sandy Warmack - Outreach Coordinator
for the Alzheimers Association, Bella Vista
Office, is a certified master trainer for the
Maintain Your Brain program and has earned
degrees in Criminal Justice and Social and
Behavioral Sciences. Diane Baker has worked in
the University of Arkansas Libraries,
Fayetteville, on/off since 1982. She has worked
in Serials, Interlibrary Loan, and Binding
departments. She is an avid quilter, belongs to
a quilting group and she donates her quilts to
charitable organizations. Dana Collins is an
Instructor in the Employee Development Program of
Human Resources at the University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville. She has a BSBA in Marketing from
Henderson State University and an MBA from the
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Dana has
been an educator for over 20 years with
experience in coaching and training and
development, a community college faculty member,
and an academic counselor. Elaine Contant has
worked at the University of Arkansas Libraries,
Fayetteville, Systems Department since 1999 and
has been a member of ALPS since 2001. She has
earned a BA in Computer Information Systems, a
Masters in Education, and is currently pursuing a
doctorate in Education. She is a certified
Instructor of Trainers and has been training
since 1989 in a wide variety of topics. Tom
Dillard Head of Special Collections, University
of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville. Tom Dillard
has been president of both the Arkansas
Historical Association and the Arkansas Museums
Association. He writes a weekly column on
Arkansas history for the Arkansas
Democrat-Gazette. Loretta Edwards currently
serves as the Network Manager for the UAMS
Librarys Learning Resource Center. She oversees
the software and hardware needs for the student
learning and testing computer labs and
administers the servers. She is a member of the
Librarys Web Team and the ALPS Webmaster. She
has been with the UAMS Library for 19 years and a
member of ArLA/ALPS for 14 years. Sandra Hooper
is originally from Hamburg. Sandra graduated from
the University of Arkansas at Monticello. She
and her husband, Jim, have 3 children and 3
grandchildren. She is a Library Supervisor at the
University of Central Arkansas, Torreyson
Library, where she has worked for 11 years.
Sandra is an ALPS Past Chair, a recipient of the
Lorrie Shuff Paraprofessional of the Year, and
has served as President of the UCA Staff
Senate. Melissa Huffman has a B.S. in Food
Science from the University of Tennessee, and a
Masters of Library and Information Science from
the University of Oklahoma. She has worked in
public, special and academic libraries, and is
teaching in the Library Technical Assistant
Program at Rose State College, as well as being
the Coordinator of Library Reference and
Instruction at Rose State Colleges Learning
Resources Center. She is a member of the
Oklahoma Library Association, and OLAs Library
Education Division, University and College
Division, and chairperson of the Continuing
Education Division. Lora Lennertz Jetton is
the Performing Arts and Media Librarian at the
University of Arkansas.  She graduated with a
MSLIS from the University of Illinois at Urbana -
Champaign and an MIS from the Walton College of
Business, University of Arkansas. Elizabeth
Lincoln works at University Central Arkansas in
the Music Library as an LATII. She graduated
with a BA in Music Performance in 2002. She does
recording for UCAs Snow Fine Arts Centers
recitals and currently perform in the Little Rock
Wind Symphony on clarinet. Beth has performed in
the Heber Springs Jazz Band, now know as Jazz
Xtreme.
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Introducing our Presenters (continued) Christ
ina McDougal works at University Central Arkansas
in the Special Collections Department as an
Archiver. She has a BA in History and is
currently working on a Masters in History. She
and her beautiful little girl live in
Conway. Timothy G. Nutt Manuscripts and Rare
Books Librarian, U of A, Fayetteville. He serves
on the Board of the Arkansas Historical
Association. He is currently editor of the
Washington County Historical Society magazine,
the "Flashback" and he has also been designated
as a "Certified Archivist" by the Society of
American Archivists. Necia Parker-Gibson is
Social Sciences/Crop, Plant and Human
Environmental Sciences Librarian at the
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. She has an
MLIS from LSU, Baton Rouge, and a BSA in Plant
Pathology from the University of Arkansas. She is
current editor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Librarian. Michele Raines has worked with
public libraries since 1995, delivering library
programming in venues as small as a one-room
branch library and as large as an urban central
library. She specializes in reference services
for adults and young adults. In 2000, she created
the programming content for 300 middle school
students work with the Student Chautauqua
program of the Oklahoma Arts and Humanities
Council of Tulsa.  She was fortunate enough to
join the staff of the Fayetteville Public Library
in time to become part of the 2005 Library of the
Year team.  She helped design and implement the
Winter Reading Festival at Fayetteville Public
Library.  Ms. Raine serves on the Fayetteville
Chamber of Commerce Education Committee, is a
graduate of Fayettevilles Leadership Class XXI,
serves on the Advisory Board of the University of
Arkansas chapter of the Osher Lifelong Learning
Institute, and is on the board of Fayetteville
Adult and Community Education. Sherryl Robinson
- Conference Co-Chair, joined the University
Libraries at the University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville, as Circulation Desk Supervisor in
1990.  She received her B. A. in English and
Journalism from the University of Arkansas and
her M.A. in Communications from Southwestern in
Fort Worth, Texas. At the University Libraries
she is a member of the library's Student
Training Committee. She has participated in a
number of positions and committees within the
Arkansas Library Association, including chair of
the Arkansas Library Paraprofessionals in 1994. 
