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1. Melissa Harden mlharden@unc.edu
Education
MS, Library Science, May 2013
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Master’s Paper Research: “Signage and librarian perceptions: Assessing the reference service point”
BS, Elementary Education (Highest Honors), May 2007
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Professional Experience
User Services Specialist May 2013–Present
Jerry Crail Johnson Earth Sciences & Map Library, University of Colorado Boulder
• Provide in-depth reference assistance.
• Create and programming and promotional materials.
• Support and deliver library instruction in the sciences and create digital learning objects.
• Build and maintain pages the library’s web pages.
Intern January 2013–May 2013
Norlin Library, University of Colorado Boulder
• Provided in-person reference assistance (2 hours/week).
• Assisted with assessing the accessibility of the library website.
• Observed, planned, and delivered library instruction sessions.
Research Assistant August 2011–May 2013
LEARN NC, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education
• Developed and delivered four presentations at professional conferences.
• Assigned metadata to learning materials using web-based content management system.
• Evaluated and update published resources for currency, pedagogy, and appropriate use of technology.
• Used HTML to mark up content for web publication.
• Assisted in the alignment of 1,700 instructional plans to new curriculum standards.
Research and Design Lab Student Assistant January 2012–December 2012
Undergraduate Library, UNC-Chapel Hill
• Traditional and virtual reference assistance (217 hours).
• Provided technical assistance in the Design Lab (78 hours).
• Designed and delivered library instruction sessions (observed: 3.5 hours; taught: 6.5 hours).
• Taught session on using Adobe Illustrator as part of a lunchtime learning series.
• Selected materials for the library’s education and music collections.
Intern August 2012–December 2012
Frank Porter Graham Elementary School, Chapel Hill, NC
• Interdisciplinary information literacy instruction (observed and assisted: weekly; taught: 6 hours).
• Circulation, readers’ advisory, and collection development.
• Assessed collection based on curriculum standards.
• Collaborated with teachers to develop interdisciplinary lessons.
Fourth Grade Teacher August 2007–June 2011
Cleveland Elementary, Clayton, NC
• One of two teachers selected to be observed by a visiting teaching team from Australia.
• Self-contained and team-teaching environments.
• Whole group and differentiated instruction and flexible grouping.
• Incorporated various technologies in instruction.
• Maintained a webpage weekly.
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2. Service Activities
Committee Member July 2013–June 2014
ALA New Members Round Table Student Reception Committee
Committee Member July 2013–June 2014
ALA ACRL/IS Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online (PRIMO) Committee
Facilitator August 2012
UNC-Chapel Hill Summer Reading Discussion Session
Volunteer Instructor July 2011–September 2012
Community Workshop Series, Chapel Hill, NC
Secretary January 2012–December 2012
ASIS&T Student Chapter, UNC-Chapel Hill
Grade-Level Chairperson August 2009–June 2011
Cleveland Elementary School
Professional Development
Science Boot Camp West June 2013
American Library Association Annual Conference June 2013
Colorado Learning & Teaching with Technology (COLTT) Conference August 2013
Learning Outcome Assessment January 2012
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) August 2009–June 2011
SMART Board Workshop March 2011
Thinking Maps August 2009–June 2010
Professional Learning Communities August 2007–June 2010
21st
Century Learning–Developing Gold Seal Lessons August 2008–June 2010
Quality Teaching and Learning (QTL) February 2009–June 2009
Technical Skills
• Web Languages (HTML, CSS)
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Course Management Systems / E-learning Platforms (Sakai, Blackboard, Moodle)
• LibGuides
• SMART Notebook
• Multimedia Creation (Jing, Movie Maker)
Honors
• Margaret Ellen Kalp Fellowship, UNC School of Library and Information Science 2012–2013
• Teacher of the Year Nominee, Johnston County (NC) Schools 2010–2011
• Edmund J. James Scholar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Fall 2003–Spring 2007
• Dean’s List, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Fall 2003–Spring 2007
• Pi Beta Phi Holiday Scholarship Spring 2006
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