Profiles Encouraged

ATG PROFILES ENCOURAGED

Jack Farrell

Managing Director Jack Farrell & Associates PO Box 1241 Princeton, NJ 08542 Phone: (609) 945-2330 <jack@jackfarrell.com> www.jackfarrell.com Born and lived: Born Point Pleasant, NJ, lived: Toms River, NJ, Worcester, MA, Glen Ridge, NJ, Philadelphia, PA, Hoboken, NJ, New York, NY, and Princeton, NJ. early life: Spent carefree in Toms River, NJ. Professional career and activities: Started as a sales per-

son in publishing in January 1984, moved to marketing then ultimately to a publisher position. Left publishing after 22 years to start a recruiting firm that focuses on publishing and academic libraries. family: Married with five children ages: 24, 22, 21, 20, and 18. in my sPare time: I read books, coach basketball, take walks with my wife, care for an aging but very cute yorkie. favorite Books: Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter, anything by Daniel Silva. Pet Peeves: People who don’t use their blinkers. PhilosoPhy: Keep your head down, work hard, treat others with respect, be not afraid. most memoraBle career achievement: Surviving my first

sales conference as a new marketing manager for W.B. Saunders in summer 1986. Goal i hoPe to achieve five years from now: Be tuition

free. how/where do i see the industry in five years: I see the

publishing and library landscape cooperating in dynamic ways to bring open content to more users than ever before. Hopefully, the economic models behind it all allows all parties to thrive.

Joseph Puccio

Collection Development Officer Library of Congress 101 Independence Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20540 Phone: (202) 707-1413 • <jpuc@loc.gov> Library of Congress website: www.loc.gov Library of Congress Collection Development website: https://www.loc.gov/acq/devpol/ Born and lived: I was born and raised in Philadelphia and received my undergraduate degree and MLIS at the University of South Florida, Tampa. Since starting at LC in 1983, I have lived in Maryland. Professional career and activities: I have served in a num-

ber of positions at LC, starting as a temporary intern, then moving on to a permanent position as a serials reference specialist. Since 1989, I have been in various management positions, including Public Service Officer, Head of the Acquisitions Fiscal and Support Office, and Collection Development Officer. family: My wife Barbara and I have one daughter, Katy, who works at the Washington Research Library Consortium. She is also completing her MLIS at Drexel. in my sPare time: I love to bicycle and write (not at the same time). I also spend lots of time watching my two favorite teams – the Philadelphia Phillies and the Philadelphia Eagles. favorite Books: I read too many books about popular music and about baseball and not enough on serious subjects. Pet Peeves: Disorganization (typical for a librarian, I would think). PhilosoPhy: Try to have fun in everything you do. most memoraBle career achievement: Serving for 18

months as the acting Associate Librarian for Library Services, with oversight of LC’s largest service unit and its 1,200 staff. Goal i hoPe to achieve five years from now: Have suc-

ceeded in rallying together librarians to improve the state of web archiving. how/where do i see the industry in five years: Libraries

will continue to increase their digital services, but traditional services, such as the lending of print books, will still be hanging in there for a significant segment of users.

LIBRARY PROFILES ENCOURAGED

Library of Congress

101 Independence Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20540 Phone: (202) 707-5000 www.loc.gov BackGround/history: The Library of Congress, established in 1800, is the largest library in the world and the de facto national library of the United States. The collection of more than 170 million items includes more than 39 million cataloged books and other print materials in 470 languages; more than 73 million manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North America; and the world’s largest collection of legal materials, films, maps, sheet music and sound recordings. The Library is also the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office. numBer of staff: In fiscal year 2019, the Library employed 3,210 permanent staff members. overall liBrary BudGet: The Library’s total fiscal 2019 appropriation was $696 million, including the authority to spend $55 million in offsetting receipts.

tyPes of materials you Buy (eBooks, textBooks, dvds,

video streaminG services, dataBases, other): The Li-

brary acquires a wide range of materials in many formats as it continues to build a universal (subject) collection.

does your liBrary have an ils or are you Part of a

collaBorative ils? Our current ILS is Voyager. do you have a discovery system? Yes – Primo Central.

does your liBrary have a collection develoPment or

similar dePartment? Yes!

if so, what is your BudGet and what tyPes of materials are you PurchasinG? Print or electronic or

Both? In FY 2019, over $18 million was budgeted for purchase acquisitions, both in traditional physical formats and in digital formats. Purchases account for about a quarter of all incoming receipts. Other modes of acquisition are gifts, Copyright Office deposits, Cataloging in Publication program deposits, exchange materials and transfers from other government agencies.

what do you think your liBrary will Be like in five

years? We will be achieving our vision, “All Americans are connected to the Library of Congress.” As such, there will be a new in-person visitor experience. In addition, a greater portion of our collections will be digitized and will be openly available online. Researchers will also be offered a growing array of digital resources.

COMPANY PROFILES ENCOURAGED

Jack Farrell & Associates

PO Box 1241 Princeton, NJ 08542 Phone: (609) 945-2330 www.jackfarrell.com officers: Jack Farrell, Managing Director. association memBershiPs, etc.: Currently member of Socieity for Scholarly Publishing and ALPSP. key Products and services: Recruiting services for publishing and academic libraries. core markets/clientele: Professional and scholarly publishers and academic libraries. numBer of emPloyees: 7

history and Brief descriPtion of your comPany/PuB-

lishinG ProGram: Jack Farrell & Associates (JFA) has become a leading recruiting firm in publishing and academic libraries. Started in May 2006, the company recently completed its 592nd hire. With key personal situated in Los Angeles, Chicago, Princeton, New York and London, the JFA team taps its talent pool of over 20,000 individuals and fills position from mid-level up to the C-suite. The retention rate on our placements is above 97% and each hire comes with a money-back guarantee. We are eager to partner with you to bring difference-makers to your team.

is there anythinG else that you think would Be of in-

terest to our readers? Each member of the JFA team was a highly successful hiring manager in publishing and had close affinity with academic libraries during his/her publishing tenure. The upshot is a well developed talent network at our disposal and the experience to match this talent to the broad needs of our clients across the world.

Back Talk

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tine and the standard operating procedures we know all too well and to stay focused on the challenges of building communities connected by solidarity and respect. How do we take that step beyond and get away from being bound by individual and local motivations and patterns into a space where we can make a difference for the better for one another? Lewis was thoughtful, reflective, and ultimately reassuring, all qualities that were very welcome on that stressful morning. I took his words as a challenge always to pull back from the transactional tasks in front of us (for even strategic priorities quickly become transactional tasks) and to keep in mind that we need to nourish and sustain healthy communities as a condition of being able to do anything else effectively or well.

As I think about the lines I’ve written, I realize that there’s not a lot in what I’ve said about libraries or library issues — nonetheless, there was a great deal of importance and value for all librarians and information professionals in those virtual Charleston days.

Rumors

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out the recordings of the Vendor Info Sessions for the latest offerings of new products and services. Look through the posters and watch the video presentations on the Morressier platform, which is linked on the top navigation menu on the conference site. You can also find open access full issues from Against the Grain, The Charleston Advisor, and The Charleston Report linked on the front page. There’s a whole lot of content and functionality here that lasts the whole year long, not just the week of the conference!

And Vendor Showcase Participants: Remember that you can make updates and additions to your virtual booths and interact with conference attendees all year long as well! Visit https://2020charlestonconference.pathable.co/ and log in to access all of the 2020 Charleston Conference content and features. Contact <info@charlestonlibraryconference.com> with any questions.

Until next time ... everyone stay healthy and be happy!

Yr. Ed.