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Curriculum Vita

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    1. Education
    2. Work Experience
    3. Bibliography
      1. Electronic Reference Work
      2. Journal Articles
      3. Presentations/Panels
        1. National
        2. State/Local
    4. Professional Activities & Service
      1. National/Regional
      2. State/Local
      3. Current Memberships
    5. Grants
    6. Instruction(Academic)
    7. Personal Continuing Education
    8. Community Service

     

    Education

     

    Work Experience

    • July 2008 - present. Coordinator of Library Services for Distance Education. University of North Carolina, Greensboro (UNCG)  Greensboro, NC.
      • Oversee all library related distance education services.
      • more to come ...
    • February 2005 - July 2007. Regional Library Consultant. Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC) Englewood/Durango, Colorado.
      • Provide general and technology consulting for member libraries across the state.
      • Organize, provide and teach continuing education for all types of Colorado libraries including large multi-day conference events.
      • Manage/Update CLiC website and Blog.
      • Participate in state-wide and national library committees and projects
      • Maintain current working knowledge of emerging issues in the library field.
    • June 2002 - June 2004. Library Consultant. Southwest Library Services(SLS) Durango, Colorado. -- SLS closed in 2004 permanently!
      • Provide general and technology consulting for member libraries in the southwest part of the state.
      • Organize, provide, and teach continuing education for all types of member libraries including our annual 3-day SLS Institute.
      • Manage SLS computer lab, scan center, listserv, website (including redesign of site), and apply/manage e-rate.
      • Catalog and manage SLS professional collection in house and online.
      • Manage SLS office technology and contract for outside technical help when appropriate, including suggestions on equipment for member libraries' purchases.
      • Participate in state-wide library technology committees and projects that directly benefit SLS members.
      • Maintain current working knowledge of emerging technology issues in the library field.
    • November 2003 - March 2004. Consultant. Isoph Corp. 
      • Worked as a subject matter expert with suggestions and advice for the Designing and Developing a Library Web Site course for an online course modules at WebJunction.org
    • August 1999 - May 2002. Assistant Professor/Map Librarian, Jerry Crail Johnson Earth Sciences and Map Library, University of Colorado (CU) at Boulder. Boulder, Colorado.
      • Oversee daily map library activities as administrative head.
      • Supervise two staff members.
      • Perform reference services and bibliographic instruction.
      • Determine collection development including web site maintenance and additions.
      • Responsible for collection access.
      • Provide and assist with digital spatial data and related software.
      • Participate in policy planning for Earth Science and Map Library.
      • Contribute research and participate in scholarly activity in the field.
      • Hosted a field placement student intern (S.Hannaway), LIS6946, Fall 2001. University of South Florida, Tampa, under guidance of Professor Kathleen de la Pena Cook.
    • January 1998 - June 1999. School Library Media Specialist,Owen Brown Middle School, Howard County Public Schools, Columbia, Maryland
      • Assisted students and staff with reference service needs.
      • Provided class instruction and consultation.
      • Managed media center and networked computer lab.
      • Selected and reviewed all materials for purchase.
      • Maintained budgets for materials, equipment, and supplies.
      • Performed inventory of materials and services.
      • Provided in-house training for staff.
      • Developed and maintained partnership with local library branch.
      • Provided after school activities for students.
      • Created and maintained a student-run television studio for school use.
      • Spent one week teaching at the Technology Magnet Summer Camp for Howard County students.

     

    Bibliography

    Electronic Reference Work

     

     

    Journal Articles

    2003    Williams, Elisabeth Filar. “Using a GIS for Digital Indexing of Aerial Photos,” Technical Services Quarterly. (Refereed), vol. 21, no. 2, p. 1-14.    

     

    2001    Williams, Elisabeth Filar. “University of Colorado at Boulder, Map Library,” Map Library Bulletin Board, Cartographic Perspectives, No. 39, Spring 2001. p. 47-50.

     

    2001    Williams, Elisabeth Filar. “Map Library Web Sites: Structuring Web Links to Serve as Quality Reference Tools,” Colorado Libraries, vol. 26, no.4, p. 34-37.

