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The Lincoln Library Press Recruits Advisory Panel

Input from librarians is essential for new edition of Lincoln Library of Essential Information

Cleveland, Ohio, January 5, 2004

In early 2003, The Lincoln Library Press of Cleveland, Ohio, asked more than 50 librarians from across the country join a panel of Editorial Advisors. Their task? To help define what is essential in a reference work for the twenty-first century. The advisors spoke, and their list of features—unique content, well-qualified contributors, easy-to-use format, indexes, all from a reputable publisher—helped shape the next editions of the widely held Lincoln Library Press titles scheduled for publication in 2004.

The Lincoln Library titles are included in the reference collections of thousands of school, college, public, and special libraries. In 2004, The Lincoln Library Press will publish fully revised new editions of two perennial favorites—Lincoln Library of Essential Information and Lincoln Library of Sports Champions. The Editorial Advisors, along with dozens of contributors, played a key role in the content and design of the new editions.

The fifty-seven Editorial Advisors are (listed by state): Patrick Coleman, Director, Tarrant Public Library, Tarrant, Alabama; Ruth Jean Shaw, Director, Library Resources, Anchorage School District, Anchorage, Alaska; Jim Patrick, Information Librarian, Yuma County Library District, Yuma, Arizona; Pat Hays, Assistant Director, Washington County Library System, Fayetteville, Arkansas; Susan K. Schlaeger, Lead Reference Librarian, Montebello Library, Montebello, California; Jan Loechell, Reference Librarian, Regis University, Denver, Colorado; Jody Gehrig, Director, Library Media Services, Denver (Colorado) Public Schools; Joyce Ceccarelli, Director, Ansonia Public Library, Ansonia, Connecticut; Kristin Carlson, Head, Adult Services, Dover Public Library, Dover, Delaware; Sheridan Riley, Librarian, Citrus Springs Middle School Library, Citrus Springs, Florida; Jeanne Hozak, Assistant Director, Headquarters, Clayton County Library System, Jonesboro, Georgia; Richard Burns, Branch Manager, Waimanalo Public and School Library, Waimanalo, Hawaii; Robert Wright, Director, Blackfoot Public Library, Blackfoot, Idaho; Karen Danczak Lyons, First Deputy Commissioner, Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago, Illinois; Deann Otten, Media Specialist, Nashville Community High School, Nashville, Illinois; Linda Chapman, Reference Librarian, Allen County Public Library, Ft. Wayne, Indiana; Hedy N. R. Hustedde, Information Librarian, Bettendorf Public Library, Bettendorf, Iowa; Micaela Davis, Director of Library Services, Butler County Community College, El Dorado, Kansas; Mary Anne Hile, Collection Development Manager, Central Resource Library, Johnson County Library, Overland Park, Kansas; Krista Dietrich-Osiecki, Acting Director, Library/Media Center, Elizabethtown Community College, Elizabethtown, Kentucky; Trudy Patterson, Systems Administrator, Allen Parish Libraries, Oberlin, Louisiana; Jodi Crawford, Lithgow Public Library, Augusta, Maine; Jeff Korman, State Library Resource Center Manager, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Maryland; April Asquith, Head, Reference, Needham Free Public Library, Needham, Massachusetts; Gloria Coles, Director, Flint Public Library, Flint, Michigan; Cindy Stiever, Eden Prairie High School Library, Eden Prairie, Minnesota; Jill Tempest, Branch Manager, Ocean Springs Library, Jackson-George Regional Library System, Jackson, Mississippi; Curtis L. Clark, Library Media Specialist, Pleasant Hill Middle School, Pleasant Hill, Missouri; Bette Ammon, Director, Missoula Public Library, Missoula, Montana; Laureen Riedesel, Director, Beatrice Public Library, Beatrice, Nebraska; Martha Greene, Collection Development Librarian, Washoe County Library, Reno, Nevada; Tony Krier, Reference, Franklin Pierce College Library, Rindge, New Hampshire; Mary Quinn, Principal Librarian, Jersey City Free Public Library, Jersey City, New Jersey; Janita Stanfield, Librarian, Marshall Junior High School, Clovis, New Mexico; Matthew Hogan, Assistant Director, Southeast Steuben County Library, Corning, New York; Linda Clarke, Director of Library Services, Chatham County Public Libraries, Siler City, North Carolina; Toni Vonasek, Adult Reference Librarian, Grand Forks Public Library, Grand Forks, North Dakota; Susan K. Bantz, Librarian, Germantown Public Library, Germantown, Ohio; Carol Hemphill, Children’s Librarian, Euclid Public Library, Euclid, Ohio; Christina Owen, Director, Anadarko Community Library, Anadarko, Oklahoma; Recilla Harms, Head, Adult Services, Stillwater Public Library, Stillwater, Oklahoma; Liisa Sjoblom, Bend Public Library, Bend, Oregon; Susan Lanna, Department Head, Humanities, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Dorothy Swain, Assistant Director, Greenville Public Library, Greenville, Rhode Island; Doug Smith, Librarian, Lady’s Island Middle School, Beaufort, South Carolina; Douglas Murdock, Head of Reference Services, Siouxland Libraries, Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Ron Perry, Reference Services Manager, Nashville Public Library, Nashville, Tennessee; Susan Rhoads, Librarian, Highland Park High School, Dallas, Texas; Eve Tallman, Director, Grand County Public Library, Moab, Utah, Jeanne Walsh, Collection Development Librarian, Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro, Vermont; Suzanne Sprenger, Librarian, Glenvar Middle School, Salem, Virginia; Voltan Volkasz, Librarian, Snohomish High School Library, Snohomish, Washington; Sharon R. Saye, Director, Bridgeport Public Library, Bridgeport, West Virginia; Robin Flory, Director, Hudson Public Library, Hudson, Wisconsin; Carey Hartmann, Assistant County Librarian, Laramie County Library, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Editorial Advisors received either a stipend or a coupon toward purchase of Lincoln Library Press titles. Advisors are eligible to renew their term of participation on the Editorial Advisors panel. For additional information or to nominate a librarian for appointment to the Editorial Advisors panel, contact Susan Gall, The Lincoln Library Press, 812 Huron Road, Suite 401, Cleveland, OH 44115; 216/781-9594; sgall@eastword.com

In 2003, The Lincoln Library Press, an imprint of Eastword Publications Development, Inc., began publication of titles formerly published by Frontier Press of Columbus, Ohio. New editions of Lincoln Library of Essential Information and Lincoln Library of Sports Champions will be published in 2004. Timothy and Susan Gall, principals of Eastword, have operated the editorial offices of Eastword Publications Development, Inc. since 1992. Each has more than 20 years of experience in publishing reference works. Visit The Lincoln Library Press at www.TheLincolnLibrary.com