Lenora Oftedahl : Curriculum Vitae
Education
University of Denver Denver, CO Masters of Applied Science
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Environmental Policy & Management, Natural Resources Management
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ Masters of Library Science
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA Bachelor of Arts
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Education, Library Science and Educational Media (Music minor)
Professional Experience
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Portland, OR
StreamNet Regional Librarian 1999-Present.
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Responsible for all aspects of library operations: collection development, acquisition and organization. Planned expansion and remodel of library space.
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Provide reference services and interlibrary loan to scientists and researchers throughout the Pacific Northwest.
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Manage budget expenditures and report to Steering Committee.
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Maintain Library website and digital collections.
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Hire, supervise, and train staff.
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Assist with library computer maintenance and networking.
Assistant Librarian 1998-1999
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Primary responsibility was organization of the collections and complete inventory.
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Assisted with reference services and interlibrary loan.
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Assisted with collection development.
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Fort Vancouver Regional Library, Vancouver, WA
Substitute Librarian 1997-Present.
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Provide reference services to patrons from child to adult, in person and over the telephone.
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Perform readers’ advisory for all ages.
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Assist with collection weeding process.
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Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD
Technical Services Coordinator 1990-1996.
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Coordinated all aspects of collection management from acquisition to space planning.
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Managed serial collection.
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Hired, trained and supervised department staff.
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Assisted with reference services and bibliographic instruction.
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Provided hardware and software support to other library staff.
Professional Memberships, Activities, Accreditations
Pacific Northwest Library Association, email list manager
International Association of Aquatic & Marine Science Libraries & Information Centers, email list manager, conference publication committee
American Fisheries Society
Washington State Professional Librarian’s Certificate
Volunteer Experience
Girl Scouts of Oregon & Southwest Washington, Inc.: Troop 1978, Leader
Columbia River High School Music Association : Uniform Coordinator, Webmaster
Vancouver Community Concert Band, publicity/social networking
Publications & Presentations
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission: A Brief History, Natural Resources Information Council Annual Conference 2008
Location, Location, Location: Georeferencing technical documents [Poster], Western Division American Fisheries Society Annual Conference 2008
Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth: Evaluating open source software [Poster], IAMSLIC Annual Conference 2007
Weeding is not a 4 letter word [Panel Coordinator], PNLA Annual Conference, August 2004
Convergence and Dissemination: A Brief History and Description of the StreamNet Project, IN Science and Technology Libraries, v.23, no.4, 2004
Magazines for Libraries, Fisheries section editor 2001-2003
What makes a library a library and why does it matter? (with Gretta Siegel), Organization of Fish & Wildlife Information Managers Annual Conference, November 2001
How do you catalog a frog, a matchbook cover, and other information-rich sources? Workshop (with Gretta Siegel), Organization of Fish & Wildlife Information Managers Annual Conference, November 2001
Columbia, River of the West, PNLA Annual Conference, August 2001
Cataloging the Heart of a Librarian, IN OLA Quarterly, v.5, no.3, Fall 1999
References
Available upon request.