One Tool, Many Applications: Collection Assessment for Changing Times

Speakers:

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  Melissa Gonzalez

  Collection Development LibrarianUniversity of West Florida

  Melissa Gonzalez is the Collection Development Librarian and History, Philosophy, Religion, Anthropology, Political Science, and Music liaison at the University of West Florida in Pensacola. She holds a Master of Library and Information Science and a Master of Arts in History from the University of Southern Mississippi. Her current professional interests center around collection management and assessment, with a particular focus on building and maintaining diverse collections.

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  Tom Reich

  Acquisitions, Gifts, & Collection Development CoordinatorUniversity of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

  Tom Reich has worked at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Libraries since 1996. First, as student worker, then library assistant in U.S. and WI documents, and ultimately his current position as Collection Development Coordinator, Head of Acquisitions, Gifts Librarian. Tom is a product of UWSP, earning a B.S. in Political Science and MST-History w/Param Gun Sood MAGS Award. Tom’s MLIS is from UW-Milwaukee. Tom is deeply committed to assessing collections, following best practices in leveraging resources.

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  Rachel Scott

  Associate Dean for Information AssetsIllinois State University

  Rachel Scott is the Associate Dean for Information Assets at Illinois State University’s Milner Library. She received an MLS from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and a PhD in historical musicology from the University of Memphis. Rachel is editor of Library Resources & Technical Services, co-editor of the NASIG Proceedings, and editorial board member for Resources for College Libraries.

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  Julie Murphy

  Collection Assessment LibrarianIllinois State University

  Julie Murphy is the Collection Assessment Librarian at Illinois State University’s Milner Library.  She received a BS in Physics and an MS in Curriculum & Instruction from Illinois State University, and an MLS from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests center around collection development, collection assessment, and electronic textbooks.