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LAUREN PRESSLEY, MLIS Curriculum Vitae

Personal: [email protected] http://laurenpressley.com 1704 Trillium Lane, Blacksburg, VA 24060 336-‐793-‐3236

Work: [email protected] University Libraries, Virginia Tech PO Box 90001, Blacksburg, VA 24062-‐9001 540-‐ 231-‐4997

EDUCATION University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC Masters of Library and Information Studies 2007 Concentrations: Academic Librarianship, Library Instruction, and Emerging Technologies North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC B.A. in Philosophy, Minor in Women’s and Gender Studies 2003 Concentrations: History of Western Philosophy, Social Epistemology, and Feminist Philosophy

B.A. in Communication—Interpersonal and Small Group 2002 Concentrations: Interpersonal Communication, and Gendered Communication

WORK EXPERIENCE VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY, BLACKSBURG, VA (2013-‐ present) Director, Learning Environments: July 1, 2014 – present

Primary duties include: Lead, develop, and manage Learning Environments unit comprised of circulation, reference, roving services, community engagement, academic programming, and online learning. Responsible for a team of 23 employees, directly supervising nine people.

Current projects include: • Working with the Associate Dean for Learning and the Assistant Director for Learning Services, creating vision, mission, and outcomes for a new “Learning” division within the University Libraries

• Developing Learning Environments leadership team • Building processes, guidelines, and policies for Learning Environments work • Building a new Online Learning Team, including the design of new positions and managing the search processes

• Co-‐Chairing Digital Humanities Working Group • Supervising student internship on library spaces

Accomplishments include:

• Built an online infrastructure for communication and information sharing amongst Learning Division

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VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY, BLACKSBURG, VA (2013-‐ present) Associate Director; Learning & Outreach: February 2013 – June 30, 2014

Primary duties include: Lead and support numerous learning, outreach, and engagement initiatives. Operationalize the vision developed within the unit through collaborations across campus and via inter-‐departmental teams. Supervise 6 FTE, as well as part time, wage, and student employees.

Accomplishments include: • Built, managed and led a new Outreach Team including a Communications Coordinator, Graphics Coordinator and Visual Literacy Instructor, Graphics Support Specialist, Webmaster, and Videographer

• Initiated, designed, and facilitated “Aspirational Identity Lunches,” designed to help library employees internalize the new aspirational identity of the University Libraries

• Managed the Open Educational Resources & Online Learning Librarian, advised environmental scan of open and online education

• Led Online Learning Platform development along with Director of Reference and Instruction Services

• Chaired Pedagogy Hub focused on exploring social, service, and online learning for potential application in University Libraries

• Co-‐led In-‐Staff Service Day, planned and executed a day-‐long conference for all library faculty and staff

• Co-‐Chaired Learning Environments Working Group, participated in custom online and physical learning environment for faculty across a number of disciplines and mapping out the libraries’ approach to developing learning environments in the future

• Examined new literacies and learning models for potential new services • Participated in renovation meetings for second floor commons area and first floor multipurpose room construction

• With the Associate Dean for Learning & Outreach drafted library’s missions, vision, and aspirational identity statement drawing on feedback from administration and involvement from all library employees

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY, WINSTON-‐SALEM, NC (2003-‐2013)

Head of Instruction: July 2011 – February 2013 Primary duties include: Led and collaboratively managed library instruction program; planned and managed professional development for librarians who taught; administered LIB100/200 program; supervised 2 FTE instruction positions including eLearning Librarian, Senior Lecturer, and 1 Adjunct Instructor; led efforts to provide quality control for library courses; promoted academic benefit of courses to larger university community; represented library instruction to various audiences; and served as library representative on teaching-‐related committees including the Teaching and Learning Center advisory board. Also managed monograph budget and as served as liaison to Philosophy, the Women and Gender Studies departments, and the Teaching and Learning Center. Responsible for all library instruction including credit bearing courses, one-‐shot library sessions, and online tutorials. Accomplishments include: • Developed and taught the first online undergraduate class at Wake Forest University



• Presented the case for online learning and the Z. Smith Reynolds Library’s role in online learning to various stakeholders including college faculty and the College Board of Visitors

• Led committee to produce values statement for the Z. Smith Reynolds Library • Led strategic planning initiative for library instruction and academic technologies • Led team to develop an open access electronic information literacy textbook • Led and coordinated effort to produce community-‐driven learning outcomes • Developed new evaluation and assessment models for LIB100/200 • Re-‐visioned and redesigned instruction web presence to include resources for ZSR Librarians as well as instruction librarians in the field

• Taught semester-‐long “one-‐credit” course on teaching for librarians and developed inclusive and participatory curriculum for spring semester “course”

• Transitioned LIB100/200 courses from 1 credit hour to 1.5 credit hours • Interviewed all library instructors to conducting a programmatic needs assessment (25 librarians and staff members)

• Facilitated Special Collection Librarian’s creation of a History of the Book course • Managed the Coordinator of Innovation Technology and Collaboration

