Contact Information

• 919-760-8383
• rickj@meredith.edu

Responsibilities

• Reference and research assistance
• Liason for the Biology; Chemistry, Physics and Geoscience; Exercise and Sport Sciences; and Psychology Departments
• Collection development
• Information literacy instruction
• Manage library subscriptions for magazines, newspapers and journals
• Information technology

Education

• BA, Psychology Major, English Minor Wittenberg University, 1982
• Master of Science in Library Science, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1984
• Master of Arts in Sociology, West Texas State University, 1994

Personal Statement

I am happiest when helping students understand complex library resources and using those resources to retrieve the best information for that student’s needs. Throughout my career I have worked in smaller, predominantly undergraduate institutions and enjoy the one-on-one student contact that such institutions provide.

I was born and raised in West Virginia, went to school in Ohio and North Carolina. I have held reference positions at Ouachita Baptist University, West Texas State University and Meredith College. In Arkansas, I was elected an officer of the state library association. During my tenure as archivist for the North Carolina Library Association, I significantly increased the number of organizational records available to the public.

In my spare time I enjoy showing my cats, taking mission trips with my church, and serving breakfast at Cornhuskin’.