Carissa Tomlinson 3632 Paine St. Baltimore, MD 21211 410

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Carissa Tomlinson
3632 Paine St.
Baltimore, MD 21211
410-530-6134
carissa.tomlinson@gmail.com
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Education
Master of Library and Information Science
Dominican University- University of Saint Catherine’s Campus, Saint Paul, MN, May 2007
Bachelor of Arts in Women’s Studies
University of Minnesota- Twin Cities Campus, Minneapolis, MN, December 2003
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Employment
First Year Experience Librarian
(Librarian II): July 2011- present (permanent status obtained 2014)
Albert S. Cook Library, Towson University, Towson, MD
In this position, I am responsible for managing, assessing, and setting a strategic vision for the library’s
outreach and student engagement initiatives with a focus on new students and special populations. In this
role, I work closely with a variety of campus stakeholders both in academic and student affairs divisions as
well as librarians within the research and instruction department. Additionally, I administer a student
leadership program which gives three students annually a leadership role in the library’s outreach and
research assistance initiatives. In addition to my outreach leadership role, I work as a part of the library’s
Research and Instruction department with reference, instruction, and liaison responsibilities to the Nursing
and Women’s & Gender studies departments as well as Student Affairs. In this role, I teach 20-25 library
instruction sessions a semester, provide reference desk coverage and work with my liaison faculty for
resource purchases and research assistance. I also have lead many initiatives within my department such as
a professional development program, an instruction program revamp, and a library workshop program.
Emerging Technologies Librarian:
(Librarian I): July 2008- July 2011
Albert S. Cook Library, Towson University, Towson, MD
In this position I worked to integrate new technology solutions into reference and instruction services. Some
examples of the projects completed include implementing text and chat reference, developing the help
guides repository (
http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/helpguides/
), user testing and development of the course
and subject gateway system, and assitance in the development of the mobile webpage. In addition to my
technology role, I worked as a part of the library’s Research and Instruction department with reference,
instruction, and liaison responsibilities to several departments in the College of Health Professions. I had
significant instruction, reference, and collection development responsibilities.
Postgraduate Library Intern
: July 2007 - July 2008
Eskind Biomedical Library, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
This full time, paid position was in a health sciences librarianship training program with an emphasis on
searching, health sciences technology, instruction, and continuing education courses. I collaborated with
Vanderbilt Medical Center’s faculty and students on answering complex clinical research questions on
patient treatment, disease research and medical guidelines. Additionally, I provided reference, research, and
instruction services for Vanderbilt Medical Center’s staff, students, and faculty. Special projects included
developing and updating hands-on staff technology training modules, and researching all publisher open
access policies for NIH public access requirements.
HillSearch Project Lead:
January 2005 - July 2007
James J. Hill Reference Library, St. Paul, MN
In this position, I worked as a membership manager and trainer for a private, non-profit small business
library. I handled all administrative duties related to the library’s primary membership and served as a
trainer for remote programs. Through this position, I implemented a new online business resources
instruction program utilizing various conferencing and screencasting programs, collaborated with other
organizations in developing support services for entrepreneurs and small business owners, and held
in-person seminars on how to conduct business research. Additionally, I handled all document delivery and
interlibrary loan for the library.
Assistant to the Volunteer Coordinator:
August 2001- July 2003
Friends of the Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, MN
In this role, I provided administrative support to the Volunteer Coordinator for the Minneapolis Public
Library system. Duties included recruiting, hiring, scheduling, and tracking of volunteers for library outreach
as well as general office duties such as: bulk mailings, taking board minutes, and coordinating board
meetings, data entry, writing press releases, fundraising, programming, and research.
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Scholarship
Chapters and Articles
Tomlinson, C. (2014). Benefits of internal professional development for academic librarians, In S. Hines
(Ed).
Revolutionizing the Development of Library and Information Professionals: Planning for the
Future.
Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Tomlinson, C. (2013).
Finding inspiration from within: Harnessing your library’s knowledge for
professional development programming.
Selected paper at the Association of College and
Research Libraries Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
Disclafani, C.B., Tomlinson, C., MacDonald, P., & Nolan, D. (2011) Design and implementation of a new
residency program at Towson University,
In M. Perez & C. Gruwell, (Eds).

