- Ph.D., 2005, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
- M.L.S., 1990, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX
- B.A., 1978, Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK
Dr. Gary Fitsimmons
Director of Library Services
Professor of Information Literacy
E-mail: Gary.fitsimmons@bryan.edu
Office Phone: 423.775.7196
Box: 7793
Curriculum Vitae »
Academic Degrees
Academic Honors and Recognitions
- Marquis’ Who’s Who in America, 2009-2015
- Marquis’ Who’s Who in the World, 2010-2014
Professional Activities
- Association of Christian Librarians: Moderated the Unconference session on Information Literacy 2015
- ALA Ambassador, Annual Conference, 2008
- ALA New Member Round Table mentor 2009-10
- Amigos Library Services Planning Focus Groups participant 1998, 1999, 2002
- Appalachian College Association’s Bowen Library Director’s Council: Ad Hoc BCLA Structure Assessment Committee 2009-2010
- Appalachian College Association’s Bowen Library Director’s Council: Administrative Issues Committee 2009-2012
- Appalachian College Association’s Bowen Library Director’s Council: Shared Catalog Strategic Planning Committee 2012-
- LLAMA – Fund Raising and Financial Development Section: Trends, Marketing, and Project Development Committee 2007-2009
- LLAMA – Library Organization & Management Section: Risk Management and Insurance Committee 2007-2011, Chair 2008-2011
- LLAMA – Library Organization & Management Section: Nominating Committee 2010-2011
- LLAMA – Library Organization & Management Section: Occupational Development Discussion Group Chair 2009-2012
- LLAMA – Library Organization & Management Section: Vice-Chair/Chair/Past Chair 2011-2014
- LLAMA – Board Executive Committee Section Representative 2012-2013
- LLAMA – Systems and Services Section: Management Practices Committee 2007-2009
- Llano Estacato Information Access Network Bylaws Committee, 1999-2001
- Moderated ‘You’ve Been Shopped! Mystery Shopping for Better Service’ at ALA Annual Conference, 2008
- Q User Advisory Council 2001-2002
- Q User Information Community Initiating Board member 2000-2001
- Resource Identification and Priorities Work Group, Texas Heritage Digitization Initiative, 2005
- ‘The Institutional Repository as a Platform for a Digital Commons’ presented at the Snezek Library Leadership Institute of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, July 15-17, 2009
- Served on three Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges onsite and offsite accreditation review committees 2011, 2013
- Texas Library Association: College and University Libraries Division, Grants and Awards Committee 2002-2004
- Texas Library Association: Leadership Development Committee 2004-2006
- Texas Library Association: Research and Scholarship Committee 2000-2003
- West Texas Conference on Librries and Information Services delegate 1990
Professional Associations
- Association of Christian Librarians 2015-
- American Library Association 1988-1994, 2006-
- Library Leadership, Administration, and Management Association 2006-2015
Selected Publications
- Regular column: “Library Leadership” in The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances, Emerald Publishers, vol. 2 no. 4 (2007) through vol. 27 no. 2 (2014)
- Academic Library Directors in the Eyes of Hiring Administrators,’ Advances in Library Administration and Management vol. 26 (2008)
- “Salary Studies: Approach with Caution” CHECS/NMARL Fall Conference, 1996
Topics of Expertise
- Copyright and “Fair Use” in Higher Education
- Information Literacy
- Library and Information Science
- Library Management