Nicole C. Engard

Current

Director of Open Source Education at ByWater Solutions
SLA-IT Vendor Relations Chair at Special Libraries Association
Columnist at Collaborative Librarianship Journal

SLA Centennial Web Subcommittee at Special Libraries Association
Documentation Manager at Koha Integrated Library System
SLA-IT Blogging Section Chair at Special Libraries Association
Co-Webmaster at Greater Philadelphia Law Library Association
Blog Author at What I Learned Today...
Webmaster at Patchwork Sheltie Rescue

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Past

Open Source Evangelist at LibLime
Metadata Librarian at Princeton Theological Seminary
Co-Newsletter Editor at Drexel University Special Libraries Association Chapter

Webmaster at Upper Darby Adult Evening Program
Task Force Member at Special Libraries Association - Philadelphia Chapter Technology Task Force
Web Manager at Jenkins Law Library
Web Design Instructor at Upper Darby Adult Evening Program
Web Assistant at Jenkins Law Library
Human Resources Intern at Juniata College
Help Desk Assistant at Juniata College
Information Access Assistant at Juniata College
Human Resources Student Assistant at Juniata College
Information Access Assistant at Juniata College
Library Assistant at Juniata College

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Education

Drexel University
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Hands on Technology Transfer
Juniata College

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Nicole C. Engard’s Summary

I'm a librarian with extensive experience in technological solutions for libraries. In my roles as speaker, teacher, and writer I have shared my technology knowledge with other librarians in the hopes that they were able to make changes in their systems. This role brought me to work for LibLime as their Open Source Evangelist, a position that allows me to go out among librarians and share my love of open-source software as a viable alternative for libraries.

Nicole C. Engard’s Specialties:

intranet development, presenting, instructing, writing, computer programming, php, mysql, html, css, metadata, libraries, technology, xml, mets, dublin core, cataloging, open source software, librarianship, integrated library systems

Nicole C. Engard’s Experience

Director of Open Source Education

ByWater Solutions

(Libraries industry)

September 2009 — Present (3 months)
SLA-IT Vendor Relations Chair

Special Libraries Association

(Privately Held; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

June 2009 — Present (6 months)

Volunteer Position. Work with vendors and the conference program chair to organize funds for annual conference events.
Columnist

Collaborative Librarianship Journal

(Libraries industry)

April 2009 — Present (8 months)

Author of the 'Collaboration Matters' column in the 'Collaborative Librarianship' journal.
SLA Centennial Web Subcommittee

Special Libraries Association

(Privately Held; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

December 2008 — Present (1 year )

Volunteer Position. Manage the Centennial Flickr activities. Participate in planning meetings for the Centennial website.
Documentation Manager

Koha Integrated Library System

(Libraries industry)

March 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)

Volunteer Position. Manage all documentation related to the Koha ILS.
SLA-IT Blogging Section Chair

Special Libraries Association

(Privately Held; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

Volunteer position. Maintain the SLA-IT Blog and recruit new members as bloggers. Responsible for writing articles for b/ITe (Bulletin of the IT Division) and organizing the Bloggers get together at the annual conference.
URL: http://sla-divisions.typepad.com/itbloggingsection/
Co-Webmaster

Greater Philadelphia Law Library Association

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Libraries industry)

September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

Volunteer position. Re-design and maintain the GPLLA's (Greater Philadelphia Law Library Association) website.
URL: http://gplla.org
Blog Author

What I Learned Today...

(Libraries industry)

November 2005 — Present (4 years 1 month)

Sole author at What I Learned Today... where I write about uses for technology in libraries, open source, computer programming and other web technology topics.
Webmaster

Patchwork Sheltie Rescue

(Philanthropy industry)

June 2005 — Present (4 years 6 months)

Volunteer position. In charge of the development of a content management system to mange the organization's website and adoption listing.
URL: http://www.patchworkshelties.org
Open Source Evangelist

LibLime

(Information Technology and Services industry)

February 2008 — September 2009 (1 year 8 months)

Increase awareness and facilitate education about open source in both the physical and virtual library communities. Write software manuals. Keep community updated by blogging and participating in social networks. Pursue speaking engagements within the library community. Train customers on the use of the Koha ILS.
Metadata Librarian

Princeton Theological Seminary

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

May 2007 — February 2008 (10 months)

Perform cataloging (copy and original) duties specific to special collections. Develop and maintain standards for metadata as related to unique digital collections within the library. Work with members of the library staff to improve digital collection data and usability. Supervise student workers on a per-project basis.
Co-Newsletter Editor

