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Nevenka Zdravkovska Head, STEM Libraries

Manager, Research Commons @EPSL University of Maryland, College Park, MD

301-405-9144; nevenka@umd.edu; n.zdravkovska@gmail.com OrcidID: 0000-0002-3915-2947 ResearcherID: D-7718-2012 Scopus Author ID: 21744235900

Education 1994 MLS, School of Library and Information Studies

Texas Woman's University Denton, TX

1972 BS in Engineering Physics, Faculty of Sciences

Cyril and Methodius University Skopje, Macedonia

Employment History University of Maryland, College Park, MD 2016 - Head, STEM Libraries

Responsible for all aspects of the two STEM branch Libraries: The Engineering and Physical Sciences Library (EPSL), the largest and busiest branch library at University of Maryland (over 200,000 visits/year) and the Chemistry Library. The two branches serve 40% of the student population of the University of Maryland. STEM Libraries serve several colleges and schools: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources; A. James Clark School of Engineering; College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences; and School of Public Health. Many of the science and engineering departments are ranked in the 10 top ranks nationally and internationally. Along with other subject librarians, the STEM Librarians are in a key position to help the University of Maryland Libraries define a completely new role for subject librarians—a role that will allow the Libraries to be more closely integrated in the whole educational and research process at the University of Maryland. The subject librarians have vision and dynamic perspective to help shape new approaches to faculty/library relationships.

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Manager, Supervising & Mentoring. Supervise a staff of 7 librarians and 6 support staff, one graduate assistant and over 20 student assistants. Guide staff to innovate and encourage experimentation and implementation of new approaches/methods to delivering services. Provide administrative leadership, coordination, and accountability for EPSL and Chemistry Library; plan, organize, and manage programs and services to meet the requirements of the technologically sophisticated clientele of the branches; develop and nurture library partnerships with teaching and research faculty, staff, and students, as well as publishers, and information technology experts; and work closely with library staff to modify existing library programs and to develop, implement, and evaluate new programs. Represent the interests of the STEM libraries and share in the leadership of the division and libraries through participation in library leadership groups. Lead physical space renovation activities of the two branches.

University of Maryland, College Park, MD 2016 - Manager, Research Commons @ EPSL

Research Commons compiles services supporting high level research under one umbrella, expanding the boundaries of the traditional library. Our goal is to connect researchers with virtual services and to bring them together in our developing spaces. Responsible for all virtual and physical activities of the Research Commons @ EPSL. Our audience is: faculty, graduate students, and all researchers in the STEM disciplines. Those who may be most in need of our services but least aware of them will be priority targets (i.e. international students, new faculty members, etc.)

Outreach highlights: • STEAM Salon - An informal series of faculty and student speakers in STEAM (Science,

Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) who engage and inspire our university community with their current research.

• Student projects promotion – display students’ class project videos on display monitor

Scholarly Communications highlights:

• Publishing issues: Author identifiers (ORCID, Research ID), authors’ rights, copyright and Open Access

• Scientific writing

• Citation management

• Digital Repository of the University of Maryland (DRUM)

• Research impact (Citations, Altmetrics, etc.)

• Ethics: Plagiarism, reproducibility, etc.

• Communicating scientific/technical information (speaking, posters, etc.) Teaching and Learning highlights: • Open Educational Resources (OER) advocacy and instruction • Presenting in a “TED Talk”-­­style presentation

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Future services • More robust data visualization and scientific computing services

o Visualization lab and new software offerings o Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELNs)

• Systematic review consultations • More robust grant writing support

o Services tailored to NSF, NIH, and NEH requirements • Certificate program related to scientific research

o Possible tracks include Data literacy, Visualization or Research skills • More robust multimedia production support

o Best practices for multimedia documentation of lab experiments (requires research into software + hardware commonly used at UMD)

o Creating publications for JOVE and other multimedia journals • Simulations and Virtual realities

University of Maryland, College Park, MD 2006-2015 Head, Engineering and Physical Sciences Library (EPSL)

