Curriculum Vita
This curriculum vita format has been developed to serve as a standardized format for all library faculty. Once completed by the librarian, the most up-to-date version is provided to the campus to ensure compliance with Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accreditation standards which require current CV and job descriptions to be available for all faculty. Library faculty are expected to update this document at least once a year and provide it to Library Human Resources.
NAME / Ellen Parry NeufeldLIBRARIAN FACULTY
APPOINTMENT/RANK
SECONDARY APPOINTMENTS
POSITION TITLE / Deputy Director of the Library
LIBRARY UNIT/DEPARTMENT
LIBRARY DIVISION / Oxford
WORK ADDRESS / 134 Few Circle, Oxford, GA 30054
WORK TELEPHONE / 770-784-8448
EMAIL ADDRESS /
SUMMARY OF POSITION RESPONSIBLITIES
Teaching
· Teach research skills-oriented library sessions for a variety of disciplines, tailored to the needs of individual classes and their assignments. Work with faculty members to develop class-specific outcomes for library sessions and create lesson plans that outline these goals, incorporate active learning strategies, and include assessment elements in order to measure student learning
· Teach Freshman Seminar Class with Oxford Peer Assistance Leader
· Teach classes for and serve as primary library contact for Zotero, a tool that allows researchers and scholars to collect, organize, cite and share research resources
Personal Librarian
· Serve as personal librarian to more than 35 faculty members. Provide in-depth research and curriculum development. Support faculty publication and scholarship. Oversee, select, and make acquisitions for the library collection in the faculty member's discipline.
· Serve as library liaison to the Oxford Sustainability Committee to provide library resources addressing sustainability across the curriculum.
· Performed extensive literature review and research in support of Dr. Ken Carter’s scholarship on High Sensation Seeking Personalities
Project Management: Team Leader for Dynamic Information and Content Team
Responsible for directing team of five staff to accomplish the following goals:
· Generate and Coordinate Electronic Content
· Maintain Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, cable TV, digital sign (in library)
· Maintain library blog
· Maintain and update website content
· Develop Camtasia videos (how to check out, request books, etc.) for website
· Member of library systems team – overseeing all systems related to library functions (Aleph, ILLIAD, Ares, Aeon, Alma)
· Member of archival team – working to catalog all unprocessed special collections and archival material
Collection Development
· Ongoing review and selection and deselection of library collections in support of student and faculty teaching learning and research. Use electronic Bowker Book Analysis and Resources for College Libraries to review numbers and set new targets for collection growth
· Update collection development policy
· Work with different book vendors to purchase and acquire library materials made through collection development/acquisitions process
· Obtain materials via the ILLIAD (interlibrary loan system) from a national network of libraries
· Oversee the University’s OverDrive collection (ebook) by making selections, troubleshooting patron issues, etc.
Cataloging
· Obtain cataloging records from OCLC Product Services website, download and make any corrections in MARC edit. Submit corrected bibliographic records via file transfer protocol (FTP) to library Aleph server.
· Review processes and write procedures (EOCRS, OCLC downloads)
Website Design, Development, Maintenance, and Content
· Develop and maintain library webpages; develop and publish library specific vod/pod/screencasts for website; keep library staff informed and educated about emerging technologies to help improve library operations and for patron use
Major Events Leader for Inspired Performance and Freshman Orientation Party
· Project manage with library team at least 2 major library events – Freshman Orientation Party and Inspired Performance. Includes all details from advertising, promotion, purchasing, liaising with vendors, menu selection, installation and production.
Marketing
· Primary contact with Director of Schatten Gallery. Responsible for arranging Oxford College Library exhibits based on Schatten Gallery exhibits including “Images from Haiti,” “Salman Rushdie: A World Mapped by Stories,” “Oxford College Library: The New Edition,” “Alice Walker: The Life and Art of Alice Walker,” and the upcoming “Seamus Heaney: The Music of What Happens.”
· Work with Emory Creative Group to develop Library publicity used by admissions and academic services.
· Work with leader of library Hub of Living and Learning team to create other monthly exhibits and events. Annual number is roughly 7 exhibits and 12 events.
