Vita

EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Reference and Instruction Librarian
Moore Library, Rider University
Fall 2022-

  • Provide in-person and virtual reference and research support services to students and faculty
  • Develop and teach library instruction sessions as part of Libraries’ Research Instruction Program
  • Create online teaching materials and research guides (libguides)
  • Participate in the development, implementation, marketing/outreach and assessment of library resources and services

Education Librarian (Visiting)/Assistant Professor
R. Barbara Gitenstein Library, The College of New Jersey
2021 – 2022

  • The College of New Jersey is a highly selective public institution that ranks among the top comprehensive colleges in the U.S.
  • Carnegie classification: Masters College and University (larger programs); Enrolls approximately 7,400 students, including 6,790 undergraduates and 610 graduates
  • Provide in-depth reference/research support services and subject-specific user education to students and faculty in the School of Education
  • Manage the Library’s curriculum materials collection
  • During 2021-22 also support the Department of Health and Exercise Sciences
  • Provide library instruction, reference and research, and collection development and management services to students and faculty in the Departments of Early Childhood and Elementary Education; Special Education, Language and Literacy; Educational Administration and Secondary Education; and Counselor Education
  • Assess the needs of the academic programs, select print and online library materials, and provide specialized library instruction services. Participate in national professional organizations
  • Contribute to research, scholarly, and professional conferences and publications

Adjunct Health Sciences Librarian (Online)
Charles Sherrod Library, East Tennessee State University
2020 – Present

  • ETSU is an R2 Carnegie classified doctoral university (high research activity; professional–dominant) with 14,300 FTE student enrollment
  • Serve as liaison librarian to College of Nursing Graduate Programs, including Master of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice, and Ph.D. in Nursing, and post-graduate certificate programs (forensic nursing, health care genetics and genomics, other advanced nursing practice areas of specialization)
  • Serve as embedded librarian in graduate nursing courses on request
  • Develop and teach library orientation and research instruction sessions
  • Developed lesson plan for information literacy/library research instruction for “Library Ambassador” cohort of 24 undergraduate academic performance scholarship students. Instruction session focused on content types found in academic library databases and utilized the ACRL Information Literacy Framework for Higher Education “Information Has Value” and “Searching is Strategic” frames
  • Developed and presented lesson on using Ex Libris Primo OneSearch discovery tool as part of semester-long student library workshop series
  • Provide research consultations to graduate and undergraduate students across disciplines
  • Provided virtual reference services utilizing Springshare LibAnswers platform
  • Managed and updated LibGuides for courses in the Graduate Nursing program
  • Completed review and validation of online library tutorial production guides

Senior Librarian, LAC Group
Stephen B. Low Library, Foreign Service Institute, US Department of State
2019

  • Provided strategic direction and leadership of library services at the Foreign Service Institute, a post-graduate academy for foreign affairs professionals at the U.S. Department of State
  • Students include career foreign service officers and civil service foreign affairs personnel taking courses in world languages, foreign affairs, diplomacy, area studies, leadership/management and information technology
  • Recruited and supervised staff librarian
  • Directed and managed phase one migration to new library services online platform
  • Researched and recommended technology platforms to enhance resource discovery and access 
  • Managed collection development and library resource acquisitions 
  • Developed and managed outreach and marketing activities, including rebranding
  • Cultivated collaboration and partnerships with faculty and staff across the institution in support of teaching, learning, research and information literacy

Librarian, LAC Group
Stephen B. Low Library, Foreign Service Institute, US Department of State
2017 – 2019

  • Provided library reference, research consultation, instruction and orientation services to students, faculty, staff and visitors of the Foreign Service Institute
  • Developed positive working relationships and collaborations with teaching faculty and division managers to build collections to promote student learning and achievement 
  • Assumed lead role in library marketing and engagement activities
  • Participated in strategic planning, library management, reporting and evaluation of new platforms for collection development/acquisitions and integrated library services

Adjunct Research and Instruction Librarian
Emerson G. Reinsch Library, Marymount University
Fall Semester, 2016

  • Served as subject liaison librarian to Departments of Nursing, Health and Human Performance, and Physical Therapy (Malek School of the Health Professions) during fall semester 2016
  • Developed and taught 20 information literacy and library research instruction sessions for Malek School students
  • Incorporated ACRL Information Literacy Framework into innovative and engaging lesson plans, utilized a variety of pedagogical methodologies and instructional technologies 
  • Taught library instruction sessions for undergraduate and graduate nursing courses focused on information literacy for evidence-based nursing practice
  • Collaborated with teaching faculty to create authentic library instruction assessments
  • Developed lesson plans and taught EN 101/Composition I library instruction to Marymount freshmen students
  • Incorporated learning activities and current events/media coverage relevant to EN 101 course themes
  • Provided 27 research consultations to graduate and undergraduate students
  • Performed collection development and management duties to ensure that Malek School students and faculty have access to current, relevant and authoritative resources
  • Provided reference and research assistance services, both in person and virtually, to students and faculty as part of the Reference Team  
  • Managed and updated research and LibGuides in nursing and allied health

