 Robert Kackley
1403, Mathematics Building |
Robert Kackley
Librarian III
Job Description:
I work at the Engineering and Physical Sciences Library where I handle reference chat and IM inquries. I am in charge of the Collection Development responsibilities in the areas of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Astronomy, Geology, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Materials Science Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering. Also I do library instruction for many UM groups such as graduate as well as undergraduate students, along with summer program attendees.
Education:
- BA History Virginia Tech, 1987
- MLS University of Maryland, 1990
Professional Memberships:
- American Society for Engineering Education
- Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries Association
- Special Libraries Association
Professional Publications:
- Bob Kackley, Gloria Chawla, Pinar Beygo and Jim Miller From Clutter to Cash: Online Book Sales at the University of Maryland’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Library (EPSL), Collection Management,2006, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p73-84.
- Jay Bhatt, Bob Kackley, Dorilona Rose, and Joanne Ferroni, “Drexel University, the University of Maryland, and their Libraries’ Experiences Collaborating with Various Research Programs,” New Review of Information Networking 11, no.1 (2005): 83-98.
- Julie Arnold, Bob Kackley, and Steve Fortune, “Hands-on Learning for Freshman Engineering Students,” Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship Spring (2003), www.istl.org/03-spring/article3.html.
