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- robert l balliot
Robert L. Balliot
Bristol, Rhode Island
rballiot@oceanstatelibrarian.com
Experience:
- 2006- : Principal -
Ocean State Librarian - Information Services,
Consulting, and Design
- 1999 2006: Director Middletown Public Library
- 1996 1999: Information Services Librarian
East Greenwich Library, East Greenwich, RI
- 1995 1996: Reference Librarian
Roger Williams School of Architecture, Bristol, RI
- 1987- 1995: Manager Brown University
Library, Providence, RI
- 1986-1987: Circulation Supervisor
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
- 1981-1986: Librarian - Boney Architects, Inc. (now LS3P)
Wilmington, NC
- 1986-1992: Command Staff 7th
Naval Construction Regiment

Education:
- 1995 MLIS University of Rhode Island
- MBA (partial completion 21 hours)
University of North Carolina
- BS Magna cum laude Western Carolina University
- Independent, academic, and employment related
courses and training technology (network hardware and software), management,
construction, finance, accounting, security, public speaking, health sciences
librarianship, and fund raising
- USMC Communications School, USN Storekeeper
School, CBR School

Awards and Honors:

Professional Appointments:

Technology Consultant:
- Rhode Island Justice Commission,
Rhode Island Department of Training
- Jamestown Philomena Library, Cross Mills Public
Library, Rogers Free Library, Hope Library
- Ophthalmology Consultants of Rhode Island,
Middletown Schools

Publications:
- How to Search the WWW: A Tutorial for Beginners
and Non-experts
- How to Search for Medical Information
- How to Search for Ophthalmological Information
- Public Library guide to Polycom
videoconferencing
- RI Town Crier
A Model for Public Access (Oxford Round Table)
- Library Journal book reviewer
Business/Employment/Economics
Member: ALA/LAMA,
RILA, Society of New England Archivists, Oxford Round Table, Toastmasters
International, Reference Librarians of Second Life (Virtual Reference
Design)
Guest Speaker: RILA, RIEMA, Reference
Round Tables, Oxford University, Rotary International