Elmhurst College, 190 Prospect, Elmhurst, IL 60126

Office, LIB 105 / Office Phone: (630) 617-3171 /  donnamg@elmhurst.edu

Donna Goodwyn

 

Professional Experience:

Elmhurst College
Associate Librarian, Head of Reference
Assistant Professor September 1990-Present

 

Elmhurst College
Department of Education, Adjunct Faculty
2003 Fall  to present

Elmhurst College
Department of English, Adjunct Faculty
1996 Fall Semester

Hinsdale Public Library, Hinsdale, IL
Reference Librarian
July 1988-August 1990
Reference services, interlibrary loan, audio-visual materials, reference material acquisitions, and general book selection.

 

Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale, IL
Computer Conversion Assistant
Summer 1988
Assisted with the conversion of the card catalog to an online Scribe Software System

 

Education:

 

Master of Arts and Information Science           Dominican University          1989

 

Bachelors of Arts Art  History                            Northern Illinois University                1986

 

Semester Abroad, University of Kent and Christ Church College, Canterbury, England       1984

 

Associates of Arts in Education                          College of DuPage               1983                        
 

Publications, Presentations and Other Professional Contributions

"Information Literacy and Power Point Presentations" workshops (with Jennifer Paliatka and Jacob Hill) for Elmhurst College Math and Science Academy, Elmhurst, Illinois, July/August, 2004

“PowerPoint for Educators” Presentation for ASCD Association of Elmhurst College, October 22nd, 2004

"Academic Librarians for the 21st Century: The Small College Library as a Crucible for the Future of the Profession". IACRL Spring Conference, Oak Brook, IL. April 2004 (selected presentation with outstanding evaluations) 

 

IACRL Spring Conference Committee Member, 2003-2004

Moderator for IACRL Spring Conference, Oak Brook, IL. April 2004 session entitled “So You Think You’re Ready for Assessment: Now Here’s the Prerequisite”

 

Review of the book  Pocket Guide to Herbal Remedies. E-STREAMS [Online], 6, (6), June 2004. Available: http://www.e-streams.com

 

Review of the book  Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada. E-STREAMS [Online], 7, (3), March 2004. Available: http://www.e-streams.com

 

Review of the book  Bulbs. E-STREAMS [Online], 6, (7), July 2003. Available: http://www.e-streams.com

 

“Planning the Model Small College Library for the 21st Century” IACRL conference program. April, 2002

 

"The Academic Library and Faculty/Librarian Collaboration: Can't We All Just Get Along?" ~ (Poster Presentation by Donna Goodwyn, Ayanna Gaines, and Jennifer Paliatka) Presented at the Illinois Library Association Conference, September 28, 2002 (Best viewed in Internet Explorer.)

 

Review of the book  Modern Advanced Mathematics for Engineers. E-STREAMS [Online], 5, (5), May 2002. Available: http://www.e-streams.com

 

Review of the book  Positional Release Techniques. E-STREAMS [Online], 4, (8), August 2001. Available: http://www.e-streams.com

 

Review of the book  Texas Environmental Almanac. E-STREAMS [Online], 4, (3), March 2001. Available: http://www.e-streams.com

 

Review of the book Rivers of Texas. E-STREAMS [Online], 3, May 31, 2000. Available: http://www.e-streams.com

 

Invited presentation and campus tour for The Suburban Library System, Zone 1 Reference Librarians, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois, November, 1999

 

"Discovering the Internet" presentation(with Anne Jordan-Baker)for the Annual Elmhurst College Staff Development Day, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois, October 1999

 

"The Internet and WebBoard Discussion Board" workshops (with Anne Jordan-Baker)for Elmhurst College Math and Science Academy, Elmhurst, Illinois, July/August, 1999

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"Disability Awareness and Technology Workshop" for Fifth Annual Excellence in Teaching Day, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois, February, 1998

 

"Loex Conference Experience"  LIBRAS Bibliographic Special Interest Group panel member, North Park College, Chicago, Illinois,    November, 1998

