Editorial Activities
- Editor, Academic Information Resources Newsletter, St.
John's University
- Served on the Editorial Board of Public & Access Services
Quarterly
- Served on the Editorial Board of The Reference Librarian
- Served two terms on the Editorial Board of RQ, one of the two
national journals devoted to research on reference service
University, College, Divisional, and
Departmental Service
St. John's University
Current
- Administrative Team, Collective Bargaining, 2000-2001,
2006-2007
- University Senate, 1998-
- Executive Planning Committee, 2000-
- Provost’s Council, 1998-
- University Libraries Council, Chair, 1998-
- University Personnel Committee, 1998-
- University Senate, 1998-
- University Growth Grant Committee, 2005-
- University Seed Grant Committee, 2005-
Retrospective
- Advisory Academic Computing Committee, 1987-88
- Committee on Distance Learning, 1998-2001
- Eastern Long Island Campus Certificate Committee,
2000-2001
- Information Resources Task Force II, 1996-97
- Information Resources Task Force, 1995-96
- Information Technology Advisory Committee, Co-Chair
2001-2002
- Library Automation Committee, 1985-86
- Provost’s Search Committee, 1999-2000
- St. John's College Dean's Search Committee, 2000
- University Senate, Secretary to University Senate
1999-2002
Division of Library and Information
Science
- 1985 and 1995 Annual Congress for Librarians, Co-Chairperson,
March 1984-March 1985
- St. John's College Dean's Council
- Liberal Arts Faculty Council, 1993-2002
- Personnel and Budget Committee, 1986-2002, Chair
1993-2002
- Educational Policy Committee, September 1983-2002. Chair
1993-2002
- Student Relations Committee, Chairperson, September
1983-85
University of Alabama
- Served at various times on the University Budget and Policy
Committee and the University Research Grants Committee and was an
alternate on the Committee governing the University Grievance
System
University of Alabama,Graduate School of Library Service
- Served at various times on the School’s Curriculum and
Personnel Committees
Rutgers University, Graduate School of
Library Service
- Served at various times on the School’s Admissions and
Curriculum Committees
Professional Service
- Long Island Council of Academic Library Deans &
Directors.
Secretary 1999-2000, Long Island Council of Academic Library Deans
& Directors. - Association for Library and Information Science
Education.
Nominated & ran for Presidency [defeated] and
Secretary/Treasure [elected] of the Association. - Council of Deans, Directors, & Chairs, 1993--2002.
External Review Panelist for Committee on Accreditation, American
Library Association - External Review Panelist for the Committee on Accreditation for
the American Library Association, at McGill University, University
de Montréal, Simmons College, Dominican University, Clark Atlanta
University [Chair], Emporia State University [Chair], and St.
Catherine's College [Chair of forthcoming visit]
Membership and Committee Service in Professional
Societies
- American Society for Information Science
- American Library Association
- Association of College and Research Libraries
- ACRL Publications in Librarianship, Editorial Committee
(1981-87)
- Library and Information Technology Association
- Education Committee, Chair (1979-1981)
- Library Research Roundtable
- Nominating Committee, Chair (1980-1981)
- Reference and Adult Services Division
- RQ Editorial Advisory Board (1990-)
- Association of Library and Information Science Education
- Elected Secretary Treasure, 2003-2006
- Nominated Presidential Candidate 1998
- Resolutions Committee, Chair (1982-1984)
- Government Relations Committee, Chair (1995--1996)
- EDUCAUSE: Primary Institutional Representative, 2001-