About Me Music Librarian at Elizabeth City State University Education- University of WI-Milwaukee – BA in Music – MM in Music History & Literature – MLIS in Library & Information Science Research Interests – Women in rockabilly music – Popular music of the 1920s-40s – Marketing & development Social Media – Information literacy & gaming Background- Jack of All Trades – Professional Musician & Voice Teacher – Music retail & administrative assistant

Located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina – Total enrollment 2,421 Founded March 3, 1891 – Two-year Normal School teaching Elementary Education Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) – 73% African-American, 16% White, 9% Asian, 2% Other Offers 37 baccalaureate degree programs and 4 master's degree programs – BA in Music w/ concentrations About ECSU

Satellite location of G.R. Little Library in Fine Arts Bldg – “Resource Room” originally designed to be a Music Library Process started to satisfy NASM accreditation requirements 9/12 – 1/13: Interim Librarian – Worked with ECU staff – Organized stored items into subject piles Music Library Then

Self-sufficient “one-stop shop” Temporarily close library to process space Remove 2 computer stations (of 6) and add group table for more work space Prioritize un-cataloged items and store to make space for cataloged items Pull and scan M-ML cataloged music items in main G.R. Little Library Physically move, process, and re-scan 1,600 cataloged items and shelve The Plan

Goals Music Retail Business Model Sustainability/Go Green Learning Library for future training Social Media & Marketing ECSU Music Library Blog

Approx. 2,500 items (and growing!) – 3,200 M class all together Music and Art Info Lit classes & library workshops Music item (M-MT) circulation up approx. 3% – 2012 (full year) vs (8 months) 1-2 student workers Music Library Now

Title III Funding Music Library creation opportunity to leverage pre-library background More diversity needed in graduate training – Practical librarianship classes in Academic/Public areas? – Shadow librarians during their typical work day (similar to student teaching in education) Observations

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