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This page contains an alphabetical list of the symposium speakers, with
a short biographical statement for each.
Malcolm Beasley
(Botany Library, The Natural History Museum, London, SW7 5BD, England, UK)
Malcolm Beasley is the Botany Librarian at The Natural History Museum in London, a post he has held since 1991. He has previously worked in its General and Earth Sciences libraries, since joining the Museum in 1979.
He has current interest in Internet use and its applications for natural history. This includes active investigations into the combined use of digital media and traditional methods for preservation and research needs.
After initially studying geological sciences at the University of Birmingham, England, he subsequently gained a professional librarianship qualification from the Library Association in England, while working at The Natural History Museum.
Samuel Demas
(Carleton College, Northfield, MN, USA)
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Laurence J. Dorr
(Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, USA)
Laurence J. Dorr was born 18 September 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts. He studied geology at
Washington University, St. Louis (B.A. 1976), and botany at the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill (M.A. 1980) and the University of Texas at Austin (Ph.D. 1983). He interrupted
his undergraduate studies to hike the entire 2000 mile length of the Appalachian Trail (1974) and
to visit Alaska and the Yukon Territory (1975). (A lack of funds and the prospect of spending
a winter in -70° weather led him to hitchhike from Whitehorse to St. Louis and re-enroll in school).
He has been an Assistant Curator at the Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis (1983-1986); a
Research Scientist in the Plant Resources Center and a Lecturer in the Department of Biology,
both of the University of Texas at Austin (1987); and a Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Associate
at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx (1988-1991).
Since late 1991 he has been an
Associate Curator, Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. He is
interested in the taxonomy of Malvales (especially the tropical taxa formerly ascribed to
Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae), tropical African and Malagasy Ericaceae, and the history
of botanical exploration. He has published numerous articles on these subjects and two books,
including Plant Collectors in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 1997).
Fieldwork has taken him throughout the Americas, Africa, and Madagascar.
Sylvia M. D.FitzGerald
(Library & Archives, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK)
Sylvia Fitzgerald has worked in various scientific libraries in London, e.g., Science Museum; Natural History Museum (Zoology); Patent Office (now BL-SRIS); Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (General agriculture, Human food and nutrition, Animal health and vertebrate pest control); and most recently from January 1979- May 1999 as Head of Library and Archives at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
At Kew, she got computers in, and the Library catalogue computerisation program underway; established a Paper Preservation Unit (1987); and developed the scope & use of the Archives. Collaborating with colleagues outside her institution, she started the European Unicorn Users Group (1991), and the European Botanical & Horticultural Libraries Group (1994). Her special interests include history of science & medicine, making history useful, and improving the accessibility of specialised information to the wider community. Her official qualifications include Associate of the Library Association 1962; BA (Hons) Open University 1987; Fellow of the Linnean Society of London 1992.
Margaret L. Hedstrom
(School of Information, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA)
Margaret Hedstrom is an Associate Professor at the School of Information, University of Michigan. Before joining the faculty at Michigan in 1995, she was Chief of State Records Advisory Services and Director of the Center for Electronic Records at the New York State Archives and Records Administration (1985-95). She earned Master's degrees in Library Science (1977) and History (1979) and a Ph.D. in History (1988) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
In addition to teaching, Hedstrom has been conducting research on the management and preservation of electronic records for nearly 20 years beginning at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin (1979-83). She was one of the principal planners of a major conference on electronic records research held in 1991 which established national priorities for research and development. Her current research interests include digital preservation strategies, the impact of electronic communications on organizational memory and documentation, remote access to archival materials, and cultural preservation and outreach in developing countries.
Hedstrom has participated in numerous elected, appointed, and voluntary professional and service activities. She has been a consultant to more than a dozen government archival programs, the World Bank, the International Council on Archives, and recently the University of Fort Hare in South Africa. She is a fellow of the Society of American Archivists and she was the first recipient of the annual Award for Excellence in New York State Government Information Services. She recently received a Distinguished Scholarly Achievement Award for her work in South Africa from the University of Michigan.
Judith Reed
(The LuEsther T. Mertz Library, The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY 10458, USA)
Judith Reed has headed the Conservation Department in The LuEsther T. Mertz Library of The New York Botanical Garden since 1987. She holds an AMLS degree from the University of Michigan and studied book conservation with Master Binder Laura Young in New York City.
Ms. Reed is a Professional Associate in the American Institute for Conservation and holds active memberships in the Guild of Book Workers and the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries.
James L. Reveal
(Norton-Brown Herbarium, H.J. Patterson Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-5815, USA)
Current research interests vary from local floristic surveys in western North America to monographic studies on Polygonaceae subfam. Eriogonoideae and the history of botanical explorations in the New World. Ongoing nomenclatural studies include a detailed review of vascular plant suprageneric nomenclature and the evaluation of systems of classification at and above the family level.
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