Monica
García Brooks
Huntington, West
Virginia 25704
304-696-6474
EDUCATION
MARSHALL
UNIVERSITY, Huntington, West Virginia. Doctorate in Education (Ed.D.) Leadership Studies, May 2007.
Dissertation title: Organizational Leadership
in Academic Libraries: Identifying Culture Types and Leadership Roles.
MARSHALL
UNIVERSITY, Huntington, West Virginia. Educational
Specialist (Ed.S.) Leadership Studies, December 2004. Emphasis
in Leadership Studies, personnel management, and Library Science curriculum
development.
UNIVERSITY
OF KENTUCKY, Lexington, Kentucky. Master of Science in Library Science
(M.S.L.S.),
August 1990. Concentration on public services, management,
general reference sources, online searching, and business sources.
WEST
VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, Morgantown, West Virginia. Bachelor of Arts
(B.A.) in English, May 1988. Emphasis
in English Literature, Spanish, and Communications; four-year member and former
rank/section leader of The Pride of West Virginia (university marching
band), Varsity Pep Band, and Symphonic Band, Kappa Kappa
Psi marching band honorary, and Women's Rugby Football Club.
EXPERIENCE
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY,
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, One John Marshall Drive, Huntington, West Virginia
25755.
(304) 696-6474,
www.marshall.edu/it/
Assistant Vice President for
Information Technology: Online Learning and Libraries, July 2009 to the present. Report to the
Sr. Vice President for Information Technology/CIO:
Administrative
oversight for the following:
·
Drinko
Library
o
Technical
Services Department
§ Metadata/Cataloging
§ Serials/Orders
§ Collection
Development
§ Research and
Instruction Services
§ First Year Seminar
Embedded Librarianship
§ Library Outreach
(Library Associates)
·
Morrow
Library
o
Government
Documents
o
Special
Collections
o
University
Archives
·
MUOnLine
o
Faculty
Development Committee for Multimedia Instruction
o
MUOnLine
Design Center
o
Digital
Learning Team
·
Marshall
University Technology Outreach Center
o
Online
College Courses in the High Schools
·
Music
Library (Closed summer 2010)
Online Learning
Direct and coordinate the e-course
program at Marshall University; facilitate faculty and staff training for
online course development and traditional classroom supplement; aid in
programming for faculty in conjunction with the Center for the Advancement of
Teaching and Learning; provide assistance for the daily operation and budgetary
needs for the e-course program; assist the faculty liaisons with training,
assessment, and program planning activities; manage MUOnLine units which
includes the duties from the former Center for Instructional Technology,
current activities within the Online College Courses in the High Schools
program, and Digital Learning Team; collaborate with the Learning Management
Systems unit, Web Portal Groups with Chief Technology Officer and Executive
Director, Institutional Applications Support; work with the Office of
Assessment to conduct formal assessment programs within the Information
Technology and Library units and aid with annual assessment day activities;
assist with student recruitment and retention programs for the university and
online courses.
Learning Management System and
Collaboration -
Oversee the MUOnLine webpages; market and publicize the program in a variety of
venues such as TV, radio, print and online advertisements; provide reports and
other MUOnLine data as per Title 133; Series 49 compact reporting requirements
and other external agencies; and provide administrative support and faculty
training for the e-course program. MUOnLine is the Marshall University
electronic course delivery software and program to aid in consistency and
branding when referring to Blackboard Learning System – Vista Enterprise 8, the
software that powers the e-course system and its peripheral programs. Housing
approximately 600 e-courses, with up to 200 sections per term, and serving over
16,000 students annually, this program grows steadily at an average annual rate
of 10%. Faculty interested in developing an online course or in using an
online course section as a supplement to a bricks and mortar class, can contact
the Faculty Coordinator for Online Instruction to obtain the checklist and
paperwork to initiate the development and review process. Complete information
about teaching online and using technology in general for instruction is
provided along with a user group seminar series to allow faculty to present and
share their online courses materials, lesson plans, and projects.
The Digital Learning Team -is a special unit
comprised of professional librarians and instructional technologists, this new
faculty group creates and coordinates an innovative university-wide faculty and
staff technology instruction program consisting of in-person (hands-on) and
online training modules. This unit also provides support for faculty in using
technology-enhanced classrooms and applying computer-based communication to
extend classroom discussion. User education and workshops for any instructional
technology is offered at various times during the year. The staff collaborates
with the MTOC staff, Human Resource Services and other academic units to
provide teaching with technology solutions and keep faculty apprised of
technology enhancements and innovations for the traditional and online
classroom environment.
The Marshall Technology Outreach Center (MTOC) - allows Marshall University to enhance the lives of the community through integrating the University externally and dissolving barriers to traditional technology education. Programs include Online College Courses in the High Schools (OCCHS) and ongoing K-12 technology partnerships including teacher-training initiatives. In 2010, the MTOC developed and deployed a Second Life Island with several replicas of Marshall University buildings to allow for recruitment and community outreach opportunities.
Information Technology Assessment - is another area
that OL&L is responsible for to provide information and digital literacy
assessment and over-all critical thinking competency within the information
technology realm. By using the ETS iSkills exam, this unit can measure
student learning related to literacy competencies and provide national
benchmarks to aid faculty in improving these skills among their students.
OL&L collaborates with the Assessment Office and keeps the Center for
Teaching Excellence apprised of First Year Seminar student data sampling and
trends.
Libraries
Represent the university libraries and
serve as the library’s chief administrator officer for the university library
faculty; make recommendations regarding division-wide strategic planning,
budget, and policies and procedures; prepare internal and external reports and
planning documents for various purposes such as the annual HEPC Compact,
NES/IPEDS, and the American Library Association; compile and facilitate
accreditation reports for on-site and review purposes for individual academic
programs and blanket accreditation associations such as ABA, ABET, HLC, NCA,
NCATE, etc.
