V. Faye Phillips

Associate Dean of Libraries

Address: 295 Middleton Library
E-mail: fphilli@lsu.edu
Telephone: 225-578-2217
Fax: 225-578-6825

Areas of Responsibility:

As Associate Dean of Libraries I am responsible for for the administration of the Special Collections division of the LSU Libraries; grants administration; fundraising and development; oversight of the University Archives' records management functions; directing the LSU Libraries online journal, Civil War Book Review; outreach and service to the University and community.

Educational Background:

Master of Science in Library Science, UNC, Chapel Hill, 1982
Master of Arts, American History, Georgia State University, 1979
Bachelor of Arts, History, Georgia State University, 1976

Professional Experience:

LSU Libraries, 1986-present, tenured 1989, Librarian 1994
United States Senate, Archivist, 1985-1986
National Archives, Archivist, 1984
Troup County Historical Society-Archives, La Grange, GA.,Director,1982-1984
LaGrange College, GA, History Dept. Instructor, 1983-1984
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Archivist, Assistant Librarian, 1979-1982

Areas of Research:

Special collections libraries services and functions, developing digital libraries, women and families history, local and Louisiana history, political collections, and academic library administration.

Recent Publications:

Historic Baton Rouge: An Illustrated History, with Sylvia Frank Rodrigue, St.Antonio, TX: Historical Publishing Network, 2006.

Congressional Papers: Collecting, Appraising, Arranging and Describing,Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, Publishers, 1996.

Local History Collections in Libraries. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited,1995.

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