Ann H. Hamilton
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Associate Dean of the Library and Associate University Librarian (Professor) 1992-
Georgia Southern University Statesboro, Georgia
(Associate Director of Libraries September 1992-September 1994, Associate University Librarian 1994-2001)(Responsible for all Library operations from April 20, 1998, until August 24, 1998, following the retirement of the University Librarian. Responsible for all Library operations in the absence of the Dean of the Library and University Librarian from September 1992 until the present. The library employees 60 faculty and staff and more than 100 student employees. Current primary assignment: Serving as project coordinator for the expansion and renovation of the Zach S. Henderson Library.)
Head, Circulation Department 1987-1992
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama(Circulation, Reserve/Current Periodicals, Interlibrary Loan. The department was the second largest in the University Libraries.)
Library Director 1985-1987
Virginia Intermont College Bristol, Virginia(Acquisitions, Budgeting, Collection Development, Personnel)
Reference Librarian 1971-1985
Birmingham-Southern College Birmingham, AlabamaAdditional assignments:
Interlibrary Loan Librarian 1971-1985
Special Collections Librarian 1971-1985
Documents Librarian 1971-1984
Periodicals Librarian 1974-1977, 1978-1981
Media Librarian 1981-1985
D.A.S.L. Sixth year degree in librarianship 1988
Emory University, Atlanta, GeorgiaM.Ln. Librarianship 1971
Emory University, Atlanta, GeorgiaCertificate Archives Administration 1971
Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta, GeorgiaM.A. History 1970
Mississippi State University, Starkville, MississippiB.A. Mathematics and History 1968
University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Alabama
Georgia Southern University
SACS Reaffirmation Quality Enhancement Plan Library Support Team 2003-2004
American Democracy Project Steering Committee 2003-2004
Faculty Welfare Committee 2001, 2002, Promotion and Tenure Subcommittee 2001
Faculty Development Committee 1995-1997, 2000-2001
Faculty Senate 1993-1995, Alternate 2001, 2002, 2003
Automated Time Entry Work Group 1998-1999
Y2K Task Force 1998-1999
Open Records Committee 1998
Athletic Committee 1997-1999
Long Range Athletic Planning Committee 1997-99
Ad Hoc Committee on Scholarly Misconduct 1996-1997
Resource Analysis Committee 1995-1996
Senate Operations Committee 1994-1995
Banner Faculty Load Committee 1994-1996
Banner Student Employment Committee 1994-1996
ADA Awareness Day Planning Committee 1994, 1995
Adaptive Technologies for Providing Information Access to Persons with Disabilities Advisory Group 1993
Focus Group for GSU Title III Proposal: Distance Learning Project 1993
Library Committees:
Public Relations Committee 2002-2003
Endeavor Implementation Team Chair 2000-2001
Friends of the Library Committee 2000-
Strategic Planning Steering Committee 2000-
Long Range Planning Committee 2000
Systems Council Chair -2001
University of Alabama
University Committee on Student Identification Cards 1988-1992
Library Committees:
Systems Management Council 1987-1992
Secretary 1989-1990, Chair 1990-1992
NOTIS Implementation Team 1989-1990
Temporary Reallocation in Available Library Space (TRIALS) Steering Committee 199-1992
TRIALS Public Relations and Signage Subcommittee Chair 1990-1992
Science and Engineering Library (SEL) Move Steering Committee 1989-1990
SEL Materials Move Subcommittee 1989-1990
Coordinator of Interfiling Volunteers 1990
Head, Science and Engineering Library Search Committee 1991-1992
Catalog Librarians Search Committee (four positions) Chair 1989-1990
Interlibrary Loan Librarian Search Committee Chair 1987-1988
Task Force on Security Policy Chair 1987-1992
Circulation Discussion Group Chair 1987-1992
Department Heads Working Group Two: Electronic Access - Second Priorities 1990-1991
Rotunda Editorial Board 1988-1989
Library Faculty Information Technology Committee 1991-1992
Library Faculty Development and Travel Committee 1988-1991 Secretary 1988-1989, Allocations Subcommittee 1988-1991
Library Faculty Promotion Committee 1987-1992
Library Faculty Public Relations Committee 1987-1988
Virginia Intermont College
Academic Affairs Council 1985-1987, Secretary 1986-1987
Academic Policies Committee (ex officio) 1985-1987
Library/Learning Resources Committee Chair 1985-1987
Physical Resources Committee for the SACS Self-Study 1985-1987, Chair 1986-1987
Birmingham-Southern College
Secretary of the Faculty 1984-1985
Vance Public Speaking Competition Judge 1985
Teacher Education Advisory Board 1984-1985
Teacher Education Committee 1982-1985
Computer Committee 1982-1983, 1984-1985
Faculty Speakers Bureau 1974-1976, Chair 1975-1976
Interim Term Committee 1973-1975
Georgia Southern University
GSU 1210 Freshman Seminar 1998
GSU 120 Freshman Seminar 1995-1997
Birmingham-Southern College
Video Production Interim Course 1982
(Team taught with chair of the Education Division.)