Library Personnel - handle personnel
processing and management for the classified staff and faculty including
recruitment, evaluations, hiring, termination, and staying abreast of faculty
and staff policies and procedures; compile and maintain planning materials
related to the library’s mission and services; plan, administer and assess
library services, collections, facilities, budgets, outreach, and fundraising;
integrate advances in information technology with traditional materials and
services to support academic programs; develop and maintain high quality
academic and curricular resources for the colleges and their wide range of undergraduate
and graduate programs; collaborate with the appropriate academic units and
Academic Affairs to facilitate the libraries’ curriculum support; provide
leadership for securing grants and external support; aid in identifying
programs and opportunities appropriate for the mission and services.
External relationships - oversee the Library
Associates organization and external community relationships; assess, plan, and
facilitate renovation projects; aid in replacing or converting the current
collections from print to electronic formats; initiate and maintain strong
cooperative relationships with the campus and community; initiate and
facilitate strong cooperative relationships with local, state, and regional
partners such as the public libraries, WV Library Commission, higher education
institutions (both public and private), and K-12 constituents; advocate for the
library and the library profession within and outside the university.
Faculty and Staff Development - Coordinate and
provide faculty and staff training initiatives for the library, campus and
community; maintain a connection to the teaching-learning process by continuing
to teach at least one class per semester and provide service at public service
desks when needed; serve on university committees and aid in the upcoming
revision to the general education curriculum; oversee university library web
sites and external presences such as social networking sites; assist in the
coordination of electronic and print subscriptions and compliance to license
agreements and contracts; oversee the vendor accounts and maintenance
agreements in concert with the budget officer; oversee the planning and
purchasing of library equipment and specialized software; coordinate the Drinko
Library art exhibit program by soliciting exhibits, coordinating events, and
hanging/disassembling shows; participate in several campus committees,
councils, organizations and projects that contribute to the library’s mission.
Library Education - Promote library
education programs such as the graduate school library media certification
program; aid in reinstating and revising the undergraduate minor in the College
of Education and Human Services; participate in the scholarly and creative
dialog at the local, state, regional and national levels to help promote the
university libraries, its programs, services, and innovations; and
encourage and support faculty and staff involvement in the appropriate library
associations and organizations that may improve skills and aid in professional and
personal development.
First Year Seminar Embedded
Librarianship
is an innovative program in which the library faculty provides an opportunity
to team teach with classroom faculty participating in the First Year Seminar
program. Librarians can also be called upon to provide classroom-based
instruction that is tailored to the professor’s needs. The library sponsors a
campus-wide initiative to help infuse IL skills in several entry-level and
upper-division academic courses that have a research or writing emphasis.
The program is evolving and comprised of a variety of methods to aid faculty
partners with infusion of digital and information literacy skills within the
First year Seminar program and within upper division courses in the classroom.
A sample of FYS students is tested each year using the ETS iSkills Exam to
measure student IL learning outcomes.
University
Appointments
University Grievance
Evaluator, summer
2009 to present; serve as an impartial evaluator for Level I Grievance Hearings
and Conferences to make recommendations to the University President for
consideration.
Digital
Millennium Copyright Act Representative, 2001 to present; coordinate training
and workshop programming to inform faculty and staff of best practices for
complying with fair use of copyrighted materials for educational purposes.
EXPERIENCE CONTINUED
MARSHALL
UNIVERSITY, One
John Marshall Drive, Huntington, West Virginia 25755. (304) 696-6474,
www.marshall.edu/
Former Faculty Rank
and Duties at Marshall University
Professor/Librarian
IV,
spring
2006 to July 2009; full time non-tenure, 12-month librarian-track faculty
appointment with administrative duties & faculty status.
Institutional Board of Governors Faculty
Representative,
2007-09; facilitated the 2009 annual program reviews for 20+ programs in
conjunction with BOG members, guests, and members of the Academic Affairs unit;
former co-organizer of the Faculty Women's Association; Center for the Study of
Ethnicity & Gender in Appalachia Board member; Oral History Project Board
member; Yeager Scholars Steering Committee member; Associate Deans Council
member; Copyright Sub-Committee Chair and University DMCA Representative;
Faculty Development Committee for Online and Multimedia Instruction member;
Information Technology Council & Library Faculty Organization member.
Prior Positions Held
at Marshall University
MUOnLine Director of
Instructional Design Skills and Assessment, March 2008 to present
with title change effective July 2009. Report to the Sr. Vice
President for Information Technology/CIO; manage daily operations and faculty
connections to the University’s e-course program, MUOnLine. Duties retained
after July 1, 2009 title change to Asst. VP for IT: Online Learning &
Libraries.
Associate Dean of Libraries, September 1996 to
February 29, 2008. Reported to the Dean of Libraries; assisted dean in
preparation of internal and external reports and planning documents for various
purposes such as IPEDS, the American Library Association, and program
accreditation reviews; handled personnel processing and management for the
classified staff and faculty including recruitment, evaluations, hiring, and
firing; assumed library administrative duties when the dean was absent;
coordinated the planning and integration of library information resources which
included the migration to a new library system; directed the Public Service and
Information Delivery Services departments which included direct supervision of
nine professional librarians; provided faculty/staff training initiatives
within the library unit; provided faculty/staff/student training outside the
library unit; oversaw/maintained several university web sites; coordinated
electronic subscriptions; assisted in the management of vendor accounts and
maintenance agreements via PALINET and other brokers; assisted in the planning
and purchasing of equipment; aided in the over-all technology and equipment
planning for the university libraries including the Marshall University
Graduate College Library, development and training needs. Coordinated the Drinko Library art exhibit program by soliciting
exhibits, coordinating events, and hanging/disassembling shows. Participated in several campus committees, councils, organizations
and projects. Assisted in establishing the Women’s Studies Minor,
the Public Library Technology Certificate Program, and the School Library Media
Certification. Former titles include: Associate Dean for Technology,
Services and Planning and Head of Administrative Services and Technology.
