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Vol. 11, No. 8
OElMA/OlA END YEAR
IN JOINT CONFERENCE
From the opening Wednesday morning, October 28. of sev­eral
pre-conference workshops, to the very end of conference,
Saturday, October 31 at 4:00 p.m. · when the Ohio Friends of
the Library concluded their meetings· the 1981 OE lMA/OlA
Concurrent Conference was a huge success. The total atten­dance
of 2325 topped the 1977 joint conference attendance
whi le commercial and professional exhibit areas overflowed
with attractive exhibits .
) Mrs. 8etty Wolford, president, OE l MA and Nancy Wareham,
president, OlA, jointly presided for the many conference pro­grams,
luncheons and banquets arranged by their respective
vice presidents - presidents elect Ralph Carder and John Wallach .
)
It seemed evident during conference that the conference
objectives which Carder and Wallach had strived for were being
achieved. Newsletter space does not permit a detailed su'm­mary
of the conference - it wil l appear elsewhere - however,
DELMA and OlA boards moved immediately to consider a
concurrent conference in 1984.
SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR LIBRARIANS
Recently, the director of a large academic library wrote to
say that he had just finished reading the latest report on place­ments
and sa laries (Librarv Journal, October 1, 1981, pp.
1881 ·87). After noting a 14% decline in the number of 1980
M.L.S. graduates compared to 1979, he continued:
I can remember when there were less than 2000 a
year, also when (early 70's) the total looked to be
heading over 9,000 a year. The profession needs
more stability than that. How long at 4,000 a year
before we're scraping the barrel again, especially
for seasoned people willing to carry a load year in
and year out?
My response, in terms of the Ohio scene, was as follows:
I would say that it all depends on whether KSU
and CWRU can maintain enrollments sufficient to
meet our projection of 120·125 M.L.S. graduates
per school per year during the 1980's. If we fall
Continued p. 4
December, 1981
13 NOT AN UNLUCKY NUMBER
Thirteen officers, who agreed to serve during the 1981 ·82 year
of the newly reorganized OlA, are photographed at the close
of conference . Left to right seated: Tish Wilson, Dayton
Montgomery Co. P.L., Trotwood Br.; Ardath Danford, Toledo
lucas Co. P.L.; Richard Allwardt, Mansfi eld Richland Co. P.L.;
OlA President, John Wallach, Dayton Montgomery Co. P.L.
and Pauline Demaree, lorain P.L. Standing: Jeanne Dykins,
Youngstown Mahoning P.L.; Tess Trucksis, Northeastern Ohio
Library Association-NO LA; Jane Small, Defiance P.L.; Carol
Knoblauch, P.L. Columbus and Franklin Co.; Nancy Finnegan,
Ohio College Library Center, OClC, Inc.; Vivian Harris, Cleve­land
Heights·University Heights P.L.; Becky Callender, logan
Co. Dist. L. and Alice Cham is, Westlake, OH.
SUPPORT CAN BE BEAUTIFUL
Supportive Staff is now a new division in OlA, created to
meet the needs of staff associations, circulation, business of­fice
managers, technical processers, plant managers, and the
custodial staff. Join our division. Send us your ideas, and we
will make sure there is programming for you.
Please GET INVOLVED in OlA
Vivian Harris,
Coordinator