Irene M.H. Herold
Educational Background:
May 2007-present
Enrolled in Ph.D. program, Managerial Leadership in the Information Professions, Simmons College, Boston, Massachussetts.
July 2004
Master of Art in History, Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois. Thesis title: "Hope on, hope ever: Josephine Garis Cochran and the Dish-Washing Machine."
August 2003
ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard Institutes for Higher Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
June 1992
Master of Librarianship, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
1985
Fifth Year in Secondary Education resulting in Continuing Certificate Elementary and Secondary Teacher for the State of Washington.
June 1982
Bachelor of Arts, Major - English, Concentration – Behavioral Science, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
Library and Higher Education Employment:
October 2007-present
Dean of the Library, Mason Library, Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire. Expanded responsibilities with Academic Technology since February 2007 reflected in title change.
January 2002-September 2007
Director, Mason Library, Keene State College. Led the library through a renovation, revisioning information literacy and the library instruction program, re-designing the library's web site, and formalizing the library's archives and special collections. Responsible for all library operations, budgets, and staffing. Represent the library on campus, in the community, the state, region, and nationally.
Fall 1999
Instructor, Daniel Webster College, Nashua, New Hampshire: Course DW 101, a freshmen seminar/orientation course.
July 1998-December 2001
Director of the Anne Bridge Baddour Library, Daniel Webster College, Nashua, New Hampshire. Duties include: Grant writing, budgeting, personnel, administering and overseeing daily operations, long range planning, fundraising, and training. Represent library at Academic Assembly, Faculty Senate and Academic Affairs meetings. Also participate in library instruction program and some reference duty. Migrated to Innovative Interfaces, in the planning phase of a capital campaign for renovation, and instrumental in bringing personnel on board to assist with emerging instructional technologies campus-wide, including the creation of a multimedia lab and staff which report to the library director.
1996-1998
Creator and co-instructor with English Department Faculty, Monmouth College, Monmouth Illinois: Course English 233 one credit Research Methods for English Majors enrolled in a required survey course.
July 1992-June 1998
Public Services Librarian, Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois.
Areas of responsibility:
| 1995-1998 |
Bibliographic Instruction, Government Documents, Reference including collection development and budget, and Library Systems Administrator. Supervised up to two para-professionals, multiple student workers, and oversaw reference and bibliographic instruction work of the other professional librarians. Trained new staff members in circulation, serials, cataloging and interlibrary loan. |
| 11/95-1/96 |
Acting Director. |
| 1993-1994 |
Bibliographic Instruction, Government Documents, Reference, Serials check in and claims. |
| 1992 |
Bibliographic Instruction, Circulation, Government Documents. |
April-June 1992
Adjunct Faculty, City University, Seattle, Washington: Course ED502 "Accessing Educational Information."
March-June 1992
Student Reference Assistant, University of Washington Engineering Library.
Public and Private Secondary Education Employment:
1990-1991
Eighth Grade Block Teacher, Everett School District, Everett, Washington: language arts, reading and American history.
1989-1990
Teacher, German-American Institute, Tübingen, Federal Republic of Germany: taught English to German speaking adults and youth.
1982-1988
Secondary School Teacher, Everett School District: high school English and drama, 1988; eighth grade block and challenge program, 1983-1988; seventh grade block, 1982-1983.
Professional Activities:
National Offices and Committees
2007-present
Vice Chair, College Libraries Section of ACRL/ALA
2005
National Science Foundation's National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Digital Library (NSDL) panel member to review grant proposals.
2005-2006
ALA/ACRL/LPSS Marta Lange award committee member
2004-2006
ALA/ACRL/CLS Chair 2006 Program Planning Committee
2004-2007
ALA/ACRL/CLS co-chair College Library Director's Discussion Group
2004-2006
Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges Conference Planning Committee Member and Chair of Library Planning Subcommittee; ongoing chair of library committee.
2003-2004
ACRL/New England Chapter Spring 2004 Conference Program Planning Committee Member. Breakout session moderator.
2003-2005
ALA/ACRL/LPSS 2005 Conference Program Planning Committee Member
Statewide Offices and Committees:
2003-present
NHCUC (New Hampshire College and University Council) Leadership Mentoring Program, chair. Includes a half day workshop and a full year Mentoring and job shadowing program.
2002-2003
NHCUC (New Hampshire College and University Council) Libraries’ Committee alternate representative to New Hampshire Automated Information Services (NHAIS)
2000-2001
NHCUC Libraries’ Committee Chair, with duties including negotiating consortia-wide database licensing
2000-2001
NHCUC Libraries’ Committee representative to NECCO (New England Consortium of Consortia Organization) and NHCUC Distance Education Committee, a sub-committee of the NHCUC Information Technology Committee
2000
NHCUC Libraries’ Committee Vice Chair.
