Bill Drew

Current

Systems,Tech Services,Serials, Electronic Resources Librarian at Tompkins Cortland Community College
Speaker, Trainer, Lecturer, Presenter (Self-employed)

Past

Interim Library Director at Tompkins Cortland Community College
Systems and Tech Services Librarian at Tompkins-Cortland Community College
Systems Librarian at Morrisville State College Library

Serials/Reference/Systems Librarian at SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology, Morrisville, New York

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Education

Drexel University
Cornell University
Tompkins Cortland Community College

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Bill Drew’s Summary

Bill Drew’s Specialties:

web design, presentations on wireless LANs in libraries, internet trainer, information architecture

Bill Drew’s Experience

Systems,Tech Services,Serials, Electronic Resources Librarian

Tompkins Cortland Community College

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

From official job description:

Primary responsibilities include local administration of automated library management system (Ex Libris Aleph) in a shared management environment with SUNY system staff, including overall coordination of automation activities involving the various Aleph modules as well as associated systems and functions. Working closely with the Library Technical Specialist, the Systems Librarian assumes general oversight of Library technical services functions including cataloging, maintenance of bibliographic database, acquisitions, processing, and collection management. The Technical Services Librarian also provides technical and administrative management of electronic resources including all contracted database systems. This individual is also assigned limited duty at the reference desk.
Speaker, Trainer, Lecturer, Presenter

Self-employed

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Higher Education industry)

January 1990 — Present (19 years 11 months)

Outside of my day job, I also do training and presentations in areas related to the internet and its use in libraries, wireless local area networks (WLANs) in libraries, and other areas related to the modern library.
Interim Library Director

Tompkins Cortland Community College

(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

November 2007 — June 2008 (8 months)
Systems and Tech Services Librarian

Tompkins-Cortland Community College

(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)

July 2007 — November 2007 (5 months)

From official job description:

Primary responsibilities include local administration of automated library management system (Ex Libris Aleph) in a shared management environment with SUNY system staff, including overall coordination of automation activities involving the various Aleph modules as well as associated systems and functions. Working closely with the Library Technical Specialist, the Systems Librarian assumes general oversight of Library technical services functions including cataloging, maintenance of bibliographic database, acquisitions, processing, and collection management. The Technical Services Librarian also provides technical and administrative management of electronic resources including all contracted database systems. This individual is also assigned limited duty at the reference desk.
Systems Librarian

Morrisville State College Library

(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

November 1996 — July 2007 (10 years 9 months)

·Plan, develop, and implement the library’s computer-based information technologies associated with the access and retrieval of information and instructional initiatives.
·Develop Internet, Intranet and network-based information services. Select appropriate resources for the library’s web site and coordinate contributions of other library staff.
·Evaluate and recommend electronic information resources for “acquisition.”
·Demonstrate creativity and innovation in planning, development, and implementation of information technology solutions.
·Maintain awareness and understanding of emerging technological developments to apply computing-related technologies to information, communication and learning initiatives.
·Contribute to library-wide initiatives in collection development, digitization and electronic publishing in order to integrate the use of appropriate electronic resources into the library’s collections and services.

· Provide reference and instruction.
Serials/Reference/Systems Librarian

SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology, Morrisville, New York

(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

December 1987 — December 1996 (9 years 1 month)

• Manage and oversee all facets of the serials collection including supervision of serials clerk
• Manage the MultiLis Integrated Library System

Selected Accomplishments:
• Implemented use of microcomputers and the VAX in the library
• Developed serials selection and deselection policy, a survey instrument and spreadsheet-based data analysis tools to evaluate the serials collection and created an electronic serial holdings database
• Trained and provided technical support to staff in the use of word processing, spreadsheets, and e-mail
• Directed and supervised the implementation and the adoption of the MultiLis ILS and the training of staff in its use, and provided ongoing technical support and management
• Developed and implemented library collection evaluation tools and procedures
• Created and developed LibLynx (the SUNY Morrisville College Library Information System) and Library Links (successor to LibLynx) on the World Wide Web

Bill Drew’s Education

Drexel University

MS , library science , 1984 — 1985
Cornell University

BS , wildlife biology , 1974 — 1976
Tompkins Cortland Community College

AS , biology transfer , 1972 — 1974

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Bill Drew’s Interests:

Create, organize, and development of college web sites; Able to implement and manage modern Library Management System software, based on a successful history of migrating to, training for, enhancing, and managing two different LMS’s, the latest being Ex Libris’ Aleph500; Supervise and manage public services and reference;Teach students evaluation of resources, search techniques, critical thinking skills, and information management;Provide technical and administrative management of electronic resources and databases including auxiliary systems ;such as EzProxy and SFX;Develop, manage, and catalog the electronic and print serials collection;Collaborate and assist in collection development, analysis, management and evaluation;Research and develop electronic resources (forums, social networking sites, websites, blogs, and wikis) to share with library community