CURRICULUM VITAE
Kimberly Michelle Gay
Head of Reference and Information Services Department
Academic Reference and Instruction Librarian
Prairie View A&M University: John B. Coleman Library
11800 Grant Road Apt#3102
Cypress, Texas 77429
kimberlymichellegay@yahoo.com
kmgay@pvamu.edu
Mobile Number: 940-391-6085
Home Number: 281-257-0900
Office Number: 936-261-1506
EDUCATION:
Texas Woman’s University: Denton, TX. M.L.S. Academic Librarianship, 2006. Sum Cum Laude. (4.0)
Texas Woman’s University: Denton, TX. B.S. Major-Mass Communication- Print Journalism, 2003. Magna Cum Laude. (3.89)
Texas Woman’s University: Denton, TX. B.S. Minor: Fashion Merchandising and Marketing and Minor: Sociology 2003 (3.89)
Denton High School: Denton, TX. High School Diploma- Journalism and Communication, 1988
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT:
Head of Reference and Information Services Department-John B. Coleman Library Prairie View A&M University 2014-Present
Interim/Acting Head of Reference and Information Services Department-John B. Coleman Library Prairie View A&M University
(2013-2014)
Academic Reference and Instruction Librarian, John B. Coleman Library. Prairie View A&M University. Texas. (2006- Current).
Library Assistant II-Library Reference Department, Texas A&M University- Commerce. Texas (2004-2006).
Online Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Library Science and Information Studies. TWU. Texas (2005-2006).
Library Research Student Assistant, Blagg Huey Library. Texas Woman’s University. Texas (1999-2003).
Retail Stores: Management and Customer Service Representative, Macy’s/Foleys/Woman’s World. Texas (1989-2007).
SELECTED ACADEMIC AND CAREER EMPLOYMENT EXPERINCES:
Organize and conduct the planning, managing, and performing of the reference and information services department’s goals
vision and mission statements
Organize, create and maintain the monthly reference desk schedules for supervising one-three reference and instruction
librarians in the Information Service Department.
Supervise three- seven the student workers/ graduate student workers and create their reference desk schedules and hire
student workers for the Reference Information Services Department
Teach, develop and organize library information literacy classes to ten (10) liaison areas (Main Campus- College of
Education; College of Agriculture and Human Sciences; College of Business; Department of Languages and Communications;
College of Juvenile Justice & Psychology; Political Science; College of Nursing; Department of History; Sociology and Social
Work ; University College ) for undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff.
Organize, create and update Reference and Information Services’ department policy handbook for the reference and
instruction librarians
Organize, create and update Reference and Information Services’ department policy handbook for the student workers in the
library. Organize all reference and information services’ department statistics for usage and for maintenance of equipment.
Create user surveys for library patrons and update all department mission and vision goals
Organize and answer questions at the Reference Desk for 30 hours per-week and conduct library tours.
Create and Organize collection development materials in print and electronic formats for four library faculty liaison areas;
performing committee work on 17 library committees and five university committees;
Create and maintenance the reference and information services department’s library webpages in developing website content.
Organize and Conduct monthly meetings with Deans, Directors and Chairs on implementing library classes into syllabuses.
Library Faculty Liaison to the College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Literature and Languages, Communication and
Journalism
Designed Web 2.0 web-based library content resource pages for subject specific area classes.
Provide four to eight hours a day of direct public reference service at the reference staff desk.
Recommend and Organize collection development of online and print materials in the areas of business, journalism,
communication, agriculture, education, reference, literature, languages, African American, Native American, Hispanic and
Asian library materials.
Course developed and Revised-Designed and Collaborated with the Literature and Languages’ Department a new class
entitled Professional Writing for Electronic Media ENGL 3043 and taught six (6) Electronic Media Library Research Instruction
classes in Spring 2009, Spring 2010.
Course developed and Revised Designed and Collaborated with the Literature and Languages’ Department enhancing the
Technical Writing ENGL 1143 class to included three classes on Web 2.0 (Social Networking, Blogging, E- Portfolios, Library
Research, Copyright and Plagiarism- Digital Age) classes in Summer 2010.
Organized and Chaired Library’s National Library Week, Banned Books Week and Women’s History Month events.