1997-1998
Illinet Government Depository Coordinating Council
1997-1998
Illinois Library Association GODORT Forum Manager
1996-1997
Illinois Library Association GODORT Forum Manager-elect
1996-1997
Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries Bibliographic Instruction Discussion Group Member
1994-1995
Illinois Library Association GODORT Forum Secretary
1993-1998
Coordinator and founder of the 17th Congressional District Federal Depository Librarians
Campus Committees
2007-2008
Member, Dean of Professional and Graduate Studies Search Committee, Keene State College
2005-2006
Member, Provost's Search Committee, Keene State College
2004-present
Member, Facilities Planning Advisory Committee, Keene State College
2006-present
Member, Academic Technology Steering Committee, formerly Academic Technology Committee
2004-present
Member, College Information Technology Committee, Keene State College
2004-2006
Member, Brand Identity Committee, Keene State College
2004-present
Member, Integrative Studies Program Committee (replacing General Education Committee), Keene State College
2002-present
Member, Academic Affairs Council, formerly Dean's Council, Keene State College
2002-2005
Member, President's Council (disbanded in 2005), Keene State College
2003-2005
Member, Assessment Committee, Keene State College
2004-2006
Member, President's Commission on Diversity and Multiculturalism Committee, one of two administrative staff representing Academic Affairs
2003-2004
Member, President's Commission on Diversity and Multiculturalism Subcommittee, Keene State College
2003-2004
Member, ISII Ad Hoc Committee, Keene State College
2002-2003
Co-chair, Search Committee for Director of Sponsored Projects and Research, Keene State College
2000-2001
Member, Judicial Board, Daniel Webster College
1999-2000
Secretary, Academic Assembly, Daniel Webster College
1999-2000
Member, Distance Education Committee, Daniel Webster College
1998-2001
Member, General Education Committee, Daniel Webster College
1998
Member, Technology Task Force, Monmouth College
1994-1996
Representative, Associated Colleges of the Midwest Women’s Concerns Committee Member and Monmouth College
Grants:
2005 & 2007
Co-author, Davis Educational Foundation Grants for the Integrative Studies Program Faculty Development
2003
Monadnock Community Foundation Grant for software to create MARC format records from the local historical society, house museum, and art gallery in preparation for a joint web based catalog ($5013) - Keene State College
2002
Library Services and Technology Act Grant for collection development and computer equipment ($1500 each) – Daniel Webster College
2001
Cogswell Benevolent Foundation Grant for replacement books due to mold outbreak ($15,000) – Daniel Webster College
1999 & 2000
Davis Educational Foundation Grants included library components first for general education materials and second for materials in support of the new social science major ($10,000 and $16,000) – Daniel Webster College
2000
Raymond F. and Anne B. Baddour Foundation gift for computer furniture ($3000) – Daniel Webster College
1997
Library Services and Construction Act Illinois Federal Depository Libraries for computer CD-Rom tower and workstation - Monmouth College
Honors:
1998-present
Phi Alpha Theta International Honor Society in History
1993-present
Beta Phi Mu International Library and Information Science Honor Society
Awards:
1994
READEX/GODORT/ALA Catharine J. Reynolds Award
Publications:
2006
Herold, Irene. "Planning and Executing an Annual Library Lecture," Library Administration & Management, Summer 2006, 20:2 issue, p. 131-134.
2004
Herold, Irene. "Article Indexes: Targeted and Locally Created," College and Research Libraries News, 65:4 (April 2004) p. 202-203.
1999
Herold, Irene, et al. "Irene Herold" in "Additional Entries," What the OCLC Interlibrary Loan Service Means to Me: A Collection of Essays. Dublin, Ohio: OCLC Online Computer Center, Inc., 1999, p. 97.
1998
Herold, Irene, et al. “Effective Connections with Elected Officials: How to Contact Them, What to Expect, and How to Benefit -- Three Perspectives,” Illinois Libraries, 80:1, pp. 22-26.
1996
Herold, Irene, et al. “A Congressional District Level Documents Group: Empowerment at the Grassroots,” Documents to the People, 24:1, pp. 67-9.
1995
Herold, Irene. “You too can win a National Award!” Illinois Libraries, 77:1, pp. 35-9.
1993
Herold, Irene. “Government Documents and Bibliographic Instruction,” Illinois Libraries, 75:3, pp. 167-9.
