Pamela Harland

Program Coordinator of the Library Media Specialist and Education Technology Integrator programs. Graduate instructor of Master's and CAGS level courses in Education, Higher Education, Library Media, and Technology Integration.

Established a user-centered approach to information literacy by transforming a good library into a resource rich learning commons and online learning lab.

-Google Apps for Education administrator

-Instruct students and faculty on effective and ethical online research skills

-Integrate information technology into the curriculum through collaboration

-Provide professional development training to the SAU faculty establishing online scholarly research and embedding online lessons into traditional lectures

-Oversee district school librarians in establishing a K-12 scope and sequence for integrating information literacy skills into the curriculum

-Redesign the library website and establish an interactive online presence using Joomla and XML, digital image sharing, Turnitin, and LibGuides

-Reader advisory for students and faculty including weekly professional articles via Twitter and Scoop.It

-Communicate usage data and new tools and resources to stakeholders via newsletters, library reports, and electronic resources

-Began the Online Newsstand at high school libraries across NH to allow easier access to digital media for students and faculty. There are currently 20 school libraries in NH participating.

Teach online classes in the Library Media Specialist and Educational Technology Integrator certification program using Moodle as the course management platform.

Developed a user-centered library in which students and faculty research and collaborate using a variety of resources and tools.

-Instruct students on effective research skills

-Integrate information technology into the curriculum through collaboration with faculty

-Lead the SAU Librarian team through automation projects, policy development, and curriculum planning

-Model and teach responsible and ethical use of information

-Manage library staff, student workers, a multi-faceted budget, the physical facilities, collection development, licensing and contract negotiations, as well as the school archives

-Redesign the library website and establish an interactive web presence including blogs, wikis, social networking, digital image sharing, and LibGuides

-Communicate usage data and new resources to the SAU community via newsletters, library reports, and electronic resources

-Collaborate with the facilities management team on major library redesign

Work closely with several university librarians in order to effectively prepare our students for the academic rigor of college-level research

Provided a shared environment in which faculty and students became life-long readers and effective users of information.

-Taught students how to effectively use all aspects of a library

-Collaborated with teachers on class projects, especially on technology integration

-Automated the three district school libraries and developed the school website

Managed all technical aspects of busy economics research library.

-Created publications on the information gathering aspects of economics research

-Developed the Research Department’s website

-Established cost-saving cataloging systems

Established new workflows, organized projects, and provided leadership for the cataloging department.

-Taught multiple workshops and classes on finding information to incoming students

-Managed systematic dissemination of information service for several research projects

Dissertation: An Investigation into the Leadership Behaviors of School Librarians: A Qualitative Study

Honors: Beta Phi Mu, Graduate Assistantship, NHLA Scholarship

This program is accredited by the American Library Association.

Studied business research/competitive intelligence, systems analysis, database design and artificial intelligence.

Honors: University Scholarship and Dean's List.

Studied English Literature, especially Old English and Beowulf.