Library Faculty

Prof. Martha Rinn
Director of Information Services 
University Librarian, Associate Professor

Subject Liaison for education, psychology, and the sciences (biology, chemistry, physics, math/computer science)

mrinn@tlu.edu
830-372-8110 –  Office 124
Personal Page

She holds the bachelor of arts from Texas Lutheran University and the master of library information science from the University of Texas at Austin. She administers and develops the library program to support the curriculum and general educational objectives of the university.


Prof. Sally Carroll-Ricks
Systems Administrator / E-Resources Librarian, Assistant Professor 

Subject Liaison for music, film, theater, dance, health sciences, and kinesiology

scarroll@tlu.edu
830-372-8103 –  Office 123
My Web Page on academia.edu

Library systems administrator, technology, web master, database manager, and electronic resources librarian, she holds the bachelor of music in voice from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, the master of music in music theory and literature from Baylor University, and the master of library science from the University of Texas at Austin. She is also a member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals. Her research interests include curriculum-based information literacy, information technology, and teaching credit-bearing courses.


Prof. Linda Clark, in memoriam
Vacant - Technical Services Librarian
This position is responsible for the acquisition of materials, cataloging, collection development, and maintenance of the collection and bibliographic database.
Subject Liaison for visual arts, languages/literature, and communication
830-372-8138 –  Office 113


Prof. Mark Dibble
Instruction and Public Services Librarian, Assistant Professor

Subject Liaison for theology/philosophy, political science, and sociology

mdibble@tlu.edu
830-372-8109 –  Office 115
Personal Page

Circulation supervisor, instruction and reference services librarian, he holds the bachelor of arts from Austin College and the master of library science from the University of Illinois. He teaches the Freshman Experience course and works closely with freshman composition students to incorporate a problem-based learning approach when utilizing library resources.


Prof. Vicki Eckhardt
Assistant University Librarian, Assistant Professor

Subject Liaison for history/geography and business/economics

veckhardt@tlu.edu
830-372-8108 –  Office 116

She holds the associate of arts from Del Mar College, the bachelor of arts from the University of Texas at Austin, and the master of library science from the University of North Texas. She assists the University Librarian in the daily operation of the library, statistical reporting, and financial operations. Other duties include serial operations and government documents.


Prof. Rodrick Shao
Instructional Technologist, Instructor

rshao@tlu.edu
830-372-6870 –  CoLab Office

Instructional technologist, he holds the bachelor of arts and master of business administration from the University of Concordia in Wisconsin-Mequon and is completing his dissertation for the doctor of education from Nova Southeastern University in North Miami Beach, Florida. He is responsible for faculty development in the areas of technology, BlackBoard, and associated programming, training, and activities. His research interest is instructional technology and he teaches courses and workshops in Computer Application Software, International Business, and Instructional Technology.