Professional Profile
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Associate University Librarian for Research & Instructional Services at Temple University's Paley Library since 2007
- Previously Library Director at Philadelphia University (1997 - 2006) and Associate Library Director at Penn's Wharton School Library (1994-1997).
Curriculum Vitae
You can view two versions of my CV. Choose the short or full version. Both are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
Education
I'm a gradate of Penn's Graduate School of Education. I earned a Doctorate in Education (EdD), in 1997. My dissertation topic was "A Critical Analysis of Strategic Decision Making for Information Technology in Academic Research Libraries," a study of the decision-making process for the acquisition of large scale information technology at academic institutions - although focusing on the library's decision process for acquiring a new library management system. Prior to that I earned my MLS at Drexel University in 1978, and my undergraduate degree (in American Studies) is from Temple University.
Teaching
I am an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Drexel University College of Information Science & Technology. I teach I510, Information Resources & Services (an introductory course that covers database and Internet searching) and I651, Academic Library Services.
Writing
I enjoy writing and try to publish an article or two each year. In addition I maintain the Kept-Up Academic Librarian blog which I believe can help my colleagues keep up-to-date with news and events in higher education, and I am a member of the blogging team for ACRLog. It is nice to be able to mix the more formal writing style of journal publication with the more informal style of blog posts.
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