Tamara J. Miller
Dean
MSU Libraries
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman , MT 59717-3320
Phone: (406) 994-6978
Email:tamaramiller@montana.edu
Fax: (406) 994-2851
EDUCATION:
1972 University of Kentucky MLIS
1969 University of Utah BA Economics
EXPERIENCE:
Professor and Dean of Libraries, Montana State University, 2007 to present
Associate Dean of Libraries, Montana State University , Bozeman, 2003 to 2007
Planning and Program Development and Outreach, University of Tennessee , Knoxville Libraries, 1997 to 2003
Head of Library Systems, University of Tennessee , Knoxville Libraries, 1982 to 1997
Scholars in the Schools University of Tennessee, Knoxville partnership program with the Knox County Schools, 1995 to 1996
Head of the MARC Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Library, 1980 to 1981
State Network Coordinator, Wisconsin Interlibrary Services (an OCLC-brokering network), 1976 to 1980
Head, Bibliographic Search Section, Michigan State University Libraries, 1973 to 1976
Original Catalog Librarian, Michigan State University Libraries, 1972 to 1973
RESEARCH AND CREATIVITY:
Publications:
Royse, Molly, Tiffani Conner, and Tamara Miller, " Charting a Course for Diversity: An Experience in Climate Assessment," portal: Libraries and the Academy, Vol.6, no1, 23-45, January 2006.
Mack, Thura, Maribeth Manoff, Tamara Miller, and Anthony Smith, "Designing for Experts: How Scholars Approach an Academic Library Web Site," Information Technology and Libraries , Vol 23, no. 1, March 2004.
"Privacy and Confidentiality in the Electronic Environment," report to the American Library Association, jointly with Karen Coyle, January 2001.
Miller, Tamara J. and Edward G. Mahon, "Automation and Networking in Tennessee 's Academic Libraries," Library Hi Tech, vol. 14, No. 2-3, 1996.
Kaufman, Paula T. and Tamara Miller, "Scholarly Communications: New Realities, Old Values," Library Hi Tech , Issue 39, vol. 10, no. 3, 1992.
"Collection overlap: a study of the University of Wisconsin System libraries," College and Research Libraries , Jan. 1982, 14-21.
Columns:
Miller, Tamara, "President's Column" in the LITA Newsletter , 1993-94. Sample titles: "The National Information Infrastructure and public policy," "Is ALA Broken? Views on the ALA Self Study,""Technology and Access"
Book reviews:
Review of Westlake and Clarke. "Geac: A guide for librarians and systems managers," in Information Technology and Libraries , vol. 6, no. 4, 1987.
Review of Tessmer, Jonasson, and Caverly. "A Nonprogrammer's Guide to Designing Instruction for Microcomputers," in Information Technology and Libraries , vol. 10, no. 3.
Editorial:
Geac User Group Informer , newsletter editor, 1986-1988, 1991- 1993
Wisconsin Library Consortium Memo , newsletter editor, 1976 to 1981.
Invited & Peer Reviewed Presentations:
"Catalog Interface Revolution," Academic and Special Library Division, Montana Library Association, 2006.
"The Role of Technical Services in Digital Library Development," ALCTS, American Library Association, Atlanta , 2002.
"Media Revolution: Developing Digital Media Services for Students and Faculty," ACRL Media Services Section, American Library Association, Atlanta , 2002.
"The American South: an OAI implementation," MetaScholar Project, Atlanta , 2002.
"Copyright on the Web: Public Resistance to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act", invited presentation to the Midwest Association of Public Opinion Researchers, 2001.
"UCITA", invited presentation to Tennessee Library Association, 2001.
"Filtering Internet Assess in Public Libraries: First Amendment Implications" Oak Ridge ACLU Chapter public meeting, 2000.
"Who Owns Art? Copyright in Creative Businesses," Creative Exchange, Knoxville Museum of Art, 1999.
"Filtering Internet Assess in Public Libraries", League of Women Voters public debate, Oak Ridge , 1999.
"Internet II and Libraries," SOLINET annual meeting, Atlanta , 1998.
"First Amendment Rights and the Internet," WATec, 1996.
"Free Speech and the Communications Decency Act," Oak Ridge ACLU Annual Meeting keynote address, 1996.
"Social Implication of the Internet: Copyright, Censorship, and Citizenship," Knoxville Technical Society, 1995.