Interim Dean of Libraries, January 15, 1999 to
August 1, 2000. In addition to duties in technology services and planning,
assumed duties of library dean during search for the newly defined position;
managed the libraries' daily operations; assumed all standing committee
responsibilities; prepared and carried-out the 1999-2000 budget; directed two
significant projects: 1) acquisition of JSTOR, the comprehensive digital
journal storage collection and 2) acquisition of ILLIAD, the web-based
automated interlibrary loan/document delivery system; administered ongoing
personnel duties and responsibilities.
Public Services Librarian/Legal
Reference,
June 1995 to September 1996. Performed public service for faculty, students and
staff; maintained legal collections; served as liaison to Paralegal and
Criminal Justice students; conducted library orientation tours and implemented
library webpages. Assisted in the initial planning for the John Deaver Drinko
Library—a project that became significantly more involved upon moving into
administration in 1996. Building construction details, equipment
planning, staff coordination, and collection management issues were essential
to the success of the Drinko building project.
Teaching
Adjunct Faculty, College of Education, Instructional Technology of
Libraries (ITL), May 2001 to present. Teach Advanced
Digital Literacy Skills, Reference and Bibliography and Special
Topics/Independent Study courses. Each section is a three-hour course
supporting the K-12 School Library Media Certification at the graduate
levels. Provide these courses in WebCT Vista format and provide technical
assistance to colleagues in the ITL program; facilitate on-site Media Specialist
clinical experiences as needed. Obtained approved for Reference and
Bibliography for acceptance in the Southern Regional Electronic Campus (SREC).
University
College Adjunct Faculty, New Student Seminar, 2004-09. Offer one section of the New Student
Seminar class each fall entitled, UNI 101, to aid freshmen in making a smooth
transition from high school to college life.
Public Library Technology Certificate
& Major Program Coordinator, Marshall Community and Technical College, March 2006-08. Reported
to the Associate Dean of General Studies; assisted in the creation and
administration of the PLT program that is among the first five programs at
Marshall delivered exclusively and entirely online; coordinated PLT Advisory
Board meetings and membership, assisted in accreditation preparation and
renewal process for PLT courses, obtained, maintained, and evaluated PLT
faculty; aided in the development and evaluation of PLT courses; advised PLT
students; and assisted with the admissions and recruitment process for the MCTC
programs (the program was accepted for inclusion in the Southern Regional
Electronic Campus (SREC) during the 2007-08 academic year).
Adjunct Faculty, Marshall Community and
Technical College, Public Library Technology Certification Program (PLT), January 2004-08.
Developed and taught several courses within the certificate and major via the
WebCT Vista course management system; and provided adjunct faculty training and
development.
Adjunct Faculty, Marshall Community and
Technical College, Internet Specialization Program, January 1997-01.
Taught one to three classroom sections of the 1 credit hour course entitled
Research on the Internet; maintained/enhanced the course web pages used in the
course; assisted in the planning and development of other ISP courses as the
program transitioned from Computer Technology to Information Technology;
created the WebCT version of the course; updated and maintained the online
section of the course via the WebCT interface.
WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE,
DRAIN-JORDAN LIBRARY, now West Virginia State University, Institute, West
Virginia 25112-1002. (304) 766-3116.
Acting Library
Director,
April 1995 to June 1995. Appointed along with the Head of Reference to perform
director's duties, assist in the search for a viable candidate and facilitate
the transition of new administration; assisted in the completion of documents
for a North Central Accreditation Team visit during this short tenure.
Public Services Librarian- Circulation, August 1990 to April
1995. Supervised and maintained all activities of the automated Circulation
Department; performed reference and public services for faculty, students,
staff, and other library users; conducted library orientation tours; performed
complex searches on the Internet and CD-ROM databases; served as collection
development liaison to the English and Humanities divisions.
Adjunct Faculty/Community College, August 1991 to May
1995. Taught College 101, a required course for the Community College Division
Associate's Degree program designed for nontraditional students; provided
library content to course text and coordinated library unit for all sections of
this program.
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, CHARLES C.
WISE, JR. LIBRARY, Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506-2069. (304) 293-4040.
Library Technical Assistant I, May 1988 to July 1989. Performed duties of
support library staff in the circulation department of the main library;
shelved and shifted collections; maintained patron records; conducted
circulation transactions; maintained the newspaper department; and assisted
users at the main circulation desk.
ACADEMIC
ACTIVITIES
Courses Developed and
Taught
Advanced Digital Literacy Skills (ITL
350) – for
the HEPC RBA Today program and College of Education and Human Services;
300-level variable credit course that aids students in developing their
critical thinking and problem-solving skills-- skill sets identified as
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy. The purpose of this
class is to aid Education students in acquiring and developing online research
and search skills that will enhance their ability to critically define, access,
evaluate, manage, integrate, create, and communicate information in the digital
environment.
Online Orientation (UNI 100) - with members of the
Retention Sub-Committee, assisted in development of an online orientation
module designed to orient students to college life as part of the university's
new Week of Welcome and changes to the General Education curriculum launched
fall 2010.
