Assistant Sales

Akhila Sinha

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Job Objective

To acquire a Part Time/Full Time Position of Librarian / Library

Assistant

Knowledge and Experience of Relevant Skills

. Oracle Database & SQL: Knowledge and Experience of Creating

database/relational database/reports and tables;

. Computer: MS Windows, MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, Publisher etc.),

DOS, SIRSI, Adobe, Microsoft Outlook, UNIX, HTML, PHP and MySQL,

programming with SAS (Statistical Analysis System), searching with

Dialog, Dow Jones, Lexis-Nexis, Vale, GPO Access, and Thomas

Legislative Information;

. Typing: 40 Words per minute;

. Other: Fluent in Hindi. (Indian language)

Work Experience

. Volunteer at Internet Archive / Princeton Theological Seminary, July

15, 2009 - Present

Princeton, NJ.

Duties: to operate a Scribe Scanning Machine, digitize library books

and contribute to Internet.

. Cashier/Specialist, November 2004- October 2008

Target Stores, Princeton, NJ.

. Sales Associate, November 2001- November 2004

Target Stores, Princeton, NJ.

Duties: Cashiering, Phone Operation, Sales, Pricing, and Customer

Service.

. Call Reference Librarian, June 1999 - November 2006

Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, NJ.

Duties: Reference assistance, shelf collecting, using textual and

computer resources such as EBSCO Host, VALE, Lexis-Nexis, Pro-Quest,

Psyc Info, Medline, DOCLINE, PUBMED, Embase, Biosis, and Datastar.

. Special Collections Assistant III, October 1999- April 2000

Astrophysics Library, Peyton Hall, Princeton University, Princeton,

NJ.

Duties: Routine librarian functions in the absence of the Librarian,

Reference assistance, Circulation services, Creating/Updating patron

records, Setting up course reserves, Using Ariel to send

text/journals/other materials, Working with affiliated and

nonaffiliated branches, Creating item records, Maintaining serials

collection, Inter Library Loan, etc.

. Reference Librarian, September 1998- December 1998

Cook Douglass Library, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

Duties: Providing information from textual resources, RLIN, IRIS,

ProQuest, DOCLINE, PUBMED, OVID, OCLC, NOTIS, etc., Preparing

statistical reports for reference section, Assisting patrons in

searching catalog and shelf collection, Web page construction.

. Library Assistant(PAGE), October 1993- August 1997

Mercer County Library, Lawrenceville Branch, Lawrenceville, NJ

Duties: Shelving, Filing and Shelf reading

. Volunteer Library Technician at the Circulation Desk, March 1996- May

1996

Firestone Library, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

. Assistant Librarian, 1984-1988

Benaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP, India

Duties: Cataloging, classifying, preparing book listings and

providing professional library services to departmental staff

(from Philosophy, Religion, and Ancient Indian History).

Education and Certification

. State of New Jersey Professional Librarian's Certification, 1999

. Master's in Library Science (MLS), 1999

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Area of Specialization: Reference Services.

Relevant coursework: Introduction to Library and Information

Profession; Colloquium in Library and information Studies; Information

Structures; Introduction to Human Information Behavior, Needs

Assessment and Evaluation; Basic Information Sources; Technology for

Libraries and Information Agencies; Management of Library and

Information Service Organizations; Collection Development and

Management; Information Resources in Business and Economics;

Cataloguing and Classifications; Internet Interfaces; Government

Information Resources, Field Experience (Reference Librarian at the

Cook Douglass Library, Rutgers University).

. PhD, Ancient Indian History & Culture, 1988

Benaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP, India

. MA, Ancient Indian History & Culture, 1980

Benaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP, India

. MA, Philosophy, 1970

Magadh University, Gaya, Bihar, India

. BA, Philosophy, 1965

Magadh University, Gaya, Bihar, India

Publications

. Pasupatism-An Obscure Religious Cult: The Journal of Religious

Studies. Vol. XVIII, No. 1 Spring 1990, Patiala, India.

References

. Arrington, Sandra

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Senior Bibliographic Specialist

Invoice Unit, Technical andra L Services Department

Phone: 609-***-****

. Dr. John Ganly

New York Public Library

188 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10016

Phone: 212-***-****

. Sally Drake

Reference Librarian

Mercer County Lawrence Library

Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

Phone: 609-***-****

. Dr. Frank Rusciano

Professor & Head

Dept. of Political Science

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

Phone: 609-***-****

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