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Here's some information
about my education, and where I've worked, to help you know something
about me.
Formal education:
- Master of Library and Information Science, University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I completed this
degree while working full-time with a family, through a distance
learning program, so I have some understanding of competing demands on
one's life.
- Graduate Certificate in Information Systems, University of St.
Thomas, St.
Paul, Minnesota. The best course I ever took was part of
this program: a technical writing class. Invaluable.
- B.A. in Studio Art, Humanities minor, Macalester
College, St.
Paul, Minnesota. Being a studio art major (oil painting was
my specialty) and now working a great deal with technology, I like to
say that this proves that even non-techie people can do techie kinds
of things.
Selected elements of my working education:
- Technology Services Manager, Minnesota
Literacy Council, St. Paul, Minnesota. Working in a
non-profit, I wore a number of hats. I trained adult literacy
instructors and tutors to use technology in their teaching, and I was
the one to call when someone's email wasn't working. "Information
management" at multiple levels.
- Coordinator, Minnesota Literacy Resource Center, University
of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota. I ran a special
library for literacy practitioners, promoting online access to
resources and, "sensible, sustainable use of technology."
- Contractor, American Library
Association, Chicago, Illinois. I've worked off and on
with ALA on some technology and literacy projects, with their Office
of Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS). Most recently,
I've worked on their BuildLiteracy.org
project, to help build literacy coalitions.
- Acquisitions Coordinator, James
J. Hill Reference Library, St. Paul, Minnesota. One of
my "traditional" library jobs, in a special library.
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