New Student Seminar (UNI 101) - in 2008, assisted in
the development of a 100% online UNI course for distance education freshmen
students who are enrolled solely in online courses at Marshall; with Michelle
Duncan and Dr. Ronda Sturgill, generated a template and 10-week course to
facilitate this aspect of the first year experience in the online environment;
and assisted in the template development for the traditional UNI course to aid
faculty in providing resource materials in the MUOnLine system.
Public Library Capstone Experience (PLT
299)
- provides
the capstone experience in which students will perform an internship in the
field while developing and refining their general education portfolio; the
portfolio will consist of samples of their work garnered from the field
experience and each library course within the program. (PR: Instructor
permission). Developed on WebCT for 100% online delivery, taught each semester.
Public Library
Reference & Advanced Reference (PLT 230 & PLT 235) - study of basic
reference sources for public libraries with emphasis on library materials
evaluation, the reference interview, search strategies and impact of new
technology on libraries. Advanced course concentrates on enhancement of search,
writing, and reference interview skills and the development of interactive
information services weblog. Developed on WebCT for 100% online delivery,
taught annually during the summer and fall terms.
Public Library Administration and
Organization (PLT 240) - focus on principles of administration
and organization for public libraries, including planning, policy
development, financial management, personnel management, and state and
national library laws. Developed on WebCT for 100% online delivery, taught
annually during the spring term.
Instructional Technology of Libraries
Special Topics/Independent Study (ITL 480 and ITL 485) - taught on demand to
provide opportunities for students and/or provide clinical experience for
school media specialists desiring continuing education credits, certification,
or re-certification. ITL 480: Collection Management Project for the
Barboursville Public Library conducted during spring 2004.
Curriculum and Instruction (CI 485)
Collection Management and Librarianship Trends Special
Topics/Independent Study – conducted during fall 2004 and CI
485 School Library Media Re-Certification conducted during summer 2004.
Instructional Technology of Libraries
(ITL 415/515): Reference and Bibliography for School Library Media Specialists - developed for WebCT. Study of the basic reference sources for elementary and secondary
school libraries; emphasis on materials evaluation, the reference interview,
search strategies, and the impact of new technologies. Southern Regional Electronic Campus (SREC) Certification,
2002-present.
University 101 (UNI 101): New Student
Seminar
- taught
fall 2002 for University College. Introduction to college life intended
for freshmen and new transfer students to encourage full use of university
resources and improve retention.
English Special Topics (ENG 580):
International Women Writers -developed and taught spring 1999 with
Dr. Amy E. Hudock. Literature course consisting of eight weeks of
literature content and eight weeks of web development to create a Webliography
and showcase student research.
Information Technology (CT 109/IT 109):
Research on the Internet - developed and taught spring 1997 to
summer 2001. A classroom and WebCT course to introduce students to basic
internet research and development skills. SREC Certification 1999-2001.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Publications
§ Brooks, Monica G.
(2010-2011). President's Column. West
Virginia Libraries, quarterly journal, vol. 64 & 65, nos. 1-4.
§ Brooks, Monica G.
(2007). Information Professionals at Your Library. Parent
Resource, fall 2007, 8.
§ Anderson, Dennis M.
& Brooks, Monica G., (2006). Public academic libraries and a regulated
academy: Is there an opening for an entrepreneurial spirit? Forum, E-journal
for the Education Law Consortium, vol. 2, accessible from: http://www.educationlawconsortium.org/forum/index.htm
§ Prisk, Dennis P.
& Brooks, Monica G. (2005). Hip high-tech
purchases don't always work out as planned, Computers in
Libraries, Nov/Dec 2005, 10-13.
§ Nicholson, B. L., Brooks, M., & AEL, I. V. (2004).
Narrowing the Gaps, Broadening the Opportunities: A Framework for P-20
Education in West Virginia. AEL,
§ Rodier,
Katharine & Brooks, Monica, NewsNotes: the E-Publication for MELUS: The
Multiethnic Society for the Study of Multiethnic Literature of the United
States, (Ongoing quarterly publications: summer 1999 -
present).
§ Brooks, Monica G. A
Message from Your ALA Councilor, West Virginia Libraries, (winter 2001
and spring 2000).
§ Brooks, Monica G. and
Edington, Lynne. (1998) Planning Strategies for Cooperative Library Programs
for Rural and Distance Learners in West Virginia, Resource Sharing and
Information Networks, 13:2, 1-13.
§ Brooks, Monica G.
(1998) From Librarian to Cybrarian, Bibliobillboard, 2:4, (March), 1-2.
§ Brooks, Monica G. Mexican
American Mountaineer , in In Our Own Voices: The Changing Face of
Librarianship, Khafre K. Abif and Teresa Y. Neely (eds.), Metuchen, NJ:
Scarecrow Press, 1996, 30-44.
§ Brooks, Monica G.
(1996) Exploring the new Frontier of Information, Bibliobillboard,
(March), 1-2.
§ Brooks, Monica G.
(1995) Multiculturalism and the Burden of Responsibility, Colorado Libraries,
21:2, (summer), 20-22 and West Virginia Libraries (fall) 1995.
§ Brooks, Monica.
(1993) Drain-Jordan Library, Circulation Department Manual of Desk Procedures.
Institute, WV: West Virginia State College, (ERIC Document Reproduction Service
No. ED366354).
Presentations
§ Faculty
Orientation Seminars: MUOnLine and Wimba Overview, Marshall University (MU) New Faculty Orientation
& Lewis College of Business, August 15 & 18, 2011.
§ Return on Investment (ROI) Discussion MU Library Example, West Virginia
Virtual Learning Network Distance Education Forum Distance Education
Sub-Committee on State Authorizations, with Crystal Stewart, June 3,
2011.