The new graduate
experience: Post-MLS residency programs and early career librarianship.
Santa Barbara, CA:
Libraries Unlimited.
Burkhardt, A., Johnson, C., & Tomlinson, C. (2011, September). In the spirit of Benjamin Franklin: The
thirteen virtues of the next-gen librarian.
College & Research Libraries News, 72
(8).
Book Reviews
Tomlinson, C. (2015, March). Nursing diagnoses: Definitions and classification, 2015-2017. [Review of
the book Nursing diagnoses: Definitions and classification, 2015-2017 by T. Heather (Ed.)].
CHOICE, 52.
Tomlinson, C. (2015, January). Global studies encyclopedic dictionary. [Review of the book Global
studies encyclopedic dictionary by Alexander N. Chumakov et al.].
CHOICE, 52.
Tomlinson, C. (2014, May). The Encyclopedia of elder care: The comprehensive resource on geriatric
health and social care. [Review of the book The Encyclopedia of elder care: The comprehensive
resource on geriatric health and social care by Elizabeth Capezuti, et al.].
CHOICE, 51.
Tomlinson, C. (2013, June). Ageline. [Review of the database AgeLine,
www.ebscohost.com/public/ageline].
CHOICE, 50.
Tomlinson, C. (2013, March). Debates on U.S. health care. [Review of the book Debates in US Health
Care by J.J. Kronenfeld, W. E. Parmet, and M. A. Zezza (Eds.)].
CHOICE, 50.
Tomlinson, C. (2012, July). Birth control. [Review of the book Birth Control by A. W. Zorea].
CHOICE,
48.
Tomlinson, C. (2012, April). WomensHealth.gov [Review of the website
WomenHealth.gov,
http://www.womenshealth.gov]
CHOICE, 49.
Tomlinson, C. (2011, December). Encyclopedia of women in today’s world. [Review of the book
Encyclopedia of Women in Today’s World].
CHOICE, 49.
Tomlinson, C. (2011, October). HEALTHCAREnetBASE. [Review of the database HEALTHCAREnetBASE,
http://www.crcnetbase.com].
CHOICE, 49.
Tomlinson, C. (2011, May). History of vaccines. [Review of the database of the website
History of
vaccines,
by
College of Physicians of Philadelphia, http://www.informahealthcare.com/].

CHOICE, 49.
Tomlinson, C. (2011, February). Informa healthcare. [Review of the database
Informa Healthcare,
http://www.informahealthcare.com].
CHOICE, 49.
Tomlinson, C. (2010, November). ProQuest public health. [Review of the database
ProQuest Public
Health,
http://www.proquest.com].
CHOICE, 48.
Tomlinson, C. (2010, July). International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. [Review of
the website
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies,
http://www.ifrc.org/].
CHOICE, 48.
Tomlinson, C. (2010, April). Stabbed in the back: Confronting back pain in an overtreated society.
[Review of the book
Stabbed in the Back: Confronting Back Pain in an Overtreated Society
, by
N.M. Hadler].
CHOICE,
48.
Tomlinson, C. (2009, September). World digital library. [Review of the website
World Digital Library,
http://www.wdl.org/en].
CHOICE,
47.
Tomlinson, C. (2009, December). Caring for the world: A guidebook to global health
opportunities.[Review of the book
Caring for the world: A guidebook to global health
opportunities
, by P.K Drain, et al.].
CHOICE
, 47.
Presentations:
Arnold-Garza, S., & Tomlinson, C. (2015)
Scholarship is a Conversation and other things your students
don’t know!
Presentation at the Towson University January Conference, Towson, MD.
Andrea, A., Tomlinson, C., Fransen, & J. Jezierska. (2014).
Sticking with STEM: How the academic library
can help to retain successful students.
Presentation at the American Library Association
Conference, Las Vegas, NV.
Holmes, C., & Tomlinson, C. (2014). Rev up information literacy assessment: Use rubrics to close that
loop! Presentation at the Maryland Library Association Conference, Ocean City, MD
Learning from the library: The library as leader in first-year experience instructor
training.
Poster presented at the American Library Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Tomlinson, C., Miller, L., & Barry, M. (2013).
Inspiring our newest students: The role of the library in the
first year experience.
Presentation at the Association of College and Research Libraries
Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
Learning from the library: The library as leader in first-year experience instructor
training.
Presentation at 19th National Conference on Students in Transition, Philadelphia, PA.
Screencasting: Best practices.
Presentation at the Association of College and
Research Libraries Maryland June Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Tomlinson, C., Johnson, C., & Burkhardt, A. (2011).
In the spirit of Ben Franklin: 13 virtues of next
generation librarians.
Presentation at the Association of College and Research Libraries
Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Holmes, C., & Tomlinson, C. (2011)
Forging critical connections: Librarians serving as Freshman year
experience advisors.
Round table discussion at the Association of College and Research
Librarians Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Tomlinson, C., & Dahl, D. (2010).
Widgets and gadgets: Dynamic tools for dynamic libraries.
Presented

at the Library Technology Conference, St. Paul, MN.
Rothschild, J.,
Tomlinson, C., Borchardt, R., & Cornell, A. (2010).

