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Associate Professor Andrée J. Rathemacher (A.B. Brown, M.L.I.S. University of Rhode Island, M.B.A. University of Rhode Island) joined the faculty of the University of Rhode Island Libraries in 1995. From 1995 to 2003, she served as
Reference/Bibliographer, Business in the Library’s Department of Public Services. In
this role, she assisted library users at the Reference Desk, provided specialized
reference assistance in business and related areas, developed guides to using library
materials and databases, and taught sections of LIB 120 Introduction to Information
Literacy and LIB 140 Special Topics in Information Literacy. She was also actively
involved in developing and promoting the Library’s information literacy program. In 2003,
Andrée joined the Department of Technical Services as the Serials Librarian. As Head of
the Serials Unit, she oversees the Library’s subscriptions to print and electronic
journals, reference databases, and other materials of a serial nature. The University
Library spends about $2 million a year on subscriptions to approximately 2,000 print
periodicals, 4,000 online periodicals, and 65 online databases, many of which contain full
text. With access to a total of almost 16,000 periodical titles online, the researcher is
faced with a rich but confusing array of online information. To make identifying and
connecting to online periodical information easier, the Serials Unit has implemented
Serials Solutions’ e-journal Access and Management Suite and Article Linker. With an
ever growing number of the Library’s periodical subscriptions converted to
online-only format, the researcher is now able to search, read, and print articles
directly from his computer at any time of day or night from anywhere in the world. Andrée Rathemacher’s scholarship and professional activities have produced a book, a book chapter, an internationally acclaimed refereed article (that took a prestigious international award) among other refereed and non-refereed articles, book exhibits, and presented papers. She has worked with the Rhode Island Library Association and was recently chair of the ACRL/NEC Business Librarians Interest Group. Andrée is also a member of the board of trustees of the South Kingstown Library System. Andrée
serves as subject selector and the Library's liaison to the College of Business
Administration, the Schmidt Labor Research Center, the Department of Environmental and
Natural Resource Economics, and the Department of Economics. In addition, she acts
as the Library's Webmaster.
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