Scott Wicks announces organizational and staff changes at LTS all staff meeting on October 8
At the fall all staff meeting, Scott Wicks announced changes to take effect on October 15. The first change was organizational. The Database Management Services (DMS) unit was re-named Database Management and Metadata Services (DMMS). The new name reflects recognition of the growing similarities between the work of two formerly separate administrative units. Jim LeBlanc is leading this expanded incarnation of his Database Management Services group.
Jim is joined by both seasoned veterans and some up-and-coming new talents on his team. One of the vets is Adam Chandler, who will be joining DMMS as Database Management & E-Resources Librarian. Adam is returning to LTS, with his remarkable technical savvy, his energy, and his technical services experience.
And Glen Wiley joined DMMS as Chief Metadata Specialist. Glen's in-depth knowledge of local metadata operations and metadata issues nationwide make him an excellent choice to lead the Library's current and upcoming initiatives in this area. He was joined by Dianne Dietrich, LTS's Research Data & Metadata Librarian. Her intelligence, energy and enthusiasm make her a great addition to the group. Another Metadata Services veteran, Nancy Solla, joined the DMMS Batch Processing and Metadata Management Unit, bringing her experience in batchloading non-MARC metadata and talent for design.
Greg Nehler re-joined the copy cataloging unit of Cataloging Services. He brings diverse language skills and previous experience as a copy cataloger and will continue to work on metadata projects as needed.