Serve/Chair/Vice Chair 16 library committees ( Acquisitions and Materials Budget; Black History Month-Vice Chair; Boards,
Signage and Displays; Collection Development; Distance Library Services Task Force; Fine Arts Appreciation Committee;
Honors Program Task Force; Library Assessment task Force; Library History Task Force; Publication Committee- Chair;
Library Search Committee; Social Committee; Special Events Task Force [Local and National]- Chair; 25th Anniversary Library
Committee.)
Supervise three to 10 library student assistants and library assistants on assigned reference desk duty times.
Supervised reference department student assistants and graduate assistants (schedule hours to work for the semester assign
task and duties, train, manage hours and payroll, hire, fire and evaluate duties performed by three-five reference student
assistants and two graduate assistants).
Opened and Closed all operations of the library on Sundays including the Circulation and Reference departments. Operations
include: open and close all front and back doors, computer terminals, electrical lights, cash register and all other relevant
closing and opening procedures. Handle library patrons’ reference questions as well give library tours and information literacy
database workshop classes on Sundays at Texas A&M University- Commerce.
Formulated online test set-ups, evaluate assignments, and check discussion board topics and quizzes for two online library
science classes per semester. Monitored the online classes’ discussion board forums, grades, student progresses,
assignments, course participation and emails in the course materials.
Established the first training program and manual for Students Assistants and Graduate Assistants who work in the Reference
Department of the library at Texas A&M University- Commerce.
Established and authored the first campus newspaper stories entitled “Librarian’s Nook for the TAMU-Commerce East Texan
newspaper.
Designed and promoted the first ever Texas A&M University- Commerce. James G. Gee Library Promotional Brochure and
James G. Gee Library Reference Department Newsletters.
Nominated and Chosen. Prairie View A&M University QEP- iREAD Academic Coach. Fall 2011 to Present
Retail Management Supervising: Accounted for all daily and nightly money draw tills; Supervised store inventory and sales
transactions; Organized work schedules for all employees; Supervised seven sales associates with daily work task and duties;
Hired, fired and organized performance evaluation for supervised sales associates; Stocked store merchandise and
merchandised sales floor; Assisted in the store's monthly calendar of events; Organized and implemented all merchandising
store plans; Open and closed all store activities daily; Assisted customers with merchandise selections.
SELECTED ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS:
American Library Association. Spectrum Scholar Award. 2003.
Texas Library Association. Spectrum Scholar Award. 2003.
Beta Lambda Chapter of Beta Phi Mu (International Library and Information Studies Honor Society) 2006- present.
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. 2006.
Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. 2003-present.
Golden Key International Honour Society. 2001 (lifetime member).
Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society. 2004 (lifetime member).
American Association of University Women. 2007-present
Cambridge Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals. Publication 2007.
Who’s Who Among African American Librarians. Publication 2007.
Marquis Who's Who in America® 2015 Publication (69th Edition). Outstanding Biography
Texas Woman’s University. Outstanding Campus Leader Award. 2001.
Texas Woman’s University. Outstanding Senior Award. 2003.
Texas Woman’s University. Class Agent. 2003.
The Montclair Who's Who in Collegiate Faculty™ 2010-2011 Publication Edition. Outstanding Biography
Prairie View A&M University- Texas A&M University System. Ten (10) Years of Service Award to the state of Texas. 8/ 31/ 11.
Prairie View A&M University Service-Learning and Community Service Award. April 28, 2011
Texas Library Association Black Caucus Chair’s Appreciation Award for Outstanding Service 2013
ACADEMIC LIBRARY PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
Texas Library Association. Black Caucus Roundtable Councilor Alternate. 2007-2010
Texas Library Association. Black Caucus Roundtable Councilor. 2010-2013
Texas Library Association. Black Caucus Roundtable Conference Stipend Chair. 2007Texas Library Association. Black Caucus Roundtable Conference- Chair/Elect 2015-2016
Texas Library Association. Black Caucus Roundtable Conference- Chair 2015-2016
Texas Library Association. Genealogy Roundtable Chair-Elect . 2007-2008. (Archives, Genealogy, and Local
History Round Table)
Texas Library Association. Genealogy Roundtable Chair. 2008-2009. (Archives, Genealogy, and Local History
Round Table)
Texas State Library and Archives Commission. TexShare Outreach and Instruction Working Group. 2007-2013
Texas Library Association. 2012 TLA Houston Conference Planning Committee. 2010-2013
Texas Library Association. Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List Task Force Committee. Reader 2010.
