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Robin M. Fay

georgiawebgurl@gmail.com
http://fay.myweb.uga.edu/
http://www.robinfay.net/

Title: Head, Database Maintenance for the University of Georgia Libraries
Master of Library and Information Science, 1999, University of South Carolina
Emphasis on project management, technology, information literacy, information architecture, and cataloging.

Additional education includes post graduate coursework in Instructional Design & Development) in learning theories, teaching techniques, and pedagogy; as well as workshops and seminars in management and design.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 15+ years managerial experience in academic libraries (small private library, Oxford College of Emory University) and an ARL library (University of Georgia Libraries) including extensive project management experience, as well as experience managing various aspects of core public services; as well as in cataloging and metadata work (including special collections work). Experience working with budgets and reconciling the Ebsco invoice for Oxford College of Emory University. Progressively more independent work.

• 12+ years experience in training: coordinating training, creating training materials, and training including face to face training, webinars, workshops, guest lectures, and seminars. Audience levels include staff, faculty, undergraduate students, and others.

• Extensive experience with webdesign and creating graphical images for the web and publicity materials utilizing digital photography, scanners, graphics software, and more.

• Committee and special project work include the 10 Weeks to a 2.0 You Training Program; Dweebs University of Georgia Web Editors; Digital Library of Georgia metadata work, the GALILEO Knowledge Repository (GKR), and the Civil Rights Digital Library; which have included evaluating and writing metadata best practices for statewide and national projects.

EXPERIENCE (Overview)

Head, Database Maintenance, Cataloging Department, University of Georgia (2001- )
Management:

• Supervise the Database Maintenance Section (DBM) consisting of two highly production oriented units, Marking and Maintenance, with a total of 8 FTE staff (two Unit Heads, a Project Coordinator, and 5 Library Associate Is) and 3 student workers through analyzing workflows, developing procedures, training, evaluating work, and maintaining monthly and annual statistics.
Reorganization:
• Prior to reorganization in 2006, high staff turnover resulted from a large number of entry level positions with continuous up-training in bibliographic data, MARC, 4 databases, a deeper knowledge of cataloging rules, and the ability to problemsolve, especially historical data. Through evaluating work, restructuring workflows, eliminating one position through attrition and reclassifying others to higher rankings with added responsibilities, reorganization occurred.
• Participate in general library administration by attending departmental meetings, departmental supervisors' meetings (Section Heads), and FAB (Faculty Advisory Board).

Training:
• Serve as a trainer and resource person in the area of database maintenance, Web2.0+ initiatives, metadata, opensource, social media, and digital identity.
• Teach and guest lecture on blogging, social media, metadata/semantic web, opensource, content management systems, digital identity and reputation management.
• Key developer in the UGA Libraries' 10Weeks to a 2.0 You social media training program. This program included benchmarks, training objectives, and a 10 week schedule of training programs. Invited to speak at Social Media for Government in Washington DC in 2010 to discuss the program.
• Currently developing 10Weeks to a 2.0 You program for the university's Training & Development, to scaling it out to campus wide.
• Provide a variety of cataloging and technical services training for libraries staff: face to face, webinar, procedures, as well as other resources. In addition to providing face to face individual training, coordinated Section training sessions using experts from other Sections and Departments to teach basics of book handling/preservation, Series, Serials, advanced searching in OCLC, and other topics, as needed.
• Developed a module based e-learning training You Will with GIL!, to teach staff about MARC (Machine Readable Code), fundamentals of working in a bibliographic database, record structure, insights into workflow, and knowledge checkpoints. Tutorial has been nominated for 3 peer review awards within the UGA Libraries. http://www.libs.uga.edu/tutorial/
• In 2002, conducted one hour training in GIL (Libraries' catalog)Searching and Reporting Problems Training for the Reference Department.
• In 2008, consulted with the UGA's Honors College, the Office of Public Relations, as well as the Newton County Public Library in Drupal training.
• In 2010, consulted with the Director of the Owens/Environmental Design Library in collection management, conducted face to face training as well as provided procedures and resources, cataloged complex copy materials, and assisted in establishing a special collections archive for rare books. Continue to serve as a resource person for cataloging and technical processing questions.
• In 2011, began collaborative RDA training with other departmental supervisors (Section Heads) with an eye towards local decisions and writing recommendations for copy catalogers and database maintenance staff.
• Consult on workflow development and coordinate database training for GIL with 5 Associated Research Facilities, the Owens Library (College of Environmental Design), Vet Med, and CML (Curriculum Materials Library).

