Phone: (270) 745-6156
Fax: (270) 745-3958
E-Mail: Jack.Montgomery@wku.edu
Cravens Library, Room 309
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY 42101

EDUCATION:

Baccalaureate, 1976, University of South Carolina
Major: Religious Studies, Psychology
Minor: Anthropology
Masters of Library Science, 1987, University of Maryland-College Park

Position Description
I am responsible for:
Supervision and management of WKU Libraries Collection Development Program. I manage the Library Materials Budget and coordinate the Library Liaison program. I also manage the DLTS, Acquisitions Unit which operates as a self-contained, centralized unit with four staff who handle verification, ordering, receipt and payments for library materials as well as Gifts-in Kind and Book Repair. Finally, I supervise the physical processing of the daily mail received by WKU Libraries. The Acquisitions Unit has 4 staff, and 5 student assistants.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2000-present Coordinator, Collection Services, Department of Library Technical Services, Western Kentucky University Libraries – Supervises Collection Development, Acquisitions, Gifts and Book Repair Program

Coordinator, Acquisitions, Department of Library Technical Services, Western Kentucky University Libraries – Supervised Acquisitions and Gifts, 1998-2000
Technical Services and Collection Management Librarian, Law Library, University of Missouri-Columbia – Supervised Collection Development, Acquisitions, Gifts, Serials, Archives/Rare Books, Preservation, Government Documents., 1993-1998

Acquisitions Librarian, Marx Law Library, University of Cincinnati – Supervised Acquisitions and Serials, 1991-1993

Orders Librarian, Morris Law Library, University of Virginia – Responsible for ordering and receiving of Monographs and Serials, 1987-1990

Paraprofessional Service, Circulation Department, Morris Law Library, University of Virginia, 1983-1986

Professional Research
Monographs:
Conflict Management in Library Organizations: strategies for a positive, productive workplace ALA editions, the publishing arm of the American Library Association, 2005.

Book contract with BUSCA Publishers for a book on folklore research entitled American Shamans: journeys with traditional healers to be published in 2006.

American Library Association ALCTS guide on “Managing Workflows in Libraries” to be published by ALA Editions in 2007.

Chapters in Books:
Chapter entitled “Rootdoctors, Grannies and Powwows: South Carolina’s Shamanic Traditions “ submitted and accepted for publication in the forthcoming book, South Carolina Folk-Life to be published in 2006 by the University of South Carolina Press.

Chapter entitled "The Role of Organizational Culture in Effective Team Development" accepted for publication in the forthcoming book Teams in Library Technical Services in 2006 by Scarecrow Press.

Subject Guides
WKU Subject Guide to Afro-American Studies.

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles: (Last 5 Years)

“Subcultures on the Web”
Wandering the Web column in Vol. 1, Nov. 2005 issue of Against the Grain.

“A Most Delicate Matter: religious issues in the library workplace” Library Management, Vol.23, No. 8/9, 2002

“The 2001 Legal Information Buyers Guide and Reference Manual: a valuable resource: a review of an essential tome” in the Inside Pandora’s Box column in Vol. 13, no.5, November, 2001 issue of Against the Grain.

“Management of Gifts to Libraries, Part III, Consignment/Trade for Credit Agreements” in the Inside Pandora’s Box column in Vol. 13, no.4, October, 2001 issue of Against the Grain

“Training 101: be prepared! That’s the Trainer’s Marching Song” in the Inside Pandora’s Box column in Vol. 12 no 2 April 2000 issue of Against the Grain.

“Folk Life Resources" in the “Wandering the Web" column in Vol. 13, no.2 April 2001 issue of Against the Grain.

Editorially Reviewed publications (last five years)
I am a regular contributing editor for the online professional review journal CD HOTLIST, originating from the University of Nevada, Reno which publishes professional reviews of new musical CDs that have research value for libraries. I have been assigned to review those new releases in the category of “folk music” since volume four, 2000.

Creative Publications:
“Here, Come, Sit With Me” an original poem published in vol. 66, no 2, Summer 2002 issue of Kentucky Libraries

Released “Onward to Avalon,” a musical CD of original music in 2002.
Released “Everywhere I Look” a musical CD of original and traditional folk music in 2004.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES and MEMBERSHIPS

My professional activities include:

Classroom Teaching: Classroom presentations at Western Kentucky University

Introduction to World Religions” Classes: RELS102 and RELS103 (Fall 2005) on “An Introduction to Hinduism”: (two lectures) Guest Lecturer

Adjunct Professor: LME 502, “Collection Management” course during the second summer session of 2001. Additionally, I functioned as a guest lecturer on the topic of “Budgetary planning for your library” LME 502, Collection Management course in the summer session I, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

“Hindu women in the modern world” and “100 years of progress: women’s struggles and triumphs in Kentucky” Women’s Studies: WOMN200- Introduction to Women's Studies, Fall 2001 (two lectures) Guest Lecturer:

Hindu Religious Traditions Classes: RELS401 and RELS102 (Spring 2001) on " The Representation of the Divine in Hindu Iconography” and “Hinduism-searching for the ultimate within”: (two lectures) Guest Lecturer

Hindu Religious Traditions Class: RELS303, fall 1999 entitled “The Concept of the Divine in the Hindu Tradition” and “The Role of the Saint and Guru in modern devotional Hinduism.” (two lectures) Guest Lecturer

Papers Presented: (last five years)
Presentations to Professional Associations:

“Bookmarks, Book-fests, Book Sales, Songfests and SKYMAPP: creative ideas for building community involvement and marketing your library programs” presented as a program at the 2005 Charleston Conference with Roxanne Spencer, November 2005

