Ajaye Bloomstone

Biography

Acquisitions Librarian

MLS, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences

BA, University of Pittsburgh

E-mail: llajaye@lsu.edu

Tel.: 225 578 4044

Oversees all aspects of library collection acquisitions in all formats; responsible for DOCLINE requests and loans

Professional Experience:

Acquisitions Librarian, LSU Law Center Library

Cataloger/Copy Catalog Unit Head, LSU Law Center Library

Librarian, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center

Librarian, Medical Center of Baton Rouge

Cataloger, Coe Library, University of Wyoming

Social and Hard Sciences Cataloger, LSU Library

Catalog Maintenance Unit Head, LSU Library

Publications/Presentations/Projects

The Literature of Rock, 1954-1978 (Scarecrow Press, 1981) – contributor

Origins of American Academic Librarianship (Ablex Publishing, 1981) -- indexer

U.S. Serials Services  (in: “Prices of U.S. and Foreign Published Materials,” Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 2000-) -- contributor

Presenter – Has “Everything” Made it Into Your Disaster Plan?, SEAALL, 2008

Presenter – Redefining work roles in response to changing environments, AALL, 2009

Professional Affiliations

American Association of Law Libraries

American Association of Law Libraries – Southeast Chapter

American Library Association

Baton Rouge Hospital Libraries Consortia

Courses taught:

Cataloging (formal class at LSU School of Library and Information Science)

Cataloging (formal class for a visually disabled student at LSU School of Library and Information Science)