Artifacts
The following artifacts highlight my professional skills. They include projects from both my professional experience and graduate courses.
Annotated Bibliographies
Models, Institutional Implementations, and Educational Efforts for Digital Curation (pdf)
This annotated bibliography examines the emerging subject of digital curation. Created for INFO 522: Information Access and Resources.
This annotated bibliography examines the emerging subject of digital curation. Created for INFO 522: Information Access and Resources.
Budgeting
Employment Service Center Budget (pdf) (xlsx)
This is a budget for a hypothetical employment services center at a local public library. Created for INFO 640: Managing Information Organizations
Mobile App Budget (pdf)
This hypothetical new service proposal includes a line item budget I created. Created for INFO 745: Special Library and Information Centers with two other classmates.
This is a budget for a hypothetical employment services center at a local public library. Created for INFO 640: Managing Information Organizations
Mobile App Budget (pdf)
This hypothetical new service proposal includes a line item budget I created. Created for INFO 745: Special Library and Information Centers with two other classmates.
Collection Management
Urban and Community Gardening Collection Development
This subject collection development project was completed in three stages. Created for INFO 665: Collection Management.
Collection Analysis (pdf)
This collection analysis compares two local public libraries with respect to their technology, art, and local history collections. I was responsible for the local history collection analysis. Created for INFO 665: Collection Management with two other classmates.
This subject collection development project was completed in three stages. Created for INFO 665: Collection Management.
Collection Analysis (pdf)
This collection analysis compares two local public libraries with respect to their technology, art, and local history collections. I was responsible for the local history collection analysis. Created for INFO 665: Collection Management with two other classmates.
Data Collection Instruments
E-Book Survey (pdf)
This library patron survey was created to determine demand and preferences for e-books at a local public library. Created for INFO 515: Research in Information Organizations.
This library patron survey was created to determine demand and preferences for e-books at a local public library. Created for INFO 515: Research in Information Organizations.
Grant Writing
Grant Proposal to Catalog a Rare Book Collection (pdf)
This hypothetical grant proposal is based on the Van Gorden-Williams Library's need to catalog a rare book collection. Created for INFO 520: Social Context of the Information Profession.
This hypothetical grant proposal is based on the Van Gorden-Williams Library's need to catalog a rare book collection. Created for INFO 520: Social Context of the Information Profession.
Information Resources
Pathfinder (html)
This online pathfinder, geared toward young adults, provides resources on Abraham Lincoln's presidency. Created for INFO 684: Resources for Young Adults.
Storytime Resources (pdf)
This resource provides parents with extended resources to reinforce a storytime theme and skill. Created while I worked for the Flint Memorial Library as a Library Technician.
This online pathfinder, geared toward young adults, provides resources on Abraham Lincoln's presidency. Created for INFO 684: Resources for Young Adults.
Storytime Resources (pdf)
This resource provides parents with extended resources to reinforce a storytime theme and skill. Created while I worked for the Flint Memorial Library as a Library Technician.
Readers' Advisory
Horn Book Guide Review (pdf)
This is a children's book review that was published in the Horn Book Guide in Fall 2010, while I worked as an Editorial Intern.
Beneath the Cover Blog (html)
This is a teen blog I created and maintain focused on teen book reviews and talks. Created for INFO 684: Resources for Young Adults.
This is a children's book review that was published in the Horn Book Guide in Fall 2010, while I worked as an Editorial Intern.
Beneath the Cover Blog (html)
This is a teen blog I created and maintain focused on teen book reviews and talks. Created for INFO 684: Resources for Young Adults.
Reference
Internet Public Library Reference Transcript (pdf)
This is a transcript and evaluation of some of the email reference questions I've responded to while volunteering for the Internet Public Library's (ipl2) online reference service. Created for INFO 521: Information Users and Services.
Quora Reference (html1) (html2)
These are two examples of the reference services I've provided on Quora, a community question and answer forum site. Answered for Slam the Boards during INFO 740: Digital Reference Services.
Digital Reference Log (pdf)
This is a log of all reference activities I performed during INFO 740: Digital Reference Services. It details the digital reference mediums I have experience with as well as what question prompts I addressed.
This is a transcript and evaluation of some of the email reference questions I've responded to while volunteering for the Internet Public Library's (ipl2) online reference service. Created for INFO 521: Information Users and Services.
Quora Reference (html1) (html2)
These are two examples of the reference services I've provided on Quora, a community question and answer forum site. Answered for Slam the Boards during INFO 740: Digital Reference Services.
Digital Reference Log (pdf)
This is a log of all reference activities I performed during INFO 740: Digital Reference Services. It details the digital reference mediums I have experience with as well as what question prompts I addressed.
Web Design
Hand-Coded ePortfolio (html)
This is a hand-coded XHTML website I created and designed highlighting my professional experiences and personal interests. Created for INFO 552: Web Design for Information Organizations.
Writer's Portfolio (html)
This is a website I designed and coded using Adobe Dreamweaver for a professional writer.
Beneath the Cover Blog (html)
This is a teen blog I designed and maintain focused on teen book reviews and talks. Created for INFO 684: Resources for Young Adults.
Beneath the Surface Blog (html)
This is a blog I designed for the Rolla Public Library to use with their 2013 summer reading program with teens.
Resolve: The Lincoln Presidency Pathfinder (html)
This is an online pathfinder I created for young adults that provides resources on Abraham Lincoln's presidency. Created for INFO 684: Resources for Young Adults.
Current ePortfolio (html)
This is my professional online portfolio, which you are currently viewing, that I designed and maintain to highlight my professional experiences and personal interests.
This is a hand-coded XHTML website I created and designed highlighting my professional experiences and personal interests. Created for INFO 552: Web Design for Information Organizations.
Writer's Portfolio (html)
This is a website I designed and coded using Adobe Dreamweaver for a professional writer.
Beneath the Cover Blog (html)
This is a teen blog I designed and maintain focused on teen book reviews and talks. Created for INFO 684: Resources for Young Adults.
Beneath the Surface Blog (html)
This is a blog I designed for the Rolla Public Library to use with their 2013 summer reading program with teens.
Resolve: The Lincoln Presidency Pathfinder (html)
This is an online pathfinder I created for young adults that provides resources on Abraham Lincoln's presidency. Created for INFO 684: Resources for Young Adults.
Current ePortfolio (html)
This is my professional online portfolio, which you are currently viewing, that I designed and maintain to highlight my professional experiences and personal interests.
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Last Updated: April 2013
© 2013. Renee Smith. All rights reserved. Artifact materials on this site are available for scholarly and educational use only.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
Last Updated: April 2013