June 2013

Liaison work Created new book display Great Books for the 4th of July Instruction None Special projects & Committee work Completed the practice reference questions assignment Completed ideas assignment (faculty outreach, student outreach, TMTs, promotion/review topics, strategic plan) Reviewed online resources (databases, LibGuides, TMTs, etc.) Practiced using LibGuides and LibAnswers Explored the Camtasia and Prezi programs Reviewed Texas Library Association website (committees, membership, past conference presentation materials) Professional Development Attended the following online trainings through Springshare: Best Practices for Building LibGuides Basics, LibAnswers LibAnswers Admin Attended the following trainings through Training and Development: SpeakEasy 2.0 Sexual Harassment: Awareness & Prevention IdeaWorks Concur Training Basics Goal Setting & Motivation Advanced Concur Completed the following online trainings: Orientation to the A&M System Retention of State Records Reporting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Information Security Awareness Ethics Creating a Discrimination-Free Workplace Reviewed the following resources: Ross, Celia. Making Sense of Business Reference. Chicago: American Library Association, 2013. The Future Is coming soon

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July 2013
Liaison work Created new book display Beach Books (18 books checked out from the display) Emailed an introduction to all CHSSA faculty Met with Dean Attardo to discuss a library presentation for the upcoming faculty convocation on August 22nd Started on CHSSA faculty convocation presentation Instruction None Special projects & Committee work Marketing: Library 24/5 (flyer, bookmark, Facebook cover) Laptops Anytime (flyer, bookmark, Facebook cover) Text a Librarian (Facebook cover) Marketing plan (draft) Professional Development Meetings: Marsha Keenan Overview of Millennium/common questions and problems Robyn Peltier Overview of electronic resources/common questions and problems/LibGuides Dana Toles Overview of Gov Docs & related common questions Andrea Weddle Overview of archives and digital collections Sue Weatherbee Safety training Annual Retreat Training & Development: New Employee Orientation Bored with PowerPoint? Try Prezi! Online trainings through TrainTraq: Red Flags Identity Theft ADA for Supervisors & Faculty FERPA Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Flashpoint Workplace Flashpoint Campus Shots Fired on Campus HIPAA Privacy and Security for Business Associates Individual Emergency Preparedness Position Descriptions Time Off Issues for Employees Time and Effort
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Online trainings through Spring Share: LibGuide Basics LibGuide Basics 2 Online trainings through GOBI: Basic Search with Facets Demand-Driven Acquisitions in GOBI3 GOBIExpress New User Overview Templates Simplify Selecting/Ordering YBP Marketplace Online trainings on marketing: Big Fat Marketing Mistakes webinar with Anna Sawyer from Trada The Future Marketing and faculty convocation

August 2013
Liaison work Created new book display College (9 books checked out) Sent a personalized letter to select CHSSA faculty teaching courses that seemed would benefit from a library instruction session Presented at CHSSA Fall Convocation Assisted with planning & implementing the Coffee Come & Go for faculty; hand delivered invitations to departments Met with Robin Reid to discuss expectations of an embedded librarian in two of her classes (undergraduate literature class and graduate research class) Attended the New Faculty Chamber of Commerce Luncheon Participated in Update Your Network (guiding students/talking about the library services and part time positions) Attended the marimba concert of music faculty member, Brian Zator Instruction CHSSA Fall Convocation EndNote web, Predatory Publishers, & Library Services for Faculty SOC 320 Deviant Behavior (instruction and LibGuide) HIST 1302 WWII War & Memory Project (instruction, tour, and LibGuide) Shadowed Sarah in two ENG courses with Dr. Stewart Special projects & Committee work Marketing: Coffee Come & Go invitations Mustache Bash preparations

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Professional Development Training & Development: Campus Communications (with Lisa Martinez) New Faculty Orientation Online trainings through RUSA: Meeting Your Users Where they Are User Experience Research 101 Misc. Training: Using the Master Calendar (with David Morgan) Government Documents for WWII project (with Dana Toles) Attended President Joness fall convocation The Future Mustache Bash and Banned Books Week!

September 2013
Liaison work Created new book display Be a Librotraficante Read a Banned Book Met with Dean Attardo twice about a new faculty orientation for CHSSA faculty and spring convocation Instruction COH111 William Wadley COH111 Julie Goodwin (x2 sections) SPC201 Stephen Furlich (x3 sections) ENG489 Robin Reid (honors section only) ENG200 informal meet & greet/work as embedded librarian (posting to discussions and answering questions) HIST1301 Jessica Brannon-Wranosky AG100 Erin Fortenberry (x3 sections) HIST411 Race & Education Jessica Brannon-Wranosky SOC331 Jiaming Sun (x2 sections) ENG1301 Andrew Spencer (x2 sections) HIST253 Judy Ford Several individual instruction sessions with CHSSA students Special projects & Committee work International Students: Met with John Jones and John Atabaev to discuss the needs of international students and the possibility of assistance with identifying volunteers for a native language library orientation videos Developed a script for native language videos Drafted a proposal for international student focus groups
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Researched outreach activities and support to international students at other universities

Marketing: Mustache Bash (event planning & publicity) Banned Books Liana Lopez/Librotraficante (publicity) Faculty Pub (Facebook cover, mass emails) Selected as chair for the Marketing Committee Held three committee meetings Developed a website and request form for the Marketing Committee Professional Development Training & Development: Wills & Trusts Rosetta Stone (beginning Chinese) Other Attended Campus Events: Korean Student Thanksgiving activity WWII War & Memory Presentation Office of Research & Sponsored Programs Reception The Future Native Language Orientation Videos & more marketing!

