CURRICULUM VITAE

LAYNE E. NORDGREN

PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE

Robert A. L. Mortvedt Library, Pacific Lutheran University 

2003: Director of Instructional Technologies/Library Systems

2001 - Present: Member of Information Resources Leadership Group 

1999-2002: Director of Multimedia Services/Library Systems 

1997-1999: Associate Director, Library Media Services/Library Systems 

1995-1997: Assistant Project Director, Culpeper Language Lab Grant 

1993 - 2000: Member of Library Management Team 

1989 - 1997: Coordinator of Automated Systems 

1984 - 1997: Supervisor of Media Services 

1979 - 1984: Assistant Supervisor of Distributive Services

CD-ROM Professional Magazine, Pemberton Press, Inc.

1991 - 1995: Multimedia in Brief Column Editor

Fort Steilacoom Community College (Pierce College) 

1980 -1988: Instructor in Human Anatomy and Physiology, Animal Anatomy and Physiology 1 & 2, Anatomy & Physiology I, II, & III, Ecology, and Oceanography

Tacoma Community College 

1981: Instructor in Contemporary Biological Problems

Tetra Tech, Inc. 

1981: Plankton Sorter

Department of Earth Sciences, Pacific Lutheran University 

1980 - 1981: Instructor in General Oceanography 

Department of Biology, Pacific Lutheran University 

1980: Co-Investigator/Illustrator for "Taxonomy and Ecology of Southern Ocean Lanternfishes", Smithsonian Institution, Research Grant

Institute for Marine and Coastal Studies, University of Southern California 

1979: Fish/Plankton Culturist for "Provision of Larval Fishes for the Investigation of Larval Exclusion Systems" 

1978: Ichthyoplankton Sorter for Southern California Ichthyoplankton Survey

Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California 

1976-1979: Graduate Teaching Assistant in General Biology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Invertebrate Zoology, Ichthyology, and Human Anatomy

Department of Biology, Pacific Lutheran University 

1975 - 1976: Research Assistant/Illustrator for "Taxonomy and Ecology of Southern Ocean Lanternfishes", Smithsonian Institution, Research Grant 

1974 -1976: Teaching Assistant in Organismal Biology, Steady State Biology, Biological Oceanography 

1974 -1975: Natural History Museum Assistant, Herbarium Assistant

EDUCATION

Vocational Education Certification 

Fort Steilacoom Community College/Central Washington University, 1982

Master of Science, Biological Sciences 

University of Southern California, 1979

Bachelor of Science, Biology 

Pacific Lutheran University, 1976 

CONTINUING
EDUCATION

Digital Asset Management Workshop 

March 17-18, 2003. Reed College 

Project Management Workshop 

June 26, 1996. Pacific Lutheran University 

Susan Goldstein, Puget Sound Training Associates

Dynix Release 152 Acquisitions Update Workshop 

December 5-6, 1995. Portland, Oregon 

Dynix, Inc. 

Networking CD-ROM: Local & Wide Area Access 

October 26-28, 1992. Online/CD-ROM '92 Chicago, Illinois 

Howard McQueen, CD Consultants, Inc. 

Conflict Resolution: Taming the Dragon 

March 9,16, and 23, 1992. Bethel School District, Spanaway Lake High School 

Connie Hoffman, VISTA Associates 

Team Building 

March 4, 1992. Pacific Lutheran University 

Richard A. Robinson, Jr., Center for Executive Development

System Administration I Workshop 

March 4-5, 1991. Provo, Utah 

Dynix, Inc.

Data Networks for Libraries: Implementing Local and Wide Area Networks 

December 13-14, 1990. Burien, Washington 

Joe Ford and Associates, Automation Resources Interest Group, Washington Library Association

Beginning Recall Workshop 

October 18-19, 1990. Provo, Utah 

Dynix, Inc. 

Dynix Regional 120 Workshop 

October 24, 1989. Portland, Oregon 

Dynix, Inc.

Writing on Both Sides of the Brain 

April 28, 1989. Seattle, Washington 

Henriette Anne Klauser, Washington Library Association Meeting

Implementing Your OPAC in Real Time 

April 26-28 1989. Seattle, Washington 

Frank Bridge, Washington Library Asociation Conference

CD-ROM and Other Laser Technologies in Libraries 

December 6, 1986. Seattle, Washington 

David C. Miller, DCM Associates 

University of Washington Graduate School of Library and Information Science 

Improving Management Skills for New or Prospective Managers 

April 16-18 1984. Seattle, Washington 

Bob Riley. Center for Executive Development, Pacific Lutheran University.

RESEARCH
INTERESTS

• Application of computers, multimedia, internet, web, and optical disc technology (CD- ROM and laserdisc) to library services to improve information access.

 
• Implementation of hypertext and hypermedia systems for library information distribution.

 
• Comparative ecology and changes in the vertical distribution patterns of the lanternfishes Stenobrachius leucopsarus and Lampanyctus ritteri off southern California.

 
• Abundance, diversity, and diel changes in the distributions of fishes in Santa Catalina Harbor, Santa Catalina Island, California. 

PRESENTATIONS

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

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

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

Just Tell Me Please, Where Can I Get the Article?

Co-presented with Fran Lane Rasmus, ACRL Northwest Annual Meeting 

October 25, 2001. Pack Forest, Washington

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

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

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 LDA  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 

Presentation at 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 

Presentation at Annual Customers of Dynix, Inc. Conference, 

April 11, 1996, St. Paul, Minnesota. 

