Vita

Sharon Radcliff
sradclif@stmarys-ca.edu

Education

• M.A. San Francisco State University, December, 2000 English Composition

• M.L.I.S. University of California at Berkeley, December, 1990 Library and
Information Science
• B.A. University of California at Berkeley, May 1987 Philosophy

Librarian Experience

• 2001-Present: Librarian, Saint Mary's College, Moraga. Business Subject

Specialist. Collaborate with faculty in the School of Economics and Business
Administration and Extended Education Management Program and the MA in
Leadership Program to provide instruction, reference and collection development
in the business, accounting, economics and management subject areas. Provide
general reference service at the reference desk and via e-mail and phone for all
subject areas. Assess the Library’s collection in the business subject area,
selecting and weeding books, electronic resources, and periodicals. Arrange trials
of new business databases for business faculty and colleagues. Train colleagues in
business reference sources and methods. Create lesson plans, assessment tools,
web pages, online tutorials and integrated course work for various courses,
including undergraduate and graduate level business, management, leadership,
economics, accounting, and composition courses. Developed integrated course
work for High Potential, scholarship students’ intensive summer academic
preparation/immersion program. Participate in development of library’s programs
and policies by serving on reference, collection development, instruction, and web
development teams. As co-coordinator of instruction (2004-2005) initiated new
methods of scheduling instruction and led assessment study of student
bibliographies in the English Composition program. Developed Web usability
study for Extended Education students. Designed template for “By Subject”
library Web page. Served on Graduate Policies Committee (2001-2007) While on
GPC, helped create capacity study for graduate and adult programs at Saint
Mary’s College. Elected to Staff Council, 2006. Promoted to Full Librarian 2007.
• 1995-2001: Reference Librarian, Oakland Public Library, Oakland. Instruct
public in use of library materials and computers. Provide reference service in Art,
Music, Recreation, History/Literature and Business, Social Science, Science and
Documents departments. (3 years full-time equivalent.)
• 1998-2001: Reference and Instruction Librarian, Ohlone College, Fremont.
Developed online research skills course, LIS 101. Taught classes in library
research skills. Provide reference for students and faculty. ( 2 years full-time
equivalent. )
• 1997-1999: Library Consultant/Assistant, Fisher Real Estate Center, Haas
Business School, UC Berkeley. Organized library. Selected software for and
 developed online system. Cataloged books, periodicals and documents. Assisted
staff and students in finding library materials.
• Spring, 1997: Reference and Instruction Librarian, Laney Community
College, Oakland. Provided reference service to students and faculty. Instructed
students in paper and online reference sources.
• 1996-1997: Reference Assistant, Golden Gate Law University, San Francisco.
Assisted with library research class. Provided research assistance to faculty and
students. In charge of Interlibrary loan services to students and faculty.
• 1995: Reference and Instruction Librarian, Academy of Art College, San
Francisco. Taught library research skills. Provided reference service. Assisted in
planning and implementing automation of library. Supervised circulation staff.
• 1992-1994: Held records indexing positions at: Farella, Braun and Martel, Bank
of America.
• 1990-1992 Librarian/Indexer. Environmental Protection Agency, (employed by
contractor: Labat Anderson). 2 years full-time.
• 1990-1992: Reference Librarian, San Francisco Public Library, (on-call).
Provided reference in service in Humanities, Information Services and Children's
Departments.

Teaching Experience

• 2006-current: Library Studies Instructor, Diablo Valley College. Pleasant

Hill, CA. Teach Library 121, a one unit Library Studies Course.
• 2005-current: Library Studies Instructor, San Jose City College, San Jose.
Taught LS 15, a three unit online Library Studies Course.
• 2004-2007: Information Literacy Instructor, Dominican University, San
Rafael. Taught RES 2000, a one-unit information Literacy course.
• 2000-current: English Instructor, Ohlone College. Teach English 151A & B,
four unit developmental level writing courses and English 162, 163, college level
reading courses.
• 2000-2001: Lecturer, San Francisco State University. Taught English 50, a
developmental composition course and English 214, a sophomore literature
course. Developed a syllabus for and taught linked reading and writing course.
• 1999-2000: Graduate Student Teacher, San Francisco State University.
Taught English 115, college reading. Developed a syllabus for and taught 1st and
2nd semester college level reading courses.
• Spring, 1998: English Tutoring Center Computer Assistant, San Francisco
State University. Instructed tutors and students in using computer lab programs.
• 1998-1999: Tutor, English Tutoring Center, and San Francisco State
University.

