Rick Hansen
Local History Librarian at Greenwich Library- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Greenwich Library
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United States
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Libraries
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1 - 100 Employee
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Local History Librarian
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2019 - Present
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Librarian
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2018 - Feb 2019
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Dartmouth College
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Circulation and Reserve Services Supervisor
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Jan 2015 - Aug 2017
Access Services Librarian (Interim) Jun’16-Aug’17 • Management/ troubleshooting of ILS, collection maintenance; maintain presence and communication channels between 9 campus libraries• Chair, library-wide course reserve processor’s monthly meetings (electronic document management)Management:• Supervise staff (7 FTE; 4 PTE); manage workflow and technology needs for electronic document access and circulation services• Collaborate with other departments including Library Facilities Manager & Operations and Management to enhance patron services and facilitate conflict resolution • Engage in library system-wide planning and implementing of circulation and reserve policies, procedures and services• Promotion, Marketing & Leadership in Dartmouth College Library Staff Association Staff Development:• Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate circulation and reserve services assistants • Schedule appropriate staffing patterns to ensure high level of service at all times• Convene weekly staff meetings to discuss procedural/ policy changes and provide mentoring Committee Activities: Search Committee Member for 2 Research and Instruction Services Librarians (2016); Dartmouth College Library Staff Association, Vice President/ President (2014-16); Research Collaborative Group (2016-); PACC-Solr/ Blacklight Subcommittee (2016-); Baker Berry Access Services Supervisors Group (2015-); Library Open House (2014-15); Access Services Round Table (2013-)Conference Participation: IFLA World Library and Information Congress (Columbus 2016); Ivies Plus Access Services Symposium (University of Pennsylvania 2016); Led group at ALA Midwinter Meeting (Boston 2016); Access Services Annual Conference (Georgia Tech 2015)Salient Achievements: Recommended for Excellent Performance (2015); Cross-trained as Reference Librarian-Liaison (Winter 2016); Participated in Dartmouth Faculty Open Access Policy & Carson 61 Review Workshop for Librarians; Completed HR training in Managerial Series
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Information Access Assistant
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Jun 2013 - Jan 2015
Instructional Services and Information Management:• Created library research guides, and provided instruction at monthly all-staff meetings on Open Access resources such as AAP Red Book Mobile Access, and educational technologies such as learning management systems, annotation apps and Adobe Voice • Organized presentations and co-taught e-learning workshops for healthcare and administrative professionals at Dartmouth College and at the College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)Administrative Responsibilities:• Coordinated workflow of Dana Biomedical Library Circulation department • Responsible for hiring, training, scheduling, and supervising circulation desk student employees• Provided planning and implementation assistance to library-wide committees and programs: Loan Rule Revision Project, Access Services Roundtable Website Redesign and Agenda CommitteeMarketing Activities: Chair of DCLSA Website and Marketing Committee, steered 6 marketing campaigns, launched monthly organizational newsletter (2013-14); Contributed to The Pulse (Biomedical Libraries blog)Salient Achievements: Selected for the Geisel Leadership Course (Summer 2014)
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Dartmouth College
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Library Services Assistant
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2011 - 2013
Exceeded job expectations and regularly promoted to managerial positions as student employee while pursuing full-time Masters degree at Dartmouth College: • Library Acquisitions: Promoted to assist the Collection Assessment/ Analyses Librarian • JONES MEDIA CENTER: Promoted to Student Supervisor, assisted in hiring and training student employees in circulation services • Shipping & Receiving: Apprenticeship in library distribution and logistics management Exceeded job expectations and regularly promoted to managerial positions as student employee while pursuing full-time Masters degree at Dartmouth College: • Library Acquisitions: Promoted to assist the Collection Assessment/ Analyses Librarian • JONES MEDIA CENTER: Promoted to Student Supervisor, assisted in hiring and training student employees in circulation services • Shipping & Receiving: Apprenticeship in library distribution and logistics management
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Education
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Syracuse University
Master's degree, Library and Information Science -
Dartmouth College
Master of Arts (M.A.), Liberal Studies (Creative Writing concentration) -
Georgetown University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Liberal Studies