Jennifer C. Boettcher
9302 Hilltop Ct
Laurel, MD 20708
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Jennifer Boettcher and Darcy Del Bosque. Public Finance Informationa Sources: a Bibliography (local and cocabulary appendix). http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/brass/brassprotools/brasspres/publicfinance/phpubfin.cfm Created 2005.
Jennifer Boettcher. Help Sheets for Databases.
http://www.library.georgetown.edu/bic/help.htm Created 2002. Last updated 10/07.
Jennifer Boettcher. Business Intelligence Center (BIC).
with additional links to services for faculty, students, alumni, and other pages
http://www.library.georgetown.edu/bic/. Created 4/20/01. Last updated 9/07
Jennifer Boettcher. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): Unofficial Clearinghouse.
http://www.library.georgetown.edu/bic/help/naics. Created 7/97. Last updated 12/04.
Jennifer Boettcher. Simmon's Choices II Tutorial.
http://www.library.georgetown.edu/bic/help/simmons. Created 8/29/97, Last updated 12/04.
Jennifer Boettcher as part of the BRASS Education Committee. Best of the Best: Accounting and Tax, American Corporation, Financial Markets and Investment, and Economics.
http://ala8.ala.org/rusa/brass/besthome.html. Created 2/4/00
7. Book Reviews
Jennifer Boettcher. "CNNFN," Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries. August 1997, revised August 1998.
Jennifer Boettcher. "Profiles in Business and Management: An International Directory of Scholars and Their Research CD-ROM by Harvard Business School Publishing," Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries [unpublished].
Jennifer Boettcher. "Review of Fitzroy Dearborn Directory of Venture Capital Funds by A. David Silver," Journal of Business and Finance Librarianship. 2, no. 1 (1996), 90-91.
Jennifer Boettcher. "Review of Women in Action: Rebels and Reformers by Elisabeth Israel Perry," Voter [League of Women Voters of Brazos County]. 24, no. 11 (July, 1995), 3.
8. Newsletter Articles
Jennifer Boettcher. "BIF Events this Spring," DC-SLA Chapter Notes. 62, no. 4 (April 2003), 2.
Jennifer Boettcher. "Understanding the U.S. Economic Statistics and International Business Sources," DC-SLA Chapter Notes. 61, no. 1 (September 2001), 14.
Jennifer Boettcher. "BIF and Bop in Fall 2000," DC-SLA Chapter Notes. 60, no. 2 (October 2000), 8.
Jennifer Boettcher. "Born in 1999, Business Information Finders Charts Its Future Growth," DC-SLA Chapter Notes. 59, no. 4 (January 2000), 6.
Jennifer Boettcher. "2001 Joint BRASS/GODORT Program Planning Committee," RUSA Update/BRASS Notes. (June 1999-present), regular entry.
Jennifer Boettcher. "Discussion Group," RUSA Update/ BRASS Notes. (June 1998-July 2000), regular entry.
Jennifer Boettcher. Georgetown School of Business MBA Globe. Monthly column,1999-2003.
Titles of columns include"Information is power," "I Need It Now!," "What are you doing this Summer?," "They know what you want and where you are," "Good Ethics: A key to your success," "Perfect strategic partners in your corporate career,""Wide Wonderful World," "Books are Y2K Compliant," "Looking Good," "Invisible Hand in the Library," "Becoming a Knowledge Artisan," "One More Tool for Networking," "Don't Waste Your Time," "Making the Case," "Research is the Practical Side to Business," and "A Library of Substance"
Jennifer Boettcher. "Know Your County...In Changing Times," Voter [League of Women Voters of Brazos County]. 25, no. 3 (November, 1995), 2.
Jennifer Boettcher. "Message From The President," Scope Notes [Student Association of the School of Information and Policy]. 1, no. 1-5 (October-July, 1991-1992), regular column.
9. Other Publications
Jennifer Boettcher. "BIC Picks" (newsletter entries) Sent to a self-selected people and faculty since 2003.
Jennifer Boettcher. "Understanding U.S. Economic Statistics and International Business Sources," (Press Release) Appeared in regional newspapers and websites. June/July 2001, for Business Information Finders of the DC Chapter of the Special Libraries Association.
