Kathy Tomajko

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Assistant to the Dean of Libraries & Subject Librarian
  Library & Information Center, Georgia Institute of Technology
  July 2001 to date
  • Coordination of assessment for the Library and coordination of the accreditation documentation process.
  • Outreach to school chairs, associate deans, and non-academic administrative staff.
  • Collaboration with the Dean of Libraries on community relations, public relations, and communications initiatives.
  • Subject Librarian for Aerospace Engineering, and several administrative constituent groups, including Corporate Liaison Programs, Institute Communications and Public Affairs, and the Athletic Association.
  • Outreach and support of research, instruction, collection development and information needs for these constituent groups.
  • Participation in various Library and Institute committees.
• Head of Reference Services/Subject Librarian
  Library & Information Center, Georgia Institute of Technology
  July 1992 - June 2001
  • Managed the operations and hired and trained personnel responsible for information delivery for a large academic research library community; staff size: 8 librarians and 4 library assistants.
  • Provided in-depth reference service to undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, researchers, and the general public.
  • Educated Library clientele through informal communication, formal learning initiatives, and course-integrated instruction.
    
• Head of the Georgia Tech Information Services
  Library & Information Center, Georgia Institute of Technology
  May 1987 to June 1992. Acting Head, June 1985 to April 1987. Assistant Head, July 1981 to May 1985
  • Managed the operations and personnel responsible for interlibrary loan, document delivery, literature searching and research for corporate and research clientele.
• Reference Librarian, Georgia Tech Information Services (name of service varied)
  Library & Information Center, Georgia Institute of Technology
  September 1979 to June 1981
  • Responsible for computerized and manual literature searches, corporate research services, interlibrary loan verification, document delivery, and supervision of student assistants.
• Library Associate (1975 to 1978) and Library Media Technical Assistant (1971 to 1975)
  Bowling Green State University Libraries (Ohio)
  • Responsible for access to and maintenance of U.S federal and Ohio state documents, including reference services, circulation, supervision and training of support staff and student assistants.

PUBLICATIONS

Bruce Henson & Kathy G. Tomajko, “Electronic Reference Services: Opportunities and Challenges” in Journal of Educational Media and Library Science 38 (December 2000), pp. 113-121.

Tomajko, Kathy and Zimmerman, Julia. "The Electronic Library and Document Delivery: New Options." In Information Access : Unleashing the Power! : University System Annual Computing Conference Proceedings. Athens, Ga : Office of Information Technology, Board of Regents, University System of Georgia, 1992, pp. 150-156.

Tomajko, Kathy G. and Drake, Miriam A. "The Journal, Scholarly Communication and the Future," in The Serials Librarian, v. 10, nos.1/2 Fall 1985/Winter 1985/86, pp. 289-298.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American Library Association: Association of College & Research Libraries, 1986 - present;
  • Reference and User Services Association, 1993 - present.
• Special Libraries Association, Georgia Chapter and Library Management Division, 1978 - present.

HONORARY ASSOCIATIONS

• Beta Phi Mu (International Library & Information Science Honor Society). 1980 -

EDUCATION

Master of Librarianship Science in Library & Information Science :: 1979
Emory University

Bachelor of Science in Education :: 1970
Bowling Green State University