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William Worford : Curriculum Vitae

William Fair Worford  

wworford@ua.edu

   

Education

Master of Library and Information Studies, University of Alabama (May 2011) Bachelor of Science in History, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL (2003)

Professional Experience

Gorgas Library, University of Alabama Libraries, Tuscaloosa, AL (2011 to present)

Assistant Professor, Research and Instructional Librarian

  • Develop, deliver, and assess instruction for the First-Year Writing Program in collaboration with other librarians.

  • Explore, research, and implement the use of emerging technologies for instruction, outreach and assessment.

  • Collaborate with the Tutorial Coordinator to develop modular information literacy tutorials.

  • Participate in large-scale library outreach activities such as Bama Bound and Week of Welcome.

  • Provide one-on-one research consultations.

  • Flexible for on-call assignments and Sunday rotations.

  • Plan and complete special projects as needed.

    University of Alabama Libraries Annex, Tuscaloosa, AL (2009 to present)

    Library Annex Assistant

  • Deliver monographs, government documents, journal articles, and microform resources to campus libraries.

  • Supervise and train student aides.

  • Perform special projects including moving 30,000 monographs and amending the annex

    database.

  • Collection management and the maximization of space in the annex.

University of Alabama Catalog & Metadata Services Department, Tuscaloosa, AL (2005 to 2009)

Library Assistant

  • Copy cataloging MARC records of monographs, music scores, DVDs, and CDs using AACR2.

  • Supervised and trained student aides.

  • Authority work including verification of name, subject, and series and maintaining holdings

    and item records.

  • Original cataloging in OCLC Connexion of theses and dissertations.

  • Performed special projects as determined by departmental priorities.

    University of Montevallo Technical Services Department, Montevallo, AL (2005)

    Cataloging Assistant

  • Copy cataloging MARC records of monographs, music scores, DVDs, and CDs using AACR2.

  • Supervised and trained student aides.

  • Performed quality control checks in the processing of materials.

  • Scheduled monthly shipments of books and periodicals to bindery.

  • Maintained statistics for library acquisitions and discards.

    University of Montevallo Libraries, Montevallo, AL (2001 to 2004)

    Library Aide

  • Provided reference instruction to patrons using online databases, microforms, Internet sources, and traditional monographs.

  • Maintained the serials and reference collections, particularly serials

  • Provided basic troubleshooting on computers, copiers, and microform readers.

  • Set up library computer and media classroom for faculty and staff course sessions.

  • Performed circulation duties, including registering new members.

  • Shelved items and performed shelf reading.

    Skills and Experience

  • Efficient at a variety of bibliographic instruction techniques.

  • Knowledge of various electronic databases, which span a multitude of disciplines.

  • Created video training modules for several classes.

  • Proficiency in Blackboard (with Scorm enabled engine), Wimba, Blackboard Collaborate and other web-based technologies for a hybrid online/in-classroom environment.

  • Use of LibGuides.

  • Multimedia Creative Applications: Adobe Creative Suite 5 (Photoshop, Soundboard), Picasa for Mac Audacity, Camtasia Studio Screen Recorder, Screencast-o-matic, Web podcasting, iWeb.

  • Web Languages: HTML CSS, RSS feed, XML.

  • Cataloging Rules/Metadata Schema: MARC, AACR2, LCSH, Dublin Core, VRA Core, METS, MODS, and EAD protocols.

  • Library of Congress Classification Web, Catalogers’ Desktop.

  • CONTENTdm.

  • Omeka web publishing system for online digital archives.

  • OCLC Connexion.

  • Experience with Integrated Library Systems including Horizon and Voyager.

  • Windows XP , Windows 7, Macintosh OS.

  • Experience with tablet mobile devices and applications including iPad IOS, iPhone IOS, Google Android, Pages, QR Codes.

  • Microsoft Office 2010 Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access), Office for Mac. Examples of tutorials and instructional modules

  • Worford, William. " How To Retrieve Items from the Annex" UA Libraries Subject and Research Guides. http://tinyurl.com/8xyvvmj.

