Charissa Odelia Jefferson

Work Experience

California State University, Northridge 2013- present

Business and Data Librarian, Oviatt Library

  • Specializedcollection development for business subjects, specialized subject and data research instruction. Outreach services and liaison to the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics.
  • Collection development, specialized research instruction and outreach services for the department of Recreation and Tourism Management. Fall 2015-present

Professor in Business Honors Program, David Nazarian College of Business and Economics

  • Instructor of “Business Research Methods”, special topics seminar. Accelerated course offered Fall 2015/Spring2016.

Milken Institute Santa Monica, CA 2012- 2013

Research Librarian

Milken Archive of American Jewish Music Santa Monica, CA 2011- 2013

Special Collections and Archives Processor/ Rare Book and Manuscript Cataloger

RTI International (Research Triangle Institute) 2007- 2008

Field Interviewer/ Researcher for UCLA and RAND Corporation research project sponsored by NIH

RAND Corporation Santa Monica, CA 2006- 2007

Researcher and Interviewer for project by the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences a branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Education

University of North Texas/ California State University, Northridge

Master of Library Science 2011

Specialization: Academic Librarianship and Information Literacy Instruction

Claremont Graduate University

Master of Arts: Cultural Studies2009

California State University, Long Beach

Bachelor of Arts: Women’s Studies2004

Professional Development

Introduction to Economic Data on the Web February 2015

Online Professional Development Certificate of Completion from Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)

Spatial Literacy 101 February 2015

Online Professional Development Certificate of Completion from Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)

Internships

California State University, Northridge2011

Oviatt Library –Research Instruction and Outreach Services, formerly Reference and Instruction Department.

California State University, Dominguez Hills 2010- 2011

University Archives and Special Collections and Department of Reference and Instruction

University of California at Los Angeles2004

REU: Urban Ethnographer Sociologist Program, Sponsored by the National Science Foundation

California State University, Long Beach Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program 2003

Publications

[Book Chapter in-press] Jefferson, C. (forthcoming 2016)“Integrating data and spatial literacy into information literacy instruction” in L. Magnuson (Ed.). Data Visualization: A Guide to Visual Storytelling for Librarians. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

Jefferson, C. (2015). Book review“The AMA dictionary of business and management by George Thomas Kurian. In Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship, 20(3), pp 344-346. DOI:10.1080/08963568.2015.1072898

Jefferson, C. O. (2015). “Academic libraries in the digital age”. In M. Khosrow-Pour (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition (pp. 4815-4822). Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference. DOI:10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch473

Jefferson, C. (2015) “Research as a discussion” in H. McClure, G. Schaub and P. Bravender (Eds.), Teaching Information Literacy Threshold Concepts: Lesson Plans for Librarians,Chicago, IL: Association of College and Research Libraries, A division of the American Library Association.

Elmore, J. and Jefferson, C. (July 2014) “Business librarians donning the data hat: Perspectives on this new challenge”. Public Services Quarterly, 10(3), pp-252-262.

DOI: 10.1080/15228959.2014.931206

Jefferson, C. (2014). “Outreach videos: A small impact makes it all worthwhile” BRASS Business Reference in Academic Libraries Committee Newsletter Volume 8(2). Retrieved from:

Jefferson, C. (2013). “The benefits of a mentorship relationship”. Special Libraries Association – Southern California Chapter SLA-SCC Newsletter, Volume 38(4). Retrieved

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Presentations

[Presentation Proposal Accepted] Jefferson, C., et al. (June 2016) “Navigating the Sea of Information: Creating DLOs to Empower Students to Develop Their Own Information Literacy Compass” Presentation forthcoming at Library Orientation Exchange (LOEX)Library Instruction West Conference June 8-10, 2016 at Westminster College and University of Utah. Salt Lake City, UT.

[Presentation Proposal Accepted] Jefferson, C. (March 2016) “Business Library Resources Jeopardy Game” forthcoming at LILAC - Lagadothon, March 21-23, 2016 at University College Dublin. Dublin, Ireland.

[Presentation Proposal Accepted] Jefferson, C. (March 2016) “Framing the ACRL Information Literacy T Threshold Concepts in a Credit-Bearing Business Research methods Course” forthcoming at LILAC, March 21-23, 2016 at University College Dublin. Dublin, Ireland.

[Poster Presentation Proposal Accepted] Jefferson, C., et al. (January 2016) “Your students and data: Engaging our students with finding and visualizing data for their projects” Presentation forthcoming at CSUN’s Faculty Retreat January 19, 2016.

Jefferson, C. and Vertrees, F. (November 2015) “Bridging the gap between the standards and the new framework: How to adapt materials to support the threshold concepts” Presented at Library Orientation Exchange (LOEX) Fall Focus on ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. November 13-14, 2015 at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, MI.

Jefferson, C. and Weiss, A. (October 2015). “Data Management and the Oviatt Library”. Presented at Oviatt Library Faculty and Staff Meeting. October 6, 2015.

Jefferson, C. (September 2015). “Library services for business and economics faculty and students” Presented at David Nazarian College of Business and Economics Faculty and Staff Meeting Fall 2015 on September 9, 2015)

Jefferson, C. (June 2015). “Data management, preservation, storage, and sharing”. Presented at University Grant Coordinators and Officers Meeting, Office of Research and Sponsored Projects. June 22, 2015.

Jefferson, C., et al. (March 2015). “2014 assessment team student survey final report”. Presented at Oviatt Library Town Hall Meeting. March 17, 2015.

Jefferson, C. (January 2015). “Preparing our students for success” Presented at the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics Administrative Council Meeting. January 15, 2015.

Awards and Grants

  • Judge Julian Beck Learning Centered – Instructional Project Grant
  • “Data Literacy Instruction Tutorials” 2015/2016 AY

University and College Service

  • Academic Assessment Liaison Committee (AALC) 2015-present
  • Business Honors Program Instructor 2015-present
  • CSUN Faculty Advisory Committee on Graduate Studies 2015-present
  • Oviatt Library College Assessment Team,2013-present
  • Oviatt Library College Elections Committee 2014-present
  • Unified Library Management System (ULMS) Working Group – Data and Analytics,

2015-present

  • Curriculum planning for IC component for Information Systems 212 – new course proposal 2015-present
  • CSU’s Council of Library Directors, Assessment Team (CAT) 2014-2015

Professional Service

  • ALA BRASS member of Discussion Group and New Business Librarians Group