Roles
A photo I took in January 2022 of St. Vincent's Circle which is directly off the Quad and adjacent to the John T. Richardson Library, DePaul Lincoln Park campus.
My business card for my position as Acquisitions & Electronic Resources Librarian at DePaul University - The John T. Richardson Library
Head of Acquisitions & Collections
Jul. 2022-present | Acquisitions & Electronic Resources Librarian - Jan. 2020-Jul. 2022 | DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Assisting in the preparation and allocation assignments of library materials funds; managing and monitoring the spending of the Library’s $4+ million materials budget.
Overseeing purchases of library materials including print and electronic, firm orders and continuing resources. Constantly exploring options for new electronic content and services.
Fostering and maintaining effective vendor relations, negotiating pricing, and monitoring new resources and services opportunities.
Negotiating with vendors on license agreements and terms and conditions. Developed a licensing review checklist, a general model license, and a model license specifically for DVD and streaming media files purchases.
Tracking pricing and inflation rates, renewal dates, updates to entitlements, changes to formats, and services for electronic resources.
Compiling and assessing usage statistics and collaborating with other Library departments to improve user experience in accessing and using collections in all formats.
Leading a team of four professional staff members.
Participating in committees and working groups related to the management of electronic resources, collection development, the Library strategic plan, engagement and support of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts of the Library, and position search committees.
DePaul University Library - The Full Text, "There’s More to the Story! Celebrate National Library Week 2023: Streaming Video Collections," 21 April 2023.
Link to my bibliography from my interview presentation for the Acquisitions & E-Resources Librarian position, 18 October 2019.
Flash drives from my time with EDMC with branding for two (now defunct) online schools, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online and Argosy University Online.
Liaison & Acquisitions Librarian | Technical Services Librarian
Collection development, purchasing of library materials and budget management for up to 50 campus libraries with $400,000+ in annual spend.
Managed Demand-Driven Acquisitions (DDA) profiles to support academic programs.
Built the Ai online library website on Springshare’s LibGuides Content Management System (CMS) utilizing the Bootstrap framework and customizing with HTML and CSS.
Set up the EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) for The Art Institutes (and Brown Mackie Colleges) and performed ongoing maintenance including working with EBSCO to create access points for new resources.
Co-wrote and edited library policy and procedure documentation and other official communications.
Tracked monthly usage statistics of databases and maintained campus libraries statistics.
Provided remote reference and technical support to campus and online library users via phone, email, and chat.
Presented monthly 2-4 live webinars to library users on electronic resources.
My business card from the now defunct Argosy University. My office was in the Strip District of Pittsburgh at 1400 Penn Ave.
Manager of Library Services
EDMC, Pittsburgh, PA | Dec. 2010 - Sep. 2014
Designed and presented more than 90 webinars on library resources, research, and information literacy topics for students and faculty.
Presented in person on library resources during Argosy University Doctoral Residency Programs held six times per year.
Served as system administrator for all electronic library resources including ProQuest and EBSCOhost databases and discovery systems.
Assisted with instructional design and curriculum development projects for online courses.
Provided reference and instruction services by phone, email, and web-conferencing tools to campus and online library users.
Other Professional Activities
Business of Media and the Library Columnist, Stream Magazine | Video Trust | 2022 - 2023
Serving as the Business of Media and the Library Columnist during the inaugural year of Stream Magazine, a digital magazine for media library professionals by media library professionals, writing about topics that include copyright, fair-use, access and licensing models of streaming media. See Published.
Film Reviewer, Educational Media Reviews Online (EMRO) | July 2022 - present
See Published and my reviews on EMRO.
Adjunct Faculty, College of Undergraduate Studies | Argosy University Online | Aug. 2011 - Sept. 2014
Instructed the asynchronous general education course Information Literacy and Communication with class sizes ranging from 18-23 students. Course focused on the effective use of technology and tools in an academic and professional setting.
Participated in the evaluation and revision of course materials.
Assistant Editor, INALJ (I Need a Library Job) - Feb. - Aug. 2013
Compiled and formatted library and information science job postings for Pennsylvania on assigned websites for Head Editor.
Digital Reference Services Intern, The Internet Public Library (ipl2), Feb. – May 2010
Aided the ipl2 Administrative Team in working with students involved with the “Ask an ipl2 Librarian” program. Processed and categorized incoming patron questions to relevant categories and provided assistance to volunteers.
Ask an ipl2 Volunteer Librarian, The Internet Public Library (ipl2), Jun. 2009 – Jan. 2011
Provided reference services through email and providing patrons with authoritative and free web resources in response to their reference questions. Patrons are from a wide variety of backgrounds including international addresses and range in age and education.