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REFERENCE AND USER SERVICES ASSOCIATION DIVISION (RUSA)
BUSINESS REFERENCE AND SERVICES SECTION (BRASS)
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
OFFICIAL BALLOT, 2015
Ballots must be received by May 1, 2015 @ 11:59 pm (U.S. Central Daylight Time), to be included in the
tabulation of votes.
VICE-CHAIR/CHAIR-ELECT
(VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN ONE)
01.  FELDMANN, LOUISE MORT
02.  OPPENHEIM, MICHAEL R.
CO
CA
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
(For a three-year term, VOTE FOR NO MORE THAN ONE)
03.  HOPPENFELD, JARED MICHAEL
04.  SCOTT, PENNY
TX
CA
These nominations have been made in accordance with the Division’s Bylaws.
Nominating Committee
Ann M. Fiegen, Chair
Mary A. Martin
Elizabeth Stephan
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BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
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01. Louise Mort Feldmann
Current Position:
Business Librarian, Colorado State University Libraries, Fort Collins, CO
Type of Library: Academic
Previous Position:
Reference Librarian, Mountain View Public Library, 2003-2004
Degrees and Certificates:
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, MLIS, 2002; University of California, Davis, BA, Economics,
1986.
Division Affiliation(s): RUSA
Were/are you a Spectrum Scholar? No
Were/are you an Emerging Leader? No
ALA and/or ALA-APA Activities:
RUSA Director-at-Large, 2013-2016
RUSA-BRASS Discussion Group Steering Committee, member, 2005-2007
RUSA-BRASS Discussion Group Steering Committee, Chair, 2007-2009
RUSA-BRASS Membership Committee, member, 2006-2009
RUSA-BRASS Membership Committee, Chair, 2009-2010
RUSA-BRASS Program Planning Committee, 2009-2010, member
RUSA-BRASS Publications Committee, member, 2010-2012
RUSA-BRASS 25th Anniversary Ad Hoc Committee, Chair, 2011-2013
RUSA-BRASS Scheduler, 2014-2016
Honors and Awards (library and non-library, including DATES):
Faculty Excellence Award, Colorado State University Libraries, 2009; Emerald Business Research
Grant Award, ALA-RUSA-BRASS, 2012.
Major Accomplishments:
I have been the business librarian at Colorado State University (CSU) since 2005, working with CSU's
robust and ever-growing College of Business. In 2012 was awarded a sabbatical to research business
librarians' work with entrepreneurs, as part of the Emerald Business Research Grant Award I received
that year. A major accomplishment in 2013 was chairing and planning the BRASS 25th Anniversary
celebration. In 2014, I initiated and coordinated, with a team of colleagues, CSU Libraries'
participation in MoneySmart Week programming.
Publications:
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1. Feldmann, Louise: "Academic Business Librarians' Assistance to Community Entrepreneurs,"
Reference Services Review (Emerald), Volume 42, Number 1, 2014.
2. Lederer, Naomi and Feldmann, Louise: "Interactions: A Study of Office Reference Statistics,"
Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, Volume 7, Number 2, 2012.
3. Feldmann, Louise: "Mergent's InvestorEdge," The Charleston Advisor, Volume 11, Number 2,
2009.
Statement of Professional Concerns/Aspirations if Elected:
I have been involved with BRASS since 2005, when I began my career as a business librarian.
BRASS has been and is incredibly rewarding to me in many ways, from professional development to
the fantastic network of business librarians to the amazing programs and events at Annual. My
involvement with BRASS includes serving as a member and as chair on various committees. One of
my most rewarding experiences was serving as chair of the 25th anniversary planning committee in
2013 and bringing together current and former members of BRASS for a great celebratory evening. It
would be an honor to serve as BRASS Chair and contribute further to this wonderful organization of
smart and talented business librarians.
Member of ALA since:
1998
02. Display Name:
Michael R. Oppenheim
Current Position:
Business Research and Collections Librarian
Institution/Organization:
Rosenfeld Management Library, UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management
City:
Los Angeles
State:
California
Type of Library: Academic
Other:
Previous Position 1:
Government Information Services and Reference Librarian, JFK Memorial Library, California
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State University, Los Angeles, 1989-1997
Previous Position 2:
Government Documents Librarian, Wardman Library, Whittier College, 1989-1992
Previous Position 3:
Reference Librarian, University Library, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1986-1991
Degrees and Certificates:
University of Southern California, MSLS, 1986; University of California, Los Angeles, MA English,
1977; California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, BA English, 1976.
