Vicki L. Nesting

e-mail: vnestin@bellsouth.net

Education

• Louisiana State University, School of Library and Information Science, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Master of Library and Information Science, August 1996.
• Regents College (now called Excelsior College), University of the State Of New York, Albany, New York. Bacholor of Arts (Sociology), January 1992.
• Other schools attended:
  • St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1975-1978.
  • Moorhead State University, (now Minnesota State University Moorhead) Moorhead, Minnesota, Summer 1977.
  • Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Fall 1977.
  • University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1989-1991,1993.

Experience

• 2006-present Assistant Director , St. Charles Parish Library, P.O. Box 949, 105 Lakewood Drive, Luling, LA 70070. Responsibilities include supervision of branches, bookmobile and planetarium; coordination of adult programming and exhibits systemwide; coordination of staff training and development including continuing education; development of policies, procedures, and manuals; selection of materials and collection management.

• 2000-2006 Regional Branch Librarian, East Regional Library, St. Charles Parish Library, P.O. Box 759, 100 River Oaks Drive, Destrehan, LA 70047. Responsibilities include management of regional branch, staff selection, supervision and training, program planning, community outreach, reference, reader's advisory, development of policies and procedures, selection of materials and collection management.
• 1998-2000 Circulation Librarian, West Bank Regional Library, Jefferson Parish Library System, 2751 Manhattan Boulevard, Harvey, LA 70058. Responsibilities include planning and coordination of circulation and collection management activities and staff; monitoring circulation module of online computer system; scheduling, evaluation, training and supervision of staff.
• 1996-1998 Branch Head Librarian, Alvar Branch, New Orleans Public Library, 913 Alvar Street, New Orleans, LA 70117. Responsibilities include day to day management of branch, staff supervision, program planning, community outreach, reference, reader's advisory, and collection management.
• 1995-1996 Graduate Assistant, School Of Library And Information Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. Responsibilities include assisting faculty member's research, survey of Louisiana public libraries, bibliographic searching, editing, preparation of class materials.
• 1985-1995 Office Manager, Errol Barron/Michael Toups Architects, 400 North Peters Street, New Orleans, LA 70130. Responsibilities include administrative and financial coordination (employee benefits, profit sharing plan management, insurance coordination, equipment and service contracts, general ledgers, financial analysis, tax returns, accounts payable and receivable, payroll, billing, and purchasing) as well as general secretarial work.
• Other:
  • Secretary/Bookkeeper, City Park Stables, New Orleans, LA, 1984-1985.
  • Recreational Coordinator/Volunteer Coordinator, Padua House, Associated Catholic Charities, Belle Chasse, LA, 1982-1984.
  • Office Manager, ACORN, New Orleans, LA, 1981-1982.
  • Special Projects Coordinator, ACORN, Austin, TX, 1980-1981.
  • Community Organizer, ACORN, Fort Worth, Dallas and Austin, TX, 1978-1980.
  • Intern Advocate, United Association for Retarded Citizens, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Fall 1977.
  • Day Activity Supervisor, Friendship Village, Fargo, North Dakota, Summer 1977.
  • Factory Worker, Fargo Rubber Stamp Works, Fargo, North Dakota, Summer 1976.
  • Outdoor Counselor, Red Willow Bible Camp, Binford, North Dakota, Summer 1975.

Honors and Awards

• Louisiana Library Association Anthony H. Benoit Mid-Career Award, 2008
• Louisiana State University School of Library and Information Science Outstanding Alumna, 2008
• Library Administration and Management Association "Leaders of the Pack" project participant, 2003-2006.
• ALA EBSCO Conference Sponsorship, 2000.
• Beta Phi Mu (National Honor Society for Library Science), Beta Zeta Chapter, inducted 1996.
• Frank and Margaret McEntee Public Librarian Travel Fellowship, 1996.
• Louisiana Library Association Scholarship, 1995-1996.
• LSU School of Library and Information Science Mary Marguerite Hanchey Fellowship, 1995-1996.

