The Great Lakes E-Summit was created for the purpose of providing a learning and sharing environment that welcomes and embraces all players in the electronic resources supply chain by holding an annual regional conference focused on electronic resources and related fields.
The “eSummit” was founded by Deberah England, Electronic Resources Librarian at Wright State University in the spring of 2010. With the idea of holding an annual boutique conference in the Great Lakes area, Deberah enlisted the help of EBSCO’s “Roving Librarian,” Eve Davis. Deberah and Eve talked strategy and then called upon colleagues in the Great Lakes region to represent their state on the eSummit’s Steering Committee, which provides direction and planning for the organization. All answered the call and planning began for the first Great Lakes E-Summit conference, which was held in October 2011 on the campus of Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.
Great Lakes E-Summit Steering Committee and Officers:
| Programming, hospitality | Jennifer Bazeley Head, Collection Access & Acquisitions Miami University, Oxford OH |
| Communications, programming | Nancy Beals Coordinator for Acquisitions and Electronic Resources Wayne State University, Detroit MI |
| Webmaster/IT | Frank Bove Associate Professor of Bibliography; Electronic Resources Librarian University of Akron, Akron OH |
| Vice-President; At-Large, programming | Susan Davis Acquisitions Librarian for Continuing Resources State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo NY |
| President; Conference Coordinator, local arrangements, programming, registration | Deberah England Electronic Resources Librarian Wright State University, Dayton OH |
| Programming | Kittie Henderson Director of Academic and Law Divisions EBSCO Information Services, Birmingham AL |
| Sponsors Coordinator | Denise Novak Head of Acquisitions Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA |
| Vacant |
Deberah England is the
Electronic Resources Librarian at Wright State University where she is
responsible for acquiring, licensing, and managing
e-resources. She has served on executive boards, committees, and tasks
forces for several professional library organizations including NISO’s
ERM Data Standards and Best Practices Review and has published and
presented at national and regional conferences and workshops. Deberah
was awarded the "TEDDY
Award for Distinguished Service by an ALAO Member in the Fields of
Technical, Electronic, and Digital Services" by the Academic Library
Association of Ohio and is the founder of the Great Lakes E-Summit.
Susan Davis is Acquisitions Librarian for Continuing Resources at the University at Buffalo, SUNY, State University of New York. She began her professional career at Head of Serials at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago (pre 2nd Mayor Daley days), before moving back to her roots in Western New York. She is a proud NASIG “all-timer” having attended each NASIG conference since 1986. An active member of NASIG and ALCTS, she has held a variety of offices and committee assignments including NASIG president in 1998. She is currently the editor of the NASIG Newsletter Profiles column and planned and presented at a preconference on “Navigating Your Way through the E-Journal Rapids” at the 2009 NASIG Conference in Asheville.
Nancy Beals is the Coordinator for
Acquisitions and Electronic Resources for the Wayne State University Library
System. The library system is comprised of six libraries including a law
library, a medical library, and an archive. Her main job duties consist of acquisition
of all library materials, participating in collection development, troubleshooting
electronic access issues, and managing the ERM. She is currently involved in
projects that include technical services workflow redesign and the Transfer
initiative.
Jennifer Bazeley has a BM and MM in viola performance from the Eastman School of Music, and an MLIS from Dominican University in Illinois. Her love of serials and electronic resources started with a student job in the DePaul University Library in Chicago, IL. Since completing her MLIS, Jennifer has worked in technical services at the library in the Field Museum in Chicago, the Mason Public Library in Ohio, and the library at the Cincinnati Art Museum. She began working in the Miami University Library in Oxford, OH in November 2009, and is currently Head of Collection Access and Acquisitions.
Frank Bove
Frank Bove is the Electronic Resources Librarian at the University of Akron and a former webmaster for the Academic Library Association of Ohio.
Kittie Henderson, M.L.S., serves as Director of the Academic, Law and Public Divisions. In her position, Henderson works with EBSCO staff and clients in North America to develop and expand services to academic, research, law and public libraries. With Stephen Bosch of University of Arizona, Henderson authors Library Journal's annual Periodicals Price Survey.
Inaugural Members
Eve Davis, EBSCO Information Services
Lori Duggan, Indiana University
Mary Marshall, DeGruyter
What is a "boutique conference?"
If you are unsure or just curious check out Erin E. Templeton's post on boutique conferences from The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Great Lakes E-Summit's Fair and Equitable Treatment Policy
The eSummit was created as an opportunity for all players in the electronic resources supply chain and related fields to participate, share and learn in a welcoming and respectful environment. We therefore support a professional, courteous and equitable atmosphere for all participants.
Presentations should not attack or endorse specific companies, institutions, products, or persons; nor should comments from the audience.
Adopted 7/21/14
Contact Us!
Great Lakes E-Summit
P. O. Box 20459
Dayton, OH 45420
Email: greatlakessummit@gmail.com
