Atkins Library News - Personnel

UNCC "SIFE" Awards Won by Two Library Student Employees

Atkins Library congratulates two of our student employees, Youssef Boutaleb (pictured left) and Pasan Premaratne (pictured right) as proud recipients of UNC Charlotte�s SIFE awards. SIFE, Students In Free Enterprise, is a global non-profit organization, offering students the opportunity to work on international outreach business projects. Utilizing the concepts of free-enterprise, students from over 1800 campuses around the world work on projects with faculty advisors and participating businesses to improve the quality of living for millions of people.

Youssef works at the Information Desk and is pursuing a B.S.B.A. in Finance and International Business. Pasan works in Atkins Library�s Security division and is pursuing a B.S. in Business Administration. Well done Youssef and Pasan!

For more information about UNC Charlotte�s SIFE program, please click here.

Katie McCormick new Assistant University Librarian for Special Collections

Katie McCormick was recently hired as the new Assistant University Librarian for Special Collections. Katie joined the Atkins Library as the Reference Archivist and Coordinator of the Oral History Program in July of 2005 and had been working as the Interim AUL for Special Collections since Robin Brabham�s retirement in July of 2007. In her previous positions, Katie was responsible for leadership and direction of the Special Collections department along with creating and cultivating community partnerships with Charlotte area non-profits to support the Special Collections mission. Katie recently received a grant from the State Library of North Carolina to expand the Library�s New South Voices oral history database and conducted a two week digitization institute with area teachers to create online curriculum guides. Previous to her work at UNC Charlotte, Katie was a Library Assistant at the Irish Music Center at Boston College and an Adjunct Professor of English Composition and Literature at Quincy College and Mount Ida College. Katie received her Masters in Library Science from Simmons College and a MA in English from Boston College. The Atkins Library is pleased to have Katie lead its Special Collections Department and welcomes her energy, leadership and knowledge to help further its mission.

Mike Olson new Associate University Librarian for Information Commons

Mike Olson joined the UNC Charlotte Atkins Library on September 1st as its Associate University Librarian for Information Commons. Mike will be responsible for overseeing and directing the activities of the Atkins Library�s Information Commons, which includes the Information, Presentation Support, and Reference Desks. Mike came to the Atkins Library from Clark University, where, since 2005, he directed the library�s collections-related activities, and provided reference, research and outreach services to users. He had also written the library�s first collection development policy and first long-range strategic plan. Mike held previous positions at Harvard for 11 years and UCLA for 11 years. He has been active in the field of librarianship and was the inaugural chair and member of the Collection Development Working Group, German Resources Project for the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) from 1996 to 2004. Mike has secured several grants in his previous work and has won awards from ACRL, Harvard University, and the Goethe-Institut. The Atkins Library is pleased to have Mike join its staff and help direct the services and activities of its Information Commons.