Jennifer Boettcher. "Highlighted B-to-C Sources," (Bibliography) Spring 2001, for ALA/RUSA/Joint BRASS-GODORT Program. <http://www.ala.org/rusa/brass/mgboebib.html>.
Jennifer Boettcher. "Marketing.gov: Tools for Success," (Flyer) Spring 2001, for ALA/RUSA/Joint BRASS-GODORT Program.
Jennifer Boettcher and Wendy Rotz. "Data Presentations- A Guide to Good Graphics and Tables." (Press Release) Appeared in regional newspapers, December/January 2000, for Business Information Finders of the DC Chapter of the Special Libraries Association and The Quantitative Literacy Group of the Washington Statistical Society.
Jennifer Boettcher. "Reflecting on the Future of BRASS Services to Members," (Flyer) January 2000, for ALA/RUSA/BRASS Discussion Group.
Jennifer Boettcher. "How to Operate a Website," (Flyer) June 1999, for ALA/RUSA/BRASS Discussion Group
Jennifer Boettcher and Candace Benefiel. "Smooth Moves: Assisting Library Support Staff in Lateral Moves to the Reference Desk," (Abstract), in: 15th Annual Poster Sessions Abstracts. Chicago: American Library Association (1996): 14.
Jennifer Boettcher. "Business Librarians and Counselors Assist Job Hunting ." (Press Release) Appeared in regional newspapers, March 1994.
B. Research Activities
1. Funded Research
"Assisting Paraprofessionals in Lateral Moves to the Reference Desk." June 1995. (with Candace Benefiel) Funded by the Faculty Mini-Grant Program. With additional support from the Association of Research Libraries.
2. Research Under Contract
"Assisting Paraprofessionals in Lateral Moves to the Reference Desk" Occasional Paper with Candace Benefiel and Thresea Liedtka, with Association of Research Libraries.
3. Research in Progress and Projected Research
"Annotated Bibliography Regarding Small MSAs, County, and State Data Sources for Real Estate, Bond Investors, and Historians" (book with Sue Bradley).
C. Presentations
1. Juried/Invited Presentations
Jennifer Boettcher. "Industry Research Using Government Sources," SLA Pre-Conference. June 9, 2006. Baltimore, MD.
Jennifer Boettcher. "Economic Census," ALA/GODORT Midwinter. January 15, 2005. Boston, MA.
Jennifer Boettcher. "Business Librarianship 101: Outreach," ALA/RUSA/BRASS Preconference. January 25, 2003. Philadelphia, PA.
Jennifer Boettcher. "Search Strategies in Business," DC-SLA/DCLA 2002 Joint Spring Workshop Fast--Cheap--Accurate: Get All You Can Out of Web Searching. April 16, 2002. Washington, DC.
Jennifer Boettcher. "Business Plan for Marketing.gov: Tools for Success, " ALA/RUSA/Joint BRASS-GODORT Program. June 18, 2001. San Francisco, Calif.
with bibliography (web) Marketing Advantage:Tools for Success
Jennifer Boettcher, read by Crystal Allen. "Challenges and Opportunities," First International NAICS Users Conference: Conference Proceedings. September 30-October 2, 1998. Logan, Utah
Jennifer Boettcher. "Changing Initials, New SIC Becomes NAICS" What is it all About?" Texas-SLA, February 13, 1998, San Antonio, TX.
Carol Ambler, Jennifer Boettcher, and Margot Diltz. "SIC Transit, Hello NAICS! Creating New Pathways to Industrial Classification," 5th Annual CARL Conference. Sept 19, 1997, Oakland, CA.
Jennifer Boettcher. "NAICS pit: Don't get bitten when SIC codes are retired," National Online Meeting. May 1997, New York City, NY.
Jennifer Boettcher and Candace Benefiel. "Assisting Support Staff in Lateral Moves to Public Services," American Library Association Annual Conference Poster Session. July 1996, New York City, NY.
2. Presentations
"Economic Census," Business Information Finders, Arlington, VA. (forthcoming)
"Who are this people?" Teaching, Learning, and Technology Summer Institute (TLTSI), May 22,2003, Washington, DC.
"Business Librarianship 101: Services," Business Information Finders, November 13, 2002, Arlington, VA.