The millennials turn 30.
Panel at the
Maryland Library Association Conference, Ocean City, MD.
Dahl, D., Disclafani, C.B., & Tomlinson, C. (2009).
Blog like you mean it: Creating a blog to fill an
information need.
Presented at the Maryland Library Association, Ocean City, MD.
Library blogging at the time of need: The creation of a class specific library

resources blog with entries that coincide with topics as they are discussed in class
.
Poster
presented at the American Library Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Holmes, C., Disclafani, C.B., & Tomlinson, C. (2009).
Emerging technologies librarians: Flexible definitions
& strong connections
. Round table discussion at the Association of College and Research
Libraries Conference, Seattle, WA.
Tomlinson, C.A., & Disclafani, C.B. (2009).
Adding value to your subject guides: Creating class-specific
web pages utilizing web 2.0 tools
. Poster presented at the Association of College and Research
Libraries Conference, Seattle, WA.
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Service
University Senate- Towson University-
Secretary
(2015-present);
Senator
(2013-2015)
First Year Experience Advising- Towson University
,
Student Advisor
(2010- present)
First Year Experience Discussion Group- Association of College and Research Libraries
-
Chair and Founder
(2012-2013)
Academic Standards Committee- Towson University
-
Member
(2010- 2013)
Health Sciences Interest Group- Association of College and Research Libraries
- Event Coordinator
(2011-present);
Past Chair
(2010-2011);
Chair and Founder
(2008-2010);
Outreach- University Libraries Section- Association of College and Research Libraries
-
Committee Member
(2011-present)
Library Advisory Board- New England Journal of Medicine
-
Board Member
(2010-2013)
Membership- Instruction Section- Association of College and Research Libraries-
Committee Member

(2010-2011)
Communications - Instruction Section- Association of College and Research Libraries
, Intern Member
(2009-2010)
Business Reference and Services- Business Reference and Services Section- Reference and Users Services
Association-
Virtual Member
(2006-2008)
Student Special Library Association Group- College of Saint Catherine’s
-
Co-President
(2006-2007)
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Professional Development
Towson University January Conference, January 14, 2015, Towson, MD
American Library Association Annual Conference, June 26-July 1, 2014, Las Vegas, NV
Maryland Library Association Conference, May 7-9, 2014, Ocean City, MD
American Library Association Annual Conference, June 27-30, 2013, Chicago, IL
Association of College and Research Libraries Conference, April 10- April 13, 2013, Indianapolis, IN
19th National Conference on Students in Transition, October 13-15, 2012, Philadelphia, PA
Association of College and Research Libraries Immersion – Program Track, July 22-27, 2012
,
Champlain
College, Burlington, VT.
First Year Experience Conference, February 17- 21, 2012, San Antonio, TX
Maryland Information Literacy Exchange (MILEX) Conference, October 28, 2011, Columbia, MD
American Library Association Annual Conference, June 24-28, 2011, New Orleans, LA
Association of College and Research Libraries Conference, March 31-April 2, 2011, Philadelphia, PA
President’s Leadership Institute
(2010-2011)

,
Towson University, Towson, MD
American Library Association Annual Conference, June 24-29, 2010, Washington, DC
@Hand: Mobile Technologies in Academia + Medicine, April 21, 2010, Baltimore, MD
Library Technology Conference, March 17-18, 2010, St. Paul, MN
American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, January 15-18, 2010, Boston, MA
Handheld Librarian Conference, July 30, 2009, Online
American Library Association Annual Conference, July 9-15, 2009, Chicago, IL
Maryland Library Association Conference, May 13-15, 2009, Ocean City, MD
Computers in Libraries Conference, March 30-April 1, 2009, Washington, DC
Association of College and Research Libraries Conference, March 12-15, 2009, Seattle, WA
ISTC 541 – Foundations in Instructional Technology (Spring 2009)
,
Towson University, Towson, MD
Stepping into Virtual Worlds- Stepping into Health, October 17, 2008, Online
Minnesota Library Association Annual Conference, September 26-28, 2006, St. Cloud, MN
Minitex Annual ILL Conference, May 1, 2006, Minneapolis, MN