Reference Librarian/Archivist

John B. Swearingen

*** ****** **** **** ******, Louisiana 71291 Mobile: 361-***-**** Email: **************@***.***

Accomplished & Result-Driven Librarian

Professional Practice People Empowerment Library Management Coaching and Mentoring

Highly motivated and meticulous Librarian with expert proficiency in delivering comprehensive library and reference services utilizing 12 years of experience in academic, special and public libraries, and museums. Enthusiastic and versatile professional demonstrating outstanding skills in library instructions, reserves, references, interlibrary loan, cataloguing, legal research, exhibits preparation, archives, and staff and volunteers supervision. Rich mix of capability, ability and compassion to deliver outstanding results with the highest degree of service and professionalism.

Core Skills and Competencies

Team Player and Goal-focused

Career and Passion Committed

Research and Sourcing Skills

Methodological Problem-Solving

Communication and Leadership

Organization and Detail-oriented

Public Relations Management

Customer Service Management

Qualifications Profile

Superior knowledge and experience in training end-users in use of multiple library information resources, reference sources and library information systems, coaching and mentoring staff and volunteers; developing various library services and policy supported by a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science, a bachelor’s degree major in History and minor in Political Science with several publications and presentations.

Well versed in library management and operations; proven ability to develop, meet and exceed program and organization goals while promoting library services and resources, managing workloads and assessment collection, performing research, and providing instruction and circulation services to students, faculty and staff and consistently maintaining reliable academic reference.

Subject matter expertise in liaising providing extensive support to students and faculty, assisting in research and development, and established standards as outlined in organizations policies and procedures.

Proactive and compassionate professional that juggles multiple priorities simultaneously with compassion to meet the challenges within an academic, public special, and museums in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Proven ability to blend strong decision-making abilities with outstanding organizational skills, solid leadership attributes, and successful interpersonal relationship-building techniques.

Demonstrated proficiency using various learning technology and online databases such as SIRSI Workflows CARL, LexisNexis, Dialog, Literature Resource Center, ReferenceUSA, Microsoft Office Suite and all other internet references. Offer exceptional typing skill of 40 WPM.

Professional Academic Experience

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA, Monroe, Louisiana 2018 to present

Reference and Instructional Librarian

Took imitative in the development of various library information literacy instruction, library instructional program, and subject research guide and supported in delivery of school learning programs and curriculum. Leveraged superior subject matter expertise, providing reference services, preparing subject lib guides and reliable library sourcing assistance to students and faculty members; maintaining reference and instructional statistical data. Taught library instruction classes and provided support for online courses and e-learners, promoting library instruction, information literacy and collection development.

Delivered innovative library programs that help monitor the library service efficiency and increase daily attendance from students and faculty by utilizing learning technology and instructional references.

DEL MAR COLLEGE, Corpus Christi, Texas 2014 to 2018

Librarian

Took imitative in the development of various library information literacy instruction, library instructional program, and subject research guide and supported in delivery of school learning programs and curriculum. Leveraged superior subject matter expertise, providing reference services, preparing subject lib guides and reliable library sourcing assistance to students and faculty members; maintaining reference and instructional statistical data. Taught library instruction classes and provided support for online courses and e-learners, promoting library instruction, information literacy and collection development.

Delivered innovative library programs that help monitor the library service efficiency and increase daily attendance from students and faculty by utilizing learning technology and instructional references.

Streamlined the communication process between the library management and patrons through effective memos and updated policies in relation to library services.

Coordinated with various departments in scheduling library instructional classes and utilized the new resources as per department requisites for the campus library.

CHARLOTTE MECLENBURG COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, Charlotte, North Carolina 2013 to 2014

Librarian

Gained invaluable exposure providing assistance to public including children, students, and adults relating to reference questions, work researches and homework. Taught computer classes and served as advisor to develop review programs, identify improvement and updated opportunities to support patrons. Performed accurate checking out of books to library customers; prepared monthly reports and audits, and delivered library programs.

