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Perveen Rustomfram

Associate Professor, Head of Government Publications

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(901) 678-8203
Email
prstmfrm@memphis.edu
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Office
McWherter Library, 107C
Office Hours
By appointment

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About 

Professor Perveen Rustomfram joined the University of Memphis in 1995, and was tenured and promoted to Associate Professor in 2002. She has served in several roles at the University Libraries including Reference Librarian, Instructional Services Librarian and Interim Head of Research and Instructional Services. She is the Government Publications Coordinator and is responsible for the Tennessee Regional Federal Documents Depository, which supports and advises the twenty other federal documents depositories across the state. Other responsibilities include library instruction, reference service, embedded librarianship, and research consultations. Her professional interests include the provision of user services, research and information services, and government publications.

Education

  • B.S.W., Social Work, Bombay University, India, 1979.
  • B.L.S., Library Science, SNDT University, India, 1980.
  • M.A., Sociology, University of Hyderabad, India, 1984. 
  • M.L.S., Library/Information Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1987.

Work Experience

  • Associate Professor/Government Publications Coordinator, University of Memphis Libraries, 2013-Present.
  • Associate Professor/Research & Instructional Services Interim Head, University of Memphis Libraries, 2017-2018.
  • Associate Professor/Instructional Services Librarian, University of Memphis Libraries, 2008-2013.
  • Assistant Professor/Reference Librarian, University of Memphis Libraries, 1995-2008. 
  • Reference Librarian, Memphis/Shelby County Public Library & Information Science Center, 1988-1993.                                     

Honors and Awards

  • Tennessee Electronic Library Trainer of the Year, Tennessee Library Association (TLA), 2015. 
  • James E. Ward Library Instruction Award, Tennessee Library Association (TLA), 2013. 

Recent Research and Scholarly Activities

Refereed Publications

  • Rustomfram, Perveen, and Bess Robinson. “Online Government Resources for Financial Literacy.” Financial Literacy, a special issue of the Journal of Business and Finance Librarianship 20.1-2 (2015): 95-115.
  • Rustomfram, Perveen and Jane Qualls. "A Library User Survey: What Undergraduate Students Think of Services at the University of Memphis Libraries. "Memphis. Univ., TN.  University Libraries, July 2000. ERIC Document Reproduction Service, ED 445 679.
  • Rustomfram, Perveen. “Democracy on Wheels.” Tennessee Librarian 50, no.1 (Summer 1998): 22-33.
  • Johnson, Ross, Joyce McKibben, and Perveen Rustomfram.  “Everything Matters: Creating a Reference Web Page -- The University of Memphis Library Experience.” Tennessee Librarian 49, no. 2 (Winter 1997): 5-11.

Refereed Conference Publications

  • Rustomfram, Perveen, and Bess Robinson. “Extra Credit: Opening the Door to Free Educator Resources from the Feds.” Proc. of Tennessee Library Association Annual Conf., 24 – 26 April 2019, Chattanooga Convention Center. Tennessee Libraries 69.3 (2019): n. pag. Web. 26 Sept. 2019. Here  
  • Robinson, Bess, and Perveen Rustomfram. “50 Ways to Recognize Outstanding Employees.” Proc. of Tennessee Library Association Annual Conf., 24 – 26 April 2019, Chattanooga Convention Center. Tennessee Libraries 69.3 (2019): n. pag. Web. 26 Sept. 2019. Here
  • Rustomfram, Perveen, and Bess Robinson.  "A Smorgasbord of Free Financial Literacy Resources."  Tennessee Library Association Annual Conf., April 23-24 April 2015. PowerPoint submitted as a conference proceeding and available here.
  • Robinson, Bess, Perveen Rustomfram, and Steve Knowlton.  “Everyone Has a Place at the Table.  Now What?”  Tennessee Library Association Annual Conf., April  23-24, 2015. Tennessee Libraries 65.3 (2015): n. pag.  Web.  21 May 2016.  Available here.        
  • Merriman, Kevin, Betsy Park, Perveen Rustomfram, and Damone Virgilio. “Focusing on the User.” Tennessee Libraries 62, no.2 (2012). Available here. 
  • Robinson, Bess, and Perveen Rustomfram, [Authors and Compilers] Leah Allison, Martha Earl, Theresa Liedtka, and Rebecca Tolley-Stokes. “Charting a New Course: Smoothing the Transition for New Librarian Hires.” Tennessee Libraries 61, no. 3 (2011). Available here. 

