Denise Troll Covey

Service to Carnegie Mellon University Libraries

Scholarly Communication and Public Policy

• Led discussion and formulation of the University Libraries’ response to the proposed Federal Research Public Access Act and the Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act – 2006
• Led discussion and formulation of the University Libraries’ response to the U.S. Copyright Office’s notice of inquiry regarding proposed changes to section 108 of U.S. copyright law, the section dealing with exceptions and limitations for libraries. Participated in panel discussions of proposed changes convened at the Library of Congress. Invited by the American Library Association Office of Information Technology Policy to serve on a committee advising the Copyright Office about changes needed to meet the needs of libraries, archives, and museums. – 2006 – 2006
• Led discussion and formulation of the Libraries’ response to the proposed expansion of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) broadcasting treaty – 2006
• Conducted analysis and led discussion and formulation of the University Libraries’ response to the U.S. Copyright Office’s notice of inquiry regarding orphan works. Disseminated the results of the research. – 2005-2006
• Invited by the American Library Association’s Washington Office to present my research findings on acquiring copyright permission to digitize and provide open access to books. – 2005
• Spearheaded the discussion that resulted in Provost Mark Kamlet signing the Budapest Manifesto on open access – 2002

Certifications

• Certified by Carnegie Mellon to make purchases using Federal Funds – 2004
• Certified by the National Institutes of Health and Carnegie Mellon Institutional Review Board to conduct research with human subjects – 2002

Councils

• University Libraries Council – 1996-present
• Public Services Council – 2001- 2003
  • Internal Communication Working Group – 2002-2003
• Library Professional Council – 1995-1998
• Department Heads Council – 1993-1996

Search Committees

• Chair, Search Committee for University / Heinz Archivist – 2000-2001
• Search Committee, Senior Systems/Project Director – 1995 and 2000
• Search Committee, Principal Software Engineer – 1997
• Search Committee, Heinz Archivist – 1993

Task Forces

• Chair, Management Information System (MIS) Task Force – 2001-present
• Win CVS Replacement Task Force – 2004-2005
• Shibboleth Task Force (consultant) – 2002-2003
• Virtual Private Network (VPN) Task Force (consultant) – 2002-2003
• Chair, Performance Management Process (PMP) Task Force for Staff – 2001
• User Studies Task Force – 1998-1999
• Slide Automation Task Force – 1997-1998
• Space Task Force – 1996-1998
• Library Management System Task Force – 1996-1997
• World Wide Web Task Force – 1994-1995
• Electronic Journals Task Force – 1989-1992

Other Committees

• University Libraries Advisory Board Committee – 1994, 1999, 2004
• Ad Hoc Committees for librarian/archivist (re)appointments and promotions – 2001-present
• Library Portal Committee – 2003-present
• Digital Project Review Subcommittee, Collection Development and Maintenance Committee – 2002-present
• Holiday Party Planning Committee – 2002
• Subcommittee on Librarian/Archivist Career Ladder, University Libraries Council – 2000
• Staff Development Committee – 1999-2002
• Oakland Library Consortium Technical Committee – 1996-2004
• Bibliographic Access Committee – 1989-1992
• Mercury Electronic Library Project Management Team – 1991-1992
• Library Administration Group – 1990-1994
• Editorial Board – 1989-1992
• Oakland Library Consortium’s Bibliographic Access Task Force – 1989-1992

Development

• Served on the University Libraries’ Development Board – 2001-2004
• Attended Pittsburgh Bibliophile meeting with guest speaker Michael Shamos – May 2003
• Participated in and/or drafted sections of the Libraries’ development campaign plan – 1999, 2002, 2003-04
• Attended the University Libraries’ Millionth Book Celebration Dinner – October 2002
• Attended Ann Hayes poetry reading and celebration. Gladys Schmitt Wing, Baker Hall – May 2002
• Helped plan and attended the Book Store in Review event with round table discussion of traditional and digital book stores and book collecting and a celebration of the one-millionth page digitized by the University Libraries – November 2001
• Attended Annual Meeting of the Academy for Lifelong Learning and received award given to the University Libraries – March 2001
• Attended reception for the Swiss Posters Project – November 2000
• Attended reception for Lucian Caste’s gift of Andrew Carnegie memorabilia – May 2000
• Hosted alumni dinners November 2000 in Irvine , CA , and September 2000 in Washington DC .
• Helped plan and attended the Great Debate event about print and digital books – April 1999

Other Service to the University Libraries

• Participated in meeting to “bring a library perspective to the Universal Library” – September 2005
• Coordinated the University Libraries’ introduction to vendor Morgan Claypool’s new electronic content, Synthesis; resulted in developmental partnership – 2004
• Project manager, Posner Collection digitization project – 2002-present
• Presenter: “University Libraries’ work with U.S. Copyright Law” – May 2004 (“brown bag” lunch discussion sponsored by the Library Employee Development Committee)
• Helped prepare Advisory Board briefing books and participated in Advisory Board visits – 1994, 1998, 2004
• Served as welcoming host at the Faculty Open House – November 2003
• Attended retreat to develop the University Libraries Diversity Strategic Plan – June 2003
• Spearheaded discussion that culminated in Provost Mark Kamlet signing the Budapest Manifesto for open access to scholarly work – 2002
• Presenter: “Get to Know Me: AUL Forum” – November 2001
• Attended Department Heads Retreat – February 2001
• Coordinated the University Libraries’ efforts to collaborate with LibraryCard, the commercial venture of a Carnegie Mellon alumnus – 2000-2001
• Participated in University Libraries Open House for library employees – August 1999
• Helped bar code print journals to enable their circulation – 1996
• Participated in Pennsylvania State University Libraries Benchmarking Site Visit – February 1995