Hands-on experienced working with culturally diverse communities providing outreach services and customer service by resolving customers’ issues and increase the level of customer satisfaction.

Possessed extensive knowledge of a wide range of library operations, mixed with excellent listening, interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.

Demonstrated technical expertise of library organization, management library automated information systems, library classification systems and standard cataloguing rules.

CAROLINA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (AHEC LIBRARY), Charlotte, North Carolina 2012 to 2013

Medical Librarian

Played stellar role pursuing organization success and provided assistance to the CHS physicians and medical staff, locating books and articles for their research. Delivered professional courtesy answering phone calls, emails, and medical questions from physicians and nurses; providing individual instruction sessions with the nursing and medical staff on the use of the medical library catalogue and databases.

Key person in success of CCHS students, assisting them in utilizing medical and science books and provided valuable insights of proper usages the electronic resources for their research papers.

Spearheaded the preparation of accurate documentation such as monthly reference statistics and reports.

Exhibited superior knowledge in managing medical databases (PubMed, CINAHL Plus).

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF QATAR (HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE), Doha, Qatar 2011 to 2012

Librarian Associate, Library Department

Provided assistance to students and faculty in answering reference questions and imparted technical knowledge by conducting information literary instruction classes. Managed the scheduling of meetings with students and conducted instruction sessions and reference interactions, integrating the new technologies and productive library references for better learning. Exerted efforts in facilitating the collection development projects and at the same time, provided outreach activities to faculty and students of the campus. Catalogued library collections into an ILS Millennium and processed interlibrary loan requests from students and faculty using ILLiad.

Utilized creativity and planning skills in preparing an archive collection for the Community College of Qatar and created basic metadata from scanned records and photographs.

Demonstrated leadership skills supervising the work of student workers on library projects and displayed technical mastery in computer literature and Microsoft Office software to include PowerPoint, Word and Excel.

LAMAR UNIVERSITY, MARY AND JOHN GRAY LIBRARY, Beaumont, Texas 2005 to 2011

Library Associate, Reference Department

Diligently performed and shelf reading, shifting, weeding, inventory scanning and filing through Sirsi Dynix database to keep updated records. Actively provide reference services to a diverse population of students, faculty, staff and community patron in person, over the phone, via email and via instant messenger.

Served an important role as person designated at the Reference Desk, providing guidance and instructions to students on how to access the library materials in the library’s online catalogue and databases.

Library Associate, Periodicals/Reserves Department

Performed shelf reading, shelving and labelling journals and assisted the Periodical librarian in purchasing library journals. Ensured the accurate documentation and recordings of all interlibrary loans; maintained spreadsheets for current periodicals list and statistics.

Demonstrated area of expertise in academic by providing assistance to students and faculty in finding academic journals.

Education

Master of Library and Information Science, 2008

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, Denton, Texas

Bachelor of Arts Major in History, Minor in Political Science, 1995

LAMAR UNIVERSITY, Beaumont, Texas

Publication and Presentations

Book: Where is Sam Houston Buried? A Tour of the Gravesites of the Governors of Texas (2015) – Amazon.com

March 11, 2000 – “How to Find Your Family Roots” (Tyrrell Historical Library)

May 25, 2016 – Genealogy Forum group (Bell Whittington Public Library- Portland, TX) “Where is Sam Houston Buried? A Tour of the Gravesites of the Governors of Texas.”

November 10, 2016 – STEM Academy (UTPB campus) “Where is Sam Houston Buried? A Tour of the Gravesites of the Governors of Texas.”

November 10, 2016 – University of Texas of the Permian Basin – J. Conrad Dunagan Library Author Presentation Series, “Where is Sam Houston Buried? A Tour of the Gravesites of the Governors of Texas.”

Plymouth Creek Elementary PTA Publicity Committee (2006).

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