Technical and web work:
• Identify data corruption and input errors through analyzing data patterns in the Libraries' online catalog. Write Access reports using MySQL and resolve complex conversion problems and database discrepancies in the online catalog (GIL).
• Serve as the Cataloging Department's Web Editor and work with many web groups within the Libraries and elsewhere on campus.

Project management:
• Plan, coordinate and manage a variety of projects in the Database Maintenance Section including correcting conversion problems in the Libraries' catalog (Voyager/GIL), verifying bibliographic, holding or item information for the UGA Libraries' Media Department, UGA Libraries' Georgia Room (Special Georgia collection), as well as other departments. Projects range in scope from small (200-300 titles/materials) to large scale (170,000 database records which did not merge properly during a data set conversion.)
• In 2006, assist in coordinating the working group to redesign the workflow of Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies materials, including identifying materials to be cataloged and developing a project list for cataloging non-book materials. From 2009-2010, coordinated project for cataloging and processing Senator Russell's office library, consisting of 2889 titles, readying this materials for transfer to the Special Collections Library.

Document/Information Manager, Eaton SuperChargers, 2000-2001 (temporary)
• Coordinated and provided inventory control for confidential and proprietary materials including blueprints, layouts, method sheets, work orders, models, and 3 dimensional prototypes.
• Work closely with Engineers, Drafters, Quality Assurance/ Control staff, and Inventory Auditors, including virtual collaboration with the Michigan Proving Grounds staff, to ensure that all materials were correct, up to date, and de-accessioned as needed ensuring IS09001 compliance and Six Sigma requirements were met. Additional duties included data entry, database maintenance, and housing all backup DAT tapes of the programming and robotic equipment.

Technical Services Librarian, Oxford College of Emory University (1999-2000)
• Participate in all levels of technical services operations including collection management, ordering/acquisitions, cataloging, electronic reserves, and database maintenance for all formats (videos, monographs, serials, kits, and periodicals) in a variety of subject areas in a SIRSI catalog, assigning Dewey (DDC21) call numbers. Supervise the Cataloging Specialist and five student workers.
• Responsible for acquisitions budget including allocating funds, paying invoices, and reconciling annual Ebsco invoice.
• Serve 10-15 hours per week on the Reference Desk, providing reference, reserves, and circulation services; additionally, serve as the Preservation Liaison for Oxford College including training in basic repair, mending, and box building for fragile materials.
• Migrated order from paper based system to online ordering processing using GOBI (Yankee Book Peddler); completed a full periodicials inventory, and eliminated an acquisitions backlog.

Senior Acquired Cataloger, University of Georgia Libraries (1995-1999)
Process 10,000 titles annually via OCLC including a variety of monographs, maps, atlases, analytics, and monographic sets with less than a 1% error rate through copy cataloging and verifying name entries, call numbers and subject headings for non-LC records. Additionally, assisted in training new Monographs Original Cataloger and served as a computer resource person for colleagues within the Unit through assistance with minor software and hardware problems.

Circulation Desk/Office Assistant, University of Georgia (1993-1995)
Coordinate book and document delivery service for faculty and branch libraries, supervise student workers and assist patrons at the circulation desk, provide tailored assistance for patrons with special needs and handle daily circulation operations including paying fines, discharging/charging materials, recalling charged items, shelving books and running circulation reports.

