John Sandy
JOHN SANDY: A BRIEF RESUME
RECENT LIBRARY POSITION
1994-2017: Head, Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering, The University of Alabama.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Books
Sandy, John H. Alabama Forest Owner’s Guide to Information Resources. Tuscaloosa, Ala.: Office of University Relations, The University of Alabama, 1996. Publication supported by a grant from the Alabama Forestry Commission. Digital copy.
—– et al. The Farnham Peat Collection: Author Catalog of the Peat Research Materials in the Natural Resources Library. Duluth, Minn.: Natural Resources Library, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1990. Digital copy.
—– and Jay Fussell. Bibliography of Nebraska Geology, 1843-1976. Lincoln, Nebraska: Conservation and Survey Division, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, 1983. Digital copy.
Articles/Technical Reports
Sandy, John H. “Characterization of Geographical Aspects of the Landscape and Environment in the Area of the Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana.” Unpublished manuscript. 2018. Digital copy.
—–. “The Book Catalogue of 1848: A Time Capsule to the History of the University of Alabama.” Alabama Heritage 119 (Winter 2016): 56-58. Digital copy.
—–. “Reviews of Science for Science Librarians: A Bibliographic Examination of Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) Science.” Science & Technology Libraries 31, no. 1 (2012): 64-80. Digital copy.
—–. Long Prairie River Region: Natural Environment and Land Use. Clotho, Minn.: Red River Institute for Nature Research. 2022. Digital copy.
—–. “Profiles in Science for Science Librarians: Edward O. Wilson.” Science & Technology Libraries 30, no. 2 (2011): 109-131. Digital copy.
—– and Mangala Krishnamurthy, Vincent F. Scalfani. “Repurposing Space in a Science and Engineering Library: Considerations for a Successful Outcome.” The Journal of Academic Librarianship 40, no. 3-4 (2014): 388-393. Digital copy.
Book Reviews
Sandy, John H. Review of Mountain Islands and Desert Seas: A Natural History of the U.S.-Mexican Borderlands, by Frederick R. Gehlbach. Library Journal 106 (December 1, 1981): 2323. Digital copy.
—–. Review of The Hurricane and its Impact, by Robert H. Simpson and Herbert Riehl. Library Journal 106 (March 15, 1981): 671. Digital copy.
—–. Review of Mountains and Man: A Study of Process and Environment, by Larry W. Price. Library Journal 106 (April 1, 1981): 804. Digital copy.
—–. Review of Hans Bethe, Prophet of Energy, by Jeremy Bernstein. Library Journal 105 (October 1, 1980): 2075. Digital copy.
PRESENTATIONS
Sandy, John H. “Progress in Transforming Discovery in Science Libraries.” Paper presented, 16th Annual Conference of Atmospheric Science Librarians International (ASLI), Austin, Texas, January 9, 2013. Digital copy.
River Refuge. Long Prairie River at Clotho, Minnesota, fall 2018. Photo courtesy Sandy Archives.
