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

Job Description:
Member of the Humanities Team. Librarian for the following campus departments and centers: English, Spanish, 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, 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 HTML documents for publication on the Libraries' Web site.

Education:
MLS, Columbia University, 1977.

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

Professional Memberships:

• American Library Association
• Association of College and Research Libraries
• SALALM (Seminar on the Acquisitions of Latin American Library Materials)

Publications:

• Herron, Patricia J. and Lily Griner. "Research strategies and information sources in Latin American studies: a one-credit, Web-based course." Research Strategies. 17 (2000): 11-21.
• 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.
• Project Manager (2000-2004) of the Early Modern Women Database
• Compiler of the Literature section of the Early Modern Women Database

Library Research Guides

• American and British Primary Source Material in Microform Collections
• Film Reviews and Film Studies
• Latin American Studies
• Latina/o Studies
• Spanish and Portuguese Literature

Current Committees and Activities:

• Member of the Humanities Team
• Member of the Latin American Studies Cemter Executive Council
• UM Library liaison to the Library of Congress/University of Maryland Libraries Partnership

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