Texas Library Association. Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List Task Force Committee. Chair-Elect 2013-2014
Texas Library Association. Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List Task Force Committee. Chair- 2014-2015
Texas Library Association: District 8 Nomination Committee 2012-2013
American Library Association. Spectrum Scholar Initiative Program. Researcher. 2003-2007
Beta Phi Mu International Library & Information Studies Honor Society- Executive Board Evaluating Scholarship Committee
2014
Beta Phi Mu International Library & Information Studies Honor Society- President Chapter (Texas Woman’s University and
University of North Texas 2015
Texas Library Association. Nominated to serve on the Executive Board- Representative at Large: Academic Libraries fall 2014
ACADEMIC LIBRARY MEMBERSHIPS:
Texas Library Association. 2003Texas Library Association. Genealogy Roundtable (Archives, Genealogy, and Local History Round Table) .2003Texas Library Association. Library Instruction Roundtable. 2003Texas Library Association. Reference & Information Services Round Table member. 2003Texas Library Association. Administration Roundtable. 2003Texas Library Association. District 5Northeast Texas Regional Library System Hopkins County. 2003Texas Library Association. District 7 North Texas Regional Library System- Denton County. 2003Texas Library Association. District 8 Houston Texas Regional Library System.- Harris County. 2003.
American Library Association member. 2003American Library Association. Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) member 2003American Library Association. Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) 2003American Library Association. Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS). 2003American Library Association. Black Caucus member 2003American Library Association. Conference Planning Sub-Committee Chair Black Caucus ALA 2010 Conference
EDITED ACADEMIC TEXTBOOK PUBLICATIONS:
Books:
Contributing Editor of subject specific library resources to the textbook: Public Speaking Handbook with additional
readings., 2008. Collaborated with Communication and Journalism Department’s faculty to help publish custom-made
Speech 1003 Fundamentals of Speech textbook for Prairie View A&M University Fall 2008. Pearson Custom Publishing.
Taking from: Public Speaking Handbook, Second Edition by Steven A. Bebe and Susan J. Bebe, 2007.
Contributing Editor of subject specific library resources to the textbook: Public Speaking Handbook with additional
readings. 2010. Collaborated with Communication and Journalism Department’s faculty to help publish custom-made Speech
1003 Fundamentals of Speech textbook for Prairie View A&M University Fall 2010. . Pearson Custom Publishing. Taking from:
Public Speaking Handbook, Third Edition by Steven A. Bebe and Susan J. Bebe, 2010
Contributing Editor of subject specific library resources to the textbook: Communicating for Success. 2011. Collaborated
with Communication and Journalism Department’s faculty (Dr. Toniesha L. Taylor and Dr. Amber L. Johnson) to help publish
custom-made Speech 1003 Fundamentals of Speech textbook for Prairie View A&M University Fall 2011. New York: Pearson
Publishing (custom). Taking from: Communicating for Success, First Edition by Cheryl Hamilton and Bonnie Creel. Boston,
MA: Allyn & Bacon-Person Education, Inc. 2011
GRANTS:
Project Director, November 2014. Historically Black Colleges and Universities Library Alliance approved a grant of $6,000.00
to the John B. Coleman Library to support development or expansion of programs to improve library services in support of
faculty research. This grant is an integral part of the Expanding Library Support for Faculty Research in HBCUs project,
funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. (Principle Investigator Dr. Rosie L. Albritton, Director, University Library
Services; Professor, Educational Media and Technology)
PUBLISHED UNIVERSITY LIBRARY NEWSLETTERS: >> http://www.pvamu.edu/library/newsletters/
Editor of Campus-Wide Coleman Library Connections the Library electronic and print newsletter for Fall 2007. Volume 1
Editor of Campus-Wide Coleman Library Connections the Library electronic and print newsletter for Spring 2009. Volume 2
Editor of Campus-Wide Coleman Library Connections the Library electronic and print newsletter for Spring 2010. Volume 3
SELECTED MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS:
American Library Association’s National Worker’s Day Website. April 17, 2007. Library Staff Star
Texas Library Journal. Story. A Librarian’s Tell: Losing Weight by Gaining Will Power and Words of Wisdom. Summer 2007.
Texas Library Association. October 2010 Member of the Month. Website. >> http://www.txla.org/kimberly-gay
University of Houston: UJIMA, The Newsletter of the African American Studies Program >>
http://www.class.uh.edu/aas/__media/_PDF/Newsletter_Fall2008.pdf Page 16.
