Candidate for USAIN President-Elect Term of office: President Elect, 2013-2014; President, 2014-2015; Past President, 2015-2016 Rob McGeachin Employment Agriculture and Life Sciences Librarian, Texas A&M University Libraries, 1993present Current position: Agriculture and Digital Services Librarian Technician, Poultry Science Department, Texas A&M University, 1987-1993 Research Scientist, Caribbean Marine Research Center, Lee Stocking Island, Exuma Cays, Bahamas, 1985-1986 Research Associate, Aquaculture Research Center, Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences Department, Texas A&M University, 19811984 Education MLIS 1992, University of Texas at Austin PhD Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences 1980, Texas A&M University MS Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences 1977, Texas A&M University BA Biology & Anthropology 1973, University of Louisville USAIN Experience Member since 1993 Non-elected positions: Preservation and Digital Library Committee, 2012-present Preservation Committee, 2003–2011 AgNIC Interest Group, 2000-present, CoChair 2012-present AGRICOLA Interest Group, 1997-present AGRICOLA Survey Ad Hoc Committee, 1997-1998 USAIN conferences at which you’ve presented papers, posters, or been on a panel: 2006 (contributed paper & panel presentation) 2005 (panel presentation) Involvement in Other Professional Organizations AgNIC Executive Board, Member-AtLarge, 2008-2011; Past Chair, 2005-2006; Chair, 2004-2005; Chair-Elect, 2003-2004 AgNIC Coordinating Committee, Texas A&M University Libraries Representative, 1998-present AgNIC Re-Born Digital Committee, Chair, 2008-2010 AgNIC Born Digital Committee, 2008 2010 IAALD, member since 1993 World Aquaculture Society, member since 1980 American Fisheries Society, member since 1975 Recent Publications James S. Creel, Jack R. (Jay) Koenig, and Robert McGeachin. (2011) Automating the Importation of a Historic Scientific Serial into a Digital Repository. OCLC Systems and Services, 26(4):243-252. Mercer, Holly, Jay Koenig, Robert B. McGeachin, and Sandra L. Tucker. (2010) Structure, Features, and Faculty Content of ARL Member Repositories. Journal of Academic Librarianship. 37(4):333-342. McGeachin, Robert B. (2010) Preservation of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin in the Digital Repository, Journal of Agricultural & Food Information, 11(2):90-98. McGeachin, Robert B. and Diana Ramirez. (2005) Collaborating with Students to Develop an Advertising Campaign. College & Undergraduate Libraries. 12 (1&2): 139152. McGeachin, Robert B. (2004) The Impact of Electronic Bibliographic Databases and Electronic Journal Articles on the Scholar’s Information Seeking Behavior and Personal Collection of “Reprints”. Science & Technology Libraries. 25(1/2):127-137. McGeachin, Robert B. (1999) Videoconferencing and Remote Application Sharing for Distant Reference Service. The Reference Librarian. Number 65:51-60. McGeachin, Robert B. (1998) The feasibility of using document management software in the scholar’s workstation. Journal of Academic Librarianship. 24(6):449-553. Other Professional Activities/Contributions: (Editorial Boards, Awards, Grants, Events Coordinator, etc.) Editorial Board, Journal of Agricultural & Food Information, 2004-present Editor, Journal of Agricultural & Food Information, 1999-2003 McGeachin, Robert B. (1998) Selection criteria for web-based resources in a science and technology library collection. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship. [Internet] Available URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/istl/98spring/article2.html. Web Sites Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Subject Guide, http://guides.library.tamu.edu/WildlifeFishe ries (5 pages), 2007-present Water resources Subject Guide, http://guides.library.tamu.edu/WaterResour ces (5 pages), 2007-present Agribusiness AgNIC Web Site, http://guides.library.tamu.edu/Agribusiness (5 pages), 1998-present Equines Sciences AgNIC Web Site, http://guides.library.tamu.edu/EquineScienc es (4 pages), 1999-present Texas FARMER Collection, http://digital.library.tamu.edu/digitalcollections/texasfarmer/texasfarmer.html.html (2434 pages), 2010present Robert B. McGeachin, Principal Investigator. “Digitization of Texas Agricultural Agency Publications in Support of Development of the National Digital Library for Agriculture” 2004-2009. Funded by the National Agricultural Library of the Agricultural Research Service of USDA. http://repository.