Department: Library & Information Services
Charlotte Ford
Associate Professor of Library Science
Office:
Library
Contact Information:
900 Arkadelphia Road
Box 549020
Birmingham, AL 35254
Office Phone: (205) 226-4742
Office Fax: (205) 226-4743
E-mail: cford@bsc.edu
Brief Career Background:
- Director of the Library (2008- ), Birmingham-Southern College
- Assistant Professor of Library & Information Science (2005-2008), San José State University School of Library & Information Science
- Coordinator of Reference Services (2001-2005), Birmingham-Southern College
- Reference/Government Documents Librarian (1991-1996, full time; 1999-2001, part-time), Birmingham-Southern College
- Cataloger (1990-1991), Universidad Javeriana Library
- Assistant to Head of Pure & Applied Sciences Division (1989-1990) Universidad Javeriana Library
- Government Documents Librarian (1987-1989), Florida International University, North Miami Campus
Educational Background:
Ph.D., Library & Information Science, Indiana University, 2003
M.L.S., Indiana University, 1986
B.A., International Studies, Earlham College, 1984
Areas of Academic Interest:
- Information literacy and instruction
- Reference and information services
- Scholarly and scientific communication
- Library services to multicultural population









