Mary Prophet

Mary Prophet

Affiliation:Librarian
Title:Interim Library Director
Office:303
Email:
Phone:
740-587-6215
B.S. in Biology from Alabama College (University Of Montevallo), Minors: Math, History, General Science, Education, 1967
M.S. in Master Science Education from Wichita State University, 1975
M.L.S. in Master Library Science from Kent State University, 1979

Selected Committees, Memberships & Professional Organizations:

-Federal Depository Library Council 2002-2005
-Mellon Grant for Information Literacy: Campus Com. 2000-2003
-Ohio GODORT, State Plan Committee, 1997-
-The Five Colleges of Ohio, Library Government Documents Group 1993-
-Personnel Committee, Denison University 2000-2004
-Ohio GODORT, President 1987-1988

Selected Research & Presentations:

"Economic Information Literacy: The Case of Forensic Economics"
Co-authored with Robin L. Bartlett
International Association for Feminist Economics, Annual Conference
Oslo, Norway, June 22-24, 2001 "
The electronic Future of GPO"
Co-presented with George Barnum, Case Western Reserve and
Margaret Powell, College of Wooster
OhioNET Annual Meeting, Columbus, Ohio. 1996 "
Elsewhere in the Forest: U.S. Government Information in the Libraries of the Future"
Co-authored with George Barnum, Case Western Reserve and
Margaret Powell, College of Wooster
Finding Common Ground Conference, Harvard University, March 30-31, 1996
"The Tightening Noose: Decreasing Access to U.S. Government Information"
Co-authored with Sara Gail Lynch, The Ohio State University and
Carol Singer, Kenyon College
Building on the first Century, 5th National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries,
Cincinnati, Ohio, April 5-8, 1989

Experience:

Deputy Director
July 2001 - Denison University, William Howard Doane Library
Acting Director
Aug. 1998 - Aug. 2000 Denison University, William Howard Doane Library
Head of Reference
Jan. 1996 - Aug. 1998 Denison University, William Howard Doane Library
Head of Documents/Reference Librarian
Oct. 1993 - Jan. 1996 Denison University, William Howard Doane Library
Reference Librarian
Aug. 1980 - Oct. 1993 Denison University, William Howard Doane Library
Circulation Librarian
March 1980 - Aug. 1980 Capitol Universily Law School
Night Circulation Supervisor
Aug. 1976 - March 1980 Denison University, William Howard Doane Library
Teacher
Sept. 1967 - June 1970 Riverton Jr. High School Madison County, Alabama