Book Reviews
2003
Herold, Irene. Book Review. Janice Williams Rutherford, Selling Mrs. Consumer: Christine Frederick and the Rise of Household Efficiency, H-Women, h-Net Reviews, September 2003. URL: http://www.h- net.msu.edu/reviews/showrev.cgi?path=99481069473050
1998
Herold, Irene. "Book Reviews: Social Sciences. Glorious Accidents: How Everyday Americans Create Thriving Companies." Library Journal, 123:18 (November 1, 1998) p. 106.
1995
Herold, Irene. "Book Reviews: Reference. Music, Dance, and Theatre Scholarships: A Complete Guide." Library Journal, 120:4 (March 1, 1995) p. 64.
1994
Herold, Irene. "Book Reviews: Arts & Humanities. Royal Academy of Dancing. Step-by-Step Ballet Class: The Official Illustrated Guide." Library Journal, 119:19 (November 15, 1994) p. 70.
Presentations:
June 2007
Co-Panelist with Kathleen Halverson, "Motivating Staff to Engage in and Embrace Change," College Libraries Section ALA Annual Conference Program, "Embracing Change: How to Energize and Engage Library Staff," Washington, D.C.
March 2007
Panelist, "Expanding Traditions: New Technologies Enhance Traditional Service" at the Technology and Library Services Symposium, sponsored by the Princeton University Library and the NJLA College and University Section/ACRL New Jersey Chapter, on March 15th Princeton, NJ
January 2007
Presenter, "Copyright in a Digital Environment," on January 11th at University of New Hampshire at Manchester for the NHCUC Library Committee's membership, Manchester, NH
November 2006
Presenter, "Make Information Come to You! The Power of RSS Feeds" on November 9th and "Copyright in the Digital Age" on November 16th as part of the Instructional Technology Group's Brown Bag Lunch Series at Keene State College, Keene, NH
June 2006
Co-Presenter with Dr. Cristi Carson of Keene State College, "Does Library Usage Contribute to Student Achievement?" MCC/NEFDC Colloquium on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Lowell, MA
May 2006
Moderator of "Considering the Library Degree?" and organizer of the NHCUC Library Leadership and Professional Development Seminar "Team Building! A Workshop on Activities to Build a Team and Keep it Effective," Concord, NH
April 2006
Panel presenter, "User Surveys@ Keene State College, Mason Library" panel on User Surveys at the Vermont Library Association College and Special Libraries Section one day conference "The Many Faces of Assessment: User Surveys, Collections, and Information Literacy," Barre, VT
June 2005
Presenter, "Teaching that Touches the Heart of the Student: A Framework of Learning Theory and Application in Practice," ACRL/NEC/NELIG Annual Program, "Making Learning Meaningful: Getting to the Heart of the Student," Portland, ME
June 2005
Keynote Presenter, "Caterpillar to Butterfly: 40 Years of Access Services Transformations," ACRL/NEC/ASIG Annual Program, "Renovating Access Services," Rindge, NH
May 2005
Presenter, "Creating a Learning Environment for Library Employees," NHCUC workshop, "Working Out! A Workshop on Continuous Learning & Effective Communication in the Library," Concord, NH.
April 2005
Roundtable Facilitator for two sessions: "Creating a State-Wide Model for a Mentoring and Job Shadowing Program," and for "Creating a Learning Community," at the Association of College and Research Libraries biannual conference held in Minneapolis, MN.
April 2005
"Women Inventors," President's Commission on Multiculturalism and Diversity and President's Commision on the Status of Women co-sponsored luncheon lecture.
May 2004
Presenter, "3 Leadership Styles and a Model for Leading Change," NHCUC Workshop, "Moving Up! A Workshop on Career Advancement and Professional Empowerment," Concord, NH.
December 2003
Responder, "Confidentiality of Records and Copyright Laws," NHCUC Higher Education Legal Conference, Concord, NH.
April 2003
Roundtable Facilitator for "So You Want to Be a Library Director" at the Association of College and Research Libraries biannual conference held in Charlotte, NC.
June 2000
Panel Presenter for “Those Quirky NH Special Collections” on Baddour Library’s aviation collection for the spring meeting of the READs (Reference, Education and Adult Services Division) of the New Hampshire Library Association.
April 2000
Presented paper “Class at the Bazaar: Elite Women’s Participation in Woman’s Suffrage at the Start of the Twentieth Century” for panel on “Public Space and the Meaning of Class in the Progressive Era America” during the Spring Conference of The New England Historical Association.
1997
Panel Presenter for “The Value of Connections: A Design for Future Partnerships Between Libraries and Local Congressional and Legislative Offices,” at the Illinois Library Association Annual Conference
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