Dale Vidmar - Resume

Dale Vidmar
505 Poplar Place

Ashland, OR 97520

(541) 482-5952 Home

(541) 552-6842 Office

vidmar@sou.edu

http://www.sou.edu/library/dale

OBJECTIVE

 

To continue in a position as a Library Instruction Coordinator/Electronic Resources Reference Librarian in an academic institution concentrating on and committed to library instruction and the exploration and development of the Internet, networking, online, full-text, and CD-ROM sources, print resources, and outreach programs that allow me to combine my advanced degrees in library and information science, education, and English as well as my interpersonal skills and my abilities in writing and editing.

Library Instruction Coordinator/Education, Communication, Health & Physical Education Librarian - 9/96 to present

Southern Oregon University Library

Ashland, OR 97520

 

• Supervise and develop Library Instruction/Information Literacy program for pilot Core Freshman Colloquium curriculum.
• Create and maintain the Library Instruction/Information Literacy online web instruction program for the University Colloquium at Southern Oregon University.
• Develop and maintain the Library Instruction/Information Literacy Resources to support upper and lower division classes.
• Provide reference and informational assistance to students, faculty, and community members.
• Maintain and further develop Southern Oregon University Library's web site.
• Collaborate and assist in the coordination and supervision of electronic resources--including selection and maintenance of Library workstations and Web site menus, FirstSearch, IAC databases, and other electronic databases.
• Serve on the Committee on Electronic Resources (CER) to evaluate consortium database trials and group purchases listed on the University Library's Trial Databases (TFER) web site.
• Design and teach a faculty development workshops on Incorporating Information and Internet Resources into the Classroom.
• Develop and teach an Internet Research and Web Design class for students.
• Create and maintain the Internet Searching Tools web site.
• Provide instruction in information literacy and library use for education, communications, health and physical education, writing, and the Core Freshman Colloquium.
• Administer and prepare materials for Internet training and instruction.
• Online Northwest Conference Coordianator Committee (1996 - present): Conference Coordinator for Online Northwest 99 and Online Northwest 2000; Assistant Coordinator for Online Northwest 2001.
• Serve as Departmental Liaison to the Education Department, Communications Department, and Health and Physical Education Department.
• Coordinate and develop library resources in support of Distance Education and Extended Campus Services.
• Maintain the Extended Campus Programs - Library Services web site.
• Evaluate and implement hardware and software solutions for maintaining and developing electronic resources in reference services.
• Facilitate user interfaces for public terminals.
• Coordinate and evaluate collection development in education, communications, medical reference, children's literature/textbooks/curriculum guides, CD-ROMs, electronic resources, and multimedia.
• Edit and design Connections: News from the Southern Oregon University Library--now Bookmarks.
• Facilitator for the Enhancing Teaching by Improving Learning with Technology (eTILT) Center for Teaching and Learning Initiative for SOU faculty

Graduate Assistant - 9/95 - 9/96

Kent State University

Kent, OH 44240

School of Library and Information Science

(330) 672-2782

Supervisor: Dr. William Caynon

• SLIS Computer Classroom and Lab Monitor - Assisted in the maintenance and supervision of operations of IBM/PC and Macintosh network systems.
• Research Assistant to Interim Director/Professor.

Reference Librarian Practicum - 5/96 - 8/96

University of Akron Libraries

Akron, OH 44325-1709

Bierce Library

(330) 972-7236

Supervisor: Jeff Franks - Head of Reference and Joe LaRose - Project Coordinator

• Designed and created a Library Instruction World Wide Web Page concentrating on providing direction and guidance for using resources both within and outside of the university of Akron Libraries to students, faculty, and the community as a part of a 150 hour practicum.
• Provided assistance in Reference at the Bierce Library.

