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Judith Hopkins, Technical Services Research and Analysis Officer
Central Technical Services, Lockwood Library Building
P.O.Box 602200
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260-2210
PHONE: (716) 645-2796
FAX: (716) 645-5955
E-MAIL ADDRESS (see at end)

Job responsibilities

Develops, monitors, and analyzes the full range of technical services operations and programs for the libraries served by Central Technical Services. Responsible for developing methods of analyzing current and proposed technical service activities, programs and procedures; carries out the selected methods. Solicits and analyzes information and drafts reports and policy statements related to technical services activities. Writes narratives and prepares budgets for grant proposals for projects in which Central Technical Services is involved. Plays the primary role in developing and maintaining a current awareness of national technical service developments and trends. Served as RLIN Liaison and coordinates OCLC and RLIN documentation. Participates in the coordination of technical service activities with those of other areas of the University Libraries. Assists the Director of Central Technical Services and the Heads of the Acquisitions and Cataloging Departments in technical services planning.

A copy of my Curriculum Vitae can be seen at Judith's CV

This page is still in the process of construction, in fact, in the very early stages of that process!

Other University at Buffalo responsibilities

• Chair, Faculty Senate Bylaws Committee
• Member, Professional Staff Senate Constitution and Bylaws Committee

Other activities

• Take a look at the Directory of North American Research Libraries that I compile.

• Click here to visit the AUTOCAT Home Page. I have been Listowner of Autocat since April 26, 1993.

• I am also the Secretary of the ALA/ALCTS Technical Services Directors of Large Research Libraries Discussion Group (popularly known as the "Big Heads"), even though my library is not a member of that group. To see the minutes of the most recent Big Heads meeting click on Big Heads minutes, June 25. 2004 (Orlando, FL)

  For the minutes disseminated in the previous few years see: January 1998 (New Orleans) minutes, June 1998 (Washington, D.C.) minutes, January 1999 (Philadelphia) minutes, June 1999 (New Orleans) minutes, January 2000 (San Antonio) minutes, June 2000 (Chicago) minutes, January 2001 (Washington, D.C.) minutes, June 2001 (San Francisco) minutes, January 2002 (New Orleans) minutes, June 2002 (Atlanta) minutes, January 2003 (Philadelphia) minutes, June 2003 (Toronto) minutes, January 2004 (San Diego, California) minutes.

  To see the compilation of reports of current activities at their institutions which the Big Heads exchanged on their electronic discussion list prior to their June 25, 2004 meeting in Orlando, Florida, click on June 2004 Round Robin .

  For the round robin reports disseminated in the previous few years click on the following: January 1998 Round Robin, June 1998 Round Robin , January 1999 Round Robin, June 1999 Round Robin, January 2000 Round Robin, June 2000 Round Robin , January 2001 Round Robin, June 2001 Round Robin , January 2002 Round Robin , June 2002 Round Robin, January 2003 Round Robin , June 2003 Round Robin , January 2004 Round Robin

  I have also been serving as secretary of the ALCTS Membership Committee. For the minutes of the meeting held in San Diego in January 2004, click on the following: January 2004 minutes

• Those interested in the topic of Outsourcing (and what librarian isn't these days?) might be interested in seeing my notes on the two New Orleans meetings of the ALA Task Force on Outsourcing. These notes are completely UNOFFICIAL. I am NOT a member of the Task Force and I took these notes as a visitor to the meetings.

• As volunteer secretary of the recently established ALCTS/CCS/CC:DA Task Force on Metadata I did the minutes of the meeting held in Philadelphia on Jan. 30, 1999. See CC:DA Task Force on Metadata

• In my free (!) time I maintain the Noms de Clavier list for the DOROTHYL@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU list. DorothyL is an active discussion list for lovers of mystery fiction; its subscribers consist of readers of mysteries (everyone on the list falls into this category!) who may also be authors (both published and still aspiring to that status), editors, bookstore owners, librarians, etc. To visit the DorothyL archives maintained by Alec West click on DorothyL Online Archives

To contact me with questions or comments, Send me mail at ulcjh@buffalo.edu

Last revised 13 July 2004