"Libraries and Information Technology: Emerging Possibilities," keynote address, FEDLINK/FLECC Conference, Washington D.C. , 1994.
"Southern History Sampler: an Electronic Publishing Venture," Coalition for Networked Information, 1994.
"Digital Scanning as a Preservation Technique: Implications for Access," Association of Library Technical and Collection Services, Preconference, New Orleans , La. , 1993.
"Libraries and Freedom," a panel discussion I organized on "The Role of Libraries on the Information Superhighway," Computers, Privacy, and Freedom Conference, Chicago , 1993.
"Online Subject Access and Analysis Tools," ALA/RTSD Cataloging and Classification Section, Dallas , 1989.
Major Presentations and Programs
"Copyright Reform: Promoting Creativity or Corporate Welfare? A Present Value Analysis" with Dr. Benjamin Bates, International Communication Association conference (peer-reviewed). 2001.
"Copyright and the Disappearing Public Interest", with Dr. Douglas Raber, Tennessee Library Association, 2001.
"Copyright: What Librarians Need to Know", Tennessee Theological Library Association, 2001.
"Copyright: What Librarians Need to Know", Knoxville Area Health Sciences Library Consortium, 2001.
"What Our Users Can Tell Us: UTK Library User Survey and the Decision-Making Process," Tennessee Library Association, 1999.
"Schools and the Internet: Issues for Librarians," Rothrock Annual Lecture, 1998.
"Electronic Dissertations and Theses," Tennessee Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers Annual Conference, Gaitlinburg, 1998. (Winner of best session award.)\
"The Value of TULIP: Why testing new paradigms is critical for libraries," Coalition for Networked Information, 1995.
"Action for Access: Putting Technology to Work for Under-Served Populations," LITA President's Program, ALA Annual Conference, Miami Beach , 1994.
"Problems in digital scanning of non standard formats," American Society of Information Scientists, Midyear meeting, Knoxville , 1994.
"The Internet for all of us: An introduction and overview," Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference, Chattanooga , 1992.
"Public and Reference Internet Access," Kentucky Special Libraries, Annual meeting, Lexington , 1992.
"Real-time Time Study: How librarians allocate time as conference participants." A lighthearted demonstration of data gathering and analysis techniques for conference participants, ALA Poster Session, 1990.
"Library Computer Facility Design and Management," post-conference workshop for the Library Information Technology Association National Conference, Boston , 1988.
"Sampling For Authority Control Testing," jointly with Agnes Grady, American Library Association, New Orleans , 1987.
"Bits, Bytes and Books: A Look At Automated Library Applications," Association for Computing Machinery, Madison , 1981.
"Effects of Automation on Technical Services Staffing," ALA/RTSD Heads of Technical Services in Small Research Libraries, San Francisco, 1981.
"Old & New: the Computer and the Wisconsin State Historical Society," Keynote address to the annual Meeting of the Society, 1977.
Other Presentations:
"Mediation Rifts", panelist, MSU Academic Library Symposium on , September 2006.
"Library Policy Development", Tribal College Librarians Institute, July 2005, Bozeman.
"Supporting Library Staff", Montana Library Association Conference, April 2005, Billings.
"Using the Hormay Collection Online", Range Management Association, Northwest Regional Conference, October 2004, Bozeman
"Copyright in the Digital Age", Tribal College Librarians Institute, July 2004, Bozeman.
"Assessment, It Comes to Us All", panel presentation at Montana Library Association Conference, April 2004, Bozeman.
"Filtering Internet Access in the Library Setting", ASIS Student Chapter, Univ. of Tennessee2001
"Copyright and K-12 Classroom use of Electronic Media", Morningside School, Knoxville,1999.
"Copyright Update," various presentations to UT Veterinary Medicine Departments, fall 1999.
"Online Reserve", a demonstration for UTteaching faculty, 1999.
"Copyright Update," with Paula Kaufman, presentation to the UT Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Colleges, 1998.
"Conducting Survey Research," lecture to the UT McNair fellows, 1998.
"Scholars in the Schools: a University Library and Public School Partnership," with Alan Wallace , Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference, Memphis , 1998.
"The State of Academic Libraries in Tennessee ," a panel discussion, Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference, Memphis , 1998.
"Electronic Dissertations and Theses: An Opportunity for UTK Libraries," Library Faculty, 1997
"Internet as a Classroom Tool," Knox County School Technology Showcase, 1996.
