Dr. Sylvia D. Hall-Ellis is an associate professor in the Library and Information Science Program. She has unique expertise in the areas of database building and maintenance, bibliographic cataloging, Internet searching techniques, information systems, instructional design, copyright, research, and grant writing. She has more than 35 years of experience working in libraries as an administrator, development officer and project manager. Dr. Hall-Ellis is a member of a variety of professional organizations and is listed in several editions of regional and national bibliographic volumes. She has published numerous technical reports, articles, and three monographs and has conducted major field-based research studies.