Lecturer/Reference - 9/90 to 7/95

Graduate Assistant/Reference - 9/88 to 6/90

Southern Oregon University Library

Ashland, OR 97520

Supervisor: Connie Anderson - Reference Services Coordinator

(541) 552-6820

• Interim Library Instruction Coordinator - Winter/Spring 1992 and Assistant Library Instruction Coordinator. Employed 15 to 40 hours per week at Reference (term by term contract) to provide direct reference and informational assistance using the RogueLinx OPAC and ORBIS Union Catalog, CD-ROM databases, FirstSearch, EPIC, Wilsonline, and print sources.
• Scripted and assisted in the production of Library Instruction Videos:
Turning the Nightmare of Research into a Dream - 1995
Using the SOSC Library - 1991.
• Taught instruction sessions for writing classes, international students, and some upper division classes in Education and Business.
• Interim Editor and Assistant Editor of Library newsletter.
• Developed user guides for SilverPlatter, Wilson, Pro-Quest, and other CD-ROM databases.
• Created and maintained spreadsheet program to compile and track Reference Statistics using Lotus and QuattroPro.

Hardwood Floor Layer/Commercial Representative - 6/86 to 8/95

Mastercraft Wood Floors, Inc.

Ashland, OR 97520

Supervisor: Willard Walch

(541) 482-2508

• Supervised commercial gymnasium wood flooring projects in Oregon and Northern California from inception to completion.

Editor - 1985-87 and 1989

West Wind Review

Ashland, OR 97520

Supervisor: Erland Anderson

(541) 552-6181

• Organized and managed staff of 10 to 15 student assistants to produce an annual small press literary publication including soliciting manuscripts, selecting literature, laying out, editing, and proofreading for publication.

Kent State University
Kent, Ohio

• Focus: Concentrated program and research project on academic libraries and Library Instruction; classes structured towards reference, online and CD-ROM databases, computer technology, and systems development. Practicum at University of Akron Libraries creating and designing an instructional World Wide Web site.
• Activities: Graduate Assistant; Co-Chair ALA Student Chapter.

• Focus: Concentrated program in two disciplines English and Education to complete secondary education requirements with emphasis on literature, writing, and educational theory. Completed a contemporary fiction novel for creative thesis.
• Activities: Graduate Assistant - Library Reference; Editor - West Wind Review.

• Focus: Concentrated programs in secondary education, contemporary American and English literature, and creative writing. Student teaching for two quarters in 10th and 11th grade classes.
• Activities: Editor - West Wind Review; President - West Wind Review Student Organization; Writing Lab Practicum.

Educational background includes two years at Kent State University - 1975-77; one year at Cuyahoga Community College Metro. Cleveland, Ohio - 1974-75.

SKILLS

• Adept at many computer applications including Dreamweaver, Fireworks, WordPerfect, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Windows, and others. Designed and created WWW sites using HTML and Web editing software. Have extensive experience with online databases including EBSCO, OVID, SilverPlatter, WilsonWeb, ProQuest, LexisNexis, and other applications. Functioned as co-administrator for FirstSearch and EBSCOhost.
• Attended "Faculty and Librarians - Colleagues in Education" Conference at Willamette University. Taught by Evan Farber from Earlham College - February 28-29, 1992.

PUBLICATIONS

• "Getting in Deep: After Google, the Invisible Web." Syllabus Magazine. 16 (9). April 2003.
• "History of Internet Search Tools." Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science . 71. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc. 2002.
• "History of Internet Search Tools." Encyclopedia of Microcomputers. 28 (Supplement 7). New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc. 2002.
• "14 Days in Cuba: A Land of People Living In Between." NewBreed Librarian. 1 (2). April 2001. Feature Article. 1-4.
• "Ultimate Adaptation: Taking a Few Lessons from the Internet Search Tools." National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services (NFAIS) Newsletter. 41 (10). October 1999. 133+.
• "Darwin on the Web: The Evolution of Search Tools." Computers in Libraries. 19 (5). May 1999. 22-28.
• "Affective Change: Integrating Pre-sessions in the Students' Classroom Prior to Library Instruction." Reference Services Review. 26 (3-4). Fall/Winter 1998. 1-21.
• "Online Northwest 98: A Regional Conference for Technology." Library Hi Tech News. 151. April 1998. 12.
• "Fee or Free: Printing from Public Workstations in the Library." Computers in Libraries. 18 (5). May 1998. 26-30.
• "Fearful of Filters?" (editorial) Computers in Libraries. 18 (5). May 1998. 8.
• "Implementing a Cost Recovery System for Printing." Reference Services Review. 25 (3-4). Fall 1997. 97-101.
• "Library Instruction: Affecting Change in the Classroom." (Master's Research Paper) Kent State University. 1996.
• "The Study of Literature and Film in the Classroom." West Linn Educator. Autumn 1986.