  • Worford, William. “How to Access Library Resources from Off-Campus” UA Libraries Subject and Research Guides. http://tinyurl.com/7dnwut2.

  • Worford, William. “Google Earth Main Interface Presentation” UA Libraries Subject and Research Guides. http://youtu.be/YHgSYzIfys4.

    Writing Examples

  • Library Website Review - http://tinyurl.com/blfkz5m.

  • Commitment to Diversity - http://tinyurl.com/bwcsce3.

  • Usability Test - http://tinyurl.com/c6r5gc2.

    Research Interests

  • Knowledge of various electronic databases, which span a multitude of disciplines.

  • Implementation of cloud computing and audio storage in libraries.

  • Tokugawa Period in Japanese History – 1600 to 1863.

  • Streamlining paraprofessional training for the 21st century.

    Special Projects

  • Copy cataloged a multivolume set of Civil War Military supply logs: Union Weapons, Insignia, Uniform Accessories, and Other Equipment for Carmichael Library Archives (2005) which enhanced my experience in copy cataloging.

  • Cataloged approximately 500 Music scores in less than two weeks in collaboration with other professional librarians using streamlined departmentally developed workflow and standards.

  • Researched the quality of service of a paraprofessional versus a professional librarian in the areas of circulation and reference at an academic library. The title of the paper was “An Answer versus the Answer: the Role of the Professional Librarian and Library Paraprofessional in 21st Century Reference.”

  • Independently defined guidelines for metadata schema (Dublin Core) for a class repository project (http://tinyurl.com/c5vnshc).

           

• Organized and carried out the move of over 50,000 items as a part of a space management project of all university libraries. This required constant monitoring of shelf space in anticipation of a fluctuating list of items to be received. These items included monographs, government documents, serial records, music journals, and other professional journals.

Award

Patricia S. Henderson Endowed Scholarship (2010).

Websites

The Library Life - http://bama.ua.edu/~wworford/.

Metamind’s Corner of The Universe - http://billfairford.tumblr.com/. Portfolio - http://williamwofordeportfolio.wordpress.com/.

Presentations

  • “University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies Post-Graduate Fellowship Project Proposal” LS 590: Project Management, Tuscaloosa, AL, (co-presented with Samuel Rumore, Jennifer Spraggins, Jake Dasilva), June 26, 2010. http://tinyurl.com/7yukw8u.

  • Worford, William. ”Practical use of tablet mobile devices in bibliographic instruction.” Speaker. Library 2.011 Conference. http://tinyurl.com/c8ptgw6.

  • Worford, William 2011. “Presentation on the Baltimore Tower Clocks, 1977 housed at the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program” Screencast-O-Matic. http://tinyurl.com/7mezjvh.

    Professional Development

  • “Guide to Reference Essentials” webinar., ALA Publishing Webinars, November 10, 2011.

  • Speaking with Confidence and Clarity.” Seminar., Fred Pryor Seminars, Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, February 22, 2007.

  • Snow-Croft, Sheila. “Grants and Proposal Writing.” National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Southeastern Atlantic Region. seminar. School of Library and Information Studies, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, Fall, 2009.

  • ASERL-ITDIIG Webinar: Data Storage Show & Tell #1: University of Kentucky & Wake Forest University. webinar., Association of South Eastern Research Libraries, December 1, 2011.

  • Dray, Heather. “The Successful Searcher in the Connection Client SOLINET, The Southeastern Library Network.” Lecture, University of Alabama Libraries, Rodgers Library, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, November 14, 2007.

  • Schiff, Adam L. “Changes from AACR2 to RDA, Part 1 and Part 2.” webinar., Association for Library Collection and Technical Services, Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, Spring 2011.

     

University Service

  • Bama Bound – Activities such as Bama Bound, serve as information fairs and a Week of Welcome for incoming freshman and transfer students. It informs students about the wealth of campus resources and activities including the resources provide for by the entire University of Alabama Library System.

  • Library Support Staff Association (2005 – present).

    Philanthropy

• Habitat for Humanity Annual Build a Habitat contest (Spring 2005)