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/28 29 Robert B. McGeachin and Suzanne Gyeszly, Co-Principal Investigators. “United States Agricultural Information Network Preservation Project--Phase II” 1998-2001. United States Agricultural Information Network (USAIN) National Preservation Program for the History of Agriculture and Rural Life, Texas Preservation Project, 1820 — 1945. Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. http://repository.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/90 843 Robert B. McGeachin, Principal Investigator. Sharon K. Sandall, CoInvestigator. “United States Agricultural Information Network Preservation Project” 1996-1997. United States Agricultural Information Network (USAIN) National Preservation Program for the History of Agriculture and Rural Life, Texas Preservation Project, 1820 — 1945. Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. http://repository.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/90 838 Candidate for USAIN President-Elect Term of office: President Elect, 2013-2014; President, 2014-2015; Past President, 2015-2016 Valrie Minson Employment Outreach Librarian for Agricultural Sciences responsible for agronomy, horticultural science, environmental horticulture, plant pathology; Associate Librarian, University of Florida, 2005present Collection and Research Services Librarian, Dickinson College Library, 2003-2005 Education Masters in Library Science 2002, Florida State University BA English 1998, University of South Florida. USAIN Experience Member since 2005 Elected positions: USAIN Director, 2010-2012 Non-elected positions: Co-Chair, Conference Planning for 2014, 2012-2014 Chair, Website Review Committee, 20112012 Chair, Invited Speakers Committee, 20102011 Chair, Pre-Conference Committee, 20092010 Member, USAIN Membership Committee, 2008-present Member, Contributed Papers Committee, 2007-2008 USAIN conferences at which you’ve presented papers, posters, or been on a panel: 2009 (presentation) 2007 (session moderator) Involvement in Other Professional Organizations AgNIC, Born Digital Initiative Working Group, Policy Development and Grant Writing Sub-Committee, 2008-2009 SLA FAN Chair, 2011-2012; Chair-Elect 2009-2010; Secretary, 2009; Vendor Relations Committee Chair, 2006-2008 SLA Science-Technology Division, Annual Conference Programming Committee Member, 2007-2008; International Relations Committee Member, 2007-2008. Recent Publications Davis, V., Holmes, K., Lowe, B., McIntosh, L., Tomich, L., Viggio, A., Westling, C., (2012). Implementing VIVO and filling it with life and data. VIVO: A Semantic Approach to Scholarly Networking and Discovery. Editor (K. Borner). Garcia-Milian, R., Norton, H., Auten, B., Davis, V., Ferree, N., Holmes, K., Johnson, M., Russell Gonzalez, S., Schaefer, N., Tennant, M., Conlon, M., VIVO Collaboration. (2011). Role of Librarians in the Development of Computer-Mediated Social Networks: Challenges and Lessons Learned from VIVO Implementation and Outreach. Special Libraries Association Annual Conference, Biomedical and Life Sciences Division Contributed Papers. Garcia-Milian, R., Norton, H. F., Auten, B., Davis, V., Holmes, K.L., Johnson, M., Tennant, M.R. (2011). Librarians as Part of Cross-Disciplinary, Multi-Institutional Team Projects: Experiences from the VIVO Collaboration. Medical Librarians Association. Buhler, A., & Davis, V. (2010). Elegance of Science: Coordinating an Annual Scientific Art Contest at the Library. College & Research Libraries News. Davis, V., Taylor, L., Williams, S. V., Benson, D., Gonzalez, S. R., & Sullivan, M. (2010). Increasing access to agricultural publications using digital repositories and the semantic web. Paper presented at the International Conference on Digital Libraries, Delhi, India. Davis, V., Devare, M., Sara, G., & Tennant, M. (2009). Implementation of a new research discovery tool by the university libraries at Cornell University and the University of Florida. Davis, V., & Dinsmore, C. (2009). Serving a Diverse and Ever-Changing Agricultural Sciences Department: Family, Youth and Community Sciences in Perspective. Journal of Agricultural & Food Information, 10(1), 17-26. Davis, V., & Foss, M. (2009). Supporting the distance learning community with Interlibrary Loan and Collection Management at the University of Florida Libraries. Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning. Other Professional Activities/Contributions: (Editorial Boards, Awards, Grants, Events Coordinator, etc.) Journal of Agricultural and Food Information (JAFI) Book and Internet Review Editor, 2013-present. Grant awarded: VIVO: Enabling National Networking of Scientists. Funded by National Institutes of Health for a total award of $12.2 Million. Investigator. 20092011. Award: UF Library Innovation Award, 2009. Candidate for USAIN Secretary/Treasurer 2013-2015 Claudine A. Jenda Employment Agriculture Librarian & Assistant Head, Reference & Instruction Services, Auburn University Libraries, 2001- Present Patent Fellow, Patent & Trademark Depository Library Program, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1999-2001 Science & Technology Department Head Reference & Information Services, Auburn University Libraries, 1993-1999 Education M.Sc. Information Science The City University, London, 1983 B.Sc, Biology & Chemistry University of Malawi, 1978 USAIN Experience Member since 1993 Elected positions: USAIN Director 2012-2014 USAIN Director 2010-2012 Conferences at which you’ve presented: 2010 (poster presentation) 2008 (paper & Panel) 2006 (paper & Panel) 2005 (panel) 2003(paper) 1999 (Panel) 1995 (paper) Non-elected positions: Co-Convenver, Technology Trends Interest Group, 2004-present Conference Planning Committee, 2004/05 Conference Planning Committee , 1993 Membership Networking Committee, 1995-2003 Awards: Patent Fellow, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Department of commerce Training & Technical Development Award, British Council Involvement in other organizations: Agriculture Network Information Center (AgNIC) (2001-present) Patent and Trademark Depository Library Association, 1992 – Present American Library Association, 1991 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) (1991-1999) International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD) (2001-) Publications Articles Jenda, Claudine and Weisbrod, Liza. Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station Digital Project. Journal of Agricultural & Food Information. Vol.14 (1) 2013, 2-17. Jenda, Claudine and Kesselman, Martin. Innovative Web 2.0 Technology Uses by USAIN Libraries: Results of a Survey. Agricultural Information Worldwide. Vol.2 (1) October 2008, 52-60. Jenda, Claudine. Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries and the United States Patent and rademark Office: A Model for Information Dissemination. Resource Sharing & Information Networks, Vol. 18(1/2), 2005, p.183-201. Jenda, Claudine Arnold, Nowick, Elaine A., Azzam, Jonas. Indexing of Open Access Journals in Agriculture. Quarterly Bulletin of the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists Quarterly Bulletin. October 2004, Vol.44(1/2), p.20-23. Jenda, Claudine and Nowick, Elaine. Libraries Stuck in the Middle: Reactive v’s Proactive responses to the Journal Crisis. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship. Winter 2004. http://www.istl.org/04-winter/article4.html Candidate for USAIN Secretary/Treasurer 2013-2015 Diana Farmer Employment Librarian, Kansas State University, 1972Current position: Content Development Librarian – Sciences. Librarian responsible for collection development for Colleges of Agriculture and Engineering, and Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Human Nutrition, Kinesiology, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics Education Certificate of Legal Information Management, Emporia State University, 2007 MLS, Emporia State University, 1972 BA, German, Emporia State University, 1971 USAIN Experience Member since 