José A. Aguiñaga
 
15602 N 59^th Lane
 Glendale, AZ 85306

(e-mail) [email protected] (web) http://www.geocities.com/friarbolts

EXPERIENCE

02/07 to present: Glendale Community College, Glendale, AZ:
Reference/Instruction Librarian & Electronic Resources Coordinator

Provide reference desk assistance and information literacy instruction for numerous classes.  Coordinate maintenance and acquisition of online databases.

08/05 to 01/07: Glendale Community College, Glendale, AZ:
Reference/Instruction Librarian & Web Coordinator

Provided reference desk assistance and information literacy instruction for numerous classes. Coordinated maintenance of library web site.

1/05 to 07/05:  California State University, Long Beach, CA:
Associate Librarian/Librarian: Social Sciences Librarian

Liaison to Occupational Studies & Social Work and Sociology departments.  Provided information literacy instruction, reference desk, and student and faculty consultations.  Developed and maintained subject-related web resources.  Coordinated library's participation in 24/7 online reference.

9/04 to 12/04:  California State University, Long Beach, CA:
Associate Librarian/Social Sciences Librarian

Liaison to Occupational Studies & Social Work departments, and College of Education.  Provided information literacy instruction, reference desk, and student and faculty consultations.  Developed and maintained subject-related web resources.  Coordinated library's participation in 24/7 online reference.

6/01 to 8/04:  California State University, Long Beach, CA:
Associate Librarian/Social Sciences Librarian

Liaison to Criminal Justice, Social Work, Sociology and Occupational Studies departments. Provided information literacy instruction, reference desk, and faculty and student consultation. Developed and maintained subject-related web resources. Coordinated library's participation in 24/7 online reference.  Participated with campus outreach programs.

2/99 to 6/01:    Arizona State University West Library, Phoenix, AZ:
Assistant Librarian/Liaison Librarian

Liaison to the Administration of Justice and Social Work departments. Provided information literacy instruction, reference desk, and faculty and student consultation. Developed and maintained subject-related web resources.

9/97 to 1/99:    University of San Diego, Copley Library, San Diego, CA:
Instructor/Reference and Electronic Resources Librarian

Coordinated the migration of electronic resources to the web. Subject bibliographer for the School of Education. Redesigned library web page and integrated resources within the scope of the library.

8/95 to 8/97:    University of Houston Libraries, Houston, TX:
Assistant Librarian/Interim Library Personnel Coordinator and Social Sciences Reference Librarian

Oversaw recruitment of professional positions. Implemented staff development training programs. Continued as subject specialist for Mexican American Studies.

2/94 to 7/95:    University of Houston Libraries, Houston, TX:
Assistant Librarian/Social Sciences Reference Librarian

Liaison to Political Science, Education and Mexican American Studies academic programs. Assumed reference desk duties, collection development, information literacy instruction, and faculty liaison.

8/93 to 12/93:    University of Arizona, Main Library, Tucson, AZ:
Reference Desk Assistant

Responded to patrons reference inquiries. Utilized online sources for retrieval of reference data.

1/93 to 8/93:    Hispanic Books Distributors, Tucson, AZ:
Assistant Cataloger

Cataloged Spanish language monographs. Loaded records via MARC/Mitinet program.

8/92 to 12/92:    University of Arizona, Main Library, Tucson, AZ:
Library Skills Assistant

Assisted with grading and provided feedback on assignments from freshman class. Facilitated with use of reference department.

8/88 to 7/92:    Ford Motor Credit Company, Pleasanton, CA:
Customer Service Representative

Communicated and negotiated amicable solutions on client accounts.

9/86 to 5/88:    University of San Diego, Copley Library, San Diego, CA:
Library Aide

Coordinated circulation of reference materials. Assisted with faculty and staff research projects.

