Who is Daveman?

Site Manager, Polaris Library Systems, Syracuse, New York
March 2009 to present
Serves as primary contact for Polaris customers and acts as liaison between technical support and customer sites.

Reference/Computer Literacy Librarian, Liverpool Public Library, Liverpool, New York
April 1999 to February 2009

Responsibilities:

  • Adult and children’s reference
  • Internet and computer instruction for staff and patrons
  • Evaluate, recommend and purchase software for circulating collection
  • Design and present programs on library-related issues

Electronic Services Librarian, H. Douglas Barclay Law Library, Syracuse University College of Law
July 1998 to April 1999
Responsibilities:

  • Evaluated, selected and implemented CD-ROM and Internet-based materials
  • Wrote electronic collection development policy and served on collection development team
  • Negotiated licensing agreements with vendors
  • Interviewed, hired and supervised work study students
  • Developed and implemented web site content
  • Reference work
  • Member of Law School Quality Improvement Team

Network Information Specialist, AskERIC
May 1996 to July 1998
AskERIC was the Internet-based question-answering and referral service of the Educational Resources and Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse at Syracuse University.

Primary responsibilities for AskERIC:

  • Database and Internet searching
  • Online and print reference work
  • Wrote bimonthly column for the journal Emergency Librarian
  • Wrote column for CoSNotes, the Consortium for School Networking online newsletter
  • Presented programs at conferences and staffed AskERIC booth
  • Reviewed journal articles for inclusion in database
Set up and administered AskLN, a service of AT&T’s Learning Network.
AskLN was an online reference service which used a network of mentors who respond to queries via e-mail.

Primary responsibilities for AskLN:

  • Recruited and trained mentors
  • Routed queries, evaluated responses, and provided feedback
  • Designed and wrote training manual and handbook for mentors

LIBRARY CERTIFICATION New York State Public Librarian’s Professional Certificate No. 17911
Onondaga County Civil Service, Librarian I

EDUCATION

Master of Library Science, 1996
Syracuse University School of Information Studies
Independent Study Degree Program
Internship at Empire State Development library

Bachelor of Arts, 1976
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Theatre and Film

VOLUNTEER WORK

Upstate New York Special Libraries Association
Public Relations Chair
Designed and maintained Chapter Web page

KidsConnect Volunteer
Internet-based question-answering and reference service for K-12 students,provided by the American Association of School Librarians.
Students' questions are e-mailed to KidsConnect and routed to volunteers who respond with appropriate source referrals and/or short factual answers.

Onondaga County Public Library, Syracuse, NY
Local history/Special Collections

  • Digitized historical postcard collection
  • Indexed newspaper clippings and entered records into database

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

New York Library Association
Librarians Unlimited
Center for Photography at Woodstock
Maine Photography Workshops

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE

Television Photojournalist
Documentary Film Editor
Freelance Videography and Still Photography

Finally, during the summers of 1969 - 1975, I worked for Circus Kirk, an all-student traveling tented circus. For the first two seasons I played trumpet in the band, then held the position of bandleader. The show played a different town each day, with two performances daily. We drove the trucks, set up and took down the tents as well as doing the performances. Although it was hard work, it was a unique experience and I'm grateful that I had the chance to be part of it. Circus Kirk no longer exists, but the troupers get together for reunions.