SELECTED INVITED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS/PROGRAMS/WORKSHOPS/GUEST LECTURER:
Harris County Public Library’s Northwest Branch Library. Saturday; July 14, 2011.. Cypress. TX. Presented topic A Genealogy
Family Reunion Affair: An Evidence Based Academic Approach
Harris County Public Library’s Northwest Branch Library. Saturday; June 29, 2013 Cypress. TX. Presented topic A Genealogy
Family Reunion Affair: An Evidence Based Academic Approach
Library Fellowship. Fayetteville State University. Charles W. Chesnutt Library. December 12-15, 2011. Fayetteville, NC.
Presented at the Library’s Fellows program four workshops: Association of College and Research Libraries- Standards and
Outcomes, Tracking Student Success. Integrating Web 2.0. Class Technology to Librarians and Professors. What is legalCopyright, Plagiarism, Fair Use, Academic Honesty, and Digital Millennium Act.
Library Fellowship. Fayetteville State University. Charles W. Chesnutt Library. December 12-15, 2010. Fayetteville, NC.
Presented at the Library’s Fellows program four workshops: Association of College and Research Libraries- Standards and
Outcomes, Tracking Student Success. Integrating Web 2.0. Class Technology to Librarians and Professors. What is legalCopyright, Plagiarism, Fair Use, Academic Honesty, and Digital Millennium Act.
University of North Texas. Department of Library and Information Sciences’ “All School Day” Houston. TX. December 4, 2010.
Presented topic: Academic Librarian on New Technologies in Social Networking at Your Library: Participate and Facilitate.
Thurgood Marshall High School. October 29, 2010. Missouri City, TX. Presented topic Got College Research Skills” From
School Libraries to Academic Libraries: Your High School Senior is my College Freshman. Excitement, Engagement and
Enlightenment: Come learn some “best library practices” for ensuring the successful transition from school libraries to
academic libraries for high school seniors.
San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Library Presentation: August 17-18, 2010. Program Title: Train the
Librarians--Teaching Practices: From School Library to Academic Library: “Got College Library Research Skills-Excitement,
Engagement and Enlightenment: Come learn some “best library practices” for ensuring the successful transition from school
libraries to academic libraries. Presented to CISD school librarians. San Benito, Texas
Harris County Public Library’s Northwest Branch Library. February 20, 2010. Cypress. TX. Presented topic African American
Genealogy 101 - How to begin researching your family's past.
RAMP (Research Association of Minority Professors) 29th Annual Conference. February 5, 2010. Houston. TX. Co-presented
topic Pathways to Pathfinders: Academic Librarians and Researching Credible Health Data in the World Wide Web for
Minorities.
Texas Library Association Conference. April 2009. Houston. TX. Presented topic Web 2.0 Genealogy Researching.
Texas Library Association Conference. April 2009. Houston. TX. Co-presented panel discussion topic K-20 Learners:
Preparing our Students for College and Career.
Prairie View A&M University. National Day of Writing Workshop. October 20, 2009. Prairie View. TX. Topic Got Media
Information Writing Literacy? Sponsored by the English Department and the Writing Center.
16th National HBCU Faculty Development Symposium. October 2009. Atlanta GA. Co-presented topic Enhancing, Engaging,
and Exciting: Global Intersections of Information Literacy, Technology, and Professional Writing.
16th National HBCU Faculty Development Symposium. October 2009. Atlanta GA. Co-presented topic Teaching styles using
African American Literature as learning objectives for enhancing students reading skills.
Minority Genealogy Research Workshops. September 26- 27, 2008.Saginaw, MI. Presented workshop on Training the public
librarians on Minority Genealogy Researching. Saturday- general public seminar. Workshop was sponsored by: Mideastern
Michigan Library Cooperative and the Saginaw Library Public Library System.
Texas Library Association’s District 8 Fall Conference. October 13, 2008. Aldine High School. Houston. TX. Presented topic
From School Libraries to Academic Libraries: Your High School Senior is my College Freshman. (Train the Trainers)
Excitement, Engagement and Enlightenment: Come learn some “best library practices” for ensuring the successful transition
from school libraries to academic libraries for your high school seniors.
Texas Library Association’s District 8 Fall Conference. October 17, 2008. University of Houston. Sugarland. TX. Presented
topic Global Librarian: Preparing Librarians to Stay Connected with the 21st Century Library Patron.
