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Reference and Instruction / Education Librarian Curriculum Vitae |
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Campus Library University of Washington, Bothell & Cascadia Community College 425-352-5241; vsilins@uwb.edu
Professional Experience
Reference/Instruction and Education Librarian, 2000 - Develop and implement instruction services for the students and faculty in Cascadia Community College’s Adult Basic Education, Developmental Education and English as a Second Language programs and University of Washington, Bothell’s Education and Teacher Certification programs. Provide general and computer based reference services. In consultation with faculty select materials for all five programs including materials in higher education. Working with the Campus Assessment Group, serve as the Campus Library’s Assessment Liaison to plan and implement institution-wide assessment practices. Supervise fieldwork students from the University of Washington’s Informaton School. Participate in campus and libraries committees including the Association of Librarians at the University of Washington, UWB’s Teaching and Learning Center and CCC’s Teaching and Learning Academy.
Reference Librarian,
1998 - 2000 Develop and implement instruction services for the students and faculty in Cascadia Community College’s Adult Basic Education, Developmental Education and English as a Second Language programs and University of Washington, Bothell’s Education and Teacher Certification programs. Provide general and computer based reference services. In consultation with faculty select materials for all five programs including materials in higher education. Working with the Campus Assessment Group, serve as the Campus Library’s Assessment Liaison to plan and implement institution-wide assessment practices. Supervise fieldwork students from the University of Washington’s Information School. Participate in campus and libraries committees including the Association of Libraians at the University of Washington, UWB’s Teaching and Learning Center and CCC’s Teaching and Learning Academy. Reference Librarian, Temporary Position, September 1997 – May 1998 University of Washington, Bothell Campus Library Bothell, Washington Provided general and computer-based reference service to the University branch campus students. Planned and implemented library instruction to the students in the Master of Education program and Teacher Certification program. Selected materials for both Education programs and assisted in collection development in the Computing and Software Systems program. Friday Harbor and Natural Sciences Librarian, June 1997 - August 1997University of Washington, Natural Sciences Library Seattle, Washington Provided scheduled reference and instructional services in the Natural Sciences Library and the Friday Harbor Library. Coordinated Friday Harbor Library operations, including document delivery services, scheduling summer staff, supervision of assistants and development of a World Wide Web site for the Friday Harbor Library. Library Technician, September 1996 - June 1997University of Washington, Natural Sciences Library Seattle, Washington Provided reference services to faculty, students and staff including database instruction and ready reference. Coordinated Friday Harbor Library operations, supervised library assistants and provided bibliographic instruction. Assisted in the Science Article Delivery service.
Student
Reference Assistant, September 1995 - September 1996
Provided reference services to faculty,
staff and students including ready reference, database instruction and query
responses.
University of Washington
B.A. Social Science. Teaching
Certificate, 1988
B.A. Criminal Justice,
1984
Service Contributions University of Washington Libraries Association of Librarian of the University of Washington (ALUW), Legislative Committee, 2001- Librarian Advisory Program Committee, Chair, 2000-2004 Peer Committee for Personnel Group II, 1999 ALUW Board Member, Senior Trustee/Treasurer, 2000-2001 ALUW Board Member, Junior Trustee, 1999-2000 ALUW Member, 1997-
Campus
Library
Serving September Project, 2004 Campus Library and Media Center User Survey Group, 2003- Chair, Social Sciences Librarian Search Committee, 2002 UWB/CCC Recreational Reading Collection Committee, 2001-2003; 2004 Supervisor for Graduate Reference Assistants from the Information School, 2000- Supervisor for Directed Field Work students from the Information School, 2002- Campus Library Digital Reference Team, 2001-2002 Search Committee for Computing & Software Systems Librarian, 2000 Search Committee for Humanities Librarian, 2000 Search Committee for Social Sciences Librarian, 2000 Coordinator for off-campus tours, orientations and instruction, 1998-2003 Outreach Coordinator, 2000-2003 Cascadia Community College Accreditation Team, Standard Two: Educational Programs, 2003 Teaching and Learning Academy, 2003- College Strategies Curriculum Committee, 2001-2002 Critical Thinking Learning Outcomes Team (LOT), 2001 University of Washington, BothellAcademic Services Assessment Team, 2003- Center for Civic Engagement and Community Partnerships, 2003- Teaching and Learning Center, 2002-2004 UWB 1999-2000 Organizational & Priority Strategic Goals and Objectives, 1999 Community Service Juror, Washington State Book Award Committee, 2002 - 2005Judge, National History Day, 1999- Session Monitor and Volunteer. LOEX-of-the-West. June 2002. Eugene OR Presenter, Washington State Library Information Literacy Project, 2001
