Assistant State University
Resume:
Sylvia Ranspach
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Master of Library and Information Science
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Completed May 2010
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
120 credit hours
Completed May 2007
Experience
Graduate Student Assistant to the Director (20 hours per week, $15,000 +
tuition)
Wayne State University, School of Library and Information Science,
Detroit, Michigan
February 2009 - May 2010
. Took minutes and presented at faculty and committee meetings
. Editing and updated the school's websites using a Content Management
System and Sharepoint
. Designed marketing materials in InDesign, Photoshop, and PowerPoint
. Created editable PDF forms for academic department
. Did research projects for faculty
. Answered student questions via email, phone and in-person, managed
faculty appointments
Technical Services Librarian (40 hours per week, $14/hour)
General Motors Research & Development Library, Warren, Michigan
October 2007 - October 2008
. Document delivery of journal articles and books for researchers and
engineers worldwide.
. Cataloging and Circulation in Innovative Interfaces ILS using AACR,
LOC, MARC
. Updated website content daily with FTP software, HTML, CSS; daily
server backup
. Reference services via phone, chat, Lotus Notes email and in-person
. Interlibrary loan services : tracked requests, shipping and receiving
. Organizing workflow, tracking requests, placing orders, compiling
statistics, verifying citations
. Searching and providing instruction for scientific and technical
databases including: Dialog, Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw, ProQuest,
EbscoHost, IEEE
Bibliographic Research Assistant (25 hours per week, $8.50/hour)
Michigan State University Main Library, Collection Development Department,
East Lansing, Michigan
August 2004 - May 2007
. Conducted research in OCLC for collection development librarians
. Evaluated donated collections for special collections
. Trained and supervised three Bibliography Support staff members
Graphic and Web Design Intern. (20 hours per week)
Faith Publishing Service, Lansing, MI
October 2006 - May 2007
. Created layouts in InDesign for 10 print magazines with a combined
circulation of over 500,000.
. Developed marketing and promotional materials using Adobe Creative
Suite.
. Designed web pages for their columnists and an online store for their
client.
3 Membership
President
SOLIS (Student Organizations of Library and Information Science)
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
May 2009 - May 2010
. Liaison between students, administration, faculty and staff of the
school and library system.
. Hosted meetings on Adobe Connect Pro
. Presented at monthly faculty meetings
. Initiated and published quarterly newsletter (electronic and paper
formats)
. Planned social and professional development events
. Presented to School's "Introduction to Profession" course about
professional organizations
Special Libraries Association: 2007 - Present
American Libraries Association: 2008 - Present
Association of College and Research Libraries Attended March 2009
Conference in Seattle, WA
Computer Skills
Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access
InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat
Webex, Adobe Connect Pro, Presenter
Dreamweaver, HTML, FTP Software
Content Management Systems
Indexing in Cindex
Millenium Innovative - Circulation, Cataloging (AACR2, MARC21)
Native English, Intermediate Spanish (Four semesters at college level)
References
Dr. Joseph Mika - School of Library and Information Science Faculty and
Prior Director
106 Kresge Library Detroit MI 48202
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888-***-**** ext. 708
Anne Dutts - Information Specialist at General Motors R&D Library
Prior supervisor at GM R&D Library
30500 Mound Rd Warren MI
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Matt Fredericks - Academic Officer at Wayne State University's School of
LIS
Prior supervisor at Wayne State University
106 Kresge Library Detroit MI 48202
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Kerri Otto - Compliance Specialist at Hagerty Insurance
Prior co-worker at GM R&D Library
7440 Cedar Run Rd Traverse City, MI 49684
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