• User Services Librarian, Bioinformatics and Pharmacy Specialist
  • Develop and deliver organized course-integrated educational sessions.
  • Develop web-based online modules, resource guides and instructional materials, and other relevant tools for general or course-specific purposes.
  • Coordinate the planning and implementation of public services for high-end multimedia development facilities.
  • Provide direct user services at the User Services Center (reference/circulation desk).
  • Provide in-depth consultations by appointment.
  • Assess and evaluate user needs and services to the bioinformatics community and to the School of Pharmacy.
  • Write articles for newsletters and other appropriate publications.
  • Chair, Bioinformatics Planning Group.
  • Member, Technology Think Tank (T3).
  • Member, Digital Operations Group.
  • Engage in professional development and professional service activities.

North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC, June 2001-December 2002

• NCSU Libraries Fellow
  • Home Department: Research and Information Services Department (2002)
    • Provide reference assistance at the physical and virtual reference desks, and in one-on-one consultations.
    • Teach information literacy classes to undergraduate students.
    • Develop online and print teaching aids in the biological and political sciences.
    • Select reference resources in political sciences and public administration.
    • Member, Outreach Team.
    • Member, Agriculture and Life Sciences Subject Team.
  • Home Department: Scholarly Communication Center (2001/02)
    • Assist with the development and implementation of a training program on copyright issues.
    • Research scholarly communication issues.
    • Ex-officio member, Scholarly Communication Subcommittee of the University Library Committee.
    • Staff, University Standing Committee on Copyright
  • Projects Department: Collection Management Department
    • Develop collections policies for major subjects/fields and an overarching policy for the Libraries as a whole.
    • Member, Physical Sciences and Engineering Subject Team.
    • Select and evaluate materials in the physical and mathematical sciences (interim).

Environmental Protection Agency Library, Research Triangle Park, NC, April 2000-May 2001

• Graduate Assistant/Library Intern - UNC Contractor
  • Design and implement a reference collection weeding program.
  • Redesign the internet and intranet website for the library.
  • Provide reference assistance to EPA staff, contractors, and the general public in a variety of media formats.
  • Search online and CD-ROM databases for bibliographic and factual information.
  • Create and teach a monthly short course series in online searching.

• Library Assistant, Sr., Paul M. Gross Chemistry Library, Feb. 1999-April 2000
  
  Conduct and/or supervise all daily functions of the library, including circulation, reserve, periodicals checkin and binding, stacks maintenance, student assistant staff, online communications via the website and newsletter, and light reference and bibliographic instruction.

• Library Assistant, Circulation Floater, Science & Engineering Libraries, Aug. 1998-Feb. 1999
  

• Library Clerk, Casual Labor, Science & Engineering Libraries, June 1998-Aug. 1998
  

The Fund for Public Interest Research

• Campaign Director/Assistant Canvass Director, Chapel Hill, NC, June 1997-May 1998
  
  • Recruit, train, and manage staff of 15-20 organizers in political organizing and fundraising at the grassroots level for nonprofit public interest groups such as the Sierra Club and the US Public Interest Research Group.

• Beta Phi Mu Library Science Honor Society (inducted May 1, 2002)
• Methods for Journal Collection Evaluation in Academic Science Libraries
• NC Special Libraries Association 2001 Sara Aull Student Paper Award
• ASIS SIG STI/CAS 2000 Annual Meeting Student Travel Award
• Margaret Ellen Kalp Fellow

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. June 1997. AB cum laude. Major: Biology

• National Science Scholar, National Merit Scholar
  
• Dunster House Shield (for service to the House)

Vaughan, K.T.L. "Changing Use Patterns of Print Journals in the Digital Age: Impacts of Electronic Equivalents on Print Chemistry Journal Use." Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. 54(12): 1149-1152, October 2003.

Vaughan, K.T.L. "Global Warming and Climate Change Science." Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship. Number 32, Fall 2001. [ONLINE]

Lackie, Robert and K.T.L. Vaughan. "Teaching Internet Library Instruction Sessions in the Electronic Classroom: The Adult Learner, the Internet, and Training Skills & Teaching Styles". AskERIC Lesson Plan AELP-IFO0200. June 1, 2001. [ONLINE]

Vaughan, K.T.L. "Internet Teaching Resources in Chemical Research Ethics." Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship. Number 30, Spring 2001. [ONLINE]

Vaughan, K.T.L. Methods for Journal Collection Evaluation in Academic Science Libraries. A Master's paper for the M.S. in L.S. degree. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001.

Vaughan, K.T.L. "Changing Use Patterns of Print Journals in the Digital Age: Impacts of Electronic Equivalents on Print Chemistry Journal Use." 7th Quadriennial TriSociety Symposium [hosted by SLA]. Los Angeles, CA: Aug. 9, 2002.

Vaughan, K.T. et al. "From Print to Electronic: Studies of Use of Electronic Scientific and Medical Journals." American Society for Information Science and Technology Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C.: November 5, 2002.

