SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
(in reverse chronological order)
Accepted paper, Subject and Bibliographic Access to Electronic Theses and Dissertations in the Sciences and Technology: Perspectives of U.S. and U.K. Science Librarians, ETD 2008, 11th International Symposium on Electronic Theses & Dissertations, June 6, 2008, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland, U.K. http://www.rgu.ac.uk/etd/programme/page.cfm?pge=45696
Sophie Bogdanski* (West Virginia University, U.S.A.)
Anne Christie* (University of Alaska Fairbanks, U.S.A.)
Bryna Coonin (East Carolina University, U.S.A.)
Simon Bevan* (Cranfield University, U.K.)
Susan Copeland (The Robert Gordon University, U.K.)
Invited speaker, “ What we wish they knew when they got here: an academic librarian's perspective, updated” Librarian to Librarian Summit, Saturday Feb 23, 2008, Joyner Teaching Resources Center.
Invited speaker, “Web Tools for Library Assessment: Focus on SurveyMonkey,” Hot Topics Discussion Group, Association of College & Research Libraries Science & Technology Section (ACRL STS), American Library Association Annual Meeting, Sunday, Washington DC, June 24, 2007.
Presenter “Reference Interview Effects Quality of Service”, workshopfor The Cooperating Libraries of Nash and Edgecombe Counties (CLONE), with Dr. John Harer, East Carolina University Associate Professor, College of Education, Dept.of Library Science & Instructional Technology (COE LSIT). Braswell Memorial Library, Rocky Mount, N.C. April 18, 2007
Presenter, Workshop on the Maryland Model for Reference Service, Wake County Public Library System, August 30, 2005.
Presenter, Workshop on the Maryland Model for Reference Service, Joyner Library SPA Workshop, March 18, 2005.
Panelist, "Equity of Access in the Electronic Environment," panel sponsored by Reference & Users' Services Machine-Assisted Reference Division (RUSA/MARS) User Access to Services Committee, American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA., January 11, 2004.
Presenter, Workshop on the Maryland Model for Reference Service, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, N.C., July 24, 2003.
Presenter, "Making the Electronic Environment Accessible to All: Strategies for Change, with an Update on E-Journal Accessibility," 11th National Conference, Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), Charlotte, N.C. April 11, 2003.
Presenter, “Now I See
it, Now You Don’t: a Report on the Virtual Reference Environment,”
5th Annual Accessing Higher Ground Conference:
Assistive Technology and Accessible
Media in Higher Education, University Memorial Center, University of Colorado
Boulder, Boulder, CO, Nov.
7, 2002.
Presenter, "Establishing E-Journal Accessibility: a suggested approach," Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), American Library Association Annual Conference, Georgia World Conference Center, Atlanta, GA. June 17, 2002
Facilitator,
"Two Heads Are Better than One: Business and Science Sources for Inventors,”
panel discussion, combined program of the
General Discussion Group of the Association of College & Research Libraries
(ACRL) Science & Technology Section and
the American Library Association Business Reference and Adult Services
Section (BRASS) Discussion Group, American Library
Association Annual Conference, Georgia World Conference Center, Atlanta,
GA., June 16, 2002.
Presenter, "Enabling Scientists:
Serving Library Users With Disabilities in the Electronic Environment,"
SAIL 2002, Spring 2002 meeting of the Southeast Regional Chapter of the
International Association of
Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC).
Gloucester Point, VA, May 15, 2002.
Panelist, “Sci-Tech Library
Service in the Electronic Environment,” panel discussion sponsored
by the General Discussion Group,
Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Science & Technology
Section, American Library Association Mid-Winter Conference,
Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, January 19, 2002.
Facilitator, Panel Discussion,
"Digitizing Science," sponsored by the General Discussion Group
of the
Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Science & Technology
Section, American Library Association Annual
Conference, Muscone Center, San Francisco, June 17, 2001.
Facilitator, Panel Discussion,
"Mentoring in Science & Technology Libraries," sponsored by
the General Discussion Group of the
Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Science & Technology
Section, American Library Association Mid-Winter
Conference, J.W. Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C. January 13, 2001.
Discussion Leader,
"Running the Rapids: After the License is Signed," Fall Workshop
on the Licensing Process,
North Carolina Library Association, Resources & Technical Services
and College & University Sections.
Greensboro Public Library, Greensboro, N.C. October 13, 2000.
Panelist, "Trends in Business
Reference," panel moderated by Diane Strauss,
School of Information & Library Science, Manning Hall, University of
North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, April 27, 2000.
Presenter, "New Coastal
Resources Management Program Comes Aboard," at SAIL 2000,
Spring 2000 meeting of the Southeast Regional Chapter of the International
Association of
Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC).
Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, N.C., April 6, 2000.
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Panelist, "Trends in Business
Reference," panel moderated by Diane Strauss,
School of Information & Library Science, Manning Hall, University of
North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, April 27, 1999.
Presenter, "Business Research
in the Electronic Environment," a one-day workshop
sponsored by the UNC-CH School of Information & Library Science, presented
as part of the "Info-To-Go" Continuing Education Series, Manning Hall,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, November 13, 1998.
Presenter, "Foreign Direct
Investment," a workshop showcasing electronic library
resources and uses of the Web for teaching, as part of the Learning Technologies
Services
Summer Series for NCSU faculty, North Carolina State University Libraries,
July 27, 1998.
Panelist, "Trends in Business
Reference," panel moderated by Diane Strauss,
School of Information & Library Science, Manning Hall, University of
North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, April 14, 1998.
Panelist, "Making Library
Resources Available to the Physically Disabled Student,"
Librarians' Assembly, Perkins Library, Duke University, March 23, 1998.
Co-presenter, with Donna
Burge, "Making Library Resources Available to the Visually Impaired,"
Assistive Devices Technology Conference, sponsored by Partnerships in Technology,
North Raleigh Hilton, Raleigh, N.C., October 17, 1997.
Focus Group Facilitator,
"The Future of House Undergraduate Library," University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, October 30 and November 9, 1995.
Presenter, Workshop on the
Maryland
Model for Reference Service, Staff Development Day,
Randolph County Public Library System, Asheboro, N.C., August 15, 1994.
Presenter, Workshop on the
Maryland
Model for Reference Service, Staff Development Day,
Polk County Regional Library, Columbus, N.C., June 20, 1994.
Presenter, Workshop on the
Maryland
Model for Reference Service, Staff Development Day,
Asheville-Buncombe Public Library System, Asheville, N.C, November
10, 1991.
Presenter, "Finding Company
Information," a half-day workshop sponsored by the State Library
of North Carolina Library Staff Development Program, Wake County Public
Library
Administrative Building, Raleigh, N.C. May 22, 1991.
Presenter, Basic Reference
Sources (a 2-day workshop designed for paraprofessionals
working in Reference Departments), sponsored jointly by the State Library
of
North Carolina in Raleigh, and the Durham County Public Library, at the
Durham County Public Library, December 3 and December 4, 1990.
Presenter, "Bibliographic
Instruction -- Keeping it Fresh," North Carolina Library Association
Annual Meeting, Charlotte Civic Center, Charlotte, N.C., October 12, 1989