Name: Corinne Nyquist
Title: Information Delivery
Academic Rank: Librarian
Department: Library
Expertise Keywords: African librarianship, Copyright, freedom of information vs privacy of government, Human rights documentation, Organizational learning, Resource sharing, Sojourner Truth
Available For: interviews, essays, speaking
Expertise: I have a Ph.D. in Information Science with emphasis on organization of knowledge, public policy and organization development. I have lived and worked in Africa. I have become the campus authority and contact on Sojourner Truth.
Currrent Research: Electronic transmission of government records and related database access/privacy issues, Ulster county records and places relating Sojourner Truth, and Rethinking resource sharing.
Contact Information
Office Phone: 845-257-3681
E-mail Address: nyquistc@newpaltz.edu
Home Phone: 845-255-0558
Personal Web Site: http://www.newpaltz.edu/~nyquistc
Other Information
Positions held at New Paltz prior to current position:
Director, World Study Center
Positions held prior to joining SUNY New Paltz:
Acquisitions Librarian, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
Education
| Colleges/ Universities Attended |
Dates Attended |
Degree Conferred |
Year Conferred |
Major Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Albany | 1995-2003 | Ph.D, | 2004 | Information Science |
| Macalester College | 1953-1957 | BA | 1957 | International Relations |
| University of Minnesota | 1960-1970 | MALS | 1971 | Library Science |
Awards/Grants/Honors
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Librarianship 1986, Ford Foundation Grant to organize a human rights documentation conference in Lesotho 1987, Who's Who in America 2007-present
Other professional activities
Consultant on human rights education to the New York State Education Department, 1988
Organizational Memberships
American Library Association-- Human Rights Task Force Chair; Freedom to Read Foundation, International Roundtable Secretary. African Studies Association--Africana Librarians Council Chair. New York African Studies Association-- Secretariat Director 1975-1998.
Publications
"Learning Organizations: A Primer for Group Facilitators" Forthcoming in Group Facilitation. Web page on Sojourner Truth at www.newpaltz.edu/sojourner_truth Africa: Human Rights Directory and Bibliography, 1988
