James R. Morris

Current

• Customer Relationship Manager at AstraZeneca

Past

• Virtual Library Platform Manager at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
• Research Information Scientist at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
• Senior Information Scientist at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals

• Manager of Library Systems at Bucknell University
• Product Specialist at OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc
• Library Systems Specialist at Sanofi Winthrop

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Education

• Drexel University
• West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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James R. Morris’s Summary

For the first phase of my career as a librarian, I developed expertise in the development, support, and management of systems designed specifically to facilitate the delivery of library services. These included library automation, bibliographic cataloging systems, and literature databases. I'm proud to be called a librarian; to be part of a profession that is committed to bringing people together through the sharing of information.

In the past several years my experience has broadened into enterprise information managment, bringing librarian perspectives to intranet portals, content management systems, taxonomies, and websites. The book, "Information Architecture for the World Wide Web" by Rosenfeld and Morville epitomizes this librarian/webmaster perspective and has been a guiding light in this phase of my career.

I'm also very proud of my background in the arts, specifically my music degree. It is my belief in the importance of creativity that informs every contribution, every decision I make in my job. In music composition you develop expertise in a highly structured language and use that language to push the boundries of what is known, all in the service of creating something beautiful that hopefully will make a difference.

I value my career as long as I feel I'm able use the skills and perspectives that I value most; and in applying them, make a positive difference to my organization's customers and to the colleagues I work with every day.

James R. Morris’s Specialties:

Web content management/information architecture
Taxonomy management
Project management
Service management
Team leader
Library systems management

James R. Morris’s Experience

• Customer Relationship Manager

  AstraZeneca

  (Public Company; AZN; Pharmaceuticals industry)

  September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

  Part of a new team responsible for building and maintaining close
  relationships with Library customers and stakeholders from across the business, creating an in depth understanding of business
  needs, and running an effective demand and portfolio process. Personally responsible for the library's portfolio management process, and special projects related to new solutions and services, including taxonomy management and the utilization of Sharepoint.

• Virtual Library Platform Manager

  AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals

  (Public Company; AZN; Pharmaceuticals industry)

  September 2005 — September 2008 (3 years 1 month)

  Responsible for the delivery of web and portal content management services for global information services organization. Led a team of 5 webmasters/librarians who work directly with content owners. Also played a key role in development of future systems that support information management and library services.

• Research Information Scientist

  AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AZN; Pharmaceuticals industry)

  January 2002 — August 2005 (3 years 8 months)

  Coordinated local IT demand for library/information science department. Worked on global teams that delivered literature database solutions to the entire company. Brought information architecture methodologies and tools to the project that integrated 9 independently managed websites into the new corporate portal. Led project to implement application management for global library/information science department.

• Senior Information Scientist

  AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; AZN; Pharmaceuticals industry)

  March 1998 — December 2001 (3 years 10 months)

  Responsible for a variety of library systems, including the automated library management application. Core team member of the Product Literature Database Integration project which delivered the first global integrated application after the merger of Astra and Zeneca.
  Reference librarian, specializing in business and technology subjects.

• Manager of Library Systems

  Bucknell University

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  January 1997 — February 1998 (1 year 2 months)

  Responsible for planning, implementation, and management of all library systems.

• Product Specialist

  OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Information Services industry)

  February 1995 — December 1996 (1 year 11 months)

  Responsible for customer support for library system, "Techlib". Responsible for end-user and DBA training both at OCLC and at customer sites. Also provided pre-sales, trade-show, and new-customer implementation support.

• Library Systems Specialist

  Sanofi Winthrop

  (Pharmaceuticals industry)

  February 1988 — December 1994 (6 years 11 months)

  Built the foundation of my career in library systems, starting as a clerk with a music degree responsible for unpacking boxes and photocopying articles, to having a masters in library science and being responsible for all library systems.

James R. Morris’s Education

• Drexel University

  Master of Science , Information Studies (ALA Accredited) , 1991 — 1994

  Built a balanced curriculum of both library science and information systems courses.

• West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  Bachelor of Music , Theory/Composition , 1983 — 1987

  Graduated with honors
  Arranged senior recital of original works.
  Major instrument: Piano
  Senior paper: "The Medieval Aesthetic of Olivier Messiaen"
  Other studies of note: ancient and medieval philosophy, the arts 1900-1920

  Activities and Societies:

  Men's Chorus, Evenings of New Music

Additional Information

James R. Morris’s Groups:

Association for Computer Machinery
American Society for Information Science & Technology
Information Architecture Institute

•    Taxonomy Community of Practice
•    Information Architecture Institute (IAI)
•    Biotech & Pharma Professionals Network

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