Wrapping Sakai with External Support Tools: Self-Service Course Creation, Administrative Dashboard, and Support Site
Poster with Bryan Bakotich and Nick Butler
NITLE Sakai User Community Meeting 2008
June 11, 2008. Tacoma, Washington
Poster (.pdf, 315K)Engagement and Alignment: Using Quantitative Surveys and Ethnographic Interviews for Service Improvement
Poster co-presented with Chris Ferguson
NITLE Summit 2008
April 4, 2008. San Francisco, California
Poster (.pdf, 243K) Handout (.pdf, 87K)Inventory Live: A Wireless Open Source Approach to Collection Inventory and Maintenance
Co-presented with Diane Harris and Debra Morrow
EndUser 2005
April 30, 2005. Chicago, Illinois
Handouts (.pdf, 3,799K)Digital Asset Management for the Rest of Us:
Enabling Access to Digital Archives Using Open Source Tools
Co-presented with JD Hauger
Online Northwest 2005
January 21, 2005. Corvalis, Oregon
Executive Summary (.pdf, 28K) Handout (.pdf, 208K)
Transitioning to UnicodeTM: What to Expect
Co-presented with Fran Lane Rasmus
Northwest Voyager User Group Annual Meeting 2004
May 21, 2004. Astoria, Oregon
Handout (.pdf, 613K)
Transitioning to UnicodeTM: Strategies for Tidying Your Data
Co-presented with Fran Budde and Fran Lane Rasmus
EndUser 2004
April 16, 2004. Chicago, Illinois
Handout (.pdf, 576K)
Accessorizing Voyager: Enhancing Web Access to Voyager Data Using ColdFusion
Co-presented with Fran Lane Rasmus
Northwest Voyager User Group Annual Meeting 2003
May 16, 2003. Spokane, Washington
Handout (.pdf, 1,491K)
One-Stop Shopping for Journal Holdings and Access: Accessorizing Webvoyage with Journals@PLU
Poster co-presented with Fran Lane Rasmus
EndUser 2003
April 24-25 2003. Chicago, Illinois
Handout (.pdf, 662K)Where's the Article? Designing an Integrated User Interface to Dynamic Journal Holdings Data
Co-presented with Fran Lane Rasmus
Online Northwest 2002 March 1, 2002. Eugene, Oregon
Handout (.pdf, 1,644K)Please Can I Get the Article?
Co-presented with Fran Lane Rasmus
ACRL Northwest Annual Meeting
October 25, 2001. Pack Forest, Washington
Handout (.pdf, 1,568K)
Showcasing Discipline and Technology Competencies with Multimedia Digital Portfolios
Co-presented with Thom Sepic
American Association of Colleges and Universities Annual Meeting
January 19, 2001. New Orleans, Louisiana
User-Centered Authentication: Implementing LDAP for Single-Password Access to Campus Resources
American Society for Information Science Annual Conference
November 14, 2000, Chicago, Illinois
Handout (.pdf, 491K)
Just Tell Me, Please, Where Can I Get the Article?
Co-presented with Fran Lane Rasmus
American Society for Information Science Pacific Northwest Chapter Fall Meeting
September 15, 2000 Hillsboro, Oregon
Handout (.pdf, 1,652K)
Implementing Electronic Reserves: The Care and Feeding of Virtual Resources and Users
LITA '99 National Forum
November 7, 1999 Raleigh, North Carolina
Toward More Seamless User Authentication: Implementing LDAP for Single-Password Access to Campus Resources
Co-presented with Keith Folsom
American Society for Information Science Pacific Northwest Chapter Fall Meeting
Sept. 18, 1999 Microsoft Headquarters, Redmond, Washington
Cultivation, Care, and Feeding of Electronic Reserves
Co-presented with Patricia Auyong and Sharon Chase
Presentation workshop for PSAIL Libraries April 9, 1999, Pacific Lutheran University
A Primer of Distance Learning Technologies
Co-presented with Sheri Tonn
ELCA Leadership Learning Network Planning Event
February 27, 1999, Pacific Lutheran University
Expanding Temporal and Spatial Access Options with Electronic Reserves
Co-presented with Patricia Auyong
Annual Customers of Dynix, Inc. Conference
February 11, 1999, Seattle, Washington
The Three Month Serials Implementation: Strategies for Enabling People and Process
Co-presented with Laura Lewis
Presentation at Annual Customers of Dynix, Inc. Conference
April 16, 1998, Salt Lake City, Utah
Running with the PAC: Using Dynix to Provide Access to Archival Materials
Co-presented with Kerstin Ringdahl
Annual Customers of Dynix, Inc. Conference
