Gary Dean Burnett

Assistant Professor
School of Information Studies
Florida State University
email: gburnett@mailer.fsu.edu

Education:

• 1993: M.L.S. Rutgers University.
• 1988: Ph.D. Princeton University.
• 1978: B.A., University of California at San Diego.

Work Experience:

• August 1998-present
  • Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies, Florida State University.
    Designed and taught undergraduate courses titled Electronic Media Production and Technologies for Information Services; served on 2+2 Project Development team to design and create undergraduate distance learning program to offer a degree in Information Studies beginning Fall 1999; served on School of Information Studies' Instructional Development and Research Support Services Committee (IDRSS); served on School of Information Studies' Undergraduate Program Committee; served on Florida State University Faculty Senate's Computing and Information Resources Committee.
• May 1998-August 1998
  • Member, Web Development Team for Web-MC, Department of Graduate Studies, Florida State University.
    Assisted Alan Mabe, Dean of Graduate Studies, in design and delivery of Web-MC, a program to enhance Web-based instruction at Florida State University; acted as primary instructor in series of workshops training 55 FSU faculty members in Web development and online delivery of instructional materials; assisted in hiring and training of staff; supervised development of support materials for both faculty and students.
• September 1996-August 1998.
  
  • Visiting Faculty, School of Information Studies, Florida State University.
    Designed and taught graduate and undergraduate courses titled Graphic Media Production, Subject Analysis, Information Graphics, Digital Video Production; coordinated instruction in the Learning Resources Computer Lab; supervised graduate and undergraduate assistants; developed training and instructional materials for technology instruction; conducted introductory and advanced workshops on information technology, including the Internet; participated in the Web Design Team to revise the design of existing World Wide Web resources for local and distance education students; created sets of Web pages to support the projects of the Learning Resources Computer Lab (including Helpsheets and Internet Resources for Librarians) and the School of Information Studies' Distance Education Program; acted as Project Manager for all Web development for the School of Information Studies, supervising and coordinating all Web projects including a major redesign of the School's public pages; acted as liason between Web Development team and School of Information Studies faculty; provided Instructional Design support for School faculty members developing courses for online delivery.
• February-July 1996.
• Librarian, New Brunswick Free Public Library.
  Implemented a collaborative project to provide online access to the library's OPAC to students at the local high school; provided reference service; provided technical support.
• 1992-1996.
• Senior Research Associate, ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, Teachers College, Columbia University.
  Developed and conducted training sessions in online database searching and Internet use; developed training manuals for online database searching and Internet use; provided consultant services for design and implementation of local area network; provided consultant services for design and implementation of World Wide Web server; trained office staff in use of the Internet and multimedia software; provided user and reference services; wrote successful grant proposals; developed and directed project to provide technical support to Historically Black Colleges and Universities interested in developing access to the Internet; hired and directed small staff; designed and implemented World Wide Web site for Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
• 1993-1996.
• Research Associate, Institute on Education and the Economy, Teachers College, Columbia University.
  Conducted research on benchmarking and strategic planning in urban high schools; developed and established an Internet Gopher site devoted to vocational education.
• Fall 1994-1996.
• Instructor, Professional Development Program, School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies, Rutgers University.
  Designed and taught course titled Internet in the School Media Center.
• Spring 1994-Spring 1996.
• Lecturer, School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies, Rutgers University.
  Taught graduate course titled Introduction to Technology; taught graduate courses titled Information Structures and Internet Interfaces.
• Spring 1993-Summer 1993.
• Computer Lab Assistant, SCILS IBM Computer Lab.
  Provided user support during weekend Lab hours for MLS students; assisted students with hardware and software problems; provided training and support for online searching and Internet use.
• 1989-1992.
• Lecturer in English, Princeton University.
  Taught Literature and Writing; provided bibliographic instruction to freshmen in writing courses.
• 1987-1989.
• Bookseller, Black Oak Books, Berkeley, California.
  Developed and managed sections of the store, providing collection development services and subject-area expertise. Assisted in implementing storewide inventory automation.
• 1987.
• Manager, Scribner Room, Firestone Library, Princeton University.
  Scheduled, supervised, and trained student assistants.
• 1985-1987.
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Princeton University.
  Taught Literature and Writing.
• 1983-1987.
• Graduate Student, Princeton University.
  Studied Modern American Poetry.
• 1982-1983.
• Library Assistant, Technical Services, Engineering Library, University of California at Berkeley.
  Received and processed periodicals and monographs; provided reference services.
• 1978-1982.
• Bookseller, Sand Dollar Books, Berkeley, California.
  Sorted and inventoried archival material; managed Approval-Plan sales of small press poetry to several academic libraries; provided customer service and collection development support.