§ MUOnLine Learn 9.1 Intro from
Pilot Faculty Perspective, MU
Faculty Training Presentation, Huntington, WV, April 16 & 26; September 2
& 15, 2011.
§ Wimba
Collaboration Suite: Intro & Tips, West
Virginia Library Association Annual (WVLA) Conference, Stonewall Jackson
Resort, WV, October 14, 2010.
§ iPad Pedagogy, with Jennifer Sias, West Virginia/Western Pennsylvania
Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries (WP/WV ACRL) fall
meeting, Fairmont, WV, October 1, 2010.
§ "Look What I Did!" Break-out Session on Learning
Commons Planning, with
Jody Perry and Lynne Edington for the Academic Section of WVLA, Davis &
Elkins College, Elkins, WV, August 6, 2010.
§ A Triple Threat to Student Attrition: Three Disciplines,
Three Perspectives, and Three Uses of Wimba Classroom to Improve Student
Retention, with Drs. Marty
Laubach, Tracy Christofero, and Karen Mitchell, for the 2010 Wimba Connect
Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 19-21, 2010.
§ Library Advocacy in the Digital World: Our New
Information Society, Cabell County Public Library
In-Service Day Keynote Speaker, Huntington, WV, November 9, 2009.
§ Intelligent
Library Design: Merging Diverse Units with a Unified Mission, with Mr. Jody Perry for the WVLA Fall
Conference, Snowshoe, WV, September 30, 2009.
§ iSkills:
Problem-Based Assessment for Information & Computer Literacy at Marshall
University, MU Faculty Teaching Conference, August 18, 2009.
§ The Online
Disinhibition Effect and its Impact on the E-Learning Environment, for the WV
Statewide Technology Conference, Charleston, WV, August 4, 2009.
§ iSkills in
the WV Hills, for the WP/WV ACRL, Buckhannon, WV, June 4, 2009.
§ Library of
Congress Eastern Regional Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Partnership at
Waynesburg University: MU
Participation 2008-09, with Dr. Katharine Rodier for the American Literature Association annual meeting, Boston, MA,
May 21-24, 2009.
§
¡Hasta
Pronto! A Timely Implementation Experience at Marshal University with Dr. Laura
Little for the Wimba Connect 2009 Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, April 7, 2009.
§ ¡Hoy Regio Debut! A
Mexican-Appalachian Heritage in Images and Sound, poster session for
Appalachian Studies Association (ASA) Annual Conference, Portsmouth, OH, March
29, 2009.
§ Create West Virginia
Diversity Track Panelist; Create WV Conference, Snowshoe Mountain Resort, Snowshoe,
WV, October 22, 2008.
§ Embedded in the
Hills: Faculty-Librarian Collaboration in WV with Dr. Jennifer
Mak, for the WV Higher Education Technology Conference, Morgantown, WV, September 29-October 1, 2008.
§ Library of Congress
TPS Conference at Waynesburg University for potential grant awardees,
Waynesburg, PA, May 21-22, 2008.
§ MU Libraries
& College of Liberal Arts Faculty Symposium: Teaching with Primary Sources with Sue Wise from Waynesburg
University, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, April
25, 2008.
§ Double
Outsiders: A Minority within a Minority - Study of Mexican Migration to West
Virginia for
the Center for the Study of Ethnicity & Gender in Appalachia panel, All Terrain:
A Sampling of Gender & Ethnic Diversity in Appalachia, ASA,
Huntington, WV, March 28, 2008.
§ Blackboard/Vista 4.2
Workshop Series: Introduction & Training for MU Faculty, Spring 2008.
§ Copyright
Best Practices (title varies), Marshall University
Faculty Copyright Workshop Series, offered frequently 2007 to the present.
§ Web 2.0 Hands-on
Seminar Series for MU faculty and staff, with MU Librarians and Staff, 2007-08.
§ Web 2.0 Seminar
for Teachers: Hands-on Session with Floyd Csir, Christine Lewis, &
Sabrina Thomas, Appalachian Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators 3rd
Annual Conference, Huntington, WV, November 2, 2007.
§ Upgrade Your
Hard Drive to Librarian 2.0, with Sabrina Thomas, for the WVLA Fall
Conference, Morgantown, WV, October 1-2, 2007.
§ Academic Division
Program: Strategy for the Future of Academic Libraries, facilitator for
David Lewis, presenter, for the Academic Division Program, WVLA Fall
Conference, Morgantown, WV, September 30, 2007.
§ Millennials
Work Right Out of the Box: Can Older Models Upgrade to Librarian 2.0? with
Sabrina Thomas, for WP/WV ACRL, La Roche College, Pittsburgh, PA, June 1, 2007.
§ The
Organizational Culture of Academic Libraries: for the WVLA Spring Fling annual meeting, Flatwoods, WV, April 12, 2007.
§ A Modern
White Robe: Blogs and the Racial Dialogue in Appalachia, with Dr. Kathy
Seelinger, Professor of Education, for the ASA Annual Conference, Maryville,
TN, March 25, 2007.
§ A Different World:
Diversity, Change, and Appalachian Youth 2006 Symposium, panelist for the
Pedro Noguera session dealing with K-12 education, public policy, and diversity
in the United States, Marshall University, November 30, 2006.
§ Bifurcate to
Survive!
Workshop based on the article of the same name by Drew Racine conducted for the
faculty and staff of the West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, WV, November 17, 2006.
§ Reference
Skills Refresher & Dealing with
Difficult Patrons. Workshops conducted at the Cabell
County Public Library in-service Day, November, 10, 2006.
§ Teach Act Summary
& the “Lucky13” Best Practices for Faculty, copyright seminar for
the Bluefield State College faculty, Bluefield State College, Bluefield, WV,
November 3, 2006.
