Masters in Library and Information Studies, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, 2007

BA in Philosophy, Minor in Women's and Gender Studies, North Carolina State University, 2003

BA in Communication, Small Group and Interpersonal emphasis, North Carolina State University, 2002

Assistant Librarian/Instructional Design Librarian
07/07 – present, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC

Explore, develop, implement, and assess instructional technology tools and training to support the Research, Information, and Technology Services department. Promote the incorporation of emerging technology into workflow, services, and instruction. Help teaching faculty incorporate library-provided technology into their courses. Liaise with Philosophy, Women’s and Gender Studies, and the Teaching and Learning Center.

Library Assistant III, Microtext Specialist
11/03 – 06/07, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC

Managed between 20 and 25 student workers each semester utilizing course management software, blogs, wikis, and instant messaging. Participated in special projects including the development of internal wikis, researched emerging technologies for library environmental scan, and participated in strategic planning for the Z. Smith Reynolds Library.

Consultant
07/08 - present, Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC

Present on generationa, technology, and educational trends. Work with individual faculty to translate their courses for a hybrid environment. Assess Moodle training program.

MONOGRAPHS

Pressley, Lauren. (2009). Wikis in Libraries. The Tech Set. New York: Neal-Schuman. [Forthcoming]

----------. (2009). So You Want to be a Librarian. Duluth, MN: Library Juice Press.

PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS

Tedford, Rosalind & Lauren Pressley. (2010). Administrative Support for Librarians Teaching Credit IL Courses. In C. Hollister (Ed.), Best Practices for Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Courses. Chicago: ACRL. [Forthcoming]

Pressley, Lauren. (2009). Teaching and Pedgagogy: The Best of Both for Gen M Students. In V. B. Cvetkovic & R. J. Lackie (Eds.), Teaching Generation M: A Handbook for Librarians and Educators. New York: Neal-Schuman, 253-63.

----------. (2008). Gendered Aspects of Scientific Knowledge: A Multidisciplinary Annotated Bibliography of Selected Sources. Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 27(2), 48-61.

----------. (2008). Educating the Millennial User. In J. R. Kennedy & G. B. McCabe (Eds.),
Our New Public A Changing Clientele: Bewildering Issues of New Challenges for  Managing Libraries. Portsmouth, NH: Libraries Unlimited, 104-113.

ARTICLES

Pressley, Lauren. (2009). A View from the Edge: A First Time Attendee’s Perspective. C&RL News, 70(6), 334.

Pressley, Lauren & Carolyn McCallum. (2009). Putting the Library in Wikipedia. Online Magazine, 32(5), 39-42.

Pressley, Lauren. (2008). Using Videos to Reach Site Visitors: A Toolkit for Today’s Students. Computers in Libraries, 28(6), 18-22.

----------. (2006). You Mean I Can Use a ‘Zine in a Research Paper? ACRL Women’s Studies Section Newsletter, 21(1).

BOOK REVIEWS

Pressley, Lauren. (2008). Review of The Blackwell Guide to Feminist Philosophy. Feminist Collections, 28(4), 55-56.

“Bite-Sized Repositories: The Benefits of Small Scale Repositories for Local Use.” Salt Lake City: LITA Forum. October 2009. [forthcoming]

“Teaching in Context.” Winston-Salem, NC: Salem College Faculty. August 24 and 25, 2009.

“Instructional Design for Librarians: The What, Why, and How of ID” with Kaeley McMahan. Chicago: ALA. July 2009. [ACRL preconference]

“Web 2.0 Applications and Usage” with Scott Hildebrand and Randy Piland. Elon University, NC: Tri-IT. March 2009.

“Mapping Your Path to the Mountaintop: Planning Where You Want to be in Your Career” with Steven Bell, Brian Mathews, and John Shank. Seattle: ACRL. May 2009.

“Extending the Impact of Online Library Instruction Tools Through Collaborative Development” with Lauren Ray. Seattle: ACRL. May 2009.

“Leading the Blended Library: Two Blended Librarians Share Their Leadership Program Experience” with Liz Siecke. Online: Blended Librarian Webcast. February 2009.

