Resume
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EDUCATION
Masters of Library and Information Sciences, August 2010
Dominican University, River Forest, IL
Bachelors of Art in English, May 2006
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Associates in Art Education, December 2003
Parkland Community College, Champaign, IL
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
09/2008-Present
Loyola University Chicago, Cudahy Library / Chicago, IL
Library Associate-Acquisitions Department/Rapid Cataloging
- Use Voyager Integrated Library System, OCLC Connexion, and FTP programs.
- Handle all payment processes for monograph and A-V purchases and receiving.
- Generate purchase orders and invoices.
- Manage electronic data transfer of acquisitions and cataloging records.
- Assist with title searches for purchase, ordering, rapid cataloging from various vendors.
- Assist Department Head in managing library book budget.
- Manage Monograph/Cataloging Student worker.
- Serve on Exhibits Committee, Sustainability Committee, Emerging Technologies Committee, Speaker Series Committee, and Strategic Planning Task Force for Collaboration.
- Volunteer at Reference Desk. Develop online tutorials for library website.
- Conducted Focus Groups for Library User Survey.
- Served as Greeter for Friends of the Library program.
02/2007-09/2008
Loyola University, Cudahy Memorial Library / Chicago, IL
Library Assistant-Acquisitions Department/Rapid Cataloging
- Used Voyager Integrated Library System and OCLC Connexion.
- Processed all routine requests from subject bibliographers for monographs.
- Generated purchase orders and invoices.
- Generated, downloaded, and exported new records; created bibliographic and acquisitions records; PromptCat new records; removed records when needed.
- Volunteered at the Information Commons Entrance desk.
- Served on Exhibits Committee and Reference Hiring Task Force.
11/2006-02/2007
Evanston Public Library / Evanston, IL
Library Clerk
- Performed circulation tasks.
- Operate Information Desk; answered phones, provided directions, and searched catalog.
- Shelf read.
02/2006-09/2006
Champaign Public Library, Douglass Branch / Champaign, IL
Library Assistant
- Performed circulation tasks.
- Performed reference tasks.
- Independently instructed free children’s program.
- Designed and created displays.
TECHNOLOGY/ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Operating Systems: Windows XP, Mac OS X.
Microsoft Applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher.
Library Software: Voyager (Acquisitions, Cataloging, Circulation, Reporter), Cataloger’s Toolkit, OCLC Connexion.
Virtual Reference: LibraryH3lp, Text a Librarian, Meebo.
Web Authoring: HTML, XHTML, CSS, FTP Software.
Web 2.0: Wikis, Blogs, Social Networking Software.
Other Language: Conversationally proficient in Spanish.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Library Association, Student member 08/2008-Present *Attended 2009 ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL
Illinois Library Association, Student Member
08/2009-Present
Library and Information Science Student Association (LISSA)
08/2008-Present
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