· Work with College Communications Manager to coordinate marketing for the library
Supervisory
· Direct supervisor of three fulltime staff (One librarian, one library coordinator and one departmental computing specialist)
· Direct supervisor of four to six work-study student employees
EDUCATION & ACADEMIC DEGREES
Master of Science, Library Science, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, August 2010
Bachelor of Science, Communications, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, May 1982
PROFESSIONAL LICENCES & CERTIFICATIONS
N/A
ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & FELLOWSHIPS
2015 – Present, Deputy Director of the Library
2013 – Present, Assistant College Librarian, Oxford College Library
2008 – 2013, Coordinator of Library Public Programs, Marketing and Collections, Oxford College Library
2005 – 2008, Library Specialist, Oxford College Library
NON-ACADEMIC/RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Readers’ Services Specialist, Bernardsville Public Library, Bernardsville, NJ, 2002-2005
College Parent Magazine, Editor, Liberty Corner, NJ, 2003-2004
Walt Disney Imagineering, Special Events Coordinator, Glendale, CA, 1989-1992
Western Staff Services, National Public Relations Director, Walnut Creek, CA, 1985-1989
MILITARY SERVICE
N/A
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL OR SCHOLARLY ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
American Library Association 2008 – present
Georgia Library Association 2008 – present
ACRL – 2013 - present
PROFESSIONAL OR SCHOLARLY ASSOCIATION APPOINTMENTS & OFFICES
Elected to the University Librarian’s Assembly “Committee on Relationships” for 2015-2016; 2016-2017
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CONTINUING EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
Ex Libris Alma Workshop, September 16, 2015
Faculty Retreat for Oxford College Faculty, Pine Mountain, Georgia, August, 2015
ACRL Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians, Cambridge, July 2015
LITA Webinar: “Yes, You Can Video: A how-to guide for creating high-impact instructional videos without tearing your hair out,” May, 2015
ALA Webinar: “Fair Use: Guidelines and Best Practices,” March, 2015
CAE (Center for Academic Excellence) “The Unanticipated Benefits of Attending a SOTL Conference,” March, 2015
CAE “Research Practices Survey Results: Perceptions and Skills,” March, 2015
University Libraries framework and roadmap to the future group meeting, October, 2014
Training for nVision and FORS users, October, 2014
HR Session: “Discovering your DiSC (Dominance/Influence/Steadiness/Conscientiousness) Profile,” August, 2014
HR Session: “Performance Management: New Competencies, New Perspective,” May, 2014
ALA Webinar: “Growing your Graphic Novel Collection,” May, 2014
Center for Academic Excellence Presents: “Cultivating Research & Writing Across the Curriculum,” April, 2014
ALA “Strategies for Pizazz: Rebuilding One-Shots into Engaging Instruction Session,” February, 2014
ACRL Tips for ACRL 2015 Proposals, February, 2014
Center for Academic Excellence Presents “NPR: News, Problems, & Reasoning,” February, 2014
Booklist Webinar – “What Not to Weed,” October, 2013
RDA Cataloging Training, October, 2013
Wordpress Blog Training Layout and Features Deep Dive, October, 2013
De-escalation and Active Shooter Workshop, August 2013
Educause, Southeast Regional Conference, May, 2013
Instructor Development – Community of Practice of Emory Libraries, March 2013
Changes in Workflow to Support Patron-Driven Acquisitions at Virginia Tech Libraries, February 2013
Zotero Trainer Workshop, October 2012
De-escalation Class. Oxford College. March 13, 2012.
Dealing with Difficult People and Communicating for Results. January 13, 2012.
Improv Workshop with Allison DuMore. Oxford College. January 11, 2012.
Crime Prevention Workshop. Oxford College. January 11, 2012.
Emory University Safe Space Training 2012
Institute for Pedagogy in the Liberal Arts 2012, 2013
Georgia COMO, attendee and presenter, October 2011
American Library Association Annual Meeting, Washington DC, June, 2010
Atlanta-Area Bibliographic Instruction Group - 2011
What is Digital Scholarship, April, 2010
Handheld Librarian virtual conference 2010, 2012
Georgia COMO (Council of Media Organizations), October 2009
Digital Issues Affecting all Types of Libraries, November, 2008
Digital Library Issues, November 2008
OCLC Worldcat Collection Analysis, October 2008
Multi Generations in the Workplace, May 2008
The Birkman Method, May 2008
Gold/Galileo Annual User’s Group Conference, Athens, GA 2006, 2007
Beyond Web 2.0: Taking the Social Read-Write Web to the Enterprise Level – June 2008
OCLC Worldcat Collection Analysis webinar “Be your Library’s Hero” October 2008
Association of Southeastern Research Libraries New Age of Discovery Institute - 2007
Instant Messaging for Communication, Reference, and Outreach in Libraries – 2007
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Teaching in Credit Courses
As a member of the Research Practices Team, I teach over 30 classes each semester. These classes vary in length from short 10-15 minute class visits to complete class sessions either in class or at the library. For each session, I work with the faculty member to determine learning outcomes that are relevant to the research project or assignment. For Fall of 2015 I acted as the Interim Leader of the Research Practices team during our search for the new Teaching & Learning Librarian. For Fall 2015 I oversaw the teaching of 118 classes. I implemented evening drop-in workshops, including Excel, Zotero, WordPress, Audacity, and advanced JSTOR.
