Office of the Director
Joseph P. Lucia
University librarian and director of
Falvey Memorial Library
Joseph P. Lucia, University Librarian and director of
Falvey Memorial Library, was recently elected president of
PALINET,
one of the largest and oldest regional U.S. library networks, serving 600
institutional members in the mid-Atlantic region. PALINET trains over 1400
people annually through its distance and onsite workshops, provides valuable
library services and resources at discounted rates to institutional members
through its group-purchasing program and is the region's provider of searching
and cataloging services through OCLC. Mr. Lucia has been a member of the
PALINET board since 2005. Mr. Lucia is presently the Vice
President / President-Elect, on the
PALCI (Pennsylvania Academic
Library Consortium) Board (2007-2008). PALCI is a membership organization
of private and public academic libraries. He has been a member of the PALCI
board since 2003. Mr. Lucia was named University librarian to head Falvey Memorial Library,
effective August 2002.
The University librarian is a regular contributor to
Compass: New Directions at Falvey, the
electronic newsletter,
in a column entitled "Director's
Watch." The newsletter is sent to all
members of the University community, students, faculty, staff and
administration, and to others with a vital interest in Falvey Memorial Library
and the University, our alumni and our friends in the academic community.
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