Instructional Design Librarian: July 2007 – July 2011

Primary duties included: Introduced instructional design on campus as the sole instructional designer; forecasted emerging technology scenarios and adapted library services as needed; developed, contributed to, and provided services through technology pilots; liaised between technology and reference units in the library; managed monograph budget and collections for Women’s and Gender Studies, Philosophy, Teaching and Learning Center, and ebook readers. Accomplishments included: • Co-‐authored ACRL 2011 Libraries of Excellence award nomination for the Z. Smith Reynolds Library • Served on University Strategic Planning Committee for Innovation in Technology and Information and authored large sections of final report

• Introduced Instructional Design as a process to the campus community, advocated for additional staff support for this work, worked closely with the Director of the Teaching and Learning Center to select the appropriate person for the role, and worked closely with him to learn campus culture and establish the TLC as the place to get Instructional Design support

• Directly contributed to campus discussions about online education and worked with Provost’s and Dean’s offices during early discussions about Wake Forest University’s first online degree program

• Beta tested and interpreted data from Counting Opinions campus-‐wide library survey and produced summary report

• Identified tools and participated in founding taskforces for LibGuides, Google Voice, Library H3lp, and QR Code implementation

• Created, proposed, and implemented the library’s social media strategic plan with library’s Web Services Librarian

• Primary investigator for a grant to develop an Open Access e-‐Textbook framework • Created a local learning objects repository framework, recognized by the Association of College and Research Library’s PRIMO (Peer-‐Reviewed Instructional Materials Online)

• Chaired Z. Smith Reynolds Library Staff Development Committee • Managed and mentored the Cisco Fellow, a Cisco-‐funded instructional technology position



Microtext Specialist: November 2003 – June 2007

Primary duties included: Directly supported faculty, staff, students, and public in accessing microtext collection; developed procedures and recommended policies for internal departmental operations; copy cataloged incoming North Carolina and federal government documents; led and managed 20 to 25 student workers each semester. Accomplishments included: • Only library employee to serve on both Library strategic planning committees • Planned and supervised physical rearrangement of the University microtext collection • Developed processes for and began weeding project for entire government documents collection • Served as Library Staff Association President • Created and maintained student wiki, which led to creation of library-‐wide wiki knowledge base and library-‐wide student training wiki

CONSULTING, PRE-‐CONFERENCES, AND WORKSHOPS • Evisions; Irvine, CA; June, 2012 o I was invited to present a one-‐day workshop on instruction and provide guidance on training. I also provided specific feedback on training practices.

• East Carolina University; Greenville, NC; May 2012 o I was the external contributor to the Joyner Library Staff Development Day on Social Media. I participated in a panel, “Demystifying Social Media in Academic Libraries” with East Carolina University’s Matt Long, Mary Tucker-‐McLaughlin, and Beth Winstead and gave a break out session on “What’s Hot: Exploring Social Media Trends” introducing and describing potential impact of various social networking sites from Pintrest to Reddit to Goodreads.

• Radford University; Radford, VA; January 2012 o I was invited to conduct a one-‐day workshop on instructional design and teaching for librarians at Radford University, Virginia Tech, Hollins University, and Roanoke College.

• North Carolina Library Association; Hickory, NC; October 4, 2011 o I taught a half-‐day preconference with Beth Filar Williams and Amy Archambault on “Everybody Teaches: Creating Effective Online e-‐Learning Experiences.”

• Salem College; Winston-‐Salem, NC; 2008-‐2009 o I introduced the “hybrid learning” model to faculty, gave presentations to taskforces and interested faculty, and consulted with individual faculty on the adaption of their courses.

• American Library Association; Chicago; July 10, 2009 o I gave a day-‐long preconference with Kaeley McMahan for the Association of College and Research Libraries on “Instructional Design for Librarians: The What, Why, and How of ID.”

• North Carolina Library Association; Elon, NC; August 4, 2008 o I offered a day-‐long workshop given with Amy Harris, Edward Hirst, Lynda Kellam, and Hu Womack for the Technology and Trends Roundtable on “High Tech / Low Cost Solutions for Libraries.”

TEACHING EXPERIENCE VIRGINIA TECH, BLACKSBURG, VA Various Workshops for the Networked Learning Initiative, Fall 2013-‐present



• Workshops included “Making the Internet Work for You,” research for mobile devices, and overviews of the library’s learning environments and services

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY, WINSTON-‐SALEM, NC Accessing Information in the 21st Century, Fall 2005-‐Spring 2013 • Two to five sections of LIB100 each year, adapting the curriculum and teaching methodologies to meet student needs and interests for each section

First Year Seminars Library Instruction Sessions, Fall 2007-‐ Spring 2013 • One to two session classes on using library resources and doing research for a variety of First Year Seminars including Children of Divorce; Truth, Reality, and Objectivity; Bioethics; and Information Technology and the Public Good

Technology Classes for Students • Technology workshops to support blogs, Facebook, podcasting, RSS, and wikis for classes in the Business, Education, Health and Exercise Science, Music, Philosophy, Romance Languages, and Sociology departments

Technology Classes for Faculty and Staff • Numerous workshops on topics relating to teaching strategies, educational technology, and emerging technology

LIAISING EXPERIENCE WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY, WINSTON-‐SALEM, NC Information Literacy (2011 -‐ 2013) • Responsible for monographic selection to support the professional development surrounding information literacy, and a budget of $500. Collection dedicated to support professional activity and scholarship within the Z. Smith Reynolds Library faculty and staff.

