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Education
Master of Library Science 2006-2008
Emporia State University, Emporia, KS
Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Theatre Arts 2000-2004
Sterling College, Sterling, KS
Employment
Associate Online Director and Assistant Library Director June 2016 - present
Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina, KS
Adjunct Instructor October-December 2016
Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina KS
Associate Librarian August 2010 - June 2016
Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina, KS
Interim Director July 2011-September 2011, September 2013-March 2014
Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina, KS
Librarian May 2008-June 2010
Cloud County Community College, Concordia, KS
Librarian/Library Supervisor August 2006-May 2008
Newman Division of Nursing Library, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS
Costumer February 2005-November 2005
Crown Uptown Dinner Theatre, Wichita, KS
Circulation Assistant October 2003-May 2004
Mabee Library, Sterling College, Sterling, KS
Publications and Presentations
Hot off the Press: Behind the Scenes of Kansas Libraries Magazine. Conference presentation. Presented at Kansas Library Association Conference, October 27, 2017. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4Jlx2O02zlsOTgzSmlhLWJmcFU/view?usp=sharing
“Take down that wall”: Making the change from circulation counter to mobile service desks. Poster presentation. Kansas Library Association Conference, October 20, 2016.
Whose Line is it Anyway? Jumping into Public Speaking for Librarians! Conference presentation. Presented with Rachel Malay at Kansas Library Association Conference, October 19, 2016. https://drive.google.com/open?id=15YFOV3HESM8cSRau-fv2rDsnWcWBA8eVJntvrooh_rQ
Kansas Libraries magazine, co-editor with Ruth Mirtz (vol 1 no. 5 June 2016 - vol 2 no. 4 April 2017) , Donna Porter and Lindsey Taggert (vol. 2 no. 5 June 2017 - vol. 3 no. 3 February 2018), Donna Porter and Morgan McCune (vol. 3 no 4 April 2018 - present). http://kslibassoc.org/home/about/newsletter/
Battle Decks! Better, faster, stronger: Work it, make it, do it! Conference breakout session, Kansas Library Conference, October 10, 2013.
Oh, snap! Using popular culture in instruction to reach undergraduate students. Webinar for Association of College and Research Libraries. Heidi Blackburn and Cynthia Dudenhoffer, co-presenters. http://learningtimesevents.org/acrl/ohsnapusingpopularculturetoreachundergraduatesinlibraryinstruction/
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LjvKMTlLiqlHXtlyb768GVzUXvFG9qgxr034CPoAvbA
"Traveling Abroad for Professional Development" in Continuing Education for Librarians: Workshops, Conferences, College, and Other Ways, edited by Carol Smallwood. 2013.
Published by McFarland & Co.
Legends of the Library Ninjas: New frontiers in library instruction. Presentation. College and University Library Section of the Kansas Library Association Conference, October 5, 2012, and published in Kansas Library Association College and University Section Proceedings, volume 3 (2013), available at http://dx.doi.org/10.4148/culs.v1i0.1828
Legends of the Library Ninjas: A Quest for Knowledge. With Heidi Blackburn, author, and Greg Charland, artist; a joint collaboration of Kansas State University Salina and Kansas Wesleyan University. 2012. Selfpublished, also available online at http://issuu.com/libraryninja/docs/legendsofthelibraryninjasthequestforknowledge
On the Run: Traveling abroad for professional development. Presentation.Presented at Kansas Library Association Conference, 2010. Wichita, KS, April 9, 2010. http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0ATD1u3IYBqf2ZGZ0NnYyYzhfMTQ1Zjl3OTRiZ mg&hl=en
A Virtual Program for Invisible Patrons: Creating and Running a Teen Summer Program Completely Online.Presentation. Presented at Kansas Library Association Conference, 2010. Wichita, KS, April 8. 2010. http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AYJlx2O02zlsZGM0emhobWNfNTdjNXpiZjV3ag
&hl=e
Online Creation Software for Library Use. Workshop. Presented at The Port Library, Beloit, KS, December 2, 2009. http://sites.google.com/site/cklstslp/
"Twins Create Online Teen Program in Central Kansas". Article in SLK News (State Library Newsletter blog) at http://statelibrary.mykansaslibrary.org/?p=4625
Generational Tug of War: Playing Nice Between Millennials and Boomers in a Multigenerational Staff. Presented as a poster session, and published in the conference proceedings at the Satellite Meeting of Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section and New Professionals Discussion Group for the International Federation
of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)'s 75th World Library and Information Congress, Bologna, Italy, August 18-20, 2009.
Embedded Librarians: MLS Students as Apprentice Librarians in Online Courses. Presented at Thirteenth Annual Off-Campus Library Services Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, April 26, 2008.
