2010-present. COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY. Conway, SC

Information Literacy / Reference Librarian, Kimbel Library.

• Develop and assess a series of information literacy-related instructional videos for first-year experience and biology courses.
• Develop, assess, and coordinate a one-credit information literacy lab course offered in collaboration with the English department.
• Provide information literacy instruction for the university community and the general public.
• Collaboratively design and implement information literacy curricula and assessment measures.
• Subject liaison for world languages, philosophy and religion, and the writing program.
  
• Supervise, train, and hire student assistants.
  
• Assist Outreach Librarian with the creation of marketing and outreach images and publications.
  
• Assist patrons at the reference desk.
  
• Meet with students and faculty for individual research consultations.
  
• Serve as chair of the committee for creating online video tutorials.
• Serve on Kimbel Library website redesign committee.
  
• Serve on the electronic resources committee
• Copyedit and contribute to the biannual library newsletter, Pulp and Pixels.

2007-2010. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON. Arlington, TX

Information Literacy Librarian, UT Arlington Library.

• Provided information literacy instruction for the university community and the general public.
  
• Collaboratively designed and implemented information literacy curricula.
  
• Assisted a diverse population of library users, including undergraduates, faculty, and the general public with research, citation, and writing.
  
• Using Dreamweaver and Photoshop, designed and implemented online resources (LibGuides, web sites) supporting the library and its mission.
• Served as chair of the digital learning object committee. Developed recommendations and guidelines for the creation of online tutorials.
• Co-curated "Best Books Never Written", an exhibit of false documents, as part of a campus-wide shared reading program.
• Attended ACRL Immersion: Intentional Teacher Track, 2009.

2007. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA. Grand Forks, ND

Reference and Research Services Intern, Chester Fritz Library.

• Provided reference and instruction assistance to a diverse population of students, faculty, and members of the general public using print and online resources.
  
• Completed 135 hours of volunteer work as part of the UNC Field Experience Program.

2007. GRAND FORKS PUBLIC LIBRARY. Grand Forks, ND

Reference Intern, Reference Department.

• Designed and created a web site for the Grand Forks Public Library, which operated from 2007-2010.
  
• Provided reference and technology assistance to the general public.
  
• Completed 135 hours of volunteer work as part of the UNC Field Experience Program.

2005-2006. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL. Chapel Hill, NC

Carolina Academic Library Associate, Rare Book Collection, Wilson Library.

• Assisted patrons at the Rare Books reading room reference desk.
  
• Aided the curator with preparations for exhibitions and presentations in Wilson Library.
  
• Worked 20 hours per week for three semesters before going on internship in North Dakota.

2004-2005. NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES. Fargo, ND

Translator. Germans from Russia Heritage Collection.

• Translated German language documents into English and edited them for publication. Most documents were personal letters from ethnic Germans living in Ukraine during the Terror Famine of the early 20th century, and were written in a German-Russian dialect composed primarily of German with a scattering Russian and Ukrainian nouns. The letters exhibited age-related damage, and were printed in Fraktur or handwritten in cursive script, all of which added extra layers of challenge to the translation.   

2010-present. COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY. Conway, SC

Lecturer, First Year Experience Program.

• Teach University 110, a first year experience class emphasizing critical thinking and effective study habits, each fall semester.
  
• Use BlackBoard course management software to conduct class communication and grading.

2009-2010. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON. Arlington, TX

Lecturer, UT Arlington Department of English.

• Taught one section of Distance Education English 1302, a second semester argumentative writing course, per semester.
  
• Used WebCT and MyCompLab online environments to participate in discussions with students, comment on student essays, and assign grades.
  
• Assisted the curriculum designer with course revisions and the creation of supplemental online student resources.

2001-2004. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA. Tucson, AZ

Graduate Assistant Teacher, English Department.

• Designed and implemented a curriculum centered on Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal.” Students wrote essays analyzing Swift’s rhetoric, then researched and created their own modest proposals.
  
• Designed and maintained a course website through which students had access to all class readings, assignments, and supplementary materials.

2000-2001. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA. Grand Forks, ND

Graduate Teaching Assistant, English Department.

