Resume
William A. Wortman
Humanities Librarian Emeritus (1975-2007) with Principal Librarian rank,
Miami
University,
Oxford, Ohio 45056
333 King Library. E-mail:
wortmawa@muohio.edu
Homepage
Publications and Papers
Books
- Performing Worlds into Being: Native American Women's
Theater.
Ed.
Ann Elizabeth Armstrong, Kelli Lyon Johnson, and William A. Wortman.
Oxford, OH: Miami University Press, 2009.
- Literature
in English: A Guide for Librarians in the Digital
Age. Ed. Betty H. Day and William A. Wortman, ACRL Publications in
Librarianship, no. 54. Chicago: Association of College and Research
Libraries, 2000.
- A Guide to Serial Bibliographies for Modern Literatures. 2nd ed.
New York: MLA, 1995. Updated on
Serial
Bibliographies web site.
- Collection Management: Background and Principles. Chicago: ALA,
1989. Japanese translation: Zosho kanri: haikei to gensoku.
Trans.
Matsudo Yasuko. Tokyo: Kelso Shobo, 1994.
- A Guide to Serial Bibliographies for Modern Literatures. New
York: MLA, 1982.
Articles
- "The 'Interminable Dramatic Daisy Miller.'" Henry James
Review
28
(2007): 281-91.
- "Libraries, Librarians, and the Resources of Literary Study." In
Teaching Literary Research. Eds. Stephen Harris and Kathleen
Johnson.
Publications in Librarianship. Chicago: American Library Association,
forthcoming 2009.
- "Literary Hydraulics and Libraries." Rev. of The Fluid Text:
A Theory of Revision and Editing for Book and Screen, by John
Bryant. Biblio-Notes no. 41 (2003): 2-3.
- "Library Collections in the Twenty-First Century." Words'Worth:
Friends of the Miami University Libraries Fall 2001, p. 15.
- "The Nature of Library Collections," pp. 20-59, in Literature in
English: A
Guide for Librarians in the Digital
Age. Ed. Betty H. Day and William A. Wortman, ACRL Publications in
Librarianship, no. 54. Chicago: Association of College and Research
Libraries, 2000.
- "Introduction: Collaborative Partnerships," pp. 1-19, with Betty H.
Day, in Literature in English: A Guide for Librarians in the Digital
Age. Ed. Betty H. Day and William A. Wortman, ACRL Publications in
Librarianship, no. 54. Chicago: Association of College and Research
Libraries, 2000.
- "Collection Management." ALA World Encyclopedia of Library and
Information Services. 3rd ed. Chicago: ALA, 1992.
- "Collection Management." Library Resources and Technical
Services 31 (1987): 287-305.
- "The Graduate Research and Bibliography Course." Literary Research
Newsletter 10 (1986): 5-16. With David D. Mann.
Papers
- "'Too Much Woman for Winterbourne': Daisy Miller and a
Taxonomy
of Presentation." SHARP 11th Annual Conference, Scripps College, July 11,
2003.
- Invited panelist, "Research Competencies in Literary Studies."
American Library Association annual meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, June 15,
2002.
- "Printing and American Culture." SHARP 9th Annual Conference, Colonial
Williamsburg, Virginia, July 21, 2001.
- "Creating Electronic Texts as a Research Methods Course." Modern
Language Association, annual meeting, Washington, December 2000.
- "Literary Production, Literary Information, and Literary Culture:
Literary Study and the Contemporary Curriculum." Modern Language
Association, annual meeting, Toronto, December 1997.
- "The Long and Happy Life of Daisy Miller." 2nd SHARP Conference,
Library of Congress, Washington, DC, July 1994.
- "Critical Introductions and Bibliographic Guides." Modern Language
Association annual meeting, Toronto, December 1993.
- "The Role of the College Dramaturg." Pinter Festival: An International Meeting, Ohio State University, April 1991.
- "The Text as Process." Modern Language Association annual meeting,
New York, December 1987.
- "'The Decay of That Colossal Wreck': The Extraordinary Problems of
Research Collections in Ordinary Libraries." Modern Language Association
annual meeting, New York, December 1983.
Web Pages
- Native
American
Women
Playwrights Archive. Homepage of the Archive, including an online
directory of Native women playwrights of the Americas.
- Serial
Bibliographies. Update and correction of A Guide to
Serial Bibliographies for Modern Literatures (2nd ed., MLA, 1995).
[Inactive]
Courses Taught
- American Studies 101. Print and American Culture
- American Studies 180.Honors. The Politics of Information
- English 171. Technology and the Humanities
- English 329. Resources and
Methods for
Literary Study
- Theatre 601. Introduction to Theatre
Research
- English 604. Introduction to Research and Bibliography
- English 751. Creating Electronic Texts
- German 640. Research Methods
- Systems Analysis 101. Information
Resources
Library, University, and Professional Service and Honors
- Director and founder, Native American Women
Playwrights Archive, 1997-
- Coordinator, Collection Development Cluster, Miami University
ELibraries, 1998-2005
- Library Representative, Liberal Education Council, 1996-2005
- Member, Technology and the Humanities Learning Community, 2002-2004
- Chair, Literatures in English Section,
Association of College
and Research Libraries, 2000-2001. Formerly Member-at-Large and Chair,
Publications Committee
- Dramaturg for Miami University Theatre production of Harold Pinter's
The Birthday Party, March 1991.
- Who's Who in America, 1999-
Education and Professional Positions
- BA, Wesleyan University, 1962. Psychology
- MA, University of
Nebraska, 1965. English
- PhD, Case Western Reserve
University, 1972. English
- MSLS, 1975. Librarianship
- Humanities Librarian, Miami
University, 1975-2007; Principal Librarian rank;
Affiliate
Assistant Professor in the
Department of English
- Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Library Service, Columbia
University, 1983-84
- Instructor, then Assistant Professor of English, St. Francis College,
1972-74, Doane College, 1965-67, 1970-72
Memberships
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