Learning Contract with The University of Alabama as on site supervisor for archives course through New College 1980
Adult Studies Freshman Seminar 1977 fall term
(Served as primary instructor. Course subject: Victorian England)
Archives Interim Course 1977, 1979
(Team taught with history professor.)
Library Expansion/Renovation Checklist: Creating Today’s ARC Takes More Than Forty
Days and Forty Nights. Book in process of preparation for publication.
Presented “If You Call Something an ARC, Be Sure It Floats” at the Georgia Users Group Meeting in Fort Valley, May 17, 2007
Presented "Building Today's ARC Takes more than Forty Days and Forty Nights" at the NCLA/SELA Joint Conference in Charlotte, November 11, 2004
Presented "Building Today's ARC Takes more than Forty Days and Forty Nights" at the Georgia
COMO Conference in Athens, October 14, 2004
Presented brief description of Henderson Library Expansion/Renovation Project as part of "Academic Building Roundup" at the Georgia COMO Conference in Athens, October 14,
2004
Invited presenter at SOLINET Annual Membership Meeting preconference entitled "Under Construction: Preservation Issues during Building Projects and Renovations", April 30, 2003, with presentation "Building Today's ARC Takes More than Forty Days and Forty Nights."
"Desktop Publishing and Image." Powerful Public Relations: A How-to Guide for Libraries.
(Chicago: American Library Association, 2002):63-70.
Invited poster session at "Evaluating Library Space: Developing Creative Learning Environments" presented by Aaron Cohen Associates, Ltd. during ALA in San Francisco June 2002
Review of The Digital Library: Challenges and Solutions for the New Millennium; Proceedings of an International Conference Held in Bologna, Italy, June 1999 cited in
Journal of Academic Librarianship 27(March 2001):161.
Invited presentation on ergonomics for employees of the Statesboro Regional Library made on
December 12, 2000.
Review of The Digital Library: Challenges and Solutions for the New Millennium; Proceedings of an International Conference Held in Bologna, Italy, June 1999. In College & Research Libraries 61(November 2000):568-69.
Did peer review of article for Library Software Review at the request of Thomas Kilpatrick,
editor.
Review of Searching Smart on the World Wide Web by Cheryl Gould. In Library Software
Review 17(September 1998):214-15.
Review of Halting the Hacker: A Practical Guide to Computer Security by Donald L. Pipkin. In Library Software Review 16 (December 1997):245.
Served as a panel member for "Proactive PR or How to change the Public's Perceptions of Libraries: How to Put Your Best Foot Forward to Represent the Best Image to Your Community" program at the Georgia Council of Media Organizations 1996 Joint Conference on October 10, 1996.
Review of The Internet Access Cookbook: A Librarian's Commonsense Guide to Low-Cost Connections by Karen G. Schneider. In Library Software Review 15(Fall 1996):174.
"Desktop Publishing and the Importance of Diversity and Image." Part-time Public Relations
with Full-time Results: A PR Primer. (Chicago: American Library Association, 1995):37-44.
Invited computer presentation on FirstSearch, Netscape, and other online services made on May
25, 1995, at meeting of the South Georgia Associated Libraries on Sapelo Island
Review of Computer Spreadsheets for Library Applications (2nd edition) by Lawrence W. S. Auld. In Library Software Review 13(Fall 1994):238-9.
"Lobbying in the Information Age." With V. Louise Saylor. Library Administration & Management. 8(Winter 1994):43-8.
Review of Crossing the Internet Threshold: An Instructional Handbook by Roy Tennant, John Ober, and Anne G. Lipow. In Library Software Review 12(Fall 1993):80.
Review of Looking Good in Print: A Guide to Basic Design for Desktop Publishing by Roger C. Parker. In Library Software Review 11(September/October 1992):39.
