Contact Information:

Joanne V. Lerud-Heck, M.S. Geology, M.A. Librarianship and Information Management

Director of Arthur Lakes Library at the Colorado School of Mines

Address: 1400 Illinois St. Golden, CO 80401 USA
Phone: (303) 273-3696
Fax: (303) 384-2179
E-mail: jlerud@mines.edu
Curriculum Vitae

Information Center:

Information Center for Ropeway Studies

Research Interests:

  • Theory, design, operation, and history of ropeways (systems using wire rope)
  • Cultural heritage of libraries, museums, and archives pertaining to mining, metallurgy, and geosciences
  • Experiential learning
  • Library administration
  • Database building

    Professional Organizations:

  • ALADN (Academic Library Advancement and Development Network)
  • Alliance (formerly the CARL - Colorado Association of Research Libraries)
  • Geoscience Information Society
  • International Association of Technological University Libraries
  • LISV Advisory Committee at University of Denver
  • Mountain Plains Library Association
  • O.I.P.E.E.C. (International Organization for the Study of the Endurance of Rope)
  • OITAF-NACS (International Organization for Transportation by Rope - North American Continental Section)

    Publications:

    Lerud-Heck, Joanne, and Guy, Laura 2006, Forging new alliances: Information Center for Ropeway Studies, Colorado School of Mines: O.I.P.E.E.C. (International Organisation for the Study of the Endurance of Wire Ropes) Bulletin, No. 91, p. 23-28.

    Dunn, Lisa and Lerud-Heck, Joanne, 2005.  Creating access to images of the mining industry: digitization projects at the Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines (abs.) (German and English): 8th Erbe Symposium, Das kulturelle Erge in den Montan- und Geowisssenschaftten Bibliotheken -- Archive -- Sammlungen/Cultural Heritage in Geosciences, Mining and Metallurgy Libraries -- Archives -- Collections, Schwaz, Austria, October 3-7, 2005, p. 51.  Dunn L.G. and Lerud-Heck, J.V., 2007, Creating access to images of the mining industry: digitization projects at the Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines: Geo.Alp, Sonderband 1, pages 23-31.

    Guy, Laura; Lerud-Heck, Joanne; and Ward, Jennifer, 2004,  Providing access to the photographic collection of Charles F. Dwyer:  In O.I.T.A.F.-N.A.C.S. (International Organization for Transportation by Rope – North American Continental Section) Ninth Symposium, September 16-20, 2004, Vail, Colorado, p. 8.1-8.14. 

    Guy, Laura A. and  Lerud, Joanne V., 2002, The Information Center for Ropeway Studies, Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines, accomplishments and further directions: In Proceedings, Eighth OITAF-NACS Symposium, Girdwood, Alaska, September 15-19, 2002, p. 6.1-6.12.

    Lerud, Joanne; Stark, Marilyn; and Van Tassel, Cathy; eds., 2002, 5th International Symposium Cultural Heritage in Geosciences, Mining and Metallurgy Libraries – Archives – Museums, Mining History Proceedings Volume: Meeting held July 24-28, 2000, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, p. 106.

    Lerud, Joanne V. and Dunn, Lisa G., 2001, Opportunities for creativity:  fundraising for engineering and science libraries:  Science and Technology Libraries, Vol. 19, No. 3/4, p. 221-235.

    Lerud, Joanne V., 2001, Colorado School of Mines and the Arthur Lakes Library:  Gorny i zhurnal, No. 1, 2001, p. 6-10.

    Lerud, Joanne V. and Christopher, Janice K., 2001, 5th Symposium on Cultural Heritage in Geosciences, Mining and Metallurgy, Libraries – Archives, Museums:  Gorny i zhurnal, No. 1, 2001, p. 10-12.

    Lerud, Joanne V., 2000, The significance of Robert Peele’s Mining Engineers’ Handbook: In Proceedings, 3rd International Symposium Cultural Heritage in Geology, Mining and Metallurgy, Libraries—Archives—Museums, Saint Petersburg, June 23-27, 1997, p. 57-65.

    Lerud, Joanne V., 1999, The Information Center for Ropeway Studies Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines: new partnerships: In Proceedings, 8th International Congress for Transportation by Rope, San Francisco, California, May 23-27, 1999, p. 369-375. 

    Lerud, Joanne V. and Charnes, Alan N., 1999, Accreting the continent’s collections, the consortial strategy: In  Proceedings of the 33rd Meeting of the Geoscience Information Society, 1999, Accreting the Continent’s Collections of Earth Science Information, Geological Society of America 1998 Annual Meeting, October  26-29, 1998, Toronto, Canada, p. 41-45.

    Lerud, Joanne V. and Dunn, Lisa G., 1998, Providing access to fugitive information via the World Wide Web: a cost-effective method for a diverse clientele: In Proceedings, “Networked Information Services”, International Association of Technological University Libraries (IATUL), The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, June 30-July 4, 1997, Compact Disk format.

    Lerud, Joanne V., 1997, Cultural “treasures” in the Colorado School of Mines Archive, USA: In  2nd Cultural Heritage Symposium: The Cultural Heritage in Mining- and Geoscience Libraries – Archives - Museums, Leoben, Austria, September 18-20, 1995, p. 135-138.

    Lerud, Joanne V. and Wilson, Derek J., 1997, Cooperation, competition or unique roles? The Arthur Lakes Library and the Computing Center at the Colorado School of Mines: In Proceedings of the 16th Biennial IATUL Conference, “Resources Management”, International Association of Technological University Libraries (IATUL), University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands, June 5-9, 1995, p. 236-242.

