Assistant University

Michael Alexander DiCarlo

Thomas Jackson Jack Magee, Jr. & Mary Jo Cunningham Magee Ross Endowed

Professor

Office Address:

Prescott Memorial Library

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, LA 71272

Office Phone: 318-***-****

Office Fax: 318-***-****

E-mail: *****@******.***

Home Address:

2204 Wales CT

Ruston, LA 71270

Home Phone: 318-***-****

Education:

1977 Louisiana State University Master of Library Science

1975-1976 Louisiana State University

Law Center

1975 Tulane University Bachelor of Arts (History)

Certification:

Louisiana Civil Law Notary Lincoln Parish

Professional Experience:

2008 Louisiana Tech University, Prescott Memorial Library

Dean of Library Services

Thomas Jackson Magee, Jr. & Mary Jo Cunningham Magee Ross Professor

Responsible for the development and administration of the

University Library.

Louisiana Tech University, Prescott Memorial Library

2007 Associate Professor/Associate Dean Library Services

1997-2007 Associate Professor/Associate Director of Libraries

Provide information management support for the Dean of Library Services.

Supervision of library automation projects. Represent Library for the Dean on

University committees. Act for the Dean in his absence.

1996-1997 Louisiana Tech University, Prescott Memorial Library

& Assistant Professor/Interim Director of Libraries

12/2003-03/2004

Serve as Director of Libraries pending the advertisement and hiring of a new

Director.

1991-1996 Louisiana Tech University, Prescott Memorial Library

Assistant Professor/Assistant Director for Public Services

Supervise: Reference, Government Publications, Circulation, Audiovisuals,

Interlibrary Services, Special Collections, Stack Maintenance, Periodicals, and

Library Automation. These areas are staffed by 10 library faculty and 11 support

staff. Duties include planning, coordination, scheduling, and evaluation for these

departments in consultation with appropriate department heads. Responsible for

interaction with user community in regards to these departments.

1987-1991 Louisiana Tech University, Prescott Memorial Library

Assistant Professor/Head, Reference & Library Automation

Administer the Reference Department and Library Automation. The Reference

Department is staffed by 6 Library Faculty and is responsible for general

reference, bibliographic instruction, interlibrary services and collection

development. Duties include supervision, planning, coordination with other

library departments, scheduling, evaluation of professional staff, etc.

1984-1987 Louisiana Tech University, Prescott Memorial Library

Instructor of Library Science/Head, Library Automation

1983-1984 Louisiana Tech University, Prescott Memorial Library

Instructor of Library Science/Data Base Searcher

1981-1982 Northeast Louisiana University, Sandel Library

Instructional Services Librarian

Computer Assisted Learning Laboratory (SDIP Grant)

1978-1981 Northeast Louisiana University, Sandel Library

Instructor of Library Science/Information Services Librarian for Business and

Social Sciences

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Professional Activities:

2010-2012 Louisiana Academic Library Information Network Consortium Executive Board

Member at Large

2010 Louisiana Tech University Advancement. Lagniappe Ladies Grant. Principal

Investigator $5000 award purchase Liberal Arts Materials.

2008-2010 Louisiana Academic Library Information Network Consortium Executive Board

Secretary

2008 Recipient. Outstanding Academic Librarian Award. To publicly recognize an

individual who has made an especially significant contribution to further the

development of academic libraries/librarians/librarianship within Louisiana.

Presented by Academic Section Louisiana Library Association. LLA Annual

Conference.

2007-2008 Chair. Louisiana Academic Library Information Network Consortium Research

and Development Committee. Committee charged by Louisiana Academic

Library

Directors with reviewing and recommending new technology and services for the

Consortium.

2006 Joint Presenter. Book Lists in Every Flavor: Take your pick - Vanilla or Tuti

Frutti! LOUIS Users Conference. Baton Rouge.

2006 Joint Presenter. Analyzing Help Center Logs: What They Tell and How They

Can Improve Support. SIRSI SuperConference 2006. Nashville.

2005 Joint Presenter. Upgrade Testing: A Consortium Approach. SIRSI

SuperConference 2005. Nashville.

2004 Joint Presenter. System Administrators in a Consortium: Sharing the Wealth and

Woe. SIRSI SuperConference 2004. St. Louis.

2003-2005 University SACS Steering Committee. Ten year accreditation review.

2003 Presenter. Sending Serials Holdings to Ingenta. LOUIS Users Conference.

Joint Presenter. LOUIS Custom Reports. LOUIS Users Conference.

2003-2006 Judge. State Finals Louisiana Destination ImagiNation.

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2001-2007 Member. Louisiana Academic Library Information Network Consortium

Research and Development Committee. Committee charged by Louisiana

Academic Library

Directors with reviewing and recommending new technology and services for the

Consortium.

2000 Joint Presenter. Space Planning and Moves. Louisiana Library Association

Annual Conference.

1998 Co-investigator. Digitizing the William King Stubbs Architectural Archives.

Project will preserve and share electronically a collection of 16,000+ original

documents that depict the history of architecture in North Louisiana.

Funding: $100,000. LEQSF. Louisiana Board of Regents for Higher Education.

1997- 2000 Chair. Louisiana Academic Library Information Network Consortium.

Cooperative Collection Development Committee. Committee charged by

Louisiana Academic Library Directors to investigate the options and

opportunities for cooperation in purchasing, use, and delivery of information

among academic libraries in Louisiana.