April 11, 1996, St. Paul, Minnesota
Internet: Access to the World
Co-presented with Sharon Chase
Washington Agriculture and Forestry Education Foundation
January 11, 1996, Tacoma, Washington
The Two-Month Hardware Conversion/Software Upgrade: Strategies for Managing Expectations and Providing Continuous Service
Breakout Presentation at Annual Customers of Dynix, Inc. Conference
February 24, 1995, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Developing Multimedia CD-ROM Collections: Evaluating, Selecting, and Balancing
Online Northwest '95 Conference
January 20, 1995, Eugene, Oregon
The Internet: Access to Learning and Leadership Around the World
Co-presented with Sharon Chase and David Atkinson
Washington Agriculture and Forestry Education Foundation
January 19, 1995, Tacoma, Washington
Multimedia CD-ROM Discware: Of Bells, Whistles, and Value
Online/CD-ROM '94 Conference
October 24, 1994, San Francisco, California
Evaluating and Selecting Multimedia CD-ROM
Oregon Educational Media '94 Fall Conference
October 14, 1994, Seaside, Oregon
Evaluating and Selecting Multimedia CD-ROM Discware: Of Bells, Whistles, and Value
Online Northwest '94 Conference
February 18, 1994, Corvallis, Oregon
Boarding the Multimedia CD-ROM Bandwagon: What You Need to Know To Evaluate and Integrate These Resources Into Your Library
Online/CD-ROM '93 Conference
November 2, 1993, Washington, D.C.
Multimedia CD-ROM Formats: Is the Bandwagon Ready for Passengers?
Online/CD-ROM '92 Conference
October 25, 1992, Chicago, Illinois
Importing and Exporting: Microcomputer Tools for Exchanging Data with Dynix
Breakout Presentation at Third Annual Customers of Dynix, Inc. Conference
February 28, 1992, Provo, Utah
Desktop Publishing: Separating Hype from Reality
Preconference workshop for Washington Library Media Association Conference
October 10, 1991, Tacoma, Washington
Developing Macintosh Computer Assisted Instruction/Information Applications for Libraries
Preconference workshop for Southeast Library Association/Tennessee Library Association Conference
December 4, 1990, Nashville, Tennessee
Library Automation: Benefits for Users
Pacific Lutheran University Scholar's Association
Noon Program October 24, 1990, Tacoma, Washington
Grand Canyon: A Sedimental Journey (Multi-Image Show)
PLU Speaker's Bureau for Puyallup Valley Civitan Club, Puyallup Lions, West Tacoma Optimists, Fife-Milton Rotary, Parkland Business Club, Caravan Club, Kiwanis Club of Daffodil Valley, Fircrest Kiwanis, Eatonville Lions.
March, 1990 - present, various locations
Desktop Publishing: Separating Hype from Reality
Keynote address for Metropolitan Cooperative Library System Info-Tech Seminar on Desktop Publishing
April 19, 1989, Long Beach, California
Desktop Publishing in Libraries with the Macintosh
One of seven presentations in Session 9: "The Library Macintosh, Part I."
Computers in Libraries 89 Conference
March 15, 1989, Oakland California
Desktop Publishing on a Mac
One of three presentations featured in the session, "Say No to MS-DOS."
Small Computers in Libraries 88 Conference
March 7, 1988, Chicago, Illinois
Desktop Publishing: Getting Started
Three hour workshop presented at pre-session workshops Small Computers in Libraries 88 Conference
March 6, 1988, Chicago, Illinois
Life Histories and the Evolution of Southern Ocean lanternfishes (Family Myctophidae)
Co-authored with Dr. Richard McGinnis
Northwest Scientific Association Meeting
April, 1987, Tacoma, Washington
Media Services at Robert A. L. Mortvedt Library, Pacific Lutheran University
Western Library Service Area (WELSA) Meeting
October, 1986, Aberdeen, Washington
Variations in Vertical Distribution Patterns of the Lanternfish Stenobrachius leucopsarus (Pisces: Myctophidae)
Southern California Academy of Sciences Meeting
May 11-12, 1979, Northridge, California
Abundance, diversity, and diel distributions of fishes in Catalina Harbor, Santa Catalina Island.
Co-authored with Susan Brady
Western Society of Naturalists Meeting
December 30, 1978, Tacoma, Washington