Linda R. Musser Pennsylvania State University 105 Deike Building University Park, PA 16802-2710 (814) 863-7073 (814) 865-1379 (fax) 146.186.39.75 (Ariel) Lrm4@psu.edu
Librarian and Head of the Fletcher L. Byrom Earth and Mineral Sciences Library

Education:

M.S. - Library and Information Science, University of Illinois, 1985.
B.S. - Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, 1981.

Experience:

Head, Fletcher L. Byrom Earth and Mineral Sciences Library, Pennsylvania State University, University Park PA. 1991 to date.

Engineering Librarian and Engineering/Earth & Mineral Sciences Cataloger, Pennsylvania State University. 1985 - 1991.

Research Programmer and Library Supervisor, University of Illinois. 1984 - 1985.

Selected Presentations:

Planning for Digital Projects. (With Kristi Jensen) Presented at the 5th Annual Meeting of the Atmospheric Sciences Librarians International, January 2002, Orlando, Florida.

What Geoscientists Cite. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, November 2002, Denver, Colorado.

Alliance for Earth Science, Engineering, and Development in Africa Library Program. Presented at the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, November 11, 2004, Denver, Colorado.

Geocaching for Libraries. Presented at the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 2005.

Alternative Resources for Meteorological Research. Presented at the Atmospheric Sciences Librarians International meeting, February 1, 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Collection Development in the Earth Sciences

Widgets and Wikies and Blogs, Oh My! – Emerging Technology Tools to Connect You to Your Users - Presented at the Atmospheric Science Librarians International meeting, January 2008.

Selected Publications:

Conkling, T.W. and L.R. Gruber (co-author). "Technical Report Demand at a Research University". Government Publications Review, 14:397-404 (1987).

Musser, Linda R. "Identifying Standards: How to Find Out if a Standard Exists". ASTM Standardization News, 17(4):44-47 (April 1989).

Musser, Linda R. "Tracking Down Specs, Standards". Industrial Fabric Products Review, 66(6):40-42 (October 1989).

Musser, Linda R. "Free Government Standards/Specs". Sci-Tech News, 44(3):50-51 (August 1990).

Conkling, T.W. and L.R. Musser (co-author). "Technical Report Collections on Campus: Development and Use". Collection Building, 10(1-2):34-39 (1990).

Musser, Linda R. "Standards Collections for Academic Libraries". Science & Technology Libraries, 10(3):59-71 (Spring 1990). Also published as Standards Collections for Academic Libraries. Chapter in Role of Standards in Sci-Tech Libraries, pp. 59-71. Edited by E. Mount. Haworth Press, Binghamton, N.Y. (1990).

Musser, Linda R. and Thomas W. Conkling (co-author). "Impact of NTIS CD-ROM on the Use of a Technical Report Collection". College & Research Libraries News, 52(2):110-111 (February 1991).

Musser, Linda R. "Naval Publications and Forms Center". Documents to the People, 19(1):44 (March 1991).

Musser, Linda R. and JoAnne Overman (co-author). Accessing Standards Information in the United States: Verification, Identification, Acquisition and Technical Assistance. Chapter in A Sourcebook of Standards Information: Education, Access, and Development, p.117-127. Edited by Steven M. Spivak and Keith A. Winsell. G.K. Hall, Boston (1991).

Ruffner, James A. and L. R. Musser (co-compilers). Union List of Technical Reports, Standards, and Patents in Engineering Libraries. 2nd edition. American Society for Engineering Education, Washington, D.C. (1992).

Musser, Linda R. "Recycling ASTM Standards". ASTM Standardization News, 20(10):60-61 (Oct. 1992).

Musser, Linda R. "Coverage of Geoscience Information Society Literature in Library and Information Science Sources". Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh Meeting of the Geoscience Information Society, 23:77-88 (1992). Abstract of paper published in Abstracts with Programs (Geological Society of America), 24(7):A248 (1992) and the GIS Newsletter no.137:7-8 (August 1992).

Musser, Linda R. "NTIS and Environmental Topics". Green Library Journal, 2(1):27-29 (Winter 1993).

Butkovich, Nancy J. and Linda R. Musser (co-author). "Analysis of References in U.S. Geological Survey Bulletins, Circulars and Professional Papers" Proceedings of the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Geoscience Information Society, 24:167-171 (1993). Abstracts of paper published in Abstracts with Programs (Geological Society of America), 25(6):A313 (Sept. 1993) and in GIS Newsletter, no.143:12 (Aug. 1993).

Musser, Linda R. "Climate and Global Change Serials and Internet Discussion Lists". Serials Review, 20(1):59-80 (1994).

