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PAUL O. JENKINS
Director of Library Services
College of Mt. St. Joseph
5701 Delhi Road
Cincinnati, OH 45233
513-244-4351
513-244-4355 (Fax)
paul_jenkins@mail.msj.edu

Education

University of Wisconsin, MA, Library Science, 1987
Lawrence University, BA, German Literature, 1983

Professional Experience

College of Mount St. Joseph, 1988-present

            Director of Library Services, 1995-present
Supervise three department heads and six support staff. Determine and allocate library budget. Manage acquisitions and collection development functions. Represent library concerns in all campus-wide forums. Oversee general operation of facility. Provide reference and instruction services.

            Head of Collection Development, 1988-1995
                        Selected and approved monograph and serial purchases. Managed acquisitions and serials operations. Allocated and managed
materials budget. Supervised department staff. Implemented document delivery services. Provided reference and instruction services.

Publications and Presentations

Faculty-Librarian Relationships. Oxford: Chandos, 2005.

“SWORCS: A Work in Progress,” Against the Grain 16 (3) June 2004 30-34.

“The Approval Plan: What’s in it for Small OhioLINK Libraries?” Library Collections, Acquisitions & Technical Services 27 (2003) 179-181.

“Getting Wise on Old-Time Music: The Reel World String Band,” The Old-Time Herald 9 (1) Fall 2003 34-36.

“They’re Not Just Using Web Sites,” College and Research Libraries News 63 (March, 2002), p. 164.

“This Lawless Spirit: Teaching the History of American Protest Music,”ED444923 (ERIC document), 2000.

“Full-Text Periodical Indexes: Taking a Leap of Faith”, presented April 10, 1999 at ACRL conference in Detroit.

“Book Reviews and Faculty Book Selection,” Collection Building 18 (1, 1999), 4-5.

"Some Thoughts on Purchasing Paperback Books for Small College Libraries," College and Undergraduate Libraries 4 (1, 1997), 25-28.

"Faculty Priorities: Where Does Material Selection Stand?" Collection Building 15 (1996), p.19-20.

"Working with Faculty to Build Collections," College and Research Libraries News 56 (1995), p.322.

Campus Committee Memberships

Academic Program Review Committee, 2004-2005

Graduate Committee, 2003-present.

Instructional Delivery Committee, 2002-2003.

Committee on Curriculum and Educational Policies, 1993-2001.

Campus Crisis Committee, 2001-2003

Steering Committee, Faculty Transformation Process, 1998-1999.

Committee for the Mediation and Resolution of Disputes 1990-91, 1994-95, 1995-1998
Chair of Grievance Hearing Panel 1990
Chair, 1994, 1996-1998.

Scholarship Sub-Committee of Promotion, Rolling Contract and Tenure 1994-95.

Executive Committee of Faculty Council

Chair 1991, Secretary 1992

Planning and Budgeting Committee 1991-92.

Board of Trustees Finance Committee 1992.

Board of Trustees Educational Affairs Committee 1991.

Teaching Experience

Autostudy (independent study) "Novels of Charles Dickens", 1991-2003.

“Information Retrieval”, 1996-2000.

History of American Protest Music. 1999-present.

Memberships and Professional Service

American Library Association (ACRL member), 1988-present.

OhioLINK, Private Colleges Director Council, 1995-present.

OhioLINK, Collection Building Task Force, 2002-2005

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