Drexel University Special Libraries Association Chapter

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

August 2006 — August 2007 (1 year 1 month)

Volunteer position. Assist in gathering, editing and writing articles for the DUSLA newsletter. Publish the newsletter two times a year using publishing software such as Microsoft Publisher and Adobe Acrobat.
Webmaster

Upper Darby Adult Evening Program

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

September 2005 — June 2007 (1 year 10 months)

Volunteer position. In charge of the development of a content management system to mange the organization's website, course listing, and mailing list.
Task Force Member

Special Libraries Association - Philadelphia Chapter Technology Task Force

(Libraries industry)

April 2007 — May 2007 (2 months)

Volunteer position. Work with my fellow SLA members to come up with a plan to better prepare chapter members for the technologies that are changing around them.
Web Manager

Jenkins Law Library

(Libraries industry)

August 2003 — May 2007 (3 years 10 months)

In charge of upkeep, design and programming for all of Jenkins’ websites, including the automated catalog and digital collections. Evaluate each department’s work flow and suggest solutions to improve productivity. Development of MySQL database applications with PHP for automation of daily web related tasks. Teach web and online technology workshops for staff and patrons. Supervise Web Assistant and work closely with all members of the library staff. Keep up with new technologies and implement them as necessary.
Web Design Instructor

Upper Darby Adult Evening Program

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

September 2005 — April 2006 (8 months)

Instruct community members and business owners in basic web design techniques.
Web Assistant

Jenkins Law Library

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Libraries industry)

June 2001 — August 2003 (2 years 3 months)

Assist in upkeep of Jenkins’ website, palawlibrary.com, intranet, and extranets. In charge of keeping web statistics database and search engine optimization. Keep up with web and library technology and offer suggestions for improvement within the library.
Human Resources Intern

Juniata College

(Educational Institution; Human Resources industry)

August 2000 — May 2001 (10 months)

In charge of assessing the needs of the staff and developing an office website and applicant management database using the resources available to the department.
Help Desk Assistant

Juniata College

(Educational Institution; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 2000 — December 2000 (5 months)

Provide computer and network related support to students.
Information Access Assistant

Juniata College

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

August 2000 — December 2000 (5 months)

Instruct incoming freshman in the information skills necessary for their college education. Classes included a review of the programs on the EagleNet, Juniata’s network and introduction to library resources, including databases, inter-library loan, using the library catalog and citing resources using the MLA method.
Human Resources Student Assistant

Juniata College

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

October 1997 — May 1999 (1 year 8 months)

Assist the human resources staff in management of applications, payroll and web design.
Information Access Assistant

Juniata College

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

August 1998 — December 1998 (5 months)

Instruct incoming freshman in the information skills necessary for their college education. Classes included a review of the programs on the EagleNet, Juniata’s network and introduction to library resources, including databases, inter-library loan, using the library catalog and citing resources using the MLA method.
Library Assistant

Juniata College

(Educational Institution; Libraries industry)

October 1997 — May 1998 (8 months)

Shelve and Categorize Periodicals.

Nicole C. Engard’s Education

Drexel University

MLIS , Library and Information Science , 2006 — 2007

Final GPA: 3.91

Activities and Societies:

SLA Student Chapter Newsletter Editor
PALINET

Metadata Standards & Applications 2007

Two day workshop introducing standards and applications related to metadata.
PALINET

Electronic Serials Cataloging 2007

One day workshop on cataloging electronic serials.
PALINET

Introduction to Subject Cataloging 2007

Two day workshop introducing tips and rules for assigning subject headings when doing original and copy cataloging.
PALINET

Introduction to Serials Cataloging 2007

Two day workshop introducing tips and rules for cataloging serials (both original and copy cataloging).
Hands on Technology Transfer

PHP Programming 2003

This four day hands on PHP Programming course provided the knowledge necessary to design and develop dynamic, database-driven web pages using PHP.
Juniata College

BA , Literary Studies & Computer Programming , 1997 — 2001

Activities and Societies:

Student Work Study - Human Resources, Student Work Study - Library, Student Work Study - Help Desk

Additional Information

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Nicole C. Engard’s Groups:

Special Libraries Association, Greater Philadelphia Law Library Association, Juniata College Alumni Association, Juniata College Alumni Career Team, Patchwork Sheltie Rescue, Northern Chesapeake Sheltie Rescue, Code4Lib, Palinet