Responsible for all aspects of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Library, the busiest branch library (over 200,000 visits/year). Manager, Supervising & Mentoring. Supervise a staff of 3 librarians and 6 support staff, one graduate assistant and 12-15 students. Guide staff to innovate and encourage experimentation and implementation of new approaches/methods to delivering services. Manage Labor & Assistance (L&A) budget. Provide administrative leadership, coordination, and accountability for EPSL; plan, organize, and manage programs and services to meet the requirements of the technologically sophisticated clientele of the branch; develop and nurture library partnerships with teaching and research faculty, staff, and students, as well as publishers, and information technology experts; and work closely with library staff to modify existing library programs and to develop, implement, and evaluate new programs. Represent the interests of EPSL and share in the leadership of the division and libraries through participation in library leadership groups. Lead physical space renovation activities of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Library. Instruction & Assessment. Coordinate with faculty to provide information literacy instruction to undergraduate and graduate students in STEM disciplines. Teach information literacy instructions, give presentations and workshops in different topics and programs such as ENGL 39X: Professional Writing, the Gemstone Honors Program, the College Park Scholars Honors Program, etc. Supplement in-person instruction with digital learning objects, including Electronic Learning Management System (ELMS) modules and LibGuides, customized to meet the needs of individual courses. Assess student learning in instruction sessions using a variety of instructional technologies. Received accolades and awards.

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Web Design & Programming. • With colleagues from the Digital Technology Division and EPSL librarians devised a

process for digitizing color plates from U.S. Government plant patents. Since 2015, color images from almost 12,000 plant patents have been digitized. The project complements similar efforts at other institutions, for example, the New York Public Library, has digitized the color plates from 2012-present.

• Provided leadership for the EPSL web site redesign in 2007. The site was the first in the UM Libraries to use Web 2.0 technology – RSS feed from the EPSL News Blog. EPSL site was redesigned again in 2012, and was the first one to be moved to the new content management system.

• Provided leadership for piloting and adopting Instant Messaging (IM) at the EPSL reference desk in 2007. Text-messaging reference service was added later. In 2010 QR codes were created and posted strategically throughout EPSL to improve communication with users on all floors of the four-story building.

Collection Management. Lead realignment of the physical collection of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Library. Exercise sole responsibility for purchases and cancellations for several science fund line. Assess existing collections, review new purchase plan acquisitions, respond to faculty and student requests, place orders, and weed materials. Conduct comprehensive collections assessments to measure the Libraries’ capability to support new degree programs within the schools and colleges the Engineering and Physical Sciences Serve. Communicate with publishers to develop useful library resources. Collaborate with other science librarians on campus through the SciTech Collaborative to build and maintain electronic and print collections for science and technology disciplines, and with other librarians for the overall University collection. Reference & Research Assistance. Lead EPSL librarians in their reference and research assistance. In-depth assistance to students and faculty are provided via phone, email, chat, as well as in-person consultations. Outreach. Communicate with faculty to promote new and existing library services, recent additions or changes to collections, and upcoming events. Attend Campus events as time permits. Empower faculty to shape collections by distributing journal review surveys, and through research on e-book usage. Provided leadership for expanding the very popular document delivery service for faculty to EPSL. This new service is offered to University of Maryland faculty and students. Scholarly Communication & Research Data Services. Coordinate instructional programming and workshops directed towards graduate students and faculty. Encourage new pedagogy for instruction on these topics, including using Twitter as a model of scholarly discourse. Contribute to research data initiatives within the UMD Libraries’ as a member of the Advisory to the Research Data Services team.

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Lead consultative services to faculty on curation, publishing, and long-term preservation of scientific data.

Georgetown University, Washington, DC 1998-2006 Science Reference Librarian, Blommer Science Library

Responsible for providing reference and research services to support research and curricular needs of the Georgetown University community; answered research questions of students, faculty, and other library users at the reference desk, as well as by phone, e-mail, virtual reference software, or by appointment. Managed reference collection in assigned subject areas, recommended relevant materials for purchase; deselected materials deemed obsolete or superseded; monitored standing orders. Participated in the library research instruction program by promoting instruction in assigned areas and preparing and teaching course-specific and other types of instruction sessions; collaborated with faculty to plan sessions and create teaching materials related to course assignments and the library research instruction program’s curricular objectives. Continually acquired knowledge of new reference resources and updated skills through self-education, continuing education opportunities and professional development activities. Served as library liaison to select materials in all formats in consultation with faculty from the departments of Physics, Mathematics, and Slavic Languages, and the Center for East Asian, Russian and East European Studies. Worked with other library and university departments to plan, implement, maintain and advise on issues of access, delivery, and organization related to electronic resources, digital library initiatives, and internal workflow solutions. Participated in the planning and development of the Georgetown University Digital Library. Reported to the Head of the Science Library and assumed responsibility of the Science Library in the absence of the Head of the Science Library. Accomplishments: • Independently conceived and implemented improvements to Georgetown Libraries’

web presence. Regularly placed in charge of technology task forces and working groups.

