Edward R. Donnald, M.L.S.117 Painted Turtle Lane, Cary, NC 27519 203-668-3886 Ed.Donnald@yahoo.com

EDUCATIONUniversity of Maryland, College Park, MDM.L.S. in Library Science 1995

Juniata College, Huntingdon, PAB.S. in Chemistry 1988

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEQuinnipiac University, Hamden, CTHealth Sciences Librarian 2007 - present

Served as Public Services Librarian. Provided comprehensive curricular support across diverse programs serving undergraduate and graduate populations.

Expanded the role of library liaison to Schools of Nursing and Health Sciences including Physician Assistant, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Diagnostic Imaging programs.

Involved with planning and building a Medical Library for the University’s new School of Medicine opening fall of 2013. In advance of that, have set up a Phase I library on a separate campus, responsible for collection appropriate to space and needs.

Managed all operational aspects of the temporary Health Sciences Library including circulation, reference, instruction and supervision of part time library support.

Directed public services librarian as part of information team for the HSL.

Provided graphical & desktop publishing support for library operation and promotion.

Taught Information Fluency training in classroom settings covering access to library resources, bibliographic management using RefWorks and searching the literature.

Designed courses and utilized Camtasia to create asynchronous online lectures and tutorials. Familiar with LMS Blackboard and CMS Equella.

Participated in Technology Users Group presentations for University faculty, on topics of RSS, library interfaces, mobile technology and information fluency.

Supported library staff with assistance concerning desktop applications, use of graphical elements in presentations and online research tools (e.g. LibGuides)

Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CTBusiness Analyst/Librarian 2001 – 2007

Articulated leadership and vision to the Pyrtek Learning Resource Center (PLRC), a multimedia computer lab located within the Health Science Libraries (HSL).

Designed, developed, and implemented effective strategies for specific projects to support the learning of the hospital community. Authored customer-focused solutions for point-of-use information delivery and presentations. Taught PowerPoint.

Managed daily oversight of the PLRC and the supervision of the Multimedia Assistant.

Provided support to the Hartford Hospital Animal Research activities by searching the literature in support of research proposals. Reviewed and analyzed protocols as a participating member of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.

Performed Reference Services within the Health Science Library and conducted literature searches for clinical and educational activities.

University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CTProgram Developer, Electronic Fund Transfer System 2001-2003

Oversaw the transitional activities of the Electronic Fund Transfer System (EFTS) as it migrated from a NN/LM NER operation to a UCHC operation.

Developed an RFP for contract software application development and worked with contractor to create real-time processing system and implement office staff and policies for the program.

University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CTNetwork Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine 1996-2001

Provided technical and program support to medical librarians in the New England Region as part of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. This included the NLM DOCLINE system and creating the first nationally distributed training program for it.

Taught courses in support of the national program agenda.

Developed an RFP for contract software application development and oversaw the transitional activities of the Electronic Fund Transfer System. This program managed the interlibrary loan billing activity of medical libraries.

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERIENCE Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT

Library Instruction, Information Fluency, technology courses 2007-present Database searching, using RefWorks, mobile device applications

Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT Library Instruction, Presentation Skills 2001-2007 Developed content, taught PowerPoint classes, scientific poster creation, worked with teaching

hospital communityUniversity of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT

Interlibrary Loan system training 1996-2001 DOCLINE ILL system support and training, Electronic Fund Transfer utilization

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access Website creation and editing including LibGuides platform Scanning and image manipulation including Photoshop Audio and screen capture software-created lectures with Camtasia Blackboard course management system-taught course and participated in classes Desktop publishing-created library faculty guidebook and other reports Mobile iDevices-RSS, drug databases, anatomy programs etc.