1991 Elected positions: President 2000-2001 Executive Council Director 2006-2008 Non-elected positions: Joint IAALD/USAIN Program Planning Committee, Member,2002-2005 By-Laws Committee, Member, 2001-2004 Legislative/Government Relations Committee, Member, 2001-2007; 2009-to date; Co-chair, 2002-2004 AgNIC IG convener, 2009-to date Collection Management IG convener, 2007-2008 Nominating & Elections Committee, Member, 1994-1995, 1997-1998; Chair, 2001-2002 National Preservation Program Steering Committee, Member, 1997-2000 Preservation and Digital Library Committee, Member, 2012 Awards and Honors Committee, Chair, 1999 Task Force for the Assessment of a National Agricultural Information Infrastructure, Member, 2005-2007 Conference Program Planning Committee, Member,1997-1999 USAIN conferences at which you’ve presented papers, posters, or been on a panel: 2006, paper 2005, panel participant 1997, panel participant & paper Involvement in Other Professional Organizations Agriculture Network Information Center (AgNIC), Representative, 2010 Association for College and Research Libraries, Member, 1973-2002 ACRL Science and Technology Section, Member, 1992-2002 IAALD, Member, 1998-2006 Kansas Library Association, Member, 19732003; Executive Council & Membership Chair, 1980-1986 Recent Publications “Revitalizing a Mentoring Program for Academic Librarians”, Diana Farmer, Marcia Stockham, Alice Trussell. College and Research Libraries, vol. 70, no. 1 (Jan. 2009), pp. 824More if you wish “Overcoming ‘The Fear Factor’: Creating a Dynamic Web Site”, Diana Farmer and Yongli Zhou. Journal of Agricultural & Food Information, vol. 10, no. 3 (July-September 2009), pp. 198-229. Web site Grain Milling and Processing, AgNIC Web Site, 2005- Candidate for USAIN Director 2013-2015 Madeleine Charney Employment Madeleine University of Massachusetts Amherst, W.E. B. Du Bois Library –Charney Liaison to Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, Stockbridge School of Agriculture, Sustainability Studies Education MLS, University of Rhode Island (1991) MA, Sustainable Landscape Planning and Design, Conway School of Landscape Design (2003) Permaculture Design Certificate (1998) USAIN Experience Member since 2005? Elected positions: Executive Council 2012-2013 Non-elected positions: Invited Speakers Committee for USAIN 2014, Chairperson Legislative and Governmental Relations Committee, Chairperson 2010-2012 USAIN conferences at which you’ve presented papers, posters, or been on a panel: USAIN 2012, Moderator for panel “Perspective on Government Information: Where Are We Going?” Involvement in Other Professional Organizations Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, Advisory Council, 20132015 Pioneer Valley Grows, Steering Committee 2010-present Pioneer Valley Grows, Higher Education Working Group, Chairperson 2011-2013 Advisory Council of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (USAIN) Recent Publications Journal of Agricultural and Food Information: Reviews: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development (2012) Energy Use in the U.S. Food System (2011) Bioactive Components in Milk and Dairy Products (2010) Other Society of the Quarter: The Land Institute (2010) Commodity of the Quarter: Sunflower Seeds and Their Product (2010) Society of the Quarter: Food Routes Network and the Local Food Movement (2009) Other Professional Activities/Contributions: (Editorial Boards, Awards, Grants, Events Coordinator, etc.) Instrumental in establishment of Sustainability Round Table (ALA) in January 2013 “Libraries for Sustainability” webinar series, Co-facilitator 2012 Journal of Agricultural and Food Information, Book and Internet Review Editor 2006-2012 USAIN conference scholarship 2010 Candidate for USAIN Director 2013-2015 Peter Fernandez Employment Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Librarian, responsible for: Agricultural and Resource Economics, Agricultural Leadership Education and Communications, Animal Sciences, Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Food Science and Technology, Forestry Wildlife and Fisheries, Plant Sciences, UT Extension and UT AgResearch; Assistant Professor; University