Pamela Morgan Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tn, Us

Nashville, Tn

Provide library instruction and specialized reference service to faculty and students in these subject areas. Provide general reference service to the Vanderbilt University community. To manage the Central Library monographic and serial collections supporting the curriculum and faculty and student research in the areas of Sociology, Psychology, and Medicine, Health and Society. Instruction:Collaborate with faculty in the aforementioned subject areas to meet the information needs for specific courses and/or assignments by developing, promoting, and presenting classroom instruction.Design instructional materials, including handouts, web-based course guides, and online tutorials.Collection Development: Develop and manage a collection of resources to support the academic programs as well as faculty and student research in the subjects of Sociology, Psychology, and Medicine, Health, and Society.Manage an acquisition budget of over $72,000 for monographs and serials for in the aforementioned subject areas.Select appropriate materials in all formats.Participate in Central Library and library-wide collection management, evaluation, gift book review, weeding, and preservation decisions.Participate in collection development special projects, as necessary. Provide general in-person, phone, and email reference assistance Conduct in-depth research consultations in the aforementioned subject areas as needed. Create and maintain subject guides relevant to Sociology, Psychology, and Medicine, Health & Society

• Provide in person, telephone and virtual reference service to users of government information, humanities, and social sciences • Teach bibliographic instruction sessions on library resources and research strategies to support students in the First Year Writing Program• Prepare and teach library instruction sessions in support of upper level courses for the College of Human Environmental Sciences • Serve as library liaison to the College of Human Environmental Sciences • Create LibGuides for courses and subject areas for College of Human Environmental Sciences and the German Department• Purchase books and recommend electronic resources in the areas of German Language and Literature, Interior Design, Nutrition, Hospitality Management, Athletic Training and Clothing and Textiles, including management of book budget and maintaining appropriate balance of print and electronic resources• Provide individual research consultations for undergraduates and graduate students in the College of Human Environmental Sciences and the German Department• Acted as Virtual Reference Coordinator for the Gorgas Library• Trained and supervised four graduate students who staffed the virtual reference desk as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) Virtual Reference Outsourcing Project • Assisted the Department of Clothing, Textiles and Interior Design with accreditation process for the National Association of Schools of Arts and Design (NASAD) and Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA)• Helped coordinate LibQUAL+ 2007 survey, compile results and compose final summary report for the University Libraries

• Planned and coordinated systemwide reference and information services in all formats for a large urban public library, including the Central Library, two regional library and over 70 branches• Managed evaluation and acquisition of all library databases, including allocation of 1.45 million dollar budget and negotiations with vendors• Developed and coordinated staff training for reference services, including subject based and behavioral training• Implemented, evaluated and modified Chicago Public Library’s federated search tool • Performed database training and outreach to various City of Chicago programs and departments, including the Intergovernmental Executive Development Program, Chicago Police Department, Department of Procurement Services, and Chicago Public Schools• Assisted in selection of periodicals and continuations for 78 branch and 2 regional libraries • Worked on migration to the new Integrated Library System, including product testing and investigating discovery tools such as Endeca and AquaBrowser• Assisted in the RFP for new Integrated Library System

• Provided reference service for all subject areas using print, electronic and internet resources• Managed collection for life sciences, cookery, and science fair, allocating annual budget and identifying and weeding of obsolete and/or excessive materials• Performed various forms of outreach including library tours, workshops, book displays, and pathfinders• Evaluated databases and reference sources as the Regional Library’s representative to the Chicago Public Library’s Reference and Database Committee

Provided reference service at large urban public library

Ran an in-house corporate library

Cataloged, indexed, and abstracted declassified government documents slated for publication.

B.A., History, German

Activities and Societies: James M. Johnston ScholarMajored in History and German

M.S., Library And Information Science

Specialized in Library and Information Science

M.S., Interactive Technology

Specialized in Interactive Technology

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