Joyce M. Shaw
Head Librarian and Associate Professor
Gunter Library, GCRL
(228) 872-4213
fax (228) 872-4264
joyce.shaw@usm.edu
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
703 East Beach Drive
Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Education
- M.L.I.S., Library and Information Science, Dominican University, Rosary College, River Forest, Illinois, 1994
- M.A., Sociology/Urban Studies, Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois, 1982
- B.A., Sociology, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1978.
Experience
- January 2006 - present: Librarian/Adjunct Faculty; Mississippi Coast Community College, Jackson County Campus; Gautier, Mississippi
- November 1994 - November 1995: Librarian/Archivist; Shaw Design Group; Gulfport, Mississippi
- November 1983 - July 1994: Librarian/Archivist; Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens; Chicago, Illinois
- February 1981 - November 1983: Library Assistant; Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago, Illinois
- September 1978 - January 1981: Library Assistant; Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois
- July 1976 - April 1978: Library Assistant; Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisana
Awards
- Rotary Club of Ocean Springs, Service Above Self award, July 2010
- Rotary Club of Ocean Springs, Service Above Self award, July 2008
- City of Ocean Springs Tree Award for Replant Ocean Springs project, May 2008
- Rotary Club of Ocean Springs, Rotarian of the Year, June 2006
- University of Southern Mississippi Hero of Katrina, May 2006
- University of Southern Mississippi College of Science and Technology Outstanding Staff Service, April 2006
Mentoring and Teaching
- University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Library and Information Science Graduate Practicum Student: LaGena Fantroy, summer 2005.
- USM Department of Coastal Sciences COA 690 Special Topics “Current Issues in Marine Environmental Science” teaching assistant to Dr. William Hawkins
- Gulf Coast Geospatial Center Brown Bag seminar “Are You Being Served: An Overview of Gunter Library Services and Databases”, September 2003
- USM Library and Information Science Undergraduate BLS Practicum Student: Cathy Schloss, Summer 2000
- Use of CARL UnCover instruction for GCRL faculty, staff, and students, November and December 1999
- Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College—Jackson County Campus Honors Biology Mentor for fourteen (14) undergraduate students, fall 1996 to present
Grants, Fundraising, Major Gifts
- NOVA scienceNOW Science Café (submitted January 2011): $500
- Mississippi Office of Homeland Security CERT Grant, May 2008: $3,900
- National Research Council of Canada Press in-kind donation for access to back files of Canadian Journal of Botany (1951-1997), Canadian Journal of Microbiology (1955-1997), and Canadian Journal of Zoology (1951-1997), March 2008: $6,000
- Institute of Museum and Library Services “Connecting to Collections” Bookshelf, February 2008 (in-kind donation consisting of a core set of conservation books, DVDs, and online resources)
- SOLINET/Mellon Katrina Academic Library Recovery Grant, February 2008: $20,000
- Absolute Backorder Service, Inc. in-kind donation for journal volumes lost in Katrina, February 2007: valued at $5,000
- SOLINET/Mellon Katrina Academic Library Recovery Grant, October 2006: $25,000
- Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association Katrina recovery donation, October 2006: $1,000
- Rotary International Zones 29 & 30 Katrina Recovery Grant. June 2006: $35,000
- IAMSLIC Grant for Support of the 2006 SAIL Conference, May 2006: $1,000
- US Department of Labor Workforce Recovery Grant Supervisor, April 2006: $24,000
National Network of Libraries of Medicine Southeastern/Atlantic Region Katrina Recovery Grant, March 2006: - $3,500
- Mississippi Alabama Sea Grant Consortium “Red Snapper/Stock Enhancement” Bibliographic Software, February 2000: $800
- Marine and Estuarine Graduate Student Association “Bowling for Books” library fund raiser, March 2000: $2,000
- Mississippi Alabama Sea Grant Consortium “Support for 1999 SAIL Conference,” April 1999: $300
- Marine and Estuarine Graduate Student Association “Bowling for Books” library fund raiser, October 1998: $1,140
Conference and Meeting Host
- National Network of Libraries of Medicine Southeastern Atlantic Chapter Emergency Planning Taskforce, February 2007.
- 16th Annual SAIL Conference (Southeastern Affiliate of International Association of Aquatic and Marine
- Science Libraries and Information Centers), May 2006.
- 9th Annual SAIL Conference (Southeastern Affiliate of International Association of Aquatic and Marine
- Science Libraries and Information Centers), April 1999.
- Base Education Program and Advisory Committee (BEPAC) Library Working Group (LWG), 1997 to present.
