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 Presentations and Articles

 “Fair Use & Copyright in Distance Classrooms.” Faculty Development, Presentation College, Aberdeen, South Dakota, October, 17, 2008.

 “Making your school life easier.” PC Business Student Club, Presentation College, Aberdeen, South Dakota, September 4, 2008.

 “Research Resources.” Faculty in-service, Presentation College, Aberdeen, South Dakota, August 22, 2008.

 “Information Science.” Women in Science conference, Aberdeen, South Dakota, March 4, 2008.

 “Small Collaboration, Big Effort: The Realities of a Small Statewide Collaborative Virtual Reference Service.” Co-written with Todd Quinn, Dakota State University, College & Undergraduate Libraries, November 2006. 

 “Research from Afar:  The Library Usage Patterns of Distance Students.” Brick & Click: A Regional Library Reference Symposium, Maryville, Missouri, November 3, 2006.

 “Fair Use & Copyright in the Classroom.” Faculty In-service, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota, August 21, 2006.

 “Brainstorming on Plagiarism.” Office for Instructional Support Luncheon, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota, March 20 & 22, 2006

 “Ghost Ranch Update.” Bookmarks, July/August 2005, 56(4), 11.

 “Supporting Instruction Across the Curriculum One Student at a Time: E-Tutoring and Distance Library Services for Ensuring Student Success.” Presented with C. Powers and T. Terrell at WCET (Western  Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications) annual conference showcase. San Francisco, California, November 2-5 2005. 

 “Bet you didn’t know we had this at our library: Resources for your research.” Office for Instructional   Support Luncheons, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota, January 26-27, 2005.

 “The Realities of Offering Collaborative Virtual Reference.” Paper co-presented with Todd Quinn at Mountain Plains Library Association regional conference Professional Forum, Denver, Colorado, October 23, 2004.

 “BEER at the Library: Beulah’s Excellent Electronic Resources.” Faculty In-service, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota, August 26 – 27, 2004.

 “Do Virtual Librarians Dream of Electronic Patrons?” Co-presentation with Todd Quinn, Dakota State University, at the Virtual Reference Desk Conference 2003, San Antonio, Texas, November 17, 2003.

 Information Literacy Panelist, South Dakota Library Association Annual Conference, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, October 15, 2003.

 “Virtual Reference Realities: If You Build It, Will They Come?” Co-presented with Todd Quinn, Dakota State University, at Brick and Click Libraries: The Shape of Tomorrow, A Regional Academic Library Symposium, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri, October 10, 2003.

 “Drinking from the Fire Hose: Information Literacy and the Northern State University Campus Initiative.” Poster session co-presented with Jennifer Campbell, Northern State University, at the 11th ACRL National Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina, April 12, 2003.

 “Chat Reference: The South Dakota Experience.” Poster session presented at the 2002 MINITEX/Reference Symposium, The Changing Face of Reference: New Spaces, New Services, New Content, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 14, 2002.

Professional Workshops and Seminars attended

 Emerging Leaders, American Library Association (competitive selection), 2006-2007

 Mountain Plains Library Association Leadership Institute (competitive selection), Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, November 30 – December 5, 2004

  ACRL Institute for Information Literacy, Immersion ’04, Track II – Program Planner (competitive selection), Seattle, Washington, July 30 – August 4, 2004

  ACRL Institute for Information Literacy, Immersion ’02, Track I – Teacher (competitive selection), Colorado Springs, Colorado, August 2 – 7, 2002

  Leadership Aberdeen (competitive selection), 1998

Professional Memberships and Service

   Alexander Mitchell Public Library Foundation Board, 1999-2004

President, 2002-2004; Secretary, 1999-2002

   American Library Association, 2000-Present

   Association of College and Research Libraries, 2001-Present

   Mountain Plains Library Association, 2000-Present

   Northern State University

OIS Advisory Committee, 2004-2007

Athletic Committee, 2001-2004

Parking Appeals Committee, 2001-2004

   Presentation College

 Academic Council, 2007-Present

 College Development Committee, 2007-Present

 Faculty Assembly Secretary, 2009-2010  

 Faculty Development Committee, 2008-present

 Technology Committee, 2009-Present 

   South Dakota Library Association, 1999-Present

            ALA Councilor, 2006-Present

Conference Local Arrangements Chair, 2009

Finance and Membership Committee, 2004

Chair of MLS Task Force, 2003

OPAC Design Committee for software system conversion project member

Past chair of Academic, Special and Health Libraries Section, 2001

Exhibits Coordinator and Treasurer, 2001 Annual Conference Planning Committee