Fiction

• It's Not Supposed To Be This Way. (Master's Thesis) Southern Oregon University Library 1995.
• "Bless Me Sister." West Wind Review. Spring 1989.
• "Safe at Second." West Wind Review. Spring 1986.

PRESENTATIONS

• I Reflect, Therefore I Become: Inspiring Reflective Teaching - presentation that explores the personal experience of teaching through engaging in a variety of reflective activities. The intention is to inspire a critical self-presence in the classroom and to create the power and energy to fundamentally affect those we teach. Delivered at the Lilly Conference on College & University Teaching - West 2005 in Pomona, California on March 19, 2005.
• Reflective Peer Coaching: Crafting Collaborative Self-Assessment - presentation about reflective peer coaching, a process designed to promote self-assessment and collaboration for better teaching and ultimately better learning. Delivered at the IBER International Teaching and Learning 2004 Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 6, 2004, Workshop on Instruction in Library Use (WILU) 2004 Conference in Victoria, British Columbia on June 15, 2004; LOEX of the West 2004 Conference in Boise, Idaho on June 3, 2004; and LOEX 2003 National Conference in Madison, Wisconsin on May 10, 2003.
• Getting Good Responses Without the Workload in Discussion Forums - presentation about how to encourage students to write more reflective, thoughtful responses in an online discussion forums and assess the quality of their responses. Delivered at the Lilly Conference on College & University Teaching - West 2004 in Pomona, California on March 20, 2004.
• Horizontal Searching: A Non-Linear Approach to Research and Evaluation: presentation about expanding the traditional linear research strategy by connecting information from citations and bibliographies across library catalogs, databases, and the Internet. Delivered at the Oregon Educational Media Association Regional Conference in Jacksonville, Oregon on April 5, 2003.
• Crafting Collaborative Self-Assessment through Reflective Peer Coaching - workshop presentation about reflective peer coaching, a process designed to promote self-assessment and collaboration for better teaching and ultimately better learning. Delivered at the Lilly Conference on College & University Teaching - West in Pomona, California on March 15, 2003.
• Hocus Pocus: (Un)veiling the (In)visible Web - presentation searching the Internet using principle of library and information science to explore beyond simple keyword searching in Google and other search tools. Delivered at the Online Northwest 2003 Conference in Corvallis, Oregon on February 28, 2003. See Executive Summary.
• Hocus Pocus, Get in Focus: Internet Searching Tips and Tricks Beyond Google to the (In)Visible Web - presentation about the hocus pocus of Internet searching in the next dimension--the (In)visible Web and a new batch of next-generation search tools which take searching beyond just Google. Delivered at the Central Oregon Regional Library Conference - Redmond, Oregon on October 4, 2002 and at the Eugene Public Library on December 5, 2002.
• After Google, What? The (In)visible Web, That’s What! - presentation about some of the more useful features of Google and innovations in other Internet search tools that make finding information easier from typical Web sites and from the (In)visible Web. Delivered at the Syllabus 2002 Conference - Santa Clara, California on July 30, 2002.
• What Do You Mean My Objective is a Goal? What’s the Difference? - presentation for instruction librarians for designing goals and objectives that ultimately provide the guidelines and the building blocks that lead to better teaching and facilitate better assessment.. Delivered at the LOEX of the West Conference 2002 - Eugene, Oregon on June 29, 2002.
• Si Se Puede = Yes, You Can: The Role of Libraries in the Achievement of the Educational and Literacy Goals of the Cuban People - panel presentation about the Cuban public, national, school, and independent libraries based on our visit to Cuba in February/March 2001. Delivered at the Oregon Library Association/Washington Library Association Joint Conference - Portland, Oregon on April 18, 2002.
• Goals, Objectives, and Outcomes! Oh, My! - presentation writing goals and objectives facilitate better instructional design for more effective teaching. Delivered at the Lilly Conference on College & University Teaching - West in Pomona, California on March 8, 2002.
• Power Tools: New Drills for New Thrills in Internet Searching - presentation about some of the new search tools that have recently emerged to rival Google with accuracy and special features. Delivered at the Online Northwest 2002 Conference in Portland, Oregon on March 1, 2002.
• Cloaks and Daggers: Google and the Invisible Web - presentation about Internet searching using Google, the Invisible Web, and some new generation tools--Teoma, Wisenut, Vivisimo, and Ixquick. Delivered at the Oregon Educational Media Association (OEMA) Fall Conference in Seaside, Oregon on October 13, 2001.
• Cuba: The Land, The People, The Libraries - presentation about a 14 day journey through the Cuba with a specific focus on libraries and information. Delivered at the Ashland Public Library in Ashland, Oregon on April 25, 2001.
• Virtual Desktop Conference: The Invisible Web - guest speaker at a virtual conference sponsored by the Oregon Chapter Special Library Association which explores the information on the Web that is not typically available using conventions Internet Search Tools. Delivered on February 6, 2001--Transcript 1--and on February 7, 2001--Transcript 2.
• After Google, What? - presentation that explores Google and Internet searching beyond Google--including the Invisible Web or searchable databases and other search tools. Delivered at the Online Northwest 2001 Conference in Portland, Oregon on January 26, 2001.
• Search Engine Savvy - presentation about Internet searching covering simple modes versus advanced modes, natural language searching versus Boolean logic, relevancy ranking, backlinking, folders, directories, phrase detection, and more. Delivered at the Oregon Education Media Association's OEMA 2000: Destination Literacy Conference, Portland, Oregon on October 14, 2000.
• Internet Research Workshop - a two and a half hour workshop for St. Louis Public librarians and staff focusing on Internet search tools and researching information on the Web. Delivered at the Gates Training Center, St. Louis Public Library, St. Louis, Missouri on June 5, 2000.
• Virtual Web-Based (Library) Instruction: A 21st Century Approach - presentation that examines the methods and delivery of "virtual" web-based instruction and how to utilize the Internet to enhance teaching by expanding the classroom into 24 hour/7days a week anytime anywhere instruction. Delivered at the Lilly Conference on College & University Teaching West in Lake Arrowhead, California on March 4, 2000.
• Ultimate Adaptation: Make It Simple Smarter Searching - presentation focusing on features within the current search tools designed for the inexperienced that are a boon to the astute advanced searcher. It is a practical application of what to use when, taking advantage of the trend in search tools to produce better and more relevant results for those with minimal searching skills. Delivered at the Online Northwest 2000 Conference in Portland, Oregon on February 4, 2000.
• Taking It to the Web: Library Instruction for the 21st Century - presentation that explores migrating library instruction to the Web with the purpose of transfering the focus of the Library Instruction program into self-paced/interactive material. Delivered at the American Society for Information Science (ASIS) Pacific Northwest Chapter Meeting at the MicroSoft Headquarters in Redmond, Washington on September 17, 1999.
• Darwin on the Web: The Further Adventures and Evolution of Search Tools and Cybersearching - presentation that explores the constantly changing and developing tools to search the web by examining the intuitive and not so intuitive features and tips for effectively finding information. Delivered at the Online Northwest 99 Conference in Portland, Oregon on February 12, 1999.
• Why on Earth Would You Want a Librarian to Come to Your Classroom - presentation about the research behind the implementation of pre-sessions into the Library Instruction/Information Literacy Program. Delivered at the Southern Oregon University Arts and Letters Lecture Series in Ashland, Oregon on February 8, 1999.
• Affective Change: Integrating Pre-sessions in the Students' Classroom Prior to Library Instruction - presentation of research into the effectiveness of offering a pre-session in the classroom of students prior to library instruction to create a more positive affective experience and enhance learning. Delivered at the LOEX of the West '98 Conference in Cedar City, Utah on June 19, 1998.
• "Set 'em Up for Success" - presentation of research findings and personal observations about using pre-sessions outside of the library as a strategy to reduce anxiety and increase the effectiveness of library instruction. Delivered at the Oregon Library Association Conference in Eugene, Oregon on April 1, 1998.
• "Fee or Free: The Decision to Charge for Printing at Public Workstations and the Implementation of a System." Delivered at the Online Northwest 98, the Fifteenth Annual Conference, in Portland, Oregon on February 6, 1998.

