INLS 228 Instructor

School of Information and Library Science
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
INLS 228: Government Documents

INSTRUCTOR: MICHAEL VAN FOSSEN

General Background

Education

  1. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Information and Library Science, MSLS, 1988.
  2. University of North Carolina, Greensboro, B.A. Political Science, Magna cum laude, 1986.

Employment History
  1. Current Position: International/State Documents Librarian, Reference Department, Walter Davis Library, Oct. 1989-
  2. Previous professional position: North Carolina State Publications Cataloger, State Library of North Carolina. Technical Services Department. July 1988-Sept. 1989.
Professional Service

Professional Memberships

  1. American Library Association
  2. North Carolina Library Association
  3. Librarian's Association of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Current Committee Memberships
  1. Davis Library Disaster Team, 1990-present.
  2. Executive Board, Documents Section, North Carolina Library Association, July 1992-present.
  3. Marketing and Publicity Committee, North Carolina Library Association, July 1998-present.
  4. Constitution and Handbook Committee, North Carolina Library Association, November 1999-present.
Supervision of Library Science students
  1. Doralyn Hickey, Field Experience, May-Aug 1993.
  2. Barbara Levergood, Field Experience, Jan-May 1995.
  3. Jordan Davis, Field Experience, Jan-June 1997.
  4. Betty Garrison, Master's Paper, Jan-May 1998.
  5. Donna Nixon, Field Experience, Jan-March 2001.
  6. James Damron, Master's Paper, Dec-April 2001.
  7. Nicole Urquhart, Master's Paper, Dec-April 2002.
  8. Rachel Dickey, Master's Paper, Jan-March 2004.
  9. Cheryl Davis, Master's Paper, Jan-March 2004.
  10. Cynthia Pierce, Field Experience, Sept-Dec 2004.
Publishing
Books, Articles, Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Other

