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Education:
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M.F.A. in Creative Writing, Antioch University Los Angeles.
Dec., 2003.
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M.S.L.S., Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. Dec.,
1973.
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M.A., University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. June,
1970. Major: English
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B.A.
(Hons.), University of Windsor. June 1969. Majors: English
Language and Literature, undeclared major in Drama (Theater
Arts).
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Current and Previous
Positions:
Reference/Instruction Librarian, California State University, East Bay, 2006-Present. Responsible for instruction (two-credit information literacy class and individual classes for the English Department), reference (including chat and IM reference), collection development, and liaison duties with the English Department (2006-present) and Chemistry Department (2007-present). Also responsible for campus copyright education and compliance, and some library publicity and marketing. University-wide and faculty governance responsibilities include membership on the Integrated Marketing Communication Committee, and chair of the campus-wide Committee on Academic Planning and Review, 2007-2008, member 2006-2007. Library committee responsibilities include chair, Library Publicity Committee (2006- ), member, Library Web Team (2006- ), member, Library Faculty Affairs Committee (2007-2008), member, Library Technical Services Committee (2006-2007). In addition, I support our campus-wide faculty development office by conducting and participating in writing circles.
Associate University Librarian, California State University, East Bay, 2002-2006.
Deputy University Librarian and Associate Dean during the absence of the University Librarian/Dean. Significant library duties included managing technical services, chairing the Library Planning Task Force, spearheading Library promotion and public relations efforts, systems oversight (2004-2005), shepherding staff positions through human resources, and developing the library's web pages on copyright. University-wide duties included membership in the University Information Technology Committee,, the CSUH-WASC Planning Team, the campus-wide Integrated Marketing Communication Committee, the Campus Life Planning Committee, and initiating and leading campus copyright education and compliance. Scholarly Communication Librarian/Relationship
Manager, Research Support, University of Michigan Business School,
2000-2002. Assisted faculty, Ph.D.s and other researchers
with scholarly communication and issues related to publication,
research, grants, intellectual property/copyright, and privacy.
Significant projects: Guided the development of a
research web presence, acquired faculty working papers to include
on the web, instituted and wrote “lay summaries” of faculty research
for print and web publications, improved human subject compliance,
explored new avenues for research opportunities, participated in
campus-wide copyright education, and improved human subject compliance.
Director, Kresge Business Administration Library,
University of Michigan Business School, 1994-2000. Responsible
for leadership in providing information for research and teaching
to the faculty, students, and staff of the University of Michigan
Business School, including primary clientele in global learning
sites. Directed the planning, development, and management
of daily operations ($2M budget; 30FTE staff; 40,000 sq.ft. facility).
Significant projects during directorship: Initiated
five year vision/plan; acquired/delivered significant amount of
electronic information; re-designed physical space for an Electronic
Library and improved layout; fostered web presence, electronic reserves/course
management and table of contents; facilitated remote access (1995),
e-mail and chat reference, fully-digitized working papers, smart
card technology for purchases, fees, etc. Appointed by Dean
as intellectual property expert for the School.
Manager, Technical Services and Automation,
Kresge Business Administration Library, University of Michigan,
1988-1994. Responsible for automation planning and implementation
(Innovative), retrospective conversion, acquisitions, cataloging,
process, serials check-in, and preservation of materials.
Head, Systems Dept.; Interim Librarian, Systems
& Planning, Leddy Library, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario,
Canada, 1985-1988. Responsible for automation planning
and implementation (NOTIS).
Head, Cataloging Dept., Leddy Library, University
of Windsor, 1980-1985. Responsible for cataloging and
processing of materials in all formats, including conversion to
AACR2, recon, and preservation, including unique pamphlets related
to the War of 1812.
Coordinator of Extramural Library Services,
Leddy Library, University of Windsor, 1976-1979. Responsible
for services to off-campus students, including establishing agreements
with community libraries local to the distance sites, and providing
materials, equipment, and reference support.
Librarian, Lawrence Technological University,
1974-1976. Responsible for reference, cataloging, and
assistance in collection development, interlibrary loan, etc. as
needed.