     

     

    Presentations/Panels

    National

    State/Local

    • Sanborn Map Digitziation Project. Digital Poster Session at CALC Summit with Kathryn Lage, Map Librarian at CUB. June 1, 2007.
    • Accidental Map Librarian Workshops. Created & organized logistics for at CU Boulder and Western State College. Presented "Intro to Maps" section. CU Boulder, March 29, 2007.
    • New Tech Tools for Libraries. Presentation for quarterly meeting of Southwest Area Librarians Group. 18 total participants. January 4 2007.
    • Facilitation Workshop. Mesa County Health Department and Libraries. All day workshop, Co-presented with Shelley Walchak. 16 total participants. July 2006.
    • EBSCO Database Workshop. Norwood School and Public Libraries. 8 total participants. February 2006.
    • Microsoft PowerPoint - Greening Your Library.pdf Presentation at the Colorado Association of Libraries, Annual Conference in Denver. About 20 participants. November 2005.
    • EBSCO Database Workshop. Delta County Public Libraries. 2 sessions. 20 total participants. October 2005.
    • Facilitation Workshop. Co-presented at CAL's Southwest Workshop Days, Durango. About 20 participants. September 2005.
    • AIRS database workshops. 4 locations: Sangre de Cristo Jr/Sr High, Durango Public Library, Mesa County Public Library, Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs. About 50 participants total. April & May 2005. 
    • EBSCO Database Workshop. Colorado Timberline Academy, Durango, CO. 15 participants. November 17, 2004.
    • Using Digital Primary Sources with Students workshop. Del Norte, Co and Bayfield, CO. 25 total participants. November 11 & 12, 2003.
    • Using Digital Primary Source Material with Students. TIE 2003 Conference, co-presented with Nena Bloom of the Colorado Digitization Program, [invited] http://tie-online.org/  June 24, 2003.
    • Digitization  Workshop. SLS Office, Durango, CO. 8 participants. May 30, 2003.
    • Online Maps & Map Resources. Teaching with Colorado's Heritage Workshop, Colorado Digitization Program, in Ridgway, CO. 25 participants. May 3, 2003.
    • Web Design Workshop. At Adams State College, Alamosa, CO. 12 participants. April 23, 2003.
    • SWIFT Workshop. At Bill Mentz Elementary School, Monte Vista, 3 participants. October 21, 2002.
    • Powerpoint Workshop. At Evans Intermediate School, Alamosa, CO. 6 participants. September 13, 2002.
    • Online Maps & Map Resources. University of Colorado, ITS Brown Bag Lunch Seminars.  April 17, 2002.
    • Colorado Internet Masters program "Train the Trainer".  Sponsored by Colorado Rural Development Council, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, Small Business Development Centers, Colorado Rural Technology Program. Presented at the 12-hour trainer workshop in Denver, CO. January 30-31, 2001.
    • Effective Internet Searching. University of Colorado, ITS Brown Bag Lunch Seminars. November 29, 2000; March 21, 2001;  November 9, 2001; April 3, 2002;  April 5 (hands on session), March 6, 2002.
    • Colorado Internet Masters Forum, Denver.  Sponsored by Colorado Rural Development Council, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, Small Business Development Centers, Colorado Rural Technology Program.  Invited panelist for program’s forum. August 29, 2000.
    • Senior Day at CU. Map Library Presentation. January 2000.
    • Colorado Internet Masters program trainer. Sponsored by Colorado Rural Development Council, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, Small Business Development Centers, Colorado Rural Technology Program. A 30-hour course in: Cortez and Durango, CO April 8-11, 2002 -- Lamar, CO February 23-24 and March 9-10, 2001 -- Burlington, CO August 13 -16, 2000. 

     

    Professional Activities & Service

    National/Regional

     

     

    State/Local

    • North Carolina Library Association 2008 -
    • Colorado Association of School Librarians (CASL) Board Member 2005-2007
    • Colorado Association of Libraries (CAL), Member of Continuing Education Committee 2005 - 2007
      • Organized a 2 day Southwest Workshop Days in Durango 9/22-9/23/05
      • Organized a 2 day Southwest Workshop Days in Durango 9/21-9/22/06
    • Reference staff for AskColorado Colorado's statewide 24-hour virtual reference service 2003-2004.
    • GIS Colorado (formerly GISCO) 2000 - 2005; Board Member 2002 - 2004; Organized and ran GISCO quarterly meeting in Durango 1/17/03; Webmaster 2000-2004 -created & maintained; Manager of GISCO listserv and Web Board 2000 - 2002
    • ACLIN committee - Colorado State Library Internet Collection Development Project (http://www.coloradovirtuallibrary.org- see “Kids” section) and Standards group (recruited), 1999 - 2001
    • Member of the Colorado State Technology Standards Committee 2002 - 2004
    • CU Government Publications Librarian Search Committee, 2001 – 2002
    • Co-organized and run bi-monthly CU Library Research Discussion Group Meetings, Fall 2000 – Spring 2002
    • Co-created committee Web site on Resources for Library Research and Publishing
    • Member of the CU Libraries’ Web Advisory Committee (WAC) 2001- 2002
    • Member of CU Faculty Support Committee 2000 - 2001
    • Member of CU Library Dean’s Social Functions Committee, 2000 – 2002

     

    Current Memberships

    • American Library Association since 1997
    • North Carolina Library Association since 2008

       

       

       

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      Grants

       

       

      Instruction(Academic)

       

       

      2004/2005 

      • Adjunct Instructor for 1 section of LIB150, Library Research. A semester long 1 credit class at Fort Lewis College, Durango. Spring 2004 and Spring 2005.

