Activities & Awards

Academic Awards & Honors

  • 2000, Service Learning Publishing Recognition Prize, St. John’s University
  • 1992, Beta Phi Mu, National Honor Society, Library Science
  • 1992, M.S., Library Science, with Honors, Columbia University

Professional Activities

  • 2003-Present. Institute for Information Literacy Executive Committee, Association of College and Research Libraries
  • 2002-Present. The New York Library Club
  • 2001-Present. Advisory Board Member. Library Connections Program, Archdiocese of New York Schools, New York, NY
  • Library Connections is a grant-funded initiative of the Archdiocese of New York that is designed to strengthen Catholic school libraries in the city
  • 2001-Present. American Society for Information Science & Technology Positions Held: Technology in Society SIG, Chair, 2002-2003; Technology in Society SIG, Vice-Chair, Chair-Elect 2001-2002
  • 2000-Present. Board Member. Best Practices in Information Literacy Project Team, Association of College and Research Libraries
  • 1998-Present. Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
  • 1995-1996; 1999-Present. American Educational Research Association
  • 1990-Present. American Library Association

Division Memberships

  • Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 1992-present
  • Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) 1992-present

Positions Held

  • ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS)
    Section Past-Chair 1998-1999
    Section Chair 1997-1998
    Section Vice-Chair Elect 1996-1997
  • ACRL/EBSS Nominating Committee, Chair 1998-1999
  • ACRL/EBSS Reference Sources & Services Committee
    Committee Chair 1995-1996
    Acting Chair 1994-1995

Committee Membership

  • Reference Sources & Services 1993-1996
  • American Association for Higher Education 1994-1998

 

Local Institutional Activities


University

  • 2003-Present. University Senate
  • 2001-Present. University Libraries. Instructional Services Consultant
  • 1999-Present. Graduate Educational Policy Committee
  • 1999 (December). Participated in the development of the St. John’s Libraries’ “Course Proposal for the Core Curriculum Finalization Committee.”
  • 1997 (March). Interviewer, Teaching and Learning Technology Roundtable
  • 1997 Faculty Technology Survey

College

  • 1996-Present. Liberal Arts Faculty Council (LAFC)
  • 1999-2001. LAFC General Committee

Division

  • 2001-Present. Gale Group/ALISE Program Representative
  • 1999-Present. Division of Library & Information Science ALISE Representative
  • 1996-Present. Curriculum Review Subcommittee, Educational Policy Committee, Division of Library & Information Science
  • 2002 (September 3). Discussion Leader. New Student Orientation, Division of Library & Information Science. Led faculty and new student discussion of the future of library and information science using an article by Librarian of Congress, James Billington. [Billington, J. H. (2001). Humanizing the Information Revolution. IFLA Journal, 27 (5/6), 301-306.]
  • 2002 (Spring). Conducted Comprehensive Examination Review Session. (This session was conducted jointly with Dr. Elizabeth Pollicino)
  • 2001 (August). St. John’s University, Division of Library & Information Science. Met with Nancy McGeveran, Associate Dean, College of Professional Studies and Theresa Maylone, Executive Director, St. John’s Libraries, to discuss the possibility of offering a LIS minor or certificate program through CPS.
  • 2001 (May 31). Conducted Comprehensive Examination Review Session. (This session was conducted jointly with Dr. Sherry L. Vellucci)
  • 2000 (February 9, June 13, October 2). Conducted Comprehensive Examination Review Sessions. (These sessions were conducted jointly with Dr. Sherry L. Vellucci)
  • 1999 (September 30). Conducted make-up classes for observant Jewish students in LIS 205 and 211 so that they were not penalized for missing class on September 27 (Yom Kippur)
  • 1999 (February 23, June 8, October 13). Conducted Comprehensive Examination Review Sessions.  (These sessions were conducted jointly with Dr. Sherry L. Vellucci)
  • 1999 (May 14). Represented the Division of Library & Information Science, Westchester Library Association Meeting
  • 1998 (February 17, June 15, October 20). Conducted Comprehensive Examination Review Sessions. (The latter two sessions were conducted jointly with Dr. Sherry L. Vellucci)
  • 1998 (Summer). Secured publication opportunity for a Division of Library & Information Science student. On my recommendation, Emily Contrada was selected as one of only two student contributors to the 1999 ACRL book, Librarians as Learners, Librarians as Teachers: The Diffusion of Internet Expertise in Academic Libraries.
  • 1998 (May 1). Represented the Division of Library & Information Science, Westchester Library Association Meeting