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Email: abqm8u@r.postjobfree.com

Address: Address Withheld

City: Memphis

State: TN

Zip: 38125

Country: USA

Phone: 901-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $60,000

Primary Skills/Experience:

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Educational Background:

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Job History / Details:

Experienced information professional highly skilled in library planning and operation, development, evaluation, technical support and management. Extensive experience in public and technical services, library staffing and services, collection development, cataloging, integrated library systems, bibliographic research, organizational management and special librarianship.

Education

MLS, Library and Information Science, George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University

BS, Speech Pathology and Audiology, Tennessee State University

Selected Achievements and Areas of Expertise

Directed, developed and managed all areas of library services operations

Provided organizational management and development for academic, government and special library centers

Established and updated library personnel position descriptions, evaluation processes and various library policies and procedures

Performed promotion and publicity including public speaking activities for library centers

Developed library fundraising activities

Professional Experiences

Library Technical Services Manager, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD. May 2012 to November 2012.

Workflow coordinator providing management and coordination of the operations and activities of the technical services department

Supports all aspects and methods of technical services activities for a multi-campus (three campuses and four libraries) library system

Responsible for the overall operational efficiency of the centralized technical services department

Worked with each of the three Library Campus Managers to foster a collaborative and collegial work relationship

Provided library account management and budget supervision

Responsibilities are college wide, system related and technical and procedural in nature, and the work included leading and directing teams of library employees in accomplishing specific Library goals and objectives

Worked with the Director of Libraries to oversee, allocate, monitor and track the Library materials budget

Directed, managed and supervised the collection development program of the Colleges Library program

Librarian Media Specialist, Bishop McNamara High School, Forestville, MD. August 2005 to August 2011.

Managed and supervised the daily operations of a college preparatory high school library and media center

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Provided all technical support of the integrated library system (ILS), and all web based library services including developing and updating the librarys web page

Established and updated library policies and procedures

Managed library budgets and grant funding, and all library fundraising activities

Originated and instituted parent volunteer support group, monthly faculty recognition program, and created and published monthly library newsletter publication

Developed and supervised a monthly book club program

Supplied library support including reference, bibliographic research, acquisitions and collection development, media selection and assistance

Librarian, InfoCurrent, Washington DC. January 2005 to August 2005.

Provided temporary library support to InfoCurrent clients as assignments were requested

Support included online research and assistance, reference and user assistance, bibliographic research and cataloging library materials

Assistant Director for Technical Services, Howard University School of Law. Washington DC. May 2001 to December 2004.

Served as the workflow coordinator for the three operational divisions of Acquisitions, Cataloging and Serials including the overall daily activities and operations of the Technical Services Department

Developed and updated various procedures, policies and guidelines for the technical services divisions; provided direct supervision for two librarian positions, two library assistant positions, and three library technician positions

Established and supervised a special senior citizen employee program and a program for high school student summer employment

Account management for serials collection, and overall budget for the technical services department

Updated, formulated and expanded employee position descriptions and evaluation processes

Lead Librarian, Army Material Command, Technical Library, Alexandria, VA. February 2001 to April 2001. Assigned to position through InfoCurrent Library Staffing Services.

Provided library support services to civilian and military employees and staff at the Army Material Command Centers (AMC) Technical Library

Lead various library support services including online research and assistance, bibliographic research, acquisitions support for print and non-print materials; library collection assistance; general reference assistance, and cataloging library materials

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Contract Monitor, Scientific and Commercial Systems Corporation, Information Services Division, Falls Church, VA. June 2000 to January 2001. Assigned to position through InfoCurrent Library Staffing Services.

Monitored and supervised contract personnel assigned to library and information services contracts at various government and corporate agencies

Managed contract budgets and funding; recruited, interviewed and selected appropriate personnel for contact positions

Prepared job descriptions and evaluations; conducted regular contract site visits and communicated with agency contract personnel; prepared proposals for solicitations and bids for new and renewal of contacts

Library Consultant, Management Technology Support Incorporated, Fairfax, VA.May 2000.

Provided assistance in preparing a proposal for a solicitation and bid for a new contract for Management Systems Technology Incorporated

Completed section of bid proposal for alllibrary support positions for a contract advertisement of a government agency

Head Librarian/Project Manager, Triumph Technologies, Inc., U.S. Census Bureau Library, Suitland Federal Center. January 1999 to April 2000. Triumph Technologies, Inc. was the contractor responsible for library services at the U.S. Census Bureau.

Managed and supervised the daily operations of the U.S. Census Bureaus Library

Provided evaluations and recommendations on various products and services to enhance library support and services

Prepared and submitted library budgets and funding; managed collectiondevelopment activities, and prepared and submitted monthly statistical and budget reports

Recruited, interviewed and selected appropriate personnel for library positions

Supervised six librarians and seven library technicians

Prepared position descriptions and performance plans for each staff member and prepared annual updates to procedural manuals

Systems Librarian/Head of Technical Services Librarian, Triumph Technologies, Inc.,U.S. Census Bureau Library, Suitland Federal Center.September 1998 to December 1998. Triumph Technologies, Incorporated was the contractor for library services at the U.S. Census Bureau.

