Dorothy Ormes
Technical Services/Instruction Librarian
Hannon Library/Southern Oregon University
541-552-6840 / ormesd@sou.edu

EDUCATION

MASTER OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE, Dec. 2002
Emporia State University
Emporia, Kansas

CERTIFICATION IN THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE, June 1992
Pacific Institute of the Alexander Technique
Chico, California

CERTIFICATE IN STORYTELLING, June 1991
Dominican College
San Rafael, California

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, THEATRE
California Institute of the Arts, June 1973
Newhall, California

WORK EXPERIENCE

Technical Services/Instruction Librarian Sept. 2005 - present
Hannon Library
Southern Oregon University
Ashland, Oregon

Create original and copy cataloging of resources. Provide metadata for digital collection. Teach instruction sessions for University Studies program. Provide professional reference service and Ask-a-Librarian service. Act as library liaison for the SOU Theatre Department. Participate in Southern Oregon Digital Archives, Emergency Management, Library Art Gallery, and Reference/Instruction work groups. Co-ordinate exhibits of library costume display in collaboration with Oregon Shakespeare Festival and SOU Theatre Department. Co-ordinate Hannon Library Gallery Exhibits.

Information Technician Oct. 2000 - Sept. 2005
Hannon Library
Southern Oregon University
Ashland, Oregon

Provided professional reference service. Assisted patrons at circulation and government documents desks. Provided support services to librarians and patrons in reference and government documents departments. Provided e-mail reference through Ask-a-Librarian service. Supervised graduate assistant in map processing. Hired, trained, evaluated and supervised student assistants. Created weekly schedule for reference desk staffing. Cataloged government documents. Gathered and
maintained reference statistics and serial updates for reference department. Maintained ongoing book sale. Participated in staff committees, working groups and in-service training.

Archive Assistant Sept. 1999 - Sept. 2004
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Ashland, Oregon

Indexed and organized prompt boxes covering 1935 to present. Filed materials and updated index as needed.

Archive Practicum Instruction Assistant Sept. 2003/04
Rocky Mountain National Park
Estes park, Colorado
Sponsored by Emporia University School of Library and Information Management

Professional Storyteller Sept. 1989 - present

Produce and perform storytelling events. Perform as featured teller and workshop presenter at festivals throughout California and the Pacific Northwest.
Artist-in-Residence/Southern Oregon Arts Council Sept. 1997 -Sept. 2000

Owner - Freemotion of Ashland June 1992 - Dec. 1999

Instructed individuals in the Alexander Technique to release tension in neck, back and shoulders and create ergonomically suitable work areas. Worked with students who experience repetitive strain injury, back and neck tension. Took referrals from chiropractors and other health professionals. Gave presentations and taught group workshops in the Alexander Technique. Instructed musicians and performers in both group and individual sessions.

GRANT WRITING

Co-author of NEH preservation assessment grant, Southern Oregon University Library
(Grant received: August 2002) April 2002

INSTRUCTION

Teacher, Storyteller and Workshop Presenter:

• Borrowed Bard: Shakespeare's Debt to Oral Tradition: Storytelling presentation for Southern Oregon University Hannon Library, Year of the Library Oct. 2005
• Storytelling Series for Children: Jackson County Libraries, Oregon Aug. 2005
• Keynote speaker/workshop presenter: Soroptimist's Regional Mtg. Oct. 2004
  Storytelling/Lecture for Masters level rhetoric class: Southern Oregon University Dec. 2001
• Colloquium for music students: Southern Oregon University Jan. 1998
• International Conference on the Alexander Technique/Jerusalem, Israel August 1996
• Storytelling Classes: California State University, Chico Fall/Spring 1992-93

Membership in Library and Storytelling Affiliations:

Oregon Library Association, 2005-06
National Storytelling Network, 2005-06

COMPUTER SKILLS

Library Systems: Innovative Interfaces, OCLC Connexion, Millennium, FirstSearch, Ebsco, Dialog and other databases.
Applications: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access and Powerpoint), Macromedia Dreamweaver
Other: Internet, Web, e-mail