• Created original web design for subject guides in my subject area. Design was accepted and used by all subject specialists.

• Conceived and created original web design for course specific subject guide. These guides became very popular with course instructors.

• Taught a number of general and subject specific library (mainly chemistry) instruction classes.

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA 1996-1998 Circulation/Serials/Reference/ILL Librarian

Responsible for providing reference, circulation, and ILL services to a community of 500 physicists and engineers. Provided mediated searching using Dialog, ITIS, SPIRES, and STN on-line services. Independently maintained library serials’ collection.

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Newport News Public Library, Newport News, VA 1995-1996 Senior Librarian

Supervised Pearl Bailey Branch (evenings and weekends). Served as reference librarian. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (MANU) Skopje, Macedonia 1977-1992 Director of the Academy (1990-1992)

Responsible for managing all departments of the Academy (Library, Archives, Scientific and Research Centers, Publishing, Human Resources, and Facilities). Supervised staff of 50. Managed the scientific and special programs of the Academy. Prepared annual reports. Reported directly to the President of the Academy.

Director of Science Division (1988-1990)

Responsible for organizing and coordinating scientific research, symposia, forums, panel discussions, and exhibits. Supervised staff of 5 professionals handling all facets of the division.

Director of the Research Center for New Technologies (1985-1988)

Managed the establishment/foundation of the newly created Research Center for New Technologies, from space design, construction and equipment purchasing, to hiring of a dozen of researchers for the Center. Coordinated scientific and research activities between the Center and the Macedonian Academy of Arts and Sciences Presidency.

Head of Scientific Program, Department of Science (1978-1985)

Managed research and scientific activities of various departments. Coordinated work of various departments and carried out all facets of department activities.

Senior Librarian (1977-1978)

Responsible for original cataloging and reference in the sciences. Revised and edited catalogs. Verified entries in bibliographic sources. Maintained vertical and curriculum files for the members of the Academy. Coordinated activities with other libraries.

Service A. Library University of Maryland

• Member (elected). Library Assembly’s Faculty Annual and Merit Committee. July 2017-June 2019 and July 2016-June 2017.

• Member (elected). Library Assembly’s Library Research Fund Committee. July 2015-June 2017.

• Member. Library Discovery Group. May 2016- • Mentor to two librarians (Manager, Digital Conversion & Media Reformatting, 2015–

present; Health & Life Sciences Librarian, Shady Grove, 2013- 2016)

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• Mentor to Libraries staff (Cataloger, Metadata Services, 2014–2015) • Peer Review Committee member for three librarians (Research Data Librarian, 2013-

2015; Access Services Librarian, 2013-present; Government Documents & Criminology Librarian, 2013-present)

• Member (elected). Library Assembly’s Faculty Mentoring Committee. July 2011- June 2012.

• Co-founder and co-chair. Emerging Technologies Discussion Group. As co- founder developed its mission and scope. As co-chair, selected topics for discussion, solicited leaders for the topics, and established ways of communication. 2011-2012

• Member. Library Assembly’s Nominations, Elections, and Voting Procedures Committee (NEVPC). September 2010-June 2011

• Member. Mobile Devices Pilot Coordinating Group. The four-member Coordinating Group provided leadership in this high impact project that reached 40% of the Libraries staff. I was involved in every aspect of the project, but especially in the creation and coordination of the weekly activities during the pilot, and in finalizing the Pilot Report. April-August, 2010

• Member. Collection Management Team. 2009-2014 • Member. Web Advisory Committee. Active contributor to the Libraries web page

redesign. 2009- • Member. Library Assessment Review Committee. 2009-2010 • Member. Information and Research Services Team. 2008-2012 • Member. Library Information Systems Team. 2008-2010 • Member. Desktop Services Committee. 2008-2009 • Member. Serials Review Task Force. 2008 • Conceived and co-taught “RSS Explained, Contained and Adapted” course offered by

the Learning Curriculum Program, UMD Libraries. Attended by 17 Library staff. 2008 • Mentor and Advisor. Reference Field Study, MLS student. Spring 2008 • Member. Space Planning Advisory Team. 2007-2009

Georgetown University

• Member and lead author. LIBQUAL+™ (a web-based survey that helps libraries assess and improve library services, change organizational culture, and market the library) 2006 Task Force. Member, representative of Public and Access Services Division. Analyzed 2006 survey results at Georgetown University Libraries. Lead author of two reports: LibQual 2006 Survey Highlights, Georgetown University Library and Comparison of the 2004 and 2006 LibQual Surveys at Georgetown University Library. 2006