Professional Development Memberships in Professional and Scholarly Organizations American Library Association, 1995- Association of College and Research Libraries, 1998- Education and Behavioral Sciences Section, 1998- Committees: · Membership Committee, Chair, 2005- · Ad Hoc Access to Government Sponsored Education Research Committee, 2002 - 2005 · Ad Hoc Historical Textbook and Curriculum Collections Directory Committee, 2000 - 2005 · Curriculum Materials Committee, 2000-2004 Anthropology and Sociology Section, 2002- Committees: · Bibliography Committee, 2002- Social Responsibilities Round Table Ethnic & Multicultural Exchange Round Table Puget Sound Council, 1999- Elected Secretary 2000- College Librarians and Media Specialists, 2000- Association of College and Research Libraries, Washington State Chapter, 2002- Washington Library Media Association, 2002- WLMA 2004 Annual Conference Planning Committee, Exhibits, Co-Chair, 2004 WLMA 2005 Annual Conference Planning Committee, Exhibits, Co-Chair, 2005 American Association for Higher Education, 2004 - 2005 Scholarly and Library Related Publications Ad hoc Historical Textbook and Curriculum Collections Directory Committee of the Education and Behavioral Sciences Section, Association of College and Research Libraries. (2005). Directory of Historical Textbook and Curriculum Collections. (Forthcoming). Silins, V. (2004). Coverage of cultural anthropology in ISI Web of Science: An evaluation. ANSS Currents: The Newsletter of the ACRL Anthropology and Sociology Section, 19 (2). Parker, S., Silins, V., & Szarko, M. (2003). Campus collocation: How the Campus Library and Media Center serve the students of Cascadia Community College and University of Washington, Bothell. ACRL Washington Newsletter, Fall 2003, No. 52. Van Galen, J. & Silins, V. (2001). Juxtaposing practice, research and theory: A course for inservice teachers. Teacher Education Quarterly, 28 (1). Reviews of children’s books in Puget Sound Council for the Review of Children’s Media. Presentations Co-presenter. “The Best K-8 Books of 2003.” Libraries: Access, Advocacy, Action. Washington Library Media Association Conference. October 2004. Bellevue, WA. Co-presenter. “The Best K-8 Books of 2002.” Making the Grade. Washington Library Media Association Conference. October 2003. Yakima, WA. Co-presenter. “The Best K-8 Books of 2001.” Libraries without Boundaries: Joint Conference of the Oregon Educational Media Association and the Washington Library Media Association. October 2002. Portland, OR. Co-presenter. “How Can I Help You? Creating a Student-Centered Public Desk” at the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) Preconference: One-Stop Shopping: Centralizing Basic Library Services. American Library Association Annual Conference. June 2002. Atlanta, GA. Co-presenter. "Forum on Academic Librarianship: The Job Search." Panel Discussion for Information School Students at the University of Washington. June 2002. Seattle, WA. Co-presenter. “Making the Transition from Bibliographic Instruction to Information Literacy: Washington State Library’s Information Literacy Project.” LOEX-of-the-West. June 2002. Eugene, OR. Poster Session. “Exploring Children’s Literature with Pre-Service Teachers.” American Library Association Annual Conference. June 2000. Chicago, IL. Attendance at Conferences, Meetings and Workshops American Library Association Annual and Midwinter Conferences: Midwinter Conference, Boston MA 2005 Annual Conference. Orlando, FL. 2004 Midwinter Conference. San Diego, CA. 2004 Annual Conference. Toronto, ON. 2003 Midwinter Conference. Philadelphia, PA. 2003 Annual Conference. “Rediscover America @ your library.” Atlanta, GA. 2002 Midwinter Conference. New Orleans, LA. 2002 Annual Conference. “Libraries: Cornerstone of Democracy.” San Francisco, CA. 2001 Midwinter Conference. Washington D.C. 2001 Annual Conference. “Libraries Build Community.” Chicago, IL. 2000 Midwinter Conference. San Antonio, TX. 2000 Annual Conference.”Celebrate the Freedom to Read! Learn! Connect!” New Orleans, LA. 1999 American Library Association Preconferences: “One-Stop Shopping: Centralizing Basic Library Services.” (Co-Presenter). Atlanta, GA 2002. “Reaching Students and Faculty: Putting the Information Literacy Competency Standards to Work.” San Francisco, CA. 2001. “Gay Teens in the 21st Century: Access for the Future.” Chicago, IL. 2000. Washington Library Media Association Annual Conferences, 2002- American Association of Higher Education Assessment Conference. “Connecting Public Audiences with Our Work.” Denver, CO. June 2004. Critical Pedagogy with Dr. Antonia Darder. University of Washington, Bothell. May 2003. Writing Pedagogy Forums. November 2000; May 2001; November 2001; December 2002. University of Washington, Bothell. Bothell, WA. Alverno College Workshop. “Learning Outcomes as a Framework for Curriculum: Starting with the Student.” September 2001. College Librarians & Media Specialists Conference (CLAMS) Conference. “The Care and Feeding of Your Library: Finding Money and Building Relationships.” Bremerton, WA. May 2001. College Librarians & Media Specialists Conference (CLAMS). “Pulling it Together and Making it Work: Critical Thinking, Curriculum Design, Information Literacy Outcomes and Assessing Student Learning.” Bellevue, WA. May 2000. Teaching, Learning, and Technology Roundtable (TLTR). “Levers for Change”. May 1999. University of Washington, Tacoma. Tacoma, WA. LAMA Regional Institute. Managing Educational Services: Teaching and Learning in Libraries. Corvallis, OR. May 1999.
Teaching I work with the Education faculty at UWB and the Developmental Education, Basic Education and English as a Second Language faculty at Cascadia Community College. Courses that I have worked with most recently include: Cascadia Community College ESL 030 Communication 3 ESL 040 Communication 4 ESL 050 Communication 5 ESL 060 Communication 6 ENG 090 College Culture and Thought ENG 100 College Reading and Writing COLL 100 Study Strategies COLL 101 College Strategies ENG 101 College Composition ENG 102 Writing from Research UW Bothell BEDUC 320 Education and Society BEDUC 417 Families, Communities and Schools BEDUC 427 Reflections on Professional Practice Seminar: Becoming a Professional Educator BEDUC 437 Current Issues in Technology BEDUC 475 Global Perspectives on Diversity and Citizenship Education BEDUC 501 Inquiry in Education BEDUC 521 Using Multicultural Literature in the Classroom BEDUC 587 Science, School Knowledge, and Contemporary Social Issues BEDUC 507 Reviewing the Literature, Co-Instructor, 2000 – 2003 BISSKL 375 Academic Research and Writing Seminar, Co-Instructor, Spring 2005 Back to Venta Silins' web site. |
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