Sharon E. Clark
Associate Professor Emerita, Library Administration
246 Library
1408 W. Gregory Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-2579
sclark3@uiuc.edu
Previous Position(s)
- 1998-2005: Newspaper Librarian and Associate Professor, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, Library.
- 1993-1998: Coordinator, Technical Services Division, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, Library.
- 1987-1998: Assistant Director for Automated Services and Online Catalog Coordinator for
Operations and Development and Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Library.
- 1985-1987: Automated Systems Librarian and Online Catalog Coordinator for Operations and
Development and Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Library.
- 1984-1985: Automated Systems Librarian and Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, Library.
Education
- 1980 - M.S. in Library Science: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
- 1979 - B.A. in Anthropology: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Awards and Distinctions
Awards
- C. Walter and Gerda B. Mortenson Fellowship, Bodleian Library, Oxford University (1990).
- Beta Phi Mu (1980).
Grants Awarded
- 2005-07: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant, "Illinois Newspaper Project, Phase VII:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, (Principal Investigator).
- 2003-05: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant, "Illinois Newspaper Project, Phase VI:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, (Principal Investigator).
- 2001-03: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant, "Illinois Newspaper Project, Phase V:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, (Principal Investigator).
- 1999-2001: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant, "Illinois Newspaper Project, Phase IV:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, (Principal Investigator).
- 1996-98: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant, "Illinois Newspaper Project, Phase III:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, (Principal Investigator).
Recent Publications
Articles
- Clark, Sharon and Evans, Linda J. "Illinois Newspaper Project."
Illinois Library Association Reporter, 23:3 (2005): 6-7.
Book Chapters
- Clark, Sharon, 1992. "Online Public Access Catalog Retrieval Structure and Techniques: With
Reference to Recent Developments in the United States and Great Britain," in
Proceedings of the 14th Biennial Conference on "New Technologies and Information
Services-Evolution or Revolution?" 113-120.
- Clark, Sharon, William Mischo, Beth Sandore, and Michael Gorman. 1990. "University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign," in
Campus Strategies for Libraries and Electronic Information, Caroline Arms, ed.
- Clark, Sharon, 1989. "The Online Catalog: Beyond a Local Reference Tool," in
Questions and Answers: Strategies Using the Electronic Reference Collection, Linda Smith,
ed.
- Clark, Sharon, 1987. "Management and Workflow of Copy Cataloging at the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign," in
Managing Copy Cataloging in ARL Libraries, Sharon E. Clark, ed.
Other Publications
- Clark, Sharon, 1998.
At Your Service: University of Illinois Public Service and Outreach Directory, Office of
the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
- Clark, Sharon, Patricia Higgens, and Barton Clark, 1994.
Practicing Anthropology: Cumulative Index, vols. 1-16, 1978-1994, Society for Applied
Anthropology.
- Clark, Sharon and Barton Clark, 1990.
Practicing Anthropology: Cumulative Index, vols. 1-10, University of Kentucky Press.
- Clark, Sharon, 1987.
Managing Copy Cataloging in ARL Libraries. Association of Research Libraries, SPEC
Kit 136.
Recent Presentations
- Clark, Sharon. "Critical Appraisal of the Need for Classification in the Future: an
Administrative Perspective."
36th Allerton Institute, Monticello, IL: October 24, 1994.
- Clark, Sharon. "Retrieval Structures and Techniques in Online Catalog Public Access
Catalogs."
International Association of Technological University Libraries (IATUL), Cambridge,
MA: July 11, 1991.
- Clark, Sharon. "History of Library Automation at the Library of the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: A Decade of Managing Change."
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, Oxford, England: October 29, 1990.
- Clark, Sharon. "Electronic Information Access and Delivery Initiatives: A U.S.A.
Perspective."
Ealing College of Higher Education, Ealing, England: October 19, 1990.
- Clark, Sharon. "ILLINET Online, The Illinois Model for Cooperation."
Annual Conference of the Iowa Association of College and Research Libraries, Cedar Falls:
April 21, 1989.
Professional Service
- American Library Association
- Association for Library Collections and Technical Services
- Library Administration and Management Association
- Library Information and Technology Association
- Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries
- Illinois Library Association