Resume of John J. Burke

John J. Burke

(513) 727-3293 (Work)
burkejj@muohio.edu

Library Experience
Director – July 2006 to present
Interim Director – July 2005 to June 2006
Gardner-Harvey Library, Miami University Middletown, Middletown, OH

Manage the operations of a regional campus library, overseeing a $600K library budget and supervising and evaluating five full-time staff members and several student assistants.
Develop and manage the library's physical and virtual collections through personal assessment and ordering and the coordination of library materials budget expenditures by faculty selectors.
Plan for library services and relocation of library equipment and materials during a yearlong HVAC renovation.
Provide regular reference assistance to students, faculty, and staff members.
Teach library instruction sessions and create library guides and handouts.
Represent the library on campus, university, and OhioLINK committees.

Assistant Director – September 2002 to June 2005
Gardner-Harvey Library, Miami University Middletown, Middletown, OH

Assisted the director in the overall management of library operations and supervision of full-time and student staff members.
Provided regular reference assistance to students, faculty, and staff members.
Taught library instruction sessions and created library guides and handouts.
Managed and developed the library's reference collection.
Created and maintained the library's web site.
Provided technology training sessions for library staff members and campus faculty and staff.

Systems/Public Services Librarian – June 1997 to August 2002
University of Cincinnati - Raymond Walters College Library, Blue Ash, OH

Provided reference service to students, faculty, and staff members.
Managed and created content for the Library web site.
Presented library instruction sessions and created library guides and handouts.
Served as a resource and troubleshooter for Library staff and college faculty on technology issues.
Regularly installed and updated software and hardware for library workstations.
Initial appointment as Assistant Librarian in 1997; reappointed and promoted to Associate Librarian in 2000.

Program Director – July 2001 to August 2002
Program Advisor – June 2000 to July 2001
Instructor – September 1999 to August 2002
Library Technology Program, Library/Media Department, University of Cincinnati - Raymond Walters College, Blue Ash, OH

As program director, directed a web-based associate degree program, the duties for which included advising students, marketing the program, responding to inquiries, editing a newsletter, creating course content, proposing curriculum changes, and solving technical course delivery issues.
As program advisor, responsible for all of the above responsibilities except overall directorship of the program. My major accomplishment in this time period was the conversion of the program's courses for web-based delivery.
From 1999 to 2002, taught twelve three-credit courses in the areas of library technologies, reference services, and an introduction to libraries, plus one one-credit course in designing library web sites (ten using the Blackboard course management system and three in the classroom).
All of the above duties were conducted as either overload credit or as part of my regular job duties during my appointment as Systems/Public Services Librarian.

Electronic Resources Librarian – April 1997 to June 1997
Reference Librarian – August 1993 to April 1997
Ruth Ann Musick Library, Fairmont State College, Fairmont, WV

Regularly staffed the reference desk and used a variety of print and electronic sources.
Troubleshot equipment and software problems for the library staff.
Evaluated sources for and managed the Library's CD-ROM local area network.
Presented library instruction sessions and created library guides and other handouts.
Taught eight three-credit courses in the college's minor in Library Science program in the areas of reference, exploring Internet resources, and technologies and the library.
Performed bibliographic verification, placed ILL requests on OCLC, and supervised student assistants.
Co-created and maintained the Library's web page.
Initial appointment at Staff Librarian grade in 1993; promoted to Library Manager grade in April 1997.

Selected Publications
Books

Burke, John. Neal-Schuman Library Technology Companion: A Basic Guide for Library Staff. 2^nd ed. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2006 (forthcoming).
Burke, John. Neal-Schuman Library Technology Companion: A Basic Guide for Library Staff. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2001.
Burke, John. IntroNet: A Beginner's Guide to Searching the Internet. New York: Neal-Schuman, 1999.
Burke, John. Learning the Internet: A Workbook for Beginners. New York: Neal-Schuman, 1996.

Refereed Articles

Burke, John J. “Library Technical Assistant Programs: Library Education for Support Staff.” Community and Junior College Libraries 9 (3 - 2000): 23-31.
Burke, John J. “Using Electronic Mail to Teach: Expanding the Reach of Library Instruction.” Research Strategies 14 (Winter 1996): 36-43.

Non-Refereed Articles and Other Publications

Burke, John J. “Hone Your Searching Technique.” Knoxville News-Sentinel (May 26, 2003): Technology Section, 1.
Burke, John J. “Searching the Net: Using Web-Based Lessons to Teach Internet Searching.” In Unmasking the Internet for Research: Using Hands-On Active Learning Exercises. Marilyn P. Whitmore, ed. Pittsburgh (PA): Library Instruction Publications, 1997: 71-92.
Burke, John J. “Finding Information on the Internet.” In Campus Connection. Rebecca Gerdes, ed. Hattiesburg (MS): AlmaNiche Publishing, LLC, 1997: 1-4.

