Michael Doran

Current

• Systems Librarian at University of Texas at Arlington

Past

• Science Librarian / Bibliographer at University of Texas at Arlington
• Reference Intern, John Crerar Library at University of Chicago
• News Researcher at St Petersburg Times

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Education

• University of Chicago
• University of Florida

Connections

82 connections

Industry

Libraries

Websites

• http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/

Michael Doran’s Summary

Michael Doran’s Specialties:

o Integrated Library System (ILS) application support
o Web development
o Perl and shell programming
o Character sets in library automation
o Database design

Michael Doran’s Experience

• Systems Librarian

  University of Texas at Arlington

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  1998 — Present (11 years )

  o Voyager ILS system administrator (2006-present)
  o UNIX system administrator (1998-2006)

• Science Librarian / Bibliographer

  University of Texas at Arlington

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  1990 — 1998 (8 years )

  Web Management Team, 1997-1998
  o Helped design, develop, and maintain the Library web site
  o Trained staff in html and related web technologies
  
  Acting Head, Science & Engineering Library, 1994-1995
  o Managed branch library operations
  o Supervised two professionals and five classified staff
  
  Science Librarian/Bibliographer, 1990-1998
  o Reference / Collection development / User education

• Reference Intern, John Crerar Library

  University of Chicago

  (Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  1988 — 1989 (1 year )

  Part time, paid position.

• News Researcher

  St Petersburg Times

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry)

  1986 — 1988 (2 years )

  Provided ready reference and in-depth research for editors and reporters. Also worked on investigative reporting teams.

Michael Doran’s Education

• University of Chicago

  MA , Library and Information Science , 1989

  Probably the only library program in the country (in the 1980s) where you could take a LISP programming course and an Artificial Intelligence/PROLOG programming course *within* the Graduate Library School.

  Activities and Societies:

  John Crerar Fellowship

• University of Florida

  BSE , Materials Science and Engineering , 1985

  Graduated with Honors
  Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society)
  Alpha Sigma Mu (Materials Science Honor Society)
  Senior thesis ("Phase Boundary Hardening of Al-Si Alloys") done under Dr. Frederick N. Rhines.

Additional Information

Michael Doran’s Websites:

• http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/

Michael Doran’s Groups:

•    The University of Texas at Arlington
•    University of Florida Engineers Alumni
•    Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
•    code4lib
•    University of Chicago Alumni Association
•    ELUNA - Ex Libris Users of North America
•    University of Chicago Alumni Club of DFW
•    University of Chicago Graduate Library School Alumni

Michael Doran’s Honors:

o Endeavor Users Group Service Award (2003)
o South Central Voyager Users Group Service Award (2006)

Michael Doran’s Contact Settings

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