Instruction & Reference Specialist/Librarian
Northern Virginia Community College, Manassas Campus Library
Academic Year 2015-2016

  • Developed and taught library instruction classes to students in a variety of courses and disciplines; instruction lesson plans informed by information literacy standards/framework and ACRL best practices
  • Utilized a variety of pedagogical techniques and modalities to enhance student learning
  • Participated in the development of library instruction assessment tool
  • Provided library reference and research assistance services to students and faculty
  • Carried out library collection development and management activities, including selection of new materials and evaluation/weeding of collection
  • Utilized social media and a variety of other channels to effectively promote library events, services and resources
  • Incorporated learning activities and current events/media coverage relevant to EN 101 course themes
  • Initiated new programs such as student success breakfasts and therapy dog visits
  • Planned, organized and implemented library outreach events and programs
  • Collaborated with faculty and administrators to increase student engagement with the Library
  • Participated in the development of library policies and procedures

Adjunct Research and Instruction Librarian
George Washington University, The Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library
Spring Semester 2015

  • Provided reference service and research assistance, both face-to-face and virtually, to students and faculty as part of the Library’s reference team
  • Delivered library and information literacy instruction to undergraduate and graduate students across the curriculum 
  • Served as course librarian for sections in University Writing Program; developed library instruction lesson plans in partnership with teaching faculty
  • Delivered library research workshops to international student cohorts as part of the English for Academic Purposes program
  • Provided library support to graduate education and counseling programs
  • Served on Chat Reference Evaluation Committee, Liaison Services Committee, Graduate Student Services Committee, Library Pedagogy Reading Group

Public Services Librarian / Liaison Librarian
Western Connecticut State University, Ruth A. Haas Library
2002 – 2013
Tenured 2008, Assoc. Librarian Rank 2008, Librarian Rank 2012

  • Liaison librarian to Departments of Education & Educational Psychology (including school and community counseling), Nursing, and Health Promotion and Exercise Sciences (School of Professional Studies), Western Connecticut State University
  • Responsible for library/information literacy instruction, graduate research instruction, research assistance, and collection development and management services to students and faculty in the Departments of Education and Educational Psychology, Nursing, and Health Promotion at WCSU
  • Nominated for the 2009-10 Connecticut State University System Trustees Teaching Award by WCSU library faculty for excellence in library instruction
  • Taught an average of 18 library instruction sessions, workshops and orientations per academic year
  • Continually incorporated new pedagogical methodologies and instructional technologies in support of student learning
  • Created digital learning objects and adapted existing resources for instruction
  • Collaborated with teaching faculty to create assessment instruments measuring effectiveness of library instruction vis-à-vis student learning
  • Provided reference and research assistance services, both in person and virtually, to students and faculty as part of the Library’s Reference Team  
  • Created research and library guides in education, counseling, nursing, and health promotion using Springshare LibGuides CMS platform 
  • Wrote library narrative portions of accreditation self-study reports for education, counseling and nursing programs
  • Supervised work-study students and graduate assistants
  • Managed total average collections budget of up to $100,000 yearly for online, print and multimedia resources, including serials, in three liaison areas. Utilized Ebsco GOBI online platform for collection development and ordering. Selection decisions informed by collection development policies, reviews from library and disciplinary professional literature, ALA/ACRL best practices, curriculum review and faculty input
  • Authored collection development policies for all liaison disciplines; managed approval plans
  • Managed serials budget in collaboration with teaching faculty
  • Evaluated and recommended licensing of database resources
  • Managed the curriculum materials collection, including children’s and young adult literature collection, teacher professional materials, teaching kits, measurement and evaluation resources (10,000 items)
  • Promoted collections through LibGuides, social media tools/outlets, and library instruction
  • Participated in development and revision of Library policies and procedures
  • Served on and chaired Library Faculty Departmental Evaluation Committee
  • Chaired Library Faculty Public Services Committee
  • Conducted online survey research for planning of library learning commons
  • Conducted online survey research for library services for Nursing Education Ed.D.

