The University of Toledo Libraries : Lucy Duhon B.A., M.L.I.S.

Serials Librarian
Coordinator of Serials & Electronic Resources
Associate Professor of Library Administration
419-530-2838
419-530-2542 (fax)
lucy.duhon@utoledo.edu

Personal webpage

• B.A., cum laude (Art History), Tulane University, 1985
• M.L.I.S., Louisiana State University, 1992

Lucy Duhon is Serials Librarian and Coordinator of Electronic Resources for the University Libraries and also serves as liaison to and selector for the Department of Art.  She began as Assistant Serials Librarian at Carlson Library in 1992.  She is responsible for ordering and maintaining print and electronic journal collections for the libraries and oversees several staff in the Serials Department of Carlson Library.

Presentations

• Co-presented (with Jeanne Langendorfer of BGSU) a paper for a tactics session at NASIG's (North American Serials Interest Group) annual conference in Minneapolis, MN, May 21-22, 2005:   “Binding Journals in Tight Times: Mind the Budget.” This paper also appeared in the conference proceedings (a regular issue of Serials Librarian) as well as in a separately published monograph.
• Co-presenter for program, "Bindery Procedures with Innovative", and accompanying poster session at the Third Annual Meeting of the Innovative Users Group in Oakland, CA (Apr. 23-25, 1995).
• Co-presented poster session at Innovative Interfaces, Inc. National Users Group meeting in Columbus, OH (April 1994).
• Handout and library tour for UT Women's and Gender Studies Dept. graduate level class (Sept. 10, 2001) (1.5 hours)
• Carlson Library tour for 2 IPS high school groups (Aug. 10, 2005) (1 hour total)

Publications

Articles

• Duhon, Lucy.  “Children” Magazines for Libraries, 15th ed., Bowker (2007), pp. 224-232.
• Srivastava, Sandhya D. (recorder for presenters Lucy Duhon and Jeanne Langendorfer) “Binding Journals in Tight Times: Mind the Budget” Serials Librarian, 50:3-4 (2006), pp. 227-233.
  This report also appeared in Roaring into Our 20’s: NASIG 2005, edited by Margaret Mering and Elna Saxton. New York: The Haworth Press, Inc. 2006, pp. 227-233.
• Duhon, Lucy & Aufdemberge, Karen. "Enhancing a Newspaper Collection using the World Wide Web", Internet Reference Services Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 3 (1998), pp. 45-80.
• Duhon, Lucy [recorder for a workshop] " 'Barbarism is the Absence of Standards...': Applying Standards to Untangle the Electronic Jumble", Serials Librarian, vol. 36, no. 3/4 (1999), pp. 515-522.
  This report also appeared in Head in the Clouds, Feet on the Ground: Serials Vision and Common Sense: Proceedings of the North American Serials Interest Group, Inc.: 13lh Annual Conference, June 18-21, 1998, University of Colorado, Boulder, edited by Jeffrey S. Bullington, Beatrice L. Caraway, and Beverley Geer. New York: The Haworth Press, Inc. 1999, pp. 515-522.
• Duhon, Lucy [recorder for a workshop] "GILS, Government Information Locator Service: Blending Old and New to Access Governmental Information", Serials Librarian, vol. 31, no. 1/2 (1997), pp. 327-333.
  This report also appeared in Pioneering New Serials Frontiers: From Petroglyphs to Cyberserials: Proceedings of the North American Serials Interest Group, Inc. : 111 Annual Conference, June 20-23, 1996, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, edited by Christine Christiansen and Cecilia Leathern. New York: The Haworth Press, Inc. 1997, pp. 327-333.
• Duhon, Lucy. "Document delivery: staffing, technology, and budgeting implications." Serials Librarian, v. 25 no. 3-4 (1995) p. 319-25.
  This report also appeared in A Kaleidoscope of Choices: Reshaping Roles and Opportunities for Serialists: Proceedings of the North American Serials Interest Group, Inc. : 9'h Annual Conference, June 2-5, 1994, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., edited by Beth Holley and Mary Ann Sheble. New York: Haworth Press, 1995, pp. 319-325.]
• Duhon, Lucy.  “Virtual Journals Supplement Actual Ones.”  Collections, v. 9, no. 3 (Spring 1997), p.2  [a UT Libraries newsletter]
• Duhon, Lucy.  “Gift Subscriptions Supplement Periodicals Collection.”  Collections, v. 6, no. 2 (Winter 1994), pp. 1,4.  

Book Reviews

 Lucy Duhon is a regular reviewer for American Reference Books Annual (ARBA) and an occasional reviewer for Choice.

• Around the World with Historical Fiction and Folktales: Highly Recommended and Award-Winning Books. ARBA. 2005, pp. 484-485.
• Best Books for Children: Preschool Through Grade 6 (8th ed.), ARBA, 38 (2007), pp. 430-431. 
• Bilingual Visual Dictionary: German/English.  ARBA, 38 (2007), pp. 420. 
• The Biographical Encyclopedia of Islamic Philosophy, ARBA, 38 (2007), pp. 516-517.  
• The Cesnola Collection: Terracottas [CD-ROM]. ARBA, 36 (2005), p. 454.  
• Crossing Boundaries with Children’s Books, ARBA, 37 (2007), pp. 431.  
• Historical Dictionary of Sikhism, 2nd Edition. ARBA, 37 (2006), pp. 584-585.)  
• Islam in World Cultures: Comparative Perspectives ARBA, 37 (2006), Pp. 581-582. 
• Islamic Civilization: History, Contributions, and Influence: A Compendium of Literature.  ARBA, 38 (2007), pp. 544.  
• Ninth Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators, ARBA, 37 (2006), pp. 469-470.  
• The Qur’an: An Encyclopedia.  ARBA, 38 (2007) pp. 543.  
• World War II Literature for Youth: A Guide and Resource Book. ARBA, 37 (2006), pp. 469. 
• The World of Islam in Literature for Youth:  A Selective Annotated Bibliography for K-12.  ARBA, 38 (2007), pp. 433.  
• Smile of the Buddha: Eastern Philosophy and Western Art from Monet to Today, Choice (Feb. 2006), pp. 1000 (review no. 43-3179).

Professional Service (selected)

• University representative to OhioLINK’s Cooperative Information Resources Management (CIRM) committee, 2003-
• Search Committee for Director of the Northwest Ohio Regional Book Depository, 2007.
• University Libraries Emergency Manual Procedures Committee, 2006-2007.
• Department Personnel Committee (Chair) 1998-99, 1999-00; (alternating Chair) 2000-
• College Prioritization Committee for the University Libraries, 2005-2006.
• Library Strategic Planning Committee, Collections Subcommittee, 2002.
• Department Representative to UT-AAUP, 1997-2007. 
• UT Foundation Program for Academic Excellence Awards Committee, 1995-96, 1997-98.
• Ohio Valley Group of Technical Services Librarians (OVGTSL).  Conference Newsletter Committee, Chair, 1996.