Dr. David R. Dowell Director of Learning Resources

Educational Background

Bachelor of Arts in History, Oklahoma Baptist University, 1964

Master of Arts in Latin American History, University of Illinois-Urbana, 1966

Master of Science in Library Science, University of Illinois - Urbana, 1972

Doctor of Philosophy in Library Science, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, 1986

Previous Experience

Library Director and Assistant Dean, Pasadena City College (1991-95).

Director of Libraries, Illinois Institute of Technology (1981-90).

Assistant University Librarian, Duke University (1975-81).

Head, Administrative Services Department, Iowa State University Library (1972-75).

Detachment Commander and Special Investigative Officer, US Air Force (1967-71).

Secondary School Social Studies Teacher, Tulsa, Oklahoma (1964-65).

Professional Service

American Library Association /Allied Professional Association (ALA/APA), Certification Task Force, 2002.

Gold Coast Library Network, Chair Elect, 2002-03

American Library Association (ALA), Awards Committee, 2001-03.

ALA, Career Pathways Task Force, 2000-02.

Region VII of the Library of California, Core Planning Group, Chair, 1999-2000.

Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Site Visiting Team Member (2000- )

ALA, Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), Professional Development Committee, 1997-2001.

Total Interlibrary Exchange (TIE), Board Member representing Community Colleges (1997-99), Vice President/President Elect (1998-99), President (1999-2000).

ACRL, Institutional Priorities and Faculty Rewards Task Force (1997).

ALA, Committee on Education, Task Force to Revise Criteria Statement for Training Library/Media Technical Assistants, Chair, 1995-97.

Information Access Company, Academic Library Product Advisory Board (1994-97).

ACRL, Community and Junior College Libraries Section (CJCLS), Nominating Committee (1995-7). Chair (1996-97).

ACRL, Academic Status Committee (1993- 97).

ACRL CJCLS Library Technical Assistant Training Committee (1992-96). Chair, (1993-6).

ALA, Committee on Accreditation, Site Visitor Pool (1989-93).

ALA, Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA), Library Organization and Management Section (LOMS), Comparative Library Organization Committee (1989-93).

Delegate, Fourth U.S.-Japan Conference on Libraries and Information Science in Higher Education (1988).

Chicago Library System, Conversion from Public to Multi-type System Task Force (1987-89).

LAMA, Personnel Administration Section (PAS), Economic Status and Staff Utilization Committee (1986-88). Chair 1988 Program Subcommittee.

Chicago Library System, Affiliates Council (1986-88). Chair (1987-88).

Trustee, Glenwood-Lynwood (IL) Public Library District (1985-87).

LAMA, Orientation Committee (1985-87).

International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Conference Registration Co-Chair (1984-85).

LAMA, Alternative Finance Task Force (1984-85).

Chicago Academic Library Council, Treasurer (1982-89).

LAMA, Governmental Affairs Task Force (1983-84).

LAMA, Membership Committee (1983-84).

Metropolitan Chicago Library Assembly Board (1981-82).

Council for Library Resources Management Fellowship Program Advisory Committee, Graduate Library School, University of Chicago, (1981-83),

LAMA, PAS, Executive Committee (1981-84).

LAMA Board of Directors (1981-83).

LAMA, PAS, Chair (1982-83), Vice Chair/Chair Elect (1981-82).

LAMA, LOMS, Executive Committee, elected Member at Large (1979-81).

LAMA, Statistics Section, Statistics for Library Personnel Committee (1979-83).

ALA, Office for Library Personnel Resources (OLPR) Advisory Committee (1976-80). Chair (1979-80).

OLPR, Minimum Qualifications for Librarians Task Force (1978-80).

ACRL, University Libraries Section, Nominating Committee (1979-80).

ACRL, Personnel Officers in Large Academic Libraries, Discussion Group (1975-79).

ACRL, Staff Development Officers in Large Academic Libraries, Discussion Group (1976-79).

Durham Technical Institute, Advisory Committee on the Library Technology Program (1978-79).

Biblioteca do Centro Batista, Goiania, Goias, Brazil advised and assisted in establishing a theological reference library, (December, 1978).

LAMA/PAS/Staff Development Committee (1974-78).

North Carolina Governor's Conference on Libraries and Information Services, Resource Person on Library Personnel (October, 1978).

ALA, Committee on Professional Ethics, (1975-78). Chair (1977-78).

Council on Library Resources, Advisory Committee on Auditing Research Libraries (1976-77).

Consultant, County Commissioner's Planning Committee for a New Durham County Library (1976).