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Library Publications and Presentations:
(Note: For a list of accomplishments in Creative Writing, email aline.soules@csueastbay.edu)
“New Types of E-Books, E-Book Issues, and Implications for the Future,” article in the Acquisitions Librarian theme issue on the growing importance of e-book collections in libraries. New York : Haworth Press. Forthcoming.
“Copyright Implications and Applications for Electronic Resource Management,” chapter in Handbook of Research on Library Electronic Resource Management. Forthcoming. Anticipated publication date, January, 2008. “The Final Spit and Polish” presentation at the Winter Wheat Festival, Bowling Green University , November 10, 2007. Presentation details at http://www.bgsu.edu/studentlife/organizations/midamericanreview/index2.html . Handout on blog: http://alinesoules.wordpress.com.
"The ACRL Spectrum Scholar Mentor Program: The Experiences of Mentors and Mentees," co-presenter and panelist at the ALA Summer Conference, Sunday, June 24, 2007.
“Maximizing Library Resources in an Online World.” Webinar for Elluminate. Part I: Higher Education, May 3, 2007; Part II: K-12, June 5, 2007. Available to re-hear via elluminate web site at http://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/event/playback.
“E-books: Acquisitions, the User, and the Future,” Against the Grain , 10:2 (2007), p. 34-38.
"The Enduring Serial: Past, Present, and Future," in Serials Librarian, 51:1 (2006). Forthcoming. "Technical Services: Past, Present, Future." presentation at University of California, Santa Barbara, Dec. 8, 2005.
"Positioning Acquisitions in the Library Organization: Issues, Questions, Decisions," in Against the Grain, 17:3 (June 2005), p. 42+.
Writing a Book: Handout for a Roundtable Session at the ACRL Women's Studies Section, ALA Summer Conference, Monday, June 27, 2005.
"The Rise and Diffusion of UCITA." posted on ebookweb,
May 20, 2004 at http://12.108.175.91/ebookweb/discuss/msgReader$2718.
Applying Relationship
Management in Everyday Libraries. Presentation and day-long
facilitation at the Council of Federal Libraries' Annual Seminar
2003: Client Relationship Management (CRM): a Primer for Information
Professionals. Nov. 3, 2003.
Laptop Computer Services. ARL SPEC Kit 275, co-authored
with M. Kwon. Washington, D.C.: Association of Research Libraries,
August, 2003.
"The Ethics of Copyright," posted on ebookweb, July 25,
2003, at http://12.108.175.91/ebookweb/stories/storyReader$2222.
"The Interplay of Copyright Acts," posted on ebookweb,
May 6, 2003, at http://12.108.175.91/ebookweb/stories/storyReader$2155;
also posted on WOW Writing for Independents E-Zine, June 1, 2003,
at http://www.womenonwriting.com.
"Practical Copyright for Teaching and Research," Faculty
Development Workshop, California State University, Hayward, April
17, 2003.
"Ethics and Intellectual Property," co-panelist at a Student
Forum, California State University, Hayward, March 5, 2003.
"Copyright for Writers, Readers, and Researchers," presented
at the Digital Literature Festival, Santa Barbara, Nov. 1,
2002, posted on ebookweb in 3 parts, Jan. 15, 2003. Part 1 at http://12.108.175.91/ebookweb/stories/storyReader$1984,
Part 2 at http://12.108.175.91/ebookweb/stories/storyReader$1986,
and Part 3 at http://12.108.175.91/ebookweb/stories/storyReader$1987.
"The Rights and Wrongs of the Doctrine of First Sale,"
posted on ebookweb, Oct. 28, 2002, at http://12.108.175.91/ebookweb/stories/storyReader$1816.
"A Question of Balance," posted
on ebookweb, Aug. 31, 2002. Part 1 at http://12.108.175.91/ebookweb/stories/storyReader$1626.
Part 2 at http://12.108.175.91/ebookweb/stories/storyReader$1627.
“Marketing
Your Library Through Relationship Management,” presentation to the Library Council, at Purdue University, Feb. 2002. Click here for PowerPoint
presentation.