“Getting the Most out of Google” with Rosalind Tedford & Giz Womack. Chapel Hill, NC: Library Instruction 2.0 Conference. November 2008.

“Teaching Them (2.0) to Fish: Web 2.0 as Subject and Method in Information Literacy Instruction” with Susan Sharpless Smith and Rosalind Tedford. Chapel Hill, NC: Library Instruction 2.0 Conferece. November 2008.

“Learning from the Context: Teaching Skills While Teaching Content.” Elon University, NC: Innovations in Instruction. August 2008.

“Convergence Literacies: Preparing Students for Life Beyond the Liberal Arts Education” with Jolie Tingen. Elon University, NC: Innovations in Instruction. August 2008.

“ZSR Library Presents: Blogs and Wikis @ Wake Forest University” with Susan Sharpless Smith & Kevin Gilbertson. Minneapolis: MERLOT. August 2008. 

“High Tech/Low Cost Solutions for Libraries” with Amy Harris, Edward Hirst, Lynda Kellam, & Giz Womack. Elon University, NC: NCLA Technology and Trends Roundtable Workshop. August 2008.  [half-day workshop]

“Supervising While Away: Tools for Online Student Supervision.” Annaheim, CA: ALA. June 2008. [poster session]

“Situating Blogs and Wikis: The Value Added Proposition of the Library as Service Provider” with Giz Womack & Kevin Gilbertson. Greensboro: NC, Tri-IT. May 2008.

“Communication Strategies in a Library 2.0 Environment.” Online: ACRL/LAMA Joint Spring Virtual Insitute. April 2008.

“Managing Online: Web 2.0 Tools for Supervision 2.0.” Online: ACRL/LAMA Joint Spring Virtual Insititute. April 2008.

“What I Wished I Had Learned in Library School” with Emily Gillespe, Anne Marie Tauber & Rachael Prouse. Greensboro, NC: UNCG Library and Information Studies Student Association. April 2008.

“A Connected Class: Blended Learning in the Information Literacy Classroom” with Kaeley McMahan. Greensboro, NC: Lilly Conference. February 2008.

“The Hybrid Classroom: A Presentation for the Salem College Continuing Task Force on Scheduling.” Winston-Salem, NC: Salem College. January 2008.

“Social Software and the Future of the Library” with Erik Mitchell. Atlanta: SOLINET Annual Membership Meeting. May 2007.

“Introduction to Podcasting.” Greensboro, NC: UNCG Library and Information Studies Student Association. April 2007.

“Social Software and You: A Basic, Hands-on, Individualized (Yet Social) Introduction” with Bob King. Raleigh, NC: UNC-TLT. March 2007.

“Training with Flickr.” Online: Five Weeks to a Social Library. March 2007.

“Wikis as Training Tools.” Online: ACRL/CNI/EDUCAUSE Virtual Conference. April 2006.

“Training Student Employees.” Winston-Salem, NC: NCLA. September 2005. [poster session]

“Supervising Younger Workers.” Greenville, NC: Eastern North Carolina Support Staff Workshop. March 2005.

“Gender Talk.” Raleigh, NC: NC Resident Advisor Drive-In. 2002.

“Distance Learning Technology to Further IGI in a Service-Learning Enhanced Course” with Joanne Dehoney & Patti Clayton. Raleigh, NC: IGI Symposium. 2001.

“Service Learning in Public Schools” with Patti Clayton. Raleigh, NC: Kenan Fellows Program. 2001.

•    Beta Phi Mu. 2009
•    Library Journal Mover and Shaker. 2009
•    ACRL National Conference Librarian Scholarship. 2009
•    NCLA Leadership Institute. 2008
•    LITA Sponsored American Library Association Emerging Leader 2008
•    Cited in Academic Librarianship by Design. 2008. Cited as an example of a blended librarian in training.
•    Velma Jeremiah Scholarship, National Mensa. 2006-2007
•    Cited in Wikis: Tools for Information Work and Collaboration. 2006. Cited for early use of wikis in libraries.
•    Helen Thayer Bowing Scholarship, UNC-G Department of Library and Information Studies. 2005-2006