William Armstrong
Collection Development Coordinator
notwwa@lsu.edu
(225) 578-2738
Armstrong assists the Head of Reference/Collection Development with the management of the LSU Libraries’ collections in all disciplines. His responsibilities include promoting innovative collection services; supervising the collection development and outreach duties of the liaisons; providing training and mentoring; coordinating liaisons’ activities for selection and weeding projects; working with liaisons and Acquisitions to compile accreditation reports; assisting in managing the budget and developing collection development policies; reviewing journal and electronic database subscriptions, standing orders, and licensing agreements; participating in the Louisiana Online University Information Service statewide consortium; serving as subject librarian and faculty liaison for the Departments of Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy.
Formerly Head of the Chemistry Library, Armstrong continues to act as subject librarian for Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy. For almost 10 years, Armstrong co-taught a required class for biochemistry majors entitled, “Information Retrieval for the Sciences.” He continues to provide specialized instruction to graduate and undergraduate chemistry students as part of specific courses.
