VCU Libraries Faculty Vita
Susanna Pathak
Planning and Assessment Librarian (Assistant Professor)
Library Administration, James Branch Cabell Library, 200
Email: sbpathak@vcu.edu |
(804) 827-1164
Education
M.A. English. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1984.
B.S. Social Work. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1979.
Previous Professional Experience
Head, Collection Management
VCU Libraries, 1996-1999
Resource Services Librarian for English, German, Comparative Literature, & Film Studies
Milton S. Eisenhower Library, Johns Hopkins University, 1991-1996
Humanities Librarian and Instructor
John C. Hodges Library, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1989-1990
Publications
Pathak and Carol Pfeiffer and Christopher Milson-Martula. "Cooperative Collection Management in the Consortial Environment: The VIVA (Virtual Library of Virginia) Pilot Projects." Library Philosophy and Practice 3, no. 1 (Fall 2000).
Pathak and Elaine Coppola and Norma Hervey. "A Bridge Between ACRL and Other Organizations." C&RL News 55: 6 (June 1994): 364-365 (1994).
Pathak. "Chauncey Brewster Tinker." The Dictionary of Literary Biography 140: American Book-Coll (1994).
Pathak. "Electronic Text & Imaging Center -- For a New Age of Humanities Research." Ex Libris XVI, no. 3 (Spring 1994) (1994).
Pathak. "Choice." Reviewer (1992 -).
Presentations
"Bells, Whistles, Noisemakers, & Beyond: Functionality and Accessibility of Digital Content". Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting in Baltimore MD. 2000
"If You Lead Them, They Will Tap In: Expanding Access to Electronic Journal Collections" with Patricia Palmer. ALA Poster Session. 1999
"Journal Collection Redesign at Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries: A Concise History and Primer with Advice, Anecdotes, and Amazingly Useful Stuff . . .". Preconference on Serials Management at the 19th Annual Charleston Conference in Charleston SC. 1999
"Librarians at the Gate: Order and Integrity on the Electronic Frontier". Modern Language Association annual convention, Washington D.C.. 1996
"Creating the E-Journal Environment of the Future: Project Muse" with Todd Kelley. ALA Poster Session, Miami, FL. 1994
Teaching Experience
Not by the Network Alone, lecture and demonstration, in series THE INTERNET, LIBRARIES, AND THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION, Odyssey Program, Johns Hopkins University.
The Electronic Text & Imaging Center, lecture and study-tour, in series THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION: COMPUTERS, LIBRARIES, AND RESEARCH, Odyssey Program, Johns Hopkins University.
University Committee Work
SACS Liaison Committee. 2002 -.
Professional Organizations
ALA (ACRL). Official ACRL Liaison to the Modern Language Association. 1993-1997.
ALA/LAMA (Measurement & Evaluation Section). Using Statistics for Library Planning and Evaluation Committee, member. 2001-03.
ALA/LAMA (Library Organization and Management Section). Planning & Evaluation of Library Services Committee, member. 2001-03.
Modern Language Association (Committee on Information Technology). member. 2001-03.