of Tennessee, 2008–present Education M.S. in Library and Information Science, 2007, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL B.A. in Religious Studies, 2005, New College of Florida, Sarasota, FL USAIN Experience Institutional Representative, Agriculture Network Information Center, 2008–present Webmaster, East Tennessee Library Association, 2009–present Recent Publications Peer Reviewed Fernandez, P. (2012). Library values that interface with technology: public service information professionals, Zotero, and open source software decision making. Library Philosophy and Practice. Fernandez, P. (2010). Privacy and generation Y: applying library values to social networking sites. [Invited Article. Special Issue] Community & Junior College Libraries, 16 (2), 100-113. (featured in The Informed Librarian Online May 2010). Fernandez, P. (2009). Online social networking sites and privacy: revisiting ethical considerations for a new generation of technology. Library Philosophy and Practice. Member since 2008 Elected positions: Non-elected positions: Member, Professional Development Task Force, 2009 Member, Website Review Task Force, 2012 Convener, Technology Trends Interest Group, 2010-present USAIN conferences at which you’ve presented papers, posters, or been on a panel: 2012 – moderator and presenter 2009 – technology trends panelist Involvement in Other Professional Organizations Ning Community Manager, International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists, 2011–present Other Fernandez, P. (2011). Zotero: information management software 2.0. Library Hi Tech News, 28 (4), 5-7. Fernandez, P. (2009). Balancing outreach and privacy in Facebook: five guiding decision points. Library Hi Tech News, 26 (3/4), 10-12. Other Professional Activities/Contributions: (Editorial Boards, Awards, Grants, Events Coordinator, etc.) Fernandez, P. (2009 - present). Food and Nutrition. Available at Browse Topics: Your Pathway to Government Information [electronic database]: http://www.browsetopics.gov/food-andnutrition/ Candidate for USAIN Director 2013-2015 Hope Jansen Employment CABI Publishing, North American Field Sales Manager, 2011 – present o Responsible for outside sales in the US and Canada including site visits and conference attendance o Oversee CABI North American Library Advisory Board CABI Publishing, Regional Sales Manager, 2007 – 2011 o Sales Manager responsible for half of the US and Canada o Also managed customer service and sales support, 2007 - 09 Allerdale Borough Council, Information Officer, 2004 – 2006 o Oversaw information legislation including Data Protection and Freedom of Information for a local government in the UK Cumbria County Libraries, Librarian, 2004 o Staff librarian responsible for reference desk, local history and also managed one library branch Education MLS Information and Library Studies 2003, University of Brighton, UK BA English 1998, University of Vermont o Minor, anthropology USAIN Experience Member since 2008 Elected positions: Director, 2011 - present Non-elected positions: Pre-Conference Committee, 2012 Conference Pre-Conference Committee, 2010 Conference Involvement in Other Professional Organizations Special Libraries Association, Food Agriculture and Nutrition Division o Member since 2008 o Secretary, 2009 - 2011 o Public Relations Committee Chair, 2009 – present Medical Library Association, 2011 - present o Veterinary Medical Libraries and Public Health/Health Administration sections member Recent Publications None Other Professional Activities/Contributions: (Editorial Boards, Awards, Grants, Events Coordinator, etc.) Presenter, “What’s Changed Since Library School,” SLA 2012 Recently accepted into a Biomedical Informatics course supported by the National Library of Medicine, September 2013 Candidate for USAIN Director 2013-2015 Jenny Oleen Employment Scholarly Communications Librarian, Kansas State University, 2010-present Science Librarian, Kansas State University, 2008-2010 Reference Librarian, Murray State University, 2006-2007 Education Copyright Leadership and Management, Certificate – University of Maryland University College, 2011 M.L.S. – University of