"PRS Offers Lobbying Advice," Library Administration & Management 5(Fall 1991):235.
"Programming Function Keys for Commonly Used NOTIS Commands," Library Software Review 10(July/August 1991):252-6.
"Lobbying in the Information Age: Professional Guidance for the Nineties." Served as program
chair and introduced speakers for program on July 1, 1991, at the ALA Annual conference
in Atlanta.
"Do You Need Tips on Lobbying at the State and Local Level?," Library Administration & Management 5(Summer 1991):172.
"Learn How to Lobby!," Library Administration & Management 5(Spring 1991):113.
"Programming Function Keys." Poster session presented at NOTIS Users Group Meeting in Chicago October 24-25, 1990.
Various articles in the Alabama Librarian.
Served as consultant for Alabama Library Association during their General Membership Retreat, September 13-14, 1996. Served as panel member with Marianne Hartzell, Executive Director of the Michigan Library Association, and Gerald Hodges, American Library Association Chapter Relations Office.
American Library Association 1980-
Georgia Chapter Councilor 2001-
ACRL/LAMA Interdivisional Committee on Building Resources 2008-2009
Presidential Task Force on the ALA Election Process and Guidelines 2008-2009
ALA Council Orientation Committee member 2007-2009
Public Awareness Committee, Arthur Curley Subcommittee member 2006-2007
Joint ACRL/LAMA Designing Higher Education Library and Learning Spaces Guide Task Force 2006-2008
Judge 2006 Quotable Facts Contest
Chapter Relations Committee 2002-2006, 1999-2001
Chair Summer 2005- Summer 2006
Acting Chair Summer 2003 - Summer 2004
ALA Advocacy Coordinating Group 2003-2004
Chapter Councilor Program Subcommittee Co-chair 2003-2005Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
Governmental Relation Committee 1997-2001
Chapters Council 1996, attended as chair of Georgia chapter; 1996-97 served as Georgia chapter=s elected representativeLibrary Administration and Management Association (LAMA)
President’s Program Committee, chair 2007-2008
LAMA Program Committee 1991-1995
Public Relations Section, Executive Board, Member-at-Large, 1999-2001
Public Relations Section, Swap and Shop Committee, 1998-2000
Fund Raising and Financial Development Section, Publications Committee, 1997-1998
Public Relations Section, Recognition Committee, 1996-1999, Chair 1998-1999
Public Relations Section, Nominating Committee, Chair, 1997-1998
Public Relations Section, Publications Committee 1993-1996, Chair 1994-96
Public Relations Section, Executive Committee, 1991-1992, 1994-1996, 1998
Public Relations Section, Governmental Advocacy Skills
Committee Chair 1991-1992, member 1988-1991
Program Committee Chair 1989-1991 ("Lobbying in the Information Age: Professional Guidance for the Nineties" presented July 1, 1991, in Atlanta at the annual
conference)Library and Information Technology Association (LITA)
LITA/Gaylord Award Committee, 1996-1997NOTIS Circulation Special Interest Group 1989-1992
Bill and Fine Module Enhancement Subgroup 1989-1990Southeastern Library Association 1978-
Nominating Committee Chair 2007-2008
Immediate Past President 2004-2006
Budget Committee Chair 2004-2006
President 2002-2004
Vice-president/President-elect 2000-2002
Conference Committee Co-Chair 1999-2000, 2000-2002
Site Selection Committee 1999-2000, 2000-2002
Strategic Planning Committee 2000-2002
Resources & Technical Services Section 1998-2000 Chair 1996-1998 Vice-chair/Chair-elect
Treasurer 1994-1996
Secretary 1992-1994
Interstate Cooperation Committee 1990-1992
Co-chair, Interlibrary Loan Discussion Group session at the SELA/LALA Conference in New Orleans March 19, 1992
Headquarters Liaison Committee 1988-1990
Local Arrangements Committee 1978-1980 (Convention)
Physical Facilities Committee Chair 1978-1980Georgia Council of Media Organizations (COMO)
COMO Steering Committee 1997-2000
Program Committee Chair 1998Georgia Library Association 1992-
ALA Councilor 2001-2009
Emerging Leader Selection Committee Chair 2008
ALA Conference Booth Committee Co-chair 2001-2002
COMO Conference Booth Co-chair 1999-
Strategic Planning Committee Chair 1999-2000
Immediate Past President, 1999-2000
President 1998 -1999
Vice-President/President-elect 1997 - 1998
Executive Board 1995-1996, 1998-2000
Chair Academic Library Division/Georgia ACRL Chapter 1995-1996
