John R. West, MLIS. College Librarian and Director of the George T. and Gladys H. Abell Library Center

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1 John R. West, MLIS College Librarian and Director of the George T. and Gladys H. Abell Library Center Austin College, Suite 6L Sherman, Texas (903) EDUCATION University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1984 Master s in Library and Information Science LaGrange College, LaGrange, Georgia 1973 Bachelor of Arts in English and History Honors: summa cum laude EXPERIENCE At Austin College, Sherman, Texas: College Librarian/Director of George T. and Gladys H. Abell Library Center 2005 present. Oversee the library s budget and allocation of resources, both financial and human; represent the library to others, on and off-campus; advocate the library s services. Acting College Librarian Oversee the library s budget and allocation of resources, both financial and human; represent the library to others, on and off-campus; advocate the library s services. Associate College Librarian/Systems Administrator Responsible for the various computer systems used by the library; coordinated with Information Technology department on matters of security, networking, deployment and replacement of computer systems used in or for library-related services. Acted in place of the library director when the director was absent. Supervised the cataloger. Acting College Librarian January July Assumed the duties of the director; negotiated the purchase of the new library system, its equipment, and completed the successful implementation and deployment of the system. Systems Administrator Responsible for various computer systems used by the library, including a CD-ROM local area network; developed the request for proposal for the library s first independent integrated library system; provided training and support for all computer resources used by the library staff. Worked closely with Information Technology department for installation of Internet connectivity in the library. Supervised the cataloger. Assistant Librarian Public Services, Provided reference service to library users; collaborated with departments/programs to develop library instruction; worked with rest of library staff in carrying out goals. Supervised Library Assistant for Circulation. Managed interlibrary loan service.

2 Responsible for the installation of CD-ROM station for use with periodical indexes. Technical contact for the Bibliographic Association of the Red River consortium of Sherman and Denison Public Libraries, Grayson County College and Austin College. Assistant Librarian Serials and Interlibrary Loan, Managed the ongoing inventory of periodical material. Supervised the Library Assistant for Serials. Managed interlibrary loan service. Planned and supervised the move of all periodicals from Hopkins Library to Abell Library in Coordinator of online database searching in RELATED EXPERIENCE Graduate Student Assistant, School of Library and Information Science Library, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Acting head of Serials office until full-time staff position filled. Supervised students, maintained the collection and provided reference assistance. Subscriptions Clerk, Hillman Library, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, A member of a team of five that maintained periodicals subscriptions for all libraries in the University Library system including check-in and claims resolution. Head, Periodicals Office, Science Library, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, Supervised three full-time staff and two student assistants in all departmental libraries and coordinated purchase for off-campus libraries, including those at agricultural and coastal experiment stations. Created and updated records on the University library s inhouse automated system. Provided limited reference assistance. Bibliographic Search Assistant, Science Library, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, Responsible for insuring that all new orders were handled properly and not duplicated. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Making Connections across the Disciplines. January Term course, Austin College, Independent Study Off-Campus, Louie Harper, Placement at the Dallas Public Library Main Branch, Required reading and discussion. Independent Study Off-Campus, Beth Liebman, Placement at the Schimelpfenig Library, Plano, Texas, Required reading and discussion. Library Instruction at Austin College. Graduate Education; Psychology; English; History; Marine Ecology. (Per request of instructor; these are a sample of courses other than C/I from ). C/I Library Instruction. (Every fall semester since 1986, at least 2 to 6 courses). Fall Semester, Austin College, 1986 PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

