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John Shuler, BOTM for January, 2008
John Shuler is an Associate Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is a Bibliographer for Government Information and Urban Planning/Documents Librarian Collections Development. Previously he was head of the documents department at Colgate University. Shuler has published extensively on information in electronic media and is a strong advocate of virtual reference. He worked with GPO to create our first ever formal digital partnership between the U.S. State Department the FDLP, and spearheaded library virtual reference collaboration and is working with the Government Printing Office to implement the reference project as a full partnership. Shuler is also an adjunct faculty member in the Graduate Library and Information program of Dominican University. He serves on the Public Printer's Depository Library Council, on the editorial board of Journal of Academic Librarianship, and is an assistant editor for Government Information Quarterly. He is primarily interested in blogging about the impact of digital government information and local/state governments. Continue reading
Carlos Diaz, BOTM for November, 2007
Carlos A. Diaz is the Head of Government Documents/Maps at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. His interest in government documents is due to his lifelong interest in history, geography, and travel. Concerning his love for history, Carlos stated, "I have always wondered why people did what they did...what led them to make the decisions they made. I always found it fascinating." His love and curiosity for other countries led to a love for stamp collecting and maps. "I don't think I've met anyone who didn't like maps. Most of the patrons I help are just drawn to the collection...they are fascinated by it all." Carlos has been at Evergreen since 1999 and is enjoying every minute of it.
Continue readingBarrett Jones, BOTM for October, 2007
Barrett Jones is a librarian at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C. He holds an MLIS from UCLA and has worked in both government and special libraries, including the U.S. Courts and the Rand Corporation. He has presented at library technology conferences and written articles about technology for library journals. In his free time he tills the earth in his community garden plot with his wife Gabriela and plays in a noise-rock group with an unpronounceable name. [update 10/2010: Barrett is now working at the Library of Congress Office of Strategic Initiatives!] Continue reading
Cass Hartnett, BOTM for September, 2007
Cass Hartnett is U.S. Documents Librarian at the University of Washington Libraries, a position she's held since 1997. She also teaches the Government Publications class at the University of Washington School of Information, loving the energy and inspiration she receives from students. Her main interests are American women's history and the historical/popular value of federal government information. She co-founded the Northwest Government Information Network (NGIN) and is currently Chair-Elect of the American Library Association's Government Documents Roundtable (GODORT). She's thrilled to be contributing to FGI as a novice blogger! Continue reading
Amy West: BOTM for August, 2007
Amy West is the Data Services Librarian at the University of Minnesota, having previously worked in the Government Publications Library there for seven years. She is a GOVDOC-L moderator, has worked on the National Historical Geographic Information System, developed by the Minnesota Population Center, maintains the Government Publications Library website, is coordinator-elect of the International Documents Task Force of ALA/GODORT and currently co-chairs a group at Minnesota called the Reinventing Reference Collaborative. She is perpetually in search of the perfect handbag, shoes and software. Continue reading
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