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VCU Libraries Faculty Vita

Mary Anne Dyer

Metadata Catalog Librarian (Instructor)
Metadata and Discovery
Room 230-H, James Branch Cabell Library
(804) 828-6419
madyer@vcu.edu

Education

M.L.I.S. Library and Information Science. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2007.
M.A. Art History. Virginia Commonwealth University, 1996.
M.A. Social Science. Montclair State University, 1988.
B.A. Psychology. University of Virginia, 1979.

Previous Professional Experience

Catalog & Art Resources Project Manager [interim]
VCU Libraries, 2004-2005

Catalog Project Manager
VCU Libraries, 2001-2007

Library Practitioner I
VCU Libraries, 1995-2001

Office Services Assistant
VCU Libraries, 1991-1995

Publications

Dyer and Yuki Hibben. "Developing a Book Art Genre Headings Index." Art Documentation 31(1) (2012).

Presentations

“Check It Out! Lending E-Readers and iPads at VCU Libraries” with Karen Cary. VASLA Summer Program. 2011

"Collaboration in Developing a Book Art Genre Index" with Yuki Hibben. VRA + ARLIS/NA 2nd Joint Conference. 2011

“Metadata Selection and Controlled Vocabularies”. RALC Technical Services Roundtable. 2010

“Comic Book Collaboration: Creating a Genre Index and Cataloging Comic Books with an Interdepartmental Workflow”. ELUNA Annual Conference. 2009

“Book Art and Comic Book Cataloging at VCU Libraries”. RALC Technical Services Roundtable. 2008

University Committee Work

Faculty Senate. Alternate. 2010-2012

VCU Libraries Committee Work

Online Volunteer Task Force. 2011

EReader Task Force. 2011-2012

Visual Resources Center Closure Task Force. 2010

CTSIS Upward Evaluation Work Group. 2010

Web Redesign Advisory Panel. 2009

Nominating Committee, Faculty Organization. 2008-2009

Visual Resources Center Relocation Task Force. 2008

Integrated Library Systems Librarian Screening Committee. 2008

Aleph Online Catalog Work Group. 2003-2005

Arts & Humanities Librarian Screening Committee. 1998

Professional Organizations

American Library Association (ALA). 2006-

Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS). 2004-

Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS). 2006- Committee on Cataloging: Description & Access (CC:DA) Intern, 2012-

Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). 2012-

Visual Resources Association (VRA). 2004-