University of Vermont
From 2009 – 2011, I was the Outreach Librarian for the UVM Libraries’ Center for Digital Initiatives. The CDI is a digital library of unique research collections which sought to establish an “open, collaborative environment” beyond its home in Special Collections. I was chair of the CDI Collection Development Committee and was responsible for CDI project management, design, outreach, publicity, and assessment.
I also taught in the ALANA US Ethnic Studies department, worked on general reference desk shifts, and served on the university’s Academic Integrity Council.
Poster: Survey as Outreach
I presented this poster at the 2010 Library Assessment Conference in Baltimore, MD. It explains a series of surveys conducted to assess the success of CDI publicity and outreach efforts. Interestingly, the surveys themselves introduced new users to CDI resources and services.read more »
Kake Walk / Tommy DeFrantz Event Flyer
I designed this flyer to promote "Kake Walks and Dance Competitions: Race and Performance in American Popular Culture," a lecture by Tommy DeFrantz, MIT professor and former Alvin Ailey dancer. This is one of the programs associated with the Kake Walk at UVM collection launch.read more »
Kake Walk / Bamboozled Event Flyer
I designed this flyer to promote our film screening of Spike Lee's Bamboozled. This is one of the programs associated with the Kake Walk at UVM collection launch.read more »
New Poster Featuring CDI Collections
I created this 24" x 36" poster to highlight current and forthcoming CDI collections and to encourage new collection proposals.read more »
Case Study Paper: Collaborative Digitization
I presented this short paper at the 2010 RBMS Preconference "Join or Die: Collaboration in Special Collections." The CDI envisions a community where target audiences participate as users and creators in an open, collaborative environment. In this presentation, I share our strategies for reaching this goal and how we will define success.read more »
CDI Bookmark
I designed this bookmark for the Center for Digital Initiatives using Adobe Illustrator CS4. It is 2 x 8, single-sided, and gloss coated. We went through 2,500 in 9 months and just ordered 5,000 more.read more »
Forthcoming Chapter on Teaching in Special Collections
I will be publishing a chapter about our Kake Walk course in an ACRL publication tentatively titled Past is Portal: Teaching Undergraduates through Special Collections and Archives. Read my chapter proposal here.read more »
“Curating Kake Walk” Assignments
Read more about the class structure and assignments for ALAN 095 OL1 Curating Kake Walk: Race, Memory, and Representation. I am co-teaching this three-credit course this summer.read more »
Now Teaching “Curating Kake Walk”
This summer, I am co-teaching a course about Kake Walk, a blackface minstrel tradition at UVM which lasted until 1969. Students will use primary sources and secondary readings to learn about Kake Walk's history + to explore issues of race, representation and cultural memory. They will then contribute to a collection of digitized archival material.read more »
“Curating Kake Walk” Reading List
View the reading list we created for ALAN 095 OL1 Curating Kake Walk: Race, Memory, and Representation. I am co-teaching this three-credit course this summer.read more »
CDI Banner on Its Way
I do a lot of tabling for the Center for Digital Initiatives. Recently, I noticed we'd really benefit from a large, easy-to-read professional banner.read more »
Academic Integrity Workshop
I helped facilitate an educational workshop for UVM students alleged with violating the Code of Academic Integrity. Objectives for participants included understanding academic integrity standards, reflecting on their hearing experience, recognizing the importance of academic integrity, and building strategies for future success.read more »
