Gwen Alexander, Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae 11/6/2014

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1 Gwen Alexander, Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae 11/6/2014 School of Library and Information Management Emporia State University Emporia, Kansas Education Washington Street Emporia, Kansas Education Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Management and Leadership in Education, Certificate, 2012 WSU Barton School of Business MBA program non-degree seeking student (completed 15 credit hours in Management) 2007 Center for Management Development, W. Frank Barton School of Business, Wichita State University, Leadership Certificate, 2006 Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts, ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute, Certificate, 2003 University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Ph.D. (Information Resources and Library Science, major; Higher Education, minor), Dissertation: Business as Usual: Factors that Influence Business Information Collection Development Activities in Arizona Borderlands Public Libraries University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, M.A. (Information Resources and Library Science), 1997 Regis University, Denver, Colorado, B.A. (Business Administration, summa cum laude), 1995 Academic Administration Positions/Teaching Dean, Associate Professor, and Richel Distinguished Professor, and present, School of Library and Information Management, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas Master of Library Science Degree and Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Library and Information Management programs human resources recruitment and management (faculty and staff) American Library Association accreditation global studies program fiscal management

2 Interim Provost and Vice Persident of Academic Affairs, , Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas oversight of Academic Affairs programs and budgets advancement of programs through Provost s Fund for Excellence co-chair Higher Learning Commission accreditation Committee strategic planning for reallocation of human and fiscal resources Assistant Professor and Associate Dean for Public Services 9/1/2004-present; Associate Dean for Administration 6/01/2001-9/01/2004, University Libraries, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas. public services, including Reference, Circulation, Interlibrary Loan, and Course Reserves departments administrative services library research and assessment; library statistics communications and community relations grants and proposals human resources (58 faculty, classified and unclassified staff; 68 student employees) budget planning and monitoring; purchasing facilities management and space planning collection development of library and information science materials Research interests organizational development continuous improvement leadership development management of information agencies University service ESU Provost s Council ESU President s Council Critical Incident Planning Group ESU Campus Planning Committee Professional Service Kansas State Library Advisory Commission, vice-chair (2004-7) Serbia Women Authors Publication Board member Rural Library/Economic Development Statewide Committee, co-chair Teaching Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Management, MLS and doctoral programs present

3 Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, Graduate Research Associate, University of Arizona, (Librarian; Editor of Aurora Net News) collection development, cataloging, and maintenance of in-house library researching GIS decision support system information selecting research articles and supervising the writing of critical reviews to be published in AuroraNet News (weekly electronic newsletter distributed via an electronic listserv) Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, University of Arizona. Undergraduate Computer Lab, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Providing instruction, technical assistance, and coaching to students in a 35- computer instructional lab Internships Phelps Dodge Mining Company, selecting historical documents for electronic archival data base determining key words for data base descriptions of archived documents scanning and data base entry Arizona Historical Society, 1997 archiving print documents, photographs, and audio tapes of The Westerners organization producing a finding aid for the collection Scholarly Publications Paul Cromwell, Gwen Alexander, and Paul Dotson. Crime and Incivilities in Libraries: Situational Crime Prevention Strategies for Thwarting Biblio-Bandits and Problem Patrons. Accepted by Security Journal for 2007 publication. Alexander, Gwen, Joan Wilson, and John Williams. Contract signed with Scarecrow Press for Calvin N. Mooers: a Documentary Representation of the Early Culture of Information Technology. Book to be completed by August Alexander, Gwen and John Williams. The Impact of an Accelerated Improvement Workshop on Ordering and Receiving. LCATS (Library Cataloging, Acquisitions and Technical Services),October Refereed.

4 Alexander, Gwen, Joan Wilson, and John Williams Current Essays and Reports in Information Retrieval and Data Mining: An Annotated Bibliography of Shorter Monographs. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. Alexander, Gwen and Rachel Yaseen Environmental Conflict Resolution Bibliography. Tucson: Udall Center Publications Alexander, Gwen; Kathryn Hankins and Matt Lensch Colorado River Delta Bibliography. Tucson: Udall Center Publications. Scholarly Presentations Informatics and Nursing, invited presentation, annual Kansas/Missouri Special Libraries Association conference, Overland Park, Kansas; November 4, Don t Just Stand There; Do Something, an invited pre-conference workshop on Adaptive Leadership at the joint annual Kansas Library Association/Kansas School Librarians conference, Wichita, Kansas, October 29, 2014; with co-presenters Andrew Smith and Robin Kurz. The Future of School Librarians, invited featured presenters at the Serbian School Librarians Conference, Belgrade, Serbia, October 21, 2014, with co-presenter Andrew Smith and SLIM MLS students. Educating Future Medical Librarians, invited featured speaker, National Medical Librarians Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, October Banishing Crime and Incivilities from Libraries: SCP to the Rescue, refereed paper presented at CULS (College and Research Libraries Section) Fall Conference, October 6, Social Marketing, invited half-day workshop, WALA (Wichita Area Library Association), workshop, Wichita, KS, February 22, How to Use Focus Groups to Enhance Your Library, invited presentation, SCKLS (South Central Kansas Library System) Technology Day, Wichita, Kansas, November 3, Using Grounded Theory to Develop a Social Marketing Program, refereed paper, presented at CULS (College and Research Libraries Section) Fall Conference, Manhattan, Kansas, October 21, Student/Librarian/Faculty Research Collaborations. ACRL National Conference round table discussion, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April, 2005.