COMPETENCIES

Information Literacy and Library Instruction

  • ACRL Information Literacy Framework for Higher Education (2016)
  • Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education (2000)
  • Active learning strategies
  • Embedded instruction
  • Flipped instruction
  • Virtual instruction via online tutorials, online tutoring platforms
  • Instructional design
  • Universal Design for Learning
  • Cooperative/peer-to-peer teaching and learning
  • Literature reviews/systematic reviews
  • Tool-based assessment (formative, summative; direct, indirect)
  • Librarian-teaching faculty collaborative authentic/performance assessment

Academic Librarianship

  • Reference and research services
  • Literature reviews
  • Evidence-based research
  • Acquisitions management and budgeting
  • Collection development and management
  • Library outreach activities and programming
  • Library marketing research, strategies and activities
  • Library metrics analysis and reporting
  • Library and university committee leadership
  • Library technology implementation and management
  • E-resource management
  • Serials management
  • Library website and web resource management
  • Institutional repository management
  • Library operations management

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Information Sciences
University of Tennessee (ALA Accredited)

  • 4.0 GPA, Academic Achievement Award
  • Graduate Assistant, UTK SIS faculty
  • Social science librarianship practicum, UTK Hodges Library

Master of Arts, Folklore
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Coursework in folklore and cultural anthropology, ethnographic fieldwork, Latin American and Caribbean history and culture; specialization in Mexican and Latinx culture
  • Master’s Thesis Title: “‘There are Times When I Feel Like Leaving’: Symbols, Cultural Norms, and the Life of a Mexican Migrant Woman”; thesis advisor Dr. David E. Whisnant
  • Graduate Archival Assistant, Southern Folklife Collection, UNC-CH Wilson Library

Bachelor of Arts, Communication
University of Pennsylvania

  • Coursework in communications (Annenberg School of Communication), cultural anthropology, folklore, management and marketing (Wharton School of Business)Master’s Thesis Title: “‘There are Times When I Feel Like Leaving’: Symbols, Cultural Norms, and the Life of a Mexican Migrant Woman”; thesis advisor Dr. David E. Whisnant
  • Graduated with honors in the major

Continuing Professional Education ECourses, Webinars, and Webcasts

  • “How PubMed Works” (National Library of Medicine, 2021)
  • “Find the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Search Strategy That Works for You” (Medical Library Association, 2020)
  • Disciplinary Applications of Information Literacy Threshold Concepts
  • (ACRL, 2018)
  • “Framing Information Literacy,” Six Part Webcast Series (ACRL, 2018)
  • Fundamentals of Acquisitions (ALCTS/ALA Ecourse, 2019)
  • Introduction to Project Management (LITA Ecourse, 2018)
  • Fundamentals of Electronic Resource Acquisition (ALA Ecourse, 2018) 
  • Introduction to Instructional Design (ALA Ecourse, 2016) 

PROFFESSIONAL SERVICE

American Library Association (ALA)

  • Book reviewer for Booklist (ALA book review publication), 2020-
  • Evaluate and write reviews of non-fiction adult book titles in the social sciences

Association of College & Research Libraries

  • ACRL Education & Behavioral Sciences Section, Psychology Committee (2021-23)
  • ACRL Anthropology & Sociology Section, Anthropology Discussion Group (2021-23)
  • ACRL-Maryland, Journal Club, Online Discussion Leader, March issue focused on Assessment in Action library action research projects-College & Research Libraries (April 16, 2016)
  • ACRL Education & Behavioral Sciences Section, Instruction for Educators Committee (2015-18)
  • ACRL Instruction Section/Instruction for Diverse Populations Committee (2015-Present)
  • Virtual Member, Publications and Communications Committee, Education & Behavioral Sciences Section, (2010-14)
  • Virtual Member, Curriculum Materials Committee, Education & Behavioral Sciences Section, (2011-13)

Virginia Library Association

  • Member, Scholarship Committee, (2015-16)
  • Peer Reviewer
    • Proposals for VLACRL Conference-within-a-Conference, “Libraries @ the Center,” 2015 VLA Conference, October 21-23, Richmond, VA (review April 2015)
    • Evaluated proposals for traditional 45-minute sessions, posters, and meet ups
    • Virginia Libraries, 2014 (4) issue

Western Connecticut State University Libraries

  • Library Faculty Department Evaluation Committee (2008-09; 2009-10; 2010-11 (Chair); 2011-12; 2012-13 Alternate)
  • Library Faculty Search Committee (2007-08)
  • Engaging Students Working Group (May 2012-2013)
  • Library Website Committee (August 2002-2013)
  • Public Services Committee (2005–2013)

Western Connecticut State University

  • Governance
    • Research & Development Committee (2010-13)
    • Distance Education Committee (2010-13)
    • Enrollment Management Committee (2012-13)
    • Mediation Committee (at-large, 2009-2011)
    • Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Advisory Committee (Library Representative, 2008-10)
  • Other
    • WCSU Institutional Review Board (2007-09)
    • IRB Training completed in 2008

