What Newberry staff are involved in the Retrospective Conversion Project?
Currently, two full time staff members are dedicated to working on the project. Both of these positions reside in the Collection Services Department. The project staff is responsible for overseeing the daily activities of the project and doing the editing and enhancement of the records. The project staff also works with the Retrospective Conversion Advisory Committee (RCAC), a staff group formed to oversee project progress and provide guidance and assistance. The RCAC members are John Brady (Bibliographer and Reference Librarian), JoEllen Dickie (Special Collections Public Services Librarian), Hjordis Halvorson (Director of Reader Services), Lori Hendershot (Restrospective Conversion Assistant Cataloger), Alan Leopold (Director of Collection Services), Melissa McAfee (Vice President for Library Services), Katie McMahon (Reference Librarian), Heather Smedberg (General Collections Librarian), Jennifer Thom (Retrospective Conversion Librarian), Karen Zuidema (Principal Cataloging Libraria