Education
Certificate in Public Management, 1983, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
Ph.D. Library and Information Science, 1982, Indiana University-Bloomington,
M.S. in Ed. Instructional Systems Technology, 1978, Indiana University- Bloomington
Masters of Arts in Library Science, 1974, University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.S. in Education (History) 1971, Kearney State College
B.A. in Education (History-Political Science), magna cum laude, 1969, Kearney State College

Professional Experience

2006-             Interim University Librarian, Winona State University
2004-2006   Dean of the Library, University of Nebraska at Kearney
1995-2004   College Librarian and Professor, Austin College
1983-1995   Director of Library Services and Professor, Eckerd College
1975-1983:   Head of Reference, DePauw University
1973-1975:   Reference Librarian, Kearney State College

Major Publications

  • The Library and The First-Year Experience. NRC and ACRL, Edited work in progress to be published 2006
  • Books, Bytes, and Bridges: Libraries and Computer Centers in Academic Institutions. Chicago, ALA Editions, 2000. Edited work.
  • Bibliographic Instruction in Practice: Dedicated to the Legacy of Evan Farber. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Pierian Press, 1993. Edited with Jamie Hastreiter and David Henderson.
  • Faculty and the Library: The Undergraduate Experience. Norwood, New Jersey: Ablex Publishing, 1991.
  • User Instruction in Academic Libraries: A Century of Selected Readings. Compiled with John Mark Tucker and John Schmitt. Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, 1986.
  • “The Reform Movement for the First Year Experience: What is the Role of the Library,” Library Issues 24 (May 2004): 1-4. With John Gardner.
  • “Recruiting and Retaining Academic Librarians: A Calm Before the Storm,” Library Issues 24 (September 2003): 1-4.
  • “’Best of the Best:’ The ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award Program,” portal: Libraries and the Academy 3 (January 2003): 151-156.
  • “Future of Academic/Research Librarians: A Period of Transition—To What?” portal: Libraries and the Academy 2 (January 2002): 79-97.
  • “Academic Libraries and Regional Accreditation,” Library Issues 21 (March 2001): 1-4.
  • “Computer Center-Library Relations at Smaller Institutions: A Look from Both Sides,” Cause-Effect 21 (1998): 35-41.
  • “Library and Computer Center Relations at Smaller Academic Institutions,” Library Issues 18 (September 1997): 1-4.
  • “College Library Directors Mentor Program: “Passing It On”: A Personal Reflection,” The Journal of Academic Librarianship 23 (July 1997): 281-290.
  • “Bibliographic Instruction and Faculty Culture,” Library Trends 44 (Fall 1995): 339-367. (Received the ACRL Instruction Section’s Publication of the Year Award 1996; entire issue selected to be in “The Top 20 Library Instruction Articles” for 1995 by the Continuing Education Committee of ALA’s Library Instruction Round Table).
  • “The Bottomless Pit Revisited,” College & Research Libraries 52 (May 1991): 219-230.
  • “Searching for the Holy Grail: Core Collections in Undergraduate Libraries,” The Journal of Academic Librarianship 19 (January 1994): 362-371 (with Collette Mak).
  • “Use of Library Materials at a Small Liberal Arts College: A Replication.” Collection Management, 10, 3 (1988): 61-80.
  • “Development of College Library Mission Statements.” Journal of Library Administration, 9, 3 (1988): 11-34 (with Jamie Hastreiter and David Henderson).
  • “Book Selection for Undergraduate Libraries: A Study of Faculty Attitudes.” The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 12 (March 1986): 19-25.
  • “Student Library Skills and Attitudes and Their Change: Relationships to Other Selected Variables.” The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 8 (September 1982): 216-220 (with John Wright).
  • “Library-Use Instruction: Assessment of Long-Term Effects.” College & Research Libraries, 43 (January 1982): 38-42 (with Nicholas P. Lovrich Jr., and James Mannon).
  • “Use of Library Materials at a Small Liberal Arts College.” Library Research: An International Journal, 3, (Fall 1981): 261-282.
  • “The Role of Instructional Development in Mediated Library Instruction.” Drexel Library Quarterly, 16 (January 1980): 3-26 (with Frances Gatz).
  • “Evaluating Library-Use Instruction.” College & Research Libraries, 40 (July 1979): 309-317 (with Nicholas P. Lovrich Jr., and James Mannon).
  • “Use of Slide-Tape Presentations in Academic Libraries: A State-of-the-Art Survey.” The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 3 (July 1977): 137-140.
  • “The Academic Library: Unused and Unneeded?” Library Scene, 4 (December 1975/March 1976): 14-16.

Professional Activities

American Library Association, 1978-present; Life Member since 1987
ALA Councilor-at-large, 2003-2006
ACRL Council of Liaisons, 2000-;
    Liaison from ACRL to Council of Independent Colleges, 2000-2004
    Liaison from ACRL to the National Center for First-Year Students and Students in Transition, 2005-
Chair, ACRL 11th National Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina, April 10-13, 2003
President, Association of College & Research Libraries, 1999-2000
    Initiated and successfully implemented the “Excellence In Academic Libraries” Award Program
ex officio member of College Libraries Section Leadership Committee, 1997-
Member of College Libraries Section Nominations Committee, 1998
Chair of the College Libraries Section, 1995-1996
Member of the Board of Directors of the Association of College and Research Libraries, 1987-1991.
Secretary and Past-Secretary of the College Libraries Section, 1987-1989.
Member of Oberlin Group of Liberal Arts College Library Directors from 1986 to 2004.
Member of Editorial Board of Library Issues, 2003-present
Members of Editorial Board of portal, 2000-present
Member of Editorial Board of The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1997-1999
Member of Editorial Board of College & Research Libraries, 1990 to 1996
Member of Editorial Board of Collection Management, 1988-1995

Founded and directed the College Library Directors’ Mentor Program for first-year college library directors, 1992-present; over 200 first-year college library directors and more than 90 experienced college library directors have now participated in this program during its fifteen years of existence

Honors and Awards

Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of Nebraska-Kearney, 2002
Distinguished Alumnus Award, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002
Academic/Research Librarian of the Year, 2001, Association of College & Research Libraries
Distinguished Alumni Award, The Indiana University School of Library and Information Science Alumni Association, December 4, 2000.
Who’s Who In America, 55th, 57th, 58th, 59th, 60th, 61st
Contemporary Authors, Volume 151, 1996
ACRL Instruction Section’s Publication of the Year 1996
Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 1992-1993
Beta Phi Mu (Library Science Honorary), 1975
Phi Alpha Theta (History Honorary), 2003

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