"Internet Resources for Writers," Knoxville Writers Group, 1996
"Electronic Information in the Classroom," as part of the first Electronic Academy conference, 1996.
"Web-based Library Services," Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Technology Day, 1995.
"Advanced Gophering" Info-Tech Seminar, 1994-1995.
"The Global Brain" Info-Tech Seminar on USENET news groups, 1994-1996
"Libraries and Community Computing: Freenets," TennShare annual meeting, 1994.
"Community Computing," Leadership Knoxville , 1994.
"Lynx: the text-based World Wide Web browser" Info-Tech Seminar on non-graphic access, 1994-1996.
"The Information Superhighway: Myth or Reality," Westside Rotary, 1994.
"Automating Authority Control: a response," Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference, 21, 1993, Nashville , TN.
"Internet Jams," multiple sessions for Library staff, 1993.
"Finding and Using Government Information on the Internet," East Tennessee Chapter, Association of Records Managers, 1993
"Consulting for Librarians," UTK Library Faculty Program, 1988.
"Workstation Compatibility Issues," ASIS East Tennessee Chapter, 1988.
"Non-traditional Careers for Information Specialists," ASIS Student Chapter, 1987.
"Network requirements for remote online catalogs," Eastern Region Geac User Group meeting, Knoxville , 1987.
"Planning a Statewide Library Network: Critical Issue," Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Library Subcommittee, Nashville , TN , 1986.
"Preparation of Library Computer Sites," Geac User's Group, Pasadena , 1983.
"Use of OCLC Archival Tapes for creation of Smart Barcodes," Geac User's Group, Pasadena , 1983.
"An Overview of Library Automation," Wisconsin Health Science Association Annual Meeting, Milwaukee , 1981.
"Processing Centers: design and implementation," Wisconsin Valley Library Association, Wausau , 1980.
"Development of the Wisconsin Serial Union List," WLA Conference, Madison , 1980; and WAAL Conference, Stevens Point , 1980.
"School and Public Library Cooperation: A Model Processing Center," Janesville , WI , 1980.
"Regional Union List Development," Library Council of Metropolitan Milwaukee , 1980.
"OCLC and implementation of AACR2," WLC, Technical Services Section Spring Meeting, Madison , 1979.
"OCLC: An Overview for Special Libraries," Vocational-Technical School Conference 1979.
"Utilizing OCLC in School Media Centers," School District Media Director's Conference, Madison , 1979.
"Designing Workflows," Minnesota Information and Technology Exchange (MINITEX), Workshop, Minneapolis , 1978.
"Creating COM Catalogs from OCLC/MARC Tapes," WLA Conference, 1978.
"The Impact of New Technology on Resource Sharing," State Division of Library Services Conference, 1978.
"Sharing Automated Library Systems in School Media Centers," University of Wisconsin , Stout Annual Media Conference, 1978.
"Problem Solving for Online Libraries," Workshop, Madison , WI . 1976.
GRANTS AND PROPOSALS:
Northwest Digital Archives: Expanding Access to Collections in Montana, Idaho, Wahsington, and Oregon, National Endowment for the Humanities, (resubmited), 2010.
Northwest Digital Archives: Expanding Access to Collections in Montana, Idaho, Wahsington, and Oregon, National Endowment for the Humanities, (not funded), 2009.
From Router to Browser: The Transformation of the Internet, National Science Foundation, co-principle investigator, (not funded), 2008.
Digital Access to WPA Photographs of TVA Archeological Sites </ i >, IMLS, Provided the digitization standard information and planning document to accompany the proposal. (Funded) 2002
Metadata Registry and Archive , IMLS, (not funded) 2002.
Recipe for Diversity Success , LAMA Cultural Diversity Award, (funded) 2002.
Research Revolution, ALA Public Programs, (accepted) 2002.
Tennessee Documentary History , IMLS, Assisted with proposal development. Created a digitizing planning framework and document to accompany the proposal (funded) 2001.
UT Digital Library Center proposal (funded) 2000.
Scholars Archive , with Linda Phillips and the Association for Evolutionary to the Digital Library Center , (accepted) 2001.
Don't Duck Metadata , Federal Geographic Data Committee, assisted with the development of this proposal, (funded) 2000.
Images of Jesus in Western Culture , Hewlett-Innovative Technologies grant for a web-enhanced class, jointly with David Dungan, Religious Studies, (awarded) 2000.
