I am pleased to welcome Adam Shambaugh, who joins Temple Libraries on September 4, 2007 as our new Business Librarian. Prior to coming to Temple, Adam served as the assistant department head of the Springs Business Library at the University of South Carolina. Before starting a career as a librarian, he served for several years as the assistant director of the university’s Center for Business Communication.

Adam holds a Master of Library and Information Science degree from the University of South Carolina as well as a Master of Arts degree in Linguistics from the same institution.

Larry P. Alford, Dean of the University Libraries

I am delighted to welcome Sebastian Derry, who is our new Media Services Librarian, effective August 6, 2007.

In this newly-created position, Sebastian will be responsible for creating and leading a media services unit in Paley Library. He wil be assessing the library’s media collections and resources, bringing them into a single operating unit, and leading the library’s planning for a media center that will offer a full range of services to students, faculty, and the Temple community.

Sebastian formerly served as the Fine Arts Librarian and Media Resources Coordinator at the University of Montana’s Mansfield Library. He has also worked at Hostos Community College Library in New York City. He has a Master of Library and Information Science degree from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from the University of Prince Edward Island, also in Canada.

Larry P. Alford
Vice Provost for Libraries

I am pleased to announce that Mark Darby is the new head of our Cataloging and Metadata Services Department, effective August 1, 2007. This concludes a national search to fill the position.

Mark joined Temple Libraries in 1994 as a special collections cataloger, and since 2001 has led the department’s database management unit. Previously, he was a cataloger and archivist at Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study. He holds an M.S. degree in library science from Drexel University and an M.A. in Medieval Studies from Cornell University.

Larry P. Alford,
Vice Provost for Libraries and University Librarian

I am very pleased to announce that David Washington has accepted the position of Director of Library External Affairs and Advancement for the Temple University Libraries, effective April 10, 2007.

David brings a strong background in institutional advancement, fund raising, marketing, and community relations to the libraries. Most recently he has worked as Director of Planning and Development for the Partnership School Program at Temple University. At the Partnership School program, he was responsible for planning and implementing a comprehensive development program as well as for developing alliances with individuals and organizations within and outside of Temple to bring in-kind services and funds to the program.

Prior to his appointment at Temple, David was Senior Program Officer for seven years at The Philadelphia Foundation, a $300 million public charity. While at the Foundation, David was responsible for reviewing and evaluating grant applications submitted by non-profit organizations seeking grant support. In addition, David provided technical support services to nonprofits in an effort to help them build their capacity and enhance their overall programming. David also informed donors and prospective donors of the Foundation on a variety of issues and trends impacting our community to help ensure that the Foundation’s grantmaking remained relevant, strategic, and had a long-term impact.

Prior to his appointment to the Foundation, David was Assistant Vice President and Public Affairs Manager at PNC Bank for nearly a decade. At PNC, David was responsible for the oversight of its $3.4 million corporate contributions program, which supported non-profit organizations throughout the greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey region.

David holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania. I am very pleased that David is joining us and look forward to working with him to develop external funding sources and build community relations for the Temple University Libraries.

Larry P. Alford
Vice Provost for Libraries and University Librarian

We are delighted to announce that Steven J. Bell has accepted the position of Associate University Librarian for Research and Instructional Services, concluding a national search we began last spring. He will join the library on Friday, December 22, 2006.

Steven currently is the director of the Gutman Library at Philadelphia University as well as a noted author, speaker, and leader in the library profession. He has written more than thirty articles and was profiled in the Library Journal Movers and Shakers of Librarianship series in 2002. Among his responsibilities, Steven will oversee reference and instructional services, access services, the suburban libraries, the Science, Engineering and Architecture Library, and a media services department. He also will participate in the conception, design, and implementation of improved library services. In partnership with faculty, the head of Paley Library reference, and other librarians, he will develop instructional programs to ensure that students graduate with the information skills needed for success in today’s world.

Steven holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Temple, so it is a pleasure to welcome him back home. He also holds a Masters in Library Science from Drexel University and a Doctorate of Education from the University of Pennsylvania.

— Larry P. Alford, Vice Provost for Libraries and Unversity Librarian

Temple Times article, December 7, 2006

We are pleased to announce that Sandra Thompson has agreed to accept the position of Interim Head of the Suburban Campus Libraries following Linda Cotilla’s retirement. Sandi will be responsible for the operations of the Ambler and Tyler libraries.

Sandi holds the B.A. degree in History from Pennsylvania State University, University Park and a Masters of Science in Library Science from Drexel University. Since obtaining her MLS from Drexel in 1984, Sandi has worked as Bibliographic Services Librarian at the Ambler Library. Prior to that, she worked in several Bibliographic Assistant positions in the Paley Library system. She has been very active professionally at Temple and in regional and national library organizations.

