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VCU Libraries Faculty Vita

Duke

John Duke

Senior Associate University Librarian (Associate Professor)
Administration
Room 210, James Branch Cabell Library
(804) 827-3624
jkduke@vcu.edu

Education

M.L.S. Library Science. University of California, Los Angeles, 1978.
B.A. English. University of California, Santa Barbara, 1974.

Previous Professional Experience

Head, Bibliographic Services Department
Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries, 1984-1990

Head, Locations Conversion Unit
Iowa State University, 1981-1983

OCLC Systems Specialist
Iowa State University, 1980-1983

Cataloger and Assistant Head, Search/Catalog Section
Iowa State University, 1979-1981

Cataloger
UCLA, 1979

Publications

Duke and Xiaochang Yu. "Authenticating Users Inside and Outside the Library: Implementing a Proxy Server." Internet Reference Services Quarterly 4 (1999).

Duke. "Slow Revolution: The Electronic AACR2." Library Resources & Technical Services 38 (April 1994): 190-194 (1994).

Duke. "Sprint: A Microcomputer Program for Producing Call Number Labels." Information Technology and Libraries 10 (March 1991): 61-67 (1991).

Duke. "Access and Automation: The Catalog Record in the Age of Automation" in The Conceptual Foundations of Descriptive Cataloging. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 117-128, 1989.

Duke and Arnold Hirshon. "Policies for Microcomputers in Libraries: An Administrative Model." Information Technology and Libraries 5:3 (September 1986): 193-203 (1986).

Presentations

"VCU Libraries: Alma tip-off." Meeting of Alma Early Adopters (Des Plaines, Illinois). 2011

"Automated Thesis and Dissertation Processing" with Xiaochang Yu; to be presented by Xiaochang Yu. ETD2005: Evolution Through Discovery (Sydney, Australia). 2005

"Electronic AACR2." LITA/ALCTS Technical Services Workstation Interest Group, ALA Annual Conference (San Francisco, California). 1997

"ALCTS President's Program." ALA Annual Conference (Chicago, Illinois). 1995

"The Electronic AACR2." Virginia OCLC Users Group (Richmond, Virginia). 1993

"Library Listservs/Bulletin Boards." VLA College and University Section (Charlottesville, Virginia). 1992

University Committee Work

Portal Committee. 2001-2004.

OIT Authentication Committee. 1999.

OIT Working Group on Email. 1999.

Leonardo Digital Library Committee. 1996-98.

Task Force on the VCU Web. 1995-96.

Professional Organizations

ALA (ALCTS). Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award (2012; chair 2013); Task force to analyze Reshaping ALCTS survey and develop organizational model for the division (chair, 2010) ; Implementation Task Group on the LCWGR (2008); Board of Directors, Director-at-Large (2003-2006), ex officio (1994/95); Evolving Communication Technologies Task Force (chair, 2005-2006); Research and Statistics Committee (2002-2003); Electronic Communications Committee (1998-2001); Task Force on the Use of Electronic Communications (1996/97); Conference Program Committee, ex officio (1993-95); LRTS Editor Search Committee (chair, 1991-93); Piercy Award Jury Committee (1991-92); Research Committees Task Force (1984/85); Planning and Research Committee (1984/85). 1978-.

ALA (ALCTS). Cataloging and Classification Section: Nominating Committee (1997-1998, 2002-2003); Executive Committee (Vice-Chair/Chair/Past-Chair, 1993-96; member-at-large, 1984-87); CCS Conference Program Committee, 1995 (chair, 1993-95); Policy and Research Committee (1981-85; chair, 1984/85); Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (1989-93). 1978-.

ALA (LITA). Innovative Microcomputer Support of Cataloging Interest Group (co-founder; chair, 1990-91; vice-chair, 1988-90). 1978-.

ALA (Association of College and Research Libraries). 1981-.

ALA (LITA). 1978-.

American Library Association. Publishing Committee (2006- );Web Advisory Committee (2000-04; chair, 2003/04). 1978-.