Cochrane, Lynn Scott - Denison University

Lynn Scott Cochrane

Affiliation:	Librarian
Title:	Library Director
Email:	cochrane@denison.edu
Phone:	740-587-6215

B.A. in History, with Honors from University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1969

M.S. in Library Science from Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, 1980

Ph.D. in Public Administration from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 1998

Research and Presentations:

"The Presidential Library System: A Quiescent Policy Subsystem"
Ph.D. dissertation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, December 1998.
Available on the World Wide Web via the Virginia Tech Libraries home page.

"Belgians of Northeastern Wisconsin"
Paper presented before the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. May, 1976

"Report of the Task Force on Fees for Library Services"
Co-authored with Carolyn Warmann. VPI&SU Libraries, May 1988.

"Cost Analysis of Library Services at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"
Co-authored with Carolyn Warmann
Association of College and Research Libraries Fifth National Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, presentation and publication in the proceedings, p, 55-57, April 1989.

"Developing and Using Unit Costs: The Virginia Tech Experience"
Gherman, Paul and Cochrane, Lynn Scott
Library Administration and Management, V. 3, #2 (Spring 1989), p. 93-96.

"Appalachian Mystery Writer Sharyn McCrumb: Famous (if not yet rich!)"
Virginia Librarian, V. 35, #2 (July/August/September 1989).

"Interlibrary Loan and Its Costs from the Perspective of a Net Lender"
Presentation at the Virginia Community College Association Seventh Annual Convention, Roanoke, Virginia; October 13, 1989.

"Diary of a Delegate to the White House Conference on Library and Information Services"
Virginia Librarian, V. 37, #4 (October/November/December 1991).

"Forming a National Information Policy: Selections from a White House Conference Diary"
College and Research Libraries News, V. 52, #11 (Dec. 1991), p. 740-741.

"Utilizing White House Conference Recommendations"
Wand, Patricia A. and Cochrane, Lynn Scott.
College and Research Libraries News, V. 53, #1 (January 1992).

Book Reviews:

Activities and the "Well Elderly" by Phyllis M. Foster, Editor in Science Books and Films, 1985, V. 20, #3 (Jan./Feb. 1985)

Family Home Care: Critical Issues for Services and Policies by Robert Perlman, Editor in Science Books and Films, 1984, V. 20, #1 (Sept./Oct. 1984)

The Library of Congress by Charles A. Goodrum and Helen W. Dalrymple, in Science Books and Films, V. 19 #2 (Nov./Dec. 1983)

Experience:

Director of Libraries
August 2000 -
Denison University, Granville, OH.

Dean for Library and Learning Services
April 1992 to 2000
Marymount University Reinsch Library, Arlington, VA.

Adjunct Instructor, School of Library and Information Science
August 1994 to 1996
The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.

Reference Librarian/Assistant Professor
August 1991 to January 1992.
Carol M. Newman Library, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia

Assistant to the University Librarian/Assistant Professor
August 1990 to August 1991
Carol M. Newman Library, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia

Head of User Services/Assistant Professor
January 1987 to August 1990
User Services Department, Carol M. Newman Library, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia

Interlibrary Loan Librarian/Assistant Professor
April 1985 to January 1987
User Services Department, Carol M. Newman Library, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia

Assistant Social Science Librarian/Assistant Professor
September 1984 to April 1985
Social Science Department, Carol M. Newman Library, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia

Interlibrary Loan Librarian/Instructor
April 1982 to August 1983
Interlibrary Loan, Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

Assistant Librarian/Instructor, Reference Department
September 1980 to March 1982
Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

Librarian Trainee
Fall Semester, September-December, 1979
Executive Office of the President, EOP and White House Information Center, Washington D.C.

Committees and Memberships in Professional Organizations:

American Library Association, 1978-present
   -Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
      =College Library Section
      =College Library Directors' Discussion Group
      =Co-Chair, 1995-1997
      =ACRL President's Program 2000 Committee
      =Chair, 1998-2000
   -Beta Phi Mu Award Committee
      =Member 1993-95
      =Chair 1994-95
   -Chapter Conclave (Virginia representative) 1986-87
   -Chapter Relations Committee
      =Member 1993-95
      =Freedom to Read Foundation Liaison
      =Sub-Committee on Chapter Presidents-Elect Orientation, 1987-88
   -Council
      =Virginia Chapter Councilor, 1995-1999
   -Junior Members Round Table
      =Booth Committee, 1982
      =Ad Hoc Committee on Name and Image, 1982-83
      =Students to ALA Committee, 1983
      =Secretary, 1983-1984
      =Professional Ethics Committee Liaison, 1984-85
      =3M/JMRT Professional Development Grant Committee, Chair, 1985-86
      =Nominating Committee, 1986-87
   -Library Administration and Management Association
      =LOMS, Planning & Evaluation of Library Services Committee, 1991-93
      =Membership Committee, 1991-93
      =Orientation Committee, 1988-91, Chair, 1988-90
      =Publications Committee, 1999-2001
   -National Library Week Committee, 1989-91
   -Reference and Adult Services Division
      =Library Service to an Aging Population Committee, 1981-83
      =Staff Organizations Round Table
      =Budget Officer, 1984-86
American Society for Public Administration, 1989-present
Capcon Library Network, Washington, DC
   -Board of Directors - 1995-1998
   -Secretary/Treasurer - 1996-1998
   -Vice Chair - 1998-1999
   -Chair - 1999-2000
Rotary Club of Montgomery County (Virginia), 1989-92
Virginia Library Association, 1978-present
   -President, 1986-87
   -Vice President, 1985-86
   -Awards and Recognition Committee, Chair, 1984-85
   -Ad Hoc Committee on a Certification Survey, 1986
   -Ad Hoc Committee on James Madison's Birthday Celebration, 1989-91
   -Chapter Councilor to American Library Association
   -College and University Section
   -Secretary, 1982-83
   -Directory of Virginia Academic Librarians, Chair, 1983-84
   -Committee on Committees, Chair, 1982-84
   -Junior Members Round Table
   -Vice Chair, 1980-81
   -Chair, 1981-82
   -Local Arrangements Committee, 1980 Conference and 1989 Conference
   -Membership Committee, 1980-81
   -Nominating Committee, Chair, 1988-89
   -Program Committee, 1985-86
   -Region IV Nominating Committee, 1981
Governor's Conference on Library and Information Services, 1990
   -Delegate from Virginia's Ninth Congressional District
White House Conference on Library and Information Services, 1991
   -Delegate from Virginia