Deborah Davis

Librarian Professor, Archives and Special Collections at Valdosta State University
From Valdosta, GA

Deborah Davis joined the Valdosta State University faculty in June 1993. She holds a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Maryland and a Master of Arts in Teaching in English and Bachelor of Arts in economics, both from the University of Georgia. She completed upper level coursework in English at Valdosta State. She holds membership in the Academy of Certified Archivists and the Consortium of Belize Educational Cooperation. She is an archivist, a board member, and chairwoman of the records committee for the Georgia Library Association.

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Interests + Expertise

Archives Outreach Diversity Mentoring Teaching Valdosta State History South Georgia History art

Education

Valdosta State University
University of Georgia
University of Maryland: College Park

Work Experience

Librarian Professor at Valdosta State University

During this time period, I earned the following awards and recognitions:

* 2018 Presidential Excellence Award for Service

* 2017-2018 Digital Library of Georgia, Digitization of the Pinebranch, $4920 sub-grant

* 2017 Web Profile and Video on National Endowment for the Humanities website

* 2016, 17 I Caught You Caring service pin and commendation

* 2016 Certification and Re-Certification by Academy of Certified Archivists

* 2014 Plaque AFAM Community Servant of the Year

* 2014 Collegiate Women of Valdosta State University award for Outstanding Staff member

* 2013 Plaque In Appreciation for your Outstanding Service and Distinction to COBEC (Consortium for Belize Educational Cooperation)

July 2013 - Present

Associate Professor of Library Science at Valdosta State University

During this time period, I earned the following awards and recognitions:

* 2012-2013 NEH Preservation Assistance Grant. $6000.

* 2011-2013 GKRGeorgia Knowledge Repostiory, $800,000 State-wide grant from IMLS with Georgia Tech as PI, VSU's Portions is $20,000.

* 2012 Georgia Humanities Council: Lets Talk About itCivil War $2000 grant with Davis as PI and Chris Myers of VSU History as featured scholar.

* 2005, 2011 Certification and Re-Certification by Academy of Certified Archivists

* 2004, 2011 I Caught You Caring service pin and commendation

* 2008 Lowndes County Historical Society Keeper of History Award for creation of the VSU Museum

* 2007 Received the Brenda McCallum Award from the American Folklore Societys Archives and Libraries Section

* 2005-2006 Sommers, Laurie and Deborah Davis South Georgia Folklife Collection Georgia Arts Council $6000, second grant $7500.

* 2004 Regional Identity: Reading, Writing and Regional Issues Project Using the Works of Janice Daugharty. Georgia Humanities Council, $3000

* 2004 Georgia Historical Records Advisory Boards Award for Excellence in the Educational Use of Historical Records, presented by Secretary of State and GHRAB

* 2002-2003 Presidential Finding Aids Grant, Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board, $3000

* 2002 Lowndes County Historical Society Keeper of History Award for Valdosta State University

July 2002 - July 2013

Archives Director at Valdosta State University

July 1998 - Present

Assistant Professor of Library Science at Valdosta State University

During this time period, I earned the following awards and recognitions:

* 2001 Grant, LSTA, through the Georgia Public Library Service, $20,000.00 to VSU Archives and South Georgia Regional Library to create a Union Catalog of Local History Sources.

* 1999 Grant, Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board (GHRAB), $4000, Total Project Amount: 7,708.00.

* 1996-1997 Fellow for the Center for Teaching and Learning, BOR project for VSU, 1996-1997, $5,000.00 grant accompanied project.

July 1997 - July 2002

Instuctor of Library Science at Valdosta State University

July 1993 - July 1997

Projects + Publications

Developing an Institutional Repository at a Medium-Sized University: Getting started and Going Forward

Oguz, F. and Davis, D., Georgia Library Quarterly, Fall 2011.

Articles

Building an Institutional Repository in Very Tight Budgets

Holt, M., Oguz, F., & Davis, D. (2009). Proceedings of the 72th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Short Paper)

Conferences

Valdosta State University

Davis, Deborah. Charleston: Arcadia Press, 2001, went into second printing 2008

Publications

Regional Identity Critical Journal and Anthology

Amy Warren, Diane Howard, Bobbie Warren, and Deborah Davis, eds. (online and print), July 2004.

Articles

Valdosta State University

Published online on Galileo Site, Fall 2003.

Publications

From Survey to Service: Using Patron Input to Improve Customer Satisfaction

Davis, Deborah and Alan M. Bernstein. Technical Services Quarterly, 14 (3): 1997, 47-62.

Articles

Curriculum Vitae