Nishtha Lakhanpal, M.L.I.S.

Dublin, CA• ady4vo@r.postjobfree.com• 860-***-****

SUMMARY

Highly proactive, responsive, and organized person with 7 years’ experience in managing physical and digital collection in the special, corporate and public library settings. A dependable employee with a strong work ethic, good communication, and organizational skills. A multitasker and a team player. Demonstrated ability to work effectively, both independently and collaboratively. Commended for establishing a process for the vendor selection. Currently working as a substitute teacher in the Bay Area and studying ayurvedic medicine, hybrid weekend certificate course, from the California College of Ayurveda.

SKILLS

Databases: Telescope DAM software, Sierra,

Voyager, Millennium, Evergreen, DSpace, ORBIS,

Destiny, PastPerfect, Collection HQ, Internet Archives Computer Programs/Softwares: MS Office,

RefWorks, HTML, XHTML, PHP, CSS, Dublin Core,

Website design, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Photoshop,

OCR, QR, Workfront, Sharepoint, Chaos (Contact

Manager and Time Management CRM Software),

FileShare, OneDrive, OmniPage

Cataloging: DDC, LCC, LCSH, RDA, AACR2, MARC

21, Metadata, Taxonomy

Professional Affiliation: ARMA

Languages: Hindi, Punjabi

EDUCATION

Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS); GPA: 3.5/4.0 Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Boston, MA Master of Arts in English; GPA: 3/4.0

Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Essentials of Records and Information Management (RIM) Certificate, ARMA International Principles of Ayurvedic Medicine (PAM) Course, California College of Ayurveda EXPERIENCE

Swing Education Feb 2022 - present

Substitute Teacher (Part-Time), Bay Area, CA

● Teaching multiple subjects to elementary and middle school children Part-Time Temperature Screener

FormFactor, Livermore, CA Dec 2020 - Feb 2021

Image Library Archivist (On-Contract via Boss Group) Chevron Image Library, San Ramon, CA Nov 2018 - Feb 2019

● Researched and cataloged images in the Telescope, digital asset management database.

● Handled image requests from employees worldwide and guided them on the compliance and usage rights for the images; sent images by sharing files using dropbox links.

● Ingested projects created by the project managers and designers of the Chevron Image Library in the Workfront DAM, Digital Asset Management System; added metadata and taxonomy to the archived projects.

● Assisted project manager on the migration project by testing images for Quality, metadata, and other variables in a team of archivists.

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Part-Time Librarian I

San Jose Public Library, San Jose, CA Jan 2018 - Oct 2018

● Provided in-person, on-phone, and ref chat services to the patrons; implemented policies and procedures.

● Conducted surveys to create beneficial programs and marketed the library collection.

● Prepared calendars, flyers and related communication regarding programs and events in the library.

● Created and conducted children and teen programs in the library. On-Call Librarian I

San Jose Public Library, San Jose, CA Oct 2017 - Dec 2017 Library Technician

Backstage Library Works Jun 2017 - Jun 2017

● Worked on the labeling project for the San Mateo County libraries who contracted Backstage Library Works.

● Applied new classification labels to library materials and updated the information in the software. Freelance Librarian

Connecticut Public Libraries, CT May 2015 - Sep 2016

● Entered donor information in the PastPerfect database for The Historical Society of Glastonbury.

● Conducted STEM programs at Cora J. Belden Library for elementary school children.

● Researched grant databases for the archives and children department of the Kent Memorial Library. Cataloger

The Donohue Group Incorporated (DGI), Windsor, CT Apr 2014 - Apr 2015

● Cataloged 1000 MARC records of library materials in the ORBIS for the Yale Library, one of the DGI’s clients. Volunteer Librarian, Microfilm Preservation Project North Haven Memorial Library, North Haven, CT May 2013 - Jul 2013

● Led newspaper microfilm digital conversion and management project and identified the vendor for the project.

● Saved $30,000 of the library on the microfilm project by selecting the lowest bidder vendor. Intern, Reference & Documents

State Library of Massachusetts, Boston, MA May 2012 - Aug 2012

● Worked on the Digitization and Migration project of public documents by preserving them in DSpace. Intern, Reference & Documents

State Library of Massachusetts, Boston, MA May 2012 - Aug 2012

● Performed circulation duties using the Evergreen automation system.

● Worked on a digital content management project of public documents by preserving them in DSpace.

● Created record series for digital files and saved them on multiple locations: portable devices, library computer. Recruitment and Admissions Officer

Toronto International College, Toronto, CA Jan 2006 - Dec 2006

● Liaison with international education agents to recruit international students from abroad.

● Signed contracts with the international education agents and helped them complete student visa applications.

● Ensured the documents are correct and complete for the student visa approval. Nishtha Lakhanpal Page 2

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