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Faculty Page of Phillip Fitzsimmons

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Education

Phillip has a B.S. from the University of Oklahoma in Philosophy and English Literature and is certified to teach language arts in grades 6-12 in the state of Oklahoma. He has a Master's in Library and Information Studies, also from OU.

Serials

Phillip is responsible for library service regarding magazines, periodicals and newspapers (in both print and electronic formats) and databases.

Government Documents

His responsibilities include care for and promotion of Government Documents. The focus of promoting the use of Government documents is to help people to realize the variety of free and useful information available to us all from the government. Most of it is easily accessible because it is on the Internet.

Digitization Projects

The Al Harris Library has initiated an ongoing digitization program that will scan and post on the Internet documents unique to Southwestern Oklahoma State University. The first phase of this initiative is to make all of the SWOSU yearbooks available electronically and fully searchable. More projects will follow.

Professional Interests

Oklahoma SRRT gives the annual Ruth Brown Award, which includes a $500 grant, to an individual, group or library that provides a service or program that best represents the spirit of the librarian activist Ruth Brown. For more about the Ruth Brown Award click here.

Personal Interests

Phillip spends many of his evenings building a stained glass window to be raffled at the 2008 OLA conference. Proceeds from the raffle will contribute to the cash award of the 2009 Ruth Brown Award.

Below is the 17" x 21" window with the first stage complete. All 200 pieces have been cut and ground to fit. The next phase involves foiling the edges so the pieces can be soldered together.

To Contact Me:

Phillip Fitzsimmons

Serials, Government Documents, and Digitization Librarian

Al Harris Library

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

(580) 774-3731

phillip.fitzsimmons@swosu.edu