Julie Hurd

Biographical Information

Julie Hurd has been active in ASIS for many years on the local and national levels. She serves as Chapter Assembly Director and participates in program planning for SIG/STI (Scientific and Technical Information). She also serves on the Membership Committee and on the Leadership Development Committee. Her research interests in scientific communication and scientists' use of information grew out of her academic training in chemistry. She holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Chicago and a Masters degree in library science from the same institution. She has worked in science libraries and taught in library schools and is currently Associate Professor, Head of the Science Library, and Coordinator of Digital Library Planning at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

With Deborah Blecic and Rama Vishwanatham. "Information Use by Molecular Biologists: Implications for Library Collections and Services" Accepted for publication. College & Research Libraries

With Ann C. Weller. "From Print to Electronic: The Adoption of Information Technology by Academic Chemists" Science and Technology Libraries., 16 (no. 3/4): 147 - 170 (1997).

With Karen L. Curtis and Ann C. Weller."Information-Seeking Behavior of Health Science Faculty: The Impact of New Information Technologies" Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, 85 (no. 4): 402 - 410 (October 1997).

With Susan Y. Crawford and Ann C. Weller. From Print to Electronic: The Transformation of Scientific Communication. American Society for Information Science Monograph. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 1996.

With Ann C. Weller and Karen L. Curtis. "Information Seeking Behavior of Science Faculty: The Impact of New Information Technologies" American Society for Information Science, Proceedings of the ASIS Mid-Year Meeting, 1996 pp. 188 - 196.

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