Education / Experience / Teaching / Professional Activities / Service / Associations & Memberships

Education

2005    Master of Library and Information Science
            Dominican University , River Forest , IL
            Coursework completed through the College of Saint Catherine , Saint Paul , MN

2003    Master of Arts, Theology
            Saint John’s University School of Theology and Seminary, Collegeville , MN

1999    Bachelor of Arts, English, magna cum laude
            Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, MN

Experience

Academic Librarian & Assistant Professor, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2006 – present
I teach library instruction sessions, provide collection development services and assist students at the reference desk.  With special responsibilties in collections access, I undertake projects designed to better connect our patrons with our collections. Additionally, I act as a liaison with several departments and participate in the shared management of the library.

Adult & Technical Services Librarian, Saint Peter Public Library, 2005 – 2006
I oversaw the operations of the library’s ILS, SirsiDynix Unicorn Library Management System.  I also trained and supervised staff, created an Information Center for patrons and provided collection development for all adult nonfiction, reference, and media collections.

Reference Librarian, Rasmussen College – Mankato, 2004 - 2005
I provided reference service, taught library instruction sessions and created user guides for library databases and other resources.

Teaching

I teach one-time or multiple-visit library instruction sessions to undergraduates in a range of disciplines and course levels. I teach several dozen instruction sessions each academic year. I also provide one-on-one instruction to patrons at the reference desk and support the teaching mission of the college through collection development activities.  Additional teaching initiatives include:

• Teaching a weekly library lab component of POL 200: Analyzing Politics, Fall 2008 - present
• Working with library colleagues to develop an integrated information literacy program across campus, Spring 2008 - present
• Serving as the liaison for Classics; Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies; Political Science; and Religion, 2007 – present
• Supervising 7 students enrolled in Career Explorations, January 2008
• Participating in ACRL online seminar, “Creating a Comprehensive Plan for Information Literacy.” June 2007

Professional Activities

Publications

“Assessing Integrated Library Components to Enhance Information Literacy in Political Science” (co-author with Christopher Gilbert). Collaborative Information Literacy Assessments.  Eds. Thomas Mackey and Trudi Jacobson.  New York: Neal-Schuman.  Forthcoming Autumn 2009.

"Using Assessment Data to Investigate Library Instruction for First Year Students.” Communications in Information Literacy. Forthcoming October 2009.

“Mashing Media Mentions of Scientific Studies: Tracing Newspaper Articles Back to Their Sources.” Library Instruction Cookbook: 50+ Active Recipes for 1-Shot Sessions. Eds. Ryan Sittler and Doug Cook.  Chicago: ACRL, 2009.

“Confronting Insecurities:  Seeking Professional Success in the First Year.”  Info Career Trends 9.6. (November 2008).

“Aggregated Interdisciplinary Databases and the Needs of Undergraduate Researchers”  (co-author with Barbara Fister and Amy Fry).  portal: Libraries and the Academy, 8 (2008): 273-292. Article

Conference Presentations

“Collection Development in Tight Economic Times: A Homegrown Workflow Analysis Program.”  Presentation with Anna Hulseberg at Brick and Click Symposium, Maryville, MO, November 6, 2009. PDF

Reading Matters: Examining the Role of Recreational Reading in Academic Libraries.” Presentation with Barbara Fister at the Library Research Round Table Forum at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago, IL, July 9-15, 2009. Slides / PDF version

“From Workflow to Information Flow: Collaborating for Effective Collection Development.”  Poster presentation with Anna Hulseberg at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago, IL, July 9-15, 2009. Poster PDF

“Beyond BI: Implementing a Library Lab Component in Political Science.” Presentation with Christopher Gilbert at the 37th Annual LOEX (Clearinghouse for Library Instruction) conference in Albuquerque, NM, April 30 – May 2, 2009.  (Invited to present but unable to attend)

“Collection Development at the Crossroads:  The Intersection of Changing Technologies and Evolving Roles.”  Poster with Anna Hulseberg at the Library Technology Conference 2009 at Macalester College, St. Paul, MN, March 18-19, 2009. Poster (Word document)

"Bridging the Divide: Connecting First Year Students to the Library." Presentation at the Minnesota Library Association conference in Bloomington, MN, November 19 - 21, 2008. Slides

“Expanded Search Premier Complete:  Librarian and Undergraduate Attitudes Toward Interdisciplinary Aggregated Databases.”  Presentation with Amy Fry at the Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference (ER&L) in Atlanta, GA, March 18 – 21, 2008. Slides

“The Open Source Integrated Library System: Support Implications.”  Presentation with Eric Hinsdale, Carleton College, at GusDay 2008, Gustavus Adolphus College, February 6, 2008. Slides

“Active Learning in Library Instruction Sessions:  Befriending Your Librarian.”  Conference presentation with Christopher Gilbert at the Collaboration Conference in Bloomington, MN, November 17, 2007. Slides

