JoAnn Hounshell has served as the Director of Bibliographic Services at the Chicago-Kent College of Law Library since April 2003. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Virginia College at Wise, and a master’s in library and information science from Catholic University of America.
Prior to joining Chicago-Kent, JoAnn was the Head of Acquisitions at the Pritzker Legal Research Center at the Northwestern University School of Law, and the Acquisitions Manager at George Mason University School of Law Library.
Professionally, JoAnn has been an active member of AALL, CALL, as well as ALA. She is a past chair of the TS-SIS, and has served as the treasurer of CALL. Currently, JoAnn is a member of CRIV and chair of the TS-SIS Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Development. Before relocating to Chicago, JoAnn was a member of LLSDC, SEALL, and VALL.
Everyone is talking about change. But if you think about it, nothing has really changed for academic law libraries - except for everything we do and how we do it! Our profession is experiencing changes in technology that impact how libraries provide the most basic research and teaching support to faculty, as well as, changes in the traditional organizational structures of our libraries and law schools.
Depending on your point of view, these changes are exciting opportunities or unwelcome developments. Personally, I see these as exciting and exhausting times for librarians. ALL-SIS is an important resource for the membership. Through development of innovative continuing education programs, grants and scholarships, and publications, the SIS has the ability to provide the tools that ensure that our members remain in the center of, and relevant, in a changing environment. I would consider it a wonderful opportunity to serve as the ALL-SIS secretary.
