Dean of Library & Information Resources, ACU
Professor Emeritus, Purdue University 

Contact Information:

Abilene Christian University
Margaret & Herman Brown Library, Room 232
Abilene TX 79699-9208
Phone: (325) 674-2387, Fax: (325) 674-2202
E-mail: mark.tucker@acu.edu

Education

• Ph.D. University of Illinois
• Ed.S. George Peabody College for Teachers, Vanderbilt University
• M.L.S. George Peabody College for Teachers, Vanderbilt University
• B.A. David Lipscomb University

Biographical Listings
Directory of American Scholars (1999)
Directory of Library and Information Professionals (1988)
Who's Who in America, Vols. 50-63 (1995-2011)
Who's Who in Library and Information Services (1982)
Who's Who in the Midwest, Vols. 27-28 (2000-02)
Who's Who in College and University Administration (1970-71)

Books Published
Libraries & Culture: Historical Essays Honoring the Legacy of Donald G. Davis, Jr., edited with Hermina G.B. Anghelescu and Cheryl Knott Malone. Washington D.C.: Library of Congress Center for the Book, 2006.

Untold Stories: Civil Rights, Libraries, and Black Librarianship.  Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, 1998.

American Library History: A Comprehensive Guide to the Literature, edited with D. G. Davis, Jr. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio, 1989.

User Instruction in Academic Libraries: A Century of Selected Readings, edited with L. L. Hardesty and J. P. Schmitt. Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, 1986.

Reference Services and Library Education: Essays in Honor of Frances Neel Cheney, edited with E. S. Gleaves. Lexington, Massachusetts: Lexington Books, 1983.

Contributions to Selected Reference Sources

History of Libraries, with Edward A. Goedeken.  In Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, Third Edition, edited by M.J. Bates and M.N. Maack, III:2080-95. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, 2010.

Branscomb, B(ennett) Harvie (1894-1998). In Dictionary of American Library Biography, Second Supplement, edited by D.G. Davis, Jr., 35-39. Westport, Connecticut: Libraries Unlimited, 2003.

Work, Monroe Nathan (1866-1945). In Dictionary of American Library Biography, Second Supplement, edited by D.G. Davis, Jr., 227-30. Westport, Connecticut: Libraries Unlimited, 2003.

Land Grant University Libraries. In International Dictionary of Library Histories, edited by D.H. Stam, 1:88-90. Chicago, Illinois: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001.

Contributions to Selected Collected Works & Published Proceedings
Abilene Christian University, with Mark McCallon. In Transforming Library Service through Information Commons: Case Studies for the Digital Age, edited by D.R. Bailey and B.G. Tierney, 99-103. Chicago, Illinois: American Library Association, 2008.

Six Black Women Who Influenced My Life: A Journey in Spiritual and Intellectual Formation. In Restoring the First-century Church in the Twenty-first Century: Essays on the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement in Honor of Don Haymes, edited by W. Lewis and H. Rollmann, 323-34. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock, 2005.

For the Love of Books: Eddie Lovett and His Backwoods Library, with Emily J. Branson. In Libraries to the People: Histories of Outreach, edited by R.S. Freeman and D.M. Hovde, 219-30. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 2003.

An Issue in Search of a Metaphor: Readings on the Marriageability of Libraries and Computing Centers, with Robert S. Freeman and Scott B. Mandernack. In Books, Bytes, and Bridges: Libraries and Computer Centers in Academic Institutions, edited by L.L. Hardesty, 13-25. Chicago, Illinois: American Library Association, 2000.

Contributions to Selected Journals
College Library, University Library: What's the Difference? Library Issues 30 no. 6 (July 2010): 1-4.

The Ministry of Scholarship: The Jubilee History of Restoration Quarterly Part I: Context and Challenge. Restoration Quarterly 50 no. 1 (2008): 3-14.

An Emerging Model for the Undergraduate Library. Library Issues 27 no. 5 (May 2007): 1-4.

Fides et Historia: Christian Sources for the Professional Contributions of Donald G. Davis, Jr. Libraries & Culture 40 (2005): 460-74. Reprinted in Libraries & Culture: Historical Essays, edited with H.G.B. Anghelescu and C.K. Malone, 460-74. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress Center for the Book, 2006.

Introduction: Donald G. Davis, Jr.: A Scholar and a Gentleman, with Hermina Anghelescu and Cheryl Knott Malone. Libraries & Culture 40 (2005): 207-12. Reprinted in Libraries & Culture: Historical Essays, edited with H.G.B. Anghelescu and C.K. Malone, 207-12. Washington D.C.: Library of Congress Center for the Book, 2006.

Wilderness Journey During the Jim Crow Era. Libraries & Culture 40 (2005): 149-55.

"Written for Our Instruction": Professional Ancestors Who Integrated Faith and Practice, with Donald G. Davis, Jr. Christian Librarian 47 no. 1 (2004): 11-15, 22-25.

Logos, Biblos, and Bibliotheke: Christian Influences in Library Development. Christian Librarian 45 no. 1 (2002): 7-13.

Oral Presentations
"The Meaning of our Profession." Beta Phi Mu Address, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 23, May 2010.

"My Failures as a Student." Commencement Address, Abilene Christian University, 11 December, 2009 and St. Paul United Methodist Church, Abilene, Texas, 10 February 2010.

"The Cultural Shift that Increasingly De-centers Christian Values and Institutions." Hospitality, Critical Thinking, and Truth: Living the Tensions, Messiah College, 18 May 2009.

"The Changing Nature of Libraries." Abilene Exchange Club, 16 September 2008.

"The Ministry of Scholarship: The Jubilee History of Restoration Quarterly: Communities of Influence." Christian Scholars Conference: The Christian Faith, Life of the Mind, and the Public Square, Lipscomb University, 27 June 2008.

"Libraries, Learning & Community: The Learning Commons Concept at Abilene Christian University." CCCU Library Directors: Snezek Library Leadership Institute, George Fox University, 20 July 2007 and with Dwayne VanRheenen, Seattle Pacific University, 18 July 2007.

"Synergies of Technology & Libraries: The Learning Commons Concept at Abilene Christian University," with Laura Baker. National Council of Academic Deans, University of Central Arkansas, 24 July 2006.

"Building Community through Library Hospitality: Co-curricular Learning Spaces for the 21st Century," with Laura Baker and Carisse Berryhill. Inscription Conference: Intersections of Faith and Learning, Abilene Christian University, 29 September 2006 and Christian College Librarians, Florida College, 1 June 2006.

"A New Definition for the Academic Library." Christian College Librarians, Rochester College, 20 May 2005.

"Creating a Library Information Commons: Creating Our Futures: The Libraries Electronic Academy at Purdue University." Indiana Library Federation, Library Automation & Technology Division, Indianapolis, Indiana, 15 April 2003.

Service to Selected Professional Associations & Service Organizations
American Library Association (ALA)
 --Association of College & Research Libraries, President's Program Committee, 1999-2000
 ----Selected committees, discussion groups, 1981-
 --Library History Round Table, Chair, 1993-94
 --Library Research Round Table

Christian College Librarians, ACU hosted conference, 2007

Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) Library Directors [Snezek Library Leadership Insitute] ACU hosted conference, 2008

ACU Press, Faculty Advisory Committee
Collection Management, book review editor, 1984-87
Dictionary of American Library Biography, member of editorial board
Libraries & the Cultural Record (Univ. of Texas Press), member of advisory board, manuscript reviewer

Library Issues, editorial board

Library Quarterly, manuscript reviewer

Portal: Libraries and the Academy (Johns Hopkins University Press), editorial board

Restoration Serials Index, editorial board

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