“The Embedded Librarian:  Engaging Students in Library Research.”  Conference presentation with Christopher Gilbert at the Minnesota Library Association conference in Mankato, MN, October 26, 2007. Slides

“Am I Dusting Those Shelves for Nothing?  Reference Book Use in a Small Public Library.”  Poster presented at Minnesota Library Association conference in St. Cloud , MN , September 25, 2006. Poster handout

Other Presentations

“Finding Context: Student Approaches to Research.” Presentation with Anna Hulseberg at Gustavus Faculty Development Day, September 2, 2009. PDF

“Aggregated Interdisciplinary Databases and Undergraduates:  Or Why Bigger Isn’t Always Better.”  Presentation with Barbara Fister at the Minnesota Oberlin Technical Services Meeting, April 8, 2009.

“Beyond Wikipedia: Exploring a Research Agenda in Information Literacy.”  Presentation given at Faculty Shop Talk, October 24, 2008. Slides

“The Palace of Ambiguity:  First Year Students and the Library.” Presentation given at First Term Seminar instructor training, June 10, 2008. Slides

“Making Use of Electronic Reserves,” presentation given with Barbara Fister, Jay Nordstrom, and Michelle Twait at Teachers Talking Technology, February 19, 2008.

“Operation MnObe MnOPAC:  Koha, WorldCat and the IT Perspective.”  Presentation given at the Future of the Catalog meeting of the Minnesota Oberlin Group Libraries, College of St. Benedict, April 24, 2007. Slides

Professional Development
My responsibilities as the Collections Access Librarian include connecting with colleagues beyond Gustavus about new technologies in library automation and library instruction initiatives.  Select professional activities include:

• Coordinating conversations among library staff about new catalog options at Gustavus
• Attending several conferences and meetings about library automation:
• PALS Library Consortium User Groups Meetings, 2007 – present
• Considering the ILS Meeting, College of St. Benedict, March 10, 2008
• MnLINK User Group Meeting 2007, Brooklyn Park, MN, November 2, 2007
• Minnesota Innovative User Groups (MNIUG) Fall Conference, St. Olaf College, October 30, 2007
• “Resource Sharing:  Making a Difference”  16th Annual MINITEX Interlibrary Loan Conference, Continuing Education and Conference Center, University of Minnesota – St. Paul Campus, May 7, 2007

Grants

John S. Kendall Center for Engaged Learning departmental minigrant to develop an information literacy curriculum for the library, May 2008.

Service

Gustavus Adolphus College
Leadership positions:

• Faculty Associate for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, John S. Kendall Center for Engaged Learning, 2009 - present
• Chair, Program Assessment and Development Committee, 2008-present

Committees:

• Program Assessment and Development Committee, 2008-2011
• Academic Petitions Committee, 2008 – 2011
• Health and Wellness Strategic Initiative Working Group, 2008
• First Term Seminar Advisory Board, 2007 – 2009
• Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Program Committee, 2007 - present
• Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Curriculum Committee, 2007
• Internship Committee for Vicar Peter Bauck, 2008-2009
• Reading in Common Selection Committee, 2007 – 2009
• Guild of St. Ansgar’s Selection Committee, 2007

Additional Service:

• Phi Beta Kappa, Eta Chapter, Members in Course Committee, 2008
• Panelist, “Thinking About Grad School in English or Library Science?” hosted by English Department, October 15, 2008
• Presenter, New Faculty Orientation library session, August 2008
  
• Judge, Reading in Common Essay contest, August 2008
• Presenter, New Faculty Orientation luncheon, September 11, 2008
• Chapel Homilist, December 7, 2007
• New Student Orientation Faculty Facilitator, September 2007
• Participant, Gustavus Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) group, 2007-2008

Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library
Committees:

• Outreach & Promotion Committee, 2008- present
• Wireheads Committee, 2007 – 2009
• ILS Users Group, 2007 – present (formerly Technical Services)
• Social Committee, 2008-2009
• Web and Publications Committee, 2006 –2008
• Open Source Software Task Force (founder), 2007 (later folded into ILS Users Group)

Undergraduate Research:

• Supervise the 2010 Patricia Lindell Library Scholar research project on library space, Spring 2010
• Supervise the 2009 Patricia Lindell Library Scholar research project on recreational reading, Spring 2009
• Supervise database access research conducted by the Library’s Academic Assistant, 2008 – 2009
• Serve on Collection Manger hiring committee, Summer 2008

Professional Service
Minnesota Oberlin Group Libraries Future of the Catalog committee, 2007
Oberlin Group Information Literacy Statistics Task Force, 2008-2009

Community
Nicollet County Historical Society Board of Directors, 2007 – 2010
Vice President, 2009
Secretary, 2008
St. Peter Reads Committee, 2008 – 2009

Associations & Memberships

American Library Association
Association of College and Research Libraries 
ACRL Instruction, College Libraries, and Women’s Studies sections
Minnesota Library Association
Phi Beta Kappa

Last Updated 11/09