• Member. Electronic Resources Management Implementation Group. 2006 • Ex-officio member. Allocation Committee. Worked on identifying the subjects and

allocating proportional funding to each fund code during the transitional period when all expenditures in all formats (books, journal, databases, e-books, microforms, etc.) were assigned to subject funds. 2005-2006

• Member. Georgetown University Digital Library Task Force. 2004-2006

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• Chair. JournalFinder Task Group. The three-member group was tasked to evaluate journal management systems for effective discovery, access, management and maintenance of electronic and print journal. 2003

• Creator. Current Journals Database (Georgetown University Libraries). Contains circulation, payment, and other collection related information (not available for public view). 2003-2006

• Member. Georgetown University Library LiveChat Committee. 2002-2006 • Conceived and taught the classes ‘Introduction to the Web’ (2000-2001) and

‘Advanced Web Searching’ to Georgetown students and library staff. 2000-2003 • Member. Internet Access Committee. 1998-2006

B. Professional

• Fulbright Specialist, December 2013 – December 2018 • Special Libraries Association (SLA), Science-Technology Division (DST):

o Chair-Elect/Chair/Past-Chair (elected position) - 2013/2014/2015 o DST 2014 Program Planner o Treasurer (elected position), January 2011 - December 2012 o Member. Vendor Relations Committee - November 2009 o Member. Awards Committee. June 2007 – December 2010 o Chair. International Relations Committee. January 2007-2009. Worked with SLA’s

international chapter colleagues on a joint SLA/DST and international chapters’ student travel stipend. Coordinated the work to establish criteria, secured funds for the award, wrote the announcements, and reviewed the applications.

o Mentor. SLA/DST European student award recipient - 2008 • Special Libraries Association (SLA), Maryland Chapter

o Treasurer - January 2012-Devember 2013 • Business Manager (elected position). Sci-Tech News, periodical published quarterly

by the Chemistry, Engineering, and Science-Technology Divisions, the Aerospace Section of the Engineering Division, and the Materials Research and Manufacturing Section of the Chemistry Division of the Special Libraries Association - January 2011 - December 2012

• Member of the Planning Committee. Building User Trust: The Key to Special Libraries Renaissance in Digital Era. International Conference of Asian Special Libraries (ICoASL 2011). United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan - February 10-12, 2011. o Organized by SLA’s Asian Chapter in association with Japan Special Libraries

Association (JSLA) Reviewer for ten paper proposals • Member of Planning Committee. Xtreme Reference, A Day of Updates, Insights,

Ideas. Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory, Kossiakoff Center, Laurel, Maryland - October 21, 2010. o Organized by SLA’s Maryland Chapter o The event was a sold-out success with more than 300 attendees from as far

away as Texas and Florida, along with 10 major sponsors, and 18 exhibitors o Co-organizer of the standing room only session Navigating Government Data o Secured exhibitors’ participation for the conference

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• Member. American Library Association (ALA), Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Science and Technology Section (STS) Organization and Planning Committee - 1999-2001

• Member. American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE), Engineering Libraries Division. Reviewer for two conference proceedings papers - 2009

Professional Membership • Patent and Trademark Depository Library Association. 2007- • Special Libraries Association (SLA), Science-Technology Division (DST). 1996-2000;

2006-2015 • American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE). 2006–2015 • American Library Association (ALA). 1996-2015

o Reference and Users Services Association. 2007-2010 o Association for College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Science and Technology

Section (STS). 1999-2001 C. Campus University of Maryland

Member, Libraries representative. ELMS (Electronic Learning Management System) Re-Evaluation Committee.

The Committee was charged with identifying a vendor to replace Blackboard 8.0, University of Maryland’s learning management system (LMS) before it expired in 2013.

Member (appointed). Elections, Representation & Governance (ERG) Senate Committee. 2010 - 2012

Member, Libraries representative. Office of Information Technology (OIT) ELMS (Electronic Learning Management System) Faculty Advisory Group.

