Associate University Librarian for Collections
Professor of Library Administration
Campus Address:
Office of Collections
1408 W. Gregory Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801
Telephone: 217-333-0790
FAX: 212-244-4358
E-mail: karens@uiuc.edu
Division: Administration
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1997-present
Associate University Librarian for Collections and Professor of Library
Administration
1995 - 1997
Coordinator of Collection Development and Professor of Library Administration
1982-1997
Acquisitions Librarian and Professor of Library Administration
Illinois State University
1980-1982
Assistant Acquisitions Librarian and Head, Bibliographic Searching Unit;
Assistant
Professor of Library Administration
1980
General College Librarian (temporary reference post)
The Ohio State University
1978-1979
Head, Regional Campuses Technical Services & Instructor of Library
Administration
1975-1979
Latin American Bibliographer & Cataloger & Instructor of Library Administration
EDUCATION
1989
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Ph.D. in Library and Information
Science
1974
Indiana University Master's Degree in Library Science
1973
Indiana University Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology
SELECTED COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign:
Campus Library Policy Committee (1998-2000, chair 1999-2000)
Campus Promotion and Tenure Committee (2001-2004)
Collection Development Committee (1982-present; chair, 1994-1997) and the
following subcommittees:
Budget Subcommittee (1989-present; chair, 1994-1996, 1997-present)
Nonprint Subcommittee (1982-1994; chair 1990-1994)
Collections Philosophy Subcommittee (1996; chair)
DRA Integrated Systems Implementation Coordinating Committee (1995-1997)
General Services Advisory Committee (1986-1988; 1991-1993)
Library Allocation Steering Committee (2000-2001)
Library Executive Committee (1990-1994; 1997- 2000)
Library Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee (1993-2002; chair, 1993-1997)
Library Research and Publications Committee (1983-1987; chair, 1986-1987)
Strategic Planning Committee (1995-2000)
UC Senate (1992-1996)
UC Operations Committee (1992-1994)
UC Tenant Advisory Committee (1991-1993)
Vice-Chancellor's Consultative Committee on the University Library (1992)
Vice-Chancellor's Review Committee on the Evaluation of the University Librarian
(1992)
American Library Association:
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL):
Samuel Lazerow Fellowship Committee (1998-2000; chair, 2000)
Association of Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS):
ALCTS Board of Directors, member-at-large (1998-2001)
Acquisitions Section Executive Committee (1992-present)
Acquisitions Section Education Committee (1992-1996)
Acquisitions Section Research and Statistics Committee (chair, 1995-1997)
Best of Library Resources & Technical Services Award Committee (1988-1989;
chair, 1989)
Blackwell North America Award Committee (chair, 1995-1996)
Chief Collection Officers of Large Research Libraries Group (1995-present; chair
2000-2001
Collection Management and Development Section Administration of Collection
Development Committee
(2000-2002)
Collection Management and Development Section Administration of Collection
Development Committee
(2000-2002)
Committee on Research and Statistics (1990-1992; chair, 1992)
Library Information Technology Association:
Gaylord Award Committee (1992-1994)
Nominations Committee (chair, 1988-1989)
Publications Committee (1982-1990)
State and other organizations:
CIC Collection Development Librarians, UIUC representative (1995-present; chair,
1999-2001)
Illinois Cooperative Collection Management Coordinating Committee, member,
1994-present; chair, 1995-96)
NEH reviewer (1998- )
EDITORIAL BOARDS
Acquisitions Librarian (Haworth Press), editorial board member, 1987-present
Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory (Pergamon Press), editorial board
member, 1988-1993; 2001-2003
Library Resources & Technical Services (American Library Association) editorial
board member, Acquisitions
Section representative, 1991-1995
consulting editor for Libraries Unlimited, Littleton, Colorado, specializing in
collection development and
acquisitions matters, 1996-1998
SELECTED AWARDS, GRANTS & HONORS
2001
ALCTS Acquisitions Librarian of the Year Award
1998
CIC Academic Fellows Program member
1997
State of Illinois Educate and Automate grant for the Lincoln Digitization
Project, co-P.I.,
$235,000, shared with Illinois State University Library on behalf of the
Cooperative
Collection Management Coordinating Committee (co-PI)
1997
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library Research and Publication
Committee
Grant for $11,500 for survey on marketing to libraries (PI)
1995
Association of College and Research Libraries Samuel Lazerow Fellowship Grant
for
Research $1,000. For research proposal on marketing to libraries, to be conduct
and
published in 1996/97 (PI)
1994
Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory Research Award, with Professor Tina
Chrzastowski, $1,000. For research on serial cancellations in large academic
libraries
1993
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Research Board grant award, with
Professor
Tina Chrzastowski, $16,451. For research on serials cancellations in academic
libraries
(co-PI)
1992
Best of LRTS Award for article "Education for Acquisitions: A Survey of ARL
Acquisitions Librarians."
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