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Instructional Design Librarian

Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
July 2007-present

  • Develop and co-teach a weekly class on instruction for librarians
  • Develop and teach monthly emerging technology talks for library staff
  • Develop and co-facilitate a monthly educational technologies discussion group with the Teaching and Learning Center
  • Develop information literacy course activities
  • Create a local Learning Objects repository
  • Create content for social sites to extend library’s presence
  • Manage Women’s and Gender Studies, Philosophy, and Teaching and Learning Center collections
  • Implemented text message reference service

Library Specialist III, Microtext

Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
July 2006 – June 2007

  • Directly supported faculty, staff, students, and public in accessing microtext collection
  • Developed procedures and recommended policies for internal departmental operations
  • Managed between 20 and 25 student workers each semester
  • Utilized course management software and instant messaging to assist student workers
  • Created and maintained student handbook wiki
  • Copy-cataloged microtext and government documents materials
  • Collected usage and acquisitions data
  • Led library tours and taught basic bibliographic instruction to freshman and visiting high school students
  • Made weeding decisions and co-coordinated weeding of government documents collection beginning April 2005
  • Co-taught one-hour information literacy classes beginning August 2005
  • Provided four hours weekly of reference services beginning January 2006
  • Trained for library liaison duties, served as liaison for the Women and Gender Studies department beginning January 2007
  • Supervised physical rearrangement of the University microtext collection

MLIS Practicum

Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
June 2006 – December 2006

  • Designed learning objects for information literacy course with Technology Team Head and Webmaster
  • Created learning objects logical framework
  • Used Captivate to create flash-based learning games

Library Assistant III, Microtext

Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
November 2003 – July 2006

  • Title was changed to “Library Specialist III” in July 2006 but job requirements remained unchanged. Please see above.

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This online portfolio contains information relating to my professional work, association involvement, publications, and presentations. I also write regularly at Lauren's Library Blog. If you would like to get in touch you can contact me at lauren@laurenpressley.com.

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