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Congratulations to KURT C. BLYTHE on his first official job as a librarian at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.  About this event he commented, “I started my new job as the Serials Access Librarian at UNC-Chapel Hill on December 5, 2006.  The change is significant to me not just in terms of a new title and new location, but also in the fact that my current position is my first as a professional.  My time at KU was spent as a paraprofessional, and while I will always love Kansas (my undergrad is from that institution), I’m very happy to be in my new role at UNC, and to be living in Chapel Hill.”  Kurt was previously Library Assistant III/Library Associate/Head, Bindery Preparation Unit at the University of Kansas Libraries.  Kurt’s current contact information is:

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Davis Library
Catalog Department, CB# 3914
Chapel Hill, North Carolina  27514-8890 
Phone: (919) 962-2050
E-mail: kcblythe@email.unc.edu

As of March 20, 2007, Ex Libris’ new Verde Implementation Librarian is ABIGAIL BORDEAUX.  She is at their Newton, Massachusetts offices.  She was Binghamton University Libraries’ Coordinator of Digital Library Initiatives. 

Still at Taylor and Francis Ltd., KEITH COURTNEY has changed his title from Global Sales Director to Journals Director.  No other changes were made to his contact information.

LINDA CRACKNELL’s job title has changed from Digital Repository Librarian to Collections and Projects Librarian at Canada’s Wilfrid Laurier University.

Florida State University’s new Serials Coordinator, ELIZABETH FAIRLEY, was formerly their Head, Serials Acquisitions Unit.  Libby’s explanation for her title change was that “We have been working on a reorganization of Collection Services (Technical Services), and we were unable to fill the position of Serials/Metadata Librarian.  Thus, the position of Serials Coordinator was created to oversee Serials Cataloging, Serials Acquisitions and Binding.  In essence, I assumed responsibility for Serials Cataloging as well as Serials Acquisitions.”  No changes were made to her contact information.

On July 31, 2006, HENRIETTE ILYES became RAND Corporation’s Library Information Systems Administrator, a change from being their Electronic Resources Specialist.  There were no changes to Henriette’s contact information.

KATHY KOBYLJANEC e-mailed, “As of 2006, I am now Head of Access Services at John Carroll and have also been awarded tenure.  But, because serials have always been my favorite part of librarianship, I am still in charge of periodicals and have “just” added circulation, ILL, and overall stacks maintenance to my responsibilities.  To keep life interesting, I also created and teach an honors course on animal ethics at the university.”  Kathy was formerly John Carroll University’s Periodicals/ILL Librarian.  Contact information remains the same.

The former Project Manager at the Library of Congress’ Office of Strategic Initiatives, JENNIFER MARILL had this to say about her new job as Deputy Chief, Technical Services Division at the National Library of Medicine: “I started at NLM on March 5 and my primary responsibility is managing the Division’s Systems Office. I will also be involved with digital repository development and the collection of born digital materials.”  She can now be reached at:

National Library of Medicine
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland  20894 
Phone: (301) 435-7072
E-mail: marillj@mail.nlm.nih.gov

MICHAEL W. MARKWITH is now in Sales at WT Cox Subscriptions.  He wanted his NASIG colleagues to know, “After 6 years as President of TDNet, I joined WT Cox Subscriptions on February 1 with sales responsibility nationally for academic libraries and on the west coast for all libraries.  I enjoy the daily contact with serialists much more than managing a company and look forward to more active involvement again in NASIG.”  His contact details are:

Phone: (toll free) (866) 332-2787 or (714) 224-9882
E-mail: mmarkwith@wtcox.com

LILA (ANGIE) OHLER moved half way across North America, from the University of Oklahoma Libraries to the University of Maryland.  Her previous title was Acquisitions Librarian and she is now Head of Acquisitions.  Her current contact information can be found in the NASIG membership directory.

Previously North Carolina State University’s Metadata Librarian, JACQUELINE SAMPLES is now their Serials and Electronic Resources Librarian.  About this change she e-mailed, “I started my new position here at NCSU on November 1, 2006.  I moved from the Metadata and Cataloging Department to the Acquisitions Department after a period of working 1/2 time in each department to assist where there was a need for another librarian.  This is an exciting change for me because not only am I using my metadata expertise in new ways, I am able to contribute to the development of improved work flows and processes that are related to the work I’ve done on implementing our ERM.  I am also working with licensing for electronic materials and managing the Monographs unit, so the range of my experience has been broadened by my move.  In addition to these new responsibilities, I continue to manage the maintenance of our link resolver, SFX.”  Only Jacquie’s phone numbers changed and are now:

Phone: (919) 515-7021
Fax: (919) 515-7292

SANDHYA D. SRIVASTAVA used to be Serials Librarian at Hofstra University.  She has now moved to Columbia Law Library and her title remains the same –Serials Librarian.  She manages a serials staff of 3 full time and 2 part time employees.  She is involved in all aspects of serials check-in and binding.  Her contact information is now: 
 
 Columbia Law Library 
 Book Order Department 
 435 West 116th Street 
 New York, New York  10027 
 Phone: (212) 854-4456 
 E-mail: ssriva@law.columbia.edu

At Lamar University, SARAH D. TUSA is now Coordinator of Collection Development & Acquisitions.  She was their Coordinator of Acquisitions and her slightly complicated explanation for this change was, “I was told that I could officially use that job title as of fall 2006.  After two unsuccessful searches, and after I had been performing the essential duties of the job for the past three years, the Provost and the Library Faculty rendered their respective approval to make my interim position ‘permanent.’”  Sarah’s contact information did not change.   

Previously the Assistant Head, Acquisitions Department at the University of California, Los Angeles, GERMAINE G. WADEBORN has changed her job title to Head, UCLA Library Print Acquisitions Department.  About this change she wrote, “The UCLA Library Print Acquisitions Department was created by the reorganization of two key acquisitions departments in February 2006.  Two distinct departments were formed with one focused on acquisitions and management of electronic resources and one focused on acquisitions and management of print materials.  Initially, the UCLA Library Print Acquisitions Department was responsible for acquisitions for the Young Research Library, College Library and Arts Library, with a total staff of 30-33 FTE.  In July 2006 the responsibilities of the Print Acquisitions Department were expanded to include acquisition for Sciences (Engineering and Math Sciences, Geology, Chemistry, and Biomedical Libraries).  Seven (7) fulltime employees were transferred to the organization.  With the additional workload from Sciences, the UCLA Library Print Acquisitions now places 400-600 serial orders,  processes invoices for approximately 12,700 serial titles, cancels 500-600 serial subscriptions, maintains approximately 35,000-40,000 serial subscriptions and sends 900-1000 volumes to exchange partners annually.  We also place approximately 18,000 monograph orders and received 56,000 monographic print volumes annually.  I became head of the UCLA Library Print Acquisitions Department in March 2006.  In this role I welcome the challenges and opportunities to move the organization forward, working with the staff to make the best use of technology to develop workflows to make the work we do as streamlined and efficient as possible.”  Her new contact information is:

University of California, Los Angeles
UCLA Library Print Acquisitions Department
11020 Kinross; Box 957230
Los Angeles, California  90095-7230 USA
Phone: (310) 206-6780
Fax: (310) 206-4974
E-mail: gwadebor@library.ucla.edu