Appalachian History: Great Smoky Mountains Photograph Collection , National Endowment for the Humanities, Preservation and Access Division, with Ken Wise, etc. al, 1998. (Not funded). Resubmitted In 2000. (Not funded.)
Integrative Design Experiments, National Science Foundation, Digital Library II, with Dr. David Penniman, et al. (Not funded) 1998.
Austin-East Connections , Department of Education, Goals 2000 Grant, (funded) 1996.
Integrated Information System Prototype In Support Of Regional Health Care Providers , National Library of Medicine, IAMS, jointly with UT Hospital, and UT Medical Library, (not submitted) 1996.
Sharing Local History , a ConnecTen proposal to the Knox County School District , (funded) 1995.
Preservation of the Clarence Brown Film and Still Photograph Collection , National Endowment for the Humanities, with Angie LeClercq, et al. (not funded) 1993.
Digital Libraries: A Testbed for User Interface Development, National Science Foundation, Digital Libraries Research grant, jointly with School of Information Science and Computer Science Department, (not funded) 1994.
Digital Libraries: Electronic Dissertations , National Science Foundation, Digital Libraries Research grant, worked as part of a team of SURA/SOLINET institutions, (not funded) 1994.
A Model Scholar's Outpost on the Electronic Frontier, a Department of Education grant proposal jointly with Linda Phillips, et al. (Funded) 1993.
Southern History Sampler. Coalition for Networked Information and Associations of University Presses, jointly with Stan Ivester, (funded) 1993.
TULIP: a Joint Project To Provide Electronic Journals , Elsevier electronic publishing project, (funded) 1992.
Digitized Page Images As A Preservation Technique: The Galston-Busoni Collection , Commission for Preservation and Access, with Joe Rader, (funded) 1991.
Action and Reaction: Computer Assisted Training For Preservation And Conservation , a National Endowment for the Humanities, Preservation and Access grant proposal in preparation with Pauline Bayne, et al. (Not funded) 1991.
Joint Use of Research Collections, Title II-D Higher Education Grant Proposal, with Linda Phillips, etc. al, (funded) 1998.
PEER AND GRANT REVIEW ACTIVITIES:
Paper reviewer, ACRL, National Conference, 1993.
Grant reviewer, Dept. of Commerce, Information Technology Infrastructure grants, 1996.
Grant reviewer, Dept. of Education, Title II-D, Library Technology grants, 1994.
HONORS:
Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, April 1998.
Outstanding Service and Innovation in Information Technology, UTK Libraries, 1999.
COURSES:
"Images of Jesus in Western Culture " Religious Studies RS236, team-taught with David Dungan, an experiment in web enhancement of an image intensive course, 2000.
"Copyright in the Electronic Environment", Honors Seminar 493 with Paula Kaufman, 1999.
"Library Skills", a series of bibliographic instruction sessions for 57 First Year Studies sections, jointly with Marie Garrett, 1998.
GIS 590, "Internet and Scholarly Information," as adjunct faculty in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science developed and taught this three-credit course, 1993-4.
"Workstations for Libraries," jointly with Theresa Pepin, planned and presented a for-credit continuing education workshop sponsored by Graduate School of Information and Library Science, 1988.
Created a program of in-service training sessions for teachers at Austin-East High School on basic use of the Internet in the classroom, 1995.
"Getting Online," a non-credit class on Internet access from home, evaluating commercial Internet providers, and searching techniques, jointly with Earl Smith, 1994
INVITED LECTURES:
"Intellectual property and the Research Library," for Dr. Carol Parker, Law School , 2001.
"Intellectual property and Knowledge Management," for Dr. Frank Davis, Special Topics Course, 2000.
"Technology and the evolving academic library," Communications 251, for Dr. Ben Bates, 1999.
"Economics of Electronic Publishing," Communications 550 (a distance education class), for Dr. Herbert Howard, 1999.
"New Scholarly Publishing Paradigms," Communications 512, for Dr. Ben Bates, 1999.
"Intellectual Property Issues in the Electronic Environment" presented to a number of classes including Electrical Engineering Senior Seminar, (Dr. J. Reece Roth) and Computer Science Senior Seminar (Dr. Michael Berry), 1998.
"Writing an Effective RFP for Library Systems," SIS 582 (Ms. Theresa Pepin), 1997.