TEACHING/PRESENTATIONS HIGHLIGHTS

Technical Services/Libraries
• Ask Technical Services Program (COMO/GLA, Facilitator, 2001) Coordinated the Tech Services programs with the Chair through developing a potential topic list and identifying panel participants. Facilitated panel discussion.
• Bibliographic Data on the Semantic Web (University of Georgia Libraries Cataloging Group; Discussion Facilitator, 2009) Discussion on Martha Yee's article on bibliographic data, RDA, and the Semantic Web.
• Cataloging Fundamentals: Records and MARC (Media Specialist program, Gwinnett Campus; Guest Lecturer, 2006): Presentation on record structure, data field elements for MARC, and the relationships between records and databases, with followup questions and answers session on cataloging practices, policies, and databases.
• Cataloging Tools Survey: Research in Progress (Academic Librarian Research Forum, Georgia Tech; presentation; by invitation with Beth Thornton, 2009) Overview of a 2008 survey of approximately 200 catalogers from variety of libraries across the United States. An article featuring the survey results will be submitted for publication later in 2009.
• Cataloging Tools Online: Free Resources (University of Georgia System, Cataloging Committee, Wimba, Trainer, 2009) Continuing education presentation on free cataloging resources.
• Connecting with Connexion: The UGA Experience (GIL Users Group Meeting (GUGM), with KR Roberto & Beth Thornton, 2005) Collaborated on content and discussion topics, and presented an overview of the UGA Connexion migration timeframe and training.
• Direct Link to the Patron: Web Tools to Expand Services (COMO/GLA; 2006): Presentation on how libraries use web based tools to market their services, educate their patrons, and provide value added services with an overview of the Libraries' Blog and Report an Error mechanism.
• Issues in Cataloging and Bibliographic Maintenance Presentation (Media Specialist program; Gwinnett Campus; Guest Lecturer; 2006): Presentation on academic cataloging as it relates to bibliographic maintenance within the UGA Libraries. Additionally, provided teaching assistance at follow-up hands on training session in creating MARC records.
• Metadata for Catalogers (University of Georgia System, Cataloging Committee; Wimba; Trainer, 2009) Continuing education presentation on metadata and how it fits into the cataloging profession.
• Reading the MARC Code: Understanding the Cataloging Record (STEP Program, Trainer; with Beth Thornton, 2007) Presentation on intricacies of reading a MARC record, its relationship to the Libraries' catalog, GIL, as well as tips for interpreting the parts of a technical display of a bibliographic, holding, and item record in GIL.
• Semantic Web, Cataloging and Metadata (Valdosta State University, Guest Lecturer; 2010) Presentation and discussion on the metadata and the semantic web.
• What is Database Maintenance? Presentation (Media Specialist program; Gwinnett Campus; Guest Lecturer; 2004) Presentation on academic cataloging as it relates to bibliographic maintenance within the UGA Libraries. Additionally, provided teaching assistance at follow-up hands on training session in creating MARC records.

Technology/Social Media
• Blog basics (University of Georgia Web Editors aka Dweebs, Trainer, 2009) Lunch and Learn about various blog softwares and blog options, presented an overview of Wordpress and the Libraries' case study.
• Cataloging's Del.icio.us Links (University of Georgia Libraries, Libraries Faculty meeting, 2007): Brief presentation on using Del.icio.us bookmarking tools to pull together various links into a centralized page on the Cataloging Department's website.

• 10 Weeks to a 2.0 You Programs :
• Blogging & Tweeting (University of Georgia Libraries, 10 Weeks to a 2.0 You program; Trainer; with Amy Watts, 2010) Workshop on blogging and tweeting including hands on activities and homework.
• Flash, Bam, Alakazam! Photos in a 2.0 World (University of Georgia Libraries, 10 Weeks to a 2.0 You program, Trainer; 2010; to be repeated in 2011 as part of the campus-wide program) Workshop on online image editors, basic image editing and tips for good photography. Included hands on activities and homework.
• Manage your Professional Identity with Social Media (University of Georgia Training & Development, Trainer; 2011, scheduled) Workshop on professional identity, networking, tools, (LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.)
• Sharing Your Message Online Part 1: Blogging (University of Georgia Training & Development, Trainer; 2011, scheduled) Workshop on blogging including setting up a blog (blogger), incorporating RSS and widgets; how to publish automatically to Facebook and Twitter.

