Education:

M.Sc.F., University of New Brunswick, Soil Science, Forestry, 1991
M.L.I.S., The University of Western Ontario, Library and Information Science, 1994
B.Sc. (Agr), University of Guelph, Soil Science, Agriculture, 1980

Library Experience:

Branch Librarian, College of Veterinary Medicine Library, Mississippi State University, Mississippi , 1999 to March, 2004
Managed the library. Provided reference and instructional services to library patrons. Performed database searches for veterinarians and research scientists.

Science Librarian, Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University , 1995 to 1999
Provided reference and instructional services to MSU Library patrons. Performed mediated online database searches for scientists.

Consultant, National Library of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario , 1995
Implemented a survey to determine space requirements for the National Library of Canada collections.

Professional Associations:

Currently a member of:
Special Libraries Association
Medical Library Association
International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers

Selected Publications:

2003	Cruickshank, John. 2003. The role of scientific literature in electronic scholarly communication. Science and Technology Libraries 22 (3/3).
2001	Cruickshank, John L. and David G. Nowak. 2001. Marketing reference resources and services through a university outreach program. The Reference Librarian 73: 265-80.
2000	Cruickshank, John and Susan Hall. Coordinating current awareness, document delivery and interlibrary loan for branch library services. Proceedings of the Mississippi Library Association Annual Conference 2000.