CURRICULUM VITAE
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Coordinator of
Outreach,
Marquette
University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Work collaboratively with the Coordinator of Research to allocate staff
time and resources in the provision of research and outreach services;
Serve on the library’s Administrative Council; Represent the library on
the University Assessment Committee and provide input on policy
decisions; Serve as the liaison to the College of Professional Studies;
Encourage professional development and seek funding support; Oversee
the desktop applications support service in the Information Commons and
maintenance of the Lanier system; Identify programmatic needs for
instruction; Coordinate library instruction for summer enrichment and
minority-based programs; Identify promotion needs for services and
resources. 7/03-Present
Notable projects:
- Observed an environment of uncertainty surrounding
assessment rubrics
on campus and the need for faculty access to examples relevant to
Marquette. Identified an opportunity to provide support with the
development of an award-winning rubric publication in collaboration
with the colleges of Communication and Arts & Sciences. Received
funding from both units. Co-wrote a cover memo with the Vice Provost
for Undergraduate Programs.
- Mobilized the reference department’s Instruction Team
to review
assessment instruments and measure the information literacy skills of
freshmen. Anticipated issues, prioritized work, and reported the
assessment results to the library board and the University Assessment
Committee.
- Facilitated change during a departmental
reorganization to a team
structure, including identifying issues, listening to departmental
member concerns and working towards solutions with a collaborative
approach when possible.
- Identified student concerns and library usage
patterns via a survey.
Surpassed the participation goal with 1100 respondents.
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Content
Developer, Capella University, based out
of
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Developed content for graduate students of the online university,
focusing on research skills in relation to comprehensive exam
preparation and dissertation research. 9/1/06-9/31/06
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Coordinator
of Instruction, Marquette University,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Administered the library’s instruction programs, including a
supervisory role in relation to instruction librarians; Coordinated
instruction-related professional development; Oversaw the First Year
English library instruction program. 9/97-6/03
Notable projects:
- Collected
patron data via a faculty survey, the
LibQUAL survey, and a
focus group. Analyzed the data and shared the results widely to inform
future decisions.
- Provided leadership on a ULG “digital access
measures” data project
and reported findings and recommendations at a ULG directors meeting.
- Coordinated a ULG comparative LibQUAL analysis.
Worked directly with
LibQUAL’s creator, defined parameters, produced comparative charts, and
communicated results to other participants via passworded web pages.
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Business
Reference Librarian, Marquette University,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Served as the liaison to the College of Business Administration;
Managed a budget of $15,000 for business collection development.
9/95-8/97
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Automated
Systems/Serials Librarian, Monmouth
College, Monmouth, Illinois.
Shared oversight of automated system applications; Managed all aspects
of serials, including supervision of student workers; Reviewed policies
and established new practices within multiple functional areas, based
on rotating assignments in a setting with three professional positions.
7/92-8/95
Progressive
Assignments:
Head of:
Cataloging, 8/94-8/95; Circulation, 1/93-7/94; Reference,
7/92-12/92.
Notable projects:
- Co-directed
the library’s catalog automation project.
Reviewed
proposals, attended meetings at the vendor’s headquarters, and assisted
with start-up issues.
- Co-directed the library’s reclassification and
barcoding project,
including supervision of approximately thirty temporary employees.
Removed the entire collection from the library’s shelves and re-shelved
it over a four-week period.
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Temporary
Reference Librarian, Grinnell College,
Grinnell, Iowa.
Provided general reference service; Participated in the library’s
bibliographic instruction program. Created subject guides to the
library’s collection. 1/92-5/92
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| EDUCATION |
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Fulbright
Scholar, University of Iceland, 1990-91
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
Master of Library Science, 1990
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
B.A. in Scandinavian Studies, 1988
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PEER-REVIEWED
PUBLICATIONS |
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Cardwell,
Catherine, Katherine Furlong, and Julie
O’Keeffe. “My Librarian: Personalized Research Clinics and the Academic
Library.” Research Strategies
18.2
(2002): 97-111.
