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City: Pittsburgh, PA
Telephone:
  1-412-624-5142
FAX: 1-412-624-5231

Teaching & Professional Interests

• Academic Libraries
• Information Needs / Behaviors of the Public
• Information and Society / Culture

Research Interests

• Administration and Management
• Social Science Literatures
• Asynchronous Learning
• Marketing

Dr. Susan Webreck Alman

Lecturer

Sue Alman directs distance education in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. She has taught Interpersonal Communications and Marketing and PR for Libraries for San Jose State University since 1999.

Dr. Alman holds degrees from Washington and Jefferson College (BA) and the University of Pittsburgh (PhD, MLS). Among her areas of research and publication are asynchronous learning, marketing libraries, and interpersonal communication.

Courses Taught

• > [204] Information Organizations & Management
• > [283] Marketing of Information Products & Services
• > [286] Interpersonal Communication Skills for Librarians

Education

• Ph.D. (Library Science) University of Pittsburgh (1985)
• MLS (Library Science) University of Pittsburgh (1978)
• BA (History/Education) Washington and Jefferson College (1975)

Academic & Professional Experience

• Director, Distance Education, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, (2001-)
• Coordinator of Continuing Education, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, (1994-2001)
• Assistant to the Dean, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, (1987-1994)
• Lecturer/Administrator, School of Library and Information Science, University of Michigan, (1985-1987)
• Graduate Assistant to the Dean, School of Library and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh, (1982-1985)
• Librarian, Mary Washington College, (1980-1982)
• Assistant Director of Libraries, Salem College, (1979-80)

Selected Publications  (last five years only)

For other publications/presentations, see Professional Activities PDF above.

• Alman, S. W. (2007). Crash Course in Marketing for Libraries. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.
• Alman, S. W., Steffans A., & Bryant M. (2005). Race-based Financial Aid: An Overview. In M. Wheeler (Ed.) Unfinished Business: Race, Equity, and Diversity in Library and Information Science Education. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow.
• Alman, S.W., & Tomer C. (2004). Distance Education: The SIS Experience. In D. D. Barron (Ed.) Distance Education in LIS Schools.
• Alman, S.W. (2004, Spring). Student Satisfaction with the Online MLIS Program at the University of Pittsburgh. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 45(2), p. 82-97.
• Alman, S.W. Applying Adult Learning Theory to the Online Classroom. New Horizons in Adult Education (Online), Available: www.nova.edu/~aed/manuscript.htm
• Alman, S.W. (2003). The University of Pittsburgh's School of Information Sciences Distance Education: Past, Present, and Future. In D. D. Barron (Ed.), Benchmarks in Distance Education: The LIS Experience, Westport, Connecticut: Libraries Unlimited.
• Alman, S.W. (2003). Formative Evaluation through Online Focus Groups. In D. G. Brown (ed.), Developing Faculty to use Technology. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company.

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