Professional Profile

Scott A. Mellendorf

MILS (1994)- University of Michigan - Concentration: Academic Libraries

BSW (1991) -Saginaw Valley State University - Major: Social Work

 

Present Position

Reference, Internet & Off Campus Library Services Librarian
Melvin J. Zahnow Library, Saginaw Valley State University, August 1995-
(989) 964-7052
email: mel@svsu.edu

if you do not use or have an SVSU email account please send email to: melsvsu@yahoo.com

 

Publications

-"Holocaust Resources on the Internet: A Presence and Usage Survey".
The Reference Librarian. v.61/62 1998 p.265-285
Also co-published simultaneously in
The Holocaust: Memories, Research, Reference
eds. Robert Hauptman and Susan Hubbs Motin. Haworth Press 1998.

-"Working the Web with a No-frills "Work Page".
ONLINE.  Jan/Feb 1996

-"Pounding the Pavement with Purpose-Utilizing the Information Superhighway for Daily Work Tasks".
RQ Winter 1995, pp231-235.

-"Automating Access To Internet Resources At The Reference Desk".
ONLINE. Sept/Oct 1994, p69+

-"A Practical Method for Using Interlibrary Loan Data to Assist Librarians with Collection Development".
OCLC Systems & Services. Summer 1993, p45+

Current Research Project

Online Embedded Librarianship and other methods of delivering library resources and services online. 

Presentations



2nd Annual Collaboration, Teaching Methods and Technology Conference-2002
Saginaw Valley State University- May 9, 2002
"Building Skills & Strategies for Searching the Internet"


White Pine Library Cooperative-2001
"Teaching the Public Computer Skills" January 2001.


White Pine Library Cooperative-2000
"Teaching the Public Computer Skills" December 2000. Seventh Annual Innovative Users Group Conference
Oakland, CA-April 24-27, 1999
"Digging into the WebPac: Enhancing the usablility of the Catalog with Javascript"
 


1998 Online World Conference & Expo
Washington, D.C.
"Putting the Web to Work on Campus"
October 11, 1998.

Michigan Accounting Educators' Conference
Saginaw Valley State University
"Creating Web Pages with Netscape's Composer"
April 25, 1998.

Online To The Future: New Directions for Teaching & Learning.
Technology Fair-Saginaw Valley State University
"Internet Research Strategies"
April 3, 1998.


Michigan Library Association Annual Conference-1997
Amway Grand Plaza Hotel-Grand Rapids, MI. "Electronic Newsletters and Virtual Collections: PR Tools for the New Millennium." November 6, 1997.

7th Michigan Regional Organizational Behavior Teaching Conference
College of Business Management-Saginaw Valley State University
"Introduction to the Internet: Locating Business Sources."
May 16th, 1997.

Nuts & Bolts of International Trade
College of Business & Management-Saginaw Valley State University
"Trade Information on the Web."
May 6th, 1997.

Valley Festival of The Arts-Saginaw Valley State University
"Arts Online: A Virtual World Tour"
March 22, 1997.

Michigan Consortium on Substance Abuse Education-Annual Conference
Four Points Conference Center, Saginaw, Michigan
"Chat Rooms & Email: Computer Use and Abuse"
March 14, 1997.


Science & Mathematics Extravaganza For Kids
Regional Science & Mathematics Education Center-Saginaw Valley State Univ.
"Surfing the Internet."
October 26, 1996 & March 1996.

White Pine Region of Cooperation, Saginaw Valley State University
"Providing Public Access to the Internet & World-Wide Web."
October 3, 1996.

Saginaw Valley State University, Education Leadership Academy
"Using the Internet & WWW for Educational Research."
June 25, 1996

Delta College
BRT 130: Electronic Media and Society
Brian Mudd-Instructor
"The Internet, Media, and Society"
November 7, 1995

University of Michigan, School of Information and Library Studies
ILS 645: Measuring Library Effectiveness
Joan C. Durrance-Associate Professor
"Two Year Evaluation Study of OCLC-ILL Borrowing Transactions at Saginaw Valley State University
March 6, 1995
March 7, 1994

White Pine Region of Cooperation Annual Meeting (Delta College, University Center, MI)
"Automating Access to Internet Resources at the Reference Desk"
October 5, 1994
White Pine Region of Cooperation Annual Meeting (CIESIN, Saginaw , MI)
"Using Interloan Statistics to Assist with Collection Development"
September 29, 1993

Teaching Experience

Rawson Memorial Library, Cass City, Michigan.
"Orientation to the Internet & World-Wide Web."
Three-Week "hands on" Workshop.
June 1997, 1998, 1999-

 

Wayne State University, Library and Information Science Program
(off-campus class held at Delta College, University Center, Michigan)
LS 611-Reference and Information Services and Resources
Section-93910/Winter 1995
Team taught with Ms. Anita Dey
Contact: Mr. Robert Holley Director, Library and Information Science Program Director,
Wayne State University (313) 577-4021

Memberships

Michigan Library Association
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