Professional Activities

• Member of American Library’s Association, Reference & User Services

Association and Business Research Association, 2000-present
• Member of California Association of Reference Librarians, (CARL) 2000-
present.
• Member of ALA- Distance Learning Section and member ship committee, 2006-
present.
• Member of California Librarian’s Association, (CLA), 2006-present.
• Chair of CARL-North interest group, Academic Business Librarian’s Exchange-
North, (ABLE) 2004-2006.
• Member of California Clearinghouse of Library Instruction Steering Committee
since (CCLI) 2002.
• Chair of CCLI (2008-2009, 2006-2007 & 2004-2005). Newsletter editor of CCLI
(2003-2004).

Poster Session

• Topic Development Research Project. Presented as a Poster Session at

ACRL National Conference, 2009, Seattle, Washington.

• Bibliographic Study of English Composition Student Research Papers.

Presented as a Poster Session at CLA Annual Conference 2006, Sacramento, CA.

Presentations

• Integrated Information Literacy with Blackboard & Vodcasts. Presented by

invitation at the 2007 Dean’s Conference. Holy Names University, Oakland, CA.

• Using Camtasia and Podcasting to Create Tutorials for Distant Learners.

Presented at the Alliance for Distance Learning in California Conference, March
2007, San Francisco, CA.

• Integrating Information Literacy in to the Curriculum using Blackboard:

Presented at Internet Librarian Conference, 2005, Monterey CA. For PowerPoint
see: http://www.infotoday.com/il2005/presentations/D204_Radcliff.pps

• Top Five Business FAQs: Co-presenter for ABLE –North at CARL mini-
conference, December, 2004, Hayward, CA. See http://library.stmarys-
ca.edu/research/econ/IntbusABLE.php

• Extended Education Management Research Tutorial: Assessment of Use.

Presented at ABLE meeting, March 2003. Moraga, CA.

Professional Development and Skills

Computer skills:
Proficient in use of course software programs including WebCT and Blackboard.
Proficient in HTML coding. CSS, Familiar with SQL, PHP and Java Script.
PowerPoint, Camtasia, Flash. Proficient in many Web 2.0 technologies, including
Blogs, Wikis, various Social Softwares, tagging, Google groups, Flickr. Camtasia
& Garageband to develop vodcasts.
Languages:
French: Advanced comprehension: Read, write and speak.
Italian: Basic comprehension. Basic reading knowledge.
Recent courses and workshops include:

ACRL Immersion program: Intentional Teacher Track, July 2008, San Diego,
CA.

Information Competency Graduation Requirements at California’s Community

Colleges: What Have We Accomplished? Where Are We Heading? A
Conversation Amongst Peers. Diablo Valley College, March 2007.

Basic Skills Workshop, Diablo Valley College 2009

CARL-North Information Technology Workshop: Is there a Blog in your Future?

Hayward, CA. (2005)

Infopeople courses taken 2002-2007:

Web 2.0 and reference; PHP and MySQL; Advanced Google Searching;
Online Tutorial Design; Consumer Sources on the Web; Government Sources on
the Web; Advanced HTML; Dreamweaver. Flash; Developing Online tutorials

Recent conferences attended:

ACRL National Conference, Seattle, Washington, 2009

Alliance for Distance Learning in California Conference, March 2007, San

Francisco, CA.

California Library Association Conference, Sacramento. (2006)

Baynet sponsored event: Susan Hildreth’s: Demonstrating the Value of Libraries

San Francisco, CA. (2006)

Baynet Spondored event on Copyright and Libraries (2006)

SCELC vendor day, Los Angeles, (2006)

CARL Conference, Asilomar, (2006)

Internet Librarian Conference, Monterrey, CA (2003-2008)

California Clearinghouse of Library Instruction Conferences, various locations.

(2002-2008)

CARL Mini-conference, San Jose. CA. (2004)