EDUCATION

2005-06 Arizona State University, Public Administration, doctoral studies

2004 California State University, Long Beach, Master of Public Administration

1993 University of Arizona, Master of Library Science

1988 University of San Diego, Bachelor of Arts
International Relations major, Italian minor

1986 Southwestern College, Associate in Arts
General Studies

ADDITIONAL EXPERTISE

Speak, read, and write Spanish. Read and write Italian.

Work experience and training with the Internet, HTML (Dreamweaver & FrontPage), MS Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat software and Innovative, GEAC, CARL, CSA, OCLC FirstSearch, EbscoHost, Silver Platter, and Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Programs.

LIBRARY and CAMPUS SERVICE

GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Library:
Online Tutorial Committee, 2005-06
Electronic Database Project Committee, 2007-

Campus:

College-Wide Academic Achievement Committee, Member (appointed), 2006-
President’s Technology Advisory Team, Member (appointed), 2006-08
Faculty Senate, Senator (elected), 2007-08

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH

Library:

ETS/ICT Assessment, Coordinator, 2004-05
Collection Development and Management Committee, Member (elected) 2003-05
University 100 Tutorial Committee, Member (appointed) 2003
24/7 Reference, Library Project Coordinator, 2002-05
Library Video Tour, Project Coordinator, 2002-03
Information Access and Instruction Committee, Member (elected) 2001-06, Interim Chair 2001-02

Campus:

Financial Affairs Council, Member (elected), 2004-06
Committee on Athletics, Member (appointed), 2003-05
California Faculty Association, Campus Chapter, Library Representative (elected) 2003-05
Program Review Committee (Learning Assistance Center), Member (appointed), 2003
Assessment Committee, Member (appointed), 2002-04
Educational Resources Committee, Member (elected), 2002-04
International Education Committee, Member (appointed), 2002-04
Educational Policies Council, Interim Member (elected), 2002

ASU WEST

Library:

Library Tutorial Team, 2000-01
Librarians Caucus, Secretary (appointed/elected), 1999-2001
Reference Librarian Search Committee (appointed), 2000
Dean’s Audit Panel, Chair (appointed), 2000
Web Usability Team, Chair, 2000
Web Council, APS representative, 1999-2000
Web Chair Application Review, Member (appointed), 1999
Library Specialist Search Committee, Chair (appointed), 1999

Campus:

Graduate Studies Advisory Council (appointed), 1999-2001
Council for Scholarly and Instructional Activity Committee (appointed), 1999-2001
Campus Environment Team (appointed), 2000-01
Academic Senate (elected), Senator, 1999-2001
Faculty Advisory Group (appointed), 1999-2001
Chicano Faculty Staff Association, 1999-2001; Co-Chair, 2000-01

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO

Copley Library, Electronic Resources Committee, Chair, 1997-1999
San Diego Library Circuit, Screens Committee, 1997-1998

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

Library:

Professional Development Committee, 1996-1997
Policy Committee, Co-Chair, 1995-1997
Committee on Committees and Elections, 1994-1996
Government Documents CD-ROM working group, Chair, 1994-1995
Staff Association, Vice-President, 1994-1995
NEH Grant Consortium, 1994

Campus:

Chemical Safety Committee, 1996-1997
Undergraduate Admissions Review Committee, 1995-1997
Parking Advisory Board, 1995-1997, Chair, 1996-1997
Tenneco/Communities in School, mentor, 1994-1995
Latino Faculty Council, 1994-1997

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

National

American Library Association 1992- :
  *Councilor, elected, 2004-07
  *Human Resource Development & Recruitment Advisory Committee, appointed, 2007-09

Association of College & Research Libraries 1996- :
  *Racial and Ethnic Diversity, Member, appointed, 1998-99
  *Anthropology and Sociology Section: 2002-06
     -Bibliography Committee, Member, appointed, 2002-05
  *Community Junior College Libraries Section, 2006-
     -Awards Committee, Member, appointed, 2007-09

