{"id":31059,"date":"2013-07-18T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-18T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=31059"},"modified":"2019-01-02T20:50:04","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T02:50:04","slug":"sheila-campbell-columbus-zoo-librarian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=31059","title":{"rendered":"Sheila Campbell, Columbus Zoo Librarian"},"content":{"rendered":"

This interview is over 1 year old and may no longer be up to date or reflect the interviewee\/interviewees’ positions<\/span><\/h2>\n

by Dawn Thompson, former Head Editor, INALJ Ohio<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Sheila Campbell, Columbus Zoo Librarian<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Sheila\"<\/a>1. How did you find your job as the librarian at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium? <\/b><\/p>\n

Oddly enough, in the want ads in the local newspaper!! \u00a0Nowadays this would probably not happen because the zoo posts job openings on the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium website and we might also place it in the job listings at the Ohio Library Council (OLC) or Ohio Educational Library Media Association (OELMA) websites.<\/div>\n
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2. Tell us a little bit more about what a zoo librarian does. <\/b><\/div>\n
The primary purpose of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Library \u00a0is to meet the information and research needs of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and The Wilds employees and docents and to promote the exchange of scientific information. \u00a0This library also serves as a resource center for teachers of central Ohio, offering loan kits and curriculum guides, and providing consulting services in environmental education. \u00a0While not open to the public, the Library does provide phone, e-mail and mail reference service.<\/div>\n
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3. Favorite library you have been to?<\/b><\/div>\n
I love libraries. \u00a0But Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh holds a special place in my heart. \u00a0I grew up in that area and often drove down to the library to browse the shelves and visit the natural history museum next door.<\/div>\n
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4. What is your favorite book?\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
\u00a0At the moment it is Bug Music: \u00a0How Insects Gave Us Rhythm and Noise by David Rothenberg. \u00a0David Rothenberg is a professor of philosophy and music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, with a special interest in animal sounds as music. He examines the rhythm and noise of insects and their influence on human music. \u00a0I am also reading \u201cWild Ones: \u00a0A Sometimes Dismaying, Weirdly Reassuring Story About Looking at People Looking at Animals in America by Jon Mooallem. \u00a0Next week it will be something different, I\u2019m sure! But science\/nature authors are some of the best writers on the planet.<\/div>\n
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5. Any interesting, unique, or odd items in the zoo’s library?\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
Not only do we have the usual books, DVDs, etc., but I also curate a biofact collection that includes animal pelts, skulls, skeletons, snake sheds, bird eggs, feathers, etc. \u00a0We also have a prop collection that includes puppets, display boards, games, etc.<\/div>\n
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6. Any websites\/feeds\/ or blogs we should be following?<\/b><\/div>\n
Some websites:<\/div>\n
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