Doris Helfer is
Science Librarian and Chair, Technical Services at California State University
Northridge. Responsible for building the library collection for Mathematics,
Geology, Family Environmental Studies and Computer Science her department is
responsible for Acquisitions, Collection Development and Cataloging. She is a
columnist for "Searcher Magazine:
the Magazine of the Database Professional" on Library trends.
Prior to going to CSU Northridge in 1996, Doris worked at AT&T Global
Information Solutions, RAND Corp., and the University of Southern California.
She currently holds a B.A. in Political Science from CSU Northridge and an
M.S.L. from Western Michigan University.
She started in SLA as a student member and has held various positions in the
Southern California Chapter, from Calendar Coordinator to President.
She has been Chair of the Information Technology Division and Communications
Division, as well as Chair of the Networking, Public Relations and Research
Committees of SLA, during 1999 to 2001 she served on the SLA Board of Directors
from, as Division Cabinet Chair and Chair-Elect. Doris is also an SLA Fellow with a strong commitment to the association
and to seeing SLA become bigger, better and stronger in the future.