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| Judith
M. Birmingham |
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| Information
Specialist |
Canton, Ohio, USA |
2008 |
OVERVIEW |
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I am an Information Specialist and have worked in
energy research and development, higher education, and public
education.
I have worked with local companies, school districts and other organizations
in northeast Ohio, helping them establish an Internet presence and
meeting their training needs. I was one of the developers of StarkNet,
the Stark County education computer network, and I set up the first
web servers at both the county and local school district levels.
I trained network administrators to manage their own web sites and
instructed teachers and librarians in classroom Internet use. I
have had a keen interest in promoting web-based technologies as
instructional media, and also in encouraging the use of computer-mediated
communications, including videoconferencing. I have a Master's Degree
from the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Library and
Information Science, and my undergraduate degree is in English.
I also have prior experience in public relations and writing. |
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EDUCATION |
| 1979 |
M.L.S.,
Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of
Pittsburgh (4.00/4.00). Concentration: Information Science |
| 1977 |
B.A.,
Shippensburg State College, Pennsylvania (3.97/4.00). English major
plus 19 credits upper level mathematics. |
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CONTINUING
EDUCATION |
| 2005 |
Introduction to
Database Development, Kent State University, 2005. |
| 2005 |
Introduction to
Microsoft Access 2003, Kent State University, 2005. |
| 2002 |
Distance
Learning: Up Close And Personal (VTEL/Galaxy Videoconferencing
System), University of Akron, 2002. |
| 2001 |
Writing
for Children and Teenagers, Institute of Children's Literature,
2001 |
| 1999-2000 |
Distance
Learning-Welsh Language, 40 credits, Univ. of Wales, Lampeter,
UK, 2000 |
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PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE |
| Present |
Information
Specialist. InfoWebster.com,
Canton, Ohio . Web design, consultation
and technology training for schools, businesses
and nonprofit organizations. |
| 2002-2004 |
Interim
Library Media Specialist. GlenOak High School and Career Center,
Canton, Ohio. Created library web site linking to subscription databases
and other library resources. Taught teachers to create web quests.
Supervised video-production and other multi-media projects for We
Are Human Project. Conducted videoconferences, one of which
was international. Ordered, cataloged, and inventoried library
materials. Provided reference service and library instruction. Managed
library aides and volunteers. |
| 1992-2001 |
Information
Specialist. Stark County Educational Service Center and
district schools, Canton, Ohio. Assisted county school districts in
developing and integrating Internet access. Trained
administrators, teachers, and students to use electronic mail and
the World Wide Web. Administered county
educational service center (StarkNet) web server.
Set up webservers for twelve school
districts, and taught network administrators how to use them. Designed district and classroom
web sites. Taught teachers and librarians how to design web pages
for educational use. Developed training materials. Provided user
support via e-mail, telephone, and onsite visits. |
| 1989-1992 |
Technology
Volunteer for Plain Local Schools, Canton, Ohio. Inventoried
and cataloged school software, and created a database that enabled
teachers to locate and share software relevant to classroom lessons.
Introduced teachers to email, word-processing, and distance-learning
projects. |
| 1983-84 |
Archivist.
Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, Ohio.
Compiled the NEOUCOM Policy Manual and policy history, describing
all policies declared in ten years of Board of Trustee meetings.
Served on Library Technology committee. Maintained the library
archives and medical museum. |
| 1979-1983 |
Information
Specialist. Babcock and Wilcox Company, Research and Development
Division, Alliance, Ohio. Performed computerized literature searches
on DIALOG, ORBIT, BRS, and DOE/RECON bibliographic information systems
for engineers and business managers. Evaluated database management
software for library use. Wrote training materials and trained
engineers in online literature searching. Compiled union list of
serials for company library system. In 1983 I left to raise a family. |
| 1978-1979 |
Research
Assistant. University of Pittsburgh, School of Library
and Information Science. Assisted Director of Communications Department
with research on interpersonal communications, human resource development,
lifelong learning, and information-seeking behavior as they relate
to Libraries and Information and Referral Services. Conducted literature
searches and abstracted journal articles and theses for the director. |
| 1977-1978
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Public
Relations Assistant. Montclair State College, Upper Montclair,
New Jersey. Provided public information, press releases and mass
mailings to the local community and 150 media organizations in Northern
New Jersey. |
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AWARDS |
| 1994 |
Governor
of Ohio’s Pathfinder Award For Educational Technology |
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FURTHER
INFORMATION |
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References
and further contact information are available upon request.
Please email jbirmingham@infowebster.com |
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