EDUCATION

Ph.D. 1982  Texas Woman's University, Graduate School of Library Science
Major concentration: Library Management
Minor concentration: Bilingual Education

University of Texas at Austin, Department of Curriculum and Instruction (Summer 1976)
9 credit hours in Bilingual Education

M.L.S. 1970  University of Texas at Austin, Graduate School of Library Science
Concentrations: Public and School Librarianship

Miami-Dade Junior College (1968-1969)
6 credit hours in Education to maintain all-level Florida teacher certification

B.A. 1966  Syracuse University, College of Liberal Arts
Majors: Spanish and Library Science
Minor: French

Samford University (formerly Howard College) 1962-1964
Major: Spanish
Minor: French

1953-1960 Attended Pan American Workshop [bilingual experimental school] in Mexico City

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Sam Houston State University, College of Education, Department of Library Science, 2005 present.

Texas Woman's University, School of Library and Information Studies.  Adjunct Faculty, Library and Information Studies, 2004-present. Part-time, online.

McDaniel College [formerly Western Maryland College], Graduate School of Education. Adjunct Professor, School Library Media Program,  1999-present. Part-time, online.

The University of Texas at Austin, School of Information. Lecturer in Library and Information Science, 1990-2002. Full-time, part-time, and online.

Emerson Elementary School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Teacher/Librarian 1967-1969.

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

Owner, Sole Proprietor, Bibliotechnics. Austin, Tex. 1990-present. Major current activity: Convener of the Stars of Texas [previously TLC Cataloging Focus Group contracted by the Texas Education Agency to Auto-Graphics, Inc. (Pomona, Calif.). 1996-present.]

Technical Services Librarian/Cataloger, Austin Independent School District, Austin, Tex. 1995-1998.

Head of Technical Services Department and Coordinator of Collection Development (Assistant Professor), Southwestern University, Georgetown, Tex. 1983-1990.

Associate Director for Collection Development and Director of the Learning Resources Center [Audiovisual Services] Texas Southern University, Houston, Tex. 1981-1983.

Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate School of Library Science, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Tex. 1980-1981.

Librarian, Proyecto LEER [a project of the O.A.S.] at Texas Woman's University, Graduate School of Library Science, Denton, Tex. 1979-1981.

Editorial Director, Voluntad Publishers, Austin, Tex. [a subsidiary of Voluntad Editores, Bogotá, Colombia]  1978-1979.

Bilingual Resource Specialist, Education Service Center Region XIII, Austin, Tex. 1972-1978.

Branch Librarian, Austin Public Library, Austin, Tex. 1970-1972.

Bookmobile and Children's Librarian, San Antonio Public Library, Roosevelt Branch, San Antonio, Tex. 1966-1967.

Librarian,  School of Library Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.  1966.

Student Assistant, Syracuse University Library 1964-1966.

RECENT SEMINARS AND PRESENTATIONS

• November 2004: "Cataloging Spanish Materials" for Education Service Center, Region One,  McAllen, Tex.
• November 2004: "Cataloging Spanish Materials" for Education Service Center, Region One,  McAllen, Tex.
• August-November 2004: "Really Basic Cataloging" series for Region IV Education Service Center, Houston, Tex.
• April 2004:  Pre-conference for the Oklahoma Library Association: "DDC 22"
• January 2004: "Cataloging Spanish Materials" workshop for Houston ISD
• October 2003: Cataloging update for Education Service Center, Region One,  McAllen, Tex.
• "Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) Edition 22 and the 14th Abridged Edition"
• "Cataloging Spanish [and other non-English] Materials"
• "Enhancing the MARC record: The Latest in Bibliographic Access to Curriculum Information"
• "Common Challenges in Cataloging Videos"
• "Understanding and Editing USMARC Records"
• "USMARC for School Librarians: Increasing Access to Library Materials"
• "Variable Fields in the USMARC Bibliographic Record"
• "Advanced Online Cataloging with MARC, Internet..."
• "Abridged Dewey for the 21st Century: The New 13th Edition"
• "Go to the Head of the Class!  A Workshop on Dewey Decimal Classification, Editions 21 and 13th Abridged"
• "A Touch of MARC: Searching, Editing, and Creating USMARC Bibliographic Records"
• "Life After Automation: Working with Bibliographic Records"
• "Cataloging Update: [date]" - most recent event December 2003