 

"Library and Computer Literacy" Workshops for the Elmhurst College Math and Science Academy, Elmhurst, Illinois, July/August, 1998

 

"World Wide Web and Library Resources" Workshops for the Elmhurst College Math and Science Academy, Elmhurst, Illinois, July/August 1997

 

"Look Who's Talking': Communication over the Internet" and "Publisher's Catalogs on the Internet", LIBRAS Internet Resource Workshop, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest , Illinois, February, 1994

 

"Women from the North in the Civil War" presentation for "The Female Experience" Interim course, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois, January, 1994 and again in January, 1996.

 

"The Women of the North in the Civil War" Elmhurst College Speakers Bureau, presentation for the Daughters of the American Revolution, Hinsdale, Illinois, Fall, 1993

 

"The Reference Interview: Easy as A.B.C.. or is it?" presentation (with Linda Pierschalla) for the Suburban Library System, Burr Ridge, Illinois, May, 1992

 

Review of the book  Victorian American Women, 1840-1880  by Karen Rae Mehaffey. The Reenactor's Journal, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 1993, page 25.
 

College Service

Dean's Task Force on Disability Services, 1998-present
Faculty Women's Caucus, 1998-present
Holocaust Guestship Committee, 1998-present 
General Education Committee, 2003-2004.
Student Government Association (Council), 1999-2001
Representative to the Board of Trustees Investment Committee, 1999-2001
Committee on Committees, 1996-1998
Search Committee for Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, 1997
Elmhurst College Association, 1992-1994
Cultural Life Committee, 1992-1996
Protection Services Committee, 1992-1993
Salary & Benefits Subcommittee of Faculty Council, 1992-1995
Speakers Bureau, 1993-95
Student Affairs Council, 1994-1996

Selected Continuing Education 

IACRL Conference in Oak Brook, April 2004.
Information Literacy Summit at Moraine Valley Community College, April 2004.
“Virtually Ready” An investigation of virtual reference service by the Suburban Library System, Burr Ridge, IL, January, 2004.
Information Literacy Summit at Moraine Valley Community College, April 2003.
IACRL Conference in Oak Brook, April 2002.
ACRL National Conference in Denver, April 2000.
American Library Association Conference in Chicago, July 2000.
The Illinois Library Association Conference in Chicago, October 1999.
26th National “LOEX: Library Orientation Exchange” Conference in Ypsilanti, Michigan, May, 1998.
Project TiLT, Teaching in Learning and Technology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, September, 1997.
Managing a Website, Northern Illinois University and Suburban Library System, Glenview, Illinois, June, 1997.
Copyright Law in the Age of Technology, Metropolitan Library Systems, Burr Ridge, Illinois, December, 1996.
21st National LOEX Bibliographic Instruction Conference, Racine, Wisconsin, May, 1993.
Earlham College and Eckerd College Bibliographic Instruction Conference, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida, February, 1992.

Membership in Professional Organizations

ALA American Library Association Member
IACRL 2004 Conference Committee Member
Illinois Library Association member 1988-present 
Illinois Library Association Awards Committee Member 2001-Present
Illinois Library Association Membership Committee, Academic Representative 1994-1996
IACRL Division member
IACRL-Publications and Communications Committee member, 1992-1994
CCMCC Cooperative Collection Management Coordinating Committee for Illinois, 1994-1997
LIBRAS
Reference Special Interest Group member, 1992-present,  Chair, 1993-1994, Co-Chair, 1999-2000
Cooperative Collection Development Committee member, 1993-1994
Reference and Interlibrary Loan Committee member, 1991-1995S
Suburban Library System Reference Service Advisory Committee, 1996-1997
Chicago Library Club member, 1992-1995
Dupage Librarian's Association member, 1993-1995

 

 

 Community Service

104th Illinois Volunteer, Civil War Reenactor, 1997-present
20th Illinois Volunteer, Civil War Reenactor, 1991-1996