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Librarian

Resume Information

Description

Seeking a position providing information and reference service to the public or a student body.

Location

New York

Experience

<div> PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE   o MANAGER, AskNYPL (01/09-06/11) New York Public Library, New York, NY <ul> <li> Reference services (telephone, chat, email, SMS) </li> <li> Service development (SMS reference, staff service line) </li> <li> Departmental management and supervision(8 staff) </li> </ul>   o SENIOR LIBRARIAN (03/08-01/09) New York Public Library, New York, NY <ul> <li> Reference services (in-person and telephone) </li> <li> Collection development (traditional and digital) </li> <li> Staff supervision (paraprofessional staff) </li> </ul>   o ADJUNCT LECTURER (07/07-01/09) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL <ul> <li> Development and instruction for ‘Virtual word librarianship’ </li> <li> Development and instruction for ‘Immersive education in a 3d immersive world’ </li> <li> Development and instruction for ‘Instructional tools in Second Life’ </li> </ul>   o REFERENCE LIBRARIAN (09/05-02/08) Collier County Public Library, Naples, FL <ul> <li> Reference services (in-person, telephone, and virtual) </li> <li> Collection development (traditional and digital) </li> <li> Design for laptop roaming reference program </li> <li> Statistic collection and processing </li> </ul>   o DESK ASSISTANT (04/05-08/05) Fletcher L. Byrom Earth & Mineral Sciences Library, University Park, PA <ul> <li> Reference assistance </li> <li> Circulation and interlibrary loan </li> <li> Website maintenance and link checking </li> </ul>   o INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANT (08/04-08/05) Schlow Memorial Library, State College, PA <ul> <li> RFID implementation </li> <li> Computer maintenance and upgrades </li> <li> Technical assistance for public and staff </li> <li> Implementation of public terminal control software </li> </ul>   o REFERENCE ASSISTANT (05/04-08/04) Schlow Memorial Library, State College, PA <ul> <li> Reference assistance </li> <li> Periodical cataloging </li> <li> Technical assistance to public </li> <li> Computer volunteer training and supervision </li> </ul>   VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE   o CATALOGING LIBRARIAN (06/11-present) Carter/Johnson Library, Travelling Collection <ul> <li> Original and copy cataloging </li> <li> OPAC selection, development, and implementation </li> </ul>   o REFERENCE COORDINATOR (11/06-present) Second Life Library 2.0 (virtual world location) <ul> <li> Virtual reference services coordinator </li> <li> Virtual reference services development and training </li> <li> Presenting continuing education classes for librarians </li> </ul> <p style="margin

Skills

<div> LIBRARY</div> <ul> <li> Reference (in-person, telephone, email, chat, SMS, virtual)</li> <li> Collection management (aquisition, weeding, transport, emergency management)</li> <li> Training (public, staff)</li> <li> Outreach and programming (schools, public organizations, patron groups)</li> <li> Management and training (professional, paraprofessional, volunteer)</li> </ul> <div> COMPUTER</div> <ul> <li> Major operating systems (Windows, Mac, Linux, Unix)</li> <li> Office applications (MS Office Suite, OpenOffice)</li> <li> Web development</li> <li> Hardware and software upgrades and maintenance</li> </ul> <div> GENERAL SERVICE</div> <ul> <li> Customer service background</li> <li> Inventory control</li> <li> Basic bookkeeping</li> <li> Staff supervision and training</li> </ul>

Education

MLS, BS

Contact Information

Samantha

(239) 963-6266

samantha.h.thompson@gmail.com