• Digicred: Do You Have It? (University of Georgia, Journalism and Mass Communication, Guest Lecturer, 2010) Discussion on social and professional networking, social media, branding, and digital identity.
• Drupal 101 (UGADG: University of Georgia Drupal Group; Trainer; 2009) Lunch and Learn / presentation/training on the introduction to Drupal; end result was the formation of the UGA Drupal Group. http://www.robinfay.net/site/content/drupal/
• Facebook, Privacy, and Your Digital Identity (University of Georgia Web Editors aka Dweebs; Trainer; 2009; encore 2010) Lunch and Learn/presentation about privacy, digital identity, and social media, focusing on Facebook.
• Lip-smacking good: Web 2.0 technologies and Your Library Blog (COMO/GLA with Amy Watts, 2007) Incorporating Web 2.0 technologies into blogging; includes overviews of Youtube, Flickr, del.icio.us, and using RSS feeds.
• Metadata 101 (University of Georgia, Emerging Technologies Faculty Learning Community; 2009) Presentation of an overview of metadata as used on the web and by library communities.
• News and Events Training Sessions (University of Georgia Libraries, Trainer; with Amy Watts, 2005) One hour training session with identified training objectives, resources, and hands on exercises in the Libraries' News & Events, an online Wordpress database.
• One Voice, Many Channels: Blogging and Tweeting for Libraries (COMO/GLA, with Amy Watts, 2010.) Explores tweeting and blogging by academic libraries for sharing news, events, outreach, PR, marketing, and as a community building tool.
• Open Systems, Closed Systems (University of Georgia/Freshman Seminar, Guest Lecturer; 2009) Presentation and discussion on the social media, opensource, community source, closed systems, and open systems.
• Presentations that Rock! Advanced Powerpoint (University of Georgia Libraries PDRC workshop, Trainer; 2008) Two hour workshop on extending Powerpoint to include video and real time websites, among other features. http://www.robinfay.net/site/powerpoint/
• Semantic Web and the Social Web (University of Georgia/Master of Internet Technology Program; Gwinnett Campus; Guest Lecturer; 2009) Presentation and discussion on the metadata, the semantic web and its assumptions, as contrasted and compared with user generated content from social media sites. http://www.slideshare.net/robinfay/semantic-web-and-the-social-web
• Simplify Your Inbox: Making RSS Work For You (University of Georgia Libraries; Panel Discussion Facilitator, 2009) Discussion panel on RSS including using Google Reader and reducing email by using RSS feeds.
• Social Media Training: Tools You Can Use (Social Media for Government, 2010) Presentation and discussion of social media training tools, social media policies and more focusing on the University of Georgia Libraries' 10 Weeks to a 2.0 You training program.
• Web 2.0+ and Professional Networking: Are You LinkedIn? (University of Georgia Libraries; Coordinator/Facilitator; 2008) Panel discussion on social networking as used by University of Georgia faculty across campus, focusing on professional networking purposes. Presentation also podcast.
• Your voice: Professional Networking using Social Media (GLA/COMO preconference, 2010) Presentation on digital identity, reputation management, privacy, influence, and branding.

Other
• He's a Mentor, She's a Mentor... Wouldn't You Like to Be a Mentor, too? With Kelly Holt and Dr. Elaine Yontz (COMO/GLA, 2002) Presented an overview of the Mentor Program and facilitated discussion of mentoring within academic libraries.
• Illusion: Insights Into Visual Design Elements (Emerging Technologies Faculty Learning Community with Deborah Stanley; 2010) Presentation on webdesign, color, and the elements of web design and how they can impact user experience.
• Image Editing: It's not all about Photoshop (Dweebs/Training and Development; Trainer; 2010) Lunch and Learn presentation about online image editors including video.
• Best New Technologies: Keeping up with the Storm (Webinar Coordinator/Discussion Leader with Amy Watts, 2006) Examining the challenges of Web 2.0 followed with a discussion of current Web 2.0 technologies and their use in the Libraries.
• Librarians and Faculty Learning Communities at UGA (University of Georgia Libraries; PDRC Panel Discussion Member, 2008) Discussion of experiences of being a member of Faculty Learning Communities.

