Werhane, Amanda

Liaison to faculty, students, and staff in Biomedical Engineering, Chemical & Biological Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Materials Science Program and related centers
Reference and research assistance by email, phone, IM, office appointment & drop-in
Course-related instruction and orientations for BME, CBE, MS&E students
Drop-in workshops (ex: Research Sources for Biomaterials & Biologicals, Finding Material Properties, Advanced Google Searching, RSS Feeds & Alert Services, RefWorks Citation Manager, Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery Services)
EPD 397 library research instruction sessions
Coordination of assessment, communications, liaison, marketing & promotional activities - manage library blog, Facebook profile, Del.icio.us links, Flickr photos, etc.
Participation in campus-wide library assessment, bio-research, liaison & marketing activities
Selection & management of books & online resources in BME, CBE, MS&E subject areas (ex: Chemical Market Reporter / ICIS Chemical Business, Knovel, Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology)

Selected Awards, Honors and Societies

Memberships: American Library Association (ALA) - ACRL, LAMA, RUSA; American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) - Engineering Libraries Division (ELD); Beta Phi Mu - Beta Beta Epsilon Chapter; Special Libraries Association (SLA); Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) - RASS, WAAL
2007-08 Conference Planning Committee - Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians (WAAL)
2007-08 Board member - Reference and Adult Services Section, Wisconsin Library Association (WLA)
2006-08 Vice President for Scholarship - Beta Beta Epsilon Chapter, Beta Phi Mu
2007 Academic Staff Professional Development Grant - UW-Madison
2006-07 Academic Staff Mentor Program - UW-Madison
2006-07 College of Engineering Academic Staff Mentor Program - UW-Madison
2005 Outstanding MA Student Scholar of the Year - School of Library and Information Studies, UW-Madison
2003-05 MA student representative to Curriculum Committee - School of Library and Information Studies, UW-Madison

Education, Experience, Skills

BS '96, Biological Aspects of Conservation. Selected coursework: Botany, Calculus, Chemistry, Educational Policy Studies, Environmental Studies, Entomology, Genetics, Geology, Meteorology, Russian language, Statistics, Wildlife Ecology, Zoology.
Certificate in Non-profit Management '02, CSU-Hayward Extension. Selected coursework: Financial Management, Marketing and Public Relations, Strategic Planning, Program Evaluation.
MA '05, Library and Information Studies. Selected coursework: Cataloging, Collection Management, College and University Libraries, Educational Technology, Information Architecture (web design), Information Literacy (research instruction), Information Services Management.
Experience: 9 years working in public, school, special, and university libraries in Wisconsin and California
Languages: basic reading ability in Russian, German & Spanish
Technology: bibliographic citation management software; blogging; cataloging; digital cameras, videocameras & image editing; chemical, e-book, patent, periodical, standards, and technical report databases; course management software; federated searching; Google (all); instant messaging; institutional & learning object repositories; microforms; PDF software; presentation software; relational databases; scanners; screencasting; social networking; spreadsheets; web design; wikis; word processing; etc.
Work interests: adult learning & assessment, critical thinking, interdisciplinarity, outreach to underserved populations
Other interests: the arts, community service, cooperative economics, genealogy & local history research, locally-produced renewable energy (solar, wind, biofuels)

Personal Statement

My philosophy of librarianship:

#1 EXPERTISE: "The buck stops here." I commit to assisting faculty, staff, students and the public at a level consistent with UW-Madison's status as the only RU/VH (Research 1) institution in the state. I commit to continually improving my subject knowledge and search tool expertise in general and bio/med/chem/materials engineering. If I can't track down an answer, I can refer you to possible sources, or consult those sources and get back to you as needed.

#2 CONVENIENCE: "Have laptop, will travel." I will provide services beyond traditional office hours and outside the physical library building. I will assist you in person or by phone, postal mail, e-mail, instant messaging, text messaging, voice over IP, video conferencing, or any other means of communication.

#3 CUSTOMIZATION: "Other duties as assigned." I will apply my skills in retrieving, organizing, managing and sharing information in innovative ways to meet the library's and users' needs.

#4 PERSONALIZATION: "Library as face, as well as place." I commit to developing my understanding of the information needs and behaviors of bio/med/chem/materials and general engineering learners and researchers, in order to match them with appropriate resources, tools and services. I will build one-on-one relationships with users both within and outside of library or academic functions.

#5 EDUCATION: "Teach a person to fish..." I will participate in the development of user knowledge and skills for retrieving, organizing, managing and sharing information. I commit to continually improving my pedagogical and academic technology skills.

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