Box TD-577
Tennessee Temple University
1815 Union Ave.
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37404
423/493-4252 (work)
423/493-4423 (home)
cierpke@prodigy.net

Career objective: To serve as a librarian at a Christian liberal arts university or theological seminary

Career related Skills

Organizational
• During extensive downsizing, reconfigured the library for optimal operation
• Chaired the University Library Oversight Committee and approved library mission statement
• Revised library collection development policy
• Created library mission statement


Planning

• Planned library budgets at departmental and library level
• Planned library automation schedule
• Drafted five-year plan for library
• Helped planned 1999 Association of Christian Librarians conference
• Suggested and implemented hire of audiovisual and periodicals librarians

Supervision
• Supervised the circulation department and trained student workers
• Supervised the library and trained department heads
• Counseled students with personal, professional and academic concerns


Communication

• Wrote book reviews for university alumni newsletter and for The Christian Librarian
• Evaluated and revised library handbook
• Prepared departmental reports
• Prepared annual library report
• Designed and created library web page
• Compiled subject bibliographies on biblical and theological subjects
• Serve as a regular contributor to several library and ministerial listservs


Teaching and Instruction

• Made bibliographic instructions presentations at both undergraduate and graduate levels
• Taught Greek Study Tools at graduate level as an adjunct seminary professor
• Taught Elementary Greek, Greek Syntax, and Greek Exegesis as a seminary professor
• Taught Elementary Greek, Greek Syntax, and Greek Exegesis as a college professor
• Taught courses on the Gospel of John, the Pentateuch, and the Old Testament Historical Books
  
• Serves as Sunday school teacher for single adult's class


Research

• Designed student library questionnaires
• Served on accreditation committees

• Tennessee Temple University, Bachelor's of Religious Education in Pastoral Studies, 1986
• Temple Baptist Seminary, Master of Divinity in Old Testament, 1991
• University of Tennessee, Master of Science in Information Sciences, 2002

• Extensive experience with PC computers
• Extensive experience with File Transfer Protocol, Telnet, Gopher, and World Wide Web
• Extensive experience with various computerized library systems
• Extensive experience with online searching with EPIC and DIALOG
• Experience with servicing photocopiers
• Experience with repairing CD-ROM drives
• Experience with Java programming language
• Experience with Hypertext Markup Language

• Associate Minister, Old Stone Baptist Church, 1987 -1989
• Circulation Librarian, Tennessee Temple University, 1988 - 1989
• Assistant Reference Librarian, Tennessee Temple University, 1989-1991
• Reference Librarian, Tennessee Temple University, 1991-present
• Library Director, Tennessee Temple University, 1994-present
• Adjunct Professor, Temple Baptist Seminary, 1997- present
• Instructor of New Testament Greek, Temple Baptist Seminary, 1999- 2002

• Association of Christian Librarians
• American Theological Library Association
• Evangelical Theological Society
• Chattanooga Area Library Association

• Alfred E. Cierpke Award for Christian leadership potential, 1986

• Mr. Ronald L Walker, 4038 W Bogard St, Springfield, MO 65802 Telephone: 417/873-9298 or 417/862-5502 E-mail: walkpatt@atlascomm.net

• Dr. Roger Stiles, Executive Vice-President, Tennessee Temple University, 1815 Union Ave., Chattanooga, Tennessee 37404 Telephone: 423/493-4202 E-mail: rstiles@tntemple.edu

• Miss Patricia Fisher, Director of Library Services, Seby Jones Library, Toccoa Falls College, Toccoa Falls, GA 30598 Telephone: 706/886-6831 Ext. #5300 E-mail: pfisher@toccoafalls.edu

• Mrs. Laura Young, Reference Librarian, Chattanooga State Technical Community College, 4501 Amnicola Highway, Chattanooga, TN 37406 Telephone: 423/698-8305 E-mail: young@cstcc.cc.tn.us

• Mr. Jeffrey Gates, Head Librarian, Faith Baptist Bible College & Theological Seminary, 1900 Northwest 4^th St., Ankeny, IA 50021 Telephone: 515/964-0601 Ext. #258 E-mail: jeffgates@juno.com

• Dr. Constance Pearson, Graduate Education Faculty, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA, Telephone: 434/582-2633 E-mail: cpearson@liberty.edu