Kristine Fowler email: fowle013@tc.umn.edu Mathematics Librarian 310 Vincent Hall 206 Church St. S.E. Minneapolis, MN 55455 phone: 612/624-9395 fax: 612/624-4302

EDUCATION

M.S. in Library and Information Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1995 M.S. in Physics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1990 B.A. in Physics, Carleton College, 1988

RESPONSIBILITIES

As Mathematics Librarian, manages all Mathematics Library activities, including circulation, reference service, and staff supervision. Plans and implements library services and instruction. Develops the mathematics and theoretical statistics collections while managing the budget.

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND PROJECTS

Research interests include: historical physics and mathematics literature; scholarly electronic communication. Current projects include: editing the Mathematics section of Resources for College Libraries (successor to Books for College Libraries, 3rd ed.); raising mathematics faculty awareness of scholarly communication issues.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS

Using the Mathematics Literature, ed. by Kristine K. Fowler, Marcel Dekker Inc. (May 2004). Includes authored and co-authored chapters: "Mathematics Culture" 1-16 "Tools and Strategies for Finding General Mathematics Information" 17-36 (with Edgar Enochs) "Recommended Resources in Abstract Algebra" 149-164 (with Jay R. Goldman) "Recommended Resources in Number Theory" 91-118 (with Claudia Neuhauser) "Recommended Resources in Mathematical Biology" 301-325 (with Victor Reiner) "Recommended Resources in Combinatorics" 119-148 "Mathematics Sites Compared: Zentralblatt MATH Database and MathSciNet". The Charleston Advisor v. 1, no. 3 (January 2000): 18-21. "Important Works in the Development of Physics, 1600-1900," in Guide to Information Sources in the Physical Sciences, edited by David Stern; Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited (to appear). "PAM vs. PAMnet: An Analysis of the Lack of Overlap between Members of the Division and Subscribers to the Listserv," presented at PAM-wide Roundtable, SLA Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, June 7, 1998

RECENT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Practices Manual Editor, Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics (PAM) Division of Special Libraries Association (2004- ). Chair, PAM Governing Document Committee (2004-2005). Member, Planning Committee for 2004 Annual Conference, Special Libraries Association (2002-2004). Chair-Elect/Chair/Past-Chair, PAM (2000-2003).