Sandi looks forward to working with faculty and students at both Ambler and at Tyler in this new role. She can be contacted at sandi@temple.edu or by telephone at 267-468-8645.

Larry P. Alford, Vice Provost for Libraries and University Librarian

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Derik A. Badman as a librarian on the Paley Library staff. Derik has been working as a librarian at the Ambler Campus for almost two years. At the Ambler Library he was responsible for Access services and helped provide reference and instructional services both at Ambler and on the main campus.

Derik received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Temple’s Tyler School of Art and his Masters in Library and Information Science from Drexel University. While earning his Masters degree he worked as a supervisor in the former Zahn Library. Derik will work in the Paley Reference and Instructional Services Department as Digital Services Librarian where he will evaluate current and emerging technologies to help improve delivery of information to support teaching, learning, and research at Temple. He will also serve as liaison for collection development, reference, and instructional services for the College of Education and the School of Social Administration.

Derik is eager to assist students with their information needs and to meet with the faculty in his subject areas to ensure that we are building collections to serve their research and teaching needs. His email address is dbadman@temple.edu and his phone number is 215-204-5250.

Larry P. Alford, Vice Provost for Libraries and University Librarian

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Kristina De Voe as a librarian on the Paley Library staff. Kristina comes to the Temple University Libraries from Ohio Dominican University in Columbus, Ohio. She received her Masters in English with a specialization in Rhetoric and Composition Studies from The Ohio State University and her Masters in Library and Information Science from Kent State University. While an undergraduate at St. Cloud University, where she double majored in English and History, she spent a summer studying at Oxford University.

Kristina will work in the Paley Reference and Instructional Services Department. She will serve as liaison for collection development, reference, and instructional services for the following departments: English Broadcasting, Telecommunications, and Mass Media Communications Journalism We are delighted to welcome Kristina to Temple University and Philadelphia, and to have her on our staff. She is eager to assist students with their information needs and to meet with the faculty in her subject areas to ensure that we are building collections to serve their research and teaching needs. Her email address is devoek@temple.edu and her phone number is 215-204-4583.

Larry P. Alford, Vice Provost for Libraries and University Librarian

Staff Recognition Awards were presented to three library staff members on June 1st during a special Temple Libraries luncheon hosted by Larry Alford, Vice Provost for Libraries.

Award recipients were Maryann Collins, Confidential Secretary, Law Library; Jeanette DiPietrantonio, Clerk, Ambler Library; and John Goodheart, Evening Supervisor, Health Sciences Center Libraries. During the luncheon, the following library staff members of Temple’s 20 Year Club were also recognized.

New inductees: Theresa Davis, Special Collections, Paley Library Penelope Myers, Access Services, Paley Library Joanne D. Rempfer, Ambler Library Reached 35 years of service: David Dillard, Reference & Instructional Services, Paley Library Reached 30 years of service: Jeanette A. Dipietrantoni, Ambler Library Stephen E. Pavlo, Law Library William H. Stout, Access Services/Interlibrary Loan, Paley Library.

Maryann Collins, Law Library, receives her award from Larry Reilly, Head of Reference at the Law Library Jeanette DiPietrantonio, Ambler Library, receives her award from Larry Alford, Vice Provost for Libraries John Goodheart, Health Sciences Center Libraries, receives his award from Mark-Allen Taylor, Director of the Health Sciences Center Libraries

— Carol Lang

On August 18th, Temple librarian Anne Harlow gave a presentation entitled “Musicians: Ambassadors for Peace” at a pre-concert talk for the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. She is a member of the Reference and Instructional Services Department in Paley Library and also serves as the library’s subject specialist in music, dance, and theater. Anne’s presentation was coordinated with a rare concert appearance of Van Cliburn with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Cliburn became a national hero when he won the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1958, in the midst of the Cold War, only a few months after the successful launching of Sputnik.

Anne’s research into cross-cultural communications, particularly music, between the United States and the former Soviet Union during the Cold War, was inspired by her early love of Russian music. “Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Borodin, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov … I loved all of them since I was a little girl,” she says. “As a child, I spent endless hours listening to this music and wore out my records! But, in the midst of Duck and Cover drills, I could not understand how a nation that produced such beautiful music could not be our friends.” Traveling to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Warsaw, and Kiev to pursue her research interests, she discovered how deeply the Russians love music, and how important these musical exchange concerts were during this stressful and dangerous time of World History. She hopes that her research inspires further musical exchange beyond political, social, and cultural boundaries, and believes that such endeavors are important to promote peace.

— Carol Lang