§ Meeting Rural
Library Workforce Needs in the Hills of West Virginia, poster session for
EDUCAUSE 2006 in Dallas, Texas, October 9-12, 2006.
§ Librarian as
Scholar? If I can do it, so can you! for
the WVLA Annual Conference, Huntington, WV, October 2-4, 2006.
§ Public
academic libraries and a regulated academy: Is there an opening for an
entrepreneurial spirit? Presentation with Dr. Dennis M.
Anderson, Distinguished Professor, for the Education and Law Policy Forum
National Student Conference, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, September
30, 2006.
§ Revelations, a
dramatic reading by Carrie Kline, former Rockefeller Scholar in the MU
Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia, presented at
Slippery Rock University for the Women’s Studies Association, Slippery Rock,
PA, October, 2005.
§ The Doc
Student Portfolio: A Meaningful Alternative to Residency and Comps Theme:
Challenging the Present, with Carol Perry, Ericka Zimmerman,
& Dr. Teresa Eagle, for the 59th National Council of Professors of
Educational Administration Summer Conference, Washington, D.C., July, 2005
§ La Movida
a las Montañas en Appalachia: Investigating Hispanic College-Going Rates and
Philanthropic Giving, paper presented for the Faces of
Appalachia panel, for the ASA Conference in Radford, VA in March, 2005.
Projects
Higher Education Policy Commission RBA
Today Program,
in 2009, awarded a grant to develop and offer ITL 350: Advanced Digital
Literacy Skills, a variable credit course provided in a compressed 8-week
format for adult and returning students in the MU RBA program; Examination of
online search/retrieval skills used to define, access, evaluate, manage,
integrate, create, and use digital information ethically; emphasis on critical
thinking and practical use of Web 2.0 tools; the content of this course is
compressed into 8 weeks based on the principles of information and computing
literacy standards established by the International ICT Literacy Panel and the
American Library Association’s Association of College & Research Libraries
that were adapted to an ICT competency exam provided by the Educational Testing
Service (iSkills™ now Certiport’s iCritical Thinking Certification™);
the course is offered in a variable credit option of 1.0 to 3.0 credit hours.
It also includes an optional opportunity for testing out of the course in which
students may achieve 3.0 credit hours for satisfactory completion of the IC3
exam. The online modules contain the outcomes and experiential learning
tasks that pertain to established current information literacy goals and objectives
and can be delivered accordingly to meet 15, 30 or 45 contact hour
requirements. In 2012, appointed to the WV Remote Online Campus Knowledge
System (WVROCKS) Advisory Board and selected to participate in the first WVROCKS
portal cohort as adjunct faculty expected to launch fall 2012.
Teaching with Primary Sources - Library
of Congress Eastern Regional program via Waynesburg University, obtained
$12,000 faculty development grant to encourage faculty use of primary sources
in traditional and online courses; grant awarded Fall 2007; stipends and
faculty symposium conducted Spring 2008; and served as the Eastern Regional TPS
blog moderator, 2008-09; in 2009 assumed the duties of TPS proposal evaluator
for the regional office.
Digital Collection Development and
Maintenance: Aided
in a campus-wide endeavor in which the digital media collections from units
such as University Communications, the Department of Art, Special Collections,
and others combine information storage and retrieval efforts to enhance
accessibility of unique collections; managed the software and hardware
acquisition project during FY 2005-06; have modified involvement to include a
faculty stipend project to promote the Library of Congress' Teaching with
Primary Sources program for MU within the LOC Eastern Region, 2007-08.
PLT Program: Development of
a 30 hour undergraduate certification program and major in General Studies to
help train existing and future paraprofessionals in WV public libraries in
conjunction with the Community and Technical College, WV Library Commission,
and MU Community and Technical College. Projects include seeking NCA
accreditation, ongoing training for adjunct faculty, and finalization of the
major courses. The PLT Certificate and Major for the Associate of Applied
Science degree are two of the five online degrees that MU offers completely
online. The Southern Growth Policies Board recognized the PLT program as a 2005
Regional Innovator. The award was presented at the June 2005
conference entitled Rising Together: The Summit on the Rural South.
ITL Program: Development of
School Library Media Specialization Curriculum at the graduate level 2000-2004,
with Dr. Celene Seymour et. al.
Reinstatement of former program. New emphasis on technology
and online delivery of courses using WebCT.
Copyright at MU: Since 2000,
development and revision of existing Copyright Policies for campus-wide
dissemination and compliance. Currently serving as the
Information Technology Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) compliance
officer and Chair of the Copyright Committee.
PROFESSIONAL PARTICIPATION
Conference Attendance and
Participation (2006-Present)
§ Quality Matters “Applying
the Quality Matters Rubric” Workshop sponsored by the Higher Education Policy
Commission (HEPC), held at West Virginia University, January 27 & 28, 2012.
§ West Virginia
Library Association Annual Conference, Charleston, WV, October 4-6, 2011, presided
as president and convener.
§ West Virginia Statewide Technology
Conference, Morgantown, WV, August 4-6, 2011.
§ Connecting to
Collections Regional Meeting, West Virginia Wesleyan College, July 22, 2011.
§ American Library Association
(ALA) Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 23-28, 2011.
§ Blackboard Executive Student
Engagement Summit, METS Center, Northern Kentucky University, Erlanger, KY,
June 7, 2011.
§ West Virginia University Libraries
2011 Faculty Academy, Morgantown, WV, May 10, 2011.
§ West Virginia/Western Penn Chapter of
the Association of College and Research Libraries (WP/WV-ACRL) spring meeting,
Bethany College, Bethany, WV, May 6, 2011.
