Nancy H. Allen

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University of Denver
Penrose Library
DeanAppointed: 1992
University of Denver
Penrose Library
DirectorAppointed: 1992

Mailing Address

University of Denver
Denver, Colorado 80208-2007
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (303) 871-2007
Fax: (303) 871-2290
nallen@du.edu

Qualifications

M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Library Science, 1973.
B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, English Education, 1972.

Expertise and Research Interests

- Academic library administration, especially related to the impact of information technologies on library collections, services, and programs
- Digital asset management, digitization, collaborative digitization
- Other areas of interest include university library management issues such as organizational structures and human resources management

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Digital Libraries, Human Resources, Information Science Or Systems, Information Technology, Instructional Technology, Library Science, Technology.

Additional Terms:

Digital Library, Digital Resources, Digitization.

Memberships

American Library Association
Coalition for Networked Information
Colorado Library Association

Previous Positions

1988-1992, Assistant Director, Colorado State University, Libraries, Public Services
1986-1988, Assistant Director, Wayne State University, Libraries, Services
1984-1986, Assistant Director, Wayne State University, Libraries, Public Services
1983-1984, Acting Assistant Director, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Library Services for Social Sciences
1978-1984, Communications Librarian, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Funding Received

  • LSCA (Library Services and Construction Act): Leadership Initiative, Support for the Master's Degree in Library and Information Services, $50,000, January 1996 to July 1996.
  • Institute for Museum and Library Services: A Sound Model: A collaborative approach to digital audio, $496,000, 2004 to 2006.
  • Institute for Museum and Library Services: Colorado's Historic Newspaper Collection, 2003 to 2005.
  • Institute for Museum and Library Services: Teaching with Colorado's Heritage, $233,300, 2001 to 2003.
  • Institute for Museum and Library Services: Western Trails, $498,600, 2001 to 2003.
  • Institute for Museum and Library Services: Collaborative Digitization Project, $500,000, 1999 to 2002.

Publications

  • Liz Bishoff, Nancy Allen, Business Planning for Cultural Heritage Institutions, Washington DC: Council on Library & Information Resources, 2004
  • Nancy Allen, Collaboration through the Colorado Digitization Project, First Monday, 5(6), 5 Jun 2000
  • Allen, Nancy, James F. Williams, II., The Future of Technical Services, Advances in Librarianship, 19, 159-89, 1995
  • The Humanities and the Library, edited by Nena Couch and Nancy Allen. 2nd Ed, 1993
  • Allen, Nancy, Assessment in Higher Education, Assessment and Accountability ed. by Susan Blandy, Lynne Martin, Mary Strife, 1992
  • Allen, Nancy, Assessment in Higher Education, Reference Librarian, 38, 1992
  • Allen, Nancy, James F. Williams, II., Potential Impacts of the National Research and Education Network on Research Libraries and the Scholarly Community, Managing Information Technology: Facing the Issues, Proceedings of the 1989 CAUSE National Conference, Boulder, CO: CAUSE, 357-66, 1990
  • Woodwsorth, Anne, Nancy Allen, Irene Hoadley, June Lester, Pat Moltholt, Danuta Nitecki, Lou Wetherbee, The Model Research Library: Planning for the Future, Journal of Academic Librarianship, 132-8, July 1989
  • Nancy Allen, Liz Bishoff, Collaborative Digitization: Libraries and Museums Working Together, Advances in Librarianship, 26(2002), 443-81

Profile Details

Last Updated: 1/31/2006

COS Expertise ID #299380
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