
Lorraine J. Pellack (Knox)
Head, Science & Technology Department
Associate Professor (tenured)
152
Parks Library
Ames,
IA 50011-2140
Education:
Master of Library Science, 1982. Emporia
State University.
Bachelor
of Science, 1981. Major: Biology.
Upper Iowa University.
Employment History:
9/98
to present: Head, Science & Technology Department (tenured in 2005),
Parks Library, Iowa State University.
9/89 to 9/98: Assistant Science Librarian (tenured in
1994), Anschutz Science
Library, University of Kansas.
1/86 to 9/89: Physical Science Bibliographer/Reference
Librarian & Branch Library Coordinator, Chester Fritz Library, University
of North Dakota.
11/84 to 1/86: Life Science Bibliographer/Reference
Librarian, Chester Fritz Library,
University of North Dakota.
Job Duties:
Technically, I am the Head of the Science & Technology
Department in the Parks Library. Loosely
translated, this means that I supervise the science portion of library staff,
collections, and services. I supervise 7
tenure-track science librarians (each with varying subject backgrounds and
expertise who staff the Parks Library Help & Information Desk, teach
library research skills, purchase materials for the collection, and conduct
research in library science) and 2 paraprofessionals (in charge of maintaining
the Reference Collection and other special projects). I also currently serve as the subject
specialist for two academic departments:
Geological & Atmospheric Sciences and Agricultural Education &
Studies. I fill in for other science
subject areas during staff vacancies.
In the last 25+ years, I have become adept at working with research tools
in almost every area of science & technology, including: locating some of the most bizarrely-cited
references, teaching researchers how to do cited reference searching, tracking
down elusive conference proceedings, and working with technical reports,
patents, industry standards, and dissertations.
Research Interests:
·
Impact of technostress and library anxiety on patrons
·
Recruitment and training of science
librarians
·
Author name changes and impact on
researchers
·
Specialized research tools – making them
easier to use
·
Future of peer-review and alternative
methods for showing research impact
Selected
Peer-Reviewed Publications:
Pellack, Lorraine J. 2006.
“Uncle Albert Needs You!
Individual Recruiting Efforts are a Necessity and an Obligation.” Co-published simultaneously in Science & Technology Libraries, v.
27 (1/2): 55-70; and Recruiting,
Training, and Retention of Science and Technology Librarians (ed. Patricia
A. Kreitz and JoAnn DeVries), New York: Haworth Press, pp. 55-70. Available as PDF file. DOI:
10.1300/J122v27n01_05
Pellack, Lorraine J. 2005.
“Industry Standards in ARL Libraries:
Electronic and On-Demand,” Collection
Building, v.24(1): 20-28. Available
as PDF file.
Jackson, Rebecca and Pellack,
Lorraine J. 2004. ““Internet Subject
Guides in Academic Libraries: An
Analysis of Contents, Practices, and Opinions,” Reference and User Services Quarterly, v. 43(4): 319-327.
Pellack, Lorraine J. 2004.
“American Journal of Botany at 90:
A Librarian Perspective,” American
Journal of Botany, v. 91(12): 1945-1948.
Invited Special Paper. Available
at: http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/reprint/91/12/1945
Pellack, Lorraine J. 2003.
“Interpersonal Skills in the Reference Workplace.” Co-published simultaneously in The
Reference Librarian, no. 83/84:
57-70; and Cooperative Reference:
Social Interaction in the Workplace (ed. Celia Hales Mabry), New York:
Haworth Press, pp. 57-70. Available as PDF file.
Llewellyn, Richard D., Pellack,
Lorraine J., and Shonrock, Diana D.
2002. “The Use of Electronic-Only
Journals in Scientific Research,” Issues in Science & Technology
Librarianship no. 35 (Summer).
Available online: http://www.istl.org/02-summer/refereed.html
Pellack, Lorraine J. 2002.
“Materials Science Resources on the Web,” Issues in Science &
Technology Librarianship no. 34 (Spring).
Available online: http://www.istl.org/02-spring/internet.html
Knox, Lorraine J.
1995. "Aardvarks to Zoysia:
A Primer on Genus Species Resources for the Non-Scientist." RQ
34(3): 369-377.
Editorial Contributions:
Best Books for Academic Libraries – volume 1:
“Science, Technology, Agriculture.”
Temecula CA: Best Books, Inc.,
2002.
Served
as one of 12 Senior Advisors for volume 1.
Union List
of Geologic Field Trip Guidebooks of North America. 6th
ed. Compiled and edited by the
Geoscience Information Society Guidebooks Committee, Richard Spohn, chair. Alexandria, Va.: American Geological
Institute, in cooperation with the Geoscience Information Society, c1996.
I was one of 11 committee members, each representing a
region of North America. I was also one
of four committee members who constructed the geographic index for this edition
of the Union List.
Selected Committee Activities:
2008-2009 – Member, ILA/ACRL Mentoring Committee
5/05 to 4/09 – Member, ISU Library Promotion & Tenure
Review Committee (2 year terms, elected by members of the ISU Library Faculty)
In 2007 – Chair of an ISU Library post-tenure review
committee (elected by members of the committee)
In 2005 – Member of an ISU Library post-tenure review
committee (appointed by the Dean of Libraries)
8/94 to 7/95 – Member, KU Libraries’ Committee on Promotion
& Tenure - (elected by members of the KU Library Faculty Assembly)
1/94 to 5/94 – Chair, Committee to Evaluate Service &
Research - (elected by members of the KU Library Faculty Assembly). We reviewed and provided merit ratings for
the service and research files of all 43 librarians at KU.
Grant activities:
March 2003 --- Institute of Museum
and Library Services grant for “Recruitment and Education of University Science
and Health Sciences Librarians.” This
was a 5-year project for $392,347 with an additional $151,687 in matching
funds. The University of Iowa, Iowa
State University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln joined together in this
grant proposal. The grant was designed
to provide work experience via 9 assistantships (3 at each institution)
targeted to library science students with undergraduate and graduate degrees in
the sciences. It is also designed to
investigate alternative methods for recruiting new librarians in specialized
subject areas such as science. The
Principal Investigator was from the University of Iowa. I was listed as the library coordinator for
the ISU Library portion of the project which involved supervising 3 student
work experiences and working closely with librarians at the other 2
institutions to develop recruiting strategies.
(Funded)
November 2002 --- ISU Library
Student Computer Fee Allocation Committee (CAC) funding - $12,969 to extend
public computing and networked laser printing in the Parks Library, with
Rebecca Jackson. (Funded)
October 1999 --- CAC funding - $23,075
in for computer equipment additions for both the public area in Reference and
laptops for instruction with Rebecca Jackson. (Funded)
March 1999 --- Internationalization/Globalization
Grant from the ISU Council on International Programs - $17,000 to develop a web-based tutorial to provide
library instruction to ISU international students. Principal investigator was Rebecca
Jackson. Co-investigators were Lorraine
Knox and Roberta Vann. (Funded)
Web Pages:
Careers
in Academic and Science Librarianship
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~pellack/AcadSciCareers.htm
http://ref.iastate.libguides.com/citedrefs
Current
Awareness and Professional Aids for Science Librarians
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~pellack/CurrentAware.htm
Free Scientific Research
Resources on the Web
http://ref.iastate.libguides.com/freescientific
How to Locate Conference
Proceedings
http://ref.iastate.libguides.com/proceedings
http://ref.iastate.libguides.com/iowascience
http://www.lib.iastate.edu/collections/eresourc/patents.html
Science Librarian
Success Stories
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~pellack/SuccessStories.htm
Last updated: May 12,
2008
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