Connecticut State University System

  • CSU Curriculum Centers Committee (2002-2013)

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Presentations, Poster Sessions, Workshops, Online Discussions, Webinars

  • Discussion Leader, Virtual Journal Club, April 21, 2016, ACRL Maryland Chapter (see listing under “service”)
  • “Mindful Librarianship,” Presentation, November 4, 2015, Librarians Monthly Meeting, Johnson Library, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
  • “Mindful Librarianship,” Presentation, July 28, 2015, “Have a Field Day: Engaging the Mind and Body for Library Staff and Patrons,” ACRL, Maryland Chapter/Maryland Library Association, University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
  • “Insights and Practical Tips on Practicing Mindful Librarianship to Manage Stress.” Webinar, February 20, 2015, Minitex: An Information and Resource Sharing Program of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and the University of Minnesota Libraries; co-presented and co-facilitated with Kristen Mastel.
  • “Mindful Librarianship,” Poster Selected (Juried) for Inclusion in Umbrella 2011 Biennial Conference & Exhibition of CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals), Presented July 12-13 2011, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK.
  • Presenter/Discussion Facilitator. Topic: “Using LibGuides for Instruction and Research,” Association of College & Research Libraries Educational & Behavioral Sciences Section, Virtual Midwinter Current Topic Discussions, December 8, 2011; 43 attendees.
  • “iCONN: Resources for Information Literacy Across the Content Areas,” Poster Session/Workshop, Program of Phi Delta Kappa International Chapter 0176, Western Connecticut State University Westside Campus, October 2008.
  • “Immigration, Memory & Open Source: Oral History in a Digital Era,” presentation with Dr. Burton Peretti, Professor of History, WCSU, at the CSUS Academic Computing Conference, “The Application of Technology for Learning and Teaching,” held at SCSU, April 2007.
  • “Building Bridges for Information Literacy,” Roundtable discussion co-facilitated with WCSU Systems Librarian Veronica Kenausis, Association of College & Research Libraries 13th National Conference, Baltimore, MD, March 31, 2007.
  • “Building Bridges for Information Literacy 9-16,” workshop for fourteen area high school librarians/media specialists, Haas Library, WCSU, March 20, 2007. Collaborated with two librarians from Danbury High School and Henry Abbott Technical High School to plan and hold the event, as part of WCSU/local area high school partnership.
  • “Get ‘Em Coming and Going: An Interactive Information Literacy Workshop for Pre-Service Teachers,” accepted presentation for New England Library Instruction Group Annual Program, “Information Literacy Beyond the Diploma,” held at Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, June 2006.

Book Chapters

Grimes, N., Innes, G. and Salvesen, L. (Projected release date: November 2022). “How Libraries Support the Mental Health and Wellness of Communities and Library Workers.” In S. Van Alstyne (Ed.) Perspectives and Considerations on Navigating the Mental Health Care System. IGI-Global.

Journal Articles

  • Mastel, K. & Innes, G. (January 2013). Insights and Practical Tips on Practicing Mindful Librarianship to Manage Stress. LIBRES: Library & Information Science Research Electronic Journal, 23(1).
  • Innes, G. (2008). Faculty-librarian collaboration: an online information literacy tutorial for students. Nurse Educator, 33(4), 145-146.

Selected Published Book and Internet Resource Reviews

  • Hirsch, E. D. How to Educate a Citizen: The Power of Shared Knowledge to Unify a Nation (Harper, 2020), Print, Book Review, Booklist, August 2020.
  • Giffels, David. Barnstorming Ohio (Hachette, 2020), Print, Book Review, Booklist Online, July 17, 2020.
  • Duncan, Whitney. Transforming Therapy: Mental Health Practice and Cultural Change in Mexico (Vanderbilt, 2018), Print, Book Review, CHOICE, Forthcoming.
  • Bronner, Simon J. and Joshua R. Brown, eds. Pennsylvania Germans: an Interpretive Encyclopedia (Johns Hopkins, 2017), Print, Book Review, CHOICE, October 2017.
  • Matthew Karush. Musicians in Transit: Argentina and the Globalization of Popular Music (Duke University Press, 2017), Print, Book Review, CHOICE, July 2017.
  • Sheila Cosminsky. Midwives and Mothers: the Medicalization of Childbirth on a Guatemalan Plantation (Texas Tech, 2016), Print, Book Review, CHOICE, May 2017.
  • Ray Cashman. Packy Jim: Folklore and Worldview on the Irish Border (University of Wisconsin, 2016), Print, Book Review, CHOICE, March 2017.

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Association of College and Research Libraries
    • EBSS Psychology Committee
    • ACRL Delaware Valley Chapter
  • American Library Association