The University of Toledo Libraries : Marcia Krautter Suter, BS, MS, PhD

Director, Library Services, Main Campus
Associate Professor, University Libraries
Phone: 419-530-2629
Phone: 419-530-4488
FAX:   419-530-2403
marcia.suter@utoledo.edu

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Library Science (minor in French), Bowling Green State University
• Master of Science, Educational Media, The University of Toledo
• Ph.D., Higher Education, The University of Toledo

Experience

• Library Director and Media Specialist, Northwest Technical College, 1974-1988
• Director, Learning Resource Center, The University of Toledo Scott Park Campus, 1988-2001
• Chair, University Libraries Faculty, 2000-2006
• Co-Chair, The University of Toledo North Central Association Re-Accreditation Steering Committee, 2001-2002
• Assistant Dean for Access and Information Services, The University of Toledo University Libraries, 2002-2006
• Director, Library Services, Main Campus, The University of Toledo University Libraries, 2006-

Selected Publications

• “Career Resource Guide to Grants, Scholarships, and Other Financial Resources.” Review in American Reference Books Annual, ARBA/Libraries Unlimited.  Volume 38, 2007.
• Bibliographic Instruction Practices in Community College Libraries, co-authored with Elizabeth Burns. Association of College and Research Libraries. American Library Association, 2004. 
• “The Best 357 Colleges.” 2005 Ed.  Review in American Reference Books Annual, ARBA/Libraries Unlimited.   Volume 36, 2005. 
• “College Buzz Book.”  Review in American Reference Books Annual, ARBA/Libraries Unlimited.   Volume 36, 2005. 
• “Research Centers Directory”, 31st ed.  Review in American Reference Books Annual, ARBA/Libraries Unlimited.   Volume 36, 2005. 
• “27th Annual Conference Rated a Success,” President’s Report, ALAO Newsletter, Vol. 19(4), 2001, p 2. 
• “The Leadership Retreat,” President’s Report, ALAO Newsletter, Vol. 19(3), 2001, p.2. 
• “Thriving on Chaos, Leading Change,” ALAO Newsletter, Vol. 19(2), 2001, p.2. 
• A Study of the Use of National Standards by Two-Year College Learning Resources Program Directors. Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, 1998.                                                                                                                      
• “Leadership From the Inside Out, Becoming a Leader for Life,” a book review. Community and Junior College Journal, (a refereed journal), Volume 9, Fall 1999.
• “National Standards: Love ‘Em or Leave ‘Em,” Community and Junior College Journal, (a refereed journal), Volume 8, Spring 1999.  
• “Woman’s Work, Academic Librarians, and the Pursuit of Status,” [Abstract] Proceedings, Women in Higher Education 9th Annual International Conference. El Paso, TX, 1996. 
• “The ‘Best’ in Bibliographic Instruction.” Community and Junior College Libraries, Vol. 8(1), 1995, pp. 103-112. Written with other members of the Association of College and Research Libraries’ Community and Junior College Section Bibliographic Instruction Committee. 
• “Then and Now: Ohio’s Two-Year Colleges Organize and Analyze.” Community and Junior College Libraries, Vol.8(1), 1995, pp.27-35. Co-authored with Margy Kramer. 
• “Learning Resource Center Serves Diverse Population,” University of Toledo Libraries Collections, (Fall 1995). 
• “Where We are Now: Ohio Two-Year College Libraries/Learning Resource Centers and the New ACRL/AECT Standards” in Academic Libraries: Achieving Excellence in Higher Education. Proceedings of the Sixth National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries. Salt Lake City, UT, April 24-14, 1992, pp. 440-442. 
• “Opening Branch Libraries: The Ohio Experience,” Ohio Libraries, Vol. 3(5), 1990, pp. 6-8.

