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 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. 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:
·
Recruitment and training of science
librarians
·
Specialized research tools – making
them easier to use
·
Future of peer-review and alternative
methods for showing research impact
·
Public service motivation
Publications: (See Google
Scholar Citations Profile.)
Pellack, Lorraine
J. (In Press). “Now Serving Customer 7,528,413.” Reference
and User Services Quarterly, 51(4): 317-319.
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 as PDF file. DOI: 10.1002/asi.21469
Pellack, Lorraine
J. 2009.
“First Impressions and Rethinking Restroom Questions.” [Guest editorial.] Reference and User Services Quarterly,
49(1): 4, 6. Available online: http://www.rusq.org/2009/11/28/first-impressions-and-rethinking-restroom-questions/
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 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.
Available as PDF file.
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
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:
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)
Interinstitutional Reference &
Instruction Task Force, 1998-2010; Chair,
July 2004-June 2006
SLA/SciTech Division, Professional
Development Committee, 2009-2011
ILA/ACRL Mentoring Committee, 2 terms (2008
and 2009).
Recent 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 –
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~pellack/AcadSciCareers.htm
Interpersonal
Skills Self-Assessment – http://www.public.iastate.edu/~pellack/InterpersonalSkills.htm
LibGuides
Profile – http://instr.iastate.libguides.com/profile.php?uid=1183
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April 19, 2012
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