Kyle Naff

Andersen Library 2105A
800 W Main Street
Whitewater, WI 53190
262.472.5519
naffk@uww.edu

Education

Master of Science, Library and Information Science, May 2006	University of Illinois Urbana, IL
Representative Coursework: Business Information; Government Publications; Information Consulting; Searching Online Information Systems; Reference and Information Services; Current Topics in Collection Development; Web Design
Bachelor of Arts, Spanish with minor in Business, December 2004	University of Illinois Urbana, IL

Other Education

Coursework in Business, September 2007 to May 2008	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, Wisconsin
Coursework in Spanish language and literature, August 2003 to June 2004	Universitat de Barcelona Barcelona, Spain

Professional Experience

Reference & Instruction Librarian

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, Wisconsin

Staff general reference desk approximately ten to fifteen hours a week in a midsize library serving more than nine thousand undergraduate students, two thousand graduate students and three hundred faculty members Conduct more than thirty library instruction sessions a semester, from introductory freshman seminars to graduate-level business courses Serve as the liaison to the College of Business & Economics, frequently consulting with faculty about their research and instructional needs Manage the library's collection by selecting print and electronic titles in the areas of accounting, economics, finance, information technology, management and marketing Worked with colleagues on website redesign project to produce a new digital look for the library, and carried out usability testing with faculty and students Increase library visibility through representation on university committees and outreach to campus and community organizations Created and contribute regularly to the University Library Blog as a means to inform the campus about library resources and services Plan and design promotional materials and events as part of an internal marketing committee Two-time recipient of Non-Instructional Academic Staff Awards, nominated by colleagues for my dedicated efforts in the library

Pre-Professional Experience

Graduate Assistant, August 2004 to June 2006	Undergraduate Library University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Provide reference assistance to diverse undergraduate population of over twenty-five thousand, in person or via telephone, e-mail or virtually through instant messaging Collaborate with instructors to direct workshops for first-year rhetoric students to acclimate them to the library and its resources Participate along with colleagues to answer difficult queries as part of the Question Board and manage Access database for these anonymous patron questions Supervise the library on evenings and weekends, monitoring student workers and the building
Business Intelligence Analyst, May 2005 to May 2006	Office of Technology Management University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Support OTM staff and interns with research assistance for assessment and marketing of technology applications developed at the University Perform preliminary market and industry analysis and research for the applications of these new technologies Execute prior art research for invention disclosures using Delphion and the USPTO databases Work with OTM technology managers in the further assessment and marketing of technologies that are in the advanced stages of the commercialization process Analyze the intellectual property portfolio of the University and classify issued patents based on academic discipline
Graduate Assistant, August 2004 to May 2005	Business & Economics Library University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Identified patrons' information needs in the areas of accounting, business administration, economics and finance, and guided them to relevant resources Offered recommendations for book purchases for Illinois Business Consulting Designed and conducted information session on using library resources for effective job searching as part of Business Career Services series through the College of Business Partnered with Illinois Business Consulting, a student-run consulting firm, to contribute reference services to teams of consultants Evaluated web content of our website and utilized benchmarking techniques to compare and assess other business library websites Compiled list of shortcuts for the Bloomberg workstation to aid in patron use Revised and updated Cue Card Collection, an internal source guide used on the reference desk

Related Work Experience

Freelance Researcher, December 2005 to March 2006	Sixus International St. Louis, MO
Perform in-depth research for the consulting company for market assessments in the field of agriculture
Consultant, September 2005 to April 2006	Illinois Business Consulting University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Serve on a team of students with diverse backgrounds to complete a real consulting project as part of Information Consulting class
Student Assistant, February 2002 to August 2003	Business & Economics Library Undergraduate Library University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Assisted patrons with questions regarding the circulation of library materials Collaborated on the creation of a student assistant handbook Created EXCEL spreadsheets to record patron usage of the Business & Economics Library's collection Utilized online databases to verify article citations and locate full-text documents Managed incoming serials and prepared back issues for binding

Professional Memberships

Special Libraries Association Co-Webmaster, Business & Finance Division, 2008 to present Communications Chair, Wisconsin Chapter, 2007 to present President, student chapter 2005-2006 Treasurer, student chapter, 2004-2005

Sigma Delta Pi, National Spanish Honor Society Treasurer, student chapter, 2004-2006