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M.L.S., Emporia University

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Education

Master of Library Science (December 2008)
Emporia State University, Emporia, KS

Bachelor of Arts, Major: Art (June 2009)
Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR

Bachelor of Arts, Major: Literature and writing (April 2003)
Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR

Presentations and Publications

  • Created and delivered training sessions for the Upstate New York Go Local database in 2009
  • Primary session speaker at Northwest Interlibrary Loan Conference in September 2008 on the topic “Sharing More than Books: Training Models for ILL”
  • Published “Cataloging Today: thinking globally, acting locally” in Spring 2007 issue of Oregon Library Association Quarterly
  • Spoke on panel at 2007 Annual Conference of the Oregon Library Association Support Staff Division about being an MLS Student
  • Presented “Replacing AACR2: RDA” poster session at Oregon Library Association 2007

Awards

Special Library Association Scholarship, Emporia State University (Fall 2008)
Richard, John & Valeta Richel Scholarship, Emporia State University (Spring 2008)
Phil Knight Scholarship, Marylhurst University(2002)

Employment & Related Experience

Database Administrator, Upstate New York Go Local (August 2009-current)
Rochester Regional Library Council, Fairport, NY
Coordinating development of the Go Local database in participating Upstate New York regions. Overseeing quality management and data entry. Conducting on-site and remote training as necessary. Communicating with stakeholders (volunteers, library councils, Go Local committees, and the National Library of Medicine) via regular reports, meetings, blog entries and emails.

Volunteer Archivist (September 2009-current)
George Eastman House, Rochester NY
Re-housed nitrate negatives associated with the films The Black Pirate and The Three Musketeers. Currently cataloging over 300 negatives from the Eastman Motion Picture Department in FileMaker Pro.

Technical Services Specialist (July 2006 –current)
Library, Linfield College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Portland, OR
Oversee all Interlibrary Loan and copy cataloging processes, including copyright reporting, annual statistics reporting, creating order records and reconciling purchase orders. Assist with training work study students, reference questions, CINAHL presentations, and maintaining and troubleshooting use of local ORBIS- Cascade courier service.

Library and Archive Paraprofessional (August 2008- January 2009)
Volunteer Digital Collections Assistant (January – August 2008)
Lewis D. Cannell Library, Clark College, Vancouver, WA
Developed routines for retrospective conversion of art history slides into ContentDM database. Cataloged images using VRA Core and Getty Thesauri metadata standards.

Library 1 Position (February 2005 – July 2006)
Sherwood Public Library, Sherwood, OR
Staffed circulation area by issuing library cards, checking in and out materials, answering the phone and opening and closing the library; performed paraprofessional duties such as processing incoming and outgoing courier holds; provided ready reference services for the public.

Library Assistant (August 2004 – December 2005)
Charles Voorhis Fine Art Library, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
Staffed circulation desk and managed work study students, occasionally filling in for library director. Provided academic reference services, performed original and copy cataloging, regularly processed and repaired library materials, and maintained art slide collection.

On-Call Circulation Desk Worker (December 2004 – February 2006)
Circulation Desk Worker (February 2004 – December 2004)
Wilsonville Public Library, Wilsonville, OR
Staffed circulation desk, processed incoming and outgoing holds, issued, created and maintained library cards and patron records, developed collection in the arts subject area.

Professional Associations

American Library Association
Art Libraries Society of North America

Service

  • Library Journal
    • Book Reviewer (November 2006 – current)
  • Oregon Special Library Association
    • Communications Team (July 2007-July 2009)
    Webmaster (June 2008 – July 2009)
    Assistant Webmaster (July 2007 – June 2008)
  • Marylhurst University
    • Conversation partner for international students (2001 – 2003)
    M Review Assistant Editor (2003)

Extracurricular Training

  • Northwest ILL and Resource Sharing Conference (September 18-19, 2008)
    Portland Community College; Sylvania Campus, Portland, OR
  • American Library Association Convention (June 27 – July 1, 2008)
    Anaheim Convention Center; Anaheim, CA
  • Special Libraries Association Convention (June 14-17, 2008)
    Seattle Convention Center; Seattle, WA
  • Northwest ILL and Resource Sharing Conference (September 20-21, 2007)
    Portland Community College; Sylvania Campus, Portland, OR
  • Basics of Archives Workshop (June 26, 2007)
    Sponsored by Oregon State Historical Records Advisory Board and the IMLS Heritage Museum; Astoria, OR
  • WorldCat Collection Analysis Web Session (June 5, 2007)
  • Worldcat Firstsearch online training class (November 2006)
  • Worldcat OCLC online training class (Nov. 27-28, 2006)
  • Connexions online training class (October 18-19, 2006)
  • Northwest Innovative Users Group (October 17, 2006)
    • University of Portland; Portland, OR
Last Updated January 31, 2009 by April Younglove