COMMITTEES

Training:
• Committee on Professional Development & Research (PDR), UGA Libraries, University of Georgia, Chair, 2002-2004; Web Designer, 2001-2004 : Developed library wide programming and training, set meetings, and coordinated projects including The Mentor Program. Additionally, worked to organize PDR through developing programming templates. As web designer redesigned and updated the website.
• GLA PACE (Professional and Continuing Education) Group of GLA, Chair, 2008 Surveyed membership on programming ideas and created an online community space.
• Library Learning Group, UGA Libraries, University of Georgia, Founding Member, 2010: Core member to investigate social media training, develop and participate in an internal training program for library staff (10 Weeks to a 2.0 You) to build awareness of social media, especially as used within the UGA Libraries.
• 10Weeks to a 2.0 You Campus-wide Group, University of Georgia, Founding Member, 2011: Core member to restructure and scale out the UGA Libraries program to campus wide, through coordination with Training & Development. Created lesson templates, coordinate instruction, and teach on blogging, image editing, and digital identity.

Technology:
• E-books Committee Member UGA Libraries, University of Georgia, 2006-2007: Investigate current access to electronic books, review e-books, and coordinate effort to provide better access, facilitating ease of use.
• Emerging Technologies Group UGA Libraries, University of Georgia, Chair, 2005-2009 Explore new technologies as used by libraries, especially as relates to the website, making recommendations as needed. Serve as a liaison between the Web Advisory Group and the Social Media Group. This group has now split into the Gadgets Group (Mobile Development) and the Social Media Group.
• Emerging Technologies in Higher Education, Faculty Learning Community, University of Georgia, Member, 2008 Selected group of faculty from across campus to discuss the uses of new technologies In higher education. One year group.
• Gadgets Group, UGA Libraries, University of Georgia , 2011- Evaluate new mobile technologies, apps, and platforms, with an eye towards expanding services. Test new technology and make technology purchasing recommendations.
• GALILEO Knowledge Repository (GKR), Content and Metadata Committee Member, University System of Georgia, Member, 2009- Assist in continuing development of Dublin Core metadata guidelines for the state wide institutional repository and assist in evaluating content digitization requests, as needed. Previously, the Metadata Group, (member, 2004-2005): assisted in researching and writing Dublin Core Metadata Guidelines for USG system wide Institutional Repository. Discuss best practices on institutional levels as well as on statewide level.
• GALILEO Knowledge Repository (GKR), Technical Oversight Committee Member (2007-) Assist in continued development of the USG institutional repository.
• GILFind OPAC Committee, University of Georgia System, Member, 2009- ): Contribute to system wide effort to customize VuFind to better meet library needs, expand VuFind usage to all USG libraries, and assist in marketing. Serve as the test coordinator for the University of Georgia (2009) through identifying potential testing participants, outreach to testing participants, collecting results, and collocating results for the committee. This was an extensive test with a time frame of 10 days.
• Social Media Group, UGA Libraries, University of Georgia, member, 2009- Evaluate the libraries use of social media and identity ways to become more cohesive; evaluate social media best policies and practices in academia.
• Web Advisory Group (WAG) Member, UGA Libraries, University of Georgia, 2004- : Participate in monthly WAG meetings, contributing knowledge and expertise in the areas of databases, website design, RSS feeds and APIs, opensource, and social media. Participate in a variety of projects including design of the Libraries homepage, the Libraries blog, and assisting departmental web editors, as applicable.

