Professional Profile

  • Distance Learning Librarian with online experience as a librarian and as a student
  • Science Librarian with a background in the cognitive and zoological sciences
  • Library professional committed to the full accessibility of information to all students, staff, and faculty, on and off campus

Education

Master's of Arts in Education, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ.
  • Concentration: Adult Education and Distance Learning
Master's in Library and Information Services, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI.
  • Focus: Electronic databases and services
Graduate work in Zoology, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD.
  • Focus: Fish hearing and microanatomy
Bachelor's of Arts, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA.
  • Major: Cognitive Science

Professional Experience

Buley Library, Southern Connecticut University, New Haven, CT

June, 2004 - present
Coordinator for Distance Learning/Reference Assistant Librarian
Promoted to Associate Librarian, 2008
  • Primary contact for online students and faculty regarding library resources and services.
  • Library Liaison for Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics, and Science Education/Environmental Studies departments.
  • Reference Librarian.
  • Instructional Librarian conducting library instruction classes and individual research coaching.
  • Collection Development Librarian for liaison departmental subjects.

Frederick Douglass Library, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD
Promoted to Librarian II as of July 1, 2003

Feb 2002 - May 2004
Library WebSpinner
  • Designed and maintained Library web site (http://www.fdl.umes.edu/), including special events.
  • Maintained 1890 Land Grant Universities Home Page.
Jul 1999-Aug 2003
Acting head of Circulation
  • Performed administrative duties as head of circulation department, supervising 2-3 full time staff.
  • Supervised circulating collection inventory and major shifting.
  • Performed evaluation of collection for mold.
  • Assisted in flood recovery in Reference Collection.
September, 1998 - May 2004
Interlibrary Loan/Reference Librarian
  • As Head of Interlibrary Loan, supervised one full time staff member and student assistants.
  • Overhauled ILL workflow and procedures, initiated the use of Clio ILL Management and Ariel delivery software, streamlined tasks, reduced paperwork.
  • Performed ILL borrowing and lending tasks in OCLC ILL system, using Clio ILL Management and Ariel delivery software.
  • Taught Library Instruction classes in basic and advanced search techniques, library procedures and policies.
  • Produced handouts and brochures for Library Instruction and Interlibrary Loan.
  • Performed evening/weekend Reference Desk duties, including ready reference, database and search strategy instruction.
  • Designed faculty orientation presentations on databases, library resources and policies for 2000, 2001, and 2002.
Science Library, Brown University, Providence, RI

Feb 1998-Aug 1998
Interlibrary Loan Assistant
  • Performed ILL borrowing input and receipt, ILL lending retrieval and packaging, and general clerical duties.
  • 15-20 hours per week.
Jan 1998-May 1998
Reference Intern
  • Answered informational, directional, and basic reference questions from students, faculty, staff and community patrons.
  • Conducted special research assignments for patrons.
  • 10 hours per week.
Zoology Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Sept 1993-May 1994
Graduate Research Assistant
  • Prepared 2-10 specimens per week for electron microscopy.
  • Conducted literature review for methodology and research using databases (CD), Science Citation Index and other research tools.
Sept 1992-May 1993
Graduate Teaching Assistant
  • Taught one 25 student laboratory section for Introduction to Cell Biology I & II, including orientation, discussion, laboratory work, and quizzes.
  • Graded lecture exams for students in assigned laboratory section.
  • Tutored students in assigned laboratory section.
Sept 1992-Dec 1994
Animal Caretaker
  • Primary caretaker for Zoology Department fish colony, responsible for feeding, cleaning, equipment maintenance, and supply orders.
Sept 1991-May 1992
Graduate Teaching Assistant
  • Taught two 25 student laboratory sections per semester for Comparative Anatomy and Physiology (for non-majors), including orientation, discussion, dissection, and quizzes.
  • Graded lecture exams for students in assigned laboratory sections.
  • Tutored students in assigned laboratory sections.

Teaching

May 25, 2008-June 25, 2008 (Summer Session A)
ILS 599: Technology Trends in Libraries--Web 2.0
Team taught with Dr. Elsie Okobi of the Information and Library Science Department at SCSU, ILS 599 was taught using Web 2.0 technologies. The course blog was the main delivery and discussion vehicle; we also used a wiki and a chat room. Topics covered included blogs, wikis, photosharing, and social networks. Students planned a Web 2.0 project for a library of their choice.

