Lorraine J.
Pellack (Knox)
Associate Professor (tenured)
Head, Science & Technology
Department
Iowa
State University of Science & Technology
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),
University Library, Iowa State University of Science & Technology.
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 6 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). I also currently serve as the subject
specialist for two academic departments:
Agronomy and Agricultural Education & Studies. I fill in for other science subject areas
during staff vacancies. Like all ISU
public services librarians, I rotate through teaching Lib160: Information
Literacy (1 credit course required for all ISU undergraduate students). I usually teach 4 sections per year with 75
students in each section. I also teach
library research sessions in a number of other science courses and workshops
for graduate students and faculty. My
time is roughly divided up as: 10%
research & scholarship, 5% institutional service, and 85% professional
practice. In the last 30+ 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 cited reference
searching, tracking down elusive conference proceedings, and working with
technical reports, patents, industry standards, and dissertations.
Research
Interests:
·
Recruitment and training of science
librarians
·
Specialized research tools – making
them easier to use
·
Public service motivation
·
Peer-review and alternative methods for
showing research impact
Publications: (See also Google
Scholar Citations Profile.)
Pellack, Lorraine
J. 2012. “Now Serving Customer
7,528,413.” Reference and User Services Quarterly, 51(4): 316-318. Available as PDF file.
Pellack,
Lorraine J. and Kappmeyer, Lori Osmus. 2011.
“The Ripple Effect of Women's Name Changes in Indexing, Citation, and
Authority Control.” Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology,
62(3): 440-448. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.21469
and at: http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/refinst_pubs/15
Pellack, Lorraine
J. 2009.
“First Impressions and Rethinking Restroom Questions.” [Guest editorial.] Reference and User Services Quarterly,
49(1): 4, 6. Available at:
http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/refinst_pubs/27.
Pellack, Lorraine
J. 2009.
“Soil Surveys: They’re Not Just
for Farmers.” [Tips from the Experts column.] Issues
in Science & Technology Librarianship, no. 58 (Summer). Available online: http://www.istl.org/09-summer/tips.html
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 at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J122v27n01_05
and at: http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/refinst_pubs/13
Pellack, Lorraine
J. 2005.
“Industry Standards in ARL Libraries:
Electronic and On-Demand,” Collection
Building, v.24(1): 20-28. Available at:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01604950510576092
and at: http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/refinst_pubs/12
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.
Available at: http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/refinst_pubs/14.
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://dx.doi.org/10.3732/ajb.91.12.1945
and at:
http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/refinst_pubs/1
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 at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J120v40n83_06
and also at: http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/refinst_pubs/16
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. Available as PDF
file.
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:
ISU Librarian Assembly, Vice-chair/Chair-Elect, June 2011-May 2012, Chair, June 2012-May 2013 (elected by members)
ISU Library Sustainability Task Force,
2009-2010
ISU Library Promotion & Tenure Review
Committee, May 2005 – April 2009 (2 year terms, elected by members of the ISU
Library Faculty)
Geoscience Information Society, Guide Book
Standards Committee, 1996-2002
ILA/ACRL Mentoring Committee, 2 terms (2008
and 2009)
Interinstitutional Reference &
Instruction Task Force, 1998-2010; Chair,
July 2004-June 2006
SLA/SciTech Division, Professional Development
Committee, 2009-2011
TRAIL Membership Recruitment Task Force,
2011-
Noteworthy 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)
Web Guides:
Careers
in Academic and Science Librarianship
Interpersonal
Skills Self-Assessment
Last updated:
January 17, 2013
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