Graphics and Webdesign:
• Asset Awards Committee, UGA Libraries, University of Georgia, Member; Graphic Designer (powerpoint), 2010; Exhibit Committee (2010); Graphic Designer (web), 2006 ; Asset Awards Exhibit Committee, Member, 2010: Provide graphics including logos, ballots, voting box and assisting with promotional materials, in addition web design support.
• ETD (Electronic Theses & Dissertations) UGA Libraries, University of Georgia, Public Interface Group Member, 2007- Graphic design/CSS support in addition to coordinating meetings and providing usability feedback.
• Homepage Redesign Group, Member, 2010-2011: Assist with usability testing, provide feedback on information architecture, taxonomy, and structural elements.
• Libraries' Blog, Chair, 2005- Evaluated, setup test installations, and tested opensource and proprietary blogging software (2005). Developed CSS/PHP templates; assisted in drafting user guidelines for posting and writing content (2005). Continue to work closely with content editor (Amy Watts) and administer the Libraries Wordpress blog, news and events, continuing to incorporate social media and web2.0 widgets into the blog. http://www.libs.uga.edu/blog/
• Shift to Visual, Member, Faculty Learning Community, University of Georgia, Member 2009: Selected group of faculty from across campus to explore the rise of digital visual media and its impact on culture, learning, and higher education. One year group.
• Storytelling, Faculty Learning Community, University of Georgia, Member 2010: Selected group of faculty from across campus to explore the use of storytelling in higher education. One year group.

ADDITIONAL COMMITTEE WORK
• ALA/NMRT Resume Reviewer (2001-2006) Review and critique resumes and cover letters for ALA's New Members Round Table.
• Committee on Nominations & Elections (CN&E), UGA Libraries, University of Georgia, Member 2007-2008: Participate in the coordination of faculty elections and assist in coordinating elections for faculty committee positions.
• Committee on Faculty Organization and Governance (FOG), UGA Libraries, Chair, 2006-2007: Participate in review of faculty bylaws and make recommendations as needed. Conducted a survey of faculty committee participation to gain a better sense of committee participation, views on faculty meetings, and in general, professional activities. Findings were presented to FAB (Faculty Advisory Board) and the Director of the Libraries.
• CRDL (Civil Rights Digital Library Initative), University System of Georgia, GALILEO/BOR: Portal Group, Member, 2006-2007; Metadata Group, Member, 2006-2007
• CRDL/WGBH LOM (Learning Objects Metadata) Task Force, University System of Georgia, GALILEO/BOR Member, 2006: Investigate Learning Objects metadata schemas and develop guidelines for implementation for educational resources.
• Faculty Advisory Board (FAB), UGA Libraries, University of Georgia, Member, 2006-2007; 2009-2011: Participated in meetings and served as a liaison for the Committee on Faculty Organization and Governance (2006-2007); serve as General Member 2009-2011.
• GLA TSIG (Technical Services Interest Group); Chair (2001-2002); Resources Web Developer, 2001-2006
• Peabody Awards Review Committee: Children's Television, 2001;Radio Documentary, 2004; Entertainment Radio, 2005; Television News, 2008; Radio Overview (Chair), 2009; Entertainment Television (Chair), 2010 Review entries, write brief critiques and nomination recommendations. As Chair, coordinated committee meetings, supervised student assistant/writer, and edited all committee materials for submission to the Peabody Board.
• Promotions Committee, UGA Libraries, University of Georgia, Member, 2008-July 2010: Participated in meetings, evaluated dossiers for promotion and wrote recommendations to the Libraries' Director.

CONSULTING/PUBLISHING
Metadata work
CRDL (Civil Rights Digital Library Initative), University System of Georgia, GALILEO: Collections:Highlander Photographs (2006); Learning Objects (2007) Assign LC subject headings and contribute to Name authority control for Teacher's Domain online collection of learning objects which included lesson plans, maps, video, photographs, audio files and more.

DLG (Digital Library of Georgia), University of Georgia/GALILEO, Metadata Moonlighters, Member (2004-2008) Provide metadata services through reviewing and determining Library of Congress subject headings (controlled vocabulary key words), contributing to Name authority control (Library of Congress controlled access points), and providing description for photographs (JPGs), oral archives (MP3s), scanned maps (JPGs), among other formats. Projects include Hall County Historical Photographs Collection, 1936 Gainesville Tornado: Disaster and Recover Project and Sanborn Fire Maps, among others.

