NCSU Libraries Fellows 2004-2006
We are pleased to announce the appointment of the 2004-2006 NCSU Libraries Fellows: Jaime L. Margalotti, effective 1 July 2004; Stephen E. Meyer, effective 16 August 2004; and Catherine Pellegrino, effective 1 July 2004. Amanda French joins the NC State University Libraries on 2 August 2004, as a Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Post-Doctoral Fellow in Scholarly Information Resources.
The NCSU Libraries Fellows Program develops future leaders for academic libraries, with a focus on science, engineering, and digital librarianship. Now in its sixth year, the program continues to attract a diverse and impressive group of talented new graduates. This year, a CLIR Fellow will join the program. Fellows are appointed as librarians for a two-year term as members of the library faculty, combining work on an innovative project with a half-time assignment in a home department.
Fellow Jaime Margalotti will receive the Master of Science in Library Science from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in May 2004, where her coursework has emphasized archives and special collections. She holds the Master of Arts in Public History from North Carolina State University, and the Bachelor of Arts in History and English from Williams College.
While a graduate student in both of her degree programs, Margalotti has worked with special collections and archives. In her current position at the NC State University Libraries, Margalotti works in Special Collections on a grant-funded project to process the archives of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society. In addition, Margalotti is working with the Southern Historical Collection as a graduate assistant in the Manuscripts department at Wilson Library, UNC-Chapel Hill. While pursuing her Master of Arts degree in Public History, she served the NC State University Libraries Special Collections department as Alumni Archives Fellow, and processed collections for both university archives and manuscripts.
Margalotti has experience as a project archivist with Williams College, and as an intern with the State Archives of North Carolina. Professionally active, Margalotti is a member of the Society of American Archivists, the American Library Association, and the Society of North Carolina Archivists. As an NCSU Libraries Fellow, Margalotti will call Special Collections her home department and her project assignment will be the “Capital City Campaign/Development Initiative” where she will participate in all facets of library fundraising, including prospect identification and research, public relations and promotions, and preparation of proposals.
Fellow Stephen Meyer will receive the Master of Arts in Library and Information Science in August 2004 from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where his coursework has emphasized systems and technology. He holds the Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, also from the University of Wisconsin. In his current practicum, with the University of Wisconsin Libraries Digital Content Group, he is surveying the university’s digital library projects and evaluating digital library collections. He has also served as a member of the Library Technology Group, providing technical support and conducting an independent study of the library’s approach to network security. Throughout his graduate program, Meyer has been employed with UW’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, currently as a project assistant for the department’s main office operations.
An active member of UW’s Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) Student Chapter, Meyer had a leading role in the group’s redesign and administration of the School of Library and Information Science Website. Of particular interest to him is LITA’s Open Source Systems Interest Group. Meyer is also a member of the Wisconsin Library Association. As an NCSU Libraries Fellow, Meyer will call the Textiles Library his home department, and his project assignment will be the “E-Matrix: Electronic Resource and Serial Management” project.
Fellow Catherine Pellegrino will receive the Master of Science in Library Science degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May 2004, where her coursework has emphasized reference, instruction, databases, and web design. She holds the Doctor and Master of Philosophy degrees in Music Theory from Yale University and the Bachelor of Music degree in Clarinet Performance and Music Theory from Oberlin College.
While completing her library science education, Pellegrino has worked as a serials/web graduate assistant with the Music Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She manages a collection of over two hundred serial subscriptions, maintains web pages, catalogs music scores, and converts catalog records to MARC format. Pellegrino has also worked at the NC State University Libraries, as a reference graduate assistant, and as a library assistant with the Natural Resources Library (NRL). Her NC State University Libraries assignments have included staffing the Ask A Librarian virtual reference desk, assisting with bibliographic instruction, and incorporating ADA-compliant standards on the NRL’s website. Pellegrino has also worked in the circulation and preservation departments of Yale University Libraries. As an instructor in music theory, Pellegrino has taught at Yale University, Oberlin College, and the University of the South (Sewanee).
Pellegrino’s professional affiliations include the American Library Association, the Library and Information Technology Association, the Music Library Association, and the Association of College and Research Libraries. Pellegrino’s educational background serves as excellent preparation for her Fellows project assignment: “Looking At FRBR (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records) Through Users’ Eyes.” Pellegrino will be assigned to the Research and Information Services department.
The CLIR Fellowship program, available to recent graduates who have completed a Ph.D. in a humanities discipline, is new to the NC State University Libraries this year. The program is focused on developing scholarly information professionals who will play a leading role in shaping the future of scholarly resources management in academic libraries. The CLIR Fellowship program offers an opportunity for the post-doctoral fellow to combine subject-based disciplinary expertise with librarianship, while exploring new ways to support humanities research with digital technologies.
Fellow Amanda French has an impressive record of awards, honors, publications, technology, and teaching experience at the University of Virginia. She has taught courses in English Literature, Poetry, Composition, and the History of Literature in English. French has an information technology background as well; and has served as teaching and technology support partner for English faculty, assisting with the integration of technology into teaching. She has served as staff member in the Electronic Text Center; and has held additional positions as technology support assistant with the Laptop Pilot Program and web developer with the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy.
Amanda French will receive the Ph.D. in English from the University of Virginia in August 2004. She holds the M.A. in English from the University of Virginia, and the B.A. in English from the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she graduated cum laude. Her honors and awards include the University of Virginia Seven Society Graduate Fellowship for Superb Teaching Semi-Finalist, the Academy of American Poets University and College Prize, and the University of Virginia President’s Fellowship. French’s active service at the University of Virginia has included: student member, University Council on Information Technology; president, Graduate Student Council; vice-president, Graduate English Student Association; and English Department Representative, Graduate Student Council. French is a member of the Modern Language Association, the Popular Culture Association, and the American