3 Digital Humanities colloquium (part of the Mellon Planning Grant) - Sponsored and introduced two participants - Kevin Smith, Scholarly Information Officer at Duke University and Robert Kieft, Library Director, Occidental College., February Read authored short story, Best Seller at Ghost Town Collective event in Ida Green Gallery, April Four poems and a craft interview in Suspension, Austin College s literary magazine, Spring Presentation to Elderhostel held at Austin College, Mi Casa, Su Casa - Non-fiction story. Included in First-born, Middle Child, Caboose, edited by Drs. Lincecum and Redshaw, Big Barn Press, Sherman Texas, Schooling from Canada to Georgia. Non-fiction story. Included in Remembering School Days, edited by Drs. Lincecum and Redshaw, Big Barn Press, Sherman, Texas, That Such a Small Hand. Non-fiction story. Included in More Texas Family Secrets, edited by Drs. Lincecum and Redshaw, Big Barn Press, Sherman Texas, Presentation to the Board of Trustees, LaGrange College The Need for a New Library. Dr. Larry Hardesty and I were invited to consult with the President and the Board of Trustee of LaGrange College regarding the building of a new library. LaGrange, Georgia, November Facilitator. Systems Administrators Sharing Session, Unicorn Users Group International meeting, Huntsville, Alabama, June Say Hello to WebExpress. Two presentations presenter. Amigos Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas, May C/I Mellon Project. Developed 2 modules with Austin College faculty, Sherman, Texas, Summer Internet Search Skills/Evaluating Web Sites. Web-based tutorial. Austin College, Sherman, Texas, May OCLC s WebExpress presenter. American Library Association s Midwinter Convention, San Antonio, Texas, The Implementation and Integration of the Internet into traditional services at a small academic library. Report of a fellowship grant from Amigos Bibliographic Council, Inc., Student Assistant Training and Evaluation. Presentation and bibliography handout. AHE Circulation Subcommittee, Sherman, Texas, Member of a Panel Discussion on the future of serials departments in academic libraries. AHE Serials Subcommittee, Dallas, Texas, GRANTS Digital Humanities Planning Grant, As one of the recipients of the grant, visited Berry College, Rome, Georgia to gather information on the creation of the Martha

4 Berry Digital Archive and participation of Memorial Library in its implementation and success, Summer Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board Grant, $75,000. Project coordinator. Resulted in electronic reserves system hardware and software; circulating laptop computers; computers and printer added to Extended Study Room, Sherman, Texas, Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board Grant, $150,000. Project coordinator. Resulted in Instructional Computer Classroom, new computers in library, authentication server and software; upgrading of library system, Sherman, Texas, Amigos Fellowship Grant, $1,500. Awarded Grant for submission of study proposal. Amigos, Dallas, Texas, CONTINUING EDUCATION Completed the Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management online course from February 16 - March 13, 2009 Completed the Fundamentals of Acquisitions online course from February 23 - March 20, Attended a webcast on May 14, 2009 Association of College and Research Libraries e-learning Course Design Thinking (Blended Librarianship). Completed online training from Austin College s Human Resources: Agosnet /EIIA online module Anti-Discrimination Attended an online conference arranged by Amigos Library Services on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 from 8:00 AM 4:00 PM entitled Going your Library. Attended a webcast: "Big" Challenges (and Opportunities) for Academic Libraries presented by the Texas Library Association on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 from 2:00 3:00 PM. Attended a webcast: Emergency Preparedness Basics for Libraries Tuesday, November 10, :00 PM - 2:00 PM presented by the Texas State Library. Attended a webcast: Google's Hidden Library presented by the Texas Library Association on Thursday, November 19, :00 PM - 3:00 PM. CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS ATTENDED Transforming Academic Libraries for the Future conference in Denton at TWU, Sept Digital Frontiers conference in Denton at UNT, Sept Copyright Workshop held May 2008 with speaker Kevin Smith, Duke University - organizer. Represented Austin College at the Oberlin Group meeting, Northfield, Minnesota held at both St. Olaf College and Carleton College, 2007.