“Technical
Services Issues and Trends,” presentation at California State
University, Hayward, Jan. 2002. Click here for PowerPoint
presentation.
“Scholarly
Communication: a Discussion,” presentation at Indiana
University, Jan., 2002. Click here for PowerPoint presentation.
“The Principles of Marketing and Relationship
Management,” in Portal (http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/pla/)
Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1:3 (July,
2001), p. 339-350.
“Librarians, Marketing, and Relationship Management:
Setting the Stage,” presentation at the 2001 Annual Conference &
Exposition of the American Society for Engineering Education, June
27, 2001.
“Develop Your Own Marketing Plan,” workshop conducted
at ACRL 10th National Conference, Denver, Colorado, March
16, 2001.
“Relationship Management: Competing for
our Future,” co-presented with Rebecca Smith and Theresa Spence at the ACRL 10th National Conference,
Denver, Colorado, March 16, 2001.
“Organizational Opportunities: Let’s Talk
About IT,” co-presented at the ACRL ULS Librarians in Higher Education
and Campus Administration Discussion Group, ALA Midwinter Meeting,
January 2001, Washington, D.C.
“Copyright in the Digital Age,” Panel Presentation open to the campus,
University of Michigan, June 30, 2000. Repeated, Oct. 17, 2000.
“Developing Your Own Marketing Plan,” Internet
follow-up course given as a result of a three-hour workshop given
in Prague, Czech Republic. Course offered from June, 2000-May,
2001.
“The Growing Importance of Marketing Library
Resources and Services,” Keynote speaker at Inforum 2000,
Prague, Czech Republic, May 23, 2000.
“Develop Your Own Marketing Plan,” Workshop at Inforum 2000, Prague, Czech Republic, May 26, 2000.
Striving Toward Equity at the University of
Michigan: 25 Years of the Academic Women’s Caucus, 1975-2000.
Video. Co-author with Ruth Barnard, et al. Ann Arbor:
University of Michigan, 2000.
“Security vs. Anonymity: The Debate over
User Authentication and Information Access,” co-author with
Virginia Rezmierski, Educause Review, 35:2 (March/April,
2000), p. 22-30.
“The Virtual Business Library,” Academic Business
Library Directors Meeting, April 17, 1999.
“Anonymous Access and Accountability: The
Debate Between Library and Security Professionals Over Access to
Information.” Co-author with Virginia Rezmierski, presented
by V. Rezmierski at Educom National Conference, Orlando, Florida,
Oct., 1998.
“Classroom Technology: A View from the
Trenches,” co-authored with Ed Adams, Educom Review, 33:3
(May/June), 1998, p. 50-53.
“Where Are We Going: Greater Need or Greater
Obsolescence?” Speaker and panel leader, Academic Business
Library Directors Meeting, March 29, 1998. Co-panelists:
Betsy Wilson, Associate Director for Public Services, University
of Washington Libraries, and Cindy Wilson, Research Group Manager,
Microsoft Library.
“Allegiances and Alliances: Alternative
Organizational Models and Partnerships in the Provision of Academic
Business Information Services.” Panel member, Special Libraries
Association Annual Conference, June 10, 1997.
“Forecasting the Future,” chapter in Managing
Business Collections in Libraries. Westport, Conn.:
Greenwood Press, 1996.
“Career Development: a Personal Responsibility,”
co-presented with Maureen Burns at Program on Career Management, University of Michigan Business School, March 20-21,
1995.
“The Provision of Information in the Age of Electronic
Text,” presentation at the Academic Business Library Directors Meeting,
April 7, 1994.
“Compromises in the Management of Working Papers,
co-author with Jane Lucas and Susan Pritts, Library Resources
and Technical Services, 36:4 (Oct.), 1992, p. 478-486.
“Leadership Characteristics and Styles,” presentation
at the Library Administration and Management Association, Library
Organization and Management Section, Leadership Discussion Group,
ALA Annual Conference, June 29, 1992.
“Policy First: Preparation for Automation,”
presentation at ACRL 5th Annual Conference, Cincinnati,
Ohio, April 4-7, 1989. Later appeared in the published Conference
Proceedings, 1989.