The group’s purpose was to help OIT with future directions of ELMS (i.e., Blackboard). 2007 - 2010

Member (appointed). Educational Affairs Senate Committee. 2008 - 2010

Georgetown University

Member. Georgetown University Web Redesign Team. 2003

Member, Faculty Senate Representative. Computer Services Advisory Committee. 2005-2006

Library Instructor for core workshops. Teaching, Learning Technology Summer Institute (TLTSI), a week long instruction for faculty and graduate students coordinated by the Center for New Design and Learning Scholarship, Georgetown University Library and University Information Services. 1999-2005

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Beta-tester. Blackboard’s CourseInfo Enterprise Edition (called Campus during the development process). 1999

D. University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) Consortium

Member. User Interface Task Group (UITG). 2010 - 2012

Member. USMAI Web Presence Study Group. The group examined current state of the USMAI web presence including Online Public Access Catalog, Research Port (the electronic resources management system), and local digital collections. Report submitted to Council of Library Directors. 2007-2008

Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities Book

Zdravkovska, Nevenka, Academic Branch Libraries in Changing Times (Cambridge: Chandos Publishing, 2011). Sole author except section about the Priddy Library at the Universities at Shady Grove, which was written by Irene Münster.

Articles

Griner, Lily, Yelena Luckert, Judy Markowitz, Nevenka Zdravkovska, “Supporting the Professional Writing Program with Online Modules – Collaboration and Engagement, Theory and Reality,” The Journal of Creative Library Practice, posted November 4, 2015

Zdravkovska, Nevenka, Maureen Cech, Pinar Beygo, and Bob Kackley, “Laser Pointers: Low-cost, Low-tech Innovative, Interactive Instruction Tool,” Journal of Academic Librarianship 36 (2010): 440-444.

Papers Published in Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings

Kackley, Bob, Jim Miller and Nevenka Zdravkovska, “Academic Librarians' Roles in Attracting & Recruiting Students to Their University,” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Louisville, KY, June 20-23, 2010. https://peer.asee.org/academic-librarians-roles-in-attracting-recruiting-students-to-their-university.pdf - retrieved June 10, 2017.

Zdravkovska, Nevenka & Bob Kackley, “Science/Engineering Bibliographic Databases’ future: Collection Development Issues at the University of Maryland,” Proceedings of the International Association of Technological University Libraries (IATUL) Annual Conference, Leuven, Belgium, June 1-4, 2009. http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/iatul/2009/papers/37/- retrieved June 10, 2017.

Cech, Maureen, Nevenka Zdravkovska and Bob Kackley, "The Pulling Power of Marquee Courses: The Changing Curriculum and Quality Reference Services," Proceedings of the

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International Association of Technological University Libraries (IATUL) Annual Conference, Leuven, Belgium, June 1-4,2009. http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/iatul/2009/papers/24/- retrieved, June 10, 2017.

Kackley, Bob, Nevenka Zdravkovska and Maureen Cech. "Ten Methods of Improving Quality Service to UM Grads via 'Assertive' Marketing." Proceedings of the International Association of Technological University Libraries (IATUL) Annual Conference, Leuven, Belgium, June 1-4, 2009.

Zdravkovska, Nevenka and Bob Kackley. “Bibliographic Databases in Sciences and Engineering. Are They Going to Survive?” International Conference of Asian Special Libraries, New Delhi, India, November 26-28, 2008. Eds. Dhawan S.M. et al. New Delhi: Ane Books Pvt. Ltd. 2008. 152-161.

Book Reviews

More than a dozen book reviews published in Choice Reviews from 1999 through present.

Invited Presentations

Zdravkovska, Nevenka, “Transformation of academic branch libraries,” presentation at the ACS Annual Conference, New Orleans, April 7, 2013

Zdravkovska, Nevenka, “Culture & the Wars in the Balkans in the 1990s,” presentation at the Symposium Books, Libraries, & Modern War, College Park, MD, December 5, 2008

Zdravkovska, Nevenka and Bob Kackley, “Bibliographic Databases in Sciences and Engineering. Are They Going to Survive?” paper presented at the International Conference of Asian Special Libraries, New Delhi, India, November 26-28, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/8693- retrieved, June 10, 2017.

Peer Reviewed Presentations

Soergel, Elizabeth, Kelly Banyas and Nevenka Zdravkovska. “Commons Model in Libraries: Challenges and Successes.” Presentation at the International Association of Technological University Libraries (IATUL) Annual Conference, Bolzano, Italy, June 18-22, 2017. Kackley, Bob, Jim Miller and Nevenka Zdravkovska. “Academic Librarians' Roles in Attracting & Recruiting Students to Their University”. ASEE Annual Conference, Louisville, KY, June 20-23, 2010.

