Engineering Librarian
Media Union Library
University of Michigan
(734) 615-7158
(734) 764-4487 fax
superman@umich.edu
EDUCATION
1995 M.I.L.S., University of Michigan
1993 B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan (cum laude)
BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
David S. Carter is an engineering librarian at the University of Michigan Media Union Library, where he serves as the liaison librarian for the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Dave was previously the Director of the Internet Public Library (IPL) and a Lecturer at the University of Michigan's School of Information, where he taught classes on digital librarianship and on information resources in the sciences. Dave previously served as Head of Collection Development for the IPL, and is still involved with numerous initiatives regarding collecting and cataloging Internet resources from a service perspective. Prior to that, Dave was the Reference Coordinator for IPL, where he helped establish the first reference question service available to the general public in an Internet setting. Recently, Dave has worked with the Alliance for Community Technology (ACT) and librarians with the American Indian Higher Education Council (AIHEC) in setting up an AIHEC Virtual Library. Dave has also done contract work with a major automobile manufacturer, helping that company establish a Web-based Intranet system. Before helping found the IPL, Dave worked as a Library Associate at the University of Michigan Engineering Library, where he performed reference services, did collection development, and helped initiate the library's World-Wide Web services. In addition to being a librarian, Dave is also trained as an electrical engineer, specializing in optics and radiowaves.
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Janes, J., Carter, D. & Memmott, P. (1999). "Digital Reference Service in Academic Libraries." Reference and User Services Quarterly 39(2).
INVITED PUBLICATIONS
Carter, David S. (2003). "Hurry Up
and Wait: Observations and Tips About the Practice of Chat Reference." The
Reference Librarian, no. 79. (forthcoming)
Carter, David S. (2002). "Elements
of Digital Libraries, Present and Future." Digital Libraries, No. 22. (University of Library and Information Science, Tsukuba,
Japan). http://www.dl.ulis.ac.jp/DLjournal/No_22/1-superman/1-superman.html
Carter, David S. & Janes, Joseph. (2000). "Unobtrusive Data Analysis of Digital Reference Questions and Service at the Internet Public Library: An Exploratory Study." Library Trends. 49(2)
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Carter, David S. (1999). "Building Online Collections." in Janes, J. et al., The Internet Public Library Handbook. New York: Neal Schuman
Carter, David S. (1999). "Internet Public Library (IPL)." in
Wells, A. T., Calcari, S.& Koplow, T., eds., The
Amazing Internet Challenge: How Leading Projects Use Library Skills to Organize
the Web. Chicago : American Library
Association
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Digital Libraries Workshop 22, Tsukuba, Japan, March 20, 2002.
Ohio Library Council Annual Conference, Toledo, OH, October 6, 2001.
Northbrook Public Library Staff Development Day. Northbrook, IL. April 20, 2001.
Oregon Library Association Conference. Seaside, Oregon. March 30, 2001.
Suffolk County Library System Trustee Workshop. Suffolk County, NY. November 18, 2000.
King County Library System & Washington Library Association, CAYAS Interest Group Colloquium 2000. Issaquah, WA. October 26-28, 2000.
"Reinventing the Public Library" (PLA 2000 Annual Conference Program). Chicago, IL. July 9, 2000.
Experts Meeting: The Future of Media in Public Libraries (Bertelsmann Foundation). Gütersloh, Germany. March 13-14, 2000.
Virtual Reference Desk Conference 1999. Cambridge, MA. October 14, 1999.
Midwest American Association of University Presses Regional Meeting. Ann Arbor, MI. September 19, 1999.
Northwest (Ohio) Library District Web Site Workshop. Bowling Green, OH. May 26, 1999.
Computers in Libraries '99. Arlington, VA. March 7, 1999.
California Library Association Conference. Oakland, CA. November 15, 1998.
Manitoba Public Library Services Conference. Brandon, Manitoba. September 24, 1998.
Joint Prairie Library Conference. Regina, SK. May 8, 1998.
GRANTS
Support for development of Internet Public Library as exploration of mechanisms for economic viability and self-sustainability, awarded 3/96 (co-investigator).
AWARDS
ComputerWorld Honors Medal - 2002.