Tom Teper
Associate Professor
Thomas H. Teper
University Library Tel: 217-333-0318
246A Main Library Fax: 217-244-4358
1408 West Gregory Drive email: tteper@uiuc.edu
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Division: Administration
2000 Masters of Library and Information Science. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Concentration in preservation administration.
1997 Bachelor of Arts. The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH
Major: history; supplemental work in art and art history. Graduated with honors.
2006 – Present Associate University Librarian for Collections & Associate Dean of Libraries: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Reporting to the University Librarian, the AUL for Collections works closely with members of the Library’s administration, subject specialists, and central services personnel to develop and manage the Library’s collections. Duties include: providing leadership in all aspects of collection development and management; overseeing administration of $14-million materials budget in coordination with over fifty subject specialists; coordinating collection policy; advocating on behalf of the Library’s collections and their needs to campus, local, state, and national benefactors; working closely with members of the Library’s Acquisitions and Cataloging and Metadata Units; articulating future directions for the Library’s collection development and management practices; chairing the Collection Development Committee and Content Access Policy & Technology Committee (CAPT); serving on the Library’s Administrative Council, Budget Group, and institutional repository administrative group; coordinating license agreement and approval plans with Acquisitions personnel; and overseeing Preservation and Conservation Program and Gifts Processing.
2005 – 2007 Head of Preservation and Assistant Professor of Library Preservation, John "Bud" Velde Endowed Professorship in the University Library: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
2001 – 2005 Head of Preservation and Assistant Professor of Library Administration: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
The Head of Preservation coordinates preservation policy, works with library personnel on developing aspects of the program ranging from daily operations to strategic initiatives, and participates in development activities, grant and funding initiatives, and other programs as required. Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for Collections, the incumbent works with the conservation librarian to develop and administer a comprehensive preservation program for all materials within the University Library. Direct responsibilities: contracting and managing budgets for the Preservation and Conservation Program; managing projects; developing educational programming; overseeing disaster preparedness and response, commercial binding, preservation reformatting, deacidification, and contracted conservation; assessing collections; participating in digital preservation management initiatives; representing the institution to external organizations and the program’s needs within the institution; and seeking grants, internal, and external resources to support these programs.
2000 – 2001 Preservation Reformatting Librarian: University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Management of Reprographics Department (7.5 FTE), including supervision and evaluation; oversight of budgets, income, and supplies; management of high-quality, production-oriented workflow; development of policies and procedures to reflect and uphold both national and local standards, including the implementation of RLG and ANSI/AIIM-compliant filming procedures; creation and maintenance of documentation and production statistics; planning new services; assisting in the administration of NEH-funded SOLINET project; management of locally-held master negative collection, including assessment and preservation treatment; development of new reformatting options and imaging initiatives for paper-based library materials; representing department in facilities and administrative meetings.
2000 Consultant: Preservation Technologies, LP, Cranberry Township, PA
Completed a pilot survey of the National Library of Medicine’s serials collections to ascertain suitability for mass deacidification. Project included: selection, evaluation, data entry, and tabulation.
1999 – 2000 Special Projects Assistant: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Assisted in the administration of a Carnegie Corporation grant preserving collections related to industrialization and Andrew Carnegie’s legacy in Western Pennsylvania. Prepared nitrate and safety film negatives for reformatting and long-term storage, books for microfilming, scrapbooks and monographs for preservation photocopying, conservation, and mass deacidification; performed quality control on reformatted photographs, negatives, monographs, and scrapbooks; conducted appraisals and collection assessments; created databases; performed basic repairs on monographs; participated in the planning and facilitation of a preservation symposium.
1999 – 2000 Graduate Assistant: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Learned fundamental book repair and preservation techniques, including re-casing, tipping-in pages and pockets, repairing torn pages, and encapsulating materials. Completed two semester-long field placements that focused on (a) assisting in microfilm preparation and quality control for the University’s NEH-funded microfilming project and creating corresponding documentation, and (b) completing a collection survey of government documents and making treatment recommendations.
