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VCU Libraries Faculty Vita

Selinger

Patricia Selinger

Head, Preservation and Inventory Management (Assistant Professor)
Preservation and Inventory Management
Room 231-A, James Branch Cabell Library
(804) 828-8679
peselinger@vcu.edu

Education

M.S. Library and Information Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1988

B.J. Journalism, University of Texas, Austin, 1981

 

Previous Professional Experience

Preservation Librarian, Washington University Libraries, 1988-1990

Preservation Program Officer, Society of American Archivists, 1985-1987

Administrative Assistant, Conservation Department, Humanities Research Center, Univerity of Texas at Austin, 1981-1985

Publications

Selinger. "Binding in Tough Times." Archival Products News 10:no.1 (2003).

Selinger. "Tracking Book Damage" in Promoting Preservation Awareness in Libraries (Jeanne Drewes and Julie Page, eds.). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. 120-122, 1997.

Selinger. "Preservation on Career Day Reaches Young Minds" in Promoting Preservation Awareness in Libraries (Jeanne Drewes and Julie Page, eds.). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. 156-160, 1997.

 

Presentations

"Using Zorbix for Disaster Recovery," Museum Emergency Support Team, Richmond, VA. 2011.

"Preservation: A Role for Everyone," Virginia Library Association Paraprofessional Forum, Richmond, VA. 2008.

"Through Fire and Flood: Disaster Planning and Preparedness," workshop at Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Association annual conference, 2007.

"ETD@VCU," VCU Fall Fest Lecture, October 2006.

"ETD@VCU: Tradition and Beyond," Panelist, Digital Preservation session, National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) annual conference, 2005.

"Dirty Books: Cleaning Stacks in Libraries". ALA Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia. 2002

"Treasures in the Stacks: Preserving Publishers Bindings, 1830-1910". ALA/ALCTS preconference at ALA Annual Meeting. 2000.

"Nineteenth Century Materials in the Open Stacks." ALA/ACRL Rare Books and Manuscripts Preconference, Washington, DC. 1998.

 

University Committee Work

Faculty Learning Community partner with VCU Department of Homeland Security, 2008-2012

Faculty Senate, Academic Support Services Committee, 1999-2002, 2005-2008

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Project, 1999-2005

University Council. Representative and alternate, 1992-1996

Annual Guest Lecturer, "The Impact of Preservation Programs on Bibliography," ENG530

VCU Libraries Committee Work

VCU Libraries Faculty Organization: Chair 2004-05, 1998-99, 1993-94; Vice Chair 2003-04, 1997-98; Peer Review Committee 2007-10, Chair 2009-10; Chair, Professional Development Committee 2002-03

RFID Task Force, 2009

Emergency Planning Task Force, Digital Preservation Committee, present

Professional Organizations

ALA (ALCTS/PARS). Chair, PARS 2002-2005; PARS Program Planning and Publications 1998-2002, Chair 2001-2002; PARS Education Committee 1990-98. 1987-present

Guild of Bookworkers, Potomac Chapter. 2006-present

Society for American Baseball Research (Bibliography Committee). 1986-present

Virginia Conservation Association. Education Co-chair 2004-2006; Treasurer, 1997-99; Webmaster 2009-12. Disaster Response Team member. 1993-present

Washington Conservation Guild. 2004-present

Richmond Area Museum Emergency Support Team (MEST), 2007- present

Research Interests

Preservation repair effectiveness, bookbinding history, book arts