NCSU Libraries Fellows 2000-2002
We are pleased to announce the appointment of the 2000 NCSU Libraries Fellows: Anne E. Pemberton effective 12 June 2000, James M. Jackson Sanborn, effective 3 July 2000, and Lisa A. Sheets, effective 5 August 2000.
The NCSU Libraries Fellows Program, established in 1999, identifies talented new graduates and introduces them to exciting opportunities in The Libraries. Fellows work on an innovative project, combined with a half-time assignment in a home department. Fellows are appointed to the rank of Librarian for a time-limited two year term as full members of the library faculty.
Fellow Anne Pemberton has outstanding leadership skills, a wide range of reference experience in several academic settings, and a background in emerging information technology applications. During her graduate studies at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Pemberton became the founding president of the student chapter of the Tennessee Library Association,and an active member of the board of the Tennessee Library Association. She was the president and webmaster of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s Graduate Student Association.
Pemberton’s work experience includes an appointment as Adjunct Reference Librarian, Lamar Memorial Library, Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee. Her practicum at the Lamar Memorial Library includes reference work, research, bibliographic instruction, and creating web pages for library use. Additional work experience at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville includes Graduate Assistant, Computer Science Department Library and Student Library Assistant, John C. Hodges Library. Associate. Pemberton has additional work experience as a consultant with Information Management Consultants, Knoxville, Tennessee. She also completed a student practicum in the summer of 1999 with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Foundation Library and Media Center, Nashville, Tennessee. This experience makes her well suited for a home departmental assignment in Research and Information Services. Pemberton’s project assignment involves the design and implementation of innovative recruiting strategies and incorporating new technologies into web-based recruiting methods.
Pemberton holds the Master of Science (Information Sciences) and the Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Pemberton’s awards and honors include Dean’s List, Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society, Psi Chi Honor Society, and Golden Key National Honor Society. Very active professionally, she is a member of the American Library Association, the Special Libraries Association and the American Society for Information Science.
Fellow James M. Jackson Sanborn brings strong information skills and a background in project management, supervision, and experience working with online funding databases to the Libraries. Sanborn’s home department is Special Collections, and his project assignment will focus on geospatial data archiving, where he will help develop and implement a plan for acquiring and archiving local government geospatial data resources.
While pursuing his MLS, Sanborn held positions as a reference assistant, Davis Library, UNC Chapel Hill, and as Library Assistant, GrantSource Library, UNC-Chapel Hill. As a student member of the reference staff at Davis Library, Sanborn handled ready-reference questions, provided bibliographic instruction, and provided in-depth research training in all disciplines and fields of study. Sanborn’s work experience has included the development of web and multimedia guides and database management. Prior to pursuing his MLS Sanborn was Operations Administrator, Home Counselors Inc., where he provided operational support to the Executive Director, served on the management committee, and developed various databases for management of client and financial records. Sanborn has developed his information technology skills in client/server applications and Linux based network administration.
Sanborn holds the Master of Library Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Bachelor of Arts in History from Bates College. Sanborn is the recipient of several awards during his graduate studies, including the Susan Gray Akers Fellowship and the Beta Phil Mu Scholarship. At Bates College, Sanborn was elected into Phi Beta Kappa. Sanborn is a member of the American Library Association, where he was elected officer of the UNC-CH student chapter, and a member of the Special Libraries Association.
Fellow Lisa A. Sheets will help further the integration and effectiveness of electronic resources in the Libraries through her assignment on the Electronic Resources Project. Sheets will work within the CORC/DRA framework to provide timely and effective access to electronic journals, databases, government publications, ETDs, GIS, and other electronic resources, as she helps develop the library workstream for the 21st century. Sheets’ home department assignment is Digital Library Initiatives.
Sheet’s has significant technical experience through her work with the Digital Research Library at the University of Pittsburgh, where she completed an independent study project on Perl Scripting. Sheets also completed a field placement with the Digital Research Library where she worked on an encoded archival description project for inclusion in the Historic Pittsburgh Project. As a graduate student researcher with the Small Grants Program, Sheets was part of a research team conducting studies to analyze a user interface for Encoded Archival Description. Additional experience includes Graduate Student Researcher, State of Pennsylvania, Educational Technology Impact Analysis Grant Project, where she was part of a team that assessed the use of technology in the curriculum in various schools districts throughout Pennsylvania.
Sheets will receive the Certificate of Advanced Studies (August 2000). She holds the Master of Science in Library and Information Science (Specialization: Information Systems and Technology) from the University of Pittsburgh, and the Bachelor of Arts in Communications/Journalism from Shippensburgh University of Pennsylvania. Sheets has completed additional coursework in Graphic Communication Technology from Westmoreland County Community College. Sheets is a member of the American Library Association, the American Society for Information Science (ASIS), and the Student Chapter of ASIS, where she served as secretary and treasurer.