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Gerri Foudy

Government & Politics, Public Affairs, and Law Librarian
Member, Social Sciences and Allied Professions Team


Contact Information

    UM Libraries
    4119 McKeldin Library
    University of Maryland
    College Park, MD 20742
    PHONE- (301) 405-9028
    FAX- (301) 405-9191
    gfoudy@umd.edu

Education

    M.S.L.I.S., Palmer School of Library and Information Science, Long Island University, 1997
    M.P.A. in International Administration, New York University, 1993
    B.A. with Honors in Political Science and Spanish, SUNY at Binghamton, 1987
    Attended Instituto Internacional, Madrid, Spain, Spring 1986

Honors

    Beta Phi Mu, International Library and Information Science Honor Society
    Professional Development Incentive Award, Long Island University
    Public Service Fellowship, New York University

Teaching

    Fall 2002
  • GVPT 309J - Cold War Online Journal (as co-Faculty Advisor)
  • LASC 423/HIST 619O- Research Sources and Methods in Latin American Studies (as co-instructor)
    Spring 2002
  • GVPT 388J- Topical Investigations- Cold War Online Journal (as co-Faculty Advisor)
    Spring 2001
  • CPSP 259/GVPT 389- Legacies of the Cold War (as co-instructor)
  • CPSP 318/GVPT 309N- The Cold War (as co-instructor)

Professional Service and Associations

    Member, Editorial Advisory Committee, Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS)
    Member, American Libraries Association (ALA)
    Member, Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) of ALA
    Chair, Vendor/Publisher Relations Committee, Law and Political Science Section (LPSS) of ACRL, 2001-2003; Member, 1998-2003
    Member, Membership Committee, LPSS, 1998-2000
    Member, Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) of ALA
    Member, Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS)of RUSA
    Member, Business Reference Sources Committee of BRASS, 1999-2002
    Member, American Political Science Association (APSA)
    Member, International Studies Association (ISA)
    Member, Latin American Studies Association (LASA)

University Service

    Co-Faculty Advisor, The Wall: An Online Undergraduate Cold War Journal, 2002 -

Library Service

    Member, Collection Management Team, 2000 -
    Member, Electronic Resources Committee, 2000 -
    Member, Latin American Studies Group, 2000 -
    Member, Librarians' Advisory Group, 2001 -
    Member, LIMS 3 Training Committee, 2001 -
    Member, Staff Awards Committee, 2000 -
    Member, Information Guides Committee, 1999 - 2002
    Chair, Selection Advisory Committees to hire two new Social Science Librarians, 2000 - 2001
    Chair, Selection Advisory Committee, Social Sciences Team Leader, 2001

Presentations

    Co-Presenter, Teaching with Technology Conference, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, April 5, 2002 - Presentation on developing and teaching with databases
    Moderator, BRASS Business Publishers Forum, ALA Midwinter, Washington, DC, 2001
    Speaker, OnlineWorld Conference, Chicago, IL, October 27, 1999 - Presentation on online sources of international statistics

Publications

    Articles
  • "Wide, Wide World of Statistics," Econtent 23, 3 (June/July 2000): 49-54.
    Review Articles
  • "United Nations Population Fund," College and Research Libraries News 62, 4 (April 2001): 443-444.
  • "Alternative Press Index Online," LPSS News 16, 2 (Spring 2001): 5-6.
  • "Minority Business Development Agency," JBFL: Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship 6, 2 (2000): 45-51.
  • "CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online," LPSS News 16, 1 (Fall 2000): 6-7.
  • "InfoNation," Electronic Resources Review 3, 7 (July 1999): 76-77.
  • "Political Database of the Americas," College and Research Libraries News 60, 5 (May 1999): 400-401.
  • "Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe," LPSS News 14, 2 (Spring 1999): 5-6.
  • "Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries and Media Centers 1998,"
  • LCATS: Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical Services 23, 4 (Winter 1999): 507.
  • "International Monetary Fund," College and Research Libraries News 60, 1 (January 1999): 31-32.
    Conference Report
  • "North American Title Count," LCATS: Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical Services 23, 1 (Spring 1999): 124-126.

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