• Taught first year composition as well as technical and business writing for two semesters before transferring to the University of Arizona.

May 2007. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL. Chapel Hill, NC

Master of Library and Information Science

• Focused on academic reference and website design.
  
• Master’s paper analyzing statements of purpose.
• Awarded Carolina Academic Library Associateship.
  
• Awarded Margaret Ellen Kalp fellowships.

May 2004. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA. Tucson, AZ

Master of Arts in English Literature

• Focused on Medieval literature and the history of the book.
  
• Translated Beowulf in its entirety from Old English to modern English.
  
• Awarded Teaching Assistantships for 2001, 2002, 2003.
  
• GPA of 4.0 on a 4.0 scale.

May 2000. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA. Grand Forks, ND

Bachelor of Arts with majors in German, English, Honors

• Senior honors thesis on persona in Chaucer’s Book of the Duchess.
  
• Awarded Arneberg-Larsen scholarship and Max Kade grant for scholarship in the German language and culture.
  
• GPA of 3.87 on a 4.0 scale, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa.

Vossler, J., & Watts, J. (2012). Humor as a tool for addressing the affective domain during information literacy instruction. Reference Services Review. Forthcoming.

Vossler, J., & Sheidlower, S. (2011). Humor and information literacy: Practical techniques for library instruction. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited.

Vossler, J. (2007). Must it be perfect? An analysis of statements of purpose submitted to UNC SILS, 2003-2007. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. School of Information and Library Science. SILS Electronic Theses and Dissertations.

Vossler, R., & Vossler, J. (2005). The old God still lives. Fargo, ND: North Dakota State University Press.

Vossler, R., & Vossler, J. (2005). Mass murder in the Russian forests. Germans from Russia Heritage Society Review, 35(2), p. 37.

Vossler, J. (2003). Rehabilitating the Knight: Problems with evidence and the false dilemma in the Wife of Bath's Tale. Unpublished.

Vossler, J. Beowulf. (2005). Translation. Unpublished.

Vossler, J., & Watts, J. Spring 2011. Intentional Edutainment: A Pedagogically and Theatrically Sound Approach to Information Literacy Instruction. LOEX.

Vossler, J., & Watts, J. Spring 2011. Practical and Entertaining Alternatives to Screen Casting for Online Video Tutorials. Library Technology Conference. 

Vossler, J., & Watts, J. Fall 2010. Creating Online Video Tutorials for First-Year Students. South Carolina Library Association. 

Reading proficiencies:

German, Old English, Middle English, Latin.

Web and graphic designer:

I create original graphics and design content while adhering to accessibility standards whenever possible. As a side project I design and maintain commercial websites for small business owners. See www.joshuavossler.com for my webfolio.

Software proficiencies:

Microsoft Office Suite 2007, Dreamweaver CS3-5, Photoshop CS3-5, Acrobat 8+. Successfully completed 40 hours of Dreamweaver CS3 CSS training, as well as 40 hours of Photoshop CS3 training through a licensed Adobe product training center. I am also proficient with Windows operating systems through Windows 7, iOS for iPhone and iPad, and have basic proficiency in OSX.  

Graphic artist:

Illustrated covers and provided interior artwork for The Old God Still Lives, We’ll Meet Again in Heaven, Not Until the Combine is Paid and Other Jokes, Lost Shawls and Pig Spleens, Vol. 37, No. 3 of Canadian-American Slavic Studies, the University of Arizona’s A Student’s Guide to First Year Composition, and the DVD cover and internal artwork for the documentary “We’ll Meet Again in Heaven” for PBS. As a librarian I have created marketing graphics for the UT Arlington and Kimbel libraries.

2006. $1,500 Margaret Ellen Kalp fellowship for professional promise in the field of academic librarianship.

2005. $2,500 Margaret Ellen Kalp fellowship for professional promise in the field of academic librarianship.

1998. $1,000 Arneburg-Larsen scholarship for the study of the German language and culture.

1998. $1,000 Max Kade grant for study of the German language abroad.

1996. Germans from Russia Prize for outstanding scholarship in the study of the German language and culture.