Joyce Wright

Development Associate

437 Main Library

1408 W. Gregory Dr.

Urbana, IL 61801

217.333.3489

jcwright@uiuc.edu

1994-2006: Head of Undergraduate Library, University of Illinois.
1992-1994: Acting Head of Undergraduate Library, University of Illinois.
1989-1992: Assistant to the Director of Departmental Library Services, University of Illinois.
1988: Appointed Acting Head of IRRC, University of Illinois.
1985-1989: Undergraduate Librarian and Coordinator of Reference and Instructional Services, University of Illinois.
1980-1985: Administrative Librarian, Voorhees College.
1978-1980: Head of General Reference/Information Department, Memphis/Shelby Public Library and Information Center.
1976-1978: Reference Librarian, Hampton Public Library.
1974-1976: Reference/Documents Librarian, Trident Technical College.

1986 - Certificate of Advanced Studies in Librarianship: University of Illinois, Urbana, IL.
1974 - A.M.L.S. Library Science: University of Michigan.
1973 - B.A., Social Studies: Voorhees College.

Certificate of completion for workshop on the overview of the art and science of Donor Development, Advancement Resources, (2006).
Recognition Certificate for service, LAMA 3rd National Institute Planning Committee, (2004).
Recognition for service, Athletic Association Board, (2002).
Certificate of Achievement Award, Library Administration and Management Association of the American Library Association, (2001).

Wright, Joyce. " Perspectives of a First-Time Panelist." PRISM, September (2002).
Wright, Joyce. "How an Old-Fashioned Question Board Went Electronic." College and Research Libraries News, November (1998): 772-774.
Wright, Joyce. "The Electric Undergrad: An Interactive Library." Spec Kit 199: Video Collection and Multimedia in ARL Libraries, December (1993): 123-126.
Wright, Joyce and Dennis Norlin. "The Electric Undergrad: An Interactive Library Program." College & Research Libraries News, July-August (1993): 298-299.
Wright, Joyce. "Shamanism in the Caribbean: A Guide to Sources for Bibliographic Instruction." Anthropologica, 78 (Spring 1993).

Wright, Joyce, 2002. "Partnership with Community Resources -- Campus Police: Revisiting Policies to Reflect the 21st Century." in Helping the Difficult Library Patron: New Approaches to Examining and Resolving a Long-Standing and Ongoing Problem, 285-290
Wright, Joyce, 2000. "Black Librarians as Creative Writers." The Handbook of Black Librarianship, 647-665.
Wright, Joyce, 1995. "Multimedia Issues and Practices in Academic Libraries: The Illinois Experience." in Proceedings of the Second National Conference of African American Librarians, 179-181.
Wright, Joyce, 1995. "Chinese Immigration to Mexico." in Proceedings of the Twenty-eighth Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials Conference, 328-331.
Wright, Joyce, 1993. "Recruiting Minorities for Librarianship: Issues and Strategies Revisited." in Proceedings from the National Conference of African American Librarians, 186-1991.

Wright, Joyce, "Perspectives from a First-Time Panelist." ALA Committee on Accreditation Workshop, Atlanta, GA: June 2002.
Wright, Joyce, "What are Policies and Why Are They Needed?" Mortenson Center for International Library Programs and The Council on Library Resources International Leadership Institute, Urbana, IL: October 24, 2001.
Wright, Joyce, "The Wealth of Women Writers in the English-Speaking Caribbean." XLIII SALALM Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico: May 23-28, 1998.
Wright, Joyce, "Creating an Undergraduate Library Home Page." Illinois Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL: May 1996.
Wright, Joyce, "Multimedia Services in Academic Libraries." Second National Conference for African American Librarians, Milwaukee, WI: August 5-7, 1994.