NCSU Libraries Fellows 2005-2007
We are pleased to announce the appointment of 2005–2007 NCSU Libraries Fellows: Hilary M. Davis, James J. Tuttle, Emily Lynema, and John Vickery.
The NCSU Libraries Fellows Program, focused on developing future leaders in science, engineering, digital librarianship, and library management and administration, continues to attract a diverse and impressive group of talented new graduates. Fellows are appointed to the rank of Librarian for a time-limited two year term as full members of the library faculty, and they combine their work on an innovative project with a half-time assignment in a home department.
Fellow James Tuttle received the Master of Science in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois—Urbana, and the Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology, also from the University of Illinois. As an NCSU Libraries Fellow, James Tuttle will hold the additional title of Geospatial Data Librarian, assigned to the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) grant.
Tuttle has several years of experience in digital libraries. Tuttle’s most recent position was Information Architecture Intern, Digital Libraries, Abbott Laboratories, where he managed a multidisciplinary team to consolidate several data sources consisting of circa 2,600 documents into a digital library for the Pediatric Nutrition division of Abbott International. Past positions include Graduate Assistant with Prairienet/Community Networking Initiative, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, and Technology Consultant, Helen Matthes Library. Tuttle has also served as Graduate Assistant for the course “Introduction to Network Information Systems” at the School of Library and Information Science. His responsibilities included installing and configuring network hardware in the community technology centers and serving as guest lecturer on the administration of Unix and Windows operating systems.
Fellow Hilary Davis has experience in chemistry and engineering library collections and an academic background in biology. Davis holds the Master of Library Science degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. In addition, she holds the Master of Science in Biology (with a focus on Botany), from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and the Bachelor of Science in Biology with Honors, with a minor in Geology and Chemistry from Guilford College.
Davis most recently worked as Library Assistant for Engineering, Washington University. She provided reference assistance, document delivery, and information literacy services for faculty, staff and students. In addition, Davis has been involved in the website design and maintenance for the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, hosted by the Missouri Botanical Garden. She has previous work experience as a graduate teaching assistant and research assistant with the Department of Biology, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and as a Chemistry Lab Teaching Assistant and Tutor, Department of Chemistry, Guilford College. Her academic background and past experience is an ideal fit with her home department assignment—the Collections department.
Davis is a member of the American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries, the Library and Information Technology Association, and the Special Libraries Association. She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the Ronald G. Bohley Scholarship from the Missouri Library Association and the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, General Biology Laboratory, from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Emily Lynema’s home department is Research and Information Services, while her project in the Systems Department involves helping implement a new catalog search application obtained from Endeca. Once implemented, it will enable faceted browsing for patrons searching the Libraries’ catalog.
Lynema completed her M.S. in information from the University of Michigan in 2005, where she received such academic awards as the Karen Horny Scholarship, the MaryLouise Meder Scholarship, and the Kenneth E. Vance Scholarship. She earned a B.S. in computer science from Hope College, where she received the Computer Science Senior Prize, the Sigma Xi Senior Research Award, and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.
While earning her master’s, she served as a library systems intern at the University of Michigan Libraries, compiling reporting requirements for the entire university library system, customizing reporting functionality in its new library management system, and providing staff training on related reporting tools. Lynema has also worked as an information systems intern for Gordon Food Service, Inc., where she focused on Oracle database management and worked with users to define technical modifications required for new business initiatives.
Lynema is a member of the American Library Association’s Library Information Technology Association. At its May 2004 meeting, the OCLC Reference Advisory Committee invited her to give a presentation on “Reference Services for the Next Generation” and to participate in discussions. Her constructive input led OCLC staff and committee members to decide to appoint a student to future committees.
John Vickery’s home department is Collection Management, and his project assignment is in Digital Library Initiatives. In May 2005 he received an M.S.L.S. from UNC–Chapel Hill. He also holds a B.A. in English and Spanish, cum laude, from Appalachian State University and pursued graduate studies in applied linguistics at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
As a graduate student at UNC–Chapel Hill, Vickery received a two-year appointment as a Carolina Academic Library Associate. In that capacity, he held collection management responsibilities for Latin American and Iberian resources, conducted library Web site and database design and maintenance, and provided reference service and bibliographic instruction. He was also active in student leadership roles, serving on the Administrative Board of the Library, the Scholarly Communications Committee, and the Student Library Advisory Board. He also served as president of the university’s Student Chapter of the American Library Association.
Vickery has received numerous awards and scholarships, including the Margaret Ellen Kalp Fellowship (UNC–Chapel Hill) and the Bilingual Teacher Training Scholarship (University of Massachusetts Boston). He attended the Feria Internacional del Libro in Guadalajara, México, with support from UNC–Chapel Hill’s Institute of Latin American Studies. In March 2004 he made a presentation at the World View Seminar on “Hispanics/Latinos in the Carolinas.”