As Head Librarian, I am responsible for administering all aspects of the library; managing the staff; developing the collection; providing advanced reference service and library instruction; creating library guides and course-related bibliographies; conducting online searching and instructing library users on all of the library's electronic devices.
EDUCATION:
B.A, Arts and Letters, Portland State University (Oregon), 1969
MLS, University of Michigan (1970)
MA in Art History, University of Oregon,1989. Thesis: "Agnolo Gaddi's Legend of the Holy Cross in the Cappella Maggiore of Santa Croce,Florence."
Co-Editor with Chris Pettys of the 2nd ed. of The Dictionary of Women Artists; An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900. [Long term project].
Co-Editor of the 2nd ed. of The Bibliography of Gay and Lesbian Art. College Art Association [Long term project to be published by G.K. Hall].
Bibliography. IN Andy Warhol 1956-1986: Mirror of His Times. Exhibition: April 1996. Pittsburgh, Tokyo: Carnegie Museum of Art, Tokyo Museum of Contemporary Art, 1996.
Art and AIDS: A Selective Bibliography. : Artsource. [revision in progress; a site mounted on the Internet at ArtSource].
Art Reference Services Quarterly; invited contributing editor.
Picasso: A Comprehensive Bibliography. New York: Garland 1977.
When Finally Aroused: Advocating Against Art and Book Censorship in the United States and Canada. Panel Moderator Art Libraries Society of North America, Vancouver, B.C., March 1999.
Staving off Starvation's Wolf: WPA Art and Architecture Projects in the Pacific Northwest. Panel Moderator, Art Libraries Society of Noth America, Vancouver, B.C., March 1999.
Calling the Tender: The History of Art Libraries. Panel Moderator, Art Libraries Society of Noth America, Vancouver, B.C., March 1999.
Pink Papers and Lavender Files : Preserving Gay and Lesbian Art History in Archival Collections. Panel Co-moderator, Art Libraries Society of North America, Philadelphia, March 1998.
Exclusive / Inclusive : Are We Meeting Our Clients' Information Needs with the Sources We Have? paper delivered on panel entitled, "Serving Diverse Communities / Building Diverse Collections." Art Libraries Society of North America, Philadelphia, March 1998.
Discovering Our Past and Tracing Our Histories: The Early Leaders and Founders of Art Libraries. Panel Co-moderator, Art Libraries Society of North America, San Antonio, April 1997. Presenter of paper entitled "Aunt Helen : Pittsburgh's Gentlewoman Avenger". Other papers included coverage of the Morgan Library, the Avery Architectural Library at Columbia University, and Special Collections at Newark Public Library.
Tiptoeing into the Closet: Que(e)rying, Building, and Accessing Our Collections. Panel Moderator, Art Libraries Society of North America, San Antonio, April 1997. Panel examined the issue of lesbian/gay inclusive collection development from the perspectives of a scholar, bibliographer, cataloger, and presentor of new publications.
The Personal is Political AND Professional: Lesbians and Gays at Work. An invited paper on a panel entitled "Promoting and Managing Diversity in the Library Setting," Art Libraries Society of North America; Miami Beach, April 1996. The bibliography prepared for this talk, Lesbians, Bisexuals, and Gay Men in the Workplace: A Selective Bibliography, is mounted on the ARLIS web site.
From the Margins to the Center: The Artist - Librarian Connection. An invited paper on a panel entitled "Gay and Lesbian Art Books: Portable Galleries with Paper Walls," College Art Association, San Antonio, February 1995.
Queer Customs: Censorship on the Canadian - North American Border. Panel Moderator, Art Libraries Society of North America, Montréal, February 1995. Speakers included: "God Awful: The Reception of an Exhibition of Contemporary Works," Mme. Sylvie Gilbert, Curator, Canada Council; "Saving Canada from Queer Lust," Dr. Thomas Waugh, Professor, Cinema Dept., Concordia University; and "Censorship: The Rape of Art," Mme. Lyne Robichaud, Montreal artist.
Dialoguing on Dialog. Organized and conducted the day-long pre-conference workshop on searching art databases; held at University of Califronia Libraries, Berkeley; Art Libraries Society of North America; San Francisco; January 1993.
Art Scholarship in the Closet: A Little Queer Isn't It? Panel Moderator; presented paper, Art Libraries Society of North America; San Francisco; January 1993.
Sharing The Wealth: Learning about the Hidden Treasures in PRLC Libraries. Delivered to the Resource Sharing Special Interest Group, Pittsburgh Regional Libraries Council; May 29, 1992; Oglebay, W. Va.
Promoting Ourselves As Professionals. Panel Moderator, Art Libraries Society of North America; delivered a paper, "Our Status as Professionals: Current Perspectives;" New York City, 1990. Panel was videotaped for distribution to ARLIS/NA chapters.
Bibliography of Non-Western Art: African, Asian, Pre-Columbian and Native American Indian. Chaired panel, Art Libraries Society of North America, Phoenix, 1989. Speakers included: Janet Stanley, Chief Librarian, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution; Lily Kescskes, Librarian, Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution; Amy Schaffner, Librarian, Dallas Museum of Art; Dr. Nancy Parezo, Assoc. Curator of Ethnology, Arizona State Museum.
The Exhibition Catalog: History, Curatorship, Publishing, Distribution, Cataloging. Panel Moderator, Art Libraries Society of North America, Dallas, 1988.
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