Principal Partner - Library Consultant
Ethel E. Himmel, Ph.D.
Principal Partner - Library Consultant
Work Experience
Principal Partner, Himmel & Wilson, Library Consultants
1987 - Present
Project Assistant - Library Evaluation and Research Center -
University of Wisconsin - Madison, School of Library and Information Studies -
1989 - 1991
Research Assistant - Wisconsin Interlibrary Services, Madison, WI
1987 - 1991
Deputy Director - La Crosse Public Library/Winding Rivers Library System,
La Crosse, Wisconsin - 1984 - 1987
Head of Circulation/Adult Services/Public Services - La Crosse Public Library,
La Crosse, Wisconsin - 1978 - 1983
Education
Bachelor of Arts - University of Illinois,
1964 - Political Science
Master of Arts - University of Wisconsin - Madison,
1970 - Library Science
Ph.D. - University of Wisconsin - Madison,
1992 - Library Science,
Public Administration Minor
Professional Associations
American Library Association
(ALA)
Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) )
Public Library Association (PLA)
Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians
(WAAL)
Wisconsin Association of Public Librarians (WAPL)
Wisconsin Library Association (WLA)
Professional Activities
Advisory Board, University of Wisconsin School of Library and Information
Studies – 2007 - Present
Chair, ALA-APA Publications Committee, 2006 – Present
Chair, ASCLA Standards Review Committee, 1996 – 2000
President of ASCLA, 2002-03
Member of ASCLA State Library Agencies Section Publications
Committee, 1993 - 1997
(Chair, 1994
- 1997)
Member ASCLA Research Committee, 1992 - 1996 (Chair - 1995)
Conference Chair, Wisconsin Library Association - 1999
President, Wisconsin Library Association - 1994
Chair, Wisconsin Association of Public Librarians - 1986
Member Wisconsin Public Library Standards Task Force -1987
(Appointed by State Superintendent of Public Instruction)
Contributing Author of
Keeping the Book$: Public Library
Financial Practices
Contributing Author to
Encyclopedia of Library History
Author (with William J. Wilson) - Planning for Results: A Library Transformation Process.
American Library Association:
Chicago, 1998.
Author (with William J. Wilson)
Functions & Roles of
State Library Agencies.
ALA - Association of Specialized and
Cooperative Library Agencies: Chicago, 2000.
Contributor (with William J. Wilson)
A Catalyst for Change: LSTA Grants to
States Program Activities and the Transformation of Library Services to
the Public.
Institute of Museum and Library Services: Washington, 2009