Philosophy (Fall 2008-‐ 2013) • Responsible for all monograph selection and purchasing for the department, and a budget of $11,000. Represent the library within the department and responsible for outreach. Identify and recommend new electronic resources for the department.

Teaching and Learning Center (2008 -‐ 2013) • Responsible for monographic selection to support the mission of the Teaching and Learning Center, and a budget of $600. Teach requested workshops for the TLC. Represent the library within the department and responsible for outreach.

Women’s and Gender Studies (2007-‐2013) • Responsible for all monograph and video selection and purchasing for the department, and a budget of $4,000. Teach one-‐shot library instruction and conduct in-‐depth personal research sessions with students and faculty. Represent the library within the department and responsible for outreach. WGS added a major in Fall 2012.



GRANTS Summer Technology Grant, Wake Forest University (PI): 2011 • $5,480 for the creation of an open access e-‐textbook framework <http://cloud.lib.wfu.edu/blog/thelibraryexplores/about/> Presidential Trust Grant, Z. Smith Reynolds Library: 2009 • $2,500 for Philosophy and English collection materials from critical theorists • $2,000 for Teaching and Learning Center collection materials related to assessment, blended learning, and higher education (PI)

• $1,800 for Women’s and Gender Studies collection materials related to men’s studies (PI) • $400 for Women’s and Gender Studies audio materials of spoken feminist poetry (PI)

HONORS • Promoted to Associate Librarian, Wake Forest University, 2011 • Distinguished Alumni Early Career Award, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, School of Education, 2011

• Best Book in Library Literature Award, Greenwood Publishing Group, for the “The Tech Set,” which included Wikis for Libraries, 2011

• ACRL's Excellence in Academic Libraries Award, Z. Smith Reynolds Library, 2011 (Co-‐authored successful application)

• Inducted into Beta Phi Mu, 2010 • Acceptance, Toolkit, Peer-‐Reviewed Instructional Materials Online, 2009 • Library Journal’s Movers & Shakers, 2009 • National Conference Librarian Scholarship, Association of College and Research Libraries, 2009 • Sponsorship, ALA Emerging Leaders Program, Library and Information Technology Association, 2008 • “Tigger” Award Winner, North Carolina Library Association Leadership Institute, 2008 • Velma Jeremiah Scholarship, National Mensa Scholarship, 2006–2007 • Helen Thayer Bowing Scholarship, UNC-‐G LIS Scholarship, 2005–2006

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS Dale, J. and L. Pressley (forthcoming) “Learning Theory for Librarians: Applications for Practice.” ACRL

Press. Pressley, L. (2010) “Wikis for Libraries,” Neal-‐Schuman. <http://www.neal-‐schuman.com/wiklib> Invited.

Peer reviewed. Pressley, L. (2009) “So You Want to Be A Librarian,” Library Juice Press.

<http://libraryjuicepress.com/soyouwanttobe.php> Invited.

BOOK CHAPTERS



Pressley, L., J. Dale, and L. Kellam. “At the Corner of Personality and Competencies: Exploring Professional Personas for Libraries.” In Nicole Pagowsky and Miriam Rigby, eds., The Librarian Stereotype: Deconstructing Perceptions and Presentations of Information Work. Chicago, ACRL Press. 2014. Invited. Peer reviewed.

Pressley, L. “Feminism and Intellectual Freedom,” in Mark Alfino and Laura Koltutsky, eds., Handbook of

Intellectual Freedom: Concepts, Cases, and Theories. Duluth, MN, Library Juice Press. 2014. Invited. Pressley, L. “Introducing Online Credit-‐Based Instruction for Undergraduates,” in Charles Harmon and

Michael Messina, eds., E-‐Learning in Libraries: Best Practices. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. 2013. Invited.

Pressley, L. (2012) “Social Networks Should Not Be Banned at Libraries and Schools,” in Roman Espejo,

ed., Social Networking: Understanding the Legal Issues of Social Networking Sites. New York: Greenhaven Press. Selected.

Tedford, R. and L. Pressley (2010) “Administrative Support for Librarians Teaching For-‐Credit

Information Literacy,” in Christopher Hollister, ed., Best Practices for Teaching Credit-‐Bearing Information Literacy Courses. Chicago, ACRL.

