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(Savannah, GA-May 29, 2007) Doug Frazier has been named university librarian of the Lane Library at Armstrong Atlantic State University. Frazier had served as interim university librarian since June 2006. In that capacity he oversaw the relocation of the library from a temporary space on campus to the fully renovated Lane Library building last June. He will oversee a budget of $1.7 million and a staff of 19, including 10 librarians.
From 1996 to 2006, Frazier served as assistant university librarian. He joined AASU in 1991 as head of technical services and systems librarian.
Frazier has been involved with the Georgia Historical Society providing consulting work and assisting with cataloguing and staff training. He is an active member of the American Library Association and the Association of College and Research Libraries.
He holds a master's in library science from the University of Washington and a bachelor's degree from Western Washington University.
The recently‑renovated Lane Library houses more than 200,000 volumes and provides electronic access to 9,000 journals and periodicals and over 200 reference databases. The library has 64 public-access computers. Facilities include eight audio-visual viewing stations, six group study rooms, and a dedicated library-instruction classroom. The Florence Powell Minis Room houses a collection of books about Savannah history and authors; other special collections include the University Archives, the Frank W. and Lillian Spencer Papers, and the Mercer Family Collection.
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Frazier Named University Librarian
(Savannah, GA-May 29, 2007) Doug Frazier has been named university librarian of the Lane Library at Armstrong Atlantic State University. Frazier had served as interim university librarian since June 2006. In that capacity he oversaw the relocation of the library from a temporary space on campus to the fully renovated Lane Library building last June. He will oversee a budget of $1.7 million and a staff of 19, including 10 librarians.
From 1996 to 2006, Frazier served as assistant university librarian. He joined AASU in 1991 as head of technical services and systems librarian.
Frazier has been involved with the Georgia Historical Society providing consulting work and assisting with cataloguing and staff training. He is an active member of the American Library Association and the Association of College and Research Libraries.
He holds a master's in library science from the University of Washington and a bachelor's degree from Western Washington University.
The recently‑renovated Lane Library houses more than 200,000 volumes and provides electronic access to 9,000 journals and periodicals and over 200 reference databases. The library has 64 public-access computers. Facilities include eight audio-visual viewing stations, six group study rooms, and a dedicated library-instruction classroom. The Florence Powell Minis Room houses a collection of books about Savannah history and authors; other special collections include the University Archives, the Frank W. and Lillian Spencer Papers, and the Mercer Family Collection.