Professional Organizations and Activities

• lalibjobs (Louisiana library jobs electronic mailing list) list owner/moderator, December 2000 - present

• American Library Association, 1994 to present
  • Public Library Association, 1995 to present
    • Contributing Editor, "New Product News," Public Libraries, 2001 to present
  • Reference and User Services Association, 1995 to present
    • Reader's Advisory Committee, Collection Development and Evaluation Section, 1997 - 2001
    • Public Libraries Committee, 2009 - present
  • Library Administration and Management Association, 2003 to present
    • Leadership Skills Committee, Human Resources Section, 2004 - 2006
    • Nominating Committee, 2007 - 2008
  • Video Round Table, 2004 to present
    • Notable Videos for Adults Committee, 2004 - 2008
      Chair, 2006 - 2008

• Louisiana Library Association, 1995 to present
  • Louisiana Libraries Editorial Board, Public Section Representative, 2007 - 2009
  • Column Editor, "What's New in Library Products and Services," Louisiana Libraries, 2002 -2006
  • Scholarship Committee, 2001 - 2007
    Chair, 2006 - 2007
  • Federal Relations Committee, 2000-2003
    Co-Chair, 2001-2002
  • Registration Committee, Annual Conference, Kenner, Louisiana, 1997
  • New Members Round Table, 1997-1999
    • SLIS Liaison Committee, 1997-1999
      Chair, 1997-1999
    • Conference planning for annual conference in Shreveport, 1997-1998

• LSU School of Library and Information Science Alumni Association, life member (1996 to present)
  • Executive Board, 1998-2001
  • President, 1999-2000

• Louisiana State Library Advisory Committee on Databases, 2004 to present

• The Internet Filter Assessment Project (coordinated by Karen Schneider), April - September 1997

• Greater New Orleans Library Club, 1995-1997

Jefferson Parish Library Committees

• Web Page Committee, 1999-2000
• Task Force on Controlling Access to Technology, 1999-2000

New Orleans Public Library Committees/Special Projects

• Popular Reading Selection Committee, 1997-1998
• NUTRIAS (New Orleans Public Library's web site) Publishing Committee, 1997-1998
• Internet Filtering Committee, 1997
• Branch Technology Trainer, 1997-1998

Presentations and Publications

• Presenter: "The Accidental Video Selector: A Crash Course in Video Collection Development," Louisiana Library Association Conference, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March 14, 2009.
• Column editor: "What's New in Library Products and Services," Louisiana Libraries, Vol. 64, No. 3 (Spring 2002) - Vol. 68, No. 4 (Spring 2006).
• Book reviews:
  • "Introduction to Public Librarianship" Reference & User Services Quarterly, Vol. 44, No. 4 (Summer) 2005, p. 346-347.
  • "The Public Library Start-Up Guide" Public Libraries, Vol. 43, No. 6 (November/December) 2004, p. 362.
  • "Net Effects: How Librarians Can Manage the Unintended Consequences of the Internet," Public Libraries, Vol. 43, No. 5 (September/October) 2004, p. 299-300.
  • "The Enduring Library: Technology, Tradition, and the Quest for Balance," Public Libraries, Vol. 42, No. 6 (November/December) 2003, p. 390.
  • "Developing a Compensation Plan for Your Library," Public Libraries, Vol. 42, No. 5 (September/October) 2003, p. 322.
  • "Managing Library Volunteers: A Practical Toolkit," Public Libraries, Vol. 42, No. 2 (March/April) 2003, p. 126-27.
  • "The Information Professional's Guide to Career Development Online," Public Libraries, Vol. 42, No. 1 (January/February) 2003, p. 56-57.
  • "The Readers' Advisor's Companion," Public Libraries, Vol. 42, No. 1 (January/February) 2003, p. 57-58.
  • "Managing the Internet Controversy," Public Libraries, Vol. 40, No. 6 (November/December) 2001, p. 366.
• Contributing editor: "New Product News" column, Public Libraries, beginning with Vol. 40, No. 4 (July/August) 2001.
• Moderator, "A Rock and a Hard Place: Free Speech, CIPA and Libraries", Louisiana Library Association Conference, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March 6, 2002.
• Panelist, "Technological Censorship? How information technologies can both help and hinder access to information", American Library Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 27, 1999.
• Speaker, "Internet Filtering: Software and Issues", Institute on Networked Access in Libraries, School of Library and Information Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, August 12, 1998. (Also published in LLA Bulletin, Winter 1999, pp. 150-155.)
• Moderator, "Shining a Light on Filters in Libraries", Louisiana Library Association Conference, Shreveport, Louisiana, March 6, 1998.
• Guest Speaker, "Practitioner's Perspective", LIS 7406 Literature and Methods for Readers' Advisory, School of Library and Information Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September 15, 1997.
• Book reviews, Mystery Readers Journal, Summer 1997 issue.