Pressley, L. (2009) “Technology and Pedagogy: The Best of Both for Gen M Students,” in Vibiana Bowman

Cvetkovic and Robert J. Lackie, eds., Teaching Generation M: A Handbook for Librarians and Educators. Neal-‐Schuman.

Pressley, L. (2007) “Educating the Millennial User,” In James R. Kennedy and Gerard B. McCabe, eds., Our

New Public A Changing Clientele: Bewildering Issues or New Challenges for Managing Libraries. Libraries Unlimited.

Pressley, L. (2007) “Lauren Pressley, Microtext Assistant, Wake Forest University; Library Student,

University of North Carolina at Greensboro,” in Steven J. Bell and John D. Shank, eds., Academic Librarianship by Design: A Blended Librarian’s Guide to the Tools and Techniques. Chicago: ALA Editions. Invited.

ARTICLES Pressley, L. and K. Gilbertson (2011) “Librarians as Experts: Using the Web to Assert Our Value,”

Computers in Libraries. 31:4. Pressley, L. (2009) “A View From the Edge: A First-‐Time Attendee’s Perspective,” College & Research

Libraries News. 70:6. Invited. Pressley, L. (2007) “Review of The Blackwell Guide to Feminist Philosophy, Eds. Eva Feder Kittay and Linda

Martín Alcoff,” Feminist Collections: A Quarterly Review of Women’s Studies Resources. 28:4.

Pressley, L. and C. McCallum. (2008) “Putting the Library in Wikipedia,” Online Magazine. 32:5.



Pressley, L. (2008) “Gendered Aspects of Scientific Knowledge: A Mulitdisciplinary Annotated Bibliography of Selected Sources.” Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian. 27:2. Peer Reviewed.

Pressley, L. (2008) “Using Videos to Reach Site Visitors: A Toolkit for Today’s Student,” Computers in

Libraries. 28:6. Pressley, L. (2006) “Session report for ‘You Mean I Can Use a ‘Zine in a Research Paper?’” Association of

College and Research Libraries Women’s Studies Section Newsletter. 21:1.

ONLINE Lauren’s Library Blog, professional blog, <http://laurenpressley.com>, 2005-‐present. Google PageRank: 5.

550+ posts, 700+ comments, 550+ subscribers. ALA Learning, ALA group library training blog, <http://alalearning.org>, 2010-‐2011. Google PageRank 6.

Authored 4+ posts, 25+ comments, 2,000+ followers on Twitter. Invited.

PRESENTATIONS

NATIONAL “Sustainable Organizational Change: It’s About the People.” With Rebecca Miller, Kim Duckett, Sarah Cohen, and Lisa Nickel. Creating Sustainable Community. Associate of College and Research Libraries. Portland, Oregon. March 2015. Upcoming. “Emerging Leaders World Café.” With Alexia Hudson-‐Ward, Lisa Carlucci Thomas, Leo Lo, Erica Findley, Bohyun Kim, and Tyler Dzuba. ALA Annual Conference. Las Vegas, NV. June 19, 2014. Invited. “Hacking the Learner Experience: techniques and strategies for connecting with your instructional ecosystem." With Brian Mathews and Andy Burkhardt. Imagine, Innovate, Inspire. Association of College and Research Libraries. Indianapolis, Indiana. April 2013. "Building a Dream Team: Library Personas in the 21st Century Library." With Jenny Dale and Lynda Kellam. Imagine, Innovate, Inspire. Association of College and Research Libraries. Indianapolis, Indiana. April 2013. "Change and Opportunities for Today's Academic Libraries." Academic Libraries: Constant Change, Constant Opportunity. Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference. Toledo, Ohio. November 3, 2011. Invited Pre-‐Conference Keynote. “LITA Tech Set Authors Conversation.” With Marshall Breeding. ALA Midwinter. San Diego, CA. January 8, 2011. Invited panelist. “Re-‐visioning Teaching: Adapting to a Changing Educational Environment.” Innovation by Design: Re-‐visioning the Library. ACRL/NY Symposium. New York, New York. December 10, 2010. Invited speaker. “Top Tech Trends.” With panelists Amanda Etches-‐Johnson, Jason Griffey, Joe Murphy, and David Walker. ALA Midwinter. Boston, MA. January 17, 2010. Invited panelist.



“Bite-‐Sized Repositories: The Benefits of Small Scale Repositories for Local Use.” LITA National Forum. Salt Lake City, Utah. October 2, 2009. <http://www.slideshare.net/laurenpressley/bite-‐sized-‐repositories>

“Mapping Your Path to the Mountaintop: Planning Where You Want To Be In Your Career.” With panelists Steven Bell, Brian Mathews, and John Shank. Association of College and Research Libraries Conference. Seattle, WA. March 14, 2009. “Extending the Impact of Online Library Instructional Tools through Collaborative Development.” With Lauren Ray. Association of College and Research Libraries Conference. Seattle, WA. March 14, 2009. “ZSR Library Presents: Blogs and Wikis @ Wake Forest University.” With Susan Sharpless Smith and Kevin Gilbertson. MERLOT International Conference. Minneapolis, MN. August 9, 2008. “Supervising While Away: Tools for Online Student Supervision.” Poster Presentation. ALA Annual. University Library Group. Anaheim, CA. June 28, 2008. Invited.