Co-facilitator, Freshman Seminar. Fall 2010 – 2013, 2015. Co-taught one hour credit seminar class. With student peer-assistance leader. Oxford College of Emory University.
Oxford International Student Orientation, August, 2015
Oxford Staff Organization’s New Staff Orientation – August 2013, August 2014, August 2015
Oxford’s New Faculty Orientation – August 2014, August 2015
Peer Assistance Leader (PAL) Training for Academic Integrity Sessions – August 2012-2015
Academic Integrity Session with Oxford Freshman Students – August 2012-2015
Oxford Library’s New Student Employee Training – September 2013-November 2013; August 2014-September 2014, August 2015-September 2015
Teaching in Non-Credit Courses & Guest Lectures
With Library Research Practices team, co-presented to Academy of Liberal Arts of Newton High School – summers 2012 – 2015; and to Rockdale County High School Magnet Program, 2015.
Gave special presentation to Oxford Staff Organization on use and utilization of OverDrive Ebooks and Audiobooks for summer reading, 2015
CONSULTING & ADVISING ACTIVITIES
N/A
PRESENTATIONS
Group/Panel Presentations
With Jessica Robinson, "Enhancing Faculty/Library Relationships with Exhibits", Georgia Council of Media Organizations (COMO)/ Athens, GA, 2015
“Personal Librarians for Faculty: How Reaching out to Faculty Impacts First-Year Students” accepted to First National Personal Librarian & First Year Experience Library Conference at Case Western Reserve University, April, 2014. Though accepted, we were unable to attend due to a staff medical issue.
With Jennifer Sirotkin, co-presented "Great Student Employees, Not a Myth!: Creating a Student Employee Program That Works for the Library, Students and You", Georgia COMO/ Athens, GA, 2011
POSTER SESSIONS
N/A
PUBLICATIONS
N/A
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
Past Editorial Responsibilities
Copy editor of the Journal of Cognitive-Affective Learning, 2006 - 2008
FUNDED RESEARCH
N/A
LIBRARY SERVICE
Current Service
Information Literacy Framework for Emory Libraries team, 2015 - present
Interim Team leader, Research Practices team, Fall 2015
Chair, Search Committee for Teaching and Learning Librarian, 2015
Oxford representative to Web Experience and Content Strategy Group, 2015 - present
Oxford representative to Alma Core Team, 2015 - 2016
Oxford representative to Alma Migration Steering Committee, 2014 - 2016
Oxford representative to Alma Migration E-resources Committee, 2014 - present
Oxford representative to Web Experience and Content Strategy Group, 2015 - present
Member of Oxford Library Management Leadership Team, 2014 - present
Member of University Libraries CCOP (Circulation Community of Practice) group, 2014-2016
Oxford Representative to CIR (Circulation, Interlibrary Loan, Reserves) group, 2013-present
Oxford Representative to LEAF (Library Employee Advocacy Forum), 2013 – present
Oxford Representative to Blog Oversight Committee, 2013-present
Oxford Library Web Team, 2012 - present
Team leader of Library Dynamic Information and Content Team, 2007 - present
Past Service
Oxford representative to Shibboleth Vendor Notification group, 2014
Member, Search Committee for Late Night Library Specialist, 2015
Chair, Search Committee for Coordinator of Archives & Special Collections, 2014
Emory University Libraries Communication and Outreach Working Group – 2010-2012
Library and Academic Commons planning group, 2012 - 2013
Emory University Libraries Web PI (public interface) Committee, 2009
Emory University Libraries Primo Branding and Marketing Committee – 2008-2009
Member, Search Committee for Digital Librarian, 2008 and 2010
Member, Search Committee for Learning Commons Librarian, 2009
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Current Service
Appointed to Oxford College Strategic Plan Steering Committee, 2016
Member of Oxford Signature Outcomes Assessment Committee, 2015-2016
Member of Oxford Writing Support Committee, 2015-2016
Oxford Staff Organization, Outreach Committee Chair
Oxford College Marketing and Communications Committee 2012-present
Co-facilitator. Freshman Seminar, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
Past Service
Oxford Staff Organization Executive Board 2009-2011
University Senate 2009-2011
University Employee Council, Oxford College Representative 2009-2011
OCIT Web Committee 2009
COMMUNITY SERVICE
N/A
HONORS & AWARDS
· Received scholarship funded by an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)/Laura Bush grant “Recruiting and Educating Librarians for the Digital Age: Diversifying Librarianship in the South.” The degree program was sponsored by a partnership between the University of North Texas, Emory University, and the Atlanta University Center, 2008 - 2010.
· Five-year service award, 2010.
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