Conferences/Continuing Education

• American Library Association Conferences and Meetings
  • Annual - Chicago, Illinois, July 2009
  • Midwinter - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 2008
  • Annual - Washington, DC, June 2007
  • Midwinter - Seattle, Washington, January 2007
  • Annual - New Orleans, Louisiana, June 2006
  • Midwinter - San Antonio, Texas, January 2006
  • Annual - Chicago, Illinois, June 2005
  • Midwinter - Boston, Massachusetts, January 2005
  • Annual - Orlando, Florida, June 2004
  • Midwinter - San Diego, California, January 2004
  • Midwinter - New Orleans, LA, January 2002
  • Midwinter - Washington, DC, January 2001
  • Annual - Chicago, Illinois, July 2000
  • Midwinter - San Antonio, Texas, January 2000
  • Annual - New Orleans, Louisiana, June 1999
  • Annual - Washington, D.C., June 1998
  • Midwinter - New Orleans, Louisiana, January 1998
  • Annual - New York, New York, July 1996
• Public Library Association Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 2008
• National Media Market
  • Lexington, Kentucky, October 2009
  • Lexington, Kentucky, September 2008
  • Mesa, Arizona, September 2007
  • Mesa, Arizona, September 2006
• Louisiana Library Association Annual Conferences, 1996 to present.
• Day of Dialog, Chicago Public Library, May 2001.
• BookExpo America, Chicago, June 2001.
• Institute on Networked Access in Libraries, School of Library and Information Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, August 10-14, 1998.
• Post-baccalaureate courses in Accounting and Business Law, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, Spring 1993.
• Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, New Orleans, Louisiana, March each year, 1992 to present.

Other

• 2009 Grant Review Panelist, Houma Regional Arts Council
• 2009 Juror/Pre-screener, Documentary Shorts, New Orleans Film Festival
• 2003-2009 Senior Project Panelist, St. Charles Parish Public Schools, Hahnville and Destrehan High Schools
• 2000-2006 Judge, St. Charles Parish Public Schools, New Sarpy Elementary School "Young Authors" Contest
• 1997-2001 Volunteer, Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, New Orleans, Louisiana.
• Dec. 1996 - Jan. 1997 Beta Tester, BellSouth.net Internet software for Macintosh computers.
• 1996-1998 Meal Delivery Volunteer, Food for Friends, New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1993-1994 Library Volunteer, New Orleans Public Library, Alvar Branch, New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1982-1990 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1988-1990 Volunteer coordinator (training and coordination of 250+ volunteers)
  • 1982-1987 Information booth volunteer
• 1975-1977 Faribault State Hospital/St. Olaf College Volunteer Program, Northfield, Minnesota
  • 1976-1977 Volunteer program coordinator
  • 1975-1976 Volunteer teacher

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