Patricia Herron
Librarian for the English and Spanish Departments, the Latin American Studies Center and Latina/o Studies

Job Description:
Librarian for the following campus departments and centers: English, Spanish, and Latina/o and Latin American Studies. Provide collection management services for English and American literature and film, and advanced subject reference services and bibliographic instruction in the areas of English and American literature, film, Latina/o and Latin American studies, and Spanish literature. Provide general reference services in the social sciences, humanities, and life sciences to the campus community and users at large through McKeldin Library's Reference Desk. Prepare course and discipline specific bibliographies and guides of print, electronic and web resources. Create documents for publication on the Libraries' Web site.

Education:
MLS, Columbia University, 1977.

BA, English, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1974.

Professional Memberships:

• SALALM (Seminar on the Acquisitions of Latin American Library Materials)

Publications:

• Griner, Lily and Herron, Patricia J. Preparing Global Citizens: Librarians Connect Students with a Learning Service Opportunity in Nicaragua E-JASL: Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Libraries. 10:3 (2009).
• Griner, Lily, Herron, Patricia, and Pedersoli, Heleni. "Sister Libraries Partners: Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico and University of Maryland College Park." C&RL News. October 2007, 566-568, 589.
• Pedersoli, Heleni and Herron, Patricia J. "Sister libraries collaborate across borders." International Leads. 21:2 (2007): 1, 8.
• Herron, Patricia J. and Griner, Lily. "Research strategies and information sources in Latin American studies: a one-credit, Web-based course." Research Strategies. 17 (2000): 11-21.

Library Research Guides

• British and US Primary Sources
• Film Reviews and Film Studies
• Latin American Studies
• Latina/o Studies
• Spanish and Portuguese Literature

Current Committees and Activities:

• Member, Appointment,Promotion,and Permanent Status Committee
• Member, Humanities and Social Sciences Librarians and Arts and Humanities Collaborative
• Member of the Latin American Studies Center Executive Board
• UM Library liaison to the Library of Congress/University of Maryland Libraries Partnership

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