Workshops and Seminars:

• 1997.
  • New York Public Library.
    Developed and conducted ten half-day workshops on HTML and Web design for NYPL professional and para-professional staff.
• 1996.
  • Professional Development Program, SCILS, Rutgers University.
    Developed and conducted two full day introductory workshops on the Internet for School Media Professionals.
• 1996.
  • New York Public Library.
    Developed and conducted four half-day workshops on Netscape and the World Wide Web for NYPL professional and para-professional staff.
• 1995.
  • Professional Development Program, SCILS, Rutgers University.
    Developed and conducted two full day workshops on the Internet for School Media Professionals in elementary and secondary schools.
• 1995.
  • Professional Development Program, SCILS, Rutgers University.
    Developed and conducted four three-hour workshops on the World Wide Web for employees of MCI.

Publications:

Books and Monographs:

• Chapter 1 and Compensatory Education. ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education monograph. 1994. Co-authored with Erwin Flaxman and Carol Ascher.
• Current Trends and Issues in Urban Education, 1993. ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education monograph. 1993. Co-authored with Carol Ascher.
• H.D. Between Image and Epic: The Mysteries of her Poetics. Ann Arbor: U.M.I. Research Press, 1989.

Articles and Other Short Writings:

• Internet Resources for Urban Educators. ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education Digest, 1995.
• Overcrowding in Urban Schools. ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education Digest, 1995.
• Gangs In The Schools. ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education Digest, 1994.
• Varieties of Multicultural Education. ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education Digest, 1994.
• The Role of Teachers in Collaborative School-Linked Services. ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education Digest, 1994.
• Educational Technology for Urban Schools. ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education Digest, 1994.
• Chapter 1 Schoolwide Projects. ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education Digest, 1994.
• Testing and Placement of Language Minority Students. ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education Digest. 1993.
• Career Academies: Training Urban Students for Career Success. ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education Digest. 1992.
• Numerous Info Alerts, mini-bibliographies on urban and minority education. ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, 1992-1995.
• The Identity of 'H.': Imagism and H.D.'s Sea Garden. Sagetrieb 8.3 (Winter 1989).
• A Poetics Out of War: H.D.'s Responses to the First World War. Agenda 25.3-4 (Autumn/Winter 1989).
• H.D. and Lawrence: Two Allusions. The H.D. Newsletter 1.1 (Spring 1987).
• Numerous short articles and reviews in Choice, Jimmy & Lucy's House of "K", Small Press, and dark ages clasp the daisy root...

Editorial:

• Robert Duncan, Letters on Poetry & Poetics, with an Introduction, in Ironwood 22, (Fall 1983).
• Under the imprint of Little Dinosaur Press, published chapbooks by Michael Davidson, Michael Palmer, David Bromige, Bobbie Louise Hawkins, and Gail Sher.

Poetry:

• Poems in numerous small press periodicals, including Credences: A Journal of Twentieth Century Poetry and Poetics, Berkeley Poetry Review, and Moving Letters.

Access to online versions of selected publications.

Academic and Professional Activities:

• Beyond the Structural Principle: The Current Status of Title I, Chapter 1. Paper read at the Winter 1994 American Educational Researchers Association conference.
• 'What You Set Out to Find': Bob Dylan and the Question of Interpretation. Paper read at the 1992 Northeast Popular Culture Association conference.
• Leaving off the Second Ending: The Grateful Dead and the Refusal of Closure. Paper read at the 1990 Northeast Popular Culture Association conference.
• A Poetics Out Of War: H.D.'s Responses to the First World War. Paper read at the Emily Dickinson/H.D. Dual Centennial Colloquium, San Jose State University, October 1986.
• Persona and Image-Complex in H.D.'s Sea Garden. Paper read at a Princeton University Colloquium on Women's Studies, May, 1984.

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