EDUCATION:

MA in Educational Technology with an emphasis in Training Design & Development, University of Missouri-Columbia.

MLIS in Library and Information Science, Brigham Young University.

BA in English, Brigham Young University.

AWARDS:

Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award Candidate-LEC - 2001-2002

Library Employee of the Year - 2004-2005, 2011

PACE Distinguished Employee - Fall 2006
American Library Association, John Cotton Dana Award - 2012

Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs Awards of Excellence - 2017

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS:

American Library Association
American Library Association, Library Leadership & Management Association. Financial and Administrative Services Committee, 2015 – 2017    
American Library Association, Library Leadership & Management Association. Human Resources Management Committee, 2015 – 2017 
American Library Association, Library Leadership & Management Association. PR Xchange Awards Committee, 2015 – 2017, Awards Co-Chair 2016-2020

Utah Academic Library Consortium

Utah Academic Library Consortium Reference/Information Literacy Committee Chair - 2000-2002

Utah Academic Library Consortium, Internet Navigator Maintenance Team - 2000-2008
Utah Academic Library Consortium, Internet Navigator Maintenance Team Chair - 2005

Utah Academic Library Consortium Public Relations Committee Co-Chair - 2011-2014

Mountain West Digital Library, Governing Board, 2016-2018

Utah Library Association

Utah Library Association Academic Section Vice Chair - 2003-2004

Utah Library Association Academic Section Chair - 2004-2005 

Utah Library Association  Library Administration and Management Round Table Chair - 2005-2006

Utah Library Association, Utah Libraries News, editor - 2005 - 2012
Utah Library Association Business Users Round Table Vice Chair - 2006-2007
Utah Library Association Business Users Round Table Chair - 2007-2008
Utah Library Association, Awards Selection Committee, 2010-2011

UVU

UVUPhoria Campus Planning Committee, 2007-2008
UVU QI Staff Hiring Selection, Co-Chair, 2009
UVU First Year Experience Committee, 2010-2013
Utah Valley Senior Executive Leadership Forum (UVSELF) - 2011-2012
UVU Professional Association of Campus Employees (PACE), Bylaws/Procedures Chair, 2012-2014
UVU Non-Traditional Student Committee, 2015-2017
UVU Forum on Engaged Learning, Conference Planning Committee, 2010-present, Co-Chair, 2015-2016
UVU Student Success and Retention Committee, 2010-2015
UVU QI Staff Merit Pay, 2014-2015 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS I AM ASSOCIATED WITH:

American Library Association

• Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
• Library Leadership and Management Association

Utah Library Association

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

Le Ber, J., Lombardo, N., Baker, L., Goebel-Brown, A., & Olsen, D. (2004, May). New technologies for instruction. Utah Library Association Annual Conference, Ogden, Utah.

Baker, L. & Lombardo, N. (2005). Open to the world: The Internet Navigator as an open source, open access model for distance education. Teaching with Technology Idea Exchange, Orem, Utah.

Stevens, L. & Baker, L. (2007, May). "Image-in that": Image and iconography resources online! Utah Library Association Annual Conference, Provo, Utah.

Alarco, C., Baker, L., & Wilson, B. (2008, May). Casting a broader net: Using podcasting for marketing your library services. Utah Library Association Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Baker, L & Smith, A (2012, May).  We got game! Using games for library orientation. LOEX Annual Conference, Columbus, Ohio. 

PUBLICATIONS:

Baker, L. & Smith, A. (2012). We got game! Using games for library orientation. Library Orientation Series, 45. 

Smith, A. & Baker, L. (2011). Getting a clue: Creating student detectives and dragon slayers in your library. Reference Services Review 39(4), 628-642. 

Baker, L. (in press). Making hard decisions, having difficult conversations & setting expectations. In D. Fife, A. Clay Powers & M. Gamar (Eds.)  Starter's guide for new academic library leaders: Advice in conversation. Chicago: ALA Editions.