“The Deterioration of Quality Cataloging,”
Library Journal, 108:1 (January 1), 1983, p. 27-29.
“Off-Campus Library Services: Those Inbetween
Years,” presentation at ACRL 1st National Conference,
Nov., 1978. Appeared in New Horizons for Academic Libraries.
New York: K.G. Saur, 1979.
Grants
New Faculty Grant. Grant received 2006. Value: $1,800 plus release time. Purpose: To complete research for the writing of a monograph to launch a larger project related to the conditions of academic women on university campuses in the United States .
Faculty Support Grant. Grant received 2007. Value: $8,580. Co-Principal Investigator with Kyzyl Fenno-Smith. Purpose: To purchase software and related equipment to research, experiment, and create various modules for the re-design of the LIBY 1210 information literacy course and other information literacy modules and to hire student staff assistance for the technical aspects of creating these modules.
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Professional
Activities:
Mentor , ACRL Literature and English Studies Section, 2007-present.
Occasional reviewer, Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library Information Practice and Research, 2007-present.
Mentor, ACRL Dr. E. J. Josey Spectrum Scholar Mentor Program, 2005-present.
Facilitator, Association of Research Libraries'
Online Lyceum, Professional Writing for Librarians, Aug.-Sept.,
2004 and May-June, 2005.
Pre-publication review of the journal Public
Services Quarterly by Haworth Press, Nov., 2001.
Member of NSF Advisory Board. Final
Report NSF-LAMP Project: Identifying Where Technology Logging
and Monitoring for Increased Security End and Violations of Personal
Privacy and Student Records Begin. Report to the Digital
Government Program of the National Science Foundation. Washington,
D.C.: AACRAO, c2001.
Testimony before the Register of Copyrights and
Panel on “Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright
Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies,” Library of
Congress, May 3, 2000. Part of the ongoing rulemaking process
mandated by Congress under 1201 (a)(1) of Title 17 of the U.S. Code,
enacted in 1998 as part of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Occasional guest lecturer, School of Information,
University of Michigan, 1995-1997. Responsible for teaching
a class on “Budget as a Planning Tool” to Masters level students
in the course Management in Libraries and Information Archives.
Facilitator and Reporter, “Satellite Town Meeting
for Michigan Libraries: Agenda for the 21st Century,”
teleconference held across the state of Michigan, April 26, 1994.
Consulting External Reviewer for candidates seeking promotion
at University of Minnesota, 2002, University of Washington, 1999,
and Ohio State University, 1997.
Consultant, Cleary College Libraries, 1995 and
again in 1999. Recommended steps to re-create their library
system to support the expansion of the curriculum to include an
MBA, which was subsequently accredited by the state of Michigan.
Recent Honors and Offices
University of Michigan,
Academic Women's Caucus Distinguished Service Award, 2003
Beta Phi Mu
In the Library Profession
(National):
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ACRL Literature and English Studies Section Publications Committee, 2007-2009.
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ACRL Legislative Advocate, 2007-present.
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ALA Committee on Legislation. Ad-hoc Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Technology, later revised as the Ad-hoc Subcommittee on Intellectual Property. Member, 2001-
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ACRL Copyright Committee. Member, 2001-2005.
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ACRL Legislative Network Representative to Michigan, 1998-2002,
and to California, 2002-Present.
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ACRL ULS 2002 Conference Planning Committee. Member,
1999-2002.
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ACRL Government Relations Committee, 1997-2000. Member,
1998-2001; Intern, 1997-1998.
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ACRL ULS Current Topics Planning Committee. Chair, 1999-2001;
Member, 1997-1999.
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ACRL ULS Librarians in Higher Education and Campus Administration
Committee. Member, 1994-1996.
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ACRL Constitution and By-laws Committee. Member, 1992-1996.
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ACRL ULS Organization and By-laws Committee. Member,
1992-1994.
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LAMA Membership Committee. Member, 1991-1993.
(State of California):
(State of Michigan):
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MLA Public Policy Committee. Member, 2000-2002.
