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2004 Randolph Avenue
Mailstop #4125
St. Paul, MN 55105

Email: imdept-at-stkate.edu
Phone: 651-690-6802

Marilyn Cathcart

Assistant Professor

Education

MA, Library Science, University of Minnesota
BA, History, University of Washington

Courses

LIS 7010: Introduction to Library and Information Science
LIS 7700: Management of Libraries and Information Centers

Interests

I am interested in the use of information in the political process and in the philosophical issues inherent in librarianship.

I spent two years serving in the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone, West Africa, and remain very interested in international affairs.

Personally, I have had a lifelong interest in fiber arts and photography and show Scottish Terriers in conformation.

Publications

FINAL REPORT: EVALUATION OF THE R.N. BARR PUBLIC HEALTH LIBRARY, Minnesota Department of Health, 2001.

FINAL REPORT TO THE PARLIAMENT OF BOTSWANA, 1996.

MINNESOTA DOCUMENTS ACCESS PROGRAM: DISCUSSION DRAFT, 1990.

"Information Policy: A State Government Focus,"     METROLETTER Spring 1989.

Perkins, Joan; Marilyn Cathcart and Dan  Gjelten. MINNESOTA BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY INFORMATION GUIDE. St. Paul: Legislative Reference Library, 1988.

DIRECTORY OF UNITED STATES FIRMS OPERATING IN CANADA, 1985.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC SERIES (prepared for the Lutheran Church of America). Topics included: Aboriginal Rights, Central America, Comparable Worth, Death Penalty, Defective Newborns, Farm Foreclosures, Hospice Care, International Labor Unions, Marital Rape, Medical Cost Containment, Migrant Workers, Military Plant Conversion, Multinational Corporations, Nuclear Proliferation, Seniority and Affirmative Action, Toxic Waste, 1984.

UNSEEN CITY: A STATUS REPORT ON MINORITIES IN MINNEAPOLIS. Minneapolis: Urban Coalition of Minneapolis, 1984.

Chun, Randy; Marilyn Cathcart and Luanne Nyberg. HARDSHIP IN HENNEPIN COUNTY: 1983. Minneapolis: Urban Coalition of Minneapolis, 1984.

Presentations

“The Minnesota Legislative Process”, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 1995 – 2000.

“Accessing Information in the Minnesota Legislative Process,” LAWS-CLE Seminar, 1998.

“Legislative Use of the World Wide Web,” Information Technology Seminar, State Legislative Leaders Foundation, 1998.

“The Minnesota Legislative Web Site,” National Conference of State Legislatures, 1998.

“Bringing the Legislature to the Web,” Computers in Libraries Conference, 1998.

“Minnesota State Government Documents”, “Social Science Resources in Legislative Libraries” and “Special Libraries,” MLIS program, College of St. Catherine.

National Conference of State Legislatures speaker, 1996.

"State Document Depository Program in Minnesota: Practices and Issues", Midwest Federation of Library Associations, 1991.

"Public“Information Services in State and Legislative Libraries", NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES ANNUAL MEETING, 1989.

"State Document Depositories", MINNESOTA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, 1989.

"Accessing Legislative History", LEGAL HISTORY SEMINAR, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL, Minneapolis, 1988, 1989.

"Searching Statutory Databases", moderator, NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES ANNUAL MEETING, 1988.

"State Government Information Access" MINNESOTA CENSUS DATA CENTER ANNUAL MEETING, 1988.

"Welfare: Migration to Minnesota", discussion moderator and member of conference planning committee, INFORMATION CHAIN UNDER STRESS CONFERENCE, 1987.

"Accessing State Government Information", FORUM ALL-ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE, 1985.

Professional Positions

Minnesota Legislative Reference Library (Director, 1987-2000; Head of Reference Services, 1986; Information Analyst, 1984-1986)

Urban Coalition of Minneapolis (Director of Research/Clearinghouse Director, 1980-1984

Minnesota Department of Education (Information Specialist, 1980)

Crime Control Planning Board (Librarian, 1977-1980)

Peace Corps (Volunteer, 1967-1969)

Consulting

Minnesota Department of Health

Botswana National Assembly Library

Minnesota Department of Human Service

Control Data Corporation

Lutheran Church of America

Grants and Awards

John R. Finnegan Freedom of Information Award (2000) for leadership in promoting and assuring access to government information.

Minnesota Special Libraries Association Quality in Action Award (1997) for leadership in developing the Minnesota Legislature’s Web presence.

National Conference of State Legislatures Legislative Staff Achievement Award (1998).

John R. Finnegan Freedom of Information Award (1995) as leader of the Minnesota Legislative Gopher/Web Design Group.

Contact Information

Email: mscathcart -at- stkate.edu (replace -at- with @)
Phone (office): 651/690-6991
Fax: 651/690-8724
Office: Coeur de Catherine, 052

Office Hours

St. Catherine University is an equal opportunity educator and employer.