Meg Brown-Sica

 

Coordinator Of Library Systems and Distance Education Support
Auraria Library, serving the University of Colorado Denver, Metropolitan State College of Denver and the Community College of Denver
Meg Brown-Sica

Primary Job

I supervise the six members of the Library Systems Department. We handle the hardware, software, web, and distance education support issues for the Auraria Library in Denver.

Vita

Tutorials

Auraria Library

1100 Lawrence Street,

Denver, CO 80204

(303) 556-6762

Email Meg

 

Research

I am interested in a lot of topics. I am currently working on an article based on the poster session done recently for ALA on tutorials with Karen Sobel and Denise Pan.

Publications

Forthcoming:  Brown-Sica, M. Playing Tag in the Dark: Diagnosing Slowness in Library Response Time. Information Technology and Libraries.

Brown-Sica, M. and J. Beall.  Library 2.0 and the Problem of Hate Speech, E-JASL: The Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship, 9.2: Summer 2008.

Brown-Sica, M, Conducting Web Usability Testing with Students with Disabilities. Colorado Libraries  33.4.2007

Brown-Sica, M. and C. Hashert, Gold Rush Linker: Making Better Use of Our Electronic Resources. Colorado Libraries 29.1:25-28.2003

Presentations

"Working Smarter, Not Harder: Teaching Students and Staff with Screencasting," American Library Association Annual Conference, June/July 2008. (With Karen Sobel and Denise Pan.

“SSL Certificates and the WebOPAC” Rocky Mountain Regional Innovative Interfaces Inc. Users Group. Denver, Colorado. 2004 

“Beta Testing Innovative Software: The User Experience Panel” Rocky Mountain Regional Innovative Interfaces Inc. Users Group. Denver, Colorado. 2003  

Personal

I love to read, exercise (biking and running), and play with my kids. I'm also interested in local food and chocolate.