Sarah C. Williams

Email ssteini@ilstu.edu | Phone (309) 438-5225 | Office 168
Address Milner Library · Campus Box 8900 · Illinois State University · Normal, IL 61790-8900

Education
Experience
Publications
Presentations
Grants
Library Service
Professional
Memberships
Awards &
Honors

Education

Illinois State University
Normal, IL
2006
  • Master of Science in Information Systems with a Systems Development Sequence
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
2001
  • Master of Library Science
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
2000
  • Bachelor of Science in Soil and Crop Science
  • International Studies Minor
Agricultural University of Cracow
Cracow, Poland
January 1998 - May 1998
  • Studied Polish agriculture and culture
  • Worked in the university's plant cytology laboratory
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Experience

Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Interim Coordinator of Library Systems
May 2009 - present
  • Manage an eight-member IT department responsible for most aspects of the library’s technology, including servers, website, and public and staff computers. Serve as the library’s liaison and advocate on cooperative efforts with campus IT groups.
Science & Technology Librarian
September 2001 - present
  • Current subject responsbilities: Agriculture
  • Past subject responsibilities: Geography, Geology, IT, Physics, & Technology
  • Assist patrons with print and electronic resources at the Reference Desk and via email and IM reference services. Order new materials, monitor materials budgets, and manage collections for assigned subject areas. Conduct library instruction sessions for classes in assigned subject areas, as well as for general education classes. Maintain library's websites for assigned subject areas.
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
August 2000 - August 2001
  • Graduate Assistant -- Trained, scheduled, supervised, and evaluated staff of a Halls of Residence Library.  Responsible for collection development.
  • Reference Assistant -- Used print and electronic sources to assist students at the Undergraduate Reference Desk.
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
June 2000 - August 2000
  • Library Assistant at Music Library -- Staffed the circulation desk.  Shelved and shelf read books, periodicals, scores, and recordings.
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
January 2000 - May 2000
  • Teaching Assistant -- Graded homework assignments, quizzes, and exams.  Provided help in the Crop Resource Center.
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
February 1999 - December 1999
  • Research Assistant for Small Grain Genetics -- Performed polymerase chain reactions in the laboratory.  Assisted with harvesting and cleaning of wheat and oats.  Judged different wheat and oat traits for the breeders.
Holden's Foundation Seeds
Whiteland, IN
May 1995 - August 1998 (Summers)
  • Field Technician -- Supervised thinning and inoculating crews.  Managed a 14-member hybrid pollinating crew.  Took notes for the breeders.  Edited field maps on the computer.
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Publications

  Williams S. C., Bonnell, A., & Stoffel, B. (In press). Student feedback on federated search use, satisfaction, and web presence: Qualitative findings of focus groups. Reference and User Services Quarterly.
   
  Williams S. C. (2007). The sampler platter: An introduction to nine agricultural and food digital projects. Journal of Agricultural and Food Information, 8(4), 75-82.
   
  Kahl, C. M., & Williams S. C. (2006). Accessing digital libraries: A study of ARL members' digital projects. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 32(4), 364-369.
   
  Williams, S. C. & Wen, H. J. (2004). Integrating heterogeneous library resources: An analysis of the technology, its benefits, and implementation difficulties. Proceedings of the 14th Association for Chinese Management Educators International Conference on Pacific Rim Management, Article C0605.

Sampling of Book Reviews for E-STREAMS (http://www.e-streams.com)
 

Jumpstart CMM/CMMI Software Process Improvement. Vol. 8, No. 9, September 2005.
Encyclopedia of Plant and Crop Science. Vol. 7, No. 9, September 2004.
Woodland Garden: Planting in Harmony with Nature. Vol. 7, No. 8, August 2004.
Concise Encyclopedia of Temperate Tree Fruit. Vol. 6, No. 12, December 2003.
Climbing Roses of the World. Vol. 6, No. 9, September 2003.
Water Garden Encyclopedia. Vol. 6, No. 8, August 2003.
Plant-Animal Interactions: An Evolutionary Approach. Vol. 6, No. 1, January 2003.
In Vitro Plant Breeding. Vol. 5, No. 9, September 2002.
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Presentations

  Williams, S. C. Literary Gardens: Cultivating a Partnership between the Library and the Horticulture Center. Poster session at the U.S. Agricultural Information Network 2008 Conference. Wooster, OH, April 29, 2008.
   
  Williams, S. C. Putting Student Input to Work: Using Low-Tech Methods to Gather Feedback on a New Technology. U.S. Agricultural Information Network 2008 Conference. Wooster, OH, April 28, 2008.
   
  Williams, S. C. and Bonnell, A. Federated Searching Feedback from Usability Testing and Focus Groups. Internet Librarian 2007 Conference. Monterey, CA, October 29, 2007.
   
  Williams, S. C. and Urbanski, T. J. RSS - A New Communication Tool for Libraries. IUAG Public Services Forum. Kankakee, IL, February 24, 2006.
   
  Boyd, M. and Williams, S. C. What We Have Learned in Two Years: SFX at Illinois State University's Milner Library. IUAG Public Services Forum. Kankakee, IL, February 24, 2006.
   
  Kahl, C. and Williams, S. C. Accessibility of ARL Academic Libraries’ Digital Library Projects. Internet Librarian 2004 Conference. Monterey, CA, November 15, 2004.
   
  Kahl, C. and Williams, S. C. If You Build It, Will They Come? Access to ARL Members’ Digital Libraries. Poster session at the American Library Association Annual Conference. Orlando, FL, June 28, 2004.
   

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Grants

  2008 CARLI Collections Enhancement grant for Computer Science collection
   
  2004 LSTA "Weed and Feed" grant for Middle Eastern Studies collection

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Library Service

  Coordinating Committee
2009 - present
  Web Redesign Team
2009 - present
  Strategic Planning Steering Team
2009 - present
  Faculty Research and Development Committee
2008 - present
  Library Faculty Council
2008 - present
    Secretary
2008 - present
  Dean's Technology Advisory Committee
2006 - present
  Search Committee
2007
    Science Online Resources Librarian
  Department Faculty Status Committee
2006 - 2007
 

Federated Search Committee, Chair
2005 - 2008
 

Organizational Change Task Force

2005 - 2007
  Non-Tenure Track Evaluation Committee
2003 - 2007
  Search Committee, Co-Chair
2006
    Web Services Librarians
  Newer Librarians Interest Group
2002 - 2006
    Chair
2005 - 2006
 

Strategic Planning Steering Committee
2004 - 2005
  Digital Resources Management Task Force
2003 - 2004
  Document Delivery Group
2003
  Interlibrary Loan Implementation Team
2003
  Search Committee
2002
    Education/Library Science Librarian and Psychology/Philosophy Librarian

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Professional Membership and Service

  Editorial Board for The Journal of Web Librarianship
2006 - present
     
  American Library Association
2000 - present
   

Association of College and Research Libraries
2002 - present
      Science and Technology Section
2002 - present
        Liaison Committee
2008 - present
           
  United States Agricultural Information Network
2001 - present
   

Communications Committee
2006 - present
   

Director
2007 - 2009
   

Pre-Conference Program Committee
2007 - 2008
   

Awards and Honors Committee
2004 - 2007
           

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Awards and Honors

2005 Synergy: The Illinois Library Leadership Initiative participant

2003 United States Agricultural Information Network Conference Scholarship

Graduated with Highest Distinction from Purdue University

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Last Updated: August 6, 2009

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