Betty Drees Johnson, Library Director and Professor, duPont-Ball Library, Stetson University

Betty Drees Johnson

Library Director and Professor

duPont-Ball Library, Stetson University

(386) 822-7178

FAX: (386) 740-3626

As Director of the duPont-Ball Library at Stetson University, I have the honor of working with a very talented and dedicated team of library faculty and staff. I work closely with Associate Director Susan M. Ryan and Head of Technical Services Debbi Dinkins. We have been promoting the Stetson University Library Associates, a fairly new group of alumni, faculty, staff, and friends who support the Library's goals and objectives to optimize services and materials for our students.

I have been active in the Florida Library Association, serving on the Board several times and as President 2001/02. FLA is a very proactive organization promoting libraries of all types and the interests of librarians and library staff and volunteers. I currently serve on the Florida Library Network Council and serve as chair and fiscal agent for the ICUF (Independent Colleges & Universities of Florida) Libraries Group. I was elected to the Board of Directors of the Central Florida Library Cooperative in the fall of 2006.

I received my MLS from Columbia University in 1964 and my M.A. in History (1962) and B.A. in History with a Spanish minor (1959) from Stetson University.

Non-professional interests include travel and antiques. I have served on the Boards of the DeLand Cultural Arts Center and the DeLand Museum of Art.

A member of the League of Women Voters for decades, I recently agreed to join the Board of the League of Women Voters of Volusia County. I serve as the webmaster for this organization.

A few of my favorite free sites are:
Bookfinder an out-of-print book search engine
Google's advanced search engine

Library of Congress
The Florida Memory Project

The American Memory Collection

This site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections relating to the history and culture of the United States. The latest added is sheet music, 1820-1885.

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