REGIONAL AND LOCAL “Recruiting Double Agents: Entertaining and Utilizing Student Feedback.” With Kylie Gilbert. Agents of Change. Virginia Library Association Annual Conference. Williamsburg, VA. October 24, 2014. Upcoming.

“Conversation: The What, Why, and How of Critical Pedagogy.” Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy. Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, VA. February 6, 2014. “Backwards Design: Creating Learning Opportunities That You Can Assess.” Assessment Beyond Statistics. NCLA College and University/Community College and Junior College Libraries Section. Thomasville, NC. November 2, 2012. “Backwards Design: Planning, Executing, and Assessing Library Instruction…But Not Necessarily in That Order.” Business Librarianship In North Carolina (BLINC). Wake Forest University. Winston-‐Salem, NC. August 2, 2012. Invited. “Unexpected Insights from Our Summon Usability Study.” With Kevin Gilbertson and Joy Gambill. NC-‐LITe. Appalachian State University. Boone, NC. May 21, 2012.

“Open Access (e)Textbook.” With Craig Fansler, Kevin Gilbertson, Rebecca Petersen, and Kaeley McMahan. TechXploration, Wake Forest University. Winston-‐Salem, NC. April 18, 2012. Poster. Invited. “The Online Class: Teaching Students In and On Today’s Information Environment.” TechXploration, Wake Forest University. Winston-‐Salem, NC. April 18, 2012. Poster. Invited. “This Library is Not a Place.” With Deborah Howes and Tim Songer. Achieving Impact Online. Reynolda House Museum of American Art, National Advisory Council. Winston-‐Salem, NC. April 12, 2012. Invited panelist.



“E-‐Learning Initiatives to Enhance Information and Digital Literacy.” With Beth Filar Williams and Kim Duckett. Teaching for Brain-‐Based Learning. Lillysouth Conference on College and University Teaching. Greensboro, NC. February 11, 2012. Invited. “Teaching Students “In” and “On” Today’s Information Environment: The LIB100 Online Pilot.” College Board of Visitors, Wake Forest University. Winston-‐Salem, NC. February 10, 2012. “Patrons Left to their Own Devices: Library Databases and E-‐Readers.” With Lynda Kellam, Amy Harris, and Mark Sanders. Libraries: The Next Generation. North Carolina Library Association. Hickory, NC. October 6, 2011.

“QR Codes, Location Based Services, and Augmented Reality for Libraries.” Positioning your Library in the Mobile Ecosystem: Content and Delivery. LYRASIS Technology Ideas and Insights Series. Elon, NC. August 4, 2011. Invited. “The Changing Library: Who We Were is Who We Are.” Cora Paul Bomar Lecture on Librarianship. Spring UNCG Library and Information Studies Alumni Luncheon. April 16, 2011. Invited. "Change is What Keeps It Interesting." Staying Vital in a Time of Change. LAUNC-‐CH Annual Conference. Chapel Hill, NC. March 7, 2011. <http://slidesha.re/interestingchange> “Exploring the Combination of Techniques of Instructional Design, the Humanities, and Digital Media in an Archival Format.” With David Phillips and Ann Cunningham. THATCamp Southeast. Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. March 5, 2011. “Help Is On The Way.” Thursdays at Starling. Wake Forest University. Winston-‐Salem, NC. February 3, 2011. <http://slidesha.re/helpisontheway> Invited speaker. “Mentor Panel and Social.” With Kathy Shields. UNC-‐G Department of Library and Information Studies. November 19, 2010. Invited panelist. “Finding Our Students at Their Point of Need: As Higher Education Changes, So Too Does the Point of Need.” Library Instruction at the Point of Need. NCLA College and University/Community College and Junior College Libraries Section. Thomasville, NC. October 29, 2010. <http://slidesha.re/aQeb8E> Invited keynote. “Today’s Technology Trends, or, ‘What Do I Do With That?’” North Carolina Serials Conference. Chapel Hill, NC. April 15, 2010. <http://slidesha.re/todaystechtrends> Invited all-‐conference presentation. “A Short Presentation for LIS 650: Library Management.” University of North Carolina at Greensboro Library Studies Department. Greensboro, NC. March 22, 2010. <http://slidesha.re/uncglismanage> Invited speaker.