Off the Shelf book reviews for the Emporia Gazette newspaper, March 25, 2008 and April 15, 2008 issues
Professional Memberships
Kansas Library Association Member 2006-Present
KLA Mentoring Committee Member 2016-Present
KLA Publication Committee Member 2018-Present
College and University Library Section Member 2008-Present
Private Academic Library Section (PALS) Member 2010-Present
PALS Secretary 2013-2015
American Library Association Member 2010-Present
Awards and Recognitions
Volunteer Experience
Education
Master of Library Science 2006-2008
Emporia State University, Emporia, KS
- Student Chapter of the American Library Association member
- Panel member for Pathfinders for Special Populations (Kansas Library Association Conference, 2008)
- Orientation panel member, 2008
Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Theatre Arts 2000-2004
Sterling College, Sterling, KS
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude
- Alpha Chi National Honors Society member
Employment
Associate Online Director and Assistant Library Director June 2016 - present
Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina, KS
- Assist Director of Instructional Technology in managing and maintaining the Jenzabar online Learning Management System (LMS), and Canvas learning management system
- Answer helpdesk questions from faculty and students about the LMS and Canvas
- Work with the Director of Instructional Technology to provide continuing education for faculty working with the LMS and Canvas
- Supervise and train library student workers
- Assist Library Director in planning for, and and administration of the library
- Assume director duties in the Library Director’s absence
Adjunct Instructor October-December 2016
Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina KS
- Taught a section of the half-semester course INTD115: The Wesleyan Experience
- Instructed students in class and also utilized an an online classroom element using Jenzabar’s Learning Management System software
- Using a curriculum standardized across all sections of the course, helped students engage with the Wesleyan influence and heritage of Kansas Wesleyan University.
Associate Librarian August 2010 - June 2016
Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina, KS
- Schedule, train, and supervise 7-9 student workers per semester in areas of circulation, physical processing of materials, and basic reference service.
- Provide daily reference services to students and faculty in person, over the phone, email, and online chat.
- Provide daily circulation services to staff and students using the Koha ILS.
- Teach an average of 15 bibliographic instruction sessions per academic year in freshman seminar, history, art and design, math, basic composition, speech, and nursing courses.
- Catalog about 200 materials per semester and inventory materials in Koha ILS.
- Oversee and provide approximately 200 interlibrary loan transactions per semester to the campus community.
- Co-administer library's Facebook page to promote displays and programs, and announce changes in hours or services.
- Develop LibGuides and displays to promote two campus read books.
- In cooperation with the library director, collaborate with faculty for collection development.
Interim Director July 2011-September 2011, September 2013-March 2014
Kansas Wesleyan University, Salina, KS
- Proposed yearly budget $150,000 to Provost and Vice President of Finance.
- Renewed over 130 print periodical subscriptions and 13 database subscriptions.
- Calculated and approved 9 student worker timesheets.
- Served on curriculum committee approving new courses and changes to course majors.
- Maintained library website using WordPress-based interface and updated HTML-based library catalog page.
Librarian May 2008-June 2010
Cloud County Community College, Concordia, KS
- Scheduled, trained, and supervised 5 student workers per semester in areas of circulation, physical processing of materials, and basic reference service.
- Provided regular reference and circulation services to students, faculty and staff.
- Taught 8-10 bibliographic instruction sessions per semester.
- Created original and copy MARC cataloging records for new materials in AGent VERSO software.
- Weeded approximately 30% of the collection in preparation for remodeling.
- Managed inventory and promotions for library coffee bar.
Librarian/Library Supervisor August 2006-May 2008
Newman Division of Nursing Library, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS
- Provided reference, circulation, and interlibrary loan services.
- Cataloged materials using Millennium software.
- Trained and supervised three student library technicians.
- Taught 3-5 information literacy modules to nursing students per semester.
- Worked closely with faculty in research assistance, weeding, and selection of new materials for collection development.
- Authored and developed a web-based wiki for instructional use by the library.
Costumer February 2005-November 2005
Crown Uptown Dinner Theatre, Wichita, KS
- Designed, coordinated, and maintained between 10-50 costumes per show for 8 adult shows per year and 5 children's shows per year.
- Coordinated rental of incoming costumes for large musicals such as Beauty and the Beast, and outgoing rental costumes for individual customers.
- Consistently met deadlines of shows rotating on a 6 or 8 week basis.
- Met the varying demands and deadlines for a variety of theatre personnel including actors, directors and producers.
- Managed and maintained costume shop building, separate from theatre building.
Circulation Assistant October 2003-May 2004
Mabee Library, Sterling College, Sterling, KS
- Assisted students with basic reference questions.
- Staffed circulation desk.
- Physically processed periodicals for circulation.
- Packaged materials for interlibrary loan.
- Shelved materials and shelf read collection.
- Processed new acquisitions on OCLC CatMe.
Publications and Presentations
Hot off the Press: Behind the Scenes of Kansas Libraries Magazine. Conference presentation. Presented at Kansas Library Association Conference, October 27, 2017. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4Jlx2O02zlsOTgzSmlhLWJmcFU/view?usp=sharing
“Take down that wall”: Making the change from circulation counter to mobile service desks. Poster presentation. Kansas Library Association Conference, October 20, 2016.