§ Cyberinfrastructure Day, Marshall University,
Huntington, WV, April 7, 2011.
§ West Virginia Library Association
(WVLA) Spring Fling, Flatwoods, WV, March 22-25, 2011, presided as
president, presenter, and convener.
§
Appalachian
Studies Association (ASA) Annual Conference, Eastern Kentucky University,
Richmond, KY, March 11-13, 2011.
§ WVLA
Legislative Day Reception and Displays, Charleston, WV, February 28, 2011, presenter.
§ Marshall University Technology Summit,
sponsored by Information Technology, Academic Affairs, Center for Teaching Excellence,
and Marshall University Advance, Huntington, WV, February 9-10, 2011, co-organizer
and convener.
§
West Virginia
Virtual Schools Advisory Committee annual meeting, Charleston, WV, December 7,
2010.
§ WVLA
Annual Conference, Stonewall Resort, Roanoke, WV, October 12-15, 2010, Conference
Chair and Incoming President.
§ WP/WV-ACRL
chapter meeting, Fairmont, WV, October 1, 2010, presenter.
§ WVLA
Academic Division Summer Meeting, Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, WV,
August 6, 2010, presenter.
§ Wimba Faculty Training Conference,
Huntington, WV, June 28-July 1, 2010, organizer and convener.
§ Pennsylvania
Academic Library Consortium Inc. (PALCI) Members’ meeting, Penn State
University, State College, PA, June 9-10, 2010.
§ WVLA Spring Fling, Flatwoods, WV, April
8-9, 2010, President-Elect.
§ Wimba Connect, Orlando, FL, March
19-21, 2010, presenter.
§ Marshall University Faculty Technology
Summit, Huntington, WV, February 3-4, 2010, meeting
organizer and presenter.
§ RBA
Today HEPC Faculty Training, Morgantown, WV,
November 20, 2009, grant recipient.
§ Cabell County Public Libraries
In-Service Day, Huntington, WV, November 11, 2009, keynote speaker.
§ Kanawha Valley Textbook Controversy
Conference, Marshall University, in conjunction with the College of Education and
Human Services, November 4-5, 2009, organizer and presenter.
§ Wimba Faculty Technology Conference,
Marshall University, October 26, 2009, organizer and presenter.
§ WVLA Annual
Conference, Snowshoe Mountain Resort, Snowshoe, WV, October 1-4, 2010, 1st Vice
President/President-Elect.
§ West Virginia
Higher Education Technology Conference, Lakeview Golf Resort & Spa,
Morgantown, WV, September 28 - 30, 2009, presenter.
§ WV Statewide Technology Conference,
Charleston, WV, August 4, 2009, presenter.
§ WVLA Academic Library Division meeting,
WV Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV, July 24, 2009.
§ PALCI bi-annual meeting, Pennsylvania
State University, State College, PA, June 29-30, 2009.
§ WP/WV-ACRL semi-annual meeting, WV
Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV, June 4, 2009, presenter.
§ American Literature Association annual
meeting, Boston, MA, May 21-24, 2009, presenter.
§ ASA Annual Conference, Portsmouth, OH,
March 29-30, 2009, presenter.
§ Create West Virginia Conference,
Snowshoe Mountain Resort, Snowshoe, WV, October 22, 2008, presenter.
§ WV Higher Education Technology
Conference, Morgantown, WV, October 1, 2008, presenter.
§ West Virginia
Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC) Board of Governor's Summit, Stonewall
Resort, August 22-23, 2008.
§ Bb World '08:
Ideas into Action, Blackboard Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 15-17,
2008.
§ LOC/TPS Online Conference, Waynesburg,
PA, May 21-22, 2008, grant award recipient & presenter.
§ WVLA Spring
Fling, Flatwoods, WV, April 4, 2008, PLT Advisory Board meeting convener.
§ West Virginia
HEPC, Annual Retention Conference, Charleston, WV, March 18, 2008.
§ WP/WV-ACRL ,
semi-annual meeting, West Liberty State College, West Liberty, WV, November
176, 2007.
§ West Virginia Library Association
(WVLA), Morgantown, WV September 30 - October 2, 2007, facilitator,
exhibitor, & presenter.
§ WP/WV-ACRL, La Roche College,
Pittsburgh, PA, June 1, 2007, presenter.
§ WVLA Spring Fling, Flatwoods, WV, April
12, 2007, presenter.
§ ASA Annual Conference, Maryville, TN,
March 25, 2007, presenter.
§ Appalachian Youth 2006 Symposium,
Marshall University, November 30, 2006, panelist & videographer.
§ Virginia
Historical Society & WV Archives Joint Conference, Lewisburg, WV, November
3-4, 2006.
§ EDUCAUSE, Dallas, TX, October 9-12, 2006, presenter.
§ WVLA Annual Conference, Huntington, WV,
October 2-4, 2006, exhibitor & presenter.
§ University of Georgia Education and Law
Policy Forum National Student Conference, Athens, GA, September 29-30, 2006, presenter.
§ ASA Annual Conference, Dayton, OH,
March 17-20, 2006.
Retention,
Professional, & Faculty Development Participation
§ Summit on Literacy conducted by Susan
May of the Marshall Community & Technical College featuring guest speaker, John
Corcoran, author of The Teacher Who Couldn’t Read, July 31, 2007.
§ Marshall University
Library Staff Planning Session, conducted by Cathy Wilt, Executive
Director of PALINET, August 8, 2007.
§ New Full-time &
Adjunct Faculty Orientation, August 2007, presenter.
§ Admissions and
Recruitment Open House, Undecided Majors Expo, and Orientation Events, 2007, exhibitor.
§ New Student
Orientation, August
2007, presenter.
