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Lenora Oftedahl : Curriculum Vitae

Education

University of Denver Denver, CO Masters of Applied Science

  • Environmental Policy & Management, Natural Resources Management

University of Arizona Tucson, AZ Masters of Library Science

James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA Bachelor of Arts

  • Education, Library Science and Educational Media (Music minor)

Professional Experience

Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Portland, OR

StreamNet Regional Librarian 1999-Present.

  • Responsible for all aspects of library operations: collection development, acquisition and organization. Planned expansion and remodel of library space.

  • Provide reference services and interlibrary loan to scientists and researchers throughout the Pacific Northwest.

  • Manage budget expenditures and report to Steering Committee.

  • Maintain Library website and digital collections.

  • Hire, supervise, and train staff.

  • Assist with library computer maintenance and networking.

Assistant Librarian 1998-1999

  • Primary responsibility was organization of the collections and complete inventory.

  • Assisted with reference services and interlibrary loan.

  • Assisted with collection development.

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Fort Vancouver Regional Library, Vancouver, WA

Substitute Librarian 1997-Present.

  • Provide reference services to patrons from child to adult, in person and over the telephone.

  • Perform readers’ advisory for all ages.

  • Assist with collection weeding process.

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Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD

Technical Services Coordinator 1990-1996.

  • Coordinated all aspects of collection management from acquisition to space planning.

  • Managed serial collection.

  • Hired, trained and supervised department staff.

  • Assisted with reference services and bibliographic instruction.

  • Provided hardware and software support to other library staff.

Professional Memberships, Activities, Accreditations

Pacific Northwest Library Association, email list manager

International Association of Aquatic & Marine Science Libraries & Information Centers, email list manager, conference publication committee

American Fisheries Society

Washington State Professional Librarian’s Certificate

Volunteer Experience

Girl Scouts of Oregon & Southwest Washington, Inc.: Troop 1978, Leader

Columbia River High School Music Association : Uniform Coordinator, Webmaster

Vancouver Community Concert Band, publicity/social networking

Publications & Presentations

Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission: A Brief History, Natural Resources Information Council Annual Conference 2008

Location, Location, Location: Georeferencing technical documents [Poster], Western Division American Fisheries Society Annual Conference 2008

Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth: Evaluating open source software [Poster], IAMSLIC Annual Conference 2007

Weeding is not a 4 letter word [Panel Coordinator], PNLA Annual Conference, August 2004

Convergence and Dissemination: A Brief History and Description of the StreamNet Project, IN Science and Technology Libraries, v.23, no.4, 2004

Magazines for Libraries, Fisheries section editor 2001-2003

What makes a library a library and why does it matter? (with Gretta Siegel), Organization of Fish & Wildlife Information Managers Annual Conference, November 2001

How do you catalog a frog, a matchbook cover, and other information-rich sources? Workshop (with Gretta Siegel), Organization of Fish & Wildlife Information Managers Annual Conference, November 2001

Columbia, River of the West, PNLA Annual Conference, August 2001

Cataloging the Heart of a Librarian, IN OLA Quarterly, v.5, no.3, Fall 1999

References

Available upon request.