Kebede Wordofa

Coordinator of Technology Resources

Kebede serves as the Coordinator of Technology Resources Unit of the Library, which includes two computer technicians, and a student assistant. He reports to the Director of Library Services and is responsible for the overall coordination and direction of the Library's Technology Resources Unit. He provides leadership in the planning, development, and management of the Library's technological infrastructure, which includes 10 servers running various library systems and applications, more than 180 student-use workstations, 38 laptops and Macbooks for students checkout, 40 staff-use computers, a number of network printers and other equipment, and numerous software packages. He works closely with the University’s Office of Information Technology (OIT), and serves as a liaison to various library system vendors. As the Systems Librarian, Kebede manages and supports key library systems, including the Sierra integrated library system and ILLiad. He performs all aspects of traditional and electronic reference services, and teaches APSU 1000.

Kebede also serves as the Subject Librarian to the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Computer Science & Information Technology.

Employed at APSU since: 2011

Committees

Faculty Professional Development Assignment Committee
Student Academic Suspension Appeal Committee
Library Departmental RTP Criteria Review Committee
Library Coordinators Council
Library Professional Development Committee
Library Technology Committee, Chair

Education

B.A., Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, 1993
M.I.S., Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, 1997

Kebede Wordofa

Phone: (931) 221-7959
Email: wordofak
Office: Library 311