Barbara MacAlpine

Associate Professor and Science Librarian
Coates Library/Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas



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Areas of Responsibility
Class Handouts & Hints
Education
Previous Experience
Professional Activities
Interests

 

Areas of Responsibility

  •  Liaison to the departments of  Biology, Chemistry, Engineering Science, Geosciences, Mathematics, and Physics & Astronomy and to the Environmental Studies program.  Liaison activities include class instruction, research assistance to faculty and students, materials selection, and maintenance of a relevant and balanced journal collection for each department. 
  • Instructor for a First-Year Seminar on environmental issues (Making a Difference for a Livable Planet).
  • Outreach activities, including serving as coordinator of the Scavenger Hunt for new student orientation (2002-2004) and faculty advisor to the student organization TWIST (Trinity Women in Science & Technology).

Class Handouts & Hints

  • LibGuides for classes and subject guides in Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering Science, Environmental Studies, First-Year Seminars, Geosciences, Mathematics, and Physics
  • Recommended Web Sites:  Biology
                                                     Chemistry
                                                     Engineering Science
                                                     Geosciences
                                                     Mathematics
                                                     Physics & Astronomy

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Education

  • B.A., Psychology, Earlham College.  Graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
  • M.A.L.S., University of Wisconsin--Madison.
  • Graduate Study, Computer Information and Control Engineering, University of Michigan--Ann Arbor.

Previous Experience

  • Reference/Instruction Librarian, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  • Coordinator of Collection Development and Reference Librarian, Undergraduate Library, University of Michigan--Ann Arbor.
  • Audiovisual Services/Reference Librarian, Undergraduate Library, University of Michigan--Ann Arbor.
  • Technical Services Librarian, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, N.J.
  • Education/Reference Librarian, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Madison, WI.

Professional Activities

  • American Library Association (ALA)
  • Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
  • ACRL Science & Technology Section, Chair (2007--2008)
  • Former Co-Editor, STS Signal (newsletter of the ACRL Science and Technology Section)
  • American Society for Engineering Education

Interests

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Last revised 10/22/2010