John Sandy
JOHN SANDY: A BRIEF RESUME
LIBRARY POSITIONS
1994-2017: Head, Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering, The University of Alabama.
1991-1994: Library Director, Montana Tech.
1984-1991: Head, Natural Resources Library, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota Duluth.
1979-1984: Head Librarian, Physics-Mathematics-Astronomy Library, University of Texas at Austin.
1976-1979: Assistant Librarian, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
EDUCATION
1974, M.L.S. University of Missouri. Emphasis in library administration.
1973, University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Graduate studies library science.
1971, M.S. Southern Illinois University. Major in geography with emphasis in earth science.
1969, B.A. St. Cloud State College. Major in geography.
1962-1963, University of Minnesota Morris. Undergraduate studies.
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. E-version: https:/aurora.auburn.edu/handle/11200/49401
—– 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. E-version: https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/206128
—– 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. E-version: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/conservationsurvey/615/
Articles
Sandy, John H. “Characterization of Geographical Aspects of the Landscape and Environment in the Area of the Little Bighorn Battlefield, Montana.” University of Alabama, 2017. Preprint: https://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/3482
—–. “The Book Catalogue of 1848: A Time Capsule to the History of the University of Alabama.” Alabama Heritage 119 (Winter 2016): 56-58.
—–. “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.
—–. “Profiles in Science for Science Librarians: Edward O. Wilson.” Science & Technology Libraries 30, no. 2 (2011): 109-131.
—– 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.
—–. “Mining the Internet with Domain Names.” Information Outlook 4 (November 2000): 16-22.
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.
—–. Review of The Hurricane and its Impact, by Robert H. Simpson and Herbert Riehl. Library Journal 106 (March 15, 1981): 671.
—–. Review of Mountains and Man: A Study of Process and Environment, by Larry W. Price. Library Journal 106 (April 1, 1981): 804.
—–. Review of Hans Bethe, Prophet of Energy, by Jeremy Bernstein. Library Journal 105 (October 1, 1980): 2075.
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.
RECOLLECTIONS OF YEARS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
EARLY LIFE
John Sandy at Elementary School, Pleasant Valley in Iona Township (District 25, Todd County), Long Prairie, Minnesota.
John Sandy at High School, Long Prairie High School, Long Prairie, Minnesota. Class of ’61.
River Refuge. Long Prairie River at Clotho, Minnesota, fall 2018. Photo courtesy Sandy Archives.
