Curriculum Vitae
Brenda S. Parris, M.L.I.S.
Technical Services/Reference Librarian
Calhoun Community College

Decatur, Alabama
bps@calhoun.edu

EDUCATION

M.L.I.S., Florida State University, 1998; Master of Library and Information Studies with emphasis in Cataloging

M.L.S.., East Carolina University, 1984; Master of Library Science

B.S., Lee College, 1977; Elementary Education

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Technical Services/Reference Librarian, Calhoun Community College, Decatur, Alabama, Sept. 1999-present.

Cataloging Librarian/Instructor, Troy State University, Troy, Alabama, Jan.-Sept. 1999.

Cataloging Librarian (part-time), Calhoun Community College, Decatur, Alabama, 1997-1998.

Network Cataloger, Library Management Network, Decatur, Alabama, 1996-1998.

Library Technical Assistant/Cataloger, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 1993-1994.

Cataloging Librarian, St. Lucie County Library, Ft. Pierce, Florida, 1990-1992.

Evening Librarian, Lenoir Community College, Kinston, North Carolina, 1988-1989.

Cataloger, Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1984-1985.

PUBLICATIONS AND UNPUBLISHED WORKS

Sibley, Brenda Parris (2004) "A Year to Remember: My Mother's Story". American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias. v. 19, no. 6, Nov/Dec. 2004. TOC available at: http://www.pnpco.com/pn02009.html

Sibley, Brenda Parris. (2002) Help for the Caring: a Bibliography and Filmography for Family Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Patients. Writer's Club Press/iUniverse, 2002. Also available at: http://books.iuniverse.com/viewbooks.asp?isbn=0595253563&page=fm1

Sibley, Brenda Parris. (2001) Waiting for the Morning: a Mother and Daughter's Journey through Alzheimer's Disease. Writer's Club Press/iUniverse, 2001. Also available at: http://books.iuniverse.com/viewbooks.asp?isbn=059518782X&page=fm1

Sibley, Brenda Parris. (1999) Managing the Academic Library Cataloging Department in Changing Times: A State of the Art Bibliography, ERIC Clearinghouse. Also available at: http://www.geocities.com.SoHo/Coffeehouse/3321/management.html

Sibley, Brenda Parris. (1998) Cataloging Internet Resources in the Local Library and Beyond. Available at: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Coffeehouse/3321/catweb.html

Parker, Brenda S. (1983) The Implementation of AACR2 in Academic Libraries. Thesis, East Carolina University.

Parker, Brenda S. (1984-86) "Every Church Need a Library" (and several other articles in a series on church libraries) Cleveland TN: Youth & Christian Education Leadership Magazine.

Parker, Brenda S. (1985) "Moving Day Again" Nashville, TN: Home Life.

WEB SITES

Cataloging A to Z. http://home.hiwaay.net/~bparris/CCC/catAtoZ/

Library Links. http://home.hiwaay.net/~bparris/CCC/library.html

A Place for the Humanities. http://home.hiwaay.net/~bparris/CCC/plaforhuma/index.html

American Poetry. http://home.hiwaay.net/~bparris/CCC/plaforhuma/amerpoet.html

A Year to Remember. http://www.zarcrom.com/users/yeartorem

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Library Association

Alabama Library Association

Association for Collections and Technical Services

WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED

American Library Association Conference, Atlanta, GA, June 2002.

Alabama Library Association Conference, Huntsville, AL, April 2002; Mobile, AL, April 2003; Montgomery, AL, April 2004

Alabama College, University, and Special Libraries Division "Keeping Up with the Library Web" Workshop, Montgomery, AL, December 2000.

Huntsville Conference on Web Site Development and Design, July 2000.

Alabama Virtual Library Database Training, Huntsville and Florence, AL, 1999-2000.

Sirsi Unicorn User's Group International Conference, Huntsville, AL, 1999.

Southern DRA User's Conference, Augusta and Savannah, GA, and Athens, AL, 1997, 1998 and 2001.

Tampa Bay Library Consortium Cataloging Workshops, Tampa, FL, 1990-1992

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Calhoun Community College Curriculum Committee member, Decatur, AL, Aug 2004-present.

Calhoun Community College Faculty Affairs Committee member, Decatur, AL., Aug. 2003-May 2004; Faculty Affairs Committee Webmaster, Aug. 2003-May 2004

Calhoun Community College Library Committee member, Decatur, AL, Oct. 2002-present.

Contributing editor on Alzheimer's Disease Topic, Suite 101, October 2001-October 2004.

Contributing author/columnist on Alzheimer's and Caregiving on the Internet, Themestream, Nov. 2000-Apr 2001.

List Owner, Alzheimer's/Caregiving Book Reviews: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ADbkreviews/, Aug. 2002-present.

List Owner, Top AD/Caregiving Sites Reviews: http://www.egroups.com/group/TopADCaregivingSites, Aug. 2000-present.

List Owner, Top Alzheimer's Caregiving Sites: http://new.topsitelists.com/bestsites/bpsibley/topsites.html, May 2000-present.

Calhoun Community College Catalog Committee member, Decatur, AL, Oct. 1999-May 2002.

Library Management Network Bibliographic Committee member, Decatur, AL, Sept. 1999-present.

Alzheimer's Support Group Leader, Troy, AL, Feb.-Sept. 1999.

Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk, Huntsville, AL, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

Alzheimer's Association Member, 1994-present.

HONORS

Awards and reviews for web site at http://www.zarcrom.com/users/yeartorem/:
Best of HiWAAY, Best Homepage of the Year, HiWAAY Information Services, Huntsville Alabama, August 24, 1996 ; Housernet Personal Homepage of the Week, September 6, 1996 ; Los Angeles Times Pick, November 8, 1996 ; USA Today Hot Site, November 28, 1996 ; WAAY-TV (Huntsville, Alabama) Web Site of the Day, December 13, 1996 ; Featured in The Net Magazine, January 1997 ; LookSmart Editor's Choice, March 6, 1997 ; Featured on John Rody's Computer Show, KRLD Radio, March 1997 ; Librarians' Site du Jour, June 20, 1997 ; Health A to Z, Four Star Site, October 2, 1997 ; Sympatico Healthy Way Site of the Week & Best of the Web, Jan.-Feb. 1998 ; Mental Health Net Three Star Site, June 15, 1998 ; Top Ten Most Awarded Sites, January 3, 1999 ; Featured on ZD-TV's Internet Tonight show, January 15, 1999 ; Surfer's Choice Best of the Web, February 13, 1999 ; Recommended by Encyclopedia Britannica Internet Guide, February 1999 ; Superb! Over 200 Awards Website, February 21, 1999 ; Virtual Nurse Great Site Award, February 1999 ; Medinex Featured Site, July 16, 1999 ; Suite 101 Featured Site for Journal Writing, July 27, 1999 ; Healing Well's Editor's Choice Award, October 13, 1999; WebSiteStory Weekly Review Award, December 7, 1999; Britannica Internet Guide Award, January 31, 2000; Featured Site on Senior Living at About.com, June 9, 2000






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