EXPERIENCE
Loyola Marymount University, Von der Ahe Library
03/2007 – 08/2007
Library Assistant III – Systems
(6 months)
- Developed new process that simplified creation of the library’s “New Books” web pages.
- Maintained the integrated library system (Millennium): administered user privileges, ran daily back-ups, performed batch loads of bibliographic and authority records, provided user support and troubleshooting.
- Provided basic IT support to staff.
Applications used: Millennium, Dreamweaver, MySQL, Eclipse, MS Office, Photoshop
Programming languages used: Java, PHP, SQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
Getty Research Institute
04/2005 – 03/2007
Library Assistant III – Technical Services
(2 years)
- Planned for data migration and implementation of a new electronic resource management system.
- Reviewed and recommended new policies regarding use of the integrated library system (Voyager).
- Performed acquisitions duties for serial subscriptions, firm orders, and all electronic databases (order, claim, pay invoices, create check-in patterns, resolve problems with vendors, electronic access, etc.).
- Assisted with fiscal period close and identified problems with open orders.
- Edited MARC records; wrote procedures; trained new employees; wrote database queries; edited department intranet site.
Applications used: Voyager, Meridian, Serials Solutions, OCLC Connexion, RLIN 21, MS Office, Macro Express, Dreamweaver
Programming languages used: SQL, HTML
UC Santa Barbara, Davidson Library
05/2004 – 04/2005
Library Assistant III Supervisor – Serials
(1 year)
- Supervised the Serials Receiving Unit consisting of 5 part-time staff (2.75 FTE) and 3 student employees.
- Oversaw check-in of all serial items: journals, magazines, newspapers, standing orders, and government documents (approximately 6,000 items per month).
- Wrote employee performance reviews; wrote unit procedures; established unit goals; trained new employees.
- Resolved problems with title changes, new titles, unsolicited items, publication schedules & check-in patterns, claiming, and cancellations.
Applications used: Aleph 500, OCLC Connexion, RLIN 21, MS Office
Lompoc Public Library
01/2002 – 04/2005
Library Assistant I – Reference, Circulation
(3 years, 4 months)
- Resolved data migration errors in new integrated library system (Millennium).
- Provided patron research assistance in the Reference and Children’s departments.
- Substituted as supervisor for branch libraries (minimal staff).
- Performed front desk & general circulation tasks.
- IT troubleshooting and support.
- Proofread grants; created fliers and pathfinder aids.
Applications used: Millennium, MS Office
EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley
08/2007 – 05/2009
Master of Information Management & Systems (expected 2009)
Certificate, Management of Technology (expected 2009) (Management of Technology Program)
Curriculum: Information Organization & Retrieval; Economics, Law & Policy of Information Systems; Management of Innovation & Technology; Human-Computer Interaction.
Interests include: Economics of the Telecommunications Industry; Data Analysis and Visualization; Information Architecture; Natural Language Processing; Software as a Service
Santa Monica College
06/2006 – 06/2007
Certificate, Computer Programming
Curriculum: Included courses on computer architecture and database concepts. Focus was on programming with Java and Internet scripting languages.
University of Southern California
08/1996 – 12/2000
Bachelor of Arts, English
Curriculum: Emphasis on American Literature. Strong background in math and sciences as well.
Interests include: Literary Criticism, Genre Studies and 19th century American literature: Transcendentalism, Realism, Slave Narratives and Post-Slavery works.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Experience using the following library and general office applications:
| MS Office |
Dreamweaver |
Photoshop |
MS Project |
| MS Visio |
RLIN 21 |
OCLC Connexion |
Millennium |
| Voyager |
Meridian |
Aleph 500 |
Macro Express |
Experience using the following development technologies:
| Java |
PHP & MySQL |
JavaScript |
XHTML / CSS |
| XML/XPath/XSLT |
Oracle PL/SQL |
Visual Basic .NET |
C |
CONFERENCES & LECTURES ATTENDED
- code4lib 2007 Annual conference of library system developers. Athens,GA, February 2007.
- “Electronic Resource Management” A program presented by the Southern California Technical Processes Group. Los Angeles, December 2006.
- “After AACR2: a look into the work on Resource Description and Access (RDA)” A lecture presented by Matthew Beacom (Yale) at the Getty Research Institute. Los Angeles, May 2006.
- EndUser 2006 Endeavor Users Group annual conference. Chicago, April 2006.
- “Basic Intellectual Property” A seminar presented by Maureen Whalen (Getty) at the Getty Research Institute. Los Angeles, October 2005.
PRESENTATIONS GIVEN
- “Prime Meridian” (contributor only, not a presenter) A case study in the implementation of an Electronic Resource Management System. Presented at EndUser 2007 by Christina Salazar.
AWARDS & HONORS
- Fellowship, School of Information, UC Berkeley, 2007
- Minority Scholarship, code4lib 2007 Conference, 2007
- Golden State Scholarship, USC, 1996
- Dean’s Scholarship, USC, 1996
