Work Experience

Library Faculty Member, California State University, East Bay, 2006-present. Responsible for instruction (two-credit information literacy class and individual classes for the English Department), reference (including chat and IM reference), collection development, and liaison duties with the English Department (2006-present), Geography and Environmental Studies (2010-present), and Chemistry Department (2007-2010). Responsible for campus copyright education and compliance, and some library publicity and marketing. University-wide responsibilities include membership on the Committee on Budget and Resource Allocation (2010-2012), the Research Strategic Planning Task Force (2010-2011), and the Academic Senate (2010-2012).  Previous service included the Committee on Academic Planning and Review, member 2006-2007, chair 2007-2009; the Integrated Marketing Communication Committee, member 2005-2010. Current library committee responsibilities include the Library Web Team, member, 2006-present; the Library Faculty Affairs Committee, member 2007-2009, chair 2009-2011; and the Library Instruction Committee, member, 2009-2012.  Previous service included the Library Publicity Committee, chair 2006-2007; and the Library Technical Services Committee, member 2006-2007, 2008-2009, chair 2009-2010. In addition, I support our campus Faculty Development Office by conducting and participating in writing circles.

Associate University Librarian, California State University, East Bay, 2002-2006. Deputy University Librarian and Associate Dean during the absence of the University Librarian/Dean. Significant library duties included managing technical services, chairing the Library Planning Task Force, spearheading Library promotion and public relations efforts, systems oversight (2004-2005), shepherding staff positions through human resources, and developing the library’s web pages on copyright. University-wide duties included membership in the University Information Technology Committee, the CSUH-WASC Planning Team, the Integrated Marketing Communication Committee, the Campus Life Planning Committee, and initiating and leading campus copyright education and compliance.

Scholarly Communication Librarian/Relationship Manager, Research Support, University of Michigan Business School, 2000-2002. Assisted faculty, Ph.D.s and other researchers with scholarly communication and issues related to publication, research, grants, intellectual property/copyright, and privacy.Significant projects:Guided the development of a research web presence, acquired faculty working papers to include on the web, instituted and wrote “lay summaries” of faculty research for print and web publications, improved human subject compliance, explored new avenues for research opportunities, and participated in campus-wide copyright education.

Director, Kresge Business Administration Library, University of Michigan Business School, 1994-2000. Responsible for leadership in providing information for research and teaching to the faculty, students, and staff of the University of Michigan Business School, including primary clientele in global learning sites.Directed the planning, development, and management of daily operations ($2M budget; 30FTE staff; 40,000 sq.ft. facility).Significant projects: Initiated five year vision/plan; acquired and provided access to a significant amount of electronic information in databases and web formats; re-designed physical space for an Electronic Library with improved layout; fostered web presence, electronic reserves/course management, and table of contents; facilitated remote access (1995), e-mail and chat reference, fully-digitized working papers, smart card technology for purchases, fees, etc. Appointed by Dean as intellectual property expert for the School.

Manager, Technical Services and Automation, Kresge Business Administration Library, University of Michigan, 1988-1994. Responsible for automation planning and implementation (Innovative Interfaces, Inc.), retrospective conversion, acquisitions, cataloging, processing, serials check-in, and preservation of materials.

Head, Systems Dept.; Interim Librarian, Systems & Planning, Leddy Library, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1985-1988. Responsible for automation planning and implementation (NOTIS Inc.), including retrospective conversion and mapping of data from CanMarc to USMARC.

Head, Cataloging Dept., Leddy Library, University of Windsor, 1980-1985. Responsible for cataloging and processing of complex materials in all formats, including conversion to AACR2, recon, and preservation (including unique pamphlets related to the War of 1812).

Coordinator of Extramural Library Services, Leddy Library, University of Windsor, 1976-1979. Responsible for services to off-campus students, including establishing agreements with community libraries local to the distance sites, and providing materials, equipment, reference, and technical support.

Librarian, Lawrence Technological University, 1974-1976. Responsible for reference, cataloging, and assistance in collection development, interlibrary loan, etc.