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Sue Polanka
SKILLS
Insiders understanding of library decision making processes
First hand knowledge of users and their information seeking habits
Experience designing and delivering effective presentations
Excellent communicator with large or small groups
Proficient user and evaluator of online information sources
Adept with productivity and web design software and digital and audio editing
Accomplished writer and speaker at state and national level
EDUCATION
Master of Library Science
Kent State University 1995
Bachelor of Arts – COM, MKT
University of Dayton 1990
WORK EXPERIENCE
Head, Reference and Instruction
2004- current
Wright State University, Paul Lawrence Dunbar Library
Develop, evaluate, and adapt reference and instruction services to fit changing needs of students and faculty - FTE 14,000
Manage the Student Technology Assistance Center (multimedia lab), winner of the 2006 President’s Award for Excellence, Outstanding Unit
Lead and set direction for a team of 15 professionals and 11 student employees
Coordinator of Reference and Instruction
1999 - 2004
Instructor, Department of Communication
2002 - 2004
University of Dayton Roesch Library, Dayton, OH
Coordinated reference and instruction service for library - FTE 10,000
Planned, wrote, and designed the research tutorial – Research Blueprint
Supervised team of 11 professionals and additional student employees
Taught 6 Informative Public Speaking classes to over 150 students
Continuing Education Consultant
1996 - 1999
Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, TX
Coordinated and conducted 90+ educational workshops for librarians, providing more than 10,000 hours of continuing education credit
Proactively called on librarians across state for consultative services
Exceeded all monthly training and consulting goals
Voted Employee of the Quarter, Fall 1998
1st place, AIR Austin, Race to Accessibility, 1998
Reference Librarian
1992 -1995
Dayton and Montgomery County Public Library, Dayton, OH
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
American Library Association -
Reference Books Bulletin Chair, Editorial Board, 2007 - present
Editorial Board Member, 2005 - present
Reviewer, 2003 - present
Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO)
2006 and 2007
Annual Conference Planning Committee Member
National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS)
2008
Conference Planning Committee Member
OhioLINK User Services Committee Member 2005 - present
Chair,
OhioLINK Training Committee 2004 - present
Provide
development input for interfaces, recommend enhancements
Organize and
provide training for OhioLINK and vendor-based systems
Paratext Reference Universe Advisory Board 2005 – present
Readex Digital Interface Development Advisory Board 2006
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
“Ereference update.” Booklist. Forthcoming, November, 2007.
Recommended Reference Books for Small and Medium Sized Libraries, 7th ed.
Ed. Jack O’Gorman. Contributor for “Geography, Area Studies, & Travel,”
“Household Information,” “General Reference,” and “Biography.” Forthcoming,
2007.
“Lives Online: Biography Databases.” Booklist 103 no. 9/10 (Jan 1 & 15,
2007): 140.
“Options for the E-Reference Collection.” Booklist 103 no. 5 (Nov 1, 2006): 93.
“Research Blueprint.” August 2003.
http://library.udayton.edu/tutorial
“Reference Sources on Beer.” Booklist 99 no. 14 (Mar 15, 2003): 1342.
“Guidelines for Creating Accessible Library Web Pages.” Internet Reference
Services Quarterly 5 no. 3 (2001): 51-57.
“Decorative Arts.” Recommended Reference Books in Paperback, 3rd ed. Ed.
Jovian P. Lang and Jack O’Gorman. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 2000.
texas.government.ontheweb: A librarian’s guide to Texas government
information on the World Wide Web. Austin, TX: Texas State Library and
Archives Commission, Spring, 1999.
“The Capitol – At Your Fingertips.” Texas Library Journal 73 no. 2
(Summer 1997): 84-5.
“Searching Tips for FirstSearch Databases.” Library Developments 24
no. 3 (1997): 2, 4.
“Si, se puede!: Exploring Hispanic Roots Through Family History Research.”
Texas Library Journal 73 no. 4 (Winter 1997): 160-164.
“Surfing for Legislation: How to Find Legislative Information on the Internet.”
Library Developments 24 no. 2: (1997) 1, 4.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
“Are They Getting It? Using Student Response Systems in Library Instuction.”
Academic Library Association of Ohio 33rd Annual conference, Columbus, Ohio,
Fall 2007.
“Old Age versus New Age Industry Feuds.” Association of Information and
Dissemination Centers (ASIDIC) Fall Meeting, Arlington, VA. September, 2007.
“Is Print Reference Dead.” American Library Association Annual Conference,
Washington, D.C. Summer, 2007.
“Course Management Software: Putting a new Tilt on TILT, ” Association of
College and Research Libraries 12th National Conference, Minneapolis, MN. April,
2005.
“General Education Competency Programs and WebCT, An Innovative Connection,”
with Sheri Stover and Matt Mize, WebCT !MPACT 2004 6th Annual WebCT User
Conference, Orlando, FL. Summer, 2004.
“Celebrating Ourselves, Celebrating Our Users: Promoting the Library,” with
Heidi Gauder, Academic Library Association of Ohio 29th Annual Conference,
Dublin, OH. Fall, 2003.
“Making it Count: Using Reference Statistics to Improve Service.” American
Library Association/Canadian Library Association Annual Conference, Toronto.
Summer, 2003.
“The Use of Course Portfolios by Instruction Librarians,” with Kathleen Webb,
Association of College and Research Libraries 11th National Conference,
Charlotte, April 2003.
“Maintaining the Human Touch,” with Jack O’Gorman. Academic Library Association
of Ohio 28th Annual Conference, Independence, OH. Fall, 2002.