Patrick Callahan, Director of the Library at Purchase College, has joined the NYSHEI Governing Board representing the SUNY 4-year colleges.
Mr. Callahan became Purchase College Library Director in 1999. Prior to that, he worked for almost twenty years in technical services, including as Assistant Dean for Collections and Technical Services at St. John’s University (Queens, NY), Assistant Dean for Technical Services at Ball State University (Muncie, IN), Head of Cataloging at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and as a cataloger at the Center for Research Libraries (Chicago, IL).
Mr. Callahan has twice served as president of the Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization (WALDO) and has served on its Executive Board for over twelve years. He has served as chair of the SUNY Council of Library Directors and as president of the New York Technical Services Librarians. Mr. Callahan served on numerous American Library Association committees including as chair of the ALCTS Committee to Study Serials Cataloging and chair of the ALCTS Catalog Form and Function Committee.
He holds a MLS from Indiana University, a MA in American History from Ball State, and a BA from the College of William and Mary. Mr. Callahan will fill the NYSHEI Board seat being vacated by Constantia Constantinou of SUNY Maritime College who will be on sabbatical.
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