Barbara I. Dewey has been Dean of Libraries, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, since August 2000. She also holds the title of Professor. From 1987 until 2000 she held several administrative positions at the University of Iowa Libraries including Interim University Librarian. Prior to her work at Iowa she held positions at Indiana University, Northwestern University, and Minnesota Valley Regional Library in Mankato, Minnesota. She is the author or editor of six books. The most recent, Achieving Diversity, was published in 2006. She has published articles and presented papers on research library topics including digital libraries, diversity, technology, user education, fundraising, organizational development and human resources. She holds the M.A. in library science, the B.A. in sociology/anthropology from the University of Minnesota, and the Graduate Public Management Certificate from Indiana University. Dewey is on the Board of Directors of the Association for Research Libraries and is a past president of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries. She is on the OCLC Global Council and the IFLA Standing Committee on Education and Training.
Articles
Recruiting for Diversity: Strategies for 21st Century Research Librarianship (with Jillian Keally), Library Hi Tech (2008)
Academic libraries, especially research libraries, are recognizing the benefits and importance of recruiting librarians from...
Staffing a Web-based information system (with Anita Lowry and Paul A. Soderdahl), College & Research Libraries News (1996)
Presentations
Decision Methods for Vitual Knowledge Collaboration, IX Congress International Society for Knowledge Organization-Spain, New Persectives for the Organization and Dissemination of Knowledge (2009)
Virtual models of knowledge collaboration and access abound in research libraries, but as we move...
Through Any Means Available: Connecting People with Scholarship, Redefining Relevance: Exceeding User Expectations (2009)
This presentation focuses on the 21st century research library's role for connecting people to scholarship....