  *Standards & Accreditation Committee, Member, appointed, 2007-09

Government Documents Round Table 1994-97

Library Administration & Management Association 1996- :
  *Education Committee, 1996-2000
  *Human Resources Section, 1996-
    -Executive Committee, Member-At-Large, elected, 2001-03
    -Nominating Committee, Member, appointed, 2003

Library and Information Technology Association 1997-2000

Map and Geography Round Table 1994-1997:
  *Nominating Committee, 1996
 

Reference and User Services Association 1994- :
  *Machine-Assisted Reference Section:
    -2005 Program Committee, 2004-05
    -Hot Topics in Electronic Reference Discussion Group, 2002-04;
      Vice-Chair,  2002-03; Chair, 2003-04
    -Products & Services Committee 1998-20002, Chair, 2001-02
    -2001 Program Committee, 2000-01
   
  *Collection Development and Evaluation Section:
    -Collection Evaluation Techniques Committee, 1994-1998
    -Computer-Based Methods and Resources Committee 1998-2000

REFORMA (The National Association to Promote Library Services to the Spanish Speaking) 1992-
 *Scholarship Committee, Chair, 2002-05

State

Arizona Association of Chicanos for Higher Education 1999-2001, 2005-:
  *Secretary 1999-2000

Arizona Library Association 1992-1993, 1999-2001, 2006-:
  *Web Committee, 2000-01

California Academic and Research Library Association, 2001-2005.

Texas Library Association 1994-1997:
  *Legislative Reception Committee–District 8, 1994 and 1996:
   Co-Treasurer, 1996
  *Annual Conference-Houston 1996, Internet Room Subcommittee
  *Texas-Mexico Relations Subcommittee 1994-1996
  *Library Services to the Spanish Speaking Round Table 1995-1997:
   Bylaws Committee, Chair
  *Telecommunications Ad Hoc Committee 1995

Local

Houston Area Research Libraries Consortium, HARLiC, 1996-1997:
  *Human Resources Management Committee

Special Libraries Association 1992-1994:
  *University of Arizona, School of Library Science, Vice-President,
    student chapter, 1993

Library Student Organization/American Library Association 1992-1993:
  *University of Arizona, School of Library Science:
    -Faculty Search Committee, 1993
    -Faculty/Student Relations Representative, 1993

PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Presentations

The Producers: Using Library Videos to Promote Library Services in Academic Libraries, presented with Tiffini Travis and John Hickock, Hawaii Library Association Annual Conference, Lanai, HI, December 2003.

Where do we go from here? Usability testing & library service assessment, presented with Tiffini Travis, Lesley Moyo, and Elaina Norlin, Association of College & Research Libraries 11th National Conference, Charlotte, NC, April 2003.

Going Where the Students Are: Incorporating Streaming Video into First Year Instruction, 7th California State University Regional Symposium on University Teaching: A Multidisciplinary Conference, San Bernardino, CA, March 2003.

We Deliver! Bringing Live Reference to Our Users, [Moderator].  American Library Association Midwinter Conference: RUSA-MARS Products & Services Committee, New Orleans, LA, January 2002.

The Digital Library: Innovative Instruction and Reference at the Instituto Technologico del Estado de Mexico, [Moderator]. Arizona Library Association Conference, Phoenix, AZ. November 2000.

Adapting the Kuhlthau Model to a Museum Environment, presented with Kathleen Collins, Museum Educators Council of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, February 2000.

Jackpot, Creating an Atmosphere for Collaborative Learning in the Library, co-presented with Kathleen Collins and Barbara D'Angelo. Arizona Library Association Conference, Phoenix, AZ, November 1999.

Networking the Network: What Information Technology Fluency Can Do For You, Internet Librarian Conference, San Diego, CA, November 1999.

Resource Sharing: Using the WLN Conspectus, [Moderator]. American Library Association Annual Conference, Washington D.C., June 1998.

Embracing the Internet and the World Wide Web, Internet Librarian Conference, Monterey, CA, November 1998.

