Galadriel Chilton

Experience

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  Viterbo University

  Aug 2002 - Oct 2003

  Technology & Outreach Librarian

  • Webmaster - Virtually Yours: Online Library Services• Taught discipline-specific instruction for graduate and undergraduate students• Founder and editor of library newsletter: Dare to be Wise @ Your Library• Liaison and collection developer for art, dance, music, and theatre departments• Lead staff training for technology applications and library issues• Campus newsletter columnist for library services• Manage library computer maintenance schedule• Member of campus-wide Online Course Policy Task Force• Secretary elect for Administrative Assembly• Provide reference services for students, faculty, and staff• Assist with copy cataloging Show less

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  University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

  Aug 2004 - Jul 2011

  • Co-designed ERMes, an open source e-resource management system based in Microsoft Access. ERMes is used by over 50 institutions from around the world (http://tinyurl.com/4gzqm8a).• Initiated a pilot embedded librarian instruction program for communication studies courses• Implemented and manage LibData, an e-resource management and delivery tool • Manage collection and budget for over 250 resources• Negotiate favorable trials, license agreements, and prices for online subscriptions• Track usage reports, user interfaces, and technical support correspondence for e-resources• Teach evidence-based information literacy instruction techniques for enhanced student learning• Provide reference services for students, faculty, and staff• Responsible for collection development in zoology, social sciences, and performing arts Show less

  • Associate Professor / Electronic Resources Librarian (tenure fall 2008, promotion fall 2009)

    Oct 2003 - Jul 2011

  • Instructor, School of Education

    Aug 2004 - May 2008
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  University of Connecticut

  Aug 2011 - May 2016

  * Guide the Licensing & Acquisitions Unit in the acquisitions of library resources in all formats with a focus on efficiencies, compliance with university and state regulations, and knowledge management. * Supervise 5 direct reports.* Led the Massive Analysis Project (MAP) workgroup to qualitatively and quantitatively evaluate the need and value of Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar.* Developed the project plan, and currently manage a comprehensive e-resource assessment project to establish the foundational knowledge and infrastructure to facilitate annual reviews of e-resources. * Guide tangible collections acquisitions including books and media.* Manage electronic resource collections including coordination of acquisition, licensing, renewals, and cancellations.* Negotiate license and pricing terms for e-resource collections including the exploration and implementation of alternative acquisition models for electronic resources.* Recommend best practices for e-resource collection management and collaborate on policy development. * NERL representative for University of Connecticut.* Coordinate information-gathering and distribution necessary to make evidence-based decisions for electronic resources acquisitions.* Conduct cost and use evaluation of electronic resource collections.* Member of the Collections Steering Committee and an active participant in consortia committees and communities of interest. Show less * Manage UConn Libraries’ electronic resource collections including coordination of acquisition, licensing, renewals, and cancellations.* Supervise e-resource management team; three direct reports.* Explore and implement innovative and alternative acquisition models for electronic resources.* Draft policies and best practices for selection and retention decisions of interdisciplinary electronic resources.* Coordinate collaborative information-gathering and distribution as well as open forums necessary to make evidence-based decisions for interdisciplinary electronic resources.* Conduct cost and use evaluation of electronic resource collections.* Negotiate license and pricing terms for UConn Libraries’ e-resource collections. Show less

  • Head of Licensing & Acquisitions

    Mar 2016 - May 2016

  • Head of Electronic Resource Services

    Aug 2011 - Feb 2016
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  University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Sept 2012 - Dec 2013

  Lecturer, School of Library and Information Science (SLIS)

  Taught online asynchronous course: LIS755 Electronic Resource Management & Licensing to 20 graduate students: Fall 2012 and Fall 2013.

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  Yale University

  Jun 2016 - now

  Director of Collection Initiatives, Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation

  • Through facilitative leadership and collaborative inquiry, work with IPLC staff and colleagues at the 13 IPLC institutions* on organizational strategy and collaborative collections initiatives. *(Brown, Chicago, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford, and Yale.)