§ Copyright Myths,
Principles, & the Law – Licensing, Libraries, and Orphans conducted by Dr.
Kenneth Crews, sponsored by PALINET and held at the Carnegie Museum,
Pittsburgh, PA, September18, 2007.
§ Information Literacy
Workshop with
Joann Burkhardt from the University of Rhode Island held at West Virginia
University, September 19-21, 2007.
§ Assignment Design and
Information Literacy Workshop sponsored by the Center for the
Advancement of Teaching & Learning, February 23, 2007.
Awards &
Recognition
§ Recognized as
Online Faculty Member of the Game, September 15, 2007
§ Recipient of the Southern
Growth Policies Board Regional Innovator award for the Public Library
Technology Certificate Program, 2005
§ Recognized as an Appalachian
Educational Laboratory Co-Venture Minority Research Fellow, summer 2004
§ Recipient of the MELUS
Service Award, 2002
Current State,
Regional, & National Association Memberships
§ American Association
of University Professors (AAUP)
§ Appalachian Studies
Association (ASA)
§ Rotary Club of Huntington
§ West Virginia Library
Association (WVLA)
§ Western
Pennsylvania/West Virginia Regional Chapter of the Association of College and
Research Libraries (WPWVC/ACRL)
Current Marshall
University Committees and Groups
§ Academic Program Review
Committee (Ex-officio)
§ Center for the Study
of Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia
§ Copyright
Sub-Committee, Chair and University DMCA Representative
§ Information
Technology Council
§ iPad Users' Group
§ Library Committee
(Ex-officio)
§ Library Faculty
Organization (Ex-officio)
§ Retention
Sub-Committee (WOW and UNI 100 Planning Teams)
§ University Curriculum
Committee (Ex-officio)
§ University
Multicultural Affairs Diversity Roundtable
§ Wimba Users’ Group
Current Board &
Governance Memberships
§ Center for the Study
of Ethnicity & Gender in Appalachia Board Member 2000-present
§ Rotary Club of
Huntington Board Member 2011-present
§ West Virginia Remote Online
Campus Knowledge System Advisory Board (HEPC) 2012-present
Current Community
Service Committees & Memberships
§ United Daughters of the Confederacy, Border Rangers Chapter Member/Webmaster 2003-present
§
University
of Kentucky Alumni Association
§ West Virginia State
Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR)
§ State VIS Officer
& Webmaster 1996-08
§ NSDAR Westmoreland
Chapter, Treasurer 2007-present
§ West Virginia University Alumni Association
§ West Virginia University
Marching Band Alumni Association
Former Community Service, Association Committees, & Board Memberships
§ Associate Deans
Council Member 2000-09
§ Cabell County Public
Library Associate Director Search Committee 2011
§ Faculty Development
Committee for Online and Multimedia Instruction 2003-09
§ Faculty Women's
Association 2006-09
§ Marshall University
Institutional Board of Governors, Faculty Representative 2007-09
§ Marshall University
Yeager Scholars Steering Committee 2006-09
§ MCTC Public Library
Technology Advisory Board 2006-08
§ MU Core Curriculum
Committee 2005-06
§ MU Academic Affairs
Online Program Committee 2009-10
§ Multi-Ethnic
Literature of the United States, Technical Editor for NewsNotes 2000-09
§ Music Library Move
Team 2009-10
§ West Virginia
Division of the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Program, Eastern
Region, Proposal Review Committee 2009-11
§ West Virginia Teaching with Primary Sources: Exploratory Committee 2008-11
OTHER
Personal Research
Projects and Publications
La Carpa Garcia:
Mexican Tent Show, 1914-1947: Research on my family's circus that
was a vaudevillian traveling tent show that included theatrical bits, comedic
sketches, traditional and popular dances and music, acrobatic feats and
gymnastic stunts. They entertained the Mexican-American population in the
Southwest by expanding their troupe as the family expanded. Information
gathered was provided to the Witte Museum and Hertzberg Circus Museum in San
Antonio, Texas. The projects entailed gathering images, scanning
materials, providing documentation, and working with my family and the museum
curators to provide support for the carpa exhibits. The exhibits ran from
1998 to 2003 at the Hertzberg and during summer 2004 at the Witte Museum. Our
generation is currently working on various projects with the family to
commemorate and preserve La Carpa's stories and images such as recently
aiding the Memorial Branch Library, San Antonio, TX in securing circus display
materials from the Witte Museum for Westside residents and educational
programming in 2011.
A Century of
Progress Homes of Tomorrow from the 1933 Chicago World's Fair: Provided research
materials for a grant obtained by Dr. Kathy Seelinger, from the WV Department
of Culture and History in 1996, to restore the Good
Housekeeping Stran-Steel Home in Huntington, WV. Webpages are
available to provide World's Fair researchers with information on this unique
exhibit that ran from 1933 to 1935. Research and photographs pertaining
to the Stran-Steel House were included in an exhibit entitled Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern
Dwelling at the Museum of Modern Art (July - October,
2008). Other materials and photo credits have been included in several
publications such as the National Building Museum’s 2010 publication, Designing
Tomorrow: America’s World’s Fairs of the 1930s, a companion book
to the museum’s exhibition of the same name; the February 2010 publication of Palais
de Tokyo, Coastal Living Magazine (2007), the November 2006
issue of Structure Magazine, New York’s Newsday
Magazine (3/1999) and a recent architectural catalog and
encyclopedia of Wirt C.
Rowland’s works published by the Historical Society of Clinton,
Michigan (2005); served as article reviewer for the journal of Libraries & the Cultural Record, 2012.
See 1933
Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition on Wikipedia.
References Available
Upon Request
users.marshall.edu/~brooks/