"Introduction of Marketing Sources," Business Information Finders, February 18, 1999. Washington, DC.
"Business Resources on the Internet," Texas A&M University Internet Awareness Week, November 1996, College Station, TX.
"Government-Sponsored Business Sources," New York State Small Business Development Center Staff Training. October 1993, Utica, NY.
III Documentation of Professional Activities
A. Awards and Honors
1. National
Elected Chair-Elect for ALA/RUSA/BRASS- Term 2004-2006
Elected Member-at-Large for ALA/RUSA/BRASS- Term 2001-2003
2. Local
Lauinger Library Staff Excellence Award, 2005
For outstanding leadership in the profession and in the University Library
Elected Georgetown University Faculty Senate, 2005-Present
B. Committee Assignments
1. National and Regional
Business Information Finders (Washington, D.C.)
Event coordinator 1999-present
Listserv owner 1999-present
Journal of Business and Finance Librarianship
Editorial Review Board 1996-present
American Library Association, Reference and User Services Association
RUSA Board, 2005-present
Planning and Finance, 2004-2005
Professional Development Committee (member, 2000-2005) (Chair, 2003-2004)
American Library Association, Business Reference and Adult Services Section
BRASS Executive Committee 2004-present
BRASS Marketing Committee (ad hoc) 2005-present
2006 Program Planning Committee 2004-present
BRASS Section Evaluation (ad hoc) 2002-2004
BRASS Representative to SLA 2002-2004
2001 Joint BRASS/GODORT Program Planning Committee, Chair 1999-2001
Discussion Group Leader 1998-2000
Education Committee 1997-2000
Nominating Committee 1997-2000
Disclosure Student Awards Committee 1997-1999
1997 San Francisco Program Planning Committee- Publicity 1995-1997
Publication Committee, Sub-Committee 1995-1997
1995 Chicago Program Planning Committee 1993-1995
Capital District Business Librarians (Albany, New York)
Program Planning Committee- Publicity 1993-1994
2. Work Place
Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Faculty Senate, 2005-present
Statistics and GIS Committee, 2003-present
Lauinger Library, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
III Electronic Resource Management System Committee 2005-present
Scholarly Communications Team 2005-present
Publication Committee 2004-present
Continuation Review Committee 2002-present
Staff Fund 2000-present
Intranet Committee 1998-2001
Communications Task Force 1998
Evans Library, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Tenure Support Group, co-chair 1995-1997
CIS Expo/Internet Week Committee 1995-1998
Evaluation Review Committee 1996
Bibliographic Software Selection Committee 1996
Central Administration of State University of New York
Professional Development Committee 1993-1994
C. Professional Memberships
American Library Association
Reference and User Service Association 1992-present
Government Documents Round Table 1992-present
Association of College and Research Libraries 1992-2000
Special Libraries Association 1992-present
DC Chapter
Texas Chapter
Business and Finance Division
Business Information Finders (Washington, D.C.) - Founding member 1999-present
Capital District Business Librarians (Albany, New York) 1992-1994
Documents Interest Group (Albany, New York) 1992-1994
D. Other Professional Activities
Paid Lecturer, Georgetown University International Executive MBA program, Washington, DC. 2000-2005
Paid Consultant, Mansfield Associates, Washington, DC. 1997
Paid Information Consultant, Center For Family Business, Cleveland, OH. 1994
Information Consultant, volunteered with area non-profit organizations: 1992-1994
Project SOAR, Social Justice Center, and Honest Weight Food Co-op
President, School of Information Science and Policy Student Association, 1991-1992
State University of New York, Albany
Graduate Student Organization, State University of New York, Albany 1991-1992
Chair, Multi-Cultural Committee Elected Representative
IV. Documentation of Professional Assignment
A. In-House Publications
1. Help Sheets
Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 for Windows, created 2002
Bloomberg Station (how to save from academic account), created 2002
Data Analysis and Reporting Tool: DART, created 1996
Data stream: Time Series Retrieval, created 1997
Demographics USA, revised 1999, revised 2001
1992 Economic Census CD-ROM, created 1996, revised 1997
