Position:
Director, Library Services at Bridgewater State University
Work:
Bridgewater State University
since 2003
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Director, Library Services
Indiana State University
Feb 2001 - May 2003
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Assistant Dean for Library Services
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
1999 - 2001
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Systems Librarian (Interim Assistant University Librarian for Systems)
Kansas State University
1996 - 1999
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Chair, Technical Services Department
Louisiana State University
1994 - 1996
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Deputy Technical Services Librarian
Education:
Harvard University Graduate School of Education 2005 - 2005
University of Michigan - School of Information 1989 - 1991
MILS, Information and Library Studies
Purdue University 1983 - 1989
MA, Creative Writing; British & American Literature
Oakland University 1981 - 1982
BA, English and American literatures
Skills:
Community Outreach, Outlook, Microsoft Excel, Budgets, Strategic Planning, Management, Library Instruction, Editing, Event Management, Leadership Development, Marketing Strategy, Library Science, Special Collections, Academic Libraries, Digital Libraries, Grant Writing, Library, Metadata, Archives, History, Information Literacy, Digital Preservation, Distance Learning, Digitization, Library Research, Collection Development, Library Management, Librarians, Project Management, Electronic Resources
Honor & Awards:
PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Academic Libraries: Challenges and Changes.
Invited presentation. Innovation Symposium of University Libraries. Beijing, China. June 15, 2010.
In the Beginning: Academic Libraries and Academic Commons. Invited presentation. Preconference, Association of Christian Librarians annual conference. June 9, 2008.
Why You Can’t Copy That Old PBS Show You Have on VHS Tape and Other Tales of “Unfair” Use. Panel Presentation. CART Celebration XI. Bridgewater State College. May 16, 2007.
Preserving and Sharing the History of BSC and Teacher Education. Presentation. Bridgewater State College: Now and Then. April 10, 2007. (http://www.bridgew.edu/BridToday/2007/apr/lowe.cfm)
Form Follows Vision: Creating Student-Centered Learning Spaces. Presentation. NELINET seminar on space planning. November 15, 2005.
Please contact me for a complete list of presentations and publications.