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Frances Charmaine Salmon |
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 FRANCES CHARMAINE SALMON
LIBRARIAN III, HEAD
WEST INDIES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
MAIN LIBRARY
UWI MONA
QUALIFICATIONS
1999 Master in Library Studies (UWI)
1982 Diploma in Library Studies (UWI)
1974 BA Modern Languages (UWI)
TRAINING
1989 Audio-visual Librarianship (with distinction) - University College Wales
1989 Management of Special Libraries (with distinction) - University College Wales
2005 Copyright Issues Affecting Caribbean Libraries and Information Services, UWI Mona
Attended several workshops in computer software training including CDS/ISIS, HTML, XML, and Microsoft suite of programmes
WORK RECORD AT UWI
2005 - HEAD
West Indies and Special Collections
December 2005 Edward Seaga Collection
Assisted the Campus Librarian with negotiation with Mr Seaga for deposit of the collection, oversaw transfer of material into the Library, established criteria for incorporating the collection into the Library’s Special Collections, liaised with Cataloguing Section for processing of material, and established routines for use of material by Library clientele
November 7-10 2005 Workshop on Digitization as a means of Protecting Caribbean
Cultural Heritage, Antigua
Organized the workshop. This entailed developing the programme, identifying presenters and participants from United States and seven Caribbean countries, arranging accommodation, etc.
2006 PROPOSAL WRITING
Wrote a proposal submitted to Mona Development Fund for the extension of the West Indies Collection Wing of the Library
Assisted in the preparation of the successful proposal to CHASE Fund for Acquisition of equipment for the Bindery
Mona Information Literacy Unit
2004-2007 Prepared and presented sessions in Copyright for CARIMAC staff and students, for IL Summer programmes 2006 and 2007, and for Library staff.
MAJOR EXHIBITIONS and DISPLAYS:
2007 Exhibition to commemorate the Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Trade in Enslaved Africans
Gerald Lalor to commemorate the renaming of the Gerald Lalor building
2006 Hugh Lawson Shearer to commemorate the renaming of the Hugh Shearer building
UWI Contribution to West Indian Literary Exhibition to accompany Mona Academic Conference
Leslie R.B. Robinson: A Tribute
50th Anniversary celebration of Tropical Metabolism Research Unit (Art Display)
2005 Tourism the Driver for Economic Development? Exhibition to accompany Mona Academic Conference
2002-2005 ACTING HEAD
West Indies and Special Collections, UWI Mona
Highlights: Assisted with restoration of Collection following flooding post-Hurricane Ivan 2004
Conceptualized reconfiguration of Reading Room to create an Audiovisual Room and storage facility, 2003
MAJOR EXHIBITIONS:
2005 The Thought of New World Tribute to Kenneth Hall (with Ouida Lewis)
2004 M.G. Smith (with Gracelyn Cassell)
2003 Exhibition on Mervyn Morris (with Ouida Lewis)
The Sovereignty of the Imagination: The Writings and Thoughts of George Lamming (with Gracelyn Cassell)
2000-2003 Part-time Lecturer, Department of Library and Information
Studies, UWI, in LS210 -- Introduction to Cataloguing and Classification
1988- 2002 Librarian III/Indexer
West Indies and Special Collections
Sole responsibility for West Indiana database, which included indexing and supervision of data entry
Rex Nettleford bibliography 1999
Responsible for database development and generation of first draft
MAJOR EXHIBITIONS included:
2002 Kamau Brathwaite (For Conference on Caribbean Culture) From Kumbla to B l a c k s p a c e: Erna Brodber Kenneth Ingram: Celebrating Excellence (with Patricia Dunn) 1996 Rex Nettleford
1991 Leslie R.B. Robinson: A Tribute
1990 Fitzroy Richard Augier: A Tribute
1998 A Caribbean Intellectual Tradition (with Paulette Kerr)
1997 West Africa and the Americas The Future and the Past: A Re-examination of the West Indies Federation
1999 Testament: Life and Work of MG Smith
1997 Philip Manderson Sherlock – A Man for All Seasons
1992 Derek Walcott: Nobel Laureate
1990 Claude McKay Centenary Exhibition
TEAM LEADER
1989 UWI Library: Fortieth Anniversary Exhibition
1998 UWI Library: Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition
1985-1987 ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN/LIBRARIAN III - UWI
Cataloguing Section
Major responsibilities included cataloguing of material for the Arts and Social Sciences collections, and foreign language material.
Major exhibition:
1986 University of the West Indies Exhibition at Commonwealth Institute, London
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