Librarian for the Illinois Natural History Survey Library, 2010-present
1816 S. Oak Street
1027 Forbes Natural History Building
Champaign, IL 61820
217.244.4907
wohlgemu@illinois.edu
Previous Position(s)
1999-2009: Head Librarian, Illinois Natural History Survey Library.
1996-1999: Assistant Librarian, Illinois Natural History Survey Library.
1994-1996: Case Western Reserve University, Sears Library.
1995-1996: Reference Librarian, East Cleveland Public Library.
1992-1994: Interlibrary Loan Assistant, Case Western Reserve University, Allen Library.
Education
1994-1996: Kent State University, Kent, OH. Master in Library Science, GPA 3.65 Thesis "Comparative statistical analysis of the OhioLink lending requests of the Cleveland Health Sciences library January-June 1993-1994.
1979-1984: Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Bachelor of the Arts, with 70 Additional hours in Botany and Horticulture.
1975-1977: Kishwaukee College, Malta, IL. Associate of Applied Science in Ornamental Horticulture, magna cum laude.
Research Interests
Awards and Distinctions
Awards
2003 DNR Employee of the Quarter.
Grants Awarded
2009, Conversion of Catalog Cards from the Scientific Survey Libraries/UIUC Library, author.
2009, An Innovative Approach to Collection Transfers Using Existing Metadata: Improving Access to Collections of the State Scientific Libraries in I-Share and OCLC/CARLI Access and Analysis Award, contributor.
Recent Publications
Articles
Wohlgemuth, B. 2009. Library Project Updates:Illinois Natural History Survey Library. The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Newsletter No. 114, August 2009.
Wohlgemuth, B. 2008. INHS Library. Outdoor Illinois 16(9):13.
Wohlgemuth, B. New library buildings, Illinois Natural History Survey Library. Illinois Library Association Reporter, 25(1): 14-15.
Wohlgemuth, B. 2006. Illinois Natural History Survey Library Grand Opening Celebration. Illinois Natural History Survey Reports, Summer, no. 388.
Wohlgemuth, B. 2006. Grand opening ceremonies continue to build an Illinois tradition dating back to the mid 1800s, INHS Library. Outdoor Illinois 15(9):28.
Recent Presentations
B. Wohlgemuth, Taught the Environmental class section for the Bibliography of Africa LIS 530M course, November 17, 2009.
B. Wohlgemuth, New Innovations at the INHS Library. Presentation given at the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Annual Conference in Washington D.C. May 13, 2009.
B. Wohlgemuth, "Copyright." INHS Seminar Series, November 6th, 2008.
B. Wohlgemuth, "Presentation on databases for library collections." Science References Resources class, 2004.
Professional Service
Special Library Association, Biological Sciences Division, Environmental Resource Management Division, and Natural History Caucus.