Mastering the Internet Job Search, The Eleventh Texas Conference on Library Automation, Houston, TX, April 1997.

Is There Life after Library School? REFORMA National Conference, Austin, TX, August 1996.

Poster Sessions

Streaming-video Library Tours over the Internet: An Outreach to Users, presented with John Hickock and Tiffini Travis, American Library Association Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, June 2003.

Finding the Right Fit: Emphasizing the Library User in Usability Testing, presented with Kathleen Collins, Association of College & Research Libraries 10th National Conference, Denver, CO, March 2001.

Arizona State University West Library: Creating a Diversity Web Page, Diversity Now: People, Collections, and Services in Academic Libraries Conference, Austin, TX, April 2000.

Building and Facilitating Access to Information on Diversity Topics: The ASU West Library Diversity Web, presented with Lisa Kammerlocher, American Association for Higher Education National Conference, Anaheim, CA, March 2000.

Evolution of the Electronic Publications Center at the University of Houston Libraries, Association for College & Research Libraries 8^th National Conference, Nashville, TN, April 1997.

Publications

Refereed Article

Aguiñaga, José A., 1999, International Perspective-View of the Concept of Diversity in Other Countries, Journal of Library Administration, 27: 1/2, 171-190.

Chapters in Books

Collins, Kathleen and Aguiñaga, José. 2001, "Learning as We Go: Arizona State University West Library's Usability Experience," edited by Nicole Campbell, In Usability Assessment of Library-Related Web Sites: Methods and Case Studies, 16-29, Chicago: LITA, a division of the American Library Association.

Aguiñaga, José A., 1999, "International Perspective-View of the Concept of Diversity in Other Countries," edited by Mark Winston, Ph.D., In Managing Multiculturalism and Diversity in the Library: Principles and Issues for Administrators, 171-190, Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.

Aguiñaga, José A., 1996, "Reflections from the Past, Present, and Future." edited by Teresa Y. Neely and Khafre K. Abif, In Our Own Voices-The Changing Face of Librarianship, 3-19, Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.

Books and Electronic Resources Reviews

Aguiñaga, José A., "Multicultural Resources on the Internet." Internet Reference Services Quarterly, vol. 4 (3) 1999: 82.

Aguiñaga, José A., "Latino Periodicals: A Selection Guide." REFORMA Newsletter, vol. 18 (4) Winter 1999: 15.

Aguiñaga, José A., "Mexican American Youth Organization: Avant-Garde of the Chicano Movement in Texas." Review of Texas Books XII: (Spring 1997): 10-11.

Aguiñaga, José A., "Statistical Abstract of the United States 1993." Computers in Libraries 14: (June 1994): 34.

Published Proceedings

Aguiñaga, José A., "Network the Network: What Information Technology Fluency Can Do for You," Internet Librarian ’99: proceedings 1999: 2-10.

Aguiñaga, José A., "Implementation and Migration of Web Databases in a Medium Size Library," Internet Librarian ’98: proceedings 1998: 1.

AWARDS AND HONORS

2004 Pi Alpha Alpha, Honor Society
-Member induction, California State University, Long Beach Chapter

2004 Phi Kappa Phi, Honor Society
-Member induction, California State University, Long Beach, Chapter 86

2002 Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society for International Scholars
-Member induction, California State University, Long Beach, Alpha Chapter

2001 Leadership Career Development Program, Association of Research Libraries
-Selected participant from nation-wide competition

2000 Outstanding Achievement and Contribution, Arizona State University
-Nominee, ASU West Library Diversity Web Team, Commission on the Status of Women

2000 Excellence in Diversity Award, Arizona State University West
-ASU West Library Diversity Web Team, Campus Environment Team

1997 Emerging Leaders Institute, American Library Association
-Selected participant from nation-wide competition

1992-93 Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Arizona

1990 Employee of the Month [February] Ford Motor Credit Company

REFERENCES

Available upon request.