1999 – 2000 Graduate Student Assistant: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Conducted extensive research and editorial activities in support of guest editor Elizabeth Yakel for American Archivist (63:2) Fall 2000; tabulated and organized survey data (KALIPER Project); updated faculty web site; provided course support; other duties as assigned.
1999 – 2000 Information Ethics Fellow: University of Pittsburgh, PA
Assisted information ethics professor with research and course preparation; participated in the planning of the annual Dean’s Forum on Information Ethics.
1998 – 1999 Library Technician: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
Advanced from initial Museum Technician’s post to Library Technician’s position focused on providing acquisitions and copy-cataloging services focused on foreign language, out-of-print, and rare books; participated in the implementation of the acquisitions and cataloging modules of the library’s integrated on-line system and used system’s circulation module; identified and proposed solutions to workflow and system problems; completed purchase orders; monitored accounts; maintained records. Additional responsibilities included: providing reference services; organizing storage facilities; implementing minor preservation measures; preparing volunteer work assignments; communicating with vendors and donors; acknowledging donations.
1994 – 1997; 98 Archives and Special Collections Assistant/Researcher: The College of Wooster
Archives and Special Collections, Wooster, OH
Processed and appraised archival collections, including paper, photographic and multi-media materials; created databases and finding aids; processed special collections including rare domestic and foreign propaganda materials; maintained and shifted collections; provided reference services; implemented preservation measures including re-housing, encapsulation, cleaning, and environmental monitoring; identified potential acquisitions; identified and developed projects; instructed students in research methodologies and appropriate handling techniques for archival materials.
Management: The Changing Workplace; Performance Review Training; Faculty Staff Assistance Program; Performance Partnership Program; Supervisor, Know Thyself
Other: Achieving Tenure: Policies and Procedures on the UIUC Campus; Webtools; Insight to Philanthropy; Building Excellence: The Annual Faculty Review
Management: Week-long HRD Supervision Program; Delegation; Family and Medical Leave Act; HIV/AIDS; Performance Development Plan, Parts I – III; Substance Abuse; Time Management.
Business Procedures: Purchasing, Cash Operations, FRS I, Cost Accounting.
2007 Library Representative, Remote Storage, Phase II Selection Team
2007 Library Representative, Main Library Reconfiguration Selection Team
2006 – Present Chair, Collection Access, Policy & Technology Committee
2006 – Present Chair, Collection Development Committee
2006 – Present Member, Budget Group
2006 – Present Member, University HistoryMakers Planning Committee
2006 – Present Member, Media Preservation Coordinator Search Committee
2006 – Present Member, IDEALS Research Programmer Search Committee
2006 Chair, Digital Preservation Management Task Force
2005 – 2006 Member, Mass Storage Task Force
2005 – Present Member, Institutional Repository Working Group
2005 – Present Chair, Institutional Repository Preservation Subcommittee
2005 – Present Member, IMLS Grant Cmte: Thinking Outside the Boarders: Library Leadership in a World Community.
2005 Member, Illinois Newspaper Project Cataloger and Preservation Specialist Search Committees
2005 Member, Collection Management Librarian Search Committee
2005 Member, NEH Challenge Grant Review Committee
2004 – 2005 Member, Bookstacks Reorganization Task Force
2004 – 2006 Member, Cultural Engagement Council Preservation Subcommittee
2004 – 2006 Member, Faculty Senate
2004 – 2006 Member, Faculty Senate Committee on Campus Operations
2004 – 2006 Chair, Emergency Response and Security Task Force
2004 Member, Digital Services and Development Head Search Committee
2003 – 2005 Member, Strategic Planning Committee
2003 – Present Member, Significant Gifts Task Force
2003 Member, Director of Library Facilities Search Committee
2003 – 2004 Member, Library/O&M Working Group (folded 2004)
2002 – 2004 Member, Theses and Dissertations Task Force
2002 – 2003 Member, Rights & Permissions Task Force
2002 Member, NEH Challenge Grant Review Committee
2002 Chair, Brittle Books Coordinator Search Committee
2001 – Present Chair, Preservation Committee
2001 – 2006 Member, Collection Development Committee
2001 – 2004 Member, Emergency Response and Security Task Force
2001 Member, UK Library’s Exhibits Committee.
2001 Member, UK Library’s CReST (Collections Reassessment & Storage) Committee.
2000 - 2001 Preservation Advisor, University Electronic Thesis and Dissertations Committee.
