1. Rosalind Moore
LIS 630
Systems Librarian/Library Webmaster
James B. Duke Memorial Library
Johnson C. Smith University

2.  Johnson C. Smith
University is a Historic
Black Private
University .
 JCSU was established in
1867
 The library staff serves
about 1300 students and
is located in the heart of
Charlotte, NC

3.  The first campus library
was housed in a large
room on the first floor of
Biddle Hall, the
University’s first
administrative building.
The library contained
2,500 books, some
newspapers and some
magazines donated by
scholarly ministers.
 The Carnegie Library was
built in 1911 at a cost of
$15,000 and continued to
improve with more
renovations in 1955.

4.  Andrea Hylton
 MLIS from North Carolina Central University
1997
 Ed.D. at Virginia Tech University in Education
Specialist in Curriculum and Instruction –
Instructional Technology
 Also serves as webmaster for Johnson C. Smith
Adult Metro College.
 Has been employed with JCSU since

6.  58 Electronic  24/7 access to library
resources to help you resources
locate scholarly  322 data ports
articles  Multimedia classroom
 Moodle  12 Study Rooms with
 JCSU Mobile Library data ports
 Over 50 Computers  Coffeehouse with Wi-
 All students receive Fi
free laptops with
tuition.

7. Hardware:
Technical Amenities  13 IBM ThinkCentre Desktop Computers: Core 2 Duo
Processor, 2GHz; 2GB RAM; DVD-RW/CD-RW drives; with
cont.. FireWire
Information Commons  8 Scanners: HP Scanjet 8300 Professional Image Scanners with
up to 19,200 resolution
Software:  2 Digital Cameras: 1 Nikon Coolpix P5000 Digital Camera
Microsoft Office Suite 2007 — 10MP; and 1 Nikon Coolpix L12 Digital Camera 7.1MP
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, FrontP  2 Camcorders: one MiniDV, one hard disk
age, Publisher, InfoPath, etc.
Adobe Authorware 7— visual authoring  3 USB Instant Mini DV to Digital
tool for creating rich-media e-learning  Converters – allows capture of video from camcorder to
applications for delivery on corporate computer for editing
networks, CD/DVD, and the Web
Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium  M-Box— USB-powered studio-in-a-box that provides a compact,
(includes portable, professional-quality audio production system that
Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Acrobat, Fla allows 32-track simultaneous recording and playback
sh, Illustrator) — for creating interactive
websites, applications, user
interfaces, presentations, and other digital
experiences.
Roxio Easy Media Creator Suite 9 —
for editing, backing- up, burning and
copying video, photos and music files.
Snag-It 8 — create and share high
quality screen captures for your
presentations
Avid Xpress Pro — a complete
professional video editing environment
combining video, audio, film, encoding
tools, and custom music creation
software
Sound Forge 9 — digital audio editing
software includes a powerful set of audio
processes, tools, and effects for
manipulating audio. Sound Forge
software allows users to
edit, record, encode, and master nearly
any form of digital audio including
WAV, AIFF, and MP3

8.  Organize and prepare the content of the library’s web site to be
published in accordance with the University’s web development
policy.
 Develop online instructional materials to be used in the
information literacy program/instruction.
 Assess compliance of information literacy program in accordance
with ACRL standards.
 Serve on the institutional Web Development, and Library
Technology committees.
 Plan and supervise the implementation of digitization projects in
cooperation with library and archives staff.
 Prepare and maintain records/statistics relative to use of online
materials.
 Serve as a liaison to the Computer Science, Engineering, and
Physics departments to enhance collection development
efforts, interdepartmental cooperation and the promotion of
library services.

9.  Provide one-on-one reference services 10-12
hours per week.
 Part of the weekend rotation of librarians
throughout the semester.
 Responsible for overseeing library inventory.

10.  I am responsible for maintaining Millennium
Integrated Library System and organization
and upkeep of the Library’s website.
 I utilize Google Analytics, Microsoft Excel, and
Microsoft Word for report writing.


11.  Added over 25,000 e-books and videos to the
libraries collection via the online catalog.
 Provided off campus access to all databases via
EzProxy for user authenification.
 Worked with Instructional Services Librarian to
develop the library’s mobile library site.

12. Ms Hylton talked a great deal about
JBDML’s initiative push for Web 2.0
mobile access and YouTube information
systems. Ms. Hylton worked closely
with our Instructional Technology
Librarian to explore new ways for
students to access information. The
 In 2009 the staff launched Digital
Smith, which allows users to staff used Google and
browse the database to learn Flicker, Mashups, which allowed
about the history of the students to use Web 2.0 social media
university. Digital Smith is
loaded with photographs and tools to bring together information.
primary resources. Andrea Another great technology edition
talked about JBDML digitalized was creating a JCSU mobile
their famous Mural that is
located on the first floor of library. The mobile library gives
library. The Mural allows one to students access to the
take a stroll down memory lane. catalog, databases, and scholarly
materials.

13.  All suggestions are given to the director. She
decides and completes the purchase. IT
Department is then consulted if the
implementation requires their assistance. I
usually plan and install technology not
requiring IT. If wiring, bolting, electrical, etc.
is/are required the university’s facilities
department or an outside vendor perform these
tasks.

14.  What are the most common  What advice would you give
mistakes you notice in the to current MLIS students
field? regarding Technology?
 I see too many people that  Take as many technology
don’t want to dig in a classes as possible. So many
manual and figure things out people old and new in this
for themselves. In most profession are afraid of
cases, anything involving technology, but it’s essential
technology is an iterative to an information
process, and you can’t be professional, and that’s what
afraid to break something librarians are. You must
along the way to a solution. embrace technology or you
will be left behind. Just dig
your heels in, get a book or
manual, and teach yourself.