Indiana, Bloomington, 2006 M.S. in Environmental Science – University of Arizona, 2004 B.S. in Agronomy – Kansas State University, 2002 Recent Papers Oleen, Jenny, Livia Olsen. “Creating Recent Posters Oleen, Jenny. “IR Workflow USAIN Experience Member since 2008 Non-elected positions: Membership Committee, since 2010 Pre-Conference Planning Committee for 2010 Conference Pre-Conference Planning Committee for 2012 Conference USAIN conferences at which you’ve presented papers, posters, or been on a panel: 2010 - poster Involvement in Other Professional Organizations American Libraries Association, 2006present; New Member Roundtable, 2006present; Association for Library Collections and Technical Services, 2010-present Association of College and Research Libraries, 2007-present Center for Intellectual Property, 2010present; Community Committee, 2012present New Partnerships: An Examination of Two Collaborative, Grant-Funded Digitization Projects.” Journal of Agricultural and Food Information 12.3-4 (2011): 370-376. Oleen, Jenny, Beth Turtle. “Copyright Renovation: Creating Informational Web Pages and a Consulting Service for Academic Users.” Kansas Library Association College & University Libraries Section Proceedings 1.1 (2011): 87-90. Management System using Web of Science and RefWorks.” SPARC 2012 Open Access Meeting. Kansas City, KS, March 11-12, 2012. Poster published in Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication 1(1): eP1042. http://dx.doi.org/10.7710/21623309.1042 Oleen, Jenny, Livia Olsen. "Creating New Partnerships: An Examination of Two Collaborative, Grant-funded Digitization Projects." USAIN 2010 Conference. West Lafayette, IN, May 912, 2010. Oleen, Jenny. "Not the Only Players in Town: A Collaborative Effort to Present Biodiversity Information on the Web." College and University Libraries Section, Kansas Library Association Fall Conference 2009. Hays, Kansas, October 14-15, 2009. Mayfield, Mark, Carolyn Ferguson, Gregory Zolnerowich, David Allen, Harish Maringanti, Mike Haddock, Jenny Oleen. “Kansas State University’s Biodiversity Information System: Combining Institutional Expertise to Enhance Access to Collections Information.” TDWG Annual Conference 2008. Victoria Quay, Fremantle (Perth), Australia, October 19-25, 2008. Poster published in online conference program. http://www.tdwg.org/fileadmin/2008co nference/slides/Mayfield_Poster_BiodI SKansaState.pdf Recent Presentations Oleen, Jenny. "Bio-What? Collaborating to create subject guides for our campus and beyond!" LOEX of the West 2010 Conference. Calgary, Alberta, Canada, June 10-12, 2010. Candidate for USAIN Director 2013-2015 Jim Morris-Knower Employment Outreach and Applied Social Sciences Librarian, Mann Library, Cornell University, 2007-present. Education MLIS, University of Michigan, 1997. PhD, University of Michigan, 1996. BA, Hobart College, 1986. USAIN Experience Member since 2012. Non-elected positions: Co-convener, International Agriculture Interest Group. Member, Communications Committee. USAIN conferences at which you’ve presented papers, posters, or been on a panel: 2012 Conference, University of Minnesota. Poster presentation on multimedia information literacy tutorials used in Cornell undergraduate classes Recent Publications “Program Helps Librarians Build Information Literacy.” Cornell Chronicle, June 8, 2012. Retrieved from www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June12/LiteracyImmersion.html. “A Tale of Three Disciplines: Embedding Librarians and Outcomes-based Information Competency in Business, Biology, and Communication.” Krkoska, Baseema, Camille Andrews and Jim MorrisKnower. In Cassandra Kvenild and Kaijsa Calkins (Eds.), Embedded Librarians: Moving Beyond One-shot Instruction (pp. 121-133). Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2011. Other Professional Activities/Contributions: (Editorial Boards, Awards, Grants, Events Coordinator, etc.) Chair, Programming Committee, 2013 IAALD Congress. Co-PI on grant from Cornell Enaudi Center to help the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development establish international network for researchers in SRI (System of Rice Intensification).