Head, Information Sciences Library, May 1988 to date
Responsibilities include management of the Library in the School of
Information Sciences under the direction of the Associate Director of Libraries,
and consistent with University and Library System goals, policies and procedures.
Responsible as well for planning, developing, implementing and evaluating
policies and procedures in public services and collection development;
hiring, supervising, training, developing and evaluating a staff of 1.5
librarians, 3 clerical, 2 FTE Graduate Student Assistants, and 2.5 FTE
part time student employees; managing budgets, preparing budget requests
and reports, and handling necessary management details required of a departmental
librarian within one of the busiest departmental libraries in the University
Library System. Daily activities include collection development in
both the main library collections and the Elizabeth Nesbitt Special Collections
Room; reference rotation; and participation in an extremely active bibliographic
instruction program.
Coordinator, Professional Cluster Libraries, January 1993 to June 30,
1999
Responsibilities included the coordination of activities within the
libraries of the three professional schools. Required active participation
in the User Services Council (USC) and Director's Advisory Committee (DAC)
was necessary to effectively communicate the needs of the Professional
Cluster Libraries at the ULS management level. Responsible as well
for the communication of policy discussion and decisions to the sixteen
staff members in these three libraries. Equally important was the
communication of ideas and information from the staff members to USC and
DAC. Coordinated the Cluster efforts in planning, development and
implementation of policy and procedure of the University Library System.
Liaison, ULS Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan Initiative, February
1994 to June 1996.
Recruited to act as a change agent for the existing unit, analyze existing
operations, and implement modifications so prepare for a new organizational
structure. This responsibility included the direct supervision of
five staff members and the indirect management of nine ULS document delivery/interlibrary
loan practitioners in eleven departmental libraries.
Acting Head, School of Library and Information Science Library, August
1987 to April 1988
Served as Acting Head of the SLIS Library by revising, developing and
implementing policies and procedures in the library to meet University
Library System standards. Identifies needed changes to enhance ULS
services for the SLIS user community. Managed and maintained all
departmental aspects of the library including supervision of per-sonnel,
preparation of operational reports, and selection of materials in three
collection areas.
Assistant to the Associate Provost and Director of University Libraries,
January 1986 to April 1988
Reported to the Associate Provost and Director of University Libraries
(APDUL) and under the general direction of the APDUL and other senior administrators
in the University Library System, to provide staff support in general adminis-tration
and special projects. Collected, organized and gathered information
and statistics for a variety of reports both internal and external to the
University Library System.
SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SCIENCES,
UNIVERSITY
OF PITTSBURGH
Appointed Adjunct Faculty,
Department of Library and Information Science, Fall 1991 to date
LS2024: History of Children's Literature. Spring Term 1991,
1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000
LS2002: Resources: Information, Collection, Evaluation and Use,
Fall Term 1991
LS2022: Resources for Children, Fall Term 1997
LS2500: Reference Resources and Services, Fall Term 1999, Summer
Term 2000
Workshops: Picture Books for All Ages. Summer 1994, 1995, 1996,
1998
Teach It Right: integrating technology in the classroom, Summer 1995
Technology Updates for the School Librarian, Fall 1994, 1995
Developing Collections for Children & Young Adults in the Electronic
Age, 1996
Exploring the World Wide Web, 1996, 1997
EDUCATION:
CAS, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, April
1998
MLS, School of Library
and Information Science, State University of New York at Albany, 1980
BA, State University of New York College
of Arts and Sciences at Potsdam, 1978.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Library Association
Association for Library Service
to Children
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