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EXPERIENCE
Associate College Librarian, Information & Access Services Barber Library, Central Oregon Community College (COCC), Bend, OR, July 1997-present.
Library Instruction Coordinator, Western State College of Colorado (WSC), Gunnison, CO, January 1994- August 1995.
Part-time English Instructor, Northwest College, Powell, WY, 1991-93.
Library Assistant, Office of Research Services, UNC at Chapel Hill, NC, 1990-91.
Research Assistant, UNC at Chapel Hill, NC, 1988-90.
Reference Librarian, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, WI, 1987-88.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in
Information and Library Science, UNC at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 1993.
M.L.S., Kent
State University, Kent, OH, 1986.
B.A., English
, Aristotelian University, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1985.
HONORS AND AWARDS
COCC
Full Professorship, 2010; COCC Associate Professorship, 2004; COCC Assistant
Professorship, 2000.
COCC Tenure, 2002.
Council on
Library Resources/Kellogg Dissertation Award, 1991.
Merit Award
and Kalp Student Awards, 1989-1991.
Fulbright
Scholarship, 1985-86.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Wrote postings for ConXn, official COCC library and college blog, Spring 2007- present.
Technology in school is no substitute for professional librarians, The Bend Bulletin, May 22, 2007, C6.
"School Library Programs Make a Difference!," presentation, Bend/LaPine School Principals, April, 2006.
"Web Tools to Supplement School Library Collections," presentation, Ed-Tech Training, Bend/La Pine Schools, March, 2006.
"Using the Free Web to Build Reference Collections in School Libraries," Interchange, 34 (Winter 2006): 6-9.
"Using the Free Web to Build Reference Collections in a Secondary Library," presentation, OEMA (Oregon Education Media Association), September, 2005.
“Unions in Academic Libraries.” In G. M. Gregory (Ed.), The Successful Academic Librarian. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2005.
Virtual Reference Task Force (ORBIS) report, submitted in June 2002.
“Virtual reference and library collaboration,” presentation, Orbis, annual summer meeting, 2002.
“The use of the Internet as a reference tool,” presentation in a workshop for reference librarians of the CONIN regional reference network, 1998.
"USGovSearch and Google’s Unclesam: A Comparative Look" http://libweb.uoregon.edu/govdocs/digor/documentor/doc201/review.htm (March 2000).
“Professional associations or unions? A comparative look,” Library Trends, 46 (Fall 1997): 232-245.
“Unionization and job satisfaction among professional library employees in academic research institutions,” College & Research Libraries, 56 (July 1995): 341-350.
"Organizational commitment of professional employees in union and nonunion research libraries," College & Research Libraries, 55 (July 1994): 297-307.
"Work values among professional employees in union and nonunion research library institutions," Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 24 (June 1994): 981-93.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
ALA/ ACRL membership, 2009-present.
Bend Public Library Advisory Council, 2007-2008
International School of the Cascades (IB School) Board member, 2006-2009
Orbis/Orbis Cascade Alliance Consortium:
Summit Borrowing Steering Committee, 2003-2006.
Summit Consortium Borrowing Committee, 2000-present.
Virtual Reference Orbis task force Chair, 2002. Investigated and submitted extensive report on the need for and desirability of offering virtual reference service through Orbis, a consortium of nineteen Northwestern academic libraries.
L-Net (Oregon Statewide Virtual Reference project/service):
Advisory Board, 2006-2007
L-Net Marketing Team member, 2007-2008
Oregon Statewide Virtual Reference: organized the hosting and participated in an intensive two-day training for LSSI, the software used in the delivery of a statewide Virtual Reference service, 2003.
Performed an on-site evaluation and submitted a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant report for the Wilsonville Public Library ESL project, 2002.
INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Central Oregon Community College:
Academic Affairs (AA) Committee member, 2008-present ; AA Chair, 2010-11.
Faculty Forum Executive Committee Member-at-Large, 2000-01 & 2005-08.
Peer team evaluator for COCC faculty, 2001-present.
Served numerous search committees for faculty and library staff, 1997-present.
COCC Honors Celebration Committee, 1998- 2009, Chair, 2001-2005, and co-Chair 2007-09.
Library Review Team member, a campus committee headed by the COCC Vice president to review present and future library services in light of campus budget cuts. Prepared for the committee a COCC Library Services report including a detailed analysis of library services, personnel, and finances. As part of this report, conducted a survey on Oregon community college library budgets, 2002-03.
Team member for the conduct of a campus-wide Usability Study, 2000-01.
Member of the ad hoc committee for the determination of a COCC campus-wide Acceptable Use Policy for computer and technology use, 1999.
Member of the COCC Curriculum Committee, 1998-99.
Bend/Lapine School district:
Served the International Baccalaureate (International School of the Cascades) Board, 2006-2009.
Advocated for school libraries and librarians for the Bend/LaPine School District through presentations and workshops for teachers and administrators, 2006-2008.
Served on the Bend/LaPine School District Library Study Committee which reviewed the school district’s library media programs and made recommendations to the Bend/Lapine School District Superintendent and School Board, 2003.
Deschutes County
Deschutes County Historical Landmarks Commissioner, 2009-2011.