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
The Catholic University of America, University Libraries
Electronic Services Librarian. 2008 - Present
- Webmaster:
- Systems:
- Reference:
- Instruction:
Electronic Resources Assistant. 2004 - 2007
- Webmaster:
- Systems:
- Reference:
- Instruction:
Borders Books & Music
Multimedia Supervisor. 2003 - 2004
California State University, Fresno
Student Assistant, Maps Library. 1998 - 2001
- Reference:
- Circulation:
- Preservation:
Professional Service
Washington Research Libraries Consortium
- Digital Library Technology Advisory Committee. 2006 - Present
- Chair. January - June 2008
- Member. 2006 - Present
- Alternative Access Methods Working Group. Fall 2007
The Catholic University of America
- Librarian Search Committee. Fall 2007
Professional Associations
- Member, American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T)
Instruction
Classes Taught
- Library Research sessions for English 101: Rhetoric and Composition. 2004 – 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.
Presentations Given
- 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
Skills
Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows, Macintosh OS; some familiarity with Linux, Unix
Programming: (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP; some familiarity with SQL, XML, TEI, EAD, C/C++
Applications: Voyager Circulation, MS Office, OpenOffice.org, Neo Office, DreamWeaver, TextWrangler, JEdit, Adobe Photoshop, GIMP
Web Applications: Greenstone, Joomla, Mambo, Wordpress
Database Applications: Microsoft Access, MySQL
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
Continuing Education
Conferences Attended
- Computers in Libraries. 2005 - 2007.
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
Professional Lectures/Symposiums Attended
- New Era for Information Seekers: The Ex Libris Primo Solution by Tamar Sadeh at the School of Library Science, The Catholic University of America on June 27, 2007.
- Google Scholar and Academic Search Premier: A Comparative Analysis by Ingrid Hsieh-Yee and John Coogan at Mullen Library, The Catholic University of America on June 7, 2007.
- The Library in Bits and Bytes: A Digital Library Symposium at McKeldin Library, University of Maryland on September 29, 2005.
- Google Print and Libraries: A Scholarly Communications at Georgetown University on May 19, 2005
- Symposium 2010 at American University on March 15, 2005
Other Experience
Leadership
- 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
- Orestimba High School Marching Band
- John Philip Sousa Award. 1997
- Head Drum Major. 1995 - 1997
- Assistant Drum Major. 1994 - 1995
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