1. Rebecca Johnson
rjohnson.librarian@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2008 – 2010 M.L.S., Magna Cum Laude (Completed May 2010)
Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
Inducted into the Beta Phi Mu National Honor Society
2006 – 2008 B.S. Organizational Leadership (Completed May 2008)
Anderson University, Anderson, IN
1999 – 2003 Music Performance (Over 120 credit hours completed)
University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2010 – present Campus Librarian | Harrison College, Fort Wayne, IN
• Faculty liaison to the Business, Criminal Justice and Nursing &
Allied Health program departments
• Curriculum liaison and subject specialist for the Project
Management, Gaming & Interactive Media, and
Computers/Keyboarding subject areas.
• Collection development and acquisitions for new Learning
Resource Center materials
• Cataloging of new library materials
• Providing reference assistance to students and faculty, both online
(via online chat reference, texting, and Email) and on ground
• Overseeing Interlibrary Loan processes and procedures
• Promoting information literacy through classroom library
instruction sessions
• Developing workshops that contribute to success in students’
coursework
• Managing and training a team of 1 assistant librarian and 4 work
study students
• Maintaining monthly, quarterly, and annual circulation, reference,
and classroom instruction statistics
• Social Media Coordinator for the Fort Wayne Campus
• Staff and Faculty trainer for Web 2.0 technologies
2010 Information Technology Manager & Webmaster | North
Madison County Public Library (NMCPL) Elwood, IN
• Computer hardware selection, installation, and troubleshooting
• Software selection, installation, and support
• Electronic resource selection and implementation
• Network administration and security responsibilities
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• Internet support, including router, proxy server, and firewall
configuration
• Maintaining security and stability of public computing
environment
• Web-design and maintenance for http://www.elwood.lib.in.us
• Intranet support and design
• Computer class, one-on-one, and staff training instructor
• Integrated Library System (ILS) maintenance, upgrades, and
training
• Creating detailed documentation such as ILS training materials
and online meeting request best-practices
2009 Adult Services Manager & Webmaster | NMCPL Elwood, IN
• Managing a staff of two full-time and three part-time circulation
and reference employees
• Scheduling
• Overseeing Interlibrary Loan, reference, and circulation processes
• Collection development
• Adult Services programming including author visits and
literacy/transliteracy programs
• Developing a training manual for entrance employees
• Web-design that included a redesign of the current library website
• Conflict resolution
OTHER LIBRARY EXPERIENCE
2008 – 2009 Youth Services and Circulation Clerk | NMCPL Frankton, IN
2007 – 2008 Reference Assistant II | Muncie Public Library, Muncie, IN
2006 – 2008 Page | Muncie Public Library, Muncie, IN
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2011 – present Embedded Librarian Pilot | Harrison College, Fort Wayne, IN
• Design and implementation of the first embedded librarian program
with all campus composition classes
2010 – present Adjunct Instructor | Harrison College, Fort Wayne, IN & Online
• INF1100 - Information Literacy course instructor to first quarter
students both on ground and online
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
• “Tech Tools That Engage the Library Population.” Pecha Kucha
Allen County Public Library Unconference, Fort Wayne, IN, Sept. 16, 2011.
• “That’s Information Literacy?: Using Technology to Engage Students.” With Erin Milanese
Indiana Library Federation Annual Conference, Fort Wayne, IN, Nov. 15, 2011.
• “Keep Reference Alive: Find Out How to Market Your Reference and Programming
Services.” Panel Discussion
Indiana Library Federation Annual Conference, Fort Wayne, IN, Nov. 15, 2011.
• Harrison 2.0: 23 Things for Faculty Professional Development
With Erin Milanese, written for a series of faculty professional development courses. Harrison College.
• Personal Blog
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
• Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
• American Library Association (ALA)
• Indiana Library Federation (ILF)
• Association of Library and Information Science Students (ALISS)
GROUP & COMMITTEE WORK
Harrison College
2011 – present Co-Chair and Curriculum Liaison, APA Standards Committee
2011 – present INF1100 Course Curriculum Re-design Team
2010 – present INF1100 Course Video Making Team
2010 – present Library Website Re-design Committee
2010 – present Campus Student Satisfaction Committee
2010 ILS Selection Committee
TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE
• Operating Systems: Windows, Mac OS X
• Library Software: Libguides, Polaris, OCLC WMS, OCLC Connexion, SirsiDynix
• Computer Software: Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Dream Weaver, Adobe Photoshop, Jing,
Microsoft Office
• Web Applications: Blogger, Delicious, Diigo, Prezi, Screenr, Slide Share, Social Media,
Wikispaces, Xtranormal
• Citation Management Software: Mendeley, Zotero
• Computer Programming: CSS, JavaScript, XHTML
• Slide Share library: http://www.slideshare.net/beccalovesbooks/edit_my_uploads
• Information Literacy course website: https://sites.google.com/site/infolitfortwayne/
• Harrison 2.0: 23 Things for Faculty Professional Development:
http://hc23.wikispaces.com/
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Indiana Library Federation Conference, 2009 – 2011
• Harrison College Teaching and Learning Conference, 2011
• American Library Association Conference, 2008
RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Social Media in Higher Education
• Technology in Libraries
• Information Literacy