Zdravkovska, Nevenka & Bob Kackley. “Science/Engineering Bibliographic Databases’ Future: Collection Development Issues at the University of Maryland.” Presentation at the International Association of Technological University Libraries (IATUL) Annual Conference, Leuven, Belgium, June 1-4, 2009.

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Cech, Maureen, Nevenka Zdravkovska and Bob Kackley. "The Pulling Power of Marquee Courses: The Changing Curriculum and Quality Reference Services." Presentation at the International Association of Technological University Libraries (IATUL) Annual Conference, Leuven, Belgium, June 1-4, 2009.

Zdravkovska, Nevenka and Nedelina Tchangalova. “Would You Move, Please? Weeding a Science Reference Collection.” Presentation at the Charleston Conference. Issues in Book and Serial Acquisitions. Lively Lunch – November 9, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/7503- retrieved, June 10, 2017.

Peer Reviewed Posters

Zdravkovska, Nevenka, Maggie Saponaro, Tanner Wray, and Irene Münster. 2011. “Mobilizing Staff with Mobile Technologies.” Poster Presented at All-Sciences Poster Session, Special Library Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, June 12-15, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/11396 - retrieved, June 10, 2017.

Kackley, Bob, Nevenka Zdravkovska and Maureen Cech. 2009. "Ten Methods of Improving Quality Service to UM Grads via 'Assertive' Marketing." Poster Presented at the International Association of Scientific and Technological University Libraries (IATUL) Annual Conference, Leuven, Belgium, June 1-4, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/9091 - retrieved, June 10, 2017.

Young, Annie, Nevenka Zdravkovska and Bob Kackley. 2009. “Gemstone: Quality in Learning for a Collaborative Academic/Library Instruction Program.” Poster Presented at the International Association of Technological University Libraries (IATUL) Annual Conference, Leuven, Belgium, June 1-4, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/9092 - retrieved, June 10, 2017.

Zdravkovska, Nevenka et al. “From Gemstone, to Capstone, to Keystone, and now Marquee Courses??” 2008. Poster presented at the ASEE Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, June 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/8282 - retrieved, June 10, 2017.

Translations

Zdravkovska, Nevenka and Bob Kackley. “Science/Engineering Bibliographic Databases’ Future: Collection Development Issues at the University of Maryland.” Scientific and Technical Libraries, Moscow: Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, 2010 (1), 96-11. (In Russian). Translation of paper presented at IATUL.

Web Publishing – ColdFusion and/or Perl Programming

• Creator. Georgetown University Library Staff Directory. Utilized ColdFusion and Access to create a directory with basic information on library staff (position, phone, location, etc.), but also librarians’ liaisons responsibilities and the names of the departments’ library liaisons. 2001.

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• Creator. InfoX – Information Exchange (restricted to Georgetown library staff). Utilized ColdFusion and MySQL to create a combination of ‘bulletin board’ and ‘staff knowledge repository’. Its purpose is to keep desk staff aware of current issues that affect their work (often that day or shift) as well as provide a central location for information they may need to refer to later. 2002.

• Chair of Committee and Programming author. New Materials Lists. Utilized Perl for programming the creation of over 50 webpages based on discipline, format, or collection from data extracted from the catalog. 2004.

• Creator. Borrowing in Person from Other Libraries database. Utilized ColdFusion and Microsoft Access to create a database for borrowing privileges from different consortial partners. 2005

Awards and Honors

Librarian of the Year May 2014, May 2015 University of Maryland, Gemstone Honors Program

Nominated and selected by the Senior Teams of the Gemstone Honors Program, including faculty, students, and staff, as the librarian of the year for two years in a row, 2012-­2013 and 2013-­2014 academic years for service to the Gemstone community.

Chapter Champion December 2014 Special Library Association Maryland Chapter

Award given annually to two chapter members in recognition of outstanding contributions to the chapter

Special Appreciation Award June 2010 Special Library Association Science Technology Division

Award given to the Vendors Relations Committee for raising $12,400 from 14 vendors and sponsors.

Best Poster Award June 2009 International Association of Technological University Libraries (IATUL)

Award given at the Annual Conference in Leuven, Belgium (June 1-­4, 2009) for the poster: “Gemstone: Quality in Learning for a Collaborative Academic/Library Instruction Program.”

SLA President Recognition June 2008 Special Library Association

Award received from the President of the organization for the Recruit-­a-­Member campaign.

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University Librarian’s Award May 2005 Georgetown University Library

Award given by the University Librarian for outstanding leadership in the profession and in the University Library.