5 Information Needs of University Administrators. refereed paper, presented at Library Research Seminar III, Kansas City, Missouri, October 15, University Libraries and Kaizen. panel discussion of WSU Libraries inclusion in the 2003 Boeing Global Kaizen event with ShaLi Zhang, Beth Smith, John Williams, Connie Crime and Incivilities in Libraries, presented at Library Research Seminar IV, Ontario, Canada, October 12, 2007I Information Literacy, invited presentations at American Corners locations in Belgrade, Serbia 10/9/2007 Basquez and Beverly Henline (Kaizen team). Presented at KASL/KLA/KAECT Tri- Conference 2004, Wichita, Kansas, April 1, Getting the Most out of your Digital Camera, Invited presentation, South Central Kansas Library System Technology Day, Wichita, Kansas, November 6, LUV Team Report, with Kaizen Team, Boeing Global Kaizen Seminar, Boeing, Wichita, Kansas, November 3, Educating Librarians to Serve Multicultural Urban and Multicultural Rural Populations. Participation on Multicultural, Ethnic, and Humanistic Concerns SIG panel, Association of Library and Information Science Educators Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, January Opportunity Structure: The Role of Public Libraries in the Economic Development of Small and Very Small Communities. Refereed paper presented at Mountain Plains Library Association/Arizona Library Association Joint Conference, Academic Section Professional Forum, Phoenix, Arizona, December Funded Grant Proposals USDA, Researched and wrote grant proposal: Hi-speed Wi-Fi Network to support the development of existing and emerging private business enterprises for $270,000 as part of a $410,000 project. Consulted with Town of Superior, Arizona officials and Arizona Department of Commerce regarding support of community information network. U.S. Small Business Administration, Designed program and wrote proposal for Tucson Women s Business Center, a three-year $600,000 program. Funded. U.S. Health and Human Services, Designed program, wrote proposal, and managed a project to develop an employee-owned contract sewing company in Douglas, Arizona (outcome: successfully operating with 14 owners/workers who later sold the company for a profit and still work there); $300,000 for 18 months.

6 USDA, Designed program, wrote proposal, and managed a project to provide administrative assistance to organize PODER, a grassroots community action group for nascent entrepreneurs and underemployed individuals in Douglas, Arizona, a border town; $99,000 for 12 months. USDA, Designed program, wrote proposal, and managed a project to renovate HUD property for a child care center in the city of Nogales; $20,000. USDA, Designed program and wrote proposal to provide technical business assistance to Arizona small businesses along the U.S.-Mexico border; $199,000 for 15 months. U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration Designed program, wrote proposal, and managed a project to provide technical assistance to Arizona small businesses along the U.S.-Mexico border; $350,000 for 12 months. USDA, Designed program, wrote proposal, and managed a project to provide technical assistance to Arizona small businesses along the U.S.-Mexico border; $49,000 for six-month project. Numerous small foundation, city, county, and state grant proposals that have been funded as match contributions in support of the above programs. Employment (Non-academic) Bud Werner Memorial Library, Steamboat Springs, Colorado Reference and Adult Services Librarian. collection development reference services library Internet use and instruction training library staff on conversion to new LAN and Internet research skills Arizona Council for Economic Conversion (ACEC), Tucson, Arizona Program Manager. designing programs of technical business assistance to benefit Arizona small businesses writing federal, foundation, and local government grant proposals writing final reports project management and evaluation meeting project and reporting deadlines supervising project coordinators and contractual consultants interacting with community leaders

7 Northwest Colorado Daily Press, Craig, Colorado Editor/feature writer for daily newspaper and weekend editions. assigning articles to reporters and contract writers writing feature articles and headlines reviewing and selecting material to be published maintaining daily and weekly deadlines Self-employed, Winter Park, Colorado Owner-operator of a property and rental management company, guest ranch, logging and resort services company, and restaurant. all aspects of business start-up and operation, including accounting, human resources, employee training, marketing, public relations, and management licensed Colorado real estate broker Winter Park Reservations, Inc., Winter Park, Colorado Director of Marketing. marketing and sales for hotel and condominium-complex members of organization public relations supervision of reservations staff budgets and board of directors relations United Airlines, Atlanta, Georgia and Columbus, Ohio Employed as executive administrative assistant to vice president of southeast region; promoted to account executive in Columbus, Ohio. Designated United Airlines Employee of the Year in airline/travel agency promotions in southeast USA region providing administrative assistance promoting United Airlines to community leaders and organizations marketing and sales to travel agencies and corporate accounts, promotions, and agency relations in central and southeast Ohio Consulting Town of Superior, Arizona and Arizona Department of Commerce, Superior, Arizona, advice for creation of economic development program grant proposal Facilitator for Staff Development Day, Friends University, Edmund Stanley Library, January, 2002.

8 development of SWOT charts identification of constraints development of process flow charts development of action items Pima Council on Aging, Pension Information and Counseling Project, Tucson, Arizona, evaluation of activities of organization for past ten years development of final report to funding agencies National Governors Association survey of incumbent worker training and career path coaching requirements of small businesses in Arizona evaluation of survey results and final report Skills organizational development focus group facilitator (2005 certificate/studied with Richard Krueger) project management facilities configuration and management Internet and electronic database research writing and editing public relations and promotions needs/constraints assessment proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Quark, Photoshop, PageMaker, Web editors, and electronic database search protocols accounting Current Professional Memberships Association of Library and Information Science Educators (ALISE) American Library Association (ALA) Harvard Graduate School of Education Alumni Association Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) Library Measurement, Evaluation, Assessment Section (MAES) Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Kansas Library Association (KLA) College and University Library Section (CULS)