Education
8/2011 – 12/2012 University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Masters of Library and
Information Studies
Focus: User Instruction
and Reference
1/2008 – 6/2011 Kennesaw State University,
Kennesaw, Georgia
Bachelor
of History Degree in
American History, Cum Laude
Minor/Certificate:
Public History
Instruction Experience
5/2014 - present University
Libraries, University of Nevada Las Vegas,
Las Vegas, NV.
Undergraduate
Learning Librarian
1/2013 - 6/2013 Doris and Harry
Vise Library,
Cumberland University, Lebanon,
TN.
Reference & Instruction
Librarian
· Responsible
for
the scheduling, development and assessment of all instruction
classes and programs
· Developed and delivered course work
for
students based
on the ACRL Information
Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education
· Taught research instruction classes for entire program, including First
Year Experience, English, Accounting, and History
· Utilized modern
assessment techniques to analyze classes
and improve program
effectiveness
· Subject liaison
for Business, Nursing
and
Humanities
· Significant collection
management including development of
a new graphic novel collection
1/2012 - 6/2012 Gorgas
Information Services,
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa,
AL.
Graduate Teaching
Assistant for User Instruction
· Chose classes, initiated
contact with professors, and
scheduled instruction sessions under
the guidance of an experienced
instruction librarian
· Collaborated with professors
to create lesson plans and classroom
activities teaching library use and
library research
skills with an emphasis on information literacy
· Taught 10 one-hour single instruction
sessions and 1 three-part
instruction series
· As
part of the GIS public workshop series “Lunch and Learn,” developed
and hosted a one-shot workshop, “Prezi and You” for students, faculty,
and staff
6/2012 - 8/2012 Gorgas
Information Services,
University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa, AL
Intern for User Instruction
· Developed, hosted, and
edited a series
of instructional materials
consisting of 6 podcasts and 2 screencasts for a new
user
instruction initiative
· Creatively incorporated ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards to maximize user benefit
· Worked collaboratively with colleagues throughout
the
process to maximize product quality
01/2010-6/2011 Kennesaw State Dept. of Archives & Rare Books,
Kennesaw State
University,
GA.
Robert B. Williams Distinguished Intern
· Collaborated
with the Curator and Senior Curator of the Bentley Rare Book Room to
develop a historical tour of the
history of science using the
materials
in the rare book collection
· Collaborated with faculty to develop
a tour designed as a supplement to
a history of science class
· Developed training materials, enabling so by all staff
members of the Department
of
Archives
and Rare Books to learn how
to give
tours
08/2009-12/2009 Department
of History and Philosophy,
Kennesaw State
University, GA
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
· Under the
supervision of Interim Dept.
Chair
Dr.
Tom Keene, provided assistance to students before and
after classes, conducting review sessions before tests,
answering questions via
WebCT,
email and Facebook
· Provided
assistance to
professor
by
setting up classroom, proctoring tests, grading
weekly reading assignments and assisted with grading midterm
and final blue book
exams
11/2008-5/2011 Atlanta
History Center,
Atlanta, GA
Volunteer Docent
· Under the guidance of
the
curator and head
of museum education developed and
delivered
a monthly tour to
museum tour groups in the exhibit, Turning Points: The
American Civil War
Reference
Experience
1/2012 –
12/2012 Gorgas Information Services,
University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa, AL
Graduate Student Assistant for Reference Desk
· Serve as first point of contact
for library users at
the
largest of the university’s eight
libraries
· Assist
a diverse population of patrons including community members,
students, staff and faculty, with library related needs including research
consultations, computer
issues,
and instruction on use
of library resources
· Address patron reference needs in person,
virtually via Ask a Librarian,
phone
and email
· Contribute
to daily operations
by
providing directions, processing lost
and found items, and
call routing
11/2010-6/2011 Kennesaw State Dept. of Archives & Rare Books,
Kennesaw State
University,
GA.
Student
Assistant, Rare Book Docent
· Provided
basic office functions
including phone answering, filing, and served
as first point of contact
for patrons
· Assisted
a diverse user group
of community members, students,
staff and
faculty with research
needs
in the archives and special collections
· Created,
maintained and utilized
spreadsheets for data collection, stacks organization
and patron needs
· Provide patron
assistance with
computers, emails, and IT
troubleshooting
· Set-up presentation
technology for
public events
· Lead
tours of rare book collections for
staff, faculty, students,
and the public
Podcast
Series
· Producer/host/editor, “Keys to the Capstone Presents: From
Topic to Paper”
Screencast
Series
· Producer/host/editor, “Keys to the
Capstone Presents: From Topic to Paper,
The
Instructional Videos
· Lead Zombie, “Keys
to the Capstone Presents:
Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse”
Publications
· Carr, G. (2013). Website
Review: Inside Science. Choice Book
Reviews
Aug. 2013.
· Carr, G. (2013). Website
Review: Darwin-Hooker Letters.
Choice Book Reviews Oct. 2013
Research
11/2011-3/2012 School
of Library and Information Studies, University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa,
AL
Graduate Research Assistant
· Provided
research assistance to Dr.
E. Aversa and Dr.
J. Campbell Meier in a
project focused on
the Alabama Public Library Service’s review of
their
five year plan
· Assisted in the processing and coding of both
quantitative
and qualitative data
8/2012-12/2012 Directed Research, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
· ”New
Tools and Old Measures: Assessing Web 2.0
Tools for User Instruction”
An analysis of
assessment practices
for Web
2.0 instruction tools (podcasts,
screencasts,
etc
) in the literature and
by
instructional
librarians (in
progress)
Software Proficiencies
· Screen Capture – Camtasia, Jing
· Video Editing - iMovie
· Audio Editing –
Garage Band, SoundtrackPro
· Instructional –
BlackBoard,
WebCT, Insight, Wimba
· Library – Ask A Librarian, Lib
Guides, Ref Analytics
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