“Teaching Teaching: The Improbable Success of a Class for Librarian Teachers.” Lillysouth Conference on College and University Teaching. Greensboro, NC. February 5, 2010. <http://slidesha.re/teachteach> Online only due to inclement weather. “Adapting to a Changing World: Exceptional Services for a New Information Environment.” South Carolina Library Association. Columbia, SC. October 29, 2009. <http://slidesha.re/sclaadapt> Invited speaker. “Panel Discussion: Web 2.0 Application and Usage.” With panelists Scott Hildebrand and Randy Piland. Triangle/Triad Instructional Technology Meeting. Elon, NC. March 25, 2009. “Getting the Most Out of Google.” With Rosalind Tedford and Giz Womack. Library Instruction 2.0 Conference. Chapel Hill, NC. November 18, 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. Library Instruction 2.0 Conference. Chapel Hill, NC. November 17, 2008. <http://tinyurl.com/lib20fish> “Learning From the Context: Teaching Skills While Teaching Content.” Innovation In Instruction. Elon, NC. August 21, 2008. <http://www.slideshare.net/laurenpressley/learning-‐from-‐the-‐context> “Convergence Literacies: Preparing Students For Life Beyond the Liberal Arts Education.” With Jolie Tingen. Innovation in Instruction. Elon, NC. August 21, 2008. <http://slidesha.re/c3QoKH> “Situating Blogs and Wikis: The Value Added Proposition of the Library as Service Provider.” With Giz Womack and Kevin Gilbertson. Triangle/Triad Instructional Technology Meeting. Greensboro, NC. May 7, 2008. “What I Wished I Had Learned in Library School.” Panelist. UNCG Library and Information Studies Student Association. Greensboro, NC. April 3, 2008. “ZSR Library.” Teaching and Learning Center Fair. Wake Forest University. Winston-‐Salem, NC. February 25, 2008. “A Connected Class: Blended Learning in the Information Literacy Classroom.” With Kaeley McMahan. Lillysouth Conference on College and University Teaching. Greensboro, NC. February 8, 2008. <http://slidesha.re/cN38uW> “Social Software & the Future of the Library.” With Erik Mitchell. SOLINET Annual Membership Meeting. Atlanta, GA. May 10, 2007. “Introduction to Podcasting.” UNCG Library and Information Studies Student Association. Peer Presentation. Greensboro, NC. April 3, 2007.



“Social Software and You: A Basic, Hands-‐on, Individualized (Yet Social) Introduction.” With Bob King. University of North Carolina’s Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference. Raleigh, NC. March 22, 2007. “Training Student Employees.” Poster Presentation. North Carolina Library Association. Winston-‐Salem, NC. September 23, 2005. “Thinking Outside the (Classification) Box.” Wake Forest University Chaplain’s Pre-‐School Conference. Camp Haynes, NC. August 16, 2005. “Supervising Younger Workers.” Eastern North Carolina Support Staff Workshop. Greenville, NC. March 18, 2005. “Gender Talk.” North Carolina Resident Advisor Drive-‐In. Raleigh, NC. 2002. “Distance Learning Technology to Further IGI in a Service-‐Learning Enhanced Course.” With Joanne Dehoney and Patti Clayton. Inquiry Guided Instruction Symposium. Raleigh, NC, 2001. “Service Learning in Public Schools.” With Patti Clayton. Kenan Fellows Program. Raleigh, NC. 2001.

ONLINE “Start with the Audience: Images, Structure, and Empathy in Presentation Design.” Virginia Library Association. Online. September 24, 2014. Invited. “The Draft Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education: A Diversity of Views.” With Candice Benjes-‐Small and Carrie Donovan. Colorado Academic Library Association Conference. June 19, 2014. Invited. Keynote. “A Decade of Presentation Lessons in One Hour.” Technology and Trends Roundtable of the North Carolina Library Association. September 16, 2013. Invited. “Library Learning Goes Online.” With Sarah Steiner and John Shank. American Libraries Online. Online. May 9, 2013. Invited. “Basics of Information Literacy Assessment.” With Amanda Click. Libraries Thriving and Educating Librarians in the Middle East: Building Bridges for the 21st Century. Online. January 22, 2013. Invited. Upcoming. “QR Codes.” With Kevin Gilbertson. Strategic Focus and Value for Library Communities. Computers in Libraries. Washington DC. March 23, 2011. <http://guides.zsr.wfu.edu/qrcodes> Video used in preconference and QR Codes session. “Finding Our Students at Their Point of Need: As Further Education Changes, So Too Does the Point of Need.” Online Update for Learning Resource Center Staff in the Southwest of England. Regional Support Centre South West. Online. December 1, 2010. <http://vimeo.com/17520525> Invited presentation.



“Leading the Blended Library: Two Blended Librarians Share Their Leadership Program Experience.” With Liz Siecke. Blended Librarian Webcast. February 12, 2009. Invited speaker. “Communication Strategies in a Library 2.0 Environment.” The ACRL/LAMA Joint Spring Virtual Institute—Leading from the Middle: Managing in All Directions. Online. April 30, 2008. <http://slidesha.re/9CXn8v> “Managing Online: Web 2.0 Tools for Supervision 2.0.” Poster Presentation. The ACRL/LAMA Joint Spring Virtual Institute—Leading from the Middle: Managing in All Directions. Online. April 29-‐30, 2008. <http://slidesha.re/9DEFWl> “Training with Flickr.” Podcast. Five Weeks to a Social Library. March 5 – March 9, 2007. <http://www.sociallibraries.com/course/week4#present> “Wikis as Training Tools.” Poster Presentation. ACRL/CNI/EDUCAUSE Virtual Conference. Online. April 20-‐21, 2006.

