Outreach/ Reference Librarian

Kimbel Library, Coastal Carolina University (2010 – Present)

• Design and assess student-centered library instruction sessions for 100-400 level courses
• Provide reference services to faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students via face-to-face, telephone, and chat
• Liaison to Theatre, Communications, Politics and Geography, Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy
• Report to the Dean of Library Services to promote library resources and services to students, faculty,
  and community members using traditional and online methods
• Organize library outreach events for students, faculty, administration, and community members
• Create promotional materials for library outreach
• Maintain the use and focus of the library’s social media (Facebook, Twitter, and blog)
• Participate in the development of online information literacy tutorials for first year students
• Editor of the library’s online newsletter, Pulp and Pixels
• Develop and implement a Dean’s Student Library Advisory Group
• Chair of the Library Outreach Committee
• Co-chair of the library’s staff development committee
• Serve on the Library’s web site redesign committee
• Create a university-wide copyright policy for online learning

Instruction Assistant

Herman B Wells Information Commons, Indiana University (2009 –2009)

• Collaborate with faculty to plan student-centered library instruction sessions
  
• Teach the effective location, use, and evaluation of information resources available through the Indiana University Libraries

Reference Assistant

Herman B Wells Information Commons, Indiana University (2008 –2009)

• Provide reference service to undergraduate students using print and online resources through face-to-face interaction,
  telephone, email, and instant message
  
• Collaborate with University Information Technology Services to assist students with technology applications

Collection Development/Research Assistant

Herman B. Wells Library Research Collection, Indiana University (2008 – 2009)

• Develop the theatre and drama script collection
  
• Prepare grant proposals for the digitization of collections
  
• Create a core list of essential audio-visual materials for the Department of Theatre and Drama at Indiana University
  
• Evaluate collections and aid in the selection of new materials
  
• Prepare materials for digitization
  
• Create posters for the promotion of the library’s collection

Reference and Circulation Assistant

School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation Library, Indiana University (2008 –2009)              

• Provide reference services to faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students via telephone and
  face-to-face reference transactions utilizing both print and online resources

ACRL Immersion

Accepted Applicant (2011)

• Accepted into the ACRL Teacher Track Immersion Program in June 2011
• Will participate in the four-day intensive training experience for information literacy librarians

University 110 instructor

University College, Coastal Carolina University(2010)

• Teach a semester-long class addressing critical thinking, research, and study skills for first-year students
• Maintain a blackboard (online course management) site for students’ assignments, tests, and quizzes

• Vossler, J. & Watts, J. (2011). Practical and entertaining alternatives to screen casting for online video tutorials.
  Library Technology Conference, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
• Vossler, J & Watts, J. (2010). Creating online video tutorials for first-year students.
  South Carolina Library Association, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
• Watts, J. (2010). Any Questions?  Using the Cephalonian Method to encourage participation and active learning in library instruction.
  Library Resources and Information Sharing Conference, Columbia, South Carolina.

• American Library Association (2008-Present)
• Association of College and Reasearch Libraries (2008-Present)

• Indiana University                                                                                                                                                  
  Bloomington, IN                                                                                                                                                               
  Master of Library Science (2009)  
                                                                                                                         
• Webster University
  Saint Louis, MO                                                                        
  Bachelor of Fine Arts, Acting (2004)

• Software:MS Office (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word), Adobe Captivate, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Dreamweaver,
  Audacity, Jing, Prezi , and  iOS for iPhone and iPad
  
• Web Design: (X)HTML, CSS, Flash