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Rick Anderson
Rick Anderson earned his B.S. and M.L.I.S. degrees at Brigham Young University. Before assuming his current position as Director of Resource Acquisition at the University of Nevada, Reno, he worked as a bibliographer for Yankee Book Peddler, Inc., as Head Acquisitions Librarian for the University of North Carolina, Greensboro and as Electronic Resources and Serials Coordinator at Nevada. He serves on the editorial boards of ACQNET, Serials and Library Collections, Acquisitions and Technical Services and edits the Sound Recording Reviews column for Notes (the quarterly journal of the Music Library Association). He writes a regular op-ed column for Against the Grain entitled “In My Humble (But Correct) Opinion.”, and his book, Buying and Contracting for Resources and Services: A How-to-Do-It Manual for Librarians, was published in 2004 by Neal-Schuman. In 2005, Rick was identified by Library Journal as a “Mover & Shaker” – one of the “50 people shaping the future of libraries.”
Rick participated in the following teleconference:
Always a River, Sometimes a Library
Betsy Baker
Betsy Baker is a library consultant and educator; she has been an academic librarian for over twenty years at the University of Illinois and Northwestern University and currently and currently teaches at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois. She has been an active proponent of user education and outreach services in libraries, and a promoter of the educational mission of the library. Betsy is a member-at-large on the executive committee of the University Libraries Section of the American Library Association, and chairs its Current Topics Discussion Group.
Betsy participated in the following teleconference:
Dancing with Change: A Survior's Guide
Steven Bell
Steven J. Bell is Associate University Librarian for Research and Instructional Services at Temple University. Prior to that he was Director of the Paul J. Gutman Library at Philadelphia University and Assistant Director at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also earned his Ed.D. in 1997. He writes and speaks frequently on topics such as information retrieval, library and learning technologies, and academic librarianship. An Adjunct Professor at the Drexel University College of Information Science and Technology, he teaches courses in academic librarianship and information retrieval. He maintains a Web site and Weblog, “Steven Bell’s Keeping Up Web Site” and “The Kept-Up Academic Librarian”, that promote current awareness skills and resources. Steven is a co-founder of the Blended Librarian’s Online Learning Community on the Learning Times Network and has participated in numerous virtual presentations. He blogs for ACRLog, ACRL’s official Weblog. He is the co-author of the recently published book “Academic Librarianship by Design: A Blended Librarian’s Guide to the Tools and Techniques. He has a companion blog called “Designing Better Libraries”. For additional information about Steven J. Bell or to find links to the various Web sites he publishes and maintains, point your browser to http://stevenbell.info.
Steven participated in the following teleconferences:
Best New Technologies: Keeping Up with the Storm
The Role of Teaching in Modern Libraries
Liz Bishoff
Liz Bishoff is currently the Assistant to the President for Cultural Heritage Institutions, OCLC. Her previous positions include Vice President for Digital Collections and Metadata Services and Executive Director of the Colorado Digitization Program. Liz has worked with libraries and museums across the country on various aspects of their collaborative digitization initiatives. She has led the development of collaborative best practices in metadata, including the Western States Metadata Dublin Core Best Practices.
Liz participated in the following teleconference:
Dancing with Change: The Library as Consumer
Roman Bohachevsky
Roman Bohachevsky is the former Director of Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) who helped develop the Distance Learning Center at Fort Bend County Libraries’ George Memorial Library in Richmond, Texas.
Roman particpated in the following teleconference:
Dancing with Change: Library as Knowledge Creator and Publisher
Archana Bokka
Archana Bokka is a junior at Waubonsie Valley High School. Although both of her parents migrated from India, Archana has lived in the United States her entire life. She has had the privilege of experiencing both the culture of the United States and the Hindu culture with which her parents were raised. Archana participates in her school's choirs and trains in classical Indian dance. Some of her hobbies include dancing, singing, playing the guitar, listening to music, and spending time with her friends and family. During the summer, Archana volunteers at the Bensenville (IL) Public Library and the Naperville (IL) Public Library.
Archana particpated in the following teleconference:
Rohini Bokka
Rohini Bokka has been the Technical Services Manager at the Naperville (IL) Public Library for the past five years. Prior to that assignment, she was the Head of Technical Services at the Bensenville (IL) Community Public Library District. Rohini was born and raised in India where she attended American Missionary School from grade K-12. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts and a Master's Degree in World History from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. She migrated to the United States in 1977 to join the Graduate School of Library Science at the University of Mississippi. During her graduate school years, she worked in the Periodicals and Reference Departments of the University Library. Since receiving her degree, Rohini has worked in Academic, Public, and Special Libraries in various departments. Rohini enjoys reading, spending time with her family, and volunteering at the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago Library.
Rohini particpated in the following teleconference:
Robert Boucher
Robert particpated in the following teleconference:
Web Filtering: Policies, Software, Staff Training and CIPA
D. Scott Brandt
D. Scott Brandt, a.k.a. Techman, is an assistant professor of library and information service at Purdue University. In addition to training, teaching and doing research, Scott Brandt is a nationally known presenter of workshops that apply new models of learning to training on Internet-related topics. He is one of the organizers of the annual Computers in Libraries conference.
