Welcome
My name is Amanda Dinscore and, as of fall 2022, I'm an associate librarian at the Cal Poly Humboldt University Library. In my previous role, I served as a librarian at the Fresno State University Library since 2008. I invite you to look through this site highlighting my work. Please contact me if you have any questions.
Overview:
- Education Master's in Instructional Science & Technology (CSU Monterey Bay), Graduate Certificate in Online Teaching & Learning (CSU East Bay), Master's in Library & Information Science (San Jose State), Bachelor's in English (Fresno State)
- Instruction and Outreach 15+ years providing course-integrated information literacy instruction and outreach; experience with digital learning object design and creation; expertise in online teaching and learning.
- Reference and Research Assistance Highly skilled in both in-person and virtual research assistance.
- Web/Technology Active in shaping my library’s web presence; web and graphic design experience; experience with usability testing; skill in using tutorial creation programs and learning management systems.
- Scholarship Pursuit of an active publication, research, and service record.
- Leadership Committed to solution-focused leadership and empowerment of others.
Selected recommendations on LinkedIn:
“Amanda Dinscore is an exceptional librarian. She has brought great energy and professional savvy to her position as a reference librarian at the Madden library. She is engaged and enthusiastic, is able to think outside the box, is a team player engaged with her work and has a refreshing entrepreneurial spirit. She shows great promise to become a leader in the field and by all accounts is a true asset to our organization.”
Peter McDonald, former Dean of Library Services at Fresno State
“Amanda is a tremendous asset to a library’s services and staff. She is knowlegeable, conscientious, and diligent. Medical residents and clinical faculty will attest to her research capabilities and to her above-and-beyond standard of service. Any student who crosses Amanda’s path will be working with a librarian that can easily be described as the best of the best.”
Amy Andres, Director of Libraries, Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar (former supervisor at UCSF Fresno Medical Education Center Library)
Peter McDonald, former Dean of Library Services at Fresno State
“Amanda is a tremendous asset to a library’s services and staff. She is knowlegeable, conscientious, and diligent. Medical residents and clinical faculty will attest to her research capabilities and to her above-and-beyond standard of service. Any student who crosses Amanda’s path will be working with a librarian that can easily be described as the best of the best.”
Amy Andres, Director of Libraries, Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar (former supervisor at UCSF Fresno Medical Education Center Library)