711 East Freeman Street 

Rachel Wallenbeck  Bolivar, Missouri 65613 

(607) 279-7452 
Experienced librarian with a demonstrated history of working in a variety of  rwallenbeck@gmail.com 
educational settings and library types. ​|​ ​ePortfolio: r​ achelwallenbeck.weebly.com 

EXPERIENCE  SKILLS 

Southwest Baptist University, ​Bolivar, MO — ​Digital Services  Basic HTML/CSS 

Librarian  knowledge. 
JULY 2017 - PRESENT  Library outreach. 
I am responsible for the management of the library’s electronic resources, 
Information literacy and 
proxy server, website, marketing, and Media Services. Partnering with the 
research. 
Springfield Campus Library Director and university faculty, we began the 
creation of a library orientation tutorial to implement within our LMS  Project management. 
(Blackboard). I also serve as the subject librarian for the College of Music, Arts, 
Experience with various 
and Letters, providing research assistance, library instruction, and collection 
LMSs (Blackboard, 
development. 
Canvas, and Moodle) and 
LibApps.  
Stephens College, ​Columbia, MO — R
​ eference Librarian 
AUGUST 2016 - MAY 2017  Implementation of 
I was responsible for assisting patrons with research, troubleshooting  OpenAthens. 
technology, library marketing, and collection development. I also served as the  Learning new 
library liaison for the Business and Psychology departments.  technology and skills. 

University of Missouri, School of Information Science &  CERTIFICATIONS 

Learning Technologies, C ​ olumbia, MO​ —
​ ​Graduate Assistant 
OCTOBER 2015 - JULY 2016  Completion of ALA’s 
“Web Design & 
I assisted Dr. Jenny Bossaller, a Library Science professor, with research, 
Development” course​, 
proofreading, editing, and writing for various projects and articles within the 
August 2014. 
field of library and information science. 

Apple Vanguard 
William Jewell College, L
​ iberty, MO — ​Engagement Hub (eHub) 
Member​, June 2014. 
Team Member 
Completed 30+ hours of 
MAY 2014 - MAY 2015 
Apple technology and 
I was responsible for assisting faculty, staff, and students with the transition  software training. 
to becoming an iSchool (Apple-only campus). This involved assisting with 
various types of classroom technology, software, and mobile applications. 
MEMBERSHIPS 
Tasks included training, troubleshooting, offering curriculum support through 
technology integration, creating documentation and videos for the campus  Association of Christian 
community, and more.  Librarians 
October 2018 - present 
EDUCATION 
Beta Phi Mu 
University of Missouri, ​Columbia, MO  International Honor 
Master of Arts in Information Science and Learning Technologies,  Society (Psi Chapter) 
emphasis in Library Science  October 2018 - present 
AUGUST 2015 - JULY 2017 

American Library Association accredited degree 

 William Jewell College, L ​ iberty, MO 
Bachelor of Arts in English & History 
AUGUST 2011 - MAY 2015 

COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION 

MOBIUS —​ D​ igitization and Institutional Repository Task Force / 

Committee 
OCTOBER 2017 - PRESENT 

Southwest Baptist University ​— Various ad hoc committees: 

Educational Technology Committee, Scholarly Activities Committee, 
Faculty Senate 
JULY 2017 - PRESENT 

RESEARCH & SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES 

“Information Literacy with a Purpose: Aligning Assessment 

with Objectives”  
ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN LIBRARIANS CONFERENCE | JUNE 2019 

I co-presented with Jennifer Brady, Springfield Campus Library Director for 

Southwest Baptist University Libraries, on the process of aligning information 
literacy session assessments with our institution's Program Level Student 
Learning Objectives (PLSLOs), as well as our process of creating an evaluation tool 
for one-on-one research sessions. 

“Comic Con Relief: 7 Points to Remember When Planning a 

‘Super’ Con” 
MISSOURI LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE | OCTOBER 2018 

I co-presented with Coleen Rose, Technical Services Librarian for Southwest 

Baptist University Libraries, about how to plan and implement a comic 
convention in an academic library. We also presented the benefits of hosting 
such an event for our institution.