WORKSHOPS

• Reflective Peer Coaching: Crafting Collaborative Self-Assessment - half-day pre-conference workshop about reflective peer coaching, a process designed to promote self-assessment and collaboration for better teaching and ultimately better learning. Delivered at the Workshop on Instruction in Library Use (WILU) 2005 Conference at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontaric on May 18, 2005.
• Reflective Peer Coaching Workshop - half-day workshop for teaching librarians at the Portland State University concentrating on learning formative assessment using reflective peer coaching. Participants read a paper outlining the strategy and theory, then attended the workshop to from peer coaching groups and practice working together. Delivered at the Millar Library at Portland State University on March 11, 2005.
• Improving Teaching through Peer Coaching and Mentoring - full-day workshop about using reflection and peer coaching teams to improve teaching and learning. Delivered for the Library Instruction Round Table 2003 in Portland, Oregon on December 11, 2003 and co-facilitated with Pam Kessinger.
• It's No Go, Without the Show: Maximizing Learning Through Better Teaching - full-day pre-conference workshop about improving teaching and learning. Delivered at the Oregon Library Association Annual Conference in Corvallis, Oregon on April 23, 2003 and co-facilitated with Jennifer Dorner.
• Desarrollo Habilidades de Informacíon: Colaborando para el Futuro (Information Literacy: Collaboration for the Future - facilitatated a two day, 12 hour workshop for librarians from institutions in Mexico about Information Literacy and colloborating to define and articulate a vision of libraries and librarians. Delivered at the Universidad de Guanajuato in Guanajuato, Mexico on May 6 - 7, 2002. See Report on the Faculty Exchange between the University of Guanajuato and Southern Oregon University.

• American Library Association
• Association of College and Research Libraries
• Oregon Library Association
• ACRL-Oregon Association of College and Research Libraries
• OLA - Library Instruction Round Table
• International Alliance of Teacher Scholars, Inc.

• Outstanding English Graduate 1986-87.
• Secondary Education Student of the Year 1986-87.
• Student Service Award - West Wind Review 1986-87 and 1988-89.
• Phi Kappa Phi.
• Isabel Meyn Memorial Scholarship 1986.
• Leon Mulling Scholarship 1986.
• Creative Writing Award - Southern Oregon University 1985.

INTERESTS

 

Enjoy people, dancing, playing soccer, basketball, tennis, table tennis, softball, music, cross-country skiing, canoeing, as well as writing, literature, theater, camping, computers, and photography.

STRENGTHS

 

I am a creative and innovative person in my work and in my personal life. Flexibility and adaptability are some of my major assets, allowing me to thrive in an ever-changing environment. In addition, I strive to constantly develop communication and interpersonal skills because I believe those skills are essential to being human and living a life of quality in the interactive process of learning and growth.

REFERENCES

 

Connie Anderson

Reference Services Coordinator

Southern Oregon University

Ashland, OR 97520

(541) 552-6820

anderson@sou.edu

 

Jim Rible

Systems Librarian/Science Librarian

Southern Oregon University

Ashland, OR 97520

(541) 552-6821

rible@sou.edu

 

Dr. Allyson Carlyle

Assistant Professor

Graduate School of Library and Information Science

University of Washington

133 Suzzallo Library, Box 352930

Seattle, WA 98195-2930

(206) 543-2887