Seventh-day Adventist Libraries: Today and Tomorrow

The Library of Congress has planned a special exhibit for the American Theological Librarians Association conference which we will be able to visit only between 2 and 4 p.m. Fourteen divisions of the library will be contributing rare and fascinating items in many formats on many of the world religions.

Trip to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park at Great Falls on the Potomac River. C & O Canal Boat Trips use a mule-drawn boat to travel the canal, leaving from the Great Falls Tavern and Museum visitor center. Costumed ranger guides describe the life and time of the canal era. If the weather does not cooperate, we will visit the Washington National Cathedral (Cathedral church of St. Peter and St. Paul) and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. This will be followed by a picnic supper at Lee Wisel’s home.

Norma Collins – Associate Director, Ellen G. White Estate, Inc.

R. William Cash – Director, Office of Archives and Statistics, General Conference

Tim Poirier – Associate Director, Department of Archives, Ellen G. White Estate, Inc.

Merlin Burt – Chair, Archives and Special Collections, Loma Linda University [presentation notes]

1. Questions/Answers on Rarity of Early Adventist Materials – Merlin Burt
2. Update on SDA Material Location Project – Jim Ford
3. SDA Cooperative Obituary: Future Direction – Jim Ford
4. SDA Periodical Index Update and Discussion – Keith Clouten
5. Pioneer Library Update – Merlin Burt
6. Committee Replacement – Merlin Burt
7. SDA Dissertation Index Project – Tony Zbaraschuk
8. SDA Bibliograph Project Update
9. Discussion – Merlin Burt
10. Recommendations to ASDAL – Merlin Burt

Keith Clouten – Library Director, Andrews University

Charles Scriven – President, Columbia Union College

Per Lisle – President, ASDALRandy Butler – President Elect and Conference Chair, ASDAL
Margaret von Hake – Library Director, Columbia Union College
Lee Marie Wisel – On-site Coordinator

R. William Cash – Director, Office of Archives and Statistics, General Conference
Jonathan Gallagher – Associate Director, Communication Department, General Conference

Hands on instruction in Web searching

Weis Library Entrance

Maynard Lowry – Library Director, La Sierra University

• Directors
• Public Services
• Technical Services
• School Librarians

Depart for General Conference, worship at the General Conference, tour of Review & Herald Publishing Association, lunch in the Review & Herald cafeteria, tour of the Gettysburg National Military Park with a licensed battlefield guide including an electric map that uses colored lights to demonstrate the 3-day battle and cyclorama painting “Pickett’s Charge,” followed by dinner at the Cozy Restaurant.

James Nix – Vice Director, Ellen G. White Estate, Inc.

Joseph Gurubatham – President, Home Study International and Griggs University [presentation notes]

Richard C. Osborn – Vice-President for Education, North American Division [presentation notes]

Cynthia Helms – Head, Department of Information Services, Andrews University [presentation notes]

Depart for Washington, D.C. to tour the Library of Congress and view the “Religion and the Founding of the American Republic” exhibit (individuals may also choose to tour the Library of Congress, the Supreme Court building or the Captitol building), followed by a banquet and Business Session III, ending with bus tour of downtown stopping the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial and driving through the mall to view the memorials after the lights are on.

Chris Litten – Chair, Education Department, Columbia Union College

Paulette Johnson – Reference Librarian, Pacific Union College [presentation notes]

Panel Discussion
Wilkinson Hall, Television Studio, Room 5