Teresa Y. Neely was named the new director of Zimmerman Library on the UNM main campus. Neely comes from the University of Maryland, where she was the head of Reference at the Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery.
Prior to that she was an assistant professor and reference librarian at Colorado State University Libraries where she held several positions. Neely holds a bachelor of science degree in accounting from South Carolina State College and received her M.L.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the school of Information Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh.
Neely’s research and scholarly interests include diversity, information literacy, instruction, staff training and development, reference services and management issues. Her publications include: “Diversity Now: People, Collections and Services in Academic Libraries,” co-edited with Kuang-Hwei (Janet) Lee-Smeltzer, “In Our Own Voices: The Changing Face of Librarianship,” co-edited with K.K. Abif and “Sociological and Psychological Aspects of Information Literacy in Higher Education.”
Neely recently completed a book with ALA Editions, titled “Information Literacy Assessment: Standards-Based Tools, Surveys and Best Practices.”
Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627