Debbi Dinkins
Associate Dean of the duPont-Ball Library
Debbi Dinkins is a professor and associate dean of the duPont-Ball Library. She is responsible for acquisitions, cataloging, periodicals and library computer systems. Her articles have been published in College and Research Libraries and The Journal of Academic Librarianship.
Education
- M.A., library service, University of Alabama
- B.M.E., mechanical engineering, Auburn University
Research Interests
- Library collection development
- Demand-driven acquisitions
- E-book usage
Publications
- "Who Chooses Wisely? E-book PDA Purchases: Librarian and Teaching Faculty Selections," Against the Grain 24, no.6 (2013): 14-19.
- "Individual Title Requests in PDA Collections: A Small University Library's Experience," College and Research Libraries News 73, no.5 (2012): 249-252, 255.
- "Allocating Academic Library Budgets: Adapting Historical Data Models at One University Library," Collection Management 36, no.2 (2011): 119-130.
- "Measuring Referrals: The Use of Paraprofessionals at the Reference Desk," Journal of Academic Librarianship 36, no. 4 (2010): 279-286. (co-authored with Susan Ryan)