1997- Chair. Louisiana Library Network. Technology Committee. Committee charged

by the Network to review changes in library automation systems, vendors, and

services to prepare Network for future migration decisions.

1995 Joint Author. "Decreasing Use of Monthly Serials after Publication Date." The

Serials Librarian, v.27 (4) 1995, pp. 71-77.

1995 Author. Changing Technology: How does it affect ethical

obligations?" LLA Bulletin, Summer 1995 v.58 n.1, pp. 15-18.

1995 Recipient. Anthony H. Benoit Mid-Career Award. Presented by New Members

Round Table-Louisiana Library Association. For service to librarianship in

Louisiana. LLA Annual Conference.

1995 Member. Resources Task Force of the Goals 2000/Louisiana Networking

Infrastructure for Education (LaNIE) Project.

1994 Joint Presenter. "Developing Synergism for a Consortium." NOTIS Users Group

Meeting. Chicago.

1994 Joint Author."INFORMA 1994: Images as Information Resources:

Moving Ahead of the Curve. Library Hi Tech News, Sept. 1,

1994 n.115, p.1+.

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1993-1994 Chair. SACS Self-Study Subcommittee: Organization and

Administration, Institutional Advancement. Ten year accreditation

Review.

1992 Joint Presenter. "LALink: The Automation and Linking of LA's Academic

Libraries." Paper presented at Louisiana Association of Computer Using

Educators Annual Conference. October 30. New Orleans, LA.

1992 Recipient. Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Service in Support of

Research Scientists. Louisiana Tech Chapter Sigma Xi.

1991 Assistant Investigator. Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund. Enhancement

Fund. "Silver Platter Search: An Automated Literature Review to Enhance

Research, Teaching, and Grant Writing in the Behavioral Sciences." Funded for

$29,000.

1991 Attended. Association of Research Libraries. Office of Management Services.

Basic Management Skills Institute. April 23-26 Raleigh, NC.

1990 Grantee. Bibliographic Database Search Service Subsidy & Training: To

Enhance Faculty Use of BDSS and Train Additional Library Searchers. Faculty

Development Grant. University Awarded Grants for Programs Developed

by La. Tech Faculty. Award Amount $4450.

1988 Joint Grantee. Writing for Publication Seminar. Faculty Development Grant.

University Awarded Grants for Programs Developed by La. Tech Faculty. Award

Amount $3000.

1988 American Library Association Annual Conference. Local Arrangements

Committee. Chair Poster Session Subcommittee.

1988 Joint Author. Sequential Analysis as a Sampling Test for Inventory Need.

Journal of Academic Librarianship, vol.13, no.6, pp.345-348.

1986 Joint Author. Sequential Analysis as a Sampling Test for Accuracy of

Retrospective Conversion. Paper presented, Third National Conference on

Integrated Online Library Systems, St.Louis, September 23-24, 1986. (Included in

Proceedings, 1987)

1985-1994 Book reviewer Journal of Academic Librarianship.

1985 Joint Author. Wireless Telephones: Cutting Cords and Steps in the Library."

New Technologies Column LLA Bulletin vol.47 no.4, 1985.

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1984 Author. Government Publications and the IOLS." Paper presented, Second

National Conference on Integrated Online Library Systems, Atlanta, September

13-14, 1984. (Included in Proceedings of the Second National Conference on

IOLS, published 1985).

1982 Joint Author. "Measures of User Evaluations at Two Academic Libraries:

Prolegomena." Library Research, Vol. 4, no. 2, 1982.

1982 Speech. PIPS Workshop, Monroe City School System. "Development of a CAI

Lab in an Academic Library. February 1982.

1980 Joint Author. A Survey of the Status of Academic Library Automation in

Louisiana. Northeast Louisiana University, 1980. (ED 190 088)

1980 Speech. Louisiana Library Association Annual Conference. "On-line Users:

Costing Automated Reference Services." On-line Users Interest Group Section

Meeting.

1980 Attended. Statistical Methods for Professional Librarians. Sponsored by LSU

School of Library and Information Science. Received 2.5 CEU credits through U.

of Minnesota, co-sponsor.

Professional Organizations:

Beta Phi Mu (National Library Science Honor Society)

Phi Alpha Theta (National History Honor Society)

Louisiana Notaries Association

American Library Association

Southeastern Library Association (SELA)

Legislation Committee 1987-1988

Louisiana Library Association

Association Parliamentarian, 1985-1986

Vice Chair Academic Section, 1987-1988

Library Development Committee of Louisiana, 1987-1988

Chair Academic Section, 1988-1989

Constitution, Bylaws, & Manual Committee, 1988-1989

State Representative to SELA, 1989-1992

Automation and Technology Committee 1993-1994

Chair, Automation and Technology Committee 1994-1995

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Association of College & Research Librarians/Louisiana Chapter

Louisiana NOTIS Users Group

Chair 1994-95

LSU School of Library and Information Science Alumni Association

Secretary-Treasurer, Vice-President, President

University Service:

Louisiana Tech University - Faculty Senate, 1984-1987

Louisiana Tech University - University Grievance Committee 1996-2005

Louisiana Tech University - Research Council 1999-2007

Louisiana Tech University - Graduate Council 2006-2007

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