STS Sci/Tech Library Mentors Resource People - Southern U.S. (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)
Northeastern U.S.
CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT
Midwestern U.S.
IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, OK, SD, WI
Western U.S.
AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY
NAME:
Susan Ardis
EMAIL:
s.ardis@mail.utexas.edu
POSITION/TITLE:
Acting Head, Science Libraries Division and Head, McKinney Engineering Library of the General Libraries
WORK ADDRESS:
ECJ 1.3
University of Texas, Austin
Austin, Texas 78712
PHONE:
512-495-4505
FAX:
512-495-4507
EXPERIENCE/EXPERTISE:
Currently acting head of 6 science libraries (chemistry, geology, life science, marine science, physics-math-astronomy) and bibliographer for engineering. Total of 15 years as an engineering librarian plus 8 as biosciences librarian. Published three books, number of articles and given many presentations.
TO CONTACT:
Phone or e-mail. Willing to meet either locally or at a conference.
NAME:
David Flaxbart
EMAIL:
flaxbart@uts.cc.utexas.edu
POSITION/TITLE:
Head, Chemistry Library
WORK ADDRESS:
University of Texas at Austin
Welch Hall 2.132
Austin, TX 78712
PHONE:
512-495-4600
EXPERIENCE/EXPERTISE:
I'm head of the Chemistry Library at UT-Austin, working with collections and services related to chemistry, chemical engineering, and nutrition in a large, branched research library environment. I've also been heavily involved in WWW/Internet services, publishing, and training. My personal areas of focus tend to lie in serials management, collection development, and scholarly communication trends. Before coming to Texas I was a librarian in the chemistry and engineering libraries at the Univ. of Michigan at Ann Arbor and in reference at the Sci/Eng Lib at the Univ. of Arizona where I attended library school.
TO CONTACT:
Phone or e-mail. Willing to meet either here in Austin or at a conference, if schedule permits.
NAME:
Jeannie P. Miller
EMAIL:
jmiller@tamu.edu
POSITION/TITLE:
Director, Science and Engineering Services
WORK ADDRESS:
Sterling C. Evans Library
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-5000
PHONE:
409-862-1043
FAX:
409-862-4575
EXPERIENCE/EXPERTISE:
Manage unit consisting of 7 librarians, 3 lecturers, 1 Staff Assistant, and 8 classified staff. Unit responsible for collection develpment in the sciences for the reference and general collection and reference, instructional services and individual counseling sessions, especially for the College of Science, College of Geosciences, College of Engineering, and College of Architecture.
TO CONTACT:
Phone or e-mail. Willing to meet either locally or at a conference.
NAME:
Robert G. Sabin
EMAIL:
sabin@rice.edu
POSITION/TITLE:
Science & Engineering Librarian
WORK ADDRESS:
Rice University
Fondren Library MS-255
P. O. Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892
PHONE:
713-348-4324
FAX:
713-348-5859
EXPERIENCE/EXPERTISE:
My experience has been solely in academic libraries (both large and small) and I've done just about everything from managing a library to doing reference and collection development work. My primary areas of subject expertise are in biology, chemistry, chemical engineering, and health sciences. I also like a wide variety of sports both as a spectator and participant, so I particularly enjoy doing collection development in that area.
TO CONTACT:
Phone or e-mail. Willing to meet either locally or at a conference.
NAME:
Mary L. Strife
EMAIL:
MStrife2@wvu.edu
POSITION/TITLE:
Director, Evansdale Library
WORK ADDRESS:
Evansdale Library
P.O. Box 6105
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-6105
PHONE:
304-293-4696 x5112
FAX:
304-293-7330
EXPERIENCE/EXPERTISE:
Worked as Engineering Ref Librarian at Cornell; Librarian at Hamilton Standard/United Technologies; Science Reference Librarian at Syracuse University; Laser Lab/Geology/Map Librarian at University of Rochester; and Public and Access Services Coordinator at SUNY/Utica. Heavy into all science, engineering and technology; access vs. ownership; document delivery; online and electronic databases. Mentoring has brought me this far through my career. I would welcome the opportunity to share whatever I have with those new to the profession. I was fortunate to have wonderful mentors and really believe this has made a difference in my path as an information professional.
TO CONTACT:
Phone or e-mail. Willing to meet either locally or at a conference.
Continuing Education Committee
Last updated May 28, 2004
