Presentations & Posters

Presentations may be limited this year as I devote the majority of my professional development toward writing my dissertation.

2011 Presentations

Guest Lecture: “Using Legal Resources.” GLA Training Course, UNT Libraries, Denton, TX.

Guest Lecture: “An Introduction to Government Documents.” Freshman UCRS Course, UNT, Denton, TX.

“Presentations with Pizzazz: Training on PowerPoint and Prezi.” Co-presented with Lilly Ramin for UNT Libraries’ Career Development Group. Denton, TX.

“Preserving Access to Government Websites: Development and Practice in the CyberCemetery.” Arkansas Library Association Centennial Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas.

“e-Portfolios: The What, Why and How… It’s Not as Hard as You Think!” Co-presented with Lilly Ramin. TechNet Conference, Decatur, TX.

“Networking & Getting Involved in a Professional Organization.” UNT Libraries Career Development Group meeting, Denton, TX.

“e-Portfolios: The What, Why and How… It’s Not as Hard as You Think!” Co-presented with Lilly Ramin. Phoenix Group Annual Meeting, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX.

2010 Presentations

“The Value of the PhD for Academic Librarians.” Co-presented with Annie Downey. Invited presentation. UNT Higher Education Department 40th Anniversary Celebration, Denton, TX.

“Secondary Data: How to Find it, How to Use it, & Why It’s Important.” Doctoral Student Association “Tools for Success” Conference, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas.

“Longitudinal Study of the Relationship Between the Development of E-Reference and Distance Education.” Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries Conference, Chania, Crete, Greece.

“Experiences and Roles of Online Embedded Academic Librarians.” Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries Conference, Chania, Crete, Greece.

“The Educational Background of ARL Library Deans.” Co-presented with Annie Downey. Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries Conference, Chania, Crete, Greece.

“Graphic Editing for the Non-Techie: Using Photoshop or Free Programs.” TechNet Conference, Dallas, TX.

“Stop Using Cheesy Clip Art: Designing Better Graphics.” TechNet Conference, Dallas, TX.

“A Partnership Born of Urgency and Civic Responsibility: Preserving Access to Government Websites Through the CyberCemetery.” Association of Government Accountants (AGA) Professional Development Conference (Dallas Chapter), Richardson, TX. PDF (handout)

“Beyond the Avatar: Dynamic Experiences as Librarians Assisting Online Courses.” Co-presented with Lilly Ramin. Texas Library Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.

2009 Presentations

“The Value of the PhD for Academic Librarians.” Co-presented with Annie Downey. Association of Studies in Higher Education Conference (ASHE), Vancouver, BC, Canada.

2008 Presentations

“Professional Conference Presentation, From the Student’s Perspective.” Co-presented with Peggy Sindelar.  Department of Higher Education, College of Education, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas.

“Government Librarianship.” Co-presented with Suzanne Sears. School of Library and Information Science, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas.

“Preserving Access to Government Websites: Development and Practice in the CyberCemetery.” Presentation requested by the Congressional Research Service.  Library of Congress (Madison Building), Washington, D.C.

“Encouraging an Informed Citizenry II: Locating and Using Congressional Research Service Reports”  Federal Depository Library Council Meeting, Washington, D.C.

“Preserving Access to Government Websites: Development and Practice in the CyberCemetery.” IFLA, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

“Creating and Updating Government Information Webpages.” North Texas Documents Group (NORDOCs) Meeting, Denton, Texas.

“Tech Talk: Library Thing.” Willis Library, University of North Texas Libraries, Denton, Texas.

2007 Presentations

“Encouraging an Informed Citizenry: Locating and Using Congressional Research Service Reports.”  Federal Depository Library Council Meeting, Washington, D.C.

“Censorship of Government Information.”  Co-presented with Melody Kelly and Suzanne Sears. Denton Public Libraries, Denton, TX.

“Keeping Up With It All.” Staff Development Day, San Antonio Public Libraries, San Antonio, TX.

“Learning and Using Library 2.0.” Staff Development Day, San Antonio Public Libraries, San Antonio, TX.

“Tech Competencies for the 21st-Century Librarian.” Staff Development Day, San Antonio Public Libraries, San Antonio, TX.

“The ‘How’ of Wikis.” Co-presented with Chad Boeninger. Five Weeks to a Social Library, live web seminar.

Older Presentations

“Archiving the Web: Why is Providing Permanent Public Access to Electronic Information Important?” Willis Library, University of North Texas, Denton, TX. Spring, 2006

“Passionate Transformation in the Cult of Saint Veronica.” The 37th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI. Spring 2002.

“Venetian Painters of the Sixteenth and Eighteenth Centuries.” Old Jail Art Center, Albany, TX. Spring 2002.

“Imperial Roman Art.” Division of Art History, College of Visual Art and Design, University of North Texas, Denton, TX. Fall 2000.

“William Carlos Williams: Poetry, Painting, and Performance.” Languaging 2000: A Conference Across Linguistics, Literature and Writing; Denton, TX. Spring 2000.

Posters

“The Educational Background of ARL Library Deans,” poster.  Co-presented with Annie Downey. 2010 ALA Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. Summer, 2010.

“Experiences and Roles of Online Embedded Academic Librarians,” poster.  2010 ALA Annual Conference, Washington, D.C. Summer, 2010.