2000 - 2001 Member, UK Library’s Electronic Thesis and Dissertations Advisory Group.
2000 Recorder, Library Senate Committee, Institutional Effectiveness Group.
2006 August “Planning for the Unexpected: Developing Innovative Disaster Training Exercises for Library Personnel” at 72nd IFLA General Conference, Seoul, Republic of Korea
2006 April “Managing Literary Collections: A Panel Discussion” at the Midwest Archives Conference Biannual Meeting, Bloomington, IL.
2005 Oct. “The Carl Sandburg Preservation Project” (with Elizabeth Bail) a poster session at Illinois Library Association Annual Meeting, Peoria, IL
2005 July “This is Not an Opportunity…. Disaster Training at UIUC” at Illinois Fire Services Institute, Champaign, IL
2005 July “The Role of Preservation and Conservation in Digital Technology Programs” at UIUC GSLIS, Champaign, IL
2005 June “Preservation of Library Collections: An Introduction” a half-day pre-conference at ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL
2004 Dec. “Introduction to Preservation and Conservation” (with Jennifer Hain) LIS 501 at UIUC GSLIS, Champaign, IL
2004 July “The Role of Preservation and Conservation in Digital Imaging Programs” at Illinois Digitization Institute, Urbana, IL
2004 May “Working with Vendors to Get What We Want” at ICCMP Spring Workshop, Urbana, IL
2004 Jan. “Conservation Labs and Offsite Storage Facilities: A Panel Discussion” at ALA Midwinter Conference, San Diego, CA
2003 Nov. “Introduction to Preservation and Conservation” (with Jennifer Hain) LIS 380 at UIUC GSLIS, Champaign, IL
2003 Nov. “The Role of Preservation and Conservation in Digital Imaging Programs” at NotreDameUniversity Library, South Bend, IN
2003 June “A Report on Preservation at UIUC” at 2003 ALA Annual, Toronto, ON, Canada
2003 May “Alternatives to In-house Treatment: Working With Vendors to Get What You Want” at ICCMP Spring Meeting, Bloomington, IL
2003 April “Preservation Options for the 21st Century” at 2003 USAIN Conference, Champaign, IL
2002 Nov. “Introduction to Preservation and Conservation” (with Jennifer Hain) LIS 380 at UIUC GSLIS, Champaign, IL
2002 Oct. “Long-term Retention of ETDs” at 2002 LITA National Forum, Houston, TX
2001 Mar. “Long-term Retention of ETDs” at ETD 2001 Conference, Pasadena, CA
2007 Apr. DigCCur 2007: An International Symposium on Digital Curation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
2007 Mar. Managing the Intangible: Creating, Storing and Retrieving Digital Surrogates of Historical Materials: Specifying and Achieving an Efficient Preservation Environment: 21st Annual National Archives and Records Administration Conference: National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD
2007 Jan. American Library Association: Seattle, WA
2006 Sept. The Future of Preservation in ARL Libraries: Chapel Hill, NC
2006 Aug. International Federation of Library Associations: Seoul, Republic of Korea
2006 July Digital Preservation Management (Two-day Workshop): Urbana, IL
2006 June American Library Association: New Orleans, LA
2006 Mar. Beyond the Numbers: Specifying and Achieving an Efficient Preservation Environment: 20th Annual National Archives and Records Administration Conference: National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC
2006 Feb. Critter Jitters: Integrated Pest Management for Museums, Libraries, and Archives: Urbana, IL
2006 Jan. American Library Association: San Antonio, TX
2005 Nov. Digital Preservation Management: Implementing Short-Term Solutions for Long-Term Problems: Ithaca, NY
2005 Aug. International Federation of Library Associations: Oslo, Norway
2005 July The Changing Book: Iowa City, IA
2005 June American Library Association: Chicago, IL
2005 Apr. Archiving 2005 (Society for Imaging Science and Technology): Washington, DC
2005 Apr. Center for Research Libraries Annual Meeting: Chicago, IL
2005 Jan. American Library Association: Boston, MA
2004 June American Library Association: Orlando, FL
