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Mary K. Mannix <mmannix@fredco-md.net> Frederick County Public Libraries |
Primary Phone: | 301-631-3764 |
Secondary Phone: | 301-694-1630, x.8 |
Fax Number: | 301-631-3789 |
Web Page: | https://www.fcpl.org/01_inf/01_3_mdrm/01_3_ix.html |
List Affiliations: | Advisory Board Member for H-DC Advisory Board Member for H-Maryland List Editor for H-Maryland Former List Editor for H-New-Jersey |
Interests: | Library and Information Science Local History |
Bio: Maryland Room Manager, C. Burr Artz Central Library, Frederick County Public Libraries, July 1998-present. PREVIOUS POSITIONS HELD: (Part-time) Library Director, Howard County Historical Society, 1989-2000. (Full-time) Acting Assistant Branch Manager, C. Burr Artz Central Library, Frederick County Pubic Libraries, May-October 2001; Reference Librarian, Lilienfeld Library, School of Hygiene and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, 1992-1998; Senior Research Assistant, Historic Structures Consultants, 1988-1989; Historic Preservation Analyst, Baltimore City Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation, 1986-1988; Asst. Prints and Photographs Librarian, Maryland Historical Society, 1985-1986; Historic Sites Surveyor, State of Delaware, Bureau of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, 1984. CONSULTING: Library Consultant, Historical Society of Carroll County, 2002. Independent Contractor for Public Health Research, Center for the Advancement of Health, 1998-2000. EDUCATION: MLS, University of Maryland, College Park; MA (American History with Museum Studies Certificate), University of Delaware; BA (History and Political Science), Hood College. AWARDS: 3M/New Members Round Table Professional Development Grant (ALA), June 2002 Conference. Outstanding Service Award, Student Coordinating Committee, Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Hygiene and Public Health, JHU, 1995. Beta Phi Mu, 1994. Northeast Museums Conference Fellow, 1983. National Deans List, 1981. Hood College Scholar, 1981. Hood College Convocation Honors, 1980 & 1981. PUBLICATIONS: "Chesapeake Region, County and Local History", and "Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works", and "Family History and Genealogy (forthcoming)," In _Maryland History and Culture Bibliography_ http://www.mdhc.org>. "Obituaries" and "Photography" in _Local History Encyclopedia_ (2000); "Best Friends: The Genealogical Society and The Historical Society," Forum (Spring 2000); "Maps and Image Collections" in _History Highway 2000_ (December 1999); "Lilienfeld Library and Satellite Background and History" http://www.welch.jhu.edu/about/lilback.html. June 1998; WHO Health Information" Soc@Hop. (newsletter of The Johns Hopkins Social Sciences Group). http://milton.mse.jhu.edu/sochop/sochop.html#WHO Health (1998); Coauthor, Selected Genealogical Resources in the Howard County Historical Society Library (1997); "Preliminary Survey of the Cartographic Records of Howard County, Maryland," The Portolan: Washington Map Society (Summer 1996); "The Automation of the Frances Louise Day Postcard Collection of the Howard County Historical Society," Popular Culture in Libraries(1995). SELECTED PRESENTATIONS: "How H-Net Can Change Your Life", Roots on the Web: Practical Sites for Harried Librarians. American Library Association Meeting, June 1998; Panel member, Roundtable discussion, History in Libraries Discussion Group, MidWinter Meeting, 1998. "The History of Howard County: In Brief", (Maryland) Small Museums Conference, July 1996. "The Patapsco Female Institute in the Collection of the Howard County Historical Society", Maryland Archaeology Week Program Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks, March 1993. Various presentations to local genealogical societies and history interest groups. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE: MARAC (Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference) http://www.marac.info: Maryland Caucus Chair, May 1998-present; Local Arrangements Co-Chair, Spring 2002 Conference; Session moderator, "Lone Arranger: This Is Your Life," Fall 1998 Meeting; Program Committee, May 1997 Meeting; Nominating Committee, Spring 1997; Program Committee, May 1996 Meeting. OTHER: Member, Dewey Decimal Dancers (Frederick County Public Libraries Book Cart Drill Team), 2000-present. Registrar, American Tibetan Mastiff Association, 1997-99. Art editor, Maryland Historical Magazine, 1987-1991. |