- Jackson George Regional Library System Branch Managers, 2004 and 2010 one monthly meeting each year
Memberships and Service
International
- International Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC), 1996-present
- IAMSLIC Council of Singers, 2010-
- IAMSLIC Disaster Planning Task force, 2006-2007
- SAIL (Regional Affiliate IAMSLIC) Annual Conference Planning Committee, 2009, 2010
National
- National Network of Libraries of Medicine South NN/LM SEA/A Emergency Planning Task force, 2007
- Special Libraries Association—Louisiana-South Mississippi Chapter 1995-present
State
- Mississippi Academy of Sciences 1997-present
- Mississippi Bio-Medical Library Association 2007-present
- Mississippi Library Association 2007-present
- Mississippi Library Association Special Libraries Section Chairman, 2011
- Mississippi Library Association Special Libraries Section Vice Chairman 2010
- Mississippi Library Association Poster Session Committee Chairman 2009
- Mississippi Library Association Local Arrangements 2009
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
- Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Incident Command Staff committee, 2010
- Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Contributions Series Committee, 2008
- Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Marine and Estuarine Graduate Student Association Conference volunteer, 1999
- USM Institute [College] of Marine Sciences Executive Committee, 1999-2002
- Ocean Science Regional Hurricane Bowl volunteer, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
University of Southern Mississippi University Libraries
- Science Café@Southern Miss Gulf Coast committee, chairman, 2011
- Dean’s Advisory Committee, 2010-
- University Research Council, 2009-
- Coordinator, LETTERS Day 2010 Poster Session
- Fines and Appeals (USM-GC Library) 2010-present
- University Libraries Publicity Committee, 2009-present
- University Libraries “Friends of the Library” planning committee, 2009-2010
- Emergency Planning Committee, 2009-present
- Library Faculty Advisory Forum, chairman, 2009-present
- University Libraries Web Committee, 2008-2009
- University Libraries Schedule Committee, 2008-preent
- Search Committee for University Libraries Dean, 2007-2008
- University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Library Advisory Council, 1999-present
Community and Civic
- Base Education Program and Advisory Committee (BEPAC) Library Working Group (LWG),1996-2010
- Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC RAB) Restoration Advisory Board, 1996-present
- Rotary International District 6840 Assistant District Governor, 2011-
- Rotary International District 6840 Service Co-Chair 2008-09
- Rotary International District 6840 International Youth Exchange Chair 2009-2011
- Rotary Club of Ocean Springs (Board of Directors—President [2010-2011], President-elect, Secretary,
- Community Service Chairman; Public Relations Chairman; Dictionary Project Coordinator; Club
- Photographer, newsletter editor, 2002-present
- International Coastal Clean-Up Zone Captain, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Mississippi Marine Debris Task Force, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Replant Ocean Springs email list administrator, 2007-present
- Concerned Citizens of Ocean Springs email list administrator, 2006-present
- City of Ocean Springs Zoning and Adjustments Board, three-year appointment, 2006-2009
Continuing Education
- SCOPUS training, February 2011
- University of Southern Mississippi Human Resources Religion and Politics in the Workplace seminar, October 2010
- University of Southern Mississippi Safety and Security Workplace Violence & ‘First Point of Contact’ Employees seminar, September 2010.
- Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College—Jackson County Campus Enhancing Instruction for the Visual Learners and Service Learning—Adjunct Faculty Professional Development workshop, August 2010.
- University of Southern Mississippi University Libraries Millennium training, March, April, August, October 2010
- ACRL Scholarly Communication 101, July 2010.
- Mississippi Society of Archivists Archives for All: Basic Archival Preservation and Digitization Workshop, May 2010.
- FEMA IS-100H HE Introduction to the Incident Command System for Higher Education, January 2010
- University of Southern Mississippi Human Resources, PeopleAdmin training, October 2008
- University of Southern Mississippi University Libraries RefWorks training, September 2008
- University of Southern Mississippi University Libraries LPDS: Dossier Preparation Tips, September 2008
- Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College-Jackson County Campus –Writing Assessment workshop for Adjunct Faculty, August 2008
- Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College-Jackson County Campus – tutorial Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), August 2008
- USM College of Science and Technology Issues and Answers Lecture Series, The Richton Salt Dome Project: Past, Present and Future? August 2008
- Gulf Coast Community Preparedness Fair, June 2008
- Community Emergency Response Team training (CERT), June 2008
- Mississippi Emergency Management Administration, Disaster 101, May 2008
- 2% Solution: Focus the Nation and the National Wildlife Federation webinar, January 2008
- University of Southern Mississippi SPA Basics of Program Development, October 2007
- SOLINET The Business Side of Recovery held in Atlanta, Georgia, September 2007
- SOLINET Hurricane Preparedness workshop held in Lafayette, Louisiana, August 2007
- SOLINET Risk Management: Knowing Your Responsibilities, August 2007
- Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Preventing Sexual Harassment, September 2006
- Ocean Literacy Web Conference, May 2006
- Mississippi Health Information Network training, May 2006
- Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence: Central Gulf of Mexico Informal Educators Workshop, December 2004
- Medical Library Association Keeping Up with NLM’s PubMed & Gateway. September 2004.
- Census Data Workshop, October 2004
- Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence: Central Gulf of Mexico Informal Educators Workshop, March 2004
- Introduction to Toxicology seminar (Naval Construction Battalion Center Restoration Advisory Board—NCBC RAB), November 1998
- Toxicology: Risk Assessment seminar (NCBC RAB), December 1998