Experience

Lone Star College-Montgomery
• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Reference Librarian / Associate Professor

  • Nov 2019 - Present


University of Arkansas at Little Rock

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research & Scholarly Communications Librarian

  • Jan 2018 - Oct 2019

  • Provides in-person and online research assistance and instruction for multiple disciplines. • Collaborates with faculty to develop and offer customized, course-integrated instruction. • Serves as collection management liaison to designated academic departments. • Builds partnerships with faculty to develop, assess, and maintain services to integrate open educational resources (OER) and affordable course content into the curriculum. • Collaborates with the eLearning Librarian and the university's Scholarly Technology and Resources (STaR) on the integration of scholarly content into the learning management system. • Provides leadership for educating the campus community about emerging models of scholarly publishing, open scholarship initiatives, and connections between information literacy and scholarly communication. • Collaborates with researchers and instructors on projects that span colleges and disciplines, and proactively promotes the integration of C&A services and resources into interdisciplinary programs. • Engages in scholarly, professional and service activities in accordance with institutional and faculty governance documents. Show less



Sam Houston State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instruction Librarian

  • Jul 2014 - Dec 2017

  • Conduct library instructional sessions for students covering information literacy, research methodology/skills, selection and identification of resources for one shot or embedded classrooms. • Serve as online instructor for semester long course covering research methods and information literacy. • Maintain library instruction classrooms checking status of presentation and lab equipment. • Marketing of library instructional resources to various academic departments as well as other library services. • Provide reference services to students in person or via chat, e-mail, telephone, or scheduled office consultations. • Performance of bibliographic duties for the academic areas of general science, physics, technology, and computer science. • Design, create, and implement online library guides designed to assist online and hybrid students with research techniques and information literacy skill sets. • Participation in team planning meetings with reference/instruction staff as well as with other library departments for both operational and strategic purposes. • Engage with collegiate committees for strategic student guidance between various academic departments. • Research and publishing activities that further the continual academic output of the university. Show less



Front Range Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Reference/Instruction Librarian

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2014

  Perform library instruction sessions at the request of faculty on such topics as information literacy, research methodology/skills, resource usage in a variety of formats, and assignment specific techniques in one shot or embedded formats. Provide reference services to students and public library patrons in person or via e-mail, telephone, or scheduled office consultations. Examine appropriate journals and reviews to assist in collection development in accordance with the needs of patron base. Market library services by maintaining dialogue with faculty, collaboration with campus and student activities department, acting as a faculty advisor for student clubs, and participation in new student orientation activities. Design, create, and implement online library guides designed to assist online and hybrid students with research techniques and information literacy skill sets. Oversee library facilities by maintaining an environment conducive to research, observing opening and closing procedure in accordance with library policy, and managing student workers and closing register during evening shifts. Participation in team planning meetings with reference/instruction staff as well as with other library departments for both operational and strategic purposes. Collaboration with public library staff as part of partnership with the city. Show less



Lone Star College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Reference Librarian / Asst. Professor

  • Aug 2011 - Aug 2013

  Provide instruction to students and faculty in the use of library resources through verbal classroom instruction using emerging instructional technologies. Perform reference services to students, faculty, and patrons in person or through other media including phone, e-mail, and chat services. Improve library resources through continual collection development and maintenance in either print or electronic formats as befits the needs of students and faculty. Foster an environment that is conducive to learning and the improvement of information literacy skills. Maintain a dialogue with professional colleagues and patrons to better assess research needs. Show less



Texas State Library and Archives Commission

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2008 - Jul 2011

  Assist patrons with research requests in areas such as genealogy, land records, and historical inquiries either in person or via telephone, mail, and e-mail, as well as answering questions about facilities and holdings. Keep track of new donations by maintaining accession log, storing new donations for future processing, and assisting archivist with processing of materials. Perform collection maintenance through reorganization of shelving space, relabeling, and the creation of indexes. Management and purchase of office and cleaning supplies through coordination with main Austin office using purchase orders. Clerical duties including creation of letters, filing, and managing phone calls. Show less



College of the Mainland

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Academic Advisor

  • Jun 2006 - Sep 2007

  Provide assistance to students with registration including evaluation of placement testing scores for developmental needs and the selection of courses to meet student goals. Creation of degree plans with students in cooperation with guidelines set by academic department heads as well as other universities for transfer students. Assist testing department with administering of placement, distance education, or CLEP exams. Provide assistance to students with registration including evaluation of placement testing scores for developmental needs and the selection of courses to meet student goals. Creation of degree plans with students in cooperation with guidelines set by academic department heads as well as other universities for transfer students. Assist testing department with administering of placement, distance education, or CLEP exams.