Assistant University

Renee Reighart MFA, MLS *** North Ave, Charlottesville, VA 22901 *************@*****.*** 434-***-****

Work Experience

The University of Virginia Libraries, Alderman Library Charlottesville, VA

7/2007-present

Resource Sharing and Technology Specialist, Interlibrary Services

provide extensive searching for ILL/LEO Requests; maintain computer software and hardware; ITC-certified Library Support Associate; member of the Library Infrastructure Community

Staff Share Position, Production and Technology Services

11/2008-present

assess dynamic web forms on library's website for consistency in code, potential for revision; rewrite web form Perl scripts in PHP so forms can be more easily maintained

The Catholic University of America Washington, DC

10/2006-5/2007

Graduate Research Assistant

provided research support for faculty member; created and maintained faculty member website; organized and assessed raw data from faculty member research

Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH

8/2004-5/2006

Instructor, General Studies Writing Department

taught four sections of English Composition, freshmen-level; developed library instruction module for course

Instructor, Creative Writing Department

taught one section English 209, undergraduate-level creative writing workshop

UCLA University Libraries, Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library Los Angeles, CA

11/2002-8/2002

Serials Assistant, Technical Services

sorted, opened and delivered 5 daily mail shipments; checked in unbound serials and microfiche in ORION, UCLA's ILS; corresponded with vendors and serials distributors concerning missing issues

Ohio State University Libraries Columbus, OH

2/2001-8/2002

Reference Assistant, Education, Human Ecology, Psychology, and Social Work Library

provided reference and research support for faculty and students (live and chat reference); provided IT support for library's computer lab; assisted in maintenence and update of library's website

Education

The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC

M.L.S. Masters in Library Science, 2008

Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

M.F.A. Creative Writing, 2006

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

B.A. English, 1999

Internship and Volunteer

Vice-President, Locust Grove Neighborhood Association, 2009

Intern, Google Books Library Project, University of Virginia Library, Summer 2007

Assistant Fiction Editor, Mid-American Review, 2006-2007

Research and Computer Skills

Bibliographic database searching (Dialog, LexisNexis, Factiva)

Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Web Design Suite, HTML/PHP/CSS authoring

Professional Affilliations and Conferences Attended

ALA Member

ILLiad International Resource Sharing Conference 2009, Virginia Beach, VA

ALA MidWinter 2008, Philadelphia, PA

ILLiad International Resource Sharing Conference 2008, Virginia Beach, VA

AWP 2006, Austin, TX

Readings and Presentations

Prout Chapel Arts and Sciences Reading Series, Bowling Green, OH, April and October 2005

Summer Honors Institute, Bowling Green State University, July 2005

Winter Wheat, the Mid-American Review Festival of Writing, November 2005

Publications

"Exploring the future of interlibrary loan: generalizing the experience of the University of Virginia, USA"

Renee Reighart, Cyril Oberlander

Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 36 No. 4 2008

(Received an Outstanding Paper Award from Emerald Group Publishing)

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