2022 Beta Phi Mu Election

2022 Officer and Director Election

You must be a member of Beta Phi Mu to participate in Elections.

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* 1. Last Name, First Name:

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* 2. University name:

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* 3. Chapter Affiliation:

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* 4. Year of Induction:

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* 5. VP/President Elect -- 3 year term (2022-2025). Please vote for one.

Name: Jennifer Steele, Ph.D.
Chapter Affiliation: Professional Member

Dr. Jennifer Steele is an Assistant Professor in the School of Library and Information Science at The University of Southern Mississippi. She earned both her MLIS degree and her Ph.D. in Communication and Information Sciences from The University of Alabama, completing the degrees in 2013 and 2017 respectively. She brings with her years of professional experience working as an academic librarian. Her research focuses on intellectual freedom, censorship, and information access.

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My name is Jennifer Steele and I am running for Vice-President/President-Elect of Beta Phi Mu. If elected, I would prioritize raising much needed funds to support scholarships and awards that foster our values of scholarship, leadership, and service. These scholarships and awards allow Beta Phi Mu to continue to support the accomplishments of library and information studies students and professionals. I would also work to grow the honor society’s membership. I am running for Vice-President/President-Elect because I believe in the values of Beta Phi Mu and desire to play a role in its exciting future.

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* 6. Director-At-Large -- 2 year term (2022-2024) Please vote for up to three.

Candidate: Juliette Appold
BPM Chapter Affiliation: Omicron Chapter, NJ.

Juliette Appold is the Head of the Music Section at the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) of the Library of Congress. She leads a team of music librarians who provide Music Reader Services. The services to blind and print disabled patrons include reference, circulation of braille music scores, digital audio books on music instruction and music appreciation in physical and digital formats. She manages the largest braille music score library in the world. She oversees the publication of weekly blogs by the Music Section (link), the production of accessible music magazines and the digitization of braille scores.

Juliette completed her MLIS with specialization in Digital Libraries in 2015 from Rutgers University (4.0/4.0) with honors. During her studies she was the President of Rutgers’ Special Library Association (RUSLA) Student Chapter and of the Student Organization for Unique and Rare Collections Everywhere (SOURCE). She was awarded an SLA scholarship and was inducted into the Beta Phi Mu Honor Society. Additionally, she holds a Ph.D. in musicology from the University of Marburg in Germany, a Master’s degree from Leipzig University, a teaching degree from the University of Paderborn and a Bachelor of Music degree from Saint Olaf College in Northfield, MN. She recently completed three leadership courses from the Harvard Business School Online and earned a Certificate of Specialization in Leadership and Management.

Among her publications are a dissertation on Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, editions of his correspondence published by Bärenreiter Verlag, editions of Maurice Ravel chamber music, articles and blogs on composers, musicians, and accessible music materials from NLS. She has presented at conferences on topics of music, digital libraries, and on NLS services. She is the current president of the Women’s Forum at the Library of Congress Professional Association. She is interested in leadership, DEIA topics, and in providing digital access to information.

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Change requires adaptation, rethinking, and work. BPM has gone through significant changes in recent years. I see opportunities to build new paths for Beta Phi Mu. I see opportunities to revamp the web presence. I see opportunities to get more focused. I see opportunities to partner with sponsors beyond library-associated organizations. I would be interested in helping with Beta Phi Mu’s Strategy moving forward.

Candidate: Kathleen De Long
Chapter: Simmons, Beta Beta Chapter

Dr. Kathleen De Long has a Master in Public Management from the University of Alberta and a doctorate from Simmons College in Boston as well as an MLIS from the University of Alberta. As Deputy Chief Librarian and Executive Director of the Library & Museums portfolio at the University of Alberta, her work with the University of Alberta Libraries includes all aspects of human resources management as well as numerous other administrative duties. For the past two years Dr. De Long has also been acting as Interim Chair of the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta.

Dr. De Long's research has focused on investigating leadership within the library profession. She has been involved in three major studies of human resources in Canadian libraries. The Future of Human Resources in Canadian Libraries, also known as the 8Rs study, delivered workplace and demographic data about the characteristics of Canadian library personnel. The report focused on recruitment, retirement, retention, remuneration, repatriation, rejuvenation, re-accreditation and restructuring within Canadian Libraries – hence its short title: the 8Rs study.

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I am interested in the Director at Large position because I have always been interested in the Beta Phi Honor Society and its benefits without investing a great deal of time or knowing much about it. The world seems to have grown a bit darker over the past two years. The Beta Phi Mu motto Aliis inserviendo consumor, “Consumed in the service of others”, seems like the perfect antidote or solution to moving forward and rebuilding our organizations and institutions. We all know the power of recognition, of opportunities such as scholarships, and of connections within the profession. Beta Phi Mu is a career benefit and I would be happy to take a leadership role in promoting and ensuring the positive force and aims of Beta Phi Mu.

Candidate: Vanessa Reyes, Ph.D.
BPM Chapter Affiliation: BETA PHI

Dr. Vanessa Reyes is an Assistant Professor of Instruction for the School of Information at the University of South Florida. As a Latina daughter of immigrants who lived in Cuba and the United States, Dr. Reyes is sensitive to the challenges that ethnic minorities face in academia. Committed to diversity. Dr. Reyes, recognizes the barriers faced by women and minorities engaging in the library and archival sciences, and is working closely with professional organizations such as REFORMA (National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking), and the JCLC (Joint Council of Librarians of Color) to positively impact the profession through targeting these challenges.

Dr. Reyes holds a Ph.D. in Library and Information Science from Simmons College, an M.S. in Library and Information Studies from Florida State University and a B.A. in English from Florida International University. Having worked in archives, legislative, university, and public libraries, she became interested in exploring the PIM (Personal Information Management) field when she noticed that researchers' interest were sparked when they used appropriately organized and preserved personal collections for scholarly work. Her current research contributes to the emerging field of personal information management (PIM), quantifying how individual users are organizing, managing, and preserving digital information.

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As an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the School of Information at the University of South Florida, for the past two years, I have been actively participating in the Beta Phi-Mu induction ceremonies, and this past semester had the opportunity to coordinate the ceremony and invitation process. This was a wonderful experience as I was able to learn the practice and worked closely with faculty to carry out the ceremony while promoting the values of Beta Phi Mu. Becoming involved while also being a member of Beta Phi Mu has made me realize how much I wanted to contribute to the organization on a national scale. I am interested in serving as a Director-at-Large for the Beta Phi Mu International Society. Holding this position would allow me the opportunity to encourage scholastic achievement among students in library and information studies, while contributing to the growth of the organization in providing opportunities for other information disciplines such as the humanities, information science and technology.

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