EMPLOYMENT

Marshall University, Dean of Libraries

August 2000 to present.

University of Georgia Libraries, Associate University Librarian for Collection Services

August 1998 to July 2000. Administered operations of seven departments for Main and Science Libraries and Branches: Acquisitions, Periodicals, Cataloging, Humanities, Music, Science and Social Science. Materials budget: $8 million. Personnel: 32 professional, 67 classified.

Wright State University, Associate University Librarian for Central Services

September 1991-July 1998.

Wright State Interim University Librarian - Concurrent appointment

October 1994 - October 1995.

Administered operations of three departments for Medical, Academic and Music Libraries: Collections and Networked Information Services, Automation Services, and Technical Services (including monographic and serials acquisitions, periodicals service desk functions, and bibliographic control). Developed comprehensive divisional plans, priorities, and policies. Divisional budget (1996-1997) $2.7 million of library materials and access; $790,000 for personnel, $85,311 for other operating. Served as development officer, 1996 -1998. Personnel: 10 professional, 25 classified, students.

Virginia Commonwealth University

• Head, Acquisition Services Department, Collections and Access Services Division (4/86-8/91). Rank: Assistant Professor.
• Library assistant, Automated Systems Department, Technical Services and Automation Division (8/84-4/86).
• Assistant Head (Library Assistant), Processing Control Department, Technical Services Division (9/83-8/84).
• Head (Library Assistant), Order Department, Technical Services Division (11/80-8/83).
• Library assistant, Order Department, Central Processing Division (9/75 - 11/80).

PUBLICATIONS

Books and/or chapters

• "Ethics in Acquisitions Management." Understanding the Business of Library Acquisitions, 2d ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1998.
• Outsourcing of Technical Services: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians. New York: Neal-Schuman, 1996. [Co-author: Arnold Hirshon]
• "Serials in an Automated Environment." Technical Services in Libraries: Systems & Applications, ed. Thomas W. Leonhardt. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press. 1992.

Papers (Invited)

• "Responsibility for Preserving and Archiving Electronic Resources: Whose Job Is It Anyway?" Co-published simultaneously in The Serials Librarian (The Haworth Information Press) 40 (2001): 419-424 and: Making Waves: New Serials Landscapes in a Sea of Change (ed. Joseph C. Harmon and P. Michelle Flander) The Haworth Information Press, 2001, pp. 419-424. [Co-author: Merrill Smith, etal.]
• "Access and Ownership in the 21st Century: Development of Virtual Collections in Consortial Settings." Science and Technology Information Center, National Science Council, Taipei, Taiwan, May, 1999. Also published in Electronic Resources and Consortia. Taipei, Taiwan: The Center, 1999.
• "Journeymen of the Printing Office." The Acquisitions Librarian 3 (1990): 82-93. Issue also published as a monograph. [Co-author: Suzanne Freeman.]
• "Bids and Contracts: The State Environment." American Library Association, ALCTS Acquisitions Librarians/Vendors of Library Materials Discussion Group (Chicago, IL, June 26, 1990). Published in Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory 15 (1991) 231-236.
• "The Responsible Procurement of Library Materials." College of Charleston Conference on Issues in Book and Serial Acquisition. (Charleston, SC, November 10, 1989) Published in Library Acquisitions Practice and Theory 14:3 (1990): 265-274 [Co-arthor: Stephen D. Clark]
• "Automated Technical Services: What Do You Do When the System's Down?" American Library Association. RTSD Automated Acquisitions/In-Process Control Systems in Libraries Discussion Group. (Washington, D.C., January 9, 1989). Published in Library Acquisitions Practice and Theory. 13:3 (1989): 265-268.

Articles

"Cataloging Outsourcing at Wright State University: Implications for Acquisitions Managers," Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory 18:4 (1994): 367-373.

Editorial Responsibilities

• Library Resources and Technical Services, Editorial Board, 1998 - .
• Coalition on Reinventing Information Science, Technology and Library Education (CRISTAL-ED), guest editor on outsourcing topic, "Outsourcing Is The Answer. Now, What Was the Question?" May 1997.
• Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory, Editorial Board, 1991-96
• Edited special section of Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory (16:4) on Organizational Models of Acquisitions Departments 16:4 (1992).

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE - National

Bell and Howell Information and Learning. Advisory Board, 1999-2001.

American Library Association.

Standing Committee on Professional Ethics, 1996-2001.
Program Planner, "Demystifying Ethical Decisions," Presented at the 10th National Conference
of the Association of College and Research Libraries, Denver, March 2000.

American Library Association. Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS)

• Formerly "Resources and Technical Services Division" [RTSDI].
• Program Planning Committee, Chair, 1995-.
• President's Program Planning Committee, "The Importance of Print Collections in the Digital Age," - 1995.
• Organization and Bylaws Committee (Acquisition Section representative), 1994-1996.
• Convener and Chair, Fundamentals of Acquisitions Institute Steering Committee, 1993-1994.
• Automated Acquisitions/In-Process Control Systems in Libraries Discussion Group, Chair, 1990-91; Vice Chair/Chair-Elect, 1989-90.

American Library Association. Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) Acquisition Section.

