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Teaching & Professional Interests

• Academic Libraries
• Collections Development
• Acquisitions
• Vendor relations

Research Interests

• Academic Libraries
• Books / Printing / Publishing Industry
• vendor relations

Lorraine Ann Busby

Lecturer

Lorraine Busby is University Librarian at Memorial University of Newfoundland.She has extensive experience in academic libraries in a broad range of subject disciplines with both public service and technical service operations.Her interests in the business relationships between libraries and vendors who serve academic libraries, led to the creation of an innovative new MLIS course on vendor relations.She maintains professional contacts with vendor representatives in North America and Europe, and works to influence best practices and policies in our business relationships.

Courses Taught

• > [282] Seminar in Library Management

Education

• M.L.S. University of Western Ontario, 1979
• B.A. (Hons.) Queen's University, 1978

Academic & Professional Experience

• University Librarian, Memorial University of Newfoundland (November 2007 -)
• Associate University Librarian, Information Resources, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario (January 2001 - October 2007)
• Coordinator of Collections Management and Head, Music Library, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario (July 1997 - December 2000)
• Head, Allyn & Betty Taylor Library and Acting Head, Music Library and Acting Head, Law Library, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario (April 1997 - July 1997)
• Head, Allyn & Betty Taylor Library, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario (September 1996 - July 1997)
• Special Projects Librarian, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario (September 1994 - August 1996)
• Head, Allyn & Betty Taylor Library/ Head, Sciences Library, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario (September 1988 - August 1994) [Name of Library changed in 1991]
• Librarian-in-charge, Engineering Library, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario (September 1984 - August 1988)
• Technical Librarian (July 1979 - June 1984) 3M Canada Inc., Technical information centre

Selected Publications  (last five years only)

• Busby, L. (2006, August). Managing vendor relations: A graduate course worth our time. Library Connect, 4(3), 5.

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