2004 June USAIN Preservation Microfilming Workshop: Orlando, FL
2004 June School for Scanning: Building Good Digital Collections: Chicago, IL
2004 Jan. American Library Association: San Diego, CA
2003 Dec. Alliance for Response: A Series of Forums on Cultural Heritage and Disaster Management: Cincinnati, OH (By Invitation)
2003 July Sound Savings: Preserving Audio Collections: Austin, TX
2003 July Preserving America’s Printed Resources (PAPR): Chicago, IL
2003 June American Library Association: Toronto, ON, Canada
2003 Jan. American Library Association: Philadelphia, PA
2002 Oct. LITA National Forum: Houston, TX
2002 Oct. CIC Preservation Officers Planning Meeting: Evanston, IL
2002 July American Library Association: Atlanta, GA
2002 May Pest Management and Preventions for Museums, Historical Houses, and Archives: Indianapolis, IN
2002 Mar. Redefining Preservation, Shaping New Solutions, Forging New Partnerships: Ann Arbor, MI
2002 Jan. American Library Association: New Orleans, LA
2001 July American Library Association: San Francisco, CA
2001 Mar. ETD 2001: The Fourth International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Pasadena, CA
2001 Jan. American Library Association: Washington, DC
2000 Dec. Kentucky SOLINET Users’ Group: Elizabethtown, KY
2000 Oct. To Film or To Scan: Preservation Considerations in a Digital Age: NEDCC/New York State Library, Albany, NY
2000 July American Library Association: Chicago, IL
2000 June Digital Realities II: Preserving Our Electronic Heritage: NEDCC/J. F. Kennedy Library/NELINET, Boston, MA
2000 May Preserving Andrew Carnegie’s Legacy: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2000 Apr. Bookkeeper Users Group Meeting: Preservation Technologies, Cranberry, PA
2000 Mar. Deacidification Reconsidered: 15th Annual National Archives and Records Administration Conference: National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC
1999 Oct. Probing Archival Appraisal Practice: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Editorial Boards
2004 – 2005 Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical Services
Professional Service and Memberships
2006 Association of Research Libraries
2002 – 2004 Council of Academic Libraries (CAL) Preservation Task Force
2001 – Present Committee for Institutional Cooperation (CIC) Preservation Officers Committee
2000 – 2001 American Institute for Conservation
2000 – 2001 American Association of Museums
1999 – Present American Library Association – ACRL, ALCTS, LAMA
1999 – 2000 Oakland Library Consortium – Preservation Working Group
1999 – 2000 Infinity: The University of Pittsburgh’s Student Preservation Organization (President).
1999 – 2000 SCALA: The University of Pittsburgh’s Student ALA Chapter (Co-chair).
Grant Panels and Evaluation Boards
2005 National Park Service, Save America’s Treasures Grants
2004 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Preservation and Access, Preservation Assistance Grants
2002 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Preservation and Access, Brittle Books and Serials Grants
2005 John "Bud" Velde Endowed Professorship
2001 Honorable Society of Kentucky Colonels
2000 Beta Phi Mu
1997 Departmental Honors
1997 Phi Beta Kappa
Grants Received
National, Regional, and State Grants
2004 Save America’s Treasures, 2005 – 2006: Sandburg Collection Preservation Project ($239,000)
2004 CIC/NEH Coordinated Preservation and Access Project, 2004 – 2006: United States Railroads ($77,621)
2004 LSTA, 2004 – 2005: Statewide Preservation Needs Assessment ($48,400)
Campus Grants
2006 UIUC Scholar’s Travel Grant: “72nd IFLA General Conference.”
2002 UIUC Scholar’s Travel Grant. “LITA National Forum Presentation.”
2002 UIUC Library Research and Publications Committee Grant. “Stacks Assessment Project.”
2001 UIUC Library Challenge Grant Application. “Microfilm Rehousing Project.”
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