In 2000, she co-chaired the ArLA Conference
Committee, and also received the Arkansas Library
Association Paraprofessional of the Year award. 
She has presented numerous workshops and training
sessions for conferences of the Arkansas Library
Association, the Missouri Library Association,
the Southeastern Library Association, the Texas
Library Association, the Arkansas Library
Paraprofessionals Division, and the Council on
Library/Media Technicians.  Dr. Dan Skelton was
born in Conway, Arkansas and received his
bachelors degree at Arkansas State Teachers
College, now the University of Central Arkansas. 
He received a graduate degree from the University
of Arkansas, Fayetteville and an EdD from the
University of Mississippi, Oxford.  He taught at
Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia,
Arkansas from 1967 to 2000 then part time until
2002, splitting his duties between English and
theater.  He returned to his roots in Conway
where he is now an adjunct professor at the
University of Central Arkansas and Arkansas State
University, Beebe.  He is also play director at
the Conway Community Arts Association. Dr.
Skelton is working on his fourth novel, a
Christian fantasy titled Renascence. He lives
and works in Conway, Arkansas.
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Lori Spencer holds a B.A in Biology from
Central College, and an M.S. in Entomology from
the University of Arkansas, and is an
award-winning Certified Heritage Interpreter. She
travels throughout the state presenting programs
focused on her award-winning field guide,
Arkansas Butterflies and Moths. She coordinates
the Mount Magazine Butterfly Festival and
consults for federal and state agencies on
butterfly management. She is the chairman of the
parks volunteer organization, the Mount Magazine
Action Group. Most of her other time is spent as
an interpretive volunteer at Mount Magazine State
Park. In 2007, she volunteered 2,176
hours. Kareen Turner  received her B.S. in
Elementary Education from the University of the
Ozarks, formerly the College of the Ozarks,
Clarksville, Arkansas.  Kareen has been employed
in the Interlibrary Loan Department at the
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, since
1997.  Her 24 years of library experience
includes public schools, college/university and
community libraries. She has over 6 years
experience in retail book sales, including The
Curiosity Book Shop in Rogers, Arkansas, and B.
Dalton Booksellers in Bossier City, Louisiana. 
Kareen lived in England for 5 years and was
active in the Officers Wives Groups and also
worked at the base library for 3 years.  While
living in Germany for two separate tours she
worked in a military base library and several
Stars and Stripes Bookstores.  Kareen has been
active in ALPS since 1998, and served as
chair-elect, chair and past chair, 2004-2006. 
She joined the American Library Association in
2006 and was appointed the LSSIRT Secretary at
the 2007 Annual A.L.A. in Washington
D.C. University of Arkansas Police Department,
Fayetteville Steve Gahagans, Director of the
University of Arkansas Police Department where he
is actively involved in Emergency Preparedness
and Planning. He served as an adjunct faculty
member with Oklahoma State University teaching
self defense and personal safety. He is also a
certified Rape Aggression Defense
Instructor. Writers Panel Hammer and Nail
Building Better Writing Joey Cole received his
M.F.A. from Louisiana State University and
currently serves as the Dean of the Division of
Fine Arts Humanities at Pulaski Technical
College in North Little Rock. At PTC, he
oversees the publication of the student literary
magazine, The View from Here, and teaches
creative writing. Caroline Lewis received her
M.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts at
Amherst and is the incumbent Department Chair of
English at Pulaski Technical College , teaching
composition, world literature, American
literature and creative writing.  Her poetry has
been published in The Iowa Review, Quarterly
West, and Heliotrope. Sandy Longhorn received
her M.F.A. from the University of Arkansas and
currently teaches at Pulaski Technical College in
North Little Rock. As an English Instructor, she
teaches composition, world literature, and
creative writing. In 2006, her first book of
poetry, Blood Almanac, was published by Anhinga
Press, having won the 2005 Anhinga Prize for
Poetry, judged by Reginald Shepherd.
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Personal Notes
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Conference Committee Members Co-Chairs Sherryl
Robinson and Kareen Turner Melanie
Allen Elaine Contant Loretta Edwards Anna
Estes Kim Hillison Sandra Hooper Jan
Lambert Rosalie Lovelace Jamie Melson Trish
Miller Vicky Moss Danalene Porter Kara
Propes Donna Rusher Leslie Sloan Donnette
Smith Karen Tablish Brenda Van Dusen
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positions available annually within the ALPS
organization. Go to our webpage
http//www.library.uams.edu/alps/alps.htm for
additional information and job descriptions.
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Anaheim, California, from June 26July 2, 2008.
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