Bo Baker Email & Phone Number

Chattanooga, Tn, Us

Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

Provide coordination and leadership for strategic planning, goal development, assessment, personnel, budget, and ongoing operations for library research and public services. Foster connections and knowledge that help faculty, students, and researchers excel in teaching, research, scholarship, and creative expression.Create and implement protocols and procedures within and across research and public services units that advantage patrons and create efficiencies in collaboration, including instruction, patron experience, studio, writing and communication center, and distance services in virtual and physicals formats. Manage library liaison program.Establish relationships and works closely with faculty and students to provide UTC with access to the highest quality research support of the University’s curricular and research needs. Promote use of the Library’s building, services and collections in all formats and venues to UTC and the greater community of scholars.

Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

Lead the development of strategic vision, goals, objectives, assignments, communications, and actionable events of UTC Library StudioManage Studio team operations, delegate workloads, and provide deadlines to team members for completion of team activitiesMonitor the status of work, oversee projects, and supervise day-to day operations of the teamCoach and guide the team and individuals on the team in problem-solving methods, work methods, and in consensus-building activitiesTrain and support the development of team members in skills, methods, and techniques necessary for completing individual and team tasksProvide input and make recommendations related to performance appraisals and individual recognition for the team members to supervisorGather and document quantitative and qualitative data and draft reports for the teamServe as a member of the Library’s Management Council

Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

Provide specialized help to patrons and library staff for all media and design projectsDesign media for library instruction, outreach, and other library needsDevelop service model for forthcoming Library Studio (anticipated 2014)Provide reference and instruction services to library patrons including class-basedinstruction, workshop instruction, online instruction, reference desk shifts, and individual research consultationsCollection development and liaison responsibilities in Communication, Theatre and Speech, and Film Studies

Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

Provide reference and instruction to library patrons as member of the Reference andInstruction department including formal instruction, workshop instruction, referencedesk shifts, and individual research consultationsCollection development and liaison responsibilities in Communication, Theatre andSpeech, and Film StudiesMaintain Reference Desk scheduleCoordinate library workshop seriesDevelop service model for forthcoming Information Commons (anticipated 2014)

Provide reference to Engineering and Science Library patronsPartner with librarians for library instruction and library-sponsored book discussionsCollection development for the Math and Physics collectionsCompile, analyze, and present READ Scale reference statistics

Austin, Texas Area

Coordinate with departmental faculty to organize Media History Conference, Fall 2007Supervise undergraduate student assistants to produce bibliography for CovergenceMedia History (Routledge, 2009)

Master Of Library & Information Science (Mlis), Archives And Records Management

Media Studies

B.A, Mass Communication