15th National HBCU Faculty Development Symposium. October 2008. Washington. D.C.. Co-presented topic Reflections on
Reading Research-Sociological and Educational Implications: Best Practices for thinking, reading, and writing using African
American literature; and the role of the librarian in developing initiatives for reading in the home, the school, the university, and
the community.
George Bush High School. February 1, 2008. Richmond, TX. Presented topic “Got College Research Skills” From School
Libraries to Academic Libraries: Your High School Senior is my College Freshman. Excitement, Engagement and
Enlightenment: Come learn some “best library practices” for ensuring the successful transition from school libraries to
academic libraries for high school seniors.
Thurgood Marshall High School. November 30, 2007. Missouri City, TX. Presented topic Got College Research Skills” From
School Libraries to Academic Libraries: Your High School Senior is my College Freshman. Excitement, Engagement and
Enlightenment: Come learn some “best library practices” for ensuring the successful transition from school libraries to
academic libraries for high school seniors.
Tomball High School. November 16, 2007. Tomball, TX. Presented topic Got College Research Skills” From School Libraries
to Academic Libraries: Your High School Senior is my College Freshman. Excitement, Engagement and Enlightenment: Come
learn some “best library practices” for ensuring the successful transition from school libraries to academic libraries for high
school seniors.
Black Caucus 6th National Conference of African American Librarians: Culture Keepers VI. August 2007. Fort Worth. TX. CoPresented topic Keeping the Culture through Engagement, Enlightenment, and Empowerment in Genealogy researching from
the Africa to the America.
University of Houston’s African American Studies Department. April 10, 2008. Visiting seminar lecturer on Africana Diaspora
Genealogy. Presented topic: Evidence Based Minority Genealogy Records and Research. The seminar discussed African
American, Asian American, Native American and Hispanic American Genealogy Research.
Texas Library Association Conference. April 2009. Houston. TX. Presented topic Innovative Ideas: Managing and Collecting
for a Genealogy Library..
Prairie View A&M University. 2008-2009. Prairie View. TX. Presented workshops on Copyright and Plagiarism, Fair Use in
Higher Education, Teaching and Learning Styles, Building Learning Communities with RSS feeds, Wikis, and Blogs in the
Center for Teaching Excellence.
Texas Library Association’s District 8 Fall Conference. October 18, 2007. Lone Star College- CY-Fair. Cypress. TX. Presented
topic Got EBSCOhost Database College Library Research Skills.
Texas Library Association- LIRT (Library Instruction Roundtable) Summit. September 30, 2011. Presentation. Train the
Librarians: Senior to Freshman 21st Century Academic Library Instruction Skills. Lamar University, Beaumont,
Texas.
Texas Library Association Conference. April 2010. San Antonio TX. Presented presentation on Your High Senior is my
College Freshman: From School Libraries to Academic Libraries
Texas Library Association Conference. April 2012. Houston. TX. Presented panel discussion Embedded Academic
Librarianship Preparing Librarians and Faculty for co-teaching
Texas Library Association Conference. April 2013. Fort Worth. TX. Presented panel discussion Library Organization Cultures
and Leadership
Prairie View A&M University- the Opal Johnson Smith Auditorium Fall 2013 Faculty/Staff Conference. Presentation on >> Oh,
What Wonders Abide: Enriching Our Work Through Treasures in the JBC.” August 21, 2013.
ACADEMIC LIBRARY FELLOWSHIPS:
HBUC Mellon Grant Information Literacy Leadership Institute Fellowship. February 2008. Charlotte. NC . Fellowship
addressed principles, components, and the use of information technology in developing credit and non credit Library
Information Literacy Instruction courses at the university level. >> http://archives.jcsu.edu/illi/
HBUC Mellon Grant Information Literacy Leadership Institute Fellowship. October 2008. Charlotte. NC . Fellowship
addressed principles, components, and the use of information technology in developing credit and non credit Library
Information Literacy Instruction courses at the university level. >> http://archives.jcsu.edu/illi/
HBUC Mellon Grant Faculty and Librarian Fellowship Institute. December 12-15, 2010. Fayetteville. NC . Two-day Faculty
and Librarian Fellowship Institute workshops that addressed principles, components, and the use of information technology in
developing faculty and librarian collaborations at the higher education level. Served has a guest speaker who presented
information on ACRL, Library Technology, Copyright and Plagiarism and Student Success. Library Fellowship. Fayetteville
State University. Charles W. Chesnutt Library. December 12-15, 2010. Fayetteville, NC. Presented at the Library’s Fellows
program four workshops: Association of College and Research Libraries- Standards and Outcomes, Tracking Student
Success. Integrating Web 2.0. Class Technology to Librarians and Professors. What is legal- Copyright, Plagiarism, Fair Use,
Academic Honesty, and Digital Millennium Act.