Service

Library Committees
  • Buley Bulletin, editor
  • Library Promotion Committee (appointed, 2004-2008)
  • Library Technology Committee (elected)
  • Library Strategic Planning Committee (volunteer)
  • Ad Hoc Committee on Library Environmental Issues (volunteer)
University Committees
  • Faculty Senate (Sept, 2008-present): Senate Tech committee, Senate subcommittee on P&T Guidelines
  • eLearning Platform Study Group (Dec, 2007-present)
  • University Library Committee (May, 2006-present)
  • Library Director Search Committee (2006-present)
  • Substitute for Faculty Senate (Feb 2006-Aug 2006)

Publications

Rebecca C. Hedreen, Jennifer L. Johnson, Mack A. Lundy, Peg Burnette, Carol Perryman, Guus Van Den Brekel, J.J. Jacobson, Matt Gullett, Kelly Czarnecki. (2008). Exploring Virtual Librarianship: Second Life Library 2.0. Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 13(2).

Rebecca Hedreen. (2007). review of Libraries Without Walls 6. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 33(4), 520. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2007.04.006

Rebecca Hedreen. (2007). review of Teach Beyond Your Reach: An Instructor’s Guide to Developing and Running Successful Distance Learning Classes, Workshops, Training Sessions and More. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 33(2), 306. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2007.01.005

Rebecca Hedreen. (2007). review of Biotech: the Counterculture Orginis of an Industry. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, no. 49 (Winter). http://www.istl.org/07-winter/review1.html

Paul R. Pival, Michelle Drumm, Barret C. Havens, Rebecca C. Hedreen, Heather L. Brown, Sherri Vokey. (2005). eSERVICES IN LIBRARIES. Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2(3), 81 - 99.

Presentations

Aug. 28, 2008.
New Faculty Orientation presentation on Library Instruction. Buley Library.

April 5, 2008.
Instructional Design in Virtual Worlds, or Tips and Tricks for Presenting in Second Life. 22nd Annual CSUS Academic Computing Conference, CCSU, New Britain, CT.

March 8, 2008
Applying Distance Educational Theory to Virtual Worlds. At the Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Education, Museums Conference, online in Second Life. http://delibrarian.googlepages.com/presentations

Feb. 13, 2007
A 21st Century Printing Press: Blogs as a Publishing Mechanism: webcast for "5 Weeks to a Social Library" online course. Presentation "slides", Webcast archive.

Jan. 17, 2007
Presentation and discussion about online courses & library materials for Department of Nursing faculty.

Sept. 9, 2006
Orientation Presentation for School Library Media program, (Flash video, plugin required)

August, 2006
New Student Orientation

April, 2006
An Online Research Toolkit: Exploring Web 2.0 for Library Research (HigherEdBlogCon presentation): A tour of some of Web 2.0 tools that make doing research, online and mobile, a little easier. The presentation is created using these tools, too. This presentation is also the introduction to the Online Research Toolkit site, a collection of reviews of Web 2.0 tools for academic research.

Nov. 14, 2005
Teaching with Technology RoundTable
Blogs and RSS: Teaching and Collaboration in Academia

Blogs (weblogs) and RSS (Really Simple Syndication) are not new, but the implications for higher education are just beginning to be explored. Current awareness, research collaboration, reflection as an educational and professional development tool, automatic website updating, and a tour of academic blogs will be covered. Handouts and a website will be available.

August 24-25, 2005
New Student Orientation

August 25-26, 2004
New Student Orientation

August 12, 2004
New Student Athlete's Orientation


Other Writings and Design Work

Websites:

Frequently Answered Questions -- Distance Education Librarian's Blog
Announcements, news, resources, and work arounds for online students and faculty.
http://frequanq.blogspot.com/

Distance Education Library Home Page -- Library Services and Resources for online students and faculty.
http://library.southernct.edu/de_home.html

Library Services for Online Faculty
http://home.southernct.edu/~hedreenr1/faculty.html

Handouts:
HelpSheet for Science Direct online database/ejournals
http://library.scsu.ctstateu.edu/sciencedirect.html

Newsletters:
Distance Education Libary Newsletter
http://home.southernct.edu/~hedreenr1/DENewsletter.html

Design work:

New Library bookmark





Buley Library bookmark



Don Quixote Conference Library bookmark



Professional Memberships

American Library Association
Alliance Virtual Library Association (formerly Second Life Library 2.0)