Interviewing & Negotiating Skills - April 17, 2003, with Anne E. Langley (requested by the UNC-CH Student Chapter of the American Library Association)

CVs & Cover Letters - November 7, 2003, with Anne E. Langley (requested by the UNC-CH Student Chapter of the American Library Association)

ASIST Annual Meeting. October, 2003 (Long Beach, CA)

NCBI Advanced Workshop for Bioinformatics Information Specialists. August 2003 (Washington, DC)

ALA National Library Legislative Days. May, 2003 (Washington, DC)

2003 Graylyn Conference on Technology Innovation in Medical Education. May, 2003 (Winston-Salem, NC)

Trisociety Symposium for Chemical Information: SLA, ACS, ASIST. June 2002 (Los Angeles, CA)

ASIST Annual Meeting. November 2001 (Washington, DC)

American Society for Information Science (ASIS) Annual Meeting. November 2000 (Chicago, IL)

ASIS Annual Meeting. November 1999 (Washington, DC)

Selected Science Databases and Indexes: Agricola, Beilstein/Gmelin via Crossfire, Biological Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts, CINAHL, DIALOG, Esp@cenet (European Patent Office Database), NCBI Entrez Suite, PubMed Medline, Science Direct, USPTO Database, Web of Knowledge (Web of Science/Science Citation Index)

Computing: Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), Corel WordPerfect, Microsoft Works, Lotus Notes, Lotus 1-2-3, EndNote

Web Design: FrontPage, DreamWeaver, Allaire HomeSite, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Image Composer, Microsoft GIF Animator; Hand-code HTML (preferred)

Languages: German (semi-fluent), Spanish (reading knowledge).

• Member, 1999-present
• SIG/STI - Chemical Abstracts Service Student Travel Award, 2000
• Member, Special Interest Group for Scientific & Tehcnical Information Systems (SIG/STI), 1999-present
• Chair, SIG/STI, 2001-2002
• Member, Constitution and Bylaws Committee, 2000-present
• Member, Leadership Development Committee, 2003-present
• Member, Digital Archives for Science & Engineering Resources (DASER) Summit Program Committee, 2002-2003
• Member, 2004 Annual Meeting Program Committee
• "From Print to Electronic: Studies of Use of Electronic Scientific and Medical Journals" Panel Co-Organizer and Panelist, 2001 Annual Meeting
• "The Changing Face of Scientific Communication: Developing New Models for Scholarly Publishing in the Electronic Environment" Panel Organizer and Moderator, 2002 Annual Meeting
• "The Impact of Digitization of Scientific Information on the Scholarly Communication of Scientists" Panel Moderator, 2003 Annual Meeting
• "Beyond Words: Issues in Data Archives" Panel Organizer and Moderator, Digital Archives for Science & Engineering Resources (DASER) Summit, November 2003

E-STREAMS: Electronic reviews of Science & Technology References covering Engineering, Agriculture, Medicine and Science

• Reviewer, 2001-present
  • 3202. Experimenting with Humans and Animals: From Galen to Animal Rights (April 2004)
  • 2970. Lentivirus Gene Engineering Protocols (Jan. 2004)
  • 2925. Epidemic of Care: A Call for Safer, Better, and More Accountable Health Care (Dec. 2003)
  • 2814. Medicinal Plants of the World: Volume 1. Chemical Constituents, Traditional and Modern Uses (Oct. 2003)
  • 2708. Basic Medical Endocrinology (Sept. 2003)
  • 2729. Cardiac Mapping (Sept. 2003)
  • 2730. Heart Failure: A Clinician's Guide to Ambulatory Diagnosis and Treatment (Sept. 2003)
  • 2732. Living with Hepatitis C: Everything You Need to Know (Sept. 2003)
  • 2602. Handbook of Chromosomal Syndromes (July 2003)
  • 2532. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (June 2003)
  • 2399. Growing Media for Ornamental Plants and Turf (April 2003)
  • 2318. Asthma: Critical Debates (Feb. 2003)
  • 2333. Life Science Ethics (Feb. 2003)
  • 2243. Mechanisms in Plant Development (Jan. 2003)
  • 2162. Lichens of Antarctica and South Georgia: A Guide to Their Identification and Ecology (Nov. 2002)
  • 1882. Plantfinder's Guide to Daisies (May 2002)
  • 1765. Algae of India and Neighbouring Countries. I. Chlorophycota (March 2002)
  • 1717. Rational Phytotherapy: A Physicians' Guide to Herbal Medicine (Feb. 2002)
  • 1620. Complete Plant Selection Guide for Landscape Design (Dec. 2001)

The Chapel of the Cross

• Librarian, 1999-present
• Oversee all operations of the 3,000 volume parish library, including management of the $500 annual budget, coordination of volunteers and fundraising, cataloging, reference, and instruction
• Manage fundraising, acquisitions, and shipping for the University of Namibia Northern Campus Library project. Goal: Raise $10,000 and acquire 2,000 books to Africa by the end of 2003. Current benchmark: $5,000 raised; 3,000 volumes acquired; 2,000 volumes shipped (May 2003).

• Volunteer Proofreader, 2003-present