Nancy R. Simons
Head, Collection Development & Subject Librarian
Library and Information Center
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0900
phone: 404-894-1387 fax: 404-894-3005
e-mail: nancy.simons@library.gatech.edu
Professional Experience | Scholarship | Service | Professional Affiliations | Education | Honors
Professional Experience

Head, Collection Development & Subject Librarian
Library & Information Center, Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia
December 2001 - present

Responsible for allocation of the Library's materials budget, development of policies that guide the distribution of this budget and coordinate the collection development responsibilities of the Information Librarians.

Responsible for the information needs of the students, faculty and staff of Georgia Tech and specifically the Schools of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering and Physics.

Reference Librarian / Subject Librarian
Library & Information Center, Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia
October 1999 - December 2001

Responsible for the chemistry information needs of the students, faculty and staff of Georgia Tech and specifically the Schools of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Chemical Engineering. Activities that support these responsibilities include general and specialized reference assistance, administration of the SciFinder Scholar and Beilstein / Gmelin CrossFire databases, instruction in the use of information resources and the identification, evaluation and selection of materials for the Georgia Tech collection.


Chemical Sciences Librarian
Science and Engineering Library, The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
October 1997 - October 1999

Responsible for the chemistry related curricular and research information needs of the students, faculty and staff of The Ohio State University Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Departments. Activities included general and chemistry specific reference assistance, bibliographic instruction, collection development and maintenance, faculty liaison and other projects as assigned.

Selected Accomplishments:

  • Coordinated the administration of SciFinder Scholar and the Beilstein/Gmelin CrossFire databases including distribution of the client software, promotion of database use, database training, response to user inquiries and compilation of use statistics.
  • Partnered with a Chemistry Department faculty member to develop the Molecular Spectroscopy Archive web site. Developed the first of two planned archival sites in collaboration with Academic Press to provide access to Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy Supplementary Material.

Chemistry Librarian
Science and Engineering Library, The University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
July 1995 - September 1997

Responsible for the information services (reference, bibliographic instruction, collection development, faculty liaison, needs assessment and knowledge management) for users in the Chemistry, Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Nutritional Sciences Departments.

Selected Accomplishments:

  • Coordinated the CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) On-line end-user searching program (1990-1997) that provided access to the Chemical Abstracts and Registry databases.
  • Participated as a member of a mission team that recommended, planned and implemented the installation of compact shelving in the Science Engineering Library to address space issues.


Science Reference and Catalog Librarian
The University of Arizona Library, The University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
April 1990 - June 1995

Assigned 50% as a Reference Librarian responsible for the information services (reference, instruction, collection development, faculy liaison) for users in the Biochemistry and Chemical Engineering Departments. Assigned 50% as a Catalog Librarian responsible for the organization, classification and creation of bibliographic records for science monographic materials in European languages.

Selected Accomplishments:

  • Facilitated the creation of a database that contained data about the Library's serial subscriptions. This database enabled the Library to identify and cancel over $500,000 in high inflating science and engineering serial subscriptions.
  • Elected as a member of the Team Leader Selection Committee charged with designing the process, interviewing and selecting persons to fill ten newly created leadership positions in the Library. Positions resulted from the Library's organizational restructuring process and all candidates for these positions were internal.

Science Reference Librarian
Edmon Low Library, Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 1989 - March 1990

Responsible for the information services (reference, instruction, collection development) for users in the Chemistry, Biochemistry and Chemical Engineering Departments.


Related Pre-Professional Experience

Research Assistant. Plant Sciences Department, The University of Arizona. Tucson, Arizona. 1981-1989.

Metallurgical Technician. Cyprus Metallurgical Processes Corporation. Tucson, Arizona. 1980-1981.

Plant Physiology Laboratory Supervisor. DeKalb AgResearch, Inc. DeKalb, Illinois. 1972-1976.

Research Assistant. Department of Biochemistry, University of Minnesota. St Paul, Minnesota. 1967-1970.

Nutrition Specialist. U.S.D.A. Experimental Nutrition Laboratory. Beltsville, Maryland. 1965-1967.

Scholarship

Publications:

Frank, Donald G., M. Leslie Madden and Nancy R. Simons. 2001. "The Use of Statistics by Academic Librarians: Comments on a Significant Problem and Suggestions for Improvement. The Georgia Library Quarterly. 38(2): 5-10.

Kollen, Christine E., Nancy R. Simons and Jennalyn W. Tellman. 1997. "Librarians in Split Positions With Both Technical and Public Services Responsibilities The University of Arizona Library Experience." Advances in Library Administration and Organization. 15: 201-225.

