Curriculum Vitae of Paula Warnken
Education:
- Master of Education in Personnel Training, Education, and Development. Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Master of Library Science. Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
- Bachelor of Arts in English and Comparative Literature. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
Professional Experience
- 1993-Present
- Associate Provost for Information Resources. State University College at Cortland, Cortland, NY. Responsible for administering the planning, development, coordination and implementation of all information and technology resources, and leading campus distance education initiatives. Responsible for Academic and Administrative Computing, Center for Advancement of Technology in Education (CATE),Classroom Media Services and Memorial Library.
- 1995
- Instructor, Computer Applications Minor Program. State University College at Cortland, Cortland, NY. Taught course in Electronic Communications.
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- 1984-1992
- Director of Libraries. Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio. Responsible for the administration of collections, services, staff, and facilities of McDonald Library, Lodge Curriculum Center, and University Audio Visual Services.
- 1983-1986
- Instructor, Department of English. Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio. Taught courses in Freshman Composition and Expository/Research Writing.
- 1980-1983
- Head of Reader Services. Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio. Responsible for developing, coordinating, and providing effective reader services, including reference, library instruction, and computerized literature searching.
- 1976-1980
- Assistant Public Services Librarian. Ohio University - Zanesville Campus, Zanesville, Ohio. Responsible for public services, including reference, interlibrary loan and circulation, and supervision of student staff.
- 1975-1976
- Adjunct Instructor, Business Division. Muskingum Area Technical College, Zanesville, Ohio. Taught Business Communications.
- 1973-1975
- Reference Assistant. Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. Responsible for helping to provide reference and interlibrary loan service; served as administrative assistant to the head of the reference department.
Presentations & Publications
"Managing Technology: A Reflective History of Gophers, Mice and Missions." Article published in The Journal of Academic Librarianship 30 (January 2004).
"Getting the Service Side of the House Together: Information Resources, Physical Plant and the Business Office." Paper co-presented with Cheryl Groeneveld at the NACUBO Annual Meeting, July 30, 2001.
"Technology on the College Campus: What to Expect." Presentation at the Spring 2001 Access to College Education Institute, March 21, 2001.
"Converging Technologies in the Academic Library," Paper presented at the SUNY Council of Library Directors Annual Conference, April 5, 2000.
"A Team Approach to Technical Training." Paper co-presesnted with Anita Stoner at the SCT Annual Summit, March 20, 2000.
"Rapid Change in Educational Technology." Panel moderator at SUNY Cortland's Community Roundtable, November, 1998.
"Distance Learning at SUNY Cortland." Presentation to Cortland AAUW Chapter, October 1998.
"The Truth the Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth: Administrative and Faculty Perspectives on Distance Learning." Co-presented with William Sharp and Robert Spitzer at the 1998 SUNY FACT Conference on Instructional Technology. May 27, 1998.
"The SUNY Learning Network." Presentation to the SUNY Cortland College Council, September 15, 1997.
"Levers for Change." Facilitator, American Association for Higher Education - Teaching, Learning, and Technology Roundtable, June 23-24, 1997.
"Centralized, Decentralized and Privatized Approaches to Providing Leadership Information and Technology Services." Presentation to SUNY FACT Conference on Instructional Technology, May 29, 1997.
"Student Enrichment Through Information and Technology." Presentation to the Northern California Chapter of the SUNY Cortland Alumni Association, April 6, 1997, and to the Cortland County School Superintendents, March 20, 1997.
"Technology Needs of Student Affairs Staff." Presentation to SUNY Cortland Student Affairs Staff, April 2, 1996.
"Using Technology to Learn." Presentation to the Access to College Education Initiative 9th Grade Event, February 3, 1996.
"Surfing the Internet." Presentation at Access to College Education workshop, Fe bruary, 1996.
"Women in a Techno-World." Presentation at S UNY Cortland Annual Multicultural Night, December 1995.
"Women and Technology." Presentation to SUNY Cortland Gender Communications Class, April 1995.
"The Admissions Process of the Future: Contending with Technological Requirements." Presentation at the New York State Association of College Admission Counselors Conference, March, 1995.
"Utilizing Technology to Learn." Presentation at the Access to College Education Initiative Conference for 9th Graders, on January 28, 1995.
"Using Data and Statistics to Realize Organizational Goals." Workshop presented to SUNY New Paltz Library staff. April, 1994.
"Career Development Options for Placebound Librarians." Paper presented at the Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference. November, 1993.
"What's Behind the Numbers: Qualitative Enhancements to Statistics." Paper presented at the American Library Association Annual Conference. June 1993.
"What is Total Quality Management & What Is It Doing In My Library? Part I: What is Total Quality Management?" Article published in The Unabashed Librarian. (Number 85), 9-10, September, 1992.
"What is Total Quality Management & What Is It Doing In My Library? Part II: What is TQM Doing in My Library?" Article published in The Unabashed Librarian. (Number 86), 7-8, September, 1992.
"Practical Applications of TQM Principles." Paper presented at Xavier University Summer Institute on "Total Quality Management for Educational Administrators." June 1992.
"Train the Trainer." Workshop presented to the library staff at the University of Cincinnati. May 1992.
"Beyond the Survey: Using Market Research Techniques to Evaluate Library Services and Collections." Paper presented at the Sixth National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). April, 1992.
"20/20 Supervision: Focusing on the Best Techniques." Keynote speech at the Spring Workshop of the Greater Cincinnati Library Consortium (GCLC). May, 1991.
"Identifying Options and Planning for Career Development." Paper presented at the Spring Meeting of the Kentucky Special Library Association. April, 1991.
"Application of Training Principles and Techniques for Successful Library Instruction." Article published in Reference Services Review 19 (Winter 1991), 19-96.
"Planning for Library Automation." Workshop presented at St. Louis University for library staff and selected administrators. October, 1990.
"New Technologies in Higher Education." Presentation at Xavier University Faculty Retreat. September, 1989.
"Improving Bibliographic Instruction: Applying Techniques from the Training Profession." Presentation at the Spring Conference of the Bibliographic Instruction Section of the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO). June, 1989.
"The Politics of Implementing an Allocation Formula." Discussion facilitator at the University of Toledo's conference on "Collection Development in Action." October, 1988.
"Developing the Library Instruction Program: A Holistic Approach." Article published in Marketing Instructional Services: Applying Private Sector Techniques to Plan and Promote Bibliographic Instruction. Pierian Press, 1986.
"The Role of Public Services in Collection Development." Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO). October, 1983.
"Automation in Libraries." Issue edited for Update, the quarterly publication of the Greater Cincinnati Library Consortium (GCLC). June, 1983.
"From the Beginning: Implementing a Library Instruction Program." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Ohio Theological Library Association. March, 1982.
Professional Activities
State University of New YorkAcademic Library Association of Ohio (Ohio ACRL Chapter)