PUBLICATIONS

• Encabezamientos de materias para bibliotecas [A bilingual Spanish/English edition of Subject Headings for School and Public Libraries] Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited. (In process)
• Subject Headings for School and Public Libraries: An LCSH/Sears Companion. 4th ed. (Due Spring 2009)
• Unlocking the Mysteries of Cataloging: A Workbook of Examples.  Elizabeth Haynes and Joanna Fountain.  Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 2005.
• Cataloging Correctly for Kids: An Introduction to the Tools.  4th ed. Co-Editor [with Sheila Intner], author of 2 chapters.  ALA Editions, 2005.
• "Cataloging: The First Public Service" in Getting Libraries the Credit They Deserve: a Festschrift in Honor of Marvin H. Scilken.  Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2002.
• Subject Headings for School and Public Libraries: An LCSH/Sears Companion.  3rd ed. Westport, Conn..: Libraries Unlimited, 2001.
• Subject Headings for School and Public Libraries: An LCSH/Sears Companion. [2nd ed.] Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 1996.
• Headings for Children's Materials. Westport, Conn.: Libraries Unlimited, 1993.
• Special Collections in Methodism: William C. Finch, John C. Granbery, Henry E. Meyer. Compiled by Norma Siviter Assadourian. (Southwestern University Bibliographic Series [Series Co-editor]) Georgetown, Tex.: A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library Center, Southwestern University, 1990.
• SPANREAD [computer program] and Instruction Manual for the Spanish Readability Program--SPANREAD [Shareware]. Georgetown, Tex.: The Author, 1989.
• The Jackson/Greenwood Collection: Literary Works. [Editor] (Series Co-Editor, Southwestern University Bibliographic Series) Georgetown, Tex.: Cody Memorial Library, Southwestern University, 1987.
• Jessie Daniel Ames: An Exhibition at Southwestern University. [Compiler and Co-Editor] Georgetown, Tex.: Cody Memorial Library, Southwestern University, 1986.
• Jessie Daniel Ames' Book Collection: A Bibliography. (Series Co-Editor, Southwestern University Bibliographic Series) Georgetown, Tex.: Cody Memorial Library, Southwestern University, 1986.
• Readability of Spanish Primary-grade Reading Books: A Correlational Study of the Spaulding Formula and the Fry Graph (Adapted) [dissertation]. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International, 1982.
• Hey, Miss! You Got a Book For ME? A Model Multicultural Resource Collection; Annotated Bibliography, 1st and 2nd eds. Austin, Tex.: Bilingual Resource Center, 1977; Austin Bilingual Language Editions, 1981.
• Proyecto LEER Bulletin [compiler] No. 16, Fall 1980 issue. Denton, Tex.: Texas Woman's University, 1980.
• Teacher Training Bibliography: An Annotated Listing of Materials for Bilingual Bicultural Teacher Education. Austin, Tex.: Dissemination Center for Bilingual Bicultural Education, 1976.
• Guide to Title VII ESEA Bilingual Bicultural Projects in the United States. [date]. Austin, Tex.: Dissemination Center for Bilingual Bicultural Education, 1973-1976.
• Cartel: Annotated Bibliography of Bilingual Bicultural Materials. Austin, Tex.: Dissemination Center for Bilingual Bicultural Education, 1972-1974.

AWARDS AND HONORS

• "Amazing Librarian" Award, Library Special Interest Group, Texas Computer Education Association, February 2003
• Faculty Book Award, Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College), August 2001
• Adjunct Teacher Award by GLISSA, Graduate Library and Information Science Students' Association, at The University of Texas at Austin
• Listings in Notable Women of Texas, Who's Who in the South and Southwest, and Who's Who of American Women
• Higher Education Act Fellowship for graduate studies at The University of Texas at Austin, Graduate School of Library Science
• Phi Sigma Iota, Modern Language Honorary Society, Syracuse University chapter [member]
• Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish Language Honorary Fraternity, Howard College (Samford University) chapter [member]
• Pi Delta Phi, French Language Honorary Fraternity, Howard College (Samford University) Chapter [member]

MEMBERSHIPS

• American Library Association
• Active member of the Cataloging of Children's Materials Committee (CCM) of the Association of Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS)
• Texas Library Association
• OnLine Audiovisual Catalogers, Inc.
• Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (Chautauqua, N.Y.)
• Pan American Round Table, Austin, Texas Chapter

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