Bosch, Stephen and Nancy Simons. 1996. "Reducing Rates of Inflation Serials Cancellations at The University of Arizona." Technical Services Quarterly 14(1): 49-65.

Bosch, Stephen, Doug Jones and Nancy Simons. 1994. "Attacking High-Inflation Serials, The University of Arizona Way." Library Journal 119(11): 42-43.

Presentations:

Russell, Carrie and Nancy Simons. "Choosing our Leaders Team Leader Selection and Review Processes at The University of Arizona Library". Contributed paper and presentation at the Association of College and Research Libraries 8th National Conference & Exhibits, Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, TN. April 12, 1997.

Simons, Nancy, Jennalyn Tellman, Chris Kollen and Jerilyn Veldof. "Experiences of Librarians Assigned to Split Positions at the University of Arizona Library." Panel presentation at Living the Future Conference, Tucson, AZ. May 2, 1996.

Simons, Nancy and Jennalyn Tellman. Restructuring Technical Services The University of Arizona Experience. Presentation at the Mountain Plains Library Association Annual Meeting, Wichita, KS. April 11, 1996.

Kollen, Chris, Nancy Simons and Jennalyn Tellman. Split Positions at The University of Arizona Challenges of Reassignment from Cataloging into Public Services. Poster session, American Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. June 24, 1995.

Russell, Carrie and Nancy Simons. The Team Leader Selection Process at The University of Arizona Library. Poster session, American Library Association Annual Conference, Miami Beach, FL. June 26, 1994.

Simons, Nancy and Stephen Bosch. Targeting Serials with High Price Inflation for Cancellation at The University of Arizona. Poster session, American Library Association Annual Conference, Miami Beach, FL. June 25, 1994.

Pintozzi, Chestalene and Nancy Simons. Evaluating a Collection Development Policy the ILL Factor. Paper presented at the ACRL, STS, Forum for Science and Technology Library Research, American Library Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. 1992.

Book Reviews:

Simons, Nancy. 2000. review of Blue Ridge 2020: An Owner's Manual by Steve Nash, The Georgia Library Quarterly 36 (4): 32.

Service

Selected Professional Service:

Special Library Association Annual Conference (Los Angeles, CA). Chemistry Division Program Planner. June 2002.

Academic Library Association of Ohio, Collection Management Interest Group. Member 1998-1999.

ALA, ACRL, Science and Technology Section, Forum for Science and Technology Libraries. Member 1996-1998.

ALA, ACRL, University Libraries Section, Communications Committee. Member 1996-1998.

ALA, ACRL, Science and Technology Section, Committee on the Comparison of Science and Technology Libraries. Member 1992-1996.

Selected Academic Service:

Georgia Tech Library and Information Center

  • Faculty Collection Assessment Survey Committee. Member. 2001-2002.
  • Reorganization Committee for Information and Access Services. 2001-2002.
  • Undergraduate Learning Center Planning Committee. Member. 2001.
  • Library Faculty Organization. Professional Evaluation Revision Committee. Member 2001.
  • Library Faculty Organization, Secretary. 2000-2001.
  • Library Information Resources Council (IRC). Member 1999 - ; Chair 2002 -

Ohio State University Library

  • Library Collection Advisory Council. Member. 1998-1999.
  • Library Search Committee, Pharmacy Librarian. Member. 1999.
  • Library Search Committee, Web Librarian. Member. 1999.

University of Arizona

  • Domicile Classification Committee. Member. 1994-1996.
  • University Hearing Board. Member. 1994-1995.
  • Upper-Division Writing Proficiency Examination. Reader/Grader. 1992-1995.

University of Arizona Library

  • Library Faculty Assembly, Salary Committee. Chair. 1997.
  • Search Committee, Japanese Librarian. Member. 1997.
  • Library Faculty Assembly, Secretary. 1995.
  • Library Faculty Assembly, Market Salary Allocation Committee. Member. 1994.
  • Team Leader Selection Committee. Member. 1993.
  • Travel Fund Allocation Committee. Chair. 1992-1994.
Professional Affiliations

American Library Association. Member. 1988 -

American Chemical Society. Division of Chemical Information. 1996 -

Special Library Association. 1998 -

Education

  • Master of Library Science
    The University of Arizona,
    Tucson, Arizona
  1988
 
  • Bachelor of Science, Human Nutrition
    Cornell University,
    Ithaca, New York
   1965
Honors
  • Beta Phi Mu (International Library & Information Science Honor Society). 1992 -