BEATRICE KOVACS, D.L.S.

Department of Library and Information Studies

School of Education

University of North Carolina Greensboro

Greensboro, NC 27402-6171

Phone: (336) 334-3479

E-mail: Bea_Kovacs@uncg.edu

Fax: (336) 334-5060

CURRENT POSITION

Assistant Professor (1985-1991)
Associate Professor with tenure (1991- )

Courses regularly taught:

Courses frequently taught:

  • LIS 600 - Foundations of Library and Information
  • LIS 659 - Problems in Library and Information Studies

AREAS OF SPECIAL COMPETENCE

  • Collection management
  • Cataloging and classification
  • Health sciences information and librarianship
  • Science and technology literature.

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS

Identification of products and services for the provision of consumer health information in the general library setting.

Decision-making processes for collection development for library collections.

PREVIOUS RESEARCH AREAS

  • Decision-making processes for collection development for library collections.
  • Identification and testing of alternative educational course designs for provision of curricular offerings to individuals who cannot attend on-campus classes.
  • Development of a microcomputer laboratory for use in technical services education, that would provide 'hands-on' experiences with new technological equipment and programs which are currently in use in libraries.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

  • Syracuse University AB (1966) Liberal Arts/English Literature

  • Rutgers University MLS (1967) Librarianship

  • Columbia University DLS (1983) Librarianship
    Dissertation: "Decision-Making in Collection Development: Medical School Libraries."

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Bishop Scholarship, Medical Library Association, 1996.
  • Teaching Fellowship, Columbia University, School of Library Science, 1980-1981.
  • Expert referee for Library Resources & Technical Service, 1989.
  • Nominated for Alumni Teaching Excellence Award by LIS students, Spring 1990.
  • Teaching Excellence salary supplement awarded, Fall 1996.
  • Several Who's Who In America volumes.

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Certificate of Librarianship, Grade 5B by the State Board for the Certification of Librarians of the State of Georgia, 1976.
  • Certificate of Medical Librarianship, Medical Library Association, 1977. Certificate of Health Sciences Librarianship. Medical Library Association, 1983.

Professional Experience

Publications, Lectures, Grants

Professional Service

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