Sarah P. Prown
287 Colonial Rd.
Guilford, CT 06437
(203) 453-3580
prown@reedsparrow.com

WORK EXPERIENCE

Independent Web Designer and Information Services Consultant. Reedsparrow.com, 1999 - present

  • Special Projects Librarian. Yale Divinity Library, Yale University, Spring 2001-present
    • XML Finding Aids Database
    • Image Database Conversion
    • Web Design
  • Technology Instructor. Guilford Women & Family Life Center, Fall 2000-present
    • Microsoft Office Classes
    • Web Design Classes
  • Web Design Projects - See Portfolio

Librarian. Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University, 1994-2000

  • Transform library reader services by directing the design, testing, and implementation of the Yale Library Research Workstation. Expand service through the creation of online research guides, database documentation, and tutorials. Conduct usability study of site to analyse and improve services.
  • Advise and Manage automation services. Coordinate computing initiatives within Research Services and Collections. Provide multi-platform technical support on 60+ computers. Manage Library's Electronic Classroom. Consult on Library and University-wide computing issues.
  • Teach readers about library resources through research workshops and reference consultations. Provide professional reference service to scholars and students. Develop the Internet instruction program. Create research guides and instructional Web sites.
  • Build, manage, and interpret world-renowned research collections at Sterling Memorial Library and the Yale Drama Library.

Reference Assistant. Main Library, Indiana University, 1992-1994

Reference Assistant. Lilly Library, Indiana University, 1991-1992

Archivist. ARChive of Contemporary Music, 1990-1991

 

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

Detecting ‘Broke’: Usability Testing of Library Web Sites. Invited Speaker. ACRL/NEBIC Conference on Evaluation of Library Instruction. University of Rhode Island -- Providence, 1999

Theater Research In The Digital Age. Presentation. 7th Biennial Symposium on Arts and Technology. Connecticut College, New London, 1999

Yale University Library Electronic Classroom. Presentation/Tour. ACRL/NEBIC Conference on Electronic Classrooms. Yale University, 1998

This Is Not A Librarian. Invited Speaker. British Library Research and Innovation Centre/UKOLN symposium. London, 1997

Digital Imagery: Photographs and Art. Panel Moderator. ASIS Annual Meeting. Baltimore, 1996

Spiders, Worms, Wanderers, Robots and Crawlers. Article. Omnibus. February 1996

Hypertext Design on the World Wide Web. Presentation. Graphic Design Program. School of Art.
Yale University, 1995

Introducing the Internet. Presentation. Arts on the Internet Series. Westchester Community College.
New York, 1995

Libraries and the Internet. Panelist. New Haven Citizen's Television, 1995

Internet Resources in the Humanities. Presentation. Connecticut Library Association, 1995

On Hypertext. Presentation. Graphic Design Program. Yale University School of Art, 1994

Beyond Madonna. Presentation. Yale University Hypertext Conference, 1994

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

ACRL/New England Bibliographic Instruction Committee (NEBIC). Program planning. Invited to participate in 1999 conference on the evaluation of library instruction. Organized June 1998 conference at Yale on Electronic Classrooms.

American Society for Information Science (ASIS). ASIS-L List-owner, Referee SIG panel proposals, Panel Moderator (1996 Annual), SIG USE Communications Officer (1999-2000), Arts and Humanities SIG Chair (1995-96)

Information Ecosystem: Managing the Life Cycle of Information for Preservation and Access. Course at National Archives, 1998

Transformations of the Book. Media-In-Transition symposium. MIT, 1997

Technology in Learning and Teaching. Course at Northwestern University, 1995

Yale University Committees: Yale Front Door design committee, Omnibus Editorial Board

Yale University Library Committees: Research Workstation Advisory Board (Chair, 1995-June 1999), Library Instruction Committee, Digital Imaging Infrastructure Subcommittee (Imaging America Project), E-Cataloging Committee, Promotion Review Committee (1997-1998), Web Advisory Group/WAG (1996-97), WAG Training subcommittee (Chair, 1996-98)

 

EDUCATION

M.L.S. in Library Science and M.A. in Comparative Literature. Indiana University, 1993

B.A. in German and Comparative Literature. Washington University, 1989

 

COMPUTER SKILLS

Internet Software and Tools:
Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Unix, Telnet, FTP, VI editor, Web Browsers, Javascript, Digital imaging

Other Computing Skills:
MS Office Suite, Pagemaker, Windows, Macintosh, Online research

 

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