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Eugene S. Mitchell, Ph. D.
Graduate Program Librarian
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Dr. Frank A. Franco Library
Alvernia College
400 St. Bernardine Street
Reading, PA 19607
610-796-8351
610-796-8347 (Fax)
gene.mitchell@alvernia.edu
Areas of Responsibility
- PhD Program Library Resources Development
- College Archives
Professional Education
- Doctorate in Library & Information Services, Rutgers University
- Master of Library Service, Rutgers University
- Bachelor of Arts, English, Canisius College
Departmental Liasions
- PhD Program
Bio
Originally from Buffalo, New York, I began my library career there at the State University of New York. I also worked at William Paterson University in New Jersey before coming to Alvernia in 1992.
During my free time I am a reader and cruciverbalist. I enjoy watching Britcoms on Public Television ('Allo, 'Allo and My Hero are current favorites. Other good ones are Bless Me, Father, Are You Being Served?, and As Time Goes By.) I also enjoy listening to the great news and cultural programming on National Public Radio (A Prairie Home Companion, of course, and From the Top, a terrific showcase for talented young musicians).
Together my wife and I enjoy traveling around eastern Pennsylvania to find "missing" art and foreign movies, as well as exploring the truly wide variety of recreational, cultural and culinary resources of the Commonwealth.
In addition to all this, I have been pleased to offer some community service as a board member of the Berks County Public Library System and as a volunteer in the ER at Reading Hospital.
Here are some of my favorite Web sites which I hope you will enjoy visiting as well.
Cinema
The Internet Movie Database - a wealth
of movie information
Movie-Mistakes.com -
visit here when you rent your next video and impress your friends
Allen Theatre - a great
theatre and coffee house just across the street from Lebanon Valley
College in Anneville
19th Street
Film Series - fantastic old art deco theatre in Allentown
Kutztown Strand - needs
work but at least it brings in some good films
Britcoms
My Hero - one of the
most original
Are You Being
Served? - the classic
Bless
Me, Father - very funny and often perceptive views of the Catholic
Church
'Allo, 'Allo - the
French Resistance was never funnier
As Time Goes By -
a look at the foibles of a "senior" romance
Miscellaneous
A Prairie Home Companion
From the Top
Patron
Saints Index - 3703 saints for every day and topic, from abandoned
people to zoos (guess who!)
The Old Farmer's Almanac - better
weather reporting than Accuweather and more interesting information
on other topics
Snapbubbles.com - if you
are really bored, extremely compulsive, or need a life
Updated: July 17, 2006