Musser, Linda R. "Return of the Spider Woman, or Librarians Meet the Web" [abstract] Abstracts with Programs (Geological Society of America), 27(6):A197 (1995) and in GIS Newsletter, no.155:6 (Aug. 1995). Full paper published in the Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 26:49-50 (1996).

Musser, Linda R. and Thomas W. Conkling (co-author). "Characteristics of Engineering Citations" Science and Technology Libraries 15(4):41-49 (1996).

Musser, Linda R. (editor). Union List of Technical Reports, Standards and Patents in Engineering Libraries. 3rd ed. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education, 1996.

Musser, Linda R. "Earth System Science: The Real Environmental Science" Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 27:1-3 (1997).

Musser, Linda R. "Internet Information on Hazards and Disasters: Resources for Researchers" Science and Technology Libraries 16(1):11-18 (1996).

Andrew, Paige G. and Linda R. Musser (co-author). "Collaborative Design of World Wide Web Pages: A Case Study" Information Technologies and Libraries 16(1):34-38 (March 1997).

Musser, Linda R. and Lisa A. Recupero. "Internet Resources on Disasters" College and Research Libraries News 58(6):403-407 (June 1997).

Musser, Linda R. "El-Nino: A Mediagraphy" MC Journal: The Journal of Academic Media Librarianship 6(1) (Spring 1998).

Wishard, Lisa A. and Linda R. Musser. "Preservation Strategies for Geoscience Literature: New Technologies for an Old Literature" Library Resources and Technical Services, 43(3):131-139 (July 1999).

Musser, Linda. "Obtaining Out-of-Print Sci-Tech Materials: A Brief Survey of Internet Resources". Sci-Tech News 53(3):16-17 (August 1999).

Musser, Linda R. "What We Say and What We Reward: Valuing Employees Through Recognition Programs" Library Administration and Management 15(2):85-90 (Spring 2001).

Musser, Linda R. "Effective Retention Strategies for Diverse Employees" Journal of Library Administration 33(1/4):63-72 (2001).

Engineering Libraries: Building Collections and Developing Services Co-edited with Tom Conkling this double issue of Science and Technology Libraries 19(3/4) (2001) 235 p.

Jensen, Kristi and Linda Musser. "Digital Indexes to Geologic Map Sets" Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society 32:137-142 (2002).

Musser, Linda and Becky Albitz. “Video Resources for the Engineering Curriculum.” Science & Technology Libraries 20(4):29-37 (2002).

Musser, Linda R. “What Geoscientists Cite: A Comparative Survey.” Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, 33:5-10 (2003).

Musser, Linda R. “Preservation of Geoscience Data and Collections” In DMT’03 Workshop Proceedings. USGS open file report 03-471.

Jensen, Kristi, Linda Musser and Paige Andrew. “Index Maps for the Digital Age” Information Technology and Libraries 23(2):81-87 (June 2004).

Musser, Linda R. “Cite It or Lose It? The Task Force on Citation of Geoscience Data” Science Editor 27(2):52 (2004)

Justina Osa and Linda Musser, "The Role of Posters in Teacher Education Programs" Education Libraries 27(1):16-21 (2004).

Musser, Linda R. (editor) Geoinformatics (Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, v.35) Arlington, Va.:Geoscience Information Society, 2005.

Musser, Linda. "The Alliance for Earth Sciences, Engineering and Development in Africa Library Program" Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society v.35 (2005):53-54.

Musser, Linda and Anne Behler "Building a Map Humidifier - How to Flatten Your Maps" Western Association of Map Libraries Information Bulletin 37(2):64-68 (March 2006)

"Alternative Sources of Meteorological Data" Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 87(6):733-734 (June 2006). [invited]

"Variations on a Theme by MARC, Opus 586" College & Research Libraries News 67(9):543 (October 2006)

Musser, Linda. "Mining engineering citations study" Issues in Science and Technology Libraries, no.47 (2007). http://www.istl.org/07-winter/article3.html

Musser, Linda "Geocaching for Libraries" Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, v.36 (2007): 95-97.

Musser, Linda "Accessing the Discoveries from the Past: The Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania" Proceedings of the Geoscience Information Society, v.37. (in press)

Musser, Linda and Beth Roberts, "A Study of Color in Dissertations and Theses" Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical Services (in press)

Rimland, Emily, Nancy J. Butkovich and Linda Musser, "Science Documentaries at Your Library: Two Penn State Programs" Issues in Science and Technology Libraries. (in press)

Research Projects:

Microprints Project - The purpose of this project was to find a way to allow copying of microprints (microopaques or microcards) using off the shelf materials. The project was completed successfully in the spring of 2001 utilizing standard PC components and software. Specific setup details are available upon request.

Indexes to older engineering literature

Last updated: March 2008

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