Sharon Saulmon
- Contact Information
- Recruitment and Retention Ideas
- OLA Career Recruitment and Retention Committee
- Library Technical Assistant Program at Rose State College
- Experience
- Selected Other Professional Experience
- Honors
- Selected Original Publications
- Education
Contact Information
Rose State College Learning Resources Center LRC118
6420 S. E. 15th
Midwest City, OK 73110-2799
Telephone: (405) 736-0259
Fax: (405) 736-0260
E-mail: ssaulmon@rose.edu
Career Recruitment and Retention
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The Career Recruitment and Retention Committee is working on recruitment and retention for library careers:
- quality continuing education events and activities to encourage
quality customer service and enthusiastic motivation for library staff
members, potential library staff members, and trustees,
- the development of vehicles to encourage future library staff and
librarians and
- the implementation of the "Just So You Know" campaign.
Here's some library careers and information links...
| Types of Library Careers | Careers in Libraries |
| Library Support Staff Resource Center | Oklahoma Library Association |
| Coalition on Library/Media Technicians | Librarians in the 21st Century |
Experience
- Dean, Learning Resources Center, Rose State College, 2007 to present.
- Director, Learning Resources Center, Rose State College, 2004 to 2007.
- Head Librarian, Rose State College, 1991 to 2004.
- Reference/Special Projects Librarian, Rose State College, 1980 to 1991.
- Assistant Chief of Extension Services, Metropolitan Library System, 1977 to 1980.
- Coordinator of Public Services, Metropolitan Library System, 1974 to 1977.
- Children's Librarian for Capitol Hill Branch Library (and some years assisted at Wright Branch and six bookmobiles), Metropolitan Library System, 1969 to 1974.
Selected Other Professional Experience
National/Regional Level
- American Library Association: Member, ALA Legislation Committee, 1996-1998. Member, ALA American Libraries Advisory Committee, 1996-1998.
- Amigos Library Services: Board member, 2006-present.
- Association for Library Trustees and Advocates: ALTA Board member, present. Editor, The Voice, 1999-2003, 2005-present, a quarterly newsletter with national distribution. President's Program Committee chair, 1999-2004. President, ALTA, 1994-1995. Editor, ALTA Newsletter, 1989-1994, a bi-monthly newsletter with national distribution.
- Association of College and Research Libraries, Community and Junior College Section member.
State Level
- Oklahoma Library Association:
Career Recruitment and Retention Committee, 2003-2005; Chair, 2003-2004;
2005-2006. Navigating the Information Future Ad Hoc Committee,
2000-2003. Immediate Past President, 2001-2002. President, 2000-2001. Vice
President/ President-Elect, 1999-2000. Chair, University and College Division, 1996-1997.
- Oklahoma Council of Academic Library Directors (OCALD): member, 1991-present; Immediate Past Chair, 2005-2007. Chair, 2003-2005. Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, 2001-2003.
- Oklahoma Chapter, Association of College and Research Libraries member.
- Friends Of Libraries In Oklahoma (FOLIO) member.
College Level
- Environmental Scanning Committee chair, 2001-present.
- Professional and Administrative Staff Association member. Immediate Past President, 2000-2001. President, 1999-2000. Vice President, 1998-1999.
- Curriculum Committee resource person, 1990-present.
- Web Site facilitator for student organizations, 1999-2001. Web Site Committee chair, 1996-1997, developing the Web Site for the campus.
- Learning Resources Committee member, 1990-present, working with the campus representatives on recommendations for future services, reports, etc.
- Global Oklahoma Multi-Cultural Festival Program Committee co-chair, 1993, working with many agencies and departments on campus. Video Tent chair, 1991-1992.
- Computer Services Advisory Committee member, 1998-2000 and 1990-1994, recommending microcomputer software applications, developing computer use and copyright compliance policies, and planning installation of campus-wide Local Area Network (LAN).
- Department of Education Institute Grant for Internet training project director, 1996-1997.
- Women's Association member. Publicity Committee chair, 1994-1995.
Honors
- Listed in Who's Who in America, 2001-2004, 2006; Who's Who in American Education, 1996, 2004-2007; Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 1984. Who's Who of American Women, 2001-2005. The World Who's Who of Women, 1983; Who's Who in Library and Information Services, 1982; Outstanding Young Women in America, 1978.
- Selected as an Oklahoma Library Legend, 2006.
- American Library Association Trustee Citation, 1999.
- Oklahoma Library Association/SIRS Intellectual Freedom Award, 1999.
- Distinguished Service Award, Oklahoma Library Association, 1995.
- Outstanding Contribution Plaque for over 10 years of volunteer service to the Metropolitan Library System and the Friends of the Library, 1990.
Selected Original Publications
- "What's the Buzz? (Buzzmarketing)," The Voice 8.3 (Spring 2007): 1, 6.
- "Ethics, A Top Priority for Trustees," The Voice 3.4 (Summer 2002): 1, 3, 8.
- "ALA Congress on Professional Education," The Voice 2.2 (Winter 2001): 3.
- "Navigating the Information Future," Oklahoma Librarian 50.4 (July/Aug. 2000).
- "Since You're Up, Get Some Money," The Voice 1.2 (Spring 2000).
- "Censorship Challenge: Trustee Perspective," in Children and the Internet: Guidelines for Developing Public Library Policy, American Library Trustee Association, et al, 1998.
- Editor, Sample Evaluations of Library Directors, American Library Trustee Association, 1997.
- "Intellectual Freedom Case Study," Trustee Voice 2.1 (Fall, 1996).
- "Students From Hell, or How to Get the Attention of Faculty," Oklahoma Librarian 46.3 (May/June, 1996).
- "Book Security System Use and Costs in Southwest Public Libraries," Library and Archival Security 8.3/4 (Fall/Winter, 1988).
- "Marketing in Community Education," Community Education Journal, July, 1984.
Education
- Graduate work, Oklahoma State University.
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M.B.A. - Central State University (now University of Central Oklahoma),
1988
- M.L.S. - University of Oklahoma, 1974
- B.A. - Central State University, 1969
- A.A. - Northern Oklahoma College, 1967
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2007
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