O’Keeffe, Julie. “Small College Library Directors: Getting in the Door
and Surviving on the Job.” College
& Research Libraries 59.2
(1998): 140-153.
Chappell, Virginia, Julie O’Keeffe, and Randy Hensley. “Finding
Reliable Sources: An Instructional Strategy that Closes the Gap between
the Reference Desk and the Classroom.” Assembly on Computers in English
Journal 1.3 (1998): 8-26.
O’Keeffe, Julie. “One Step at a Time: A Framework for Introducing
Business Students to Sources of Company and Industry Data,” Research
Strategies 16.1 (1998): 71-77. |
PROFESSIONAL
PRESENTATIONS
NATIONALLY |
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“Will
It Make My Teeth Whiter? Selling the Library
Without Selling Out,” Panel Moderator, with Mary Evangeliste, Pat
Berge, and Erla Heynes, ACRL
Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, March 31, 2007.
“From ‘My Library’ to ‘My Librarian’: a Reinvestigation of Personalized
Research Clinics,” ACRL Conference, Denver, Colorado, March 16, 2001.
"Closing the Gap between the Reference Desk and the Classroom," with
Virginia Chappell, Director of First Year English at Marquette
University, Conference on College Composition and Communication,
Atlanta, Georgia, March 26, 1999.
“Small College Library Directors: Getting in the Door and Surviving on
the Job,” ACRL Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, April 12, 1997.
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PROFESSIONAL
PRESENTATIONS
REGIONALLY |
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“Rubrics,
Assessment, Reaccreditation,” WAAL
Conference, Stevens Point,
Wisconsin, March 29, 2006.
“Stale, Creepy, Tomb-Like: User Surveys and the Things you Learn,” WAAL
Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 4, 2003.
“Teaching Information Literacy,” Writing and the Jesuit Tradition of
Education Conference, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
October 11,
1999.
"Recent Trends in the Book and Magazine Trade," Panel Moderator, LCOMM
Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 18, 1999.
"Hey, are you awake? Successful Freshman BI Content and Delivery that
Keeps Students Engaged," WAAL Conference, Madison, Wisconsin, April 13,
1999.
“Teaching Students Critical Use of the Web and Employing PowerPoint to
Enhance Web Presentations,” Preparing Future Faculty Conference,
University of
Wisconsin-
Milwaukee and Marquette University, October 23, 1998.
“Evaluating Web Sites,” LCOMM Continuing Education Workshop, University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, March 10, 1998.
“Staying Organized: User-Based Web Lists in Reference Service,” LCOMM
Reference Update XVII, Marquette, October 15, 1997.
“Small College Library Directors: Getting in the Door and Surviving on
the Job,” WAAL Conference, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, April 17, 1997.
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NOTABLE
COMMITTEE
POSITIONS |
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Outside Marquette University:
Co-Chair, WAAL Conference Planning Committee, 2000
Member, WAAL Board, 2000
Chair, Library Council of Metro Milwaukee Continuing Education
Committee, 1998
President, Ameritech Library Software National Users Group, 1995
Within Marquette University:
Marquette University Global Missions Committee, 2007 - Present
Marquette University Faculty Council, 2007 - Present
Marquette University Assessment Committee, 2000 - Present
Marquette University Academic Senate, 2006-2007
Within Marquette Library:
Secretary, Marquette University Librarians Assembly, 2003-04
Chair, Marquette University Librarians Assembly, 1999-00
Vice Chair, Marquette University Librarians Assembly, 1998-99
Chair, Instruction Committee, 1997-2003
Member, Staff Development Advisory Committee, Marquette University,
1997-99
Secretary, Marquette University Librarians Assembly, 1997-98
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OVERSEAS
RESIDENCY |
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Australia,
1991
Iceland, 1990-1991
Norway, 1986-1987 |
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