NOTE: As of this August, I will be starting a new position at California University of Pennsylvania as Electronic Resources Librarian. I apologize that this new position is not yet reflected in my resume, but I hope to update it soon.

Information Services Librarian, Visiting Assistant Professor, Sept 1997--July 1998

Sheean Library, Illinois Wesleyan University

A nationally ranked undergraduate university, Illinois Wesleyan offers a liberal arts education for about 2,000 students. The Sheean Library is the campus center for researching print and electronic resources. Duties of the Information Services Librarian include:

• Reference service: assist students and faculty locate information in both print and electronic formats. Primary bibliographic resources include: Ovid, FirstSearch, InfoTrac, Lexis/Nexis, and the OPAC.
• Bibliographic instruction: teach both general library-use workshops and subject-specific classes requested by faculty members
• Instructor, Information Technology Literacy Workshop: a required general education class for all freshmen that examines major conceptual issues regarding information technology
• Liaison: coordinate library services for four departments (English, Modern and Classical Languages, Philosophy, and Religion). This includes collection development and library-use instruction sessions.
• Supervision: responsible for hiring, training, scheduling, and supervising eleven student workers
• Government documents: oversee the administration of a 20% selective depository collection
• Computer administration: perform basic maintenance and configuration on nearly 40 networked PCs in the Information Services area
• Book Fair Coordinator: organized and administered this annual fall event that attracts about 20 rare and antiquarian book dealers to the Illinois Wesleyan campus
• For more details on instruction sessions, see "Recent Presentations", below.

Learning Resources Lab Coordinator, June 1996--Aug 1997

Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Learning Resources Lab provides computing and training facilities for the 275 faculty and graduate students of the library school. Activities included:

• Computing reference: answered inquiries from students and faculty regarding computing techniques, the efficient use of the Internet, and locating information on the Web
• Technology training: taught computer workshops for library science students
• Co-instructor, "Introduction to Information Technology" (library school course LIS 199): designed and presented four units and assisted Dr. Marsha Woodbury with others
• Supervision: managed 40-50 Lab volunteers; coordinated the operations of the Lab
• Computer administration: performed basic maintenance and configuration of about 20 networked PCs
• Instructional media management: scheduled and prepared mobile computing and AV equipment for classroom use by faculty
• For more details on instruction sessions, see "Recent Presentations", below.

Reference Librarian Graduate Assistant, Aug 1995--Aug 1996

Undergraduate Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Undergraduate Library contains over 250,000 volumes and serves more than 5,000 students a day. There are separate departments for reserves, periodicals, and the Media Center.

• Reference service: answered inquiries and provided research guidance at the General Reference and Periodical Information Desks
• Bibliographic instruction: taught library-use workshops to undergraduate, graduate, and ESL students
• Patron assistance: assisted patrons with the use of the OPAC and on-line, print, and CD-ROM indexes
• Supervision: responsible for the Undergraduate Library during evenings and weekends
• Collection development and other bibliographic projects

Pastor, Aug 1986--June 1995

Gambier United Methodist Charge, Gambier, Ohio, June 1991--June 1995

Norway Evangelical Covenant Church, Norway, Michigan, Aug 1986--June 1991

Ordained by the Evangelical Covenant Church; later transferred my ordination standing to The United Methodist Church.

• Interpersonal skills: visited parishioners; related to people of all ages
• Communication and instruction: presented sermons, studies, and workshops
• Administration: participated on boards and committees; prepared budgets
• Conflict management: mediated organizational and personal conflicts
• Professional involvement: served on denominational, ecumenical, and local committees

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Master of Science in Library and Information Science, 1997

Methodist Theological School in Ohio, Delaware, Ohio

Occasional studies leading to transfer of ordination, 1991-94

North Park Theological Seminary, Chicago, Illinois

Orientation studies leading to ordination, 1985-86

Grace Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, Indiana

Master of Theology, Christian Theology and Apologetics, Magna cum Laude, 1984

Baptist Bible College of Pennsylvania, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Religious Education, Biblical Studies, High Honors, 1978

Included a course in Historical Geography at the Institute of Holy Land Studies in Jerusalem, Israel.