“Gifts in Kind: making them work for you” presented as a program at the 2005 Charleston Conference with Linda Slocum, Oberlin College and Dustin Holland, Better World Books, November 2005

“Bookmarks, Book-fests, Book Sales, Songfests and SKYMAPP: creative ideas for building community involvement and marketing your library programs” presented as a program at the 2005 KLA annual meeting with Roxanne Spencer and Lisa rice, BGPL, September 2005

Presented a talk entitled “The Journey to Divorce” as part of a panel entitled “Divorce: a multimedia presentation and panel discussion on the effects of divorce on individuals” presented by the WKU Women’s Studies Program February 3, 2005. Subsequent personal radio interview for WKU Public radio aired April 22, 2005

Presented to the Westfield Public Library, a program entitled “Managing Conflict through Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace” November 18, 2005 with Mary Hudson of IUPUI Law Library in Westfield, IN

Presented to the Texas Library Association a one-day workshop entitled ”Basic Collection Development” March 17, 2004 with Roxanne Spencer in San Antonio, TX.

Presented to the Indiana Library Federation a program entitled “Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace” April 14, 2004 with Mary Hudson of IUPUI Law Library in Indianapolis, IN.

“Changing Acquisitions workflows: becoming more dynamic, adaptable, flexible and building a stronger organization in the process” presented as a paper to the ALA/ALCTS Preconference: “Working Together to Make it Work: Acquisitions Librarians as Collaborators,” June 20, 2003 in Toronto, Canada

“What color is your organization: analyzing organizational culture for effective management” presented as a paper to the 2002 Charleston Conference, November , 2002 on a panel with Mary Hudson, Reference Librarian, at the University of Indianapolis Law Library

“Library Liaison Programs” co-presentation with Sean Kinder at the KLA 2002 annual meeting, October 2002

“Other Duties Not Assigned: What is going on and what can we as managers, do about it?” A two-hour seminar on managing conflict in the Library Workplace to the 2001 Annual meeting of the Maryland Library Association, held at Solomon’s Island, Maryland

“Practical Workplace Applications of Emotional Intelligence : the most intelligent move you’ll ever make as a supervisor” as part of a three person panel on “ Emotional Intelligence and Leadership: maintaining high performance in 21st century libraries” sponsored by LAMA, MMDG, HMRT, &SCC(Human Resources) at the ALA 2001 meeting held in San Francisco, California

“Concerning Electronic Resources: whatever became of good old fashioned consumerism?” to the ALCTS/CDMS Collections Development Librarians of Academic Libraries Discussion Group at the ALA 2001 meeting held in San Francisco.

Library/University-Related Service: (last five years)
WKU, University Committees

University Curriculum Committee, Dean’s non-voting representative, 2002-present

WKU Libraries Coordinator, “Sister City” International Book Exchange program” with the Public Library of Kawanishi, (Bowling Green’s Sister City) Japan 2000-present

CPE Action Agenda Task Force in the fall of 2001

Asian Studies committee, member 2001-present, Library Liaison representative

Asian Studies “Development Grant Project” Committee, Spring.2001

National Library Week, 2002, musical performer, 4/16/02

Diversity Rocks, annual program: 2001 and 2002, musical presenter

Fall 2001 Faculty orientation team: presented a talk on Library related
resources and policies to incoming faculty. 2001

WKU’s “Safe Zone” Project, 2002-present, participating member

“World AIDS Day at WKU” held 12/3/02 at DUC, performance with “Lost River”

WKU Faculty Senate, DLATS representative, 1998-2001.

WKU Women’s Alliance: Member, 1998-present
Publicity Chair, 1998-1999, 2003-2004
Membership committee, 2000-2001

University Libraries Committees: (last five years)

Kentucky Writer’s Conference Committee-2003-present

Java City “Live Entertainment” Committee, Chair, 2002-present

Serials Review Committee (Chair), 1999-present

Leisure Reading Committee: member, 1999-present

WKU Libraries “Space Planning” Committee, 2002

EIRC Committee: 1999-present

Statistics Committee (Co-Chair/Chair) 1998-2002

Western Author’s Reception: author, 1999-.2001

Community and Civic activities: (last five years)

Landmark Association, a local historic preservation group here in Bowling Green, Kentucky
Solo musical presentation, 2003 annual meeting held at Kentucky Museum and musical presentation with “Lost River, 2001, annual meeting held at a private estate in Bowling Green, KY
Elected to a three year term on the Executive Board 1998-2001

Reading of Aristophanes “Lysistrata” as a member of cast sponsored by BRACC participation in the Lysistrata Project to support schools in Afghanistan on 3/3/03 at “Spencer’s Coffeehouse and on 3/23/03 at the UU Church of Bowling Green.

Musical Presentation with Lost River: to a monthly meeting of the American Association of Retired Persons, Bowling Green Chapter Spring, 2002

“Hinduism in America” presentation as part of “Religious Diversity in America” sponsored by The Southern Kentucky Interfaith Council on 4/9/02 at the Barnes and Noble Bookstore.

“The Wonder That is India” Presentation as a part of the “Faraway Places” series sponsored by WKU Libraries and Barnes and Noble Bookstore on 2/14/02 at Barnes and Noble Bookstore.

“Folklore and Folk Culture: a BellSouth Community Internet Workshop” presentation with Elisabeth Knight on 7/12/01 at WKU Community College.

Awards/Grants/Honors
Featured in Western Kentucky University's Scholar (2006)
University Libraries Award for Public Service (2004)
Margie Helm Faculty Award for Outstanding Performance (2004)

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