Paul Soderdahl joined The University of Iowa Libraries in 1995, first as team leader then head of the Information Arcade. In 2000, he became coordinator for information systems and technology and in 2006 was named Director, Library Information Technology. Mr. Soderdahl holds a B.A. in mathematics and a B.M. in music from Northwestern University, and he earned an M.S. in technology-based music instruction from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1991. His M.A. in library and information science is from The University of Iowa. Mr. Soderdahl has been active in the Library and Information Technology Association, a division of the American Library Association, and has authored several articles on technology in academic libraries. He has served in a number of capacities in various Ex Libris users groups, including as a steering committee member of the SFX/MetaLib Users Group and the Ex Libris Users of North America.
Articles
Library Classroom Renovated as an Active Learning Classroom, Library Hi Tech (2011)
Several books and articles about learning space design have recently been published, giving much needed...
Mentoring: It's a Good Thing: what we learned partying with student librarians (with Nicole Saylor and Jen Wolfe), College & Research Libraries News (2011)
Party hosting is an exercise in preparation and personal finesse. The ambiance and menu must...
Everything you always wanted to know about SFX but were afraid to ask (with Wendy C. Robertson), The Serials Librarian (2004)
Link resolvers, including Ex Libris’ SFX, use OpenURL to provide library patrons with context-sensitive links,...
Implementing the SFX Link Server at the University of Iowa, Information Technology and Libraries (2003)
In January 2002, the University of Iowa Libraries introduced its link server—linking related content from...
Creating Partnerships in Support of Students’ Scholarship: The Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Project at The University of Iowa (with Janice Simmons-Welburn and William Welburn), ACRL 10th National Conference (2001)
Theses and dissertations are the required evidence of scholarship or creative activity for graduate students....
Contributions to Books
The Core Competency Program at the University of Iowa Libraries (with Donna L. Hirst), Core Technology Competencies for Librarians and Library Staff (2009)
At the University of Iowa Libraries the development and implementation of an information technology (IT)...
That's My Bailiwick: A Library-Sponsored Faculty Research Web Server (with Carol Ann Hughes), Racing toward tomorrow : proceedings of the Ninth National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries, April 8-11, 1999 (1999)
The University of Iowa Libraries provide a unique, new, scholarly publishing outlet for their faculty...
Presentations
The Iowa Flood of 2008: Putting the Disaster Response Plan to the Test, IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2012 (2012)
In the summer of 2008, the rivers in eastern Iowa rose to historic levels, prompting...
The Iowa Flood of 2008: Putting the Disaster Response Plan to the Test, IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2012 (2012)
In the summer of 2008, the rivers in eastern Iowa rose to historic levels, prompting...
Digital Program Sustainability Panel (with Bradley D. Faust and Kenning Arlitsch), 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group Meeting (2012)
Three library leaders who oversee digital library programs operating on the CONTENTdm platform talk about...
TILE Learning Spaces at the University of Iowa (with Steve Fleagle), Coalition for Networked Information Spring 2011 Membership Meeting (2011)
The University of Iowa has rapidly transformed several classrooms into engaging, active learning spaces, and...
Five ways to make your digital library program sustainable, Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group (2010)
A presentation about what it takes to build and sustain a digital library program.