COUTS, MONA C., Current Position: Director, Triangle Research Libraries Network, 2007-present. Previous Positions: Program Officer, Triangle Research Libraries Network, 1998-2007; Assistant Director for Technology & Resources Management, UNC Health Sciences Library, 1989-98; Head, Information Technology Services, UNC Health Sciences Library, 1988-89; VP and Manager, Technical Sales, Blackwell Library Systems, Inc., 1983-88; VP, Information Systems, Warner-Eddison Associates, Inc., 1979-83; Head, Technical Services, Troup-Harris-Coweta Regional Library, 1977-79. ALA Activities: LITA: Member, 2007 National Forum Planning Committee, 2006-07; LITA: Member, 2006 National Forum Planning Committee, 2005-06; LITA: Member, Regional Institutes Committee, 2004-06; LITA: Member, Regional Institutes Committee, 2002-04; ALCTS: Member, Commercial Bibliographic Systems Committee, 1985-86; ALA: Member, Standing Committee on Library Education, 1977-79. Offices Held in State & Regional Library and Other Associations: DRA Users' Group: Member, Software Development Initiative, 1995-99; American Board of Pediatrics: Member, Ad Hoc Information Technology Advisory Committee, 1996-98; American Medical Informatics Association: Member, Membership Committee, 1994-96; Medical Library Association: Member, 1995 Program Committee, 1994-95. Publications: Co-author, "Use of a general concept paper as RFP for a library system procurement," Advances in Library Automation and Networking (JAI Press), 1994. Honors, Awards, Prizes, Medals, Citations: NLM Fellowship Program on Medical Informatics, 1992. Accomplishments: We recently completed a planning process for the Triangle Research Libraries Network (comprised of the libraries at Duke, NCCU, NCSU and UNC Chapel Hill) that resulted in an impressive set of Digital Initiatives. As Director, I coordinate our collaboritive efforts on these projects as well as cooperative collection development, reciprocal services, and training and staff development. One of our Digital Initiatives is to implement the Endeca faceted browse capabilities across our combined collections, and this will be accomplished in early 2008. My career has been all about putting technology to work to further library services. I believe that one of my greatest strengths is the ability to organize and work with staff groups to identify needs, assess alternatives, and implement solutions. I have experience in public, health sciences, and academic research libraries, as well as in information management consulting and library automation companies. I understand the benefits of collaboration, and I enjoy opportunities to work with colleagues and peers in our consortium and in professional organizations like ALA, LITA, and CNI.

STATEMENT: I have benefited greatly from my involvement in LITA, and I welcome the opportunity to serve the LITA membership and help the Board accomplish the strategic plan objectives. I have served on two LITA National Forum committees and I recognize the value and impact of delivering programming in a variety of geographic locations. I served on the Regional Institutes Committee and I also worked with the LITA Education Working Group that recommended merging the RIC and Education committees. As technology skills become more and more pervasive throughout our profession, LITA must continue to refine its services and programs and to look for new opportunities to best meet the needs of the membership and the profession. I look forward to working with the Board of Directors and the membership to ensure that LITA continues to lead in exploring and enabling new technologies to empower libraries.