Carleton L. Jackson
Interim Manager, Nonprint Media Services Library
Reference and Collection Management Librarian
Film and Television Studies Subject Librarian
Media in Curriculum Specialist
0300 R. Lee Hornbake Library,
University of Maryland Libraries
College Park, Maryland, 20742-7011
Voice: 301-405-9226
Fax: 301-314-9419
carleton@umd.edu
Current Responsibilities
Reference/Collection Management: Evaluates, selects, acquires, programs and preserves audiovisual resources; acts as liaison with filmmakers, commercial media vendors, to ensure optimal acquisition and use of materials. Create local reference works such as bibliographies, mediagraphies, catalogs and review publications. Help in locating film and television information resources and conduct instruction sessions for media specific university classes. Anticipate format migrations and upgrades; solicit donations and assistance for preservation of specialized materials, especially to acquire and maintain diverse perspectives in media.Media in Curriculum: Assist in integration of media collections and services faculty, staff and other student researchers. Provide or assist University faculty and staff educational with programs using media content.
As Library Faculty also serves in offices and committee memberships in disciplinary and professional organizations at local, regional, national and international levels; organizes national workshops and conferences, especially those related to the intersection of media librarianship and visual studies; activities includes film programs, festivals, editorial boards and educational media publications.
Previous Positions (University of Maryland Libraries)
Assistant Head, Nonprint Media Services, 1996 - presentReference/Acquisitions Librarian, Nonprint Media Services, 1989 - 1996
Reference Librarian/Coordinator for Library Instruction 1984 - 1989
Undergraduate Reference Librarian 1978 - 1984; selector for Afro-American Studies, Art, Human Ecology, Radio/Television/Film, Dance and Theatre
Previous Positions (other)
Librarian, Sights and Sounds (Audiovisual Collection), Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Maryland, 1995-2005Education
Masters of Library Sciences, 1978.University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
Bachelor of Arts (Studio Art, Theatre), 1972.
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
Professional Memberships
- American Library Association, 1988-
- ALA Video Round Table (founding member), 1992-
- ALA Round Table Coordinating Assembly, 2001-2004
- ALA Library Instruction Round Table, various committees, 1986-1990.
- ALA ACRL Media Resources Committee 1997-1999.
- ALA ACRL Guidelines for Media Resources in Academic Libraries Review Task Force, 2004-2006.
- Consortium of College and University Media Centers, 2003-
- Society for Cinema and Media Studies, 2008-
- International Documentary Association, 2010-
Professional Activities
- University of Maryland Library Assembly. Secretary, 2004-5; Advisory Committee, 2004-5, 2010 -; Library Faculty Research Fund Committee (Chair), 2010-.
- University of Maryland University Senate. Programs, Curricula and Courses Committee, 2010-.
- American Library Association: Video Round Table. Founding member of Video Interest Group, and Video Round Table 1988-1992; served VRT in various capacities including (initial) Bylaws Committee 1991, Membership Committee Chair 1993, Newsletter Editor 1994-1995, Annual Conference Program Committee Chair 1996, Annual Conference Booth Coordinator 1998-2000, and Notable Videos for Adults Committee Member, 1999-2002; Vice Chair/Chair Elect, 2002-3; Chair 2003-4; Immediate Past Chair, 2004-5; Bylaws Chair, 2007-9.
- ALA Office for Information Technology Policy VRT Best Practices for Fair Use and Video Working Group, 2008-
- ALA VRT Notable Videos for Adults Awards Committee 2009-
- ALA Association of College and Research Libraries, Media Resources Committee: Guidelines for Media Resources in Academic Libraries, 1999. and Guidelines for Media Resources in Academic Libraries, 2006 Review Task force, 2004-6.
- National Media Market Advisory Board Member, 1997 - 2003; Executive Board and Vice Chair 2000-2001; Board Chair, 2001 - 2002.
- Consultant, National Video Resources (now Tribeca Film Institute) for following programs: Advisory panel and mediagrapher Viewing Race media project, 2001-2002 ALA Public Programs Human Rights Video Project, 2003-2004; mediagrapher and instructor for ALA Public Programs Sixties Video and Discussion Series, 2003.
- Consortium of College and University Media Centers: Publications Advisory Board and Editor in Chief, 2008-, Photo Editor, 2008-, Government Regulations and Public Policy Committee (Chair), 2009-
- CCUMC Annual Conference, Copyright Update: Tracking Copyright Issues II: Adapting ‘Best Practices’ from the Center for Social Media (and others).” Lawrence, Kansas.
- University of Maryland Film & Film Studies Initiative
- Hearings in Response to Rulemaking on Exemptions from Prohibition on Circumvention of Technological Measures that Control Access to Copyrighted Works: §1201 Rulemaking Hearings Podcasts Washington DC., Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 1pm session.
- Higher Education Digital Video Summit, Canadian Consulate General, New York City. March 26, 2010.
- Consortium of College and University Media Centers: "The Soul Inside the Center: One librarian’s perspective on media guidelines and their assumptions," College & University Media Review; Spring/Summer 2006, Vol. 12 Issue 2.
- American Film Institute-Discovery Channel: Silverdocs International Documentary Conference, Fair Use, Practice Makes Perfect, presenter/moderator, June 25, 2010.