ALA, Junior Members Round Table, Executive Committee (1974-76). Nominating Committee, Chair (1975-76). Membership Promotion, Chair, (1974-75). Representative to ALA Membership Promotion Task Force (1973-75). Committee Clearinghouse Coordinator (1973-74). Workshop Committee (1973-72).

ALA Membership Committee, Student Recruitment Subcommittee (1971-72).

Publications and Papers

Libraries in the Information Age: An Introduction and Career Exploration, with Denise K. Fourie Libraries Unlimited, 2002.

"Cuesta College Converts to ‘Distance Friendly" Access, Community & Junior College Libraries. 10:73-75 (2001)

"Spinning Straw into Gold: How Cuesta’s Friends of the Library organization has been successful in raising almost $600,000," with Mary Gamewell, College and Research Libraries News, 60:649- 51 (September, 1999)

"Leadership: In the Eye of the Beholder?" in Academic Librarians and Leadership. Greenwood Press 1998, pp. 159-170.

"What Community Colleges Need From Their Libraries" (with Jack A. Scott), in Gerard B. McCabe and Ruth Person (eds.) Academic Libraries: Their Rationale and Role in American Higher Education. Greenwood Press, 1995, pp. 15-27.

"Microcomputer Personal Productivity Software," in Gerard B. McCabe (ed.) Operations Handbook for the Small Academic Library. Greenwood Press, 1989, pp. 177-188.

Review of John W. Weatherford, Librarians' Agreements: Bargaining for a Heterogeneous Profession, Library Quarterly, 59:374-75 (October, 1989).

Review of Don H. Revill, ed. Personnel Management in Polytechnic Libraries, Library Quarterly, 58:412-13 (October, 1988).

"Sex and Salary in a Female Dominated Profession," Journal of Academic Librarianship, 14:92-98 (May, 1988).

"Personnel Management in the Library," in Gerard B. McCabe (ed.) The Smaller Academic Library: A Management Handbook, Greenwood Press, 1988, pp. 57-72.

The Relation of Salary to Sex in a Female Dominated Profession: Librarians Employed at Research Universities in the South Atlantic Census Region. dissertation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1986.

"Procedures Analysis: Improving Workflow and Preparing for Automation," All day workshop for Association of American Law Libraries, Detroit (1982).

"Solving Employers' Problems and Solving Your Own: Job Getting Strategies for the L/MTA," Half day workshop for Council on Library/Media Technical Assistants, Washington, (January, 1981).

"Minimum Qualifications for Librarians," North Carolina Libraries, 38:7-23 (Spring, 1980).

"Performance Appraisal and Supervisory Effectiveness," Half day workshop for North Carolina Chapter, Special Library Association, Chapel Hill (May, 1980)

"The Role of the Supervisor in Training and Developing Staff," in Rolland E. Stevens (ed.), Supervision of Employees in Libraries, Urbana-Champaign: University of Illinois Graduate School of Library Science, 1979, pp. 57-68.

"Crisis Management for the Eighties: People and Productivity," Colorado Libraries, 4:10-16 (December, 1978).

"Ethics Committee Interprets Code, Solicits Comments," American Libraries, 8:500-501 (October, 1977).

"Certification: More Study Needed," Library Journal, 102:1720-1721 (September 1, 1977).

"How Would You Rate Joe Benson?" Southeastern Librarian, 27:71-78 (Summer, 1977).

"The Role of the Paraprofessional in an Academic Research Library," Virginia Polytechnic Institute (June, 1977).

"From the Closet to the Matrix: Can We Stand the Flexibility?" Maryland Library Association, (April, 1977).

"From Cataloger to Catalog Librarian," in Tillie Krieger (ed.) "Catalogs and Catalogers: Evolution Through Revolution," Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2:173-174 (September, 1976).

"What Do You Expect?" JMRT Footnotes, (December, 1974).

"A Student to Dallas Speaks Out on ALA," Wilson Library Bulletin, 46:79-80 (September, 1971).

Arturo Alessandri and the Widening of Political Participation in Chile, 1921-1925. thesis, University of Illinois-Urbana, 1966.

Honors

John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Special Award. 1995

Who's Who in America. 1986

Who's Who in Library and Information Science. 1982

Beta Phi Mu (Library Science), University of Illinois. 1973

Phi Alpha Theta (History), University of Illinois. 1966

Kappa Delta Pi (Education), Oklahoma Baptist University. 1962

Contact Information

(805) 546-3159 (phone)

(805) 546-3109 (fax)

DDowell@cuesta.edu