"Emerging Electronic Publishing and the Online Market," COM 550 (Dr. Herbert Howard), 1997.
"Traditional Mass Media Meets the Web," COM 100 (Ms. Elizabeth Atwood-Gailey), 1995.
"Broadcast Media and the Internet," COM 590 seminar (Dr. Dhyana Ziegler), 1994.
"State of the Art in Library Automation" GSLIS Introduction to Librarianship (Dr. Gary Purcell) 1990.
"Evaluating Large System Performance," presented to several GSLIS classes including Library Automation (Ms. Theresa Pepin), 1989 and Emerging Technologies (Dr. Richard Pollard), 1990.
"Management of Large Databases" SOC 3025 & CS 3025 (Dr. Don Ploch), annually 1984-1997
SERVICE:
ALA Council (LITA Councilor) 1997-2000
ALA Council Task Force on Council Formats, 1998-99
ALA Council Improvements Task Force, 1999
ALA Web Links Task Force (1998-1999)
ALA Privacy Task Force (1999-2000)
ALA Professional Education Council (2000)
ALA/RTSD Bibliographic Searching Discussion Group. Created the group and chaired in 1973-4
Association for Academic and Research Libraries, Member 2001-
ACRL, Bylaws Committee, 2004- (Chair 2006-7)
Library Information Technology Association, Member 1976- 2002
LITA President, 1993-1994
LITA Vice President/President Elect, 1992-1993
LITA Board of Directors, 1989-1995, 1997-2000
LITA Board Executive Committee, 1989-1990; 1992-1995
LITA Board Budget Review Committee, 1989-1990; 1992- 1995; Chair 1995
LITA Publication Committee, Member 1982-1985; Chair 1984-1985
LITA Bylaws and Organization Committee, 1991- 1994
LITA 3rd National Conference Publicity Committee, 1991-1992
Council for Research Libraries, Electronic Resources Task Force (1998-99)
EDUCAUSE Publications Advisory Committee (1999-2001).
SOLINET Digital Archive of the American South Steering Committee (1999- Information Alliance Steering Committee, 1997-1999
Information Alliance Administrative Liaison, 2001-
Montana Library Association Member, 2003 –
MLA Conference Rooms & Equipment Committee Chair, 2004
MLA, Academic & Special Libraries Div., Strategic Planning Committee, Chair, 2005-2006
MLA,
Academic & Special Libraries Div., Retreat Planning Committee, 2006
MLA,
Academic & Special Libraries Div., Professional Development Committee, 2009-
MLA, Intellectual Freedom Committee, 2010-
Tennessee Library Association Member, 1981-
TLA Ad-Hoc Committee on Paid Staff, 1998-99
TLA Intellectual Freedom Committee, 1998-
TLA College & University Section, Membership Committee, 1982
TLA College & University Section, Program Committee, 1987
ASERL Electronic Resources Planning Group, Electronic Archiving Study Group (1997-98)
Southeastern Library Assn. Member (1983-1989)
Geac North American User's Group, President, 1985-1986
Geac User's Group Bylaws Committee, Chair, 1984-1985
Geac Eastern Region GEAC User's Group, Member, 1981-1989
Host Eastern Region GEAC Fall Meeting, 1987
Wisconsin Library Association, Member, 1976-1981
WLA Multitype Library Cooperation Section, Member, 1979-1981
WLA Awards Committee, Member, 1978
WLA Technical Services Division Program Committee, 1979-1980
WLA Technical Services Division, Chair, 1980-1981
Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians, Member, 1976-1981
WAAL President-Elect, 1981
WAAL Program Planning Committee, Member, 1979-1980
WAAL Program Planning Committee, Chair, 1980-1981
Council of Wisconsin Librarians, 1976-1981
COWL Serial Database Committee, 1979-1981
University of Wisconsin System, Planning Study Committee, 1978-1980
State of Wisconsin Division of Library Services, Automation Committee, 1978-1980
Wisconsin Governor's Conference on Library and Information Services, Discussion Leader/Resource Person, 1979
OCLC Quality Control Council, 1978-1980
OCLC Users Council Delegate, 1980-1981
Council of Regional Groups, Counselor, 1980
University of Wisconsin , Librarian's Assembly, President, 1980-1981
Michigan Library Association, Member, 1972-1976
MLA Technical Services Section, Program Committee, 1975