Selected Presentations at Professional Meetings 

• “Positioning the Library Across Campus.” Presentation at the Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference, Dayton, Ohio. November 12, 2004. 
• “Woman’s Work, Academic Librarians, and the Pursuit of Status.” Presentation at the Women in Higher Education 9th Annual International Conference. El Paso, Texas. January 7, 1996 
• Gophers: Go For It!” Presentation at the Society of Mechanical Engineers, Toledo, Ohio, November 15, 1995. 
• “Woman’s Work, Academic Librarians, and the Pursuit of Status.”  Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Women’s Interest Group Conference, Birmingham, Alabama. October 28, 1995. 
• “A Comparison of Ohio’s Two-Year College Learning Resource Center Personnel,” a poster session with Rajinder Garcha, at the Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference, Columbus, Ohio. November 4, 1994. 
• Copyright Clinic panel member. Sponsored by Toledo Area Librarians Association, September 14, 1994. 
• “Are You Breaking the Law? An Overview of Copyright Infringement.” Presentation at the Ohio Association of Two Year Colleges, October 1994. 
• “Staff Reductions: Implications for Staff Interaction with Library Users,” at Academic Academic Library Association of Ohio/OELMA/Ohio Library Association  Concurrent Conference, Columbus, Ohio. November 1992. 
• “Statewide Resource Sharing for Non-OCLC Libraries,” at Academic Library Association of Ohio/OELMA/Ohio Library Association  Concurrent Conference, Columbus, Ohio. November 1992. 
• “New Technology That Will Knock Your Socks Off,” Ohio Library Association Audio Visual Round Table, Upper Arlington Public Library, Upper Arlington, OH, May 1992. 
• “Where We Are Now: Ohio Two-Year College Libraries/Learning Resource Centers and the New ACRL/AECT Standards,” at the Ohio Two-Year College LRC Conference, Washington State Community College, Marietta, OH, May 1992. 
• “Where We Are Now: Ohio Two-Year College Libraries/Learning Resource Centers and the New ACRL/AECT Standards,” at the Association of College and Research Libraries National Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, May 1992. 
• “Results of the Ohio LRC Survey,” at the Ohio Two Year College LRC Conference at Edison State Community College, Piqua, OH, May 1991. 
• “Selected Personnel Statistics of Ohio’s Two-Year College LRCs as Compared to the 1990 ACRL/AECT Standards,” at the Ohio Two-Year College LRC Conference at the Agricultural Technical Institute, Wooster, OH, October 1990. 
• “Various Results of the Ohio Two-Year LRC Survey,” at the Ohio Two-Year College LRC Conference at Terra Technical College, May 1990.

University/Professional Service

• Ohio Council of Library and Information Services:  Chair, 2007 -, Chair-Elect, 2006, Secretary 2003-2006
• Academic Library Association of Ohio:  Liaison to the Ohio Council of Library and Information Services 2003-2006, Past President 2002-2003, President, 2001-2002, Nomination Committee, 2001, Vice-President/President-Elect, 2000-2001, Chair, Program Committee, responsible for all aspects of  planning Annual Conference, Secretary, 1996-1998, 1998-2000, Program Committee, 1993-1995, Public Relations Committee, 1990-1992
• North Central Association, Commission on Higher Learning: Consultant-Evaluator, 2001-
• American Library Association
• Association of College and Research Libraries, Community and Junior College Library Section: Library Resources Review Committee, 1998 - 2000, Nominating Committee for 2000 election, 1999, Planning Committee for 2000 annual conference in Chicago, 1999, Research and Publications Committee, 1996-1998, Membership/Communications Committee, 1991-1995, Bibliographic Instruction Committee, 1991-1995, Committee on Instruction in User Education, 1988-1990
• Library Administration and Management Association, 2002-, Chair-Elect, Measurement, Assessment & Evaluation Section, 2006, Chair, Measurement, Assessment & Evaluation Section, 2007
• Association of Education Communications and Technology
• Two Year College National Standards Committee, 1995
• MICRO Library Automation Consortium Advisory Committee, 1988-1989
• Editorial Board for Community and Junior College Libraries, a quarterly journal, 1998-1999 

University and College Committees:

• University of Toledo Professional Development for Academic Administrators Steering Committee, 2005-
• University of Toledo Survey Committee, 2005-
• University of Toledo Assessment Committee, 2004-2006
• University of Toledo College of Education Coordinating Committee, 2003-2005
• University Libraries Dean Search Committee, Chair, 2001-2002
• University Re-Accreditation Steering Committee Co-Chair, 2000-2002
• University Faculty Senate: Member, 1999-2002, 2004-2006, Member, Student Affairs Committee, 2001-2002, Chair, Constitution and Rules Committee, 1999-2000, Member, Elections Committee 2004-2006
• Member, University Planning Committee          
• University Libraries’ Faculty Affairs Committee: Member, 1996-1998, 2000-2003, 2007-, Secretary, 1990-1992, 1996-1997, 2000-2001, Chair, 1993-1995, 2007-
• University Libraries’ representative, University Academic Program Advisory Committee, 1996-1999
• University Libraries’ College Personnel Committee, chair, 2007-
• University Libraries’ representative, University Assessment/Accreditation Task Force, 1999.
• Member, Advisory Board of Community & Technical College Legal Assisting Program, 1998-present
• Member, University Strategic Implementation Committee, 1999

Awards 

• Library Administration and Management Association Cultural Diversity Grant.   2003
• Ohio Library Foundation Research Award for “Then and Now: Ohio’s Two-Year Colleges Organize and Analyze,” co-authored with Margy Kramer. 1996
• Membership in Pi Lambda Theta, International honor and professional association  in education, 1996-.
• Academic Library Association of Ohio Research Award for “Where We Are Now: Ohio Two-Year College Libraries/Learning Resource Centers and the New ACRL/AECT Standards,” co-authored with Margy Kramer. 1990