Meet the DALNET Staff: Scott Muir

[July 16, 2002]
Scott Muir, DALNET's Assistant Director, brings to our organization a strong background in library technology administration. After receiving his MLS from Emory University in Atlanta, GA., he began his professional career at Georgia Power Co. And when the company decided to automate its library, Scott was asked to plan and implement the new system. This introduction to library automation was the beginning of his extensive experience with integrated library systems. Scott went on to serve for several years as Systems Officer for the University of Alabama Libraries in Tuscaloosa and coordinated their move from VTLS to NOTIS as their new automated system. Originally from Oak Ridge, TN, home of the Manhattan Project, Scott left the warmer southern climates to serve as Head of Systems for Boston College Libraries before coming to DALNET as epixtech's Project Lead in 1999.

Throughout his career Scott has continued to expand his publishing record and be an active participant in professional associations. His most recent article, "Setting Priorities for the Library's System Office" appeared in Library Hi-Tech, v.19:3, 2001. As a member of the Library Information and Technology Association, a division of ALA, Scott is an acknowledged leader, having been elected to the organization's Board of Directors and serving on the Executive Committee. Through his past participation with the NOTIS User Group, Scott met Anaclare Evans. As DALNET's migration from NOTIS to Horizon was scheduled and faced a completion deadline of December 31, 1999, she recommended that he consider joining the staff. In March 1999 he did, serving as the Project Lead with epixtech, and beginning his current appointment earlier this year.

The library systems career has been a different direction from Scott's undergraduate major in Speech and Theater at Tennessee Technological University. His love for the theater is centered on the technical side including lighting and set design. And, as a season ticket holder to many of the area's performance theaters, he stays abreast of the automation in that field too. As a community service Scott facilitates a youth discussion group.

Scott joins many of his staff as a certified canine lover. During this heat wave Zachary, a Welsh Terrier and Max, a standard Schnauzer are excellent guard dogs-- --they attack the lawn sprinklers—making sure that Scott gets as wet as they.

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