Gopher on Windows: Navigational Tool for the Internet, created 1995
International Financial Statistics, created 1996, revised 1999
In Site Databases, created 1996, revised 1997
Investext: Academic Edition, created 1996, revised 1997
National Trade Data Bank: NDTB, created 1995, revised 1996
Mediamark, created 1999
Political Risk Services, created 1997, revised 1998-1999
Research Insight, created 2000, Revised 2002
Simmons: Survey of Media and Markets, created 1996, revised 2001
Selected Search Operators and Commands for the Barclay Center Electronic Reference Sources, created 1996, revised 1997
Standard & Poor's Compustat PC Plus, created 1996
2. Bibliographies
American Corporations: A Guide to Resources, revised for HTML 1998, updated 2005
Business And Government Research, (web) created 2005
Career Resources Located at the West Campus Library, created 1996
Economic Conditions: A Guide to Resources, revised for HTML 1999
Global Business Information: Country, created 1997
Industries: A Guide to Resources, revised for HTML1998, updated 2004
International and Foreign Industry: A Guide to Resources, revised 1998
International Corporations: A Guide to Resources, revised for HTML 1999
International Marketing: A Guide to Resources, revised for HTML 1999
Investments Analysis: A Guide to Resources, revised for HTML 1999, updated 2005
Marketing: A Guide to Resources, revised for HTML 1999, updated 2005
Nonprofit Sources: A Guide to Resources, created 2000
Selected Business Sources on the Internet, revised 1996
Selected Marketing Reference Sources: United States, created 1996, revised 1997
Selected Small Business Sources, revised 1997
Selected Sources for Management 461: Entrepreneurship, created 1996
Something for Everyone in Business, created 1995
U.S. Economic Indicators: A Guide to Resources, revised for HTML 1999
Wireless/Cellular Services, (web) created 2005
3. Selected Work-Related
Business Databases, annotated list of business databases, 1998-2001
Business Bibliography, used to assist library staff, created 1996
Business Librarian Practicum, proposal 2000 (accepted)
Classroom Instruction Program: Business Database Listing, 1995
Controlled Vocabulary for Small Business Vertical File, 1993
Networked CD-ROMs in Georgetown University Libraries, proposal 2004 (accepted)
Enterprise Academy for Business Research, proposal 1999 (accepted)
Enterprise Academy for Business Research, proposal for credit-based courses, 1998
Monthly Summary of Counselor's Evaluation, counts and comments, 1992-1994
Ranking of business schools, Excel 2005
Something.com Business Intelligence Center, proposal and statistical analysis 2000
Top-Tier Journals, memorandum for Business School Faculty Peer Review Committee, 1999
What To Do About Reference?, proposal, 1994
B. Reference Services
1. Software
Select search engines- Dialog, Lexis/Nexis, Westlaw, NOTIS, Innovative Interface, ProQuest, WebSPRIS, Ovid, InSite, 1st Search, Economist Intelligence Unit, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Academic Universe, ISINet, Stat-USA, CCH, EBSCO,
Select unique titles- Bloomberg, Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS), Factiva, Research Insight, Global Market Information Database(GMID), Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage, Gartner Group Research, LIVEDGAR, SharkRepellent.net, Socrates, Bridge, SBRnet, International Financial Statistics, Data Analysis and Retrieval Tool (DART), Simmon's Choices II, SourcOECD, American FactFinder, MarketResarch.com, Wall Street Transcripts, Datastream,Financial Accounting Research System (FARS), Political Risk Services, Economatica, Social Sciences Citation Indexes, RIA OnPoint, MorningStar's Principia Plus, American Business Disc, Statistical MasterFile, National Trade Data Bank-Dos, Chemical Abstracts, Broadcast News, Mediamark Reporter, Literature of the Nonprofit Sector Online,World Trade Online, CorpTech
Select software applications- WordPerfect, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Groupwise, Quatro Pro, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, ArcView (GIS)
2. Product Manager (expert in search software and content; instruct staff on software and developments; publisher liaison; trouble shooter)- 1994-1997