Training / Other
Adjunct Trainer, Lyrasis, 2009- Teach in the areas of opensource software, web design, content management systems, such as Drupal.
AthDrupal (Regional Drupal Users Group), Member, 2009- Maintain listserv to provide a support network for Drupal Users at UGA and beyond.
Technical Writer, 2008, Evergreen/Equinox: Write technical documentation for cataloging workflows and complete a preliminary evaluation of existing documentation, as provided.

Publications:
• Athens Humane Society, 2004-2006 Graphic design for Dessert Social & Art Auction for reproduction on the web and/or print, including items such as coffee mugs.
• New Georgia Encyclopedia, Contributor, 2003-2007 Research and write entries for the NGE in the categories of art: Atlanta College of Art, Albany Museum of Art, Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Modern Museum of Art of Georgia, and Spelman College Museum of Fine Art and entertainment: Charles Coburn, Susan Hayward, and Joanne Woodward.
• Search 3.0 and the Semantic Web, Neal Schuman (part of Tech Set II), pre-publication
• The Tech Static, Technology/Web 2.0 Book Reviewer, 2008 (Site has closed but reviews have been picked up by publishers and vendors such as amazon)
• Why Isn't My Book on the Shelf and Other Mysteries of the Library (essay in Radical Cataloging: Challenges and Possibilities, Mc-Farland, 2007)

CONTINUING EDUCATION (SELECTED)
Conferences:
Academic Librarian Research Forum, Georgia State, 2009
ALA / Technical services related programs, 2004-2005
COMO/GLA: 2001-2002; 2005-2007; 2008; 2010 Technical services and social media programs
Creating a Culture of Innovation, Georgia Tech/GALILEO, 2006
DrupalCamp, Atlanta, 2009, 2010
GOLD/GALILEO, 2003-2005; 2007-2010
GUGM (GIL Users Group Meeting) , 2001-2002; 2006-2007; 2009-2010
Innovations & Insights, Lyrasis, Atlanta, 2011
Peabody Awards Ceremony, 2005
Learning Technologies Showcase (UGA), 2006-2007; 2009
Social Media for Government, Washington, DC, 2010
Thatcamp, Atlanta (2011)
Undergraduate Research (Institutional Repositories), Kennesaw State (2011)

Workshops/Training:
Archivist Toolkit Training, 2007
Basic Digital Stewardship Workshop, 2006
Copyright in the Digital Age, teleconference and discussion, 2007
CSS Training/Workshop with Chris Schmidt (UGA/Terry College of Business), 2009
Drupal Training, UGA/Law School, 2009
EAD Tips & Tricks: Converting Data between MARC and EAD, 2005
e-Serials Cataloging Training, UGA, 2006
GIL Authority Control Training, GLA Preconference, 2006
Metadata Standards, DLG/Training and Development, 2003
NACO (Name Authority Cooperative Organization) Training, UGA, 2006-2007
Programming for the Web (UGA; Graduate Level Computer Science Class; 2008)
Project Management Series, Training & Development, 2007-2008
OCLC/Solinet Users Meetings, 2001-2006; 2007
Various training courses through Training & Development and various sources in web and graphic design, desktop publishing, management tools, color theory, among others.

Selected Awards/Certificates:
ASSET (UGA Libraries Peer Award)
Best Collaboration/Group: Section Heads (2009); Georgia Room Project (2009); 10Weeks to a Web 2.0 You Group (2010)
Best Committee/Group Collaboration: Web Advisory Group (2007)
Excellence in Use of Technology: Cataloging Training Tutorial (Individual nomination; nominated twice; 2007)
Excellence in Training and Instruction: Group nomination; 10Weeks to a Web 2.0 You Group, (2010)
Supervisor of the Year (Individual nomination; 2007; 2008; 2010)
Innovation in Service (Group) Award for Metadata Moonlighters (2006)

Other:
Blue Sock Award (Peer Award for best design), Instructional Technology Program (2005)
FrontLine Leadership Certificate (introductory leadership series), UGA Training & Development (2005)
Managerial Leadership Certificate (advanced series), UGA Training & Development (2006)

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