Scott participated in the following teleconferences:
Agents! ‘Bots and Intelligent Dots: The Technology behind Electronic Documents
The Internet Sites for Your Workday, Sites for You
Tools of Our Trade III: Books, the Internet & Beyond
Vandella Brown
Vandella Brown is the Illinois Library Diversity Program Director for the Illinois State Library, a division of the Office of Secretary of State Jesse White. Ms. Brown has twenty years of experience working with libraries and information technology. Her career has touched many phases of public libraries and marketing urban libraries. She has a Master's Degree in Library Science from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; a Doctoral Degree in Philosophy from the University of Berkley, Berkley, Michigan; and a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee. She has worked at leading libraries in the United States -- Memphis & Shelby Co. Public Library, Columbus Metropolitan Library; East St. Louis Public Library; and the OCLC Online Library Center Network. Ms. Brown is the author of several books, including Celebrating the Family: Steps to Planning a Family Reunion, and articles on library science, including "African-American Fiction: A Slamming Genre," American Libraries, October 1998.
Vandella particpated in the following teleconference:
Joan Budilovsky
Joan Budilovsky has been studying, practicing, and teaching Yoga for 20 years. She has taught classes at College of DuPage, and numerous organizations and health clubs. Ms. Budilovsky has developed classes and learning materials, as well as co-authored books, on yoga, meditation, and message. Currently, she writes a newspaper advice column for Liberty Suburban Newspapers and teaches yoga at Columbia College. She also gives seminars around the globe, teaching yoga, meditation, and massage as avenues in stress reduction.
Joan participated in the following teleconference:
You and Your Job: Body, Mind and Spirit
Leslie Burger
Leslie Burger is the Director of the Princeton Public Library in Princeton, New Jersey and founder of Library Development Solutions (LDS). Before joining the Princeton Public Library, Leslie served as a development consultant at the New Jersey State Library, served as Executive Director of the Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative and was the LSTA Coordinator at the Connecticut State Library. She is active in the American Library Association and other library associations.
Leslie participated in the following teleconference:
Library Hot Topics: Discussions and Interviews
Dawn Bussey
Dawn Bussey is the Directory of River Forest Public Library and a faculty member of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois.
Dawn particpated in the following teleconference:
Dancing with Change: Distance Learning Services
Alice Calabrese
Alice Calabrese is Executive Director of the Metropolitan Library System, a cooperative serving libraries in the Chicago metropolitan area.
Alice particpated in the following teleconference:
Dancing with Change: The Library as Consumer
Frank Cervone
Frank Cervone is the Assistant University Librarian for Information Technology at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and is author of four books and numerous articles on topics in applied information technology. Frank is a member of the ACRL Distance Learning Section Program Planning Committee, and the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC).
Frank particpated in the following teleconference:
Effective Web Design: “A Fresh Look”
Scott Collard
Scott Collard received his MSLIS from UIUC, an MA from University of Chicago, and a BA from CU-Boulder, and is currently an Assistant Reference Librarian and Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He took a leading role in the selection and implementation of the library's virtual reference system, and now serves as administrator and trainer for the system. John’s research focuses on reference work and technology, especially in terms of usability and user-centered design; and he currently heads up a team investigating the integration of customizable library portals into the virtual library environment.
Scott participated in the following teleconference:
Virtual Reference: A Leadership View
Sharon Comstock
Sharon Comstock is a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, researches information and technology cultures in K-16 learning environments. She is currently a graduate researcher with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at UIUC, and is collaborating with the University of Queensland, Australia, University of Chicago Web Institute for Teachers, and College of DuPage in separate projects studying the use of visualization tools in science and mathematics, cybraries, and library technologies that serve youth.
Sharon participated in the following teleconference:
A Professional Toolkit: Tools for Advancement
Walt Crawford
Walt Crawford is a senior analyst at RLG in Mountain View, California, and has been a full-time professional in library automation since 1968. He was president of the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association, in 1992 - 1993. An award-winning writer and speaker, Walt has written fourteen books and more than 400 articles and columns,including the "disContent" column in EContent Magazine, and the "PC Monitor" column in Online Magazine. He also writes and publishes Cites & Insights: Crawford at Large, a Web-distributed journal of libraries, policy, technology and media. His most recent book is First Have Something to Say: Writing for the Library Profession (ALA Editions, 2003).
Walt particpated in the following teleconference:
Dancing with Change: A Survior's Guide
Kenneth D. Crews
Kenneth Crews is the Samuel R. Rosen II Professor of Law, Professor of Library and Information Science, and Director or the Copyright Management Center at Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis. Professor Crews is one of the nation's leading copyright experts and sought-after speaker at state and national conferences.
Kenneth participated in the following teleconference:
Making Copyright Work for Your Library
Blaise Cronin
Blaise Cronin is the Dean and Rudy Professor of Information Science at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. He is also Visiting Professor at the School of Computing at Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland. Blaise is Editor of Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), and his research interests include citation analysis, informetrics, scholarly communication, and strategic intelligence.
Blaise particpated in the following teleconference:
Dancing with Change: The Library as Consumer
Yolanda Cuesta
Yolanda Cuesta specializes in helping libraries and other non-profit organizations serve ethnic and culturally diverse communities. Prior to starting her own consulting business, Yolanda was Chief of Library Development Services and Ethnic Services Consultant for the California State Library. She is a member of ALA; the California Library Association; the American Marketing Association; and REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library Services to the Spanish-Speaking.
Yolanda participated in the following teleconference:
Individualized Library Service for a Diverse Population: Is it Possible?
Sheila Curl
Sheila Curl is the Associate Dean of Libraries for Outreach and Information Services at Texas Technical University in Lubbock, Texas. She is the former Engineering Librarian at the Siegesmund Engineering Library at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Sheila participated in the following teleconference:
Tools of Our Trade III: Books, the Internet & Beyond
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