October 2013
Liaison work Created new book display Will Self (for authors visit) Assisted communication faculty member, Stephen Furlich with personal research questions Collaborated with Jessica Brannon-Wranosky to identify and contact a potential speaker for Womens History Month (March) Met with Dean Attardo about University Funding Form and possibly collaborating on an International Humor Publication directory Instruction McNairs Scholars CHSSA New Faculty Orientation UNCO111 Rebecca Tuerk UNCO111 Marilyn Thompson UNCO111 Jason Bushnell COH111 Quynh Dang ENG1301 Jennifer Jones (x2) UNCO111 Rebecca Watkins (x2) COH111 Maryfrances Miller UNCO111 Sarah Northam
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Research Guides ART404 Contemporary Issues: http://tamuc.libguides.com/art404 ART 497/595 - Advanced Art History Topic: http://tamuc.libguides.com/art497/595 HIST1301 US History to 1877 (Darina Davis): http://tamuc.libguides.com/hist1301 SPC201 Introduction to Speech: http://tamuc.libguides.com/speech CHSSA Faculty Guide - http://tamuc.libguides.com/chssafaculty Special projects & Committee work Usability Study for Library Website Met with Craig & Sean to select testing dates and discuss the project Conducted 1st series of usability tests with students Women in Leadership Learning Community (WILL) Met with my mentee for the program International Students: Filmed International Student Orientation video Contacted Gilbert at Hispanic Student Services to possibly translate script into Spanish and do the voice over Contacted Jiaming Sun to possibly translate script into Chinese and do the voice over Marketing: Gerritsen Collection (faculty emails, Facebook cover) Rosetta Stone service (TV image, flyer, and website image) Developed 3 marketing request forms (material creation request, approval request, display use) Developed an approval checklist for marketing materials approved through the Marketing Committee Laptops Anytime Launch Party o Spoke with Andrea Miller from the university marketing team to plan for Dallas news channels for the launch o Submitted the information for an official press release to be written by marketing communications (with quotes from Greg, Sean, Sue, and Chuck). o Sent flyers and bookmarks for printing o Added the Launch Party announcement to the master calendar for the university (it had to be submitted to the master calendar before we could request photo and video services) o Spoke with Jason Flowers and he (and his crew) will be at the launch party with both video and photo cameras o Sent a draft invitation letter to Greg (upon his approval these will go out to key administrators and faculty) o Created a flyer for the launch, table tent for the tables in the Bistro, study rooms and around the library; and countdown to the launch poster o Drafted budget for the launch party Held 3 Marketing Committee Meetings Professional Development Training & Development: Panic Button EDS Training
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Protection of Human Subjects (IRB training) Safe Spaces 101 & 102 Responsible Conduct of Research (IRB training) Masters & Specialists Roundtable Conflict Resolution The 5 Essentials of Every Strong Grant Proposal Strengths Quest 1

Other Rosetta Stone: Completed Unit 1: Levels 1-5, Unit 2: Levels 1 - 3 The Future Native Language Orientation Videos & Laptops Anytime Launch Party

November 2013
Liaison work Discussed materials for collection with theater faculty member, Kelly Switzer Completed GOBI training with Sandy and began selecting for MMCT and Sociology/Criminal Justice Instruction UNCO 111 Mark Reid Grad Student Talk Robin Reid Special projects & Committee work Usability Study for Library Website: Met with Craig & Sean to discuss the project Conducted several series of usability tests both in Commerce and Mesquite Wrote the narrative section of the analysis and helped to edit the entire report International Students Library Intro Video: Scheduled voice over session with Gilbert Hernandez (Spanish) for December 6th and Mathew Yareoiutepiy (Woleian) for December 5th (practice run) Marketing: Planned and hosted the Laptops Anytime Launch Party Further developed the Marketing Committee website Met with Jerome Osborne & Al Diaz to discuss marketing ideas for the Campus Recreation Center that may be transferable to the library Began working on templates for brochures, posters, etc. for the library Held weekly Marketing Committee Meetings

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Scholarly Communication Strategic Plan Collaborated with Scott to begin developing the Scholarly Communication Strategic Plan proposal (to be submitted mid-December) Professional Development Presentation Proposal: Submitted a presentation proposal with Scott for the Cross Timbers Conference at the University of Texas Arlington Other Rosetta Stone: Completed Unit 2: Levels 4-5, Unit 3: Levels 1-3 The Future Native Language Orientation Videos & Scholarly Communication Planning

December 2013
Liaison work Created a holiday greeting card for the RIS department, sent the card to all CHSSA faculty & staff (attached) Met with Lucy Pickering about TESOL track in English program, scheduled a tentative instruction for next semester Instruction SPC1315 Tony DeMars Individual instruction with a history undergraduate student Special projects & Committee work Usability Study for Library Website: Along with Sean Anderson and Craig Wheeler, submitted the final report for the Libraries Usability Study (attached) International Students Library Intro Video: Rescheduled voice over session with Gilbert Hernandez (Spanish) for January 3rd (December date cancelled due to ice storm) Marketing: Held weekly Marketing Committee Meetings Created the AirPAC flyer (attached) Created two subcommittees to work on the development of committee bylaws and the defining the committees scope

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Scholarly Communication Strategic Plan Along with Scott Lancaster, submitted Scholarly Communication Strategic Plan (attached) Professional Development Presentation: Proposal with Scott Lancaster for the Cross Timbers Library Collaborative Scholarly Communications & Digital Curation Affinity Group was accepted Created the Powerpoint for the presentation, but was unable to attend the conference (presentation attached) Other Graduation: Volunteered to assist with organizing students for one graduation session The Future Continue with the Native Language Orientation Videos & Scholarly Communication Planning, prepare for spring semester

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