Managed operations of automated systems in the library including DataTrek Acquisitions and Serials modules, OCLC database and other software selected for use in the library

Managed allacquisitions and serials activities, including bibliographic verification, resolution of ordering problems, invoice processing, receipt and claiming; prepared weekly and monthly statistical report

Supervised one librarian and four library technicians and served as Acting Head Librarian/Project Manager as required and needed

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Acquisitions/Systems Librarian, Garcia Consulting Incorporated (GCI), U.S. Census Bureau Library, Suitland Federal Center.January 1998 to August 1998.Garcia Consulting Inc. was the contractor for library services at the U.S. Census Bureau.

Managed all acquisitions activities, monitored the book and serials budgets and supervised the librarys annual book fair

Supervised and processed donated materials; coordinated activities of the collection development committee

Managed all operations of automated systems in the library and acted as a staff liaison with the U.S. Census Bureaus ADNET LAN staff to resolve library computer concerns

Supervised three library technicians; assisted with recruitment, interviewing and selection of technician personnel positions

Librarian, TeleSec/CoreStaff Library Services, Wheaton, MD.October 1996 to January 1997.Assigned to the U.S. Customs Services Library.

Provided original cataloging of print and non-print materials at and also provided circulation, ready reference, and other public services functions at the U.S. Customs Services Library.

Cataloging Librarian, Institute for Defense Analyses Library, Alexandria, VA. January 1994 to May 1996.

Performed cataloging activities to classify new materials in the collection, including scientific defense technical reports, studies, documents, and print and non-print materials

Utilized LC classification, LC subject heading and OCLC for the librarys general collection and the Defense Technical Terms and Subject Headings for documents and defense technical materials

Assisted with the maintenance of the SIRIS/STILAS cataloging module

Supervised two cataloging department support personnel

Technical Services Supervisor/Cataloging Librarian, Wilmer, Cutler Pickering, Washington, DC.December 1988 to October 1993.

Managed all daily operations of the technical services department, including acquisitions, serials, cataloging and the library mail room

Developed procedural manuals for library staff positions; supervised weeding projects and performed cataloging services and support activities including original and copy cataloging using OCLC

Assisted with reference and user assistance, recruited, interviewed and trained library personnel

Supervised two librarians and four library technician positions

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Cataloging Librarian, TeleSec Library Services, Wheaton, MD.November 1987 to December 1988. Assigned to Wilmer, Cutler Pickerings (law firm) Library.

Performed cataloging services and support using OCLC

Provided original and copy cataloging using LC classification and LC subjection headings and an in-house classification scheme

Assisted with other technical services and public services activities including serials control and maintenance, acquisitions, reference and user assistance

Research Consultant/Librarian (self-employed) Washington, DC Metro Area.October 1983 to October 1997.

Performed various research assistance, including bibliographic searching, legal and non-legal research, literature searching and document compiling using local libraries and on line services

Prepared reports, notes, charts, cite checks for legal documents and other materials as needed and requested by clients

Librarian I (Part-time Sunday Program), Fairfax County Public Library, Fairfax, VA.October 1986 to August 1987.

Provided reference and user assistance at the Information Desk and in the Childrens Department of the Fairfax Countys public library

Law Librarian, Government of the District of Columbia, Department of Corrections, Washington, DC. April 1984 to March 1987.

Managed all library activities and operations at the Central Prison Complex and the Maximum Security Facility at the Departments Lorton, Virginia prison complex

Services included reference and user assistance, circulation, interlibrary loan, selection and acquisition of library materials, collection development, and collection maintenance

Conducted annual inventory projects, managed the library budgets and conducted library tours and lectures about the various library services

Acquisitions Librarian/Assistant Cataloging Librarian, Meharry Medical College Library, Nashville, TN.March 1981 to November 1982.

Managed the acquisitions divisions daily activities to support the curriculums and the medical, dental and nursing school of the College

Directed extensive collection development project to enhance the library collection

Established departmental goals and worked closely with the faculty to coordinate future needs of the curricula

Managed budgets, grant funds and other sources of funding; assist with grant application processes

Assisted in performed cataloging of library materials using NLM classification and subject headings using OCLC during a position vacancy

Supervised four library assistants and one library clerk

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Reserve Librarian, Vanderbilt University Library, Central Academic Library, Nashville, TN.August 1980 to March 1981.

Managed the Reserve section of the Central Academic Library

Maintained library materials placed on reserve by the faculty, managed faculty requested materials and provided user assistance to students

Directed annual inventory projects for the entire library collection. Served on a special task force to establish library goals and objectives for the next fiscal year. Supervised twelve student assistants

Special Skills

Hands on experience with integrated library systems (ILS), DataTrek Serials and Acquisitions modules, SIRSI/Stilas and Unicorn, Innovative/Millennium Acquisitions, Cataloging, Circulation and Serials modules, Follett Library Software modules for circulation, patron maintenance and cataloging, Voyager acquisitions, catalog, serials library reports and records management modules, Novell LAN, OCLC, Lexis/Nexis, Westlaw, MEDLINE, MS Office, MS Windows, WordPerfect, Excel, InMagic, ProQuest, Firstsearch, Netscape Communicator and the Internet. Hardware experience includes use of PC equipment and Apple.

References upon request.

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