Internet: Access to the World

Co-presented with Sharon Chase. 

January 11, 1996. Pacific Lutheran University 

Washington Agriculture and Forestry Education Foundation 

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. 

January 19, 1995. Pacific Lutheran University 

Washington Agriculture and Forestry Education Foundation 

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 

PLU University Scholar's Association Noon Program 

October 24, 1990 

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 - March 1995.

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

PUBLICATIONS

 

Cutting Edge Gospel: A Guide to Understanding & Using New Information Technology in the Church 

Co-authored with Richard Rouse and Kirk Isakson, July 2001, Office of Church Relations, Pacific Lutheran University, 78 pages.

Multimedia CD-ROM: Reveries of a Digital Future 

Prism 7(1-2): 8-10, Spring, 1994. 

Evaluating and Selecting Multimedia CD-ROM Discware: Of Bells, Whistles, and Value 

Proceedings of Online Northwest 94 Conference, Online Northwest '94 Conference, February 18, 1994, Corvallis, Oregon. pp. 29-30. 

Boarding the Multimedia PC Bandwagon: Making Sense of the New MPC Level 2 Hardware Choices 

CD-ROM Professional, 6(1): 35-42, January, 1994. 

Microsoft Encarta Multimedia Encyclopedia 

CD-ROM Professional, 5(4): 46-48, July, 1993.

Evaluating Multimedia CD-ROM Discware: Of Bells, Whistles, and Value 

CD-ROM Professional, 5(1): 99-106, January, 1993.

Multimedia CD formats: Is the bandwagon ready for passengers? 

Proceedings of Online/CD-ROM '92 Conference, October 26 - 28, Chicago, IL pp. 146-150 

Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary CD-ROM for the Macintosh 

Co-authored with Debra Gilchrist 

CD-ROM Professional, 4(5): 92-99, September, 1991.

Interactive audio "for the rest of us": The Voyager CD AudioStack 

Co-authored with Louis Fry 

CD-ROM Professional 4(2): 73-79, March, 1991. 

Interactive video "for the rest of us": making videodiscs hyper 

Co-authored with Louis Fry 

Apple Library Users Group Newsletter 8(3): 100-105, July, 1990. 

Desktop publishing with the Macintosh in libraries 

Library Software Review, March-April 1990: 93-94.

The Macintoshed media catalog: helping people find what they need in spite of LC 

Co-authored with Virginia Gilmore 

Reprinted in: OCLC Micro 5(4): 8-10, August 1989. 

Desktop publishing: an annotated bibliography 

Co-authored with Barbara Quint and Edward Valauskas 

Council of Planning Librarians Bibliography 237, March 1989: 28 pages. 

The Macintoshed media catalog: helping people find what they need in spite of LC 

Co-authored with Virginia Gilmore 

In: Macintoshed Libraries 2.0: 25-29. edited by Edward J. Valauskas and Bill Vaccaro, 

Apple Library Users Group, Cupertino, California, 1989. 

The AppleCD SC CD-ROM Drive 

Co-authored with Nancy Kendall 

CD-ROM Librarian April, 1989.

The Macintosh as a library workstation: Some significant advantages 

Wilson Library Bulletin 63(2): 35-41, 118.

Macintosh applications in the Media Services Department at Pacific Lutheran University's Robert A. L. Mortvedt Library 

Co-authored with Michael A. Seiber 

In: Macintoshed Libraries, edited by Edward J. Valauskas, Apple Library Users Group, pp. 14-18.

Macintosh desktop publishing and presentations 

Library Software Review May-June 1988: 197-198.

Why use desktop publishing tools? 

Small Computers in Libraries 8(4): 27-32.

Producing Visuals with the Macintosh 

Small Computers in Libraries 7(7): 32-40. 

Managing Graphic or Spatial Data with Filevision 

Small Computers in Libraries December 1986: 22-28. 

Oceanography Workbook for Oceanography 101 Arranged Study Course 

A 95 page study guide, laboratory manual, and field trip guide including objectives, questions, and exercises for independent study. 

Fort Steilacoom Community College 

Developmental stages of three California sea basses (Paralabrax, Pisces, Serranidae) 

Authored with John L. Butler, H. Geoffrey Moser, and Gregory S. Hageman 

CalCOFI Report, Vol. XXIII, 1982: 252-268. 

VOLUNTEER &
COMMUNITY
SERVICE
ACTIVITIES

Chair, Media/Internet Committee 

Customers of Dynix 1999 Annnual Conference, Seattle, Washington 

Chair, Media/Internet Committee 

Customers of Dynix 1998 Annnual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah 

Parent Representative to Site Council 

Centennial Elementary School, 1990-1992

PLU Speaker's Bureau, Rafting the Grand Canyon 

Pacific Lutheran University, 1990-1997 

Internet Mentor 

Pacific Lutheran University, 1994-1995 

CD-ROM Professional Product of the Year Award Awards Committee 

Pemberton Press, 1993-1994

Beta Tester for Media Max multimedia authoring software 

Videodiscovery, 1993

Parent to Parent Volunteer 

Pierce County Parent to Parent, 1985-1993

AMI Gold Tour Setup Crew 

Association for Multi-Image, 1985-88

ORGANIZATION
MEMBERSHIPS

Washington State Customers of Dynix, Inc. User Group 

1989-present

Customers of Dynix, Inc. User Group 

1990-present

Association for Multi-Image 

1985-88

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists 

1976-80