Amanda Pippitt

Staley Library 104, 1184 W. MAIN ST. DECATUR, IL 62522

PHONE: (217) 424-3957; FAX: (217) 424-3992

EMAIL: apippitt@millikin.edu

LIBRARY EXPERIENCE

Staley Library, Millikin University

January 2004- present

Access Services Coordinator, Archivist, and Research/Instruction Librarian

Supervises team of two Circulation Associates and one Archives and Research Associate, including responsibilities for hiring, training, monitoring, evaluating, and assigning work priorities.
Coordinates hiring and training of approximately 18 circulation student workers.
As part of a team of instruction librarians, teaches research instruction sessions for Millikin University University Seminar and Critical Writing, Reading, and Research courses each fall and spring semesters.
Provides collection development and advanced instruction services in the subjects of: Nursing, Biology, Chemistry, Exercise & Sport Science, Music, Education, Communication, Art, and Theatre & Dance.
Along with assisting patrons at an active research assistance desk, coordinates reponsibilities surrounding research assistance (reference) including: coordination of semester schedules, development of reference collection, and development of new services such as instant message assistance.
Develops and maintains content and overall cohesiveness and timeliness of Staley Library website: http://www.millikin.edu/staley
As Archivist (part of position since January 2005), directs creation and maintenance of proper storage, implementation of proper preservation measures, evaluation, arrangement, and processing, and plans for the collection of appropriate archival and special collections.
Acts as local Web Voyage (OPAC) customizer for Millinet (Staley Library's online catalog).

Biotechnology Information Center, UIUC

January 2003- December 2003

Graduate Assistant

Updated electronic journal full text links on PubMed Linkout, OVID Openlinks, CSA, and ISI systems.
Worked with e-journal registry, adding, correcting, and deleting records.
Aided patrons at Biology Library reference desk.
Ordered books.
Assisted with preparation for and activities at USAIN 2003 conference.
Updated Webpages.

Howard Colman Library, Rockford College

August 1999- August 2000

Secretary

Managed library accounts, purchase orders, and "Friends of the Library" mailings.
Processed interlibrary loans.
Repaired books.
Supervised student workers and assisted patrons at the reference desk.

Howard Colman Library, Rockford College

Summers 1995- 1998

Circulation Desk and Technical Services Assistant

Assisted patrons in finding research material using OPAC and online databases.
Answered telephone inquiries and sold copy machine cards.
Processed new periodicals, books, and other materials.
Checked-out and shelved books and worked on shelf-reading project.
Initiated daily setup and shutdown of computer systems.

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Northern Illinois University

August 2000- May 2002

Teaching Assistant in Department of Anthropology

Graded assignments and tests.
Held office hours to assist students.
Created test questions and ran library errands for professors.
Developed and presented lectures and held individual and group study sessions.

EDUCATION

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

August 2002- December 2003

Master of Science in Library and Information Science

Elected Phi Kappa Phi

Northern Illinois University

August 2000- December 2002

Master of Arts in Anthropology

4.0 grade point average
Completed and defended Master's thesis (OCLC: 52061023): Status and health at the Dallas site (7, 8HA1): a biocultural study of a late Mississippian population

Beloit College

August 1994- May 1998

Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology (minor in Behavioral Studies)

Elected to Phi Beta Kappa
Graduated suma cum laude

SKILLS

Online Searching/Databases: EBSCO, Lexis/Nexis, FirstSearch, OVID, CSA, Wilson Web, JSTOR, NewsBank, ProQuest, Gale, Naxos Music Library, Credo Reference, Cochrane Library Database of Evidence-Based Medicine, Saskia Digital Images, Middle English Compendium, SheetMusicNow.com, SFX, Webfeat, PDR Online, HarpWeek Online, Digital Sanborn Maps, Dialog Classic, ISI, Silverplatter, Factiva, Internet Search Engines (Google Scholar, Ask.com, etc.), and government websites (GPO Access, etc.).
Web Publishing: HTML, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Microsoft Frontpage, and NoteTab Light.
Library Systems: Voyager.
Course Management Systems, Online Reserve Systems: Blackboard, LiveText, Turnitin.com, Docutek.
Word Processing and Spreadsheet Applications: Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, and Microsoft Excel.
Other: Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Publisher, Eudora, SPSS, Microsoft Photo Editor, Trillian, Meebo, MySpace.

PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, AND WEB CREATIONS

Presentations

Customer Service and Skills Update Training for Circulation Student Workers. Co-presentation with Andrea Carter and Gavena Dahlman. Millikin University, Decatur, IL. September 8 & 10, 2007.
The Library Celebrates Innovation: Showcase. Co-presentation with Cynthia Fuller and Debbie Myers at Fall Faculty Workshop. Millikin University, Decatur, IL. August 21, 2007.
Searching the Internet Like a Pro: Getting the Most Out of the Web for Research. Co-presentation with Joe Hardenbrook and Debbie Myers at the Education Technology Brownbag Discussion. Millikin University, Decatur, IL. March 28, 2007.
Copyright Issues in Higher Education. Co-presentation with Joe Hardenbrook at Associated Colleges of Illinois/AT&T Teaching and Learning Mentors Mini-Institute. Millikin University, Decatur, IL. September 9, 2006.
Customer Service and Skills Update Training for Circulation Student Workers. Co-presentation with Andrea Carter and Gavena Dahlman. Millikin University, Decatur, IL. September 6 & 7, 2006.
Advancing Scholarship: New and Enhanced Library Resources and Learning Technologies. Co-presentation with Cynthia Fuller and Barbara Bolser at Fall Faculty Workshop. Millikin University, Decatur, IL. August 22, 2006.
Web Voyage OPAC Customization: Current State, Future Possibilities. Co-presentation with Denise Green and Paige Weston at CARLI, IUAG Public Services Forum. Kankakee Community College, Kankakee, IL. February 24, 2006.
Skills Update Training for Circulation Student Workers. Co-presentation with Gavena Dahlman and Kelly Binkley. Millikin University, Decatur, IL. September 9, 2004.

Publications

Pippitt, A. & T. Rudat. (2007). Shhh! Remembering Millikin's Elizabethan Study. Millikin Quarterly, 23(3), 13.
Pippitt, A. & T. Rudat. (2007). Dusty and musty? Not hardly. Millikin Quarterly, 23(2), 13.
Pippitt, A. & T. Rudat. (2007). Return to sender: Postcard mystery solved. Millikin Quarterly, 23(1), 3.
Pippitt, A. & T. Rudat. (2006). The SUB: when it was more than just a sandwich. Millikin Quarterly, 22(3), 7,23.
Pippitt, A. (2006). Pop quiz: Ethics in Millikin history. Millikin Quarterly, 22(2), 21.
Pippitt, A. (2006). Looking back on winter term. Millikin Quarterly, 22(1), 24-25.
Pippitt, A. L. (2002). Status and health at the Dallas site (7,8HA1): A biocultural study of a late Mississippian population. Unpublished master's thesis, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, Illinois.

Web Creations (a few examples)

A Guide to Finding Children's & Young Adult Literature at Staley Library: http://www.millikin.edu/staley/subject/subject_guides/childlit.asp
Nursing Research Guide: http://www.millikin.edu/staley/subject/guide/nursing/default.asp
Music Research Guide: http://www.millikin.edu/staley/subject/guide/music/default.asp
Biology Senior Seminar Guide: http://www.millikin.edu/staley/subject/biology_seminar.asp
Reclaiming Faerie: Novels and Short Stories for Teens Based Upon and Inspiried by Fairy Tales: http://ccb.lis.uiuc.edu/Projects/yalit/pippitt/mainpage.htm
Around the World in 80 Links: A Webguide to Country Information from Government Sources: http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/publish/pippitt/424/424.htm

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

CARLI's I-Share OPAC Team (elected for two year term), 2006-2008.
Society of American Archivists (member), 2007-
Reference and User Services Association (member), 2005-
The Capital Area Consortium (representative for Millikin University), 2004-
American Library Association (member), 2003-
Association of College and Research Libraries (member), 2003-

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Service Learning Partner (Archives) to three sections of IN140/University Seminar
Title III Honors Assessment Committee, Summer 2007
Millikin University Council on Curriculum (elected member-at-large), Fall 2006 -
Millikin University Gender Studies Advisory Committee, August 2005 -
Millikin University Accreditation Self-Study Team, November 2005 - March 2007
Millikin University Honors Committee, January 2005 -

