Sammie J.
Director of Library Services at Wilberforce University- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Wilberforce University
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United States
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Director of Library Services
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Sep 2023 - Present
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Howard University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Chief Librarian, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center
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Jun 2022 - Aug 2023
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Georgia State University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate Department Head
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Oct 2021 - Jun 2022
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Texas A&M University-Central Texas
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Public Services
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Jan 2020 - Aug 2021
Responsible for assisting in the administration and operation of a significant section of the library. This includes reference, circulation, instruction, children's library, and performing specialized professional work—budget oversight for teaching and outreach, reference services, and circulation services. • Management and supervision for a team of staff, faculty librarians, and student workers. • Implements outreach activities • Provides professional development opportunities for staff and faculty. Show less
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Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University
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United States
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Higher Education
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400 - 500 Employee
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Assistant Director for Research, Public, and Information Literacy Services
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Mar 2017 - Oct 2019
Provided a creative, collaborative learning environment for students, faculty, and staff. Supervising an innovative, service-oriented campus unit that played an essential role in students' academic success—served as the technology custodian and facility oversight. Completed a significant project management renovation and co-wrote several grants.
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Adjunct Professor
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Aug 2016 - May 2019
• Taught over 120 students per semester in Freshman Orientation, Intro to Psychology, Personality Theories, and History and Systems of Psychology.• Assisted struggling students with extra support and targeted assistance.
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Information Literacy Coordinator and Outreach Librarian
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Mar 2016 - Feb 2017
Provided instruction and oversight of the teaching library's teaching unit, delivering a broad range of research and instructional services supporting the university's curriculum and mission. Additionally, this position provided information literacy instruction, reference, and research support to a diverse community of users. This position was technology-driven learning and training libraries on new instruction delivery. • Coordinated instructional opportunities with Student Affairs • Ordered and Replaced items • Establish and maintained academic relationships across the academic disciplines.• Worked with various systems and databases such as EBSCOhost, Horizon, and Springshare. Show less
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Prairie View A&M University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Interim Curator (Graduate Assistant)
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Aug 2013 - Feb 2016
Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the 4th-floor and 1st-floor art gallery, providing leadership and direction to a team of student assistant workers. Conducted project management activities for both art galleries with a renovation project that budgeted for 10,000. • Planned, organized, presented exhibitions, lectures, and student programs. • Networked with the campus community for student programming with on-campus and off-campus organizations. • Accounted for a collection of artifacts of works of art. • Cataloged acquisitions and maintain records. • Wrote articles for the library website. Show less
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Education
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Texas Woman's University
Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS), Library Science -
Prairie View A&M University
Doctorate of Philosophy in Educational Leadership, Educational Leadership: Higher Education -
Prairie View A&M University
Master of Science (M.S.), Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences -
Prairie View A&M University
Master of Arts (MA), Counselling -
Tuskegee University
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Social Work