Select Presentations

Recent Invited Presentations

  • Rustomfram, Perveen, and Bess Robinson. “Humanities Resources from the Federal Government for Elementary School Library Information Specialists.” Memphis-Shelby County Schools Reimagining 901 Library Services District Learning Day, Monday 21 February 2022, Memphis, TN.
  • Robinson, Bess, and Perveen Rustomfram, “STEM Resources from the Federal Government for Elementary School Library Information Specialists.” Memphis-Shelby County Schools Reimagining 901 Library Services District Learning Day, Monday 21 February 2022, Memphis, TN.
  • Robinson, Bess, and Perveen Rustomfram. “Humanities Resources from the Federal Government for Middle and High School Library Information Specialists.” Memphis-Shelby County Schools Reimagining 901 Library Services District Learning Day, Monday 21 February 2022, Memphis, TN.
  • Rustomfram, Perveen, and Bess Robinson. “STEM Resources from the Federal Government for Middle and High School Library Information Specialists.” Memphis-Shelby County Schools Reimagining 901 Library Services District Learning Day, Monday 21 February 2022, Memphis, TN.
  • Rustomfram, Perveen, and Bess Robinson. “TEL Resources for Middle and High School Library Information Specialists.” Memphis-Shelby County Schools Reimagining 901 Library Services District Learning Day, Monday 21 February 2022, Memphis, TN.
  • Rustomfram, Perveen. “Regionals and Selectives” Class Eight of the FDLP Coordinator Certificate Program, Government Publishing Office, (Webinar). 20 December 2017.
  • With Bess Robinson.  “Using LearningExpress Library to Prepare for the ACT.”  Arlington High School Parent Teacher Student Association, Monday 14 March 2016, Arlington High School, Arlington, TN. (LeAn Inman, Reference Librarian at Arlington High School, invited us to make this informational session.)
  • Rustomfram, Perveen and Bess Robinson.  “Using LearningExpress Library to Prepare for the ACT.” Arlington High School Parent Teacher Student Association, Arlington High School, Arlington, TN. November 12, 2015.
  • Rustomfram, Perveen. Free Federal Resources for Financial Literacy for 6 – 12th Graders.  Arlington, Bartlett, Germantown, Lakeland, and Millington Teachers/ Librarians In-Service Day, Arlington High School, Arlington, TN.  (Invited by Katie McCain), August 6, 2015.
  • Rustomfram, Perveen. TEL:  Tennessee Electronic Library Resources for K – 5th Graders.  Arlington, Bartlett, Germantown, Lakeland, and Millington Teachers/ Librarians In-Service Day, Arlington High School, Arlington, TN. (Invited by Katie McCain) August 6, 2015.
  • Robinson, Bess, Perveen Rustomfram, and Steve Knowlton.  “Everyone Has a Place at the Table.  Now What?”  University Libraries Personnel Development Day, Wednesday 13 May 2015, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN.
  • Robinson, Bess and Perveen Rustomfram.  “How to Do Basic Research.”  Researchers for the Shelby County Board of Commissioners staff.  13 March 2015.  University of Memphis, Memphis, TN. 

Refereed Conference Presentations

  • Rustomfram, Perveen, and Bess Robinson. “Using the 2020 Census to Cultivate Community.” Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference, Wednesday 13 April 2022.
  • McDonald, Elizabeth, and Perveen Rustomfram. ““From Depository to Repository: The Case of Tennessee State Documents.” Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference, Thursday 14 April 2022.
  • Rustomfram, Perveen, and Bess Robinson. "Using data.census.gov to Power Limitless Opportunities." Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference, April 2020. Canceled due to COVID-19.
  • Rustomfram, Perveen, and Bess Robinson. " What Opportunities Might the Census Power for You?" Preconference, Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference, April 2020. Canceled due to COVID-19.
  • Rustomfram, Perveen, and Bess Robinson. "Building on Imagination: Free Educator Resources from the Feds." Tennessee Association of School Librarians Annual Conference, Monday 30 September 2019.
  • Robinson, Bess, and Perveen Rustomfram. "50 Ways to Recognize Your Outstanding Employees." Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference, Friday 26 April 2019.
  • Rustomfram, Perveen, and Bess Robinson. "Extra Credit: Opening the Door to Free Educator Resources from the Feds." Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference, Thursday 25 April 2019.
  • Rustomfram, Perveen, and Bess Robinson. “Exploring America’s Communities with American FactFinder.” Tennessee library Association Annual Conference, Friday 7 April 2017
  • Rustomfram, Perveen, and Bess Robinson. “Don’t Perish as you Publish: How to Avoid Being Prey to Predatory Publishers.” Tennessee library Association Annual Conference, Thursday 6 April 2017.
  • Robinson, Bess, and Perveen Rustomfram.  "Money Smart Week and Beyond:  Financial Literacy Programs at Your Library."  Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference, Friday 8 April 2016.
  • Rustomfram, Perveen, and Bess Robinson.  "Realize Your Dreams with Reliable Statistics from Uncle Sam."  Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference, Friday 8 April 2016.
  • Robinson, Bess, Perveen Rustomfram, and Steve Knowlton.  “Everyone Has a Place at the Table.  Now What?”  Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference, Friday 24 April 2015.
  • Rustomfram, Perveen, and Bess Robinson.  "A Smorgasbord of Free Financial Literacy Resources."  Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference, Thursday 23 April 2015.
  • Robinson, Bess and Perveen Rustomfram.  “How to Do Basic Research.”  Researchers for the Shelby County Board of Commissioners staff.  13 March 2015.  University of Memphis, Memphis, TN.
  • Rustomfram, Perveen and Bess Robinson. “Free Federal Resources for Financial Literacy.” Tenn- Share Fall Conference, Nashville, September 26, 2014. 

