Summary of Qualifications
- Seven years of library management and supervisory experience
- Strong commitment to library service
- Program planning for children, young adults, adults, and students
- Knowledge of technology applications in libraries
Work Experience
Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Information Core Director, 2001–present
Administration
- Trained and supervised professional and paraprofessional staff (4.1 FTE)
- Managed all library operations and prepared library budget
- Wrote content for a multi-million-dollar grant proposal
Reference and Instruction
- Provided reference services to researchers from multiple disciplines
- Taught workshops and wrote instructional materials on a variety of topics, including online searching, grant seeking, and poster design
Library Development
- Selected books, journals, and government and international documents for the Population Research Institute (PRI) Library
- Created a database of population science links used to provide flexible and dynamic content for the PRI Web site
- Led a project, with staff from PRI’s administrative and computing departments, to collect, organize, and disseminate grants information via the Web
- Worked with a team including library and computing staff to develop a current awareness application using weblog software and RSS feeds
Carnegie Library of Homestead, Munhall, PA
Library Director, 2000–2001
Administration
- Trained and supervised library staff (6.3 FTE) and volunteers
- Managed the library’s budget, collection (including local history documents) and technological resources
- Represented the library in the Allegheny County Library Association
Reference and Instruction
- Provided reference services and trained reference staff
- Taught staff and patrons to use library computers
Programming and Promotion
- Designed and maintained the library Web site
- Worked with children’s librarian to organize and promote summer reading programs
Gumberg Library, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
Reference Librarian (part-time), 2000–2001
- Responded to queries at the reference desk and via e-mail and telephone
- Taught a library instruction session for a graduate course in education
- Developed guides and bibliographies
- Resolved technical problems with library computers
Additional Work Experience
- Intern (Electronic Resources), PALINET, Pittsburgh, PA, 2000 (3 months)
- Librarian/Secretary, Chester Engineers, Moon Township, PA, 1998–2000
Education
MLIS, August 2000
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
B.A., German Studies, May 1998
Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Languages
German and Spanish (limited written and spoken)
Professional Associations
Special Libraries Association, 2001–present
- Central Pennsylvania Chapter (Discussion List Owner, 2002–2004; Webmaster, 2002–Present; President-Elect and Program Planner, 2003–2004; President, 2004–2005; Past-President, 2006)
- Social Science Division (Discussion List Owner, 2005–2007; Program Planning Chair-Elect, 2006–2007; Program Planning Chair, 2007–2008)
Association for Population/Family Planning Libraries and Information Centers–International, 2001–present
- Board of Directors, 2002–2005
- Vice President and conference planning coordinator, 2005–2006
- President, 2006–2007; Past-President, 2007-2008
Publications & Presentations
Librarians Vital to Data Preservation and Access. APLIC-International Communicator (Winter/Spring 2008).
Library 2.0 - Practical Uses for Blogging, Social Networking and Online Virtual Worlds (with Andrew Calvin and Beth Transue). SLA Central Pennsylvania Chapter meeting, University Park, PA, November 8, 2007.
Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students. Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology graduate seminar, Penn State, November 7, 2007.
Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students. Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology graduate seminar, Penn State, November 29, 2006.
Library @ Your User: A Case Study Using New Technologies to Extend the Reach of the Library (with Jennifer Darragh and Kiet Bang). APLIC-I Annual Conference, Los Angeles, March 28, 2006.
Searching for Dissertation Grants. Demography Colloquium, Population Research Institute, Penn State, September 15, 2005.
APLIC-I Librarians Respond to Change (panel session). Association for Population/Family Planning Libraries and Information Centers-International Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, March 30, 2005.
Open Access: A Report from the APLIC-I Annual Conference. KeyNotes, the newsletter of the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the Special Libraries Association, Spring/Summer 2005.
A day in the life of an Information Core Director. The Young Librarian, 2004.
Special Libraries Association 94th Annual Conference: A report from the Big Apple. APLIC-International Communicator (Summer/Fall 2003).
Blogs & Other Writing
DIY Librarian, an informal blog focused on do-it-yourself aspects of libraries
SLA 2005, 2006, and 2007 Conference Blogs (contributor)
SLA Central Pennsylvania Chapter News
News from the PRI Library & Data Archive, Population Research Institute, Penn State
Monthly running column, Centre Daily Times, State College, PA
The Runaround (running blog for the Centre Daily Times, with Marty Mazur and Mike Casper)
Workshops Taught
For the Population Research Institute workshop series:
- Locating Demographic Literature
- Advanced Literature Searching
- EndNote
- Poster Design
Last updated March 6, 2008