    Lerud, Joanne V., 1996, The Information Center for Ropeway Studies and the ROPEWAY Database, Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines: O.I.P.E.E.C. (International Organization for the Study of the Endurance of Wire Ropes) Bulletin 72, December 1996, p. 39-43.

    Lerud, Joanne V. and Bradbeer, Gayle, 1996, The Information Center for Ropeway Studies, Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines:  In Proceedings, OITAF-NACS Seventh Symposium, The International Organization for Transportation by Rope – North American Continental Section, Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 8-12, 1996, unpaginated, 7 pages.

    Lerud, Joanne V., 1996, Cultural heritage collected at the Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, USA: In Proceedings, Cultural Heritage Collected in Libraries of Geoscience, Mining and Metallurgy, Past, Present and Strategy for the Next Millennium International Symposium, Freiberg, Germany, September 20-23, 1993, Berichte der Geologischen Bundesanstalt, Bd. 35, 1996 Wein (Verl. D. Geol. Bundesanst.), p. 265-270.

    Lerud, Joanne V., 1995, The geoscience information professional in the brave new information world: In Blair, Nancy (ed.), Proceedings of the Thirtieth Meeting of the Geoscience Information Society, “Crossing the bridge to the future: managing geoscience information in the next decade”, Geological Society of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 5-8, 1995, Vol. 26, 1996, p. 1-4.

    Lerud, Joanne V., 1995, Herbert Hoover—Mining engineer, translator of De Re Metallica: International Newsletter, The Cultural Heritage of Libraries Concerned with Geosciences, Mining and Metallurgy, Vol. 1 (1994), p. 40-42.

    Lerud, Joanne V. and Carrick, Jonathan, 1995, The Information Center for Ropeway Studies:  In Proceedings, OITAF-NACS Sixth Symposium, The International Organization for Transportation by Rope – North American Continental Section, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, September 11-15, 1994, p. 266-276.

    Lerud, Joanne V., 1993, Visiting Committee implementation, Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines: In Proceedings of the Twenty-eighth Meeting of the Geoscience Information Society, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, October 27, 1993, Vol. 24, 1994, p. 121-124.

    Lerud, Joanne V. and Huttelmaier, H. Peter, 1993, CSM Ropeway Studies Information Center and database: In Proceedings, OITAF-NACS Fifth Symposium, The International Organization for Transportation by Rope – North American Continental Section, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, August 30-September 2, 1992, p. 59-65.

    Scott, Mary W. and Lerud, Joanne, 1992, The impact of F. D. Holland, Jr., on geological literature: In Erickson, J. Mark and Hoganson, John W. (eds.), Proceedings of the F. D. Holland, Jr., Geological Symposium, North Dakota Geological Survey Miscellaneous Series 76, p. 303-318.

    Lerud, Joanne V. and Stark, Marilyn, Editors, 1991, Geoscience information—Essential foundation, critical skill: The Compass of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Vol. 68, No. 2, Winter 1991, p. 73-132.

    Lerud, Joanne Van Ornum, 1991,The Geoscience Information Society and geoscience education: Journal of Geological Education, Vol. 39, p. 104-105.

    Lerud, Joanne V., 1990, Geoscience information: Geotimes, Vol. 35, No. 2, p. 67.

    Lerud, Joanne V., Editor, 1989, Individual workstations: information supermarkets for geoscientists: In Proceedings of the Twenty-Third Meeting of the Geoscience Information Society, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, October 31-Novembe 3, 1988, Vol. 19, p. 209.

    Farrar, Ralph K. and Lerud, Joanne V., 1982, Online searching using geographic coordinates: In Second International Conference of Geological Information Proceedings, Vol. 1, Oklahoma Geological Survey Special Publication 82-4, p. 109-116.

    Farrar, Ralph K. and Lerud, Joanne V., 1982, Using geographical coordinates to search bibliographical databases: In Proceedings, Online ’82 Conference, Online Inc., Weston, CT, p. 256-262.

    Lerud, Joanne V., 1982, Lexicon of bedrock stratigraphic names in North Dakota: North Dakota Geological Survey Report of Investigations, No. 71, p. 139.

    Williams, Bradford; Blumele, Mary E.; and Groenewold, Joanne R., 1977, Status of mineral resource information for the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, North Dakota: U.S. Geological Survey Closed-File Report, p. 64.

    Scholarships and Awards:

  • Arthur Gray Leonard Award, 2007, given by the University of North Dakota Department of Geology and Geological Engineering faculty and alumni to recognize outstanding achievement in the geosciences in research, teaching studies and projects applied to societal needs, teaching, educational development and leadership in conservation of Earth's resources and environment.
  • Peter Schmidt Award, 2003, given to the individual whose support, enthusiasm, and energy for the recognition and appreciation of cultural heritage collection in libraries of mining, metallurgy, and geosciences emulates the work and life of Peter Schmidt [of Freiberg Mining Academy].
  • Certificate of Appreciation from University of Denver for service to Library and Information Services Program
  • Certificate of Appreciation from American Geological Institute of America, 2000
  • Graduate Research Assistantship, University of Denver, 1978-1979.
  • Chapter Service Award, Sigma Gamma Epsilon, University of North Dakota, 1976.
  • North Dakota State Board of Higher Education Tuition Scholarship, University of North Dakota, 1975-1976.
  • National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Participation Grant, University of North Dakota, 1970.