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University of Wisconsin-Superior, Jim Dan Hill Library
Assistant Professor of Library Science / Instruction & Reference Librarian
July 2011 - Present  
  • Plan, design, teach, and assess information literacy instruction and outreach initiatives
  • Collaborate with teaching faculty to integrate information literacy into the university curriculum including First Year Experience, Writing Across the Curriculum, General Education, Graduate Education, and First Year Seminars
  • Assist patrons in developing effective research strategies at the reference desk
  • Teach LIBS 309: "Information Literacy Leadership" in the Library Science Program
  • Develop online learning objects to be embedded in Desire2Learn course management system
  • Serve the campus community through shared governance and committee work

Indiana University Bloomington Herman B Wells Library
Reference Assistant, August 2010 - May 2011
  • Provide reference at two service desks in the library, as well as through telephone and instant message chat
  • Instruct patrons in the use of bibliographic tools available online (Worldcat, Web of Knowledge, ABI/INFORM, LexisNexis Academic, Proquest Historical Newspapers, etc.) and in print
  • Assist patrons in developing effective research strategies and utilizing various technological resources
  • Author for the public Reference Services Department blog
  • Attend weekly professional development meetings

Indiana University Bloomington Education Library
Reference Assistant, August 2009 - May 2011
  • Offer in-person and phone reference at single user entry point
  • Conduct individual instruction in education databases including ERIC, PsychINFO, Education Full-Text, and Proquest Dissertations and Theses
  • Conduct pre-order searching in IUCAT and print appropriate records from Books in Print
  • Assist with circulation supervision duties as needed
  • Maintain library printers, scanners, photocopiers, and microform readers.

Indiana University Bloomington Library Teaching & Learning Department
Instruction Assistant, August 2009 - May 2011
  • Design and teach library one-shot instruction sessions for level 100-200 courses and local advanced-placement high school students across a range of disciplines
  • Communicate with associate instructors and professors electronically to tailor library instruction sessions to specific assignments
  • Organize library tours, drop-in workshops, and other student focused instructional services
  • Attend monthly professional development meetings

Indiana University Bloomington Residential Services and Programs - Foster Library
Student Assistant, August 2009 - January 2010
  • Utilize Sirsi-Dynix Workflows to check out and discharge library materials
  • Promote monthly residential services and programs through e-mail and print media
  • Create a staff-pick monthly display featuring library materials

University of California, Santa Cruz Science & Engineering Library
Student Stacks Assistant, October 2006 - April 2009
  • Shelve, shift, and shelf-read library materials according to the Library of Congress classification system
  • Gather data on library material use through Millennium ILS in-house count
  • Perform physical processing and update record location of books for the new leisure read collection
  • Retrieve materials for interlibrary loan
  • Perform secretarial duties such as copying, mailing, and emptying the recycling

University of California, Santa Cruz Kresge 80b - Rhetoric & Inquiry: Power and Representation
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Fall Semester 2007 & 2008
  • Lead weekly discussions on course material, including writing skill workshops
  • Monitor weekly attendance and evaluate student performance
  • Mentor incoming students on university life and culture
  • Assist professor with grading submitted papers
  • Organize orientation workshops for incoming undergraduate teaching assistants

Moorpark College Library - Moorpark, CA
Technical Services Intern, October 2005 - July 2006
  • Type up MARC record copies for all incoming library materials
  • Add spine labels, tattle-tape, call-numbers, and barcodes to all new library materials
  • Write order cards for new library materials based on the reference librarian's list
  • Assist technical services librarian in weeding the collection