George Klim
**** ****** ****** **. ******, OH *3065
614-***-**** *******@*****.***
Current Position
Substitute teacher – Olentangy Local Schools.
Holder of the Ohio Substitute Teacher License.
Library and Management Experience
Managed the Foreign Science Library at the WPAFB in Dayton
Managed the OCLC Products and Services Department at OhioNet, a library network
organization
Promoted OCLC products to libraries in Ohio through presentations at conferences, product
demonstrations, online discussion groups, etc.
Managed a library department at the University of Washington Libraries
Operated a library consultation service
Contract cataloger with Library Solutions
Guest lecturer at the Kent State University School of Library and Information Science
Supervised, evaluated and hired library staff
Prepared user education materials and conducted user training
Experience with reference desk and database products
Published papers on library topics
Edited papers and books on library topics
Presented papers at library related conferences
Working experience or familiarity with:
Cataloging tools including MARC, AACR2, RDA
Online and database products, including OCLC, Ohiolink, etc.
Familiar with current trends in library management
Familiarity with library networks and ILS systems
Experience working in higher education and academic libraries
Research and Publications:
El-Sherbini, Magda, and George Klim. "Metadata and cataloging practices." Electronic Library,
The 22, no. 3 (2004): 238-248.
El-Sherbini, Magda, and George Klim. "Changes in technical services and their effect on the role
of catalogers and staff education: an overview." Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 24, no. 1-
2 (1997): 23-33.
Editor
El-Sherbini, Magda. RDA: Strategies for Implementation. American Library Association
Editions. 2013.
Edited numerous other articles
Education
Master of Library and Information Science. University of Wisconsin.