Compustat PC Plus, Data Analysis and Retrieval Tool (DART), Datadisk- Retail, Datastream, Economic Census, Economatica, International Financial Statistics, Investext, National Trade Data Bank (NTDB), and Political Risk Services
C. Instructional Services
1. Selected Library Instruction Sessions
Four Warm Bodies (self defined training sessions), 2000-present
Buyer Behavior, 2005
Principles of Investment, 2003- 2005
Business & Government Relations, 2003-2005
Latin American Economic Data, 2000-2005
BloombergStation, 2000 - 2005
Research Insight, 1999 - 2005
MBA Briefing, 1999 - 2004
Lexis/Nexis and Congressional Universe Searching, 1998
International Economics, 1998 - 2005
Principles of Marketing, 1997- 2001
Compustat PC Plus Workshop, 1996 - 1997
Entrepreneurship, 1996 -1997
New Product Development, 1996
International Marketing, 1995 - 2005
Basic Business - PowerPoint program used in majority of business sessions, 1995
2. Selected Staff Instruction (workshops with hands-on-exercises)
Economic Census, 2005
Value Line and Factiva, 2003
World Trade Analyzer an OECD Statistical Compendium, 2002
SRDS, 1999
Demographics USA, 1999
Simmons Choices II, 1999
Political Risk Yearbook CD-ROM, 1998-1999
Basic Business, 1998
Datastream, 1996
Compustat PC Plus, 1996-1997
Economic Census, 1996
International Financial Statistics, 1996, 1999
Investext, 1996
Data Analysis and Reporting Tool, 1995
National Trade Data Bank, 1995
Business Instruction, used for new library staff members, created 1995
3. Enterprise Academy for Business Research (A series of workshops designed to develop the skills necessary for success in finance, marketing, management, and international business. After taking the classes, participants will be able to identify their information needs in business situations, choose the correct research tools to gain information, and make better-informed decisions. Each of the four business topics is explored in a series of four workshops.)
a) Marketing
Introduction to Marketing Research, Simmons Choices III, Demographics USA, and SRDS Resources
b) International Business
Introduction to International Business, National Trade Data Bank (NTDB) via STAT-USA, International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Trade Data Resources, and Global Integrative.
c) Management
Using Research Time Wisely, Before the Interview, Using SEC filings for SWOT Analysis, Finding Manufacturing Costs, and Researching Non-Profits
d) Finance
Introduction to Financial Sources, S&P Compustat Research Insight, Bloomberg, and Morningstar Principia Plus
D. Continuing Education
1. Credit Course
International Executive Master of Business Administration, 2003-2005
Accounting Concepts and Procedures, Fall 1996
2. Selected Workshops (outside of ALA)
Managing Digital Assets, ARL (Washington, DC) 2005
Practical International Copyright Law, CAPCON (online) 2005
Digital Licensing Online Course, CAPCON (online) 2005
Taking the Sting out of Statistics, DC/SLA (Washington, DC) 2005
Syllabus Design, The Center for New Designs in Learning & Scholarship: CNDLS (Washington, DC) 2004
Regional Conference on Census 2000 and 1997 Economic Census, Census Bureau (Washington, DC) 2000
Doing Research for Nonprofits, BIF (Arlington, VA) 1999
Update on GPO Activities, DC/SLA (Washington, DC) 1999
Web-Enabled Databases, BIF (Washington, DC) 1999
Going Global: Business and Government Information Partnering, BRASS (Washington, DC) 1998
International Organization Information for the 21st Century, GODORT (Washington, DC) 1998
Using EDGAR Documents in Company Research, Disclosure, Inc (Washington, DC) 1998
Regional Economic Information System (REIS) Training, University of Texas (Austin, TX) 1997
Better Meetings, Texas A&M University Evans Library (College Station, TX) 1997
Covey Training, Texas A&M University Evans Library (College Station, TX) 1996
Punctuation and Grammar Review, Texas A&M University Human Resources (College Station, TX) 1996
Quantitative Research Methods, Texas A&M University Evans Library Research Committee, (College Station, TX) 1996
Review and Editing Techniques, Texas A&M University Human Resources (College Station, TX) 1996
Dialog's Beyond The Basics, Dialog, Inc (Austin, TX) 1995
Dialog's Market Intelligence, Dialog, Inc (Austin, TX) 1995
Family Business, Center for Family Research (Orlando, Fld) 1992
Grant Writing, University of New Hampshire Continuing Education (Durham, NH) 1989
Available upon request