Professional Service

Elected Member at Large of Southwest Ohio Council on Higher Education (SOCHE) Library Council (serving term from 2008-2009).
Elected as Two Year College Library Directors representative to the OhioLINK Library Advisory Council (LAC) (alternate in 2007; serving as representative for 2008-2010).
Academic Library Association of Ohio
- Past President, June 2005 to June 2006
- President, June 2004-June 2005
- Chair, Annual Conference Program Committee, August 2003-November 2004.
- Vice-President/President-Elect, June 2003-June 2004
- Board Member, June 2001-June 2003
- Chair, Support Staff Interest Group, June 2003-June 2004
- Secretary/Chair-Elect, Support Staff Interest Group, June 2002-June 2003
- Chair, Research and Publications Committee, June 1999-June 2001
- Member, 1997 to present
Association of College and Research Libraries, Community and Junior Colleges Section
- Library Technical Assistant Education Committee, June 2002-June 2004
- Technology Committee, June 2002 to June 2006
- Member, 1999 to present
Teaching, Learning, and Technology Roundtable, Miami University Middletown, Member, 2002 to present
Ohio Library Support Staff Institute Steering Committee, Member, 2002-2004
Faculty Executive Committee, UC-Raymond Walters College, Secretary, 2001-2002
Faculty Development Committee, UC-Raymond Walters College, Chair, 2000-2001
Library Technical Assistant Education discussion group, Listowner, 1999-2002
Georgetown College (KY) Library Automation Task Force, Consultant, 1998.
WebPAC Design Task Force, University of Cincinnati Libraries Public Information and Training Committee, Chair, Nov. 1997-March 1998
American Library Association, Member, 1992 to present

Selected Presentations

“Library 2.0 PDQ: Meeting the Challenges of the Rapid Growth of Distance Learning and Off- Site Courses at a University Regional Campus” (forthcoming accepted presentation with Beth Tumbleson for the Library & Information Technology Association (LITA) National Forum in Cincinnati, OH, on October 16, 2008).
“Textbooks on Reserve Programs at Regional Campus Libraries” (session presented with Krista McDonald at the 14th Association of University Regional Campuses in Ohio Annual Conference in Blue Ash, OH, on April 5, 2008).
“You Can't Do That! Library-Initiated Textbooks on Reserve Programs” (session presented with Krista McDonald at the Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference in Columbus, OH, on October 25, 2007).
“Calling on Q: Library Applications of Mashups and Customized Search Engines” (session presented at the Ohio Private Academic Libraries Annual Conference in Wilmington, OH, on August 3, 2007).
“Defeating Dr. No: Library Initiated Textbooks on Reserve Programs” (session presented with Krista McDonald at the Ohio Private Academic Libraries Annual Conference in Wilmington, OH, on August 3, 2007).
“Life Preserver or Anchor?: Implementing a Textbooks on Reserve Program in the Library” (poster session presented with Krista McDonald at the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 13th National Conference in Baltimore, MD, on March 29, 2007).
“Beyond the Outer Banks: To What Degree Can Consortial Resource Sharing Replace Local Collection Building?” (led roundtable discussion at the ACRL 13th National Conference in Baltimore, MD, on March 29, 2007).
“Next Steps: Continuing Your Education and Pursuing Certification” (session presented at the Ohio Library Support Staff Institute in Wilmington, OH, on July 25, 2006).
“Changes in the Library Affecting Support Staff” (roundtable participant with Cynthia Klinck, Anne Abate, Linda Pierro, and moderator Douglas Morrison at the Ohio Library Support Staff Institute in Wilmington, OH, on July 24, 2006).
“Part-Time Author, Full-Time Librarian: Writing for the Professional Press.” (Session presented with Susan Hagloch on October 7, 2005 at the Ohio Library Council Annual Conference in Columbus, OH).
“Extreme Makeover – Library Edition: Roles and Tools for Positive Workplace Changes.” (Invited pre-conference speaker on August 4, 2005 at the Ohio Private Academic Libraries' Annual Conference in Columbus, OH).
“Beyond Point and Click: Taking Web-Based Pedagogy to a New Level.” (Session presented with Janet Hurn, Beth Uhler, and Andrea Han on March 8, 2005 at the Ohio Digital Commons for Education conference in Columbus, OH).
“Educational Opportunities for Library Support Staff in Ohio.” (Session presented on August 4, 2003 at the Ohio Library Support Staff Institute in Gambier, OH).
"Effective Web Searching Strategies." (Session presented on August 4, 2003 at the Ohio Library Support Staff Institute in Gambier, OH).
"How Emerging Trends and Technologies Will Affect the Library." (Session presented on May 1, 8, & 9, 2003 at the Academic Library Association of Ohio's Support Staff Interest Group Spring Workshop in Portsmouth, Toledo, and Delaware, OH).
“The Year of Living Dangerously: Our First Year of Web-Based Library Technology Courses.” (Session presented on June 15, 2001 at the Council on Library/Media Technicians Annual Conference in San Francisco, CA, and again on October 26, 2001 at the Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference in Ashland, OH).
“Strategies for the Internet: Reference Work.” (Session presented on May 3, 2000 at the Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference in Kingsport, TN).
“Assessment Outside of the Box: the Need for A Focused Study of Information Seekers in a Changing Environment.” (Paper presented with Stephena Harmony on April 11, 1999 at the Association of College and Research Libraries Ninth National Conference in Detroit, MI).
“Using Electronic Discussion Groups and the World Wide Web to Deliver Library Instructional and Promotional Materials.” (Paper presented on September 3, 1996 at the First International Symposium on Academic Libraries in the 21^st Century in Shanghai, People's Republic of China).

Honors and Awards

Recipient, Award of Appreciation, Academic Library Association of Ohio Support Staff Interest Group, 2005
Recipient, Faculty Summer Institute for Information Technology Grant, University of Cincinnati, 2000
Recipient, Faculty Development Grant, Fairmont State College Foundation, 1996
Inducted into Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society (Alpha Phi chapter), Michigan State University, 1990

Education
Graduate of Library Leadership Ohio, 2002.
Master of Science in Library Science, the University of Tennesse at Knoxville, 1993.
Bachelor of Arts in History (with honor), Michigan State University, 1991.