VCU Libraries Faculty Vita
Susan Teague Rector
Web Applications Manager (Instructor)
Library Information Systems,
James Branch Cabell Library, 234-C
Email: seteague@vcu.edu |
(804) 827-3554
Education
B.A. French. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1997.
B.A. Art History. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1997.
Previous Professional Experience
Project Manager/Systems Analyst
McKesson Corporation, 2005-2006
Systems Analyst for Capital One & Anthem Healthcare
CapTech Ventures (IT Consulting), 2004-2005
Intern
SAS Institute, 2003 - Summer
Research Assistant
University of North Carolina University Libraries (Documenting the American South), 2002-2004
Software Engineer
RailInc, 2001-2002
Oracle/JSP Developer
Filefrenzy dot com, 2000-2001
Information Systems Intranet Developer
Dialog Corporation, 1998-2000
Curatorial Assistant/Project Manager
Weatherspoon Art Museum, UNCG, 1994-1998
Publications
Teague Rector and Jimmy Ghaphery. "Designing Search: Effective Search Interfaces for Academic Library Websites." Journal of Web Librarianship (accepted; forthcoming 2008).
Teague Rector and Jimmy Ghaphery and Sam Byrd. "Kinda Just Like Google: Presence and variety of search options on library homepages." Against the Grain (accepted; forthcoming 2008).
Presentations
"Web 2.0 In a Nutshell - A Librarians Guide to the World of Web 2.0" with Jill Stover. Virginia Association of Special Libraries (VASLA) Fall Meeting. 2007
Teaching Experience
CLSC555 - Information Systems in Libraries & Information Centers, Catholic University School of Library and Information Science. Spring 2007
CLSC 906 Practicum, Catholic University of America. 2007-2008
University Committee Work
VCU Faculty Senate. Honorary Faculty Senator; Webmaster. 2007-08.
VCU Faculty Senate; Communication, Publicity, and Publications Committee. 2007-08.
VCU Libraries Committee Work
Peer Review Committee; Member. 2008-2010.
Digital Content Librarian Screening Committee; Member. 2008.
Faculty Organization - Professional Development Committee; Member. 2007-2008.
Digital Content Librarian Screening Committee; Member. 2006.
Web Redesign Advisory Panel; Chair. 2006.
Professional Organizations
ARLIS, Art Libraries Society of North America. 2002-2003.
ASIST, American Society for Information Science & Technology. 2002-.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). 2007-.
The Information Architecture Institute (IAI). Member. 2007 -.
Research Interests
Information Architecture, Human Computer Interaction, Database Design, Web Technologies, Native XML Databases.
Community Activities
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Library; Library Volunteer. 2008-.