Melinda Townsel


Post-Secondary Education

University of North Texas
Bachelor of Science
Journalism

University of North Texas
Master of Science
Library Science

Austin Community College
Associate of Arts
Foreign Languages-Spanish

Texas State University
Doctor of Philosophy
Ed-Adult, Prof & Community


Teaching Experience

College Credit Classes (Teaching Experiences)

Adjunct Professor
Human Development Department - Austin Community College (Austin, Texas)?
Northridge Campus
August 15, 2011 to present

Adjunct, Associate Professor
Human Development Department - Austin Community College (Austin, Texas)?
Northridge Campus
Round Rock Campus
August 16, 2010-August 14, 2011

Non-Credit Classes (Teaching Experiences)

Head Librarian and Bibliographer (Professor)
Northridge Campus Library - Austin Community College (Austin, Texas)
Reference Desk One-to-One Teaching & Information Literacy Classes (Non-Credit)
August 11, 2008-July 2016

Head Librarian and Bibliographer (Professor)
Manager for Cypress Creek Campus Library & Northridge Campus Library
Austin Community College (Austin, Texas)
Reference Desk One-to-One Teaching & Information Literacy Classes (Non-Credit)
August 11, 2008-April 4, 2010

Head Librarian and Bibliographer (Professor)
Riverside Campus Library - Austin Community College
Reference Desk One-to-One Teaching & Information Literacy Classes (Non-Credit)
July 11, 2005-August 10, 2008

Head Librarian of Eastview and Bibliographer (Professor)
[Office at Rio Grande Campus Library- Austin Community College]
Reference Desk One-to-One Teaching & Information Literacy Classes (Non-Credit)
June 2005-July 11, 2005

Head Librarian and Bibliographer (Professor)
Eastview Campus Library - Austin Community College
Reference Desk One-to-One Teaching & Information Literacy Classes (Non-Credit)
August 2003-May 2005

Assistant Head Librarian and Bibliographer (Associate Professor)
Eastview Campus Library - Austin Community College
Reference Desk One-to-One Teaching & Information Literacy Classes (Non-Credit)
August 2001-August 2003

Campus Librarian (Reference Librarian and Bibliographer; Associate Professor)
Eastview Campus Library - Austin Community College
Reference Desk One-to-One Teaching & Information Literacy Classes (Non-Credit)December 1998-August 2001

Reference Librarian and Bibliographer (Associate Professor)
Northridge Campus Library - Austin Community College
Reference Desk One-to-One Teaching & Information Literacy Classes (Non-Credit)
November 1990-December 1998?

Reference Librarian and Instructor (Faculty Track)
Reference Department
Moody Library - Baylor University
Reference Desk One-to-One Instruction & ?Information Literacy Classes (Non-Credit)
October 1986-October 1990

Reference Librarian
Library - San Jacinto North Campus (Houston, Texas)
Reference Desk One-to-One Instruction & Information Literacy Classes (Non-Credit)?
August 1985-September 1986

Other Compensated Teaching Opportunities:

Instructor
Summer Youth Academy
Eastview Campus - Austin Community College (Austin, Texas)
Riverside Campus - Austin Community College (Austin, Texas)
Information and Online Research for Middle School Students (Non-Credit)
2006-2008

Volunteer Teaching Opportunities:

Site Coordinator and Trainer
Austin Technology Networking Project
Eastview Campus Library - Austin Community College (Austin, Texas)
Computer Literacy Education Classes (Non-Credit)
Summer 2005

Workshop Instructor
Summer Youth Leadership Institute
Eastview Campus - Austin Community College (Austin, Texas)
Workshop: Seven Habits of Highly Successful Students
Workshop: Digital Dirt: Ups and Downs of Social Networking
July 14-18, 2008

Volunteer Tutorfor Adult Literacy Programs
Austin, Texas
2001-2005

Volunteer Tutorfor Math Studies (ABE/GED Programs)
Austin, Texas
1990-2000

Student Counselor and Student Teacher?
Upward Bound Program
Education Department - University of North Texas (Denton, Texas)
Journalism and Photography (Non-Credit)?
Summer 1985?


Professional Publications

Publications

InfoSPHERE: Using Accessible APPS for Conference Attendees. TTAP Newsletter: The Quarterly Journal of the Texas Technology Access Program,  September 2015, 27:3-5

InfoSPHERE: Accessible Maker Spaces. TTAP Newsletter: The Quarterly Journal of the Texas Technology Access Program,  June 2015, 26: 3-5

InfoSPHERE: Gesture Recognition!Technology. TTAP Newsletter: The Quarterly Journal of the Texas Technology Access Program, March 2015, 25: 4-5

InfoSPHERE: The Blue ADA Compliant Icon Gets a Makeover & AudioEye Communications.TTAP Newsletter: The Quarterly Journal of the Texas Technology Access Program, September 2014, 23: 3-4 InfoSPHERE: Barrier Breakers. TTAP Newsletter: The Quarterly Journal of the Texas Technology Access Program, March 2014, 21: 2-4

Dissertation. Townsel, Evelyn Melinda, "An Ethnographic Study Of The Learning Needs, Strategies, and Networks Of African American Adults Age 65 And Over In Rural Texas" (2013). https://digital.library.txstate.edu/handle/10877/4713

Combining American Sign Language with Information Literacy Tutorials, North Texas Library Partners (NTLP), Feb 1, 2011, Available at http://nottypical.org/node/216

Facebook 101, Tech Trends, April 4, 2008, Available at http://people.uncw.edu/ertzbergerj/ncteach/facebook_handout.pdf

Contributing Author, Vocational and Technical Resources for Community College Libraries, Mary Ann Laun, editor, c1995

Column Editor, Public Services Column, OCLC Systems and Services, 1993-1994 Column Editor, Public Services Column, OCLC Micro, 1991-1992

Townsel, Melinda.“What New in Public Services?”OCLC Micro 8 December 1992:21-22. Townsel, Melinda.“Interview:Tam Dalrymple,”OCLC Micro 8 December 1992:23-25 Townsel, Melinda. What’s New With EPIC?”OCLC Micro 8 April 1992:21-2

Townsel, Melinda.“OCLC Introduces the FirstSearch Catalog.” OCLC Micro 7 December 1991:16 Townsel, Melinda.“What’s New With EPIC?” OCLC Micro 7 October 1991:26-27



Published: August 24, 2024