Whose Line is it Anyway? Jumping into Public Speaking for Librarians! Conference presentation. Presented with Rachel Malay at Kansas Library Association Conference, October 19, 2016. https://drive.google.com/open?id=15YFOV3HESM8cSRau-fv2rDsnWcWBA8eVJntvrooh_rQ
Kansas Libraries magazine, co-editor with Ruth Mirtz (vol 1 no. 5 June 2016 - vol 2 no. 4 April 2017) , Donna Porter and Lindsey Taggert (vol. 2 no. 5 June 2017 - vol. 3 no. 3 February 2018), Donna Porter and Morgan McCune (vol. 3 no 4 April 2018 - present). http://kslibassoc.org/home/about/newsletter/
Battle Decks! Better, faster, stronger: Work it, make it, do it! Conference breakout session, Kansas Library Conference, October 10, 2013.
Oh, snap! Using popular culture in instruction to reach undergraduate students. Webinar for Association of College and Research Libraries. Heidi Blackburn and Cynthia Dudenhoffer, co-presenters. http://learningtimesevents.org/acrl/ohsnapusingpopularculturetoreachundergraduatesinlibraryinstruction/
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LjvKMTlLiqlHXtlyb768GVzUXvFG9qgxr034CPoAvbA
"Traveling Abroad for Professional Development" in Continuing Education for Librarians: Workshops, Conferences, College, and Other Ways, edited by Carol Smallwood. 2013.
Published by McFarland & Co.
Legends of the Library Ninjas: New frontiers in library instruction. Presentation. College and University Library Section of the Kansas Library Association Conference, October 5, 2012, and published in Kansas Library Association College and University Section Proceedings, volume 3 (2013), available at http://dx.doi.org/10.4148/culs.v1i0.1828
Legends of the Library Ninjas: A Quest for Knowledge. With Heidi Blackburn, author, and Greg Charland, artist; a joint collaboration of Kansas State University Salina and Kansas Wesleyan University. 2012. Selfpublished, also available online at http://issuu.com/libraryninja/docs/legendsofthelibraryninjasthequestforknowledge
On the Run: Traveling abroad for professional development. Presentation.Presented at Kansas Library Association Conference, 2010. Wichita, KS, April 9, 2010. http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0ATD1u3IYBqf2ZGZ0NnYyYzhfMTQ1Zjl3OTRiZ mg&hl=en
A Virtual Program for Invisible Patrons: Creating and Running a Teen Summer Program Completely Online.Presentation. Presented at Kansas Library Association Conference, 2010. Wichita, KS, April 8. 2010. http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AYJlx2O02zlsZGM0emhobWNfNTdjNXpiZjV3ag
&hl=e
Online Creation Software for Library Use. Workshop. Presented at The Port Library, Beloit, KS, December 2, 2009. http://sites.google.com/site/cklstslp/
"Twins Create Online Teen Program in Central Kansas". Article in SLK News (State Library Newsletter blog) at http://statelibrary.mykansaslibrary.org/?p=4625
Generational Tug of War: Playing Nice Between Millennials and Boomers in a Multigenerational Staff. Presented as a poster session, and published in the conference proceedings at the Satellite Meeting of Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section and New Professionals Discussion Group for the International Federation
of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)'s 75th World Library and Information Congress, Bologna, Italy, August 18-20, 2009.
Embedded Librarians: MLS Students as Apprentice Librarians in Online Courses. Presented at Thirteenth Annual Off-Campus Library Services Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, April 26, 2008.
Off the Shelf book reviews for the Emporia Gazette newspaper, March 25, 2008 and April 15, 2008 issues
Professional Memberships
Kansas Library Association Member 2006-Present
KLA Mentoring Committee Member 2016-Present
KLA Publication Committee Member 2018-Present
College and University Library Section Member 2008-Present
Private Academic Library Section (PALS) Member 2010-Present
PALS Secretary 2013-2015
American Library Association Member 2010-Present
Awards and Recognitions
- Kansas Library Association Presidential Award for New Professional (2012)
- Sterling College Young Alumni Award (2013)
- Received recognition for research assistance in the book Bullets, Badges and Bridles by John K. Burchill (2013)
- Received recognition for research assistance in the book chapter, “Always Bring Phasers to an Animated Cannon Fight: Saturday Morning’s Animated Trek Adventures” by David Silverman, in the book Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek, edited by Douglas Brode and Shea T Brode (2015).
Volunteer Experience
- Lady-in-waiting for the Royal Court, Great Plains Renaissance Festival. (April 2016-present)
- Clerk of the Vestry (2016) and Vestry Member. Christ Episcopal Cathedral (January 2016 - present)
- Archivist, Christ Episcopal Cathedral (2013-present)
- Member, Christ Episcopal Cathedral Choir (2011-present)
- Co-creator and supervisor, Teen Online Summer Library Program (2009)
- Reader for Kansas Talking Books, Emporia, KS (2007)
- Costumed historical interpreter, Old Cowtown Museum, Wichita, KS (2006)
- Stitcher, Costume Shop, Music Theatre of Wichita (2004)
- Children’s Theatre workshop leader, creator of teacher’s information packet for concurrent children’s theatre production of Androcles and the Lion. Sterling College, Sterling, KS (2004)