  1. Contributing Indexer: Hispanic-American Periodicals Index, UCLA Latin American Center, University of California, Los Angeles, Jan. 1987-2002.
  2. Column: "Notable Docs" in The Docket, (Newsletter of the Documents Section, North Carolina Library Association), Sept 1988-present.
  3. Contributor, Negaard, Chere and Laura Lee Carter "United Nations and Other International Organizations," Government Publications Review, Vol 18, No. 6, Nov/Dec 1991, p. 681-709.
  4. ---------Vol 19, No. 6, Nov/Dec 1992, p. 655-682.
  5. Negaard, Chere and Michael Van Fossen, "United Nations and Other International Organizations," Government Publications Review, Nov/Dec 1993, Vol 20, No. 6, p. 691-714.
  6. ---------Vol. 21, No. 6, Nov/Dec 1994, p. 621-640.
  7. Associate Editor, Section AF: "Government Publications," Guide to Reference Books, 11th ed. American Library Association, 1996.
  8. Negaard, Chere and Michael Van Fossen, "United Nations and Other International Organizations," Journal of Government Information, Vol. 22, No. 6, Nov/Dec 1995, p. 595-618.
  9. ---------Vol. 23, No. 5/6, Sept/Dec 1996, p. 663-691.
  10. ---------Vol. 24, No. 5/6, Sept/Dec 1997, p. 573-601.
  11. ---------Vol. 25, No. 6, Nov/Dec 1998, p. 655-683.
  12. Van Fossen, Michael and Paula P. Hinton, "United Nations and Other International Organizations," Journal of Government Information. Vol. 26, No. 6, Nov/Dec 1999, p. 727-745.
  13. -------Vol. 27, No. 6, Nov/Dec 2000, p. 857-882.
  14. ----------Vol. 28, No. 6, Nov/Dec 2001, p. 779-808.
  15. ----------Vol. 29, No. 2-4, Mar/Aug 2002, p. 249-278.
  16. ----------Vol. 30, No. 2-3, 2004, p. 280-311.
  17. Contributor, Jobe, Janita, "State Publications," Journal of Government Information, Vol. 22, No. 6, Nov/Dec 1995, p. 529-550.
  18. ---------Vol. 23, No. 5/6, Sept/Dec 1996, 575-97.
  19. ---------Vol. 24, No. 5/6, Sept/Dec 1997, p. 497-518.
  20. ---------Vol. 25, No. 6, Nov/Dec 1998, p. 571-595.
  21. ----------Vol. 26, No. 6, Nov/Dec 1999, p. 643-666.
  22. ----------Vol. 27, No. 6, Nov/Dec 2000, p. 733-768.
  23. ----------Vol. 28, No. 6, Nov/Dec 2001, p. 655-688.
  24. ----------Vol. 29, No. 2-4, Mar/Aug 2002, p. 125-154.
  25. ----------Vol. 30, No. 2-3, 2004, p. 172-201.
  26. Contributing Indexer: Horn, Judy, ed., "DTTP To The People Cumulative Index to Volumes 19-22." DTTP: Documents to the People, Quarterly Journal of the Government Documents Roundtable, American Library Association, Vol. 23, No. 4, Dec 1995.
  27. Van Fossen, Michael, "State Publications and the Depository Library System," "State Government Electronic Information," North Carolina Libraries, Winter, 1995, p. 156, 161.
  28. Van Fossen, Michael, ed. Reference Department, Walter Davis Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Government Information Resources Home page. Online. Available: http://www.lib.unc.edu/reference/govinfo/index.html.
  29. Van Fossen, Michael, ed. North Carolina Library Association Documents Section Home page. Online. Available: http://www.unc.edu/~mvanfos/ncla/index.html.
  30. Van Fossen, Michael, ed. Latin America Home page. Online. U.S. Government Printing Office Pathway Services Available: http://www.library.okstate.edu/govdocs/browsetopics/latinam.html.
  31. Van Fossen, Michael, ed. Foreign Affairs of the United States Home page. Online. U.S. Government Printing Office Pathway Services Available: http://www.library.okstate.edu/govdocs/browsetopics/foreigna.html.
  32. Van Fossen, Michael, ed. Space Exploration Home page. Online. U.S. Government Printing Office Pathway Services Available: http://www.library.okstate.edu/govdocs/browsetopics/spacexpl.html.
  33. Van Fossen, Michael, "Internet Access to Public Documents" and "Library Instruction: The State of the Art." North Carolina Libraries, Winter, 1997, p. 157.
  34. Van Fossen, Michael, "Foreign Relations" chapter in Maxymuk, John, ed. "Government Online: One-Click Access to 3,400 Federal and State Web Sites," Neal-Schuman, 2001. p. 113-129.

Workshops

  1. "International Governmental Information On the Internet" The Transition to Electronic Government Information. Documents Section Spring Workshop, North Carolina Library Association, May 1996, Raleigh, NC.
  2. "The Legislative Process: Resources and Research Techniques." Feb. 8-9, 1999. United States Information Agency, Regional Program Office, Vienna, Austria.
  3. "Free for Me and Thee: Government Information on the Internet." March 15, 1999. Annual Conference, Librarian's Association of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill, N.C.
  4. "International Resources." April 27, 2001. Spring Workshop, Documents Section, North Carolina Library Association. Raleigh, NC.
  5. "North Carolina Organizations Online." Nov 8, 2002. Fall Workshop, Documents Section, North Carolina Library Association, Raleigh, NC.
Editorships and Editorial Board Memberships

  1. Member, Editorial Board, North Carolina Libraries, published by the North Carolina Library Association, July 1992-Sept. 2001.
  2. Associate Editor, North Carolina Libraries, published by the North Carolina Library Association, Oct. 2001-present.
  3. Guest Editor, "Government Information" North Carolina Libraries, Fall 1997, Vol 55, No. 3.
  4. Editor,The Docket, Newsletter of the Documents Section, North Carolina Library Association, Jan 2004-present.
Current Publishing Projects

Contributing editor, Government Information section "Guide to Reference Sources" 12th edition,
to be published by the American Library Association.

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