      2001   

      • Invited lecturer for ARSC1150: Program in Writing and Rhetoric. Instructor A. Heinztman, November 14. Session 1: 12 students. Session 2: 14 students.

      • Invited lecturer for COMM 1300:Public Speaking. Topic: Internet Research, Instructor Dr.Spradlin, September 13. Session 1:10 students. Session 2:8 students. September 14. 10 students.

      • Invited lecturer for GEOG4173: Research Seminar. Professor R. Silvey, September 6 and 11.  5 students.

      • Invited lecturer for ENVD4310: Architectural Studio. Instructor M. LaHue, September 5. 12 students.

      • Invited lecturer for NAROPA Environmental Studies: Physical Geography. Instructor A. Parker, September 4.12 students.

      • Invited lecturer for ENVS 3020: Advanced Writing in Environmental Studies. Instructor D. Miller, June 20. 11 students.

      • Invited lecturer for BIBL 3010: Methods of Electronic Library Research. Topic: GIS in Libraries, Instructor J. Yue, April 5. 4 students.

      • Invited lecturer for BIBL 3010: Methods of Electronic Library Research. Topic: E-commerce, Instructor J. Yue, February 19. 4 students.

      • Invited lecturer for COMM 1300:Public Speaking. Topic: Internet Research, Instructor Dr. Spradlin, February 2, 2001. 9 students. February 5. 21 students.

       

      2000    

      • Invited lecturer for GEOG 4173 Research Seminar. Instructor Rachel Silvey, September 26. 9 students

      • Invited lecturer for ENVS 3020: Advanced Writing in Environmental Studies. Instructor Dale Miller, October 13 and 18. 18 students.

      • Invited lecturer for GEOG 1011: Introduction to Physical Geography. Instructor Karen Eisenhart. July 24. 15 students.

       

      1999 

       

      • Invited lecture for HIST 2100: Environmental History. Instructor Nicki Gonzales.  September 20. 20 students.

       

      Personal Continuing Education

       

    • Library Leadership and LE@D  by Pat Wagner - a WebJunction Webinar , Feb. 13, 2008
    • National Council on Public History Conference, Santa Fe NM April 2007
    • MPLA/NMLA Conference Albuquerque March 2007
    • Interaction Associates' Coaching Edge 2 day workshop December 2006.
    • Internet Librarian Conference in Montery,CA October 2006
    • MPLA leadership Institute at Ghost Ranch NM, October 23-28 2005
    • Interaction Associates' Facilitation Training 3 day workshop February 2005.
    • New Horizons Learning Center Frontpage Level 1 course February 2005
    • New Horizons Learning Center HTML III/CSS 1-day course September 2003
    • New Horizons Learning Center Javascript 2-day course June 2003
    • Colorado Digitization Program's Teaching with Colorado's Heritage class: 3-weeks online and in attendance at the workshop May 2-3, 2003 in Ridgway, CO. 3 graduate credits.
    • Colorado Digitization Program 2002 Annual Leadership Seminar December 6, 2002
    • Computers in Libraries and School Libraries conference in Washington DC March 13 - 15, 2003
    • New Horizons Learning Center Network+ course September 6-13, 2002
    • Adobe Photoshop continuing education class: March 11, April 16, and April 30.
    • Attended CU sponsored “Being a Better Boss” workshop, February 28, 2002
    • Map Cataloging training session I and II by Chris Thiry, Map Librarian of Colorado School of Mines. At CU’s Map Library, February 2, 200 and June 25, 2001.
    • Colorado Digitization Program, Scanning Workshop, Westminster – June 19, 2001
    • Colorado Digitization Program, Digitization Workshop, Westminster – June 5, 2001
    • Bibliographic Center for Research (BCR) course in Web Design III, Denver - July 19, 2000
    • ESRI, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) conference, San Diego, CA - June 26-30, 2000
    • Internet Masters training class, Denver. Sponsored by Colorado Rural Development Council, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, Small Business Development Centers, Colorado Rural Technology Program - January 2000

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      Community Service

      • 2004 - 2007. Durango Nature Studies (DNS), Durango, CO
        • Volunteer Naturalist, DNS' Children Discovering Nature Program
        • General Programs DNS Volunteer

         

      • 2002 - 2007. Women's Resource Center, Durango, CO
        • General events and programs volunteer
        • 2004 Volunteer of the Year Award
        • Chair of the Girls to Women-Women to Girls Conference: A one day event for all 8th grade girls in La Plata County. April 16, 2003 & May 10, 2004.

         

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