Vice-chair/chair-elect Academic Library Division/Georgia ACRL Chapter 1994-1995
Conference Committee 1995, 1996, Chair 1998Regents' Academic Committee on Libraries
Secretary 1999-2000GALILEO (GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online)
GALILEO Steering Committee, Secretary, 1999-2000
GALILEO Interconnected Library System (GIL) Steering Committee 1998-2000
GALILEO II Assessment Committee 1997South Georgia Associated Libraries 1992-
Georgia Southern representativeAlabama Association of College and Research Librarians 1987-1992
Network of Alabama Academic Libraries
Resource Sharing Committee 1991-1992
Alabama Library Association 1971-1985, 1987-1992
Awards and Citations Committee Member 1991-1992
Budget and Finance Committee Member 1990-1991, 1982-1985, 1980-81; Chair 1979-1980
Convention Committee Registration Committee Chair 1990-1991, Chair 1983-1984, Vice Chair 1982-1983, Program Chair 1979-1980
College, University, and Specials Libraries Division
Executive Council 1988-1990; Secretary 1989-1990, Membership Committee Chair 1988-
1989
Membership Committee 1988-1989
Association Secretary 1982-1983
Ad Hoc Committee -- Convention Handbook 1981-1984
Reference and Adult Services Round Table Steering Committee 1982-1983, Bylaws
Committee Chair 1982-1983
Author's Awards Committee 1981-1982
Convention Coordinator 1981-1982
Ad Hoc Committee on Publications 1980-1981
Auditing Committee Chair 1980-1981
Nominating Committee 1980-1981
Bylaws Committee 1978-1979
Alabama Librarian Associate Editor 1977-1981; Business Manager 1977-1979
Publications Committee 1977-1981
Junior Members Round Table Steering Committee 1977-1979
Alabama Librarian Editorial Board 1974
Alabama Governor's Conference on Library and Information Services
District Conference Coordinating Committee 1990-1991
Co-coordinator for Seventh District Conference 1990-1991
Official Delegate to 1979 state conferenceVirginia Library Association 1986-1987
Grievance Assistance Committee 1986
Listed in Who's Who in the World, 2008-2009
Listed in Who's Who in America, 2008-2009
Recognition for Efforts on Behalf of Students with Disabilities, received from Georgia Southern
University Student Disability Resource Center, January 23, 2007
Mary Utopia Rothrock Award 2006 from the Southeastern Library Association
Listed in Who's Who of American Women, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2008-2009
Bob Richardson Award for Significant Contributions to the Georgia Library Association October
2003
Selected as one of four Georgia representatives to the Southeastern Institute on Collaborative Library Leadership sponsored by The Council on Library and Information Resources, The
Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Southeastern Library Network May 7-11,
2001 in Atlanta
Certificate of Appreciation from the Southeastern Library Association 2000
Beta Phi Mu (library science honorary), Beta Kappa Chapter; Secretary/Treasurer 1988-1989,
President 1979-1980
Outstanding Young Women of America: 1979, 1983
"Faculty Highlights" 1983 Southern Accent (One of seven faculty members featured in the student annual at Birmingham-Southern College)
Mellon Foundation Grant for study at Emory University during 1981 sabbatical
Kellogg Foundation Visiting Professorship with Birmingham City Council 1978
Graduate Assistantship, Documents and Science Department, Robert W. Woodruff Graduate Library, Emory University 1970-1971
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Department of History, Mississippi State University 1969- 1970
Phi Alpha Theta (history honorary)
Kappa Mu Epsilon (mathematics honorary)
Special Olympics Management Team for Area Thirteen of Georgia, Secretary 2001- 2006, Fundraising Subcommittee 2002-
SOLINET Outstanding Library Program Awards Judge 2005
Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board, Georgia Heritage Planning Committee 1999-2000
Bulloch County Historical Society life member 1999-
Ogeechee Technical Institute Library Advisory Board 1994-1995
Academic and Instructional Support Advisory Committee, Virginia Highlands Community College Appointed 1987. Resignation accepted September 1989.
Birmingham International Educational Film Festival Board Member 1984-1985
Fine and Applied Arts Prescreening Committee 1982-1985
Committee Captain 1983-1985