Division Affiliation(s) (check all that apply):
ACRL ALCTS LITA RUSA
To which Round Tables do you belong? (check all that apply)
Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) Library History Round Table (LHRT) Library
Instruction Round Table (LIRT)
To which Ethnic Affiliates do you belong? (check all that apply)
Were/are you a Spectrum Scholar? No
Were/are you an Emerging Leader? No
ALA and/or ALA-APA Activities:
ALA/RUSA Budget & Finance Committee, BRASS Representative, 2011-2013, 2013-2015;
ALA/RUSA Organization & Planning Committee, BRASS Representative, 2011-2013, 2013-2015;
ALA/RUSA Professional Development Committee member, 2009-2011; BRASS Gale Cengage
Learning Student Travel Award Committee Chair, 2014-15, member, 2013-2014; BRASS ad hoc
Twenty-fifth Anniversary Committee member, 2010-2013; BRASS ad hoc Section Review
Committee Chair, 2007-2009; BRASS ad hoc Twentieth Anniversary Committee member, 20072008; BRASS Development Committee member, 2007-2008; BRASS Member at Large/BRASS
Executive Planning Committee member 2006-2007; BRASS Secretary/Executive Planning
Committee member 2001-2002; BRASS Conference Planning Committee, Chair 1999-2000; member,
2000-2001; 2005-2006; 2011-2012; 2012-2013; BRASS Education Committee, member 2002-2003;
BRASS Dun & Bradstreet Award for Outstanding Service to Minority Business Communities
Committee member, 2002-2003; BRASS Thomson Gale Award for Excellence in Business
Librarianship Committee member, 2002-2003; 2006-2007; BRASS Business Reference Sources
Committee member, 2000; 2008-2010, 2010-2012; BRASS Discussion Group Chair, 2001; BRASS
Library Services to Distance Education Committee member, 1998-2000; BRASS Publications
Committee member, 1998-1999; GODORT International Documents Task Force, Secretary, 1997;
GODORT Education Committee, member and Federal Documents Task Force Liaison, 1995-1996
Offices held in state/regional library associations, and other associations (include DATES):
California Academic & Research Libraries (CARL) Annual Conference Planning Committee
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member, 1996; 1998; 2000; CARL Annual Conference Registrar, 2000; CARL Director-at-Large for
UC Libraries, 1999-2000; CARL Southern Campus Liaison Coordinator, 1999-2000;
CARL/Academic Business Librarians’ Exchange (ABLE)-South Chair, 1995; California Library
Association (CLA) Annual Conference Planning Committee member, 1993-1994; 1996-1997; 20022003; CLA Reference Services Section President, 2001-2002; CLA Assembly Representative, 19972000; CLA Organization and Bylaws Committee member, 1997-2000; CLA Executive Committee
member, 1999-2000; CLA Government Publications Round Table Chair, 1996-1997; Librarians
Association of the University of California (LAUC) Statewide Collection Development Committee
Representative, 2012-2013; LAUC-UCLA Division (LAUC-LA) Committee on Librarian of the Year
Award Chair, 2013-14, member 2014-15; LAUC-LA Committee on Appointments, Promotions and
Advancements member 2009-2011; LAUC-LA Library Plans and Policies Committee Chair, 2006-07;
member, 2007-2008; LAUC-LA Chair, 2002-2003; LAUC-LA Vice Chair/Peer Review Coordinator,
2001-2002; LAUC-LA Secretary, 2000-2001; LAUC-LA Research and Professional Development
Committee member, 1997-98; Chair, 1998-99; member, 2011-2013; LAUC Statewide Committee on
Research and Professional Development, UCLA Representative, 1999-2001; and 2006-2008
Honors and Awards (library and non-library, including DATES):
Gale Cengage Learning Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship, 2013 recipient (Business
Reference and Services Section [BRASS] of the Reference and User Services Association [RUSA],
American Library Association); California Academic and Research Libraries (CARL) 1998 Member
of the Year (CARL – California Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries
[ACRL], American Library Association); Beta Phi Mu, International Library Science Honor Society;
USC School of Library and Information Management Alumni Association Scholarship; Phi Kappa
Phi, National Scholastic Honor Society; Phi Alpha Theta, International History Honor Society
Major Accomplishments:
Leadership positions in professional organizations at the national, state, regional, and local levels over
the course of the past twenty years; leadership positions in the Librarians Association of the
University of California at the statewide and campus levels; major publications in business
librarianship.
Publication 1:
The Basic Business Library: Core Resources and Services, 5th ed., co-edited with Eric Forte
(Libraries Unlimited, 2012).
Publication 2:
Marketing Information: A Strategic Guide for Business and Finance Libraries, co-authored with
Wendy Diamond (Haworth Information Press, 2004).
Publication 3:
“Adventures in Dataland: Business Data Sources,” Reference & User Services Quarterly, Volume
52, Number 2, Winter 2012 [co-authored with Chris LeBeau, Jason Dewland, Julia Martin, and Peter
McKay].
Links to further information:
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Statement of Professional Concerns/Aspirations if Elected:
Through both elected and appointed positions in BRASS, I have been privileged to contribute to the
exceptional achievements of my colleagues in timely programming; using online tools for
professional development and governance; and building collaborations with vendors that enable
BRASS to fund travel awards for new and soon-to-be librarians, professional achievement awards,
and educational events. The 2014 BRASS Preconference Workshop, “How Business Librarians
Support Entrepreneurs,” powerfully demonstrated that as we meet the current explosion of
entrepreneurial information needs, we are unquestionably all in this together—public, academic, and
special librarians alike. As BRASS Representative to RUSA’s Budget and Finance and Planning and
Organization Committees, I have gained insights into the “big picture” of how BRASS functions as a
section within our parent organizations. I am deeply humbled to have been nominated; if elected, I
will apply my accumulated knowledge and experience to lead BRASS with creativity, diligence, and
enthusiasm.
Member of ALA since:
1986
ALA Member Number:
0012332
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