Christina McCourt: Education, CV, and Office Hours

Education

Aug 2019 - Masters of Science in Library Science - Program of Study – General Studies - University of North Texas- Denton, TX

Dec 2016 - Bachelors of Science – Psychology - Minor - Anthropology - Texas State University - San Marcos, TX

Dec 2014 - Associates of Science – Psychology -  San Antonio Community College - San Antonio, TX

Certificates   

Aug 2019 - Advanced Management in Library & Information Agencies - University of North Texas - Denton, TX

Experience

Faculty Librarian – Austin Community College

• Worked towards developing impactful and engaging information literacy sessions by using various EdTech like Polleverywhere, Kahoot, and Padlet.

• Co-taught and solo taught information literacy sessions in an academic setting for History, Chemistry, English, and Educational Development courses.

• Provided reference services for community college students in person, over the phone, and in chat form.

• Performed collection development for the subjects Philosophy/Humanities/Religion, Journalism, and  Paralegal, by reviewing and purchasing material through Gobi.

• Participated in college wide events, such as, Riverbat Bash and graduation.

• Served as the Social Media Coordinator for ACC Library Services' Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. 

• Created content for social media accounts using Adobe Spark and Canva so as to present information in a interesting format.

• Curated relevant information in assigned subject LibGuides to aid in students understating of a subject and connect them to resources that are available to them as ACC students.

Practicum

Jan - Apr 2019 - Buda Public Library - Buda, TX

Skills & Technical Knowledge

Productivity Software: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Outlook, DropBox, Google apps (Sheets, Docs, Calendar, Mail).

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

EdTech: Polleverywhere, Padlet, Metaverse, Kahoot, Twine, makebeliefscomix, nearpod.

Graphic Design: Canva, PiktoChart, Infogram, Adobe Spark

Website Creation: Weebly, Wix, Google Sites

Office Equipment: Scanner, Copier, Laminator, Printer, Label Maker.

Style Guides: APA, MLA

Writing Software: Scrivener.

Library Software & Programs: SirsiDynix(WorkFlows), Sierra, Ellucian (Colleague), Enterprise, Biblionix (Apollo), OverDrive, LibGuide, Gobi, BlueCloud Analytics.

Other: VR Technology (PSVR, Oculus Rift), Gaming Consoles (Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch).

Fall Office Hours

Reference Desk Hours