Edith L. Crowe: Curriculum
Vitae
Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. Library | Reference Department
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Education | Work Experience |
Publications | Presentations |
Organizations
Education
Work
Experience
San Jose State University Library
9/81-present
Associate Librarian & Librarian, Reference & Academic
Services: Provide general reference and library orientation in all areas.
Do specialized reference, collection development, online searching, and
information competence instruction supporting the School of Art &
Design and the Department of Humanities (including Comparative
Religious Studies, American Studies, Asian Studies and
Middle East Studies). As fantasy & science fiction subject
specialist, provide consultation to language & literature subject
specialist. Interim Head of Collection Development, July 2006-
Previous Positions
- 3/85-8/85: Acting Head, Reference Department
- 1982-83: Interim Coordinator, Library Education & Assistance
Program
- 9/77-9/79: Senior Assistant Librarian, Reference
- 4/77-9/79: Assistant/Senior Assistant Librarian, Humanities Reference
- 9/76-4/77: California State
University, Hayward: Assistant Librarian, General Reference (Temporary)
- 11/71-8/75: San Jose State University Library: Librarian I/Assistant
Librarian, Humanities Reference
Publications
Articles & Etc.
- Information Competencies for Students in Design Disciplines.
- [with Jeanne Brown, Jane Carlin, Edith Crowe, Maya Gervits, Susan Lewis, Alan Michelson, Barbara Opar, and Jennifer Parker] Art Libraries Society of North America, 2006. http://www.arlisna.org/resources/onlinepubs/informationcomp.pdf
- "An Art History Survey Course Incorporating Information Literacy."
- Library
Instruction for Students in Design Disciplines: Scenarios, Exercises, and
Techniques, edited by Jeanne M. Brown. [Kanata, Ontario, Canada]: Art
Libraries Society of North America, 2002.
- "Making and Unmaking in Middle-earth and Elsewhere."
- Mythlore 23 (3, 2001): 56-69.
- "Power in Arda: Sources, Uses and Misuses."
- In Proceedings of
the Tolkien Centenary Conference, Milton Keynes, UK & Altadena, CA:
The Tolkien Society & The Mythopoeic Society, 1996. pp. 272-277.
- Guest Editor, "Sexual Perversity in Chicago".
- A special issue of Art Documentation 11 (Winter, 1992).
- "Research Outside the Mainstream."
- Art Libraries Journal 13 (3, 1988): 5-9.
- "Integration in Earthsea and Middle-earth."
- San José Studies 14 (Winter, 1988): 63-80.
- "Employment Interview Information Available Online." [With S. E.
Belanger & N. J. Emmick]
- Online Review 10 (February, 1986): 45-57.
- "Art and Documentation Integrated: Judy Chicago's Birth Project."
[With Arlene Noble]
- Art Documentation 3 (Fall, 1984): 85.
- "The Many Faces of Heroism in Tolkien."
- Mythlore #36 (Summer, 1983): 5-8.
- "The Federal Government As Art Publisher: A Selected
Bibliography."
- RQ 18 (Fall, 1978): 73-85.
Major Illustrations
- "Beruthiel."
- Mythlore no. 26 (Winter, 1981): back cover. Reprinted with
permission in Other Hands no. 3 (October, 1993): 16.
- "Buffalo Gals."
- Mythprint no. 96 (May, 1988): front cover.
- "The Green Knight."
- Mythprint no. 62 (July, 1985): front cover.
- "Sam Becomes the Ring-Bearer."
- Mythlore no. 36 (Summer, 1983): 5.
- "The Third Road."
- Mythlore no. 31 (Spring, 1982): 11.
- "Tolkien As Bard."
- Mythlore no. 29 (Autumn, 1981): 15.
- "Yavanna."
- Mythlore no. 23 (March, 1980): front cover.
Book reviewer for Art Documentation and Mythprint; former
columnist for Art Documentation 1985-1987; former Art Editor of Mythlore 1981-84.
Publications Available Online
- Arnason, Eleanor. A Woman of the
Iron People. [review]
- Flieger, Verlyn & Carl E. Hostetter, eds. Tolkien's Legendarium: Essays on
the History of Middle-earth [featured review]
- Lewis, C. S. The Lion,
the Witch and the Wardrobe. [discussion report]
- Lupack, Alan and Barbara Tepa Lupack. King Arthur in America.
[featured review]
- Poulson, Christine. The Quest for the Grail: Arthurian
Legend in British Art, 1840-1920. [review]
- Silver, Carole G. Strange and Secret Peoples:
Fairies and Victorian Consciousness. [featured review]
- Warner, Marina. From the Beast to the Blonde:
On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers.[review]
Papers/Presentations (Selected)
- 2005: "
What Author of the Century? Tolkien and Academia." Texas/Southwest Popular Culture/American Culture Association Annual Conference, Albuquerque , NM
- 2004: "35 Years of Tolkien Articles: Life in the Ghetto." Mythopoeic
Society Annual Conference, Ann Arbor, MI
- 2004: "The Female Hero vs. the Heroine: Exploring Female Archetypes"
[panel]
- 2004: "Dorothy Sayers' Fiction" Mythopoeic Society Annual Conference,
Ann Arbor [panel]
- 2003: "From Athena to Galadriel: The Image of the Wise Woman in
Mythopoeic Fiction." Mythopoeic Society Annual Conference, Nashville
[conference theme panel]
- 2002: "Coming of Age as a Theme in Fantasy." Mythopoeic Society
Annual Conference, Boulder [panel]
- 2000: "Electrifying Courses: Redesigning GE for the Information Age."
California Clearinghouse on Library Instruction/North, Fremont, CA
- 1999: "I Want My MTV: Millenial Themes in Contemporary Television."
Mythopoeic Society Annual Conference, Milwaukee [panel]
- 1999: "Incorporating Library and Internet Literacy into the Art
History Survey Course." Art Libraries Society/North America, Vancouver, BC,
Canada
- 1997: "Making and Unmaking in Middle-earth and Elsewhere." Mythopoeic
Society Annual Conference, Pepperdine University, Malibu
- 1992: "Power in Arda: Sources, Uses and Misuses." Tolkien Centenary
Conference, Oxford University, England
- 1988: "Problems of Art Research Outside the Mainstream." Art
Libraries Society/North America, Dallas
- 1985: "The Ladies' Sewing Circle and Terrorist Society: the
Phenomenon of Political Needlework." Contemporary Woman in the Visual Arts
National Conference, Minneapolis
- 1985: "Basic Concepts in Teaching Periodical Indexes." California
Library Association, Oakland.
Professional/Scholarly Organizations (Selected)
- National Conference Committee 1991-3; 1981
- Coordinator, Women & Art Round Table, 1989-91
- Wittenborn Award Committee 1990
- Membership Committee 1986-87
- Executive Board 1992-94; 1979-84
- Chair 1993; 1982-83
- Vice Chair 1992; 1981-82
- Secretary/Treasurer 1979-81
- Council of Stewards (Executive Board) 1998- ;
- Chair & President of the Society 1999; 2006
- Corresponding Secretary 1998-
- National Conference Committee 2007
- Papers Coordinator 2001; 2000; 1995; 2006
- National Art Show Organizer 1988; 1984; 1981; 1979
- Mythopoeic Scholarship
Award Committee 1991-
Last Updated 1 March 2007
