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Librarian

Description
Seeking a position providing information and reference service to the public or a student body.
Location
New York
Experience



PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE



 



o MANAGER, AskNYPL (01/09-06/11)



New York Public Library, New York, NY





  • Reference services (telephone, chat, email, SMS)





  • Service development (SMS reference, staff service line)





  • Departmental management and supervision(8 staff)





 



o SENIOR LIBRARIAN (03/08-01/09)



New York Public Library, New York, NY





  • Reference services (in-person and telephone)





  • Collection development (traditional and digital)





  • Staff supervision (paraprofessional staff)





 



o ADJUNCT LECTURER (07/07-01/09)



University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL





  • Development and instruction for ‘Virtual word librarianship’





  • Development and instruction for ‘Immersive education in a 3d immersive world’





  • Development and instruction for ‘Instructional tools in Second Life’





 



o REFERENCE LIBRARIAN (09/05-02/08)



Collier County Public Library, Naples, FL





  • Reference services (in-person, telephone, and virtual)





  • Collection development (traditional and digital)





  • Design for laptop roaming reference program





  • Statistic collection and processing





 



o DESK ASSISTANT (04/05-08/05)



Fletcher L. Byrom Earth & Mineral Sciences Library, University Park, PA





  • Reference assistance





  • Circulation and interlibrary loan





  • Website maintenance and link checking





 



o INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT (08/04-08/05)



Schlow Memorial Library, State College, PA





  • RFID implementation





  • Computer maintenance and upgrades





  • Technical assistance for public and staff





  • Implementation of public terminal control software





 



o REFERENCE ASSISTANT (05/04-08/04)



Schlow Memorial Library, State College, PA





  • Reference assistance





  • Periodical cataloging





  • Technical assistance to public





  • Computer volunteer training and supervision





 



VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE



 



o CATALOGING LIBRARIAN (06/11-present)



Carter/Johnson Library, Travelling Collection





  • Original and copy cataloging





  • OPAC selection, development, and implementation





 



o REFERENCE COORDINATOR (11/06-present)



Second Life Library 2.0 (virtual world location)





  • Virtual reference services coordinator





  • Virtual reference services development and training





  • Presenting continuing education classes for librarians




Skills


LIBRARY



  • Reference (in-person, telephone, email, chat, SMS, virtual)


  • Collection management (aquisition, weeding, transport, emergency management)


  • Training (public, staff)


  • Outreach and programming (schools, public organizations, patron groups)


  • Management and training (professional, paraprofessional, volunteer)



COMPUTER



  • Major operating systems (Windows, Mac, Linux, Unix)


  • Office applications (MS Office Suite, OpenOffice)


  • Web development


  • Hardware and software upgrades and maintenance



GENERAL SERVICE



  • Customer service background


  • Inventory control


  • Basic bookkeeping


  • Staff supervision and training


Education

MLS, BS

Contact Information

Samantha
(239) 963-6266
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