Brevard Community College, Cocoa, Florida

Associate of Arts, Business Administration, 1975

Language Studies:

• Greek: four years in college/seminary
• Hebrew: three years in college/seminary
• Russian: informal personal studies and travel experience

Recent Presentations

• Information Technology Literacy Workshop. Illinois Wesleyan University, 1998:
  • A three session, five hour, required general education class for all freshmen (Info 100)
  • Covers conceptual issues relating to information technology: ethical and legal concerns (e.g., censorship, privacy, ownership), principles of information organization, and evaluation of the authority of retrieved information
• General Library-use Workshops. Open to the Illinois Wesleyan campus, 1997-98:
  • Finding Materials with Illinet Online
  • Using the Ovid Interface to Find Articles
  • Locating Resources on the Web
• Subject-specific Library-use Classes. As requested by faculty, 1997-98:
  • Asian-Pacific Rim Business Resources on the Web
  • Film Reviews on the Internet
  • Using EconLit via FirstSearch for Economics Research
  • Folklore Discussion on the Internet
  • Biographical and Critical Information about Women Authors
  • Searching Biological Sources
• Computer Competency Workshops. For GSLIS library science students, 1996-97:
  • Working with Windows
  • Text Editing in UNIX and Windows
  • Creating Web Pages with HTML
  • Computers: The Basics
  • Connecting Your Home Computer to Campus (Terminal and SLIP/PPP)
  • Searching the OPAC and On-line Bibliographic Sources from Home
  • The Pine E-mail System
• Introduction to Information Technology course (LIS 199). Fall 1996:
• The Parts Inside Your Computer
• Maintaining Your Hardware: Crash and Virus Protection
• Using Netscape and Search Engines to Surf the Web
• Finding Materials at Other Libraries with Hytelnet
• Preservation Issues: A Photographic Essay. Presented to three library school classes:
• Preservation (LIS 447), Fall 1996
• Libraries, Information and Society (LIS 390), Summer 1996
• Technical Services Functions (LIS 437), Spring 1996
• Other presentations available upon request

• Beta Phi Mu, Alpha Chapter. The International Honor Society for Library and Information Science.
• American Library Association, 1995-present
• American Library Association Student Chapter, GSLIS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign:
  • Vice-president, 1996-97
  • Secretary, 1995-96
• ALA Student Staff Participant, ALA Annual Conference, New York City, July 1996
• Coordinator, New Student Mentoring Program, GSLIS, University of Illinois, 1996
• Board of College Ministries, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, 1993-95
• Board of Trustees, Interchurch Social Services, Mount Vernon, Ohio, 1991-95
• Several denominational commissions and committees--details available upon request

Sue E. Stroyan

University Librarian         (current supervisor at the Sheean Library)

Sheean Library

Illinois Wesleyan University

P.O. Box 2899 Bloomington, IL 61702-2899

309/556-3172  sstroyan@titan.iwu.edu

John Westall

Public Services Librarian         (colleague at Sheean Library)

Sheean Library

Illinois Wesleyan University

P.O. Box 2899 Bloomington, IL 61702-2899

309/556-3010  jwestall@titan.iwu.edu

Marsha Cook Woodbury

Director of Instructional Technology         (former supervisor at the Learning Resources Lab)

Graduate School of Library and Information Science

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

101 Library and Information Science Building

501 E. Daniel St. Champaign, IL 61820

217/244-4643   marsha-w@uiuc.edu

Curt McKay

Assistant Dean         (former supervisor at the Learning Resources Lab)

Graduate School of Library and Information Science

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

112 Library and Information Science Building

501 E. Daniel St. Champaign, IL 61820

217/333-3280   curtb@uiuc.edu

Kathryn Luther Henderson

Professor

Graduate School of Library and Information Science

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

207a Library and Information Science Building

501 E. Daniel St. Champaign, IL 61820

217/333-6191  (home: 217-367-8205)  henderso@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu