Franklin &  Marshall College Library

E-mail
tkarel@fandm.edu

Phone
717-291-3845

Office
SFL 206

Tom Karel

Collection Development Librarian

Responsibilities
I am responsible for guiding and coordinating collection development efforts in the library and work closely with the Acquisitions Librarian and Acquisitions staff to implement material orders. I also oversee the government documents collection and maintain the government information section of the library's web page. I continue to take part in reference desk service, research appointments, and library instruction. I serve as liaison to the following departments: Business, Organizations & Society; Government.
Favorite Websites (for work and pleasure)
New York Times
for all the news that's fit to print

LEXIS-NEXIS
for all the other news

Philly News
for tracking the Phillies and 76ers and the cultural scene in Philadelphia

U.S. Government Printing Office
for indispensable links to electronic government information

Bob Links
another indispensable site - everything there is to know about Bob Dylan, including tour schedules, set lists and concert reviews

The Centaurian
A John Updike Website - a potpourri of reviews, articles and fan commentary

Professional Activites
Government Documents Roundtable (GODORT), American Library Association; Delaware Valley Chapter, Association of College and Research Libraries; Education Advisory Group, PALINET; PALCI Collection Development Group; Government Documents Interest Group, Association of College Libraries of Central Pennsylvania (ACLCP) (chair); Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian (member of the editorial board); frequent book reviewer for Library Journal and American Reference Books Annual (ARBA).