Librarian/Administrative
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OBJECTIVE
To become an outstanding employee for a well-established innovative and culturally liberal institution that fosters professional development, career advancement, work-life balance, environmental consciousness, and flexible remote work in an administrative or lead capacity utilizing my broad skills and extensive experience of rapid progression into management; including office administration, human resources/facilities/ budget/business management, research, information and library science, as well as my education and personal background.
11/2004 – 5/2022
LIBRARIAN PRINCIPAL (Branch Manager/Administrator) - Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, Atlanta, GA
As Branch Manager directed overall operations and provided administrative oversight for services and activities at Ocee Public Library daily and for Fulton County Library System as weekend Library Administrator as needed. Responsibilities; overseeing administrative operations; managing assigned staff; developing monitoring, and administering policies, procedures, and programs; directing the acquisition of materials, supplies, equipment, and human resources; materials collection and content development; prepared complex reports and statistics as required; acted as community and government liaison attending community events and meetings, leading committees and task forces, and assisted with elections site management; served as volunteer coordinator and trainer; served on library managers’ Leadership Team coordinating system-wide staff development;
assisted in development and implementation of system-wide Facility Master Capital Development Plan for new and renovated libraries managing blueprints, building contracts, warranties, and projects; maintained and train staff on all equipment, electronics, applications, and technology for library operations; managed partnerships, sponsorships and grants with non-profits; and *maintain current state license Master of Library Science certification required in Georgia.
1/2004 – 11/2004
DIRECTOR OF LEARNING RESOURCES
Life University, Marietta, GA
Directed operations of the university’s Leaming Resources (LRC) departments (Library, Multimedia Services, and Communications /media production). Provided accreditation support and documentation for all accreditation review sessions. Coordinated staff training and student orientation classes and administered bibliographic instruction to constituents as needed. Supervised public relations for the LRC.
8/1998 – 1/2004
Multimedia Librarian
Life University, Marietta, GA
Designed and developed first Multimedia Services Department and Instructional Technology Lab for Life University as a training center for faculty, staff, and students to learn campus technology used in the classroom. Managed, coordinated, and facilitated activities, equipment, services, and staff. Trained faculty, staff, and administration on instructional equipment and applications (ex. MS Office, databases, smartboards, etc.). Developed Standard Operating Procedures Manual and equipment cataloging and inventory system in the integrated library management (ILS) online public access catalog (OPAC). Served as testing supervisor for ACT, Praxis, and SAT.
1997 -1998
Lincoln University, Jefferson City, MO
Librarian/Media Center Coordinator
Wrote grant equip and managed a new state of the art Instructional Technology Center at the university with teleconferencing, compressed video conferencing, computer labs, video production and editing, and photography facilities. Trained administration, faculty, staff, and students on resources. Coordinated and hosted educational technology seminars with vendors. Selected materials for academic departments.
1996 – 1997
Hannibal-LaGrange College, Hannibal, MO
Multimedia Technology Librarian
Selected, acquired, cataloged, processed, and maintained audio/visual hardware and software for the college library. Maintained computers and peripherals. Trained faculty, staff, and administration on multimedia hardware and software. *First African American librarian at HLG (and possibly in my hometown) of Hannibal, MO.
1994 — 1996
Harris-Stowe State College, St. Louis, MO
Librarian/Public Services Coordinator
Coordinated activities and staff of all public service areas in the college library. Acted as the Circulation/Reference Librarian.
Maintained the Reference collection and Information Lab. Assisted in setting up policies and procedures manuals. Selected library materials for all academic departments.
1991 — 1994 Lincoln University, Jefferson City, MO
Library Assistant II
Administered clerical duties in all departments of the university library Reference Assistant, Periodicals/SerialsAssistant, Ethnic Studies Center Coordinator, Administrative Assistant to the University Librarian, Government Documents Clerk, Circulation Assistant
EDUCATION
1984 - 1988
MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY, ST. LOUIS, MO
B.S.M. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
PSYCHOLOGY MINOR
1992 - 1994
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA, COLUMBIA, MO
M.L.S. MASTER OF LIBRARY SCIENCE
SPECIALIZATION IN MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Claudia Strange, PR/Marketing Director
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System
One Margaret Mitchell Square
Atlanta, GA 30303
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Valdoshia Hunt, Librarian Principal
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System
One Margaret Mitchell Square
Atlanta, GA 30303
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Nicolas Rodriguez, Branch Group Manager
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System
One Margaret Mitchell Square
Atlanta, GA 30303
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CARLA BURTON
INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL
PROFILE AND SKILLS
Professional Librarian with 30+ years of customer service and management experience in; academic and public libraries, elections, call centers, volunteers, facilities and maintenance, programming, community outreach and organization, event planning, materials and equipment acquisitions, public art procurement, automated management, finance, an inventory systems, various applications, databases, social media platforms, and operating systems, grant writing, staff development, policy and procedures development, hiring, evaluations, online content development, electronic and computer equipment maintenance and training, data analysis and strategic planning. Also possesses excellent work record, great communication skills, diplomacy, mathematical aptitude, functional and situational reasoning, and responsible decision-making.
CONTACT
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2350 Westland Way
Awcorth, GA 30102
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