Information Technology University

Chulin Meng

Office: 773-***-**** Email: *****@***.***

EDUCATION

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Graduate School of Library & Information

Science

Ph.D. Candidate, Library and Information Science

Beijing University, Department of Library and Information Science, Beijing, China

Master of Science in Library and Information Science 2000

Bachelor of Science in Information Science 1997

Beijing University, School of Law, Beijing, China

Bachelor of Law in Intellectual Property Law 1998

EXPERIENCE

Head of Library SystemsLoyola University Chicago, August 2006 - present

Responsibilities:

. Manage and provide leadership for the Library Systems Department, which is responsible

for information technology infrastructure, productions, and services across the University

Libraries

. Develop information technology strategy, identify challenges and needs, implement

innovative solutions

. Supervise and mentor professional staff and library student assistants

. Manage library technology funds

. Oversee the development and management of the Library web site and web applications for

delivering library services and resources

. Serve as Lead Administrator for the Voyager ILS; Responsible for Voyager system

administration, maintenance, and functional support

. Participate in library-wide policy making and strategic planning

. Serve as the library's liaison with university IT Services; Advocate for University

technology policy compliance Library-wide

Project Highlights:

. Voyager ILS upgrade (Version 6, 7, and 8)

. Design of New Library Website Using Drupal CMS

. Implementation of WorldCat Local as library search and discovery tool

. Implementation of Digital Commons, CONTENTdm, Omeka, and Docfinity for Loyola

Institutional Repository and Loyola Digital Special Collections

. Selection and deployment of emerging technologies and social computing tools

. Design of library mobile apps

Information Technology Support

GSLIS,

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, August 2000 - July 2006

. Database administration and maintenance

. Data analysis and statistical reports

. Data-driven dynamic web contents management

. Application development

. Technology support for online education

. User service and technology support

Integrated Library System Production Support

Beijing Golden Disk Inc., Beijing, China. 1996 - 1999

. Manage installation and implementation of ILS software for libraries

. Conduct training sessions and provide support to libraries

. Participate in ILS product development

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Professional Organization Committees

ALA LITA International Relations Committee, 2007 2011

Technology Advisory Committee, the Black Metropolis Research Consortium, 2007

ELUNA Conference Planning Committee, 2008

ELUNA Voyager Product Working Group Leaders (elected), 2012 - present

Portal Technology Working Group, the Chicago Collections Consortium, 2011 - present

Loyola University Chicago, University Committees

Academic Technology Committee, 2007 present

Search Committee: Digital Media Specialist, 2007

Loyola University Chicago, Library Committees

Chair, Voyager ILS Steering Committee, 2006 present

Chair, Web Team, 2007 present

Chair, New Forms of Communication Committee, 2007 - 2008

Chair, Federated Search Task Force, 2007 2008

Chair, Worldcat Local Working Group, 2009 - present

Chair, Search Committee: Digital Services Librarian, 2010

Chair, Next-Gen ILS Exploration Committee, 2011 present

OPAC Working Group, 2006 present

Search Committee: Director of Information Commons, 2007

Working Group on Communication, 2008 2009

Emerging Technology Committee, 2008 - present

Library Strategic Planning Committee, 2009 - 2010

Digital Repository Advisory Committee, 2010 present

Digital Repository Implementation Team, 2010 - present

Ebook Committee, 2011 - present

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Book Chapters

Liu, Y. & Meng, C. (2007) Libraries in Transition. In Library and Information Science -

Series of Research Fronts in the Humanities and Social Sciences in the West. Edited by

Chu, H. & Zhang, Q.. Beijing, China: RenMin University Press.

Chu, H., Shen, X., & Meng, C. (2007) Information Retrieval. In Library and Information

Science - Series of Research Fronts in the Humanities and Social Sciences in the West.

Edited by Chu, H. & Zhang, Q.. Beijing, China: RenMin University Press.

Meng, C. (2007) Information Policy and Ethics. In Library and Information Science -

Series of Research Fronts in the Humanities and Social Sciences in the West. Edited by

Chu, H. & Zhang, Q.. Beijing, China: RenMin University Press.

Journal Articles

Meng, C. (2003) Data Standard for Biodiversity Information Collection, Bulletin of the

American Society for Information Science and Technology, Vol. 30, No. 2, December/January

2004

Meng, C. (2000) Web database design for Integrated Library Automation System, Library

Journal (China) Vol. 19(3), p36-38

Meng, C. (2000) A review of information technology for electronic almanac design (2000),

Almanac Theory and Research, (1), p21-23

Meng, C. (1998) The legalities of hypertext link on World Wide Web, China Inforword, 1998-

06-25, v46

Refereed Conference Presentations

WorldCat Local at Loyola: Implementation and Use Experience, LITA National Forum,

September 30 October 3, 2010, Atlanta, GA

Using Mash-ups to Enhance Library Services, Endeavor EndUser Meeting, April 26-28, 2007,

Schaumberg, IL

Improve subject access to digital library using query-base concept hierarchy, Proceedings

of Asia-Pacific Conference on Library & Information Education and Practice, April 3-6,

2006, Singapore

Poster Presentations

Preparing for Library 2.0: Loyola s 23 Things for Library Staff program, LITA National

Forum, October 1-4, 2009, Salt Lake City, UT

Using Query-based Concept Structures in Interactive Information Retrieval, the

Association for Library and Information Science Education Annual Meeting, San Antonio,

Texas, USA, January 16-19, 2006

Bring Order to Text Corpora Using Automatically Generated Concept Hierarchies, the

American Society for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting, November 12-17,

2004, Providence, RI

HONORS AND AWARDS

Carl and Katherine Perrin Fellowship, University of Illinois, 2005-06

IET Scholarship, International Engineering Technology Foundation, 1996SKILLS

Integrated Library Systems: Extensive experience with ILS development and implementation

Library Applications: extensive experience with installing and administering applications

using Solaris, Linux, and Windows servers

Database Management Systems: proficiency with Oracle, MySQL, Informix, and SQL server

Programming languages: fluency with PERL and PHP

Authentication, Data Storage and Backup: experience with Active Directory, LDAP, SAN, and

TSM

Information Retrieval: knowledge and experience with IR models, Document Clustering, Text

Mining

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