INTERVIEWS • “Lauren Pressley Wants to Give You Her Book!” Hack Library School. November 2012. <http://hacklibschool.wordpress.com/2012/11/29/an-‐interview-‐with-‐lauren-‐pressley>

• “Lauren Pressley, author of So You Want to be a Librarian …In Six.” I Need A Library Job. October 2012. <http://inalj.com/?p=4715>

• “Episode Fifteen: Lauren Pressley and Lynda Kellam.” Circulating Ideas. August 2012. <http://www.circulatingideas.com/2012/08/episode-‐fifteen-‐lauren-‐pressley-‐lynda.html>

• “Interview with Lauren Pressley.” University of North Texas Library and Information Sciences Student Association Blog. March 24, 2011. <http://bit.ly/untpressley>

• “Recent Alumni Mentoring Tips – Part I” & “Recent Alumni Mentoring Tips – Part II.” UNC-‐Greensboro Library and Information Studies. February 14, 2011. <http://bit.ly/uncgalum1> & <http://bit.ly/uncgalum2>

• “ACRL Member of the Week.” ACRL Insider. January 31, 2011. <http://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/3040 >

• “Interview with Alumni Lauren Pressley.” UNCG Department of Library and Information Studies. December 13, 2010. <http://bit.ly/kqOBkL>

• “No Threat Yet.” Winston-‐Salem Journal. May 8, 2010. • “Educators that Rock!: Lauren Pressley.” findingEducation. April 7, 2010. <http://tinyurl.com/educatorsrock>

• “Learning Objects.” Adventures in Library Instruction. March 19, 2010. <http://tinyurl.com/adventureslibinst>

• “The Library of the Future.” Windows on Wake Forest. March 9, 2010. <http://tinyurl.com/wowflibrary> • “Interview with Lauren Pressley.” Library Juice: On the Intersections of libraries, Politics, and Culture. April 2, 2010. <http://tinyurl.com/libraryjuicelmp>

• “Essay on Library 101.” Library 101, November 2, 2009. <http://tinyurl.com/library101essay> • “Featured Alumna: Lauren Pressley.” Minerva’s Library, November 2, 2009. <http://tinyurl.com/featuredalumna>



• “All a Twitter.” Winston-‐Salem Journal. May 29, 2009. • “2.0 Toolmaker.” Library Journal. Vol. 134, No. 5. March 2009. <http://bit.ly/mspressley> • “You Can’t Join Anything for $100.” T is for Training. January 30, 2009. <http://tinyurl.com/tisfortraining> • “Web Sightings.” Winston-‐Salem Journal. June 30, 2008. • “Lines Are Busy: The iPhone is Here, and Some Couldn't Wait to Stand Around and Wait for One.” Winston-‐Salem Journal. June 30, 2007.

• My use of a wiki as training manual for students was cited in Koblas & Beesley’s Wikis: Tools for Information Work and Collaboration. Oxford, UK: Chandos. 2006.

MEMBERSHIPS AND SERVICE The New Media Consortium’s Horizon Project • Advisory Board, 2010-‐2013

Library Pipeline • Co-‐Chair (invited), Founding Advisory Board, 2014-‐present American Library Association • Council (elected), 2010-‐present • Resolutions Committee, 2013-‐present • Presidential Advisory Committee, Barbara Stripling, 2012 • Juror, Peter Lyman Memorial / SAGE Scholarship in New Media, 2008-‐2011 • Emerging Leaders Subcommittee, 2009-‐2010 • Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship, 2005-‐2009 • Emerging Leader, 2008

Library and Information Technology Association • Committee Chairs Coordinator, 2014-‐present • Director-‐at-‐Large (elected), 2011-‐2014 • Executive Committee, Director-‐at-‐Large (elected by the Board of Directors), 2012-‐2013

o Forum Steering Committee, 2012-‐2013 o Budget Review Committee, 2012-‐2013

• Mentor, Emerging Leaders Project I: LITA Leadership Development Tools, 2013 • Web Coordinating Committee, 2009-‐2011 • Mentor, Emerging Leaders Project P: LITA Web Tools, 2010 • Chair, Distance Learning Interest Group, 2008-‐2010 • Change Task Force, 2009 • Electronic Participation Implementation Task Force, 2009 • Program Planning Committee Program Process Task Force, 2009 • Co-‐Chair, Distance Learning Interest Group, 2007-‐2008 • Blogger, 2006-‐2008

Association of College and Research Libraries • Program Planning Committee, Distance Learning Section, 2011-‐2012 • Cyber Zed Shed Selection Committee, 2009-‐2011 • Women’s Studies Section, Instruction Committee, 2005-‐2009 • Women’s Studies Section, Core Books Editor, Feminist Pedagogy, 2007-‐2008



North Carolina Library Association • Mentor, 2009 • Technology and Trends Round Table, Secretary/Treasurer, 2008-‐2009

NC-‐Library Instructional Technology Group (NC-‐LITe) • Co-‐founder • Coordinated three Wake Forest University-‐hosted events.

