Emily Z. Brown

University of Pittsburgh, School of Information Science

Masters of Library and Information Science

Emphasis: Academic Libraries

Pittsburgh, PA

1998-2002

University of Pittsburgh

Bachelors of Arts and Sciences

Major: History

Minor: English Writing

 

Head of Access Services

Tahlequah, OK

Aug.07- Present

 

Head of Access Services for John Vaughan Library. Resource Coordinator for the department of Professional Studies, Reference Librarian, Instruction Librarian.

Maintain all previous responsibilities as Resource Coordinator for Northeastern State University. Manage Circulation, Reserve, and ILL/Doc Delivery, with a total of seven full and part time staff. Encourage team work and cooperation among staff. Problem solve and efficientlly facilitate work flow. Act as a back up for all departments within Access Services.

Resource Coordinator

Tahlequah, OK

Oct.06-Present

Resource Coordinator for the department of Professional Studies, Reference Librarian, Instruction Librariabat Northeastern State University.

Conduct general reference for the University; build the John Vaughan collection for the department of Professional Studies; conduct chat reference via Meebo on class web pages, soon to be introduced as a library wide service; conduct bibliographic instruction, creation of library tutorials in the CLIP program, participation in several professional organizations.

Chair, subcommittee for chat reference.

Reference Associate

Pittsburgh, PA

May.06-Sept.06

Reference Associate for the Point Park University Library.

Conducted reference during evening and weekend hours; maintained library collections, including monographs, newspapers, and audio-visual materials; used Millennium to update library records; conducted chat reference via Trillian software.

Payment Specialist

Pittsburgh, PA

July.04-Sept.06

Payment Specialist for the University Library System at the University of Pittsburgh.

Paid library invoices in a timely manner, including (but not limited to) firm orders, serials, and special items such as microfilm and microform; used Voyager to pay invoices, as well as maintained records of payment; searched OCLC in order to maintain ULS serials lists.

Field Study

Pittsburgh, PA

Sept.05-Dec.05

Intern for Reference and Instruction at the Bevier Engineering Library at the University of Pittsburgh.

Worked with Engineering professors to create a library relevant course assignment; taught bibliographic instruction to incoming freshmen in the engineering discipline, three times per semester for three classes; conducted reference during evening hours; conducted chat reference using Ask-A-Librarian software.

Peer Instructor

Fall 2007

Northeastern State University, Peer Instructor.

Team taught College Strategies, with an upperclassmen. This course is designed to aid new Freshmen in their integration into college life and was conducted once weekly for an entire semester. This course is a one hour course for a letter grade.

Northeastern State University Instruction for:

Social Work 2013: Introduction to Social Work

Social Work 3013: Interviewing Skills in General Practice

Social Work 4873: Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Bibliographic Instruction

Spring 2007

Northeastern State University Instruction for:

Social Work 4873: Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Social Work 3013: Interviewing Skills in General Practice

University of Pittsburgh Instruction for:

Three sessions, three instances:

Engineering 0011: Introduction to Engineering Analysis

2004-Present