NCSU Libraries Focus Online

Volume 22 number 3 - Spring 2002

Amy VanScoy, assistant head, Research and Information Services Department

The NCSU Libraries appointed Amy VanScoy as assistant head of its Research and Information Services Department (RISD) on October 1, 2001. She shares responsibility for managing a department that delivers user-centered services and an extensive user education program with special emphasis on undergraduate outreach. VanScoy plans and develops responsive and innovative client-based information services and has significant supervisory responsibilities for librarians and support staff, reference desk service, and collection maintenance.

VanScoy has served as acting assistant head of RISD since August 2000. In that capacity, she administered the twenty-four-hour reference services within the library and in the off-site services room, oversaw development of the reference collection, and trained staff. Previously, she was the reference librarian for undergraduate research. In addition to providing research assistance to undergraduates through a variety of classes and individual consultations, she also served as the Libraries' liaison to NC State's First Year College and as the reference specialist for the English and foreign languages and literatures departments.

VanScoy earned an M.L.S. from the University of Alabama; an M.A. in French instruction from Indiana University; and a B.A. in French from Pennsylvania State University. At the latter institution, she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Golden Key National Honor Society and was valedictorian for the College of Liberal Arts. She is active professionally.

Scott Devine, head, Preservation Department

The NCSU Libraries appointed Scott Devine as head of its Preservation Department on October 29, 2001. He supervises a staff that consists of a conservator, five technical and other support staff, and students who are responsible for binding, marking, and repair operations.

Devine works closely with staff from Collection Management, Digital Library Initiatives, Special Collections, and public services to develop long-term preservation plans for the collection. He also works closely with preservation officers at the Triangle Research Libraries Network and UNC system libraries to develop cooperative preservation initiatives, manage cooperative disaster response strategies, present educational programs for staff and community outreach, and maintain environmental-monitoring programs.

Since 1996 Devine served as head of Preservation and Conservation Services at Texas Tech University Libraries. He managed library binding and coordinated all aspects of preservation planning and environmental monitoring; performed conservation treatments on rare library and archival materials; and presented a variety of lectures and programs on preservation issues. His experience in designing and managing a new centralized conservation facility led to opportunities to serve as a consultant on a variety of international conservation projects. Earlier, he was an advanced rare book conservation intern at the Library of Congress, and he was a conservation intern at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas-Austin and at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History in Columbia.

Devine earned an M.L.I.S. with an advanced certificate in conservation studies from the University of Texas-Austin and a B.A. in English literature and public policy studies from Duke University. He also completed several courses at the University of Virginia Rare Book School. He received a graduate student fellowship at the University of Texas and the Benjamin N. Duke Scholarship at Duke University. He is a member of the American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, has an impressive number of publications and presentations, and has a command of several modern languages and classical Greek.

Terry Overton, director, Finance, Business, and Budgets

The NCSU Libraries appointed Terri Overton as its director of Finance, Business, and Budgets effective November 5, 2001. Overton serves as a senior manager in the Libraries with responsibility for budget, finance, business, accounting, purchasing, and Photocopy Services.

Overton directs a staff of eight in carrying out all library accounting activities, reconciling internal and university reports, processing business transactions, implementing automated accounting systems, and preparing university and other reports. She also develops and analyzes policies, proposals, and procedures for the budget process; prepares financial forecasts; recommends budget reallocations; and assures compliance with library, university, and state regulations. Overton directs Photocopy Services personnel in maintaining cost accounting standards in setting charges for university and non-university customers. She is a member of the library's Management Council.

Overton previously worked as assistant director of NC State University's Budget Office. She has been responsible for preparing and submitting external reports to the state of North Carolina, the University of North Carolina Office of the President, and the UNC Board of Governors. She also coordinated the budget for University Auxiliaries. Before coming to NC State, Overton was cost manager for Cree Research of Durham, Borg Warner Automotive of Cary, and Mitsubishi Semiconductor of Durham; and controller for Channel Master of Smithfield. Overton earned a B.A. in accounting from NC State University.

David Goldsmith, head, Acquisitions Department

The NCSU Libraries appointed David Goldsmith as head of its Acquisitions Department effective January 16, 2002. He is responsible for acquiring resource materials in print, digital, and multimedia formats to support the research and teaching programs of the university and plays a major role in budgeting and monitoring expenditures of the collections budget. Goldsmith works closely with other library departments to ensure access to collection resources and participates in consortia to further cooperative resource sharing.

Most recently, Goldsmith served as assistant head of both the Distance Learning Services Department and the Collection Management Department at the NCSU Libraries. He assisted in the general management of both departments, helped select and negotiate licenses for electronic resources for the library and the Triangle Research Libraries Network, and developed distance-learning collections.

Previously, Goldsmith was head of the Resource Development Department at Florida International University (FIU) where his duties included overseeing all acquisitions and supervising departmental staff. He built electronic collections, participated in the development of Web-based resources, and served as the principal liaison for digital projects. Before heading the Resource Development Department, he worked as FIU's resource development librarian. Earlier, Goldsmith cataloged serials at the University of Florida and was systems liaison to the Resource Services Department.

Goldsmith received an M.L.S. from Florida State University and a B.S. in zoology from the University of Florida. He participates on numerous national, regional, and local committees, is a consultant to the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) Technology Committee, and is survey editor for the ALCTS Technology Subcommittee on Vendor Research and Development. He is active numerous professional organizations.

Megan Oakleaf, librarian for instruction and undergraduate research

The NCSU Libraries appointed Megan J. Oakleaf as librarian for instruction and undergraduate research effective January 28, 2002. Oakleaf is responsible for designing and shaping a curriculum-integrated instruction and information competency program to best serve the needs of NC State’s undergraduates. Working with faculty and university programs focusing on undergraduates, Oakleaf serves as liaison to promote information competency throughout the undergraduate curriculum and guides other librarians in creating and enhancing instructional methods and materials. She also collaborates with Distance Learning Services to create and deliver library instruction to off-campus students.

As an NCSU Libraries Fellow, Oakleaf worked in the undergraduate instruction program as coordinator of the Libraries' freshman composition program: she developed lesson plans for instructional sessions, led freshman library workshops, and produced Web pages marketing library services to faculty. She is also part of the team responsible for redesigning LOBO, the Libraries' online tutorial to master basic library research skills. Additionally, Oakleaf provided research support to library administration for strategic-planning initiatives.

Oakleaf comes to the position with excellent teaching credentials and six years of experience teaching senior composition, English, and Spanish at the secondary school level. An innovative educator, she designed courses to include library research units for college-bound students.

Oakleaf is currently working on a Ph.D. in information and library science at UNC-Chapel Hill. She earned an M.L.S. from Kent State University; a B.A. in English education, English literature, and Spanish; and a B.S. in Spanish education from Miami University. Oakleaf has received numerous honors and awards, including the Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship, the Ohio Board of Regents Scholarship, the Miami University Alumni and Dean’s Scholarship, and induction into Phi Beta Kappa and Beta Phi Mu.

Kristin Antelman, associate director, Information Technology

Kristin Antelman was appointed associate director for Information Technology at the NCSU Libraries effective February 27, 2002. Antelman ensures that programs, services, and infrastructure are responsive to the scholarly needs of the technologically sophisticated NC State academic community. She has administrative responsibility for the Digital Library Initiatives Department, Systems Department, and the NC LIVE server and help desk site. Antelman also is the primary liaison for information technology to the greater university community and will represent the Libraries on local and national information technology coalitions, including the Digital Library Federation, the Coalition for Networked Information, and the Triangle Libraries Research Network.

As head of Systems and Networking at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Library, Antelman managed the library's computing and network systems, Web sites, online catalog, and access to electronic resources. She provided leadership on regional and national information technology committees, including the Arizona Health Information Network technical committee and the Library and Information Technology Association Task Force on Web-Based Education formed by the American Library Association.

Antelman has extensive experience managing systems and networks in academic libraries and a proven record as an innovator. At the University of Arizona Health Sciences Library, she led the Web development committee, which successfully initiated campus-wide development of an infrastructure for large-scale digital content delivery. Before her work at the University of Arizona, Antelman held positions in the University of Delaware Library and coordinated the Soviet Area Studies Programs at the Social Science Research Council in New York.

Antelman received an M.A. in library science from the University of Chicago Graduate Library School. She also holds an M.A. in political science from Columbia University and a B.A. in political science and English from the University of Michigan. She has written numerous publications and is guest editor for the forthcoming issue of Internet Reference Services Quarterly on database-driven Web sites. She is very active professionally with a particular interest in continuing education and professional staff development.

North Carolina State University Fellows Program Appointments

When the NCSU Libraries launched its Fellows Program in 1999, it hoped to attract a diverse pool of top graduates who demonstrated potential for academic library careers in information technology, digital library initiatives, or science librarianship. From the beginning, competition has been keen, and the Libraries is pleased to welcome another outstanding group of new librarians to the program for 2001-2003. Kimberly Duckett, Joanna Duy, Crystal Hardison, Scott Warren, and Joe Williams will devote half of their time to a home department and the other half to a special project in another department, giving them the opportunity to contribute immediately to strategic initiatives.

Kimberly Duckett has held graduate assistantships at the Couch Biology Library, the House Undergraduate Library, and the Davis Library at UNC-Chapel Hill. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), earning a B.A. in philosophy and religion and minors in art history and ancient Greek. Her thesis, "Holy Icons and Holy Power in the Byzantine Empire," won the North Callahan Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Honors Thesis, the most prestigious prize for undergraduate research at UTC.

Duckett also earned an M.L.I.S. at UNC-Chapel Hill, where she received the Margaret Ellen Kalp Fellowship. Her home department is Distance Learning Services, and she will work on the Digital Image Database Project in the Harrye B. Lyons Design Library.

Joanna Duy, who was in charge of the library at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Green house and Processing Crops Research Centre, has held teaching assistantships in the biology department at Acadia University and in the Media Information and Technoculture Program at the University of Western Ontario.

She earned a B.S. in biology from McGill University, an M.S. in biology from Acadia University, and an M.L.I.S. from the University of Western Ontario, where she earned the Sam D. Neill Scholarship for academic achievement. Duy's home department is the Veterinary Medical Library. For her project in Distance Learning Services, she will analyze the Libraries' use of electronic resources and investigate statistics initiatives being conducted by other leading information organizations. Her data will be used to support purchasing decisions and licensing negotiations with vendors.

Crystal Hardison, a former schoolteacher in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System, served as a technology training consultant for the Charlotte Organizing Project, where she trained staff in the use of several computer applications. She was a graduate assistant in acquisitions, cataloging, collection management, and reference at the Thomas Cooper Library at the University of South Carolina (USC).

Hardison graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in middle school education from Winston-Salem State University, where she won the American Business Women's Association Scholarship. She earned an M.L.I.S. from USC and received its Cooper Davis Fellowship. Hardison's home department is Acquisitions, and she will work on a project in Personnel Services to implement recruiting strategies incorporating new technologies to attract candidates.

Scott Warren began his career as a teacher and counselor. At Beloit College, he taught math and science summer courses to high school students and tutored academically at-risk college students in mathematics. He worked as a library assistant at the Beloit College Library and as assistant librarian at the Virginia Franks Social Work Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison).

Warren received a B.A. in history and a B.S. in mathematics, physics, and astronomy from Pennsylvania State University. He earned an M.L.S. from UW-Madison, where he was a Koch Scholarship recipient. Warren's project, working on the next generation of electronic reserves development, allows him to pursue his interests in digital library initiatives and distance education. His home department is the Burlington Textiles Library.

Joe Williams entered the Fellows Program after working as the support services coordinator at the Health Sciences Library at UNC-Chapel Hill. Williams supervised staff while providing departmental technical support for software and local-area network problems. Williams also worked as a library assistant and as a reference desk assistant at the Health Sciences Library.

Williams earned a B.A. in environmental studies from Warren Wilson College and an M.S.L.S. from UNC-Chapel Hill. He contributed to a paper called "Journal Availability Study: A Tool For Determining User Access," which received the "Best Research Paper" award at the 1998 Medical Library Association's annual conference. Williams's home department is the Natural Resources Library. His project, at the Veterinary Medical Library, will involve introducing and integrating the use of professional digital assistants (PDAs) into university education at the College of Veterinary Medicine.