WORKSHOPS & MEETINGS ATTENDED

Best Practices in Library Instruction. Heartland Community College, Normal, IL. November 7, 2007. Presented by the CARLI I-Share Instruction Team.
Capital Area Consortium Quarterly Meeting. Passavant Area Hospital, Jacksonville, IL. October 19, 2007. Meeting of the CAC.
LIS581LE: Administration and Use of Archival Materials . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. August 22-December 5, 2007. Taught by Dr. Prom at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
Preservation Management of Legacy Machine-Based Audiovisual Media. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. July 18, 2007.
Capital Area Consortium Quarterly Meeting. ADM, Decatur, IL. July 13, 2007. Meeting of the CAC.
LIS590AA: Arrangement and Description for Archives and Museums. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. June 4-15, 2007. Taught by Dr. Schwartz at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
I-Share Users' Group (IUG) Resource Sharing Team Forum. Kankakee Community College, Kankakee, Illinois. April 18, 2007.
Capital Area Consortium Quarterly Meeting. Rolling Prairie Libary Systems, Decatur, IL. April 13, 2007. Meeting of the CAC.
Sailing into the Future: Charting Our Destiny. Baltimore, MD. March 29-April 1, 2007. ACRL National Conference.
CARLI Annual Meeting. Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL. November 3, 2006.
Capital Area Consortium Quarterly Meeting. Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL. October 13, 2006. Meeting of the CAC.
Associated Colleges of Illinois/AT&T Teaching and Learning Mentors Mini-Institute. Millikin University, September 9, 2006. Presented by Associated Colleges of Illinois.
CONTENTdm Training. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. August 31, 2006. Presented by CARLI.
Capital Area Consortium Quarterly Meeting. Public Health Building, Springfield, IL. July 14, 2006. Meeting of the CAC.
It Could Happen to You: Disaster Planning for Libraries and Archives. Illinois State Library, Springfield, IL. July 12, 2006. Presented by CARLI and The Northeast Document Conservation Center.
LIS590RB: Rare Books and Special Collections Librarianship. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. May 15-26, 2006. Taught by Dr. Berger at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
MAC in Bloom . Bloomington-Normal, IL. April 27-29, 2006. Sponsored by the Midwest Archives Conference.
CARLI IACRL Pre-Conference. Bloomington-Normal, IL. March 29, 2006.
Assessment in Library Instruction. Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL. March 24, 2006. Meeting of Central Illinois Instruction Group.
ILCSO Users' Advisory Group (IUAG) Public Services Forum. Kankakee Community College, Kankakee, IL. February 24, 2006.
Integrated Pest Management: Beating the Critter Jitters. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. February 3, 2006. Presented by CARLI and SOLINET.
Attack of the Giant Mold Spore. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. February 2, 2006. Presented by CARLI and SOLINET.
Using the OCLC Collection Analysis Product for Program Evaluation and Accreditation. ?. January 26, 2006. Presented by CARLI.
Capital Area Consortium Quarterly Meeting. Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL. January 13, 2006. Meeting of the CAC.
Does Your Patron Need a "Time-Out"?: Blocking, Expiring, and Suspending Patrons. Open conference call. November 15, 2005. Presented by CARLI & IUAG.
Webfeat and Federated Searching. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. November 11, 2005. Meeting of Central Illinois Instruction Group.
SFX Training. University of Illinois at Springfield. July 13, 2005. Presented by CARLI.
Capital Area Consortium Quarterly Meeting. Passavant Area Hospital, Jacksonville, IL. July 8, 2005. Meeting of the CAC.
Annual American Library Association Conference. Chicago, IL. June 25-27.
Web Voyage Customization Training. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. May 24-25, 2005. Presented by CARLI.
Currents and Convergence: Navigating the Rivers of Change. Minneapolis, MN. April 7-10, 2005. ACRL National Conference.
ILCSO Users' Advisory Group (IUAG) Forum: Universal Borrowing and Beyond. University of Illinois at Springfield. January 26, 2005. Presented by CARLI & IUAG.
End-User Instruction Forum: Effectively Teaching ILLINET Online. Heartland Community College, Normal, IL. November 4, 2004. Presented by CARLI & EUIC.
Capital Area Consortium Quarterly Meeting. Rolling Prairie Libary Systems, Decatur, IL. September 22, 2004. Meeting of the CAC.
Yours, Mine, and Ours: Best Practices for Circulation, Universal Borrowing, and Interlibrary Loan. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. May 26, 2004. Presented by CARLI.
Illinois Cooperative Collection Development: Subject Bibliographers' Meeting. Normal, IL. January 30, 2004. Presented by ICCMP.

Updated on ... December 17, 2007