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MLA 2001 Conference Planning Committee. Publicity Chair
and member, 2000-2001.
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MLA Long-Range Planning Committee. Member, 1994-1995.
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MLA Leadership Academy Oversight Committee. Member,
1994-1995.
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ACRL Michigan Chapter/MLA Academic and Research Libraries
Division. Chair-Elect/Chair/Past Chair, 1992-1995; Member
of the Board, 1989-1991.
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MLA Leadership Academy Endowment Fund Committee. Chair,
1992-1994.
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“Call for Papers” Committee, ACRL Michigan Chapter/MLA Academic
and Research Libraries Division. Chair, 1991-1992.
At California State University, East Bay:
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Committee on Academic Planning and Review, member, 2006-2007, chair, 2007-2008.
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CSUEB-WASC Planning Committee, 2002-2005.
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University Information Technology Committee, 2002-2006.
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Integrated Marketing Committee, 2003-present.
At the University of Michigan:
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SACUA Government Relations Committee. Member, 2000-2003.
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SACUA Budget Study Committee. Chair, 2000-2001; Member,
1998-2001.
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SACUA Financial Affairs Advisory Committee. Chair,
1994-1996; Member, 1996-2000.
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Search Advisory Committee for the Executive Vice-President/Chief
Financial Officer of the University of Michigan. Member,
1996-1997.
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Advisory Board, University Record. Member, 1997-1998.
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Faculty Perspectives Page Editorial Advisory Board. Member, 1994-1997; Interim Chair, 1995.
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Library Council. Member, 1994-1997.
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SACUA Government Relations Committee. Chair, 1993-1994;
Member, 1991-1993.
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Academic Women’s Caucus. Co-Chair, 1991-1993, 1996-2002;
Member, 1988-
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Sarah Goddard Power Awards Committee. Co-chair, 1990-1991;
Member, 1989-2002.
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Professional
Development:
“Rich media,” workshop by Glenn Brewster, California State University , East Bay , November 7, 2007.
“Transforming Course Design” workshop, by Tom Carey, California State University , Stanislaus, November 6, 2007.
“Camtasia Overview,” workshop by Glenn Brewster, California State University, East Bay , October 24, 2007.
“Web 2.0 Game Plan.” ACRL webinar by Terry Huwe, October 23, 2007.
“Next Generation Libraries.” CARL North IT meeting, San Francisco , September 7, 2007.
“Webcasting Royalties: Where do we go from here?” Educause webinar by Matthew Astle, June 5, 2007.
“Web 2.0: Searching Innovations.” Infopeople seminar by Joe Barker, Contra Costa Public Library, May 31, 2007.
“Question Point Training.” OCLC online webinar by Carol Bonnefil, May 18, 2007.
“Library Instruction 2.0: Empowering the Learner,” CCLI ( California Clearinghouse for Library Instruction), Sacramento , California , May 11, 2007.
“How to Mediate Employee Conflict,” day-long seminar at California State University , Long Beach, Nov. 8, 2004.
Workshop on Creating Effective Web Sites, with emphasis on strategy/content
considerations, best practices for e-marketing resources and services,
navigation architecture design issues, and page design, Sept. 21,
2001.
DV
Creators DV Revolution Workshop and Final Cut Pro Hands on Workshop,
covering the modern video creating process from planning to delivery,
July 31 – Aug. 4, 2000.
Association of Research Libraries’ “Database Licensing” Seminar,
Dec., 1997.
“Incentive Compensation Planning,” two-day seminar conducted by
Saddle Island Institute, Dec., 1995.
“Management of Managers,” University of Michigan Business School
Executive Education Program, Jan. 23-27, 1995.
University of Michigan, Quality Training, 1993-1994. Sessions
included Orientation, Concepts and Practices, Conflict and Communication,
Team Member training, and Team Leader training.
Michigan Library Association Leadership Academy, 1990-1992.
This three-year sequential professional development program.
Contact time was one week per year for three years.
Regular
attendance at professional meetings.
Current Associations:
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American Library AssociationAmerican Association of University Professors
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California Academic & Research Libraries
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Michigan Library Association
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