5 Hosted the Dallas-Fort Worth Unicorn Users Group meeting and presented a session on experiences with outsourcing our library system, January Texas Library Annual conferences Have attended the annual conference in Dallas, Ft. Worth, San Antonio, Houston, and Corpus Christi, though not every year from present. Texas Independent College and University Libraries meeting. The formation of the Texas Council of Academic Librarians, Austin, Texas, October Supervisory Training Modules. Human Resources at Austin College, Sherman, Texas, Technical Services Workflow Issues. One day workshop. Amigos, Dallas, Texas, February Knowledge Management and Metadata. OCLC Research Institute, Dallas, Texas, June Implementing Z One-day workshop. Texas Library Association Preconference. Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Dallas, Texas, April Unicorn Users Group International conferences - Sirsi Library system vendor, Huntsville, Alabama, NOTIS annual conferences NOTIS Library system vendor, Chicago, Illinois, Computers in Libraries Conference. Attended workshops spanning 3 days Computers in Libraries, Arlington, Virginia, February Teaching the Internet: What to Teach & How to Plan. One day workshop University of Texas-Austin, Austin, Texas, June Global Library Update: Reference and the Internet. One day workshop. University of Texas-Austin, Graduate School of Library & Information Science, Austin, Texas, June CD-ROM Decision Making: Which Way to Go? One day workshop. University of Texas-Austin, Graduate School of Library & Information Science, Austin, Texas, July Telecommunications for Data Access and Transfer. Pre-conference Workshop, AMIGOS, Dallas, Texas, November, Welcoming Diversity. Workshop held at Austin College, Sherman, Texas, August, Implementing USMARC Format Integration Regional Institute. Co-sponsored by MARBI and AMIGOS. Amigos Bibliographic Council, Dallas, Texas, May Untangling the Internet Amigos Pre-Conference, Dallas, Texas, November Inside the PC University of Texas - Austin, Austin, Texas, October Automation The Next Generation. Texas State Library, Austin, Texas, August New Serials Control. NOTIS Seminar, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, July 1992.

6 Networking Seminar. American Library Association s Midwinter Conference, San Antonio, Texas, January MEMBERSHIPS American Library Association Association of College and Research Libraries Texas Library Association Beta Phi Mu, Library Science Honor s Society SERVICE At Austin College, Sherman, Texas: Curriculum Committee 2004 present. Search Committee Coordinator of Bibliographic Services and Coordinator for Electronic Sources and Services Chair Search Committee College Archivist Chair Global Learning Advisory Committee, Spring Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Search Committee Information Technology Director, Served as a reviewer for Student Life of the mission statements and pledge planning documents of all chartered organizations, Technology Taskforce Editor of Taskforce report. Public Information Committee Presidential Scholarship Interviewer, Self-Study Committee Institutional Effectiveness, subcommittee, Search Committee Information Technology Director, Search Committee Human Resources Director, Safety Committee Executive Committee of the Faculty Benefits Committee Lectures Committee HWC Advisory Committee English Department Advisory Committee BARR Liaison Sexual Harassment Hearing Committee Chair C/I Committee January Term Committee

7 For the Association of Higher Education in North Texas: Most libraries that had participated in the AHE programs withdrew and the library programs ceased in Local Automated Systems Subcommittee Serials Subcommittee Circulation Subcommittee Secretary, Reference Subcommittee ILL Subcommittee Union List Serials Subcommittee For the Association of College and Research Libraries College Library Section Communication Committee Webmaster of the CLS website For the Texas Library Association College and University Libraries, Information and Membership Committee, 2003 present. Contributed Papers, Moderator, College and University Libraries, Interlibrary Loan Roundtable, Vice chair/chair For the Texas State Library and Archives Commission Library of Texas Focus Group. University of North Texas, Denton, Texas External reviewer of a librarian candidate for promotion University of South Florida, Tampa Campus Library, Oct COMMUNITY SERVICE At Austin College, Sherman, Texas: Represented Austin College s participation in the Portal to Texas History event for participants/partners of the Portal in Denton at UNT, Sept Recipient of the Faculty/Staff Co-Curricular Support Award, AC United Way Committee AAUP AC Chapter Board Member at Large AC Federal Credit Union Credit Committee Board of Directors In Sherman, Texas: City of Sherman, Library Advisory Board Member 2013 present.

8 Evening of Texana one of three readers/performers of short stories/narratives written by Texas writers various locations, most recently the Sherman Museum 2004 present. Participated in the Muscular Dystrophy fundraiser, March 19, Presented to the Gifted and Talented Student Program at various elementary schools of the Sherman Independent School District - The Book of Kells facsimile, in conjunction with other librarians. Every four years as per SISD program curriculum beginning 1991/2. Book of Kells. Presentation to the Ladies of St. Stephens Episcopal Church, Sherman, Texas, Sherman Tutorial Education - Program Board Member