• Education Committee, Business of Acquisitions Institutes Subcommittee, Chair, 1995-1996.
• Policy & Planning Committee, 1994-1995.
• Executive Committee. Member-at-Large, 1991-1994.
• Acquisition Organization and Management Committee (ADM), Chair, 1992-1994.
• Acquisition Organization and Management Committee, Member, 1991-1992.
• Chair, ALCTS/AS/AOM Ethics Task Force, 1991-1994.
• Education Committee, consultant, 1991-1992.
• Convener and Co-Chair, Regional Institutes Subcommittee for the Midatlantic States, 1990-1993.
• Organizer and Chair, Acquisitions Administrators Discussion Group, 1989-91.

American Library Association. Library and Information Technology Association (LITA).

• Third National Conference. Program Planning Committee, 1991-1992.
• Showcase Subcommittee Chair, 1991-1992.
• Program Planning Committee, 1986-1990.
• Coordinator and Moderator, 1st and 2nd annual LITA Automation Product Review, 1986-1988.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE - Regional

• West Virginia Digital Library, Convener and Chair, Steering Committee (2000- ).
• GALILEO Electronic Collection Development Committee, Chair (1998-2000).
• OhioLINK Library Advisory Committee (1995-1996).
• OhioLINK Cooperative Information Resources Management Committee, Chair, (1991-1994).

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE - University

Marshall University

Deans with Faculty, 2000- .

University of Georgia

Compliance Committee of University's Self-Study Committee for Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' accreditation review, 1998 - 2000.

Wright State University

• Academic Program Subcommittee of Strategic Planning Committee (1996).
• Servant Leadership Advisory Committee (1996-1997).
• Campus-Wide Information System Committee, Chair (1996- ).
• Information Technology Planning Committee, Chair (1995-1996).
• Campus-Wide Information System Subcommittee, Chair (1995-1996).
• University Library Committee, Ex-Officio (1995-1996).
• Thesis Committee, College of Education & Human Services (1994-1995).
• Academic Computing Advisory Committee (1994-1997).
• Task Force on Controlling the Cost of Serials, Chair (1992-1994).
• Task Force on Electronic Publishing and Scholarly Communication, Chair (1992-1994).
• University Curriculum Committee (1991-1992).
• Information Systems Advisory Committee (1991-1994).

Virginia Commonwealth University

• Library Needs Assessment Committee (1990).
• Varieties 11 Project. University Faculty on Ethics and Values in the Undergraduate Curriculum (1989-90).
• Search Committee, Director, University Library Services, 1982.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND PRESENTATIONS (recent, selected list)

• "What's Next? Forming a Consortium, West Virginia Style." Presented at the annual meeting of the West Virginia Library Association, Charleston, West Virginia, November 3, 2000.
• "Consortial Purchasing and Licensing: The Ultimate Partnering of Libraries and Vendors." Presented at the SOLINET Annual Meeting and Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, April 27, 2000.
• "Collection Development in the Consortial Environment." Presented at the EBSCO Collection Development Seminar, Birmingham, Alabama, April 3, 2000.
• "Managing Human Resources in Library Acquisitions Departments." Presented at three sessions of the ALA/ALCTS Advanced Business of Acquisitions Institute on "Rethinking and Transforming Acquisitions," San Francisco, June 26-27, 1997.
• "A Method out of the Madness: OhioLINK's Collaborative Response to the Serials Crisis." Presented at the 12th Annual Conference of the North American Serials Interest Group, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 30, 1997. [co-presenter: Thomas J. Sanville, Executive Director of OhioLINK]
• "From Shelf to Surf: The OhioLINK Project." Presented at the 6th North Carolina Serials Conference, Chapel Hill, May 2, 1997.
• "Evaluating In-Home Productivity." Keynote address, presented at the ALA/ALCTS Preconference "in or out - In House Innovation and Outsourcing: Technical Services Alternatives for the 90s, "New York, July 5, 1996.
• "Conspectus Methodology in Collection Development: The OhioLINK Experience and a Brief Practicum" Presented to Association of Christian Librarians 1996 Conference, Cedarville, Ohio, June 21, 1996.
• "Outsourcing: By You, For You, or in Spite of You?" Presented at the Southern California Online Users Group Seminar, Los Angeles, California, May 3, 1996.
• "CWIS: Managing Your Web." Presented at the Ohio Higher Education Computing Centers Conference, Dayton, Ohio, October 13, 1995.
• "Competitive Procurement."Presented at the ALCTS Institute "Business of Acquisitions: A Changing World," Chicago, Illinois, June 23, 1995.

EDUCATION

• M.S.L.S. - Catholic University of America, 1986.
• Bachelor of General Studies - Virginia Commonwealth University, 1983
• Diploma - Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, 1967. (Major: Biblical Language).

AWARDS

• Nominated for 2001 Governor's Information Technology Award, 2001.
• Association of Library Collections and Technical Services' Esther J. Piercy Award, 1993.
• American Library Association, LITA/CLSI scholarship, 1985.
• Virginia Library Association/Baker & Taylor. Grassroots Grant, 1985.
• Phi Kappa Phi (Virginia Commonwealth University Chapter).
• Alumni scholarship, Moody Bible Institute, 1967.

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