Education
The Catholic University of America
Master of Science Library and Information Science: December 2007
California State University, Fresno
Bachelor of Arts Liberal Studies with emphasis in Music, Minor in Computer Science: May 2003
Relevent Experience
Electronic Services Librarian
University Libraries, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
2008 - Present
- Webmaster, Systems, Reference, Instruction, Collection Development
Lecturer
School of Library and Information Science, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
2009 - Present
- Taught LSC 740/654 Database Management
Electronic Resources Assistant
University Libraries, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
2004 - 2007
- Webmaster, Systems, Reference, Instruction
Multimedia Supervisor
Borders Books & Music, Washington, DC
2003 - 2004
Library Student Assistant
Maps Library, California State University, Fresno
1998 - 2001
- Reference, Circulation, Preservation
Presentations and Posters
Presentations
- Forthcoming Implementing a Content Management System, Long Island Library Resources Consortium, June 4, 2010.
- Implementing a Content Management System in an Academic Library, with David Bietila at Computers in Libraries on April 1, 2009
- Using Joomla! Content Management System for a Library Staff Intranet at Gelman Library, George Washington University on February 23, 2008
- The Future of the Library Catalog at Mullen Library, The Catholic University of America on June 12, 2007
- Help! There’s a Library in my iPod! Handheld Devices and Libraries at Mullen Library, The Catholic University of America on May 8, 2006
- Using Bookmarklets in the Library at Mullen Library, The Catholic University of America on July 13, 2005
- Introduction to Weblogs for Librarians at Mullen Library, The Catholic University of America on June 14, 2005
Posters
- Forthcoming Getting to the Source: The Research Advisory Tool at The Catholic University of America, with Kevin B. Gunn at Bridging the Spectrum: A Symposium on Scholarship and Practice in Library and Information Science, The Catholic University of America, January 29, 2010
Teaching
CUA School of Library & Information Science
- LSC 740/654 Database Management. Spring 2010
Library Instruction
- Library Research sessions for English 101: Rhetoric and Composition. 2004 - Present.
- Individual and group consultations in Library and Information Science. 2007 - Present.
- Library Research sessions for English 102: Composition and Literature. 2004 - 2006.
- Training sessions for CUA Libraries staff on using STAR: staff intranet. 2005, 2007.
Professional Service
Washington Research Libraries Consortium
- Library Management Systems Task Fore. 2009 - Present
- Technology Initiatives Advisory Committee. 2008 - 2009
- Digital Library Technology Advisory Committee. 2006 - 2008
- Chair. January - June 2008
- Alternative Access Methods Working Group. Fall 2007
The Catholic University of America
- Librarian Search Committee, Chair. Spring 2009
- Archivist Search Committee. Fall 2007
Professional Associations
- Library Society of the World
Skills
Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows, Macintosh OS X, Unix, Linux
Programming: (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, SQL; some familiarity with XML, TEI, EAD, C/C++
Applications: Voyager OPAC, MS Office, OpenOffice.org, Neo Office, DreamWeaver, TextWrangler, JEdit, Adobe Photoshop, GIMP
Web Applications: Greenstone, Joomla, Mambo, Wordpress, Internet Scout Portal Toolkit
Database Management Systems: Microsoft Access, MySQL
Continuing Education
Conferences Attended
- Computers in Libraries. 2005 - 2009.
Workshops/Classes Attended
- Introduction to XML and the Text Encoding Initiative at McKeldin Library, University of Maryland on September 27-28, 2005.
- Weblogs/RSS for Libraries at OCLC CAPCON on May 18, 2005
- Web Content Management: Essential Pre-Implementation Planning at Computers in Libraries in Washington, D.C. on March 19, 2005
MSLS Coursework
- 551 - Organization of Information
- 553 - Information Sources and Services
- 555 - Information Systems in Libraries and Information Centers
- 557 - Libraries and Information in Society
- 598 - Comprehensive Examination
- 601 - History of the Book
- 608 - Collection Development
- 708 - Science and Technology Information
- 712 - Foundations of Digital Libraries
- 740 - Database Management
- 874 - Managing Digital Projects
- 877 - User Interface Design and Evaluation
- 895 - Programming PHP and Exploratory Search Interfaces
Other Experience
Leadership
- CUA Libraries
- Chair, LibGuides Implementation Team. Summer, 2009
- Chair, Librarian Search Committee. Spring, 2009
- WRLC Digital Library Technology Advisory Committee
- Chair. January - June 2008
- Kappa Kappa Psi, National Honorary Band Fraternity
- President, Iota Alpha Chapter at CSU, Fresno. 2000 - 2001
- Vice President, Iota Alpha Chapter at CSU, Fresno. 1999 - 2000
- Fresno State Marching Band
- Band Council Representative. 1998 - 2000
- Orestimba High School Marching Band
- John Philip Sousa Award. 1997
- Head Drum Major. 1995 - 1997
- Assistant Drum Major. 1994 - 1995
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