Berika S. Williams, 2017 Candidate for LITA Director-at-Large

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Current Position

Emerging Technologies and Web Librarian, Tufts University, Boston, MA

Type of Library

Academic

Previous Positions

Web Services Librarian, University of Houston-Victoria, Nov 2010 - Dec 2013

Degrees and Certificates

University of North Texas, MS Information Science, 2010
University of North Texas, BA Communications, 2000

Division Affiliations

LITA

Were you a Spectrum Scholar?

No

Were you an Emerging Leader?

Yes

ALA and/or ALA-APA Activities

American Library Association, Chair, LITA Top Tech Trends Committee,  2016 – present
American Library Association, Vice-Chair, LITA Top Tech Trends Committee, 2015 – 2016
American Library Association, Member, LITA Web Coordinating Committee, 2013 - 2017

Offices Held in State, Regional, and Other Library Associations

Texas Library Association, Web Coordinator, Automation and Technology Round Table 2013 – 2014
Special Libraries Association, Web Management Chair, Information Technology Board, 2012 – 2013
Special Libraries Association, Public Relations Chair, Information Technology Board, 2011 – 2012
University of North Texas Library Information Science Student Association, President, 2009 - 2010

Honors and Awards

American Library Association Emerging Leader, 2013
University of North Texas Faculty Recognition Award, 2011
Beta Phi Mu – International Library & Information Studies Honor Society, 2010

Publications

Author: “Less is More: How to App-ify Your Library Services”, Computers in Libraries, June 2012

Number of Years as an ALA Member

8

 

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