Experience

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  Central Washington University

  • Librarian At Large, Bordering On Like Rillyrilly(Tm) Huge

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  Central Washington University

  • Central Washington University

  • Librarian at Large, bordering on like rillyrilly(tm) huge

    • 1997 - 2014
    • Central Washington University

    From June of 1997 to January of 1999 I administered Reference Services and managed all aspects of electronic resources.From January of 1999 to September of 2011 I was Head of Library Systems, managing all IT services for our organization, including numerous large scale project management assignments. For multi-year periods from 1997 to 2014 I was also the manager of all electronic resources --contracts, negotiations, budgeting, remote access issues.

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  California State University, Monterey Bay

  • Reference & Instruction Librarian

    • Oct 1995 - May 1997

    Worked as member of cooperative library team in newly founded university; was one of first 100 Founding Faculty of CSUMB. Provided reference services approximately twenty hours each week, instructing patrons in location and use of electronic resources available via the library's web pages.Contributed to creation and implementation of library policies and procedures. Helped design and implement a new bibliographic instruction program beginning with the Spring semester of 1996; regulary taught library research classes.Team leader for 1997 re-design of library's web site.

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  Willamette University

  • Reference & Instruction Librarian

    • Jul 1993 - May 1995

    Provided general reference desk services, instructing patrons in use of library work stations running a III public catalog in a networked Windows environment.Taught library research classes across the curriculum; subject bibliographer for the sciences.Created and maintained library web pages; initiated and updated a series of library research guides for patrons.

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  Fort Lewis College

  • Head, Public Services

    • Jun 1991 - May 1993

    Managed reference services: staff scheduling, CD-ROM databases, reference collection development, maintenance of reference collection, supervision of student assistants and reference librarians.Supervised library instruction program.Initiated and updated a series of library research guides for patrons.Implemented and maintained full text Proquest CD-ROM database workstations.

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  Western Carolina University

  • Reference & Instruction Librarian

    • Feb 1988 - Jun 1991

    Provided general reference desk services.Supervised Interlibrary Loan office and staff and coordinated document delivery service serving the three university libraries of the Western North Carolina Library Network.Provided library instruction, including use of CD-ROMs and online catalog.Following $6.1 million fire of Feb. 26, 1989 in the library’s Media Center, served as library's coordinator of electronic equipment repair, working with emergency repair contractors and library vendors for four months.

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  Duke University, Perkins Library

  • Reference Librarian

    • Aug 1987 - Dec 1987

    Provided reference service in humanities and social sciences.Instructed patrons in use of OPAC and CD-ROM databases at the Reference Desk and in library instruction classes.

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  US EPA Library

  • Research Triangle Park, NC

  • Library Graduate Intern

    • Jan 1986 - Aug 1987
    • Research Triangle Park, NC

    Instructed EPA atmospheric research scientists in use of software applications: database management, spreadsheet, graphics, and word processing.Assisted scientists in use of laser printers, optical character readers, and color graphics plotters.Fielded telephone requests from EPA regional offices and the public for information and government documents.