Courtney Welborn
Phone 530-***-**** Email **********@*******.***
**** ******** ****, *******, ** 96002
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
. Eleven years working as a Library Specialist in an academic library
. Ability to multitask and work efficiently under pressure and in a fast-
paced environment
. Competent working independently and with others
. Demonstrated ability to interact with patrons of all ages, status, and
backgrounds
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FALCONER BIOLOGY LIBRARY, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford, CA
Library Specialist - Circulation and Acquisitions May 6, 2002 -
November 7, 2013
. Checked catalog records and proofread bibliographic information of newly
acquired books
. Maintained and updated Biology Library web pages using Drupal
. Worked with faculty to process quarterly course reserves for the Biology
Department
. Processed and submitted interlibrary loan requests
. Conducted missing book searches and filled out replacement requests for
missing books
. Provided front desk information and reference assistance to faculty,
staff and students
. Instructed patrons on how to use library resources such as the on-line
catalog and life science databases
. Responded to library e-mail, handling renewal requests and questions
about circulation policies
. Wrote, maintained and updated the Circulation, New Acquisitions, and
Student Assistant Procedures manuals
. Performed pre-order searching of titles for potential acquisition
. Assisted the Head Librarian with keeping reference collection current
. Processed large book donations from faculty
. Assisted the Operations Manager and the Head Librarian with special
projects
. Kept daily records of materials received for annual statistics reports
. Trained student assistants and helped supervise student projects
. Assembled book displays in the front entrance display case
. Maintained weekly new book shelf
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS LIBRARY, Stanford, CA
Library Specialist III January 6, 2003 -
August 29, 2003
. Assisted Head Librarian with compiling annual library statistics report
. Assisted Head Librarian with various projects, such as measuring space
occupied by low-use serials, shipping books to SAL (Stanford Auxiliary
Library), and evaluating duplicate monographs or gifts received from
other libraries.
. Updated procedures manuals
. Created student assistant schedules for each new academic quarter
. Totaled hours on student assistant timecards and submitted them to
Payroll
. Ordered staff supplies
. Posted job listings for Student Assistants
. Interviewed and hired Summer temps
. Supervised stack shift
FATBRAIN, Santa Clara, CA
Subject Classification Administrator November 2, 1999
- October 26, 2001
. Assigned subject codes to new and unclassified books for on-line book
vendor
. Maintained subject categories by declassifying misplaced and out of print
books
. Assisted with the development of the Biomedical and Life Sciences
category
DADE BEHRING, INC., Cupertino, CA
Administrative Assistant August 1998 - October
1999
. Generated, proofread, formatted, and revised protocol documents for the
Validation Department
. Processed documents for electronic storage
. Tracked status of documents and projects for the Validation Manager
. Wrote and distributed meeting minutes for the Validation Steering
Committee
GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR SAFETY SERVICES, Sunnyvale, CA
Publications Coordinator January 1998 - July 1998
. Proofread, edited, and formatted semiconductor safety reports for
clientele in the semiconductor manufacturing industry
. Prepared slide presentations
. Served as receptionist, answering and directing phone calls and greeting
clientele
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
REDDING LIBRARY, Redding, CA May 2013 - Present
. Responding to patron requests for copies of obituaries and newspaper
articles on microfilm
. Searching for and scanning articles on microfilm
. Assisting with proofreading and updating reading guides for patrons
. Shelf reading the local historical collection to ensure that books are in
order by Dewey number
. Searching records on Polaris for journals with unclaimed issues
COMPUTER SKILLS
Operating systems: Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8
Software & Databases: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Publisher, Picture Manager, Outlook), Drupal, Dreamweaver, SirsiDynix
Symphony WorkFlows, ILLIAD (for interlibrary loans), Thunderbird E-mail
EDUCATION
Master of Library Science (MLS), San Jose State University, 1994
Bachelor of Arts, English, University of California, Davis, 1991
REFERENCES
Michael Newman
Head Librarian, Biliographer
Falconer Biology Library
Zeynep Buyukonal
Assistant to the Librarian
Falconer Biology Library
Mathematics & Statistics Library
Nancy Mayo
Operations Manager (retired)
Biology Library and
Mathematics and Statistics Library