Outreach

Rustomfram, Perveen, and Bess Robinson. “Discover and Explore Online Humanities Resources from the Feds: Elementary, Middle, and High.” Memphis-Shelby County Schools Library Services District Learning Day, Wednesday 3 August 2022, Memphis, TN.

Robinson, Bess, and Perveen Rustomfram. “Discover and Explore Online STEM Resources from the Feds: Elementary, Middle, and High.” Memphis-Shelby County Schools Library Services District Learning Day, Wednesday 3 August 2022, Memphis, TN.

Rustomfram, Perveen. "Searching for Information." Participants of Thistle and Bee, Memphis, TN December 13, 2017.

With Bess Robinson.  “Using LearningExpress Library to Prepare for the ACT.”  Arlington High School Parent Teacher Student Association, Monday 14 March 2016, Arlington High School, Arlington, TN. (LeAn Inman, Reference Librarian at Arlington High School, invited us to make this informational session.)

Rustomfram, Perveen and Bess Robinson.  “Using LearningExpress Library to Prepare for the ACT.” Arlington High School Parent Teacher Student Association, Arlington High School, Arlington, TN. November 12, 2015.

Rustomfram, Perveen. Free Federal Resources for Financial Literacy for 6 – 12th Graders.  Arlington, Bartlett, Germantown, Lakeland, and Millington Teachers/ Librarians In-Service Day, Arlington High School, Arlington, TN.  (Invited by Katie McCain), August 6, 2015.

Rustomfram, Perveen. TEL:  Tennessee Electronic Library Resources for K – 5th Graders.  Arlington, Bartlett, Germantown, Lakeland, and Millington Teachers/ Librarians In-Service Day, Arlington High School, Arlington, TN. (Invited by Katie McCain) August 6, 2015.

Robinson, Bess and Perveen Rustomfram.  “Basic Research.”  Researchers for the Shelby County Board of Commissioners staff.  13 March 2015.  University of Memphis, Memphis, TN.

Perveen Rustomfram, “Collection Development with Government Publications”, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Library and Information Science Students via Blackboard, April 10, 2013.

Rustomfram, Perveen and Bess Robinson. “Question Authority: Where Do I Find the Information I Need? How Do I Evaluate It?” Making a Difference in Memphis: Volunteer Leadership Development Institute, 26 February 2011, Memphis, TN.

Rustomfram, Perveen. “Question Authority: Where Do I Find the Information I Need? How Do I Evaluate It?” Making a Difference in Memphis: Volunteer Leadership Development Institute, 18 June 2011, Memphis, TN.

Rustomfram, Perveen. “Lexis Nexis and Introduction to Web Searching.” Reporters and interns of Contemporary Media Inc., 12 July 2000.

Service

American Library Association – ALA GODORT Government Information for Children– 2021-2023

American Library Association – ALA GODORT Education Committee – 2019-2021

American Library Association – ALA GODORT Representative to ALA Literacy Assembly – 2019-2021

REGIL Regional Federal Depository Regional Group – Chair – 2017-2019

External Peer Reviewer – Candidate, University Libraries, University of Washington, January 2023

External Peer Reviewer – Candidate, Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University, October 2022

External Peer Reviewer – Candidate, Florida Atlantic University Libraries, July 2018

External Peer Reviewer – Candidate, Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans, February 2014

External Peer Reviewer – Candidate, Portland State University, September 2008

External Peer Reviewer – Candidate, University of New Orleans, October 2008

External Peer Reviewer – Candidate, Hodges Library, University of Tennessee, October 2006

External Peer Reviewer – Candidate, University of Louisville, October 2005

Tennessee Library Association - Advisory Committee on State Documents, Chair - 2014-present

Tennessee Library Association - TLA Annual Conference Registration Desk Co-Chair – 2017-2018

Tennessee Library Association - Bylaws/Procedures Committee, Co-Chair - 2012-2013

Tennessee Library Association - Intellectual Freedom Committee, Co-Chair - 2005-2007

Tennessee Library Association - College and University Libraries Section, Chair - 2002-2003