Emily McElroy

Major Responsibilities

• Member of library management team and library council
  
• Lead the Collection Development Committee and work closely with subject liaisons
• Coordinate selection of print and electronic library materials and license electronic resources
• Coordinate the Scholarly Communication team
  
• Work with library and campus faculty in collection analysis
• Help develop annual collection budget

Previous Positions

• Head of Acquisitions, New York University, New York, NY. 2005-2007
• Collection Development and Acquisitions Librarian, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. 2003-2005
• Serials and Electronic Resources Librarian, Loyola University Health Sciences Library, Maywood, Illinois. 2000-2003
• Health Information Specialist, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. 1999-2000

Education

• Master's Degree in Library and Information Science (1999), Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois.
• Bachelor of Science in History (1996), DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois.

Presentations and Publications

Publications:

Editor, "Serials Conversations" Column in "Serials Review" 2001-2004

"Serials Spoken Here - Summary of Acquisitions Institute, May 2004, Serials Review - Fall 2004 publication

"Dos and Don'ts for E-Journal Management: Advice for Publishers", Learned Publishing vol.15: no.(2002:April)

Presentations:

"Challenges and Opportunities in Acquiring and Managing E-Resources”, EBSCO Medical Executive Seminar, April 2008

"Analyzing Cross-Departmental Workflow," American Library Association 2005 Annual Conference. Panel presenter on "Innovations in E-Journal Management."

"Using a PDA to Track Usage of Unbound Journals", Poster session at ALA Annual Conference 2004.

"Solutions and Problems in the Management of E-Journals" Greater Midwest Region and National Network of Libraries of Medicine Videoconference on E-Journals and Your Library, March 30, 2001

Guest Lecturer, "Electronic Journals" Dominican University Graduate Library School class on Health Sciences Library Administration, May 2001, March 2002 and 2003

Various informational classes to the general public on behalf of Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Health Learning Center, 1999-2000

Memberships and Offices Held

Co-Moderator and Co-Founder of ERIL (Electronic Resources in Libraries) discussion list, 2001-

Member, Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship Editorial Board 2007-

American Library Association, 1999-

• Member, ALCTS Budget Committee, 2009-
• Liaison from ALCTS Budget Committee to ALCTS Continuing Resources Executive Committee, 2009-
  
• Member, ALCTS Nominating Committee, 2008-2009
• Chair, ALCTS Continuing Resources Section’s Nominating Committee, 2008-2009
• Past-Chair, ALCTS Continuing Resources Section, 2007-2008
• Member, ALCTS Board, 2006-2007
• Chair, ALCTS Serials Section, 2006-2007
• Vice-Chair, ALCTS Serials Section, 2005-2006
• Member, ALCTS Serials Section Policy and Planning Committee, 2004-2005
• Chair, ALCTS Serials Section Acquisitions Committee, 2003-2004
• Member, ALCTS Serials Section Acquisitions Committee, 2002-2003
• Intern, ALCTS Serials Section Acquisitions Committee, 2001-2002
• MLA Delegate, ALA’s 2nd Congress on Professional Development, 2000-2001

NASIG (North American Serials Interest Group), 2000-2008

• Co-Chair of Electronic Communications Committee, 2005-2006
• Co-Chair of Program Planning Committee
  • 2005 Annual Conference
  • 2004 Annual Conference
• Member of Program Planning Committee, 2002-2005

Member, American Medical Association Library Advisory Board, 2002-

Moderator, ACRL-NY discussion list, 2005-2007

Co-Organizer, Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge, 2004-2005