HBUC Mellon Grant Faculty and Librarian Fellowship Institute. December 12-15, 2011. Fayetteville. NC . Two-day Faculty and
Librarian Fellowship Institute workshops that addressed principles, components, and the use of information technology in
developing faculty and librarian collaborations at the higher education level. Served has a guest speaker who presented
information on ACRL, Library Technology, Copyright and Plagiarism and Student Success. December 12-15, 2011.
SELECTED UNIVERSITY CAMPUS COMMITTEES & SERVICES:
John B. Coleman Library Committees: Serve/Chair/Vice Chair 16 library committees ( Acquisitions and Materials Budget;
Black History Month-Vice Chair; Boards, Signage and Displays; Collection Development; Distance Library Services Task
Force; Fine Arts Appreciation Committee; Honors Program Task Force; Library Assessment task Force; Library History Task
Force; Publication Committee- Chair; Library Search Committee; Social Committee; Special Events Task Force [Local and
National]- Chair; 25th Anniversary Library Committee.)
Prairie View A&M University Committees: Provost’s Learning Effectiveness Committee, QEP/SACS Committee; PVAMU
Women’s Leadership Committee; QEP- iREAD Academic Coach; PVAMU Student Conduct Hearing Board Committee
(President Appointed);Organization Review Board for the Office of Student Engagement (Assistant Director of Student
Conduct Appointed. Dr. Thomas-Smith Houston Livestock and Rodeo Oratorical Speech Scholarship Committee 2014-2015
SELECTED TECHNOLGY FELLOWSHIP CONFERENCES ATTENDED:
Building Learning Communities Conference on Library Information Literacy. July 13-16, 2010. Boston, MA . Attended
workshops on the advancement in education using new media technologies. Conference was sponsored by the November
Learning Group.
SELECTED ADVISOR COMMITTEE SERVICE:
EBSCOhost NetLibrary Advisor Council 2010Founder /Advisor for the Texas A&M University-Commerce’s National Association of Black Journalists’ Student Chapter 2004Co-Advisor Prairie View A&M University-The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (Honors 3.4 or higher) 2010-2012
Advisor Prairie View A&M University-The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (Honors 3.4 or higher) 2013- Present
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCES ATTENDED:
TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION: (year, location, president)
2013-2014 San Antonio Dr. Yvonne Chandler
2012-2013 Fort Worth Sheryl L. Bird
2011-2012 Houston Jerilynn Williams
2010-2011 Austin Maribel Castro
2009-2010 San Antonio Patrick Heath
2008-2009 Houston Melody Kelly
2007-2008 Dallas Steve Brown
2006-2007 San Antonio Jana Knezek
2005-2006 Houston Gretchen McCord
2004-2005 Austin Dana Rooks
American Library Association Conferences: 2004, 2007
ALA: African American Librarian Conference 2009- Fort Worth, Texas
ALA: Joint Librarians of Color 2008- New Orleans, Louisiana
COMPUTER SKILLS
 Microsoft: Outlook, Word, Word Perfect, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Publisher basic and advance skills
 Desk Top Publishing-Page Maker, Adobe Photoshop Premier, PowerPoint : basic-advance skills
 Camtasia Studio 6/Beyond and SnagIt 9/ Beyond: basic-advance skills
 Web.2.0/Beyond and Social Networking: basic and advance skills
 Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, PVAMU/ John B. Coleman Apps, Twitter, Tumbler, Educational Apps……)
 eReaders- Kindle and iPAD: basic and advance skills
 HTML/CSS/ XHTML handcoding/design, Dreamweaver: basic and some advance skills
 Experience in Ariel: a document transmission software and hardware system that uses the Internet to send and
receive scanned journal articles through the Interlibrary Loan Departments.
 Have a working knowledge of the operation of basic word processing, spreadsheets and database software, personal
computers and peripheral office equipment such as printers, faxes, copiers, typewriters, calculator, and other pertinent
office supplies.
 Social Media and student engagement educational apps
Update: December 22, 2014
References available upon request