Janine Golden, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
School of Library and Information Studies

Professional Preparation

Ph.D., 2005, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Library Sciences

M.L.S., 1982, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Library & Information Science

M.Ed., 1977, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 
Educational Administration 

Fellow, 2001-2004, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Library Sciences

Professional Experience

• State Library Program Specialist, State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida
• Coordinator, State Library and Archives of Florida Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute
• Coordinator and Creator of State Library and Archives of Florida statewide library leadership formal mentoring program
• Manager of Programming, Houston Public Library, Houston, Texas
• Library Branch Manager/Librarian, Houston Public Library, Houston, Texas
• Library Branch Manager/Librarian, Memphis/Shelby County Public Library and Information Center, Memphis, Tennessee
• Assistant Branch Manager/Librarian, San Antonio Public Library, San Antonio, Texas
• Supervisor of elementary school library programs, Altoona Area School District, Altoona, PA
• Elementary School Librarian, Altoona Area School District, Altoona, PA

Teaching

• Texas Woman’s University, Master’s level: LS 5813 Information Professions; LS 5303 The Public Library.
• Adjunct Instructor, College of Information, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. MLIS on campus and distance education courses taught: Information Leadership, and Introduction to Information Professions.
• Visiting faculty member for IMLS grant “Libraries Serving the Public” (LSP), College of Information, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. MLIS courses taught: Community and Collaboration, and Information Leadership.
• Visiting Instructor, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. MLS Fast Track course taught: Public Library Management.
• Elementary school teacher, Altoona Area School District, Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Scholarship/Honors

• Co-editor, (1/1/2008) Advances in Library Administration and Organization, Emerald.
• Co-Project Director, Professional Education for Librarians in Small Communities (PELSC) IMLS grant.

Publications

• “Florida’s Library Leadership Program.” American Library Association Interface v. 29, Issue 3, 2007. Co-authored with Faye C. Roberts.
• “Talent Management, Succession Planning, Leadership Development...What’s Needed?” College & Junior College Libraries. Susan Anderson, ed. v.13, Issue 4, December 2006.
• “Career Development Directions for the Public Library Middle Level Manager.” In Advances in Library Administration and Organization, v.23. Edward D. Garten, Delmus E. Williams, and James M. Nyce, eds. Spring, 2006.
• “Leadership and Recruitment.....Florida Style.” Florida Libraries, Fall 2005.
• The Role and Contribution of Strategies and Factors in the Career Successes of Public Library Directors. Dissertation. May, 2005. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Presentations

• “LAMA Formal Mentoring Program Orientation”. Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) Formal Mentoring Program, American Library Association, Anaheim, California, June 28, 2008.
• “Mentoring for Career Development”. Stepping Up: Library Leaders for the 21st Century, University of Texas Library School faculty, community, and participants of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Grant (Stepping Up), Austin, Texas, May 2, 2008.
• “Orientation Session for the Professional Education for Librarians in Small Communities (PELSC) Formal Mentoring Workshop”. Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Texas Library Association, Dallas, Texas, April 18, 2008.
• “Mentoring: A Leadership Development Career Strategy”. Workshop for Florida Academy for Management Executives (FAME) 2006 Florida. Leadership Summit: Leadership by Design, October 2006.
• “Mentoring for the Executive”. Brevard County Executive Leadership Institute. Cocoa, Florida, July 2006. 
• “Personality and Leadership”. Florida Library Association, Panelist presentation: Leadership Development Committee, April 2006.
• “Sustaining Public Access Computing and Public Libraries: Leadership Development”. Roundtable discussion delegate. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Washington, D.C., February 2006.
• “Florida’s Taxpayer Return on Investment”. Pinellas County Library Board Retreat, Pinellas County, Florida, September 2005.
• “Mentoring”. Florida Library Association, Leadership Roundtable, April 2005.

Honors

• Texas Woman’s University Redbud Award nominee for outstanding faculty advisor for a student organization by GLISA, TWU’s student chapter of the American Library Association
• State Department of Florida Visionary Award, Tallahassee, Florida
• Graduate of Eckerd College Leadership Development Institute, Florida
• Certification training in essential facilitation and conflict resolution, Florida
• Manager of the Year, Houston Public Library, Houston, Texas, 1999 and 1991

Service

• School of Library and Information Studies Faculty Advisor for the graduate student chapter of the American Library Association (GLISA)
• Texas Woman’s University COPE Faculty Advisory Committee Member, 2007-present
• SLIS Doctoral Studies Committee Member, 2007-present
• SLIS Faculty Development Committee Member, August 2008-present
• Chair, Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) Mentoring Committee, 2006-2008
• Member, LAMA Mentoring Committee
• Member, American Library Association
• Member, Public Library Association
• Member, Association for Library and Information Science Education
• Member, International Mentoring Association
• Member, Texas Library Association
• Mentor for MLIS Students, Florida State University College of Information IMLS grant “Librarians Serving the Public” (2005-2007)