Home LITA Membership LITA Election Michelle Frisque

Candidate for LITA Vice President/President-Elect

FRISQUE, MICHELLE, Current Position: Head, Information Systems, Northwestern University, 2007-present. Previous Positions: Head, Information Systems, Galter Health Sciences Library, Northwestern University, 2003-Present; Web Librarian, Northwestern University, 2002-03; Web Manager/Reference Librarian, Wright State University, 1998-2002; Reference Librarian, Community College of Allegheny County Library, 1998-98. ALA Activities: LITA: Director at Large, Board of Directors, 2005-Present; LITA: Director at Large, Executive Committee, 2006-07; ALA: Chair, Web Advisory Committee, 2004-06; LITA: Web Coordinating Committee, Chair, 2002-06; LITA: Web Manager, , 2002-06; LITA: Member, Web Policy Task Force, 2003-05; LITA: Regional Institutes Committee, Member, 2002-05; ALA: Web Advisory Committee, Member, 2002-04; LITA: Research Committee, Member, 2001-03. Offices Held in State & Regional Library and Other Associations: ASIS&T: Member, 2007-Present; Medical Library Association: Member, 2003-Present; Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association: Member, 2003-05. Publications: Co-author, "How We Treated Our Clients' Need for Remote Access Through a Single Interface," Computers in Libraries, October 2004; "Book Review: The Medical Library Association Encyclopedic Guide to Searching and Finding Health Information on the Web," Journal of the Medical Library Association, January 2005. Honors, Awards, Prizes, Medals, Citations: Wright State University Libraries’ Staff Appreciation and Recognition (StAR) Award, 2002; WebdevShare/SallieMae Solutions Prestige Award for Outstanding Presentation, 2000. Links for Further Information: Professional Website http://www.galter.northwestern.edu/staff/michelle-frisque/ Accomplishments: Early in my career I was appointed to a committee charged with creating an accessible university website. Once the initiative was in place we submitted a paper to a conference and it was accepted. The presentation was well received by the attendees and interest continued long after the conference experience was over. It was then that I realized how important it is to share your expertise and experiences with your peers. A more recent accomplishment was working on an NLM grant funded project to create the library's website. The site assists health care clinicians with selecting and managing the information they need, when they need it. While the grant is complete, we continue to improve the site and the next iteration will be released in Spring 2008. Within ALA I am most proud of the work I did as the LITA Web Manager and chair of the ALA Web Advisory Committee. This work reminded me that change may not happen quickly but with patience, perseverance and collaboration you can make a difference.

STATEMENT: LITA, through all of its activities, creates an environment that supports the development of emerging technologies, explores how technologies impact librarians, the library and their users; but most importantly fosters an environment where members can discuss and share their ideas, concerns, success and, failures. LITA also has an active role to play in educating and promoting the membership's positions on information technology policies and standards. At the same time, LITA must actively recruit new members, as well as retain its current membership. We can do this by continuing to improve our current publications and education opportunities, as well as actively explore new avenues and innovative approaches that reach out to our membership. Finally, as the technology division of ALA, we must play an active role in supporting and advancing technology within the association. I hope I will have the opportunity to continue to serve you as LITA's Vice-President/President-elect.