Virginia Tech • Library co-‐coordinator for Networked Learning Initiative Workshops, 2014-‐present • Commission on Undergraduate Studies & Policies, 2013-‐ 2014 • Student Affairs Unconference Planning Committee, 2013 Virginia Tech University Libraries • Library Council, 2014-‐present • Collaboration Taskforce, 2014-‐present • Digital Humanities Working Group, Co-‐Chair, 2014-‐present • Search Committees for various positions including Communications Coordinator, Graphics Coordinator and Visual Literacy Instructor, Digital Media Specialist, Graphics Specialist, IT Director, PR and Marketing Manager, Public Services and Programming Specialist (Chair), Online Learning and Education Librarian (Chair), and Web Learning Environments Developer (Chair), 2013-‐present

• Learning Environments Working Group, Co-‐Chair, 2014 • Library Faculty Association Mentoring Committee, 2014 • Aspirational Identity Lunches Coordinator, 2014 • Online Learning Platform Team

o Chair, 2014 o Co-‐Chair, 2013-‐2014

• Learning Hub o Chair, 2014 o Co-‐Chair, 2013-‐2014

• Marketing Support Team, 2013-‐2014 • Social Media Team, 2013-‐2014 • Diversity Council, 2013-‐2014 • Data Literacy Advisory Team, 2013 • In Service Day Planning Team, Co-‐Chair, 2013 • Web Team, 2013 Wake Forest University • Teaching and Learning Center Board of Directors, 2010-‐2013 • Collaborative Technologies Team, 2012 • Instructional Developer Search Committee, 2011, 2012 • Alumni Book Club, Librarian Co-‐Facilitator, 2012 • Triad Interuniversity Project Planning Grant, Digital Humanities Initiative, 2011 • Social Media Guidelines Task Force, 2011 • Future Technologies Group, 2010-‐2011



• iTunesU, Project Manager, 2010-‐2011 • Wake in Motion Core Team, 2009-‐2011 • Electronic Portfolio Task Force, 2009-‐2010 • Strategic Planning Committee for Innovation in Technology and Information, 2008-‐2010 • Gmail for Students Pilot Task Force, 2009 • Technology @ WFU Online Pilot Task Force, 2008

Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University

o Chair, Peer Review Committee, Librarian’s Assembly (elected; member 2011-‐2012, chair 2012-‐2013)

o Chair, Learning, Academic, and Technology, Strategic Priorities Refresh Committee

o Librarian’s Assembly Executive Committee o Hall Librarian, Embedded Librarian Program o Website Committee o Environmental Scan Strategic Planning Task Force

o Assessment Committee o Summon Usability Task Force o Chair, Values Taskforce, Strategic Plan Refresh o Mentor, General topics o eLearning Librarian Search Committee o Chair, Staff Development Committee o Staff Appreciation Committee o Blue Sky Strategic Planning Task Force

o President, Vice-‐President, Staff Association (elected) o Marketing and Publications o Staff Development and Orientation o Business Librarian Search Committee o Online Learning Working Group o eBooks Purchasing Working Group o Marketing Committee

o Mentor, Publishing University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Department of Library and Information Studies • Alumni Mentor, 2008, 2009 • Vice President, Library and Information Studies Student Association, 2005–2007

Other • Journal of Web Librarianship, Editorial Board, 2014-‐present • Rowman & Littlefield’s Online by Design, invited to be the expert reviewer, 2013 • First Monday, invited to review article, 2011 • In the Library With a Lead Pipe, invited to review article, 2011 • MERLOT International Conference, invited to review proposals, 2009-‐2010 • Journal of Web Librarianship, invited to review article, 2009 • Blended Librarian, volunteer, 2005-‐2007

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT UCLA Senior Fellows Program, Executive Leadership Program, UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. 2014. Librarian Assembly Mentoring Program, Mentored by Associate Dean, Z. Smith Reynolds Library. Wake Forest University. 2011-‐2012. SafeZone Program; LGBTQ Ally training. Wake Forest University. 2012.



The Future of Education; The Horizon Project, a retreat of past and present Horizon Advisory Board Members; Austin, TX. 2012. Invited. Gatekeepers I; Enhancing Our Community through Inclusion. Wake Forest University. 2011. Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative; CITI Training for IRB approved research. Wake Forest University. 2010. ALA Emerging Leaders; competitive leadership program; ALA Annual and Midwinter conferences. 2008. NCLA Leadership Institute; Haw River State Park, NC. 2008. ACRL Creating a Comprehensive Plan for Information Literacy; Online workshop. 2005.