Assistant Staff
Resume:
Rick C. Mason
Lewis Center, OH 43035
****@********.***
http://www.linkedin.com/in/rickcmason
http://www.libology.com/blog/
A creative, award-winning library team member who accurately performs a wide range of duties while keeping customer and co-worker service a top priority. Takes on and completes projects with an eye towards improving procedures to ensure quality and efficiency in library service. Strengths include years of experience in a wide variety of library functions, managing inventories, staff training, web and database technology, and conference presentations.
Professional
Experience
Library Acquisitions Assistant at, Capital University, Columbus, Ohio (2007 - 2011).
Worked with librarians and staff to order library materials and supplies, tracked and received shipments, created and maintained paperwork for all invoices, reconciled financial transactions between library ILS and university accounting systems.Prepared for and managed Fiscal Close operations on an annual basis.Created and maintained a variety of databases (Microsoft Access and OpenOffice Base) to aid in compiling and reporting of Millennium ILS exported data.Operated Millennium Acquisitions, Serials, Circulation and Cataloging modules.Created and administered LibWiki, a collaborative library policies and procedures resource utilizing MediaWiki used by Librarians and staff.Created a database of staff/faculty contact information for a campus directory.
Library Assistant - Circulation at, Malta, Illinois (1993 - 2006).
Oversaw day-to-day operations of circulation including: circulated library materials, supervised computer lab, created student IDs, and maintained course reserves.Developed training programs, and aided in the hiring, training, and supervision of support staff, student workers, and computer lab assistants.Assisted in most areas of Technical Services, including Acquisitions, Cataloging, and Serials.Generated SQL queries and reports to provide information from the library's Voyager ILS including detailed statistics, shelf lists for program reviews, and inventories.Developed a variety of batch files and web pages for student and staff use.Successfully organized two separate inventories of a 40,000+ library collection; including coordinating scanning teams and generating reports and statistics.Helped select and implement Voyager ILS, and served as vendor contact and primary troubleshooter, including recommending solutions for problems and serving as assistant system administrator.
Consultant, DeKalb, Illinois (2004 - 2006).
Consultant for small businesses, libraries and individuals on a variety of computer-related projects.PC and network troubleshooting/repair/training.Purchase and install computers including additional hardware and software.Selection, installation, and configuration of ResourceMate ILS for rural community library.
Recognition
Recipient, ALAO-SSIG Award Of Excellence, Ohio (2009)Awarded annually to an Ohio library support staff by the Academic Library Association of Ohio's Support Staff Interest Group.
Related
Experience
St. Patrick's Episcopal Church Library, Dublin, Ohio (2007 - Present)Served as a member of the library committee.Installed and imported bibliographic records for 1,500 item collection.Conducted inventory and data cleanup.
Reaching Forward South : Conference for Library Support Staff (2002 - 2006)
Served with a 17-member directorship overseeing an annual state-wide conference. Created the first conference website, including two subsequent revisions incorporating online registration and payment options.Moderator Chair (2002-2005)Webmaster (2003-2006)Vice-Chair/Treasurer/Registration (2005-2006)
Kishwaukee College Health and Safety Committee (2004 - 2006)Co-chair of the recycling sub-committee, which was responsible for analyzing and submitting a detailed report of the college's waste stream to the State of Illinois in 2005.Participated in establishing campus-wide disaster planning procedures in 2006.
Publication
Creator of (2006 - Present)
Initially called the LibrarySupportStaff.org blog, the Libology Blog is an ongoing discussion/examination of libraries, technology, and related ideas (ISSN ).
Education
Platteville, WI (August 1985 - May 1986).
Malta, IL (May 1990 - May 1994).
DeKalb, IL (January 1987 - May 1987, August 1994 - May 1995).
Presentations
& Workshops
Creating Batch Files for Automating Tasks in the Voyager Library Automation SystemGreat Lakes User Group Meeting (GLUGM) (Chicago, IL, October 2003)
Open Source Software and LibrariesReaching Forward South : Conference for Library Support Staff (Springfield, IL, September, 2004)Reaching Forward South : Conference for Library Support Staff (Springfield, IL, September, 2005)Rolling Prairie Library System Seminar (Decatur, IL, March 2006)
Creating and Running A Conference for Library Support StaffAmerican Library Association (ALA) conference (Chicago, IL, June 2005)
(Co-presented with another Reaching Forward South director)
Create a Website on the Cheap!Rolling Prairie Library System seminar (Decatur, IL, March 2006)
Open Source Software and YouKishwaukee College National Library Week workshop (Malta, IL, April 2006)
Moderator : Banned Books Week Panel Discussion on CensorshipKishwaukee College Banned Books Week event (Malta, IL, September 2006)
Metasearch / APIs / Facebook for Libraries
My topic suggestion for this was library software APIs, which was rolled into this group session.
(Toronto, Ontario, June 2008)
Technolgies
Summary
Operating SystemsWindows (versions 3.1 through 7)Mac (OS-X)Linux (various flavors, including Ubuntu, Mint Linux, and OpenSuse)
Office SuitesMicrosoft Office (versions 97 through 2010)OpenOffice/LibreOffice (versions through 3.x)
Library Management SystemsMillennium (III)Voyager (Ex Libris)
Web TechnologiesMarkup Languages (including HTML, XHTML and SHTML)Setting up and moderating Mail ListsInstalling, configuring and maintaining Wiki software (MediaWiki)Installing, configuring and maintaining Blog software (WordPress)
DatabaseOpenOffice (including Sun Report Builder)
HardwareInstallation, troubleshooting & upgrading of a wide range of PC and Mac hardware
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