Paul Andrew Doty
Office
115 Owen D. Young Library
St. Lawrence University
Canton, New York 13617
(315) 229-5483
pdoty@stlawu.edu
Education:
Master of Library Science, August 1991
University at Albany SUNY, Albany, New York
Master of Arts in English Literature, August 1988
University of Maine, Orono, Maine.
Thesis: "Keswick and Better Company: A Study of Lord Byron's Don Juan."
Bachelor of Arts in English, December 1983
Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire.
Professional
Experience:
Electronic Services Librarian, Owen D. Young Library
St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York
January 1998 – present
Responsible for the development and maintenance of library web presence
and other web projects, have full public service responsibilities, and
participate in projects with the Systems Team. I have been interim
supervisor for the ILL Department, and helped implement ILLiad system.
I teach in the First Year Program. Served on Faculty Teaching and
Development Committee 1999-2002, Chair, Education Technologies
Committee, 2001-2004.
Information Literacy Librarian, Jim Dan Hill Library
University of Wisconsin Superior, Superior, Wisconsin
September 1993 to December 1998
Responsible for Bibliographic Instruction to university community,
reference services, teaching in Library Science minor. Elected to Faculty
Senate 1994-1998.
Reference Librarian, Marriott Library
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
December 1991 to September 1993
Responsible for public service in the reference area, database searching,
bibliographic instruction, and collection development in American
Literature, Theater, and Asian Studies.
Paul Andrew Doty
Research Assistant, School of Information Science and Policy
University at Albany SUNY, Albany, New York
September 1990 to June 1991
Assistant to Dr. Joseph Morehead. Elected as student representative to
Curriculum Committee.
Instructor of English,
Husson College, Bangor, Maine
September 1989 to August 1990
Responsible for preparation and teaching of courses in composition,
speech, and literature. Appointed to Faculty Development and Evaluation
Committee.
Instructor of English, English as a Second Language Program
University of Maine, Orono, Maine
June 1988 to August 1989
Responsible for the preparation and teaching of courses in speaking,
writing, and listening.
Teaching Assistant, Department of English
University of Maine, Orono, Maine
September 1985 to May 1987
Responsible for preparation and teaching of courses in composition
Publications:
“Spenser and the Selectric II” The Leaflet: Journal of the New England
Association of Teachers of English. Vol 103(2) Spring 2004.
"Fish, Fire, and Fallacies: Approaches to Information Technology and Higher
Education." portal.October 2002.
"Interface Vagaries." Odyssey. Vol 8(2) 2002.
"Mistakes: An Essay on Librarianship, the Web, and Design." Internet
Reference Services Quarterly.Vol 5(3) 2001.
“Full-Text Resources and Undergraduate Learning." Odyssey. Vol 6(2) 2001.
"Stepping Stones or Serving Spoons: An Essay on Student Use of Hypertext
Syllabus." Internet Reference Services Quarterly. Vol 4(1) 1999.
"Before the Flood: Recommended Readings on the Internet Predating 1987."
Internet Reference Service Quarterly. Vol 3(4) 1998.
"Tears Live in An Onion." Philosophies of Reference Service. Ed. Celia Hales
Mabry. New York: Haworth Press, 1999. 113-119.
"Selling the Home Page." Internet Reference Services Quarterly. Vol 1(3)
1996
"How Index-Learning Turns No Student Pale: An Approach to Bibliographic
Instruction." Reference Librarian. No. 50/51 1995.
Paul Andrew Doty
Presentations:
“Google and Google Scholar” A series of presentations for librarians in
Northern New York facilitated by the Northern New York Library
Network, Winter/Spring 2005.
"Information Literacy as if Reading Mattered" A paper presented at the SUNY
Conference on Instructional Technologies, Potsdam, New York, May
2003.
"Reference for the Web, A Web for Reference: Design, Librarians, and
Reference Service in Cyberspace." Half day workshop for the Educause
National Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, October 2002.
"Code Your Own." A lecture presented at the Blackboard: Building a
Community of Learners Conference, Canton, New York, April 6, 2002.
"I am Solitary Whilst I Read and Write: The Internet as Emersonian Space." A
paper presented at the Society for Philosophy and Technology Conference,
San Jose, California, July 16, 1999.
"Virtual by Default." A paper presented at the Special Libraries Association
Conference, Montreal, Quebec, June 12, 1995.
"Evolving in Numbers: Federal Statistical Sources in Diversity Education." A
paper presented to the WEAC Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, 1994.
Skills:
Microsoft Office, PaintShop Pro, PhotoShop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks,
scanning programs, email clients, HTML, CSS